Yue Jian and Ruolan had almost finished their search, and Chen Chaoyan saw that Yue Jian was holding two bellybands embroidered with the Five Poisons of Tiger Town and a picture of sending chickens in her hands.Chen Chaoyan didn't know what she was using these two bellybands for, and since Wang Da was there, she didn't ask too much.Withdrawing her gaze, she looked at Lingyou and Wang Da again.

Lingyou and Wang Da flipped through the books while tapping, probably checking for hidden compartments.Judging from the current results, it seems not ideal.Chen Chaoyan's gaze involuntarily fell on the several volumes of "Book of Songs" in his hand again.With their thoughts wandering, Yuejian and Ruolan took the lead in going through the closet.

Seeing that Lingyou and Wang Da still had half a row of bookshelves unturned, Ruolan stepped forward to push Chen Chaoyan, avoiding Lime and leaving the bedroom first.

Outside the door, Yue Jian unfolded the aprons and said in a low voice: "These two aprons were embroidered with needles. They are embroidered so vividly that there is no other place except the embroidery palace workshop in the capital!"

In other words, there is no doubt that Shi Jiaoer and Shi Zhi came from the capital.

After Chen Chaoyan signaled her to put away her apron, she went to Shi Zhi's west wing.

Apart from a bed and a wardrobe, there is nothing else in the west wing room.

Yuejian and Ruolan opened the closet, and only found a few clothes that Shi Zhichang changed and washed.

"I've lived here for two or three years, and I have such a rich brother-in-law as shopkeeper Fang, but there are only so few clothes in the house," Yue Jian muttered, "This is too much to hide!"

It's really trying to cover up.

After scanning around, Chen Chaoyan came to the same conclusion as her.

Coming out of the West Wing, Ling You and Wang Da also came out of Shi Jiaoer's bedroom.

Lingyou said, "I didn't find anything."

Yue Jian said: "Shi Zhi's house is empty, and there is nothing."

Wang Da looked at her twice.

When he was in Shi Jiaoer's bedroom earlier, he saw the bellyband she was holding in her hand.But the bellyband is a woman's personal clothing, and it's not convenient for him to ask if she doesn't say it.

But...he looked at Chen Chaoyan again.

Chen Chaoyan didn't hide it from him, handed him the "Book of Songs", and told him about the tears.

After Wang Da looked at it, he asked, "What's the meaning of this? Shi Jiaoer is always on the go?"

"Probably not." Chen Chaoyan said, "It should be that she already had someone she admired before she came to Luyang County."

Wang Da disapproved and said, "If you have someone you admire, why come to Ningwu County to find relatives?"

Chen Chaoyan said: "This is the contradiction."

Wang Da looked at her, and then at "The Book of Songs", "Miss Chen suspects that Shi Jiaoer is not here to find relatives?"

"Isn't it? Then let Wang Daren check it out." Chen Chaoyan said.

Wang Da readily agreed.

Coming out of Changliu Street, after drinking half a cup of tea, we arrived at Jishanfang, the gambling shop where Shi Zhichang went.

Jishanfang did not close down because of Shi Zhi's death.

The business of Jishanfang was not affected by Shi Zhi's death.

While waiting for the steward to come in the front hall of Jishanfang, Chen Chaoyan opened his mouth to say something when he saw the bustling scene in Neifang, but he shut his mouth wisely when he realized that this was the limitation of the times and was not something she could change.

"Hey, what kind of wind is blowing today, it brought Mr. Wang here." The charming and moving voice was carried into everyone's ears and noses accompanied by rounds of strong fragrance and wind.Afterwards, a beautiful woman in her thirties came out from the depths of Jishanfang enchantingly, accompanied by two stewards, waving a peony fan.When he got closer, he glanced at Chen Chaoyan with winking eyes, bowed to Wang Da first, and then formally looked over, "This is Miss Chen who has been praised by the streets and alleys in the past two days? She is really a beautiful person, no wonder she can To be favored by King Jin."

Wang Da introduced: "This is the manager of the casino, Mrs. Zhao."

Lady Zhao casually saluted Chen Chaoyan Yingying, "Miss Chen is a noble person of the Tian family, please bear with me in the future."

Chen Chaoyan did not expect that the shopkeeper of the gambling shop was a beautiful woman, and after a salute, she corrected her and said, "Miss Zhao misunderstood, I am not a noble person from the Tian family."

Mrs. Zhao twisted her waist coquettishly, smiled and glanced at Yuejian and Lingyou, and said, "Not now, but it will always be in the future. As long as Miss Chen remembers, after becoming a noble person in the future, don't forget what you promised today." That's it."

Wang Da put down his teacup vigorously, "Stop talking nonsense, Miss Chen is here because of Shi Zhi's drowning yesterday, since you are in the gambling house, then hurry up and lead us there!"

"That place is stinky and filthy, I don't want to go." Mrs. Zhao turned around and stood beside Chen Chaoyan, winking like silk, "Miss Chen is the one who wants to enter Tian's house, so she can't go either."

Wang Da snorted coldly, "If you don't go, don't open the casino either!"

Mrs. Zhao giggled coquettishly and said: "You lock it up, and I won't go if it's locked up."

During the dispute, the yamen servant who was sent by Wang Da to find Li Er came back quickly.

Li Er disappeared.

No one knows where he went.

Chen Chaoyan had expected this result, so she was not surprised.

Seeing that Wang Da and Mrs. Zhao were still arguing, Chen Chaoyan rubbed her nose that was starting to get stuffy from the incense, and said, "Forget it, if you want to know the way, then lead the way."

After looking coldly at Mrs. Zhao, Wang Da avoided the noisy lobby and led her towards the corridor on one side.

Mrs. Zhao followed closely behind her, persuading her as she walked: "Miss Chen, the Tian family is the most well-behaved, but a lowly commoner is not worth losing a bright future for Miss Chen."

Yuejian disdains: "In terms of her lowliness, isn't Mrs. Zhao even worse than Shi Zhi?"

For Mrs. Zhao to be able to open such a huge gambling house, she must have connections.Knowing that Yue Jian was the person next to Xie Xuan, she was not angry at her ridicule, she just smiled enchantingly and said in a worldly way: "I know that I am humbler than that Shi Zhi. So, when encountering such a goddamn If my bad luck can be solved with money, I will solve it with money. If I can't solve it with money, I will go to the government and seek asylum."

Chen Chaoyan stopped Yue Jian, who was about to argue with her, and asked her, "May I ask shopkeeper Zhao, did Shi Zhi come to the casino yesterday, alone or with a company?"

Lady Zhao glanced at the two stewards following her.

One of the stewards replied, "He came alone."

Chen Chaoyan asked again: "Then usually, does he come alone or with a company?"

The same steward replied: "Usually most people come alone. Occasionally there are companions, but the companions are not fixed. They should be in the workshop together after meeting outside the door."

Chen Chaoyan looked at Mrs. Zhao twice.

Mrs. Zhao said with a charming smile: "Don't look at me, I don't know. Not to mention that I don't come to the gambling house every day. Even if I do, there are not a thousand people who come to the gambling house every day, but there are eight hundred. I Even if you have a big brain, you can't remember these trivial things."

That's true.Chen Chaoyan then asked: "Does Mrs. Zhao know his identity?"

"Miss Chen wants to ask, is it his sister?" Mrs. Zhao smiled coquettishly, then sighed, "Ms. People are tightly controlled, and his money bag is even more tightly controlled. If Shi Jiaoer follows him, life will not be much easier."

Turning her winking eyes, she looked at Chen Chaoyan again and said: "However, I have never had contact with that Shi Jiaoer. I don't know whether she is good or not. But from the morning I inquired about it with a few managers in the workshop Judging from the situation, every time Shi Zhi came here, he only brought more than a dozen copper coins, obviously even if it is good, it is not much better."

After Chen Chaoyan listened to the key points, he asked, "Does he come to the casino every day?"

Mrs. Zhao looked at the steward, and the steward replied, "It's not every day, but it will come every now and then."

Chen Chaoyan took notes carefully, and then asked: "Every time he comes, what does he bet on?"

The answer was: "Bet the size."

Chen Chaoyan asked: "Have you always bet on this?"

Mrs. Zhao stopped the steward with a round fan, nodded and said, "I've always been betting on this and that Zhou... look at my memory, that Master Zhou is already dead."

Wang Da's complexion sank instantly, and he looked at her with stern eyes and said, "Shopkeeper Zhao really thinks that you can do whatever you want with [-] yuan?"

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