Chapter 39
The Mid-Autumn Festival has not yet arrived, and the residual heat of summer is still reluctant to leave. There are still sporadic chirping in the Xiao Mansion, but there is not a trace of breathing in the inner hall, but there are many people sitting or standing in the hall.
The silence, depression, and the dense water vapor rising from the cooling ice cubes in the hall made Yun Bi feel a pimple.
"Why did Xiao He ask the medicine boy about the time when Huan Yan went to get the medicine?" Grandmother Xiao asked Steward Zhang, who was standing respectfully, Xiao He in her mouth was the grandson of Xiao Yuan's second uncle, that is, the second elder of the clan.
Because Xiao Jin's condition is good and bad, and the old doctor not only has research on snake venom, but his medical skills are also among the best in Shicheng. Therefore, the Xiao family often asks the old doctor to come to the Xiao family to take Xiao Jin's pulse and prescribe medicine.
The medicine boy said that he didn't know, Xiao He only told him, as long as the Xiao family came to pick up the medicine, he would talk to him. Every time the medicine boy gave him news, he would get a penny. "The Xiao family will not come forward to investigate this matter in person, so Steward Zhang found a few ruffians to "rob" the medicine boy and asked some questions. The frightened medicine boy vomited everything at 1510.
"On the day of Lei'er's accident, where was Xiao He?" Xiao Yuan pondered for a while and asked.
"Xiao is a drunkard, and when someone saw him drunk, he was drunk, and he was pulled by others, saying that he was going to get rich." Steward Zhang said with a frown. As the account office of the Xiao family, it is not only his own face that is lost when he drinks too much during the day, but also the face of the Xiao family, after all, he is doing things for the Xiao family.
Xiao Yuan always felt that there was something strange about this, but he just couldn't think of the connection between it, and his index finger clicked on the armrest of the wooden chair. The entire hall fell silent again, except for Xiao Yuan's rhythmic percussion.
"Sir! Master! Zheng Zhutou in the official mansion brought the officials to the mansion. Said it was to search the house! The family ran into the hall in a panic and shouted, he was shocked by the uniform official wearing a saber, and his feet were still a little weak at the moment.
"Search?" Xiao Yuan was surprised and angry, and stood up from his chair.
"Mother, the child is going to take a look. Mei'er, you accompany your mother back to the courtyard first. Xiao Yuan hurriedly explained two sentences and left. Although the Xiao family is a merchant family, it is not something that the government can search for.
Liu Yemei looked at Xiao Yuan's back worriedly, she was only a woman, so it was inconvenient for her to show up in front of people.
"Let's go." Grandmother Xiao rarely did not speak coldly to Liu Yemei. She was also worried about the sudden change, but the only thing they could do for the ladies in the back house was not to let Xiao Yuan worry about it.
"The Xiao family is really rich in name." Brother An stood under a famous painting hanging in the hall and seemed to talk to himself.
"The value of this authentic painting is enough for ordinary people to live frugally for a lifetime. It is hung in the hall in a grand manner, and he is not afraid of being stolen. As he spoke, he turned around and faced Xiao Yuan, who had just stepped into the hall.
"Zheng Zhutou has a lot of opportunities, I don't know what wind will blow you?" Xiao Yuan changed Chen Yu's complexion, put on a professional mask, and smiled just right, neither humble nor arrogant, but he couldn't see the content.
Brother An saw Xiao Yuan's smile and smiled disappreciatively: "It's routine." ”
Before Brother An first came to Shicheng to take up his post, it was rumored in the city that there was a beautiful head catcher in the county yazhong, Xiao Yuan once laughed at the rumor's inappropriate words, how can a man be described as "beautiful as a flower".
Later, what he saw with his own eyes was only in a hurry, it was above the court, and all his attention was on Xiao Lei, and he didn't pay attention to Brother An's face. However, this time he saw it clearly, and couldn't help but be stunned by Brother An's smile. How can a man's smile be so charming.
"I heard from the servant, Zheng Zhutou is here to search the mansion?" Although Xiao Yuan, who has experienced a hundred battles, has never seen such a beautiful man, he has also seen many beautiful women when he is playing. What's more, there is a more charming and crispy Aunt Liu at home. So he lost his mind for a moment and immediately returned to the subject.
"Exactly." Brother An raised his eyebrows, a simple action with a demonic rule. None of the officials who came with him looked up at Brother An, staring at his toes as if a flower had bloomed.
It's just that a few servants in the hall unconsciously rolled their throats, not noticing that Brother An glanced at them as if they were looking at a cold corpse.
When Xiao Yuan entered the hall, he felt that the atmosphere was strange, and when he saw Brother An's eyes, he immediately sent the servants in the hall back and asked, "Why?" ”
"There's a girl in your house...... Not...... Something to do. Brother An thought about it, and suddenly realized that he didn't know the name of Shi Manman.
"Stone girl?" Xiao Yuan didn't understand why Brother An mentioned Shi Manman, could it be that Shi Manman did something to attract people?
"Well, it should be her." Ankor Road.
"Miss Shi left yesterday and is not in the house. I don't know if Zheng Zhutou knows, my family Lei'er has been missing for a few days, and he only came back a few days ago. That stone girl is the Xiao Mansion who came with my son, not my Xiao Mansion. Xiao Yuan cleaned up the relationship between Shi Manman and the Xiao family.
"Huh? Originally...... Then there is a reason why she went to the scene last night to destroy the evidence. Brother An seemed to be talking to himself, but his voice could be heard clearly by everyone in the hall.
"Destroying evidence?" Xiao Yuan's heart immediately lifted, even if Shi Manman was no longer in the Xiao Mansion, but if Brother An was tough enough to add a charge of instigating people to destroy evidence, even if this case was full of suspicions, it would be difficult for Xiao Lei to get out.
He suddenly regretted why he said that Shi Manman was not there last night, if she had only left this morning and bitten the fact that she was in the Xiao Mansion last night, she would not have been caught. But at the same time, she regretted it and resented Shi Manman's actions even more, what was she going to do when she went to the scene, didn't she know that being found out would hurt Xiao Lei?
"Search the house!" Without giving Xiao Yuan a chance to explain, Brother An suddenly gave an order.
"Who dares to move!" Xiao Yuan scolded, but those servants were like soldiers with a clear division of labor, ignoring Xiao Yuan, and each walked towards a different courtyard. Although they were afraid of Anko, they showed obedience and were well trained. After learning that they were going to search the Xiao Mansion, the greed buried deep in their hearts immediately emerged, and a few things were taken away in the Xiao family, which was enough for them for a year or two.
"That woman is not in my house, why are you searching the house." Xiao Yuan yelled at Brother An angrily.
"There are still female dependents in my house, and I was bumped into by you big men, do you want to destroy the innocence of my Xiao family?!" Xiao Yuan said as he looked at Steward Zhang's location. Seeing that there was no one there, I wanted to come to Steward Zhang to arrange for someone to follow.
"Do I have to believe that Miss Shi is not in your mansion based on your two mouths? Don't you know that there is a word called 'cover-up'? The contempt in Brother An's eyes was undisguised.
"Okay~Okay~ If you can't find someone, we'll see you at the government!" Xiao Yuan pointed at Brother An, trembling with anger.
"Whether we find it or not, we will see it with the government. Oh, did you know that Zhixian is now retrying Xiao Gongzi, and we are just here to find evidence. Brother An hooked the corners of his mouth and said calmly.