Chapter 295
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Tan Siwei said gratefully, "Thank you, Lady Ning, for your understanding and forgiveness. The place where the envoy met with his accident was on the balcony above here. "
Ning Shu nodded and followed him up the wooden stairs.
The Seeking Fragrance Platform was eight zhang tall and had three floors. Each floor had a different purpose. The first floor was mainly used to attract ordinary customers. There was a stage in the middle of the lobby. At the top of the stage, there was a huge lotus glazed lamp. It was beautiful and magnificent. At first glance, one could tell that it was an expensive item imported from the Western Regions. Dozens of tables and chairs surrounded the platform. Every night, the customers could enjoy the beautiful singing and dancing performances of the girls at close range. The second floor was the balcony and the greenhouse for most of the ladies. When the guests were satisfied with the performances, they would enter the room with the ladies they liked. The purpose of this was unknown. The third floor was a private room that was specially used to receive distinguished guests. It was the residence of the eight leading ladies of the Xunfang Terrace. In addition, there was a wide terrace facing the south. The arrangement was extremely gorgeous. There was not a single thing lacking. At the western corner of the terrace, there was even a small bamboo forest that could be worth one or two taels of gold per inch. Many guests who liked to sing about the wind and moon would come here to guide the galaxy and drink and sing. This was also a big selling point that Xunfang TV had always been proud of.
Last night, the envoy from the Southern Yan Kingdom who came from afar died here. His blood soaked the thick wooden floor and dripped onto the private seats on the second floor.
The weather was hot. In order to preserve his body, the envoy's body had been moved to the ice house of the Supreme Court. What was left in front of Ning Shu was a pool of dried and black blood. Smelling the blood, the flies flew over and feasted on the blood. She couldn't chase them away. The splashes around the pool of blood clearly showed how horrible the envoy's death was last night. There seemed to be a few pieces of flesh mixed in the pool of blood.
There was half a footprint beside the pool of blood. She didn't know if it was the envoy's own, or if it was accidentally stepped on by the frightened pimp this morning. Or if it was the murderer. She still needed to verify.
Other than the pool of blood, the surroundings were not too messy. Only a few pots of orchids were overturned in the corner. On the long table not far away, the unfinished wine cups from last night were still there. All kinds of delicacies had lost their original taste due to being placed there for a long time and were gradually rotting under the warm sunlight.
The officer in charge of guarding the crime scene said, "The procuress said that the guests came here to have fun. After a night of fun, most of them will sleep until noon. So in order not to disturb the guests, they will come here in the afternoon to clean up."
Ning Shu calculated the distance between the rooms of the top hostesses and this place. She said, "Based on what you said, if the blood didn't drip down, they probably wouldn't have found out that the envoy had died here until the afternoon."
"Yes."
Ning Shu put on a pair of gloves and picked up the fragments of the flower pot that had been knocked over. She analyzed the direction of the force and said, "Eldest Young Master, I'll have to trouble you to tell me the details of last night's banquet."
"I will definitely tell you everything I know," Tan Sixian said slowly in a gentle voice. "It's like this. The envoy has been on a diplomatic mission to Great Yue for more than a month and his return date is near. So before he leaves, he prepared to invite many friends he made here to show his gratitude."
Ning Shu put the pieces back to their original position and continued to check the next corner. She thought, "Friends? They're just a bunch of bad friends. "
"The envoy said that the etiquette between Southern Yan and Great Yue is different. He was afraid of being neglected, so he asked me to share his burden. To be honest, I have an ulterior motive for getting close to the envoy recently. I want to use him to open up a trade route with Southern Yan and make a lot of money. If he has a request, I can't refuse it. "
Ning Shu nodded to express her understanding. The way of business has always been like this. Tan Sixian was frank.
"Xunfang Terrace was a place that the envoy chose himself. Because Lady Susu and Lady Drinking Snow here are outstanding, the envoy was quite fond of them. This terrace is also a golden signboard in the West Market. Ordinary people may not be able to enter even if they throw gold at it. Before the envoy leaves the capital, he must fulfill his wish. Because I deal in silk, tea, and the western region's spices and glass business, I have a lot of contacts with the procuress of Xunfang Terrace. So, I helped pull the strings and got the opportunity to admire the moon on the terrace. Last night at 5: 30 pm, the Golden Crow was about to fall and the glass lanterns were lit. When the Seventh Prince arrived, the sound of musical instruments and the banquet officially began. "
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