Zou Yi's scolding made the family wake up like a dream, he really caused trouble!

The middle-aged man standing in front of him who didn't look amazing turned out to be a dignified imperial doctor?

The family hurriedly knelt down, and the other family members also knelt down.

Tong Shi saw that they were still acquainted, so he deliberately said majestically: "You all listen to this official." Since the people said that Lord Yan is here, why don't we search for it, if Lord Yan is not here, it is better to return you to peace. Otherwise, the people will continue to make trouble, which is inconvenient for anyone! ”

"But it's not in order, is it?" Jia Ding said stubbornly.

Zou Yi immediately glared at him fiercely, "What rules are unruly?" The parents of the county seat have been lost, don't you want the family to look for it? ”

The family said with a sad face: "It's not that the little ones don't know each other, it's really the small ones If you let these people in, the little ones should roll up and get out!" ”

Zou said angrily: "What about your master! Call him, and the officer will tell him personally! ”

"Lord Zou, the old man is here!" Xiang Yuanjie walked out of the door.

Everyone immediately focused their eyes on him, and Wan Lin and Tong Shi exchanged glances after seeing him.

This Yuan Jie looks to be in his sixties, although he is full of white hair, he is in good spirits, with a pair of bright eyes, a square mouth, a wide nose and big earlobes, and he looks like a rich and powerful person.

Zou quickly said: "Outside of Xiang, the people of Shiliang County have come to the door, and Lord Tong and Master Wan from the capital have also arrived, do you think we should let us go in and have a look, if Lord Yan is not here, wouldn't it be possible to calm down the people's anger?" ”

After speaking, Zou Yi introduced Tong Shi and Wan Lin to Xiang Yuanjie.

"Since the two adults have come in person, if the old man doesn't let you in to check it out, wouldn't it be too ignorant to lift?"

Xiang Yuanjie was about to turn sideways and invite everyone in, when the county magistrate of Xinqu County came in a hurry with a team of officials.

"Who's causing trouble here?"

Before the county magistrate could get closer, he shouted loudly.

Zou Yi craned his neck to look at him and said to him, "No one is making trouble." ”

"No one is making trouble?" The county commander was stunned, and suddenly saw Zou Yi, and then saw Xiang Yuanjie also standing at the door.

There were also two generous people standing beside Zou Yi, who looked like they were officials.

The county commander quickened his pace suspiciously, and soon came to them.

Wan Lin and Tong Shi saw that the county commander and a team of yamen were all menacing when they rushed over, and said in their hearts that fortunately they came, if they didn't come, the people of Shiliang County would definitely suffer.

After the county commander came to Zou Yi, he first bowed to him very respectfully, and then greeted Xiang Yuanjie very politely.

Zou Yi gave him a blank look with a cold face, "Lord Ruan, you are a little blind. Didn't you see Master Tong and Master Wan? ”

Ruan Xiang grinned aggrievedly, and then asked awkwardly, "Who are these two adults?" ”

After speaking, Ruan Xiang suddenly remembered, could it be that these two people are big officials from the capital?

Thinking of this, Ruan Xiang immediately bowed politely to Tong Shi and Wan Lin: "Xiaguan Ruan Xiang has seen Lord Tong, Lord Wan!" The lower official has no eyes, and he didn't recognize the two adults, so he asked the two adults to punish him! ”

Tong Shi didn't have time to worry about him, "You haven't seen the two of us, it's normal that you didn't recognize it." Okay, since Xiang Yuanwai has agreed that we will go to his house to search, let's not be polite, and we should give an explanation to the people as soon as possible after the search. ”

After Tong Shi finished speaking, he was the first to walk into the door of Xiangfu.

Wan Lin followed, and Zou Yi rolled his eyes again before Ruan Xiang walked in.

Only then did the family members who knelt on the ground dare to stand up, and the family members who took the lead said to Xiang Yuanjie with a sad face: "Master, let's just let them search our house?" ”

Xiang Yuanjie said indifferently: "Let's let them search for it, otherwise we won't have time to stop." ”

"But......" Jia Ding wanted to say something, Xiang Yuanjie shook his head and walked into the house.

Ruan Xiang saw that they had all entered Xiang's mansion, so he asked his servants to wait at the door first, and he also walked in.

Xiang Yuanjie, as the richest man in Xinqu County, lives in the largest mansion in Xinqu County, and has a group of slaves at home, which is comparable to a rich prince.

Wan Lin and Tong Shi are not people who have never seen the world, but when they entered the courtyard of Xiang Mansion, they still sighed at the luxury and wealth of Xiang Mansion.

Both of them could see that Zou Yi and Xiang Yuanjie were very familiar.

This Zou Yi looked unkind, Xiang Yuanjie looked rich and powerful at first glance, but he had a pair of triangular eyes, and his eyes were a little ruthless.

I heard that Xiang Yuanjie made his fortune from the iron ore business, and now he owns several mines.

The laborers of the mine work at high intensity every day, and there is a certain degree of danger, Wan Lin secretly speculated that most of this Yuan Jie's mine has also had an accident, and he doesn't know how many lives he will have on his hands.

Of course, Wan Lin is not a rich man, just a guess based on the feeling Xiang Yuanjie gives people.

The courtyard of this mansion has five floors and dozens of rooms, so it is not easy to find Yan Yongde's family room by room.

Tong Shi discussed with Wan Lin and said, "Master Wan, where do you think we should start?" Do you really have to rummage through every room in Xiang's Mansion? ”

Wan Lin was also very difficult to look at the dozens of rooms in the Xiang Mansion, and many of them were the boudoirs of the ladies of the Xiang Mansion, so it was really inappropriate to search rashly like this.

After thinking for a while, Wan Lin said: "Let's start the search from the outer courtyard first, if we really can't find the whereabouts of Lord Yan's family, then go to the inner courtyard where the female dependents are, and be careful when we search, don't mess up people." ”

Tong Shi replied helplessly: "That's it, I'll tell them." ”

Tong Shi strictly admonished the officials, telling them not to mess up the Xiang family's house, let alone scare the old and young of the Xiang family.

Tong Shi finished admonishing the officials, and said to Xiang Yuanjie: "Except for Xiang Yuanjie, we are also forced to do this, please don't care." ”

Xiang Yuanjie replied: "Your Excellency doesn't have to be so polite, since someone said that Lord Yan is in the old man's house, then let them see if Lord Yan is here." But to be honest, the old man doesn't know why they said that? Is there anyone who wants to deliberately disturb the people of the two cities against each other, and what gain can be gained from it? ”

Xiang Yuanjie's words made Tong Shi and Wan Lin think of Old Man Huang as an informant.

In fact, from beginning to end, they were listening to Old Man Huang's words, did anyone see the four people who pushed the box to Xiang Yuanjie's house?

Or, are there any of the four box-pushing men?

Wan Lin couldn't help but be a little afraid, in case everything was Old Man Huang lying, and the people of Shiliang County were also fooled by him, it would be lively.

However, according to Wan Lin and Tong Shi's inference, Yan Yongde's family is the most likely in Xinqu County, and they will not give up if they don't come to look for it.

Wan Lin said humbly and politely at this time: "If Lord Yan is not in your mansion, then I will apologize to you on behalf of everyone who came to search and make trouble this time, and I will definitely give you justice." ”

As soon as Xiang Yuanjie heard Wan Lin's words, he immediately said more politely: "This is absolutely impossible!" How can the old man ask you to apologize to the old man? Since someone suspects the old man, the old man asks everyone to search, which can't make the old man lose anything, as long as he can prove that the old man is innocent. ”

Zou Yi also said: "Lord Tong, Lord Wan, if you really don't find the whereabouts of Lord Yan's family in Xiang Mansion, if you want to apologize to Xiang Yuan, you have to do it by the lower officials." The lower official is the governor of a state, and if something happens to the official under his rule, the lower official will not escape the blame, and the lower official will definitely accept the punishment. ”

Tong Shi felt that Zou Yi's face was very hypocritical, and he didn't bother to talk to him again.

The officials had already begun to search in Xiang's mansion, and Ruan Xiang wanted to ask his officials to come in to help with the search, but Wan Lin politely refused.

Ruan Xiang knew that Wan Lin was afraid that he would protect Xiang Yuanjie, so he had to stand aside in a sneering manner.

Wan Lin seemed to be staring at the officials looking for someone, but in fact, he was secretly observing the expressions of Xiang Yuanjie and Zou Yi, and he found that both of them seemed to have some confident expressions.

"Could it be that Lord Yan's family is really not here?" Wan Lin couldn't help but mutter, but he didn't tell Tong Shi about his suspicions.

The officials searched for nearly half an hour, searching almost every room in the two-story courtyard outside, but they found nothing.

Tong Shi's face became more and more gloomy, and Wan Lin was thinking, if Yan Yongde's family was really not here, then where would they be?

Is all this a lie from Old Man Huang?

"May I ask if the inner courtyard is all the residence of the female dependents?" Wan Lin asked in a polite tone.

Xiang Yuanjie replied: "That's right, the inner courtyard is the room of the ladies of the family. My lord, do you really want to search the inner court? ”

Wan Lin said helplessly: "I don't want to bother the ladies in your family, but after the search, it's better to let me wait for a thorough search, and please bear with me!" ”

Wan Lin, as a four-grade Beijing official, can be so polite to Xiang Yuanjie as the richest man in a small county, which has already given Xiang Yuanjie a lot of face.

Xiang Yuanjie knew very well in his heart, so seeing Wan Lin so polite, Xiang Yuanjie could only pretend to be generous.

"Lord Wan is really polite, although the inner house is the residence of the female dependents, but they are not golden branches and jade leaves, and the room they live in is nothing that cannot be searched. But the old man had to inform them first, so that they could be prepared first, so as not to be frightened. ”

Wan Lin replied: "This is nature, I will wait here." ”

After Xiang Yuanjie finished speaking, he went to the inner courtyard, Tong Shi couldn't help but be a little worried, and whispered in Wan Lin's ear: "I said that he won't take the opportunity to transfer Yan Yongde's family, right?" ”

Wan Lin shook his head, "If he really uses this opportunity to transfer Yan Yongde's family, then don't blame us for using thunder methods!" ”

Tong Shi looked at Wan Lin, and after the two looked at each other, Tong Shi nodded slightly.

"If he dares to do this, it's time for us to turn the other cheek!"