Tian Yu, an orphan, transmigrated to another world after a car accident. She woke up to find herself with a 5-year-old son and a husband who had long disappeared.
Just as she was about to sta...
"I'll leave this place to you for now. I'll go with them and be right back. With the Marquis of Zhenbei here, what's there to be afraid of!"
"This?...Your Highness, please reconsider!" Huang Xuan said.
"Alright, Huang Xuan, you wait here for me to return. Let's go, Marquis! I will personally help you find the person."
Since Prince Wu insisted on coming along, Zhao Moyan couldn't refuse, so the four of them continued their search. Prince Wu, however, was quite thoughtful and suggested checking the brothel based on Tian Yu's description. Everyone agreed, but Zhao Moyan told Zhao Jincheng to go to the city gate and ask the guards if they had already left the county. Zhao Jincheng went to the city gate with the token Zhao Moyan had given him, and the three of them went to the brothel.
They searched two brothels but found nothing. The Misty Rain Pavilion was just ahead, but it had already been shut down. The three of them looked around and realized there was little hope left. Tian Yu thought they might have gone back to Old Zhao Village. Just then, Zhao Moyan said, "I remember Zhao Sibao was also a gambler."
The three of them decided to go to a nearby gambling den. It was a chaotic place, filled with the shouts and screams of gamblers. Zhao Moyan pulled Tian Yu and the others around and searched the place. Tian Yu, with her sharp eyes, spotted Zhao Sibao in the corner of a gambling table and shouted to them, "He's over there! That's him!"
Zhao Sibao was dragged outside by Zhao Moyan; it was already dark. Zhao Sibao was so frightened that he cowered on the ground. Prince Wu straightened his clothes with disdain and said, "This is the person! He really does look quite like you described."
"Where are Zhao Sibao and Zhao Jinxiu?" Tian Yu questioned.
"How would I know!" Zhao Sibao retorted stubbornly.
"Zhao Sibao, I'm giving you a chance, so hurry up and tell me, or I'll have to send you to the authorities for investigation," Zhao Moyan said coldly.
"I really don't know, I've never seen her," Zhao Sibao said, trembling with fear.
"You guys are too infuriating. Take him away to the yamen and torture him, and he'll tell you everything," Prince Wu said with a look of disgust.
Zhao Sibao was clearly even more frightened, and he shrank back. Tian Yu continued, "You heard it too. If you don't confess, we won't be able to cover for you anymore. Then, with the physical pain and the jail time, you might just die in this prison."
"I...I said, I just had a meal with her, and then..." Zhao Sibao stammered.
"What happened next?!" Tian Yu asked anxiously.
“Master Lin from the city took a liking to her and wanted to marry her. At first, she was somewhat interested, but then she refused no matter what. Master Lin asked me to arrange a meeting with Jinxiu so that he could have a good talk with her, and I agreed.”
"Who is Master Lin?" Tian Yu asked.
"It's the Lin family in the east of the city. I heard they have connections in the imperial court that most people don't dare to offend. You can't say I told you, or they won't let me off the hook," Zhao Sibao pleaded.
Tian Yu looked at Zhao Moyan, and Zhao Moyan looked at Prince Wu and explained, "Lin Youdao is in the tea business, and there are indeed people in his family who hold official positions in the court."
"Where should we meet?" Tian Yu asked Zhao Sibao again.
“I didn’t do anything at his teahouse in the east of the city!” Zhao Sibao said in a low voice.