Mingwei stretched out her hand and the exquisite figure slowly dispersed and finally disappeared.
She sighed and said to Jiang Wenfeng: "Sir, you have seen that her memory is incomplete and she only knows this much."
Jiang Wenfeng nodded, walked behind the desk, picked up a pen and sketched out the exquisite appearance.
"Exquisite, good at music, like a dream." He wrote a few words next to the painting and said, "Let them find someone first!"
Mingwei nodded: "I think the tone of her singing is most likely from the south."
Jiang Wenfeng added a few more words, then found Lei Hong and handed the portrait to him.
Lei Hong looked at it and said, "This woman is most likely a private prostitute. I'll go find someone to ask."
If we can find traces of one of the women's life, we have a starting point, so today's work is not in vain.
Mingwei couldn't get involved in the rest of the matter, so he left.
Lei Hong acted very quickly. In just one day, the news came from the Yamen.
Mingwei arrived at the government office and saw Yang Shu also there.
"Why are you here?" Mingwei was surprised, "Isn't the Imperial City Department working here?"
Yang Shupi smiled but said: "The Holy One ordered me to follow up on this case."
His expression was obviously baffling: "Why are you smiling so weirdly?"
Yang Shu looked at her and lowered his voice: "I heard that you proposed to Jiang Wenfeng?"
"Ah, how do you know?"
"Is there any?"
"Yes!" Mingwei admitted openly, "I think Mr. Jiang is very good and he is very suitable to be a husband."
Yang Shu grinded his teeth: "He is twice your age!"
Mingwei glanced at him strangely: "Are you not awake yet? Have you forgotten that I am not Miss Mingqi? At my true age, I am just right for Mr. Jiang. But you are too young!"
Yang Shu looked a little embarrassed: "I'm talking about you! Why are you mentioning me?"
Mingwei said seriously: "I didn't do anything, I just talked casually."
Just as he was talking, Lei Hong came over.
When he met Mingwei, he got straight to the point: "Miss Ming, that Linglong is indeed a private prostitute. Someone saw her in Kangle Lane."
Mingwei didn't know where Kangle Lane was, but Yang Shu knew it.
Kangle Lane is clean and there are few idle people. Many officials have placed their outer residences there.
"Which house does it belong to? Is there anyone behind it?"
Lei Hong said: "That house has received many guests, but I don't know if there are any yet."
Yang Shu nodded: "Tell me the address and I'll check it out."
Lei Hong happily informed that no one is better at investigating this kind of thing than the Imperial City Division.
After saying this, Lei Hong continued to run his errands.
Mingwei followed Yang Shu out of the government office and got on his carriage majestically.
Yang Shu came up and snorted: "A man and a woman alone don't know how to avoid suspicion."
Mingwei opened the box on the carriage, took out his spare folding fan, and fanned it in a very cool and unrestrained manner: "Are you feeling guilty to avoid any suspicion?"
"What do I feel guilty about?" Yang Shu turned his head.
Ah Xuan came in and asked, "Master, where are you going?"
Yang Shu was annoyed: "She has already come up, how can she still go back to the Marquis Mansion?"
Ah Xuan looked at this, then that, and nodded: "Yes."
The carriage started slowly and was walking down the street. Yang Shu saw her pinching her fingers. After a while, a stream of smoke flew in from the outside and fell on her hand, transforming into the shape of a little white snake.
"grown ups."
Mingwei reached out and touched its head: "Where is my cousin? Please show me the way."
"yes."
After a while, the carriage stopped, and Ah Xuan raised the curtain: "Sir, ahead is Kangle Lane."
After hearing Lei Hong talk about Kang Le Lane, they arrived at Kang Le Lane, and both of them looked a little subtle.
"Those bones are really related to the Beggar Gang?"
Mingwei had already learned about Ji Xiaowu's experience from Xiaobai Shekou, and frowned: "My cousin has really entered a den of thieves now."
"What a good thing!" Yang Shu said nonchalantly, "If we find the critical point so quickly, maybe we can successfully rescue your classmates."
Mingwei nodded and told the little white snake: "Send a message to your cousin and ask him to find a woman named Linglong who lives in Kangle Lane. Keep an eye on her and report her in time if there is any danger."
…
"I'll do it myself." Ji Xiaowu awkwardly took the clothes from Guiniang's hand and walked behind the screen.
Gui Niang covered her lips with a smile and said, "Is this your first time, Master?"
"yes……"
"You'll get used to it after a while." Gui Niang smiled at the figure behind the screen, "It's inevitable to socialize outside."
Ji Xiaowu said: "You have seen it a lot, so are you used to it?"
The smile on Guiniang's face paused slightly, and then she replied: "Yes."
She stood at the screen and handed over the belt.
"Looking at your behavior, you are no different from other ladies. Why do you do this kind of business?"
Gui Niang smiled: "Young Master asked me such a question, which shows that this is really my first time here."
"oh?"
Gui Niang said: "In our profession, the more noble you are, the more popular you are. Among the top courtesans, which one is inferior to the rich lady?"
"..."
Ji Xiaowu walked out from behind the screen, and Gui Niang praised: "Young Master is so good-looking. It is our blessing to meet a guest like you."
Ji Xiaowu smiled sheepishly and whispered, "Can you please help me, sister?"
"You said."
"Brother Qi wants me to stay with my sister tonight. I can't shirk it, so I ask my sister to help me cover up."
Gui Niang was curious: "Young master is unwilling to rest. Could it be that Gui Niang's appearance is not good?"
"How could it be?" Ji Xiaowu asked hurriedly, "I just... control my family very tightly. Besides, my sister is like a fairy, and I don't dare to blaspheme her."
Gui Niang was startled and said with a smile: "Young master is joking. What kind of gods are you? People like us, no matter how much we pretend to be like rich ladies, we are just playthings."
"Sir, are you okay?" Duofu's voice came from outside.
Ji Xiaowu smiled at Gui Niang and whispered, "Look, my maid is watching closely."
Guiniang smiled: "Then let's go out first."
Seeing Ji Xiaowu come out, Qi Ping's eyes flicked back and forth between him and Gui Niang, and he laughed loudly: "Brother Guo, you have figured it out. If you don't come out, I will have to leave first."
Ji Xiaowu smiled slightly awkwardly: "Brother Qi, what are you talking about? It's just a change of clothes."
"Yes, yes, change your clothes." Qi Ping pulled Ji Xiaowu back, "Come on, keep drinking."
A banquet of wine will last until nightfall.
Ji Xiaowu's face was slightly red, and his eyes were blurry with drunkenness.
Duofu also drank a few drinks and was probably a little dizzy, sitting there in a daze.
Qi Ping winked and went out to talk with Gui Niang.
"You keep him tonight," Qi Ping said. "This young master Guo is away from home for the first time. He is very young. Use your means to let him live here with you."
Gui Niang said yes and asked him again: "If Mr. Guo is left behind, what will happen when the adults come?"
Qi Ping said: "They won't come for the time being, and the wind is tight now." He added, "Ask Liuli to bring people over from time to time, and slowly let him know something..."
Gui Niang was shocked when she heard what he meant: "Palace Master Qi, what are you..."
Qi Ping's eyes sharpened and he interrupted her: "Just do as you say."
Gui Niang lowered her head and responded softly: "Yes."