Proud Feather

Chapter 50 said it
"So fast?" Yang Yu and Chu Xiaojiu said in unison.

Chu Ling also felt that it was too fast. It was too arrogant to silence her in front of her!
"Let's go over and have a look!"

The brothel was in chaos, with countless men and women running out.

The three of them struggled to go inside against the flow of people.

Chu Xiaojiu discovered that the palace maids had been dispersed, so she hurried over to protect Chu Ling.

"Auntie, come this way!"

Yang Yu blocked the other side without any instructions.

"Cough cough!" When Chu Ling arrived at the backyard, he was choked by the smoke coming towards him.

Mother Qin cried out, "You heartless thief! Not only did you steal, you even set fire to my house! You're trying to kill me! I've saved up my belongings for over a decade, and now you've burned them all down! I curse your whole family!"

When Chu Ling looked closely, she found that the fire was not as big as she had imagined. The fire was mainly in the stables, which had no horses in them and was quite far away from the main house, so her belongings would not be burned at all.

This mother Qin, even though she's shouting so fiercely, is just bluffing.

However, the most important thing is people, please don’t get into any trouble.

"Mother Qin!" Chu Xiaojiu ran over, "Where's Xiao Lianxiang?"

"Ninth Young Master!" Mother Qin grabbed hold of her savior, "Little Lianxiang is in the room!"

Seeing that the fire over there was not big, Chu Xiaojiu made up his mind to rush in.

"Hey!" Yang Yu called him, soaked the handkerchief in the bucket, and handed it to him, "Are you stupid? Cover your mouth and nose!"

"Oh! Brother Yang, you are so nice!" Chu Xiaojiu said and rushed in.

He didn't make them wait too long and soon came out carrying the person.

"I can't hold it anymore, come and take it!" His face turned red from holding it in.

Yang Yu stepped forward to take it and put the person in an open area.

Mother Qin rushed over: "Xiao Lianxiang! My dear daughter! Wake up quickly, don't scare your mother!"

"Cough cough cough!" Chu Xiaojiu kept coughing while crying.

"Thank you for your hard work." Chu Ling handed over the handkerchief.

"It's not hard! Ahem!" Chu Xiaojiu's tears were still flowing. She smiled foolishly and pushed her handkerchief back. "No need to trouble you, auntie. I'll use Brother Yang's!"

Seeing his face blackened by smoke, Chu Ling said, "You seem quite enthusiastic and have good character, so why aren't you making progress?"

Chu Xiaojiu wiped her face with Yang Yu's handkerchief and said the same thing: "I was born with a title, so I don't need to make any progress!"

Chu Ling thought about the war seven years from now and sighed, "But have you ever thought about what would happen if one day all of this was gone?"

Chu Xiaojiu was puzzled: "Gone? How could it be gone? As long as the Daxiang Dynasty exists, my title will not be lost."

Chu Ling didn't say anything else.

Yang Yu, who was standing by, seemed moved and looked at her deeply.

After a while, the fire was out, and little Lianxiang woke up, calling out weakly, "Mom!"

"Hey!" Mother Qin asked, "Are you hurt? Is your throat sore?"

Xiao Lianxiang shook her head.

"That's good, that's good." Mother Qin was relieved. "As long as your throat is fine, we can still have a meal."

After a flurry of activity, Mother Qin thanked the firefighters profusely and sent them away, having someone carry Little Lianxiang back to the house. After settling down, she looked at Chu Ling and the other two with a troubled expression.

"My three nobles, it's such a mess here. If you have anything to say, let's talk about it tomorrow."

Before they could speak, Xiao Lianxiang said, "Mom."

Mother Qin turned back: "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"

Xiao Lianxiang sighed: "Forget it, I still have to say what needs to be said. It's already like this, what else is there to hide?"

"Daughter!" Mother Qin tried to make amends, "How could we hide anything? We are telling the truth."

Xiao Lianxiang shook her head and turned around. "Miss Chu, I didn't believe you just now. You really don't know how to appreciate kindness. You're right. We don't want to get involved in trouble, but others won't believe us. In that case, I'll tell you what you want to know."

Chu Ling breathed a sigh of relief.

It's done.

She asked, "From what you said, this fire was not an accident?"

Xiao Lianxiang nodded. "Just now, I was resting in the house when a shadow suddenly flashed by. Then I felt a pain on the back of my neck and fell down. I half-awake and heard someone shouting, 'The fire is going on!' It was obvious they were going to burn me to death!"

Chu Ling thought to himself that this was strange. If they wanted to silence someone, why didn't they just kill them?

Never mind, let's think about these things later. She glanced at Yang Yu, who understood and continued the conversation.

"What did Master Wei Qi say when you received him? Can you deduce his origins? Just tell me everything, no matter how big or small."

Xiao Lianxiang said, "It happened a few months ago, so I don't remember clearly. However, it's true that Master Wei Qi was generous. He said his family owned thousands of acres of fertile land and countless properties back home. He also had an uncle who was an official, but I don't know what position he held."

"Yes, yes, yes," Mother Qin reluctantly added, "To be honest, I was blinded by the money that day. Others offered ten taels, but he offered a hundred, and since he was the son of an official, I accepted. Who knew that the Ninth Young Master would come later? How could we dare to offend him? So we sent Xiao Lianxiang to accompany him while I went to apologize. I didn't expect him to be so stubborn, so I went to talk to him right away."

At this point, Mother Qin remembered: "That's right! He said at the time that although the Kangwang Mansion is powerful, his aunt's family is not vegetarians either."

"Aunt?" Chu Ling thought for a moment. There weren't many families in Beijing that could compare with Prince Kang's Mansion. Which lady had the surname Wei?
"Is this the only time he came here?" Yang Yu asked.

Mother Qin and Xiao Lianxiang exchanged a glance and stammered, "I came here once more..."

The Imperial City Division hadn't even asked about this information! Chu Ling's face darkened: "When? Do you know where he ended up? Do you have any other clues?"

"Just a few days ago, when the restaurant just opened..." Xiao Lianxiang said, "he complained that there was a funeral going on, leaving him with nowhere to go for fun."

A few days ago, so close!
"Where does he live? Do you know?"

Xiao Lianxiang shook her head: "I don't know, this Mr. Wei doesn't talk much about his own affairs."

"Think about it again, even if it's just a casual remark, tell me."

Xiao Lianxiang thought carefully and said after a while, "Master Wei must have come to the capital to study. From what I've heard from him, he's usually busy with his studies and rarely has time for leisure."

"Studying." Yang Yu paused and looked at Chu Ling. "If you want to study, you can either go to the Imperial College or some other academy."

Chu Ling asked back, "Young Master Yang, aren't you in the Imperial College?"

Yang Yu nodded: "I don't remember such a person in the Imperial College."

"Then check the various academies. It's not difficult."

"Yes."

"Ah!" Xiao Lianxiang suddenly thought of something. "Monthly exam! Master Wei mentioned that he had a monthly exam in the next few days, and that he would go on a study tour after the exam!"

Yang Yu immediately looked at Chu Ling.

This is the key news! Academy, monthly exams, study abroad, this Wei Qi can't escape!
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