The middle-aged man didn't expect Shangguan Wanning to suddenly turn angry and stood there at a loss for what to do.
"Our Prime Minister's Mansion is not a good place for sightseeing. Please go back." Shangguan Wanning's attitude was firm, which somewhat angered the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man calmed himself down and his tone became cold.
"My princess, are you unwilling to give me a favor?"
"My father has been ordered to go out on business and hasn't returned yet. There are many women in the Prime Minister's Mansion. If we let a group of men like you enter the backyard, wouldn't that tarnish our innocence?"
"Hmph, if the assassin gets away, will the princess be held responsible?"
"What a joke! You didn't do your job well, and you want to push the responsibility onto me? Besides, you are just guards of the Ling Mansion, not officials at all. What qualifications do you have to enter the backyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion to search? Even if Lord Ling comes here to walk his dog, he still can't get in."
"you……"
The middle-aged man was choked by Shangguan Wanning's words and was speechless. He wanted to refute, but found that he could not do anything to Shangguan Wanning, and could only get angry and his face turned red.
"Okay, let's wait and see."
The middle-aged man walked away, and Shangguan Wanning secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After taking a short rest, she came to the backyard room. When she pushed the door open, she saw Huo Gang sitting cross-legged in the room practicing internal energy to heal his injuries. His complexion had improved a lot.
Shangguan Wanning wrote a prescription and asked Lutong to boil the medicine while she sat aside waiting. After about half an incense stick of time, Huo Gang slowly opened his eyes.
Just at this time, Lu Tong also brought the medicine. Huo Gang blew on it and drank it all in one gulp.
"Brother Huo, how are you?"
Huo Gang sighed deeply. "Miss, I'm sorry to have caused you trouble."
"It's okay. But, Brother Huo, can you tell me why you broke into Ling's house at night?"
Huo Gang's face darkened once more. After hesitating for a while, he said viciously, "If we don't kill this bastard Ling Ruiying, who knows how many innocent women will be hurt."
"Brother Huo, why do you hate Ling Ruiying so much? Is there any other hidden secret?"
Huo Gang lowered his head and said nothing. Shangguan Wanning noticed that his eyes were red and his shoulders were trembling slightly, as if he was remembering something painful.
If a man of iron could be moved by this, how could Shangguan Wanning bear to force it?
"Brother Huo, you should have a good rest. The Prime Minister's Mansion is safe. Don't go out in the next few days. If you need anything, just tell me."
Shangguan Wanning was about to get up and leave when Huo Gang finally spoke.
"Ling Ruiying is a psychopath. All the girls he murdered were tortured to such an extent that their lives were worse than death. In that aspect... he seems to be different from others. In Southeast Province... a victim told me before she died that the murderer had three red moles on the inside of his right leg."
Shangguan Wanning was a little surprised. She felt that Huo Gang knew much more about this case than she had imagined.
After returning to her room, Shangguan Wanning did not sleep all night.
These things that had never happened in the previous life are now happening.
Every cause has its effect, and we need to find a way to solve it.
Shangguan Wanning asked the housekeeper to secretly send someone to find out Ling Ruiying's whereabouts. At dusk, she slipped out from the back door with Lutong.
"Miss, why do we have to dress like... ah!"
Before Lutong could finish her words, Shangguan Wanning hit her on the head with a fan.
She pouted in grievance.
"How many times have I told you not to call me Miss, but Master."
Lu Tong looked down at her men's outfit and still felt uncomfortable. "Then... Master, why do we have to dress like this?"
"Of course I'll wear men's clothes when I go to Yihongyuan."
"ah?"
Lu Tong's face suddenly changed, and she turned around and was about to run back, but Shangguan Wan Ning pulled her back. "What are you doing?"
"Master, let's go back. Don't make trouble. If the master and his wife know about this, will this servant be dead?"
"If you don't tell me and I don't tell you, then my parents may not know. You can still keep your life, but if you don't listen to me..." Shangguan Wan Ning lifted Lu Tong's chin with her fan, "You will definitely die. So, make your choice."
Lu Tong stamped her feet, feeling a little crazy.
She had no choice but to follow Shangguan Wanning. When they arrived at Yihong Courtyard, beautiful girls immediately came up to them and held their arms affectionately.
"Oh, sir, you haven't been here for a long time. I miss you so much."
A fragrant handkerchief was waved in front of Shangguan Wanning, and she sneezed involuntarily.
"Give me...give me a private room, and ask Bicui and Hongshuang to come."
Shangguan Wanning took out two silver ingots and handed them to the waiter, who immediately smiled and led her to the private room on the second floor.
Not long after, the mother of Yihonglou came in, poured wine for Shangguan Wanning and apologized repeatedly.
"Sir, I'm so sorry. Bicui and Hongshuang are not feeling well tonight and can't receive guests. How about I find you another girl? The girls here are all good quality and I guarantee you will be satisfied."
Shangguan Wanning frowned, put down her wine glass and said, "I heard from my friends that Hongshuang and Bicui are the best. Is it inconvenient for them to be together? Could it be that mom doesn't want to make money from me?"
As Shangguan Wan Ning finished speaking, she placed a silver note worth one hundred taels on the table, which made the old mother's eyes light up.
"Mom, don't worry. I came here because of your reputation. Since they can't receive guests tonight, then you can recite poems with me. I just want to see her beauty. As for other things... we'll talk about it later."
The old lady didn't want to drive the God of Wealth away. After thinking for a long time, she gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, you wait."
After saying that, he turned and left.
After a long time, the door of the private room was pushed open again, and two girls, about eighteen or nineteen years old, dressed up beautifully, walked in. They surrounded Shangguan Wanning on the left and right, one of them poured wine for her, and the other fed her food, serving her very attentively.
As expected, Shangguan Wanning just chatted with them about love and romance without doing anything excessive, and quickly won the favor of the two.
"What a pity! The young master is so handsome and talented, but the two of us cannot serve him tonight. I wonder if the young master will come again in the future?"
Shangguan Wanning felt that the time was almost right, so she put down her wine glass, lowered her eyes and smiled faintly.
"Fortunately, the two girls are not available tonight, otherwise... I'm afraid I would make a fool of myself and be unable to do it. What's more..."
Shangguan Wanning sighed in pretended sadness. "I heard that the two girls have been serving the famous Southeast Jiedushi Lord Ling Ruiying. He is tall and mighty, and has great martial arts skills. He will definitely satisfy the two girls, and I..."
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