"The lord and the lady are here."

I don't know who shouted such a voice, and the eyes of everyone in the hall fell on a man and a woman.

The person who came was Zheng Chengqiao, the owner of Zheng Mansion, and his wife Zheng Lushi, Zheng Chengqiao's seven-foot body, wearing a brocade robe, wearing a milky white jade pendant around his waist, with a dignified appearance, and his eyes under the eyebrows of the silkworm were like torches;

The woman next to him is a standard noblewoman, dressed in a purple seven-fold gold silk brocade silk silk robe, with a slightly narrow collar, revealing a snow-white neck, a chiseled gold peony hairpin is inserted in the concentric bun, and a pair of gold-inlaid purple pendants are on the ears.

Zheng Chengqiao married the daughter of the Lu family, which is not uncommon in Taipingfang.

As the saying goes: distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors.

Cui, Lu, Zheng and other six surnames are in the same place, and they marry each other, and Taipingfang is run by the six surnames like an iron bucket, like a country in the city.

In Taipingfang, as long as the six-surnamed family wants to find someone, even if it is a new ant, as long as they are willing, they can find it for you, which is terrifying.

The base camp of the six surnames is not in Yujing City, Cui is Qinghe Cui, Lu is Fan Yang Lu, Zheng is Xingyang Zheng, Wang is Langya Wang, Li is Zhaozhou Li, and Xie is Chenzhou Xie.

In the officialdom of the great cadres, there are countless protégés and former officials of just six families. Of course, if this is the case, it will not be able to support the word "horror".

The monks who practice on the Holy Mountain are the greatest support and foundation of the six great families.

As far as the Zheng family is concerned, there is an ancestor who practices on the mountain, and every ten years, he will send a letter to his family.

When Zheng Kaiyang saw his parents coming, he immediately threw himself into Zheng's arms and cried bitterly, looking pitiful:

"Mother, you have to be the master of the children, they beat me, you see. The third brother became a general, and he actually brought outsiders to the mansion to commit murder, and they beat me just now, and they didn't help me. ”

Mrs. Zheng was very distressed, and hurriedly comforted: "Ouch, my Yang'er, don't be afraid, my mother is here, and my mother is in charge of you." ”

Zheng Chengqiao frowned, looking at the unsuccessful rebel who threw himself in Zheng's arms,

He said to the doormen and servants of the hall, "Go down, all of you!" ”

When everyone retreated, he snorted coldly: "Embarrassed guy, cry a lot!" ”

Mrs. Zheng immediately replied: "Okay, you Zheng Chengqiao, Yang'er was bullied, if you don't ask him for justice, forget it, and scold him." Yang'er is my son, you are afraid of offending people, but I am not afraid. ”

Zheng Chengqiao's face changed slightly, and he sighed helplessly, he stepped forward and said to Dian Kui: "Captain Dian Du, Zheng Kaiyang has been spoiled by clumsy jing, you have a lot of adults, don't meet with a junior." ”

Diankui didn't speak.

"Zheng Chengqiao, what do you mean? You are still not a man, it was our Yang'er who was beaten, even if you are a saint, you can't beat my son for no reason. Mrs. Zheng said sharply.

Zheng Chengqiao turned around and scolded: "Madam, be cautious." ”

"Zheng Chengqiao, you dare to murder me, don't you think the old lady is Lao Zhuhuang, and she can't compare to the foxy little slut you raised outside the house?" Mrs. Zheng leaned forward and pointed at Zheng Chengqiao's nose and asked.

Zheng Chengqiao patiently explained: "Qing'er and I are innocent, and my wife should not be wronged as a husband again." ”

It's good that he doesn't explain, as soon as these words came out, Mrs. Zheng seemed to be greatly stimulated, opened her teeth and danced her claws, scratching and scratching Zheng Chengqiao's body, "The old lady fought for you, Zheng Chengqiao, you bastard, I married you for twenty-five years and six months, nine thousand three hundred and twenty days and nights, you never called me 'Yun'er', ah, the old lady is no longer alive." ”

Dian Kui stood beside Shang Qing and said in a low voice: "Brother Shang, you have to keep your eyes open in the future, don't marry a tigress and go home, Zheng Chengqiao is also the right attendant of the military department, I never thought of it......"

Shang Qing was stunned.

Dian Kui smiled.

Today's rivers and lakes are much calmer, and this right lieutenant of the Wei Qiansi has been honestly a melon-eating crowd in Yujing City for several years, and it is not a big deal to watch the excitement at all.

Zheng Chengqiao didn't dare to attack, the relationship between the husband and wife was actually quite good, and he had long been accustomed to his wife's willfulness and rudeness.

Of course, there is one more important reason, the ancestor of the Lu family who practiced on the mountain, the special mother's knot, and the Fanyang Mansion added two more places for the Lu family to practice on the mountain.

"Madam, Doctor Sun is still in the house, you take Yang'er to see it first." Zheng Chengqiao's tone softened, after all, there are outsiders here, and the ugliness of the family should not be publicized, as for the beating of his son, he has his own plans in his heart.

Mrs. Zheng cried and cried, accompanied by a scolding voice, and took Zheng Kaiyang out of the hall.

The hall was in a mess, Zheng Chengqiao took Dian Kui and Shang Qing to the side hall, he sat on the main seat, and shouted to Zheng Kaifeng: "Feng'er, you kneel!" ”

Zheng Kaifeng reluctantly knelt in front of him, his head bowed, his eyes full of grievances.

"Feng'er, do you still remember what your father said to you, brothers, friends, brothers, and brothers, unity is the foundation of the Zheng family's foothold in the world, you have to study hard with your eldest brother." Zheng Chengqiao staged a parenting show.

Zheng Kaifeng's face was not angry, he straightened his neck, and asked, "Father, do you really want to be inferior if you are a concubine?" ”

This was the first time in his life that he had confronted his loving father.

Zheng Chengqiao raised his palm, but in the end it didn't fall, with guilt in his eyes, and sighed deeply, "Feng'er, get up, I owe you too much for my father." ”

Dian Kui, who was sitting on the side, couldn't get enough of it, he liked this kind of melon very much.

After a while, the maid of the Zheng Mansion held the tea.

"Captain Diandu, the subordinate officials are not strict in governing the family, which makes you laugh." Zheng Chengqiao claimed to be a subordinate official and took the initiative to lower his posture.

In terms of official position, Zheng Chengqiao is the right attendant of the military department, from the third grade. And although Dian Kui is the leader of the sage guard, he is only from the fourth grade. But when it comes to power, the pawn is faintly overpowering.

"Zheng Shilang, let me introduce you, his name is Shang Qing, he is the person in charge of this case, I Dian Kui is a rough person, so I said bluntly, we are here this time for the thief girl who escaped last night," Dian Kui saw that he couldn't eat melons, and went directly to the topic.

Zheng Chengqiao was surprised when he heard this, and couldn't help but look at Shang Qing. The surname Shang is extremely rare in Yujing City, and the young man in front of him is indeed somewhat similar to the one back then.

Zheng Chengqiao, as the right attendant of the military department, is already the top group of officials with real power in the big cadres, and he knows some inside stories that outsiders don't know, such as the incident in Shangdao five years ago.

Shang Qing didn't recognize this right attendant of the military department, but he saw that his eyes looked at him with an indescribable meaning. Shang Qing joined the Demon Hunting Division at the age of fifteen, and went out to perform two missions that year, but the following year there was that shocking change, and since then he has been closed at home, and he has not even received the monthly payment of the Sili. He really didn't know a few officials in Yujing City.

"Captain Diandu, General Cai of Jin Wuwei has already searched the workshop last night, and there is no trace of the thief." Zheng Chengqiao began to make trouble, his silkworm eyebrows were slightly erected, and he said:

"Xiaguan saw Lord Duwei's divine power on the city wall last night, and Lord Duwei came to visit today, don't you think that the thief girl is hiding in the Zheng Mansion?"

"Zheng Shilang, I don't know if the thief girl is hiding in the Zheng Mansion, but she did disappear in Ping'an Fang last night, and she was still on the shore of your Zheng family's ferry." Dian Kui just said lightly, and there seemed to be a taste of beating in his words.

Last night, Jin Wuwei tracked down to Ping'an Fang and found an abandoned boat at the Zheng family's ferry. General Cai went to the Zheng Mansion to inquire, but there was no gain, and then he went to the other five mansions, all of which were very sure that they had not seen it, without exception.

It is impossible for Jin Wuwei to break into the Liujia Mansion to search with great fanfare, and if it were not for the fact that the case involved a saint, I am afraid that even Jin Wuwei's General Cai would not be able to enter the mansion easily.

Zheng Chengqiao ignored the beating of the pawn and said: "As soon as the lower official returned home last night, he immediately summoned the whole family and told them that if anyone could provide clues about the thief, the lower official would reward him with a hundred taels of silver. However, no information has been reported so far. As for why the thief girl went ashore at the Zheng family's ferry, this can only wait for Lord Du Wei to arrest her and return my Zheng Mansion's innocence. ”

After Zheng Chengqiao finished speaking, he looked at Dian Kui with burning eyes.

Dian Kui cast a look of help to Shang Qing, Shang Qing thought for a little and asked an irrelevant question: "Zheng Shilang, when did you set off from Chengtianmen last night?" When will you return to your house? ”

"I left the city tower at the beginning of the year, and I returned to the house at the beginning." The right attendant of the military department blurted out.

According to the normal process of the moon sacrifice ceremony, the lantern "Flying Dragon in the Sky" is placed at the third moment of the first month, which means that the dragon leaps into the universe; The moon worship ceremony is being held to pay tribute to the moon god and pray for the people.

Last night's battle ended about three quarters of the year, and Zheng Chengqiao took three quarters of an hour to return to Taipingfang from Chengtianmen, which can also be said.

It stands to reason that he should have stayed in the Yamen of the Ministry of War last night, so why did he go home early? And remember the time so clearly!

Shang Qing temporarily put aside the doubts in his heart and spoke again: "Dian Duwei and I just went down the canal from the gourd temple in two quarters of an hour. Gu Baimen should have been arranged for someone to answer in advance, and the speed of the boat ride would be faster than Shang Qing's wooden door, but it would not be less than a quarter of an hour. In other words, the time when she came ashore in Ping'an Fang was about a moment in the early Hai Dynasty. ”

Zheng Chengqiao nodded.

Shang Qing continued: "Jin Wuwei only entered Taipingfang at the beginning of the child, and an hour of time is enough for Gu Baimen to hide."

Shang Qing stood up, solemnly clasped his fists towards Zheng Chengqiao and said, "Lord Zheng, I heard that in Taipingfang, as long as Cui, Lu, Zheng, Li, Wang, and Xie want to find someone, there is nothing that cannot be done. We came this time in the hope of getting Zheng Shilang's help. ”

Zheng Chengqiao raised his eyelids and asked, "Why are you so sure that this official must help you?"

Among the six surnames today, above the Daqian court, Zheng Chengqiao has the highest official rank and the greatest real power.

After Shang Qing and Dian Kui discussed, they decided to start with the Zheng family first, which may also be the deep meaning of the Privy Council Qin Zhuguo sending Zheng Kaifeng to assist them!