"Let's go." Xie Lingqin frowned and gestured for Suanpizi to lead the way.
The door opened.
Xie Lingqin was somewhat taken aback.
It turns out there's another hidden world inside.
The door opened, but instead of entering the house, it led into another alley.
This alley.
Xie Lingqin knew it was one of the most backwater alleys in the capital.
Back then, Second Aunt was driven here, then humiliated, and finally killed by Xie Lingyu.
As soon as you step outside, you can hear the constant chirping of birds.
"There are a lot of people here and things can get chaotic, but it's actually quite safe."
Sour peel.
Xie Lingqin nodded, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. However, the thought of bringing such a clean-cut person here was truly...unsettling.
The scene is quite beautiful.
Suanpizi was very familiar with this place, and he passed through it without encountering anyone.
Then, Suanpizi raised his hand and knocked on a slightly dilapidated vermilion door in front of him.
"Who is it? It's unlocked, come in yourself."
A woman's voice came from inside.
That sound...
Xie Lingqin lowered her brows and followed Suanpizi inside.
Women's clothes were hanging everywhere in the courtyard, their perfumes and powders filling the air.
A woman dressed in bright colors but with classical features stood at the door with her hands on her hips. Her gaze swept over Suanpizi and Xie Lingqin, and then she smiled, "I say, Suanpizi, you brought such a delicate beauty to my dirty place. Aren't you afraid of offending people's eyes?"
“You are, Miss Lanxiang.” Xie Lingqin stepped forward and spoke softly.
Upon hearing this, the woman was slightly taken aback and looked at Xie Lingqin, "Oh, so you, a young lady from a humble background, actually know me."
That statement carried a hint of arrogance.
The woman was very young, only a year or two older than Xie Lingqin, but the worldly air about her was unmistakable.
"Who doesn't know the name of Miss Lanxiang?" Xie Lingqin raised her hand in a gesture of respect. "Greetings."
The woman named Lanxiang looked extremely surprised. Women of their social standing were already being ridiculed, let alone such a beautiful and refined young lady who looked so composed and calm while greeting her.
Over the years, has anyone ever truly treated her as an equal?
Even those who worked with her thought she was dirty.
Over time, she also felt that she was dirty, and indeed she was.
Xie Lingqin looked at Lanxiang.
If we were to ask which man in the capital least wants to marry a woman, yet most wants to provoke her, then who is it?
First among them is Nie Zuier from Fuyue Gambling House, and second is the girl Lanxiang in front of us.
Although she lacked stunning beauty and alluring charm, and her figure seemed a bit thinner than that of a woman of her age, it was said that she could make the young masters who came to visit completely obedient and full of praise for her.
There are many kinds of jobs in this world. It's not easy for these women who struggle to make a living to be so well-known.
It is said that this Lanxiang girl also has a legend, but no one pays attention to it.
"You're welcome." After a moment, Lanxiang looked at Xie Lingqin, smiled, then looked at Suanpizi, and said, "Go inside. I have no guests today. You can talk slowly."
"Yes, thank you."
"Come on."
With a graceful wave of her hand, Lanxiang walked out of the house.
Xie Lingqin didn't linger and followed Suanpizi straight into the inner room.
The outer room was a scene of opulent luxury, but once you stepped into the inner room, it was fresh, elegant, and extremely simple, like two completely different places compared to the outer room.
There is a bed in the outer room.
There is also a bed in the inner room.
Xie Lingqin's eyes flickered as she looked out the window at Lanxiang washing clothes in the courtyard, and suddenly seemed a little lost.
In her past life, she had also encountered a woman like this.
In her thirties, with a young child, she was forced into this path. During the day, she would sleep in the living room, and at night, she would sleep inside with her child.
She said that this made her feel clean and that she was still a competent mother.
Xie Lingqin didn't quite understand at the time, but she was also somewhat moved. Then, she helped the woman out of her predicament. Later, she went to visit her and found that the woman and her child had returned to a normal life.
However, the other party had no idea that it was Xie Lingqin who helped her.
That was the only good deed Xie Lingqin had ever done in her previous life as an assassin. Thinking back on it now, it felt like a lifetime ago, leaving her with endless sighs.
Suddenly, Xie Lingqin looked away and into the room. By the half-open window, a man was sitting on a stool, his head covered with a black bag.
His whole body was stiff; it was obvious that his acupoints had been acupunctured.
"Who kidnapped me and brought me here? What is their purpose?"
The man spoke, his voice clear and pleasant, and he didn't seem too flustered.
Xie Lingqin stepped forward and, speaking in a man's voice, asked, "And who are you, and what is your purpose?"
"I don't understand what you mean."
Under the black cloth, the man's voice betrayed his anger.
"With your extraordinary talent, isn't it too unfair that you're relegated to a mere teacher of qin music at Huangshan Academy?"
Xie Lingqin continued.
Meanwhile, the sour husk remained wisely silent from beginning to end.
"Xu Yiran, tell me."
Xie Lingqin spoke softly and quietly.
That's right, the one with her head covered by a black cloth is Xu Yiran.
Xie Lingqin hadn't forgotten the special feeling she had when she first visited Huangshan Academy and saw the century-old trees outside the academy—the chilling sense of slaughter, the deeply agonizing nightmares… and the inexplicable sense of closeness she felt when she met Xu Yiran.
Therefore, regardless of whether this talented man who dared to write to the emperor had his own purpose or was working for the emperor, she needed to investigate him.
My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
