The strongman's wife who traveled through time and space and became a young general

"Any medicinal materials, as long as they are properly matched, can produce different magical effects." Lin Qiuer explained.

"But now, our most important task is to find my eldest brother as soon as possible. Otherwise, if time goes on like this, I'm afraid my sister-in-law won't be able to keep it a secret."

"That's right, little sister, you don't know. The last time I went home, I didn't dare talk too much to my sister-in-law, for fear of letting something slip and revealing the fact that our eldest brother was missing." Lin Nanyue echoed.

"Changqing, it seems that the medicinal bath bags you want can only be bought after we return from the imperial city." Gu Anqing said to Changqing, and then said to Lin Qiuer, "Then I will also buy a few from Miss Qiuer and give them to Grandpa and Second Uncle to try."

"No problem, no problem. As long as you give the money to the company, I'll sell it for any amount." Lin Qiu'er imagined the silver that would soon fill her purse, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise. Even the porridge she drank seemed especially sweet.

After enjoying a delicious breakfast, everyone set off for Huajie under the guidance of Gu San.

The Gu family's house is located in a prime location in the inner city of Linzhou, where the powerful and wealthy gather and every inch of land is worth a lot of money.

Flower Street is located close to the entrance to the inner city. It is a bustling and noisy place where vendors gather.

The group took the Gu Mansion's carriage and arrived at their destination in just half a cup of tea.

Gu San walked in front, leading the way for Lin Qiuer and Gu Anqing, and the others followed closely behind.

The procession was quite spectacular, and was particularly eye-catching amid the bustling streets lined with brothels on both sides.

However, Lin Qiuer and others did not care.

After a series of twists and turns, Gu San stopped and pointed to the corner of the alley and said, "Master, Miss Lin, Master Lin lost his trace here."

Lin Qiuer looked around and found that the alleys in this place were intricate and interconnected.

She couldn't help but frown. If her elder brother disappeared here, it would be difficult to guess where he was.

On both sides of the alley were four or five-story brothels, with walls about two meters high. Under normal circumstances, such a height would not be a problem for my brother.

But as he was being chased all the way, Lin Qiuer guessed that he must have been injured. But on the other hand, it could not be ruled out that someone happened to take the injured brother away from this alley at that time.

"Gu San, did you search the surrounding brothels at that time?" Lin Qiuer asked.

Gu San nodded and replied, "We did consider the possibility that Master Lin was hiding in the brothel, so we searched for him one by one.

Unfortunately, it was noon and the people in the brothel were still resting, so no one suspicious was spotted.

Hearing this, the only glimmer of hope left in Lin Qiuer's heart was shattered.

Everyone stood in the alley, looking around, helpless.

At this moment, the wall of a brothel was suddenly pushed open from the inside, and then a woman with a mean face came out.

She was short but extremely fat, her whole body was shaped like a ball, except for her head and feet, the middle part was almost a perfect circle.

When the old woman came out and saw Lin Qiu'er and the others, she was frightened and trembled at first. After she came to her senses, she asked loudly and arrogantly, "Who are you? What are you doing sneaking around the back door of our Baihua Pavilion?"

When her eyes fell on Gu Anqing, she seemed to see through their intentions and drove them away impatiently, "You want to come to the back door to wait for Miss Su Yue again? You are dreaming! Get out of here and don't block my way."

"You ugly old woman, what are you talking about? Who knows what your Su Yue and Hun Yue are? If you keep talking nonsense, I will beat you up." Lin Nanyue cursed back and stomped her feet. A crack appeared on the ground.

This scene frightened the old woman so much that she quickly hid behind the door.

Lin Qiu'er and Gu Anqing looked at each other, full of doubts. How could this wall be opened from the inside?

Chang Qing came forward and whispered in Gu Anqing's ear: "Master, Miss Lin, this should be the secret passage of the brothel. Usually only regular customers or people in the brothel know it."

"Someone from the brothel!" Lin Qiu'er and Gu Anqing expressed their guess almost at the same time.

"Changqing, go ask that old woman and see if she knows anything. People like her will say anything for money." Lin Qiuer ordered.

She knew that if she asked, the woman would definitely not tell the truth.

After all, women who live in brothels are both envious and hostile towards women from decent families.

Gu Anqing also agreed with Lin Qiuer's idea. He didn't want Lin Qiuer to get entangled with that old woman.

So he added, "Changqing, go talk to that old woman and ask her if there is anything unusual happening around her recently. If she is willing to tell me, you can give her some money."

"If giving money doesn't work, you can let my third brother teach her a lesson." Lin Qiuer added.

She suddenly thought, everyone in the brothel was resting at this time, why would this woman appear at the back door? Did she have any special intentions?

"If she doesn't tell the truth, you threaten to go in and find the madam and tell her that she must be doing something shameful by sneaking out the back door at this time," Lin Qiuer said decisively.

Chang Qing immediately obeyed the order, rushed forward to stop Lin Nanyue, and began to get close to the old woman. While talking, he stuffed a silver ingot into her hand, trying to get more information from her.

"Ms. Qiu'er is really proficient in coercion and inducement. It's really admirable." Gu Anqing couldn't help but praise her.

Hearing this, Lin Qiu'er couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth in a somewhat proud manner, but then she pretended to be modest and said, "Mr. Gu, don't praise me like this every time, I'll be embarrassed."

Gu Anqing was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I am telling the truth. Miss Qiu'er is really amazing."

"Okay, since Mr. Gu insists, then I will accept it." Lin Qiuer said this, but she was actually very happy in her heart.

After all, who wouldn’t be confused after being praised like this by Gu Anqing?

Not long after, Chang Qing got the news from the old woman. He ran back and reported to Lin Qiu'er and Gu Anqing.

"Master, Miss Lin, that old woman comes here every day at this time to deliver something to the family of a girl in Baihua Pavilion.

She said that when she came back that day, she saw blood on the ground, and that someone had entered and exited through the back door of Cuiyun Building at that time.

"Gu San, did you notice the secret doors of the surrounding brothels at that time?" Gu Anqing turned around and asked Gu San beside him.

Gu San heard this and showed a guilty look on his face. He lowered his head and said, "Sir, I did not find that these brothels had secret doors at that time. It was my fault."