The prosperity of Luoyang Xie Yu has already seen it these days, Rao is like this, she is still stunned in front of the Sitong Gambling House.

Compared with the surrounding blue brick houses, the building is very magnificent, with three floors high, and there are lifelike green sparrows at the eaves, and the plaque can be seen at a glance from the famous family, and the font dragon and phoenix dance are fluttering, which can be described as its finishing touch.

Even in such a lively street, the Sitong gambling house is still particularly prominent, and its people in and out are endless.

Pei Heng and Xie Yu had just stepped half a step into the door when they walked to the door, and a waiter immediately came to greet them.

"Two sons." The waiter took a cursory glance at the valuable clothes on the two of them, and he made a conclusion in his heart, especially the one in front of him with an extraordinary bearing, who was as warm as jade between his eyebrows, even if the entourage was also a delicate and white person, with an outstanding temperament, this person's family background must be either official or rich.

"It's the first time for the two sons to come to the Sitong Gambling House, right?" The waiter rubbed his hands, took off the cloth on his shoulder, and threw it back on, "Do you want to take the two of you around?" ”

"Not necessarily." Pei Heng refused, he came to check the situation, and it was somewhat inconvenient for one more person to follow him.

The waiter didn't dwell on it anymore, and answered, "Okay." And he left.

There are a lot of fish and dragons in these four gambling houses, especially the hall on the first floor that anyone can enter, up to the little boy who likes to be lively, down to the little people who are in shabby clothes, and all their net worth are betting on this gambling table, it is very easy for people to lose their direction for a while.

Xie Yu followed Pei Heng in a rough circle, her eyes sometimes fell on the gambling table, and sometimes she was attracted by the sound of cheers or wails, her eyes were suddenly attracted by a person, a touch of contemplation and surprise flashed on her face, but her eyes did not forget to look at this person carefully.

The man was ruddy and emotional, with a large pile of silver tickets in his hand, but when he looked at his clothes again, he was clearly dressed, just an ordinary coarse old cloth.

Obviously, he won a lot of money today, so much so that Xie Yu and Pei Heng didn't notice when they walked up to her.

The man leaned forward to place a bet, and the shouts were endless, bluffing Xie Yu trembling.

"How?" Pei Heng looked around, his good-looking eyebrows frowned slightly, obviously he didn't like the scenery in the Sitong gambling house.

Xie Yu thought in her heart, Pei Heng Longzhang Fengzi, I am afraid that she has never been here. Then I remembered that Cui Yun had said that Pei Heng had been to Liuxiang when he solved the serial case in Beijing many years ago, and couldn't help but be curious about the case back then.

But Pei Heng was tight-lipped, and Xie Yuzi didn't dare to ask more.

She went back and forth a few times in the Sitong gambling house, and finally shook her head at Pei Heng.

Before she came, she learned from her master that this Sitong gambling house had been opened in Luoyang City for many years, and the owner Xu was a figure in Zhengzhou Mansion, not a simple small role.

Master Liu's speech clearly meant to remind her that the road of the four-way gambling house would not work, and at this time, Master Liu also sighed and said: "If you really talk about identity, what is the Zhengzhou Mansion over there, but our family let them." ”

Liu Xi is right, Cui Yun's father Cui Sheng is now an official and a secretary of the ministry, and his uncle is the first assistant of the dynasty, and Pei Heng should have been upstarts in the officialdom of the Great Zhou. If he is willing, a small Luoyang Mansion will be his place to live.

Thinking of this, Xie Yu was a little distracted, and she didn't think of her brother. If the Xie family had not dispersed back then, with the talents and ambitions of the brothers, they would have been able to show their ambitions for the people.

Pei Heng saw that she didn't squeak half-loudly, and when he glanced at the corner of his eye, his gaze fell on Xie Yu, who was half a head shorter than him, and raised his voice to make a sound, "Huh? ”

Xie Yu hurriedly replied to Pei Heng's words when she heard the voice, "My subordinates just asked a few people about the sixth child, but before they asked, they kept silent, and the people in the gambling house were cautious." ”

"His death caused a stir in the city, and the people at the gambling table were the most observant of words and colors, and knew what to say and what not to say." Pei Heng didn't speak again, and walked out of the Sitong gambling house first.

Xie Yu was a little unwilling in her heart, and her eyes fell back on the extremely piercing gambler.

Because of the red belt exposed around his waist, this is the same red belt as the one worn by the sixth child.

She leaned sideways and approached the person next to her.

The other party saw that she was not tall, but her eyebrows were delicate, so he didn't hide it from her, so he introduced to her: "That man's name is Zhou Ba, he is the secretary of Yilou, you look at him and he looks good, but in fact he is also a ruthless, I don't know how many girls have entered Yilou, and they all make him obedient." ”

Sure enough, this person who is addicted to gambling is rarely a good person.

Xie Yu saw that he was not hiding his secrets, so he boldly pointed to the red belt around his waist and asked, "Is he born in his year?" ”

"Hey!" The other party waved his hand when he heard this, "This red belt has been hanging on my waist since I knew him, and I don't know where to ask for it. ”

Xie Yu still wanted to ask about the sixth child again, but the other party gritted his teeth and refused to say more, and finally lowered his voice and said to Xie Yu: "There is no mention of dead people in the gambling house, bad luck." Look at your tone, I'm afraid it's an official family, in the past, I wore official uniforms, but now no one has anything to say to you. ”

Xie Yu didn't know that there was this one in the gambling house, and she was afraid that she would be easy to startle the snake when she wore an official uniform, so in the end, she didn't embarrass the other party, and she went out of the Sitong gambling house first.

Xie Yu walked out of the Sitong gambling house and saw Pei Heng sitting on the tea stall drinking tea.

She walked over and told Pei Heng the reminder that the other party had given her just now.

Pei Heng thought for a while, nodded rarely, and said: "The strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, Ziyi Shicai also reminded that the owner of this Sitong gambling house is not only in Zhengzhou Mansion. ”

Hearing what Pei Heng said, Xie Yu secretly thought in her heart, "Master Pei and Master Cui are also in the capital, don't adults also think it's inappropriate?" ”

Thinking so in her heart, Xie Yu said it like this.

As soon as the words came out, Xie Yu felt that she was a little reckless, but fortunately, Pei Heng just picked up a bowl of tea and said lightly: "Maybe the owner of the family is also in the capital." ”

Pei Heng didn't say anything more about the rest of the words, but Xie Yu almost understood what Pei Heng meant.

first went through her father's affairs, and then followed Master Fu in Kangping County, and saw the balance in the officialdom, and probably understood the meaning of Pei Heng's words, which is nothing more than one thing is better than one less.

Pei Heng got up and dusted off the folds on his shirt, Xie Yu followed behind him, and the two walked side by side.

"Let go...... Let go of my ......"

Xie Yu glanced sideways when she heard the sound, and saw a group of people pulling a girl into a small courtyard gate.

The woman looked about the same age as Xie Yu, and the whole person was so delicate that she could see the ribs all over her body.

Although Kangping County is poor, it has been controlled by Master Fu Lin over the years, and Xie Yu has never seen the scene of forcing Liang to become a woman.

The girl saw that Pei Heng and Xie Yu had stopped, and she was busy and called for help to the two of them: "The little girl is a local in Luoyang, and she doesn't know these people...... I also hope that the two sons will be kind......"

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Zhou Ba coming over from a distance.

Xie Yu remembered that someone in the Sitong Gambling House said about Zhou Ba's methods, if this girl really fell into the hands of Zhou Ba, I am afraid that she will be born into the fire pit.

She didn't wait for Pei Heng to speak, so she took out a token from her arms and shouted at those people: "Dare to force Liang to be a female Chang, go to the mansion with me!" ”

This token was given to her by Cui Yun yesterday, in case she could call on the government to investigate these cases at any time.

Originally, Xie Yu was not from the Luoyang Mansion, and rashly taking out the token may not be able to deter the people in Yilou.

But now that things are in a hurry, coupled with Pei Heng being here, the invisible coercion on his body really made those people stop moving.

Xie Yu saw that those people let go, and hurriedly took her and left in a hurry.

To make sure that no one was chasing her, Xie Yu whispered softly to the other party, "Don't be afraid, girl, it's okay now, go home quickly." ”

Unexpectedly, the girl's eyes turned red when she heard this, and her eyes sparkled, and she began to cry.

Xie Yu didn't know how to persuade her, so she waited for her to cry, and then told Xie Yu intermittently.

It turned out that her real name was Wang Xiang'er, and she was sold to another county by her father eight years ago because of gambling debts. It was easy to get out of the way, and then I was able to return to Luoyang, and I learned that my father had drowned in the well a few days ago, because my father still owed a bunch of gambling debts, and saw that she was born well, so he detained her and sent her to the Yilou to pay off the debt.

Xie Yu's eyes lit up when she heard that she was drowning in the well, and she looked at Wang Xiang'er uncertainly and asked, "You are the daughter of the sixth child." ”

Yes, the sixth person's surname is Wang.

On that day, Wang Ping'an also said that the sixth child had a daughter, who was lost when he went to a meeting with the sixth eight years ago, and people outside speculated that the sixth child pawned his daughter.

Although there was speculation at the time, but now that she heard Wang Xiang'er's words, Xie Yu rarely scolded the sixth child in her heart for not being a good father.

Then I remembered that the sixth child had drowned in the well, and then I could get out of the resentment that was blocked in my chest.

Wang Xiang'er nodded hurriedly.

Thinking that Xie Yushi held the token in his hand, Wang Xiang'er asked, "Are you from the government?" ”

"Yes."

Wang Xiang'er seemed to recall what those people said to her, and only then did she ask a little timidly, "Is my father really ......?"

Xie Yu was a little unbearable when she saw this, sighed and nodded with Wang Xiang'er.

Wang Xiang'er has also experienced some things over the years, covering her mouth and nose with the corners of her sleeves, and before she said a word, tears filled her eyes.

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In the palace, the servant had already stitched up the abdomen of the sixth child. From a distance, it looks like a black centipede.

Xu has not seen his father for eight years, and now goodbye is the farewell of heaven and man, Wang Xiang'er collapsed to the ground, hiding his face and crying.

Originally, the sixth child had no children and no daughters, and after a while, he was pulled by the people of the government to the suburbs to find a place to bury him, and now Wang Xiang'er has returned, and she will bring the body of the sixth child home.

In view of the fact that the fire of the old six family was burned clean, those people in Yilou were afraid that they were still waiting to take Wang Xiang'er away. After thinking about it, he had to let Wang Xiang'er live temporarily in the mansion first.