Jing Ning looked at the file in front of him and frowned. She just asked the steward of the Internal Affairs Office for the file of the palace maid on duty in the Qianqing Palace, and the steward was also clever, knowing that Jing Ning was looking for someone, she looked at the woman's size and appearance with her for a long time, and then handed over a file to Jing Ning with confidence.

"It turned out to be called Qinghuan." Jing Ning gently stroked Qinghuan's name on the file, and her eyes were dyed with a little pity.

The Li family, a wine shop on the outskirts of the city, originally had two daughters, the eldest daughter Qinghuan and the youngest daughter Qingting, both of whom were very smart and obedient women. Originally, the family was doing well, but Li's father didn't know when he got involved in gambling, owed a lot of silver, and still couldn't pay off his debts after selling the liquor store, so he sold his wife and daughter to the Qinglou, which was worthy of paying off the gambling debts.

Mother Li was already weak, and after learning the news, she didn't ease her breath, and she was angry with the gambler. And the two sisters Qinghuan and Qingting are living in Qinglou.

Soon after, the two sisters were bought by a wealthy businessman, and Qinghuan was sent to the palace as palace maids, while Qingting was nowhere to be found. Jing Ning closed the file, and she gently rubbed the corners of her forehead, which was a little swollen.

Although the name of the wealthy merchant was mentioned in the file, she could guess that most of them were Zhao Duo's minions, but if she wanted to save Qingting, she needed to find her residence, which was not a simple matter.

After leaving the Internal Affairs Mansion, Jing Ning was thinking about how to find Qingting, and walked aimlessly, and before she knew it, she stopped near the Qianqing Palace.

At this moment, a shrill voice sounded: "You two are a little sharper!" I had to carry a corpse out early in the morning, phew, what an unlucky thing! ”

Jing Ning heard the sound and looked, but saw two little eunuchs walking forward briskly carrying a corpse, and the one shouting on the side was the father-in-law who often served in the Qianqing Palace.

Jing Ning frowned, a faint chill appeared in her heart, she looked at it intently, it was Qinghuan! Jing Ning suddenly remembered Zhao Duo's Yin Heron eyes, she couldn't help but gasp, she was really a cold-hearted person, and she regarded human life as a mustard like this.

Jing Ning couldn't imagine what fate she would have if she didn't save Qingting.

Although she and these two people didn't even meet Pingshui, Jing Ning was really moved by compassion, she weighed it again and again, and finally made up her mind to find Xiao Rin for help.

When she returned to the dormitory, she wrote a small raft and asked Luohua to send it to the general's mansion. Then Jing Ning changed into a light and crisp shirt and walked towards the secret passage.

When Jing Ning walked out of the secret passage, Xiao Rin was already waiting for her, and as soon as she came out, Xiao Rin's eyes brightened a little, and a handsome smile rose on her lips.

Jing Ning looked at the whip marks on Xiao Rin's neck with some distress. It should have been smoked by General Xiao.

"It's not in the way, Daddy doesn't use much force, but Madam is distressed about her husband?" Xiao Rin saw that Jing Ning had been staring at his neck, and hurriedly pulled up his collar, trying to cover up the whip marks.

Jing Ning sighed slightly, she stretched out her hand and carefully touched Xiao Rin's injury.

"It's time to fight, so that you can have a long memory, and you won't be allowed to do such nonsense in the future." Although Jing Ning said this, his eyes were slightly red, if it weren't for missing himself too much, Xiao Rin would not have come back early, this whip fell on his neck, thinking that Old Man Xiao was so angry, how could he show mercy in his hands? Xiao Rin's whip wound finally fell for himself.

Jing Ning felt both pity and guilt in her heart, and was a little moved, her eyes turned red when she couldn't restrain herself for a while, she was secretly annoyed in her heart, why couldn't she control her emotions every time she saw Xiao Rin?

Xiao Rin understood Jing Ning's intentions and knew that she felt guilty in her heart, so she was relieved gently, and seeing that Jing Ning's mood was not so low, she asked about what she said in the raft. Jing Ning suddenly came to his senses and explained the cause and effect to Xiao Rin in detail.

"I want to save Qingting." Jing Ning's eyes were firm, and her thin lips were almost pursed into a line. The image of Qing Wan begging Zhao Duo lingered as if it was engraved in her mind, and Jing Ning felt that if she acted like nothing had happened, she would definitely resent her inaction in retrospect.

Xiao Rin nodded, no matter what Jing Ning wanted to do, as long as it didn't hurt herself, Xiao Rin would support her. And he has a bit of chivalry in his temperament, so he naturally can't turn a blind eye when he encounters such a thing.

"Is there any mention in the dossier of which Qinglou?" Xiao Rin asked in a deep voice. The number of green buildings in Kyoto is not small, and Zhao Duo's house is more than one, if you find it one by one, I am afraid that Qingting will not be able to wait for that time.

"The Quadrangular Pavilion."

Half an hour later, Jing Ning was sitting in the private room on the second floor of the Sifang Pavilion, while the old bustard in front of her was tied up, unable to move, and was staring at Jing Ning with a frightened face.

When she saw Xiao Rin just to welcome the guest, she felt that her eyes lit up, and she led him to this private room with joy, and she was going to call out the top card to make a big profit, but she didn't expect Xiao Rin to restrain her with her backhand, and then brought in the woman in front of her from the window, and now she is also tying herself up, the old bustard's face twitched slightly, I don't know what kind of fairy I provoked today.

Xiao Rin finished tying the last knot and exhaled softly, he still had whip wounds on his body, and his actions were a little physically draining at this time.

"You don't have to look at me like this, I just want to ask you a few questions, if you dare to hide something, this chopstick will be your end." Jing Ning said as he casually picked up the chopsticks on the table and handed them to Xiao Rin. Xiao Rin's eyes flashed a little helpless, but he effortlessly broke the pair of chopsticks in his hand. The movements are very clean.

The old bustard looked frightened, and hurriedly said: "Although the little lady asks, she must know everything and say everything!" She naturally saw that Xiao Rin was not easy to get along with, if she provoked him, I was afraid that this Quartet Pavilion would not be able to open.

Jing Ning nodded with satisfaction and asked, "Do you know the people who bought Qinghuan and Qingting?" Where to stay? ”

When the old bustard heard the names of Qinghuan and Qingting at first glance, a little sadness flashed on his face, and he seemed to be very hesitant whether to open his mouth.

Jing Ning was not in a hurry, she calmly picked up the broken pair of chopsticks on the ground and shook them in front of the old bustard.

"It's the king! He lived in a villa on the outskirts of Beijing, and heard that the women he bought back for a lot of money were placed there. The old bustard hurriedly said, with a little eagerness in his eyes, as if he was afraid that if he said it too late, he would be like those chopsticks.

Xiao Rin and Jing Ning glanced at each other, asked for the specific location, and then left the Sifang Pavilion.

Meanwhile, a pot-bellied man in the Kyoto suburban garden reclined behind a wine table, his eyes narrowed into slits, his gaze wandering back and forth on the scantily clad maiko in front of him.