"Someone answered?" Leng Nanxian frowned slightly: "Are you suspicious......"

An Sheng hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Today I have re-sorted out the previous things about her, and I have always had doubts in my heart. ”

She briefly said that Aunt Rou returned late a few days ago, and the official of the yamen sent into the house, and kept saying that it was Xue Zhao who colluded with outsiders to abduct and sell Aunt Rou.

That day, Aunt Rou testified that the gold jewelry used by Xue Zhao to bribe the traffickers belonged to Xue's, and Xue said that the jewelry had not been worn for a long time, and it was impossible for Aunt Rou to see it. It is precisely because of this that Aunt Rou had a big fight with the Xue family, and she had to call her father back to the house from Dongcheng. ”

"Do you mean to say that you suspect that Aunt Rou colluded with outsiders and deliberately framed the Xue family in order to suppress her?"

An Sheng nodded: "It's not that this is not possible." ”

"But didn't you say before that Aunt Rou is a person from Luoyang Xiangfu and has nothing to rely on in the capital?"

"There is one thing I didn't mention to Master, that is, the last time we had dinner at Haizhen Pavilion, when my sister and I were chatting at the window of the restaurant, I saw Aunt Rou come out of the restaurant and get into a carriage waiting outside the door.

At that time, I was a little curious and wanted to go out to inquire, but I saw Li Shangshu of the household department coming out of the restaurant after him. At that time, I thought that maybe my father and his colleagues were eating and drinking, and I was afraid of encountering them, so I didn't go. Then a few days ago, I asked my father to verify that he had never taken Aunt Rou to Haizhen Pavilion at all. ”

"In other words, on that day, Aunt Rou had a private meeting with someone else in the restaurant, and that person was likely to be the head of the court." Leng Nanxian guessed.

An Sheng nodded firmly: "Regarding Aunt Rou's identity, Xue Zhao once suspected it by mistake. He felt that Aunt Rou's words and deeds did not look like a woman from a good family, so the Xue family repeatedly tested her, and specially sent someone to Xiangfu City to verify that Aunt Rou was indeed lying.

But at that time, Aunt Rou was alertly refuted. And his father also felt that he was powerless and powerless, and Aunt Rou categorically had no reason to deliberately approach her, so she didn't believe Xue's suspicions.

But now that something has happened, I think that if those people had such a plan a long time ago, Aunt Rou might have been a pawn they had planted next to my father. And my father didn't realize it at all, and he also listened to Aunt Rou, and actually handed over the account books to her for safekeeping. When those people knew that my father had their handle in his hands, they would naturally find a way to put my father to death. ”

Leng Nanxian said: "You say very reasonably, this is why things are so coincidental, it is not early or late in the warehouse, just when Aunt Rou and the Xue family had a dispute, and your father rushed back to the Xia Mansion." They are clearly planning a joint plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, on the one hand, to facilitate their arson, and on the other hand, your father's crime is added to the first degree, and he will definitely die, becoming their scapegoat. ”

Guan Hetian stood up with a "pout": "It's just too insidious! No wonder my people can't find her, if she is hiding in the courtyard of the deep house, my people are indeed beyond the reach of the whip. ”

"But there's one thing I've never been able to figure out, so I've never been sure." Ansheng swallowed and spitted authentic.

"What's the matter?"

"Why didn't Aunt Rou destroy the account book on the spot? After leaving the Xia Mansion, you will send someone back to steal? And thieves break into the house and steal, why do they rummage aimlessly? ”

An Sheng's words were indeed incredible, and the three of them were also confused for a while, and they were silent for a while.

Leng Nanxian suddenly raised his head, his eyes blazing: "An Sheng, if you were Aunt Rou, would you choose to burn the account book on the spot and never suffer in the future, right?" ”

An Sheng nodded: "That's nature." ”

Leng Nanxian smiled slightly: "That's because you didn't put yourself in her shoes!" I won't! ”

"Why?" An Sheng and Guan Hetian spoke in unison.

"If you think about it, Aunt Rou and your father must be able to talk about everything, so they must also know the cruel methods of those people. If the account books are destroyed and your father is executed, then the only trouble for them will be Aunt Rou. ”

"Isn't Aunt Kerou in collusion with them, a nest of snakes and rats?" Guan Hetian couldn't help but ask the question in his heart.

"If Xue Zhao's speculation is correct, Aunt Rou should be the woman on the Fengyue Field they found. This kind of woman has always been struggling to survive, and she thinks naturally and long-term when doing things. She may have realized that she was in danger of being killed in the end, so she kept her hands behind. ”

An Sheng suddenly realized: "I understand, Master, are you saying that as long as Aunt Rou holds the whereabouts of the account books in her hands, it will not fall into the hands of those people, and Aunt Rou has the capital to save her life, and she can also negotiate with those people, right?" ”

Leng Nanxian nodded: "So, when Aunt Rou left the Xia Mansion, the account book must not have been brought with her." ”

An Sheng also stood up "pout": "Is it possible that those people have not found the whereabouts of the account books either?" ”

Leng Nanxian and An Sheng glanced at each other: "It is very likely that the account books are still in the mansion." ”

An Sheng suddenly couldn't wait: "It was late at night yesterday, and the rummaging was not careful enough, let's go back and search again, what if we find it?" ”

Guan Hetian stepped forward and said, "I'll find two people to help you find it together." ”

An Sheng shook his head and refused: "No, Brother Guan, there is only a little place in the courtyard in total, so there is no need to work for the people." And it's better that fewer people know about it. ”

Guan Hetian smiled "hehe": "These two people are well-known thieves in Chang'an, they are a must to find things, even if the account book is hidden in a mouse hole, they can find it for you." Moreover, they can absolutely trust and have nothing to do with the government. ”

An Sheng was overjoyed when he heard this, and was naturally happy: "Then there will be labor." ”

At that moment, Guan Hetian immediately sent someone to call the two of them, and the group returned to the Xia Mansion in a mighty way.

Aunt Rou's yard has been re-searched by the Xue family, and she has also found nothing. When she saw An Sheng taking someone back to the house, she was unwilling to let the baby fall into An Sheng's hands, and she stayed in the yard and refused to leave.

A few people carefully rummaged little by little, and even on the roof ridges and beams, all the places where things could be hidden, they were all carefully searched, but they were still nowhere to be found.

The Xue family even sent a few subordinates to dig all the flowers in the ground, and their hopes were dashed little by little, and finally left with a scolding.

An Sheng and Leng Nanxian looked at the messy courtyard, and they all fell silent, and they began to doubt their own judgments for a while.

As the sky grew darker, a late bird flew overhead and landed on the eaves to rest.

An Sheng suddenly had an idea.

Under the eaves, there are many sparrow nests. Find the gap under the tiles, and take the grass as the nest.

She pointed to the eaves: "Please help me look at the sparrow's nest under the eaves." ”

This kind of thing cannot be done by others, and the two thieves immediately understood it, jumped into it, jumped lightly on the roof, and then hung upside down with a golden hook, leaned downward, stretched out their hands and groped, and took out a lot of hay and chicken feathers one by one, and frightened the birds and birds flew in all directions.

"There it is!" The man said in surprise, shrunk his hand to the thickness of a rolling pin, poked into his two fingers and took out a palm-sized booklet, jumped down, and handed it to An Sheng.

An Sheng suddenly felt like a treasure, opened the account book, and carefully checked it with Leng Nanxian, which recorded many numbers and warehouse numbers, but he couldn't understand the meaning in a hurry.

An Sheng was so excited that his body trembled: "It should be it!" Master, can this account book atone for my father's sins? ”

Leng Nanxian frowned and said: "What is recorded in this account book, I am afraid that only your father himself knows, and he can only judge it after asking." ”

An Sheng gritted his teeth and said with great ambition: "I will go to Dali Temple tomorrow to beat the drum to avenge my grievances and hand over this account book." ”

Leng Nanxian also bowed his head and said: "Okay! I'm with you. ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard the noise of people outside, accompanied by the sound of miscellaneous footsteps, coming straight in the direction of the courtyard.

Several people looked at each other, and before they could understand what was happening, someone had already swarmed in, surrounding the courtyard to the ground.

"What does that mean?" Guan Hetian asked first.

The middle-aged man with a beard who walked out of the officers and soldiers, looking at the official uniform, should be the leader, looked at the account book in An Sheng's hand and smiled "hehe": "May I ask if this is Xia Ansheng, the second lady of Xia Mansion, right?" ”

An Sheng nodded ignorantly: "Exactly, may I ask who you are?" ”

The man smiled at An Sheng: "It was on the orders of the boss that I came to the Xia Mansion to retrieve this account book in your hand." ”

An Sheng couldn't help but be happy in his heart: "Is it my father's case that has taken a turn again?" ”

The man bowed: "Exactly." This book is of great importance, and it is hereby ordered by the higher authorities to come and search it. I also asked the second lady to hand over the account books to the official, so that she could bring them back to Dali Temple to finalize the case. ”

An Sheng's heart became more and more happy, and the case of only treating his father as a father had finally taken a turn, and this account book would definitely be able to alleviate his father's responsibility: "I was about to go to Dali Temple to beat drums and voice grievances, and the burned warehouse was actually already in deficit, but someone deliberately set fire to cover up the fact that the granary was empty." My father's handbook should have clearly recorded the deficit of each storehouse, and I would like to ask you to check it. ”

The middle-aged man nodded, and couldn't wait: "Present it and take a look." ”

An Sheng didn't think about it, and was about to step forward, but was stopped by Leng Nanxian: "Haven't asked the adults how to call them?" What are the important positions in Dali Temple or the official residence of the Criminal Department? ”

The middle-aged man glanced at Leng Nanxian with slanted eyes, then turned to look at the soldier behind him, and snorted coldly: "Are you suspicious of my identity?" Look at the pomp behind the master, and you should know whether it is true or not. ”

Leng Nanxian smiled slowly: "This account book is related to the life and death of Lord Xia, we must be cautious, the Lord did not take the search and signature of Dali Temple or the Criminal Department, and his identity is unknown, who this account book is handed over, we must always be clear in our hearts." On another day, in the lobby, there is also an explanation when asked. ”

The man smiled: "What if I don't say it?" ”

Leng Nanxian took the account book in An Sheng's hand and seemed to look through it casually: "Then this account book can't be handed over to adults." Tomorrow, we will naturally go to Dali Temple to beat drums and sound grievances, and hand over this account book to the lobby in person. ”