"Woman, woman... Where did this woman come from?!" Huang Yue'e was stunned.
The Qian Dynasty favored boys over girls.
People value boys so much that only boys are enshrined in the family tablets.
The desperation of girls is so great that if a girl is born she can be thrown into a dry well.
In some wealthy cities during the Qian Dynasty, the customs of the people had become more open and civilized, and the phenomenon of favoring boys over girls had improved slightly. Women were allowed to go to school, but they would never be allowed to hold official positions.
Therefore, when Huang Yue'e saw two women coming, she was extremely surprised. Then she looked at Sanniang's clothes. Which brothel did these prostitutes come from
"You explain." Lian Youyou said to Sanniang, then ignored Huang Yue'e and went straight inside.
Sanniang lazily took out her Nine Gates token: "We are the Ninth Gate of the Imperial Palace, Yu Sanniang, the Eight Divine Guards~~specially investigating..." Sanniang narrowed her beautiful eyes, "Difficult and strange cases like your son~~~"
“Nine, Nine Gates?!” Huang Yue’e suddenly woke up and looked at Ma Guanqun, “Is that the royal mage you mentioned?!”
Ma Guanqun nodded repeatedly.
Yu Sanniang took light steps and got close to Huang Yue'e's face, "Huh..." She exhaled a puff of smoke lightly on Huang Yue'e's face: "Also, your lords cannot remove our official positions. If you want to remove us, go find the emperor~~~~" After Yu Sanniang finished speaking, she rolled her eyes charmingly and walked past Huang Yue'e proudly.
Huang Yue'e stood there in a daze. If it were any other day, she would have lost her temper. Who dared to provoke her, the wife of the Minister of Revenue? But today, she didn't dare. Because no matter if they were high-ranking officials or ordinary people, they all respected and feared the "Master".
Yu Sanniang arrived in front of Ma Yun's room, but did not go in. She sat alone on the stone bench in the yard, leaning lazily on the stone table, picking up the exquisite pipe and lightly holding it between her red lips.
The servants in the yard began to stare at Yu Sanniang stupidly again, completely unaware that Lian Youyou was already standing in front of the closed door of their young master's bedroom.
Lian Youyou stretched out her hand and pushed the door. With a creak, the door opened. The sunlight poured down onto the ground, revealing Lian Youyou's figure.
However, Lian Youyou was stunned in front of the door, looking at the dust flying in the sunlight, and murmured, "Is it worth it?" She frowned slightly, and her face became less playful and more solemn.
She lifted her skirt and walked in. She looked around and glanced at the bed with the curtains fluttering. She sighed softly and shook her head: "Not worth it... Not worth it..."
In the courtyard, Fu Mingrui and Duanmu Qingchen entered, followed by Fu Mingrui's subordinates from the Eight Gates.
"Look around you." Fu Mingrui instructed solemnly, "Bring all the relevant personnel here and record their statements first."
"Yes!" Everyone dispersed, some looking for someone, some recording statements, some checking. But in the end, their attention was still attracted by Sanniang in the courtyard, and they all became absent-minded.
Duanmu Qingchen saw Yu Sanniang lazily leaning against the courtyard, and immediately ran over, lifted his robe, sat on the stone bench opposite Yu Sanniang, propped up his face with one hand, and looked inside the house: "Do you know that you Yao Guang and Prime Minister Fu have made a bet?"
"Yeah~" Yu Sanniang replied lazily.
Duanmu Qingchen still looked forward: "Then do you know who will be the judge this time?"
There was finally some seriousness in Yu Sanniang's eyes, and she glanced lazily at Duanmu Qingchen.
Duanmu Qingchen put down the hand that was supporting his face, turned back and looked at Yu Sanniang with a curled lip, but there was a hint of calmness in her beautiful peach blossom eyes.
Yu Sanniang glanced at him for a moment, narrowed her eyes, and pointed her pipe at Duanmu Qingchen's face: "Could it be... it's you?"
Duanmu Qingchen smiled and raised his chin slightly: "Do you know who I am?"
"Tsk, of course I know." Yu Sanniang retracted her gaze and put the pipe in her mouth again, with an extremely contemptuous attitude, as if she didn't think there was anything special about him, the Crown Prince.
Duanmu Qingchen was slightly startled, and then looked at Yu Sanniang: "You know?!" Anyone who knew his identity would be surprised, or kneel down and kowtow, extremely respectful. But Yu Sanniang and the blue girl never looked at him from beginning to end, making him feel nothing like he usually did.
Previously, he thought they didn't know his identity, but he thought he was handsome, one of the most handsome men in the capital, not to mention his brother Fu Mingrui. When he walked by just now, he also attracted countless screams. Why did he become so dismissive when he came to them? And now, knowing that they knew his identity from the beginning, he found it even more strange that they didn't care about him. Strange, why did he suddenly become so entangled
"Hmph, you still want us to give you a big gift, do you~~~" Sanniang teased, puffing out smoke lazily.
Duanmu Qingchen came back to his senses and smiled: "No~~No~~I just like you to treat me as an ordinary person like this." Duanmu Qingchen stopped struggling. Didn't he just want others to treat him as an ordinary person, unlike Fu Mingrui, his childhood playmate, who was becoming more and more reserved.
This Yu Sanniang was indeed completely different from the palace maids or ladies from noble families he had met before. She was the phoenix among all birds, and made people fascinated.
While Duanmu Qingchen was chatting up Yu Sanniang, Fu Mingrui had already entered the room.
He saw Lian Youyou standing still in the house, and his heart was calm. She might not find the clue before him. He was confident in finding the trace. He looked at her and began to look around.
"I want to remind you not to move things in the house..." Fu Mingrui reminded while observing carefully, "You are very likely to destroy the clues..." He and Jiumen have always been neighbors, but it is very rare to see them go out to solve cases.
He also observed them carefully for a while, but still could not tell what cases they had investigated or what mysteries they had solved, and he had never seen them return from arresting criminals.
This made him begin to doubt whether the Nine Gates were spies planted by the Emperor in the Eight Gates to monitor whether the Eight Gates were corrupt or not.
But today, they suddenly came to investigate the case, and sent a woman he had never seen before.
"Tsk." At this moment, Lian Youyou, who was standing quietly, snorted and turned to leave. "We can close the case now."
Fu Mingrui immediately flashed in front of her and stopped her: "Are you admitting defeat?" Fu Mingrui chuckled, "You closed the case without even looking at it?"
Lian Youyou began to stare at Fu Mingrui.
Fu Mingrui also looked at Lian Youyou. This time, it was just the two of them, and their eyes met, so he could see more clearly than before. He felt that Lian Youyou's eyes were exceptionally clear and bright, and the bright light in them was like a hook, which could catch your gaze and make you unable to look away from her bright eyes. He was unconsciously lost in her eyes.
Lian Youyou smiled mischievously: "Indeed, it's really boring to beat you like this. Since you are so handsome, I will teach you a lesson for free today."
Lian Youyou walked around Fu Mingrui who was staring at her in a daze and walked towards the door.
Fu Mingrui came back to his senses and turned around immediately: "Where are you going?"
Lian walked to the door slowly, but grabbed the door with both hands and slowly closed it. Then she turned around and smiled at him in the dim room: "Close the door."
Fu Mingrui was startled. A man and a woman alone in a room with the doors and windows closed, this was very inappropriate! (To be continued)