The daughter of the first wife grew up in the countryside and was extremely powerful

"I'm not very clear about these things. The masters in our pavilion are all people from the underworld. They take orders from Master Shi, but he doesn't come in person."

Amber answered truthfully.

Gu Fanchu understood and stopped asking questions.

"Has Meng Hewan done anything recently?"

She was too lazy to flatter the Third Prince any longer. Now it seemed that because Meng Hewan's identity had been exposed and the General's Mansion's attitude towards her, the Third Prince might have his sights set on her again.

Haha, you are ugly but still want to be beautiful.

"The shop that Miss Meng and the Third Prince conspired to open has opened. However, they didn't dare to publicize it too much. The current owner is a well-known figure in the underworld, known as the Third Master Shui. I don't know how they found this person, but with these people around, no one should dare to cause trouble."

Amber thought about what she had inquired about in the past two days and reported everything to Gu Fanchu.

However, she did not expect that a daughter of a marquis and a prince would actually come up with the idea of ​​opening a brothel and put it into action.

If the emperor and others knew about this, my reputation would probably be even worse.

"Oh~ I guess it's the connections that the Third Prince is looking for. Even though he's an unpopular prince, he still has some connections after all."

Gu Fanchu was not surprised at all.

All kinds of people, naturally, want to curry favor with the royal family. No matter which prince it is, they can benefit from it.

Naturally, there was a connection.

"Where do the girls in their building come from? Are there any shady tactics?"

In the previous life, this scandal broke out in Meng Hewan's brothel. The thugs in the brothel dared to rape a girl from a decent family. The girl's old mother reported the case to the capital. The Jingzhao Yin personally investigated and confirmed that the incident was true.

Because of this incident, Meng Hewan suffered a lot of losses, but the third prince used his ability and finally suppressed the matter.

"That day I followed them to the backyard, but I saw that they were brought there by children, so they must have been bought."

However, which good girl would be willing to be sold to such a place?

"I heard from those people that there are a few more that their master brought from Jiangnan, but they haven't arrived yet. So I thought they must have been bought from the Chu Tower in the south."

It’s not a good place after all!

"In that case, if he doesn't go, then let him publicize it well. The more enthusiastic the publicity, the more everyone in the capital will know about it."

Only then can they be hit harder.

……

Tufu's Mansion

"Sir, it was my fault that I failed in my duty and caused you to fall into a trap and get hurt."

Chang Geng followed Shi Jinyan back to the Taifu Mansion. As soon as he entered the study, he knelt down guiltily and apologized.

Originally, the master had made an appointment to meet this person who he had finally found tonight, but he didn't expect that it was the other party's trap. After the master found out that something was wrong, he immediately withdrew, but he still fell into the trap accidentally.

Shi Jinyan felt a dull pain in his waist again. When he touched the wound, he couldn't help but think of the little girl's furry head and focused eyes.

"It seems they were well prepared and knew I had been investigating the events of the past. I just don't know who was behind this."

For so many years, he has been conducting secret investigations. This time, he finally found an old man from that year, but he didn't expect that he would still be discovered by those people.

Not only did all the previous efforts go to waste, but he also exposed his own weakness.

"Then what should we do next?"

Chang Geng looked at the man in deep thought, without urging him, and waited quietly.

"The spies should continue the investigation, but be careful. Add some new faces to the previous ones to avoid arousing suspicion."

Having come to this point, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and go ahead.

"Yes, I'll arrange it right away." Chang Geng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his master didn't blame him, but then he remembered the injuries on his master's body.

"Sir, your injury can be treated. I'll call the court doctor!"

"No, it's already been taken care of."

Gu Fanchu's medical skills are indeed amazing. Suturing the wound like this is indeed safer than bandaging it directly. He had walked back like this before and there were no major problems.

"Sir, the princess is young after all. If it's not treated properly, it might get worse. Why don't we ask the court doctor to take a good look at her..."

Chang Geng was a little worried. Gu Fanchu looked so young, so naturally he had some doubts about her medical skills.

"Chang Geng, this is the second time she has saved me. I believe in her medical skills."

Although Shi Jinyan's face was indifferent, there was a hint of melancholy in his tone.

It was clearly her who saved my life, but she said she wanted to repay me. I just don't know how to start repaying me.

Chang Geng saw the restful look on his face and stopped insisting. He quietly left the study, leaving the man alone with his thoughts.

A few days later, Gu Fanchu went out to see Mrs. Zhang for a follow-up visit. Mrs. Zhang should have finished taking the prescription he gave her last time, so this time he had to revise the list.

However, Gu Fanchu was a little confused. There had been many visitors to her house recently, but each time they only let her sit in the front yard, chatted with her for a few minutes, and then sent her away.

Once or twice is okay, but four or five times is a bit surprising.

She asked her eldest aunt and second aunt, but they both just smiled and joked, saying that the ladies were just there to chat.

She didn't dare to ask too much.

Gu Fanchu was still kept in the dark, but the General's Mansion and other aristocratic families all knew about it.

Wang sent someone to find the most famous matchmaker in the capital and asked her to inquire about all the young men of suitable age in the capital.

When the matchmaker saw that it was a noble lady from the general's mansion, and after meeting her once, she felt that this girl was generous, decent, dignified, virtuous, and of high status. She immediately became very interested in her and patted her chest and said that there would be absolutely no problem!

Within two days, all the portraits of young men of marriageable age were found and Wang was asked to choose one by one.

Wang and the old lady selected several young men with similar family backgrounds, simple family backgrounds and good personalities, and planned to let Gu Fanchu find an opportunity to get to know them well.

So, within two days, everyone in the capital knew that the General's Mansion was selecting a husband for Gu Fanchu, except for the person involved...

When Gu Fanchu arrived at Madam Zhang's house, he was immediately greeted by the nanny waiting at the door:

"My princess, how are you? There are guests coming to our house unexpectedly today, and my wife is currently receiving them, so I sent a servant to pick you up. Please go to the flower hall and wait for a moment. My wife will be here soon."

Originally, the lady had turned down all other tasks today just to receive the princess.

But suddenly a distant relative of the master came to visit, and the master was not at home, so naturally the lady had to go to receive him.

I just hope that the princess won’t be angry. After all, she is now the lady’s only hope.

Gu Fanchu didn't have any other thoughts. She just treated him as an ordinary guest. It was still early today, so she went to the flower hall with the nanny to wait.

The nanny was relieved when she saw that Gu Fanchu did not seem to be angry, and she breathed a long sigh of relief.