Chapter 14 The Merchant's Words
Suo Etu and the county order discussed unsuccessfully, and the emperor could not reveal his identity.
Angry, Suo Etu threw up his sleeves and left, and quietly wrote down this account for him in his heart, thinking that he would get it back later.
did not complete the master's task, Suo Etu returned to Kangxi's side in frustration.
Kangxi was not angry with him because of this, but cooperated very much with the county order and let them all go back to the room.
After returning to the room, Kangxi and others were talking about Ma Xiucai's disappearance. Kangxi thinks: Anyway, they can't leave for the time being, so it's better to help the county order find people so that they can return to Beijing as soon as possible.
Everyone else agreed, and even Suo Etu did not object. Kangxi felt abnormal and asked him: "Suo Aiqing, why didn't you object this time?"
"Your Majesty, the slave feels sorry for Your Majesty. This place is too simple, and the minions are afraid of wronging Your Majesty. Find that Ma Xiucai as soon as possible. We can leave sooner rather than later. ”
Suo Etu's words moved Kangxi badly, although he had some bad places. But Suo Etu treated him sincerely, and he would be kind to the queen in the future.
And the others listened to Suo Etu's words, and they all complained in their hearts: they would make a fool of themselves, and let him say all the good things.
Kangxi decided to help find Ma Xiucai, so he naturally needed a few guards to come forward, so he was ready to send Nalan Rongruo and Mu Keden to find out about Ma Xiucai's disappearance.
But it was unanimously opposed by everyone, and a total of four guards were sent out half at once, and two of the best skills were also dispatched.
Reason for opposition: As the emperor's imperial guard, he naturally cannot leave the emperor's side.
The imperial guards couldn't leave, Kangxi was ready to send Suo Etu to go, but Suo Etu disagreed, and the reason for his objection: he was not worried about the emperor, and he must not let the emperor leave his sight.
Now there is only Taiyi Huang Yun left, and he can't leave.
In the end, I didn't think of who to send to investigate this case of Xiucai's disappearance. The group was trapped in the inn for two days.
However, the government had no clue, and the merchants gathered in the hall to inquire about the news and ask when they would be able to leave the city.
The officers and soldiers replied unceremoniously: "When you can be released, you will naturally be let go, go back and wait." ”
Yu Niang is also waiting for news in the inn, and will come down once a day to inquire about the results.
I didn't ask about the result today, and I was about to go upstairs, but I was stopped by Li Hengyao and said, "Young Master Liu, our third young master is invited!"
"Third Young Master Huang, do you know what happened to Brother Li looking for me?"
"Foolish brother doesn't know!"
Yu Niang followed Li Hengyao into the room where Kangxi lived, and saw that except for the two door guards, everyone else was sitting at the table.
Seeing Yu Niang come in, Nalan Rongruo got up and sat down, and exited the room with Li Hengyao.
Yu Niang didn't sit down, stood opposite Kangxi and said, "I don't know what the third young master is looking for me?"
Kangxi didn't answer her, and reached out to make a gesture of invitation for her to sit down. Yu Niang pulled out the bench and sat in one of the corners and said, "Please also ask the third young master to make it clear!"
"Can Liu Gongzi go to Beijing in a hurry? We have been trapped here for two days, and the government has not found any clues about Xiucai's disappearance. ”
"What's the use of being anxious? If the government doesn't lift the ban for a day, we won't be able to leave for a day. This is not urgent. ”
"Hurry up. As long as we help the government find out the truth about Ma Xiucai's whereabouts and disappearance, the government will naturally lift the ban and let us leave Yizhou City. ”
"Investigating the case?"
"It's not me, it's you who goes. That's why I asked Mr. Liu to come. ”
"I'm going? Why? I'm just a charlatan boy who knows a lot of kung fu, how can I investigate the case? Don't be arrested by the government as a suspect at that time. ”
"With your martial arts, you will be caught by officers and soldiers?" Kangxi asked rhetorically.
"Besides, there are so many of you, you can send one or two people at will. What a joke for me to be a reckless man who can only fight? Yu Niang retorted to Kangxi.
Kangxi didn't care about Yu Niang's disrespect, and continued to lobby: "Although there are many of us, you also know that I am the second ancestor who enjoys Zuyin, and the people around me! Let them eat, drink and have fun, it's no problem, let them investigate the case......"
Kangxi in the back didn't say it, Yu Niang also knew what he meant! But she really didn't know how to investigate the case herself, and it was not convenient for her to go out to find out the news by a woman!
This Yizhou City is so big, there are people from the three sects and nine streams, where can she find out the news?
Kangxi did not give up, saying that he was willing to send someone to investigate with Yu Niang, and he could come back to discuss if he encountered a problem, as the saying goes: three stinkers, one Zhuge Liang.
In the end, Yu Niang still agreed to find Ma Xiucai.
Because she doesn't want to be trapped here anymore, she has to go to Beijing to find out the truth about the destruction of the Yang family back then, and to find revenge on the enemy in her previous life.
I still have to look for the missing second brother, how can I have time to waste here.
One more person will save more time to investigate, Yu Niang chose Li Hengyao to go with her, after all, she is most familiar with him, and she is more comfortable getting along.
Just do it, after Yu Niang and Kangxi finished speaking, they went to find clues to Ma Xiucai's disappearance.
This jade lady plans to start with the little two of the inn, although they are small people, as long as they are guests who enter the inn.
If you see these shopkeepers, you will definitely remember them, even if you can't remember them clearly, but you will have an impression of how much.
Li Hengyao went to inquire with those merchants, although these merchants had only recently moved into the inn.
But they are all on this line from time to time, and it is definitely not the first time to stay in this inn, maybe someone has seen that Ma Xiucai!
The hard work paid off, they finally found some useful information, and the two went to Kangxi's room to meet and discuss.
Yu Niang heard from one of the juniors that Ma Xiucai had indeed come to stay at the inn at that time, but suddenly disappeared on the third day.
He didn't even pay for the house, and his things were still in the inn, and he didn't come to get them until now.
And Li Hengyao inquired from a merchant who often stayed in this inn, saying that the last time he came to stay in the inn for one night.
He drank too much that day, and when he came back from the hut in the middle of the night, he heard someone talking upstairs, and then he saw two people coming down from the upper floor.
One of them was so drunk that he couldn't even stand on his feet, and it was the other who carried him down and almost fell from the upper floor.
The merchant said: At that time, the people in the inn were sleeping, and when the two people came down, they alarmed the shopkeeper who was dozing off on the table.
Maybe the shopkeeper was too sleepy and didn't wake up completely, but just looked at it in a daze and continued to sleep. Then he went back to his room and went to sleep.
Kangxi and the others listened to the words of the two, and Nalan Rongruo asked: "Since they saw Ma Xiucai passing, why didn't they say it when the officers and soldiers asked? ”
Yu Niang replied: "Xiao Er told the officers and soldiers at that time that Ma Xiu had come to stay at the inn. But I don't know when Ma Xiu disappeared?"
Li Hengyao replied: "I asked the merchant this question, and the merchant said that he was afraid that the officers and soldiers would not find the suspect and would take him for the crime. That's why I didn't say it. ”
Nalan Rongruo and Kangxi glanced at each other and said, "One of the two people that the merchant saw must be Ma Xiucai."
I just don't know when these two people disappeared, and what is the identity of the other person?"