Ah Shou rushed back to the palace of Suning County and rushed to give orders to the people below.

If it is true that according to Qin Hanzhen, there is a tunnel under the collapsed wall in the palace of the prince of Shu, it will be more convincing than any evidence. And a corpse is very difficult to cover up, there will always be a smell coming out. As long as you keep a close eye on the scene, it is impossible for anyone to dig up the corpses in the tunnel and dispose of them without avoiding people's eyes. Ah Shou felt that the people of their county prince's mansion might be about to make a great achievement! It is rare for the heavens to be beautiful, so that the prince of Shu has exposed his feet, and such a good opportunity must not be missed!

Qin Hanzhen was also quite excited in his heart. However, she just opened her mind, and she didn't dare to say that this must be the case, so she could only sit at home and wait for news from Ah Shou. But she also felt that her guess should still be somewhat reliable. If the prince of Shu didn't have a ghost in his heart, why did he say that most of the people who were dead had absconded with the money, and he himself was nervously guarding the study near the collapsed wall, enduring the unpleasant smell, and clamoring for the officers and soldiers to finish the clean-up work as soon as possible, so that the people of the prince's mansion could rebuild the wall as soon as possible?

It's a pity that the Suning County Mansion does not have the right to search and enforce the law in the capital, and the people under Ah Shou only secretly pay attention to the situation, and then operate through familiar officers and soldiers, so it is not easy to come to the table for the time being. Otherwise, they just had to have people dig in the ground around the collapsed wall. The tunnel that allows people to walk around is by no means a small project, and now there may be a corpse in it that emits a peculiar smell to guide the excavators, and it should not be difficult to find the traces of spiders and worms in this tunnel.

However, the people of Suning County Palace's palace can't be the master. Even if it is now determined that there is a cat under the wall, it can only be monitored secretly, and the work on the surface has to rely on the officers and soldiers guarding the periphery of the Prince of Shu's mansion. In order not to make a taboo, they can't even reveal their identities, and Zhao Mo, as the owner of the county king's mansion, is not in the capital to cover for them, and many things are not very convenient to do, which is really depressing.

Qin Han thought about it for a while, and then discussed with Feng'er in a whisper: "You say...... Is it possible to find someone to spread some rumors outside and spread the news of the collapse of the back wall of the Shu Wang's Mansion, attracting a few hooligans and ruffians, so that the officers and soldiers will have a reason to keep a close eye on the area around the wall. Even if the prince of Shu has the intention to hide the things in the tunnel, he can't take advantage of the loopholes?"

Feng'er frowned and said: "This matter is not difficult, but the more shrewd ruffians will not see the officers and soldiers surrounding there, and they will go up to find the unhappy." Even if this rumor is not released, the officers and soldiers will keep an eye on that piece. Besides, there are also people from the county king's mansion. ”

Qin Han really thought for a while: "That's right...... In case someone from outside mixes in, but something goes wrong, so that the people of the prince of Shu have a chance to fish in troubled waters, it will not be good. She tilted her head, "The side of the Prince of Shu's Mansion must be the focus of the officers and soldiers, even if there is really any action, it should not be his people who make a move." On the contrary, the few so-called foreign merchants who lived in the Gu family's house next door were more suspicious, and they were more likely to take action. ”

The out-of-town merchants became more and more suspicious, and even if they were just renting there, and the house they lived in smelled bad, wouldn't they be uncomfortable? Why didn't they clean it up? And when the neighbors started protesting, they took action. If you don't clean up, is it because you're too lazy to do it, or is it ...... Is there a reason why it can't be cleaned up? As for the action taken later, I guess they didn't want to attract the attention of the neighbors? The gang said that they were merchants, but they didn't seem to do any business, and only a few goods were stored in the house, and a few merchants did not often go out with goods. More importantly, what did foreign merchants do when renting official residences in that kind of area? Isn't the rich and prosperous area of the outer city more conducive to business and business?

Qin Hanzhen touched his chin, feeling that the Gu family's mansion might be a breakthrough, and it was not as eye-catching as the Shu King Prince's Mansion, and it was easy to be jealous. As for the reason...... Didn't the Empress Dowager order Zhao Mo to inquire about Chu Yuniang's situation? Zhao Mo must have mentioned the suspiciousness of Chu Yuniang's life to His Royal Highness the Prince.

Qin Hanzhen was at home, and he also heard rumors in the palace from time to time that Chu Liangyuan, the new promotion of the East Palace, was not very favored by the prince. Although she has the opportunity to meet from time to time, and has also stroked the piano for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and chatted with her, she has not spent the night yet. The previous gossip said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would have a bitter summer every midsummer, not thinking about food and drink, and having few desires, but that was already before his illness was cured...... Qin Hanzhen felt that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should be wary of Chu Liangyuan. Regardless of whether Chu Liangyuan really has a problem or not, let her be an excuse to pit the prince of Shu first, presumably His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not be angry.

Qin Hanzhen discussed with Feng'er and asked Feng'er to go to the palace of Suning County, catch up with Ah Shou, tell him the idea, and let him weigh it.

Feng'er hesitated: "This ...... It's the same to send someone else, right? I'm the girl's big girl, how can I go to the county king's mansion? Let people know, I'm afraid of gossiping. ”

Qin Hanzhen blinked: "Cousin Zhao is not at home again, I will send a girl to his palace to spread a message, can you lead people to gossip? Besides, you don't have to go through the gate and pass through the side door on the other side of the garden." The small gatehouse at the back door of the annex was guarded at twelve hours a day. You go over from the other courtyard, whether you go directly to the street and bridge to the county king's mansion, let someone else bring a message to Ah Shou, and ask him to come to the other courtyard to see you, you are not afraid that outsiders will see you. As for the people in the county king's mansion, presumably Ah Shou knows how to advise, so we don't need to worry about it. ”

Feng'er was a little sneering: "That...... Let's go there. It's okay to take the road from the other side. ”

She turned around and was about to leave, but Qin Hanzhen stopped her: "Slow, I have an idea." Feng'er was puzzled, so she saw Cai Shengnan walk in from outside the door, and hurriedly saluted her: "Fourth grandmother." ”

Cai Shengnan nodded, looked at the room, and said with a smile: "Is the shou steward gone? Why is it so fast? I just brought the drawings and furniture list, and I haven't let him see it yet." ”

Qin Hanzhen then remembered Cai Shengnan's excuse for evasion, and coughed: "It seems that there is an urgent matter in their county king's mansion, so he left in a hurry." It's also to blame that I didn't pay attention for a moment and forgot to tell him. Then let Feng'er send the things over, you must get a reply. She gave Feng'er a look. Feng'er understood, smiled dryly and took the thick stack of booklets from Cai Shengnan's hand, saluted, and turned to leave.

Cai Shengnan smiled and said to Qin Hanzhen: "If there is no problem, I will have to start asking people to send furniture to the city." This weather is really worrying, and I don't know when it will be clear. Now there is a heavy rain at every turn, which is really unguardable. "In fact, it is still a trivial matter to transport furniture, the key is whether the rain will affect the return journey of the groom official Zhao Mo? Cai Shengnan is very worried about his stepdaughter, the wedding date has already been set, but don't make any mistakes.

Qin Hanzhen heard her talk about it, and his heart also became worried. Although he knew that Zhao Mo could not be in any danger, it was inevitable that he would be worried if he had not returned to Beijing for a long time.

Qin Hanzhen was worried for two days, and Ah Shou sent her good news. Zhao Mo is already on his way back to Beijing, and now he is walking on the canal section in Shandong by boat, if everything goes well, he can rush to the capital a few days before the wedding. Even if there are any obstacles on the way, it will not be possible to delay two days when you go ashore to change to a fast horse and go by land. Moreover, this time he went south, and his errand went smoothly, and it was foreseeable that he would make meritorious service again.

Qin Hanzhen was happy for Zhao Mo in his heart, and worried about the upcoming wedding. It's rare that God stopped raining for two days in a row, and seeing that there is still a tendency to be sunny, everyone in Yongjiahou Mansion feels that this is a beautiful thing, Qin Han can really marry in sunny weather, and he doesn't have to go out of the pavilion in the rain, everyone is very happy. All the preparations before the marriage are also carried out in an orderly manner. Relatives and friends came to the door one after another to add makeup to Qin Hanzhen, and Yongjiahou Mansion was lively and joyful every day.

In the midst of this celebration, something unfortunate suddenly happened in the capital. The prince of Shu, who was ordered by the emperor to study behind closed doors by the emperor, was about to be forgotten by the world, and after the wall collapsed in his house after the rain, there was another fire, which affected his usual study, and burned all the books, Buddhist scriptures and other things he copied on the emperor's orders.

It is said that the entire backyard of the Prince of Shu's mansion was almost burned to the ground. And the fire also spread to the inner house, almost burned the main courtyard, a few girls were injured to varying degrees, even the only son of the prince of Shu, Xiao Shisun, was also frightened, the fire was high the next day, so anxious that the princess of Shu cried and handed a post to the palace, begging the queen mother for mercy, and gave a doctor to the little grandson for treatment, so that he got better.

But after this fire, the palace of the prince of Shu can be said to have suffered completely. Half of the province was burned to the ground, and the damage was incalculable, and it took a lot of effort to clean up the ruins.

But there are no dead people in the Shu Wang's Mansion, and what is even more tragic is that the Gu family's house next door to the Shu Wang's Mansion was not only burned to the Buddha Hall and garden, but also died!

The owner of the Gu family has moved to Tongzhou, and now living in the house are a few merchants from other places. One of them, who lived closer to the backyard, slept so hard during the fire that he didn't escape, and the goods he brought with him were all burned. Several of the merchants who came with him were wounded, some lost their goods, and all of them were miserable.

Now the crying in the Gu family's house shook the sky, and the merchants temporarily held a funeral for their companion who was burned to death, saying that he died in a foreign land, his wife and children were not around, and he did not know how to send the spirit back to his hometown, and the goods brought from other places were also burned, and he had no return, even if he returned to his hometown, his wife and children did not know how to live.

The prince of Shu also intended to help, but there were officers and soldiers who stopped him, and he couldn't go to Gu's house to mourn in person, so he could only ask the soldiers guarding and send a piece of silk gold to his neighbors.

Ah Shou's men once managed to take a closer look at the silk gold, and only knew that it was a black wooden box containing four silver ingots of ten taels, which could only be regarded as an ordinary level as silk gold, but it was not clear whether there was anything else in the box. But what the soldier was responsible for forwarding must have been searched, and if there was any obvious entrainment, it would have been discovered a long time ago.

Ah Shou was worried, should this news be reported to the future mistress? Their county prince is about to return to Beijing......