Fang An took the fold with the note and went out of the study, first arranged for everyone in the mansion to go out to find Fang Shihong, and he rode straight to Shuntian Mansion.

In front of the gate of Shuntian Mansion, Fang An hurriedly dismounted, came to the gate of Shuntian Mansion and said to the official guarding the door: "I am the steward of Fang Shoufu's family, take me to meet your Lord Yin of the mansion." ”

Shuntian Mansion Yin is from the third grade, Fang An has no grade, if it were someone else, Fang An would have asked the guards to pass out to greet him, but he didn't have the courage to do so here in Shuntian Mansion Yin.

When the official guarding the door heard that it was Fang Shoufu's steward, his original lazy appearance suddenly dissipated, and he said with a smile on his face: "Steward Fang, please come with me." ”

Although they didn't know Fang An, no one would be so bold to come to Shuntian Mansion to pretend to be someone else, not to mention that they didn't know each other, but the Lord Yin of the Mansion who was going to see him later knew him.

Today's hour is not early, the officials on duty in Shuntian Mansion have already dispersed, Fang An followed the official servant to bypass the public hall to the official residence of Lord Yin in the back mansion, and at this time, the study of Yao Shun's official residence has been lit.

The official said to Fang An not far from Yao Shun's study: "Fang Guan will wait a moment in advance, I will go in first and report to my family." ”

Fang An said politely: "Send big brother, please." ”

The official entered the study, and after a while, Shuntianfu Yin walked out with the officer, a few steps away, Yao Shun bowed his hand towards Fang An with a spring breeze on his face: "Steward Fang is here, there is a long way to welcome, why is Steward Fang waiting here when he sees him like this, hurry up and drink some good tea, these days, an old family member has brought me some good Qimen spring tea, and Steward Fang came at the right time." ”

Yao Shun and Fang An had actually met a few times when they went to Fang Mansion, and even every time they only said a few polite words, they were not familiar at all, but Yao Shun now seemed to be old friends who had not seen each other for a long time.

Fang An saw that Yao Shun was so polite, although he was anxious to find Fang Shihong, but he had been instructed by his master, and this matter still depended on Yao Shun, and he couldn't refuse, so he followed Yao Shun into the study together.

Yao Shun took out the treasured Qimen spring tea and brewed it himself, and a lot of time was wasted after a lot of effort, Fang An looked at Yao Shun tossing the tea slowly, looking at the heat of the tea permeating Yao Shun's face, his heart was even more anxious, and said: "Why is Lord Yao so troublesome, I am not very proficient in tea tasting, and it is really a waste to use such a good tea to entertain you." ”

Yao Shun said while making tea: "Fang Steward's words are outside, tea tasting is about a state of mind, the so-called meditation and qi cultivation can taste the essence of tea, and this tea is a process of meditation and qi cultivation, how can it be regarded as trouble?" When the old man brewed this tea, the steward knew the subtlety of it as soon as he tasted it. ”

Fang An had no choice but to wait patiently on the side, and listened to Yao Shun talk about a few words of tea from time to time.

Finally waited for Yao Shun to make tea, Fang An hurriedly took the teacup from Yao Shun's hand, looked down, and saw that the tea soup was like amber, full of aroma, although Fang An was not good at tea ceremony, but he had seen a lot in Fang Mansion, and he knew that this tea was not ordinary.

Fang An just wanted to put down the teacup and talk to Yao Shun about Fang Shihong, but when he saw his expectant eyes, Fang An still brought the cup to his mouth and took a sip, and then praised a good tea.

It is rumored that Yin Yaoshun of Shuntianfu is obsessed with tea, and it is really good.

At this time, Yao Shuncai asked with satisfaction: "Is there something wrong with Steward Fang coming over this time?" ”

Hearing Yao Shun's inquiry, Fang An hurriedly put down the teacup, and didn't forget to say in his heart, "You finally remembered to ask." But he said: "Lord Yao, I came here this time to report the case, and my young master is missing today." ”

Yao Shun said: "Could it be that Shi Hongxian's nephew invited his friends to play where he was delayed for a while?" Shi Hongxian's nephew has not returned for a day since he was such an adult, why is Steward Fang so nervous? ”

The plan wrinkled his brows and said: "Lord Yao, don't hide it, my young master has been grounded by the master for many days, and the porter will never let him go out, but today he is inexplicably gone, and the young master has not been seen going out from top to bottom in the house. ”

Hearing this, Yao Shun was shocked: "Oh, how can you still have the leisure to drink tea here?" This official will first file this matter as a case of missing persons, and tomorrow I will send someone to investigate, no, this official will investigate in person, and the manager of Fang should hurry up to find a talent. ”

Fang An was speechless for a while, this was not pulled over by you to drink tea.

Fang An said: "Lord Yao, in addition to reporting the case, I also want to ask Lord Fang to help find someone together, after all, some forces in the capital, Lord Yao and some of the officials below know more than us. ”

Yao Shun said with an embarrassed face: "This ...... Steward Fang, you also know that although the Shuntian Mansion is in charge of the security of the capital, but in this realm, there are many people who stare at the official every day, if the official sends the official to go out to find someone, I don't know how many people will participate in the official A crime of abusing power for personal gain and abuse of power, the official heard that the evaluation of me in the Beijing inspection was not good, if I do something beyond my authority, I am afraid that my Shuntianfu Yin will also do it. What's more, there are only a few people in my Shuntian Mansion, how can I find the huge Beijing City, and the Fang Steward should go to the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, how can they find me here? This time, Steward Fang really worshiped the wrong Bodhisattva. Yao Shun heard from many parties when he was investigating in Beijing before, and he was rated by the Ministry of Officials. After that, he went to Fang Mansion many times to meet Fang Congzhe in the hope of helping him maneuver, but how many times Fang Congzhe kept pushing back, but at this time, he asked for him, how could Yao Shun contribute?

Fang An shook his head and said: "The Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division is in charge of the safety of the inner city, and has no contact with the underground forces of all parties in the capital. ”

Yao Shun was about to open his mouth to refuse again, Fang An took out a fold and handed it to Yao Shun and said, "Lord Yao, this is what my master asked me to hand over to Lord Yao, and I asked Lord Yao to read it before making a decision." ”

Yao Shun didn't know what Fang Congzhe meant, he took the fold in Fang An's hand suspiciously and opened it, only to see a piece of paper falling out of it.

Yao Shun thought to himself: "Could it be that Fang Shoufu wants to bribe me like this?" But it doesn't look like a silver ticket. He didn't rush to pick up the paper that had fallen on the ground, but looked at the fold first.

This excerpt is actually the excerpt of the Ministry of Officials about the results of Yao Shunjing's investigation, as he understood before, the middle and lower.

I saw that the content of the above review was: "Rejected, it still needs to be carefully examined, and it is recommended to be superior." But Yao Shun could see at a glance that the handwriting on it had just been written.

After reading the excerpt, Yao Shun bent down and picked up the note on the ground, opened it and saw that it read: "Lord Yao is under Qingping, if there is a kidnapping case, it will affect Lord Yao's Beijing investigation and evaluation, I hope Lord Yao will do it himself." ”

Yao Shun casually folded the note again, then closed the fold and handed it back to Fang Andao: "This matter makes this official embarrassed, but this matter is not only under the rule of this official, but Fang Guan is so sincere, it is naturally incumbent on the official to find Shi Hongxian's nephew." Steward Fang only needs to reply to Lord Fang, and the official will go to summon the official back to the whole city to find Shi Hongxian's nephew. ”

Fang An got Yao Shun's reply, and he didn't delay any longer, and hurriedly got up and arched his hand: "Thank you Lord Yao for helping, since this is the case, there is Lord Lao Yao, and I have to look for someone next, so I won't bother too much, and I will leave." ”

Yao Shun got up and said, "Steward Fang walks slowly." ”

After sending Fang An away, Yao Shun called a guard on duty and said: "Go and find all the people who have dispersed for me, and tonight the whole city will search for the whereabouts of Fang Shihong, the old son of Fang Ge, and all the gang forces will ask if there are any people tied up today, and by the way, warn them if they let go of the official in the past, otherwise they will be severely punished if they are found by the official." ”

In the evening, the large and small forces and all kinds of people in the entire capital were mobilized, not only the officials of Shuntianfu, but also the peddlers and pawns, the hawkers along the streets and alleys, and the skins of the heads ~ or brokers, and the beggars who begged on the streets, all of whom had the benefits of the Fang Mansion to help find people.

I just searched for a whole night, except for hearing that Fang Shihong led people to smash tables, chairs and benches in Fenglaiyi a few days ago, and then killed a girl on Liuting Street, there was not even a little news about Fang Shihong's recent days.

Early the next day, the rooster gang's door was banged, and a sleepy-eyed guy muttered impatiently, "Who?" Then he opened the door.

When the guy opened the door, he saw a group of servants standing outside the door, and the impatience on his face suddenly dissipated, and the guy licked his face and smiled and said, "Oh Liu Tou, I haven't seen you come over to play for many days, why are you free to come over so early today?" ”

That Liu Tou also said with a tired face: "There is business, and this matter is not clear to you, let your Dou gang master come out." ”

The guy let Liu Tou and his group into the door and said, "Liu Tou, you sit down first, and I'll go to you and ask us to help." ”

After a while, Dou Xiao followed the guy to the front hall, and as soon as he entered the door, he heard Dou Xiao greet with a smile: "Liu Tou, you haven't come to sit with me for a few days, why are you free to come over today?" ”

That Liu Tou heard Dou Xiao's voice, stretched out his hands and rubbed his face vigorously, and then sighed helplessly and said: "Alas, it's not the son of the Fang Mansion Fang Shihong who made trouble, who doesn't know that it is a playful master, and I don't know where to be happy this time, provoked our brothers to follow and look for a night, Lao Tzu was cuddling the peach of the Green Willow Courtyard last night and was pulled back, Lao Tzu spent the silver, but the woman didn't sleep, who do you say I am looking for." ”

When Dou Xiao heard that he was looking for Fang Shihong, his heart was empty, and then he pretended to be calm and said: "Hey, what a big deal should I do, another day my brother will invite Liu Tou to Fenglaiyi for recreation." ”

Liu Tou shook his head and said: "It seems that Dou Gang Master has not been to the Bada Hutong to have fun for many days, the current Feng Laiyi is not as good as in the past, there is a Liu Ping supporting the façade in the Green Willow Courtyard, Feng Laiyi has been worse than the day since the hibiscus died, and the girls inside are almost dug up by other buildings, and the rest are all remnants of flowers and willows, and they are no longer the past." ”

Dou Xiao said: "Then Liu Tou will pick a place, you always say that we will go wherever we go for recreation." ”

Liu Tou waved his hand and said: "Let's talk about this when I have time, when it comes to Furong, I came here for this matter, the flower wine that Fang Shao and a few of your subordinates went out to drink that day, and then the Furong incident happened, what about the few people who went out to drink with Fang Shao?" You call it out, and I'll ask if you've seen Fang Shao in the past two days. ”

Dou Xiao said in embarrassment: "Liu Tou, I'm afraid there is no way to do this, I gave them a sum of money to drive them away when they were released from prison, and now I can't find anyone." Those few people offended the little grandfather of the British public, and I don't dare to stay if I have a few more dares, otherwise I won't smash my yard when the little grandfather comes to the door. ”

When Liu Tou heard that no one was there, he frowned and asked, "Do you know where their home is?" ”

Dou Xiao said: "People like us live a life of licking blood with a knife, where does we come from?" Without me, they can't get along in the capital, and it is estimated that they will go out of Beijing to seek a living elsewhere. ”

"Since the people are not there, forget it, have you ever seen Fang Shao come here to play recently?"

Dou Xiao thought for a while and said, "I haven't been here for a few days, and it seems that I haven't seen Fang Shao since that accident." ”

"Could it be that you didn't see it?"

Dou Xiao shook his head and said, "That's not it, every time Fang Shao comes over, I will personally receive it, if Fang Shao has come, someone will definitely notify me." ”

Liu Tou got up and said: "Since this is the case, we won't delay much, alas, this errand is really not done by people, we will also pay the errand earlier and go back to make up for a good sleep." ”

"Liu Tou, you go slowly, come over and play two when you are empty."