Huaixiu ran for two streets, thinking that it was time to get rid of Chang'an, and then started to deal with his own private affairs. He visited several tea shops in succession, but he did not recognize a tea merchant named Cheng. He was disappointed and struck her again and again.

Standing on the street, I suddenly felt at a loss.

In the vast sea of ​​people, Brother Song, where should I go to find you?

Inadvertently, she saw a pair of masters and servants selecting silk threads at the stall selling silk threads across the street. Behind them was a young man who was wearing decent clothes but looking around. This scene was very familiar to Huaixiu. She had caught many thieves in Shi'an County.

As many as two digits.

Huaixiu walked toward them calmly. When the thief reached for the woman's pocket, Huaixiu caught him.

The thief was startled, turned around, and saw a girl. He curled his lips indifferently and said silently, "Mind your own business."

Huaixiu didn't argue with her and raised his eyebrows provocatively. The thief punched Huaixiu. Huaixiu raised his sword to block it. He turned the thief around and tied his arms behind his back. "Ah." The thief couldn't help but say.

A cry of pain.

At this time, the master and servant realized that their wallets were in the hands of the thief.

"Woman, spare your life." The thief begged for mercy.

"Bring it here." Huaixiu ordered.

The thief obediently handed over the purse.

"So it's you." The woman in a pink dress is about 20 years old and has a ponytail. She should be the wife of a certain house.

Huaixiu was surprised, "Madam, do you recognize me?"

The woman said, "I was at the tea shop just now and saw a girl looking for someone." Then she bowed her knees and saluted Huaixiu, "Thank you for your help, girl."

Huai Xiu said, "It's not worth mentioning."

Seeing the two people being polite, the thief finally found an opportunity. He slipped a dagger from his sleeve and dropped it into his palm. He waved it fiercely. Huaixiu subconsciously stepped back. The thief took the opportunity to escape like a loach, dodging left and right.

He quickly ran into the crowd.

"Stop." Huaixiu shouted and chased for two steps. There was still a shadow of the thief there, so he had to stamp his feet angrily.

"The thieves in this capital are the most cunning. Madam should take two more people with her when she goes out in the future." Xiaohuan, a girl in green clothes beside her, warned her.

Seeing that Huaixiu's sleeve had been torn by the thief, the woman asked, "Girl, can you come and sit in my shop? I have new clothes for you."

"You are welcome."

The woman smiled and said, "My surname is Lu and my name is Huiniang. Not far ahead is the clothing store I open."

"My wife's embroidery is the best. Many noble people come to my wife to make their clothes." Xiaohuan said.

Huaixiu declined politely and said, "Li Huaixiu, thank you madam for your kindness. I have important things to do, so I don't dare to delay." After saying this, he left.

"Wait..." Lu Huiniang said, "Is Miss Li looking for a tea merchant named Cheng? I wonder if this tea merchant is a businessman or a businessman?"

Huaixiu was startled, "What's the difference?"

Lu Huiniang said with a smile, "There are two types of merchants in this dynasty: the merchant and the merchant. The merchant is responsible for buying and selling in bulk, and the merchant is responsible for retailing. The two are different. If the person you are looking for is a merchant, you can go to patrol.

The inspection department inquired and found out that as long as traveling merchants come to the capital, they will go to the inspection department to register and pay taxes. If the person the girl is looking for is a businessman, she can go to the Jingzhao City Bureau to investigate. There are also records there. This is better than the girl's family.

It’s much cheaper to find it in a store.”

Huaixiu suddenly realized after hearing this, "That's it. Thank you madam for your advice."

Huaixiu said goodbye and left.

"Madam, even if that girl knows how to investigate merchants, can she get into the Inspection Department or the Municipal Bureau?"

"She is a member of the public family, of course she can."

"How do you know, madam?"

Lu Huiniang smiled and said, "The way she captured the thief just now, wasn't it exactly the Yamen's method?"

Half an hour later, Huaixiu came to Wenwen Street in Chongwenmen. Her father said that Mr. Wang Zhong lived here. She inquired about it and finally found Mr. Wang's residence, but was stopped outside. The defendant

Wang Zhong was not at home, so Huaixiu could only hand the letter from his father to the disciple, and told the disciple that he would come to visit again tomorrow. Then he returned to Wu Mansion and ordered a bowl of tea at the teahouse opposite Wu Mansion.

Drink slowly.

In this compartment, Chang'an did not find Huaixiu, and was anxious and annoyed. Suddenly he saw someone in the crowd, and followed him quietly.

Zhou Qingyue walked through two alleys and found no one behind her. Chang'an was suspicious. Shouldn't she be investigating the case with Fang Zhuo and Wei Ning? How could she appear here alone? However, several children begging along the street knelt down.

In front of Chang An, people gathered around her asking for reward money. Chang An took off her money belt and gave it to the beggar. When she raised her head, Zhou Qingyue's shadow had long disappeared.

Chang'an groaned.

"Chang'an." Someone called her from behind. Chang'an turned around and immediately bowed her head, "Shopkeeper Feng."

Zhou Qingyue came to a teahouse and looked up at the words "Dejuyuan". She felt a little uneasy. After entering the door, she heard the elegant sound of the piano. She stood for a moment and a picture appeared in her mind. It was her first time.

A scene when I saw him.

Deep in the bamboo forest, a young man in white clothes, Mr. Mo Shang, was burning incense and playing the piano. The young man raised his head, smiled at her, and waved to her. She walked up to him out of nowhere, but saw a knife in his hand...

.

Zhou Qingyue was startled, came to her senses, took a deep breath, and followed the sound of the piano to a private room.

There is a person sitting behind a screen with "flowers blooming and wealth" playing the piano.

"The Crown Prince..." Zhou Qingyue knelt down respectfully, but the other party ignored him. Zhou Qingyue had to say, "When did the Crown Prince enter the capital? Did the Crown Prince have a good trip?"

The sound of the piano finally stopped, and an aristocratic young man walked out of the screen, it was Zhu Yu.

Zhou Qingyue suddenly felt an invisible pressure approaching.

"Keep your head up."

As soon as Zhou Qingyue raised her head, a whip struck her body. Zhou Qingyue shuddered and did not dare to move. She endured it silently. Then came the second whip, and the third whip..."

"Hurrah" with a strong wind, as if the whip wielder had a great hatred for her. It was not until the fifth whip that Zhu Yu stopped, and she heard his slight breath.

"Do you know why you are punished?"

Zhou Qingyue was so painful that she was numb, and her speech was not fluent, "You have your own way of being a prince."

"You are getting better and better at talking." Zhu Yu sneered, suddenly leaned over and pinched her chin, scolding, "You are so smart."

Zhou Qingyue bit her lip and answered with difficulty, "I want to find what the Crown Prince wants as soon as possible."

"Pa" Zhou Qingyue received a slap, and then her jaw was pinched again.

"Please remember the purpose of letting you enter the Six Gates."

"Slave... don't dare to forget..."

"Really?" Zhu Yu's fingers touched the corners of Zhou Qingyue's lips again, wiped away the blood on the corners of her mouth, and asked suddenly, "How do you feel when you see Fa Xiao?"

Zhou Qingyue lowered her eyes, gritted her teeth and said, "I hate it so much."

Hearing this, Zhu Yu felt a pity in his heart, and his voice became a little softer, "I was not as good as her when I was a child. If you are still like this now, you don't have to come back to see me again."

"Slave...understand, I will find a way to prevent her from entering the six doors."

Zhu Yu immediately denied it, "No, she is investigating the Xie family's case now. If you want her to find out something, she must bite the Xie family."

Zhou Qingyue was shocked and didn't understand the prince's intention. Of course, she was not qualified to ask, and Zhu Yu did not explain. He threw a box of ointment in front of her, his face turned frosty, "If you act well on your own, you don't have to come back to see me again."

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Huaixiu drank tea in a teahouse until the shop closed, and was kicked out. "I sat there for half a day for a copper plate, only drinking tea and no cakes. I have never seen such a stingy person."

Huaixiu blushed and wanted to retort, but she was afraid of attracting attention, so she had to endure it. She walked around the Wu house and came to the back door. She saw a big tree. When there was no one around, she jumped up.

With the tree under the tree, you can just see the situation inside the house.

The Wu House is not big, and it is obvious at a glance that Wu Rui'er has been dead for half a month, and white flags are still hanging in the house. The servants are all wearing plain clothes. The house is very deserted, not many people come in and out, and the mistress of the house, Zhao, is not seen.

There is a little girl making medicine in the corridor. It seems that Mrs. Zhao is really sick.
Chapter completed!