Chapter 41: Pretty Boy

  Last night, when Xie San realized that He Huan had sold him out to Shen Jinglu in pursuit of happiness for the second half of her life, he was not ashamed of her behavior, but he was no longer angry. After all, he had always believed that everyone has the right to pursue happiness. Besides, as a big man, it's really unnecessary to quibble with a little woman. As for the so-called blackmail, he believes He Huan won't be stupid enough to take the initiative to accuse him in court.

  Xie San thought that he and He Huan would have nothing to do with each other after last night, but just now, he saw her again. Although it was only a glimpse, he saw clearly that she was wearing a brand new light green sleeveless dress, had rouge on her face, and was sitting in the Shen family's carriage, looking towards the Shen family's direction, wondering what she was thinking about.

  He was busy dealing with Lin and hadn't paid much attention to her before, but now that Chang'an mentioned her, he felt a sudden surge of annoyance in his heart, and ordered in a low voice: "Don't mention her in front of me from now on."

  Chang'an shrank his neck, not understanding what he had said wrong again. He closely followed Xie San's footsteps and entered a room at the end of the corridor.

  Inside the house, a man in his thirties saw Xie San and hastily stood up to pay his respects, calling out: "Third Master."

  Xie San lightly patted his shoulder and smiled: "Captain Xie, this is not the capital, so just call me Xie San." He took out the waist card of Liu Shan Men from his waist and returned it to him.

  The man carefully accepted the token and gave up his position by the window. This person was none other than the owner of the token, constable Xie Zhenhui of the Six Boards.

  In fact, the so-called true and false, false and true. If you want to make people deeply believe without doubt, two sentences of lies must be accompanied by eight sentences of truth, so Xie San said to Lü County Magistrate

  Most of it is true, except he was not a constable named Xie Zhenhui from Liu Mang Men.

  At this moment, Xie San walked to the window and looked at a wooden door at the end of the alley, asking: "Is there any movement?"

  Xie Zhenghui shook his head and said, "In the past few days, I've had people follow him for twelve hours a day. Previously, he hadn't been in contact with anyone special, but today, Huang Zhanggui from Yongji Pawnshop came to see him. The two of them spoke behind closed doors for about half an hour."

  "It's Huang again." Xie San tapped his fingers lightly on the windowsill.

  The "he" in Xie Zhenghui's mouth is called Feng Jiyang, a professional swindler who came to Ji Zhou about eight or nine years ago. The reason they monitored him was that more than ten years ago, he didn't have this name, and at that time, he was a gatekeeper of the First Prince's mansion, just like Tang An.

  Chang'an stood by, following Xie San's gaze. He wanted to remind his master that He Huan and Huang Zhanggui also had contact, but after thinking about it, he swallowed the words that were already on the tip of his tongue.

  Xie Zhenghui stood behind Xie San and said in a low voice, "Third Master, more than ten years ago, although Young Master often entered and exited the First Prince's mansion, he may not necessarily know Feng Jiyang..."

  Xie San interrupted him and said affirmatively: "Feng Jiyang's appearance in Ji Zhou is by no means a coincidence. Shen Jinglun may not know him, but Shen Zhihua must know him."

  When he heard this, Xie Zhenghui fell silent.

  In the oppressive silence, Xie San lowered his head and gazed at the deep and narrow alley, as if lost in thought.

  "Rustle, rustle, rustle", with a hurried footsteps, a young man dressed as a peddler walked to the door and whispered a few words into Xie Zhenghui's ear. After listening, Xie Zhenghui waved his hand for him to retreat and returned to Xie San's side, saying: "Third Master, it has been investigated clearly, Huang Zhanggui found Feng Qiyang, wanting him to find some Suzhou embroidery, best if they are genuine products of Shan Yin'niang, imitation products are also acceptable. Feng Qiyang refused, now Huang Zhanggui is looking for other middlemen, looks like he's in a great hurry."

  "Aunt? Someone from the palace?" Xie San asked sideways.

  "Third Master, you don't know that more than ten years ago, Shan Yin's aunt was a favorite in the palace, and all the princesses loved her embroidery, including the late Crown Princess. Five years ago, after the previous emperor passed away, Shan Yin's aunt left the palace and no one has seen her since." Xie Zhenghui said this, paused slightly, and muttered to himself: "How did that Huang Zhanggui suddenly mention someone who disappeared five years ago? Logically speaking, only the nobles in the capital would know the name 'Shan Yin's aunt'..."

  "Huh!" Chang'an softly exclaimed, "He's gone out."

  Xie San lowered his head and looked into the distance, only to see Feng Jiyang standing behind the gate of the courtyard, looking left and right, then pulling up his collar and walking towards the alley with his head down. He instructed Chang An: "You stay here, I'll go take a look."

  "Third Master..." Chang'an followed him for a few steps, seeing Xie San off into the distance.

  Xie Zhenghui looked at him and smiled: "What's wrong, are you urging San Ye to return to Beijing as soon as possible again?"

  "No." Chang'an shook his head firmly. "Third Master said that if you want to live, you must see the person; if you want to die, you must see the corpse. Otherwise, he will not return to Beijing. How dare I persuade him again?" He looked worried and regretful, saying: "This morning, I went to Qing Song Guan, and in a moment of urgency, I wanted to use 100 taels of silver to ask someone to pass on a message... Third Master said that I was startling the snake by hitting the grass, ruining his business."

  Xie Zhenghui shook his head helplessly, and could only comfort Chang'an. He had long since ordered someone to follow Feng Qiyang, and with Xie San being a martial artist himself, he wouldn't be in danger for the time being.

  Chang'an returned to the window, looking out in the direction that Xie San had left, muttering to herself: "Actually, it's all because of that He Dajie, back then at Shen Da Ye's house, if she hadn't framed Third Master, there wouldn't be today's affairs. Speaking of which, she really knows how to put on a show, if I were Third Master, I definitely wouldn't let her off so easily, I'd make her suffer a bit..."

  Chang'an was muttering to himself, complaining about something or other, when Xie San stepped out onto the bustling streets. He walked with a swagger, his head held high, and snatched up a freshly baked bun from a street vendor, shouting "Hot! Hot!" as he took a big bite, then carelessly tossed down a copper coin. After finishing the bun, he went on to grab some fruit and vegetables, squeezing this one and sniffing that one, looking like a loafer, but his eyes never left Feng Jiyang in the distance.

  As soon as Feng Jiyang turned his head to look back, Xie San took a big bite of the peach in her hand and shouted at the little girl who was sneaking glances at him: "What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen anyone eat peaches without giving silver?"

  The little girl was stared at by him, her face turned even redder, clearly the expression of being caught red-handed while doing something bad.

  In fact, she wasn't looking at him eating peaches, but couldn't help sneaking glances at him, all because of his beautiful eyes. Looking closer, it wasn't just his eyes that were good-looking, his nose was high and straight, his eyebrows thick and dense, his physique tall and upright, his wheat-colored skin radiating a seductive glow in the sunlight, and under his coarse clothing, faintly visible muscles bulged slightly.

  In a daze, the little girl only felt that breathing was difficult and her heart was racing. Such a handsome man, why is he just a lazy bum? She couldn't help but feel regretful and looked at Xie San again involuntarily.

  "Look again!" Xie San made a gesture to hit her, scaring the little girl to run away in a hurry. He threw down the peach and walked quickly towards the direction where Feng Jiyang disappeared, with a hint of excitement rising in his heart.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, when Xie San turned into two small alleys and hid behind a green brick wall, he saw Feng Jiyang cautiously looking around to confirm that no one was nearby. He quickly walked towards the side door of the Shen family's house and knocked several times in a hurry.

  Because they were far away, Xie San couldn't hear their conversation, only seeing Feng Jiyang becoming more and more anxious, while the gatekeeper kept shaking his head. Finally, with a "bang", he closed the door. Feng Jiyang stared at the tightly shut door in dismay, then raised his wrist again and knocked wildly on the door. After a long time, seeing no one answered, he kicked the wooden door with a "bang" and walked away angrily.

  Xie San Mo nodded silently, furrowed his brow and quietly followed Feng Jiyang.

  Feng Jiyang wandered aimlessly on the streets like a trapped beast, and eventually returned home dejectedly.

  Xie San felt a surge of disappointment and was about to turn back to the small wine shop, when he caught sight of a familiar figure flashing by. He thought for a moment, and suddenly realized that it was one of the thugs who had intercepted the He family's carriage that day. This time, he was dressed as a young servant from a wealthy household, which was why Xie San hadn't recognized him at first glance.

  Xie San turned around to leave, took two steps and then reluctantly turned back, quietly following the man. Behind him, another pair of eyes stared at him intently, tailing him.

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