As soon as Master Li heard this, he immediately looked at the desk, and carefully looked at the placement of the books, some were four in a pile, some were nine in a pile, and there were three or four books.

In this way, it is true that as the lord of Anhe said, the ledger has been turned over.

It's just that how did the county lord of Anhe judge that the ledger was missing?

The housekeeper stood aside in fear, heard their conversation, walked over tremblingly, glanced at the account book on the desk a few times, took out the account book in the drawer, counted the number of account books again, and suddenly shook his body, stepped back and handed the account book to Master Li, and said.

"It's really missing a ledger."

"We adults are cautious, and he has recorded every account book in this tent, so we can know which account book is missing."

Lord Li's eyes lit up, but then he thought of something, and felt that this account book was hot, he meowed a few glances at the county lord of Anhe, and had a plan, but just wanted to say something, but he heard Situ Yimo say.

"This ledger is a key clue, Lord Li has to investigate it well, since it is about the household department, Lord Li still has to send someone to the household department, this clue cannot be lost."

Lord Li's body stiffened, and when he met Situ Yimo's cool gaze, he immediately dispelled the calculation in his heart, and hurriedly asked the housekeeper to verify which account book was missing.

Situ Yimo turned around beside the corpse, the corners of his eyebrows trembled slightly, and after a pause, he said to them, "Send the corpse back to the yamen, send someone to guard it carefully, and Liao Cheng will do it, and find out the cause of Lord Hu's death as soon as possible." ”

"Yes."

Seeing that they were all taking action, she asked Master Li, "Have all the people in the mansion interrogated clearly?" Is there a record? ”

"Yes, yes, quickly record the case to the county lord of Anhe!"

He has already learned the skills of the county lord of Anhe, and if someone helps him investigate the case, he is willing to cooperate.

Situ Yimo took the case record, flipped through it carefully, frowned at the suspicious place, and after checking it, she handed the case record to the county lord Nirui who was checking the traces on the side, and said to her.

"Ni Rui, you go and interrogate again, Mrs. Hu, as well as his three concubines, the eldest young master in the house, the eldest young grandmother, and the maid who serves Lord Hu."

"Okay!"

"It's been a long time since I've judged anyone! I can finally show my skills! Torture to extract confessions! ”

Listening to this voice with a wicked smile, Lord Li shuddered, and really felt that he couldn't afford to provoke these two county lords. He still obediently stood aside and listened to the instructions.

Situ Yimo checked the house again, then went to the house to have a look, interrogated that there was a Nirui county lord over there, and always got clues, and she went outside to see the situation.

can kill the imperial court officials in the Hubu Shilang Mansion, either this person is in a high position, or he is a person close to Lord Hu.

However, if this matter involves the account book, I don't know if it will be related to the corruption case of the former household department Shangshu, and if a certain prince is involved, she really doesn't want to get involved.

Since it was a matter of household affairs, she still went to her second uncle to find out first, and then she decided to get into the depth of the case.

She was going to do this, and as soon as she walked out of the courtyard gate, she saw Master Zhao coming, she was surprised at first, and then guessed the reason why Master Zhao came to her.

"County Lord--" Master Zhao saluted respectfully.

"Master doesn't have to be polite."

Master Zhao looked at Situ Yimo with a smile, and directly came to the surface, "The county lord is smart, and he must know the reason why the villain came to the county lord." The adults have not rested much since they were appointed as the head of the household, and it is not easy or simple to sort out the accounts of the household department. ”

Situ Yimo's eyebrows moved, knowing the meaning of Master Zhao's words, the former household department Shangshu was greedy for ink, and there would definitely be a lot of messy accounts left, which would definitely involve many big people, they all wanted to protect themselves, so they wouldn't let his uncle find out.

Although her uncle is the head of the household, after all, the new official takes office, and those old ministers will not easily take refuge in her uncle, and the tricks in the officialdom are no less than the battlefield, if you want to solve it completely, it will definitely be bloody, and the household servant should be the victim of this contest.

"What does the second uncle mean, do you want me not to interfere? Or do you want me to shake things up and stir up the water even more? ”

When Master Zhao heard this, his eyes flashed with a gleam, and he praised Situ Yimo with appreciation, "The county lord is really smart, what the lord means is to make the county lord obey his will, you can investigate this case as much as you want, the tricks of the people behind it are dealt with by adults, so that the county lord should not worry." ”

The corners of Situ Yimo's mouth hooked slightly, with her uncle's words, she knew what to do next.

Master Zhao knew what he wanted to convey, Situ Yimo understood, so he didn't say anything more, and left the Shilang Mansion happily.

On the other side of the inner courtyard, the county lord of Nirui was sitting on the chair of the prince arrogantly, eating a few cherries and taking a sip of fruit wine, smiling and looking at the maids who were kneeling on the ground and shivering, these two maids had been kneeling on the ground for half an hour, and the county lord of Nirui did not say anything, just looked at them quietly.

As time passed, the mentality of these two maids was about to collapse, and they felt that the county lord of Nirui was too scary.

The county lord of Nirui squinted at them and couldn't help it, and he was slightly happy in his heart, he didn't expect the cold treatment to be so easy to use. After all, it's a maid, how much can she bear.

However, they must have deceived something if they were so nervous, otherwise how could they be afraid.

"Lord Nirui, the death of the adult has nothing to do with the servant!" One of the maids, Xiaomei, spoke recklessly, she was in charge of Lord Hu's meals on weekdays.

Another maid, Xiaoli, saw Xiaomei shouting injustice, and she immediately shouted injustice, "Lord Ni Mingjian, the maid is also wronged." "She specializes in serving Lord Hu's daily life.

"Both of you are crying out for injustice, who should the lord of this county believe? Do you have to understand that it was the court official who died, and you are to blame as his personal servant? ”

When the two maids heard this, their faces turned pale, and they hurriedly kowtowed and pleaded to prove their innocence, "The death of the adult really has nothing to do with the servant!" When the maid cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks last night, the adults were still fine, and the housekeeper and the little maid outside the house could prove it. ”

"Last night, when the maid went to the study to clean up the bed for the adult, the adult was also fine, and the adult was still sitting at the desk drinking tea! When the servant left, the scholar was still with the study, and he could prove it to the servant!"

"The county lord is clear! The death of an adult really has nothing to do with the servant! ”

The lord of Nirui ate a cherry, and when he saw that they were so afraid, he said, "Even if you are wronged, but the master is dead, do you think you, as a maid, can you have a good life?" If the government can't find the murderer, maybe it will take you to the job!"

"No, no, no......"

"If you can provide any clues, this county lord can save your life."

They work as maids in the official's house, and they also know a little about the things in the officialdom, they are slaves and maids, their status is humble, everyone can trample on them, if they really want them to take the blame, it is useless for them to break their heads and shout grievances.

Thinking of this, the two seemed to have made a decision, Xiaomei said to the lord of Nirui, "Last night, when the maid went to deliver dinner, the eldest young master was quarreling with the adults, and the two were still arguing fiercely, and the maid also heard the eldest young master say that the adults would affect the family, and those people would not let them live, and the eldest young master persuaded the adults to hand over the things as soon as possible." ”

Xiaoli also said what she knew, "Last night, on the way to the toilet, I saw the young grandmother's personal maid Xiaohe passing by the adult's yard, and she looked panicked. ”

The eldest young master, the eldest young grandmother?

The county lord of Nirui frowned, she wanted to ask something, and when she saw Situ Yimo coming, she got up and walked towards her, and when she saw what she was holding with a handkerchief in her hand, she was a little curious, and asked her, "Anhe, what is it in your hand?" ”

Situ Yimo unfolded the veil to reveal the silver hairpin inside, "This is what I found behind Lord Hu's courtyard." ”

"This silver hairpin looks ordinary, which maid should it be?" The lord of Nirui glanced at the hairpin carefully, and felt that it was not something like the master's son.

Xiaomei looked up and immediately recognized it, she said, "This is Xiaohe's hairpin!"

Xiaoli also looked up and pointed out, "Yes, the maid also recognizes that this is Xiaohe's hairpin, and the maids in the house can testify that this hairpin is engraved with lotus flowers, which is a birthday gift from her brother." ”

Situ Yimo was slightly surprised, "Who is Xiaohe?" ”

"She is the personal maid of the grandmother in the house." The lord of Nirui replied that when he saw that the two maids were doing well, he asked them to get up and let them out.

Situ Yimo listened to the story of the county lord Nirui, and raised his eyebrows slightly, "So, now the eldest young master and the eldest young grandmother are suspicious?" ”

"At the moment, it is like this. Why don't I interrogate Young Master Hu in person? Lord Ni Rui asked.

"No, Young Master Hu is the companion of the little prince, before there is no evidence, I won't interrogate him, and I have to take care of the little prince's face."

The county lord of Nirui was stunned, and when she heard Situ Yimo's reminder, she remembered that Hu Shilang's sister-in-law was the companion of the little prince. If you interrogate him directly like this, it is indeed not to give face to the little prince.

"By the way, have you interrogated the young grandmother? I heard that she has been in poor health? ”

At the mention of the eldest and youngest grandmother, the county lord of Nirui sighed, "Yes! I heard that she was in poor health since she was a child, and the medicine never left her mouth, and the yard was full of medicine, and she was too sick to afford it, so I asked the maid to record her confession. ”

"Where's the eldest lady?"

She and Lord Hu are childhood sweethearts, and the two have a deep relationship, and even a few concubine rooms are still concubines for Mrs. Hu. When the eldest lady learned of the death of Lord Hu, she was heartbroken and is still sick. ”

Situ Yimo took the testimony handed over by the county lord of Nirui, and read it carefully, compared with the previous one, it was much more accurate. "Aunt Mo's sister turned out to be the concubine of Jing Hao, the eldest young master of the Pei family."

"I've already asked people to keep an eye on Aunt Mo carefully." After all, the lord of Nirui County is a royal person, and he still knows some political situations, the previous household department is the second prince, and the Pei family is the second prince's foreign family, this matter involves the account book, she naturally thinks of the second prince.

Situ Yimo frowned slightly, put his right hand slightly on his chin, and thought about it carefully, "I remember that Pei Guogong's sister-in-law Pei Jinghao is the fourth-rank servant of the military department, and his second son is the sixth-rank captain, who is in charge of the city gate soldiers. ”

No wonder the second prince has the courage to oppose the crown prince, and the power of his grandfather's family is really not weak. Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is talented, his legs can't walk after all, and the second prince has sound limbs and his grandfather as the backing, so why don't he go to Xiao Xiang's throne.

The previous household department was his subordinate, but now the household department is her second uncle, and it seems that this case is inseparable from the second prince.