At least half of the city's hotels and rental houses are concentrated in the East and West Markets.
Pei Xiaoyuan had spent a lot of time and manpower to check all the store books in this area, but to no avail. So he simply went through all the records of all the hotels and rental houses in all the remaining cities in Chang'an.
However, no one was found.
Half a month had passed since Qingtou told him that he suspected he had seen her. During these days, apart from the necessary official business in the government office, all his remaining spare time and energy were devoted to this matter.
In fact, for him, it was not necessary to spend so much time and effort to check the records in the inn books. With his authority, he did not even need a reason. He only needed to issue an order, and the inn books of all the inns in Chang'an could be collected overnight and delivered to his hands.
The reason why he did not use this method was because it would require mobilizing thousands of Wuhoupu under the Left and Right Jinwu Guards.
He had just arrived, and because of the emperor's decree, he became the focus of many people's attention. His every move was probably watched by someone behind him. Finding someone was entirely his private matter, especially when it came to Miss Ye. He didn't want to mobilize so many people to bring her into the sight of others and cause unnecessary suspicion, which might be detrimental to her, so he had been using his own staff to conduct secret investigations.
Now that the investigation is finally completed, this is the result.
Gu Twelve also sent back the latest news, which was still not good news. According to a butcher in the West Market who was usually on good terms with Gu Twelve, he heard that the ban in the capital had been tightened recently, and the news that the son-in-law of the great general Chen Sida had committed a crime and was imprisoned also spread rapidly in various districts. It was a deterrent, so he thought that the people from the newly established Luwu Division of the royal family wanted to use him as a sacrifice to clean up the West Market that day. As the saying goes, a good man does not suffer a loss in front of him, so he temporarily ran away to avoid the limelight, and no one knew where he ran to. Although it has been said that it was a misunderstanding, it is unknown when he will receive the news to dispel his doubts and return.
At this point, Pei Xiaoyuan's mood on the road when he returned from Xishan that night had completely vanished.
It would be a lie to say that I am not tired or disappointed.
Now there are only two possibilities left.
First, Qingtou had mistaken the person that day, and the "young man" the old man was talking about was not her, but just someone who looked similar to her.
The second possibility is that she is now living in a hotel or rented house in a certain district of Chang'an, but her name is not registered.
Although the imperial court had a household registration system, it stipulated that travelers could not pass through the pass on the official road without passing through the register. If the guest was not recorded in the register, the hotel would not allow him to stay overnight. Especially in Chang'an, due to the frequent flow of people and the complicated sources, the management of outsiders was even stricter. Not to mention the hotels and rental houses, even the residents could not keep outsiders at home privately. Even if relatives and friends came, if they did not report to the Fangzheng Office for more than three days, they would also be considered a crime. The Hucao would inspect the hotels and rental houses under its jurisdiction from time to time, and impose corresponding penalties if there were any problems. However, one of the hotel taxes was collected based on the number of people in the store register, so the hotel would conceal the information from time to time, and then give some benefits to the Fangzheng or other related people. Every time they were checked, they would tip off and turn a blind eye. If they were lucky, they could pay less money. If they were unlucky, they would be caught and fined, and the next time they would do the same thing. This was common.
Is it possible that when she stayed at the hotel, the hotel did not register her according to the rules