Ministers and others get married by decree

Qin Fengchi didn't bother to pay attention to Chen Danian's thoughts, he was entrusted by Zhao Yiqing, the commander of the Nine Houses, and the important thing was not to make Chen Danian plead guilty, but to find the account book.He followed He Fengxian's housekeeper all the way from the capital, and also turned over their cages. Unfortunately, they were all property. According to the clues found by the Jiufu, the accounts between them should be settled once a year, but the key ledger still needs to be settled. Find it here at Chen Danian.

Although the scrolls were closely guarded, after testing, they were nothing more than money.

He weighed the black scroll casually, and casually looked at the study.Just now, Chen Danian took him to look at a few paintings on the wall at random, it seems that they are not on the wall...and pushed him on the table to get things done, obviously the vicinity of the table is not important.

That is Bogu rack.

While knocking on a few antique bottles, Qin Fengchi glanced at Chen Danian as if inadvertently. Seeing that he was angry and a little nervous, but not eager, he gave up the shelf and walked towards the innermost hexagonal window.

Chen Danian trembled undetectably, and quickly controlled his body again.

Qin Fengchi suddenly became a little interested.

He looked at the window, and there was nothing unusual, there was a vase under the window with a black lacquered table, and there was a long-necked beauty vase, with three or two plum blossoms protruding obliquely, forming an exquisite picture with the edged window, so beautiful very.The bottle was also very ordinary, about a dozen taels of silver, half a bottle of water was stored in it, and there was nothing else, but when he touched the bar, there was a gasp in the room.

Qin Fengchi paused, then turned around and smiled.

"So it's—here?"

Chen Danian shook like chaff.

Only then did I want to ask for forgiveness, but what else did the other party need?

Qin Fengchi went to take a closer look, there was no drawer on the black lacquered table, but the waist was indeed wider than the ordinary table by three points, and with the carved teeth, it was enough to set up a concealed compartment.He fumbled around with his hand, only to find something strange when he touched the right side.There are two phoenixes facing the sun in relief on the whole body of pitch-black tooth strips, and the round sun pattern is in the middle. The pattern is slightly protruding, and there are very small gaps around it.

He picked it with his hands first, without moving a single thread. After thinking about it, he took the shaft head in his hand to compare, and they were the same size.

Chen Danian over there has already fallen to the ground with a stool, whimpering.

Qin Fengchi was in a very happy mood, he pressed the head of the scroll against the sun, pushed in with some force, and the whole scroll slid into the hidden cylindrical compartments.There was a click from the other end of the bar, and he looked up, and there was a circular hidden compartment pushed out at the same time.

He immediately realized that Chen Danian's salt sales ledger must be hidden there.

Seeing this, Chen Danian was startled, anxious and fearful, finally rolled his eyes and pouted.

At this time, Chu Lou had already quietly touched the outside of the study room. The room looked brightly lit, but there was no sound when he listened carefully.He was a little anxious, so he couldn't help getting closer.If it’s a servant’s house, at least it’s covered with oil paper, and you can poke it with your finger like in a martial arts movie. It’s a pity that there are bright tiles embedded in the window lattice on the study door, although the light is transparent, you can’t see clearly.

Qin Fengchi had just taken out three or four ledgers, his ears were so keen, he immediately heard the slight rustling of the fabric outside, and quietly restored the hidden compartments on the table.

He turned his head and stared at the fainted person on the ground, feeling sorry for himself.Chen Danian has been operating in Tianjin Mansion for many years, and this trip will certainly not catch him. On the contrary, the account books in his hand must be sent out as soon as possible, so that Chen Danian can be firmly nailed to death before Chen Danian turns around.He can't grab the first-hand credit, and he has to remember Zhao Yiqing's favor.

So he didn't hesitate any longer, and went out directly through the flower window.

Outside the flower window is a small courtyard, only a few clumps of thin bamboo are planted, and a rockery is surrounded, and the outside is a wall, turning it over is a dead end.

Qin Fengchi was standing on the wall when he heard someone enter the house.He was actually a little curious about the person who came, but when he saw Chen Danian lying on the ground, he must have thought that someone was a villain, and his first reaction would be to look at the open flower window, because there is no need for curiosity to cause trouble, that's all. .

He turned around and jumped off the wall, and the corner of the bright skirt flashed across the wall.

However, it was not Chu Lou who entered the room.

Chu Lou is not a fool, who knows what's going on inside?After all, Chen Danian is also an official of the third grade of the local officials, and he knows his father, if he fails to do well, his family members will be implicated, and he will be out of luck.

Originally, he thought that if he couldn't do it, he would climb to the roof, and he would move the tiles to find out like those people in the quack.Before he could take any action, he heard noises from inside and outside.I couldn't hear anything clearly inside, but someone outside was about to come in, and the servants flattered me warmly, and it turned out to be He Yuanwai!

"Damn it!" Chu Lou couldn't help scolding his father secretly, his brains almost came out of a hurry.

Seeing that people from outside were about to push open the courtyard door, he looked around and had nowhere to hide, so he simply stepped on the corridor, grabbed the pillars and rushed up to the roof, then stuck himself tightly on the tile edge, pretending that his house was a gecko.

Fortunately, the sky was dark, and the room was bright, which set off the darkness of the surroundings.What's more, who would have thought that there could be another person on the roof?

Anyway, He Fengxian never thought about it.

This guy was slightly drunk, wandered into the yard full of ambition, still thinking about Miss Qin in his heart.He chuckled, Chen Danian had been taking the little lady "pan" painting for a while, if he went later, he might not taste the taste, so he had to collect the corpse, wouldn't it be a pity?

He swayed to the door of the study room. He was supposed to knock on the door, but now, taking advantage of his drunkenness, he pushed the door open and entered——

With this push, he was woken up by the person who fell on the ground when he went in!

"My lord—what's the matter with you, my lord? Come on! Come on—"

Chu Lou was startled by the sudden shout, and when he recovered, he didn't care about being exposed, so he moved the tiles and looked inside.At the first glance, he saw Chen Zhifu lying on the ground, and He Yuanwai who was sitting paralyzed at the side and screaming.He immediately realized that something was wrong, but he scanned the entire study room, but he didn't see the third person!

Miss Qin... disappeared.

But the servants were already attracted by He Fengxian's shouts, the sound of people's footsteps was noisy, and the torches were lit, illuminating the originally dark courtyard.

Time does not allow Chu Lou to think too much, he gritted his teeth repeatedly, and had to slowly put the tiles back, while everyone entered the corridor, he turned over the roof ridge to the other side without hesitation, and followed the wall from the small courtyard to the alley escape.It may be considered that he left in time, after a while, a servant turned over the open flower window of the study, and searched and searched in the square-inch courtyard.

Chu Lou turned over several houses in succession before stopping in an alley two streets away.

At this time, the moon was in the middle of the sky, illuminating the narrow alley as bright as snow, and the surrounding area was cold and quiet in the middle of the night.He was leaning against the moss-covered stone wall, his nose was sweating, but his back was cold, and he only felt that his heart was full of confusion and loss.

"Qin, Feng, Chi!"

Chu Lou gritted his teeth and read it word by word, but he could no longer find the faint sense of shyness before today.

Just feel angry.

When things got to this point, no matter how stupid he was, he knew he had been tricked.

Regardless of how many coincidences there are in his encounter with Qin Fengchi, and the fact that he has concealed everything along the way, even if Qin Fengchi is just an ordinary musician who happened to meet the assassin who assassinated the magistrate, she must be the first to die!

However, even if he only took a quick glance, he could see that the furnishings in the house were in order, and there were no traces of fighting or blood.Since the assassin wanted to subdue a woman silently, he also had to deal with his own target, a strong man. How easy was it?

When he left the well, he took a special look. There was no trace of drag on the ground of the yard, and the moss on the courtyard wall was also intact.Even if the assassin directly knocked Qin Fengchi unconscious and took a grown woman to climb over the wall and through the window in a hurry, it would be impossible to leave no traces behind.

Unless Qin Fengchi herself is an assassin, or she and the assassin are accomplices!

Chu Lou had a feeling that if he went back to the mansion now, he might not see Miss Qin again.

He listened attentively, and vaguely heard someone's voice, presumably there was already a commotion in the mansion.Chen Zhifu's life and death are unknown, and Yifu's parents encountered an accident in the mansion, which was a major event that shocked the government and the public.

The Tianjin government has a Tongzhi who judges two people. If something happens to the prefect, the Tongzhi will act as an agent for all matters, and then send the judge to Beijing to file a report. The police officer will come out of the hive, and the whole city will hunt down the suspects.If the murderer is still in Fucheng, it is conceivable that he will be like the old turtle in the urn. It is a dream to escape!

Qin Fengchi left happily, but it hurt him badly!

The more Chu Lou thought about it, the angrier he became.

As long as the guards in the arresting house asked about the mansion or the pier, they would be able to find out that he and Qin Fengchi were in the same group!If he doesn't come today, he will be implicated by Qin Fengchi, not to mention that he went straight to the backyard today and asked the female class leader of the music class directly about Qin Fengchi's whereabouts.

Thinking of this, Chu Lou couldn't help thinking: Is Chen Danian dead?

If Chen Zhifu died cleanly, although everyone would still search for Qin Fengchi and arrest him for interrogation, at least they would not directly believe that Qin Fengchi was an assassin.After all, the other party is just a girl in the eyes of outsiders.

But if Prefect Chen is not dead...

Chu Lou thumped his chest in pain, and walked out while supporting the wall.

He'd better go back and wait for someone to interrogate him. If he is not in the mansion at this time, I'm afraid the Tongzhi of Tianjin Mansion will directly question him.

It was almost curfew at this time, the streets were empty and dark, and the fire and noise in the distance made people panic.

There were several carriages parked at the entrance of the shop, and there were only three or five people sitting around a table in the lobby on the first floor, eating and chatting. The shopkeeper had already gone to rest, and only the young waiter was dozing off by the counter.

Chu Lou didn't go in through the main entrance, but went directly to the backyard and turned into his guest room.He changed into light clothes, and knocked on the door first, but as expected, there was no sound from inside.

He stood by the door, sighed for a while, and went downstairs.

"Come on, waiter!" He stood at the corner and waved to the waiter.

The little waiter woke up suddenly, hurried over, and said with a smile, "What's the matter, sir?"

"When I came back, I saw that you were dozing off, so I didn't disturb you," Chu Lou pondered for a moment and said, "I just want to ask you, did the little lady who was with me come back?"

When the waiter heard him mentioning the matter of dozing off, he felt guilty immediately, and thought for a long time before saying, "That lady... I haven't left the lobby for a whole day, and I haven't seen the lady come back. It's her little girl, about half an hour ago. Checked out and left."

half an hour...

Chu Lou frowned.

The waiter sneaked a look at him, seeing his gloomy face, he mumbled and didn't dare to say anything, but felt a little sympathetic in his heart.This young gentleman must have been abandoned by that beautiful lady, and he left without even saying hello, which is really heartless.

"In the middle of the night, the back kitchen has boiled some good soup, do you want to taste it?"

Chu Lou waved his hand, gave him a few coppers as a reward, and went upstairs.

At this time, how could he still be in the mood to eat supper?I'm afraid he will be brought up for interrogation in a while.

After half an hour, Chu Lou was lying on the bed drowsy, and was awakened by a sudden knock on the door.He sat up abruptly, and before he could react, the door of the guest room was slammed open, and a group of a dozen or so captives rushed in like wolves and tigers.

The leader was carrying an official knife and iron ruler on his waist, wearing a fringed cut-off head, and an official uniform with black and white narrow sleeves. He looked ferocious.As soon as he entered the room, he looked around, and then he looked at the young man who was leaning on the head of the bed with a sleepy face. His gaze swept across the frightened expression of the other party like an iron hook. After a long while, he showed a warm smile.

He clasped his fists and said to Chu Lou: "Mr. Chu Xiaolang, Mr. Zhao Tongzhi, Mr. Zhao, invites you to discuss the matter. Don't hesitate, Mr. Xiaolang, will you get up now?"

Chu Lou was fully awake, but his face still had the impatience and bewilderment of being woken up.

"This servant," he looked at the headhunter, and asked with a look of restrained anger, "May I ask Mr. Zhao what's the matter? In the middle of the night, I'm so disheveled, it's really—"

The head catcher interrupted him with a smile: "Of course something serious happened in the mansion, Mr. Lang still don't need to ask any more questions. It is for your own good to call you at this time of night, otherwise I will escort you to the mansion in public." Ya, isn't it ugly?" There seemed to be a threat in the words.

Chu Lou was silent.

This Zhao Tongzhi, I'm afraid he still cares about his father, otherwise, how could an ordinary prisoner act so politely?

He had no choice but to get out of bed without a word, barely put on a coat, and was surrounded and escorted out.

The lobby of the mansion shop was empty, and the waiters and shopkeepers were all missing.

Chu Lou pretended to be ignorant along the way and questioned the arrester.

"This servant, I attended the banquet of the Lord Fu Zun at night, and it was only a few hours after I came back. Why did you suddenly come to arrest me? Zhao Tongzhi called me to question, what about the Lord Fu Zun? Me, my father are with him As an official, you must always let me see the Lord Fu Zun..."

The middle-aged Catcher gently pushed him forward, deaf to his question, but his movements were lighter than before.

When Chu Lou saw the deal, he accepted it and said nothing more.

Speaking of which, this gang of arresting officers is rigorous in their actions.These people are more in line with the government army than arrests.

He suppressed his doubts and came all the way to the government office.

The magistrate's yamen was brightly lit, the two classes of yamen servants kept their eyes on each other, and the hall was solemn and solemn.

Before Chu Lou went in, he took a quick look and saw that the main seat was vacant, and an official with a short beard was sitting at the bottom, looking down at something.

"My lord, I have already brought you here." The head catcher bowed his hands and saluted, his actions were extremely vigorous and powerful.

Zhao Tongzhi nodded, motioning for him to back away, and then looked at the young man in the hall.