Chapter 183: After a quick look, he was not in the mansion for the time being
The waiter's eyes lit up and he immediately became respectful.
"Sir, is there anything I can help you with?"
Ruan Mian gestured for him to close the doors and windows of the private room, and waited until no one was around before asking the waiter about Jiang Zhen.
After arriving in Tunan City, he changed his name to Tuji.
When the waiter heard this, he immediately had something to say.
"You're right to ask me about this, sir. Tuji was once a big merchant in our city. We even bought this shop from him."
"But he disappeared a year ago. Look, his brother has been sending people out to look for him day and night. He's practically turned the entire Liao Kingdom upside down, but there's still no sign of him."
"Is the person living in his mansion now his younger brother?"
"Yes, this is a well-known fact. They came here to look for relatives two years ago. It was the Tuji family who admitted it themselves. They even held a wedding banquet in the neighborhood at that time."
"It's a pity that my brother has disappeared after only knowing him for a year. My brother is also lucky that such a huge fortune fell into his hands."
Xie Huaian smiled and asked, "Why doesn't anyone suspect his brother? Is it really such a coincidence that he would inherit such a large fortune upon returning?"
The waiter smiled awkwardly and lowered his voice, "Of course some people have suspicions, but no one has any evidence. Besides, his brother has indeed spent a lot of money looking for him. But..."
His eyes swirled around the golden leaf.
Ruan Mian stuffed the gold leaves into his sleeves quite straightforwardly, and the waiter immediately spoke.
"But there's something I want to tell you two gentlemen. The wife of the Tuji family was sold to a brothel a while ago. Most people don't know this."
Ruan Mian glanced at Xie Huaian. This was so obvious. Maybe there was a hidden reason why this lady was sold to a brothel, and she might know Jiang Zhen's whereabouts better.
It was already night when we left the noodle shop.
She turned around and went to the restaurant to book a private room. Xie Huaian subconsciously asked for two rooms, but before he could say anything, Ruan Mian took him upstairs.
"We are already husband and wife, there is no need to be so formal, sir."
After entering the room, he looked at him seriously and said, "Your Excellency is good at reasoning and judging cases. What do you think of today's incident?"
Xie Huaian had already guessed what she was thinking: "Mianmian, you probably didn't expect to encounter a problem on your first day in Tunan City."
"Since this involves your aunt, you certainly won't stand idly by. You originally came here to look for Jiang Zhen, and now his whereabouts are unknown. The only clue to him is his wife who was sold to a brothel."
"In that case, why shouldn't I go meet his wife?"
Ruan Mian knew that he understood her.
So she took out some things from her bag, disguised herself a little in front of the mirror, put on a jade crown high on her head, painted her skin a little darker with wall plaster, and made her eyebrows a little thicker.
She is not short and has a bright appearance. With a little change, she would look good in men's clothes.
Xie Huaian joked, "My lady, you'd better be careful when you go to that brothel dressed like this. Some people with bad intentions like this kind of prostitute with fair skin and white lips."
Ruan Mian laughed: "My lord, you are quite experienced."
Xie Huaian was slightly startled, coughed a few times, and then urged to leave.
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They found out the location of the brothel from the waiter, but since they had never seen Jiang Zhen's wife, they didn't know where to start.
But when Ruan Mian saw his bulging wallet, he immediately had an idea.
As soon as she and Xie Huaian entered, she threw a few ingots of silver into the hands of the gatekeeper and said, "Call the mothers here and tell them that a distinguished guest is looking for you."
The servant took the heavy silver and his eyes lit up immediately. Without saying a word, he welcomed them to the VIP room upstairs.
Ruan Mian's generosity really made Xie Huaian stunned.
"My wife has some wealth."
"In a place with such customs, money is everything. Since we are here to do business, let's not worry about it. As the saying goes, you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing your child."
As soon as she finished speaking, Mother Lou strode over with an awkward posture.
"Oh, you two gentlemen, you look very unfamiliar. Is this your first time here? What do you need? Just tell me, and Mother Lou will definitely do her best to satisfy you."
When she saw Ruan Mian take out another piece of gold, she could no longer hide her excitement.
Forget about finding someone, even buying a girl is easy.
So after Ruan Mian told her who she was looking for, Mother Lou didn't even think twice and immediately asked the servant to go to the woodshed and tie the woman up.
The woman was still struggling violently along the way!
She was kicked hard in front of Ruan Mian.
"Sir, this is the person you are looking for."
"But this person has no sense at all. Look at how good his face was before, and now it has become like this."
Ruan Mian saw that most of the woman's face was covered with hideous scars, which was extremely creepy.
In fact, she has delicate eyebrows and eyes. If it weren't for those hideous scars, she would definitely be a beauty.
Seeing her face full of fear, Ruan Mian felt a little distressed.
I guess these scars on her are most likely because she didn't want to be sold into slavery and would rather destroy her appearance.
Ruan Mian stopped and asked Lou Mama and the others to leave.
Only she and Xie Huaian were left looking at the woman.
As soon as the people from the building left, the woman suddenly took out a dagger from her sleeve, pointed it at her own neck and was about to cut it!
Fortunately, Xie Huaian was quick-witted and kicked the dagger away.
Ruan Mian immediately stepped forward and asked, "Are you Jiang Zhen's wife?"
When she heard the name Jiang Zhen, the woman raised her eyes suddenly, but she couldn't speak as her eyes were blurred with tears.
Ruan Mian sensed something was wrong and pinched her chin to force her to open her mouth, only to discover that her tongue had been cut.
She narrowed her pupils, turned around and got the pen and ink again: "Can you write?"
"Listen, I wonder if you've ever heard Jiang Zhen mention that he had an adopted mother named Ruan Junlan in Mianzhou, the capital of the Great Capital."
"I am Ruan Junlan's niece. My aunt asked me to come here so she could meet Jiang Zhen. But when I went to Tuji's mansion, I found that Jiang Dao had taken over. And you were sold here by them. Do you know where Jiang Zhen is now?"
The mute girl's eyes were full of defense, and it was obvious that she didn't believe them.
Ruan Mian thought for a moment and handed over the jade pendant that her aunt had given her.
"Do you recognize this?"
Seeing the jade pendant, the mute girl's expression was moved.
Her tears immediately fell and she couldn't stop them.
He picked up the jade pendant tremblingly and held it against his heart with great cherishment.
Ruan Mian patted her shoulder comfortingly, looked around, took out the pen and ink, and placed it in front of her.
"You can trust us. If you know your husband's whereabouts, tell me as soon as possible. Perhaps I can still save him."
The mute girl wrote a line of words slowly with shaking hands.
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