A fire in North Juxian Fang was not extinguished until early in the morning. But the strange thing is that the neighbors of the burning house are all empty houses, and at most only one or two people are left to watch the house, so there are no casualties.

What's even more strange is that there are only four original main family members left in the house that caught fire, and each of them is like a saw-mouthed gourd without saying a word, the people of the Water Dragon Bureau and the Five Cities Terracotta Division saw with their own eyes that there were no less than thirty men running out of the house, and now those people seem to have disappeared overnight.

Xu Mao and the others faintly sensed that something was wrong, and hurriedly handed over the news to Cao Guozhang.

Cao family.

The servants and maids in the study of the outer courtyard were all arranged by the steward to do other things, and the steward stood in front of the courtyard gate, and no one was allowed to approach half a step.

Cao Guozhang sat on the Huanghuali official hat chair with a gloomy face, and his thumb wearing a jade wrench trembled slightly, revealing his anger.

Sitting across from him was a tall, plump woman of seventeen or eighteen years old. The woman's appearance is not very outstanding, but the outline is quite deep, the red collared peony flower gown is lined with her honey-colored healthy skin, and the slightly curly long hair is pulled into a bun with the clouds.

She is the Tatar princess Anazh.

"Cao Guozhang! Didn't you say that the house is the safest place in the world, and you have arranged everything around you! Why are there only four of my more than thirty warriors in Tatar now, and all the others are missing! Anari furrowed her brows angrily, "Cao Guozhang must give this princess an explanation!" ”

Cao Guozhang sneered: "The princess is a little restless. The old man did arrange all the security of the house properly, and even spent a lot of money to purchase several houses around the house as a cover, how much work the old man put into this matter, even if Princess Anari couldn't see it clearly, Siqin Gongzi should also see it clearly. The princess is so noisy, does she have an opinion about the old man? ”

Siqin, who was dressed as a literati sitting at the seat of Ana's hand, just pursed his thin lips and did not answer, and his handsome face also showed a bit of anger.

Cao Guozhang said again: "As for this incident, it is obvious that your subordinates are too stupid, even if they are caught, it is because they themselves have exposed their whereabouts, at this time, what the princess should do should be to think about how to deal with the aftermath, instead of yelling at the old man here, right?" ”

Anari was even more angry, and slapped the table hard, "No matter how much you arrange, now my warriors are gone!" When you came to the Yan Dynasty, there were so many people, and the two assassinations failed to lose so many warriors, and the princess was not angry, our Tatar warriors were all eagles on the grassland, even if they died in battle, they returned to the embrace of the immortal sky. But now? Because of your negligence, so many warriors disappeared before they could draw their swords, and you still blame the stupidity of the warriors brought by Princess Ben? ”

"Isn't it stupid? If you are not stupid, how can the house catch fire in the middle of the night? How could you be in a panic when you evacuated and were served a pot? Princess Anari should really be annoyed, if the old man has such useless subordinates, I'm afraid the old man will be so annoyed. ”

"You! I have long heard that if you people in the Central Plains court don't do practical things, they will play tricks, and today this princess has also seen it! ”

"Compared with the princess, the old man is even inferior. The princess behaved treacherously, and the old man was willing to bow down, and the old man kindly gave the princess the Painted Spring Garden, and did not want the princess to give it to others, and the old man did not ask the princess what it meant, but the princess came to the old man and shouted! ”

Seeing that Anari and Cao Guozhang were facing each other, and even involved the matter between Tatar and Da Zhou, Siqin hurriedly played a round.

"Don't mind Cao Guozhang, Her Royal Highness the princess is also concerned about the life and death of these warriors, and there is still a long way to cooperate in the future, so there is no need to hurt the peace for these. Cao Guozhang is right, the important thing now is to consider how to deal with the aftermath. ”

Ana was full of anger and couldn't vent it, but after hearing Siqin's words, she miraculously stopped, and although she was still angry, she didn't say anything disrespectful.

Cao Guozhang's gaze turned between Anari and Siqin, and his face softened slightly, "These people will not disappear for no reason, they must have been arrested by someone." If others are fine, once they are arrested by the emperor's people, things will be difficult to do. ”

When Siqin heard this, the essence flashed in his eagle-like sharp eyes, and then he was replaced by a gentle smile: "No matter who is captured, the person is already wasted, and there is no need to think about it anymore." According to Cao Guozhang's opinion, if His Majesty the Emperor of your country arrests these people, what will he do? ”

Cao Guozhang raised his eyebrows, and the first half of Siqin's words meant that if they could be properly disposed of, those who disappeared would only be outcasts, and they could be treated as if they didn't exist.

This Tatar man acted in a somewhat Yantian style.

Cao Guozhang said quietly: "Siqin Gongzi doesn't have to test the old man, if this matter is really known by the emperor, it will be difficult for you and me to do it, but if you want to act properly, if you have Siqin Gongzi's words first, the old man will also know it in his heart." ”

"Guozhang is a smart person, and talking to a smart person is refreshing." Siqin smiled.

Ana Ri saw that Siqin and Cao Guozhang were talking and laughing, and when she looked at his handsome and profound face, her eyes couldn't help but be confused.

Siqin's sharp eyes looked over, and when he met Anari's eyes, he suddenly put away all his sharpness and smiled at her.

Anari only felt as if she had fallen into a puddle of warm water, and her whole body was dizzy.

Cao Guozhang saw the appearance of these two people in his eyes, and he didn't care much, he only called his henchmen and whispered: "Go and call all the people we arranged in the Wucheng Terracotta Division and the Water Dragon Bureau, whether it is coercion, inducement, or even torture, we must let these people spit out some valuable news." Don't let anyone pass by the house these days, or who is acting strangely! ”

"Subordinates obey." The subordinate took the command and went away.

Anari and Siqin saw that Cao Guozhang had specific actions on this matter, so they were temporarily relieved.

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At this time, Qin Yining and Qin Huaiyuan were sitting in the study room in the outer courtyard of the Qin Mansion.

Qin Huai leaned against the Luohan bed near the window, while Qin Yining moved a pestle and sat next to the pedal. The father and daughter were eating snacks and drinking tea while analyzing today's events.

"I'll hand over those people to my father, and the next thing is for my father to solve, and my daughter doesn't care." Qin Yining took a sip of hot tea from the tea bowl, diluting the sweetness of the dim se.

Qin Huaiyuan raised his eyebrows and said, "If you do this, my father suspects that you are deliberately pulling me to clean up the aftermath for you." ”

Qin Yining laughed: "It's indeed the aftermath." Even if I arrest someone myself, I can't deal with it, but I still have to hand it over to my father, and these people will definitely be useful to my father. ”

Qin Huaiyuan didn't sleep all night, he was a little tired at this time, looking at Qin Yining's radiant face, not only did his smile deepen, but he also intended to take the school exam.

"Then you say, what should I do with these people when they come into my hands?"