Chapter 4: The Case of Murder (10)
The two of them sat down with the old bustard flower hall, which was really furnished with pink curtains and green, a rich and gentle town. After the turtle prince made fragrant tea and retreated, the old bustard asked Zhu Sha and the others with a smile: "Dare to ask the two sons, what kind of girl do you like?" Seeing that the two ministers are elegant and noble, they must not be ordinary people, and the old man will arrange a few stunning small jasper for the two ministers, so that the two ministers can enjoy the gentle and glamorous blessings......"
"No need to call the girl......" Desert interrupted the bustard coldly.
"The two fathers don't want girls? That...... Then call a Qing official to come over and accompany the two of you to play the piano and drink? There are a few stunning Qing officials in my family who are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and they are also determined to ...... when they accompany the two ministers to drink, "The old bustard is an experienced man, so he will change his words immediately."
"You don't need to be a clean official, just drink with us and say a few words." Interrupted the desert again.
"Me? The two ministers laughed, the old body is old and decrepit, and it has been around for a long time, why don't the two ministers call a few young and beautiful girls, talk and laugh, and have fun and taste......"
"No need, it's just you, let's ask about something, what? Not? Desert stretched out his hand and held the twenty taels of silver that Zhu Wenyu gave him.
"Okay, okay, what's not to do? That being the case, the old man accompanied the two fathers to have a few drinks. After finishing the business, call the girls up and let the two sons pick slowly. Girl, hurry up and serve wine, and two plates of exquisite side dishes. The old bustard's eyes lit up when he saw the silver, and he hurriedly agreed with a smile on his face, and stood up to greet the maid, and a hand with a pink handkerchief was raised outward, and it seemed to pass inadvertently over the hand spread out in the desert, and the silver had fallen into her sleeve. The movements are skillful and light.
The service in this green building is really thoughtful and complete, and in a blink of an eye, a few plates of snacks and fruits have been served, and the two maids bowed their heads and exited the door, and closed the door with their hands.
After the girl quit, Desert turned his head to stare at the old bustard, and whispered: "This is the secret envoy of the imperial court, and this time I specially came to Kaifeng to inquire about the rape and murder of the rich lady, and I want to ask you something." But don't make a noise, if you chew your tongue, the adults can send you to prison with a word, and make your garden burn clean. โ
"Oh, no wonder the two ministers are extraordinary, they turned out to be officials, I said how I felt that the two ministers looked strange as soon as I entered the door, they must be rich and noble lords, which are like those perverts and hungry wolves, when they saw our girls, their eyes were wide-eyed, and their saliva was three feet long. Or two adults have seen the world......"
"Less nonsense! When you don't ask you, you don't talk too much, just listen to what we ask you about. You haven't had any unusual guests here these days. The desert interrupted impatiently.
"Alas, where are there any strange guestsโwhy do these flower thieves who kill a thousand knives have to do such a hurtful thing? Spend a few silver in our house, some are accompanied by thousands of charming girls like flowers and jade, and we are happy and we have silver to earn, how good it is in the two, but we have to go to the life of the daughter of the daughter of a big family - alas, two adults, you talk about it, use incense to harm people, spoil the clean body of the girl's family and save people's lives, which is what people do, it is really Amitabha Buddha, sin and sin......"
"If you want to talk less and talk less, you don't say it, I'll ask you and you will answer." The desert knew that these people in the Qinglou were all exquisite, and they couldn't suppress them without some majesty, so he said with a cold face.
"Yes, yes, please ask, the old body won't say it, don't say it." Seeing that the desert was very impatient, the old bustard finally closed his mouth honestly.
"Who's the hottest girl here? Didn't you hear from the girls about any unusual guests? โ
"This ...... I haven't heard of it, the girls have their own regular customers, and sometimes there are some first-masked guests, but there are not many, but I haven't heard the daughters talk about something unusual. โ
"You call your most popular girl here, and I'll ask a few words without delaying your business." The desert doesn't look like a thing at all, so he simply said.
"This ......"
"What? You don't want to open this garden? The desert's tone suddenly turned cold.
"Yes, yes, this is called, just called, the most popular in our family are the two daughters of Begonia and Qiuyun, both of whom are famous top brands in Kaifeng City...... "Looking at the desert's face is not right, the old bustard is really afraid, Zhu Sha and the two are really from the government, and they really can't afford to provoke them, so they have to confess honestly, anyway, these things can't be hidden, and anyone in this green building can ask who the top girl is."
"Scream!" The desert waved his hand.
"Yes, yes, Sixi'er, call the two girls, Begonia and Qiuyun, come over." The old bustard shouted out the door.
"Mom, the two sisters have guests there." Sixi'er spoke outside the door.
"Go and call it, just say that mom has something, just for a while, give those two guests a sin, let them wait for a while, and then turn around and let the girls have a few more drinks with them." The bustard raises its voice.
"Okayโ"
After a while, the door of the flower hall opened, and two young ladies in plain clothes came in, Zhu Wenyu's eyes lit up, and it was really different from the vulgar powder that he saw when he went upstairs.
The two girls walked up to the bustard and said in unison, "I don't know what the mother told her daughters?" โ
"These two are the secret envoys of the imperial court, and if you want to ask your daughters a few words, you can tell the truth." The old bustard said softly with a kind face, it seems that he still loves the two reddest cash cows.
"Yes, Mom. The two adults are blessed, I don't know what the two adults want to ask, the little woman knows everything. The two faced Zhu Sha and the two were blessed again. These two girls are sent every day, and occasionally I have seen some people in the government, and I know that this kind of person cannot be provoked, and the best way is to honestly do whatever she is told.
"Hmm...... My lord asks you, are there any special unfamiliar faces among the guests that the two ladies have received since the beginning of this month? Especially with a foreign accent? Are there any unusual characters? "The desert is so majestic and calm, and it sounds like a court official.
"The little woman Begonia, every day in the garden ushered in, most of them are just the big families in Kaifeng City, are often regular customers, sometimes catch some church meetings and the like, most of them are playing the piano and wine, or singing and dancing, many times are not selling their bodies, and there are very few strange guests. Within a month...... It seems that only three guests have come for the first time, one is a wealthy businessman from other places, and the other two are two sons, who are bold enough to book a night with my sister Qiuyun. โ
"Oh? What were those guests like? What accent? How old are you? Have you talked about anything? Desert Xian asked with interest.
"The foreign merchant is about fifty years old, and the little woman has been with her for one night, but she hasn't said anything, but I heard that it seems to be in the pearl and jade business, and she promised to give me a delicate hosta, but I haven't seen her again." The begonia glanced at him, and seemed to complain that the guest had not fulfilled his promise.
"The other two sons are generous, and they don't have a local accent, they sound a bit like Jiangnan people, yin and yang weird, they looked quite Sven when they first came, but they tossed the dead at night, and almost tortured me and Sister Begonia to death in one night, and they had to do it face to face together in a bed, and they changed for the past, I have never seen such a guest, I don't want to meet this kind of villain again in my life." That Qiuyun pouted and continued.
"What did they say?"
"I didn't say anything, just asked me how Sister Haitang and I looked like in Kaifeng City? Hearing them talk about it, it seems that they have to go to other gardens to taste other top brands, and I don't know which sisters will be unlucky enough to run into them......" Qiu Yun recalled with a slight frown.
"By the way, they also asked about the ladies of the famous big families in Kaifeng City, I asked them if our sisters were not serving well, they said that they came to Kaifeng City to find a big family to climb relatives on the orders of their parents, so I want to inquire, these two beasts, if it is really which lady marries them, it is better to seek death." Begonia Road.
"Oh? They asked about the young lady of the big family in Kaifeng City? What have you talked about? "The desert's eyes lit up and his spirits lifted.
"Yes, Sister Qiuyun is also there, and she also knows about it." Haitang glanced at Qiu Yun and repeated some of the words mentioned at that time.
"What are they? What else do you say? Desert asked.
"Those two are both under thirty years old, medium build, one is white-faced and beardless, the other has a two-minute long beard, and they both speak with a Jiangnan accent, but their voices are high-pitched, at first I thought they were both Sven, but who knew that it would be ...... at night."
"Alright, alright, you guys go." The desert waved his hand, for fear that they would go and describe the disgusting things of the night again, and stopped the way.
"Yes, my lord. Mom, I don't know what else is going on? โ
"It's okay, daughters, go back, go back to the two guests to accompany the sin, so that they can serve for a good life." The bustard waved softly.
"Yes, mother, Wanfu, daughters say goodbye." The two of them bent their knees in unison again, turned around and closed the door.
Desert and Zhu Wenyu exchanged a look, Zhu Wenyu nodded his head, Desert got up and said to the old bustard: "Okay, Mom, I'll be disturbed a lot, so I'll leave." โ
"Oh, yes, the two adults walked slowly, the old body didn't greet well, I really ask the two adults to forgive me." At this time, the old bustard already fully believed that Zhu Sha and the others were from the government, and they did not come to find flowers and ask willows, she really couldn't afford to provoke this kind of person, and if she was not careful, something big would happen, anyway, the silver was in hand, and it was a thousand miles to send away these two plague gods as soon as possible.
"Well said. However, I hope that my mother will keep quiet about this matter, and if someone asks, you will say that you have not seen me, which is good for you, otherwise you have to be careful. Desert walked to the door of the flower hall and turned back and added.
"Yes, yes, the old body doesn't dare, the old body doesn't dare." The bustard hurriedly agreed.
The two went downstairs together.
As soon as the old bustard saw Zhu Sha and the others away, he saw Si Xi'er come over and say, "Mom, the master in Sister Peony's room called you over." โ
The old bustard sighed, the guest in the peony room seemed to be from the official mansion, and he couldn't be offended, so he hurriedly said: "Okay, tell Master Li, I'll come here." Big teapot, hurry, guests are here again, hurry up and greet distinguished guests, I'll break your dog's leg if you don't wait well!"