Chapter Forty-Nine: Crying was heard in the deep courtyard
Liu Piaopiao couldn't think of any way, so she could only sigh with relief: "The case was found out, and it's useless to be anxious." However, from this point of view, it is really clueless. ”
"That's right. Besides, the bureaucratic mansions and various businesses in the capital have been checked, and nothing has been found, and my father has offended many people because of this. I really don't know what the emperor will do with his father when the seven-day deadline comes. "Gu Qing's head is big, so many lives, why can't he find it?
"It's a bit of a hassle to offend too many people. However, Qing'er, although I can't help much, for the sake of fairness, the gate of Liufu still has to be opened for you, we are all civilians, so we can be regarded as assisting in the investigation. Liu Piaopiao said.
Gu Qing sighed and asked in surprise, "What, didn't the officers and soldiers come to Liufu to search?"
Liu Piaopiao recalled: "No, I haven't heard anyone in the house mention it." ”
Gu Qing had a flash of inspiration, and was clenched violently by Liu Piaopiao's hand. There are two big commercial households in the capital, the second can be ranked in Liufu Liquor, and the first is the old man Du in Chengnan, who does land trading. It is reasonable to say that Liufu was not searched, because it is the in-laws of Liufu and Gu Mansion, and the two families don't know what is going on?And Liu Ye has been staying in Liufu, if there is anything wrong, he will definitely tell Gu Lin as soon as possible, so what about Du Mansion?
As everyone knows, Old Man Du is a big pervert, and he has a group of wives and concubines when he is old. Could it be that he abducted those girls in order to satisfy his own selfish desires?
"Qing'er, what are you thinking?"
Gu Qing's face was a little hesitant, he thought about it again, looked around, and told Liu Piaopiao about the doubts in his heart.
"This ...... It's true that Old Man Du is a person who covets beauty, but you can't prove it based on your own guesses. Moreover, Du Fu is so rich, if you want a beautiful woman, isn't it just a matter of waving your sleeves, why bother breaking the law?" After listening to Gu Qing's story, Liu Piaopiao also expressed the confusion in his heart.
Even so, it was difficult to convince Gu Qing of the doubts in his heart. When Mr. Du is engaged in land trading, he must have a good relationship with the government, and after coming and going, everyone will become acquainted with each other? This can also be regarded as the reason why the government only files cases and does not investigate cases.
Anyway, she had to go back to her house to confirm with her father whether she had searched Old Man Du's mansion.
As soon as he thought of this, Gu Qing couldn't wait to rush back to the house immediately, and he couldn't stay in the wine shop for a quarter of an hour, and after saying goodbye to Liu Piaopiao in a hurry, he got into the carriage and wanted to go back to the mansion.
Ah Huan was not by her side, except for the coachman, she thought she was alone.
When Gu Qing got into the carriage, the pungent fragrance made her very dissatisfied, strange, there was no smell when she went out just now, where did the fragrance come from now.
I didn't think about it, but the carriage had been parked on the side of the road for too long, and it was smoked by other smelly things. Then she combined the front and back, thinking about whether Old Man Du would be the person behind the scenes. On the rich side, he hired a few thugs to manipulate the relationship with the government, and there was no problem at all.
Unconsciously, my mind was a little dizzy.
She waved her hand, oh, don't worry about it for now, wait until she returns to the house to discuss it with her father.
Sitting outside, the coachman in the hat did not say a word, and even the carriage did not make a sound. Gu Qing was thinking about things intently, and he didn't notice that he had already changed people.
The fragrance in his nose became stronger and stronger, and Gu Qing felt that he was about to fall asleep, and he had no strength in his body. At that moment, he pulled the curtain and called weakly: "Coachman, coachman?"
No one answered her, but the carriage was moving faster and faster.
Gu Qing secretly screamed badly, and wanted to shout for help but couldn't make a sound. She was shocked to realize that it was the fragrance that caused her to be weak and weak, and she didn't pay attention to it, and fell heavily in the carriage.
As everyone knows, she is already running farther and farther on another road.
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The third lady of the Gu Mansion was gone.
On the second day, it spread throughout the capital. Gu Lin was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and after finding that Gu Qing had not returned overnight, he urgently mobilized Gu Fu and all his guards to search door to door, but there was no news.
There is speculation in the neighborhood that it is likely that Gu Lin's investigation of the case has touched the brows of the people behind the scenes, which caused the third lady to be abducted and disappeared. For a time, rumors were full of gossip.
Yu Niang returned to the Gu Mansion with heavy steps in the early morning, and as soon as she stepped into the door of the Mei Courtyard, she suddenly collapsed to the ground, hiding her face and crying.
She is such a daughter, her heart and liver and her life, how can she say that she will disappear if she can't see it?
Hearing the sound, Ah Huan quickly stepped forward to help Yu Niang up, and her eyes were also red. It's all her fault, how nice it would be if she followed the young lady every step of the way, maybe it wouldn't have happened.
Gu Lin didn't go to the early court, he was already exhausted from the overnight search and continuous investigation, and Gu Qing didn't see him at this time, what should he do?
Suddenly hated that he was incompetent, and slammed a fist against the wall. Butler Yu was startled, and wanted to say something, but he didn't dare to say it for fear of upsetting the master.
Like Steward Yu, the descendants of the older generation will know that Gu Qing is not the real Gu Mansion bloodline, but after Master Gu brought her back, there was no estrangement with her, not to mention, the two got along better than Gu Ning and Gu Mo.
The housekeeper Yu was silent, and the master was also a person who valued love and righteousness.
Gu Qing was taken away in a carriage near the winery, and the coachman had already been beaten unconscious, tied up, and discarded at random behind the winery. It wasn't until the third day that it was discovered by the workers of the brewery.
By the time he rushed back, the Gu Mansion had been turned upside down.
"Have you seen the faces of those people?" Gu Lin asked anxiously.
The coachman was particularly annoyed, feeling guilty for his dereliction of duty, and when he heard Gu Lin's question, he hurriedly replied, and he didn't dare to delay for a second and said, "Little ...... The little one was knocked unconscious when he turned around, and he really didn't see what they looked like, but ...... In a daze, he seemed to hear what they said, and the old man should be happy now. ”
Could it be that the mastermind behind the scenes is an old man?
Gu Lin frowned, there were so many old men in the capital, how could he check?
He suddenly thought that Gu Qing had told him that the old man who could plan this abduction and trafficking case would never be an ordinary person, and there were many powerful bureaucrats and businessmen in the entire capital, among which only a handful were the most famous, and which of them were the old man in charge......
He was silent for a moment, tapped his fingers lightly on the edge of the table for a long time, got up and hurriedly prepared the horse, and hurried towards the Imperial Stage.
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Gu Qing was woken up coldly.
When I opened my eyes in a daze, I saw a messy firewood house in front of me. Her head was about to explode because of the noise in her ears, coupled with her weakness, and her hands were tied behind her back, restricting her freedom.
In the severe cold weather of Sanjiu, one of the windows in the firewood room was wide open, and the cold wind blowing in couldn't help but make Gu Qing shiver. She steadied herself, and when she had gained a little strength, she stood up against the corner.
There were three or two cries from next door from time to time, Gu Qing wondered, put his ear on the wall and listened, except for the small audible crying, he couldn't hear anything else.
Although the firewood room is cold, there is not much dust on the ground, indicating that there are people walking around a lot. She dragged her heavy body to the window, and looked out at a deserted yard, and in addition to a clear path, there was a dry well in the corner of the yard, and a few bare dead trees.
Poked her head forward again, and suddenly a burst hit her head, Gu Qing was in pain, and before she could look back to see who it was, someone took the lead in speaking: "Yo, the third miss is awake?"
Recognize her?
Gu Qing thought that she had encountered a recidivist abduction case, but this person recognized her, and since she knew her, why did he still tie her up here?
"You know me?"
"How forgetful the nobles are. Third Miss, I still remember you!"
Why does the voice sound so familiar? After raising her head to see the man, the figure of the tiger covering the scene in the yard, she gasped, it turned out to be him?
It was one of the men who stopped the car on the street that night and spoke insultingly.
"Huh. Gu Qing tugged at the corners of his mouth and said hello, "Oh, it turned out to be the Axe Gang of Megatron Capital." Hey, what a coincidence, the world is so small. ”
"Don't give me those useless. Our boss said that the third lady is rumored to be very smart, so I have to take good care of it, and I am not allowed to blink my eyes. ”
The man didn't buy her good words, and disdained her, no matter how smart he was? Didn't it fall into their hands? After the old man used her, wouldn't such a little and lovely person belong to their brothers?
Thinking of that picture, the man looked at Gu Qing with a little obscenity in his eyes.
Gu Qing turned a blind eye, tilted his head and asked, "Why did you kidnap me?
The man was a little surprised, such casual words came out of her mouth, and it was really not hypocritical at all.
"Take people's money and eliminate disasters for others. You're just a little girl, you know a fart?"
She doesn't understand?
The weather was cold, the man was too lazy to talk nonsense with her, it was better to be lazy to go into the house to warm up with a fire, he looked coldly, the firewood door was locked, not to mention that Gu Qing was tied with his hands behind his back, even if he had the ability to reach the sky, he could not escape.
He didn't care, yawned, and went to the hut on the other side of the porch to get warm.
Observing the yard for a long time, her vision was only so small that even if she saw through it, she couldn't see anything.
At this time, there was a discussion in a female voice from the next room.
"Third Miss?"
"I don't know, since we are separated, it is definitely not an ordinary woman......"
"It's pathetic, another ...... came in"
The people who spoke were gossiping, and there were women with crying voices. So many women? Gu Qing was puzzled, leaned against the wall and kicked lightly with his foot, and asked softly, "Is there anyone next door?"
found that after Gu Qing heard their conversation, the next door suddenly quieted down, and the woman inside had a messy face and tattered clothes. At this moment, they looked at each other, and no one dared to say anything.