Gu Peiqing felt that the recent days had been on the right track, and he went to report to the Ministry of Officials, where the officials sorted out his file and informed him that the emperor had arranged for him the position of Qin Tianjian. Qin Tianjian was close to the palace, he bought a small courtyard on East Third Street with the help of Feilan's father-in-law, and spent a thousand taels, which was not far from Qin Tianjian and said that it was not close, and the emperor rewarded him with a white horse that was paid tribute by Wanru Kingdom, so that he could go to Qin Tianjian.

For a time, he became a popular figure in the Qin Tianjian, and the emperor ruled for forty years, and only two civilians were directly promoted to officials in total, and the others were all based on scientific research. And one of these two is Shen Duzhi, the prime minister of the current Taizhi Pavilion, and the other is Feng Ye, the secretary of the Ministry of War, which shows that Gu Peiqing will be prosperous in official fortune and is the object of everyone's competition. In the days when he arrived in Qin Tianjian, he ate non-stop, and everyone invited him to various stores, and after about a round, Gu Peiqing really couldn't stand it anymore, and began to shirk it constantly. He has always insisted that it is better to waste his time at the wine table than to spend this time reading Zhiwei novels.

One day, Su Xian asked him if he wanted to go to Yunxianglou for dinner, Gu Pei Qing was about to refuse, Su Xian hurriedly said: "Pei Qing, you should refuse slowly, we are not going to Yunxianglou for a simple meal, this time Lord Cao invited the girls from Hongye Mansion to play and sing, and the girls of Red Silk will come." ”

Boss Qi really didn't take his opinion, and the ghost sent him to say "Okay".

Gu Peiqing only knew that Su Xian was the third son of the household servant, and he couldn't remember whose nephew, whose cousin, or nephew he was, he understood that this officialdom was an inextricable network of relationships, everyone was relatives, and they were amicable on the surface. Su Xian should have gone to a place with more oil and water or a more promising future, but he just loved this idle Qin Tianjian and didn't want to leave no matter what, and his father only doted on him, so he went with him. Su Xian is Gu Peiqing's first friend in Bingcheng, he can not only talk non-stop, but also tell such a prosaic thing as a woman going out to buy a chicken full of drama, and at the same time, he also claims to be "inquiring" in Bingcheng, there is no secret gossip that he doesn't know, as for the authenticity, he can't guarantee it.

Yunxianglou is not far from Hongye Building, Yunxianglou's food taste is considered to be among the top ten in the city, many dignitaries and nobles also love to eat and drink here, Gu Peiqing and their box is on the fifth floor, Lord Cao is happy to invite everyone to eat, on the wine table to change the glass, everyone said congratulations, then a guqin sounded, everyone quieted down, and then four women came out from behind the screen, all with good faces and sweet smiles. Accompanied by the guqin music, the four of them flicked their sleeves, rotated, and danced to their heart's content, and the song was also cheerful and jumping, as if they knew the happy event of Lord Cao. At the end of the song, everyone's hearts were stirred, and it seemed to be in the aftertaste.

Su Xian was the first to speak: "It's the red silk girl who plays the piano behind the screen, we have never seen the true face of the red silk girl, I wonder if the girl can come out to see it?" ”

A dancing girl smiled and said: "The red silk girl only shows people with the sound of the piano, and asks the son not to force it." ”

"It's just an entertainer, why are you so noble?" I don't know who drank too much and threw out such a sentence.

The girl's face changed, but she still said, "If you sons are fine, we will go back to the Red Leaf Building." ”

"If you don't see it, you can't go." Master Cao felt that he had saved his face, and he had a kind of momentum of being tough to the end.

The girl's face was lowered, and the anger between her eyebrows seemed to rush out at any moment.

Gu Peiqing was about to speak, but Su Xian spoke first: "It's all because I made excessive requests, Miss Red Silk has her own rules, and we naturally abide by them." He whispered a few words in Lord Cao's ear, although Lord Cao drank a little too much, he also accepted his angry expression after listening to the whisper, and became humble, "Please forgive Miss Red Silk for offending." ”

Suddenly, there was a commotion downstairs, and everyone walked out onto the porch to look down. I only saw a lot of people rushing in the corridor on the fourth floor, shouting "Doctor!" Su Xian's eyes were sharp, and he said, "It's Feng Xinyue downstairs?" The woman named Feng Xinyue was kneeling on the ground crying out of breath, and Su Xian pulled Gu Peiqing and walked to the fourth floor.

"Who is Feng Xinyue?"

"The daughter of Princess Duan, the granddaughter of the military department Shangshu."

The box on the fourth floor was already a mess, Feng Xinyue was still shedding tears there, and there were already slaves and maids on the side to comfort her. Several young men dressed in fancy clothes stood in front of the wine table, each with anxious expressions. Gu Peiqing saw Hongsi standing in front of the table of food thoughtfully, probably taking advantage of the chaos of the crowd.

"New Moon, what's wrong with you?" Su Xian seemed to be very familiar with Feng Xinyue.

Feng Xinyue glanced up at Su Xian, and grabbed Su Xian's hanging wide sleeves, "Brother Xian, today is the lord of Qi County, she is in a good mood, invite us to eat, while eating, suddenly she was bleeding from her mouth and nose, and she was just taken away by the fourth prince to find the imperial doctor." Will Lord Qi ... I'm so scared. Tears poured down Feng Xinyue's snow-white face, and it was heart-warming to watch. Su Xian hurriedly helped her up, she leaned on Su Xian's arms, looking like a pair of beautiful talents. Speaking of Lord Qi, Gu Peiqing remembered the woman with a cinnabar mole on her forehead.

"Don't worry, the Lord of Qi has his own natural appearance." Su Xian stroked Feng Xinyue's hair, and Gu Peiqing watched this scene with interest.

The people in the box became more and more crowded, except for Su Xian's table of people inside, and people from the Criminal Department and Dali Temple came intermittently.

"Unrelated personnel write their names and addresses on this piece of paper, please leave immediately." A small official shouted, waving the jute paper in his hand.

"How is Lord Qi?" Feng Xinyue asked.

"Miss Feng, don't worry, Lord Qi has just induced vomiting in a nearby medical hall, and his life is no longer in serious trouble, but his body is relatively weak now." Zhang Minchao, director of the Criminal Department, replied.

Gu Peiqing was going to stay for a while, but Hongsi pointed out the door to him, he nodded, and said to Su Xian, "Go first, don't disturb them to handle the case" and wrote and waited for Hongsi to come out.

"Lord Qi is really a bad year." The two walked on the way to the Red Leaf Building, and Hongsi sighed.

"What does Miss Red Silk think about this?"

"When I arrived, it was already a mess, and I didn't know anything about the details, so I couldn't see anything, but there was only Zhang Minchao and a few small officials from the Criminal Department, and Dali Temple only symbolically came to two or three people to shake it off and handed over the matter to the Criminal Department, it seems that everyone is not interested in this Qi County Lord."

"I heard that she is about to marry the fourth prince, although she is a foreign princess, but she will also be a princess in the future, the attitude of the criminal department and Dali Temple is really surprising."

"It is not certain whether this marriage can be Chengdu, and now that the prince has not been decided, the hearts of several princes competing for the throne are increasingly revealed. The fourth prince's mother, Yue Guifei, is quite favored in the harem, Yue Guifei is from a famous family, her family is full of power in the court, the four princes are very promising to become the prince, Yue Guifei hopes that his first princess can help him become a famous princess, not a foreign princess. Lord Qi is just a tool for the emperor to better control Wanru Kingdom, and whichever prince she marries is the same in the emperor's heart. ”

"Even if Lord Qi is just a tool in the royal family, if she dies, it will be a big loss, why are the officials and Dali Temple really handling this matter so hastily? There were many people mixed but they didn't control them, they just told us to fill in our names and addresses and let them go, and if there were poisoners, I am afraid that they would have fled. ”

"Because they guessed that it was the hands of the four princes, since the Lord of Qi County is nothing serious, and the Criminal Department and Dali Temple don't want to set the fire on fire, after all, offending Concubine Yue has no good fruit to eat, and the matter has been revealed today, and there will be no follow-up investigation."

"The Red Silk Girl has been in Bingcheng for so many days, and she knows so much about the royal family, which I didn't expect." Gu Peiqing suddenly thought of the rumors that she was going to become the concubine of the prince of Sichuan, and seemed to understand why she began to understand the royal family.

Hongsi only smiled: "Is Master Gu really a person who can see through the truth?" I don't think so. ”

Today's rest, Gu Peiqing went out to buy a few buns, sat in his small courtyard and read, and it didn't take long to hear a polite and cautious knock on the door, feeling like a stranger.

Gu Peiqing went to open the door, and outside the door was the handsome young man who took her away when the county lord of Qi was burned last time, and he looked even more handsome in broad daylight, with a face like a crown of jade, and an outstanding demeanor. He made a gesture and said: "Master Gu, I am Wu Yueran, the secretary of the Guozijian Division, and I came to thank you today for saving Lord Qi last time, and this folding fan is given to you, please smile." He held a box in both hands, and inside the box was a small folding fan, and an arc of bamboo white jade fell. Gu Peiqing took the fan and said, "You don't have to thank you for your efforts, thank you Wu Siye for the folding fan." The small courtyard is simple, if Lord Wu does not dislike it, please come in and talk about it. ”

Gu Peiqing poured two cups of tea, and Wu Yueran sighed: "The bamboo in the small courtyard of Lord Gu is lush and green, showing that the owner is elegant. ”

Gu Peiqing has always been annoyed by this face-to-face conversation, and he didn't know what to answer for a while, only saying "where, where".

Wu Yueran took a sip of tea, "Lord Gu, I came here this time to ask for something, I heard that you are the detective of Cangzhi Kingdom, please find out who is harming the county lord of Qi." ”

"It's not a detective, but investigating cases is a big hobby in my life, and I will do my best." Gu Peiqing replied.

Wu Yueran obviously didn't expect him to agree, "I didn't expect Master Gu to inherit it in one bite, this kindness will be unforgettable for me Wu Yueran." ”

"But I have one condition," the corners of Gu Peiqing's mouth rose slightly, "Wu Siye, I ask you a question, please tell the truth, so that I can find out the truth." ”

"That's nature."

"What is your relationship with Lord Qi?"