Drunk Bamboo

Xie Yuzhu came to Changfeng Pavilion alone. The last time she came in, she was with Hua Qinfeng, accompanied by Lao Liu and Chaoyang.

She remembered that the books in the main hall on the first floor were all ordinary books for show, and the latest news was archived behind the mechanism.

Searching by time, Xie Yuzhu found the files about Taohualou on the bookshelf.

There are detailed information about Ginkgo:

Gingko, one of the four courtesans in Taohua Tower, is beautiful but doesn't like to smile. She is good at playing the pipa, and her song "Autumn Wind" expresses her sadness.

She has no parents and has been begging for a living since she was a child. At the age of eight, she was sold to a brothel in the south by human traffickers. Later, Taohua's mother spent a lot of money to buy her to Taohua Building. She has had a rough life and it makes me cry when I hear it.

Just a few lines tell the story of the suffering in the first half of life.

Looking at it this way, there doesn't seem to be anything unusual.

Xie Yuzhu looked through the information of other girls in Taohua Tower again before leaving Changfeng Pavilion.

She lowered her head in thought and slowly walked back to Changfeng Courtyard.

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from beside me:

"What are you thinking about, princess?"

"Why are you here? How did you get in? Without being discovered?" Xie Yuzhu looked up and saw Gu Suiyi.

First I was stunned, then I was surprised.

This is the Fengwang Mansion, surrounded by secret guards, how did he get in without making any noise? !

"I knew there must be someone secretly protecting the palace. Otherwise, how could the palace not have a single guard? And the prince is not in Zhongdu, so how could he let the princess stay alone in the palace?"

Gu Suiyi was leisurely waving his folding fan, smiling freely, as casually as if he was in his own yard.

"The secret guards discovered you? Then how did you get in?" Xie Yuzhu looked at Gu Suiyi carefully, remembering what Chaoyang said, that his skills were not weak, but she didn't expect that he was so strong.

"Princess, you mean the five secret guards. They should be quite skilled, but I am quite confident in my martial arts skills. I spent some time to trick two of the secret guards out, and then got rid of them. I took advantage of this gap to sneak in."

Xie Yuzhu still showed a surprised expression, but then returned to normal and murmured, "We need to talk to Lao Liu and strengthen our defenses."

"Don't blame them. I'm strong, not weak. Although the prince has only arranged five people, one person can defeat a hundred people. Five hundred guards are protecting the palace, which is more than the number of people guarding outside the Golden Steps Palace."

"Gu Suiyi, are you saying that you are good at fighting?"

"Hahaha, the princess has seen through me. I am indeed very strong."

Gu Suiyi laughed loudly, looking very confident and proud.

He reminded her again, "However, Princess, you can't be so focused when thinking about things. I have been following you for a while, but you didn't notice. You can't be so careless. You need to practice more."

Xie Yuzhu nodded: "It was just a moment of distraction, and I didn't think too much about it in the mansion. I can't be so at ease outside."

"By the way, who did you learn Kung Fu from? Lord Gu probably doesn't know about your abilities."

Gu Suiyi raised his head and said confidently, "I am smart and self-taught. Although the Gu family is in decline and we don't have the heroic spirit of our ancestors, there are many martial arts secrets passed down by our ancestors. I have read them since I was a child and I know them by heart. My father is devoted to my literary studies, so naturally I can't let him know that I am secretly learning martial arts. Otherwise, those books may be lost."

"So I want to follow the prince wholeheartedly. In addition to being able to go to the battlefield, I also want to ask the prince for some guidance."

He is self-taught and is also a genius.

Xie Yuzhu looked at Gu Suiyi differently.

He asked calmly, "You came over the wall to the palace, not just to talk about the history of the Gu family and your ambitions, right? Did you find out something?"

"Princess, do you want to ask about Taohualou or Ginkgo?"

I looked up suddenly and found that there was indeed news.

"Stop being so pretentious and tell me!"

Gu Suiyi was not in a hurry and said slowly, "Princess, please don't be anxious. Let me tell you slowly. I am still investigating Ginkgo, but I have already found out the details about Taohua Mama. Taohua Mama, the manager of Taohua Tower, was originally named Taohua. Ten years ago, she was the wife of Zhao Qian, a wealthy businessman in the east of the city. She was also a wealthy lady who had no worries about food and clothing."

"Later, Zhao Qian's business failed, his family fell into poverty, he became addicted to alcohol, got into a fight, and was beaten to death in an alley. When he was found, his body was already stiff. This lady was left alone and naturally became a prostitute."

Gu Suiyi paused, and Xie Yuzhu took over the conversation:

"Later, by chance, I met the president of the Zhongdu City Chamber of Commerce. With the help of the Chamber of Commerce, I opened Taohualou. It became a brothel famous in Zhongdu. The girls inside were all talented and beautiful. From high-ranking officials to wealthy businessmen, as long as they were men, they wanted to enter the building to see the beauties."

These things about Changfeng Tower have also been found. She just looked at them and they are similar to what Gu Suiyi said.

Gu Suiyi was a little surprised, but he also felt that it was normal. For a dignified Feng Palace, it was normal to have some spies looking for information.

"The princess knows a lot."

Xie Yuzhu held his chin, as if thinking about something, and whispered: "There is no need to say more about these things that can be found on the surface. If you only find these, it is useless."

Gu Suiyi smiled and said, "Princess, you must not know that Zhao Qian got drunk and made trouble, and not only beat outsiders, but also his own family members."

Xie Yuzhu raised her eyes and guessed, "So Zhao Qian was beaten to death, which led to the current Taohua mother?"

Gu Suiyi still had an intriguing smile on his face: "Zhao Qian seemed to have been beaten to death, but his internal organs were all in a state of decay, as if they had been corroded. Even if he had not been beaten, he would not have lived long."

Stopping in his tracks, a bold idea suddenly flashed through Xie Yuzhu's mind, and he opened his lips slightly: "Was he poisoned to death?"

Gu Suiyi's smile suddenly stopped. Xie Yuzhu knew that she was probably right, or Gu Suiyi also realized this problem at this moment.

Xie Yuzhu explained: "Drunkenness and violence, a bad reputation, ups and downs in life, his spirit must have been traumatized, his body and mind exhausted, no one would doubt the cause of his death."

The past is over and there is no way to verify Zhao Qian’s death.

Gu Suiyi added, "Not only that, the princess must not know that before marrying to Zhongdu, Taohua's mother lived in a small village in the south. Both her parents were farmers, and her mother was from the Nanjiang tribe."

"Nanjiang Tribe?!"

When they learned the news, Gu Suiyi and Xie Yuzhu had the same surprised expression.

"The Imperial Consort, who is most beloved by His Majesty, was born in Nanjiang. The Nanjiang tribe is an ancient tribe hidden in the mountains and forests of the south. It is said that Nanjiang is home to beautiful women who are good at charm. I wonder if there are any fellow villagers of Taohua Mama in Taohua Tower?"

After hearing this, Xie Yuzhu made a decision:

"Master Gu, Taohua Tower will be handed over to you from now on."

This Gu Suiyi is no simple person. He found out information that Changfeng Tower couldn't. He must have some abilities.

Gu Suiyi looked worried: "If this Taohua Tower is really controlled by the imperial concubine in the palace, then her ambitions are not small."

"The Feng Palace doesn't cause trouble, but since she came to cause trouble for the palace, how can the prince and I just sit there and wait for death?"

Xie Yuzhu's eyes were firm.

Since you have chosen to follow the Wind King, then move forward bravely.

Gu Suiyi responded:

"Okay, in that case, leave it to me and get to the bottom of it!"