The journey to Mingyuan Hall was unexpectedly smooth.

The obstruction or exhortation that Chen Ying imagined had never happened.

She deliberately brought a bow and arrows, that is, she was ready to break in, but she did not expect that this road was unimpeded, and the mother-in-law who was patrolling the night saw her, and respectfully avoided the side of the road, allowing her to pass.

Chen Ying quickly reacted, I am afraid that this is what Old Madam Xu meant.

Not only did she not relax, but her heart tightened.

The more tolerant Mrs. Xu's attitude is, the more abnormal things will be.

Hurriedly stepped onto the corridor leading to Mingyuan Hall, as soon as Chen Ying looked up, he saw that at the end of the corridor, there were three servants, and the first one was Liu Baoshan's family.

"The third girl is here, and the old lady has asked the slave to wait for you here." Liu Baoshan's family stepped forward to salute, wiping sweat with his sleeves, showing that he had not been here for a long time.

Chen Ying's face was no different: "Thank you for your hard work." ”

"That's what slaves do." Liu Baoshan's family gave way, revealing the two behind him, with a humble smile: "The third girl must know these two mothers." ”

Chen Ying did recognize it.

One is Feng's mother, and the other is Tang's mother, who is also the chief steward of Mingyuan Hall.

The two of them stepped forward to salute each other, and Liu Baoshan's family said, "They will accompany the girl to the west courtyard later." ”

"Oh, thank you so much." Chen Ying's voice was as calm as ever, looking out of the corridor, and suddenly sighed: "There are so many night patrols tonight." ”

From the Mingfeng Pavilion to this point, she met seven groups of night patrol servants.

This is not a night patrol, but a search for people.

Old Mrs. Xu, or rather, the Guogong Mansion, is looking for the Li family.

Chen Ying is actually looking for it.

Before leaving Mingfeng Pavilion, she had already made arrangements and ordered someone to search carefully.

She believes that the fact that Li is not in the Pillow Frost House does not mean that she must be in the West Guest House.

"These night patrols are all more than three generations of old people, and they were arranged by the old lady herself, so the three girls can rest assured." Liu Baoshan's family replied.

This answer confirmed Chen Ying's guess.

"I have a few questions I want to ask Liu's mother, and I will talk as I walk." Chen Ying stepped forward.

At present, the first priority is still the West Guest Hospital.

Liu Baoshan's family hurriedly followed.

"The woman in the west courtyard, are you sure it's my mother?" Chen Ying asked, stepping out of the corridor first.

She never understood, how did the Li family go to the West Guest House? There are mothers-in-law patrolling the night in the inner house of the Guogong Mansion, but it is not easy to avoid them, and the door connecting the main house in the West Guest House has been locked for many years, and it is still locked at both ends inside and outside.

Could it be that she went around the corner gate to the outside of the house, through two streets and alleys, and entered through the gate of the West Guest Courtyard?

It's not a short road.

Liu Baoshan's face was solemn: "Back to the third girl, I'll tell you about this from the beginning." There is a Song woman, who is in charge of pouring night incense, she went to the West Guest Courtyard to pour night incense today, but when she went out, she saw it...... A corpse, she screamed in fright, not wanting that the officers and soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division were patrolling the alley at night, so she immediately led them over. ”

That's probably the reason for the uproar.

It's just, could it be such a coincidence?

There was a shout here, and the people from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division happened to be there?

"What do you mean by corpses?" Chen Ying asked.

They turned onto a path, and Liu Baoshan said: "Mrs. Song said that there was a woman covered in blood on the threshold, and when she saw it, she screamed in fright. Those soldiers immediately came to inspect and said that they were dead, and Mrs. Song later recognized that it was Zhou Jiuniang who died. ”

Chen Ying frowned.

Zhou Jiuniang's corpse was actually on the threshold of the gate?

But when the officers and soldiers on duty at night were nearby, the corpse was seen by Mrs. Song?

How coincidental is it?

"The officers and soldiers went into the courtyard to search later, and searched Zhou Zhu'er's body, and Mrs. Song took advantage of the chaos and ran to the house to report the news." Liu Baoshan's family said again, and wiped the handkerchief on his forehead casually.

"The slave maid has beaten Mrs. Song. Mrs. Song was telling the truth. She often goes in and out of the West Guest Courtyard, and she always walks through the North Point Gate, which is to pass through the main gate of the West Guest Courtyard. She didn't pay attention when she went in today, but when she came out, a wild cat suddenly ran over, and she was startled, and then she saw the corpse. ”

Liu Baoshan's family looked up at Chen Ying, with deep meaning: "Mrs. Song is alone, without relatives and no reason, and there is nothing valuable at home." ”

Mrs. Song was not bought, nor did she do it intentionally, but purely by accident.

This is what Liu Baoshan's family wants to reveal.

To put it simply, this case happened right under the noses of the officers and soldiers, and it really caught the Guogong Mansion off guard and caught people off guard. Mrs. Xu ordered someone to "beat" Mrs. Song, just to suspect that there was someone behind the matter, but the result turned out that this was a coincidence.

Although Chen Ying didn't believe it.

Because the corpse was lying there in a bright light, the officers and soldiers flew back, and it didn't take long for the commander and the lord of the mansion to rush over. When the third master arrived, the West Guest House had already been occupied by people on both sides. "Liu Baoshan's way.

There is one commander in the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, who is the supreme leader of the department; Because Shengjing Mansion is the capital, there is no political envoy, but it is headed by Fu Yin.

After all, this is a major case that happened in the Guogong Mansion, and these two departments did not dare to ignore it, and it was reasonable to arrive as soon as possible.

"The third girl also knows, these days the camp in the suburbs of Beijing is practicing, the old lady and the eldest master are not in the house, and the fourth master is preparing for the autumn festival in the summer resort, and only the third master is in the house." Liu Baoshan's face was a little bitter.

The third master, Chen Mian, was promoted to Dali Temple a few years ago, and he was the sixth grade, while Lord Fu Yin was the third grade.

Although the Guogong Mansion is a first-class duke, the official position of the person who spoke was not high, which was really embarrassing.

"When the third uncle rushed over, did he see the person who was suspected of being the murderer?"

"The third master didn't enter the courtyard." Liu Baoshan's family frowned, and his expression became more and more bitter: "It is good to teach the third girl to know that there are several miscellaneous alleys near the West Ke Courtyard, and they are all inhabited by servants from various provinces, and there are many people in that place, especially the subordinates of the Yongxin Hou Mansion, who are the most unruly." ”

She shook her head, her brows furrowed so that she could kill mosquitoes: "The people of the Five Cities and the Soldiers and Horses and the Government came and went, which alarmed the servants of the various prefectures...... Say yes...... It's like a second lady......"

Liu Baoshan's voice was very soft, and his lowered face flickered in and out under the lantern.

No wonder the news spread like this, it turned out that there were too many onlookers, and the third master, Chen Mian, was gentle and soft, and he couldn't suppress it without such thunderous means.

"When the old lady heard this, she immediately became ill with her heart." Liu Baoshan's voice was very low: "The third master was busy asking for a doctor, and he couldn't take care of it for a while, and the matter spread like this." The Buddha blessed, the old lady woke up not long after, first asked the slave maid to interrogate the Song mother-in-law, and then ordered the slave maid to wait for the three girls. ”