As soon as Wan Guiran heard Shoufu say this, he hurriedly responded: "Lord Duanmu is right, the lower official will send someone to investigate!" This murderer is so bold that he dares to set fire to the Hou Mansion, which is really vicious......"

Wan Guiran is extremely cautious, this errand is done, maybe it is a chance, if it is done, in the eyes of the first assistant, he can still be promoted.

"Lord Duanmu, Lord Wan, this is inevitably a great way to mobilize the people. According to Benhou, maybe the subordinates of our mansion accidentally knocked over the oil lamp! Xuanwu Hou gritted his teeth and said in a desperate struggle, panicked and his mind was in chaos, "Our mansion is heavily guarded, how can there be Nanhuai spies infiltrating ......?"

"Jiang Chong, what do you think?"

Feng Yan moved his eyebrows, his gaze crossed Xuanwu Hou, and looked at Jiang Chong, who was walking from the ruins of the treasury not far away.

"Commander," Jiang Chong said with great certainty, "I have only checked in the ruins below, and there are not only fires on the side of the south wall of the remnants of this storehouse, but also many fires in other locations, such as under the windows on the north wall, two cabinets and a few wooden boxes on the east wall, the position of the candlestick in the center of the warehouse, and so on. The traces produced by the burning of each fire point are similar to those of eight or nine times out of ten, and the subordinates can conclude that someone must have 'set the fire'. ”

While Jiang Chong spoke, Feng Yan looked at Xuanwu Marquis with a smile.

Xuanwu Hou's face was even more ugly, and he really wanted to glare at the steward fiercely, feeling that he was too unreliable in doing things, and he actually left such an obvious clue.

The chief steward was also dripping in cold sweat, and his legs had begun to tremble.

Hearing Jiang Chong know a few places where the fire was lit one by one, as if the other party had seen it with his own eyes on the spot, the chief steward was so frightened that he almost fainted.

The reason why he lit fires in many places in the warehouse was also because the Hou Ye ordered that the warehouse must be burned to ashes, and no clues must be left, for fear that the fire would not be big enough to light only one place, and he didn't expect to leave so many clues......

At this moment, the sun has set most of it, the sky is gray-blue, and the weather is getting cooler.

Duanmu Xian's gaze swept over Xuanwu Hou and the others, his eyes became deeper, and he stroked his sleeves casually and said, "Lord Wan, then this case will be handed over to you." ”

Wan Guiran thought in his heart that Jing Zhaoyin was not good at doing, so he bowed his head and responded, and then said to Xuanwu Hou under pressure: "Master Hou, forgive the offended officials, the villains may still be in your mansion, please allow the officials to send someone to search your mansion......"

"No way!" Xuanwu Hou objected without saying a word, "There are many female dependents in the Hou Mansion, if they are collided, what should Lord Wan do!" In this matter, Ben Hou himself will send someone to search, so he will not bother Lord Wan. ”

"Master Hou......" Wan Guiran also guessed that Xuanwu Hou would not cooperate nine times out of ten, but he could only laugh and say stubbornly, "If this villain is really a Nanhuai spy, it is not only a family matter of the Hou Mansion, but also a ......."

"No more to say!" Xuanwu Hou was even more impatient, and interrupted Wan Guiran again, "Absolutely not!" ”

If Duanmu Xian hadn't been on the side, Xuanwu Hou would have already ordered the send-off.

Wan Guiran's head hurt even more, he only brought seven or eight yacha, but there were dozens of guards in the Hou Mansion, if he searched hard, he would be the one who suffered.

Wan Guiran looked at Duanmu Xian with an inquiring gaze, how could he not cure the Marquis of the first rank as a fourth-grade official!

Duanmu Xian hugged his fists in the direction of the palace, and said righteously: "Since the Hou Ye refuses to cooperate, then the official can only report to the imperial court." ”

"Please." Xuanwu Hou raised his hand calmly, not afraid of Duanmuxian's threat, or rather, this is what he was waiting for.

He deliberately waited until the emperor left Beijing to make a move, just in case.

Now it seems that this decision was really wise!

Even if Duanmuxian reported the matter, it would take at least half a month to wait for the emperor to reply, which was enough for them to make another plan and destroy the evidence......

Duanmuxian and Xuanwu Hou looked at each other, as if they were engaged in a silent duel, and after a while, he instructed Wan Guiran: "Lord Wan, don't report to the court quickly!" ”

Wan Guiran only promised and went in a hurry.

Feng Yan was drinking tea slowly, anyway, with his grandfather here, he didn't need to go out. Grandfather did things, of course he was relieved!

Seeing that Duanmuxian, Feng Yan and several household officials still refused to leave, Xuanwu Hou sneered in his heart: Could it be that this Shoufu has read too much and is stupid, and he still wants to wait for the emperor's reply in the Hou Mansion if he doesn't leave? !

Hmph, if he doesn't leave, the Hou Mansion is not afraid of a few more pairs of chopsticks!

"Lord Duanmu, the hospitality is not good," Xuanwu Hou mockingly arched his hand at Duanmu Xian, and ordered, "Why don't you hurry up and re-serve the hot tea to Lord Duanmu!" ”

Xuanwu Hou's Mansion gave tea, and Duanmu Xian drank it, anyway, Xuanwu Hou couldn't laugh after a while.

In less than half an hour, a group of uninvited guests came-

"Master Hou is not good! The people from Dongchang are here! ”

The porter came panting and screaming.

Xuanwu Hou's father and son changed greatly when they heard this, but Duanmuxian calmly put down the teacup in his hand. Wan Guiran played the imperial court, and this excerpt was naturally sent to the celebrant supervisor, and when it arrived at the celebrant supervisor, it was not sent to Cen Yin's hands.

Now that the celebrant is in charge of the court, when he encounters this matter, Cen Yin will always ask a few words. What's more, when the emperor left, he also ordered Cen Yin to supervise the Ji family's donation of silver.

A team of Dongchang fans in brown clothes and pointed hats came violently, and the thousands of households led by them shouted:

"The governor has an order, there are villains who set fire to the Hou Mansion, with bad intentions, the mansion must be sealed, and it must be investigated carefully!"

Once the East Factory is out of the horse, it is with the momentum of thunder, no one is allowed to put a beak, let alone any resistance, Xuanwu Hou Mansion was immediately surrounded by a group of factory guards, as for Duanmu Xian and Feng Yan and a group of household officials, they were invited out of the Hou Mansion by the people of the East Factory, and everyone returned to their respective mansions.

After that, the gate of the Hou Mansion was closed, leaving only the factory guards to guard the outside with cold faces, and no one was allowed to enter.

"Boom ......"

Night had fallen, the sky was overcast, the stars and moon could not be seen, and the loud thunder came from the sky one after another.

The coachman was afraid of catching up with the torrential rain, and the whip crackled, and the carriage drove fast.

When Duanmu Xian returned to Duanmu Mansion with Duanmu Heng, he was already physically and mentally exhausted.

The grandfather and grandson sat quietly in the study, and did not speak for a long time, except for the thunder outside echoing all around, louder than the other.

"It's getting so fast."

Duanmu Xian rubbed his eyebrows, and his tone was meaningful.

Thinking about what happened in the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion today, Duanmu Xian had a point of emotion, two points of deep thought, three points of exhaustion, he raised his eyes and looked at the eldest grandson who looked like a stuffy gourd, and he really wanted to talk to the four girls...... It's just that the four girls are not in Beijing now.

Hey, I don't know where my baby granddaughter is at the moment...... Duanmuxian thought as he picked up the teacup.

"Rumble!"

There was another deafening thunder explosion, and Duanmu Heng was suddenly awakened by the thunder, and his originally chaotic eyes gradually precipitated.

He raised his eyes to look at Duanmu Xian, and Zhengse asked, "Grandfather, was that fire set by the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion?" ”

Duanmu Heng spent an afternoon in the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion today, and he also understood a little.

Duanmu Xian had nothing to hide from his grandson, and nodded bluntly: "Not bad." ”

"......" Duanmu Heng's thin lips moved slightly, and his expression was a little complicated.

People's hearts are so sinister that for the sake of wealth, they can do whatever it takes, disregard human morality, and abandon all the bottom lines of being human!

Duanmu Heng couldn't help but think of the conversation between the fourth sister and Ji Lanzhou outside the Zhanqing Courtyard that day, and his eyes became even deeper. It is really difficult for Ji Lanzhou, a helpless and weak woman, to get to this point and move out of the Hou Mansion openly.

Duanmu Heng carefully recalled the scenes in the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion in the afternoon, his eyes were half-drooping, and his face showed a deep expression, as if he was thinking about and analyzing something.

After a while, he looked at Duanmu Xian again, and said: "Grandfather, did Feng Yan already see that the fire was made by the Xuanwu Hou Mansion, so today he will sit idly by and watch the people of the Hou Mansion jump up and down there to 'put out the fire'......"

Duanmu Xian stroked his beard with satisfaction, motioned to Duanmu Heng with his eyes to continue, and he picked up the teacup and drank the tea slowly.

The thunder outside was incessant, louder and louder, and even the candle flame in the study seemed to feel the power of the thunder, jumping in the lampshade.

Duanmu Heng thought about it while continuing to analyze: "In order to make the treasury burn, the Hou Mansion probably used fire oil, and did not rescue it properly, the weather is dry in autumn and winter, and it is easy to run water, and the fire will get bigger and bigger, which is also predictable." Feng Yan just wants to sit back and watch that fire burn even more, so that he can make a big deal out of it famously......"

It's just that......

Duanmu Heng frowned slightly, and said, "Grandfather, do you think you can find out anything?" "It is conceivable that the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion must be in a hurry to destroy the corpse at this moment.

Duanmu Xian's hand slipped, and the teacup in his hand almost didn't fall, and he looked at the eldest grandson's gaze a little strange.

I just felt that the eldest grandson had grown a lot, and the analysis of what he said just now was the first thing, and this sentence was stupid again, and he didn't want to think that even Dongchang had come forward, how could he not find out? !

Duanmuxian shook his head, a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth.

He is a smart person, and if he thinks that in the afternoon, Xuanwu Hou offered to sell his wealth to offer money to Ji Lanzhou, and he can guess the purpose of Xuanwu Hou's Mansion to set this fire...... Hehe, it's really clever to look for death!

Duanmuxian continued to put the teacup to his mouth, and couldn't help but start to miss his four girls again.

Hey, the four girls are not here, and the tea is not fragrant......

Duanmuxian thinks about Duanmufei every day, but Duanmufei, who is "little and has no conscience", is having a good time.

Early in the morning of September 27, the holy driver finally arrived at the Jing'anyi Wharf in Tatecheng.

There are long docked boats of all sizes on the wharf, densely packed, most of them are three-masted, four-masted sand boats, the front is a gorgeous dragon boat, the dragon boat on the lattice window, carved railings and paintings, flying eaves and corners, especially the big red pillar carved with delicate dragons and auspicious clouds, scattered, rich and luxurious.

Duanmufei had only sat on the kind of painting boat and awning boat used for swimming in the lake, and she had never seen such a magnificent sand boat, and she stood on the deck, tilting her head high so that she could barely see the tip of the mast.

She had only seen pictures of a big ship like this in a book before.

Duanmu was amazed, feeling that his eyes were almost unable to see, and the whole person was in a state of excitement.

The emperor took the queen and a group of concubines to live on the most gorgeous dragon boat, and those four-masted sand boats were mostly assigned to the princes, princesses and princes, etc., Duanmu was stained with the light of Anping, and also lived in a four-masted big sand boat.

One by one, the sails were raised, and one by one the sand boats broke through the river, followed behind the dragon boats like stars and moons, and slowly sailed away from the dock.

Duanmu Fei sat by the lattice window in the cabin, looking at the shore through the glass window, watching the dock get farther and farther away from her, and the people on the shore gradually turned into small black spots.

Han Xing saw her intent, and simply pulled her to the deck to take a look, saying that the outside view and air were better.

The two little girls jumped for joy, lying on the railing of the deck, pointing around.

Whether it is the green mountains and green trees on both sides, or the sparkling river, or the geese flying in the sky, or the boats coming and going on the river, they all find it very interesting.

"Cousin Scarlet, look at that ship, it's a Guang ship, from Liangguang."

"The one in the east is the white ship, it is the ship of Minzhou, and Cousin You must also recognize it."

"And that one...... The bow of the boat is a bird's beak-shaped boat, it is a bird boat, is there a green eyebrow on the bow eye, haha, it is also called green eyebrows! ”

As he spoke, Han Xing giggled, let out a crisp laugh, and floated out on the surface of the river with the wind.

Duanmu Fei listened with relish, and compared the real thing in front of her with the appearance she had seen in the book in her heart, and cast a reverent look at Han Xing from time to time, "Cousin Han Xing, you know so much!" ”

"That's it." Han Xing boasted triumphantly, "This palace is also the next time in Jiangnan." If there's anything you don't understand, just ask Hongu...... Ah, yes! ”

Han Xing thought of something and asked with concern, "Cousin Scarlet, have you taken seasickness medicine?" ”

Seasickness medicine?! Duanmu blinked stupidly, she had never been seasick when she used to swim in the lake on a painting boat. Although my sister also prepared seasickness medicine for her to take out, shouldn't she be seasick first and then take the medicine?

As soon as Han Xing saw her ignorant look, he had an answer in his heart, and hurriedly instructed a small chamberlain on the side: "You hurry up and find the imperial doctor!" ”

This ship is full of royal relatives, and of course there are doctors on board.

When the little chamberlain heard that the fourth prince was going to ask the fourth girl of Duanmu to ask for a doctor, it was due to be fast.

Several of the chamberlains on the deck took action, one went to call the imperial doctor, two brought tables and chairs, and placed them on the deck, and some even brought a small red clay stove to make tea for them.

Before Duanmufei could react, he had already sat down, and after a while, he saw a short and fat imperial doctor carrying a medicine box and followed the little waiter in a hurry, so anxious that he was sweating profusely, for fear that there would be something wrong with the righteous sister of Lord Cen Du.

"Doctor Ying, do you have any seasickness medicine?"

Han Xing's words almost didn't make Doctor Ying stupid, he was stunned before he reacted, it turned out that he just wanted seasickness medicine.

Doctor Ying wiped the cold sweat with his cuffs, on the one hand, he felt that the waiter who came to deliver the message was too unreliable, and on the other hand, he breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, the fourth girl of Duanmu was fine.

"Yes, yes, yes." Imperial Doctor Ying said continuously, opened the medicine box, found a small cyan porcelain bottle from it, and handed it to Duanmu Fei, "Fourth girl Duanmu, take two pills at a time." ”

Duanmufei took the small porcelain bottle and responded, but saw that Imperial Doctor Ying had no intention of leaving, and kept staring at her with burning eyes, or the small porcelain bottle in her hand.

Duanmu Fei had to open the lid and pour out two brown pills, and the waiter appropriately served a glass of warm water.

Under this scorching and eager gaze, Duanmu Fei swallowed the medicine helplessly, and said in her heart: She almost thought she had some terminal illness!

Doctor Ying was light, and then advised: "Fourth girl Duanmu, just take two pills of this medicine on an empty stomach every morning." When the waves on this boat are big, it is easy to get seasick when they are lying together. Some people really eat and vomit when they get seasick, but they get used to it when they vomit and vomit......"

Several chamberlains glared at Imperial Doctor Ying fiercely, thinking that this Imperial Physician really couldn't speak, why did he say this, wasn't he afraid of ruining the appetite of the fourth girl?

Doctor Ying was seen by them and hurriedly shut up, laughed, told a few words of taboo about taking medicine, and said that if Duanmu Fei was uncomfortable, he would come to him, and then he left with the medicine box.

Their attention was focused on Duanmu Fei, and no one noticed when Shu Yun also walked up to the deck from the cabin, she was already stunned by the scene in front of her, her eyes were bright and dark.

She stood in place for a while, remembered the instructions of the second emperor brother, and finally stepped forward and called with a smile: "Fourth Emperor Sister, Fourth Duanmu Girl, do you also come out to see the scenery?" ”

Chu Qingyu also followed Shu Yun out of the cabin, but he didn't go any further, standing motionless at the hatch of the ship, looking at Duanmufei, who was surrounded by everyone, and watching her stand gracefully, with bright eyes; When I looked at her and smiled, my smile was like a flower; Looking at her eyes, looking forward to the brilliance......

Chu Qingyu just looked at Duanmu Fei quietly, smiling slightly, however, the smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes.

The difference in this life all started with the person Duanmufei.

It turned out that Geng Hai should have been alive at this moment, competing with Cen Yin;

It turned out that the eldest prince Mu Youxian had never been to the southern battlefield at all, and he should have been in the team of this southern tour;

It turned out that the second prince Mu Youchang should have more holy grace than the eldest prince and the third prince at this time, and he should not be expelled from the palace by the emperor;

There is also Han Xing, Han Xing, who was originally in the previous life, died early......

Chu Qingyu looked at Han Xing, who was smiling, his eyes were slightly condensed, and his hands were tightly clenched into fists.

The difference between this life and the previous life is not only these, but also Feng Yan, Wuyang, and Qi...... There were so many that she often wondered if her previous life was a dream, or she was in a dream at the moment......

The nails pinched into the soft palms, and the pain reminded Chu Qingyu that all this in front of him was reality, not a dream.

Duanmufei, all because of Duanmufei's existence, everything has changed, everything is messed up!

If......

If there is no Duanmufei, will the trajectory of this life be able to lead back to the "right track"? !

Since everything starts with the variable of "Duanmu Scarf", then everything should finally be right for her.

That's right, Duanmu Scarlet shouldn't exist in this world in the first place!

A cluster of flames suddenly burst into Chu Qingyu's eyes, and his lips tightened, sharp as a blade.

She half-lowered her eyes, hid the heat in her eyes, and casually rolled the handkerchief in her hand with her slender fingers, again and again.

She didn't want to go over at all, the scene on the shore of Cuiwei Lake that day was still in front of her, and she was just humiliating herself in the past, but if she didn't pass......

Chu Qingyu felt that the left side of her face began to ache faintly again, thinking of Mu Youchang's cruel eyes, her body shrunk slightly.

She gritted her teeth, stroked her dress again, and could only walk over, her body straight.

As he got closer, Chu Qingyu could hear Shu Yun's voice smiling and groaning: "...... The West Lake is so beautiful, no wonder so many literati and writers have written poems and lyrics for it since ancient times. The four girls of Duanmu, there is heaven above, and there is Suzhou and Hangzhou below, if you don't go to Suzhou and Hangzhou, then you can't say that you have been to Jiangnan......"

Shu Yun's face was full of smiles, gentle and kind, but Chu Qingyu keenly saw a trace of impatience from the bottom of her eyes, and it disappeared in a flash.

Chu Qingyu's steps slowed down, his heart moved, and his heartbeat accelerated by two beats.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

Chu Qing's heart was like a drum, and she suddenly thought that she didn't dare to disobey the second prince, but there were some things that she didn't need to do by herself, and Shu Yun!

This time I went down to the south of the Yangtze River, most of the time I took the waterway, and on the water, it was very common for some accidents to happen.

As long as there is no Duanmufei, everything can gradually get on the right track, and then "that incident" will definitely happen naturally.

Thinking about it, Chu Qingyu's heart became even hotter, and her beautiful face was silent, and she continued to walk forward without hurrying, until she walked to the railing, looking into the distance by the railing, as if she was enjoying the surrounding scenery.

It's a pity that not only Duanmu Fei, but even Han Xing doesn't like Chu Qingyu, and Han Xing pouts as soon as he sees her.

Han Xing has always been squeamish, and he won't force himself, so he directly took Duanmu Fei's hand and said, "Cousin Scarlet, let's go fishing at the stern!" ”

On the boat is the time to fish, Hanxing is really good at playing! Duanmu Fei nodded frequently, and didn't look at Chu Qingyu, as if she didn't exist at all.

In fact, the fleet has just galloped out of the dock, and this is not the best time to fish, but the attendants on the deck heard that Duanmu Fei was going to fish with the four princesses, and they all responded to each call, and they were all very clever, some hurried to prepare fishing tackle, some led them to a suitable location for fishing, and some went to prepare bait, and they were busy again.

Han Xing and Duanmu Fei were very lively, but compared to Chu Qingyu's side, it was very deserted.

"......" Chu Qingyu stood stiffly on the side of the railing, watching the two cousins ignore themselves and happily go fishing together.

Not only did they ignore Chu Qingyu, but they also didn't call Shu Yun to fish together, and they didn't know if they forgot or did it on purpose, Shu Yun was also a little unhappy in his heart.

She stayed where she was, and didn't lean up again, looking at the backs of her cousins, frowning and delicate, and her face was not very good-looking.

How can this be reasonable, the fourth imperial sister didn't take herself as an imperial sister in her eyes at all, even if her mother concubine was a noble concubine, the eldest imperial sister was not as arrogant as her!

Especially this Duanmu Fei, she is just an orphan girl in the Shoufu Mansion, and the panache is bigger than her own dignified third princess!

Shu Yun bit his lower lip slightly, and there was an impulse in his heart, he really wanted to sue his father.

Hmph, even if Duanmu Scarlet has Cen Yin as his brother-in-law, Cen Yin is just a royal slave in the end!

The more Shu Yun thought about it, the more unhappy she became, and at this time, Chu Qingyu walked to her side from behind, and said softly: "Third Emperor Sister, don't you go fishing with the Fourth Emperor Sister?" The time on this boat is boring, you and the four emperor sisters and the four girls of Duanmu are all girls' families, and you can spend time fishing and fishing. ”

Chu Qingyu gently put on the posture of the imperial sister-in-law, and without a trace, she distinguished herself from Shu Yun and the three unmarried girls.

Chu Qingyu's words seemed to add fuel to the fire, making Shu Yun feel more and more as if he had been excluded!

Shu Yun's cherry lips pursed into a straight line, and he snorted coldly: "This palace doesn't like fishing!" It's boring! ”

Shu Yun said this, and his slightly gloomy eyes were still staring at Duanmu Fei without blinking. She originally wanted to teach Duanmu Fei a lesson, but at this moment, this thought became stronger.

She said to herself in her heart that she was just teaching Duanmu Fei a small lesson, and the second emperor brother should not blame herself.

The corners of Shu Yun's lips curled slightly, and he watched Duanmu Fei and Hanxing bypass the cabin.

------Off topic------

The plots on both sides of the capital and the southern tour are intersected.