Chapter 157 Acquaintance
Chapter 157 Acquaintance
Originally, Madam Zheng didn't care about the affairs of Wanhua Tower, but when she heard that the deceased Yiyi was the most beautiful courtesan in Wanhua Tower, she immediately became nervous.
"What? The one who died was an oiran? Then can I get my thirty thousand taels back?"
Of course, Xie Lan has publicly promised to help Madam Zheng recover the 100,000 taels.
That 30,000 yuan deposit must be returned no matter what.
Otherwise, she would be destroying her own reputation.
But before things were done, Xie Lan didn't plan to say more.
"Let's go check the situation first."
Madam Zheng knew that she couldn't get the banknote back on her own, so she could only do whatever Xie Lan said.
Seeing that she followed others to Chu Yiyi's room, he could only collect the banknotes and hurriedly followed her.
As for the guests who came to watch the fun, when they saw Xie Lan went, they immediately followed.
"Hey, didn't they say that the one who died was the courtesan? Why is there also a young master here?"
As soon as Xie Lan followed everyone to Liu Yiyi's room, he heard people talking about another young man who had died.
"What happened? Why did Miss Yiyi die suddenly? Could it be that the young master killed her?"
"That young master must have been attracted by Miss Yiyi's beauty and knew that Wanhua Tower would be auctioned tonight. He couldn't afford the money and wanted to use force.
However, he was resisted by Miss Yi Yi, so he killed her in anger.
I guess he committed suicide after killing people and was afraid of being investigated by Wanhua Tower."
Although the man was just guessing, no one refuted his words.
Even the madam of Wanhua Tower felt that this was the truth of the matter.
The reason why everyone thought that the dead young man killed Chu Yiyi was because she was stabbed to death with a knife.
The young man who died committed suicide by stabbing himself in the abdomen with a dagger.
Only the deceased's servant argued, "You are talking nonsense, it is impossible that my young master killed him.
My son has never been to Wanhua Tower before, let alone know Miss Yiyi, so how could he possibly kill her?"
"My son must have been murdered by someone, I..."
"Your master is not dead yet. Do you want me to help you revive him?" The servant was interrupted halfway through his words. He was about to get angry, but when he realized what the other person said, he was immediately overjoyed.
"Are you serious? Can my son still be saved?"
"Of course it's true. I never lie. Do you want to save him or not? Make a decision quickly. It will be too late if you delay."
Some people thought that Xie Lan was so young and didn't look like a doctor, but he had the audacity to say that he wanted to save people, and they couldn't help but sneer at him.
"That young master has lost so much blood that he must have died a long time ago. How could he be saved?"
Lai An originally didn't believe that the girl knew how to save people, but now that things had come to this, he could only try his best.
He knelt down in front of Xie Lan and said, "Please, young lady, save my son's life."
"Alright, get up quickly and don't block me from saving people." Xie Lan ignored the servant's kowtow, walked quickly forward, took out a black pill, and stuffed it into the young man's mouth.
The madam next to them watched quietly and did not stop it. She even hoped in her heart that Xie Lan could really save the young man.
The courtesan was killed, but it wasn't because the madam was so magnanimous that she didn't care.
On the contrary, it was precisely because the courtesan died and her virginity could no longer be auctioned that the madam hoped that the young man could be rescued.
This way, she could ask him to compensate for the loss of Wanhua Tower. Otherwise, since everyone was dead, who could she ask for compensation?
Originally, the young man was almost dead, so Xie Lan fed him a pill and used a golden wound medicine to stop his bleeding.
Seeing that his soul was somewhat unstable and fearing that he might not make it, he finally used a soul-nourishing talisman to nourish his soul.
Soon someone exclaimed, "Hey, why did I see that young man's finger seemed to move?"
"I saw it too..." The other person was halfway through his words when he saw the young man suddenly open his eyes. He was so scared that he couldn't speak clearly, "This, this, this, is he really revived, or is he just faking his death?"
"Of course he was saved. How could he be faking his death?"
Others didn't know Xie Lan's abilities, but those who followed him from the Marquis Yongyi's residence were certain that it was Xie Lan who saved the man.
Lai An knew that his son was killed and he would not survive. He even thought of his last words, but he did not expect that his son would actually come back to life.
In excitement, he kowtowed to Xie Lan again, "Thank you very much, young lady. I will never forget your kindness."
Xie Lan saved people just for merit, and after the servant finished bowing, he said, "I didn't save people for nothing. The medicine and talisman paper I used were extremely precious. They were originally for my own life, but now they have saved your son.
I will charge you 50,000 taels for this reward. Remember to report it to your master when you return, and have someone deliver the reward to Xie Zhubo's home in the Imperial Household Department."
The soul-nourishing talisman was not difficult for Xie Lan because she had drawn it herself.
But that life-saving pill and the golden wound medicine were specially left to her by the third senior sister to save her life, and they were indeed made from many precious medicinal materials.
Fifty thousand taels is not a lot.
"Don't worry, young lady. When I return to report to my lord's wife, I will definitely send the reward to your house." Although Lai An felt that fifty thousand taels was not a low amount, it was nowhere near as important as his own young master's life.
It is not easy for a brothel to train an oiran, and the madam does not want Chu Yiyi to die like this.
"Since you have this ability, can you help me save Miss Yiyi? I will definitely pay you a lot."
Xie Lan shook his head. "It's too late. She has already died. There is no way to save her."
The madam had just tried to test Chu Yiyi despite her fear, and she knew that she was indeed dead, and she also guessed that it was impossible for her to be revived.
Thinking of what the servant had just said, he no longer had time to feel regretful.
Originally, she was worried that the young master would not be able to come up with the money to compensate for the losses of Wanhua Tower, but she didn't expect that the other party was actually from the Hou Mansion.
He immediately stepped forward and said, "Tell me, you killed the courtesan of Wanhua Tower, how are you going to compensate me for my loss?"
Zhao Zheng had just opened his eyes from the severe pain, and before he had time to figure out what was happening, he saw a charming face suddenly stand in front of him.
He subconsciously dodged to the side, but accidentally pulled the wound, causing his face to twist in pain.
But when he heard the madam say that he had killed someone, he was so shocked that he didn't even care about his wounds, "What nonsense are you talking about? When did I kill the courtesan of Wanhua Tower?"
The madam had guessed that he would deny it, and she pointed her red-painted finger at the carved sandalwood bed beside her.
He sneered, "Miss Yiyi's body is still on the bed. When everyone came in, they saw the murderous dagger in your hand. Who else could it be if it wasn't you who killed her?"
Zhao Zheng looked at the courtesan on the bed in shock, then looked down at the dagger that had fallen beside him.
"Although I don't know what happened, I certainly didn't kill the Oiran."
The madam originally planned to settle the matter privately, but she became angry when she saw that Zhao Zheng still refused to admit that he had killed someone, even though she had said all the nice things he could.
"Since you don't admit it, I'll have to report it to the police."
"Hey, there's no need to go to the government office to report to the authorities. I just saw that Lord Xiao, the doctor of the Ministry of Justice, also came to Wanhua Tower. It's just right to hand this matter over to him."
"But I heard that Mr. Xiao has no real ability and is just a fool. If we hand this case over to him, it will be very difficult to find out the truth."
Xie Lan didn't expect that Lord Xiao, who was known by everyone as someone with no real skills, would come so quickly and turn out to be an acquaintance.
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