Shen Rou left Bingzhou and rushed to the capital without stopping.
The weather in July was extremely hot, and the sun scorched the earth, as if it wanted to evaporate everything.
That day was the Ghost Festival, also her mother's memorial day. She burned some paper money for her on the roadside and kowtowed towards her home.
"Mother, I am going to the capital this time to avenge you. Please bless me, my grandma, brothers and sisters, and keep everything safe and smooth."
Finally arrived in the capital.
Entering the city, she was dazzled by the bustling scene. Pedestrians were coming and going in an endless stream on the streets.
The streets were lined with shops, and the dazzling array of goods dazzled her. The shouts and calls of vendors echoed one after another, full of vitality and energy.
She arrived at the entrance of the Qifeng Pavilion restaurant, where the waiter greeted her warmly, "Sir, would you like to stay overnight or have a meal here?"
"Stay in the hotel and take my horse to the stable to feed it."
"okay!"
Entering the inn, "Boss, I want a room upstairs."
"Sir, four hundred coins per room. How many days will you stay?"
"Can you make it cheaper if you stay for ten days?"
"Three hundred and eighty wen a day, that's the lowest."
She thought that a night at Yunzhou Inn only cost more than two hundred to three hundred wen, and that the cost of living in the capital was expensive.
Shen Rou paid the money and the waiter took her to the room. The room was clean and tidy. She entered the room, closed the door gently, quickly entered the space and went to the kitchen to take out a bottle of ice mineral water from the refrigerator. She gulped down half of the bottle in one breath before she felt comfortable.
I took another shower and lay in the air-conditioned room to think about what to do next. Suddenly, I heard a knock on the door and quickly left the space.
The waiter brought the food and placed it on the table, "Please, sir."
Shen Rou placed a tael of silver on the table and said to the waiter, "Brother, is there anything interesting happening in the capital recently? Tell me about it."
The waiter quickly grabbed the silver in his hand and smiled slightly, "Sir, what interesting things do you want to hear?"
"For example, what happened recently in the major families?"
"After Prime Minister Huo's youngest daughter was rejected by Prince Mu a few years ago, Madam Huo has been arranging blind dates for her every now and then this year. She's been dating all the noblemen in the capital, but she hasn't found the man she's attracted to."
"People are saying that she is infatuated with Prince Mu, but Prince Mu has someone else in his heart."
"Is Prince Mu in love with someone? Is he engaged to Miss Huo?"
"Whether Prince Mu has a favorite girl or not, we don't know. Anyway, he is the best husband in the eyes of all the noble ladies in the capital."
"Their marriage is just a matter of a word from the Emperor, but the Emperor has been slow to approve it, so their marriage has been delayed until now."
Shen Rou murmured in her heart: Why did Huo Xi send someone to kill me and said that I was blocking her happiness? Is it because of King Mu?
But she didn't know King Mu. She suddenly remembered that she only knew the noble young man Yun Ting, who was surrounded by many guards and had an indescribable noble temperament.
He also said that he was a subordinate of King Mu, and now he has gone to the military camp. Could it be that he is King Mu, hiding his identity and deceiving his feelings?
Or was he trying to get something from her? She was just a poor, powerless, fatherless, and motherless child. What could have been so worthy of him lowering himself to get close to her? She was completely baffled.
Thinking of this, she was immediately furious. She suppressed the anger in her heart and decided to put the matter aside until it was confirmed. She still had to use his influence in the capital, and it would not be too late to settle the score with him after solving the current problem.
"Beijing, is there anything else interesting?"
"There's nothing interesting going on."
"Thank you."
After the waiter left, Shen Rou took the food into the space and ate. After the meal, she came to the "Tongjitang" pharmacy. There were no patients at this time of the hot summer. The shopkeeper saw someone coming in and greeted them hurriedly.
"Sir, do you want to see a doctor or get medicine?"
"I'm looking for the owner of Tongjitang Pharmacy."
"Sir, I'm the shopkeeper here, my last name is Ji, what do you want to see me for?"
"Yun Ting and I are friends. He told me to come to the capital to find the owner of the Tongjitang medicine store."
Shopkeeper Ji was startled, looked at Shen Rou carefully, and asked quickly: "Sir, is it Miss Shen?"
"Exactly."
"Miss Shen, the master sent a message, ordering me to fully cooperate with you. Let's go to the backyard room to talk."
"Thank you, Shopkeeper Ji."
"If you want to thank someone, thank the master. I will follow your orders."
Shen Rou thought to herself, you are such a good subordinate, always remembering to make your presence felt for your master.
"Aomine, come over here and watch over the counter."
"Yes."
"Miss Shen, please."
He brought Shen Rou to the wing room, which was clean and tidy. "Miss Shen, please sit down."
"Thank you, Shopkeeper Ji."
"What do you want from me?"
"I want to know everything about the Ministry of Revenue's Mansion."
"Master, I was ordered to investigate the affairs of the Minister of Revenue's Mansion. I have already done so."
"Tell me about the situation in the mansion."
"The concubine of the Shangshu Mansion, the wife of Jiang Tanhua, is pregnant."
"The entire Jiang family depends on Jiang Tanhua alone to support them. His meager salary is not enough to support the family, so he often asks his wife for money. They often quarrel over money."
"She was born to a concubine and has no status in the Xue family. Jiang Tanhua is looked down upon by everyone in the mansion, including his wife. Everyone in the mansion looks down on him for coming from a poor family. Their lives are not as good as they appear to outsiders."
Shen Rou muttered softly, "He reaps the fruits of his own labor. To gain the support of the Minister of Revenue, he abandoned his wife and children, and even forced his beloved wife to death. His retribution has just begun."
"Don't the Jiang family members go out to make money?"
"No one went out to earn money, and the house was rented by Jiang Tanhua. The family bought two slaves at first, but later sold them for some unknown reason."
"This family's love of pleasure is a perfect match."
"The Jiang family must be short of money. Send someone to lure Jiang Lao Er and Jiang Zongwei to gamble in an underground casino. First, let them have a taste of success, then make them owe a huge gambling debt. The more the better. Then the fun begins."
"clear."
"Before I leave, Shopkeeper Ji will prepare some saffron for me."
Shopkeeper Ji was not sure why Shen Rou wanted saffron, but he would do his best to satisfy her needs.
"Yes."
"Where is the Huo family?"
Shopkeeper Ji was shocked. His master didn't let him investigate the Huo family's affairs. Besides, who in the Huo family had offended this lady?
Could it be that Miss Shen also wants to take action against the Huo family? After all, the Huo family is the empress dowager's family. If something happens to his family, the empress dowager will agree to the matter between the master and Miss Shen when she knows the outcome.
"Miss Shen, I'm sorry, the master didn't ask me to investigate the Huo family, so I don't know the details of the Huo family. If you want to investigate, I will send someone to investigate."
"Thank you, Shopkeeper Ji. No thanks."
Shen Rou took out a stack of banknotes and placed them in front of Shopkeeper Ji. "Use these first. I'll give you more if you don't have enough."
"I have silver."
"How can I use your money to do things for me?"
"Miss Shen, where are you resting?"
"Qifeng Pavilion" on the second floor, if you need anything, go find me there."
"You can't be safe there, so why not stay in the medicine shop's wing?"
"It's more convenient for me to stay at the inn. If someone finds out that I'm staying at your pharmacy, it will cause you trouble."
"Master, I have been ordered to cooperate fully with you, even if it means trouble. If anything happens to you in the capital, I will be held responsible."
"Manager Ji, don't worry! I have the ability to defend myself, nothing will happen to me."
"Since Miss Shen said so, I won't force it anymore. Come to me if you have anything."
"Thank you, Shopkeeper Ji."
When they arrived at the pharmacy, Manager Ji quickly prepared a bag of saffron for Shen Rou. This amount was enough to cause a pregnant woman to have a miscarriage.
Shopkeeper Ji sent Shen Rou out of the pharmacy and watched her walk away before returning to the counter to explain things to Qingfeng. After a while, Qingfeng left the pharmacy.
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