"please say."

"No matter what you find out, you can't hide it from me. Since it is cooperation, you must trust each other, and you must share any information in time, and you can't hide it."

Duan Mingchen nodded and said: "No problem, I will tell you everything I know about the case, and I will never hide it."

Gu Huaiqing laughed with satisfaction: "Then it's a deal!"

Gu Huaiqing stretched out his hand and made a gesture of clapping. Duan Mingchen was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously stretched out his hand.

There was a crisp cracking sound, and the two palms clapped together, an alliance was reached.

Gu Huaiqing stared at Duan Mingchen, and said with a provocative smile: "Do you dare to make a bet with me? Let's see who will find the murderer first?"

Duan Mingchen knew that it was an aggressive method, but he couldn't help being aroused to be competitive.He has been in Jinyiwei for so many years, and he has solved many difficult cases. Compared with Gu Huaiqing, who was investigating the case for the first time, his experience is naturally different.Gu Huaiqing wanted to win against him, but there was no way!

Duan Mingchen said indifferently: "What's the bet?"

"Hmm..." Gu Huaiqing lowered his head in deep thought, then suddenly clapped his hands and said, "Yes! The loser will go to Yiyulou to list for a day!"

"Yiyu Tower?" Duan Mingchen was stunned.

Nowadays, the folk customs are open, and the wind of carpe diem is prevalent, and brothels and Nanfeng Pavilions are everywhere.Yiyu Tower is a well-known Nanfeng Pavilion in the capital.

"Well, it seems that Master Duan is very familiar with it!" Gu Huaiqing rolled his eyes and smiled very narrowly.

Duan Mingchen naturally didn't like to visit the Nanfeng Hall, but the Jinyiwei was in charge of the public security in the important areas of the capital, and was responsible for monitoring and investigation, and this kind of romantic place was full of fish and dragons, well-informed, and it was a good place to gather information.The top card of Yiyulou is one of Jinyiwei's hidden stakes. In order to obtain information, Duan Mingchen once visited Yiyulou pretending to be a pleasure seeker.

Duan Mingchen looked at Gu Huaiqing's gorgeous and beautiful face, and thought to himself, with his appearance, even the top one is far behind.If you go to Yiyu Tower to list, wouldn't those crazy bees and butterflies squeeze their heads and step on the threshold?

Duan Mingchen imagined that scene, and found it very interesting. He couldn't help curling the corners of his mouth, but he still said: "I advise you to think twice, the imperial court orders officials to set foot in such romantic places, and they will be impeached by the officials."

Gu Huaiqing laughed wildly: "Hahaha! Master Duan is worried about himself, right?"

Duan Mingchen raised his eyebrows: "How could it be? I'm just worried that Mr. Gu will really go to hang up his nameplate, and the emperor will blame him."

"Master Duan is too conceited, isn't it? It's still unknown who will win the battle! How about it, do you dare to bet with me?"

"Why don't you dare?" Duan Mingchen took a deep look at Gu Huaiqing, "It's a big deal... I will spend a lot of money and go to Yiyu Tower to buy Master Gu."

Gu Huaiqing sneered and said, "I'll return the words as they are. On the day Mr. Duan is listed, I will definitely be the first to take off your brand at any cost!"

Two sharp gazes collided in the air, sparks flew and crackled for a while.

When the two of them were on the verge of breaking out, a Jinyiwei Xiaoqi ran into him.

"Master Duan, oh...Master Gu is here too! Just after receiving the news, Miss Shen woke up."

Duan Mingchen withdrew his gaze, feeling a little annoyed: Why would he lose control of his emotions every time he faced Gu Huaiqing, easily provoked by him, and even agreed to make such a ridiculous bet with him?Although he firmly believed that he would not lose, if people knew about this ridiculous bet, he would laugh out loud.After the investigation of this case is over, we must stay away from him, but...he is still needed right now.

Duan Mingchen took a look at Gu Huaiqing, and said, "Miss Shen, please trouble Mrs. Gu to go there."

Gu Huaiqing asked suspiciously, "Why do you want me to go?"

Duan Mingchen stared at him with a half-smile: "Miss Shen is a girl with a yellow flower who has not left the cabinet. It is not convenient for Jin Yiwei to interrogate him. Only Mr. Gu can do it for him."

Gu Huaiqing understood, and snorted softly in his nose.He is a eunuch, not a man, so he can naturally enter and leave the girl's boudoir without damaging the reputation of the girl's family.

This guy is really good at taking advantage of people!However, being able to participate in this case was exactly what Gu Huaiqing hoped for.

"It's fine for me to go, but you have to let me know what clues you got from the previous interrogation."

Duan Mingchen nodded, since he agreed to Gu Huaiqing, let go of his grievances for the time being and cooperate with the investigation, naturally he would not hide anything, so he told Gu Huaiqing about the interrogation during the day.

"So far, that's all the information you've got. The most important thing you need to know is where Miss Shen and her maid were, and what they did from Xushi to Haishi last night."

"And the history of that bottle of wine, isn't it?"

"Yes!" Duan Mingchen found out that Gu Huaiqing was transparent and would draw inferences from one instance, he was indeed very smart.

Gu Huaiqing nodded and went straight to Miss Shen's boudoir.

Duan Mingchen watched him leave, and continued his interrogation work.

******

Miss Shen Yichan lived in the West Wing. When Gu Huaiqing stepped into the courtyard, it was dusk and there was just a drizzle.The green moss moistened by the spring rain is like a blanket, which is very soft and comfortable to step on.

Ms. Shen's small courtyard is exquisite and exquisite. There are groups of koi playing in the small pond, a swing is parked under the ivy trellis, and a few red plums are in full bloom in the corner.

Gu Huaiqing stopped outside the door and explained his intentions, and the servant girl immediately entered the room to report.

There was a sound of rustling in the room, dimly lit lights, the woman on the couch slowly got up, washed and changed clothes under the service of the maid.

After many years, Gu Huaiqing still remembers this scene.

At dusk after the rain, the breeze blows slowly, and the dark fragrance hits people. The transparent crystal bead curtain is like a shark's tears, floating in the air tremblingly.

Under the dim light, the swaying crystal bead curtain reflected the slim figure of a woman, holding an ivory comb in her slender hands, combing her long hair lazily.The vaguely scented incense in the boudoir passes through the bead curtains and wafts in the breeze.

"My lord, my girl is here to invite you."

The round-faced servant girl said it twice, and Gu Huaiqing just woke up like a dream, and came back from the daze.

In order to hide his gaffe, Gu Huaiqing coughed and asked the maid: "What's your name?"

"In the words of your lord, the maidservant is called Xia He, and she is the maid next to Miss." Xia He spoke in a crisp voice, and she had two dimples when she laughed, looking kind and cheerful.

"You were the one who served Miss Shen last night, right?"

"Yes, not only last night, but I usually wait for the young lady to spend the night."

Gu Huaiqing nodded, it seems that this Xia He is a capable servant girl beside Miss Shen, and I will ask her later.

The crystal bead curtain was slowly rolled up, and the transparent and exquisite beads collided with each other, making a crisp and pleasant sound.

It was the first time for Gu Huaiqing to set foot in an unmarried woman's boudoir, she couldn't help being a little curious, her eyes quickly slipped around, and she took in all the furnishings in the room.

On the desk made of yellow pear wood, the Four Treasures of the Study are neatly placed, and on the corner of the table near the window is a blue and white porcelain vase with a few branches of red plums inserted obliquely in the vase.

Ms. Shen's bookshelf is so big that it takes up an entire wall. It has a rich collection of books, including a collection of classics and history, medical pharmacology, astronomy and geography, and folk tales.Only from this rich collection of books, we can know that the name of talented woman is not in vain.

On the chest of drawers next to the desk is a gilt-bronze western clock. The base is two cute lions, one male and one female, and twelve Roman numerals are engraved on the dial in the middle.

The bedroom is partitioned by eight floor-to-ceiling red sandalwood screens, which are not patterns of landscapes, flowers and birds, but paintings of desert yellow sand and silver moon like hooks.

Gu Huaiqing withdrew his scrutiny, and said through the screen: "Miss Shen, Dongchang Gu Huaiqing is being polite! The lower officials are internal eunuchs. For the convenience of talking, please remove the screen."

The servant girl Xia He frowned when she heard the words, she seemed a little embarrassed, and said: "My lord, my young lady is not in good health, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient..."

Several coughs sounded from the screen, and a slightly weak but pleasant female voice said: "Master Gu has worked hard on my father's case, and the little girl is grateful. Since the lord has ordered me, I will obey. However, the little girl is really sad in her heart. It is also a sick and weak body, where the grooming is not perfect, I still look at Haihan."

"Miss... the doctor said you can't blow hair..."

Xia He still wanted to persuade, but Shen Yichan said resolutely: "Xia He, remove the screen."

The eight red sandalwood screens were slowly pushed open, and Shen Yichan walked out with Xia He's support...

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