Dali Temple has his Lord Luo

Chapter 53 Entering the Qing Dyeing Workshop
The fifteenth day is here, and it’s the day when Luo Ning goes to court again.

Luo Ning reluctantly sat on the chair as Mei Lan dragged her out of bed with her eyes closed.

"Miss, I've combed my hair!" Mei Lan was very clever, fearing that the comb would scratch her hair and hurt Luo Ning.

"Nothing." Luo Ning didn't even open his eyes: "Come on!"

Mei Lan chuckled: This young lady usually grits her teeth when her hair is tied in knots, but the first and fifteenth grade are exceptions. You can do whatever you want with it.

Her hair was not combed properly, so Nanny Xu came to urge her: "Meilan, hurry up, the master is already waiting outside the house!"

Luo Ning muttered: "Why is daddy so fast every time!"

The two of them hurriedly pushed Luo Ning, who had his eyes closed, onto the carriage and breathed a long sigh of relief.

After entering the carriage, Luo Ning opened his eyes slightly: "Dad, let me lean on you for a while, and call me when you get outside the Meridian Gate."

After saying that, he held Luo Guowei's arm and closed his eyes again. Luo Guowei laughed. This daughter is still a child no matter how old she is.

When the carriage arrived outside the Meridian Gate, Luo Guowei shouted: "Ning'er, we're here, wake up."

Luo Ning pulled his arm indifferently.

Luo Guowei had no choice but to say in her ear: "Ning'er, Qin Zhao is here."

Luo Ning, who was dreaming, suddenly opened his eyes with a smile on his face: "Master Qin, are you back?"

Where is the shadow of Qin Zhao?

"Dad, you lied to me!"

"I'm not going to lie to you, how can I wake you up? The time is up, I'm going to gather at the staff department, you should go in quickly!"

Luo Guowei said with a smile: "However, I heard that Qin Zhao has come back. I believe you can see him today!"

"Really? Dad, you are the best!"

Luo Guowei laughed loudly: "I'm not the best at it, I won't be able to stay in the female university!"

After saying that, he walked away with a smile.

Luo Ning is happy that Qin Zhao is finally back.

Walking into Tongfu Palace, this is where the emperor handles the morning court. All the officials were already standing upright waiting. Luo Ning walked to Chen Weiming, the Minister of Punishment: "Good morning, Lord Chen."

Chen Shangshu teased her: "Lord Luo, you are full of energy today. Have you had enough sleep?"

Luo Ning apologized and felt embarrassed. She couldn't go to the morning because she couldn't get out of bed. It seemed that a lot of people knew about it.

"The Emperor has arrived!" the ceremonial eunuch announced.

Emperor Zhao Ziyin walked in hurriedly.

"Everyone is flat!"

Luo Ning stood up and looked up. Qin Zhao was standing behind Zhao Ziyin, looking at her with a smile.

Zhao Ziyin looked serious: "The commander Qin Zhao came back from Xiazhou last night and brought these things."

Zhao Ziyin picked up the secret report in his hand:

"Our country, Zhao, now has a secret gang that sells the women of our country to Xifan. This is an insult to the women of our country, Zhao, and it also shows contempt for our country's national strength!"

These words awakened everyone, and Chen Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment came out: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Punishment will fully cooperate with Dali Temple in detecting this case."

Only then did Zhao Ziyin feel relieved: "Luo Aiqing, let's talk to the Queen's study this morning. Do other Aiqings have any good ideas?"

The Minister of Civil Affairs came out: "Your Majesty, do you have any clues about this gang?"

Zhao Ziyin shook his head: "According to reports, our Zhao Kingdom has strongholds in all four continents, and the trafficking gangs cast a wide net. We even have middlemen in Anyang City. It's really hateful!"

Hearing that there was one in Anyang City, the Minister of Civil Affairs said: "Your Majesty, do you want to issue a wanted order for the four continents? Post a notice in Anyang City to let the people take more precautions?"

"Okay, let me discuss it with Luo Aiqing and make a decision tomorrow morning!"

Luo Ning finally woke up, and for the first time in the morning, he concentrated on listening to the morning newspaper. Other matters that were not his own, Luo Ning thought about this human trafficking gang in his heart.

There are also some in Anyang City.
Mei Xiu disappeared,
Mei Xiu and many women worked in Qing Dye House,
The shopkeeper of Qingranfang lied about Mei Xiu’s whereabouts.
Qing Dye Fang has only been open for more than three months.
Everything shows that there is something wrong with this Qing Dye Factory!
Maybe it's a stronghold?Is it easy to find a suitable woman?

Moreover, leaving the west gate of Anyang City is the official road to Xifan.

God!

While she was thinking wildly, Eunuch Xu from the imperial study called her softly: "Master Luo, Master Luo, the emperor has invited you!"

Luo Ning entered the imperial study. Zhao Ziyin couldn't wait any longer and saw Luo Ning coming in: "Quick, quick, my dear, sit down quickly. What should we do with this case?"

Luo Ning had an idea in his heart and looked at Qin Zhao: "Your Majesty, I have an idea!"

"I know Luo Aiqing is the most considerate. What can I do quickly?" Zhao Ziyin stared at Luo Ning eagerly.

Luo Ning was amused by the emperor's behavior!
"Your Majesty, I want to pretend to be a civilian girl and be sold to a human trafficker!"

"No!" Qin Zhao couldn't control it and stopped him repeatedly. Suddenly he realized the slip of the tongue: "Your Majesty, I am aware of my guilt!"

"No matter what happens, you are always my lover. I also know that you two are in love with each other, so I understand!"

Luo Ning shook his head at Qin Zhao and said firmly:

"Your Majesty, I'm vaguely sure of the stronghold of Anyang City, but I need to verify it. If everything goes well, I can wipe out the gang of human traffickers."

Qin Zhao still wanted to stop it, but Zhao Ziyin said: "No, it's too dangerous. You don't know martial arts. If something goes wrong, I can't explain it to your father!"

Qin Zhao agreed with Zhao Ziyin's statement and nodded frequently.

Luo Ning said:
"Your Majesty, we have limited clues now. As long as the crime is committed by a gang and the division of labor is clear, even if we catch someone, it may be the tip of the iceberg. In the end, it will resurface and more and more women will disappear!"

These words touched Zhao Ziyin's heart. It was indeed true. Trafficking women across borders was a great shame and humiliation to the Zhao country. He really couldn't bear to say this.

But Zhao Ziyin was reluctant to let Luo Ning take the risk.

Luo Ning saw Zhao Ziyin's relaxed expression:

"Your Majesty, I know that a woman disappeared four days ago. There is still no news from Jingzhao Mansion. The longer time passes, the more dangerous this girl will be." Luo Ning begged:

"Your Majesty, she is probably still in Zhao Kingdom now. If we delay for a few more days, maybe she will be sold, Your Majesty! By then, we really won't be able to find her!"

The voice of the emperor moved Zhao Ziyin.

"Your Majesty, I don't know martial arts, but I have brains and I will protect myself!"

Zhao Ziyin was finally persuaded by Luo Ning: "Okay, Qin Zhao, from today on, you will be responsible for secretly protecting Luo Aiqing. The last danger must not happen, do you understand?"

Zhao Ziyin still remembered the Nanzhao envoy case, in which Luo Ning was injured, and told Qin Zhao: "You and Luo Aiqing have a good discussion and come up with a perfect plan to wipe out the traffickers gang!"

As he spoke, he took out a token and handed it to Luo Ning: "This is a token with the emperor's seal. Take it and chop it first before revealing it at the critical moment."

When Luo Ning and Qin Zhao received the order and walked out of the imperial study, Zhao Ziyin was still behind and said:
"Luo Aiqing, protect yourself! Pay attention to safety, Qin Zhao, protect Luo Aiqing, you two are really my treasure!!!"

Walking to the entrance of the Royal Garden, seeing no one around, Qin Zhao hugged Luo Ning tightly, and the two hugged each other silently, experiencing the joy of being together after separation.

Seeing separation again!Qin Zhao felt unhappy: "Why did you do such a dangerous thing?"

Luo Ning put his arms around him: "I can do it, believe me, and, by a very coincidence, I am actually sure that the stronghold of Anyang City is Qing Dye Fang!"

In a few words, Luo Ning told Qin Zhao about Mei Xiu. Qin Zhao also felt coincidental and shocked: "So, Mei Xiu has been missing for four days?"

"Yes, so time is precious. Come, let's exchange information and see what we do next!"

Before the second day, Luo Ning, who was wearing rough clothes, came to Qingcheng Bookstore. Li Hao was arranging books at the counter, but he didn't recognize Luo Ning.

Luo Ning was at Beizhen Fusi last night, and Qin Zhao used the best disguise ointment.

Now Luo Ning's face is dark and her bun has changed. Except for her eyes, which is a bit spiritual, she is just an ordinary girl.

Li Hao saw a guest coming: "May I ask what book you want to buy?"

"Oh, I just want to take a look, the shopkeeper is busy with you."

The purpose of Luo Ning's coming here is to know the meeting place of Qing Dye Fang.

Sure enough, when the hour was approaching, girls came one after another to the archway opposite. Luo Ning straightened up his appearance and walked out.

Four or five girls were chattering, and Luo Ning stood beside them, listening with a smile.

One of the girls in red saw it and said curiously: "Who are you? Why have I never seen you before?"

"Some of my sisters may not know me. My home is in the east of the city. My mother heard that the girls from Qing Dye Fang have made a lot of money, so she asked me to try it too."

"But you can come, but Brother Ma must agree!"

"Can you please help me? I can do anything, even if I give you less money."

Luo Ning spoke sincerely, and they were all girls of about the same age, so those few people started to study how to get Luo Ning to join their team.

"By the way, what's your name?" the woman in red asked.

"My name is Qin Ning."

Thinking of this, Luo Ning wanted to laugh. They discussed countermeasures last night. When it came to Luo Ning's pseudonym, Mr. Qin told Luo Ning to take his surname no matter what.

Unable to resist, he agreed, and Qin Zhaole not only talked about Qin Ning, but also never changed her words. Until Luo Ning returned home, there was no doubt that she was Qin Ning.

Qin Ning, just Qin Ning, it feels so safe.

There were more and more girls, and after all eight of them had arrived, a lean middle-aged man came over from a distance with a pipe in his mouth.

"Are you all here?" The man glanced around the girl and suddenly saw Luo Ning: "Oh? Who are you?"

The girl in red quickly said: "Brother Ma, her name is Qin Ning and she wants to work with us, okay?"

Ma Biao looked at Luo Ning and looked at her carefully: "How many people are there in the family?"

"There is only an old mother who is in poor health and has been paralyzed in bed, so the family is in trouble."

This was discussed yesterday. According to Qin Zhao's investigation, most of the trafficked women have poor family conditions and a small population.

"What will they do?"

"I know how to do housework. I can learn the work of Qing Dye House. I learn things very quickly."

"How old are you this year? Have you ever gotten married?"

"15 years old, never."

Although Luo Ning is a bit pretentious, there is nothing he can do about it. If he is 19 years old, the selling price is not as valuable as his age.

Furthermore, traffickers hope that the woman’s background will be as simple as possible to reduce trouble.

Ma Biao nodded: "Okay, come on, we agreed to try it out first, and if it doesn't work well, we will go home. Our Qingdye Workshop is not a place for idlers."

When the girls heard that Luo Ning could come, they were very happy and came over to pull her.

A group of people rushed out of the west gate and rushed to Qingranfang outside the city.

(End of this chapter)