The demon wolf sent by Xiao Lingxiao to keep an eye on the eldest lady's side soon came back to report, saying that the eldest lady's henchmen had quietly sent the news to the Mudd Palace.

In this way, things are much clearer, it is not the Qi Mansion that cooperates with the eldest lady to kill Xiao Lingxiao, but King Mude. In fact, Xiao Lingxiao also thought that even if Qi Mansion was the eldest lady's maiden family, there was no need to take risks for a married daughter like the eldest lady and a dispensable daughter like Qi Huile, but King Mudd died of a son, and this son died with the reputation of a flower thief, so I am afraid that no one can be reconciled.

Since it was King Mude who did it, of course Xiao Lingxiao also had to count the revenge of the sneak attack on Xiao Fengming on him. As for what the hell was going on between him and the eldest lady, Xiao Lingxiao could only wait for the news from Xuan's side for the time being.

Because Xiao Lingxiao went to Jing Zhaoyin to report the case, Xiao Fengming's robbery is no longer a private matter of the Xiao family, and has become a legitimate case. When the six princes were attacked, the emperor immediately ordered the criminal department and others to arrest the bandits. The two sides are checking all the way, so this matter is in a uproar in the blink of an eye. Xiao Shuyong got a million taels of silver tickets from Xiao Lingxiao, and before Le He came out, he was blocked by Jing Zhaoyin, the Criminal Department, and even the inner servant Huangmen. The transaction written on the note is the most obvious clue, even if Xiao Shuyong is the prime minister, he has to weigh the pros and cons, and he can't pass the buck.

What made Xiao Shuyong even more angry was that he didn't know if Xiao Lingxiao did it on purpose, and the few people who came knew that the silver of the million taels was collected by Xiao Lingxiao, and Xiao Shuyong also gave an IOU to his own daughter. Although everyone didn't say anything, Xiao Shuyong still had an indescribable sense of humiliation in his heart. But the thing had been done, and there was no other way for him. I just hope that this farce will end quickly, and I will free up my hands to clean up Xiao Lingxiao again.

They followed what was written on the note, and went to the poplar forest at night to wait for ransom, but naturally they found nothing. Those who were waiting to investigate the case were disappointed and returned empty-handed, but Xiao Shuyong was satisfied and took back a silver ticket of one million taels of silver. When he returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, he went to the study and opened the wooden box to take a look again, but found that there was no silver ticket left, and it was gone!

Xiao Shuyong was frightened and frightened, and hurriedly regrouped his people and went out to call back the group of people who had gone to wait for the robbers together, and everyone was surprised to hear that the one million taels of silver tickets in Xiao Shuyong's hand were gone. But everyone saw the wooden box containing the silver ticket with their own eyes, and the kidnappers did not appear, so no one can say where the silver ticket went. Tossed all night, and in the end, Xiao Shuyong could only put this account on the robber he knew did not exist at all, and returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion helplessly.

Back in the study, Xiao Shuyong sat on the chair, tired and annoyed, and had no strength in his body. He wondered why the silver ticket had disappeared, but he knew that it wouldn't be long before rumors spread that he had actually secretly left the money.

If this money was really hidden by him, he didn't care about any gossip, but he spent so much effort, and the result was still a bamboo basket to draw water! It's really weird!

Just when Xiao Shuyong was puzzled, hurried footsteps sounded, and someone slammed the door open and rushed to Xiao Shuyong's face.

Xiao Lingxiao looked at Xiao Shuyong and asked unceremoniously, "Father, where is my third cousin!" ”

In fact, this morning, the goods quietly entered Xiao Lingxiao's bedroom and wanted to sneak attack, but was kicked out by Xiao Lingxiao, who had been on guard.

Xiao Shuyong saw Xiao Lingxiao's face angry, and couldn't help but slap the table and say angrily, "Look at what you look like!" If you dare to break into my study and yell at me, do you think I'm your father! ”

Xiao Lingxiao sneered when she heard this, "If you are not my father, we might as well talk about it later, you take my silver to redeem the third cousin, where is his person now!" ”

Xiao Shu stood up bravely and said in a loud voice, "The robbers didn't show up according to the time and place written on the note, and Feng Ming didn't show up at all!" A few people from the yamen are present, so if you don't believe me, my father, go and ask them!" ”

Xiao Lingxiao pretended to be surprised, and it took a long time to fold her hands and turn around twice, and said, "In this case, we can only think long-term." Father, you can return the silver ticket of one million taels of silver to me, I still have to turn over several businesses, and I also have to give an explanation to Wanguanzhuang. ”

As soon as Xiao Lingxiao said this, Xiao Shuyong suddenly seemed to be a head shorter, but after all, he was also a member of the imperial court, so he would not mess up for this kind of thing. He kept a straight face and said in a deep voice, "That box of silver tickets disappeared for some reason." This can also be attested to by several people in the yamen. ”

As soon as Xiao Lingxiao heard this, she immediately showed an even more surprised expression, and muttered, "The person was not saved, and the silver was gone?" This is...... This is what the Prime Minister does? ”

This sentence was like a knife that slashed into Xiao Shuyong's heart, Xiao Shuyong's face was blue and red for a while, and he almost wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into. However, this shame quickly turned into anger towards Xiao Lingxiao, he turned out from behind the table, pointed at Xiao Lingxiao and scolded angrily, "You girl is so unruly!" If the father doesn't punish you today, I'm afraid you don't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick! Come! ”

Xiao Shuyong shouted, and someone rushed in, he pointed at Xiao Lingxiao and shouted to his subordinates, "Drag this girl down for me and beat her twenty sticks!" ”

Twenty sticks are enough to beat a weak woman to death, Xiao Shuyong didn't show any mercy at all, he was gritting his teeth.

Everyone knew that Xiao Lingxiao was not favored in this family, so they didn't hesitate, and rushed up with a hula. Xiao Lingxiao snorted coldly when she saw this, and thought to herself, it seems that my aunt and grandmother have not been powerful for many days, you have forgotten the pain! Thinking of this, Xiao Lingxiao stepped forward and took out a half-human-high painting scroll from the large porcelain painting bottle next to Xiao Shuyong's desk, used this painting scroll as a weapon, turned around and made a quick movement, accompanied by one wail after another, and put several subordinates who rushed over to the ground in the blink of an eye.

After effortlessly cleaning up a few subordinates, Xiao Lingxiao raised her arm and pointed at Xiao Shuyong with the scroll, and said coldly, "Father, as the prime minister, you might as well spend more effort to find a way, if you can get Feng Ming back safe and sound, we can say anything, if we can't find Feng Ming, this million taels of silver, even if the lawsuit is brought to the emperor, I, Xiao Lingxiao, must get it back!" ”

After saying this, Xiao Lingxiao put the painting scroll back into the painting bottle, glanced at the people who fell to the ground and screamed, snorted coldly, turned around and left.

After going out, Bao Rong'er followed, and the two glanced at each other, and they both pursed their lips and smiled.

When it was busy here, the itinerary on the eldest lady's side did not change. A carriage and horse slowly left, and the eldest lady entered the palace to see her relative, Qi Guifei.

In the Luan Yan Palace, the eldest lady waited for a long time to see Qi Guifei come like the stars holding the moon. Although Concubine Qi is over forty years old, she is well-maintained and her temperament is even more calm and outstanding. She is dressed very plainly, but no matter what she wears, she knows that it is a very luxurious thing at a glance.

The eldest lady bowed down to Qi Guifei with her stomach, but Qi Guifei did not stop her, and only after she bowed did she bring a round stool and let her sit down.

According to the seniority, the eldest lady should call Qi Guifei a cousin, but in fact, the two have almost no other interactions except for meeting on occasions such as palace banquets. Concubine Qi is like deliberately avoiding the Qi family, and when she has no choice but to do so, she doesn't interact with them at all, let alone the eldest lady, the Qi family who is already married.

After a few homely greetings, Qi Guifei found an excuse to retreat, and only after there were a few henchmen left in this side hall did Qi Guifei ask, "Mrs. Xiao came here on purpose, there must be something important to say, right?" ”

The eldest lady pretended to be embarrassed, looked at the remaining palace maids around her, and then looked at Concubine Qi. Seeing this, Concubine Qi said softly, "These are all confidants, Mrs. Xiao has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

The eldest lady breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Actually, I shouldn't have come to trouble the concubine Niangniang in this matter, but this matter is not trivial, I'm afraid that no one else can help except the concubine Niangniang......"

When Concubine Qi heard this beginning, she couldn't help frowning.

It must be a risky thing to ask her to help, if it weren't for the fact that Mrs. Xiao still had some right to speak in both the Qi family and the Xiao family, she wouldn't even see her. As for helping, Qi Guifei almost immediately began to think about how to refuse.

Although Concubine Qi's face did not change, the eldest lady observed her words and found that she was already impatient. However, the eldest lady was not worried, she had already thought about how to let this Qi Guifei do things for herself.

After a slight pause, the eldest lady spoke, but she didn't say what she asked Qi Guifei to do, but asked, "I heard that the emperor's eldest grandson has recently suffered from wind and cold and has not come out, I don't know what the condition is?" ”

As soon as the words came out, Qi Guifei's heart suddenly chuckled.

She looked at the eldest lady coldly, frowned slightly, and said, "It's just that the wind and cold occasionally come, and it won't take a few days to heal, children are naughty, and there are often ...... of minor illnesses and disasters" said, she said to the eldest lady pointedly, "But Mrs. Xiao, you are pregnant, you have to be careful in and out." ”

The eldest lady smiled slightly, nodded and said, "What the concubine said is that this person, no one can say well, it is nothing to be infected with a minor illness and a small disaster, but if you have a serious illness, it will be troublesome." The eldest grandson of the emperor is delicate, and he still has to ask a trusted imperial doctor to diagnose and treat him, in case of delaying the condition, I am afraid that the emperor will be distressed. ”

After the eldest lady said this, she looked at Qi Guifei again, and there was obviously a threat in her eyes, and when Qi Guifei on the opposite side saw this gaze, a trace of cold sweat oozed from the corner of her forehead.