Entering Yan Li's room in Fengqi Tower, Qin Wan saw that the layout of the room was more gorgeous and elegant than the outside.
Yan Li said, "Sit down first and tell me, what do you want to know?"
Qin Wan sat down with a smile, "I want to know a girl named Hongxiu."
Yan Li thought for a while, and seemed to vaguely recall such a person. After looking around at his attendant, the attendant immediately went to call someone, Qin Wan hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, it's not good to ask Hongxiu directly about this matter, then Miss Yunyan, she was the one we met last time in the government office, why not invite her?"
Yan Li understood what Qin Wan meant, so he gave the attendant a look, the attendant nodded, and immediately walked outside.
When the attendant went out, Yan Li said, "Zhan Yang should have checked the people in Fengqi Tower earlier, why did you come to Fengqi Tower by yourself this time? Could something new happen?"
Qin Wan got up with a smile and began to look at the room carefully, "That's not true, it's just that I have a guess in my heart, and I want to know more about it..."
The layout of this room is very elegant, the colorful peony-patterned vases, the surrounding vermilion drapery with Baoxiang pattern, the bright colors add a touch of extravagance to the room, the window lattices are exquisitely carved, and the porcelain vases placed on the table are exquisite. It is elegant white porcelain again, there is a tea table and a piano box by the window, it seems that Yan Li often plays the piano and drinks tea with that Yunyan girl here.
Turning his gaze, Qin Wan looked at the paintings hanging on the wall.
"May I ask Your Highness, who made these paintings?"
Upon hearing this, Yan Li stood up and walked to Qin Wan's side, "I don't know about that."
"It was made by the master of the Ink Painting Museum in the city."
As soon as Yan Li finished speaking, a soft voice rang out. Qin Wan turned to look, and immediately saw Yun Yan who had met once before. Yun Yan walked in gracefully, still as lovely as last time.
"Greetings Your Highness, Greetings Princess—"
Yan Li smiled, "You do recognize people, do you know these paintings?"
Yun Yan got up, nodded and smiled, "I know, this room is decorated for His Highness, even if it is as small as a teacup, we must use the best ones. These paintings are all bought from the Ink Painting Gallery in the city."
Qin Wan took a step forward, "Are you familiar with the master from the Ranmo Painting Gallery?"
Yun Yan smiled, "That's natural. The sisters here will ask the masters to repaint every six months. Sometimes some customers like elegant things, and they will ask the masters to help paint two paintings."
Speaking of which, Yun Yan walked to the cabinet in the room, raised her hand and opened the cabinet. When she looked at the cabinet, Qin Wan immediately saw several scrolls inside. Yun Yan took one of them out and unfolded it. Looking carefully at the paintings of the vice-talented scholars and beauties, the man in the painting is Yan Li, and the woman is naturally Yun Yan.
Yan Li smiled, "Is this drawn during the Qiuxi Festival last year?"
Yun Yan nodded, "Exactly, the master who did the painting at that time was a member of the Yanmo Painting Studio."
Qin Wan said casually, "Miss, do you know Mrs. Ning, the owner of the art gallery?"
Yun Yan closed the picture scroll and said, "Naturally, I recognize him. Boss Ning also comes occasionally. He is very close to Qingmei here, but Boss Ning is a gentleman. He may only come three or four times a month. Just drinking tea with Qingmei and chatting about painting, our sisters here have their own specialties, and Qingmei is very good at painting, but the skill of painting is not as good as other singing and dancing of zither and flute to make guests happy, so although Qingmei has some skills in our place She is only famous, but not prosperous, but because she has Boss Ning's favor, she can be used very well."
Most of the women in brothels use sex to please the guests, and most of them learn one or two skills. Among these skills, instrumental music is naturally the most popular among customers, such as calligraphy and painting. If the guests are not good at this skill, others will think It is boring, but Ning Buyi is a well-known painter in the city, so he can chat with Qingmei naturally.
"Is there a girl named Hongxiu here?"
Yun Yan nodded quickly, "She entered the building at about the same time as Qingmei. One is Qingmei and the other is Hongxiu. They have a good relationship on weekdays."
Qin Wan squinted her eyes, and asked after a while, "Before, a girl was sold here, surnamed Zhong, and was later redeemed, do you know her?"
Yun Yan thought for a while, "This girl can't remember clearly, please wait a moment."
Yun Yan walked out as she spoke, and came in quickly and said, "Princess, there was indeed a little girl surnamed Zhong who was ransomed just after being sold, the princess asked this person?"
"Who did she have the best relationship with when she was here with you?"
Yun Yan thought for a while, "It should be the relationship with Hongxiu that is the best. Just now, the civilian girl went out to ask the little slave outside, and the little slave outside said that this girl surnamed Zhong came to Hongxiu to borrow money a few days ago..."
Qin Wan began to meditate. At this moment, another servant brought in the food and wine. Yun Yan set out the food and wine and invited Qin Wan and the others to sit down, but she stood aside to serve the food like a servant.
Qin Wan pointed to the stool, "Sit down and talk."
Yun Yan hesitated for a moment and looked at Yan Li, Yan Li smiled, "The princess asked you to do it, you do it."
After Yunyan sat down, Qin Wan said, "Does everyone in the building know about Hongxiu's background?"
Yun Yan nodded, "Hongxiu was sold by my own father back then. I came here a year earlier than her. I saw with my own eyes that she didn't want to stay at first, and even sneaked out. In the end, she was sent back here, earlier than me. Everyone knows it, and people who came in around the same time as Hongxiu also know this. After that, Hongxiu's father came here once to ask Hongxiu for money, and Hongxiu gave it for the first time. Later, her father came to ask for it again. Her father was drinking too much. Bet, Hongxiu sees that going on like this is not a problem, so he won't give it up, his father has come to make trouble a few times, and he was beaten out, so the whole brothel knows."
After a slight pause, Qin Wan asked again, "Do you know the third and fourth sons of the Wu family?"
Yun Yan smiled slightly and said, "Naturally, I know that there are some famous people in the capital, especially those who like to come to our place. I know that the third son of the Wu family rarely comes, but he does come. Different people accompany him, but very few stay overnight. Most of them let people play the piano and he drinks. In contrast, the fourth son of the Wu family likes to play more. He also likes to have different girls serve him, but it's just to see who is popular. I just call whoever I want, or I just call whoever I see who has learned a new skill recently, and I haven't seen him fall in love with anyone, but he is a fun guy, with a lot of interest, and he doesn't shy away from anything, and the girls are happy to go Accompany him, although he is not as talented as the third son of the Wu family, but he treats the girls quite politely."
What Yun Yan said was very detailed, and Qin Wan was very satisfied. It was not unreasonable for Zhan Yang to doubt Wu Yu, and this brothel, where benefactors and girls would discuss a wide range of topics, could be called the best place for news circulation. Wu Qian has been here, Zhao Jiaxu has been here, Hu Dequan sold his daughter here, they are all related to brothels.
Qin Wan asked again, "Wang Shouchang, the shopkeeper of Shuyuzhai in Dongshi, do you know?"
Mentioning this person, Yun Yan's expression became a little dazed, and after thinking for a while, she said, "There are a few bosses surnamed Wang who come here often, but I can't remember the exact name and which shop the boss is. .”
Yun Yan was about to get up after speaking, "Minister, go ask..."
Qin Wan raised her hand, "No need, Miss Yunyan, please sit down, that's probably all I want to ask."
Yun Yan looked at Yan Li, who motioned her to sit down, then looked at Qin Wan and said, "Are you asking anything you want to know?"
Qin Wan smiled and nodded, "Naturally." He raised the teacup in front of him, "Thank you, and also Miss Yunyan, I'll replace wine with tea..."
Of course, Qin Wan followed Yan Li not to eat, but they all came, and Yun Yan is so beautiful and lovely, and Yun Yan can talk to Qin Wan even if she doesn't ask about the case, so Qin Wan stayed behind. After eating a meal, Qin Wan wanted to leave, Yan Li naturally wanted to see her off when he saw this, but before he went down the stairs, his guard came up and whispered something in his ear, Yan Li was slightly surprised He raised his eyebrows and said with a wry smile, "It seems that I can't send you off."
At this moment, it was already dark outside. Yan Li was going to send Qin Wan off, but after hearing something, she changed her mind. Qin Wan didn't need Yan Li to send her off, so she hurriedly said, "Go and do your own work. I have Bai Ying following, nothing will happen."
Saying that, she nodded to Yunyan, turned around and went down the stairs.
Yan Li smiled slightly, and went back into the room. Seeing Yan Li, Yun Yan said, "Why didn't Your Highness suddenly send the Princess off?"
Yan Li smiled, "I don't need to give it away."
Yun Yan's eyes turned to understand, and she looked back again, "The princess is really different from other girls."
Yan Li squinted at her, "Why is it different?"
Yun Yan said casually, "I can't tell, I just feel that she is more powerful than ordinary women, but her appearance is the most feminine. The main reason is that I have heard a lot of things she did, and I can't believe it. , a woman can actually do such a thing... "
Yan Li's eyes dimmed for a moment when he heard the words, and soon he regained his lazy smile, and hugged Yun Yan, "It seems that I can listen to you playing the piano well today..."
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When Qin Wan came out of Fengqi Tower, he saw the carriage parked outside at a glance. Without saying a word, Qin Wan walked to the carriage, opened the curtain and got on the carriage. But the moment the curtain was lifted, Qin Wan felt that something was wrong. The next moment, a long arm stretched out suddenly, and without any explanation, it grabbed her from the car door.
Qin Wan fell into an embrace, and there was a familiar smell at the end of his nose. When the curtains rose and fell, the bright lights outside reflected Yan Chi's handsome face. Qin Wan was slightly surprised, "Why are you here?"
Yan Chi hugged her and squeezed her waist heavily, "How dare you say that if I didn't know that Yan Li brought you here, I would have just gone in."
Qin Wan was speechless, and only then did he understand why Yan Li suddenly changed his mind just now.
Qin Wan laughed, "How long have you been waiting?"
Yan Chi frowned and said, "Even if you want to ask about the case, you should let Zhan Yang and the others come. How can you enter the brothel?"
Qin Wan pushed Yan Chi's chest away from him, "Why can't I? The girls in Fengqi Building are all more beautiful than Hua Jiao. If you can come, I can't?"
Yan Chi frowned, and hugged her closer, "When did I come here?"
Qin Wan sneered, and then he got to the point, "Zhan Yang and the others have been here, but what they told me were all paraphrases, and the paraphrases cannot be the same word by word. No, I just asked about it today. I want to know of."
Yan Chi held Qin Wan's hand, looked at the men's suit on Qin Wan, "What did you ask?"
Qin Wan leaned closer to him, and roughly talked about what she asked today. She stayed close to lower her voice so that people outside would not hear her, but her hot breath fell on Yan Chi's face, and she called He got a little distracted.
The carriage had already started to move, heading straight for the Hou's mansion. After Qin Wan finished speaking, Yan Chi said, "Now that you have a guess, this matter will be much easier to handle."
Qin Wan nodded, "However, the murderer's hands and feet are very clean, and there is no evidence of fatality so far, so we have to wait for the time."
Speaking of which, Qin Wan asked again, "Are you done with the affairs of Shuoxi's army?"
Asked about this matter, Yan Chi's face was somber that he lost even the slightest bit of charming thoughts, "It's not over, the transfer envoys from the northwest really involved people in Shuoxi's army, and someone from the courtiers has already brought bullets to impeach father."
"Impeach Prince Rui? Impeach Prince Rui for lax governance?"
Yan Chi nodded, "Not only that, there are also those who say that the father is nepotism. The Shuoxi army has been in the hands of the father for so many years. It is too easy for them to find a mistake."
Qin Wan felt that the matter was beginning to develop into a serious discovery. If it was just a guess before, then it is now certain. Qin Wan sat up straight, "What are you going to do?"
Yan Chi paused, "Wait another month, if there is no good news, I may go to Shuoxi."
Qin Wan sighed, this was the worst possible outcome, for Yan Chi to go back to Shuoxi, Prince Rui must have been unable to control the situation and he would go back, but would the emperor let him go back
"Will the emperor allow you to go back? You are currently serving in the Ministry of Punishment."
A bit of deep thought appeared on Yan Chi's face. Obviously, he had already thought about this question, and it was not easy. Seeing Qin Wan looking at him, Yan Chi's lips curved slightly, "Don't worry, I have reached that point. way."
Naturally, Qin Wan couldn't really feel relieved, but he didn't want to make Yan Chi worry, so he nodded first and didn't ask any further questions, "Okay, you just know what's going on in your heart, right now you just keep an eye on Shuoxi's matter, you don't have to worry about the case here. Tube."
Yan Chi hugged Qin Wan, "Tomorrow I'll go to the magistrate's yamen, and I can't really let go of this case because of reason and reason, but you, no matter where you go, you have to let Bai Ying follow you every step of the way." .”
Qin Wan quickly complied, and seeing the carriage reached the east, she leaned over into Yan Chi's arms. She and Yan Chi hadn't seen each other for many days, but this was the only time she could have a few words, thinking so , Qin Wan couldn't help hugging Yan Chi, somehow, she always felt that there was going to be a storm in the capital.