The swaying shadows of the trees in the courtyard of the brothel make the figure of the middle-aged man in the window on the pavilion look a little thin.
The servant reported and retreated. He was still standing in front of the window, looking at the empty courtyard, and was stunned for a long time. Since Su Yan left, he ordered his men to start sending people away and selling off their belongings. In just one day and one night, they were almost empty.
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"After checking the back mountain to check Yunxuan, after checking Duan Yunxuan and then checking the dark market, she is setting fire to herself. Doesn't she know that those people are either rich or noble? I'm afraid Mo Fei has discovered it a long time ago. What to do with her?
Sooner or later!" He punched the window. He didn't understand why Su Yan still couldn't change his temper. This is not Kuai Feng Town, and they are not Li Gui. In Kuai Feng Town, you can stand up for justice, but in Ruoshui, you can stand up for justice.
Must die.
He looked at the old man sitting by the desk under the book window, tears welling up in his eyes, and he sighed heavily: "Your Majesty, tell me what to do?"
"Perhaps, this is the reason why she persists to this day." Ge Zheng said to him with a casual smile: "Actually, you are all the same. You can persist for several years or even a lifetime for the obsession in your heart. How can you?
Didn't you protect Ayan for nearly ten years just because of my words?"
"Yeah, it's been ten years..." Su Ming shook his head and laughed at himself: "Your Majesty, when will you tell her the truth? She and I have been anonymous for so many years. If we continue like this, we will really forget our identity.
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Identity? Perhaps he could live with the identity of Su Yan forever and be more carefree. He didn't want his daughter to come into this Shura field like Ruoshui.
Ten years ago, there was a fire in Fusang Palace. If it weren't for him, there would be no Ge Yu and Wei Zhen in the world. But even if he tried his best to make arrangements in advance, he still could not completely save their mother and son. The last one went crazy and the other disappeared. So far, he has not been able to save them.
Reunion.
If my sister had not promised His Majesty for the sake of the singer, she would not have become Empress Yu, let alone end up where she is today. The result has actually been clear for a long time.
He slowly lowered his head, and a hot wave of heat surged into his heart. He finally couldn't hold it back and shed tears.
"The Xuan family was wiped out, and only Zuo Qing survived, but he never gave up revenge, even if he was the only one left! But as for the Ge family, those people seemed to have forgotten about Queen Yu and the prince. No one mentioned them, nor did they
No one has doubted the cause of their death, but I am the only one..."
"Your Majesty, the final result of what Zuo Qing did is the same as ours. As long as we try our best to help him, we will definitely be able to avenge Empress Yu!" Su Ming washed away the decadence just now and said with firm eyes: "
I believe in Zuo Qing, and I believe in the prince even more. One day, we will all see the sunshine again!" Su Ming looked at the thin girl in the yard, leaning against the pavilion pillar in a daze, and felt sad: "This girl is also pitiful, with my own eyes
Seeing my sister being kidnapped but unable to do anything, if Ayan hadn't taken action, I would have never had the hope of seeing her sister again in this life."
The night was deep and the surroundings were silent, except for the sound of bamboo flutes coming from the downtown brothel, like a beam of light in the dark night and a lonely boat on the sea.
The Wang Yan brothers dreamed of making a name for themselves in the Ministry of Justice and impressing their neighbors in the village, so they were very attentive to the task assigned by Mr. Su. They went to the Ministry of Justice to report it without stopping, and then turned around and went to Nan Street.
The place of Willow Alley.
The brothel is open at night, welcoming guests, spending money and enjoying a night of spring supper. Brother Wang Yan looks like a talented person, but he is still dressed as he would go to the downtown area. As expected, he was stopped by the guard outside the door.
Yang Lian was annoyed: "I came in a hurry, I forgot to change my clothes!"
"You've come here, you can't go back."
"How about revealing your identity?"
"As a last resort, don't alarm the people, just adapt to the situation." As he said this, Wang Yan put on a smile and saluted the guards: "Two eldest brothers, if you have time this time, please let me in first. I will ask my brother to go home and send the money immediately.
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The guard looked impatient: "If you have money, go in, if you don't have money, go out. Yunlai Pavilion never does credit!"
Wang Yan said kindly: "Brother may have misunderstood. I don't want credit, but..."
"What kind of place is Yunlai Pavilion? You two beggars want to go in? You are just talking nonsense. Get out of here and don't dirty this precious land!"
"Please keep your mouth clean. What kind of beggar are you?" Yang Lian rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward to argue, "A broken brothel, the dirtiest place in the world, has the nerve to despise beggars? You don't deserve it!"
The guard looked livid: "Say it again."
Yang Lian raised his chin, raised the corners of his mouth, and said proudly: "Broken brothel, dirty!"
When Yang Lian was knocked out and shouted at the same time to get in quickly, Wang Yanguo got into the brothel from the side of the guard at the right time, like a swimming dragon. When others saw this, they couldn't help but sigh: What a good figure!
Yang Lian sat down on the ground, and just as he got up, he saw the guard rushing towards him again. He hurriedly dodged, then turned around and pressed on him. The two of them immediately struggled with each other.
Wang Yan heard the sound of fighting outside the door, gritted his teeth, turned around and rushed back.
There was already a mess outside the door. The guard picked up Yang Lian by his neck, held him sideways, and was about to throw him into the smelly ditch on the roadside. At the critical moment, Wang Yan flew over and caught him.
The man rolled on the spot and stopped firmly on one side.
Yang Lian stood up and patted his butt, smiling openly and lively: "Brother, look, I beat him into a pig's head!" He pointed at the guard's face and laughed heartily.
Wang Yan slapped his brother on the head and couldn't help scolding him: "Are you stupid? Aren't you afraid of being beaten to death?"
Yang Lian didn't care at all that his face was covered with scars. He grinned and said with a smile: "He doesn't dare to beat me to death. If you beat someone to death, you will have to betray someone's life. If you betray someone's life, you will go to jail!"
"Have you forgotten that we are now dressed in rags and look like beggars?"
"Hey, why are you still fighting after being up so late at night? Don't scare my guests!"
When the guard heard this voice, he turned around and knelt down in a hurry: "Mother Xu, these two people are causing trouble, do you want to report it to the official?"
"No need, step back."
Everyone dispersed, and things quickly returned to normal in front of the brothel. Xu Niang stared at the two ragged but handsome young men, and couldn't help but laugh: "These days, why do young men have to get up to eat if they don't want to be serious workers?"
Already?"
Yang Lian hurriedly explained: "We are not beggars, we are here to investigate the case!" As he was about to show his token, Wang Yan held down his hand.
"There are many people with mixed eyes, so don't talk nonsense!" Wang Yan cursed and turned to Xu Niang and said: "My two brothers would like to ask Xu Niang for advice on some matters. I wonder if Xu Niang can help?"
"Clear the confusion? I think it's making trouble, right?"
"It's all a misunderstanding. My brother is impatient, so the guard brother thought he was here to cause trouble. In fact... we are actually here to find someone."
"Looking for someone?" Xu Niang was very angry, "Looking for someone to find the brothel? You even injured my guard. Why are you not making trouble? I just saw that you are young and don't want to ruin your face, so I asked
Everyone dispersed, I didn’t expect that at such a young age, I don’t even blush when I tell lies, so it seems I still have to report it to the official so that you can reflect on it!”
"Mrs. Xu, you misunderstood!" Wang Yan was sweating profusely, "To be honest, the two of us were sent by the Ministry of Justice to secretly investigate a case, which involved a suspicious person who may have been in and out of the clouds. I came to the pavilion, so the two of me paid a secret visit late at night, and unexpectedly there was a misunderstanding." After saying that, he still showed his token.
"Oh, it's really the token of the Ministry of Punishment! But you must not let anyone see it, otherwise trouble will happen again!" Xu Niang hurriedly collected the things for him and put them back into his sleeves.
"Do you believe me now?" Yang Lian raised his chin high and said proudly.
Xu Niang nodded repeatedly: "You two hide your secrets, what do you mean, people cannot be judged by their appearance, but the sea cannot be measured!" She suddenly became curious, and led the two of them into the darkness of the alley, and asked, "Yes What case requires you to conduct an undercover investigation?"
"It is inconvenient to tell you about the case, but I would like to ask you, Madam, to recall whether you have ever heard of or seen a man named 'Wang Liang'. He looks like a scholar. He should be over the age of 30, with small eyes and thin lips."
But Xu Niang felt strange: "What does it mean to be 'like a scholar'?"
"This person lives in Qinghefang, a busy city. He makes a living by writing letters. He should have participated in the imperial examination."
"Wang Liang? I have never heard of this name, and I have never seen the look you are talking about. Yunlai Pavilion receives hundreds or thousands of people a day, and I can't remember an ordinary face."
On the other hand, there were countless people coming in and out of Yunlai Pavilion. How could she remember someone who only came a few times a month? Wang Yan was immediately discouraged and was about to say goodbye when Xu Niang said: "Why don't you go to Dajing to gamble?" If you ask me, that's the busiest gambling house in Kyoto."
Wang Yan suddenly became enlightened and quickly bowed to Madam Xu.
The Dajing Gambling House is on the corner not far from Yunlai Pavilion, facing Sanchakou. The location is quite good. Two red lanterns with gambling characters on them hang high under the eaves, and the two stone lions in front of the door have been touched. The tiles were shining brightly. Yang Lian was curious when a man passing by saw it and stopped and said, "Everyone who goes in to gamble will touch it. Maybe they will have good luck and win money! Why don't you two touch it too?" touch?"
Yang Lian sneered: "Feudal superstition is not allowed, only ghosts believe it!"
The man smiled, turned and left.
"Brother, do you believe it?"
Wang Yan smiled sideways: "Sometimes, you really have to believe it. You see, we just arrived at the Ministry of Punishments to report, and we were worrying about how to make meritorious service, and then Mr. Su appeared. Isn't this God helping us?"
"Oh! Yes, this is really true!"
Wang Yan glanced at his younger brother who believed in his words, and pressed his hair lovingly.
As soon as I entered the casino, I was greeted by a gray sky with a pungent smell. After I got used to the environment, I realized that it was all filled with human heads. I finally found a manager, and when I was about to ask a question, suddenly something happened behind me. After being pushed, Yang Lian lost his balance and fell on the gaming table. Dozens of pairs of eyes stared at him, wishing to eat him alive.
Wang Yan hurriedly pulled his younger brother up and apologized profusely. The gamblers didn't buy it. Some people cursed: "It's a good deck of cards, but I haven't seen the count clearly. The bastard who dropped it has ruined my good deeds!"
Wang Yan hurriedly apologized: "I have offended you, everyone!"
"Haihan, damn it. I can win with this deck of cards. This kid ruined my cards. How do you think I'll pay for it?"
Yang Lian couldn't bear it any longer. He slammed the table and said angrily: "It's just a deck of cards. How about starting over? What are you yelling at?"
The man was so angry that he climbed onto the gambling table, grabbed the dominoes and wanted to beat him. Yang Lian had never seen such a scene before, and his face turned pale with fright. Fortunately, the shopkeeper intervened in time to smooth things over, and the storm was finally settled.
The shopkeeper looked at Yang Lian and said sarcastically: "The young man is very angry, but it's a pity that he is only angry." After saying that, he called his men and planned to kick them out. Wang Yan stopped him first and secretly showed him the punishment department. token, and said: "We are not here to cause trouble, we just want to inquire about someone."
When the shopkeeper saw that it was the Ministry of Punishment, he asked tremblingly: "Who?"
"Wang Liang."
The shopkeeper's eyes were shocked, and he hurriedly pulled him to a deserted place before saying:
"My lords, what has this man committed?"
Wang Yan just said: "There must be reasons for the people investigated by the Ministry of Punishment. It's just inconvenient to tell you. Please forgive me."
"Oh, it's inconvenient to tell me... That's fine, but what's the benefit of saying it? This person is not an ordinary person. If I say something that brings trouble to the gambling house, it will be more than worth the gain!"
"Shopkeeper, you should know that when the Ministry of Punishment handles cases, everyone must cooperate. If you don't tell the truth, you will be charged with deception and cover-up!"
The shopkeeper's eyes were shocked. He didn't expect that the young kid in front of him could be so tough. He smiled helplessly and said: "This person is a regular customer of our place, but he doesn't come every day. He has a regular schedule, every month." At the end of the month, I always bring a lot of money, but I know that this person lives in a busy city and does not look like a rich man. I am afraid that this person will bear a life debt and affect my gambling house again. But it was not cost-effective, so he sent someone to follow him secretly. If he didn’t follow, he wouldn’t know. If he followed, he would be frightened. What do you think the person sent saw?”
"What?"
"He went to the official residence to talk about the government!"
Yang Lian happily patted Wang Yan's thigh: "You can't find anything even if you break through iron shoes. It takes no effort to get here. Let's tell Mr. Su the good news quickly!"
But Wang Yan said: "What's the use of this? It's just that we know that Wang Liang went to Tan Mansion. We need evidence!"
The shopkeeper hurriedly said: "The evidence is not easy. Wang Liang comes at the end of every month. It is almost the end of the month. You two will wait for five more days. I am willing to do my best."
Wang Yan looked at the shopkeeper and couldn't help but cursed: Ruoshui has opened no less than ten gambling houses, and they have always been operating legally. I have never heard of the government suppressing them. But this person is so panicked. It seems that there is something going on in this gambling house. A shameful act. Wang Yan smiled coldly and said: "Since the shopkeeper is willing to cooperate, I will definitely put in a few nice words for you in front of Lord Changsun. From now on, there will be peace around the gambling house."
With the shopkeeper full of gratitude, the two brothers Wang Yan left the place. Yang Lian couldn't help but ask his brother: "Are you serious about what you said?"
"You believe it too?"
"Of course I don't believe it. You and I are just newcomers to the Ministry of Punishment. How can we have such a big reputation to talk to Lord Changsun!"
Wang Yan smiled and said: "You and I are new here, and we have no idea how lucky we are to be able to participate in this case, so while we are cautious, we must be bold and attentive. Maybe we can actually talk to Lord Changsun. "
Yang Lian was confused when he heard this: "Then what do you mean by what you just said?"
Wang Yan stopped, held his younger brother in his arms and said: "The dark market is a task assigned to us by the Ministry of Punishment. It is our duty to complete it. But if we handle one more case, will we be recognized by the Ministry of Punishment?" , the reputation soon started!”
"That's right!" Yang Lian clapped his hands and praised, "Brother, you mean, that gambling house..."
"There's always something fishy to do, and if you keep an eye on him, sooner or later he'll reveal his flaws!"