Chapter 802 This is such a coincidence
Xiao Xixi repeated what Shang Kui had just said to her.
Luo Qinghan raised his eyes to look at her.
"Do you suspect that Xixiang Pavilion has any connection with Duke Hong?"
Xiao Xixi held her chin with one hand, rubbed her fingers along the edge of the chessboard, and muttered to herself.
"It's not really a suspicion, I just think this is weird. We just went to Xixiang Pavilion yesterday, and at night a girl from Xixiang Pavilion went to Duke Hong, and then the next day she was killed. This is too coincidental."
Luo Qinghan: "Since you think there might be something wrong with Duke Hong, why not go and meet him directly."
Xiao Xixi: "Won't it alert the enemy?"
Luo Qinghan: "Maybe it will lure the snake out of its hole."
Xiao Xixi put down the last chess piece: "I won."
Luo Qinghan looked at the stubborn white piece on the chessboard, was silent for a moment, and said, "Let's play again."
Xiao Xixi: "I'm not coming. I'm going to read the storybook."
Luo Qinghan: "How can reading a storybook be as interesting as playing chess?"
Xiao Xixi: "That's much more interesting!"
She stood up and ran back to read the storybook with Concubine Li and Concubine Yao.
The three of them didn't stop until noon.
Concubine Li and Concubine Yao borrowed the storybook that they had not finished reading, intending to take it home to continue reading and then return it to the imperial concubine after they had finished.
Xiao Xixi reminded: "You can read the book, but don't forget to give a fair evaluation after reading it. I still have to give people a score."
It's just a few comments, no big deal! Concubine Li and Concubine Yao readily agreed.
After lunch, Luo Qinghan and Xiao Xixi left the palace and went to the Mansion of Duke Hong.
Duke Hong, as the younger brother of the Empress Dowager, is not young anymore, now 58 years old. He is tall and thin, and usually likes to dress like a Taoist priest. He looks pure and ascetic, but he is actually very lustful.
When he was young, this man often wandered around with women. He slept with all the maids in the house who were slightly pretty. He also had concubines one after another, and even more mistresses and confidantes outside, so many that it was impossible to count them all.
Later, probably because I played too hard, my body was exhausted and I fell seriously ill.
After he recovered from his illness, he became much more restrained, and would go to the Taoist temple to burn incense and donate money every few days, and he often wore Taoist robes on weekdays.
It seems that doing this can really make me become pure-hearted and free from desires.
But in fact, he was just a little more restrained than before, and there were still many women in the backyard.
With so many women, disputes were inevitable. The Hongguo Mansion had caused many jokes because of this and became a laughing stock in the aristocratic circle.
But Duke Hong himself doesn't care.
Anyway, those people didn't dare to come to him and say anything, so he had to do whatever he wanted. No one could control him except the Empress Dowager.
Duke Hong was shocked to learn of the sudden visit of the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine.
He pushed away his favorite concubine in his arms, hurriedly put on his clothes and shoes, and ran out to welcome the emperor.
Because he was in too much of a hurry, when he ran out of the door, he accidentally tripped over the threshold and almost fell flat on his face in public.
If it were any other time, he would definitely get mad and ask someone to remove the threshold.
But now the emperor's carriage was parked at the door, so he dared not lose his temper. He could only pretend that nothing had happened, quickly ran down the stairs, and bowed respectfully.
"Your humble servant greets His Majesty, His Majesty the Imperial Concubine."
The car door opened, and Luo Qinghan and Xiao Xixi walked down first.
Xiao Xixi looked at Duke Hong's face.
Judging from his physiognomy, this person has been living a life of luxury since childhood, and will enjoy wealth and glory when he grows up. He has a very good destiny of wealth and honor.
It's just that this person has evil intentions and there is lust in his eyes.
I'm afraid it won't end well.
Luo Qinghan said calmly: "I suddenly remembered that I haven't visited my uncle for a long time, so I wanted to come to your house and sit for a while. I didn't say hello to you in advance. Will you blame me for being abrupt?"
Duke Hong hurriedly said, "How could that be? Your Majesty's presence at my humble home brings glory to my humble abode. I am so flattered that I cannot contain myself. How can I blame you?"
He led the person into the mansion respectfully and served him the best tea and snacks.
Luo Qinghan casually asked about Duke Hong's recent situation.
Duke Hongguo naturally answered every question.
One person asked and the other answered, and they had a pretty harmonious chat.
Xiao Xixi ate the cakes in small bites while quietly observing the words and actions of Duke Hong.
She found that the Duke did look somewhat similar to the Empress Dowager, but because he had been indulging in alcohol and sex for many years and had excessive sexual indulgence, he looked thin, with slightly droopy eyes, and looked very listless.
After she finished a plate of cakes, she tactfully expressed her wish to go to the toilet.
Duke Hong asked the housekeeper to take her there.
Xiao Xixi came out of the guest room and pretended to be curious, strolling in the yard for a while.
The housekeeper did not stop her, but followed her closely.
Just at this moment, Xiao Xixi ran into the two concubines.
Those two were the concubines of Duke Hong. They were quarreling over a trivial matter, and the noise they made was quite loud.
Xiao Xixi wanted to get closer to see what was going on.
The housekeeper, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke.
"Your Highness, please don't go there. Don't let these trivial matters in the harem disturb your mood."
Xiao Xixi had no choice but to stop.
As she turned to leave, she happened to hear a concubine yelling and cursing.
"I know that you are just like that Yin Shuang last night, you both have your eyes on Mr. Ye. You sluts who are greedy for more, I will report you to the Duke!"
It seemed like someone went to stop the fight, and the noise gradually died down.
Xiao Xixi returned to the house, pretended nothing had happened, and continued to eat her snacks.
After they had finished chatting, Luo Qinghan took Xiao Xixi and left the Duke Hong's Mansion.
After sending the two away, Duke Hong immediately put away the smile on his face, called the housekeeper, and asked what the imperial concubine did in the backyard? Why did she take so long to go to the concubine's room?
The housekeeper did not dare to hide anything and told the whole story.
After hearing this, Duke Hong was furious and immediately ordered the two quarreling concubines to be beaten to death and their bodies thrown out to feed the dogs.
Xiao Xixi and Luo Qinghan took a carriage back to the palace.
As soon as they arrived at the palace, they heard that Shang Kui wanted to see him.
Shang Kui said respectfully.
"I have already found out the identity of the girl who died in Xixiang Pavilion. Her name is Yinshuang. She is sixteen years old this year. She is a well-known prostitute in Xixiang Pavilion and is good at playing the pipa. There is very little information about her in the official household register, and it is very vague. It is very difficult to verify the truth."
Xiao Xixi: "Her name is Yin Shuang?"
Shang Kui nodded: "Yes."
Xiao Xixi recalled the quarrel she heard at the Duke Hong's Mansion.
When the two concubines were arguing, they mentioned two people, namely Yin Shuang and Mr. Ye.
She originally thought that Yin Shuang went to Duke Hong’s Mansion last night to look for Duke Hong, but now it seems that this is not the case. The person Yin Shuang was really looking for should be Mr. Ye.
So here comes the question.
Who is that Mr. Ye?
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(End of this chapter)
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