Hu Guiyang fulfilled his promise, and the next morning, sure enough, he went to visit the princess in the alley, followed only by Wei Ying and Hua Da Niang, Hua Da Niang refused to ride any mount, Hu Guiyang hired her a mule cart.

Before the door opened, the old woman's scolding came out, "It's not over? Is there no one in our family to bully? Today I will go to the palace to sue the emperor, and tomorrow you will have ten thousand corpses, and the whole family will suffer, the men will be confiscated into the army and suffer, and the women will be sold into slavery......"

The old woman opened the door and looked at Hu Guiyang alone angrily, "Do you dare to say who you are?" ”

"The surname is Hu, Hu Guiyang, the captain of Jinyi Weinan Si Guifang, seconded to the West Factory, and introduced it yesterday." Hu Guiyang smiled and said with a smile, not caring about the swearing.

"Okay, I remember your name, don't deny it when you confront you, and these two ......" The old woman was stunned for a moment when she saw a woman in her entourage.

"It has nothing to do with them, it's my decision to come and meet the princess alone, nothing else, just ......"

The old woman scolded viciously and entered the hospital and closed the door.

Hu Guiyang turned around and smiled: "Today's scolding time is shorter than yesterday, okay, the visit is over, and I will come back tomorrow." Mrs. Hua, you go home first, and I will go out with Wei Baihu to do something. ”

The flower lady asked blankly: "You came to meet the princess to scold?" ”

"Of course not, I hope that one day after she is tired and tired of scolding, she will let me go in and ask the princess a few words, it is very simple, I just want to know if there is anything strange about the pony before she dies."

The flower lady said angrily: "Then what are you bringing me for?" Quarrel for you? ”

"I thought it was easy for women to talk to each other, but I didn't expect her to recognize it." Hu Guiyang said with a smile.

The flower lady stomped her foot, turned around and strode out of the alley.

Hu Guiyang and Wei Ying followed.

"If the old woman really goes to the palace to complain, the factory may not be able to protect you."

"If everything has to be protected by the factory, we can only investigate the case within the scope of the West Factory, what else is the point?"

"It's not us, it's you who investigate, and I'm just accompanied." Wei Ying corrected, he could see that this lieutenant was really bold, and for the sake of safety, he had to keep his distance from him.

"Haha, that's right, you're my friend who accompanies me shopping."

Outside the alley, Mrs. Hua had already gotten into the car and beckoned to Hu Guiyang, "Come here." ”

Hu Guiyang approached, and the flower lady whispered: "This is the princess who died on the horse?" ”

Hu Guiyang nodded.

"You really want to see her?"

Hu Guiyang nodded again.

"A widow is pitiful enough, what do you have in mind?"

"Thoughts? Investigation is like this, for example, if I die unexplained, everyone in Zhao's house has to be interrogated, right? ”

"But that's the princess, the emperor's daughter!"

"Sister, she is the younger sister of today." Hu Guiyang corrected.

Mrs. Hua snorted lightly, "You go and get busy first, I'll ask you if it's possible for the princess to see you." ”

"Can you ask? Who to ask? Hu Guiyang showed a look of surprise.

"'Women talk well among themselves,' aren't you here for this?"

"Does the flower lady recognize the people in the princess's mansion? It's just wonderful. ”

"I don't know, but I can find someone else, anyway, I have my own way, I won't be scolded at the door like you. I don't give you a guarantee, if you succeed, if you don't succeed, don't rush me, let alone blame me. ”

"Never, no matter what, I will only thank Mrs. Hua."

"You've had a lot of ghost ideas since you were a child, and you haven't gotten better when you grow up." The lady put down the curtain, and Hu Guiyang motioned for the coachman to leave.

Wei Ying had been standing nearby with a horse, and when she heard it, she came over and said, "You are causing more people." ”

"She came to take care of things herself, and I gave her some things." Hu Guiyang's view of "Lian Lian" is different from others, he turned over and said with a smile: "Do you think the princess will really go to the palace to complain?" ”

"I don't know, don't ask me." Wei Ying also got on the horse, thinking that this problem was a trap.

"I don't think so." Hu Guiyang replied himself, "With the old woman's angry posture, she should have gone to sue last night, or early this morning, but she didn't go, and she said that she won't go in the future." ”

"Hehe, it's better to do what you want."

"I think the princess wants me to investigate the case, but the old woman stopped me."

"The princesses who marry are like this, the palace appoints someone to act as the housekeeper's wife, and the housekeeper's wife is in charge of all major and small affairs, and even the housekeeper's wife is often replaced by the housekeeper's mother-in-law when she enters the palace, so it is still possible for the old woman to enter the palace to complain, but she didn't wait for the time."

"Ha, Mrs. Hua is the housekeeper assigned by Second Uncle Sun, let's see how the two housekeepers fight. Before the old woman sues, we need to find out a little clue as soon as possible......"

"It's not us, it's Captain Hu alone." Wei Ying corrected again.

Hu Guiyang smiled: "I'll go to Wuque Hutong." ”

"I'll go with you."

The two rode out of the city, and it was noon when they arrived at Wuque Hutong, Wei Ying proposed that the two find a shop to eat, and then go to Guangxingpu in the afternoon to ask questions.

The shop here also sells wine and food, and it is all a separate room, undisturbed, the shopkeeper obviously knows Wei Ying, and he doesn't say anything, just orders the guys to wait for him with good wine and food.

After eating and drinking for a while, Wei Ying said: "If Captain Hu wants to ask anything, you can ask me first, maybe I know everything, after all, I have already asked once." ”

"To be honest, I haven't figured out what to ask."

"Captain Hu's way of investigating the case...... It's really special. Wei Ying smiled.

"I have to see people to know what to ask." Hu Guiyang thought for a while, "Since Wei Baihu has asked, can you pick something important for me to hear?" ”

"Hey, I'm the first person to be questioned."

"Wei Baihu, this is a help."

"I really should have briefed you on the situation first." Wei Ying put down her wine glass, "Let's start with Wuque Hutong itself, do you know who opened it here?" ”

"I heard that it's Liang Fang."

Wei Ying smiled and nodded, "Captain Hu still knows a lot of things, but you only know one and don't know the other, Liang Fang is only responsible for the money transactions here, and the money has to be redistributed in the palace, to put it bluntly, Liang Neishou is just a shopkeeper, not a shopkeeper." ”

"Reassign? Are you saying that many eunuchs in the palace have a share in Wuque Hutong? ”

"It's a lot of eunuchs, and it's not an exaggeration to say it's all."

Hu Guiyang was really confused, "I don't understand, like the East Factory and the West Factory are obviously not ......"

Wei Ying laughed, took a cup of wine, and explained after drinking: "I don't know what is going on in the palace, just one point, no matter how hard the various factions in the palace fight, they are also a family after leaving the palace." Liang Fang's identity is only an internal servant, but he must not be underestimated, if there is a conflict between the east and west factories, he will openly find the eunuch to judge, but in private, he must ask Liang Neishou to preside over justice. ”

"Liang Fang is the real leader of the eunuchs?"

"No, in terms of power, he is not as good as the eunuchs, and he is inferior to the two factory dukes, but he is older, has a wide range of friends, and has a group of righteous sons and righteous grandsons in the palace, especially often serving by His Majesty's side, and can speak, so he is very respected."

"He's a hero in the palace?"

"Well, it's a bit of a meaning, no name and no share, but he can solve problems, Liang Nei is a hero."

"He is so short of money, he has to build another black magpie alley outside the city?"

"Most of the eunuchs are short of money, you must know that the monthly income in the palace is not high, it is better if you never leave the palace, if there are family members outside the palace to support, life will be difficult."

Hu Guiyang thought of Lai Wangxi, nodded and said, "I've heard a little." ”

"Liang Neishou loves to help the poor, so he tried to find a way to open up the source of money, from Tongzhou to the capital, at least thirty percent of the official shops are in charge of the eunuchs, and the same is true for Wuque Hutong. But the location here is not good, a little far from the dock and the market, and business has always been tepid until someone makes a full pot of spring. ”

"The business of the seven or eight Chunyuan alleys in the city has been robbed by Manjuchun, and the eunuchs have made a fortune."

"I can't stand the large number of people, and if I distribute them according to the position, there is not much in the hands of each person, and it is better than nothing, but for those who are poor, this money is very important, and they look forward to it every month."

"Liang Neishou is really a kind-hearted hero."

"People outside often misunderstand eunuchs, but in fact, they are all the same people, some good and some bad, some noble and some cheap."

"Wei Baihu is very familiar with eunuchs."

"To tell you the truth, my uncle is now in the palace." Wei Ying didn't mention her name and position, but her tone suddenly became solemn, obviously this "uncle" was not an ordinary eunuch in the palace.

"I see, disrespectful and disrespectful." Hu Guiyang smiled with a smile.

Wei Ying waved her hand, indicating that it was nothing, and continued: "In short, the relationship between Wuque Hutong and the palace is roughly like this, in addition, the major eunuchs have franchised shops in Wuque Hutong, such as this Shengxing shop, which belongs to our West Factory, and the money does not go to the Liang Nei Waiter's money, but directly belongs to the West Factory and is distributed by the factory." ”

"Oh, no wonder the hospitality was so good, can I come later?"

Wei Ying laughed, "It's okay to go on a business trip, forget about a private banquet, business is to make money, affect business, the factory will not be happy, and everyone's income will be affected." ”

"Speaking of which, I haven't received it yet as a lieutenant, and I've never heard of the 'benefits' you said."

"Haha, don't worry, I'll handle these things for you."

"There is labor."

"Between friends, you don't have to be polite." As long as it doesn't involve the investigation of the case, Wei Ying is quite "friendly".

"Shengxing shop belongs to the West Factory, and Guangxing shop must belong to Liang Fang?"

"That's right, so be careful when you go to interrogate later, if you offend Liang Nei, the factory won't be able to save you."

"Hehe, the princess can't see it, the shop can't ask, the factory is really ...... Forget it, I'll take care of it all by myself. ”

Wei Ying laughed dryly, "I'm thinking about you." ”

"Guangxing is owned by Liang Fang, why did Tong Feng run there to hide?"

Wei Ying's face was slightly gloomy, "This is what makes the factory man a little dissatisfied, Tong Feng is a master of the West Factory, but he obviously crossed the factory and secretly befriended Liang Neishi." Originally, this was nothing, Liang Neishou had a wide range of friends, regardless of dignity and humility, but Tong Feng's death in Guangxingpu made the factory a little embarrassed in the palace, everyone said that he forced Tong Feng away, and even said that the murderer was a person from Xichang. ”

Hu Guiyang snorted, understood some things, Wang Zhi allowed him to investigate the case, not reluctantly on the surface, in fact, he also wanted to find out the truth and return his innocence.

"Such a good thing as Manju Spring was also made by Liang Neishi?"

Wei Ying had received an order, so there was no need to hide these things, "No, Manhu Spring is the result of the cooperation between the Immortal Li Zi Province and the Taoist priest of Lingji Palace. ”

"It turned out to be an acquaintance." Hu Guiyang remembered Li Zixing, who was a cactus who was slapped in public by him, and he had a lot of grievances, and he never met after returning to Beijing, "So far, who is the most suspected murderer in the East and West Factories?" ”

Wei Ying, who had always had to answer questions, became reserved, was silent for a moment, and smiled: "It should be one or two young women." ”

Hu Guiyang fully understood this time that being able to get the opportunity to investigate the case had little to do with his struggle, but for another reason.

The mountain people and the government are suspicious of Third Sister He and Xiaocao.