The door is deep and cold, and the shadows are sufficient.

Xiao Yuehuai ran all the way from the stone path of the Langting Pavilion to the Yifeng Residence where Su Ying lived.

After running crazy for a while, her physical strength was exhausted, she squatted down against the pillar and gasped for a long time before she came to her senses, and slowly moved to the main hall with an oil lamp in the court, but saw Xun Chong walking out with a pile of paper bamboo scrolls.

When the two met, they were both momentarily surprised.

The atmosphere gradually became awkward.

Xun Chong held the bamboo scroll in his hand and saluted rudely to the princess, and his depressed look hung directly on his face, as if he was very reluctant to see her.

Xiao Yuehuai frowned, cleared her throat and asked, "What about the general?" ”

Xun Chong replied coldly: "Princess, the general has something to do, and he is not in the mansion now." ”

Xiao Yuehuai was very surprised: "His injuries are very serious, he didn't recuperate in the house, and he ran out?" ”

Xun Chong said in a strange manner: "Her Royal Highness the princess is concerned now?" When the general endured the pain and healed his wounds, he didn't see you to take a look. Why are you back home now? ”

Xiao Yuehuai's face was slightly stunned: "This is your attitude when talking to me?" Vice General Xun, I think you are really bold! ”

"Where did Su Ying go?"

Xun Chong dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak, and finally said reluctantly: "The general said that he had a private matter to do, but he didn't explain where he went. ”

Xiao Yuehuai asked again: "How long has he been gone?" ”

Xun Chong replied truthfully: "There is about a stick of incense." ”

The girl lowered her eyes and pondered, faintly feeling uneasy: "Has the second uncle sent news back recently?" ”

"Second uncle?" Xun Chong was stunned, unable to understand what she meant.

Xiao Yuehuai said helplessly: "I'm talking about Su Shilang!" You lords of the Su Mansion! ”

"Sovereign?"

This was asked suddenly, and Xun Chong didn't react at once: "The lord stayed in Zhongli County to preside over the repair of the embankment, and he has always exchanged letters with the general. The princess asked what was going on? ”

Xiao Yuehuai: "Is it business as usual these days?" ”

Xun Chong recalled carefully, touched his chin and said, "Speaking of which... The lord usually writes a letter to his family every three days, but he has not sent another letter in the past five days. ”

"Five days... I'm afraid it's too late. Xiao Yuehuai muttered to herself.

After bowing her head and thinking for a while, she instructed, "Xun Chong, I don't have time to explain more to you. Just one point, if you want to keep your master safe, follow my order to immediately mobilize the central part of the mansion and rush to the glazed tile factory in the northern suburbs to protect a small overseer called Lianqi. ”

Xun Chong seemed to have heard the name of this person, and the moment the princess spoke, his expression was obviously panicked.

However, Xiao Yuehuai's spirit was tense, and he didn't notice the changes in him, and after finishing the explanation, he hurriedly left the General's Mansion.

The sky was pitch black.

Clothed in moon frost, Xiao Yuehuai rushed to Qianchun Tower non-stop, and her heart burned in a hurry.

Not long after meeting Yan Siniang, Qin E came here and brought two fatal news.

First, the small supervisor of Kang Rongqi's private Bofang under the glazed tile factory hanged himself at home for some reason. The second is Zhongli County: Su Shaoqi, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, has been missing for three days.

Xiao Yuehuai paced back and forth in the room and couldn't meditate, waiting for Yan Siniang to bring Xun Chong to Qianchun Tower.

The warm pavilion was quiet for a long time, and Qin E finally couldn't help but ask, "Ah Huai?" What the hell is wrong with you? How can these two things make you so nervous? ”

Before he could answer, Xun Chong appeared under the corridor.

Xiao Yuehuai snatched the door and shouted at Xun Chong angrily: "Didn't you let you save Lian Qi's life!" Why did you let him die!! ”

Qin E ran out after her, and when she saw this scene, she hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed her: "Ah Huai! You calm down. ”

Xun Chong looked ashamed: "The princess forgives her sins... The last general is a step too late. When he arrived at the glazed tile factory, Lord Qi of the Criminal Department had already carried Lian Qi's body out. ”

Xiao Yuehuai exhaled contemplatively, and forced herself to calm down: Indeed, according to the time when Qin E rushed over to inform him of the incident, when Xun Chong led the troops to Liulichang, Lian Qi had already had an accident.

Qin E was beside her, looking at Xiao Yuehuai's ever-changing face, and said worriedly: "Ah Huai? What the hell is going on? ”

Xiao Yuehuai was patient, turned around and brought the two into the side room, and then said his guess: "As soon as Lian Qi dies, the Criminal Department and Dali Temple should soon find the correspondence with Su Shilang from the items left by this person." ”

"There is no witness, with this letter... Even if Qi Yue and Cousin Yue were in charge, they couldn't get rid of the relationship between the Su family and today's shocking robbery. In addition, Su Shilang's disappearance happened to give the thief a hole and confirmed the case. Su's... I'm afraid it's already a catastrophe. ”

"It's just that this Su Ying, I don't know where I went at a critical time!"

Xiao Yuehuai covered her head, irritable.

Qin E's mouth opened suddenly, and finally understood why she was so anxious: "No wonder Qi Yue told me that when he and Yue Shaoqing rushed to Nabo Fang, it was already empty, and the flowing silver on the account was swept clean, and even the hidden silver melting room underground had been destroyed. ”

"It turns out... Is this a trap set by thieves? No wonder Lian Qi ordered this workshop, the relationship between the glazed tile factory and the Ministry of Industry was there, and there were letters to prove it, plus the news from Zhongli County, anyone would feel that today's affairs were inseparable from the Su family. ”

Xun Chong stood aside, stunned, and asked in a panic: "How can this be?" ”

Xiao Yuehuai threw a roll of his eyes at him and forced himself to calm down: "The only way to do this is to find the robbed stolen silver in order to have a way out." ”

While everyone was thinking of countermeasures in a hurry, Ah Lu arrived at Qianchun Tower in time.

As soon as she entered, she exclaimed, "Princess! The slave maid found out that in recent days, all the major charcoal shops in the city have indeed sold a large number of records, all of which were ordered by the same mansion. ”

After the words fell, she found that Qin E and Xun Chong didn't know when they arrived here, so she immediately lowered her tone and behaved in a proper manner.

Xiao Yuehuai's eyes followed her closely, eager to know the answer: "Where did all this charcoal go?" ”

Ah Lu said word by word: "Nanshi, Ni Silk Cloth Line." ”

Qin E was very surprised when she heard this: "A shop that does cloth business, why does it need so much coal?" Mo is not..."

She turned her head to look at Xiao Yuehuai, eager to verify something.

I saw that the girl nodded silently and said, "As you think now, I guess that's the real place where this gang of thieves melts silver." ”

Qin E's heart tightened, and she immediately said, "Then I'll go and inform Qi Yue!" Maybe you can catch it! ”

Xiao Yuehuai said: "The people from the Criminal Department are still in the northern suburbs, if you want to put down the matter and rush over, it will take half an hour to say the least, I'm afraid that you will miss it." Wrapping up, I'll take Xun Chong and the soldiers to go first, and try to hold off the thieves. ”

The situation is stalemate, and it has to be so.

Qin E had no choice but to say: "Then you must pay attention to safety!" ”