Card Room - 133

【Chapter 154, The Beacon-04】

Yu Hanjiang and Xiaolou returned to the carriage, and Shao Qingge also asked the servants to continue on their way. Everyone stayed at the midway station that night and arrived in Jiangzhou the next morning.

Jiangzhou is located on the border between Daqi and Zhao. As Qi and Zhao have maintained a harmonious relationship in recent years, there is a constant flow of businessmen, and the streets are bustling. Although not as bustling as Kyoto, they are also very lively and peaceful. There are smiles on their faces.

On the surface, this is a treasured land with abundant resources, but Yu Hanjiang knows that the situation in Jiangzhou is complicated, like a calm sea, under which the dark tide is surging, and if he is not careful, he might keep his head as the prefect of Jiangzhou. it’s here.

Shao Qingge decided to settle down in the inn first. When parting, Yu Hanjiang whispered: “You should be more careful in the inn. In addition, you’d better change this gorgeous clothes without revealing your wealth. It doesn’t hurt to keep a low profile.”

“I know.” Shao Qingge came to the carriage and joked: “Go ahead, madam, take care.”

The words “Mrs.” deliberately emphasized the tone.

“…” Xiao Lou didn’t want to ignore him.

Shao Qingge stayed at the Fu’an Inn, the largest in Jiangzhou City, while Yu Hanjiang took Xiaolou to the prefect of Jiangzhou.

The government has long been notified by the imperial court and is waiting for the new prefect to take office.

Yu Hanjiang walked into the government office and took out the court’s appointment documents to complete the handover procedure with the official in charge. The official smiled and said, “Master Yu, you’ve just arrived here. If you have anything you don’t know, you can ask Master. He has been in Jiangzhou for decades. He has assisted the previous prefect and knows the situation in Jiangzhou very well. If the adults want to see him, I can invite him over.”

Yu Hanjiang nodded and said: “Okay, then please come over, Master, I will wait for him in the study.”

The residence of the prefect is just behind the government office, which is a big courtyard. There are guest rooms and study rooms on the east side of the yard, bedrooms for adults and family members on the north side, living quarters for the people on the west side, and kitchens on the south side. The entire yard is very intricately arranged, with rockery, water, and tree-lined trees, almost comparable to a small park.

Xiao Lou liked it very much, and when he got home, he put his luggage in the bedroom.

Yu Hanjiang is waiting for the master in the study. This “master” should be the person who provided the key clues. Yu Hanjiang specially invited the master to the house to meet, so that he could speak privately.

After Xiao Lou packed his luggage, he asked Ping’er, Yun Cang and Yao Bo to buy some daily necessities, and he turned and went to the yard. He saw a well-mannered scholar walking towards the study, it should be Master, Xiao Lou followed him curiously.

Yu Hanjiang opened the door of the study. After the master entered the room, he saw him and immediately saluted: “My lord!”

With his eyes facing each other, Yu Hanjiang said clearly: “So it was you…Master Mo?” He looked around and lowered his voice: “Don’t worry, the servants have been distracted. There is no one else in this yard.”

Mo Xuemin smiled and said: “I heard that the new prefect has the surname Yu, I guessed it was Team Yu.” He found Yu Hanjiang alone and couldn’t help but wonder: “Where’s Professor Xiao? Didn’t you go with you?”

Yu Hanjiang held a cup of tea and handed it to him, saying, “Old Mo, sit down and talk first.”

Mo Xuemin sat down and took a sip of tea from his teacup.

At this moment, a gentle voice suddenly came from behind: “Husband, is the master here?”

Yu Hanjiang: “…”

Mo Xuemin turned his head and saw Xiao Lou, who was wearing women’s clothing, calling Yu Hanjiang “husband”, and a sip of tea was sprayed directly on the ground with a “poof”.

His eyeballs were about to fall, and he stared at Xiao Lou incredulously: “This is…”

Yu Hanjiang calmly introduced: “This is my wife, Xiao Lou.”

Xiao Lou met Lao Mo’s round eyes and smiled and said, “Hello, Master.”

Mo Xuemin: “………………”

After Xiao Lou met Mr. Shao who laughed out loud yesterday, he had already figured it out-instead of letting his teammates guess wildly, he would take the initiative to admit that he played a “husband and wife” with Yu Hanjiang. As long as the two behaved as if nothing had happened, there would not be many teammates. think.

It was role-playing, arranged by the Ace of Hearts, and he couldn’t help it!

Seeing Xiao Lou smiling and calm, Lao Mo quickly wiped his mouth clean and smiled dryly: “This…cough cough, Professor Xiao’s dress…cough cough cough, it looks pretty good.” He was really out of words. do not know what to say.

Xiao Lou said: “This arrangement of the gatekeeper is convenient for me and Team Yu to move together. We are from Kyoto, and I also have a successor who is the identity of Wu Zuo, who can undergo an autopsy.”

Mo Xuemin said knowingly: “A…ancient forensic medicine, right? That fits Professor Xiao’s profession! By the way, I was assigned the identity of a master, and I got a bunch of files.”

Xiao Lou walked over and sat down beside Yu Hanjiang, and asked Lao Mo, “Have you found any other people?”

Mo Xuemin was still not accustomed to seeing him in this dress. He quickly looked away from Yu Hanjiang and said, “I have been looking for two days in Jiangzhou, but I only saw Long Sen working as a nursing home in the palace. Xiaoqu, Xiaoye, Liu Qiaohe I didn’t find Mr. Shao.”

Yu Hanjiang said: “Shao Qingge is the eldest master of the wealthy merchants in Qingcheng. We met him halfway yesterday. He also came to Jiangzhou with us. He is currently staying in Fu’an Inn.”

Lao Mo said with emotion: “It seems that Mr. Shao is still a rich man after he came to ancient times!”

Xiao Lou asked curiously: “What’s the situation with those files?”

Mo Xuemin said: “I scanned the records of cases that occurred in Jiangzhou in recent years. Most of them were short-term cases involving parents. However, since three years ago, three young women have disappeared, and the whereabouts of those missing women. Unknown, it has become a pending case. I don’t know if it has anything to do with this case.”

Yu Hanjiang nodded and said, “Where is the palace? How much do you know?”

Mo Xuemin cleared his throat and said, “The eighth prince who lives in Zhenjiang Palace is the eighth emperor’s uncle of your majesty today. This idle prince ignores court affairs, but loves beauty and married four ladies in total. Each is beautiful and beautiful. He has one son and four daughters. Currently, all four daughters live in the palace and none of them are married.”

He paused, and then said: “The prince will host a 45th birthday banquet in a few days. The people in Jiangzhou know about this. In addition, Long Sen is working as a nursing home in the palace. I guess the case is very good. It may happen in the palace.”

Yu Hanjiang said: “You are right. Your Majesty asked me to visit the Eighth Prince. Mr. Shao also received an assignment to attend the birthday banquet of the Eighth Prince. Something will definitely happen on the birthday banquet. We have to check the situation of the palace in advance.”

Four wives, one son, and four daughters. Such a complicated family relationship is likely to be a family ethics drama. Ancient house fighting is also quite complicated.

Yu Hanjiang said: “The situation of the four ladies and young ladies, tell me in detail what you know.”

Obviously, Lao Mo was assigned the identity of the master to act as an “information guide” for the team, and he could provide a lot of clues about Jiangzhou.

Mo Xuemin is also experienced. After changing his costume, he quickly adapted to his new identity. After spending two days in Jiangzhou, he figured out the general situation of the palace. He said: “The eldest master Qi Fenghua and the eldest Miss Qi Yiyao are all Yunfu. Life. Qi Fenghua is currently in the army, following General Zhengxi, fought against Yan Guo on the front line in the northwest, and has not returned home for three years.”

“The young lady was betrothed to Lin Shaobo, the richest young man in the local Lin family, but there are rumors that Young Master Lin spent time and wine, frequented the brothel, and had a close relationship with famous prostitutes. The wedding date of the two is set for next month, and the Lin family attaches great importance to it. In this marriage, the bride price just passed a few days ago, and the people said that several boxes of gold were given away.”

Yu Hanjiang took paper and pen, and quickly drew a diagram of the relationship between the palace and the palace.

Mo Xuemin went on to say: “The second lady is named Qi Yian. She is the daughter of the real princess and was named the’Princess Shu’an’ by the emperor. The princess has passed away, and the princess has a marriage contract with the second prince of Zhao. Qi Guohe Zhao Guo has adopted a peace-marriage policy for many years. The emperor personally referred to the marriage to let Princess Shu’an marry to a neighboring country. People throughout Jiangzhou know about this. It is said that the wedding will be held at the end of the year.”

Xiao Lou touched his chin and said, “Have you seen this princess?”

Mo Xuemin said: “No. But according to the people’s rumors, Princess Shu’an is beautiful and dignified, she has read poems and books since she was a child, and is also proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and calligraphy. She is a talented woman. She grew up with Your Majesty when she was a child, and has the best relationship with Your Majesty. , Is also the most favored in the palace.”

Yu Hanjiang frowned and said, “Are there any rumors about the death of her mother, the real princess?”

Mo Xuemin shook his head: “It is said that the princess is not in good health. After three years of marriage with the prince, he has not had any heirs. Therefore, the prince married Mrs. Yun and waited for Mrs. Yun to give birth to the eldest son Qi Fenghua and the eldest daughter Qi Yiyao. She was finally pregnant, but her body was too weak. After giving birth to her prostitute Qi Yi’an, she died soon after.”

Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang looked at each other. On the surface, it sounded that the princess was indeed in poor health and passed away. However, Mrs. Yun gave birth to two children in a row, but she was still a “little concubine.” possible.

Yu Hanjiang asked, “What’s the situation with the other two ladies?”

Mo Xuemin continued: “The prince loves beauty. After the death of the real princess, no one controlled him. He married two concubines in succession, Mrs. Qing and Mrs. Han. Mrs. Qing gave birth to three girls, Qi Yiru. Capricious, easy to wear men’s clothing, learned martial arts, often rode a horse in the street, bruised many people. Mrs. Han is currently the most favored, the fourth miss Qi Yiwei is born to her, the fourth miss is the lowest profile, usually She covered her face with a veil when she went out. No one had ever seen her. It is said that she was studying medicine in a medicine house outside the city.”

Too many names and complicated relationships made Xiao Lou a headache.

In order to organize his memory, Yu Hanjiang quickly drew a diagram of the relationship of the palace on paper——

The eldest son Qi Fenghua fought against Yan on the northwest front; the eldest daughter Qi Yiyao promised to the Lin family; the mother of these siblings was the oldest Mrs. Yun.

The second lady, Qi Yi’an, a prostitute, Princess Shu’an, has a marriage contract with the second prince of a neighboring country. The mother is a real princess and has passed away.

Qi Yiru, the third young lady who is self-willed and martial arts, whose mother is Mrs. Qing.

Qi Yiwei, a low-key, masked, medically skilled fourth lady, whose mother is Mrs. Han, the prince’s favorite.

Xiao Lou glanced at the relationship table compiled by Team Yu, and touched his chin thoughtfully: “So it seems that the three ladies are sitting on an equal footing now, and the position of the prince and concubine is still empty?”

Mo Xuemin said: “Yes, and the prince is currently in good health and should be able to live for several decades. The ancients got married early, and the prince is only in his forties. These three ladies will definitely be jealous.”

Yu Hanjiang frowned and looked at Xiao Lou: “This case, shouldn’t it be a house fight?”

Xiao Lou nodded: “It is possible. The four girls are about the same age. If the four sisters were born by different mothers according to the house fighting routine, and the Zhengpai princess has passed away, there must be an intrigue between the three ladies. The relationship between the four sisters is definitely intrigue. It will not be too harmonious.”

“When is the prince’s birthday banquet?” Yu Hanjiang asked Lao Mo, raising his head.

“The fifteenth of this month, that is, three days later.” Mo Xuemin said.

“Tomorrow, we will go to the palace again in person. First, follow the instructions of your majesty to visit the prince, and secondly, we will also meet with Long Sen of the palace. He should be the guardian of the palace and should get other clues.” Yu Hanjiang simply To say.

“What about today?” Xiao Lou looked at him, “Do you want to change to casual clothes and check the environment in Jiangzhou?”

“Yes, look for other teammates by the way.” Yu Hanjiang said.

Yu Hanjiang changed his official uniform, dressed in casual clothes, and took his wife and master to go shopping in Jiangzhou.

Everyone’s identities in the secret room are related to reality. Lao Mo is also a team guide in reality. Yu Hanjiang speculated that Liu Qiao was probably a medicine boy or a pharmacist, so he went to the nearby drug store and medical clinic. But no trace of her was found.

Xiao Lou said: “Xiao Liu, like Young Master Shao, rushed to Jiangzhou from a different place.”

Yu Hanjiang agreed: “For example, the apprentice of a famous doctor who travels around the Quartet, maybe she is still on the way to Jiangzhou, otherwise she won’t be quiet in these two days.”

When Mo Xuemin heard this, he was stunned and said, “If everyone’s identities are related to reality, then the song teacher is a dance teacher, shouldn’t she be a dancer in Tianxianglou?”

Xiao Lou looked at Lao Mo suspiciously, “Is Tianxiang Tower… a brothel?”

Mo Xuemin coughed and said, “It’s not a brothel. This is the largest song and dance house in Jiangzhou. It has a lot of talented girls. It is said that the dancers and singers here are both performing arts and not selling themselves. The sons of rich people often come here. Have fun here.”

Yu Hanjiang frowned: “Let’s go and see, maybe we can find Qu Wanyue.”

Before Mo Xuemin saw them, he didn’t know that everyone’s identities corresponded to reality. He only saw Long Sen who was guarding the palace, and he didn’t even want to find people in places like Tianxianglou for drinking flowers and wine.

Now when he heard what Yu Hanjiang said, he suddenly realized, “Tianxiang Tower is only open after dark. Let’s go after dinner.”

***

At night, most of Jiangzhou’s urban area was plunged into darkness, but a street in the east of the city was brightly lit.

This street is full of lanterns of various shapes, guests are in an endless stream, and the lively nightlife of the ancients has just begun.

At the end of the street, there is a three-storey building with a plaque with the words “Tianxianglou” hung. This is the busiest in the whole street. The door is open, and countless guests are rushing to Tianxianglou in a hurry.

Yu Hanjiang and the three also followed the crowd.

After the three of them entered the house, they found a table and sat down. Xiao Lou pointedly found that a familiar figure was sitting next to him, with a pair of peach eyes and a folding fan in his hand, posing a “playboy” appearance.

Yu Hanjiang also saw him and said in a low voice, “Master Shao is really in good spirits. He came here too?”

Shao Qingge sat down with a cheeky face and said with a smile: “My servant told me that tonight there will be a performance by the most famous dancer in Tianxianglou. Get together.”

Xiao Lou also admires him for being able to say “Laughter” so grandly.

Shao Qingge and Lao Mo nodded and greeted each other, and then joked: “It’s Master Yu, there is a good wife in the family, you actually took your wife to the brothel and drinking flowers and wine. Isn’t that inappropriate?”

Lao Mo almost squirted out the tea again.

Xiao Lou glanced at Shao Qingge and didn’t want to bother him.

At this moment, a middle-aged woman dressed in “colorful red” came forward and said with a smile: “Welcome to Tianxianglou to join in. Next, our top card, Miss Ye, play and sing for everyone! ”

In the warm applause, a thin woman, wearing a goose yellow gauze skirt, holding a pipa, slowly walked onto the middle stage. She saw her eyes clear and agile, with long hair like ink spreading behind her, and a pearl hairpin was inserted on her head, shining brightly under the light, setting off a delicate and beautiful face.

Shao Qingge was drinking tea leisurely, but the moment he met those eyes, he sprayed a sip of tea all over the table.

Xiao Lou: “…”

Yu Hanjiang: “………………”

Mo Xuemin looked embarrassed: “This, the top girl Ye, looks like Ye Qi!”

Shao Qingge was choked by the tea, and while coughing desperately, he kept laughing while covering his face with a fan: “Haha, cough cough cough… Miss Ye, the top card of Tianxianglou, ha ha ha…”

Xiao Lou helped his forehead helplessly, and Yu Hanjiang looked serious.

Ye Qi on the stage glanced at them, his expression unlovable.

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Poor Little Leaf, see you tonight:)