The curtain and Jinbao glanced at each other, and they couldn't understand what the girl was saying.

Geng Xingshuang didn't explain to them, went to the main house, and asked Geng Wen and Ruan to say goodbye, and sure enough, although Geng Wen and Geng Yan interrogated all night last night, they still couldn't get any useful information from Ma Sankou.

Geng Xingshuang asked: "On weekdays, Ma San drove the second uncle to the office, and the second uncle went out of the city to the camp four days ago, and he had already sent his eldest brother to Licai Academy back at that time, why didn't he send the second uncle out of the city?" ”

Geng Wen said: "He said that it was because your second uncle sympathized with him that he went far away, because he needed to live outside the city these days, and the coachman could only rely on the farmhouse or village outside the city, and the conditions were not good, so he didn't let him follow." ”

Although Licai Academy is built on a mountain, not far from Ningdu City, it only takes a day for the carriage to go back and forth, if the horse driving the carriage is young and strong, and walks fast, it can walk back and forth in half a day.

Ruan Shi sneered, Geng Wen glanced at his daughter helplessly, since he came back last night, his wife saw that his nose was not a nose and his eyes were not eyes, and it was not pleasing to the eye.

Geng Xingshuang himself was not in a good mood, and he had the experience of persuading him more and more seriously yesterday, and now he didn't want to speak, nor did he dare to speak, so he said that he was going to Mingshang Pavilion, and ran away with the two maids.

In the Mingshang Pavilion, when I saw the master coming, Banjuan and Dan's mother just wanted to report some matters related to the update of the shop in the past few days, and heard Geng Xingshuang say: "Is Cao Tian here?" Let him come and talk. ”

Cao Tian has been in Ningdu for some time from Mishan Zhuangzi, Geng Xingshuang will explain his affairs, this time he is equivalent to free activities, Geng Xingshuang did not look for him, he did not take the initiative to find Geng Xingshuang.

"Cao Tian has not been in the city for the past few days, and he only entered the city before closing the city gate yesterday."

As he spoke, Cao Tian hurried over.

Because now Mingshang Pavilion recruits more people, there are embroiderers and garment craftsmen, and two female men who can speak well, so they specially rented a nearby courtyard as an embroidery workshop and accommodation place.

For this reason, Geng Xingshuang invested dozens of taels of silver and paid a year's rent.

And Cao Tian and Jiang Ping live in the backyard at night to guard the door.

So Cao Tian came quite quickly.

"Yu girl, I followed the second master during this small time, except for the second master who went out of the city four days ago to the camp of the imperial guard outside the city, the rest of the time is normal to go up and down the yamen, lunch is used in the yamen, dinner is sometimes used in the house, and sometimes I eat with my colleagues in the restaurant or restaurant outside."

As soon as Cao Tian came up, he told him about Geng Cheng's whereabouts that he had inquired about for the past few days.

"So, it means that you haven't asked about anything?"

Geng Xingshuang hadn't spoken yet, and Jinbao was already in a hurry.

Cao Tian said: "The little one has discovered something, but he is still uncertain, so he hasn't had time to report it to the girl." ”

"What's the matter? Say. Geng Xingshuang was concise and to the point.

"These days, Yao Gang, who is next to the second master, has gone out on horseback twice, and each time it took almost a day to come back, because he rode a horse, and the small one couldn't keep up, and he couldn't follow, so he didn't follow.

But it just so happened that the last time he came back from outside, it may be that he didn't catch up with the city gate time the first night, the city gate was closed, and he entered the city early in the morning of the second day. ”

Cao Tian said, cautiously glanced at Geng Xingshuang, and found that her face had not changed, so he was slightly relieved, he had not reported this matter before, but he really felt that it was useless.

Geng Xingshuang knew that Anque Street was the street where most of the yamen were located, but it was not with the Yaxian Ya of Ningdu Prefecture, but it was not far away.

At that time, although there were other adults' carriages waiting outside, the little ones didn't dare to get too close, so they didn't hear what Yao Gang said, but saw that the second master nodded after listening to Yao Gang's words, and seemed to be in a good mood.

Then the second master went in, and Yao Gang went directly to the carriage of Bofu. ”

"When was that?" Geng Xingshuang suddenly asked.

"Four days ago." Cao Tian didn't think about it, and immediately replied.

"The person who drove the carriage that day was Ma San?"

Jinbao can inquire about this question, but before he has time, Geng Xingshuang will take advantage of this to ask.

Cao Tian said: "I heard Yao Gang call him Ma San, girl, although Yao Gang only greeted the coachman at that time, and didn't say anything else, but there was someone next to him who was very familiar with Yao Gang, and finally the little one also inquired, the person's main family name was Liu, and he was on an errand in the Yamen of Taichang Temple next door, which was lower than the official position of the second master, and he was a seven-grade Dianbo adult.

When the Liu family saw Yao Gang, they casually asked him where he had gone in the past two days and why he hadn't seen him, and the little one heard Yao Gang reply, saying that he had gone to Jingming Mountain. ”

As for what kind of place Screaming Mountain is, there is no need for Cao Tian to say, Geng Xingshuang also knows that it is the location of Licai Academy.

Seeing that Geng Xingshuang had a calm face and didn't speak, Cao Tian hurriedly explained: "Girl, the little one is not hiding it and not reporting it, the little one heard that Licai Academy is in Mingming Mountain, and the eldest young master is studying in Licai Academy. ”

The reason why I deliberately said this matter today is also because Geng Xingshuang asked him to come over to report the results of these days of inquiry, and he still has no clue who the second master who the girl told him to inquire about at the beginning, why he sold the three maids of Bofu in the first place, and what he wanted to get from it, so he can only say these things now.

Geng Xingshuang didn't blame Cao Tian, she thought about it herself, Cao Tian is clever and knows how to be flexible, but he has lived in Zhuangzi since he was a child, and he only understands those things in Zhuangzi, let him inquire about these things, and no one in front of him leads him, all relying on his own exploration, which is really a little difficult for him.

It's also that she really has no one to use, mainly because she never thought that she still needs to inquire about these before, she just wants to open a clothing and embroidery shop to relieve the pressure on the family, earn some dowry for her eldest brother, and earn a dowry for herself.

It's just that now her good second uncle, as well as Mrs. Bo, don't know what she has in mind, if she is still black-eyed, she is really sold and helps to count the money.

"You can find a way to go to Yu Yapo in Liu'er Hutong to see if she has added any new business recently, and it would be best if you could find out what deal she had with Bofu in the first place."

Geng Xingshuang thought for a while and made a suggestion to Cao Tian, now that she has no one at hand, Cao Tian has to use it first, and the situation will be better in the future, and then it depends on his own wishes.

I don't know how the two female guards Yang Tianmo found for her are, or don't get your hopes up, those two female guards should be able to fight, but in terms of inquiring about the news, maybe they are not as good as Cao Tian and Jinbao.

After reading the preparations for the opening of Mingshang Pavilion again, and listening to half of the report from Hedan's mother, Geng Xingshuang went to Yannian Hall again.

This time I was lucky to meet Xu Lianyang.

"If you come a quarter of an hour earlier, we'll miss it again."

When Geng Xingshuang arrived, Xu Lianyang seemed to have just come back and was drinking water, and when she saw Geng Xingshuang, she immediately said with a smile, even so, she didn't put down the cup, and still drank water one after another.