Queen Mother, she just wants to lie down

"Zhou Huaimin." Queqi answered.

"Zhou Huaimin? Is he a native local?

How old is this person? He is considered a talented person, so he must have some achievements. Do you know what his achievements are?" Ruan Qing asked again.

Since ancient times, brothels and theaters have been the most suitable places to hide killers and spies.

After listening to Queqi's description of this person, Ruan Qing suddenly thought of Zhou Yue's name.

"He is a scholar, but as for his exact age and whether he is a local, I really don't know." Queqi shook his head.

She only spent less than a cup of tea on that street, and all she could get out was some basic information.

"Master Daishan is not from here. He came to Sulin five years ago and already had the title of scholar when he came.

As for her age, I don't know either, but she looks about 26 or 27 years old." Qiao Jun took over the conversation.

Although she was from Sulin, she moved to another place with her father when she was a few years old, and it was only about two months since she returned to this place.

If I hadn't happened to meet Master Daishan more than half a month ago, I'm afraid I wouldn't know him as well as Queqi.

“Yaoyuefang has invited Master Daishan to come to their top artist, Eyebrow Painter, on the 15th of this month.

So, he will also show up at Yaoyuefang on Mid-Autumn Festival night?" Ruan Qing continued to ask.

"That should be the case. As long as Master Daishan accepts the invitation, he will basically support that person." Qiao Yun said.

"Then let's go to the Invitation Hall the day after tomorrow night and take a look at the demeanor of Mr. Daishan." Ruan Qing said with a smile.

Qiao Jun, who didn't know Ruan Qing very well, was stunned. The Queen Mother wanted to visit a brothel?

Queqi and Zhaolai looked at each other with tacit understanding. Could it be that the Queen Mother suspected that this Young Master Daishan was Zhou Yue?

I don’t know if Qiao Wu’s death was too much of a blow to Tang, but when Qiao Jun came to take over the house, Tang just looked at her with resentment and then silently looked away.

Qian, however, stepped forward with a look of reluctance and said, "Qiao Jun, you ascended to the throne by stepping on your uncle's corpse. I hope you can live in peace in this house."

"Don't worry, Aunt Wu, Uncle Wu's death was what he deserved, and he brought this upon himself.

As for the house, since it is my father's inheritance, I will definitely live in it peacefully and take good care of it." Qiao Yun looked at her calmly.

Qian's face was distorted by her words, but today was different from the past. She raised her eyes to see the carriage not far away, and could only turn around and leave angrily.

"This girl is not very old, but she is really brave." Queqi, who was sitting in the carriage and watching this scene through the window, couldn't help but praise her.

"Of course, how could someone who can be treated so specially by our lady be bad?" Zhao Ping looked at Ruan Qing with some sourness.

The Queen Mother has been treating Qiao Yun better than her lately.

"Bad girl, have I been bad to you? Why are you jealous?" Ruan Qing couldn't help but reach out and tap her on the forehead.

"Don't think I don't know that you always call me a little witch in your heart." Zhao Ping glared at her and accused her.

"Aren't you a little witch?"

Zhao Ping...

Queqi couldn't stop laughing while listening to it.

Princess Zhaoping has such a lawless temper that only the Empress Dowager can control her.

After Qiao Jun had made friends with the two aunts, he got the key to the door and went into the house to look around. Then he came out and walked to Ruan Qing's carriage. He spoke with some trepidation and expectation:

“Madam, I wonder how long you will stay in Su Lin?

If it takes a long time, I will ask someone to clean up the house in the next two days. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, how about you and your sisters move into my house and live there?"

“Okay, I guess I’ll have to stay in Sulin for a while, and it’s not cheap to stay in an inn all the time.

I can save a lot of money if I live here.

You need to buy more household items, maids and servants, and I guess you won't be able to handle it all by yourself.

It just so happens that Yang San has a lot of experience in this area, so I'll ask him to send two people to go with you to buy it." Ruan Qing said.

She planned to train Qiao Yun well and make use of her, so naturally she would not refuse her kindness.

"Thank you, ma'am." Qiao Yun was overjoyed.

After returning to the inn, Ruan Qing told Yang San about the matter.

When Yang San heard that the empress dowager was planning to move to the Qiao family, he did not send anyone to go with her to buy household items, but went there himself.

He first took a tour of the Qiao family's house. The Qiao family's ancestral house was well maintained, and the decorations inside were antique and full of charm.

For some reason, Tang and Qian did not move out the large items of furniture. They only took their own things with them. There were not many things they needed to buy.

According to the empress dowager's preferences, he chose a courtyard, bought some household items, and picked out two maids who were good at cooking in the market.

As for the maids and servants, Qiao Jun chose to choose them himself.

After all, it is impossible for the Queen Mother to live in Jiangnan for a long time.

When she returns to Beijing, whether she is a maid or a old woman, she will be at the service of the Qiao siblings.

The reason why she chose a maid who could cook was because the empress dowager liked all kinds of delicious food, and it was not appropriate for him to take over the job of a maid.

"Don't pick maids or servants for now. The lady's status is different, and it's not good to pick too many unfamiliar people and put them in the house." Qiao Jun thought about it and shook his head.

Yang San was stunned for a moment, then his eyes showed admiration. She was indeed a girl that the empress dowager valued, and she was sensible.

Yang San paid for the furniture and the maid out of his own pocket.

The purchases were few and far between, amounting to no more than a thousand taels of silver.

He had already found out about this girl's background and found out that she didn't have much money.

Even if the family property is recovered, if there is no income, maintaining such a large ancestral home, a mere few thousand taels of silver will not be enough to support it for a few years.

When Qiao Jun went out, he had silver bills with him, but Yang San rushed to pay for it all, which made Qiao Jun very anxious.

The Queen Mother has helped her so much, how could she let the people around her pay for the household furnishings?

"Miss Qiao, you don't have much money, so don't argue with me about such a trivial matter.

The lady will help you, firstly because you are pleasing to her, and secondly because she is kind-hearted and cannot bear to see others suffer.

If you really want to repay her, then learn some skills. Madam has founded a women's association and needs all kinds of talents. "Yang San had a good impression of her and gave her a rare suggestion.

Queqi and Qiao Jun didn't know much about the affairs of Zhou Huaimin, the son of Daishan. When Ruan Qing returned to the inn, he asked Sun An to investigate.

Sun An is worthy of being the leader in the information industry. By the evening of that day, he had found out every detail of Zhou Huaimin's five years in Su Lin, and even his ancestral home and the year in which he became a scholar.

Zhou Huaimin was from Lai County in the northern border. His father was a small merchant who ran a local shop selling pens, ink, paper and inkstones.

He passed the imperial examination at the age of seventeen and became a scholar. Later, his family was robbed, his parents died, and he disappeared for four years.

Four years later, I arrived in Su Lin after many twists and turns.

Because he had beautiful handwriting and lyrics, and was also very good at putting makeup on women.

Soon after arriving in Su Lin, he earned the title of Young Master Daishan and now lives in the East Lane of Yuxiu Street in the West City.

I suspect he has some pretty good kung fu skills.

"Can we find out where he went during the four years he was missing?" Ruan Qing looked at the information in his hand, pondered for a moment, and asked.

"If ma'am wants to know, I'll check it out, but it may take some time," Sun An replied.

“Not for now. We have invited Qianyue, the courtesan from Yuefang, to dance on Mid-Autumn Festival night, and have also asked Master Daishan to draw her eyebrows.

I really want to go and see it and broaden my horizons. You are an expert in this area, so please go with me." Ruan Qing waved his hand.

Sun An's face froze when he heard this. The Queen Mother invited him to visit a brothel?