Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 292
on the boat,

After Zhang Jinyu sent the Xue family away, she looked at the marriage letter in a daze for a while, and it was really a good move to win the Xue family.

It's just the Jia family. When thinking of the Jia family, one thinks of Jia's mother and Jia Zheng's wife. They are all shrewd owners, especially Jia's mother, who has exquisite thoughts, extensive knowledge, and extraordinary means.

As for Mother Xue's character, she doesn't know what she looks like, and she is also the kind who has to count the money for her when she is sold. If she really goes to Jia's house, she doesn't know what she will be fooled into.

It's better to get the information of Xue's mansion quickly, and when he thought of it, he went outside and called Ning Bian to tell him to send someone to invite some accountants as soon as possible.

And the most important thing is that this Xiangling, who is supposed to be from the Zhen family, is the only daughter of Zhen Shiyin, with a little rice grain-sized rouge mark between her eyebrows. , but raising him may not be the second Qin Keqing, cough.

The appearance is the same, but I have never seen two people who look the same in my two lives, unless they are twins, but the age gap is obviously big.

"Master Hou, you are looking for me."

was thinking,

Ning Bian took people from the deck of the building to the second floor and asked,

"Well, today, you send someone to invite some accountants to come over and plan to go to Xue's mansion to take stock of the property."

Zhang Jinyu said casually, still thinking about the appearance of Qin Keqing and Xiangling.

"Going back to Lord Hou, there is the accountant of the Hou Mansion on board, and they have been following the fleet, so there is no need to invite them."

Ning Bian also saw that Master Hou was thinking about things again, but he reminded him in a low voice,
"Oh, it turned out to be like this, that's good, there is no rush."

Zhang Jinyu came back to her senses, never thought that the cook in the house brought her, and the accountant also brought her with her, so let's check about that little girl first.

"On the Jiangnan side, the secret guards are here. Call the commander. This Marquis needs to investigate something."

"Yes, Lord Hou, the person in charge of the Jiangnan Dark Guard is waiting at the pier. The leader is Zhao Mo, who was the former deputy commander of the Imperial City Department Dark Guard Zhongyuan. All the information, although it is newly formed, has made great progress now."

Ning Bian whispered in his ear that the Hou Mansion has already integrated a hidden guard outside the original pass with the spy of the Hou Mansion, and now it is getting stronger and stronger.

Zhang Jinyu is also relieved that he didn't waste his time and money, which is very good.

"Go and send an order and tell him to investigate a person. Zhen Shiyin and his daughter Zhen Yinglian were lost when she was a child. They were later sold on the streets of Jinling and bought by a man named Feng Yuan. Then Xue Pan snapped them up and took Feng Yuan was beaten to death and got involved in a life lawsuit, these people should investigate."

"Yes, Master Hou, the last general knows, who is the Lord Hou mainly looking for?"

Ning Bian agreed, but after going around for a while, Zhang Jinyu slapped his head and forgot to explain.

"Cha that little girl, Zhen Yinglian, was a servant girl in Xue's mansion a few days ago, but now she is serving in Hou's mansion."

It was only then that Ning Bian suddenly realized that it seemed that he was investigating the details, which was easy to handle, and that he was about to leave, Zhang Jinyu was still worried, so he called Ning Bian to stop, and told him;
"Search carefully, or that Feng Yuan's house should also be inspected. It would be better if Zhen Shiyin found it, so don't say anything."

Seeing that Master Hou was so nervous about this matter, Ning Bian came back and asked in a low voice;

"Master Hou, there is something wrong with this girl, or else she will be locked up for a few days, and she will be released when she is found out."

Ning Bian knew that Master Hou must have discovered something, so he suspected this woman,
"You're thinking wrong. It's not that you suspect that there is something wrong with this woman. It's that this woman and your wife look almost exactly the same. It's so strange."

Zhang Jinyu also knew that Ning Bian had misunderstood it, so he explained it. Ning Bian was a little unbelievable when he heard the words, how could it be possible.

But Lord Hou would definitely not lie to himself, that means something is going on inside, he dared not delay, and immediately retreated with fists in his hands.

"Don't worry, Lord Hou, the truth will definitely be found out in the end."

After speaking, he turned around and got off the boat, and then entered a barracks.

In the cabin on the second floor,

Xiao Xiangling was still at a loss and was dragged by Qin Keqing to sit on the side of the table, took some food and passed it over.

"Come on, Xiangling, eat something, just like your own home, don't be afraid."

Qin Keqing gently patted Xiangling's back with her green hands to comfort her, which was strange, as if she had dispelled Xiangling's fear, the little girl calmed down instantly.

Then the little girl also squeezed her hand,

After drinking some tea and eating some cakes, the women around were suspiciously looking at the faces of his wife Qin Keqing and this woman Xiangling, they looked more and more like each other.

Although Mrs. Wang didn't ask, she was always watching every move on the table from the corner of her eye. It was her intuition that this matter was not simple.

When Mrs. Wang left this girl behind, she checked the little girl's face, it was not a disguise technique, and there was no trace of modification.

It's no wonder Mrs. Wang is so careful, the disguise technique taught by the White Lotus is unique in the world, but it's hard to guarantee that others won't, the back house of the Hou Mansion must be safe, and everyone has to take a look at it themselves.

Although it is still conjecture, it may not be suspicious. If this woman is controlled by someone with ulterior motives, if there is no such imprint, she can be mistaken for the real one. When the time comes, the wife of the Hou Mansion will be replaced.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang's eyes flashed coldly, and she had to plan ahead, and such a method was like a trick in front of her.

If you want to get away under the nose of the Hou Mansion, just don't even think about it.

Qin Keqing saw that the little girl had calmed down and was no longer afraid, and she ate something, so she tried to ask;

"Xiangling, tell me, besides the time at Xue's house, do you still remember the past?"

"Well, remember, my former home was in Jinling City. I was a fool and was often scolded by my father. Later, my father sold me, and then Mr. Xue bought me, and another man wanted to buy me. people were killed."

Qin Keqing sat there, listening to the little girl's simple words, and felt sore in her heart. She also lost her mother when she was young, but fortunately she has a father who loves her. But in comparison, the little girl is much more miserable, and it feels a bit empathetic for a while. sad.

Qin Keqing stretched out her hand to touch the little girl's back again, and comforted her,

"Okay, let the past go, and follow the old lady from now on. This is home, and no one has the guts to betray you."

As if inspired, Xiangling nodded heavily.

The people in the house who watched were even more distressed.

Zhao Mo, the commander of the secret guards of the Jiangnan Marquis Mansion, left immediately after receiving General Ning's instructions. Jia Yucun's verdict was later overturned directly, and Xue Pan was also acquitted.

Arriving at a hidden house, Zhao Mo summoned his men and ordered,
"It's time to live. The third child is going to check on a person named Feng Yuan. He should be the one who was beaten to death by Mr. Xue. The fourth child is going to the yamen to check the file to see if there is a person named Zhen Shiyin. I"

"Commander, who are you talking about? Zhen Shiyin?"

When Zhao Mo assigned the task, the one who was called the fourth child asked uncertainly there, as if he had heard it somewhere.

"What, you know?"

Zhao Mo immediately asked aloud, the fourth child is the arrester of the prefect's yamen in Jinling, naturally the yamen is easy to inquire, so I've heard of this name.

"Returning to Commander, I heard that it was Leng Zixing, an aide of the magistrate, who mentioned that Zhen Shiyin lost a beloved daughter, and then his family fell into ruin. Not long after, a nearby temple caught fire and his own house was also burned down. Sui defected to his father-in-law Feng Su, and was coaxed by his father-in-law to swindle his family wealth. After dissipating the family wealth, he left home and disappeared without a trace. However, Leng Zixing used this to mock the magistrate for not knowing how to repay him. Presumably the magistrate also knew about it .”

"Can I get the dossier from that year?"

Zhao Mo asked immediately, such a big fire will inevitably leave a few words.

"Yes, don't worry about the command, the warehouse under the prefect's yamen is all in charge of my brothers."

The fourth child nodded and promised, and then they left quickly.

Zhao Mo was not idle either. According to the last narration of the fourth child, he came to a deserted area in the southern city of Jinling City. This place was full of down-and-out people living here, and looked towards another street.

There is a Shili Street outside Changmen, and there is a Renqing Lane in the street. There is an ancient temple in the alley. Because the place is narrow, people call it the Calabash Temple.

There is an alley, but the temple is gone, and now it is overgrown with weeds, and many surrounding houses have been burned, leaving only some ruins. Zhao Mo pretended to be a passing citizen, and walked around here, but found nothing suspicious.

Zhao Mo was a little bit reconciled for not finding any clues, and felt something wrong in his heart. His intuition after being a secret guard for many years, it happened so coincidentally that it caught fire and even burned down the house. Why were other houses not implicated.

There are many large courtyards around the Calabash Temple, all of which are intact, which is strange, and they are not newly built, and why no one here comes to build houses here.

After visiting around, I found out that there were rumors that this place was unknown, and the few families who bought this place were all in ruins, so no one cared about it since then, and this place was also abandoned.

Zhao Mo didn't believe in evil, so he walked into the burned yard, looked around but didn't find it, but the side near the gourd temple was almost burned.

The entire yard and house were almost completely burnt, and there was nothing left. Only some bricks and tiles remained on the east courtyard wall and the foundation of the house. It can be seen that the fire was fierce at that time, and the fire should have blown along the westerly or northwest wind. Yes, it must be in winter, or late autumn, when the sky is dry and things are dry, and it is easy to catch fire.

After going around and finding nothing, I came to the so-called Gourd Temple to see if I could find anything.

Zhao Mo purposely walked around from the backyard in order to hide the eyes and ears. It was covered by weeds and almost no one noticed it. He came to a burnt courtyard wall in the backyard, squatted down, brushed away the weeds, and wiped the And some black ashes.

As soon as he touched his hand, Zhao Mo's face turned pale with fright. With a serious face, he picked it up and smelled it through his nose, and suddenly lost his voice. How could there be such a thing?
On the other side, the leader of the dark guard, who was called the third child, came directly to an alley in Nancheng, and looked at the street in front of the alley, and there was no one around.

Then one galloped, and climbed up the courtyard wall of Feng Yuan's house before his death with the ingenuity of the corner, and stretched his head to look inside. He thought that after Feng Yuan's death, there would be no one here or resell it, but who knew it was in the main house. There was a bit of female laughter, and there was more than one person who listened carefully.

The third child was also curious, so he carefully turned over the courtyard and landed in the corner, then walked towards the main room with his feet pinching his feet.

(End of this chapter)