Chapter 41: The Fish That Slipped Through the Net (Thousands of Piles of Snow Overnight)
Cao Miao waved his hand and asked Qingtao to return Han Dong's luggage to him and let him go back to rest first. After resting, let's talk about the Inner Danjutsu again.
Han Dong was grateful, goodbye. When he took the luggage from Qingtao's hand, he looked at Qingtao for a moment, and then stopped.
Qingtao had a cold face, turned around and left. Cao Miao was very unhappy. Even if this product is bad, it won't be so urgent, right? If that's the case, let him clean up after carrying the pot.
Han Dong turned around and looked at Cao Miao with a hesitant expression. "Prince, dare to ask, is this woman surnamed Zhang, the female dependent of the Xuanwei Hou Mansion?"
Cao Miao and Qingtao were both surprised, and looked at Han Dong in surprise.
Han Dong swallowed. "If it is a female dependant in the Xuanwei Hou Mansion, the minister has something to tell you, and there was a child in the Xuanwei Hou Mansion who disappeared back then, and he may still be alive."
Qingtao was cleaning up the tableware on the case, and when she heard Han Dong's words, the pottery bowl and wooden spoon in her hand fell to the ground with a "dang", and the pottery bowl was broken into several pieces.
"When...... Seriously? Qing Tao's face turned pale, and she rushed over, grabbed Han Dong by the collar, and almost lifted Han Dong up.
Han Dong was startled and looked at Cao Miao in fear.
Cao Miao coughed. "Qingtao, do you still have breakfast, prepare some for Han school affairs. After a hard night's work, he must have been hungry too. ”
Qingtao also reacted, hurriedly let go of Han Dong, turned around and hurried away. Cao Miao motioned to Han Dong not to be nervous and re-seated. Ah Hu took the seat and table and placed them on one side. Han Dong sat down, uneasy, and sat very restrained.
After a while, green peach and red apricot took breakfast and put it on for Han Dong, then sat on the side, looking at Han Dong with blank eyes.
Although Han Dong was so hungry that he wanted to sweep away the breakfast in front of him first, he still decided to make things clear first. was looked at by Qingtao like this, and he panicked.
Things are also very simple. At that time, it was the School Affairs Department that confiscated the Xuanwei Hou Mansion. Xuanwei Hou is a military general, and there are nearly 1,000 troops in his family, including hundreds of Xiliang cavalry, and there have been conflicts, specifically, someone is planning to break through. However, the school affairs department was well prepared, completely controlled the situation, took the opportunity to kill, and carried out looting in the mansion, making a windfall.
But when the number of people was counted later, it was found that one person was missing: Zhang Quan's youngest son, a boy about five years old, was missing.
The school in charge of this matter did not dare to make a noise, and privately sent someone to look for it, and a few days later, the body of a boy was finally found in the ditch outside the mansion, the age of Zhang Quan's son, and the clothes he was wearing also had the logo of the Xuanwei Hou Mansion, and the case was closed.
After a few years, there was a struggle for power within the school office. Some people suggested that although the boy who was found at the beginning was the same age as Zhang Xiu's son and his clothes matched, the body was swollen and could not be confirmed. In addition, there is also a suspicion that Zhang Quan's son was five years old at the time and had not yet started to change his teeth, but the boy's body was found to have two front teeth, and he was obviously older.
This matter arose because of the struggle for power, and the power was certain, and no one mentioned this matter again. Han Dong had just joined the agency back then, and he didn't know the specific situation, but he just heard about it and left a little impression. The last time I came to Yongqiu Palace, Qingtao was whipped and punished, Han Dong had a little impression of her, and after returning to Luoyang, he specially checked her situation and learned that she was Zhang Quan's daughter, so he remembered that incident.
Han Dong repeatedly stated that he had heard about this incident, and he did not know whether it was true or not.
Cao Miao didn't say anything, and Qingtao also lowered her head and didn't say a word.
Han Dong regretted it a little, this matter was too reckless, he should check it again and learn more about the situation. He buried his head in drinking porridge, no matter what the porridge tasted like, whether it was hot or not, he drank it clean in one breath, and got up to say goodbye.
"Han Xiaoshi, if it's convenient for you, please check that matter." Cao Miao said lightly.
Han Dong agreed, bowed, and hurriedly left the hall. When he went out, he slowed down, picking at the shredded meat between his teeth, while recalling Cao Miao's words just now, and was puzzled. There was no breakfast in the first place, it was entirely because he mentioned Qingtao's family, Cao Miao rewarded him with a breakfast, and he asked him so politely just now, which was too solemn.
Isn't Qingtao just an ordinary maid?
Just as Han Dong was thinking, several defense assistants came to him, and the leader couldn't help but laugh when he saw Han Dong's red envelopes all over his face. "Han Xiaoshi, what kind of mission are you on, being bitten like this by mosquitoes? The mosquitoes in Yongqiu are big and bite people hard, you must not scratch them, if they are scratched, they will die. ”
The others also saw Han Dong's appearance and laughed along. Wang Tai was killed, but the major suspect Han Dong was unharmed, which made them feel more disgusted with the school affairs. usually don't dare to squeak, but today they have the opportunity to make fun of Han Dong, of course they refuse to let it go.
Han Dong glanced at it and recognized that the person was Wang Ji, a close confidant of Wang Tai's side, and suddenly became angry, flew up with a kick, kicked Wang Ji to the ground, and then pounced, pulled out half of the long knife, pressed it on Wang Ji's neck, and said coldly: "What, the school affairs are on an errand, and I have to report to you?" ”
Wang Ji was pressed by the cold blade on his neck, and he was so frightened that he dared to talk more and beg for mercy.
Han Dong snorted twice, got up slowly, saw that Wang Ji's crotch was wet, looked down and saw that there were also some on his feet, and said, "Bad luck, I am ashamed." After saying that, he walked away with his head held high.
Wang Ji got up, looked at Han Dong's back with palpitations, and scolded hatefully.
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Qingtao knelt in front of Cao Miao with her hands. "The servant is out of shape, please punish the prince."
Cao Miao sighed secretly. It wasn't just Qingtao who lost his temper just now, he was also a little confused, and in the end, he shouldn't have entrusted Han Dong to track down the affairs of Xuanwei Hou's Mansion, at least he shouldn't be in such a hurry, and he shouldn't even leave Han Dong for breakfast in the first place.
This is likely to make Han Dong see the flaw. Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case.
"It's come to this, let's think about how to remedy it." Cao Miao said: "You spread some news in the house, just say that you are favored, but you don't stay overnight." Han Dong shouldn't have too many eyes and ears in the mansion, so he shouldn't be able to see through it. ”
Two scarlets flew up on Qingtao's face, and she responded with a snort, her expression unnatural.
Cao Miao didn't want to continue the topic, and asked again: "Qingtao, you say, what did Han Dong mean by what he just said?" ”
Qing Tao didn't think too much about it, and replied: "He should be referring to regaining the throne, King Yongqiu ascending the throne, and the prince as the crown prince." ”
Cao Miao was stunned, but still a little puzzled. "Is this the idea of non-separation? Probably not at all? ”
Qingtao nodded. "Prince, although Han Dong is rude and ignorant, but in this matter, he is right, this is not a thought, and there is no possibility at all. If the prince had such thoughts, he would only be troubled by himself. Qingtao gritted her teeth and said, "It's useless." ”