The back hall of Luo Mingjie's house is already a mourning hall, a maid and a male servant are kneeling on the left and right sides wearing linen and filial piety, and several young people dressed as scholars are standing in the courtyard, all of them have gloomy expressions on their faces.

"What about Luo Mingjie?" , Nie Xiaohu asked the maid.

"Go back to the official, the master has something to go out", the maid hurriedly stood up and bowed down.

Nie Xiaohu's brows were furrowed, and then he asked, "Where is your wife?" ”

"Madame passed away last year."

"Besides the Luo Mingjie brothers and the two of you, is there anyone else in the family?"

"No," replied the maid, shaking her head.

Nie Xiaohu thought for a while and asked, "How is the relationship between the Luo Mingjie brothers on weekdays, and is it harmonious?" ”

"Back to the official master, the eldest master and the second master have a harmonious relationship on weekdays, the second master is a scholar, and the eldest master is in charge of everything in the family, and the second master rarely asks."

"Haven't there ever been any quarrels between their brothers?"

"This?" , the maid seemed a little hesitant.

Nie Xiaohu turned his head and glanced at Shi Yuning, Shi Yuning understood, shook the chain that locked the person in his hand, and made a "whooshing" sound.

"Yes! Yes! The maid was so frightened that her face changed color, and she hurriedly nodded and said.

Nie Xiaohu smiled slightly, "Say, what's going on?" ”

"That's right, just three days ago night, after I finished cleaning up the kitchen, I was about to go back to my room to rest, and when I passed by the old man's room, I heard the sound of a quarrel coming from inside, and I was curious, so I hid under the window and eavesdropped for a while", after saying that, the maid buried her head deep in her chest.

"What did you hear?"

"I didn't hear it very clearly, I only heard the second master say something like 'you can't be like this, there are many good women', and the eldest master was very angry, saying 'you are still young, you don't understand the affairs of men and women' and so on, the second master seemed to be angry, and said loudly, 'As long as I'm still here, don't think about it!' I was afraid that they would find out, so I quietly went back to my room. ”

The corners of Nie Xiaohu's mouth raised slightly, and then asked, "Do you know what your second master went out for yesterday?" ”

"I don't know about this," the maid shook her head.

"What about you?" , Nie Xiaohu looked at the manservant with a calm gaze.

The manservant and Nie Xiaohu glanced at each other, shivered, and stammered, "Little... The little ones know. ”

"Tell me, what is he out for?"

"Back to the official's words, yesterday morning, when the eldest master went out, he told the second master that he had ordered a sheep, and he wanted to feast on the guests at noon, and asked the second master to pick it up, and said that the carriage that picked him up would arrive in a while."

"Where did you go?"

"I didn't say that."

"Sheep?" , Nie Xiaohu sneered, "This is a little interesting." ”

"Everyone!" , Nie Xiaohu walked in front of the scholars standing in the courtyard, stretched out his hands and hugged his fists.

"I've seen my lord!" , several scholars are bowing down.

"You are all friends of Luo Shijie?"

"Yes!" , several scholars replied in unison.

"And who of you saw him yesterday?"

Several scholars frowned and shook their heads.

"My lord, I saw Brother Shijie yesterday," a scholar said, nodding his head.

"Oh?" , Nie Xiaohu's eyes suddenly lit up, "When and where did you see it?" ”

"Back to my lord, I was going to the library early yesterday morning, and when I passed by the door of Brother Shijie's house, I happened to meet Brother Shijie, so I said hello, there was a carriage parked at the door of his house, I asked him where he was going, Brother Shijie said that he was going to pick up something, and then he got into the carriage, and we said goodbye to each other."

"Let's go!" Hearing this, Nie Xiaohu suddenly let out a loud shout and walked out quickly.

"Tiger Head, where are you going?" , Shi Wei took a few steps and asked suspiciously.

"Wang's Sheep Farm!" , Nie Xiaohu turned over on the horse, turned his head and said: "Xiao Liuzi, you take someone to find Luo Mingjie and take him to the Wang's sheep farm, Xiao Maozi, you take someone to Zhujia Manor, and bring Zhu Baichuan and Ding Xiaoquan together!" ”

"Understood!" , Mao Guangjian and Liu Zhenxiao replied in unison.

"The rest of me come with me!" , Nie Xiaohu waved his horsewhip and galloped away.

On the mountain road to Wang's sheep farm, when Nie Xiaohu saw the burned warehouse again, he frowned and reined in his horse.

"Tiger Head, why don't you leave?" , Shi Yuning asked.

"Little Stone, you take a few people to look carefully around here and see if you can find a flagpole!"

"Understood!" , Shi Yuning agreed, turned over and dismounted.

"Wang Ming, Li Guang, Zhao Liang, you come with me!" , Shi Yuning beckoned to the few catchers who were following behind.

"Brother Tiger, you're here!" After seeing Nie Xiaohu, Cao Xiaohui's eyes lit up and greeted her.

"Take her into the house first!" , Nie Xiaohu glanced at Wang who was standing aside and said.

"Yes!" , and immediately a catcher brought Wang into the house.

"How?" , Nie Xiaohu asked with a smile.

"Brother Hu, I really guessed it, this Wang family does have a helper named Han Tianqiang."

"What about people?"

"Wang said he went home this morning, saying that there was something at home."

"Then where is Han Tianqiang's house?"

"Wind and rain town, don't worry, Brother Tiger!" , Cao Xiaohui smiled, "I've already sent someone to find him quickly!" ”

Nie Xiaohu nodded and smiled with satisfaction, "Let's go, let's go around!" ”

This is a sheep farm of considerable scale, behind several houses are rows of sheep houses, there are a few sheep walking back and forth in the small yard of each sheep house, behind the sheep house is a meadow, the grass is not very large, everywhere are sheep grazing, the grass is gnawed into potholes, full of devastation, and there is a smell of sheep in the breeze.

Looking at a small hill on the other side of the meadow, Nie Xiaohu couldn't help but snort coldly.