On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

Chapter 1674: First Entering the Star-Gathering Pavilion

Li Qi came to a small dilapidated temple in the east of the city and waited.

He had no idea that Xiao Chiye and his men were secretly watching him.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, a figure came over.

The man was tall and wore a black cloak that covered his head and face.

Seeing people coming, Xiao Chiye was excited and secretly felt lucky that, as Huo Changhe said, he did not rush to capture Li Qi. Now, the big fish was caught.

Li Qi saw the person coming and nodded and smiled: "You are here."

"It's all done. The government office caught fire. Did you see it? I asked my uncle to pour the oil on it."

The man in black cloak asked in a deep voice: "Why don't you do it yourself? One more person means one more risk."

Li Qi quickly said, "My uncle works in the government office. His work is likely to arouse suspicion. I can't enter the government office. If I go, I will definitely be remembered."

"As for the risk," he smiled cunningly, "don't worry, I have already taken care of it."

"Oh? How did you cook it?"

"He put something in his drink and is dead now."

"You are really cruel. Isn't he your uncle?"

"Yes, but it doesn't matter. Didn't you say that you can't accomplish great things without being ruthless? I still want to follow you and do great things."

"This young boy is teachable," the man in the black cloak nodded.

"You let your uncle pour the oil. Do you know who set the fire?"

Li Qi was stunned: "This... I don't know, didn't you say that I should just do my job well and not ask any more questions?"

The black cloak asked again: "How much do you know about your medicine store?"

Li Qi paused: "Pharmacy?"

He was a little suspicious and looked at the black cloak. It was too dark and he didn't notice it just now, but now he looked at it, he felt that the man was taller and more muscular than last time.

He took a step back: "You... who are you?"

Xiao Chiye was about to order the two to be arrested, but when he heard this, he paused.

What does this mean? Is there something wrong?

……

Lanxing Pavilion is the busiest at night, with lanterns hanging high, shadows swaying, and the fragrance can be smelled from afar.

Yan Ruyu was wearing a moon-white brocade robe, with her hair tied up and holding a white jade fan, looking like a noble young man.

On her left followed Bei Bei, who was changing her appearance and clothes, and on her right followed the abbot, who was wearing a wig and a round-necked robe.

She didn't want to take these two people with her, but she kept pestering them. Beibei's reasons were very sufficient. He did the makeup for her, what if something went wrong?

The abbot said that he had never been to such a place in this life, no, in both of his previous lives, and he came here purely out of curiosity, not for anything else, but just to be able to follow her and see it for himself. If she didn't take him, he would never have the chance again.

Although Yan Ruyu felt that it would be better not to have such an opportunity, she still agreed when she saw his pitiful look.

So, the three of them entered the Lanxing Pavilion as a group of the young master, a servant and a housekeeper.

The girl greeting guests at the door was first attracted by Yan Ruyu's appearance and demeanor, and secretly thought that whoever could win the heart of this young man tonight would be the lucky one.

As a customer, who doesn’t want to find a good-looking one? It would be so happy to earn money from it.

When she heard the identities of the two people beside her, the girl was stunned again.

What young master would come to a place like this and bring servants and a housekeeper with him?

However, when he saw the silver that Yan Ruyu showed him, he immediately smiled again.

"Sir, please go to the second floor."

Yan Ruyu asked with a smile: "What? Which floor are we going to? Any other explanation?"

"Sir, this is your first time here, right? You may not know that everyone who comes here is a guest, but there are different types of guests. For those who are generous like you, go to the second floor."

I understand. Customers are divided into different levels, and it depends on money.

Yan Ruyu glanced inside and remembered the information that Yinding had found out, that Lanxing Pavilion had a total of four floors.

Four floors was nothing for someone like Yan Ruyu who had seen skyscrapers, but it was not uncommon in that period.

Moreover, the height of a single floor of this type of building is much higher than that of modern floors.

This is also the origin of the name of Lanxing Pavilion.

Yan Ruyu smiled faintly and handed a piece of silver to the girl: "This is indeed my first time here. Please tell me, how much do you want for the third and fourth floors?"

The girl took the silver and smiled happily. She had a better impression of Yan Ruyu and became more enthusiastic.

"To be honest, sir, the first floor is for guests to drink and chat. After chatting, you can go to the second floor to find a girl. For someone like you, you can go directly to the second floor to beg for a banquet."

"If you have a little more money, just give mom a deposit of 300 taels, and you can go straight to the third floor, where you can be the top courtesan."

"You can choose whatever you want."

Yan Ruyu nodded and smiled: "Thank you for your advice, young lady."

Walking in, the abbot gritted his teeth and said, "Three hundred taels, this is too expensive!"

Bei Bei also gritted his teeth and said, "That's right, I have never seen three hundred taels."

Yan Ruyu glanced at the two of them and said, "Isn't that an exaggeration? Which of you two hasn't handled a thousand eight hundred taels of silver?"

Two people: "..."

"Handling and spending are two different things," the abbot said distressedly, "this money is not worth spending."

"We are here to gather information, not to spend money and have fun. Remember, if we achieve our goal, the money will be well spent. Besides, I didn't say we must go to the third floor."

Yan Ruyu whispered, "I'll sit on the first floor for a while. You two can look for the person in the portrait and ask around. If you can find him out, you don't have to go upstairs. It will save money."

The abbot's eyes lit up: "Okay."

Yan Ruyu laughed to herself, what a money-grubber.

She walked into the first floor hall alone. There was a lot of noise and laughter, and there was a woman singing and dancing on the stage in the middle.

As soon as she arrived, she immediately attracted a lot of people, and many women's eyes lit up when they saw her.

They gathered in groups of three or four, and some even started quarreling in low voices.

"Don't fight me, I saw it first!"

"What nonsense! When did it become a matter of first come first served? Whoever grabs it gets it."

"To be able to spend a night with a young man like this, I..."

"You can even do it for free?"

"No, the money still needs to be paid."

Yan Ruyu was about to sit down when she was pulled to the other side by a woman.

"Sir, you look unfamiliar. Is this your first time here? My name is Xiangxue. I know a lot and I can drink a lot. Let me serve you tonight..."

Before he could finish his words, his arm was grabbed by another woman.

"Sir, don't listen to her. Look at me. My skin is very good."

Yan Ruyu's eyes moved back and forth between their faces, with a smile on her face.

The two of them blinked their eyes: "Sir, tell me, who do you like?"

"You two are both very good," Yan Ruyu paused, "but I prefer talented people. I wonder if you two..."

Xiangxue immediately said: "I, I can recite poetry."

The other one was not to be outdone: "I can write."

"Come on, your handwriting looks like chicken feet."

Xiangxue responded bluntly and then recited a poem.