Chapter 246: Skinning and Bone Extraction
"Hey, sir, did you have fun? Did you enjoy yourself?"
"It's okay, it's okay." Qing Yue waved his hand, and the madam sent the few people out of Zuichunlou.
"Wait, I'll come find you again."
"Okay, okay, I'll be waiting for you, sir."
Only after the carriage left the alley did Qingyue hurriedly stand up from the carriage, half bent over, not daring to sit in it anymore.
"You did a great job today."
"Yes, thank you for the compliment, Princess." Qing Yue hurriedly handed the two silver bills in his sleeve to Shen Anan, and sat in the corner closest to the edge.
Shen Anan looked at the two silver bills and checked them over and over again.
"Princess, these two bills look a bit new to me. Could they have just been issued by the company?"
"It is indeed new, and should be no more than January."
Mo Xiang poured a cup of tea for Shen Anan and handed it to her, "Princess, I am a little confused. How could Taofen, a prostitute, have so much money? Are those patrons really so generous?"
"There are generous guests, but that peach powder is probably still clean, otherwise she wouldn't buy peace with silver."
"Ah? You mean..."
Shen Anan smiled, "Silly girl, don't you think about it? If she had accumulated this money bit by bit from those patrons, how could she have given it to Qingyue so easily? She has served so many people, and Qingyue is not a big deal."
"If she is worth two hundred taels of silver, I think she has not lost her virginity."
"Qingguan?" Mo Xiang was very surprised. "Then where did she get the money? And the madam, she didn't tell me."
Qingguan does not accept customers, and the madam would have informed us in advance, but today she seemed to be completely unaware of the situation.
"Then you'll have to ask Miss Taofen."
How could a brothel owner save so much money and hide it from the madam?
There is something very complicated about this girl.
"Oh, Madam Chen, please don't come here again. It will be useless even if you beat the drum to pieces."
"No, I want to see the Supreme Court Judge. Why did you arrest my son without any evidence? I demand a trial by three judges." Mrs. Chen's voice was so hoarse that it irritated the eardrums.
"Stop the car." Shen Anan lifted the car curtain and looked out.
Madam Chen was standing at the gate of Dali Temple, holding the drumstick tightly in her hand. Lin Yurou was supporting her, looking helpless.
"What kind of grand ceremony is a trial by three judges? It is for the royal family. Without the emperor's special permission, which ordinary official would dare to request a trial by three judges? Madam Chen, please go back and don't embarrass us."
Lin Yurou also advised, "Aunt, why don't we go back and discuss countermeasures with uncle first."
Madam Chen shook her head. "He is a useless piece of mud. When something like this happened at home, he hid away a long time ago, fearing that he would be implicated. What countermeasures can he come up with? Yurou, your cousin can only rely on this useless mother like me. I can't just ignore him."
After Mrs. Chen finished crying, she would continue to knock.
"Young Madam, Madam Chen, my princess invites you two to get in the car." Mo Xiang said as he bowed.
"An An."
Lin Yurou was delighted, and Madam Chen also followed her gaze and saw the carriage of the Fourth Prince's Mansion, "It's the Fourth Prince's Consort."
"Aunt," Lin Yurou hurriedly pulled her aside and said, "The Fourth Prince's Mansion is also in trouble now, so please don't make things difficult for the Fourth Prince's Consort."
Mo Xiang led the two of them into the carriage. After Mrs. Chen bowed, she kept silent and listened to Shen Anan and Lin Yurou's greetings.
"Madam Chen." Suddenly, she heard Shen Anan calling her, and immediately raised her head, "Please speak, the Fourth Prince's wife."
"Isn't it Madam Chen who is in charge of the Chen family?"
"yes."
"Then Madam Chen, take a look. Are these two banknotes from your Chen family?"
Mrs. Chen took it and examined it again and again, frowning slightly, "This banknote looks like it's new. Your family did go to the bank to get a banknote some time ago, but it's not yours. I can't tell."
"Does the Chen Mansion's accounting office have any records?"
Madam Chen frowned, "Yes, there are, but the banknotes are widely circulated, so it may not be possible to find them."
"It doesn't matter. You just need to check whether the numbers on these two banknotes came from your house."
"That's easy. I'll check it when I get back." Madam Chen wrote down the number on it and asked in confusion, "Why is the prince's wife checking this? What major case has happened?"
Thinking of this, her face turned slightly pale. Could it be that her family had gotten into trouble again?
Shen Anan didn't say anything, fearing to alert the enemy. "It was obtained by chance, and it might be helpful to Mr. Chen's case. Don't tell anyone, so as not to break the clue."
"Yes, yes, yes, don't worry, Princess. I will keep it a secret and never let anyone know. I thank you on behalf of my son."
If she hadn't been unable to perform the move, Madam Chen would have probably kowtowed a few times, "I'll go back and check, you wait for my news."
Mrs. Chen left quickly without saying anything.
Lin Yurou said, "An An, do you really have any clues?"
"You can give it a try."
"Thank you for my aunt."
"We are a family, there is no need to be so formal." Shen Anan held her wrist and did not let her bow. "By the way, have you been accompanying Madam Chen around these days?"
"Yes, I can't really help with the case. I can only try my best in other areas. My aunt is also pitiful. She has an uncle who is inexperienced. She has to rely on herself for everything. It's really pitiful."
The carriage stopped at the gate of the Fourth Prince's Mansion, and Shen Anan ordered Uncle Zhong to take her back to the Shen family.
"That, that prince's wife."
Shen Anan stopped and looked back at Qingfeng who was catching up with Xiaobu with a nervous look on his face, "What's wrong?"
"Subordinate, subordinate, this, this..."
"What are you doing? Why are you hesitating?" Mo Xiang frowned.
Qingfeng lowered his head as low as he could, "I was ordered to protect the princess, so I dare not fail to report some things. I hope... the princess will forgive me."
There is another sentence he didn't say, which is to wish you good luck.
Chen Anan stared at Qingfeng without saying anything. Mo Xiang got angry. "What did you say? You told the brother-in-law and the prince's wife that she, she,..." went to a brothel?
"It is my duty and I dare not hide anything." Qingfeng's voice was as soft as a mosquito.
"You, you you you,."
"Okay." Shen Anan interrupted Mo Xiang and turned back to ask the servant on the road, "Where is the Fourth Prince?"
"Princess, at this hour, you should be in the study."
The breath that was stuck in her throat relaxed, and Shen Anan's tightly pursed red lips slightly opened, "Let's go."
"Princess, my uncle must be very angry right now, so you'd better not go."
"Where are you going?" Shen Anan glanced at Mo Xiang and hurried, "Back to Wutong Garden!!"
She was not a fool. She did not offer herself to the enemy. Most importantly, the way the man punished people made her feel uneasy.
After all, her waist is still sore.
"Oh, oh, oh." Mo Xiang hurriedly jogged a few steps. The master and servant were traveling together, more than twice as fast as usual.
"You bastard Qingfeng, just wait for me to punish you." Mo Xiang turned around and cursed Qingfeng viciously.
Qingfeng touched his nose and muttered softly, "I don't want to do that either, but I can't resist the master's wrath."
"You have offended both masters now." Qing An appeared out of nowhere, "The princess is angry with you, the master is angry with you for not taking good care of the princess. You have a busy life ahead of you."
"I was forced to do this. The princess is my master, how dare I disobey her?"
Qingfeng said with a bitter face, "As for the prince's wife, she can only say a few soft words, and the master will be at a loss. But if I conceal the truth, she will really skin me alive."
"How do you know that the master doesn't want to skin you alive now?" Qing An smiled, "Dare to indulge the prince's wife to go to the brothel, the master wants to chop you to death right now."
"However, considering that you still have to protect the princess, I will spare your life and give you thirty strokes of the cane as a lesson to you."
"The master wouldn't say so much." Qing'an pouted and went to the front yard.
"What are you doing?"
"Accept the punishment."
"Don't you believe it?"
"You don't even have the guts to falsely convey your master's instructions."
Qing'an's low laughter sounded on the bluestone path. He suddenly remembered something, his face changed, and he quickly chased after Wutong Garden.
"Princess, please stay." He blocked Shen Anan's way before she entered the courtyard.
Mo Xiang stole a glance at Shen Anan and immediately said, “What’s the matter with you?”
"The master has instructed that if the princess returns home, please go to the study first to discuss important matters."
Discuss? I'm afraid it's almost time to settle the accounts.
Shen Anan felt a sudden headache and gave Mo Xiang a look.
"The princess has been walking around for half a day and has been exposed to the cold wind. She now has a severe headache and needs to see a doctor. Please inform the son-in-law and the princess can come over later."
Qingan glanced at Shen Anan, who was holding his head, and said calmly, “Doctor, your subordinates can go to the study.”
Shen Anan, Mo Xiang: "..."
"It's sunny today, and there doesn't seem to be any wind. The prince and his wife are both in the carriage. After getting off the carriage, they go into Zuichunlou. There shouldn't be any chance for them to get some fresh air. It's not a big deal if they are delayed for a while."
"Hey, do you know how to adapt? Do you believe that after this is over, the princess will..."
"It's all the master's idea." Qing An smiled. "If we can't invite the princess, and before she can deal with the subordinates, the master will skin and bone them first."
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