Wen Cang said: "But how could Lord Du suddenly stumble and fall to his death?" ”

Yu Yao said: "Mrs. Du said that Lord Du was busy with official business, and he didn't come home until night, so he was in a hurry, and he fell without seeing the ravine in the yard. ”

Youwei said: "Lord Du is a civil official, naturally his body is weak, but it makes sense. ”

Yu Yao said: "Don't say it, you guys should go back and rest, I have to get up early tomorrow to go to the mansion." ”

Wen Cang said: "I'm sitting at home left and right, and I don't have anything to do, starting tomorrow, it's better to let me accompany you to the mansion, and I can count as many helpers when I encounter something." ”

Yu Yao said: "Although it's good, it's just that there is no official and no position, and it's really wronged to be wronged by you again." ”

Wen Cang said: "Brother Yu, you know that I am not a person who values false fame. ”

Youwei said, "What? The people in Kaifeng Mansion don't listen to you? ”

Yu Yao sighed: "Alas, I was originally an idler, but I was given the idle position of Captain of the Horse after marrying you." Who were the people who used to sit in Kaifeng Mansion? How can the top and bottom of Kaifeng Mansion look at me in their eyes? ”

Youwei said: "How can this be true! ”

Yu Yao said: "The way to be an official is like this. You better mix less, and practice the willow leaf heart swordsmanship with peace of mind. ”

Youwei said: "Since this is the case, then you can take Wen Cang with you, so that you can take care of it." ”

Yu Yao nodded.

After a short time, the three of them dispersed and went to rest.

On the second day, Yu Yao and Wen Cang had just arrived at the mansion when they saw Steward Liu, the envoy of the Chongzheng Yuan, carrying a person to report to the official.

Wen Cang then rested in the inner hall, and Yu Yao went to ascend to the hall.

Yu Yao said: "Who is in the hall?" ”

One person said: "If you go back to the adult, the little one is the steward of the Chongzheng Yuan's house, surnamed Liu." ”

Another person: "If you go back to the adult, the little one is the shopkeeper of Dongsheng Pawnshop, surnamed Shi." ”

Yu Yao said: "Steward Liu, what are you suing?" Hurry up! ”

Steward Liu said: "Back to the adult, the villain went to the street two days ago and saw a person wearing a purple and gold crown, and the pattern on it was exactly the same as the one that my lord found someone to customize a few years ago, so he chased after him and asked." The man said that he had bought a dead pawn at the Dongsheng pawnshop. The villain hurriedly went back to tell his wife, who said that the purple gold crown had disappeared inexplicably recently. It is conceivable that the house has been robbed! This matter must be inseparable from Dongsheng pawnshop! ”

Yu Yao said again: "Shopkeeper Shi, do you have anything you want to argue?" ”

The stone shopkeeper knocked his head and said, "My lord, the villain is wronged!" A few days ago, a foreigner with a raw face came to pawn a lot of things, and there was this purple and gold crown in it. He only said that he went to Beijing to take the exam, but his name fell to Sun Shan, and he had to pawn items to raise money to return to his hometown. Because of the long way back to his hometown, I am afraid that it will be difficult to enter Beijing to redeem it in the future, so they will all die. I saw that he was dressed as a scholar and had a bit of elegant demeanor, so I didn't delve into it. The villain is really wronged, and the villain doesn't know that it's a thief! ”

Steward Liu said: "Where is it so coincidental? Or say it's a foreigner? Pushed this thing to the ground! In my opinion, it is to collude with thieves and secretly get rid of the stolen goods! ”

Yu Yao said: "Steward Liu is not impatient. Shopkeeper Shi, you said that in addition to the purple gold crown, that lifter also pawned a lot of things? What are they? But still in your shop? ”

The shopkeeper said: "Lord Hui, because the man explained that he was dead and did not plan to redeem it in the future, so many objects were sold by the villain at a price." There should be a few pieces left in the shop, but there are not many. ”

Yu Yao said: "This one is a thief, and the others may also be thieves." Someone! ”

Shao Yin on the side said: "What do you command?" ”

Yu Yao said: "Send someone to the Dongsheng pawnshop, draw the remaining items into drawings, and post them outside the yamen to see if anyone comes to claim the lost property." ”

Shao Yin said: "Obey." ”

Steward Liu said unrelentingly: "Then this pawnshop will not be investigated?" ”

Yu Yao said: "The thief has stolen something, and he always has to sell the stolen goods, either this pawnshop or that pawnshop, Steward Liu, you have no real evidence, just guessing out of thin air, how can this official convict the stone shopkeeper?" I am afraid that this theft case is widely implicated, and it will be investigated in detail, so you should go home first and wait for news. ”

As soon as the front foot sent Steward Liu away, Shao Yin came up and said: "My lord, this Kaifeng Mansion has a lot of official affairs, it is very complicated, you are a relative of the emperor, you don't have to work so hard, just hand it over to the lower officials." Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is noble and noble, and she can't do without your company. ”

Yu Yao thought for a while and said, "That's right." But there's one more thing to tell. ”

Shao Yin said: "Don't worry, no matter what it is, the lower officials will definitely do it properly for you." ”

Yu Yao said: "A few days ago, the cold rain girl who was drunk with rouge disappeared mysteriously, I think the first few people who succeeded in breaking through the level are a little suspicious, coincidentally in Xiangzhou, I once had a relationship with those people." My best friend Wen Gongzi is a Danqing Holy Hand, I asked him to paint a portrait of those people, you follow the portrait to find their traces. However, those people are strong in martial arts, if you can trace their whereabouts, you must not act rashly, and you must inform me. ”

Shao Yin said: "The lord's orders, the lower officials have already understood, and they must do their best." ”

Yu Yao then entered the inner hall with Shaoyin, and Wen Cang drew the appearance of the three He Tianyi brothers and several juniors.

Yu Yao said: "Don't be careless, these people are not idle people." ”

Shao Yin said: "Xia Guan understands. ”

Yu Yao said again: "Even if these big men can calm down, these ladies also need to go out to buy some rouge gouache, I don't believe that they live in a wild place like Lingzhou on the border all year round, and they will be indifferent when they see the treasures of the capital." Just send people to the bazaars and merchants, and you will reap the rewards of the day. ”

Shao Yin said: "The lord is wise, and the subordinate obeys orders." ”

Yu Yao then changed out of his official clothes, put on civilian clothes, and walked out of the gate of the mansion with Wen Cang.

Wen Cang asked, "Let's go?" ”

Yu Yao said: "If you don't leave, are you waiting for someone to pick you up?" ”

Wen Cang said: "You were personally sealed by the emperor's holy decree, so you left?" ”

Yu Yao said with a smile: "This young Yin has been in office for some years, and he was assisted by him when the emperor was the prince in the past. The emperor followed the first emperor to fight in the south and the north, and never had time to take care of the trivial political affairs in the palace, just to bear a false name. After the emperor ascended the throne, the position of Yin of Kaifeng Mansion was vacant for a long time. The first emperor's fate was thin, and the prince under the emperor's knees was too young, and there was no brother who could justifiably be the prince, so this young Yin naturally fantasized that one day he would sit on the throne of Fu Yin in a dignified manner. But he didn't expect that the emperor would let me take on the post of Kaifeng Mansion Yin. Suddenly, there is one more person in charge of it, and he also cuts off his own way, which is unbearable for ordinary people, so give him some time. ”