Chapter 68 68. You took me to a brothel?
The next day.

Ning Mu slept until noon before waking up slowly.

After coming out of Liu Qingmei's room last night, I have been busy.

He wrote the plan for Huamanlou and drew pictures until it was almost dawn before he went to bed.

Even Ning Xiaoxiu fell asleep under the table, leaning against his legs.

Because his face was pressed, drool flowed down his leg hair.

When he slept, Chunzhi and Xiachan had already warmed the bed very comfortably.

After he went to bed, the two sisters got up carefully, tidied the desk, and prepared breakfast.

Wake up.

Ning Mu went straight to the desk, opened an exquisite little box, and took out a stack of recorded papers from it.

This was brought back from Ji Si Niang from Huaman Pavilion yesterday.

It contains all kinds of information collected by hundreds of girls in Huaman Pavilion.

After browsing through them one by one, Ning Mu roughly distinguished which ones were useful to him and which ones were useless or temporarily unavailable.

among them.

Two pieces of information caught his attention.

The first one: He Daqian, the president of the Grain Chamber of Commerce, married into the Tan family, one of the top families in the Yonghang business world. His wife had a strong personality and He Daqian was henpecked, but he often cheated on his wife with other women and drank wine. He even had connections with Pi Taiyu, the prefect of Yonghang.

Pi Taishou's concubine was given by He Daqian as a bribe, but in fact she was a "spy" planted by He Daqian next to Pi Taishou, and the two had an affair in private.

What’s even more surprising is!
Pi Kang, the son of Governor Pi, was murdered five years ago. The murderer behind the scene was none other than He Daqian!

Tsk.

This is a bit abstract.

Looking at the information gathered by Ji Si Niang, Ning Mu felt like he was watching an ancient love-hate blockbuster.

The other piece of information was related to the prefect Pi Taiyu.

Pi Taiyu was greedy for bribes and lustful by nature. There were several witnesses who had bribed him. When they were visiting prostitutes in Huaman Pavilion, they let the secrets slip and all of them were recorded by Ji Si Niang.

He also has a daughter named Pi Yalu. It is rumored that this girl is very knowledgeable, but she is very dissatisfied with her father Pi Taiyu's mediocrity in office. She wants to be admitted to the Da Qi national defense sect, the Jixia Academy, and serve the court.

After thinking about it, Ning Mu put the two related pieces of information together separately.

At this time.

The summer cicadas also came in.

"Master is awake, let me help you wash up."

As he spoke, Xia Chan went out and brought a basin of cold water, a towel, a toothbrush and other items.

During breakfast.

The disappeared Xia Chan suddenly appeared in front of him again, and turned around in front of Ning Mu vividly, and said ostentatiously: "Master, do you think this maid's dress is okay?"

"Well, that's good, but there's something wrong with the way you speak!"

Ning Mu's eyes lit up and he nodded with a smile.

At this moment, Xia Chan was wearing a short coarse cloth jacket, dressed like a servant, with his hair tied up without any decorations.

That fair and clean little face is brimming with youthful vitality.

Although it can be seen at a glance that it is a woman disguised as a man, for some reason, Ning Mu was actually a little moved!
He swore that he definitely didn't have any weird quirks like homosexuality!

"Oh, yes, it should be... I have met you, sir!"

As he spoke, Xia Chan bent his knees and saluted, looking funny.

The young master asked her to accompany him on a trip today to Huaman Pavilion, so she thought that the people who went to the brothel were all men, and it would be inconvenient for a woman like her, so she disguised herself as a man.

"Where's the first lady?"

Ning Mu asked.

There were some regrets last night, but overall, the results were good.

At least, we are just one step away from the small goal of 80%!

"Master, the eldest lady left early in the morning. Before she left, she asked me to tell you that she was going to see the governor to ask if the court had any disaster relief measures. You should just mind your own business. If you need anything, go to the government office to find the second aunt." Chunzhi answered from the side. Ning Mu nodded and said nothing.

Liu Qingmei didn't have any important business to do on this trip to Yonghang. She was simply "forced" to come here by herself.

Now, seeing the disaster victims all over the mountains outside the city starving and eating dirt to fill their stomachs, she has a new 'job'.

It's a bit of an exaggeration to say that she has a saintly heart.

The favorable conditions she has enjoyed for a long time have cultivated in her a kind heart that cannot bear to see the sufferings of the world.

Had breakfast.

Ning Mu was preparing to go out with Xia Chan.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I met Master Liuli who had disappeared all night.

"Young man, are you going out?" Liuli looked at Ning Mu and bowed to him.

Ning Mu's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Master, you have returned just in time. I have a problem and would like to ask you to help me solve it!" Ning Mu said respectfully.

"What's the difficulty?"

Liuli's eyes also lit up, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and a smile of success flashed across her almond-shaped eyes.

My dear friend Ning, ah, my dear friend Ning.

There will always be a time when you can ask me for help!

Seeing that you are so anxious, how can you not agree to my request this time?
"This is a long story. Please come with me, Master."

Ning Mu said something to Liuli, then turned to look at Xia Chan, who was dressed as a man, and ordered: "Xia Chan, you don't have to follow me. If there is anything, someone will be sent to call you."

At this time.

The servant Ye Xiaoqiu also brought the old driver over.

The old driver was a bit naughty and refused to let Ye Xiaoqiu pull the cart. Ye Xiaoqiu tried his best and his face turned red, but he still couldn't pull it.

He didn't dare to scold her, let alone abuse her.

After all, such a powerful monster could take his life with just a sneeze.

What's more, this is the young master's favorite pet.

He would not dare to act recklessly.

Fortunately, after Ning Mu took a look, the old driver immediately calmed down and followed Ye Xiaoqiu obediently. After walking to Ning Mu, he rubbed against him affectionately.

"Ah, Master~"

When Xia Chan heard that the young master wouldn't let her go, she immediately acted coquettishly with some displeasure.

"obedient!"

Ning Mu frowned.

"Yes, young master." Xia Chan's heart suddenly skipped a beat and he quickly lowered his head and bent down, realizing that he had been overstepping his authority!
At this moment she also understood that she could not take advantage of the young master's favor and become too arrogant and lose her mind.

A maid is just a maid after all.

Xia Chan sighed in her heart and watched Ning Mu ride on the old driver. Master Liuli jumped onto the back of the old driver. The old driver suddenly jumped up and moved away from the alley. Then she turned around and went back to the house.

Liuli stands gracefully at the lion's tail, with one hand behind her back holding a whisk, and the other hand clasped in front of her chest, her slender fingers like crystal jade.

Despite the bumpy ride of the old driver, she remained motionless.

It's like it's welded on.

Not long after.

The experienced driver drove Ning Mu and Liuli to Huaman Pavilion.

After entering the archway, Liuli frowned, smelled the fragrance of powder in the air, and looked at the shadowy furnishings around her, and she immediately reacted.

"Young friend Ning, you are going too far. How could you bring me into this filthy place?"

Liuli's face turned pale and she was very unhappy, and there was even a rare hint of anger in her tone!

(End of this chapter)