Inside the Jiang residence, the half-closed door was slowly pushed open. Xiaoqing stuck her head out, looked around, and held the stack of banknotes in her left sleeve tightly with her right hand. She walked into the residence.

Suddenly, a voice came from behind: "Xiaoqing, where have you been?"

Xiaoqing was startled, and her upper body stiffened for a few seconds. When she turned around with her neck stiff, she found that it was Xiaoyue. Xiaoyue led the maids to the laundry room. When they saw Xiaoqing sneaking back from outside, they didn't know where she had been playing again.

Xiaoqing heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "The second young lady was greedy and asked me to buy some peach blossom cakes, but they were sold out early today."

Xiaoyue didn't believe it and said with a smile, "Is it you who is greedy or the second young lady?"

Xiaoqing stuck out her tongue playfully and turned away.

When Xiaoqing opened the door, Jiang Yuanyi was sitting and making tea.

This set of tea sets was made by the most famous Tingnan Pavilion in Jiangnan. It is worth a thousand gold coins. The rich soil of Yixing is used as the raw material of the clay. The master Zhiming personally carved a picture of sunset and blue smoke. The outside is exquisitely embossed and polished to be very smooth. The shape of the pot is smooth and round. At this time, boiling water with white smoke is flowing out of the mouth of the pot and slowly pouring into the fairness cup.

Jiang Yuanyi held the rim of the fair cup with her bare hands and poured the fragrant tea into the exquisite tea cup. She picked up her handkerchief and gently wiped her fingers, pushed the coaster, and said softly: "Take a taste, Pu'er just shipped from Jiangnan."

Xiaoqing took out the banknotes in her hand, put them aside, walked to the table and sat down, crossed her hands in front of the cup, and drank slowly.

It tasted slightly bitter at first, but the aftertaste was fragrant and sweet. Xiaoqing smiled and said: "The girl's tea art is getting better and better."

Jiang Yuanyi smiled, her eyes like crescent moons slightly curved, she took the banknotes on the table and counted them.

This money was the dowry that Jiang Nansheng bought for her. It was the annual income of a street shop. Jiang Nansheng had taught Jiang Yuanyi how to manage finances since she was ten years old. Last year, he handed over the shop to her to manage, which also solved Jiang Yuanyi's financial difficulties. Jiang

Yuanyi said softly, "Today, my parents went to the Xihuang Temple on the outskirts of the city to make a wish for my eldest brother. They will not be back until tomorrow. You will go out with me tonight."

Xiaoqing was delighted: "Okay!"

The clothes of the maids in every family in the capital are different. Jiang Yuanyi asked Xiaoqing to go to the clothing shop a few days ago to order two new sets of clothes that were very different from those of the Jiang family. Jiang Yuanyi and Xiaoqing changed, painted their faces black, and went out.

Jiang Yuanyi went out every night these days, and Xiaoqing was very curious at home all day. She didn't know when the young lady had changed so much and became so mysterious. Xiaoqing was also a smart person. If Jiang Yuanyi didn't ask, she would just keep quiet.

This time Jiang Yuanyi took the initiative to take her out, and Xiaoqing was very happy with a smile on her face.

Jiang Yuanyi looked at Xiaoqing, who was hunched over and looked mysterious, and whispered, "Walk normally."

Xiaoqing blinked her round eyes, her face turned red, and she nodded repeatedly.

The two walked through several alleys, went out of the city gate, and came to a small village next to the capital. In the small farmyard, there were several plum trees planted. At this time, the branches and leaves were lush and protruded from the earth wall.

Jiang Yuanyi raised her hand and knocked on the door gently: "Dong, Dongdong."

Three rhythmic knocks, and brisk footsteps came from the yard. The wooden door was opened with a bang, and a ragged little beggar raised his head and looked at Jiang Yuanyi, smiling happily: "Fairy sister!"

Xiaoqing was stunned. Isn't this little beggar the beggar at the door of Yunsheng Pavilion this afternoon? When did he become so familiar with the young lady?

She didn't ask, and followed the young lady in with her eyes and nose.

The small courtyard was very simple, but clean and tidy. I think the owner loves to take care of it.

She was wearing a black gown with a lark pattern embroidered in gold thread on the hem, and a silver thread with a swastika embroidered on the edge. She was wearing a moon-white plain silk gown underneath, which looked neat and gorgeous.

Xiaoqing looked up and saw a young woman who looked only one or two years older than herself.

As soon as the woman saw Jiang Yuanyi, she immediately came down with a smile on her face and held Jiang Yuanyi's hand affectionately: "Miss."

The two walked to the small stone table in the middle of the yard and sat down. Jiang Yuanyi asked: "Does this dress fit you well?"

This woman was Xuesha. Xuesha rolled up her sleeves and touched the fine texture of the dress: "Of course, Xuesha has never seen such a beautiful dress in her life."

Jiang Yuanyi heard it and called the child who was waiting obediently on the side: "Xiaotian, today I asked you to get the things from the stone pillar of the small winery behind Yunsheng Pavilion. Did you get them?"

Hasn't the lady been with me all the time today? When has he met this child alone?

A picture quickly emerged in his mind. It was rare that it was at the door of Yunsheng Pavilion today, right under his nose?

The child took out a small booklet wrapped in cloth from his chest and handed it to Jiang Yuanyi. Jiang Yuanyi took it, and opened the cloth package with her jade-like fingers.

The surface of this booklet was made of fine silk, and there were a few large cursive characters written on it: "Customs clearance household registration."

All foreign populations entering the capital of Ning'an Kingdom must use their own household registration to apply for a customs clearance household registration, otherwise they would be fugitives.

Xuesha is a person from the suburbs of Beijing, but once she is sold to a brothel, she will be classified as a prostitute. Anyone who has some connections can be easily found, so Xuesha's original name and identity cannot be used.

Jiang Yuanyi handed it to Xuesha and said playfully: "Boss Liu, here it is."

Xuesha looked at the booklet, took it in disbelief, opened it and saw three beautiful small characters written on it: Liu Ruhui. Her eyes moistened.

Once a person is registered as a prostitute, even if he or she is redeemed by someone, the status will never be removed from the household register. The identity Jiang Yuanyi gave her meant that she would live with a completely new identity.

Xuesha hurriedly knelt down with her skirt lifted up, her voice choked with sobs: "Miss, I will never forget your kindness."

Jiang Yuanyi hurriedly helped her up: "I will have to rely on you in the future, so don't say such polite words."

Liu Ruhui was the daughter of the Liu family, a salt merchant in Luzhou. She died at the age of seven, but it was not announced to the outside world. The Jiang family and the Liu family were old friends, so they knew it. A few days

ago, she wrote a letter to Uncle Liu, with earnest words, but fortunately Uncle Liu did not mind. Jiang Yuanyi was also very sad to hear her deceased sister's name used again, but with her current ability, she couldn't make up a person out of thin air without letting anyone find out.

Xuesha burst into laughter, tears hanging on her delicate face. She wiped away the tears herself, then took out a few pieces of letter paper folded clearly at the cuffs and handed them to Jiang Yuanyi.

Jiang Yuanyi took it and looked at it carefully.

Xuesha sat next to Jiang Yuanyi and said, "In recent days, I have visited all the casinos in Beijing. These three are poorly managed and have not made enough money to cover their expenses. They are all thinking about how to get rid of them."

The casino opened by Chen Huasheng was the worst run and had the lowest turnover among the three. Most importantly, his official backer had fallen. This casino had long been shaky and could collapse at any time.

Jiang Yuanyi pointed with his slender finger: "Let's buy No. 27 West Street, the casino opened by Chen Huasheng."

Xue Sha handed over another piece of paper: "This is a list of the top ten cheaters in Beijing that Xiaotian and his friends have collected. Among them, the carpenter named Wang Jihui is the most suitable.

His cheating skills are extremely superb and he has been blacklisted by the casinos in Beijing. Moreover, his mother and wife are seriously ill and are in urgent need of money."

Jiang Yuanyi nodded and looked at Xue Sha: "You and Qian Sheng will go tomorrow to buy Wang Jihui. We have to talk to Chen Huasheng tonight."

Xue Sha nodded.

The three of them walked out of the door and saw Qian Sheng coming with four tall and strong attendants. The five of them bowed and said, "Hello, boss." Then they introduced themselves one by

one: "Liu Dong, Liu Nan, Liu Xi, Liu Bei." Xue Sha stood there in a daze, not responding. Jiang Yuanyi poked her waist and said, "Boss Liu, hurry up and say yes, we're calling you."

Qian Sheng bowed to Jiang Yuanyi and then turned and left. Xiao Qing looked at Qian Sheng's solemn face and thought, when did Brother Qian Sheng come out with the lady? At

No. 27 West Street, the casino door was hung with several heavy curtains, and two sturdy gatekeepers were guarding the door with thick wooden sticks in their hands. When the two men saw the group of people coming in front of them with great momentum, they immediately became angry and raised their sticks: "What are you doing?!"

Xuesha put her hands behind her back and raised her chin slightly: "Call your boss out to discuss business."

The two gatekeepers knew the current business situation of the casino. Looking at the woman, although she was young, she was dressed luxuriously, had an extraordinary temperament, and a grand ceremony. She was very likely to be their next boss. They immediately smiled, slyly and flatteringly: "I'll take the girl in now." When they

lifted the heavy linen curtain, they saw the dark smoke and the bustling voices inside.

There were nobles in fine clothes and jade crowns, as well as naked peasants, all of them were shouting and yelling, looking excited, and it was very lively.

This business didn't look like a casino that was about to close.

Jiang Yuanyi took a half step back and said to Liu Dong, "Go check what's going on tonight."

Liu Dong nodded lightly, and took advantage of the crowd to turn around and blend into the crowd.

Passing through the noisy casino, walking through a narrow and dim corridor, and turning a corner, the room at the end guarded by two scarred men was where Chen Huasheng was.

The scarred man said, "Please let one of you in."

Xuesha pointed to the thin maid beside her and said sarcastically, "Is this not possible?"

The scarred man twitched his lips and said, "Of course you can." After that, he knocked on the door and said to the inside, "Boss, someone is coming."

After a while, a deep voice came from inside, "Please come in."

The scarred man opened the door. The room was dimly lit and there were several high-quality purple wood carved armchairs. Chen Huasheng sat at the end, and two maids with revealing clothes and graceful figures stood beside him.

Xuesha was inexplicably a little timid. Suddenly, someone patted her on the back. When she turned around, she saw Jiang Yuanyi's dark face and bright eyes.

Xue Sha took a deep breath, walked in, and said straight to the point: "Boss Chen, how much do you want for this place?"

Chen Huasheng had a face full of fat, slanted eyes, and a scar on his face, which made him look a little scary. Xue Sha tried hard not to show her fear.

Chen Huasheng narrowed his eyes, looked at the extraordinary girl in front of him, stretched out two fingers, and lowered his voice: "Not much, twenty thousand taels."

Jiang Yuanyi glanced at Chen Huasheng, a chill flashed in his eyes, he really asked for a lot.

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