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Chapter 297 Listening to music in a brothel, Xu Qian'an gets a big surprise!
Xu Qian'an has been in a good mood these days because he just solved a murder case using modern criminal investigation knowledge.

The son committed adultery with his stepmother and then killed his father. Xu Qian'an simply interrogated them separately and quickly made a breakthrough.

Because of his change in personality, Xu Qian'an's relationship with the county magistrate and his colleagues also improved, and everything was going smoothly.

However, the beautiful sister has now become Li Changan's concubine and has really become his master's wife.

Xu Qian'an suddenly felt that there might be many mistresses in the future, such as the courtesan Fuxiang who only serves his master, the astronomical supervisor Chu Caiwei who can't wait to live in his master's house, or even... one of the two princesses.

Although he recognized a princess as his senior sister, there were also several other senior wives who were of similar age or even younger. Xu Qian'an suddenly felt that he was too young for his generation.

Sure enough, Li Ru did not ask much about Xu Lingyue and Li Changan.

Instead, he said with a smile, "Lingyue, Ning Yan is originally your elder brother, but the etiquette between master and disciple cannot be abolished. A master's wife is a master's wife. I am the mother of Ning Yan's master's wife, so my generation..."

Xu Qian'an picked up the chopsticks and continued to eat indifferently, "Aunt, let's talk about our own affairs. Lingyue is my master's wife, and you are still my aunt."

Li Ru did not refute, but just straightened her chest. She felt that her daughter had restored her status in the family.

In the past few days, Xu Qian'an worshipped his master, solved the case, and was extremely arrogant, which made Li Ru feel a lot of pressure.

Now, everything is still the same as before, your aunt is your aunt.

Although Xu Lingyue was young, she adapted to the role of a master's wife very quickly, and her every move and gesture already displayed the demeanor of a master's wife.

"Ning Yan, the young master asked me to tell you that Lu Qianhu, who was involved in the tax case, and the director of the Ministry of Revenue, both committed suicide."

Xu Qian'an's chopsticks suddenly stopped. This situation was too common. There must be a big tiger behind them. These two people committed suicide for fear of causing trouble. It was also possible that they were forced to commit suicide.

Xu Pingzhi also frowned and said, "There are people behind the tax and silver case."

This is obvious. Those who dare to touch the imperial tax money are definitely not ordinary people. These two people are not just here to take the blame.

Xu Lingyue continued, "As for the people behind, it's not hard to guess, but there is no obvious evidence now."

In this kind of situation, you can basically find out everything by just checking the interpersonal relationship between the two people, but what you need to solve the case is evidence.

Xu Pingzhi said in a mature and dignified manner, "Now Lingyue and Lord Li have become a family, and Ning Yan has also taken Lord Li as his master. I think we should be safe."

Li Ru also interjected, "Yes, no one in the capital dares to mess with Lord Li."

Xu Qian'an saw through the key to refining fake silver, but he was actually worried that he would be retaliated by the person behind the scenes. After all, 150,000 taels of silver was not a small amount. Cutting off someone's financial resources was like killing their parents. This was a deep hatred.

But now after Xu Pingzhi said this, Xu Qian'an felt much more at ease.

Yes, who dares to mess with Master Li's disciples? With my current status, I am considered a second-generation official!
The family finally came to the conclusion that they should be safe now, and if the people behind the tax-silver case were smart enough, they would not cause them any trouble.

In the next few days, Xu Qian'an often went to Li Chang'an's mansion to express his loyalty and pay his respects in various ways. Although Li Chang'an was a little annoyed with him, he also became more and more familiar with Princess Pingyang.

Li Changan also gave Xu Qian'an several escape talismans and life-saving jade talismans, and would give him offensive magic weapons when his cultivation level reached a higher level.

A few days later, Xu Qian'an solved another murder case and was praised by the county magistrate, Mr. Zhu.

Many Kuaishou users started to clamor and asked Xu Qian'an to treat them.

So, on a holiday, after having a good meal and a few drinks, a group of people went to the Jiaofangsi.

You can treat them to a meal, but the Jiaofangsi has to pay for it themselves, and Xu Qian'an can't afford it. Everyone knows this.

It was okay for officials in Dafeng to visit prostitutes, but Xu Qian'an didn't want to go.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to go, but he can’t go. He hasn’t even entered the Qi training stage yet, and he doesn’t even dare to play League of Legends.

Therefore, Xu Qian'an practiced very hard in secret, just to experience the superiority of feudalism as soon as possible.

But other fast-acting people don’t have this taboo, because they are old and have long given up on being promoted to the eighth rank. They have no future in their careers, so they don’t have so many taboos and just give up.

Of course Xu Qian'an could say no, as he needed to lay the foundation for a breakthrough in Qi training, but at this time he would seem out of place.

Being a hard-working person among a group of bad guys will make you look very different and you will be excluded, making it difficult to carry out your work.

The modern man Xu Qian'an knows this very well, so he has to go with the flow. After all, he doesn't have to stay overnight at the Jiaofangsi and can go home early.

"It's better to check it out as soon as possible, and then come back to avenge the previous shame after the breakthrough of Qi training."

When Xu Qian'an and his five colleagues arrived at the gate of the Jiaofangsi on Yongkang Street, they realized that it was not far from Li Changan's residence.

"If I meet Master here, will it be awkward... Probably not. Master is very loyal and only favors Miss Fuxiang when he comes to the brothel."

As the lights came on, all kinds of carriages stopped outside the alley, and the sounds of stringed instruments and moving singing came from the courtyard.

Xu Qian'an remembered the feeling of walking into a nightclub in his previous life. The excitement was almost the same.

After entering the Jiaofangsi, several people separated and went to find girls they were familiar with.

Since Xu Qian'an was here, he couldn't just turn around and leave, so he paid some money and chose the teacup served by the most popular courtesan.

Since I can’t sleep and can’t afford to sleep anyway, I might as well choose the best one to experience the atmosphere.

The courtyard he chose was Qingchiyuan, which was the courtyard of the courtesan Ming Yan. It was said that Ming Yan was the best dancer and was also good at poetry and prose, so she was very popular.

"I am Yang Ling, a scholar from Changle County. I am honored to meet you all."

Xu Qian'an entered the courtyard and greeted the guests sitting around, trying his best to appear more polite.

Among those present were wealthy men in brocade robes and students from the Imperial Academy. Although they had different identities, they all had the same hobbies.

After Xu Qian'an finished speaking, he moved his gaze to the courtesan named "Xi Jiu".

The woman had a blooming face, gentle movements, and half-naked shoulders. Her graceful body was faintly visible under the red gauze, especially her slender waist, which seemed to be able to twist 360 degrees, so flexible and soft.

This lady Ming Yan, who is good at dancing, would definitely be a marginal female anchor or a big internet celebrity if she were put in his previous life.

As his eyes flashed, he found a pale-faced, unfriendly man staring at him intentionally or unintentionally.

The man was dressed like a student, holding a folding fan in his hand and waving it stiffly. He looked like a warrior pretending to be a scholar, the same type as Xu Qian'an.

Xu Qian'an was puzzled. He didn't even know this person, but why was he always staring at him? It was really strange.

"Could it be that I am so handsome that he feels threatened..."

Xu Qian'an was determined to do this: they were all here for prostitution, so who was afraid of who? He glared back at her.

When the man saw Xu Qiyan glaring at him, he glanced at Xu Qiyan sideways and then shifted his gaze.

When Xu Qian'an was staring at Ming Yan, the man looked at him again with an extremely unfriendly gaze.

There has to be a limit to jealousy. Xu Qian'an cursed in his heart, wondering if this guy has some kind of illness.

Afterwards, several guests came to the courtyard one after another. Among them was a middle-aged man with a long beard. His square face looked very majestic, and his triangular eyes were shining with brilliance. It was obvious that he was an official and was usually serious.

As soon as the man walked in and saw the handsome young man, his face immediately felt a little uncomfortable, but he also came with his good friends and wanted to leave but couldn't.

When the fair-faced young man saw the middle-aged man, he looked embarrassed and nervous. He seemed a little restless and his whole body was stiff.

The two people who came with the middle-aged man also saw the fair-faced young man and were embarrassed. Xu Qian'an was very experienced and immediately understood that this was a case of meeting an acquaintance while going out for prostitution, which was simply social death.

Xu Qian'an was secretly happy. I let you stare at me, and now I get my retribution. I met an acquaintance.

The serious middle-aged man was obviously very embarrassed because of the presence of his two good friends. He had never expected that he would meet his own son when he occasionally visited a brothel.

The problem is that the two colleagues and friends both know his son, which makes it extremely embarrassing.

Unfortunately, several of the handsome young man's companions were of a dandy nature and immediately started to make a fuss.

"Brother Zhou, your father is here too."

"A father and son fighting together in battle, what a beautiful story."

"The Zhou family really has a long history of learning."

……

Madam Ming Yan was obviously a sensible person. She had received both the father and the son before, so when she saw Mr. Zhou coming, she had no choice but to receive him.

"Master Zhou, you are here..."

This kind of thing is afraid of having acquaintances present. After all, it is a romantic affair, but it will not sound good if it gets out.

Master Zhou's face turned pale, and he suddenly shouted, "You evil creature! You don't study hard, but you come here to mess around. Today I finally caught you!"

Xu Qian'an secretly praised, what a good trick!
She came to the brothel and met her son, then pretended to be there to take her son back. How clever!

"Dad...Dad..."

Master Zhou had no choice but to stand up trembling. In that era deeply influenced by Neo-Confucianism, if the father wanted his son to die, the son had to die, and the father had absolute authority over his son.

Although Mr. Zhou knew very well that he had encountered his father's embarrassing situation, he could only swallow his anger and bear it.

"What are you still standing there for? Why don't you go back home?"

Mr. Zhou spoke in a stern voice, as if he was really here to catch a prostitute, and his dignified face was filled with an iron sense of justice.

Master Zhou stood up and walked towards the door with sweat all over his forehead. His face turned even redder as he watched other guests watching the fun.

When his eyes swept over Xu Qiyan, he found that Xu Qiyan was trying to hold back his laughter, and his eyes suddenly became more fierce.

"Kukuku..."

I never thought that I could get such a big melon just by coming to a brothel to listen to music. I am really lucky.

"I didn't laugh either. Why does this guy dislike me?"

"boom!"

Young Master Zhou walked to the door and was kicked out by Master Zhou. Both father and son left the Jiaofangsi at the same time.

After the two left, Mingyan Courtyard became more lively and the laughter became louder.

"Mrs. Mingyan is so tempting. Minister Zhou and his son are here."

"What a pity! The scene of father and son having tea together is gone!"

"If you ask me, Minister Zhou, why do you have to be so hypocritical? There's nothing wrong with everyone having fun together."

"Today is really an eye-opener. It's interesting, really interesting!"

Everyone was discussing it heatedly, but Madam Ming Yan was in high spirits. Starting tomorrow, this matter would spread throughout the capital, and her reputation would soar again.

Although her fame will never surpass Fuxiang, she will have more customers.

From the discussions of the crowd, Xu Qian'an learned that Mr. Zhou was a vice minister of the Ministry of Revenue, a third-rank official.

Xu Qian'an couldn't help but secretly condemn that high-end clubs these days have really poor privacy!
In the clubs of his era, such important guests were received specially and there was no need for a tea party.

But then he thought again, the Jiaofangsi was a state-owned unit of Dafeng after all, so there was nothing he could do about it as its resources were limited.

That night, Xu Qian'an admired Madam Ming Yan's beauty from all angles, understood the process of the tea-making party, and secretly felt more confident.

Once I break through the Qi Refining Stage, I will definitely come to take care of Madam Ming Yan's business.

Sure enough, the next day the news spread throughout the capital that Master Zhou was captured by Minister Zhou at the Jiaofang Bureau and taken home.

But more often at the dinner table, the story was that the father and son were running towards each other in both directions, and Minister Zhou pretended to look for his son in order to ease the embarrassment.

What's more, it is said that Master Zhou was punished according to Minister Zhou's family rules for this incident and was beaten with thirty sticks.

Xu Qian'an thought to himself, what a damn evil science! The son suffered the consequences while taking the blame for his father.

Xu Qian'an did not delve into the matter. After all, apart from having tea together, he had nothing to do with the high and mighty Zhou family.

A few days later, Xu Qian'an came across a pitch-pot stall on his way home from get off work.

An old Taoist priest in tattered robes, with his white hair tied up with a rotten wooden hairpin, looked down and out.

The stalls were filled with copper coins, silver ingots, Taoist scriptures, small jade mirrors, and all sorts of miscellaneous trinkets.

Xu Qian'an watched for a while and understood how to play the game of tossing pots. He blindfolded himself thirty steps away, turned his back and threw three arrows.

If one of them hits the target, you get the third prize. If all three hit the target, you can choose any one.

Many people before Xu Qian'an all returned empty-handed, even some professional soldiers in armor all failed.

It was Xu Qian'an's turn. He blindfolded himself, turned around and started trying.

In fact, he knew in his heart that for a ninth-rank warrior, the possibility of hitting the target would not be very high.

But it only costs one or two taels of silver to play once, so why not do it?

"Boom!"

In the end, only one arrow entered the pot, which was something Xu Qian'an did not expect.

"I'm pretty lucky!"

You know, he watched for a long time and no one had made all the shots.

He took off the black cloth from his eyes and found that the Taoist priest was staring at him, with a look that was sometimes puzzled, sometimes clear, and sometimes with a hint of appreciation.

"Sir, the reward for shooting an arrow is only for this small mirror."

Xu Qian'an stared at the small jade mirror. It was simple and antique, and the mirror surface was not very clear.

He shook his head. "I want gold and silver, and this little mirror can't reflect clearly."

Taoist Priest Jinlian smiled slightly, "Sir, this is the rule. This small mirror is a magical tool with infinite uses. Don't just look at the surface."

(End of this chapter)