Chapter 126 Not as Pretty as Me
Pei Jingzhou said: "Because——"
"Because we need you more here!" Jiang Zhaoyue retorted.
Pei Heng asked again: "Why?"
Jiang Zhaoyue asked back, "Didn't you say that you would treat your dear second brother well in the future?"
Pei Heng nodded heavily: "Yes, I said so."
"He is unconscious now, father has official business, mother needs to calm down, my brothers have gone to find Qingluo, my sisters are painting her portrait, my eldest sister-in-law is pregnant, and you are the closest to him in the entire Zhenguo Mansion. It's time to treat him well." Jiang Zhaoyue said seriously.
Pei Heng suddenly felt a sense of mission, as if a great responsibility had been bestowed upon him. However, he didn't know what it was, so he asked, "Then how can I treat my dear second brother well?"
Jiang Zhaoyue said decisively: "Guard him."
"Just guard him?" Pei Heng thought this was too simple.
Seeing what he meant, Jiang Zhaoyue said, "This is not simple. If there is anything wrong with him, you have to tell the imperial physician. If he wakes up, you have to cheer him up. Can you do that?"
"Yes!" Pei Heng answered affirmatively, then asked, "Why should I try to make him happy?"
Jiang Zhaoyue said: "If he is happy, his illness will be cured."
Pei Heng was surprised: "Once I'm happy, my illness will be cured?"
"That's right." Jiang Zhaoyue nodded.
"I'm the best at making people happy. I make my aunt very happy every day."
"Yeah, if you make him happy, you're doing him a favor."
"Yes." Pei Heng accepted the important task.
Jiang Zhaoyue then stated her purpose: "So, don't follow us to find Qingluo, stay here."
Pei Heng immediately responded: "Stay and be good to my dear second brother!"
"That's right, Brother Heng is really a smart kid." Jiang Zhaoyue praised
"Okay, I'll stay." Pei Heng turned around happily, walked to the bed with a heroic and confident look, and sat down on the small stool in front of the bed.
The two chubby little hands held the chubby face and looked straight at the sleeping Pei Jingpeng.
Suddenly, he thought of something and turned around and said, "Second sister-in-law, go find Qingluo."
"Okay." Jiang Zhaoyue looked at Pei Jingzhou: "Your Highness, let's go."
Pei Jingzhou knew that Jiang Zhaoyue was a person with many ideas, but he didn't expect that she was also so good at coaxing children. His heart couldn't help but soften a little, and he took her out of Yin'an Garden.
First, he asked Pei Jingxiao about Qingluo's departure from the house.
"Miss Qingluo left through the back door with confidence." Pei Jingxiao said.
Jiang Zhaoyue was surprised: "Openly?"
"Well, because my mother told me not to stop Miss Qingluo if she leaves."
Even after she had explained everything like that, Wang still said in Yin'an Garden, "This Qingluo is so cruel. She just left without saying anything and didn't take my son seriously at all." It was really... Jiang Zhaoyue couldn't find the right words to describe her.
Pei Jingzhou asked, "Where did Qingluo go?"
"The disciples don't know." Pei Jingxiao said.
Too.
Qingluo is not a high-ranking official, so it is normal that his men do not pay attention to him.
Although Pei Jingxiao was limping now, it was already very good that he could get rid of crutches. Treat him normally and believe that he will get better and better. Pei Jingzhou said, "Thank you for your hard work, brother. You can go back and look after my sister-in-law and the others."
"Okay, I'll tell you if you need anything."
Pei Jingzhou nodded.
Pei Jingxiao entered the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
Jiang Zhaoyue and Pei Jingzhou got on the carriage together and headed south.
"Where do you think Qingluo will go?" Pei Jingzhou asked.
Jiang Zhaoyue said: "She has always been thinking about her sister, and she may go back to Jinzhou to find her sister."
"Is her sister really in Jinzhou?" Pei Jingzhou asked.
Jiang Zhaoyue thought for a moment and asked, "What do you mean?"
Pei Jingzhou said, "Her brother and sister-in-law sold her to a trafficker and brought her to the capital."
Jiang Zhaoyue added: "There were other girls sold along with her, which means this could be a buying and selling operation."
Pei Jingzhou nodded: "So we can go to the human traffickers and take a look."
"Yes, Qingluo was sold by her brother and sister-in-law when she was very young, so her sister must have been sold as well. She might have gone to the human traffickers to inquire after leaving the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion."
"That's right."
"Then let's go to the human traffickers quickly." Jiang Zhaoyue suddenly paused.
Pei Jingzhou noticed it keenly and asked, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Zhaoyue asked in return: "Where is the human trafficker?"
"Have you forgotten what I did before?" Pei Jingzhou asked.
"As a minor official." Jiang Zhaoyue said.
"..." Not wanting to argue with Jiang Zhaoyue, Pei Jingzhou said, "I've come into contact with people from all walks of life, so I know where the human traffickers are."
"Then let's go quickly."
"Um."
The two men discussed for a while and then got off the carriage at an alley.
"Xiangqiao, you and the coachman wait here." Jiang Zhaoyue said.
Xiangqiao nodded.
Jiang Zhaoyue held Pei Jingzhou's hand.
Pei Jingzhou glanced down and then looked at Jiang Zhaoyue.
"What are you doing?" Jiang Zhaoyue asked.
Pei Jingzhou deliberately asked, "Why are you holding my hand?" He was actually very happy in his heart.
"There are a lot of traffickers here." Jiang Zhaoyue pretended to be afraid and said, "What if they catch my eye and take me away to be a concubine or mistress of some high-ranking official? You'll suffer a great loss."
Pei Jingzhou held her hand tightly and said, "I'm here, that won't happen."
Jiang Zhaoyue smiled happily.
The two walked into the alley and entered a cramped courtyard.
Pei Jingzhou called out, "Liu San."
A skinny man appeared and saw Pei Jingzhou. He immediately shouted, "Master Pei, I followed the provisions of the Great Jin Dynasty's Treatise on the voluntary sale and sent the man and woman to the wealthy family as servants. I absolutely did not cheat or force anyone to buy or sell!"
The human traffickers in the Jin Dynasty were like middlemen, buying children from poor families and selling them to wealthy families as servants, making a profit from the difference.
Anyone found to be breaking the law or disobeying discipline will be arrested immediately.
Therefore, they are very cautious and careful in doing things.
Jiang Zhaoyue still couldn't accept this behavior, but she couldn't change it for the time being.
Pei Jingzhou said with a slightly cold expression: "We are not investigating you, we are looking for someone from you."
"Who?" Liu San asked.
Pei Jingzhou took out Qingluo's portrait and asked, "Have you seen this person?"
"I have seen it." Liu San answered affirmatively.
Pei Jingzhou and Jiang Zhaoyue were delighted.
"This girl also took out a portrait, a portrait of a little girl, and asked me if I had ever bought or sold it." Liu San said truthfully.
Qingluo!
Qingluo really started looking for his sister!
I didn't expect to get the answer as soon as I asked.
Jiang Zhaoyue was delighted.
Pei Jingzhou then asked: "Where is she now?"
"We've been away from here for an hour, right?" Liu San said.
Jiang Zhaoyue asked, "Do you know where there are other human traffickers nearby?"
Liu San immediately became alert.
Pei Jingzhou said: "As long as you act according to the 'Great Jin Memorial', nothing will happen."
Liu San was relieved and said, "Yes, I will lead the way, sir."
Pei Jingzhou and Jiang Zhaoyue followed Liu San.
All the human traffickers had seen Qingluo, and everyone said that Qingluo was gone, but no one knew where Qingluo had gone.
Pei Jingzhou frowned.
Jiang Zhaoyue said: "At least we know she is still in the capital, that's a gain."
Jiang Zhaoyue is so optimistic.
Pei Jingzhou nodded in agreement.
"Let's go to the brothel." Jiang Zhaoyue suddenly said.
Pei Jingzhou understood immediately and said, "Let's go."
Jiang Zhaoyue looked at Pei Jingzhou: "Is it okay for me to wear this?"
Pei Jingzhou nodded: "Okay."
"I'm a woman." Jiang Zhaoyue pointed at herself.
Pei Jingzhou had to say: "There are also men in the nearby brothel..."
"Is there really a man? Is he good-looking?" Jiang Zhaoyue's eyes suddenly lit up.
Pei Jingzhou's face darkened: "You look very excited."
"Really?" Jiang Zhaoyue immediately restrained himself a little.
Pei Jingzhou snorted, walked forward, and said, "Nothing better than me!"
"Yes, yes, you are the best looking!" Jiang Zhaoyue walked forward, pulled Pei Jingzhou, and started to flatter him.
Pei Jingzhou's expression gradually relaxed.
The two came to the nearest brothel.
It was just afternoon and the brothel had just opened.
Some handymen were tidying up the tables and chairs inside.
The impatient man couldn't wait to call her darling as soon as he entered the room.
Jiang Zhaoyue turned to Pei Jingzhou and called out, "My dear."
Pei Jingzhou was stunned for a moment, then his ears turned red: "What are you yelling about?"
Jiang Zhaoyue bumped Pei Jingzhou with her shoulder: "You are my sweetheart."
Pei Jingzhou shook his body and turned around and said, "You..."
"What's wrong with me?"
"He looks like a scoundrel."
Jiang Zhaoyue wanted to say something when she suddenly caught sight of a slender man walking by. She reached out and grabbed his wrist: "Wait a minute!"
Pei Jingzhou's face darkened: "What are you doing?"
Jiang Zhaoyue ignored Pei Jingzhou and said to the man, "Qingluo, don't you recognize us?"
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