Unexpectedly, the second young master would have such a tragic experience, Bai Qiuchi combed through the clues and returned to his courtyard, and from a distance, there was a person sitting in the front hall.

"Bai Dao Chief, you can come back, the eldest lady has been waiting for you for a long time." Little maid Ade reminded Bai Qiuchi in a low voice.

Well? With the character of the eldest lady, how could she come uninvited?

"Heh, Bai Dao Chief, you're really—you're a busy man!" Feng Wanting said sarcastically, "Let the old body wait so long." ”

"I'm sorry, eldest lady, I just investigated in the mansion." Bai Qiuchi couldn't reveal that he was at the Second Young Master's place just now.

"Oh? Is it? That's so much appreciated. Feng Wanting's tone was still very bad.

"I wonder what advice Madame has come to here?"

"I don't dare to advise, but I can tell you what you asked me today." It can be seen that Feng Wanting is still unwilling, but why did she take the initiative to come?

"Then the poor man thanked Madame first."

"You want to ask about the fire three years ago, right? At that time, our whole family went to worship our ancestors, and there were some inconsequential people at home, and I felt that the atmosphere at home was a little strange before the trip, but I didn't care. As for whether the sick seedling should go to worship the ancestors, I remember discussing it, and in the end it seems that it was decided to let him go with him no matter what, but I never saw him appear, not even when he worshipped the ancestors. Feng Wanting probably recalled here just now, so she spoke very smoothly, "What else do you have to ask?" ”

Seriously, Bai Qiuchi doesn't like her domineering and aggressive appearance very much, and there don't seem to be many people in the family who she can look at. In order to continue the investigation, I had to continue to question her patiently.

"And what happened when you came back?"

"When I came back, I saw a ruin, nothing special."

"Have you investigated the source of the fire?"

"I don't know, I just ask, the master doesn't seem to have been tracking for too long, I guess he found something. Later, when the house was rebuilt, we all moved outside to live, no, when the house was rebuilt...... Where did we stay? I don't remember. ”

"What does Madame remember about three years ago?"

"Maybe it was hit by the fire, I don't remember a lot of things."

"Before that, I asked Madame what was wrong with the old lady before she died and the old man disappeared."

"That's a long story. Can you get the tea ready? Feng Wanting pointed to the empty teapot.

"I'm sorry that I was negligent." Bai Qiuchi hurriedly got up and instructed Ade to make the best tea.

"Let's talk about the old lady first, she is a powerful woman, it is said that when Hu Fu moved to the old house, strange things happened, her husband and son died one after another, but she has been strategizing, and she instructed Hu Jianghai to do many things. It was also her struggle to marry me. Feng Wanting actually called the old man by his name and called her husband like this. It seems that "master" is deliberately called, but it is natural to call him by his name.

"At that time, our Feng family was rich and the business was very big, and the two families were quite friendly, although the Hu family was defeated, but the connections were still there, and since Mrs. Hu took over, the Hu family has an upward trend, so my father pushed away the proposal of other families and married me the most clever among the girls. With the strong alliance of the two families, sure enough, the Hu family's business became bigger and bigger, and later surpassed my family. However, due to the large investment in the early stage, the funds were a bit disconnected, and I didn't know who the traitor was victimized, so I disclosed the secrets of the business, which led to the failure of the business. At this time, the old woman forgot her righteousness and did not use her assets to save my family and used it for other businesses. What's even worse is that in the end, my family went bankrupt, and my father came to beg her, but he avoided it, and gradually pocketed my family's property. I begged her in a low voice, but I was humiliated by her as a wife. My father ran around, but no one was willing to help, and in desperation, he closed his door and burned the whole family to death. ”

"Is there no life left? Is it really Ling Zun's house that set fire to it? Bai Qiuchi was a little surprised, there was no endless road, but this family was so extreme.

"Of course not, my father dismissed his subordinates and only burned the Feng family."

"So the investigation is clear, who revealed the trade secrets?"

"Actually, you don't need to investigate to know, isn't it someone from the Hu family? For the sake of my family's inheritance, he is so vicious! I hate ......."

"Big lady, tea is here." Ade knocked on the door outside.

Bai Qiuchi walked over and brought the tea, and personally poured the tea for Feng Wanting, which she looked very satisfied with.

In fact, it turned out that Feng Wanting was also a girl who longed for a happy life, but her family suffered such a great change that she would become the character she is now. No wonder she hates the people of the Hu family so much, but a woman who marries a chicken and follows the chicken can't do anything, so she has to protect herself so much.

"She started fasting and reciting Buddha after the fire, but I don't think she really wanted to be a Buddha at all. I chattered all day long, and I often couldn't find anyone. She was arrogant to us, but she was more precious to the black cat than her own son. I've always felt that the black cat was unlucky, it had different pupils, red on one side and black on the other, and when it looked at people, it didn't make any sound, and I felt creepy and shuddered when it stared at it like this. Moreover, the old lady behaved very strangely, and she often asked the housekeeper to go out to recruit the housekeepers, saying that she was going to take in the homeless homeless, but I always felt that the number of slaves in the house had not increased much, and I did not know where the people had gone. You can ask the butler about this, he may know better. ”

"Thank you, ma'am."

"Well, don't thank me. To tell you the truth, I have always felt that this old woman is not simple, she always seems to have something to hide from us, she was so old when she rebuilt the Hu Mansion, but she asked to supervise the work herself. According to the craftsmen, she often sat alone by the lotus pond, not knowing what she was doing. And whenever this happens, she lets everyone go. In fact, I also want to know what secret she has. Did you go down to the lotus pond last time? What's down there? ”

This should be known to many people by now.

"That's right, Poor Dao tried to dive in the water a few days ago. But Poor Dao wants to know first, when did Mrs. know about Poor Dao's lotus pond? ”

"Yan Shi told me about this, before the old woman died."

So in addition to Master Hu, the eldest young master had long known that he was going to go down to the lotus pond, and on the day the old lady died, he was also present, and every time he went to find him, he would always rush to the air. This eldest young master has too many secrets, and he must go to him in person as soon as possible.

"I see. I was under the lake, and I seemed to see the house, but it was too far away to see clearly, and there seemed to be an enchantment inside, I wonder what Madame knew about it? ”

"House? You say there is a house at the bottom of the lake? It's weird. Judging by her expression, it should be the first time I've heard about it. And she didn't understand what an enchantment was, and she didn't ask.

"When did this lotus pond exist?"

"It seems that he has always been here, Hu Jianghai may have taken a fancy to this lotus pond and rebuilt the old house here, right?"

"So, the location was decided by the master?"

"He must have discussed it with the old woman. I don't know if he was hit by the cup, but after the fire, he was as obsessed with lotus as the old woman loved the cat. ”

"Is there any obsession with the others?"

"Yan Shi likes to raise fish very much, and the others don't seem to be particularly obsessed. However, he said that he raised the fish to investigate the truth. "It turns out that the eldest young master is also tracking these things, but I don't know what role he plays in it.

"Is there a lotus pond in the old mansion?" Bai Qiuchi asked again and again.

"I don't remember."

"So did anything happen before the old man disappeared?"

"Hu Jianghai's work and rest are no different from the original, business things have gradually been overdone to Yan Shi, except for going to the lotus pond regularly every day for a walk, he stays in his room and doesn't know what to do, and he has no intersection with other people, but the housekeeper who talks to him more in this family is the housekeeper. However, since the fire, Hu Jianghai has also changed, and he looks pure and has few desires. He turned out to be *, except for me who was marrying Ming Media, the other two ladies were robbed. ”

"Robbed?"

"Yes, the second lady turned out to be from the Shuying Building, he fell in love with the landlord, and as for the third slut, he also bought it back when he went to visit the kiln, and he didn't care if people wanted it or not."

Shuyinglou is a sect with strange whereabouts, good at using poison and hidden weapons, I don't know if the second lady has learned these. The third lady is from the Falling Moon Pavilion again, and this Master Hu's business is really extensive, and all major factions are involved. The eldest lady called the third lady a slut, could it be that she also knew about her and the eldest young master?

"As for the other nameless and undivided, there are too many of them, I don't even bother to count them, anyway, it was a marriage in the first place." Speaking of which, there was something fleeting in Feng Wanting's eyes, and the momentary look of loss was immediately replaced by her sharp eyes, but Bai Qiuchi accurately captured it.

"What is the identity of the second lady in the Shuying Building?"

"She is the landlord's favorite little daughter."

"So, the landlord's unique knowledge will definitely be taught to her?"

"I don't know. Anyway, the second lady and I don't have much to do with each other, so I have the impression that I am a more responsible person. After getting married, he has always been very low-key and will not be jealous. ”

"I see, but it is said that the third lady knows martial arts?" Bai Qiuchi said tentatively.

"Yes, this slut wants to bully people with a little martial arts, Hu Jianghai has a good look at her, she can learn kung fu and has a sweet mouth, she can be his daughter at her age, it's shameless!"

"So the old man's disappearance has no warning?"

"Let's just say that, there is only one point, when the old woman is still alive, Hu Jianghai will go to her room to look for her, but when she dies, he often goes to her room, but it is normal for his son to go and pack up his belongings, right? Alas, I'm tired...... Ask whatever you want tomorrow. ”

No, you don't have to go to organize your relics too often, you must be looking for something, or there are other things that haven't been dealt with.

"Thank you, lady, let's rest early."

"Hmm." didn't say goodbye, Feng Wanting just walked out.

After a while, the rain outside suddenly became heavier, and Bai Qiuchi hurriedly ordered the maid Xin'er to rush over to deliver an umbrella to the eldest lady.