In ancient times, I just wanted to be a salted fish

Feng Liangyu rode a fast horse, facing the north wind, and arrived in the capital in one day.

He stayed in an inn not far from the Dali Temple and first investigated the Shishang Xiufang shop alone.

There are five chain stores in Beijing, located in the prosperous areas of East, South, West, North and Middle Streets. All the stores are staffed by pretty ladies who serve customers with excellent service attitudes. It is very formal and has undergone special training.

Feng Liangyu remembered what Fourth Master Chen said and focused on investigating whether the shop was run by prostitutes. He was also a half-world man who had seen countless people, and he could tell at a glance the identities of those women - prostitutes. Then Fourth Master guessed correctly, it was Su Kexin's shop.

Then he waited in the lingerie shops on Zhongjie Street to find the source of the lingerie.

A carriage stopped in front of the shop. Two servants got off the carriage. Each of them carried a large package and entered the shop.

Feng Liangyu followed closely behind and entered the store, pretending to buy men's underwear. The two servants said jokingly, "Sister Li Niang, new goods have arrived. Please check and inspect them!"

The beautiful woman named Li Niang smiled sweetly and said, "Okay, thank you for your hard work, brothers. Come into the inner room and have some tea!"

The two servants waved their hands and said, "Thank you, sister. We still have to deliver the goods. Manager Qiao has something else for us to do. We can't delay!" Then they walked out of the shop, got on the carriage, and headed towards East Street.

Feng Liangyu hurriedly caught up on horseback. The servant on the carriage delivered two more streets' worth of goods and then drove towards the north city gate.

Feng Liangyu followed the carriage to the gate of a large manor in the northern suburbs. The carriage drove into the manor, but he could not enter because there were servants guarding the gate and no strangers were allowed to enter.

Feng Liangyu immediately turned his horse around and walked along the west wall. He wanted to find a suitable place to enter the manor.

He had almost walked half way around the high wall before he found a suitable position. There was a big elm tree outside the wall, which he could climb to enter the estate.

He was waiting for nightfall so that he could sneak into the manor to see which underwear workshop was better, this one or the fourth young master's underwear workshop. Who was the owner of this workshop?

It was already getting dark, and Feng Liangyu quietly climbed up the big elm tree. He carefully climbed to the top of the wall and observed the movements in the village.

The courtyard was brightly lit, and some figures could be vaguely seen busy at work. Feng Liangyu leaped, landed lightly, and then crouched down to approach the workshop.

He hid outside the window of a room, gently tore the window paper and looked inside. He saw many square tables in the room, with cloth of various colors on the tables, and embroiderers were busy making underwear.

Feng Liangyu was secretly delighted, it seemed that this was the core area of ​​the underwear workshop. Just as he was about to investigate further, he suddenly heard footsteps coming.

He quickly hid in the dark and waited for the situation to change. A figure walked into the room. Feng Liangyu looked closely and found that it was a tall man in his thirties. He had a square and cold face and a majestic look in his eyes. It turned out that he was the owner of this underwear workshop!

A beautiful young girl came over with a twisted waist and said, "Shopkeeper Qiao, it's time for our embroiderer to rest. It's not good for the eyes to stay up too late!" Then she threw a coquettish glance at Shopkeeper Qiao.

Shopkeeper Qiao nodded in understanding, put his hands behind his back, walked out of the workshop and went to his bedroom.

The girl shouted, "Sisters, it's time to call it a day. Go back and have a rest. We'll continue tomorrow morning..."

Feng Liangyu hid in the dark and waited until all the embroiderers had left and the oil lamps in the workshop had gone out before he came to the door of the workshop.

The door was locked twice, and he didn't plan to pick the locks to get in. There was no need. He had a rough idea of ​​the scale of the place. Compared with the Fourth Young Master's workshop, it was a little messy and poorly managed, but the workshop was large and had many embroiderers, more than fifty people.

Feng Liangyu decided not to alert the enemy for the time being and to wait until he had figured out the situation before taking any action.

The oil lamps in the embroiderers' dormitory were also extinguished, and only the light was still on in the room between the workshop and the dormitory, near the east wall.

Feng Liangyu wanted to see why the people in that room were still awake. He tiptoed to the window and heard someone talking in the room.

"Qiao Lang, Shuangxi misses you..."

"Xi'er, I miss you even more, but there are so many things to do in the Marquis' Mansion that I can't spare the time to come and see you! I sent the second shopkeeper away tonight so that I can spend the night with you..."

"Qiao Lang, if it weren't for your aunt occupying you, we would have been together a long time ago. Why would we have to meet secretly? She can't hold her man's heart, so she seeks you for pleasure. She is so greedy! If your uncle knew about this, he would break her legs, hum!"

"Xi'er, she is your cousin after all. She loves you and has given you many benefits. Isn't it good for us to be like this? She listens to me, and the mansion listens to her. Sooner or later, the mansion will be ours. If you bear with it for a while, I will give you a legitimate status. Come, a night of spring is worth a thousand gold..."

Feng Liangyu thought to herself: Mother, what did I hear? Is the Marquis' Mansion so messy? Could the Marquis' Mansion in the capital be the residence of Qiao Zien, the young master of Qiao?

He quietly left the workshop and returned to the inn. Next, he had to think about how to deal with this discovery and how to tell the truth to Mr. Chen Si.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Feng Liangyu got up at dawn. He planned to go to the Dali Temple to find Zhen Yu, because he found out that the owner of Shishangxiufang underwear workshop was not only Su Kexin, but also the Marquis's Mansion. However, the Marquis's Mansion did not have the strength to monopolize the market in the capital, and even used the power of the government.

There must be a stronger force hiding behind the scenes. He didn't know when he could find out the truth by himself. He had to ask for help from the young master's friend, Lord Zhen.

Feng Liangyu arrived at the Dali Temple very early, but it was not open yet and the officials had not yet come to work.

There was a light snow in the sky, and the north wind was blowing. He felt a little cold in his thin cotton coat, stamping his feet and rubbing his hands. But he was observing the people who got up early with sharp eyes, those who opened shops to sell things, and those who bought breakfast.

A familiar figure walked towards him. He looked closely and saw that it was Master Zhen. He smiled and ran over, bowing and saying, "I, Feng Liangyu, greet Master Zhen!"

Zhen Yu knew Feng Liangyu. He was very surprised. Why did Feng Liangyu come to Beijing during the Chinese New Year? Did something happen to the Chen family?

"Please follow me." Zhen Yu took Feng Liangyu into the back hall of the Dali Temple and into his office.

The servant brought a brazier to warm the room, poured tea for the two men, and then left.

Zhen Yu asked, "But what happened to the Chen family?"

Feng Liangyu said, "It's a business matter!"

He informed Zhen Yu about the monopoly of the counterfeit underwear workshop in the capital market. "The fourth young master said that if there is something that I can't do, I will come to you. As far as I know, this workshop is a joint venture between the brothel madam Su Kexin and the Marquis Qiao family. Is the Marquis Qiao family the home of young master Qiao? I just don't know who is the person behind this. Please help me investigate!"

Zhen Yu thought for a moment and said, "Yes, the Qiao family of the Marquisate is indeed the family of Young Master Qiao. The real owner of the brothel is the regent's daughter, Princess Liang Zhilan."

Feng Liangyu was dumbfounded when he heard the result. No wonder they were so powerful. It turned out that the daughter of the current regent was behind the scenes! Why is the fourth young master still doing underwear business? You can't afford to offend him! You have to hide from him. If he wants to kill you, it's as easy as killing an ant!

Zhen Yu comforted him, "Don't worry, just tell your master the truth. He will handle this matter, he has the ability to do so!"

Feng Liangyu bid farewell to Zhen Yu, rode his horse back to Pingyang City.