Everyone stayed in Hexi Village for one night, and after dawn the next day, Di Renjie handed Zhao Adaa a letter and gave him some silver, Zhao Adaa accepted the letter, but said that he didn't want Di Renjie's silver, and finally Li Yuanfang secretly stuffed the silver into their baggage!

The officials returned to Yunzhong County to resume their lives, and Di Renjie and the three of them said goodbye to Zhao Adaping and Pingwa, and embarked on the road to Xilin Villa!

When the three of them came to Xilin Villa, they couldn't help but be stunned by the scene in front of them, only to see the white silk hanging high in Xilin Villa, solemn, and the whole house was full of sadness!

The three of them couldn't help but feel a pang in their hearts, and Li Yuanfang was stunned: "My lord, this Xilin Villa is doing a funeral!" ”

Di Renjie nodded and said, "Let's go, let's take a look!" ”

When the three of them came to the villa, the housekeeper Tang Lu greeted him with a sad expression, but when he saw Di Renjie, he was still respectful, wiped the strangulation marks on his face, and said: "I don't know if the adults have arrived, the grass people have lost their welcome, please forgive me!" ”

Di Renjie saw that the housekeeper Tang Lu was wearing a filial piety robe, and hurriedly asked: "Steward Tang, who is the immortal in this mansion, and the whole mansion is wearing heavy filial piety?" ”

The housekeeper Tang Lu couldn't help but feel sad again, and sobbed: "Lord Hui, it's our master who has made people harm!" ”

Di Renjie couldn't help but look nervous, and said in astonishment: "What? Tang Zhuang owner let people hurt? When did this happen? ”

The housekeeper Tang Lu wiped his tears and whimpered and said: "It was a few days ago, the master went to talk about buying land, and somehow, he had a dispute with the local squire, and as a result, the master was hacked to death by them!" ”

Di Renjie couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly comforted: "Steward Tang, mourn! Where is the mourning hall of the Tang Zhuang owner? This pavilion and the owner of Tang Zhuang have known each other, and they should also offer condolences! ”

The housekeeper Tang Lu said: "Thank you, my lord, it's just that the lord died miserably, and he frightened the adult!" ”

Di Renjie waved his hand and said: "It's okay, it's okay, the owner of Tang Zhuang has always regarded this pavilion as a guest, and now he has suffered a sudden accident, how can I say that this pavilion also has to give him a ride!" ”

The housekeeper Tang Lu gave a deep bow of gratitude, bowed and said, "Since this is the case, then thank you very much, my lord, please come here!" ”

Tang Lu led Di Renjie and the three of them to the mourning hall of the owner Tang Yinran, a black lacquered coffin was parked in the middle of the mourning hall, several subordinates were crying bitterly and burning paper money, and incense and candles were inserted in front of the coffin

Swaying in the wind, the mourning hall is full of smoke!

Di Renjie first bowed down in front of the coffin, took the incense handed by the next person, put incense on the column for the deceased, inserted the incense in the incense burner, and walked forward slowly, only to see Tang Yinran's body lying in the coffin, although he changed into a shroud, but the face of the corpse was covered with a white cloth, Di Renjie couldn't help but be stunned, walked to the side of the coffin, reached out and lifted the corner of the white cloth covering the corpse's face, Di Renjie shook suddenly, his heart was terrified, and he saw Tang Yinran's face turned out at this time, miserable!

Di Renjie calmed down, walked in front of the housekeeper Tang Lu, and asked, "Steward Tang, why is this Tang Zhuang owner so miserable?" ”

Tang Lu sobbed: "Alas! My lord, don't you know, my lord looked much more miserable when he was carried back, Zhou's body was soaked in blood, and his body was covered with wounds, even the two entourages who went with my lord were like this! Fortunately, there is an entourage with sharp eyes and quick legs, and when he sees that things are not good, he runs back to report the news, or our master will die in a foreign land, and we don't know yet! ”

Di Renjie nodded with a heavy expression and said, "Master Tang Zhuang is benevolent and humble, who would have thought that such an encounter would occur, have you reported to the official?" ”

The housekeeper Tang Lu cried: "The report is the report to the official, but it's useless?" The squire ran away with his family overnight, and his whereabouts are still unknown, my lord died so miserably, but he couldn't catch the murderer, and I, the housekeeper, are really ashamed of my lord! The whereabouts of the young owner and the new lady are also unknown, and the old man doesn't even have a person close to him at the funeral, how can this be good! ”

Di Renjie looked at the weeping housekeeper Tang Lu, sighed, and walked out of the mourning hall, behind the mourning hall is the front hall of Xilin Villa, the housekeeper Tang Lu led the three of them to the front hall to sit down, and Tang Lu ordered someone to serve tea!

Di Renjie took a sip of tea and said to the housekeeper Tang Lu: "Steward Tang, this pavilion came rashly this time, but I don't know that the owner of Tang Zhuang suffered miserably, this pavilion came to tell you this time, we have the news of the young owner Tang Zhun and his wife Begonia!" ”

Butler Tang Lu was slightly stunned and said in astonishment: "What? My lord, have you found our young owner? ”

Di Renjie waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, we just found some clues, and we wanted to talk to Master Tang, but I didn't expect that Master Tang had an accident!" ”

The housekeeper Tang Lu bowed down and said, "Dare to ask my lord, where are the others of our young master?" If the adults knew the whereabouts of the young owner, the grass people would immediately send someone to go

Look for him, so that he can come back and send the master on the road! ”

Di Renjie said with some guilt: "Steward Tang, I'm really sorry, this pavilion received a clue that someone saw the young owner and his wife Haitang in a place called Hexi Village, although it has not been finally confirmed, but this pavilion feels that if it is found that one of them is similar, it may be possible, but if both of them are similar to the portrait, then this matter is probably not a coincidence!" So Benge personally went to Hexi Village to investigate, but unexpectedly, the thieves were one step ahead of Benge, and took Tang Gongzi and his wife away, and even the villagers of Hexi Village were all killed by the thieves! ”

"What?" The housekeeper Tang Lu was so shocked that he took two steps back, and almost fell to the ground, but Li Yuanfang on the side hurriedly helped him!

"My lord, you said that our young owner and wife were taken away by thieves? Oh, how is this good, this old man just had an accident, if the young owner has any more accidents, the Tang family will be scattered? Butler Tang Lu cried!

Di Renjie comforted: "Steward Tang, don't be too excited, don't worry, since this pavilion has taken over this case, it will naturally investigate it to the end, and we will definitely find a way to find Tang Gongzi and Mrs. Haitang!" ”

The housekeeper Tang Lu immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "The grass people and the Tang family thank the adults for their great kindness!" If the adults can give the Tang family justice, the grass people Tang Lu is willing to make cattle and horses for the adults in the next life, in order to repay the kindness of the adults! ”

Di Renjie hurriedly got up and picked up the housekeeper Tang Lu, pulled Tang Lu and said, "Steward Tang, it's serious!" With the friendship between the owner of Tang Zhuang and Tang Gongzi and this pavilion, this pavilion is naturally responsible for this matter! Oh, by the way, Steward Tang, can the funeral date of Lord Tang be set? ”

The housekeeper Tang Lu said: "Back to my lord, two days later will be the time for the master's funeral!" ”

Di Renjie nodded and said, "Steward Tang, the three of you will be in the house for a few days, and then the Pavilion will personally give Master Tang a ride!" ”

The housekeeper Tang Lu's eyes were full of gratitude, and he hurriedly saluted: "With Lord Qincha personally paying respects, my lord can also look down under the Nine Springs!" The adult is so kind to the Tang family, it is really a blessing that the Tang family has cultivated for several generations! ”

Di Renjie also saluted: "Steward Tang is serious, this pavilion is just doing something that he should do!" ”

After speaking, the housekeeper Tang Lu led the three of them to the backyard, Di Renjie just walked to the shadow wall of the front hall, he was stunned for a moment, and then followed the housekeeper Tang Lu to continue walking towards the backyard!