It turned out to be her
Chunhua Tower is the most famous brothel in Taiyue City, not because it is the largest or most luxurious.
It was all because of a person, Zhao Feiyan, the most famous prostitute in the capital who could dance lightly on a canopy umbrella and achieved the title of the most famous courtesan in history with just one dance!
Zhao Feiyan, the Spring Flower, and Chen Yuanyuan, the Black Tortoise, one playing the zither and the other dancing, were hailed as the two pillars of the time!
Although both of them sold their art but not their bodies, unlike Chen Yuanyuan's freedom and independence, Zhao Feiyan was the wife of a convicted official, a criminal awaiting punishment, and an official prostitute of the Music Bureau.
If it weren't for her great reputation, she would have fallen into disgrace long ago!
To be honest, the appearance of the mastermind in Chunhua Tower surprised Yue Lingxi and Liu Buqi, but it was also reasonable.
Because the Huagai Dance is by no means an ordinary skill. It requires practicing martial arts since childhood and having a master teach you the superior light body skills to be able to do it!
A courtesan who was the emperor's concubine, but had the support of a martial arts master, was in itself very suspicious. It was said that the forces in the capital had investigated Zhao Feiyan's background and strength.
When investigating the assassination of the former crown prince, the Tian Ce Mansion also conducted multiple investigations, and the final conclusion was that there was absolutely no flaw. Zhao Feiyan was not a martial artist in the strict sense. Her light body skills were inherited from her mother's family, and she herself was gifted and carried them forward.
But this time the prince was assassinated, and the Tiance Mansion, which had suffered a great loss before, had made all preparations. They blocked the city gates at the first moment, cutting off the possibility of the assassin leaving the city!
Then, he sent out countless spies to wander around Taiyue City. Although the female assassin was masked, she had revealed her figure twice, and the detective master of Tiance Mansion happened to catch her posture and conduct a secret investigation.
It was finally confirmed that the female assassin was hiding in Chunhua Tower, and a tight net was set up to capture her.
At this moment, the capture had begun! Yue Lingxi and Liu Buqi, who were not far away, could see dozens of masters of flying roofs and walls rushing into Chunhua Tower from all directions.
There was a sudden commotion and cursing in the building, and then shouts of killing were heard!
Tiance Mansion was very well prepared this time. Although the resistance in the building was fierce, it was already a spent force and gradually subsided after a while.
Yue Lingxi saw that Changsun Wuyi, who was in charge of the encirclement and suppression on the shore, had appeared and waved to his side, and was about to let the pleasure boat move closer to the shore.
At this moment, a long sword was silently placed across his neck, and a female voice sounded behind him!
"Don't shout, tell the boatman to leave!"
It turned out that at some point, a man who was soaked in black clothes emerged from the water on the back side of the pleasure boat and sneaked onto the boat, intending to hijack the boat and leave.
Yue Lingxi's face showed an unusually rich expression after the sudden change, with confusion, surprise, shock and other emotions mixed on his face, making Liu Buqi, who was a little at a loss, even more afraid to act rashly!
Seeing that Yue Lingxi did not take any action, the woman in black thought that this young master-looking man was frightened silly, so she urged him again.
"Hmph, quickly get the boatman to leave here, otherwise..."
The rest of the words were interrupted by Yue Lingxi, "Madame Bai, is that you?"
The woman who intended to hijack the ship was startled and turned slightly to get a better look at the young master. However, the moment she saw him, the sword in her hand began to tremble uncontrollably!
"Master Lingxi?"
She quickly retracted the sword in her hand and took off the black veil. The image of this woman began to emerge in Liu Buqi's already somewhat vague memory.
It was indeed the Nanny Bai who brought her into the mansion for the first time and then sent her to Yue Lingxi's room.
But in my impression, Aunt Bai should be over fifty years old, and the woman in front of her looked to be no more than thirty years old.
Apart from the similarity in their voices, there was really no way to put the two people together. Perhaps only Yue Lingxi, who had been in contact with her for many years, could recognize her at the first sight.
Now is not the time to reminisce about the past. Although both of them have a lot of questions in their minds, Changsun Wuyi has already walked out of Chunhua Tower, as if wondering why Yue Lingxi has not come yet.
Fortunately, Nanny Bai, dressed in black, was blocked by the dim lake behind her and Yue Lingxi, so it was difficult for her to easily identify the extra person in the pleasure boat in a short time!
Everyone on the pleasure boat gathered on the bottom floor to watch the excitement on the shore. No one paid attention to this side. Liu Buqi quickly took Nanny Bai into the boat and handed her over to Bai Jinjing.
Fortunately, Changsun Wuwo was in charge of the arrest and did not come with him. Otherwise, the fact that he only brought a maid on board would have aroused his suspicion.
As for the pleasure boat, we only met two or three people when we boarded the boat. After getting on board, we told them not to go upstairs and disturb us.
When they got off the boat a while later, there was such a big commotion on the shore. Given Yue Lingxi's noble status, it was likely that no one would dare to raise any objections and would just assume that there were only four people on the boat!
As long as we get through this hurdle, even if Changsun Wuwo has questions in the future, he will not dare to question me in person, which will give us more room for maneuver.
After ordering the pleasure boat to dock, just as Liu Buqi had expected, everyone in Tiance Mansion was the first to salute Yue Lingxi on the boat. Only then did the boatman realize that a very important person had come on his boat!
Nanny Bai, who had changed into a maid's uniform, was doing her "old job". Her etiquette and manners were impeccable. She knew more about the affairs of the Marquis of Anguo's Mansion than Yue Lingxi, and no one could find any flaws.
The four of them slowly got off the boat. Liu Buqi only felt that his back was soaked with sweat. If someone on the boat questioned him at this time, under the current situation, Yue Lingxi and himself would have no way to defend themselves!
Fortunately, everything went well!
Led by Changsun Wuwo, the four entered Chunhua Tower. There were fifteen or sixteen corpses lying all over the ground, which had been separated and placed by the people from Tiance Mansion.
The missing piece was the bodies of five women wearing bright and light clothes, who should be the ones who were surrounded this time.
A subordinate in official uniform rushed over to report, "Lord, Mr. Changsun, eleven of our brothers have died! Those women are so cruel! They tried to capture one alive, but he committed suicide by taking poison!"
Nanny Bai behind the few people trembled obviously. Fortunately, Liu Buqi was always blocking her intentionally or unintentionally, and Bai Jinjing beside her hurriedly pulled her with her hand.
Zhang Sun Wuwo sighed, "The deceased brothers, wives, children and parents are now under the care of the Tiance Mansion. You can handle the specific matters!"
Then he continued to ask: "Is there a target person?"
The man quickly replied, "Probably not. Given that man's skills, we can't take this stronghold so easily!"
With a wave of his hand, two people came up, escorting the trembling madam of Chunhualou.
"My Lord, I had no idea that Yang Tao and her daughters Tao Hong and Tao Hua were serious criminals of the imperial court!"
Zhang Sun Wuwo signaled with his eyes, and the official in uniform hurriedly explained:
"The deceased suspect was Yang Tao, a well-known courtesan in Beijing. The remaining suspects were all her associates. They've been in Chunhua Tower for five years and haven't shown any signs of abnormality. The brothers in charge of monitoring the night market can verify this."
"Where is Zhao Feiyan?" It seems that Changsun Wuwo, like Liu Buqi, had doubted this famous prostitute with superb martial arts skills!
The subordinate hurriedly reported back, "Master Zhao was introduced by Prince Ning to the palace to teach the Jinghong Dance ten days ago."
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