Madam Qin was completely confused by what she said, and then she said angrily, "Sister, Hexuan is so young, even if he wants to go out and do something naughty, he wouldn't go to a place like Yicui Tower.
"Did someone make a mistake, or is it intentional to discredit us, Hexuan?"
Princess Rui also felt something was not right after hearing this.
That’s right. Qin Hexuan is so young that he is not old enough to go to that kind of place.
"It wasn't one of my men who saw it. It was someone from the prince's side who reported it." Princess Rui said, "Don't worry, I've brought the person here. I'll ask him in and we'll know."
Yue Tao quickly asked someone to bring a gauze screen to block the Princess Rui and Madam Qin.
Soon, a young man in his early twenties was called in.
The young man had broad shoulders and a thin waist. Not only did he have an upright posture, but he also had a handsome face, which caused a commotion among the maids.
Yue Tao glared at the maids fiercely.
What a disgrace! Have you never seen a man before?
Several maids were so frightened that they stood still, looking at their noses and their hearts, regretting their recklessness.
I'm done for now, and I'll be fined again later.
"Han Qijing has met the princess and Madam Qin."
"This is the prince's attendant, a very clever young man." Princess Rui introduced him to Madam Qin in a low voice, then said, "Tell me again in detail what happened this morning."
"Yes." Han Qijing bowed and said, "Our palace has shares in Yicui Tower, so we arranged two people to watch over there.
"Someone came to report early in the morning that someone went to Yicui Tower to search for something last night. I received the news and went to check the situation.
"When we got there, we saw the servant next to Young Master Qin go in..."
"You mean Song Tao?"
Mrs. Qin frowned. She had carefully selected this person from her family. If he really did such a dirty thing, it would be a small matter if she got slapped in the face, but what if he led her son astray?
"Someone, call Song Tao over to me."
Soon, Song Tao was brought in.
As soon as he entered the room, he knelt down and saluted, saying, "I pay my respects to the princess and my wife."
"What did you do this morning?" Mrs. Qin asked.
"I'm going to help the young master check something." Song Tao said.
"You still dare to lie?"
Mrs. Qin became even angrier when she heard this. How could her son possibly be investigating such a brothel?
"Every word I say is true. I would never dare to deceive you, Madam."
"What did He Xuan need to investigate in a place like that? And you still say you're not lying?"
"Madam, I really didn't lie..." Song Tao was so anxious that tears were about to come out, but he didn't dare to mention what Qin Hexuan was doing.
Fortunately, at this time, Qin Hexuan finally walked in from outside.
"Mother, it was indeed my son who asked him to investigate. As for tracking him to that kind of place, I really didn't expect it."
After Qin Hexuan finished speaking, he suddenly turned to look at Han Qijing and asked, "Since you have arranged people in Yicui Tower, do you know that there are people in the building who buy and sell decent women?"
In order to reproduce the population, according to the law, only those who were descendants of criminals or people of slave status were allowed to be prostitutes.
The imperial court encouraged good women to marry and remarry.
Of course, these are just superficial excuses. Behind the scenes, there are naturally many parents who sell their daughters, mistresses who sell their concubines, and even women who are so poor that they have to sell themselves.
But Guo was already married and pregnant, and was sold to Yicuilou by a man who was not her husband. Now she even has no child.
If the matter is really investigated, Yicuilou will definitely not be able to escape the connection.
Mrs. Qin didn't expect that this matter was actually related to her son. She hurriedly asked, "Hexuan, please tell me what happened!"
Qin Hexuan pondered for a moment and said, "Someone in Rongxi Village abducted Ye's fourth wife, Guo, and stole the Ye family's banknotes.
"My son thought the banknotes belonged to our own bank, so he asked someone to keep an eye on them.
"Who knew that after we traced the banknotes to that man, we found out that he had sold Guo to Yicuilou."
Madam Qin was shocked when she heard this and blurted out, "How could this happen? I remember Guo was pregnant, wasn't she?"
When Princess Rui heard this, she trembled all over.
Mrs. Qin regretted it as soon as she finished speaking, knowing that she had said the wrong thing, but it was too late to take it back.
Princess Rui asked, "Han Qijing, what's going on? Why don't you say something?"
Han Qijing stood below, not knowing how to answer for a moment.
These unseemly things are not only done by Yicuilou, but also by other families.
It’s just that Princess Rui didn’t know about it.
Now that he was asked this question, he didn't know what to say so as not to irritate Princess Rui.
"Just because I'm too lazy to get involved in your daily affairs doesn't mean I'm a fool.
"But now even pregnant women..."
Han Qijing knew that this was a hurdle in Princess Rui's heart and it could not be touched easily.
It's so unlucky that it's my turn to be on duty today.
In fact, Han Qijing didn't know as much as Song Tao about the current situation of the Guo family.
After all, to him, Guo was just an ordinary woman, no different from the women who had been sold in the past.
If Qin Hexuan hadn't sent someone to look for him, he wouldn't even care whether there was one more or one less person in Yicui Tower.
While Han Qijing was thinking about how to respond, Princess Rui couldn't wait any longer and slammed the table, saying, "Why are you still dawdling? Let the man out quickly and find a doctor to check his pulse.
"It must be terrifying to encounter such a thing while still pregnant."
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