Chapter 142: Missing
Su Qi naturally chose to continue to follow, but this time it didn't take too long for Su Minghui to get out of the carriage again. After careful study, Su Qingyuan's residence is not far from here, but Su Minghui still chose to change a carriage halfway, if there is no problem, Su Qi will not believe it no matter what.
"What house?" Su Qi did not rush to get out of the carriage, but opened the curtain of the carriage and watched the situation outside. She saw Su Minghui walk to the front of a large mansion and hand an object to the attendant dressed as a waiter guarding the gate of the courtyard, and then the attendant who took the object turned around and left, while Su Minghui continued to wait at the door.
Su Qi muttered the name engraved on the plaque hanging on the top of the house, What is the house? Could it be that the owner of this house is her father's friend? But soon Su Qi vetoed this idea on his own, if he saw a friend, why bother so much, but if he was not a friend, who would he be?
Su Qi waited in the carriage for a long time before finally waiting for the attendant who had picked up the objects before to come out, but the scene that happened was a little unexpected to her, the attendant handed back the objects that Su Minghui handed him before, said a few words with an ugly face, and made a position to drive Su Minghui away.
"Lord He, he really doesn't want to see me, but I ......" Su Minghui opened his lips wide, wanting to say something, but finally he seemed to be afraid of what was about to be said again.
"The lord said that you should never come here again in the future, and he also said that let your master do it himself. The squire's face was not good-looking, and the volume of his speech was not loud, and Su Qi barely understood what he was saying by staring at his mouth.
Su Minghui wanted to say more, but he was driven out by several attendants at the same time, and he had no choice but to leave.
Su Qi's eyes couldn't help but light up when he saw this scene, there must be some story hidden in it, and it must be related to Su Qingyuan. From this moment on, Su Qi decided to let his subordinates take a good look at the owner of this 'He Mansion' he saw today, and he might be able to get unexpected gains.
Su Minghui, who did not complete the task, took the carriage back to Su Qingyuan's residence, and on the way back, he changed the carriage again halfway, but this time Su Qi did not follow again, the hour was not early, and if he did not return to Baicaotang, he would probably arouse suspicion.
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"Lord He really doesn't want to see me? As far as I know, he has always hated that one, and when he has the opportunity to deal with that person, he didn't allow it, why?" Su Qingyuan, who listened to Su Minghui's prayer, suddenly sank his face and frowned and thought about it. "There's no way he's going to change his attitude for no reason, unless something happens all of a sudden. ”
Su Qingyuan didn't rashly ask Su Minghui to deliver the letter to that Lord He, he had heard the rumors that Lord He and that person were very incompatible inside and outside the court, and heard that Lord He and that person had an unhappy relationship because of some things, and the relationship was very bad, so he started to think about wooing this Lord He. It wasn't that he hadn't hinted at Lord He in other ways before, and all he got was a positive response, but this time Lord He's refusal was really a bit unusual.
"My subordinates have already sent someone to investigate. ”
Su Qingyuan patted Su Minghui's shoulder, and his tone was a little helpless: "This matter, after all, is too dangerous, you must be careful." ”
"Master Xie cares, you are also a little tired these days. Not only do you have to worry about the affairs of the eldest lady, but you also have to be busy with the group of people in the Internal Affairs Office, but you have to cherish your body. ”
After Su Qingyuan bowed his head, he buried his head in the account books and rosters again.
"Speaking of which, after returning to Beijing, I didn't go to the place where Shuying was to take a look, it's really ......"
"Master!" Su Minghui's tone suddenly became serious, and he wanted to say something more, but he heard Su Qingyuan speak again.
"It's just that the current situation is still too unstable, so I can only press it for a while. Minghui, you go and check on this Lord He, and all the people who have both festivals and powers, and remember not to reveal their identities, otherwise everything I have done before will be in vain. Also, you must always pay attention to Xiao Qi's situation, although this child is smart, he is not worry-free, I am really a little worried. ”
For what Su Qingyuan said, Su Minghui responded to them one by one.
The capital is still a prosperous and lively scene, and it has not changed due to the arrival of Su Qingyuan and others.
It didn't take too long for Su Minghui to find out the reason why that Lord He suddenly changed his attitude, it is reported that yesterday, Lord Tian, the director of the Qutai Department who presided over the affairs of the Tai Palace, died for no reason, this Lord Tian is notoriously not dealing with that person, and now he is dead in an unknown way, which makes it difficult for people not to be suspicious.
The relationship between Lord He and that Lord Tian is not close, and it is very likely that he was afraid of that person because of Lord Tian's death.
Su Qingyuan inexplicably felt that this could be an opportunity for himself, a court official died suddenly, and it was impossible not to set off a storm in the capital. It's just that it's hard to predict what the outcome of this matter will be, after all, it's not an exaggeration to say that that person's ability is to cover the sky with half his hands, and it's hard to guarantee that he won't do anything about Lord Tian's death. Or, he could use a trick to index the line to his opponent and kill two birds with one stone.
However, this is not a trivial matter, and you have to think about it in the long run, otherwise you may shoot yourself in the foot.
At the same time, Su Qi also got the news.
"Lord He?" Su Qi had only heard a name at most about the officials in the capital, and his impression of this Lord He only came from what he heard from his attendants when he hid in the carriage and peeked at it yesterday.
According to the news I heard, this Lord He is the chief of the main temple cemetery and the water embankment, and his official position is not high in the capital, but the power in his hands is not small, all of this may be related to the fact that his family has been an official for generations and has a deep background, and he is in charge of a lucrative errand, which is very mixed among the officials in the capital. It's just that we also heard that this Lord He has a little bit of a problem with Qing'an Houye for some reasons, and when he meets him, he usually faces each other coldly, and secretly doesn't know what he looks like. ”
Returning to Baicaotang yesterday, Su Qi instructed the people under his hand to go down and ask them to check the owner of the He Mansion that he had followed Su Minghui to meet, because he remembered the location, and the reputation of that Lord He was not too low, because it didn't take too much effort to inquire about his general situation.
"You mean, he doesn't deal with Qing'an Houye?" Su Qi's eyes widened with excitement, and his expression became a little excited.
Qing'an Houye, she is no stranger to this name, what kind of connection will there be between Lord He, Qing'an Houye, and her father Su Qingyuan?