The young woman was clearly very puzzled by the conversation between Lin Jing and Shang Yunlan.
What kind of idiot would think of going to a gambling den to find someone to tutor their child?
Shang Yunlan felt the woman's gaze as if she were looking at a fool, and he was almost driven mad by Lin Jing. He held back for a long time before he could barely calm down and said, "I'm not looking for a guest, I'm looking for the owner of this place."
As he spoke, he lowered his voice and said, "I don't really want to find a teacher for Ah Le. Don't worry, I'm not that stupid."
Lin Jing looked at him, her eyes seeming to say: Really? I don't believe it.
Shang Yunlan thought for a moment, thanked the girl repeatedly, and then pulled Lin Jing into a side alley. When they saw that no one was around, she asked, "Do you know who owns this gambling den?"
Lin Jing glanced at the gambling den, which was hailed as "Shengjing's largest den of iniquity," shook his head somewhat blankly, and asked, "Could it be that the person behind this... is not simple?"
Shang Yunlan patiently explained, "It's more than just not simple. According to what I've recently investigated, the owner of this gambling den is usually low-key and unassuming, but behind him stand the Prince of Nan'an and the Crown Prince."
Lin Jing frowned, her tone full of sarcasm: "They truly care about the common people and love them like their own children."
Shang Yunlan smiled, then pulled Lin Jing back: "Don't worry, I'm just going to find out some information. I won't actually ask the people here to teach Ale—they won't be able to get into the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion either."
Lin Jing finally breathed a sigh of relief and followed Shang Yunlan back to the entrance of the gambling den.
The two paid a deposit, and a servant followed them eagerly: "Is this your first time at our Pleasure House, gentlemen? We have all sorts of entertainment here. What would you like to see?"
Shang Yunlan smiled and raised an eyebrow, exuding an air of arrogance. He asked the servant, "Do you know who I am?"
The servant was stunned for a moment, seemingly not expecting that in this day and age, there would still be someone so arrogant.
Didn't he find out who was behind the Paradise Pavilion?
The servant looked Shang Yunlan up and down, still wearing his standard smile: "This humble servant is foolish and does not know who you are, sir."
Shang Yunlan gave Lin Jing a wink, signaling him to leave the Paradise Pavilion first.
Lin Jing frowned, looking at Shang Yunlan's eager expression, she was not at ease, and stood still, not intending to leave.
Seeing that Lin Jing wouldn't leave, Shang Yunlan could only shake her head resignedly, and then said to the servant, "Go and tell your master that... the Duke of Zhenguo has arrived."
As she spoke, Shang Yunlan showed the servant the token of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.
The servant's expression changed, his face filled with a fawning smile, but he couldn't hide the wariness in his eyes: "So it's you, sir! My master had some urgent business this morning, and I don't know if he's back yet. Please allow me to go and check on him."
After saying that, he turned and left, then raised his hand and touched his left earlobe. Many of the tall and burly thugs standing next to him immediately stood up straight.
Shang Yunlan pretended not to see this series of actions, and just casually fanned herself, occasionally exchanging a few words of laughter with Lin Jing.
Lin Jing, who couldn't even manage a smile: "..."
He frowned deeply, rubbed his temples helplessly, and looked at Shang Yunlan with a headache: "What exactly are you planning to do? Why did you reveal your identity?"
Shang Yunlan's smile faded slightly, and then she covered her face with her folding fan and lowered her voice, saying, "A few days ago, didn't I want to find that Boss Zhou to take over the work I was doing? I visited him many times but couldn't even get a meeting with him, so I felt something was wrong."
He paused, then said, "I've recently noticed some suspicious things on my phone that are closely related to the Paradise Inn. The trail to that Boss Zhou also ended there."
Lin Jing was taken aback for a moment, then said irritably, "So you think he's connected to the Paradise Pavilion, and that's why you're risking your life?"
Shang Yunlan: "..."
He touched his nose somewhat guiltily and gave an awkward smile: "I was just passing by..."
Lin Jing sighed and tapped Shang Yunlan's forehead with a hint of helplessness: "Alright, I'll listen to you then. I'll go back and make some preparations. If you haven't returned in two hours, I'll bring people to find you."
Just as Shang Yunlan was about to nod in agreement, a hand suddenly patted his shoulder from behind. He was startled, but didn't show it on his face. When he turned around, he saw it was the young woman who had helped him earlier.
Shang Yunlan and Lin Jing exchanged a subtle glance, then he smiled at the young woman and said, "Why are you here? This is not a place for a young woman like you. Go home."
The young woman smiled, a hint of interest appearing on her delicate and graceful face: "My lord, if I don't come in, how will you meet the owner of the Pleasure Pavilion?"
Shang Yunlan had guessed it when the woman appeared, but he still pretended to be shocked and stared blankly at her.
The young woman seemed pleased. She raised her eyebrows and smiled, "My surname is Su, and I am the third child in my family. You can call me Su San Niang, sir."
Su? Third Sister? Shang Yunlan had a general idea in her mind, and smiled as well, looking somewhat shy, as if she was captivated by Su Third Sister: "I, my name is Shang Yunlan, courtesy name Fuqing, Third Sister can just call me Fuqing."
Lin Jing, who was completely surrounded and unable to leave: "………………"
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Su Sanniang: "."
She glanced at Shang Yunlan with some suspicion, wondering if he might have discovered something, but seeing his face flushed with shyness and his nervousness, she temporarily put aside her doubts: "Propriety cannot be disregarded, I will still call you Lord Gong."
Su San Niang breathed a sigh of relief and secretly pondered that it wasn't her fault in Shu Prefecture last time, but that Qiao guy who was the problem—see, her charm is still there!
This Su San Niang is none other than Su Ling, who suffered a setback at the hands of Qiao Xiuyu, and Xie Huayin's Left Protector.
Shang Yunlan nodded indifferently.
Su Ling led the two to a private room on the second floor of the Paradise Pavilion, sat down, and slowly poured a pot of tea: "I wonder what important matter you have to discuss with me, Lord?"
Shang Yunlan thought for a moment and said, "Actually, it's not a big deal... I just heard that Paradise Workshop can do business selling information, so I wanted to see if it's true."
It is true, of course.
However, Su Ling could not possibly do business with the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. She simply smiled slightly and said, "I wonder where you heard this rumor, my Lord. My Paradise House does many businesses, but there is none of them that involve selling information."
Shang Yunlan glanced at Su Ling with some hesitation: "But that person clearly spoke with absolute certainty..."
Su Ling glanced at Shang Yunlan without changing her expression, then asked, "Where did you hear that, Lord?"
Shang Yunlan hesitated, seemingly unsure whether she should speak, but after glancing at Su Ling several times, she finally blushed and said, "It's a merchant named Zhou Qing. I've been wanting to do business with him lately, and I overheard him once."
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