Seeing Chen Changan urging the "hiding" talent to leave the Li Mansion, Li Qingquan didn't find Xiaohuan outside the door, so he wondered where this little girl ran away. But I didn't care, I guess I was angry with what Chen Changan said, and I found a place to relieve my boredom alone, right?

But the girl in the red dress didn't expect that after this ghost girl heard outside the door that her young lady really didn't want to marry Yang Gongzi, she directly thought that the young lady was deceived by Chen Chang'an, so she hurriedly tried to find a way to stop the young lady from doing something stupid.

But after thinking about it, where is there any good way, the young lady will not listen to her own words at all, then the master's words will always work, right? Thinking about this matter in his head, he involuntarily walked towards the master's room.

Where did I still think of the things that Miss told me before, I only knew that I had to stop Miss from doing stupid things, and I knocked on the door without hesitation when I arrived at the door of the master, but as soon as the door was knocked, the maid suddenly sobered up, and the young lady said that anything about Chen Changan must not be said.

Otherwise, the young lady's reputation will not be guaranteed, and even her maid will suffer with it, thinking of this, the maid turned around and was about to leave, but at this time the door opened, and it was the lady who opened the door.

Xiaohuan gave a blessing and said stubbornly: "Madame." ”

When Mrs. Li saw that it was Xiaohuan, she was overjoyed, after all, she was a little maid who grew up with her daughter, so she hurriedly took her hand and pulled her into the house, and said, "Xiaohuan, how is Miss doing these days? The day of engagement with the Prime Minister's Mansion is getting closer and closer, you have to take good care of Miss." ”

Xiaohuan gave Wanfu again: "Yes, madam." Xiaohuan turned around again and said to the old man who was copying calligraphy: "The maid Xiaohuan has seen the master." ”

Although the head of the Li family is just a member of the Ministry of Rites, he is still quite proficient in observing words and expressions, and he can see Xiaohuan's hidden hesitation at a glance, and said: "Xiaohuan, if there is anything to say, the master will not let you be wronged." ”

Xiaohuan showed an embarrassed look, and the lady on the side also comforted: "Is there something on your mind? ”

Under the questioning of the lord and the lady, the maid Xiaohuan couldn't hide anything at all, so she opened her mouth and told the young lady that she didn't want to marry Yang Gongzi, but she still intentionally or unintentionally concealed Chen Changan's affairs.

However, Li Yuanwai, who was able to mix well in the capital, still noticed clues from the maid's words, and asked, "Oh, Xiaohuan, how do you know that the young lady doesn't want to marry Yang Gongzi?"

Xiaohuan heard the master's questioning, and stammered: "Xiaohuan heard what the young lady said herself." ”

Li Yuanwai smiled angrily: "Miss has been very well educated since she was a child, how can you say such rebellious words to you?

The maid noticed that the master's tone was wrong, so she knelt down with a plop, and hurriedly said: "Master, spare your name, Xiaohuan doesn't dare to deceive the master." ”

Sure enough, under the intimidation of the master, the maid told the previous story of rescuing Chen Changan.

After hearing this, Li Yuanwai blew his beard and glared angrily, and slapped the table fiercely, so frightened that the maid and the lady trembled, and the lady hurriedly stepped forward and patted the old man's back gently, and said: "The old man is angry, Quan'er is only influenced by people to say this, not to mention that he really has to ...... at this time."

Li Yuanwai waved his hand to interrupt his wife's speech, and said: "It's not that I'm angry at Quan'er for those rebellious words! But even when I knew that I had a marriage contract, I even took the man back to the house without telling us, which was too ignorant of etiquette, righteousness and shame! As for what Yang Gongzi was like, the old man naturally knew it, and it would never be as unbearable as Chen Changan said!"

"Lead the way!" Li Yuanwai called out to the maid and was about to find Li Qingquan.

Xiaohuan didn't dare not listen, so he took the old man to the young lady's room.

Li Qingquan was still digesting what Chen Changan said at this time, and suddenly the door opened, and she didn't think about it: "Xiaohuan, where did you go just now, and it took so long to come back?"

But there was no movement for a long time, so I turned my head to take a look, and saw that my father and mother were in the room, Xiaohuan stood at the front with her head down, her mother's face was full of worry, but her father's look made her feel a little scared.

Hurriedly got up and said, "Father, mother, why did you come here, and you didn't notify me in advance." ”

Li Yuanwai looked at his daughter's unaware appearance and said, "Notify you in advance?

Li Qingquan was stunned for a moment and said, "What does father mean?" Qingquan didn't understand. ”

At this time, the maid stepped forward and gently pulled the young lady's sleeve, with an apologetic look, and Li Qingquan suddenly understood.

Li Yuanwai saw that his daughter seemed to know, so he said, "Where is Chen Changan?"

Li Qingquan knelt on the ground without thinking about it, and the maid Xiaohuan quickly knelt down and kowtowed when he saw this, Li Qingquan seemed to be appointed, and said: "All this is the idea of Qingquan alone, begging my father to let Chen Changan go!"

"Let him go? If I let him go, will you still have a good life when you marry into the Prime Minister's Mansion in the future? How will the little young master treat you? Don't ask for trouble!" Li Yuanwai seemed to be angry when he heard Chen Changan's name.

This time, Li Qingquan did not show any signs of relenting, but instead took out a hairpin with his backhand, pointed it at his neck and said: "Father, if you insist on going to Chen Changan, you can't say that your daughter can only be unfilial today." ”

The maid was so frightened that she cried repeatedly: "Miss, Miss, don't do this, blame me, blame me." ”

Madame also hurriedly took a few steps forward, and after seeing her daughter's movements, she didn't dare to get too close, so she had to kneel down to the old man and said, "Master, we only have this one girl, master!"

Li Yuanwai knew that this daughter had always been very obedient, but her temperament was very strong, and he waved his sleeves and said: "Come on, lock the young lady in the library pavilion, no one is allowed to release the young lady without my order!" turned around and left, leaving the mother and daughter and the maid three.

The lady pulled the two up and wanted to say something, but when she saw her daughter's sad appearance, she couldn't say anything, so she had to follow the master and leave.

The maid is still crying silently, and her mouth is still saying that she blames me. Li Qingquan put down the hairpin, held Xiaohuan's shoulder and said, "Xiaohuan, it's okay, you don't have to blame yourself, I know you are for my good." ”

Xiaohuan still cried to himself for a long time, and when he came back to his senses, he found that there was no one in the house for a long time, and the young lady had already been taken to the library pavilion, right?

......

Nanjing, Imperial Study.

The emperor was reviewing the chapter, and a little eunuch came in and said something in his ear, and the emperor put down his pen and said, "Let him come in." Then he stood up and took a few steps forward.

After a while, Pan Mingyi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, knelt down when he entered the door, "Your Majesty, the lower official Pan Mingyi." ”

"Flat. ”

Pan Mingyi stood up, looked around to make sure that no one was there, and said, "Your Majesty, the case of the disappearance of the girl in the capital that I asked me to investigate earlier is a bit eyebrow-raising, but ......"

The emperor raised his eyes and looked at Pan Mingyi, and said, "But what? If you are selling Guanzi, be careful that I cut off your head." ”

Although the emperor said this, Pan Mingyi did not have the slightest fear, as if he was used to hearing it, and added unhurriedly: "But all the clues found point to one place, but no one is willing to investigate further, after all, it is ......."

The emperor interrupted Pan Mingyi's words and said, "I know, all the civil and military officials are afraid and dare not investigate, but there is no evidence, how do you tell me to punish the crime? You want to leave the problem to me! What a big boldness, be careful that I cut off your head!"

Pan Mingyi bowed slightly and said: "Wechen doesn't dare, but Wechen has an idea, that is, to post the emperor's list, and the reward clue is that for real money, naturally someone will provide evidence." ”

The emperor didn't raise his head, went back and continued to review the recital, and waved his hand, "I'll leave it to you!"

The criminal department Shangshu hugged his fist and retired, and on the second day, the girl's disappearance was known to the whole city.