Chapter 279 Visiting a Brothel
Su Changhe advised: "Old man, you moved from Liangzhou to the capital, aren't you unwilling? Just tell us. Even if we can't help, it won't be worse than it is now."
"Just tell them. Maybe, this matter will be settled, and we can go to find their brother and sister with peace of mind."
The old woman has been listening to them quietly since the old man came in. No matter whether these two young people are in a momentary mood, in short, they will not be bad again.
The old man looked at the old woman and asked again with his eyes.
The old woman nodded and said weakly: "Tell them!"
When Su Changhe and Pei Yuan came out of Uncle Wu's room, they were both a little unbelievable. They didn't expect that the old man wanted to sue that person.
As a result, when they had walked a long way away, Pei Yuan finally remembered that he had not yet left the silver he had with the two old people, so he asked Jixiang and Ah Fu to make another trip.
Along the way he was asking: "Changhe, do you think what Uncle Wu said is true? That's Old Cai's son!"
Su Changhe also said with a dark face: "No wonder no one dares to take this case. Old Cai is the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, a third-rank official. His son Cai Zhenglin is now the assistant minister of state affairs, a fifth-rank official. This position is set up specifically to limit the prime minister's monopoly!"
Pei Yuan was a little unsure and asked: "Then what should we do?"
Su Changhe didn't know what to do next. He said: "Governor Cai and your grandfather didn't get along well. Don't worry about it!"
Pei Yuan said disapprovingly: "We must take care of it. We have all pledged our rights in front of the old man. "I'm not afraid of his family's high position and power. What I'm afraid of is that this happened 20 years ago in Liangzhou. It's too difficult to make him confess without any evidence!"
Su Changhe said seriously, "This is what I'm worried about. Since we can't investigate him for the past, let's find evidence of him now. I don't believe that a person who can attack an innocent girl is so clean!"
Pei Yuan patted Su Changhe's shoulder heavily, "You have a really smart brain. As long as we find his crime and convict him, it will be much easier to turn over the old accounts."
The two made up their minds, and Su Changhe sent his personal guards out to keep an eye on Cai Zhenglin.
He thought he could find Cai Zhenglin's improper behavior, but after following him for more than ten days, Cai Lin had almost no activities except going to the government office and attending court.
It seems that he is still a good official who is dedicated to serving the people.
Su Changhe and Pei Yuan were very frustrated. Pei Yuan leaned on the chair and said, "Changhe, has Cai Zhenglin really changed his ways and become a new man? Then our method will not work?"
Su Changhe also hung his head and said, "We can't just plant evidence against him out of thin air if we can't find any evidence against him!"
Just when they thought they had gained nothing, the secret guards sent a message.
Cai Zhenglin has been sneaking out from the backyard every midnight recently and heading straight to the Zui Xianglou.
Pei Yuan was so happy that his teeth almost fell out of his mouth: "The fox's tail is finally exposed, let's go and catch him in the act!"
Su Changhe rolled his eyes at Pei Yuan with disdain: "You are dreaming. Although it is not encouraged for officials to visit brothels, it is not a big deal. Even if we catch him in the act, the emperor will at most reprimand him.
But if our families know that we went to such a place, we will be skinned alive!"
Pei Yuan frowned: "Since we are going to There is no harm in going to a brothel, why would Cai Zhenglin go there in the middle of the night? Besides, can his old bones stand the revelry every night?"
After hearing this, Su Changhe jumped up from his chair and said, "Xiao Yuan, my sister's enlightenment worm was not given to you in vain. You are really enlightened. Let's go to Zui Xiang Lou and take a look!"
Pei Yuan was confused. Didn't they say that it would be useless to catch them in the act? Then why bother going there? Besides, it's broad daylight now, and there's no point going there!
After being reminded by Pei Yuan, Su Changhe shook his head in embarrassment: "Sorry, I was too excited and forgot the time. I plan to visit Zui Xiang Lou at night. Do you dare to go?"
"Who are you looking down on? See you outside Zui Xiang Lou tonight!" Pei Yuan said, smoothed his hair, and left in a leisurely manner.
Seeing Pei Yuan leave, Xiao Yi came over and asked Su Changhe: "Changhe, is there something going on between you and Pei Yuan? Why do I always feel that you two are mysterious?"
"Nothing, he just thinks he is not smart enough and wants to trick my sister into taking another pill!"
Su Changhe lied, not because he did not trust Xiao Yi, but because Xiao Yi was not suitable to participate.
His family is the richest in Beijing, but his father is extremely obsessed with being an official. He spent tens of thousands of silver to donate a leisurely position.
If Xiao Yi joins them to deal with Cai Zhenglin, his father will know about it. It will not be as simple as peeling off a layer of skin. It is also possible that he will be handed over directly.
After all, Xiao Yi's father married seventeen concubines, and he has more than thirty brothers. One more or one less will not make a big difference.
That night, Su Changhe and Pei Yuan met at the door of Zuixianglou as agreed.
At their age, it is not impossible to enter Zuixianglou, but it is too eye-catching. It is estimated that this matter will spread throughout Beijing in less than an incense stick of time.
Su Changhe said, "Otherwise, let's crawl through a dog hole!"
Pei Yuan shook his head: "Brother Changhe, if it comes to other things, I am definitely not your opponent, but I am more familiar with the rules of this kind of place than you.
You think there are only pretty girls in there, but in fact, there are mostly ferocious thugs. If you crawl through a dog hole, you will be caught as soon as your head goes in!"
Su Changhe was embarrassed: "Then what should we do? My secret guards also said that the defense here is strict. Cai Zhenglin may not be as simple as visiting a brothel. Are we just going to wait here?"
Pei Yuan patted his chest proudly and said, "With me here, how can you come here in vain? Come out!"
After that, a graceful man walked out from the dark.
He bowed to Su Changhe and said, "Greetings, Master Su."
Su Changhe asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Who is this..."
Pei Yuan was too lazy to explain, and threw a sling to Su Changhe and said, "No matter who he is, he is a distinguished guest of Zui Xiang Lou. Follow him and we can go in openly."
Su Changhe heard that he could go in, so he naturally took the sling and followed the man in.
Sure enough, as soon as he arrived at the door, someone greeted him politely and said, "Master, you haven't been here for a while. The girls miss you every day. Why don't you let Mudan serve you today?"
The man threw out a piece of silver, waved his hand and said, "No need, today I have two little brothers who want to open their eyes. Let's find a private room with a good view and have a drink!"
The man took the money, grinning from ear to ear, and quickly made arrangements.
Not long after Su Changhe sat down, he found that Su Bohao had also come. He sneaked into a private room. Then, Cai Zhenglin also came and went into the same room that Su Bohao had gone to.