Shen Xueying stood at the door of the west courtyard with a thick coat and said to the janitor: "Can you please make a noise?" The eldest young master hasn't returned to Fenghuayuan for four days. ”

The gatekeeper was embarrassed, "Young lady, this, the master won't let me report." The eldest young master also ordered that no one should be seen for the past few days. ”

"I don't want to ask about anything, but I'm also Ah Jin's sister-in-law, if he has anything to do...... Shen Xueying stopped and didn't say any more, just handed the clothes in her hand to the janitor, "It's been cold these days, and the eldest young master is wearing thin clothes, can you please bring him this big coat?" ”

The janitor didn't answer, "Young lady, you really don't have to worry, the fire dragons in the west courtyard are all burning hot, and the eldest young master has been in the main house, and it won't go out." ”

Ah Pu was really in Ah Jin's room, and Dr. Du didn't see the problem, and now Doctor Zhuang has arrived. Shen Xueying was inexplicably worried. A few days ago, the power of her housekeeper was taken over by Nangong Dingkang and handed over to Nangong Wan, and she didn't have anything to say except for telling her to stay in Fenghuayuan. The elders in the family are here, what can you do as a young lady?

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As soon as Nangong Dingkang arrived at the outer study, the ancestor of the second room of Rising Sun Village sent Nangong Dingchang to the door again, this time he heard that Zhuang Junxian had arrived, and he specially came to ask about Nangong Jin's situation again, and Nangong Dingkang said nonsense and sent it away. Although Nangong Dingchang was still suspicious when he left, he couldn't think of a reason, and he couldn't pursue it.

As soon as he left, Cheng Jun took Cheng Rui to ask to see him.

Cheng Jun tried his best to restrain his emotions, "Grandpa, we want to go to the West Courtyard to serve Master. ”

"There are a lot of things at home, I can't take care of you, take my brother well, your master is fine." Nangong Dingkang confessed.

"But, but ......, I still want to go to the West Courtyard." Chengjun lowered his head and said stubbornly.

Nangong Dingkang looked at him and asked softly, "Your mother asked you to come?" ”

Chengjun said honestly: "I heard that Dr. Zhuang has arrived today. I asked my mother, and my mother said that she didn't know the situation either, so I had to ask my grandfather. ”

Cheng Rui whispered: "Mother said that uncle is not good." Uncle said he wouldn't die, didn't his words count? He began to cry.

Nangong Dingkang sighed secretly, stepped forward and gently wiped away his tears, "He's fine, don't cry." But these words, no matter how you hear them, feel more like comfort. Nangong Dingkang couldn't bear to look at the little brothers, so he solemnly said to Chengjun: "Chengjun, grandpa is an adult, you are sensible." Now that the situation at home is special, you must take care of Fenghuayuan, your brother and your mother. Know what to do? ”

Chengjun thought about it, although he was unwilling, he still straightened up, looked at Nangong Dingkang and said solemnly: "Yes." Chengjun understood. After speaking, he retired with Cheng Rui. Cheng Rui looked at Nangong Dingkang and wanted to step forward to be coquettish, but he didn't dare, and finally was led away by his brother.

After the little brother left, Nangong Dingkang picked up the information at hand. A few account books and a few pages of lists, these lists record the entry and exit of medicinal materials in stock in the past few months, and the account books are only the purchase of medicinal materials by each room, which has been carefully checked, not only does not have the main medicine of the poison that Du Ling said, but also lacks a lot of dispensing.

At present, at least the clear accounts of the government, it is impossible to see who has a problem. However, I wouldn't do this kind of thing at home.

Now it's just a matter of waiting.

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Today's dinner was placed in the West Courtyard according to Nangong Dingkang's request. The rooms in the west courtyard were not big enough, so Nangong Wan set up a big tent on the grass, laid out a carpet, and put a brazier, and the tent was suddenly warm.

This meal is said to be a family feast, but it is not like it. There was less Nangong Jin on the table, more Tang Shubin and his wife, Li Mo, Liu Yi, Du Ling, and Zhuang Junxian was not seen, but there were a few eye-catching guards standing, and although the clothes were under the Nangong Gate, I didn't know which hall it was.

The meal was very depressing, not to mention that Cheng Rui couldn't sit still, and even Du Ling felt awkward. Finally the banquet was withdrawn, thinking that Nangong Dingkang would explain a few words to everyone, but who knows, he just asked the guards to send the children back to Fenghuayuan, and served tea to everyone. A room of people sat silently, and it looked like they were just staying all night.

It has passed the third watch, and the only thing that is quiet is the occasional 'crackling' sound in the brazier.

The door of the main room in the west courtyard was always closed, and Du Ling sat aside and yawned; Nangong Wan was in a daze; Li Songran, Tang Shubin, and Tang Man were all just drinking tea expressionlessly; Zhou Tang didn't know what to think, and sighed from time to time; Nangong Dingkang closed his eyes and rested his mind; After Li Mo looked at the guards, he stared at the door of the tent, not knowing what he was expecting; Nangong Pu quietly held Shen Xueying's hand unobtrusively, and for some reason, Shen Xueying raised her head just in time to see Liu Yi staring at her, and the two of them looked at each other and hurriedly looked away. At this moment, Nangong Pu saw it in his eyes.

The night was getting deeper. At this time, a tall figure stepped into the west courtyard. The person who came was burly and over half a hundred years old, and before he had time to shake off his body when he walked into the tent, he saluted Nangong Dingkang and said: "Cheng Zhaofeng, the deputy hall master of Jingzhou Qifeng Hall, has seen the master. ”

Nangong Dingkang finally showed a relaxed smile, "It's hard work, become the deputy hall master." ”

Seeing Cheng Zhaofeng, most of the people present were stunned. Liu Yi immediately thought that the guards in the Nangong Mansion now had always felt that they were all replaced by Jingzhou Qifeng Hall? What does Master suspect? Is it because Ah Jin is poisoned, so he suspects Qingfengtang? Thinking of this, I suddenly became nervous.

"How's it going?" Nangong Dingkang asked.

"Almost."

Nangong Dingkang nodded and motioned for him to continue.

Cheng Zhaofeng generously hugged everyone present, "There are a few Cheng who don't know each other, but first, I will accompany you." Cheng was ordered to investigate your whereabouts in the past few months, starting with Li Gongzi. ”

Li Songran was named, looking dazed.

Cheng Zhaofeng said: "After Gongzi Li arrived in Pingyang from Huai'an this year, he has been with the head hall master. But after arriving in Jingzhou, he was entrusted by the head of the hall to send his friends back to his hometown. Li Gongzi sent people from Jingzhou to Henan to Shaanxi and then to Shanxi, until he sent his friends to Datong Mansion and then returned to Pingyang. From this itinerary, we first excluded Li Gongzi, not to mention others. ”

Li Songran was stunned, and his face turned red inexplicably.

Cheng Zhaofeng looked at Zhou Tang, "Madam, I'm sorry." We also have a general idea of your whereabouts, including the eldest lady. The two also followed the head of the hall from Pingyang to Jingzhou, then from Jingzhou to Pingyang, and then back to Jingzhou. It wasn't until the head hall master went to Chenzhou that we were escorted back to Binh Duong. These are also obvious. ”

Zhou Tang glanced at Nangong Dingkang. Thinking of letting everyone live in the West Courtyard in the past few days, and not allowing her to see Ah Jin, she had already guessed. At this time, he seemed to understand Nangong Dingkang's intentions and nodded.

Cheng Zhaofeng continued, "We have also verified the whereabouts of the master. Almost all of them have never left Pingyang, but in the past few months, especially when the head of the hall is away, the head of the house has not entered the West Courtyard. There are Seifudo and Fuchu people as witnesses. ”

He said to Nangong Pu again: "The eldest son." The whereabouts of the eldest prince in the past few months are in the Jiangnan area, before the head of the hall returned to Pingyang for the first time, the head of the hall returned to Pingyang from Suzhou, lived in Pingyang for a few days, and did not enter the west courtyard in these days, and then rushed to Jingzhou to pick up the head hall master back to Pingyang. Before the head hall master left Pingyang, he had already set off for the South China Sea, and returned to Pingyang after the head hall master, and then accompanied the young lady to Lu'an, and returned to Pingyang a few days later. ”

Nangong Pu frowned and looked at Nangong Dingkang. He also had suspicions, although he didn't understand why Cheng Zhaofeng was like this, but it was estimated that Nangong Dingkang meant it, so he didn't say anything.

After that, Cheng Zhaofeng said to Li Mo: "Li Gongzi's whereabouts are difficult to check, but the head of the house said that you are basically not in Pingyang, and you can't verify it." I only know that when you were in Pingyang, you didn't go into the backyard, and you only went to your own yard at the farthest. ”

After a pause, he looked at everyone, and said embarrassedly: "These people all live in the house, so we didn't send anyone to check the residence in the house, but we have sent someone to check the Zhuangzi and properties near Pingyang under your name." Li Gongzi does not have any property under his name, and we can only follow the list provided by the head for a short time, including the eldest young lady. As he spoke, he saluted Shen Xueying alone, "I'm sorry." ”

Shen Xueying was startled by him, and turned her head to look at Nangong Pu, her eyes full of questions.

"None of them were found, though."

Shen Xueying heard him say this, although she was relieved, she minded. Is it because of Ah Jin's business, even she suspects it?

Cheng Zhaofeng saluted Tang Shubin, "This is the Tang Hall Master and his wife." I haven't seen it before, during this time, all the Tang Hall masters are in Pingyang, but Nangong Mansion is not summoned. Mrs. Tang returned to her parents' house during the period, and during the time she stayed in Pingyang, she never entered the Nangong Mansion. ”

hugged Liu Yi again, "Miss Liu." Miss Liu's whereabouts can be traced, from Pingyang to Puzhou, and from Puzhou back to Pingyang, but there is a big gap in time, as if Miss Liu suddenly appeared in one place, and suddenly appeared in another place, and there is no one to prove it. I will ask Miss Liu to explain this later. ”

Liu Yi smiled coldly and didn't say anything.

Cheng Zhaofeng continued, "After the three of them entered the Nangong Mansion, we inspected the two residences. It's not a search, it's a search for something we have in mind. Therefore, I just looked at each room and looked for a dark room, but I didn't turn it over or move. ”

Tang Man frowned and looked at Tang Shubin mindfully. Tang Shubin just sat with his eyes and nose and his heart and didn't move.

"Tang Fu didn't find out. However, the Red Dust Theater ....... Cheng Zhaofeng stopped and looked at Liu Yi.

Liu Yi sneered, "I don't even know the intention of becoming a deputy hall master, there is no beginning or end." Robbing private houses everywhere, it's not that I want to explain it to you, I'm afraid that Cheng Vicehall will give us all an explanation. ”

Tang Shubin and Li Mo frowned at the same time. Cheng Zhaofeng can say this in front of Nangong Dingkang, he must have been instructed, Liu Yi is not questioning Cheng Zhaofeng, but Nangong Dingkang.