Acacia, don't be negative

Chapter 148 Rouge and the Girl

There is a backyard behind this Yingcui Zhai, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice did not search carefully before, only found that the lip balm on the scene was sold by the boss of Ying Cui Zhai.Therefore, the situation in the backyard is still in good condition, with handmade workshops, natural pigments extracted from various pollen, and a lingering floral fragrance.Ye Song went in and dabbed some paint on the back of his hand, smelled it, and said, "This boss is a conscientious businessman."

The two turned and went to the boss' bedroom.There are a lot of things in the bedroom, such as handkerchiefs, wind chimes, and hair pins. They are all women's things. They are placed in the small drawers of the dressing table and packed in wooden boxes one by one.

Ye Song checked the wooden boxes one by one, holding a hairpin in his hand, and said thoughtfully: "It seems that they are quite popular. Can you tell me what the dead have to do with him? Ambiguity?"

Su Chen said: "The corpse of the woman found by the Ministry of Punishment is said by people who know her. She is a frequent visitor to Yingcui Zhai and has a good relationship with the boss. The situation of the latter two is unknown."

Ye Song raised his eyebrows: "What is the unknown situation?"

"It's just that the boss is dead, so there's no way to verify it. But people who know them say that if they don't come here to buy rouge, they probably don't know the boss well."

As soon as Su Chen finished speaking, Ye Song fell into deep thought.She also thought that all the people who died had some connection with Yingcuizhai, so as long as they searched with this clue, they would be able to gain something.But the successive dead people had nothing to do with the shop owner, so the clues were cut off.

Why did the murderer choose the victim?There must always be motivation.

Seeing her pensive look, Su Chen asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Ye Song asked back: "Would you kill someone who has nothing to do with you for no reason? I can't think of any relationship between the murderer and the deceased."

Su Chen said: "Since the murderer left a rouge box at the scene, it means that he has something to do with Ying Cui Zhai. If the murderer is a man, as you said, even though he is incompetent, it doesn't mean there is no violence. Leave Ying Cui Zhai behind. Zhai's rouge is not justified. If the murderer is a woman, it is more to vent anger. Since it is to vent anger, it is good to have a target, but also need to choose a target?"

Su Chen's words enlightened her, and said: "To vent your anger, the boss is dead, so why vent your anger?"

Both of them were shocked.Su Chen said: "She didn't do it for anyone to see."

Ye Song said: "It's for the government to see, because the government killed the wrong person."

In the next few days, there was a sense of rigor everywhere in the capital.Officers and soldiers appeared in various streets from time to time, checking the brothels that bought rouge one by one according to Yingcuizhai's ledger records.

At this time, Ye Song and Su Chen only need to find a cool tea shed to drink tea and wait for the news.

"What if it's not someone from the brothel?" Su Chen was also a little uncertain and asked.If so, finding the murderer is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"Isn't there another trick to lure the snake out of the hole?" Ye Song was not in a hurry, took out the hairpin he found in the boss's room, and played with it over and over again, as if he knew something but refused to reveal anything, and said lazily, "Give it to me." One thing can often tell a person's taste and identity. Except for the girls in the building, have you seen any girls who are so explicit and give the boss some silk handkerchiefs embroidered with the pattern of mandarin ducks playing in the water? Oh, yes, I also found a woman's bellyband in the back of the drawer."

Su Chen pointed to the hairpin in her hand, and said with a sneer, "Then this hairpin is noble and special in comparison."

"Not only is it noble and special, but also looks familiar." Su Chen was taken aback, Ye Song stood up while supporting the table, "Come on, let's check the Suxiang Building tonight. You pay for the tea."

In the evening, when the lights come on, Flower Street and Liu Lane open to welcome business.

Su Chen and Ye Song swaggered into the gate of Suxiang Building. Immediately, two girls greeted each other with smiles on their faces, and intimately took their arms.Su Chen let go of her hand without a trace, but looking back at Ye Song, she raised the corners of her mouth with a half-smile, not only did not get away, but also hugged the girl who brushed him away, and started talking and teasing as soon as she entered the door.

Su Chen's face turned dark, and he said, "It's been so long, do you still like to visit Suxiang Tower?"

"It's already here, why don't you have a good time?" Ye Song looked at him, "You should also relax."

Su Chen snorted and laughed: "Why do I think this is your real purpose?"

Seeing Su Chen, the old bustard immediately prepared the best private room and took the two of them there.Ye Song waved his hand and sent the charming girl away, then he heard Su Chen straight to the point and said: "Has Suxianglou ever gone to Yingcuizhai to buy rouge?"

When the old bustard heard this, her powdered face turned pale with fright, she shook her handkerchief and forced a smile, "It turns out that the lord came here on a routine basis, and the girls in our Suxiang House are all good girls, but with those unreasonable things It's nothing to do with it, please check it out..."

Su Chen frowned and interrupted her: "Is it there or not?"

The old bustard didn't dare to hide: "Yes, yes, the girls all like the things from Yingcuizhai. But after the accident, those things were thrown away, and no one dared to use them anymore."

Ye Song asked with a smile, "Then, does the owner of Yingcui Zhai have any business to patronize my mother?"

The old bustard said, "I've been here a few times."

"Which girl has he been closest to?"

"Fuxiang. The owner of Yingcui Zhai bought Fuxiang's first night, and Fuxiang served him a few times later. After that, there is no later." The old bustard said.

In an incense room, a tender girl came out of the bathtub, her skin was fair and clear, and there were crystal clear water drops all over her body. She stepped on the white carpet with exquisite jade feet, light and graceful.The girl wiped her body lightly, changed her clothes and brushed her hair, looking extremely charming under the steam.

She was wearing a light green gauze dress, sitting in front of the bronze mirror, lightly tracing the Emei, and flapping her feather fan lightly.

Fuxiang's reputation in the building is not great, but those who can become girls in Suxiang Building are all unforgettable beauties in the capital.When the old bustard brought Ye Song and Su Chen into Fuxiang House, the little maid beside her was summoned out by the old bustard before she could say anything.Fu Xiang moved her eyelids from the bronze mirror, and looked towards the door, with sad eyes and sad eyes, another one I felt pity for.

The old bustard said: "Fuxiang, tonight these two distinguished guests have called for your company, so you will serve them well."

Fuxiang Fuli replied: "Yes, Mom." But when she looked up and saw Ye Song, she was obviously stunned, "Is it you?"

Ye Song came in, walked around the room, sat down gracefully, looked at Fuxiang with his chin propped up, and said with a smile, "Why can't it be me? Girl Fuxiang, you should look at her with admiration for three days. The little girl who brought me tea has been completely reborn."

That's right, this Fuxiang girl right now is the little tea girl that Ye Song used to talk about when he often came to Suxianglou.When the little girl touches her hand, she will shyly reproach her, which is really interesting.

It's just that things are impermanent.

Su Chen also came over to sit down, Fu Xiang glanced at him, finally there was a smile on his face, and said: "My lord, don't laugh at the slave family, the slave family is also forced by livelihood, people have to go to high places. "

"Well, not bad." Ye Song nodded, and touched the back of her hand again, "Your hands are still so slippery."

Fu Xiang said coquettishly, "My lord is not serious!"

Ye Song carefully examined Fuxiang's expression, pushed Su Chen who was beside him, and said, "Look, I'm here to take care of your business, how about this, you can accompany him well tonight, for a spring night, how about it?"

The meaning of these words could not be more obvious.Especially when Fuxiang heard the words "once in the spring night", her face turned pale with a smile.Su Chen pursed his lips and held back, he had to get used to Ye Song's tendency to make fun of him everywhere when he was doing business.

Ye Song raised his eyebrows, and heard Fu Xiang reluctantly said: "Okay, I will serve you well."

Ye Song said: "But you don't look very happy, I don't like forcing people."

Fu Xiang raised her lips, with a hint of sarcasm, and said: "This is a romantic place, how many people can smile sincerely? Everyone is just acting on the occasion, and now the party is like a fish in water, and the strangers in the Ming Dynasty will not know each other."

Fu Xiang raised her hand to help Ye Song pour tea, Ye Song suddenly said: "I heard that your first night was bought by the boss of Yingcui Zhai. Women usually remember their first man for a lifetime."

When Fu Xiang heard it, his hands trembled undetectably, then he paused in the air, and said as if nothing had happened: "Yes, Mr. Zheng is the first man in the slave family, what's the matter?"

Ye Song said regretfully: "I didn't expect this Mr. Zheng to be a murderer. He was beheaded in the vegetable market for public display. I went to watch the excitement." what kind of person?"

Fuxiang stood up suddenly, walked inside, said: "You don't talk about benefactors in front of benefactors. If you come to ask these questions, Fuxiang has nothing to say. Please come back, young master."

"Do you remember this hairpin?"

When Fuxiang turned her head, she saw Ye Song holding a very ordinary silver hairpin that was not worth a lot of money, her eyes widened in disbelief, and she asked in a trembling voice: "You, why do you have this... "

Ye Song nuzzled his lips and said, "I still remember it. I'm used to pinching Ye Qing's bun. I prefer to pinch the little girl's bun. At that time, wasn't that what you wore on your head? You Ask me where I found it. I found it in Mr. Zheng’s room in Yingcuizhai. He was placed in a sandalwood box and looked very cherished. Why, this is a token of love you gave him ?”

After Ye Song finished speaking, Fuxiang's uncontrollable tears flowed down her face, her makeup was wet, and she looked extremely painful.

Fuxiang clutched her chest and knelt down slowly, her heart ached uncontrollably, she bit her lips tightly and cried, "But he died... that night, I met him walking into the Suxiang Building, and it was I who was pushed onto the stage to wait for him." When the benefactor was tossing the price, I stood on the stage and recognized him at a glance. He is a very gentle man with a handsome smile, and I don’t know how many girls he has attracted..."

"This includes you too." Ye Song said in a narrative tone.

"That's right." Fuxiang's teary eyes revealed a beautiful and pure smile, "He has too many guests, so he must not remember me. When I was a maid in Suxianglou, I always took the initiative to go to his place." He always entertained me patiently when purchasing rouge for girls. Later, when he was busy, I secretly put this hairpin under his cabinet and ran away. I hoped that he could see it and at the same time was afraid of him After seeing it, I will dismiss it.”

(End of this chapter)