Qingxi Town, the afternoon sun is scorching.

"Brother Ning, look, the sea of clouds in the distance is churning, as if something is stirring?"

Ma Changsi looked at the strange undulating sea of clouds in the east, his eyes were full of curiosity.

"It's kind of weird."

Chen Ning raised his eyes and looked at the sea of clouds that kept gathering and scattering, and he also felt something unusual.

Zhao Mingyue also raised her head when she heard this, looking at the sea of clouds, her eyes flashing with strange brilliance, "That direction is Shangqing Sect?" ”

In fact, Qingxi County is not very far from Shangqingzong, but it is not close, and ordinary people may not be able to reach it for half a month.

It should be said that in the location of Qingxi County, you can't see the sea of clouds so far away, but maybe there is something that changes will cause such a vision.

Just by the churning sea of clouds, Zhao Mingyue really couldn't see what was going on.

But in the end, these are all covered by the high-ranking predecessors of the Shangqing Sect, and there is no need for her Zhao Mingyue to worry about the sky.

"When can't you see the clouds if you want to? Let's think about how to investigate the case first. ”

Zhao Mingyue retracted her gaze and said lightly, "You two, what are you going to do next?" ”

Ma Changsi took out the investigation warrant from his arms, "Lord Zhao, look, we have a search warrant, just go directly to Ma's house for questioning." ”

Chen Ning thought for a moment, and then said: "According to the clues of the moment, the white-clothed ghost I saw that day is very likely to be Zhou Ruyu. Half a year ago, when she was not a ghost, she had contact with the Ma family, and it was inconvenient for us to ask from the front. ”

"Huh? If you don't ask directly, what's the use of shaking the investigation order? ”

Ma Changsi looked at the investigation order in his hand, his face full of doubts.

Zhao Mingyuexiu frowned slightly, and also looked at Chen Ning with puzzled eyes, she could feel that Chen Ning still had the following.

Chen Ning's eyes narrowed slightly, "I asked one thing from Wang Hu, Zhou Ruyu was betrayed by her personal maid 'Chun Tao', we might as well start with this girl named Chun Tao."

In this way, it is not easy to arouse the vigilance of the Ma family, but it is possible to find out something. ”

"Spring peach? Anyway, listen to Brother Ning! ”

Ma Changsi scratched his head, and he couldn't tell what Chen Ning's plan was.

Zhao Mingyue still didn't speak, just lowered her head and thought about it.

"Lord Zhao, can you give me a chance, let me ask later?"

Chen Ning looked at her and asked tentatively.

Zhao Mingyue didn't hesitate, and nodded directly, "Okay, let me see how much ability Chen Ning has to catch heads." ”

"Okay, action!"

Chen Ning pointed to the mansion not far away, "The front is the Ma family, let's visit directly and go through the back door." ”

"Through the back door?"

Ma Changsi was stunned, "Let's investigate the case openly, why do you want to go through the back door?" ”

"Go to the front gate and let the next person report it, what else do you ask? We have to come up with some useful news before the Ma family reacts. ”

Chen Ning said as he walked, and went straight to the back door of the Ma family.

After a while, the three of them came to the back door of the house, although it was the back door, it was much more generous than the people's homes in Chenjia Lane, and only Ma Changsi's house could compare with it.

The back door of the rich and noble family is full of subordinates on weekdays, and the vendors use it to enter and exit, and there are no guards to guard it.

Busy at the door were a few subordinates, carrying large buckets, pouring something out.

"What are you doing here?"

Chen Ning stepped forward and looked into the wooden barrel outside, it was some leftover food, and fish bones, flesh and bones were vaguely visible.

"Chen Zhutou?"

Several people raised their heads when they heard the sound, and among them was a man with a pockmarked face, who smiled when he saw Chen Ning behind him.

This pock-faced man is called Zhang Niu, and his home is also in Chenjia Lane, but he later became a long-term worker of the Ma family, and he does work in the Ma family on weekdays, and only occasionally goes back to the alley when he is free.

"Brother Niu, isn't this a coincidence?"

Chen Ning raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile: "You guys are busy first, we have nothing to do, it's not that the county has been unquiet recently, the county magistrate sent us down to visit and condole, and see if there are any clues." ”

"So?"

Zhang Niu didn't doubt that he had him, and waved his hand at the rest of the people, "You guys are busy first, and I'll just chat with Chen Zhutou." ”

Then, he wiped his hands on his body, wiped the beads of sweat on his cheeks, and asked, "What does Chen Zhutou want to ask, let me help you inform the master of the Ma family?" ”

"No, just ask a little thing."

Chen Ning smiled faintly and asked seemingly casually: "Recently, there are always girls missing in our county, let's check, is there any missing person in the Ma family?" ”

"Not really!"

Zhang Niu shook his head, "Our Ma family has a nursing home, and the martial arts are all high, and the thieves don't dare to come, these days, I haven't heard of anything missing." ”

"Are you right?"

Chen Ning asked deliberately.

"Of course!"

Zhang Niu slapped his chest thumping, "Don't look at me just working in the Ma family, but I can go to the courtyard outside the courtyard here, if there is any news, I can't hide it from my Zhang Niu's ears!" ”

Chen Ning touted: "That's good, look at Brother Niu's status in the Ma family's group of long-term workers." ”

"Hehe, a little prestige, it all depends on our neat work, don't we have the strength?"

Zhang Niu stopped the hand that was stirring his clothes, deliberately straightened his waist, and straightened the sweatshirt on his body.

Chen Ning asked with a smile: "Does Brother Niu know that in the past six months, has there been any more women in this Ma family?" ”

"More women's ......"

Zhang Niu was a little embarrassed, scratching his chin and thinking, "This is too much, the eldest prince likes to take concubines, and there have been more three-room ladies in the past six months, plus those girls who serve the ladies, there are more than a dozen people......"

Chen Ning's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked again: "Then among these people, is there one named Chun Tao?" ”

"Spring peach? Yes! ”

Zhang Niu nodded vigorously, "The lady who married the eldest prince half a year ago is called Chun Tao, and she is still a lady from another county." ”

Hearing this, Chen Ning's faces changed slightly, and they made eye contact for a moment.

"Brother Niu, this is Mrs. Chun Tao, which yard is it?"

Ma Changsi was a little impatient and hurriedly asked.

"In the second courtyard of the East Courtyard, the eldest prince likes Mrs. Chuntao very much, and he runs to Mrs. Chuntao's yard every once in a while......"

When Zhang Niu said this, he suddenly realized that something was wrong, and his words stopped, and he looked at the three of them in surprise.

"No, Chen Zhutou, Ma Zhu, you don't ask about the missing person, why do you run to Mrs. Chuntao to ask endlessly?"

He was not stupid, and immediately heard that Chen Ning and the two were talking.

In addition, Chen Ning was followed by a girl who had never seen her before, but had a beautiful appearance, and Zhang Niu immediately realized that something was wrong.

"How can there be such a beautiful girl in our town?"

I didn't pay attention just now, but at this moment, Zhang Niu saw Zhao Mingyue's appearance clearly, his eyes couldn't take his eyes off her, and he asked in a daze: "Where did this girl come from?" ”

Chen Ning smiled, pulled Zhang Niu, and said in a low voice: "Brother Niu, this girl is my distant cousin, something happened at home, and she came to me." She has no skills, she is stupid, and she can't serve anyone. I don't want to, don't let her suffer, find her a big family to marry!

I asked Mrs. Chuntao just now, I wanted to see how the eldest prince treated the ladies, and whether my sister could marry or not. ”

"Such a beautiful girl, of course she can get married!"

Zhang Niu nodded suddenly, but sighed again, "But Chen Zhutou, let's not talk nonsense, marrying into the Ma family is indeed happy, but it's not good at all, the eldest prince is too distracted, maybe ......"

"Brother Niu, don't worry, I know it."

Chen Ning patted him on the shoulder and put two copper plates in his pockets of his clothes, "Brother Niu, help me, go back and buy a pot of herbal tea to drink." ”

"Chen Zhutou, you're welcome!"

Zhang Niu hurriedly went to dig out the copper plate and wanted to return it to Chen Ning.

But Chen Ning didn't give him a chance at all, waved his hand, turned his head and left the back door with Ma Changsi and the two, and walked towards the front street.

"Chen Zhutou is a good person!"

Zhang Niu held the copper plate, and his gaze moved from Chen Ning to Zhao Mingyue, "It's that this girl really wants to marry, but she's blind...... This girl looks thin and weak, what is the thing behind her back? It's so big, isn't it sinking? ”

……

The three of them turned out of the street at the back door, and Zhao Mingyue didn't say a word, raised her leg and gave Chen Ning a kick.

This kick hit Chen Ning's calf, which was not too hard, but it also hurt Chen Ning and grinned, "Lord Zhao, why did you beat your subordinates for no reason?" Officials can't bully people like this, right? ”

"Less nonsense!"

Zhao Mingyue pointed at his nose and pretended to be fierce, "This girl can just hear me, you said that I am your cousin, and you still scolded me for being stupid, and asked me to marry the Ma family or something...... You've taken advantage of it, and I'm not allowed to hit you? ”

"Isn't that what is needed to handle the case, and make up nonsense on an improvised basis?"

Chen Ning rubbed his calves and jumped forward.

"Lord Zhao, you have a lot of adults, don't be like Brother Ning, or next time my cousin will marry the Ma family."

Ma Changsi deserved to be a good brother, and hurriedly made up for Chen Ning.

"Don't take it as an example!"

Zhao Mingyue snorted lightly and asked again: "You all asked that Chun Tao is at Ma's house, why don't you go in and have a look?" ”

"Let's go in!"

Chen Ning pointed ahead, "Turn around and it's the main gate of the Ma family, let's take the investigation order and go directly to Chun Tao to investigate!" ”

Ma Changsi was also stunned for a moment, "Brother Ning, then why didn't you enter directly at the back door just now?" Why bother? ”

Chen Ning patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Haven't learned it for two years?" If you are asked to watch and study weekdays, you will nod your head to deal with it.

We looked for that cow to talk to, and then rushed in through the back door, didn't the Ma family find Zhang Niu as soon as we checked it? When the time comes, it will affect him, and you will come to Ma's house to save people? ”

What means the Ma family has, Ma Changsi knows very well in his heart.

The eldest son of the Ma family has always been arrogant and domineering, and he will break his hands and feet at every turn to those who provoke him.

"If we don't take two more steps, we may have one less hard-working person who was persecuted by the Ma family, right?"

Chen Ning said lightly.

After Ma Changsi and Zhao Mingyue heard this, their eyes flickered, and they secretly praised Chen Ning.

Chen Ning's carefulness and kindness, whether it is in the fast catch or the Zhenxuan general, are rare.

"It's here!"

While talking, the three of them came to the main gate of Ma's house.

The main gate is a copper nail mahogany gate, which is more than ten feet high, higher than the county government gate, and is a real high-ranking gate.

There is a stone carving on the left and right of the door, like a lion but not a lion, a mouth holds a gold ingot, and a foot steps on the copper coin mountain.

At the door, there were two guards dressed in leather armor and chatting with knives on their shoulders.

In Qingxi County, there is no more imposing gate than the Ma family, even the county government or the town Xuansi cannot be compared.

"The Stone of the Gold Swallowing Beast? No one in this Ma family has an official position, and he dares to hire a nurse wearing soft armor? It's too daring! ”

Zhao Mingyue just looked at it, and her face was a little ugly.

The Great Qin Heavenly Dynasty is very strict with the armor of the courtyard, but everything that belongs to the armor, whether it is leather armor, iron armor, light armor, or heavy armor, is not something that ordinary people can use, no matter how rich they are!

The stone beasts at the door of the town house also have their own sayings, and ordinary people's homes still can't be used.

Before he entered the door of Ma's house, he saw that his family was doing something out of the ordinary.

"Don't be angry, Lord Zhao, these are trivial matters, and the most important thing at the moment is to investigate the case."

Chen Ning slightly calmed Zhao Mingyue's emotions, waved his hand, and beckoned the two of them to stride forward and go straight to the gate of Ma's house.

"What do you do?"

When the two guards saw Chen Ning and the three of them rushing recklessly, they immediately shouted to stop.

"Arrest someone!"

Chen Ning replied in a deep voice.