Ning Ze hurried to Jiangnan, and when he was halfway through, he replaced the young horse at the halfway station, replaced it with another horse and continued to run.

Jiangnan, who originally needed to be arrived in two days by horse, was stunned by Ning Ze for a day and a night.

Because he was worried about Qi Shu's safety, Ning Ze didn't dare to rest at all.

They released the carrier pigeons, and the county order of Jiangnan Town over there had already received the news, because of Ning Ze's identity and the urgency of the matter, in the absence of an official document, the courtyard of the Mao family on the edge of the town was surrounded according to Ning Ze's order, and no one was allowed to come out.

The county magistrate personally guarded outside this huge and luxurious courtyard, no matter who came from outside to ask, or the people inside would not accept it if they were accommodating, just kidding, this is a major event related to his promotion and fortune, how can he not be cautious? If he lets him go and leaks any news, then won't he be finished?

He Hu Shang finally climbed to his current position step by step from a small place, his name is Hu Shang but he is not a scholar, and some people mock him for taking this name on weekdays.

At present, the king of Guanghan, Ning Ze, wrote to him in person, and if he behaved well, he might receive some kind of reward.

The more Hu Shang thought about it, the more beautiful he became, and the eight-character Hu was stretched and tiled.

The officers and soldiers standing next to them looked at each other one by one, not knowing why the county commander suddenly pulled them over.

When Ning Ze rushed to the courtyard of the Mao family, his clothes and hair were messy, and there were still a lot of dirt on his face, and the urgency on his face was very obvious, and he was embarrassed.

When Hu Shang saw the legendary King Guanghan coming, what did he say, it was a little different from what he imagined, shouldn't it be handsome, luxurious, and personable, talking and laughing freely between the opening and closing of the paper fan? That's what he envisioned.

But how could Ning Ze, who had been on the road for a day and a night, be so clean and tidy? What's more, he is still in a hurry to find someone. He only brought the seal that could prove the identity of the prince, and the rest of the follow-up Fuda would be brought with him.

Nothing matters at the moment, the most important thing is to find out Qi Shu, stand in front of him completely, and ensure that he is safe.

From afar, I saw that the officers and soldiers had surrounded the courtyard of the Mao family, and the inner and outer three floors were full of people, and it seemed that these people had carried out his words well.

Ning Ze handed the horse to the officers and soldiers next to him, and then directly said that he wanted to see the county order, and by the way, he shook the token at them casually, revealing his identity.

So those officers and soldiers hurriedly invited Ning Ze to Hu Shang's face, after all, they had been waiting for the past two days, and they didn't know who was waiting and didn't know why they were surrounding the Mao family's compound.

Ning Ze's face was a little gloomy, his heart was already very anxious at this moment, Qi Shu had been lost for several days, and he would really go crazy if he couldn't find him again.

"Hu County Order."

"Eh, you are from Shaoliang, the one who sent a letter to the lower officials?" Hu Shang said with some trembling, after all, since he became an official, it was the first time for Hu Shang to receive a boss of this level, and he used to receive his direct boss.

"Well, have you been guarding and never leaving?" Ning Ze's gaze did not stay on Hu Shang's body too much, but crossed him and stared at the Mao family's compound behind him.

The area is very spacious, the façade is also very magnificent, the two huge stone lions are very powerful, and the emperor of Tiangao can't control it. I don't know what's going on inside.

"Search for me!" Ning Ze said ruthlessly.

It's not loud, but it's very intimidating.

Hu Shang was so frightened that he didn't dare to look at Ning Ze more, and turned around and waved at the officers and soldiers behind him! "Search!"

The officers and soldiers, who were still a little bored, cheered up when they heard that their county order had finally been ordered, and they were all in the air for several days, and the flies could not fly out.

The housekeepers who had opened the door to peek outside retreated one after another.

Ning Ze took the lead and rushed towards the gate of the Mao family, and passed murderously.

Hu Shang was a little panicked, because he didn't know who was hiding in the Mao family, how could he bother this prince in the capital to do it himself?

In all fairness, the Mao family has a lot of business with him in Jiangnan Town, and it doesn't look like a big traitor?

With a stomach full of doubts that he couldn't ask, Hu Shang couldn't, so he had to follow Ning Ze in.

According to what Ning Ze said, all the more than 100 people of the Mao family gathered together to count, and then carefully searched each room.

The old lady and the old lady of the Mao family are still alive, there are three sons and one daughter, the daughter is married, the eldest son's family lives with the second elder in the Mao Mansion, and the second son and the third son are all wandering and working hard.

However, someone in the Mao family still went to deliver the news and informed them to come back quickly.

The officers and soldiers can take care of whether they will damage things or anything, and they also follow the instructions of their superiors to turn the Mao family upside down.

Ning Ze didn't say what they were looking for, people or things, he just said a word search.

What are you searching for?

Hu Shang moved a chair for Ning Ze to sit on, and the people kneeling below were all from the Mao family.

Although Ning Ze was in a hurry, he also knew that it was not useful to be in a hurry now.

The old lady of the Mao family, who was already in her old age, raised her head tremblingly, and bowed to the young man with a cold expression and a noble body on the seat: "This lord, I don't know what mistake my Mao Mansion has made, so that you are so anxious to rush to Xingshi to ask for your guilt!"

The old lady of the Mao family was also forced to be anxious in the end, and there was some anger at the end of the words, anyone who indiscriminately surrounded your mansion, and it was unbearable to be closed so if you were not allowed to travel.

"You know who you're hiding, right?" Ning Ze heard the smell, there should be someone in this mansion who is doing things to hide, and this old lady should not know yet.

The old lady of the Mao family, who was kneeling next to him, was Mao Anbang, who was the current head of the Mao family, glanced at Ning Ze suspiciously, a little unclear.

"Dare to ask? Who is hiding? I hope to make it clear. ”

Mao Anbang's wife, that is, Tang Xuefei, somehow pulled his sleeve and signaled him not to talk too much.

But Mao Anbang didn't pay attention to her, but continued to clarify himself: "Recently, there are no special people in my Mao Mansion to visit, except for ......" Halfway through speaking, Mao Anran turned his face to Tang Xuefei's direction and asked: "Didn't you say that your cousin and nephew are coming over in the past two days?" But here? ”

This question was endless, which startled everyone, and only then did they wake up like a dream.

Isn't it! Didn't a young lady from Shao Liang also come two days ago? The temperament is clear and graceful, and she looks beautiful.

Why don't you see anyone?

Some people happen to see it and know it, but some people don't see it, so they don't know much about this matter, plus Qi Shu only showed his side and didn't appear again, right, what about people?

The old lady of the Mao family and Tang Xuefei lowered their heads at the same time and did not speak, nor did they participate in the discussions of the people behind them.

Ning Ze stared at the two of them with sharp eyes, and immediately had a plan in his heart.

Tang Xuefei also looked at Ning Ze secretly, but when he came into contact with his gaze, he couldn't help but immediately skimmed over.

If you are not a thief, how can this be?

"Do you know who you are harboring? On the surface, her name is the daughter of Shangshu and the lord of Qingming, but she recently violated the criminal law and absconded in fear of crime, I tracked her all the way from Shaoliang to here, and learned that she entered your Mao family, what, do you want to use this more than 100 people as a bet to harbor fugitives? ”

Old Mrs. Mao couldn't stand her knees, and immediately got up viciously and wanted to rush to Tang Xuefei to ask what was going on.

"My lord, the grass people don't know!" Mao Anbang said angrily, he did know that his wife had something to do with the wife of Qi Mansion, but he hadn't seen Qi Shu with his own eyes, so he might be fearless and say that he didn't know, and Tang Xuefei next to him trembled when he heard this.

Ning Ze looked coldly at the people with different expressions below, and he was not in a hurry, he would always vomit it out when he couldn't help it.

Old Mrs. Mao took the lead in bowing to Ning Ze tremblingly, and then said with some trembling: "My lord, I can't hide it, Na Qi Shu did come to the mansion a few days ago, but he left soon."

What she thought was that Qi Shu was hidden deep anyway, as long as she lured this adult away and then lost the person while she was not paying attention, then no one would know about it, and naturally the Mao Mansion would be able to pick it up.

I really didn't expect the eldest daughter-in-law to turn around guiltily, this little thing can't be done, it's just a waste.

Mao Anbang's eyes suddenly rose, her eyebrows wrinkled together in dissatisfaction, and she looked at her mother and wondered, "Why don't I know about this?" What the hell is going on?! ”

Mrs. Mao pursed her lips and gave a look to Tang Xuefei next to her, Mao Anbang looked at his wife in disbelief.

"Xianggong, this, that, Qi Shu is my cousin niece, and it is normal to come to our Mao Mansion for two days, how do I know that she is like this, then I will definitely not keep her!" Tang Xuefei also said as if he was afraid for a while.

"Go on!" Ning Ze sneered even more, and the cold look between his eyebrows was almost frozen. How could these people not be seen acting in front of him? If it weren't for the speculation that Qi Shu might still be in their hands and was hidden very secretly, it wouldn't have dragged them until now.

Mao Anbang looked at Ning Ze's eyes, then turned to look at Tang Xuefei, and said with hatred: "To be honest!" ”

Tang Xuefei didn't dare to tell the truth, and secretly glanced at his mother-in-law, seeing that the other party bowed his head and was silent, he was also afraid, but he still bit it to death and refused to tell the truth, what if he was punished by this unknown person for telling the truth?

"How many people are in the Mao family?" Ning Ze saw them relying on them like this, and changed his thinking. Just now, the Hu County Commander said that the Mao family roughly estimated that there were more than 100 people.

"If you go back to your lordship, there are a total of one hundred and two people." I told him just after my subordinates counted the number of people, and I thought it silently several times in my heart, lest I remember it wrong.

"Count the number of people." Ning Ze said another word to Hu Shang.

When Qi Shu wanted to come to Mao's house before, he said that it was Jiangnan mother-in-law, and this mother-in-law was talking about this Tang Xuefei, although she was a mother-in-law, she was just a light that accounted for her generation, and her actual age was a few years older than Qi Shu's mother Tang Lian.

Ning Ze was already paying attention when he sat in front of them, and among the people who were the leaders, there was no son of Mao Anbang, the head of the Mao family, who was said to be an only son, named Mao Dingwu. Since he was a child, he has been frail and sickly, and he doesn't go out much, and there are only a handful of people who see him.

"Where is Mao Dingwu?" Seeing the officers and soldiers counting the number of people, Ning Ze threw out another sentence.

How did he know about Mao Dingwu? The Mao family was very shocked, this lord of Shaoliang City had definitely not boarded the door of Mao's mansion, but how did he know that Mao Dingwu was not present?