The Governor's Mansion was deadly silent, and the servants had already rested, except for the dim lights in the Hou Governor's House, only the courtyard where the remains of the Governor's Mansion were parked was still lit.

The entire Governor's Mansion was shrouded in darkness, exuding a solemn but cold atmosphere.

"Old manager, if the relationship between the Governor and his wife is not as close as it seems in front of people, why would the lady be willing to commit suicide for the Governor?" Qi Ning stared at the old manager: "This doesn't make sense. ”

Manager Hou nodded and said, "Exactly." The old slave has also seen a lot of the world's sophistication, if he follows the dead, it is already a deep love, but the lady will not have such affection for the governor. He shook his head and sighed: "In fact, in the eyes of the old slave, the relationship between the Metropolitan Governor and those soldiers under him is even worse, especially General Shen, the Metropolitan Governor and General Shen are brothers in life and death, and their love is deep and righteous. ”

"Yes, General Shen can be in the Governor's Mansion tonight?"

"General Shen went to the barracks before dusk." General Hou: "After the death of the Metropolitan Governor, General Shen worked day and night, and when he heard that there were some things in the barracks, General Shen rushed over to deal with them. ”

Qi Ning thought for a moment before asking, "Old manager, what do you think of General Shen?" ”

"Master Hou, General Shen is a good person." Chief Manager Hou immediately said: "Since following the Metropolitan Governor, General Shen has been conscientious and conscientious and assisted from the side, and the East China Sea Army can have today, which is inseparable from General Shen's hard work. Moreover, General Shen also did his brotherly duty to the Metropolitan Governor.....! After a pause, he said: "The year before last, the Governor had a serious illness, which was probably caused by overwork, and he lay down for ten days, and General Shen took care of it himself. ”

"And ..... lady?"

Manager Hou smiled bitterly: "I also said just now, the relationship between Madame and the Metropolitan Governor is not very good, although Madame was also taking care of it at that time, but ..... But the two hardly talked much, and after General Shen came over, the Metropolitan Governor talked and laughed, and the Metropolitan Governor and General Shen talked and laughed all the time, Madam..... Madame was set aside. He lowered his voice and said, "Master Hou doesn't know, you arrived in the East China Sea that day, and after examining the body of the Grand Dudu, that night, General Shen ..... General Shen, he was alone in the house and cried for a long time.....! ”

"General Shen is crying?"

Chief Manager Hou nodded and said: "After the death of the Metropolitan Governor, General Shen made proper arrangements, lest the news leak out, and personally guarded the Governor's Mansion. When the Hou Ye came, I thought that General Shen finally felt more relaxed, so he cried bitterly that night, that night it was the old slave who had something to discuss with him, and it happened that the other people ..... Everyone else doesn't know. He sighed and said, "General Shen and Dadu Governor are brothers in life and death, they have been together for so many years, and now that Dadu Governor is gone, General Shen is naturally extremely sad." It was also a shame that he lasted for more than ten days, and he only waited until the Hou Ye came over to vent his .....! ”

"Temperamental!" Qi Ning also sighed lightly, leaned forward slightly, and asked: "Old manager, when Mrs. died, she left a suicide note, and you have also read that suicide note, are you sure that it was left by Mrs.?" Is it possible that someone else stole the pen? ”

Manager Hou waved his hand and said, "Master Hou, the old slave can guarantee that the suicide note must have been left by Mrs. Hou." ”

"Oh?" Qi Ning said: "Why is the boss so sure? ”

"Handwriting." Mr. Hou: "Although Mrs. is a woman, she is a little literate and ink, and she usually likes calligraphy and painting, and when she has nothing to do, she entertains herself, but she doesn't want to be seen by others. And what the lady needs, she doesn't say it herself, she just makes a list and gives it to the old slave to buy. There are not many women who can write, so the old slave remembers the lady's handwriting clearly, and it is difficult for others to imitate it if they don't see it. ”

Qi Ning held his chin in his hand and groaned slightly, before he said: "In other words, the suicide note is indeed left by Madame, but the content of the suicide note may not be Madame's sincere words." Mrs. is only in her thirties, a good age, and not long after giving birth to the little prince, even if she has a deep friendship with the Metropolitan Governor, for the sake of the little Prince's face, she will not commit suicide, not to mention that she has a cold relationship with the Metropolitan Governor, and she will not give up the little prince to follow the Metropolitan Governor.....! ”

Manager Hou nodded and said, "Although this truth cannot be said to outsiders, it is actually this truth. ”

"Boss, do you know if there are other women in the Metropolitan Governor?" Qi Ning hesitated for a moment, and finally asked, "Does he have another girl he likes?" ”

Chief Manager Hou's expression tightened, and he said solemnly: "Master Hou, the Metropolitan Governor is not that kind of person. The old marquis has been very strict since he was a child, especially for the governor, who has no other hobbies except for drinking some wine, especially above women. The Metropolitan Governor's greatest hobby is to read military books, and he made an oath very early on to be loyal to Dachu and help me to dominate the world. ”

"Oh?"

"The people of the big families in the East China Sea have invited the governor to the banquet several times over the years, but the governor has never paid attention to it." Chief Hou Zhengse said: "Jiang Mantian visited the door several times back then, and the governor only said that local affairs were under the control of the local government, he was a soldier, only in charge of military affairs, and the affairs of several major families had nothing to do with military affairs, so there was no need to meet, so Jiang Mantian and those people didn't even sit down and talk to the governor. ”

Qi Ning was a little surprised, and Chief Manager Hou continued: "Jiang Mantian's fleet was trading at sea, and in the early years, it also needed official ships to escort it, and the Metropolitan Governor only handed it over to General Shen to deal with these matters, and never interacted with those families. ”

Qi Ning bowed slightly, thinking that he was really a cautious person.

After all, the imperial court ordered the East China Sea division not to interfere in local government affairs, because it was worried that the Tai family, who held the military power, was too close to the local merchants, and there were soldiers and food, even if the Tai family had no other thoughts, but the court would also be vigilant, and if any courtier was given vigilance by the emperor, it would naturally not have any good results.

Seeing that Qi Ning was thoughtful, Manager Hou said cautiously: "Master Hou, if the Metropolitan Governor is really harmed, the old slave begs you to find out the real culprit, otherwise..... Otherwise, most of the governors will not be blind! ”

"Don't worry, boss, I'll do my best." Qi Ning was about to get up, when he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Old manager, there is another thing I want to ask you." ”

"Master Hou, please speak!"

"It is said that the Metropolitan Governor came back from the barracks this time to see the little boy." Qi Ning said in a low voice: "I don't know how many days the Grand Governor has been in the mansion?" ”

"The Metropolitan Governor is indeed coming back for the little boy." Mr. Hou: "Since the birth of the little prince, the relationship between the governor and the lady is much better than before, the governor used to be in front of us, and did not say a word of concern to the lady, but after the birth of the little prince, the governor occasionally shushed the lady and asked for warmth. After a pause, he continued: "In the past six months, the number of times the governor has come back has also increased, five or six times a month, although most of them leave overnight, but it is very different from before. When he came back this time, the governor was in a good mood, saying that he was going to accompany his wife and the little boy for three days, and the old slave was also happy in his eyes. ”

"Are you saying that the Governor is in a good mood when he comes back this time?" Qi Ning's expression tightened.

Manager Hou nodded and said: "When the governor came back, the old slave was waiting at the gate, and the governor also talked a lot to the old slave, and it seemed that he was in a really good mood, and he also brought a basket of shells of various colors back, saying that he wanted to play with the little boy." ”

"It seems that the birth of the little prince has really opened the hearts of the Metropolitan Governor." Qi Ning seemed to be saying to Chief Governor Hou, and seemed to be talking to himself, thought for a while, and then continued to ask: "Did the old chief minister serve by the side of the Metropolitan Governor for the past few days?" ”

Chief Manager Hou nodded, and Qi Ning immediately asked, "How many days did it take for the Governor to come back and kill himself?" ”

"Three days!" Manager Hou said without hesitation: "The old slave remembers that the governor will go back to the barracks early the next morning, so that night he specially asked the kitchen to cook more good dishes. He smiled bitterly and said: "That night, the Governor suddenly committed suicide, and the old slave didn't expect it at all." That night, after dinner, the Governor went to the study, and it was almost midnight, and the Governor had not yet returned to the house, so the lady asked the old slave to go and tell the Governor to go back to the room to rest. ”

"Why doesn't Madame just send someone else over, but let people bother the old manager again?"

"When the Governor is in the study, no one is allowed to disturb him." Manager Hou explained: "Except for the old slave, no one else dares to go over, presumably because of this, Mrs. will be like this." ”

"So the old manager found out that the situation is wrong?"

"Madame took the initiative to send someone to invite the governor back to the house, and the old slave was overjoyed and immediately went to the study." Manager Hou recalled: "There was a light in the study, the old slave screamed a few times, but the governor did not answer, the door could not be opened, locked from the inside, and no one answered, the old slave felt that something was not quite right, so he immediately went over to report to the lady, and the lady brought two maids over, and then ......!" At this point, the circles under my eyes flushed again.

Qi Ning's expression became more and more serious, and he asked in a low voice: "Old man, before that day, did Madam ever send someone to invite the Metropolitan Governor back to his room to rest?" ”

Manager Hou groaned slightly, shook his head and said: "It seems that no, most of the governors came and went in a hurry before, and when they came back for a night, they only went back to the room to rest in the middle of the night." He narrowed his eyes slightly, was silent for a while, and finally said with great certainty: "That was the first time, and Madame had never let anyone urge the Governor before!" ”

Qi Ning took a deep breath and looked at the oil lamp, his eyes shining like knives.

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