His martial arts skills have almost reached perfection, so it is very easy for him to sneak into the Tang family quietly.
At this time, the Tang family compound was quiet, and Father Tang and the children had all fallen asleep.
Pei Ji successfully found Xiaobao, who slept with Old Man Tang.
Daddy Tang slept on the outside, and Xiaobao slept on his back inside.
Pei Ji channeled his internal energy into his eyes, and instantly he could see everything clearly in the night.
The little treasure's little hands were clenched into fists and rested on his chubby cheeks. There were a few obvious dimples on his hands, and it was obvious that the child was well taken care of.
If Xiao Changsheng were still alive, he would probably be about this size.
Thinking of Changsheng, Pei Ji's heart suddenly moved. Speaking of which, this child seemed to have some similarities with his third uncle in his eyebrows and eyes. Was it his illusion?
In fact, for children of this age, their facial features have not yet fully developed, so it is difficult to see.
Maybe he was overthinking it.
Even so, what if?
Changsheng was taken away by the guards of the Huo family, but it must not be easy for the guard to take care of such a child alone and hide it from others. For safety reasons, he is likely to put Xiaobao somewhere temporarily.
The Tang family is a more suitable place.
Instead of making random guesses, it is better to verify it.
There is a large black mole on the inside of Changsheng's left big toe, and Pei Ji discovered this by accident.
When he was holding little Changsheng in his arms, he somehow slipped off the little socks on his feet, revealing a pitiful little foot. He thought it was so adorable that he couldn't help but hold it in his hand, and then he saw the black mole on the inside of his thumb.
Old Man Tang turned over in his sleep and suddenly realized that there seemed to be someone standing in front of the bed. He woke up suddenly.
With the moonlight shining through, he found that there was nothing in front of the bed.
Maybe he was wrong.
Father Tang looked at Xiaobao who was sleeping on the inside, tucked his outstretched hands and legs back into the quilt, and closed his eyes again.
Pei Ji stood on the roof, looking at the house below. He had not been able to check whether there was a black mole on Xiaobao's foot.
But there will always be opportunities in the future.
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Yujing City, a prosperous city with mountains behind and water in front, is located just like Fengchi County. It is adjacent to the Grand Canal connecting the north and the south, and is backed by the Emerald Mountain.
The Jade Mountain is not very high in altitude, but it stretches for a wide area and contains rich jade veins, hence the name Jade.
A river flows down from the mountain, surrounds the city and is dug into a moat. The river banks are planted with weeping willows and evergreen camphor trees. Facing the city gate, a wide arch bridge spans the river, connecting the two banks.
Because jade rough materials discarded in the river are often found, and some people are lucky enough to mine jade from these discarded rough materials, and the river surface is dark green and the water is clear, like a huge piece of jade, this river is called the "Emerald River".
At night, there are many pleasure boats wandering on the Emerald River. Most of these pleasure boats are brothels on the water.
However, even though they are all brothels, there are differences between them.
Some of them are brothels with official backgrounds. The Daqi Dynasty openly prohibits prostitution, so the women on these official brothels do not provide services that allow in-depth communication. They just accompany the guests to drink, play the piano and sing songs, and are considered to be prostitutes.
Of course, this is what happens on the surface. If it is something that both parties agree on in private, the people above will just turn a blind eye.
On one of the pleasure boats, in a room on the second floor, a woman was throwing darts at a portrait on the wall, with a look of resentment on her face.
This woman was none other than Cai Ling, who was imprisoned in the Jiaofangsi after her house was searched.
Just as officials would not be arranged to serve as officials in their hometowns, the wives of officials who were convicted and sent to the Jiaofangsi would not be sent to the local Jiaofangsi either. This can be considered a kind of human concern.
Yujing City and Fengchi County are hundreds of miles apart. In this place where transportation is not very convenient, Cai Ling probably won't have the chance to meet people she used to know.
However, it just happened to be such a coincidence.
When Cai Ling was supposed to go out to entertain guests tonight, she happened to run into an acquaintance whom she had bullied before.
Now the situation has changed, and she was severely ridiculed and mocked by that person.
Cai Ling gritted her teeth in hatred, but the brothel owner's treatment of her during this period was effective, and she did not dare to easily turn against the customer.
However, when she returned to the room, she couldn't help it and swept away everything on the table, still not feeling satisfied.
So, he took out two more portraits and threw darts at them.
The portrait is not very lifelike, but you can still make out who it is.
Xue Huan on the left, Zhao Xiaoxian on the right.
These "two" people had conflicts with Cai Ling and were deeply hated by her.
Cai Ling was reduced to a prostitute after her house was ransacked. Although she blamed the corrupt Cai Kuo, what she was most upset about were Xue Huan and Zhao Xiaoxian, the two bitches who embarrassed her in public!
However, she threw darts, but her technique was not very accurate, and nine times out of ten she missed the target.
A maid came in to clean up the mess on the floor. As she left, she accidentally glanced at the portrait on the wall and couldn't help but blurt out, "Xue Huan!"
This maid is actually Xue Xin!
Previously, she, Old Lady Xue and Mrs. Li planned to knock Xue Huan and her daughter unconscious and sell them to Qian Dazhi. Xue Huan took advantage of the situation and used a trick of replacing Xue Xin with herself. Later, he rescued her from Qian Dazhi and threw her into the mountains to fend for herself.
However, Xue Xin was extremely scared after waking up in the mountains. She wandered around like a headless fly. Fortunately, she walked out, but was spotted by human traffickers and abducted and sold.
The place where the sale took place was the flower boat where Cai Ling was.
Xue Xin's appearance could barely be called pretty, but on the government-run brothels, courtesans not only had to be outstanding in appearance, but most importantly, they had to be able to read and write, recite poetry, and be proficient in playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, singing, and dancing.
After all, what they sell is not the body, but the spiritual enjoyment.
So people like Xue Xin can only be maids.
As she blurted out Xue Huan's name, Cai Ling suddenly looked at her, holding a dart that she hadn't thrown yet, and approached aggressively: "Do you know that bitch?"
When Xue Xin heard the word "bitch", she knew that Xue Huan had seriously offended this girl Ling'er, and she couldn't help but feel excited. "Yes, I not only recognize her, but we are also family. However, I have disliked her since I was a child and I wish her bad luck."
Cai Ling looked at her, and just when Xue Xin was getting nervous, she laughed out loud, "Come on, tell me in detail."
Xue Xin began to tell the story with exaggeration.
When Cai Ling heard that Xue Huan had married a tall and handsome man, she became more and more certain that the Xue Huan Xue Xin was talking about was the bitch she had been looking for.
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