Chapter 70: Tension
Noah didn't expect that she would be scolded even if she hid aside and was silent. She was kidnapped and took care of her own!
Just as she was about to ridicule each other, Bailijiu had already stopped her, and comforted her with good words: "Ah Xun went out today, but she refused to be followed by the guards, and it was even more undesirable for such a disaster to happen." I am as anxious as Hou Ye. Now is not the time to reason who is right and who is wrong, and to hold those responsible. The top priority is to exterminate the bandits first, find Ah Xun, and then the Hou Ye is willing to punish him, and then listen to the respect. ”
"Easier said than done! Baili Jiu, are you pretending to be stupid? Where in the world can there be such stupid robbers, let so many rich businessmen in the capital not start, and kidnap my Houfu county lord? Who doesn't know that you Bailijiu controls the guards in Beijing, which group of bandits is not frightened of you, and dares to pull out their teeth? Ate the bear's heart leopard gall! This matter is obviously a plot behind someone's back, and asking for a reward is just a pretense, and the real intention is just to get rid of the little girl, a thorn in the eye, a thorn in the flesh! Zhen Yuanhou sneered with a gun and a stick, but it was also on the point.
"Master Hou is reasonable, it is also possible that I offended some group of bandits and took revenge." Baili Jiu thought about it and agreed.
"Hugh wants to whitewash the peace and cover it up for others, Baili Jiu, this matter is a lice on the bald head, obvious. If someone takes advantage of this to retaliate, they will not release the driver and the girl back to ventilate the news, and give you clues for you to follow. The little girl has always obeyed the rules and etiquette, treated people leniently, and never offended anyone. ”
"What does Master Hou mean by this? Forgive me for being stupid, and please speak clearly. Baili Jiu was puzzled.
Zhen Yuanhou stretched out his hand and pointed at Lin Nuoya: "If you want to put my daughter to death, except for her Lin Nuoya, there is no second person!" ”
Zhen Yuanhou said a bloody word, if Noya swallowed his anger and didn't care, it wouldn't be her Lin Noya. originally insinuated that he accused himself, thinking that he was a dignified marquis and had a good relationship with the old general, so forget it. Now that I have to make inches of progress, I actually blame myself, it's unbearable!
She stepped forward, had no fear at Zhen Yuanhou, and snorted coldly: "Zhen Yuanhou has no evidence, it's a bit early, right?" But don't find out the truth and slap yourself in the face when the time comes! ”
"What do you mean by that?" Mrs. Hou on the side was also immediately furious, changed the gentleness and dignity she had seen Nuoya before, and said sharply: "You are jealous of Ah Xun and Xiao Jiu's childhood sweetheart, and the emperor personally instructed her to marry, so it's just enough to snub Xiao Jiu three or four times!" Today, such a vicious mind was born! ”
"Mrs. Hou is angry for the time being, no matter whose crime we want to treat, we must investigate it first, if it really has something to do with her, my general's mansion will definitely not be partial." The old lady finally couldn't help but open her mouth.
"What is there to investigate? Along the way, Que'er had already made it clear to me that Ah Xun went out of the house to burn incense, and it was the mother-in-law in her yard who took the initiative to go to the north of the city, but coincidentally encountered an ambush. What magical powers can a mother-in-law have? Everyone knows who instigated it. Calling the mother-in-law over for the first trial, what is pretending to be innocent? ”
What Hou Ye said was very unpleasant, and he was even arrogant, with a naked provocation, but it was indeed reasonable, and Ji Pozi was indeed suspected of deliberately pandering and inducing!
The general's mansion did not protect the shortcomings, and when someone went down, he immediately rushed to Yinian Hall and brought Ji Pozi up.
Ji Pozi didn't know it, and as soon as she entered the door, she felt the solemn atmosphere in the room, and she saluted with fear.
Mrs. Hou on the side knew that it was this mouthy mother-in-law who had harmed her daughter, so she rushed up with an arrow, rounded her arm, and slapped her viciously in the face: "Thief mother-in-law, you return my daughter!" ”
Ji Pozi was stunned by a slap, sat on the ground, covered her face, was so aggrieved that she couldn't do it, and stumbled: "Mrs. Hou, this... This... Where did the old slave do something wrong? ”
It's okay that she didn't ask, but her words annoyed Mrs. Hou again, so she couldn't help but say something, and bent down and scratched Ji Pozi's face. Ji Pozi hurriedly covered her face and begged for mercy.
Noya didn't expect Mrs. Hou to be so fierce, so she moved her hand indiscriminately, took two steps forward, dragged Ji Pozi who was panicked and dodged aside, and said unceremoniously to Mrs. Hou: "Mrs. Hou, what kind of rights and wrongs, why don't you ask?" Are you planning to bend into a trick? ”
Mrs. Hou Ye's face was hideous, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Do you want to protect this thief woman?" ”
"Favoritism doesn't count, but she's a subordinate in my yard, so I naturally want to do justice for her. If this matter has nothing to do with her, and she wants to fight or kill, I will never say anything. ”
Hou Ye endured his anger and stepped forward to dissuade him, Mrs. Hou Ye loved her daughter so much that she couldn't hold back any longer, she cried out with a "wow", covered her face with a handkerchief and whimpered and scolded.
"Okay, Mrs. Ji, this marquis asks you, who instructed you to go to Fenglin Temple to make incense?"
Hou Ye got straight to the point, interrogated him like this, and clearly wanted to splash this basin of dirty water on Nuoya's head.
Noah was also a little apprehensive in her heart, and the hand in her sleeve was clenched tightly. To be honest, she has no confidence in Ji Pozi at all, and is a little worried that she is really greedy for money and instructed by whom, and she insists that she is instructed by herself, so she can't wash it if she jumps into the Yellow River.
Ji Pozi was confused: "Pouting? What do you mean? ”
"Did you persuade the county lord of Anping to go to Fenglin Temple to offer incense this morning?" Noah saw that she looked inexplicable, and half of her heart was relieved.
Ji Pozi suddenly realized: "Today, the county lord of Anping asked me which temple the old lady often goes to to incense on weekdays, so I said in passing, Fenglin Temple in the north of the city is more effective." There is no other talk, so why pout? ”
"You said that the county lord of Anping took the initiative to ask you?" Noya sensitively caught the suspicion in Ji Pozi's words.
Ji Pozi nodded: "I walked opposite the county lord of Anping, she stopped me and asked, the old slave was still a little flattered at that time, so he was a little courteous." ”
"Nonsense!" Hou Ye stepped forward and kicked Ji Pozi in the chest, and his voice was fierce: "Que'er told this Hou Ye, it was you who saw that they had incense and candles in their hands, and they rushed to persuade them, and now you want to clear up the relationship?" Today, if you refuse to explain who instructed you, believe it or not, this Hou Ye chopped you with a knife? ”
Ji Pozi screamed, was kicked to the ground, didn't know what to do, covered her stomach, turned around and begged the old lady: "Old lady, the old woman died unjustly!" ”
Noya smiled coldly: "Master Hou just say it clearly, you just said that the kidnapping of the county lord was instigated by me Lin Nuoya, can you use such a lot of trouble to embarrass a mother-in-law?" ”
Only then did Ji Pozi finally understand what trouble he had caused, and he was so shocked that he almost lost his soul, trembling and begging for mercy: "Wronged! The mother-in-law just wanted to be courteous, and said a word, not intentionally, and definitely not under the command of anyone! ”
Hou Ye really took the long sword out of the sheath and pointed it directly at Nuoya's chest: "You're right, that's what this Hou Ye meant!" ”
Noya was fearless, puffed up his chest, and didn't look at the long sword on his chest: "A word determines life and death, it turns out that the dignified town is just a reckless man!" ”
"Noya, how dare you be so rude to Master Hou?" Baili Jiu was shocked in his heart, stepped forward and dragged Nuoya behind him, and persuaded him with good words: "Master Hou, now that the matter has not been clarified, Ah Xun's life and death are uncertain, such a conviction is too hasty, and even if you kill her, it will not help." ”
Hou Ye was also anxious, and he was angry for a while, so he naturally understood that now was not the time to kill this woman, so he returned the sword into the sheath with hatred: "I will spare her life for the time being, and when I find Ah Xun, I will definitely take her head and be angry for my little girl." ”
Baili Jiu glared at Nuoya: "Hurry up and give me back to your Yinian Hall and stay honestly, without my order, you can't go out of the courtyard for half a step, and I'll settle accounts with you later!" ”
Lin Nuoya was not convinced, and she was even more angry when she heard his reprimand, so she didn't defend herself, and even followed the meaning of the marquis. But when you think about it, those who are clear are self-purifying, and those who are turbid are self-turbid, and they will always be clear. That Anping's life and death are none of his business, and he really doesn't have to worry about himself, as soon as he turned around, he returned to Yiniantang with Ji Pozi angrily, and scolded Zhen Yuanhou and his wife thoroughly in his heart.
"You took that woman away, how are we going to interrogate the kidnappers for clues?" Hou Ye still refuses to forgive.
"Since the Hou Ye suspects that it was Nuoya who did it, then if we leave her here, how can we discuss the matter of rescuing Ah Xun, and we are not afraid that she will report the news? I put her under house arrest, and the kidnappers have no leader, so they are in chaos, so it's convenient for us to plan, isn't it? ”
Zhen Yuanhou snorted angrily and stopped refutating.
Baili Jiu's kind words appeased the Zhenyuanhou couple, and they did not dare to search the mountains near Beishan with great fanfare, lest the thieves would be annoyed and angry, and the dog would jump over the wall in a hurry and do something drastic. I can only order someone to gather a dark line and secretly investigate the traces of suspicious people. He personally went out, took Hai Dongqing, and went to the place where the accident happened to collect clues.
There was no trace of a fight at the scene, only the weeds around were trampled and collapsed, and a hundred steps away from the ambush, there were traces of newly broken branches on the trees, and it was obvious that the other party was not an ordinary robber, they were all armed with martial arts.
After spreading the search, some soldiers replied that they found fresh bloodstains, dripping all the way to the official road leading to the capital. I just don't know if the other party is suspicious.
Bailijiu personally inspected it carefully, and according to the traces of ruts, it was surmised that there were two identical cars parked here, and then drove towards both ends of the official road, one in the direction of the capital, and the other was the opposite. It's just that it's hard to determine which carriage Anping got into after he was taken captive.
Baili Jiu guessed that after they succeeded, it was very likely that Anping would be hidden in the capital, and the other car was just suspicious. This move is not that the robbers have thrown themselves into the net, but that Bailijiu has the Beicheng Guards, and it is not difficult to search for a person's whereabouts in the barren mountains. And hiding in the market, he can't blatantly search house to house, tossing chickens and dogs, compared to them, it is more sensible.