It is also very particular about how to inquire about information. Until the truth is known, everyone is suspicious, including the Du Xiangqin in front of you. It is necessary to avoid the possibility of alerting the snake, and at the same time, it is necessary to dig deep into the information.
Fang Yingwu originally planned to ask circumstantial questions, but after thinking about it, he felt that the risk of alerting the enemy was too high, so he changed his approach and used scenario simulation. He would imitate what Xiang Chengxian would do.
In this way, Fang responded and said: "Actually, I have a friend in the capital who wants to marry a younger one. He fell in love with you. I wonder if the third lady is interested? This person's financial resources are quite good and he is only over 20 years old."
Mrs. Du's eyes lit up and she said with some excitement: "Why not? Mr. Fang's proposal must be excellent, and the slave family is willing."
Fang Yingwu was surprised. Was Du Xiangqin's attitude too positive? She was a famous prostitute in Jiaofangsi Alley, so why did she look like an old girl who couldn't get married? As soon as she heard someone proposed marriage, she immediately jumped up and hurriedly agreed.
Could it be that she had actively promoted herself in front of Xiang Chengxian, which prompted Mr. Xiang to have the idea of redeeming her body and taking a concubine?
But at this point, Fang Yingwu had no choice but to continue: "I wonder how much Mrs. Sanniang is worth?" Mrs. Du Sanniang replied eagerly: "Eighty taels."
With Fang Yingwu's current financial resources, of course one hundred taels would not be considered a lot. On the contrary, the price is actually a bit low.
In Fang Yingwu’s impression, all the famous prostitutes in Suzhou and Hangzhou can’t get one or two hundred taels, and the courtesan wants more. How come this one from the capital only has eighty taels? If the prices in the capital are low, it’s not the best in the world.
Laughing at a joke?
Cheap but not good? Fang Yingwu was very confused, but he was too embarrassed to ask clearly. It seemed too amateurish.
At this time, a Wangba boy stood at the door and asked: "It's already noon. Do you need wine or food, sir?" This was obviously asking if you wanted to eat, but in fact it was a reminder to pay. How can you buy a banquet if you don't have money?
Fang Yingwu took out a piece of silver, threw it to the young boy Wangba who asked the question, and ordered: "Place two tables, with food and wine. One table for Madam Du and I, and the other table for the young people outside the door."
Then Mrs. Du Sanni led Fang Yingwu out of the small hall, walked through a long corridor, and came to another warm pavilion. Fang Yingwu and Mrs. Du were drinking in the inner room, while Fang Yingshi and Wang Ying were in the outer room.
Du Xiangqin took off her loose robe, revealing the tight-fitting pink jacket underneath. It made her slim and slim figure. She sat down close to Fang Yingwu, and the fragrance suddenly hit her...
Fang Yingwu suddenly thought of a question. Brother Xiang planned to buy this Duxiangqin as his concubine. Should he abide by the ancient saying "A friend's wife should not be deceived"?
With this thought, Fang Yingwu suddenly became more restrained involuntarily, unlike when he had just gotten along with him, he was not as carefree as he was when they got along.
Mrs. Du Sanni also has the ability to observe words and expressions. When she noticed the changes in Mr. Fang, she was secretly surprised in her heart. Could it be that the man named Fang is just a fledgling, just a young man who likes to put on pretense and act like a prostitute?
He didn't express his thoughts. After having a few glasses of wine during the dinner, Fang Yingwu was about to ask further questions when he suddenly heard a lot of noise outside. Fang Yingwu was very dissatisfied and shouted: "What's going on?"
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Wang Ying, the commander-in-chief, poked his head in and reported: "Young master! Five or six people broke in. They seem to be fire armors from the Army and Horses Division. They said they wanted to arrest someone!"
Fang Yingwu was stunned. This scene looked familiar. Isn't it the same experience Xiang Chengxian talked about? It happened again yesterday?
At that time, I heard Brother Xiang say it. It seemed like a fantasy story. It was unbelievable. It turned out that I could also encounter it!
"Young master, what should I do?" Wang Ying asked. Fang Yingwu immediately threw the wine glass and ordered Wang Ying: "Tell Fang Yingshi to fight! Fight me back! I won't hesitate to kill people! You go and help too."
beat!"
Fang Yingwu secretly rejoiced. The most correct thing he did today was to bring Fang Yingshi out. It would be better to have a bodyguard by his side in this hellish place like the capital. With Fang Yingshi's strong force and Wang Ying's help, he could guard the house.
It shouldn't be a problem to shoot five or six...
The noise outside became even more noisy, with shouts coming and going. In less than a quarter of an hour, Wang Ying poked his head in again: "They were all beaten away, leaving two alive."
Fang Yingwu got up and went out of the inner room, only to see two men lying on the floor outside. Some of them were breathing in but not breathing out. Fang Yingshi was standing next to him with his arms crossed. In addition, there were also a circle of maids and boys in the yard watching, with various expressions.
different.
Fang Yingwu shouted to the two men on the floor: "Say! Who sent you here? Otherwise, you may be waiting for your life!"
One of them immediately begged for mercy: "Master, spare your life, I am just sent by the superior officer and have to come!"
Fang Yingwu asked a few more questions, but he really couldn't come up with anything else. Presumably these two people were just thugs and pawns, and it was normal not to know what was going on.
Is this Dongcheng Soldier and Horse Commander out of control? Yesterday he was acting recklessly, and today he is still acting recklessly. What exactly is he trying to do? Fang Yingwu is puzzled.
Returning to the back room again, Fang Yingwu asked: "What is going on? Why did the third lady teach me?" Du Xiangqin was silent for a moment and then said: "Master Fang, it is better not to ask more questions, it is useless to ask."
Fang Yingwu directly showed his cards, "How do you know it's useless if you don't tell me? Is it really easy for me to be fooled? There was a similar thing yesterday, which got my friend into trouble, and it's like this again today. Among them
How can there be no reason? If you don’t tell me, you will go to the Sanfa Department to file a lawsuit. Don’t blame me for not being compassionate!"
Mrs. Du Sanni became agitated for no reason and shouted in a high voice: "Because of the son of Prime Minister Liu!"
"Which Liu Xiangguo is it?" Fang Yingwu became nervous.
Du Xiangqin looked at Fang Yingwu's expression, sneered a few times and said, "Are you still scared after asking me questions? It seems that you come from a family of officials, and you are all this stern and shy. The Nu family made it clear why.
Do you dare to go to the second son of Xiang Liu, the great scholar of the Second Fu State?"
Fang Yingwu breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that it was Liu Jue who was Liu Xiangguo, not Liu Miantian who was Liu Xiangguo. That was good. There were two great scholars in the cabinet both named Liu. They only said Liu Xianggong and Liu Xiangguo. It was really difficult to tell them apart.
clear.
But why did it involve Mr. Liu again? Are we going to encounter him again? Fang Yingwu scratched his head and continued to inquire.
It turned out that Mr. Liu Ergong, who was assisting Jin Shen Dian's scholar family this time, prided himself on being a romantic and talented man and was quite famous in the cultural circles of the capital.
Among the four words "romantic and talented man", the word "talent" needs to be supported by others, while the word "coquettish" needs to be set off by a beauty. What kind of man is a man who is a romantic and talented man without the admiration, admiration and pursuit of a beautiful woman?
The girl Du Xiangqin in Jiaofangsi Hutong is the beauty who complements the second young master Liu. The famous celebrities and prostitutes complement each other, or they work together in collusion.
When the Second Young Master Liu fell in love with Madam Du and wanted to be a match for her, Madam Zhou from the Du Xiangqin family was extremely happy about it. This was a young master from the prime minister's family, and having such a sweetheart would surely be of great use to her!
In the next two years, the Second Young Master Liu frequently visited Madam Du's business and frequently entertained guests and friends here. Madam Du seemed to be the confidante of the Second Young Master Liu.
But there was one bad thing. When Mr. Liu paid the bill, he paid the friend price. After a long time, Mrs. Du's income declined instead of increasing. It was far worse than before. It is not an exaggeration to say that it was a loss-making business.
What's more, Second Young Master Liu only allowed Lady Du to perform as an entertainer and laugh (in order to maintain the influence of the popular courtesan), but not to sell herself to others, which caused Lady Du to lose a lot of income.
Madam Zhou of Du Xiangqin's family was very unhappy. After all, she was running this business for money, but because of Mr. Liu's actions, Madam Du, her biggest cash cow, became a total loser. How could she be allowed to lose money?
Are you going to drink the northwest wind?
The second young master Liu is not stingy, but he really has no money. Although his father Liu Jue is a bachelor of secondary auxiliary affairs, his family background is indeed average.
Among the three pavilion elders, the second assistant Liu Jue and Wan An and Liu Ji are not from the same group. He is still very willing to shape his image. He even deliberately distinguishes himself from Wan An and Liu Ji. He does not make money at all, and he also likes to perform.
Upright (but the public opinion circles don't buy it).
The salary and rewards of the bachelor of Zaifu are only a thousand dan a year. How much pocket money can Mr. Liu have to support his high consumption? The only thing he can rely on outside is his father's name. Others
I invited him, and he only invited me back occasionally.
Speaking of which, Miss Du Xiangqin became a loser because she became Mr. Liu's escort. Madam Zhou was unwilling to keep her and kept thinking of selling Mrs. Du away.
It doesn’t matter if another colleague takes over the business, or the customer takes her home as a concubine, as long as it doesn’t fall into her own hands. Even Mrs. Du has been struggling for several years, and she has no interest in continuing to accompany Mr. Liu.
Playing a house game.
But the Second Young Master Liu was obviously very unhappy, but he was indeed in the wrong and could not directly block other people's futures. However, the Prime Minister naturally had his own methods.
Mr. Cao, the commander of the Dongcheng Army and Horse Division, was promoted from a small county in the southwest with the help of Mr. Liu, so he naturally obeyed Mr. Liu. As for Madam Du's family, there were also several young men who took refuge with Mr. Liu, specializing in
Deliver the message.
In this way, as long as someone expresses the intention to buy Madam Du, the Dongcheng Army and Horses Division will come to arrest the person after getting the news. If the person is detained for a few days and suffers, the idea of buying Madam Du will naturally be given up.
The son of the prime minister's family naturally has the capital to be domineering, not to mention that Liu Cifu was once the emperor's teacher, and he could speak well before the emperor. Therefore, most of those who were captured and suffered hardships finally chose to settle down.
Yesterday, Master Xiang suffered this unreasonable disaster, and today Fang Yingwu also almost suffered a disaster. These two newcomers to the capital did not understand the "depth of the water" here.
Fortunately, the Bingma Division only sent five or six men today, and Fang Yingshi could still handle it. Otherwise, if a large formation of ten or twenty men was used, Fang Yingshi would not be able to stop him.