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After returning to the yard, Xie Yu put the painting that Qi Liangye gave her on the bookshelf, while she picked up the evidence of the flood in Pingzhou and looked at it.
The candlelight was dim, Xie Ruyi and Xie Abao went back to rest early in the morning, the whole courtyard became empty, the wind blew through the curtains in the courtyard, and the atmosphere was quiet and soft.
On the second day, the three Xie women dressed neatly and kept their whereabouts secret, and completely left this capital paradise.
The sun and the moon have traveled and the stars have moved, and the three finally arrived in Pingzhou at the end of August.
Pingzhou is located in the south of the Yangtze River. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, it has been a place for fireworks and dances. The brothel here is more famous than the Yinglou in Qianjing.
Human relationships and favors are all debts. Although no one dares to disobey the Jianghu lord’s order, those in power must cherish their power. The mind and the heart determine the success or failure of things, and Xie Yu doesn’t want to do things that affect others. For most difficulties, she gritted her teeth as she carried it over.
Xie Yu had an idea in her heart, and her whole person relaxed a lot.
...
As the rainfall decreased, the unstable population in Pingzhou rapidly increased, and the comings and goings of people were lively.
The news spread as expected in the past few days. In the past two days, Xie Ruyi and Xie Abao always dressed up as men and went to the largest brothel in Pingzhou - "New Moon Mansion" to inquire about the news.
At night, Xie Yu covered her face with a black cloth and was dressed in black nightclothes. She had various hidden weapons hidden in her waist. She jumped down from the third floor of the Hongchen Inn and tapped her toes to the eaves on the opposite corner of the street.
At night, the curfew in Pingzhou isn't as strict as that in Ganjing. Only a few soldiers are patrolling the streets, and the uniform steps are occasionally in the layout of the streets.
Xie Yu jumped above the eaves, she was very light, and the place where she landed was as silent as stepping on cotton. Her black figure leaves after images that flew under the moon.
The appointment for the prefect positions of the Great Qi Dynasty is usually directly appointed by the emperor, or by the local governor. After Li Junru's death, this position is still vacant.
After the young man left, Xie Yu squatted in the dark, opened the curtain, and entered the torture chamber.
The dim yellow candles flickered faintly in the torture chamber, and a thin black figure stood in front of the corpse, as if fiddling with something, but the figure fiddled the corpse for a while and then covered it with a white cloth again, and then the figure flashed, and she disappeared in the room.
"Strange."
Xie Yu didn't find anything on Li Junru's body, her eyes flashed, she left the yamen far behind and continued to climb over the wall to Li Junru's house.
In the past few days, the Li Mansion has been under increasing martial law. Under Mrs. Li's rule, the guards guarding the yard are equipped with a guard dog. From a distance, it looks like the official guards are patrolling.
Xie Yu pondered for a while in her heart and felt that she couldn't find anything in Li's house tonight, so she simply turned around and returned to the Hongchen Inn. As soon as she put on her regular clothes, Xie Ruyi heard some news from the first floor. She had a natural sharp ear, and at this moment, she stood up with a gloomy expression, "My lord, someone is making trouble."
The heavy night gave Pingzhou City a magnificent coat, and the city was still singing and dancing peacefully. It seemed that the lives of the people in the city weren't disturbed by anyone.
After returning to the yard, Xie Yu put the painting that Qi Liangye gave her on the bookshelf, while she picked up the evidence of the flood in Pingzhou and looked at it.
The candlelight was dim, Xie Ruyi and Xie Abao went back to rest early in the morning, the whole courtyard became empty, the wind blew through the curtains in the courtyard, and the atmosphere was quiet and soft.
On the second day, the three Xie women dressed neatly and kept their whereabouts secret, and completely left this capital paradise.
The sun and the moon have traveled and the stars have moved, and the three finally arrived in Pingzhou at the end of August.
Pingzhou is located in the south of the Yangtze River. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, it has been a place for fireworks and dances. The brothel here is more famous than the Yinglou in Qianjing.
This day was bleak and the rain was cold. Maybe after running around for a long time, the horse's four hooves stomped excitedly just after entering the city, attracting the frequent glances of few pedestrians.
"Halt!"
"Master, can we find an inn to stay in first?"
Xie Ruyi asked.
"Let's go and take a rest today. Then we'll go to New Moon Mansion tomorrow."
Xie Yu found the familiar "Hongchen Inn" in the west of the city and handed a token to the shopkeeper, who was plump. When she first saw the three of them, her eyes rolled, and her wrist moved from the abacus. Xie Yu took a token out and presented it, and the shopkeeper immediately restrained her expression.
"The Tianzi room is reserved. You can go up there."
The shopkeeper is the proprietress of the Pingzhou Hongchen Inn, codenamed Yun Niang. At this moment, she calmly lowered her voice and handed the three of them a small mahogany key.
Xie Yu came to the Tianzi door, opened the outermost key cover, twisted the wooden tenon made of black wood, and then picked up the mahogany key to open the door.
With a "click", the door slowly opened.
"We don't have any official identities, so it's not easy to investigate this case."
Xie Yu frowned and looked at the pedestrians on the street through the window. The rain was still falling, the whole sky was gray, and when the autumn wind blew, even the room became cold and damp.
The main reason for the flood in Pingzhou was that the local officials embezzled the money for the project, and most of the dam materials bought were shoddy.
On the bright side, the cause of the incident had already been investigated by Qi Liangye. The key to her investigation is the evidence that Wang Yue colluded with the officials and murdered other officials, which had been carefully concealed. This was the most difficult thing.
"Would you like to borrow the New Moon Mansion for convenience? New Moon Mansion is the business of the Qiao Family. Qiao Family has always been on good terms with the government. We can ask Mr. Qiao to help you with this."
The owner of Qiao Jiazhuang Village, Mr. Qiao, was the previous leader of the martial arts alliance. After getting married and starting a business, he voluntarily retired and established Qiao Jiazhuang. He began to do business with the people of Jianghu and the common people. He became a "good citizen" who eats black and white (dealing with illegitimate and legitimate business).
"Halt!"
"Master, can we find an inn to stay in first?"
Xie Ruyi asked.
"Let's go and take a rest today. Then we'll go to New Moon Mansion tomorrow."
Xie Yu found the familiar "Hongchen Inn" in the west of the city and handed a token to the shopkeeper, who was plump. When she first saw the three of them, her eyes rolled, and her wrist moved from the abacus. Xie Yu took a token out and presented it, and the shopkeeper immediately restrained her expression.
"The Tianzi room is reserved. You can go up there."
The shopkeeper is the proprietress of the Pingzhou Hongchen Inn, codenamed Yun Niang. At this moment, she calmly lowered her voice and handed the three of them a small mahogany key.
Xie Yu came to the Tianzi door, opened the outermost key cover, twisted the wooden tenon made of black wood, and then picked up the mahogany key to open the door.
With a "click", the door slowly opened.
"We don't have any official identities, so it's not easy to investigate this case."
Xie Yu frowned and looked at the pedestrians on the street through the window. The rain was still falling, the whole sky was gray, and when the autumn wind blew, even the room became cold and damp.
The main reason for the flood in Pingzhou was that the local officials embezzled the money for the project, and most of the dam materials bought were shoddy.
On the bright side, the cause of the incident had already been investigated by Qi Liangye. The key to her investigation is the evidence that Wang Yue colluded with the officials and murdered other officials, which had been carefully concealed. This was the most difficult thing.
"Would you like to borrow the New Moon Mansion for convenience? New Moon Mansion is the business of the Qiao Family. Qiao Family has always been on good terms with the government. We can ask Mr. Qiao to help you with this."
The owner of Qiao Jiazhuang Village, Mr. Qiao, was the previous leader of the martial arts alliance. After getting married and starting a business, he voluntarily retired and established Qiao Jiazhuang. He began to do business with the people of Jianghu and the common people. He became a "good citizen" who eats black and white (dealing with illegitimate and legitimate business).
They have frequent contacts with the government, and they are clearer about the movements of the court than many people in the Jianghu.
The New Moon Mansion is a brothel opened by Qiao Jiazhuang in Pingzhou. The brothel has been a gathering place for intelligence since ancient times. Therefore, Xie Yu wanted to go to the New Moon Mansion to inquire.
Xie Abao and Xie Ruyi were thinking the same. They were sitting on the low couch with their swords in their arms. One was tall and the other was short.
"It's not feasible. The master of the Qiao family, Qiao Qingyun, and his father went out for a tour a few years ago and haven't returned. The Qiao's family may not be willing to make it easy for us, and if this Qiao's family is also cooperating with Wang Yue, our trip will be in vain."
Besides, there's no need to use suspicious people.
Xie Yu was sitting on the round stool of the Eight Immortals Table. She threw a walnut in her hand, threw it into the air, and caught it again as if she was thinking about something. The atmosphere in the room suddenly sank.
Since Li Junru, the prefect of Pingzhou, hanged himself after he was found to have written a confession, his body has never been buried.
Logically speaking, after the person dies, if Wang Yue wants to destroy the corpse, he could directly ask someone to bury the corpse. Why didn't he order for it?
Xie Yu's eyes slightly turned, and the walnut in her hand was rubbed by her, remembering the note that Xie Ruyi and Xie Abao handed her in the Crown Prince's Mansion before, she asked Yun Niang, "I heard that after the death of Li Junru, his official wife was anxious to renew her son with the position?"
This matter is not a secret in the whole of Pingzhou. All the officials and eunuchs in Pingzhou City rejected her proposition of her son replacing for the prefect position. She(XY) heard that she has been mad for two days because of this.
Yun Niang nodded slightly, without concealing it,
"Her son is not of good character. He's spoiled by Li Junru's wife. He is not diligent, can not distinguish between good and bad, has a fat head and big ears(arrogant and won't listen), and does not know a few characters(can't read). Instead, he likes to hang around in the brothels. His concubines in his backyard were aplenty."
"That's fine."
Xie Yu poured a few cups of tea slowly, first pushed it to Yun Niang, then to Xie Ruyi, Xie Abao, and finally put it in front of her.
"For the next two days, you need to spread the news that Xie Guogong's daughter is visiting Pingzhou and is lonely. That Mrs. Li is worried about her son. She will definitely not let this kind of news that a noble girl coming to her door unnoticed."
Yun Niang was slightly surprised by Xie Yu's decision while holding the hot tea in her hand. In her impression, the Lord(XY) had never risked her life whether it was for a conspiracy or a plan, but now she was risking her name.
The tea mist rose up, covering Xie Yu's unpredictable expression. She was dressed in black and sat quietly at the table, and the several people inside felt a strong sense of oppression.
In fact, Xie Yu herself seldom used the power of the Jianghu Lord's order. Most of the petty tricks from the enemies could be solved with ingenuity when she was walking in Jianghu, but now that she's also a half-official, she can't always pull her brothers to do hard work for her own interests.
The New Moon Mansion is a brothel opened by Qiao Jiazhuang in Pingzhou. The brothel has been a gathering place for intelligence since ancient times. Therefore, Xie Yu wanted to go to the New Moon Mansion to inquire.
Xie Abao and Xie Ruyi were thinking the same. They were sitting on the low couch with their swords in their arms. One was tall and the other was short.
"It's not feasible. The master of the Qiao family, Qiao Qingyun, and his father went out for a tour a few years ago and haven't returned. The Qiao's family may not be willing to make it easy for us, and if this Qiao's family is also cooperating with Wang Yue, our trip will be in vain."
Besides, there's no need to use suspicious people.
Xie Yu was sitting on the round stool of the Eight Immortals Table. She threw a walnut in her hand, threw it into the air, and caught it again as if she was thinking about something. The atmosphere in the room suddenly sank.
Since Li Junru, the prefect of Pingzhou, hanged himself after he was found to have written a confession, his body has never been buried.
Logically speaking, after the person dies, if Wang Yue wants to destroy the corpse, he could directly ask someone to bury the corpse. Why didn't he order for it?
Xie Yu's eyes slightly turned, and the walnut in her hand was rubbed by her, remembering the note that Xie Ruyi and Xie Abao handed her in the Crown Prince's Mansion before, she asked Yun Niang, "I heard that after the death of Li Junru, his official wife was anxious to renew her son with the position?"
This matter is not a secret in the whole of Pingzhou. All the officials and eunuchs in Pingzhou City rejected her proposition of her son replacing for the prefect position. She(XY) heard that she has been mad for two days because of this.
Yun Niang nodded slightly, without concealing it,
"Her son is not of good character. He's spoiled by Li Junru's wife. He is not diligent, can not distinguish between good and bad, has a fat head and big ears(arrogant and won't listen), and does not know a few characters(can't read). Instead, he likes to hang around in the brothels. His concubines in his backyard were aplenty."
"That's fine."
Xie Yu poured a few cups of tea slowly, first pushed it to Yun Niang, then to Xie Ruyi, Xie Abao, and finally put it in front of her.
"For the next two days, you need to spread the news that Xie Guogong's daughter is visiting Pingzhou and is lonely. That Mrs. Li is worried about her son. She will definitely not let this kind of news that a noble girl coming to her door unnoticed."
Yun Niang was slightly surprised by Xie Yu's decision while holding the hot tea in her hand. In her impression, the Lord(XY) had never risked her life whether it was for a conspiracy or a plan, but now she was risking her name.
The tea mist rose up, covering Xie Yu's unpredictable expression. She was dressed in black and sat quietly at the table, and the several people inside felt a strong sense of oppression.
In fact, Xie Yu herself seldom used the power of the Jianghu Lord's order. Most of the petty tricks from the enemies could be solved with ingenuity when she was walking in Jianghu, but now that she's also a half-official, she can't always pull her brothers to do hard work for her own interests.
Human relationships and favors are all debts. Although no one dares to disobey the Jianghu lord’s order, those in power must cherish their power. The mind and the heart determine the success or failure of things, and Xie Yu doesn’t want to do things that affect others. For most difficulties, she gritted her teeth as she carried it over.
Xie Yu had an idea in her heart, and her whole person relaxed a lot.
...
As the rainfall decreased, the unstable population in Pingzhou rapidly increased, and the comings and goings of people were lively.
The news spread as expected in the past few days. In the past two days, Xie Ruyi and Xie Abao always dressed up as men and went to the largest brothel in Pingzhou - "New Moon Mansion" to inquire about the news.
At night, Xie Yu covered her face with a black cloth and was dressed in black nightclothes. She had various hidden weapons hidden in her waist. She jumped down from the third floor of the Hongchen Inn and tapped her toes to the eaves on the opposite corner of the street.
At night, the curfew in Pingzhou isn't as strict as that in Ganjing. Only a few soldiers are patrolling the streets, and the uniform steps are occasionally in the layout of the streets.
Xie Yu jumped above the eaves, she was very light, and the place where she landed was as silent as stepping on cotton. Her black figure leaves after images that flew under the moon.
The appointment for the prefect positions of the Great Qi Dynasty is usually directly appointed by the emperor, or by the local governor. After Li Junru's death, this position is still vacant.
Logically speaking, she should first directly suspect that Li Junru committed suicide, and secondly suspect that the local governor is fighting for power and profit. However, Qi Liangye designated Wang Yue as the priority, in this case, she naturally began to investigate where Wang Yue could reach.
"Lord, look."
Xie Yu was hanging on the eaves, but when she noticed someone, she gently climbed on the beam and walked inside.
There were a lot of ice cubes in the pitch-dark torture room, and the temperature dropped sharply as soon as she entered the door. At this time, only a half-lit candle was placed on the candlestick, changing positions as the two people walking.
The candles were dimly lit, and the two people obviously returned after the setting sun.
The guard carefully opened Li Junru's blackened esophagus and throat. The guard who spoke had a grim expression and exchanged glances with the older man beside him. The two of them tacitly exited the torture room and blew the light before they started whispering.
Xie Yu used her inner strength, stepped lightly on the shadow behind the door pillar, and recorded the words of the two in her mind exactly.
"Master Li obviously died of poisoning, why did the people above say that he committed suicide?"
"The point is that since he committed suicide, why is he still keeping such a big handle on his body? It stands to reason that this kind of evidence should be completely destroyed."
"Xiao Gao, I'm afraid this matter is involved in something deeper. If you and I still want a future, don't worry about it." The old man sighed and parted ways with the young man.
Xie Yu's thoughts moved since the corpse hasn't been destroyed so far, and the corpse spots are still left, that is, there is something hidden on the corpse of this Lord Li.
"Lord, look."
Xie Yu was hanging on the eaves, but when she noticed someone, she gently climbed on the beam and walked inside.
There were a lot of ice cubes in the pitch-dark torture room, and the temperature dropped sharply as soon as she entered the door. At this time, only a half-lit candle was placed on the candlestick, changing positions as the two people walking.
The candles were dimly lit, and the two people obviously returned after the setting sun.
The guard carefully opened Li Junru's blackened esophagus and throat. The guard who spoke had a grim expression and exchanged glances with the older man beside him. The two of them tacitly exited the torture room and blew the light before they started whispering.
Xie Yu used her inner strength, stepped lightly on the shadow behind the door pillar, and recorded the words of the two in her mind exactly.
"Master Li obviously died of poisoning, why did the people above say that he committed suicide?"
"The point is that since he committed suicide, why is he still keeping such a big handle on his body? It stands to reason that this kind of evidence should be completely destroyed."
"Xiao Gao, I'm afraid this matter is involved in something deeper. If you and I still want a future, don't worry about it." The old man sighed and parted ways with the young man.
Xie Yu's thoughts moved since the corpse hasn't been destroyed so far, and the corpse spots are still left, that is, there is something hidden on the corpse of this Lord Li.
After the young man left, Xie Yu squatted in the dark, opened the curtain, and entered the torture chamber.
The dim yellow candles flickered faintly in the torture chamber, and a thin black figure stood in front of the corpse, as if fiddling with something, but the figure fiddled the corpse for a while and then covered it with a white cloth again, and then the figure flashed, and she disappeared in the room.
"Strange."
Xie Yu didn't find anything on Li Junru's body, her eyes flashed, she left the yamen far behind and continued to climb over the wall to Li Junru's house.
In the past few days, the Li Mansion has been under increasing martial law. Under Mrs. Li's rule, the guards guarding the yard are equipped with a guard dog. From a distance, it looks like the official guards are patrolling.
Xie Yu pondered for a while in her heart and felt that she couldn't find anything in Li's house tonight, so she simply turned around and returned to the Hongchen Inn. As soon as she put on her regular clothes, Xie Ruyi heard some news from the first floor. She had a natural sharp ear, and at this moment, she stood up with a gloomy expression, "My lord, someone is making trouble."
The heavy night gave Pingzhou City a magnificent coat, and the city was still singing and dancing peacefully. It seemed that the lives of the people in the city weren't disturbed by anyone.
However, the turmoil was so sudden, Xie Yu's brown eyes turned black, and her fingers pinched. Holding the wine glass, she lightly chuckled, but her smile didn't reach the bottom of her eyes, which made people chill.
T/N: Seems like action is next~~
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