In Jiang Yichen's mind, the fragmented information seemed to have found a connection point. The old master's behavior was almost consistent with Bao Wenwen's behavior and demeanor after the map was robbed. In this way, Bao Wenwen had to catch the opponent's chest to predict the other party. It's a woman, and combined with Bao's words after questioning, it's very likely that the woman is the girl from the brothel, and isn't this where the brothel is?
The more I think about it, the more shocked I am. The orchids are fragrant. The orchids in the courtyard and the architectural style I saw in that alley just now seem to be the same as here. It is not impossible if it is the same place.
The woman in purple was the woman who grabbed the picture that day!
The relationship between the proprietress of Yunbo Inn and the woman in purple is extraordinary. She seems to be very interested in him. Is it out of concern or for another purpose? Is the woman in purple following and protecting her? By the way, the way the landlady looked at me seemed to be the same as the way Liu Qi looked at him that day. Could it be that the landlady of the inn was also one of my people! ?
When Jiang Yichen was deep in thought, the golden cup of jade wine was just a hair away from his mouth, but there was no reaction at all. The woman in pink clothes who pulled him in thought that the young boy was so embarrassed that he was dumbfounded. She was thinking of pouring him a few drinks first to let him loosen the boy's restraints. However, when she handed the wine glass to the boy's mouth, He was stopped by a white jade hand.
"Sister Xin, this child is my distant cousin. Don't bully him. Leave him to me." The words of the command had a pleading tone, which made people feel good.
Although the woman in pink who was called Sister Xin knew that what the visitor said was untrue and had no choice but to have the few taels of silver she was about to receive fly away like this, she still dared not refuse. Instead, she said cheerfully: "That girl Xiaolan." I have to thank my sister properly some other time!"
The woman who cut her off halfway was the woman in purple who had taken the map from Bao Wenting's hand, had a close relationship with the proprietress of Yunbo Inn, and had met Jiang Yichen in the alley. Ruolan, one of the eight red cards of Yichun Court.
Jiang Yichen was dragged away again in a daze. This time after a hustle and bustle, he was dragged into a secluded private room.
The moment he was dragged away, the fragrance of orchids entered his nostrils, and soon, Jiang Yichen knew who the woman was pulling him.
A man and a woman were alone in the same room, but the atmosphere was not as awkward as expected. Jiang Yichen was full of questions and was about to answer them. He could find the exact answer from Ruolan, but Ruolan was annoyed by Jiang Yichen's inexplicable behavior today. I was just about to curse a few words to vent my anger.
"You?" "You!" They both spoke almost at the same time, "What are you doing here! Do you know what kind of place this is!?" Ruolan got the upper hand before Jiang Yichen.
"I, I, I don't know, isn't this Yichun Courtyard? Aren't you here too?" Jiang Yichen's voice became smaller and smaller as he spoke.
Over there, Ruolan was already glaring, trying her best to suppress the anger in her heart, and squeezed out the words through her teeth: "I am one of the eight red cards of Yichun Courtyard! Why can't I be here?!!! "
"Ah! Then, then you..." Jiang Yichen recalled the scene he had just seen, what he had heard about that day, and his obscene actions, and he did not dare to think about it any further.
"Ah! You brat, I'm not selling my body, but where are you thinking?" Ruolan was so angry that she twisted Jiang Yichen's ears and roared.
"Sister, sister, it hurts, stop twisting it." Jiang Yichen begged, feeling like his ears were about to be twisted off.
"Who is your sister? Don't be ashamed." Although she said this, Ruolan felt quite comfortable in her heart, so she slowly relaxed her strength and let go of the brat in front of her.
"Say! Why did you come here?" Ruolan asked seriously, cursing in her heart, "You brat, you didn't know how to behave when you just left the island. If you come here, I have to report it to Sister Ling."
"I, I don't know, I was dragged in by the sister just now when I passed the gate." Jiang Yichen replied honestly.
Seeing Ruolan's eyes widening again and about to twist her ears, she didn't know why she answered poorly, so she quickly protected her ears, shrank her body, and continued, "That's it. I don't know why I walked there this morning. In the alley, I accidentally smelled the fragrance of orchids, and wanted to find out where the smell of orchids came from. Then I climbed up the wall, and was seen by my sister, and then..."
Jiang Yichen said that he didn't dare to continue. Could he say, "Sister is very beautiful, I'm crazy about it"?
Unexpectedly, Ruolan had already seen through Jiang Yichen's inner thoughts, and helped Jiang Yichen receive the message: "And then, my sister is very beautiful, you are crazy about it, and when you are stared at by your sister, you are like a little girl who has not left the boudoir. I was so ashamed that I didn’t know what to do. I ran to the street in a daze. Unknowingly, I came to the gate of our Yichun Courtyard. When I was confused, I was dragged in by my sisters. What I said was correct. Bar."
Ruolan looked at Jiang Yichen's surprised expression and thought to herself that this brat was really easy to guess, and couldn't help but smile proudly. And she had already taken off her veil in her room. This smile made Baihua shy, which made Jiang Yichen crazy. As expected, his ears were tugged again.
"You brat, you didn't learn well when you first got out of the island. You keep staring at women so lustfully. Sooner or later, someone will dig out your eyes." Ruolan scolded.
Jiang Yichen didn't answer Ruolan's words this time. He quickly realized from what he said that his guess was indeed correct: "Sister is indeed my uncle's wife, so is the innkeeper's wife?"
"Uh..." Ruolan was stunned for a moment, but then she recovered. It didn't matter if she spilled the beans, "Hey, brat, why have you suddenly become smarter? Yes, I am a big benefactor to Sister Ling and me. We To make a living here, I will help the Daoyi Alliance collect some information."
All the scenes and clues had been strung together into a complete thread in his mind. Jiang Yichen answered with certainty, "The person who took away the map of Jiangning County from Bao Wenting yesterday is also my sister."
"Yes!" Ruolan didn't want to hide it at all. He just wanted to see how stupid this kid could be and whether it was possible to complete a simple detection task. Now it seems that although the reaction circuit is a bit slow, he can still get through it. Those who are bent, children can be taught, children can be taught~
Afterwards, Ruolan was very, very, very patient in "training" Jiang Yichen with all kinds of common sense and rules, thinking that she had completed the task assigned by Shen Xinling to "teach him more when she has time".
Who would have thought that one of the eight red cards of Yichunyuan, who is gentle and graceful in front of ordinary people, would be such a bohemian talker behind closed doors. Fortunately, Jiang Yichen is not a eloquent person, but he is a good listener and actually listened to everything. After entering, he has to ask himself how much he can understand, how much he can understand, and how much he can remember.
Fortunately, Ruolan, as one of the eight red cards of Yichun Court, has considerable freedom. After seeing Ruolan dragging a young boy to her room, the third aunt, the madam, did not think too much and did not let the guests disturb her. she.
It was not until night, after Ruolan "trained" and "entertained" Jiang Yichen, that she took him to Shen Xinling's place under the cover of darkness.
The three of them combined the information they had recently obtained and determined that Qianzhulin Winery must have nothing to do with the Red Sect, and would definitely take action against the Daoyi Alliance or Juyuan directly in the near future. Shen Xinling made detailed arrangements for Jiang Yichen to investigate the Qianzhulin Winery.
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(Majiayi, Jiangning County)
After being given the task that night, Jiang Yichen headed west non-stop the next day. After two days of running around, he finally entered the boundaries of Jiangning County. He left his luggage and the little brown horse in Majiayi. After a short rest, he looked for The direction drawn on the map leads to the Thousand Bamboo Forest opposite Majiayi.
That map was naturally the Jiangning County map that Ruolan snatched from Bao Wenting.
For this mission, Jiang Yichen also did his homework with the help of Shen Xinling and Ruolan. Although it was easy for the two of them to complete, for Jiang Yichen who had no experience in the world, any unexpected situation If it was not handled properly, life would be in danger, and the two of them also paid extremely careful attention to Jiang Yichen.
Although his sense of direction was not very good, luckily, Jiang Yichen used the general direction marked on the map to get to the back of the wine shop where Hong Yue, the snake and scorpion girl in Qianzhu Forest, was staying before he fainted.
The winery has existed in Qianzhulin for five years. It mainly collects and brews bamboo wine, and also produces bamboo leaf greens and burnt knives. It is also well-known in Jiangning County. A year ago, it gained the trust of people in Taoyuan Town and has been supplying bamboo wine for a long time.
The address of the winery is naturally marked in detail on the map, but unless you are here to buy wine, the winery mostly delivers wine to other places, and there are few business contacts. Jiang Yichen came here to secretly investigate the situation. He couldn't just go there blatantly and be completely exposed to the other party's eyes. Therefore, this operation was completely a covert investigation.
Jiang Yichen lay on a hill and looked down, having a panoramic view of the general situation of the winery.
Just like the mark marked by Shen Xinling on the map, the winery is located in a large courtyard surrounded by bamboo fences. There are three houses distributed in a concave shape. One is the residence of Hong Yue and Yu Tao, and the other is the residence of the clerks. The largest remaining room is the wine cellar. Outside the house, there are many large and small wine tanks and jars.
The most important goal of this trip is the wine cellar.
