next day
Everyone sat in front of the hall in silence.
Outside the courtyard wall, the sound of the watch was heard.
Zishi.
Xie Ruoling quickly stood up, tied up her black veil, walked to the backyard with Rong Di, and climbed over the wall.
Yuan Zhe and Gu Qi swaggered out of the main entrance and drove towards the Hongxiu Tower in a carriage.
"Concubine Hui, what's your background?"
"I don't know very well," Yuan Zhe said with deep eyes, stroking the white jade at his waist: "Jiang Mingchuan's father was just a seventh-grade county magistrate. Three years ago, when the new emperor ascended the throne, there was a large selection of girls, and Concubine Hui was among them. . His father died suddenly the next year, and the cause of death is unknown. The only remaining member of the Jiang family in Qingzhou is Jiang Mingchuan. He chose to engage in business instead of an official career, and has a great influence in Qingzhou. However, since he is not involved in government affairs, I have not paid attention to him. "
Gu Qichang sighed: "It's difficult to handle."
"Um?"
"Your Highness, Jiang Mingchuan's backer, I'm afraid no one can afford to suffer."
Yuan Zhe closed his eyes tightly, raised his head, and frowned deeply.
Gu Qi didn't dare to say anything.
A merchant was able to surround the general's mansion tightly.
If it hadn't been for the instructions of the emperor, no one would have had the courage.
Yuanzhe, did he not see it or did he dare not think about it?
Gu Qi looked at Yuan Zhe. He had a solemn expression. His fingers covering the round jade stopped on the head of the Suan Ni beast on the edge, and he pressed it tightly until the fingertips turned white.
"Uu——"
The carriage stopped, and someone outside called out: "Your Highness."
The waiter opened the curtain and helped Yuanzhe and Gu Qi out of the car.
Qingzhou Prefecture's Muyan Secretary, dressed in official uniform, saluted respectfully beside the car, with more than ten soldiers holding swords standing behind him.
"Well," Yuan Zhe glanced at it and put his hand behind his back: "Let's go."
Yan Shuqing waved his hand, and the soldiers followed Yuan Zhe and dispersed into the Red Sleeve Tower!
Seeing this scene, the prostitute in the hall was so frightened that he lost all his alcohol and looked towards the door with his neck curled up.
Yuan Zhe found a table near the door and sat down firmly.
Gu Qize followed closely and stood aside.
Yan Shuqing stepped into the Red Sleeve Building with eyes wide open. He raised his hands and shook off some of the smoky air with his wide sleeves: "The government is handling the case, and everyone else is waiting to leave as soon as possible!"
Everyone in the hall rushed to the ground and fled in all directions.
The two soldiers went straight upstairs, kicked open the doors one by one, and pulled out the prostitutes who were sweating profusely and had red necks.
The prostitutes were disheveled. When they came downstairs and saw the fight, they picked up their coats and ran out without caring about their dignity!
The girls in the hall hugged each other and trembled.
The madam held the fan handle and ran down in a hurry: "Sir, what are you..."
Yan Shuqing coughed heavily and said sternly: "Call down all the girls from Hongxiu Tower like you and stand in line! Then bring all the deeds of sale and membership deeds!"
The old bustard opened his mouth in surprise. When he saw Yuan Zhe sitting next to him, he knew something was wrong.
She smoothed her hair to calm down her panic and said, "Sir, please wait a moment. I'll go get it now."
When he turned around and went upstairs, he winked at Mr. Turtle next to him.
The Turtle Guild agreed and quietly slipped out towards the back door.
Li Ruoxi stood in the queue, her appearance and figure particularly eye-catching among the crowd.
The girls next to her were trembling with fear, but she didn't care. She pinched her waist and chewed her nails.
The old bustard brought the deed of sale and birth certificate and handed them to Yan Shuqing, who then handed them to Gu Qi.
A quick glance at the many registration deeds shows that there is no mention of Tuzhou anywhere.
I didn't expect to find out anything from this, I just hoped that the momentum would be big enough to attract Jiang Mingchuan.
Gu Qi cleared his throat and stood in front: "Those whose names are read, come out of the team and stand aside."
In less than half a stick of incense, the girl was gone most of the time.
"Li Ruoxi."
Hearing her name, Li Ruoxi raised her hand and touched the hairpin on her head, and walked to the other side calmly.
"I didn't know that when His Highness arrived, the common people would be disappointed to meet him from afar!"
Before I saw the person, I heard his voice first.
The loud voice made Gu Qi feel happy.
Jiang Mingchuan is here!
Gu Qi held the deed of residence in his hand and turned to look at the door.
Jiang Mingchuan stepped forward wearing crimson brocade clothes.
Seeing Gu Qi face to face, he gave a dark smile and walked towards Yuan Zhe: "Greetings to Your Highness."
The secretary of State Muyan was finally afraid of Jiang Mingchuan's power, and stepped forward to greet him: "Master Jiang, I'm sorry for disturbing you tonight."
Jiang Mingchuan glanced over coldly, and Yan Shuqing trembled in fright!
Then he suppressed his displeasure and said with a smile: "Haha, what are you talking about, Mr. Yan! Your Highness and Mr. Yan can come to visit the Red Sleeve Tower, which is a blessing that I, Jiang, have been seeking for several lifetimes! However, today's posture does not seem to be for entertainment. of?"
Yuan Zhe did not raise his eyes, only looked ahead and squinted: "Jiang Mingchuan, I asked Yan Shuqing to count the population of Qingzhou, why didn't you Jiang family and Hongxiu Tower do so?"
Jiang Mingchuan spread his hands and said, "Your Highness, the population of our Jiang family and Hongxiu Tower has been reported every year."
"It's just numbers, what do they mean?"
"Then it seems that Your Highness suspects that I, Jiang, have lied about my population?"
"Whether there is or not, we can only know after careful investigation."
From beginning to end, Yuan Zhe didn't look at him.
Jiang Mingchuan suppressed his anger, picked up a stool and sat next to Gu Qi: "In that case, let's check."
From the first time he met Jiang Mingchuan, he knew that this man was not easy to deal with.
Gu Qi held the registration deed in his hand and suddenly shook!
The deeds of membership were scattered all over the place.
"Hold...Sorry, I didn't hold it securely." She pretended to be panicked, squatting down to pick up the paper on the ground.
Jiang Mingchuan looked sideways, looking down from his pale profile to his slender waist.
Seemingly dissatisfied, he leaned forward slightly and continued to stare at Gu Qi.
Yuan Zhe was not far away, staring at Jiang Mingchuan, wishing he could go up and dig out his lustful eyes!
As if she sensed someone was watching, Gu Qi accelerated the picking up process.
"Tsk, what a pity." Gu Qi stood up, smoothed the messy list in his arms, pretending to be depressed: "I finally checked more than half of it, but now it's a mess."
"It doesn't matter." Jiang Mingchuan held his chin with one hand and stared at Gu Qi's face: "Then I'll check it again. If you check it, put the list in my hand."
Gu Qi forced out a smile and shouted to the girls with the deed of residence: "Everyone, rearrange your lines. Those whose names are called, go to the side."
Li Ruoxi held her head high and said reluctantly: "The names of the slave family have just been matched, so there is no need to go back again!"
Before Gu Qi could answer, Jiang Mingchuan's face turned cold.
He stood up and walked to Li Ruoxi.
"Snapped!"
A slap in the face knocked Li Ruoxi to the ground!
The girls around were trembling with fear and trotted back to the team.
Jiang Mingchuan took out the handkerchief from his arms, wiped his hands carefully, and then threw the handkerchief on Li Ruoxi's face!
Returning to his seat, he put on his fake smile again and said, "Make Mr. Gu laugh."
Gu Qi looked at Li Ruoxi. She was lying on the ground with bloodshot eyes coming out of the corners of her mouth. After waiting for a long time, he slowly got up and stood numbly.
"Actually, Mr. Jiang doesn't have to be like this. Miss Ruoxi has indeed checked it." Gu Qi dug out Li Ruoxi's list from the many deeds and delivered it to Jiang Mingchuan.
"Oh, let her go then."
Jiang Mingchuan raised his hand, and Gu Qi handed the registration deed form to him after checking each person.
Is it an illusion?
Gu Qi frowned slightly.
I don't know why, but every time I fall, I always feel like Jiang Mingchuan is grabbing my hand.
This frivolous behavior seems to be teasing a girl from somewhere.
Gu Qi felt a chill in her heart, but in order to buy time for Xie Ruoling, she had to endure the discomfort.
When I was just preparing to submit the deed of residence, I heard Yuan Zhe say: "Stop."
Gu Qi turned around and saw Yuan Zhe's face darkened.
"The rest will be checked by Yan Shuqing."
Yan Shuqing hurriedly stepped forward, took the order from Gu Qi, and checked it carefully...
Yan Shuqing's checking speed was much faster than Gu Qi's.
Seeing the list bottoming out, Gu Qi was a little worried.
She walked up to Yuan Zhe and bent down to say something.
At this time, Jiang Mingchuan turned around and saw Gu Qi bending down.
Yuan Zhe frowned, raised his arms to hug Gu Qi, and flipped her onto the stool next to her!
Gu Qi was startled and looked up to see Jiang Mingchuan's half-smiling expression.
The last girl walked over there, and Yan Shuqing also finished reading the deed of membership form in his hand.
He walked up to Yuan Zhe, saluted and said, "Your Highness, the verification is over."
"I, Jiang, have always abided by the law. If there is a new girl in the Hongxiu Building, I will definitely report it to the county."
At this point, there seems to be no reason to stay here.
Yuan Zhe had a sullen face and said nothing.
Gu Qi rolled her eyes and looked carefully at every corner of Hongxiu Building.
Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of a figure upstairs.
Gu Qi narrowed his eyes and put on a smile: "Sir Yan, are you sure you have finished reading the deed?"
When I was at the General's Mansion before, I thought Gu Qi was an inconspicuous figure and didn't take him seriously.
Now it seems that if he can sit next to Yuan Zhe without changing his expression, he must have a good background.
Yan Shuqing nodded slightly and replied respectfully: "I've finished reading."
"Isn't that right?" Gu Qi raised her finger and pointed upstairs: "It seems that the mother of Hongxiulou didn't bring her birth certificate?"
Everyone looked over and saw that the old bustard was pale and standing by the pillar, trembling slightly.
Yan Shuqing waved to the old bustard: "Zhao Xiulan, come down!"
Zhao Xiulan?
Gu Qi's pupils were shocked!
The old madam was not a little girl who was not familiar with the world. After seeing what had happened, she calmed down and walked down slowly: "I have been living in this Hongxiu Building for many years, and now I am the mother of this Hongxiu Building. I don't point to where." When my young master comes to redeem his body, how can he remember where he left the body deed?"
Seeing her prevarication, Gu Qi didn't rush to argue: "If there is no registration deed, he may be a gangster. Could it be a spy sent by Yun State?"
As soon as these words came out, the madam was so frightened that she immediately knelt down!
"Sir, don't you dare say such nonsense!"
"What about your membership deed?"
"The Jiji Deed... I really don't remember the Ji Ji Deed!" The old bustard held up the handkerchief and wiped away tears.
"Oh." Gu Qi spread his hands and curled his lips: "The only option is to take this mother to the general's residence first. When you remember this deed, it will not be too late to check it carefully."
Only then did Jiang Mingchuan realize that the "Mr. Gu" in front of him was not an ordinary silly woman. Not only is her appearance stunning, her delicate thoughts are even more heart-warming!
He licked his lips, desire flowing out of his eyes: I want to commit to this woman!
The so-called sex makes one stupid, not to mention that the Zhao Xiulan in front of her is not the real Zhao Xiulan at all.
Jiang Mingchuan was not worried, he was just silently thinking about how to capture Gu Qi.
"Your Highness!"
Rong Di stepped into the Red Sleeve Tower, and Gu Qi breathed a sigh of relief.
He stepped forward and knelt down: "Your Highness, the capital of the country urgently reports!"
Yuan Zhe was shocked and almost couldn't answer the words.
He stood up slowly and pointed at the kneeling bustard: "Take her back."
Yan Shuqing waved his hand, and two soldiers came forward with swords, held down the bustard, and escorted him out.
On the carriage back, Gu Qizheng smiled happily. He turned around and saw Yuan Zhe with a dark face and said nothing.
"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?"
Yuan Zhe lowered his eyes and looked at Gu Qi's hand.
I have never touched those slender, white hands.
He was touched several times by Jiang Mingchuan!
He was a little annoyed, although he knew that Gu Qi had messed up the deed of residence in order to delay time.
It can be seen that seeing that kind of scene, my heart is burning and anxious!
"Your Highness?" Gu Qi thought he was dazed again, so she raised her hand and waved it in front of her eyes.
Suddenly!
Yuan Zhe grabbed Gu Qi's hand!
"Your Highness?" Gu Qi was startled!
Could it be that you did something to make him unhappy?
For a long time, Yuan Zhe didn't say anything. He just held it quietly until he reached the general's residence.
"Your Highness, we have arrived."
Rong Di opened the curtain outside, and Gu Qi quickly took out his hand!
Yuan Zhe blinked, stood up and got out of the car.
"Why did you suddenly change the order? Didn't I ask you to report an urgent report from Qingzhou? It almost made me unable to react!"
"Your Highness, Zhao Dexun is here!" Rong Di said eagerly, following Yuan Zhe's footsteps.
Yuan Zhe paused and quickened his pace.
Two tall men strode forward. Zang Gu Qi was smaller, so he had to jog to avoid being left behind.
