The evenings on Xisu River are very lively. There are about fifty boats on the river. They extend all the way. There are small boats parked at the ferry. This is a special way to send guests to the boats. It costs ten cents a trip.

Ten cents can’t last about ten meters, so this is definitely a gold-selling cave.

The larger pleasure boat here is the same as the Qinlou Chu Pavilion like Zuidouzui. Guests can come here to buy Zuidu. There are girls playing the piano, poetry and painting, warm up, say some earthy love words, sighing about life, showing off their charm, beautiful faces, and gentleness.

The small pleasure boats, such as Chun Niang Mei Niang, are actually better decorated boats, with only one or two girls on them. They usually don’t call rich young men, but most of the guests are literati and poets, and sour scholars.

The charges are relatively cheap, but there can be further actions, of course, the further one needs to pay the money.

Chunniang was dead, and her mother found a girl to replace Chunniang, named Liu'er.

When the King of Qi found this Liu'er, his mother was also on the pleasure boat. Because the lights were dim and the King of Qi was not wearing the government, he changed into a brocade dress after returning home. He looked very rich and handsome, but his mother couldn't recognize him.

Seeing the King of Qi as rich and noble, he was so happy that he hurriedly called up and called Liu'er to come out to greet the guests.

Seeing that Liu'er was only sixteen or seventeen, he didn't have any dusty atmosphere. He was wearing a satin jacket, an apricot cloak, and a pearl and jade-covered head, but it looked like it was not a expensive product.

He looked beautiful, his eyes raised slightly under his eyebrows, and he walked up to him with a charming look and smiled, revealing his teeth slightly, "I have seen the young master."

The King of Qi looked at her and said, "Miss, don't be too polite, sit down!"

Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw his mother squeezing at Liu'er, as if she wanted her to hold the young master tightly.

The pleasure boat was in the river, and the water flowed to shake slightly. The willow seemed to be unsteady and whirled softly, and fell to King Qi with a light cry.

She said shyly: "Hey, I can't stand firm for a while and offended the young master. Don't blame me."

When she said, "Young Master, her lips were right in the ears of King Qi, exhaling like orchids, her bright eyes slowly spreading, and the corners of her eyes were a bit lazy, and she was extremely charming.

King Qi held her, his eyes clear and clear, "Sit down, girl."

The nanny naturally withdrew at this time. After a moment, a woman of seventeen or eighteen came in to serve tea.

She dressed in a simple and simple manner. She came in steadily and placed the tea, fruit and snacks on the table and asked the King of Qi softly, "Young Master, what wine are you drinking?"

"Give me a pot of osmanthus cherry."

King Qi didn't want to drink too much wine, so he took out a ingot of silver from his sleeve bag and placed it on the maid's tea tray.

This silver ingot was 10 taels. Liu'er and the maid were stunned at the same time when they saw it. The maid quickly hid in her sleeve bag and said with a smile: "Okay, young master, please wait."

The King of Qi had never been to these places, and he didn't know the price, so he just thought that it would take so much to come and drink once.

He didn't know that he only had two taels of silver for a night to pack this pleasure boat, and there was also the following text inside.

After the maid left, the King of Qi stood up, looked at the small pleasure boat, and asked Liu'er, "Ben... can I look around?"

It was my first time here, I was very curious.”

Liu'er guessed that he should be the young master of a rich family, and came here to gain insight, so she said, "Young Master, just look at it."

The place to entertain guests is not big, and you can see it at a glance. There is a table, a few chairs, and there is an old carved wooden cabinet next to it. The cabinet is half-open and some powder is placed inside.

The boat board is in the color of wood, with varnish and rubbing in many places. King Qi looked at the floor carefully and finally found a trace of blood under the chair facing the curtain.

He squatted down and reached out to touch it. It was already dry. He took the tea from the table and splashed it over, letting the blood stains melt and smell it on his hands, leaving a bloody smell.

It seems that the murderer that day was sitting in the direction facing the curtain, which was not completely covered, so he could always watch the situation outside with vigilance when sitting in this direction.

When Liu'er saw him looking around with suspicion, she felt a little strange and asked, "Young Master, what are you looking for?"

The King of Qi had already thought of the excuse and said, "That's right. A few days ago, a friend of mine came here and accidentally left something. Tonight he knew I was coming, so he asked me to help him find it."

The maid came in with wine. After hearing this, she hurriedly said, "It's been found. Are you talking about the eighth day of the lunar month?"

King Qi slowly straightened his waist and looked at the maid, "It was the eighth day of the lunar month. Are you here that night?"

The maid put down the wine and said with a smile: "Yes, Chunniang's maid was sick that day. I was here to serve me. When the master came, he thought he would have to drink for a long time. But he didn't know that when the servant brought the wine, others disappeared. Chunniang said that he suddenly had something important to do, so he threw down a tael of silver and left, but he didn't know that a sign had been left."

"Yes, it's a brand!"

The King of Qi was overjoyed. The net of heaven was so vast that it was not leaked. The criminal actually left a sign. He didn't expect that Chunniang's maid would get sick that night and was replaced by someone to serve him.

The maid took out the sign from the drawer. When King Qi saw this sign, his heart skipped a beat and he suddenly felt a little difficult to breathe.

This brand is neither gold nor jade, but just an ordinary black brand, which is usually unattractive to the eyes of anyone with greed.

Therefore, even when the maid and Huafang's mother saw this brand, she did not take it for herself, and it was really not worth much money.

But if they knew what this brand represented, they wouldn't think so.

The girl Liu'er came over curiously and took a look and said, "Is this brand very important?

There is nothing on this."

King Qi held this cold sign in his hand. There was nothing on it, but it was a symbol of identity. The material was actually not ordinary. It was cast by black iron. Since the beginning of the court, only five of this kind of black iron signs have been given, each with a number and engraved on the edge. He stroked his fingers and touched the three characters.

"Are there any pens and ink?"

King Qi took a deep breath and asked Miss Liu'er with a serious expression.

Miss Liu'er hurriedly asked the maid to prepare the pen and ink. Although she was young, she was used to the world. A young man like him could see the dignity at a glance. She just deliberately fell in love with him but was unmoved, which shows that it was not for fun.

No matter what, as long as you give her enough money, you can do whatever you want.

After the Four Treasures of the Study came up, King Qi immediately drew a picture and asked the maid, "Is this the guest you met that night?"
Chapter completed!