Jiang Li and Tonger walked into Xihualou.
Bai Xue was honest and honest, and Jiang Li did what she told her to do without asking right or wrong. However, Tonger felt that it was a bit wrong to do so, and was suspicious that all of this was her own dream. Think about it, why would my girl go in and visit a brothel? If you are serving a young master, you can still make sense.
Only when I walked to the gate of the brothel, a smiling young woman greeted me and said, "Is the girl looking for someone?"
A very familiar appearance. Speaking of it, the owner of Xihualou is quite imaginative. The men entering through the front door and the women welcoming guests are full of styles and beautiful clothes. The women who greeted the guests at the back door were well-dressed and looked very "good family".
This is natural. The man at the front door is here to have fun, and of course he must be extremely tempted. The people at the back door greet the women who come to catch the rape. If they dress too much, they will make the original wife angry.
Tong'er's eyes widened, seeing that this woman was not as slutty as a brothel woman, she couldn't help but wondered, thinking that Jiang Li had just said that this place was a brothel and deliberately lied to her. This was just a serious restaurant.
When Tonger was looking at the women, the woman was also looking at them. She could tell at a glance that Jiang Li was the master, but she didn't understand that Jiang Li looked clearly an unmarried girl. Why did the girl come to find someone today? Did he find his fiancé
But such things are commonplace in Xihualou.
Jiang Li smiled and said, "I want to find Girl Qiongzhi."
The welcoming woman changed her face slightly, paused, and smiled politely, saying: "Girl, let's cherish the flower building. The flower girl does not see any female guests."
When she saw Jiang Li naming her name to look for Qiong Zhi, she thought Jiang Li was because of the trouble that her fiance came to look for Qiong Zhi, so she naturally wanted to obstruct her.
Jiang Li smiled, and took out a silver ticket from her sleeve, and let Bai Xue put it into the palm of the woman's hand. She said, "Don't worry, I'm not here to trouble, but I have something to ask Qiongzhi girl. I won't give it to you. You trouble, it's better for the girl, okay?"
The woman looked at the number on the banknote in her hand, and her heart jumped wildly. It was the woman welcoming guests at the front door. Many of the male benefactors who came to play were not as generous as this lady. Looking at Jiang Li's clean eyebrows and gentle words, the most important thing is that there is no contempt in his eyes. The last sentence has the meaning of inquiry, which clearly respects her.
The woman feels a little bit about it. In this business, she has no dignity. She welcomes women who come to "troubleshoot" at the back door. The women hate these women. Even if they are dressed in a "good family", they still can't Erase the disgust that those women have for them, and say nasty things at every turn, and I don't know what dignity is for a long time.
At this moment, the pampered lady seemed to treat her and ordinary people, and the woman couldn't say anything to refuse. She meant to refuse. Judging from Jiang Li's generosity, she suddenly disappeared. .
She smiled and said: "Please wait a while, the girl, I'll see if Qiongzhi has any guests now, if there are..."
"No problem," Jiang Li smiled: "If there is, I will wait for her here. When she is free, I will go in again."
The woman was taken aback, thinking that this young lady was very unusual, and without delay, she poured a cup of tea for Jiang Li, and went to find someone inside for questioning.
After the woman left, Tonger asked: "Girl, who is this girl Qiongzhi? She wouldn't be... Yes..." Tonger couldn't say the word "prostitute" anyway. Jiang Li is the daughter of the first assistant, standing with the prostitute. Others know that he doesn't know how much he wants to chew.
Jiang Li said, "She is."
Tonger: "Ah!"
Although she was surprised and puzzled, Tonger didn't dare to continue to ask questions. She looked at Jiang Li's expression and became serious. Sometimes Tonger thinks that her girl seems to have changed since she left Qingcheng Mountain. Many times, Tonger didn't know what her lady was thinking, and she did not intend to explain what she was doing.
No matter what, who called her my own lady, she has to be recognized in this life.
Not long after, the woman who took Jiang Li's silver came back again. She smiled and said to Jiang Li, "Girl, Qiongzhi has no guests now. Do you want to go there now?"
Jiang Li smiled slightly: "Okay."
The welcoming woman took Jiang Li and the others on a different route from that of the benefactors. There was no unsightly picture along the way, which made Tong'er a sigh of relief.
After bypassing several corridors and going up several floors, the woman stopped and said with a smile: "This is Girl Qiongzhi's room."
She stopped in front of the house.
Jiang Li paused and said, "Okay."
After the woman left, Jiang Li said, "Tong'er, Bai Xue, you are waiting for me outside the door."
"Girl..." Tong'er was surprised, Jiang Li didn't plan to take them in. She didn't feel sad that Jiang Li didn't trust her and didn't tell her the secret, but was worried that Jiang Li would not really plan to turn Luanfeng upside down with Qiongzhi girl. Is it better for her own girl to polish her mirror? Tonger was horrified.
Jiang Li didn't know the mess that Tonger was thinking about, she just opened the door and walked in, then turned her head and closed it.
In front of the dressing table, there was a slender figure sitting on the back. The aqua-blue veil was about to fall to the waist, exposing large areas of snow-white skin. The back was very graceful, and the shadow of the woman on the back was wonderful.
"Girl Qiongzhi." Jiang Li said softly.
The back figure slowly turned around.
The woman’s slap-sized face, thin eyebrows and long eyes, looked like a sharp and charming, but she had a slightly thicker chin, which made her look honest and innocent, adding a special touch to her style. the taste of. She should also know that this mouth was born well, and she took her beautiful mouth fat and became more and more charming. I just took off my hair bun, and my long hair was fluffy and messy, draped in a mess behind my head, with a kind of lazy beauty.
This is the famous girl Qiongzhi from Xihualou.
In all fairness, Qiong Zhi is not amazing when it comes to facial features. She has so many flaws that even Jiang Yu'e is a bit inferior. However, the ignorant style engraved in the bones makes people linger and unforgettable.
Qiong Zhi saw Jiang Li and looked carefully at Jiang Li. After a while, she smiled and asked, "Does the girl want a cup of tea?"
I don't know where Jiang Li came from, but he is calm and unhurried, showing that he is a courageous woman.
Jiang Li smiled and said, "No, I'm here to see Girl Qiongzhi, I have something to ask."
"But I don't know you." Qiong Zhi smiled and said, "Or, maybe, do I know your sweetheart?" Her ending sound was sultry, and her smile was also sultry.
"That's not true." Jiang Li sat down on the chair and smiled unhurriedly in the face of Qiong Zhi's provocation. "Perhaps, I know your sweetheart."
Qiong Zhi covered his mouth: "What are you talking about..."
"Xue Zhao." Jiang Li spit out two words.
Qiongzhi's smile stopped.
The delicate beauty finally stopped the amorous feelings that had been revealed from the beginning, and stared carefully at Jiang Li's eyes. Although the cover was very good, there was still a hint of panic. This makes her look more serious.
"Who are you?" Qiong Zhi asked after a long time.
"I am Xue Zhao's deceased." Jiang Li looked down.
"How do you know that I know Xue Zhao?" Qiong Zhi asked.
"Xue Zhao mentioned you to me." Jiang Li said, "I wrote it down."
"Mentioned me..." Qiong Zhi's expression was a little dazed.
Jiang Li stared at the woman in front of him, Qiong Zhi still had a trace of affection for Xue Zhao.
Back then, Xue Zhao bet with classmates and went to Xihualou to drink flower wine with Xue Huaiyuan on his back. Although he was drinking flower wine, Xue Zhao was not used to this kind of occasion. He originally planned to slip out under this excuse, but he didn't even think about it. On the way, Qiong Zhi was pushed and shoved by a rough benefactor, as if being bullied.
Xue Zhao was a brave temperament, and immediately stopped and asked what had happened? Qiong Zhi immediately expected Ai Ai's Chao Xue Zhao to cry, but it was a story of a good woman who was forced to go astray. Xue Zhao beat the benefactor violently, and then asked Qiong Zhi how he could redeem his body. Qiong Zhi spit out a huge number, which made Xue Zhao helpless.
Xue Zhao had no money, so he said to Qiong Zhi that as long as Qiong Zhi was willing, he could take Qiong Zhi out of Xihualou. But later I realized that everything was Qiongzhi using Xue Zhao as a killer to get rid of the benefactor. Qiong Zhi never thought of leaving Xihualou, the pathetic story of forced prostitution was just a lie made up.
Originally, Xue Zhao worked hard to design how to help Qiong Zhi get out, and even asked Jiang Li to help him find a way. When Qiong Zhi saw that Xue Zhao was really going to take her out, he found it unbelievable and funny, and only then did he tell the truth. Xue Zhao consciously was deceived and left angrily, vowing never to believe the nonsense of the woman in the brothel again.
The young and energetic Xue Zhao was played with passion by the woman. Jiang Li couldn't see it, so he went to Xihualou to see Qiongzhi. When learning about Xue Fangfei, Xue Zhao's sister, Qiong Zhi actually showed a rare restraint, but in her words she cared very much about Xue Zhao, and asked Xue Fangfei to apologize to Xue Zhao on her behalf. Xue Fangfei realized that Qiongzhi might be in love with Xue Zhao, but Xue Zhao and Qiongzhi were not the same, so they did not tell Xue Zhao about the matter.
Since then, he has no contact with Qiongzhi.
"I didn't expect Xue Zhao to mention me to you," Qiong Zhi said with a smile: "I am a brothel girl after all. He is not afraid of stigmatizing his virtuous name, but he will talk to you about these things. It has a good relationship with you."
If there is no tentative thought in the words, it is probably because the relationship between Jiang Li and Xue Zhao is unusual. Jiang Li smiled: "Xue Zhao's sister and I are good friends. In fact, these things were not told to me by Xue Zhao, but Xue Zhao's sister told me."
The meaning in the words is obvious. She and Xue Zhaoqing are innocent, but they are very close to Xue Fangfei.
As a result, Qiong Zhi's eyes became much softer. Qiong Zhi smiled and said, "That's how it is."
"I also came here with a tentative heart, thinking that maybe you don't care about the Hualou, but I didn't expect to be there." Jiang Li said.
"I'm not in Xihualou, where can I go?" Qiong Zhi also smiled.
Jiang Li was silent for a moment and asked: "At first, Xue Zhao wanted to take you away from Xihualou, why didn't you agree to him?"
Qiong Zhi glanced at Jiang Li meaninglessly, and slowly said, "This girl, I am different from you. At first glance, you are a pampered eldest lady who does not eat human suffering. My parents have died since childhood and were sold into cherishment. Hualou, learn piano, chess, calligraphy and calligraphy, and please my benefactor, this is my ability to make a living. I don’t think there is any shame in this. Compared with those who are sold into large households as slaves, maybe someday they will be taken over by the master. , I am a concubine in the house, and a woman who tremblingly accepts her mistress for life, I am very content, at least to be a flower girl here, don't have to beware of the poison in the main room."
"You look at me as if I don't have dignity, but if I was born in a dignified family, I would naturally stand tall. Only those with money can talk about dignity, and those without money should not talk about dignity." She laughed: "Xue Zhao is very good. Although he doesn't seem to be a big family's son-in-law, he has a righteous life. It's just that his justice sometimes seems too naive."
Qiong Zhi suddenly remembered something, smiled, and said, "That day, he was going to take me away. I asked him if he followed him out of Xihualou, what should he do in the future? But he looked surprised. He asked me, "Of course you will find a full-time business student in the future, and you will have a good time."" Qiong Zhi spread his hands and said, "Look, he never thought of bringing me by his side, the man next to him. For the girl to redeem herself, she didn't let her go out alone to make a living."
"Xue Zhao doesn't like me. He only did this kind of thing because of justice. I can't regard this as pity and love for me, nor can it be his special feelings for me. A person who has no feelings for me, I can't follow him, I Why do you want to leave Xihualou? At least in Xihualou, I don't lack the silver, nor the man who holds me."
Qiong Zhi sighed, his eyes showed a little melancholy, and he said in recollection: "It's probably his innocent justice, but it touched me. I saw more men in Xihualou, everyone has their own ideas. Everyone is selfish, and there are only a few people who are as black and white as him. I think in this life, I don’t know if I can meet someone like this, without any intention, just want to help me... It’s a pity, she laughed at herself. He smiled, "He never came again, and I never saw him."
Jiang Li listened to Qiong Zhi's remarks, and there were some points in Qiong Zhi's words that she disagreed with, but she also had to admire Qiong Zhi to see clearly. Xue Zhao really didn't like Qiongzhi. Qiongzhi knew this well, so he didn't get entangled. Xue Zhao was indeed just and naive, otherwise, he would not have been framed by Princess Yongning and his death would be unclear.
Suppressing the emotions in his heart, Jiang Li said, "Girl Qiongzhi, it's not that Xue Zhao doesn't want to come, but he can't come."
"Oh?" Qiong Zhi smiled, "Why can't he come? Could it be that he is married?"
"He's dead." Jiang Li said.
Qiong Zhi was taken aback. It seemed that it took a while to understand what Jiang Li meant when she said three words. She exclaimed: "Impossible!"
"He is indeed dead. He died in Yanjing City. He was robbed and killed by robbers and abandoned in the river of corpses."
Qiong Zhi covered her mouth suddenly, Jiang Li clearly saw that Qiong Zhi's eyes were a little bit of tears, she shook her head and murmured, "How could it be..."
"You only know Xue Zhao’s name, but you don’t know Xue Zhao’s identity. Xue Zhao is the son of Xue Huaiyuan, a Cheng in Tongxiang County. Her sister Xue Fangfei married to Yanjing. A year ago, Xue Fangfei had a small birth in Yanjing, Xue Zhao went to Yanjing to visit her and was robbed and killed by robbers. Later, Xue Fangfei died and Xue Huaiyuan died." Jiang Li said very calmly. She looked at Qiongzhi, "In just one year, three of the Xue family died, all of them died. , Don’t you think it’s weird?"
Qiong Zhi asked: "What do you mean?"
"Because of my relationship with Xue Fangfei, I am trying to find out this matter, but I can tell you with certainty that Xue Zhao had another cause of death, although it is still unclear. I came to Xiangyang to fulfill Xue Fangfei's last wish, Qiong. Girl Zhi," Jiang Li looked at her, "I know that you are a capable person. The rich and noble people in Xiangyang come to Xihualou every day. It is easy to ask about things in Xiangyang."
"What do you want me to find out for you?" Qiong Zhi asked immediately.
"The Xue family in Tongxiang," Jiang Li said, "In fact, I can be sure of the deaths of Xue Zhao and Xue Fangfei, because I saw it with my own eyes... But Xue Huaiyuan is in Tongxiang, and I don't know. I want you to help me inquire about Xue from Tongxiang. Huaiyuan, because of what happened six months ago, who took care of the funeral, and where was it buried?"
"Why should I believe you?" Qiong Zhi asked.
Although Qiong Zhi was heartbroken when she heard the news of Xue Zhao's death suddenly, at this time, she did not lose her mind.
"Xue Zhao is a loving and righteous person. I think the people he associates are not ruthless and unrighteous people. I'm here for the Xue family. I hope you can help me." Jiang Li said, "I didn't make a deal with you. Because you don’t lack anything, so I beg you."
Qiong Zhi looked at Jiang Li blankly. Jiang Li's attitude was very sincere, almost to the point of lowliness, but her eyes were sincere and firm, not like lying.
"Xue Zhao is not well-known in Yanjing City, but Xue Fangfei's name in Yanjing City is unknown." Jiang Li said: "People who come to Xihualou may have been to Yanjing. You can find out about Xue Fangfei's current situation. , You know if I lie."
Jiang Li thought about it and thought it was best for Qiong Zhi to come and inquire about Tongxiang. Firstly, Qiongzhi is indeed the most popular flower girl in Xihualou. The benefactor is either rich or expensive. Everyone has it. It is easy to inquire about things and can dig out the inside information that others don't know.
Secondly, it was Qiongzhi who was not threatened. From what she said that it’s good to be a brothel girl, it can be seen that she is not short of silver, she is not afraid of death, does not want to cling to the rich and powerful, and has no relatives and no reason, that is, someone has noticed that she is looking for Qiongzhi. He wanted to pry news from Qiongzhi's mouth, but couldn't help but Qiongzhi would not let the other party succeed.
In the end, naturally, it is because very few people would have thought that Jiang Li, a daughter of the first assistant, would have contact with the flower girl Qiongzhi, hiding in the dark, and always being safe.
Qiongzhi gritted his teeth for a long time, and said, "I can promise you, but you want me to see if Xue Zhao is really dead."
"Xue Zhao's grave is in Yanjing," Jiang Li said softly, "but you can rest assured that one day, both of their siblings will return to their hometown, and I will reunite them." She said, "At that time, Joan Girl Zhi can visit her deceased."
…
When Jiang Li walked out of the house, Tong'er, Bai Xue and others could hardly bear it. They were afraid that Jiang Li would be poisoned by the "girl Qiongzhi" who was inside. They were relieved to see Jiang Li come out safe and sound. . Tonger still wanted to look inside, only to see a back figure in a blue dress sitting in front of the dressing table, his shoulders swaying slightly, as if sobbing.
Tonger was shocked, thinking what's going on? Why is this girl Qiongzhi still crying? Can't it be Jiang Li's bullying? Jiang Li, a little girl, why would she bully people and cry
Jiang Li said, "Don't look, let's go."
Tong'er quickly put away his thoughts, and hurriedly followed in Jiang Li's footsteps with Bai Xue.
Jiang Li's footsteps are not light, but they are not heavier than when they came.
Asking Qiongzhi to help, in fact, she was not sure at first. However, relying on the side that Qiongzhi met when he was still Xue Fangfei, I vaguely felt that Qiongzhi was affectionate for Xue Zhao. But that point of sentiment has really passed for a long time, and I don't know how much it still exists.
Everyone says that bitches are ruthless and actors are not righteous, and the women who are in love must have no sincerity, but Jiang Li believes that the women in the land of fireworks are more absolute than ordinary people when they feel affection. In the end, she won the bet. Qiong Zhi still had old feelings for Xue Zhao. Xue Zhao's death touched Qiong Zhi, and Qiong Zhi was willing to help. This was a great thing.
As long as she learns the news of Tongxiang and learns about Xue Huaiyuan's situation, her trip will not be considered in vain. Knowing what the situation is, it will be much easier to make countermeasures. This time, I can think of any excuses for returning to Tongxiang during my trip to Xiangyang, and I will be able to solve it.
The three of them walked out of the usual way again. Tonger wanted to find someone to lead the way. He made a mistake, but saw that Jiang Li did not hesitate, as if he knew the way. He was very familiar, so he gave up, thinking of her own girl. Knowing the way is really a good hand, and you will know it after walking.
Only when I walked to the back door, I didn't see the woman who greeted the guests first, but met a man unexpectedly. Because all the women who came to the back door were looking for their husbands-in-law, and the men were all entering through the front door, Jiang Li couldn't help but look at the man a few more times.
He was a sturdy middle-aged man. He wore a slightly weird style. It didn't look like Xiangyang's service, but he looked like a strong suit with armor. It was a little strange to say that. There was a finger-long scar on the man's left face, slightly banditious, incompatible with the other characters in Xiangyang.
The man probably didn't expect a little girl to suddenly walk out of it, and he knew it was not the girl in Xihualou, and couldn't help but look at Jiang Li more.
Between the two staring at each other, they only felt a strange feeling, as if they were familiar, but Jiang Li clearly hadn't seen this man. After thinking for a while, she passed by and walked in.
Jiang Li stopped and looked back. The man had already gone upstairs and was nowhere to be seen. Maybe it was a benefactor who came over to have fun.
"What does the girl think is wrong?" Bai Xue asked when Jiang Li looked back at the man.
"Nothing." Jiang Li thought about it and couldn't think of where he had seen this person, but this strange feeling is not annoying, standing here will inevitably attract people's attention, and said: "Let's go."
With the two maids walked out of Xihualou without looking back.
…
As soon as Jiang Li walked out of Xihua Tower, Wen Ji reported the matter to Ji Heng in the pavilion.
"Ms. Jiang Er entered Xihualou and met Qiongzhi, the popular flower girl in Xihualou." Wen Ji said.
"Qiongzhi..." Lu Ji groaned, "Is she looking for Qiongzhi on purpose?"
"It should be, Qiongzhi is the top card of Xihualou. There are secret guards in front of the house where he lives. The people who are sent out cannot detect what they are saying. However, Miss Jiang Er stayed in Qiongzhi's room for a while. It was not a short stay to come out when she left. After she left, Qiong Zhi seemed to be very excited. He stayed in the room alone and did not see guests behind closed doors today."
Ji Heng raised his eyebrows: "So."
"My lord, it's better to ask someone to find this girl Qiongzhi," Lu Ji suggested. "Look at what Miss Jiang Er said to her."
"That's impossible." Ji Heng smiled faintly.
"Why?"
Wen Ji took the initiative to explain: "This girl Qiongzhi is a ruthless character, she doesn't eat hard and hard. Since she was a child, she has been trained by Xihualou's mother, and she has become a natural beauty. Many benefactors want to redeem her, and even the brothers of the big family want it. Qiongzhi refused to marry her as his wife. The other girls sold themselves to raise enough money to be good. Qiongzhi is not short of money and does not want to be good. Prosperity and wealth cannot tempt her, and the position of the mistress of the house is also Unable to move."
Lu Ji was stunned, Qiong Zhi turned out to be such a difficult bone. This was something he didn't expect.
"Furthermore, Qiongzhi and many people in Xiangyang have contacts with faces and faces. These people are willing to protect her, just like the former fairy Jinghong in Yanjing City, so it is not easy to be hard. Besides-with Qiongzhi’s character, even hard to come. It may not be possible."
Ji Heng lazily closed the fan and said, "I see, Miss Jiang Er came here prepared, and deliberately found a dagger without a scabbard."
"In this way, Miss Jiang Er's scheming is far deeper than we estimated." Lu Ji said solemnly.
Jiang Li chose Qiongzhi. No matter what they had dealt with, Qiongzhi was a rock that couldn't be pryed open. From the beginning, Jiang Li found the safest Qiongzhi to prevent someone from trying to pry the other party's mouth open.
She thought of all the possibilities and retreats, but she was helpless.
"Send someone to stare at Qiongzhi." Ji Heng said with a smile: "Let's see what she is going to do next."
Wen Ji took the lead.
Lu Ji looked at Ji Heng again: "Speaking of which, the person arranged by the Li family has also arrived. This time, the boy from the Youxiang family decided to deal with the Ye family. Ye Shijie did not follow the path he arranged, this time to the Ye family. I don’t know if I can make it."
"Why not?" Ji Heng asked rhetorically.
Lu Ji hesitated for a moment, touched his goatee, and then said, "My lord’s previous plans were all confused because of Ms. Jiang Er. Now Ms. Jiang Er is in Xiangyang. I always feel that Ms. Jiang Er is not easy. If Miss Jiang Er finds Qiongzhi this time, will it be related to this matter? If Miss Jiang Er puts in a cross and confuses the adult's plan, it will be bad."
Several times, Jiang Li disrupted Ji Heng’s arrangement, but every time he seemed to have done it unintentionally, Lu Ji felt that Miss Jiang Er was Ji Heng’s nemesis in her previous life. In this life, she followed the old road and always gave Ji Heng. Find some trouble. Where there is ginger pear, there is an "accident".
"If she has the ability, come and try it." Ji Heng narrowed his eyes slightly, "I'll wait."
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