I became the God Brother of the Regent King after Transmigration!-Chapter 171 - 116: Catching Someone

Imperial Family School.

Han Xuan’er asked gossipingly, "Gu Lan, I heard that the Eldest Prince of Qiangrong is still kneeling at the gate of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion. Is that true?"

Gu Lan finished her last bite of lunch before answering, "Yes, it’s the sixth day now."

"Why hasn’t he starved to death?"

"Someone is bringing him food," Gu Lan explained, "The key point is, I’m not even at the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, so what’s the point of him kneeling?"

Han Xuan’er said, "It has to be that you, Gu Lan, conquered him with your personal charm, making him feel immensely guilty about trying to assassinate you."

Gu Lan’s fingertips tapped gently on the desk a few times, knowing that the longer this dragged on, the more it would look like the assassination attempt on her was indeed the doing of Qiangrong.

The search for Jiang Qu in the past few days was not as intense as it was initially, but it hadn’t stopped.

The fact that Duoji was still kneeling proved that Jiang Qu was still in the Capital City. He wanted to kneel until the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion tacitly acknowledged that Jiang Qu was framed so that Jiang Qu would not face any consequences when he returned to the Qiangrong Royal Court.

The Eldest Prince of the Qiangrong Royal Court, kneeling every day at the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion—after some more days, the mansion’s anger would subside, and since nothing happened to Young Master Gu, would they really go to war with Qiangrong? In the end, they’d have to pretend nothing ever happened.

Duoji was counting on this, so he kept kneeling, seeking forgiveness.

Gu Lan sent a note to Rong Heng: "What are we doing after school? Learning characters at Xiaoxiang Palace, or sneaking out to see Baoyi?"

Seeing Baoyi also meant seeing Jiu, as both were currently serving in the City Defense Army, stationed near the city gates, inseparable.

For a moment, there was no response behind her. Gu Lan didn’t really expect Rong Heng to reply, so she lay down on the desk to take a nap.

Suddenly, she felt something hit her back.

Gu Lan sat up in surprise, not expecting Rong Heng to actually write her a note.

This was the first time Brother Hang had actively responded to her note... the previous ’go away’ didn’t count.

Gu Lan solemnly unfolded the note, and instantly, her eyes widened, and she became fully alert.

The note had three flamboyant words:

"Go to the brothel."

Gu Lan quickly wrote back in a flurry:

"Go! When? To which one? How do we go? What type do you like?"

Rong Heng looked at the note Gu Lan sent back, deep in thought.

How could it be that after all his teaching, Gu Lan’s handwriting still hadn’t improved, making his temples throb uncontrollably?

He wrote another line: "Magpie Workshop discovered Jiang Qu’s trace, but he might not be there."

Gu Lan raised an eyebrow and then said, "Got it. So when are we going? We also need to figure out a way to let Duoji know about this."

The next day was a day off, and in the middle of the night, Young Master Gu stood at her own mansion’s entrance, looking at the dirty Duoji in front of her.

Beside her, Rong Heng wore a mask, exposing only his cold, indifferent dark eyes, looking like a guard.

Nowadays, Fifth Young Master Rong was becoming adept at sneaking out of the palace by climbing over the wall. Gu Lan didn’t know how he was never discovered, perhaps that’s just the protagonist’s golden finger.

"Nephew, I told you to kneel, but not all the time. Besides, don’t you also occasionally stand up to eat and relieve yourself? Why not take the chance to have a bath?"

Gu Lan stepped back three steps, covering her nose and roaring low.

After not bathing for six days, kneeling and being snowed upon, several vegetable leaves hung on the Eldest Prince’s disheveled body.

He stiffly lifted his neck and spoke in a low, weak voice, "I... I thought, what if while I was bathing, you, you forgave Jiang Qu."

Gu Lan: "Do you know I’m not even in the mansion?"

"...But I can only kneel here. I can’t get into the Imperial Palace." The Eldest Prince said with grievance, "I don’t know, Uncle, what is it you want with me?"

Gu Lan covered her nose, her red lips curled slightly, eyes carrying an unfathomable chill: "Don’t you know why I’m looking for you?"

The Eldest Prince felt a shudder in his heart.

Could it be that Jiang Qu had been discovered?

"Tomorrow’s a rest day. I’m bored and plan to visit the brothel." Gu Lan looked at the Eldest Prince and slowly said.

Duoji’s already pale face turned ghostly white in an instant.

These days, Jiang Qu had been hiding in a few brothels in the Capital City. Since Gu Lan said so, it meant he had been discovered.

Seeing Duoji’s expression, Gu Lan knew Rong Heng’s information was accurate.

She moved even farther from Duoji, then asked word by word:

"Nephew, there are three brothels in Yanjing City. Which one do you think I should visit?"

Duoji shook his head vigorously, his voice muffled, "I, I don’t know."

"I think you do. After all, if you do know... I’m actually not interested in Jiang Qu; I just want to know who hid him. That person is the common enemy of Dayan and your Royal Court."

Gu Lan spoke softly, her clear eyes reflected Duoji’s face, her voice carrying a hint of persuasion.

Duoji knew that since Gu Lan had already tracked down the brothels, it didn’t matter where Jiang Qu was exactly hiding. Finding him was only a matter of time.

A trace of confusion flashed in his eyes, then he hoarsely said:

"Could you let Jiang Qu go?"

Half a two-hour later.

In the Capital City full of talented scholars, scholars love beautiful women.

Of course, in the vast Yanjing City, Magpie Workshop was not the only brothel. At this time, Gu Lan, Rong Heng, and Duoji, now washed up and tidied, were covertly at the Drunk Flower House entrance, watching the noble young men coming and going.

As dusk fell, the colorful lanterns couldn’t light up this most chaotic place in the Capital City.

This was indeed a very suitable place to hide someone.

"Brother Zichan, you must be wondering why I care so much about who is harming me? Even going so far as to personally come to the Drunk Flower House to find someone." Gu Lan adjusted her headband with a blend of casual grace.

Behind her, Duoji wore a mask similar to Rong Heng’s, hiding his red hair under a headscarf.

Because Duoji was present, Gu Lan didn’t call out Rong Heng’s name, nor even referred to him as Brother Hang, but called him Zichan instead.

After all, he had said she was the only person in this world who knew the name Zichan.

"Isn’t it to eliminate the root cause?" Rong Heng, taken aback by her calling, felt a strange sensation inside and replied softly, "Even if you didn’t investigate, I would follow it through to the end."

Gu Lan smiled faintly, her red lips radiating charm: "So can I understand that Brother Zichan is seeking justice for me?"

Hearing her call him ’Brother’, Rong Heng’s breath caught, his face turning rigid. Luckily, he wore a mask, so no one could see his expression.

He replied with a stiff tone, "The assassin harmed me too."

Implying that his investigation was purely for himself and had nothing to do with Gu Lan.

Hearing Gu Lan repeatedly call Brother Zichan, Duoji’s lips couldn’t help but twitch, his face beneath the mask starting to twist into a dog’s expression.

Pat... these two men must have a problem, right? Could they consider that he was still there?

If he’d known that Young Master Gu was this kind of person, he would have died trying to stop Jiang Qu’s attempt. After all, the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion could end up childless anyway.

Gu Lan adjusted her attire, then fluttered her sleeves and strode into the Drunk Flower House.

The reason she was so concerned about who was secretly colluding with Qiangrong wasn’t just to eliminate the root cause. It was also because she suddenly remembered the event of Prince Rui’s death in the original story.

On a certain year, certain month, and certain day, the General of Wei Country suddenly launched an attack on the Southern Border, capturing several cities overnight, surrounding Yinzhou City.

Prince Rui took a different approach, deploying a team of elite cavalry to make a surprise breakout. He intended to use the mobility of the cavalry to penetrate the Wei army, and just when success seemed inevitable, unexpectedly, a Qiangrong Light Cavalry, under the flag with the character "Jiang," approached from the flank.

Those Qiangrong Light Cavalry had been long waiting.

The Wei Country, known for its weakness in cavalry warfare, had actually joined hands with Qiangrong.

Prince Rui, having no other choice, retreated to Yinzhou City, eventually dying on the city wall of Yinzhou City.