Although he is also waiting for news, George is much busier than Emma, and has accumulated a lot of business to attend to these days in Yorkshire. George showed up at the table at dinner time, rubbing his temples wearily. "You asked someone to find a Chinese?"

"That's right. Emma handed George a cup of coffee and smiled happily. "In the mysterious and ancient Eastern country, there are some people who have mastered magical skills, Chen can make one person look like another, and his skills are also very good, I want him to protect you. Emma has always been worried about George's safety, but she has some special purpose in coming to Chen, and Emma doesn't want to talk to George about these things for the time being.

George took a sip of his coffee and felt a little more refreshed. "It's amazing? I'll see him tomorrow. By the way, I received a letter from the Duke in the afternoon, Brown was coming to the neighboring county on business, and the Duke meant to ask me to investigate the situation. ”

Emma was still a little excited, and her reaction speed was faster than usual. "You said last time that there has been a lot of debate on the tax on imported grain lately. ”

It's always so easy to talk to Emma, George nods. "That's right. Brown and their insistence on reducing the tax rate on imported grain will definitely have an impact on the price of domestic agricultural products, the faction led by the Duke is an old aristocracy, land is the main source of income, and the decline in the price of agricultural products is equivalent to cutting meat directly on them. The Duke wrote two pages and denounced these men as undercover Whig agents, and that they were covered with the copper-smelling blood of merchants, which had stirred up a miasma of smoke and tarnished the pride and glory of the nobility. There was disagreement within the party on the matter, and the Duke received information that Brown was ostensibly inspecting his estate, but in fact the purpose was to lobby his former classmate, the Earl of Taylor in the neighboring county. The Earl of Taylor's tendencies have not been very obvious, and he is a marginal figure in the party, and recently the Duke is trying to enlist him to increase his power and confront new forces such as Brown. The Duke wants me to investigate whether they are colluding. ”

Emma felt that the Duke's idea was unreliable. "Earl Taylor is a shrewd man, and maintains a superficially friendly and unapproachable relationship with those who are clearly inclined to us, and he pretends to be deaf and dumb if he does not ask for it, and he will remain friendly and help you with something that does not hurt. For example, in the last rumor incident, it was impossible for Earl Taylor not to know that such a thing had happened in his jurisdiction, but he pretended not to know and did not take measures, and later generously let our people enter the investigation, and once the dust had settled, he dealt with those who had been bribed to spread rumors. I'm not sure he'll join Brown's side, but he probably won't join the Duke. ”

George shrugged. "I think so too. But the Duke has been very severely suppressed in the party lately, and he is trying to break the deadlock, and he thinks that Count Taylor is very capable. The Duke also emphasized that I had done things unfavorably in the past few times, and this time it was a matter of great importance, so I must go all out. ”

Emma cupped her cheeks and fell into deep thought. It's not easy to do, but it's not okay to do it at all. Now the Duke's temper is becoming more and more irritable, although George has a certain confidence and is gradually breaking away from the Duke's control, but now he can't ignore the Duke's orders. What to do, what can be done, and what can be done is most beneficial to them, these issues still need to be considered. "There's not enough people right now, right?"

This is also George's biggest headache. The murder of John cannot be left unchecked, and the longer it drags on, the fewer clues there are. But Mr. Brown said that he couldn't tell when he would have to go to the neighboring county, because Mr. Brown was nominally inspecting the industry, so there was a lot of uncertainty about the time, and if there was a problem with a factory, Mr. Brown would stay and deal with the problem before leaving, but if it was okay, he would go quickly. In the event that the time of Mr. Brown's arrival is uncertain, it is necessary to prepare in advance. George didn't have many people under him, and he would lose the other.

Emma knew George's troubles and smiled, "I'll figure out a way with my brother." ”

George naturally agreed. "Thank you so much. George didn't realize how far his current thinking had been. Three years ago, George would never have told his sister about these things, let alone listened to Emma's advice. But he often has times when he is confused and has no one to turn to, and Emma always has a good idea. She first asked a question, then asked some suggestions in the direction, then she was responsible for some things, and now George has to discuss with Emma on specific operational issues.

The brother and sister hurriedly settled dinner, went to the study and discussed for a long time under the candlelight, and finally finalized the candidate and investigation plan.

It was late at night when Emma returned to her room, and she wanted to fall asleep on the bed, but she saw a stack of papers on the table. Emma took the letter and looked at it, and it turned out to be Miss Emily's investigation report.

If it had been something else, Emma might have gone to bed first, but she really cared about her only compatriot at the moment. The candle was lit a little bit, and Emma began to write more and more about what she already knew, except for one question that confused Emma. Miss Emily accidentally fell into the water one morning four years ago, and in the afternoon her family brought in a pastor to pray for her. This is very unusual, if Miss Emily was dying at that time, she should have called a pastor immediately, and she had already been rescued for a long time before she asked for a pastor, and it was certainly not for the purpose of praying for the end of her life. So what was the reason for bringing in the priest? Emma could only think that Miss Emily was not in good spirits. This seems to be a very typical time traveler, but Daisy says that Miss Emily started to become what she is three years ago, and if it was really the morning of the overboard, why did she start to show the unusualness of the time after a year, or is it just a coincidence that the overboard and the priest were four years ago?

Emma thought of the question she had when she met Master Chen in the afternoon, why did Miss Emily speak so standard in Chinese? The only compatriot was foggy and didn't seem to have enough brains, so it was obvious that he should choose not to recognize him. But Emma still couldn't make up her mind, she really wanted someone who understood her, especially after Mr. Darcy's confession. Let's wait a little longer, when this side is over, with Master Chen, she may be able to find an opportunity to test Emily in another image.

Ten days later, an incident disrupts Emma and George's plans. Mrs. Ashley's daughter, who was already married, died of illness.

George was a little worried and came to discuss with Emma. Mrs. Ashley took good care of the George siblings, and it was certainly not appropriate not to attend the funeral. The location of the funeral took at least seven days in the eighteenth century, when horse-drawn carriages were the main means of transportation. This side of the matter needs to be closely watched by George, and if the private investigation does not go well, George may also need to go to the neighboring county to attract some attention. But George was very worried about Mrs. Ashley, and even if George stayed on errands, Emma would definitely rush over immediately, and George was not worried about letting Emma go to Mrs. Ashley alone with the servant at this time.

Emma felt that George should stay. "You have also had a general understanding of the situation in the past few days, the current situation of Lord Duke is not very good, his team has been fluctuating recently, if he loses on the issue of import grain tax, his prestige will be threatened on the side of the old nobles. This matter is very important, you deliberately show that you are not able to do things, and the Duke does not fully trust you, I think he will send other people. But you have to be serious. I reckon the Duke wants to put his power in order, and if you are obviously disloyal, it means that your reputation cannot be used by him, and he will definitely not tolerate you anymore. Now is not the time to turn the other cheek. ”

George sighed. "You're right. But it's not safe for you to go alone. ”

"We've never been directly attacked on the road, and there's definitely a reason for that. I wouldn't necessarily be in danger. And with Chen, I can ride a servant with a servant without riding in a carriage with the crest of the Kentra family. Emma suddenly had a good idea, but George wouldn't agree to it, so she didn't say it.

Emma said that this method is very good, George has seen Chen's technique, Chen can dress a person with various materials and cosmetics to be a completely different person, if Emma is dressed as a man, there is almost no safety problem. George is still not at ease, this unease is just out of his brother's concern for his sister, even if he is okay on weekdays, George will be worried that his sister will be married (╯_╰) by an unsuitable man in the future.

Emma forcefully suppressed George, who was hesitant. She didn't take Master Chen with her, because George's side might still be able to use it, so she asked Master Chen to design a men's look for her, and she learned it after watching Master Chen dress her up twice.

Emma quietly left with a few reliable servants. George was still worried for some reason, always feeling that something was about to happen.

George was right, Emma did not go to the funeral site honestly, she went to the neighboring county and changed into women's clothes, pretended to be sick, rented a carriage and rented thirty tall and strong male servants. She hopes to bring out who is behind it. Unlike George, the hidden enemy never wanted her life, and if she was seen alone at the funeral, the most likely thing would be to capture her and threaten George instead of killing her. These people found that she was not going to attack head-on with so many servants, and they might secretly follow in search of opportunities.

Emma changed back into men's clothes after an appearance in the neighboring county, and followed the carriage a mile away, so that she could know if anyone was following the carriage in front of her. Let a shelf put her clothes in the carriage, her head and face are tightly wrapped, and the servants are holding her up and down, anyway, she is not feeling well.

The man Emma dressed up was different from her originally, except for a pair of beautiful eyes. The skeletons of men and women are different, and the clothes Emma is wearing now are specially made by Master Chen, with a lot of cloth padded inside, which hides the feminine characteristics of thin waist, round hips, narrow shoulders and large breasts. There is also a fake Adam's apple. Coupled with a little beard to cover his lips, he looks like a pretending mature boy, but definitely not like a woman. The only downside is that Emma's voice can't be hidden, so she can only pretend to be dumb. She had heard that some artists who relied on their voices to eat in ancient China would change their voices, and Master Chen confirmed that this was indeed the case, but it was difficult to find in England, so she had to talk about it later.

It was Emma's first time out like this since she crossed over, and it was a great feeling. Throw off the damn tights, don't have to sit diagonally and ride a horse, you can enjoy the scenery along the way.

At dinner time, Emma took the servant into a small restaurant in town.

Not all the servants knew that the young man was Emma, only the two most faithful and reliable servants knew, and the others were just ordered by George: to do everything in their power to protect the mute young master. The two men who knew Emma's identity looked at Emma worriedly, lest she was not used to it.

It was true that Emma had not been to such a place for a long time, but she did not turn away as the servant had imagined, and she sat down in her chair as if she had not seen the washed white tablecloth. The eighteenth century was not as rich in material as it was in the twenty-first century, and there was no such thing as a la carte, only fish soup, potatoes and brown bread. Emma took her portion of the fish soup, which was a little fishy and salty, but Emma had an appetite for a day of jolting on the horse, and ate her portion. At the aristocratic table, it is very unseemly for a young lady to eat too much, and it is fine in her own house, but outside Emma has to put down her knives and forks if most people put them down, and she can't eat much because of the tights that oppress the internal organs.

The two servants were so shocked that they forgot to put the fish soup to their mouths as the contents of Emma's plate disappeared quickly. Emma narrowed her eyes in satisfaction, feeling that she had regained the pride of eating buffet and eating back her roots.

After dinner, Emma and the others hurried a little longer, and stayed at an inn with the thirty servants and the young lady in front of them.

The two servants, who knew the inside story, had already seen Emma's cousin, and although the inn was very simple, they were not worried. Sure enough, Emma didn't dislike the hotel's environment at all. As he was going upstairs, a dark shadow suddenly passed in front of Emma. Emma quickly stepped on the black shadow. When I looked closely, it turned out to be a mouse, and its tail was trampled under Emma's feet.

The two servants followed Emma and were startled at the sight of this, lest Emma take a step back and roll down the stairs or scream. One left and one right held Emma.

Emma was held up and remembered that she shouldn't be too brave, and quickly raised her foot and patted her chest lightly to show that she didn't mean to step on the rat's tail just now, and was frightened by Yan Zòng after seeing it clearly.

There were clean sheets in the luggage, and the servant laid Emma on the bed before withdrawing.

Emma stretched. The life of the Kentra family is very good, they have a rich and comfortable life, and it is normal to pay some inconveniences. It also feels good to come out this way. Although the conditions are terrible, she finally has no choice but to wait for news at home, she likes the feeling of doing things on her own.

For five days, nothing suspicious appeared, and just when Emma thought that those people would not be on the road as usual, they suddenly appeared.