Whether it was ancient times or modern times, there was never a shortage of guests in the beautiful streets and willow alleys. Those civil and military officials, young masters, merchants, and noblemen, all had the appearance of righteous gentlemen during the day, but at night, they were frequent visitors to these places. The so called beast in clothes, he was talking about them. Especially in ancient times, when there was yet to be a Department of Sweeping the Yellow Emperor's Department and males were inferior to females, visiting brothels was a very brazen affair.
The more Yun Qixi analyzed herself, the more she wanted to laugh, the more she thought that this entertainment was the only way to promote the spirit of enjoying life with the masses.
One by one, he filled his head with information about those highly intelligent officials, only to find that none of them had any great looks, especially when there was a handsome guy sitting beside them. Anyone else wouldn't be able to tell.
Not long after, Shan Liancheng pointed to a restaurant not far from Cuiliu Residence.
"The woman currently coming out of the Drunk And Delicious is the wife of the Minister of the Left." After he finished speaking, he gave her a deep look, and then explained, "It's the great mother-in-law of National Duke."
"The First Lady's mother?" Yun Qixi finally had a bit of an emotional fluctuation.
He did not expect Su Yuwan to be the daughter of the Minister of the Left, which meant that Yun Lanyue was the granddaughter of the Minister of the Left.
Seeing Yun Qixi deep in thought, Shan Liancheng added, "The Left Premier is the current empress's blood uncle."
When Yun Qixi thought about the relationship in her mind, everything became clear.
"In other words, the first wife is the empress's cousin?"
Shan Liancheng nodded again.
So her background was actually so deep, this was something Yun Qixi had not expected. Therefore, although the Miss Er had the Emperor as her backing, behind Yun Lanyue was the Empress and her mother's family. If the Emperor was afraid of someone, the Miss Er would not have the advantage.
"How many people can you remember?" Shan Liancheng suddenly asked. Looking at his eyes, he had his suspicions regarding her ability.
Yun Qixi stopped thinking about Yun Lanyue, and met his questioning gaze, her eyes curved with laughter, her expression shallow, flickering with a sense of confidence.
"If I tell you that I have photographic memory, would you believe me?"
Shan Liancheng stared at her, although he did not reply, three words were clearly written on his face.
You can brag.
Yun Qixi didn't mind as well. She stretched out her hand to brush away a strand of hair on her forehead and laughed complacently.
"The train is not pushed, the leather is not blown, I will use the facts to show you, what I said is all true."
When she finished speaking, she saw Shan Liancheng's gaze land on her. For the first time, he lifted his lips.
Yo, this guy actually smiled? He laughed!
The angry face actually started laughing... I don't want it.
As if she was looking at him with lustful eyes, Shan Liancheng turned his face away and suddenly stood up to say this.
"Let's go."
"Oh." Yun Qixi wiped off her saliva and quickly followed along.
Descending from the roof in the same way, when his hand let go of her waist. Seeing his slightly stiff face, Yun Qixi couldn't help but want to laugh.
To interact intimately with a beautiful man, was this considered the benefit of allying with this elder?
When he looked over again, Shan Liancheng was already wearing the Silver Fox Mask again. Just as Yun Qixi was feeling regretful, he had already started walking out of the alley.
After exiting the alley, the two of them split up in tacit understanding, planning to return to their respective homes.
He had not gone far when he heard a gentle and hesitant voice calling out to him.
"Seventy-Two?"
Yun Qixi looked towards the direction of the voice, she saw a lady wearing a blue dress walking towards her from Drunk And Delicious s gate.
But she didn't know her. Tonight, Shan Liancheng did not even introduce her to anyone.
Seeing the lady's excited face as she walked quickly towards him, Yun Qixi's hands were covered in cold sweat.
"She is the daughter of the First Pin vice minister, Master Zhang's daughter, Zhang Qinxue." Suddenly, a voice entered her ears.
Yun Qixi suddenly turned her head, only to see Shan Liancheng's tall figure standing behind the crowd, looking straight at her under the Silver Fox's mask.
What are you looking at this grandpa for? Shouldn't you be looking at Zhang Qinxue?
Although he called herself Master sounds tyrannical, Yun Qixi felt that she was much more amiable than this duke. He was standing very far away, but the voice seemed to be whispering in her ear, and her ear was burning as if she'd seen a ghost.
Embarrassed, he turned around. Zhang Qinxue had already arrived in front of Yun Qixi and grabbed her hand.
"Qixi, you're really still alive. I didn't believe it when someone told me, but I didn't expect it to be true."
Zhang Qinxue, the name that was previously mentioned in Miss Er's diary. It could not be considered beautiful, but it was still considered delicate and pretty, and had a kind of gentle and magnanimity to it. At this moment, holding Yun Qixi's hand, her expression was extremely agitated.
Yun Qixi calmed down and smiled at her, "Qin Xue, I'm not dead yet."
"That's great, I was wondering how you could have died so easily. The heavens truly have eyes. " Zhang Qinxue's hands were very soft, and the joy expressed in her smile was very pure.
Although he knew her identity, with her relationship with the Miss Er, it was easy for her to expose flaws in front of her. Yun Qixi held her forehead, looking slightly exhausted.
Qin Xue, it's a bit late today. I'm really tired, so I'll be going back first.
Zhang Qinxue held her hand tightly, his eyes filled with concern, "Then go back and rest, take care of yourself. Do you know how many tears I shed when I learned of your death? I won't allow anything to happen to you again, do you understand? "
Yun Qixi was a little touched. The dead Miss Er left her with some trouble, some hatred that was not easy to resolve, but this kind of sincere friendship was a precious treasure to her.
After bidding farewell to Zhang Qinxue, Yun Qixi walked a distance and turned her head back involuntarily.
In the darkness of the night, the figure of a person could be seen walking through the streets.
Zhang Qinxue thought that she was looking back at him and waved his hand towards her with a smile.
Yun Qixi smiled back at her, but that clear and low voice of Yue Yu once again rang beside her ears.
"Others are easy to fool, but Royal Father is not easy to pass, you better be mentally prepared."
The smile on her face stiffened, Yun Qixi subconsciously looked around, but he did not see him. But she knew he must be somewhere in the shadows she couldn't see.
The sound reached his ears? F * ck me! It's too mystical!
Turning her head, Yun Qixi hurried back.
She was in the light, he was in the dark, this was the first time Yun Qixi felt a sense of unease in her heart. Even if she had disguised herself as the Miss Er and returned to the Duke's Palace, she was confident of her abilities. She had never felt such a feeling before.
She quietly returned to the manor and lay down on the bed, as if she had never left.
At breakfast the next day, after listening to Qiao Er's explanation, Yun Lanyue's face looked much better. This made Yun Qixi heave a sigh of relief.
Putting the ingredients in her rouge was just to get a little revenge on her. Yun Qixi didn't want to make it so that she couldn't marry her just because of one sentence. After all, scum men were too scum, and she needed scum women to match it. For Yun Lanyue's wish to become the Crown Princess, it could be said that Yun Qixi had spent a lot of effort.
After finishing her meal, Yun Qixi read a book and ate the rose cake that was said to be the favorite of Miss Er.
This taste, was only mediocre. After eating one piece, Yun Qixi smacked her lips twice and made a mental comment.
But because the Rose Soup was something that Miss Er liked, she had to learn to like it.
Just as she was reaching out to grab the second piece, Qiao Er entered, holding onto a bowl of food with a mysterious look.
"Miss Er, Qiao Er was in the kitchen at first, and saw Hong Yu cooking something, saying that it was the bird's nest the Empress had gifted to Eldest Miss. She thought that since Miss Er is weak, she needed to make up for it, so I took the opportunity when Hong Yu was gone, and secretly made a bowl for him while I was watching the fire for her.
Yun Qixi was confused, seeing that the situation of the Miss Er was not so bad, at least her father and brother who doted on her, shouldn't they be eating a bird's nest to the point of stealing others?
"I heard from Hong Yu, this nest is not an ordinary nest, it's a blood swallow's nest, it's very nourishing. Miss Er, quickly drink. " Seeing Yun Qixi's frown, the Qiao Er hurriedly explained.
Yun Qixi nodded and stared at the bowl of bird's nest, feeling that something was amiss.
"Qiao Er, take it."
"Ah?" He lost such a precious thing? What a pity. " Qiao Er was reluctant.
"If I let you fall, then so be it. No matter how good someone else's item is, I don't want it." Yun Qixi purposely lowered her face.
The Qiao Er did not dare to say anything else, and could only take it out.
"Wait a moment." Just as he reached the door, he was called out.
Qiao Er turned, only to see Yun Qixi staring at her, her eyes warning her sternly.
"Qiao Er, don't eat it yourself because you can't bear to part with it. It must be poured out, do you hear me?"
Having his thoughts seen through, the Qiao Er blushed and nodded.
Although they felt that it was really unfortunate, Yun Qixi was usually easy to get along with. Qiao Er could only endure the pain and throw away the precious blood swallow.
Not long after, the Qiao Er ran back shouting.
"Eldest Miss, something happened."
"What is it?" Yun Qixi looked up at her calmly.
"Follow me." Without any explanation, Qiao Er dragged Yun Qixi and ran outside.
Arriving outside the kitchen in the yard, he saw the corpse of a cat lying on a puddle of water in the corner. White foam was coming out of the cat's mouth. And what couldn't be ignored were the remnants of the nest on the water.
Looking at the situation in front of him, no matter how dumb Qiao Er was, she would at least understand the cause of death of this cat.
Fortunately, Miss Er did not eat it. Fortunately, she heard what she said and did not eat it secretly out of pity. Otherwise, wouldn't she end up like this cat?
Although she was glad that she managed to escape this calamity, Yun Qixi was still a little regretful. It was her that caused Qiao Er to throw away the bird's nest, causing this cat to die.
God has the virtue of good life, cat is also a life, it is innocent.
"Qiao Er, find a place and bury this cat well."
She had only suspected it because she had always been cautious and because her sixth sense had been too accurate. He didn't think that the truth would be like this, without any suspense at all. It looked like she really wouldn't rest until she was dead.
It would have been fine if he just wanted to snatch a man, but he was so ruthless and unscrupulous. If a tiger did not show off its might, did she really think that she was a sick cat?