Sir, I can do it!

"Idiot!" Mrs. Cui yelled at Cui Ye: "You are also in charge of the Hou Mansion?"

Cui Ye cried with snot and tears: "Auntie, it's not me, it's all my younger sister. The younger sister said that the Hou Mansion has good things, and she said that she has obtained the emperor's consent!"

Cui Ye's speech was incoherent, but Mrs. Cui understood it.It was nothing more than that Concubine Cui Gui in the palace was thinking about the treasures in the Hou's mansion.She had mentioned it to herself before that, saying that the Hou Mansion has a deep heritage, not to mention some precious medicinal materials, and jade for nourishing one's health.The reason why Queen Wei stayed young and beautiful was because she used a lot of good things.She also sent people to visit the Hou's mansion at night, but it seems that the Hou's mansion still has experts, and none of the people she sent had succeeded.

It is also because Concubine Cui Gui has been in poor health since she gave birth, and the emperor has not been close to her for a long time, but instead often goes to Concubine Feng's palace.She is much younger than Concubine Feng, but she is not as beautiful as Concubine Feng, so she is naturally unbalanced.Coupled with the prosperity of the Cui family, Concubine Cui became more and more arrogant.And Mrs. Cui gave her the purse that could calm Li Huai, so she thought everything was in her hands.

But he didn't expect Wei Zhao to return to Beijing early, and he bumped into him.

Just imagine, if someone suddenly sent a pair of bloody hands and feet over while eating, it would be a high incense if he was still alive.Mrs. Cui couldn't help but feel nauseous whenever she thought of the stench.

She hated it very much, and scolded angrily: "I thought Sanniang was a courageous person, but I didn't expect to develop a petty air all these years in the palace. It was a waste of my painstaking efforts. Since she has obtained the emperor's consent, why not Don't ask for a letter, but dare to trespass into the Hou's mansion with just a word of mouth, does she think that the Marquis' mansion is a vegetable market!"

Cui Ye shrank his neck like a quail and remained silent, Madam Cui was even more angry.

It is said that the Cui family is getting worse and worse, with such unworthy descendants, it would be hell to be undefeated.

Mrs. Cui hurried into the palace, and Concubine Cui was reprimanding the Seventh Prince.

Madam Cui couldn't help but said: "How old is he and can understand anything, if you are impatient to coax him, send it to the nanny."

Concubine Cui said with a bit of resentment: "Auntie, I don't know, the emperor came to me just now, I wanted him to get close to Xiao Qi, who would have thought that Xiao Qi would cry when he saw the emperor. The emperor didn't stay for a while Just left, this is good, it must have offended the emperor."

Madam Cui said: "You are too impatient."

Concubine Cui was wronged, she said with red eyes: "Can I not be in a hurry. Since the birth of Xiaoqi, the emperor rarely comes to my palace. I asked to see the emperor on my own initiative, and I was pushed away eight out of ten times. Come out. Although our Cui family has the upper hand in the court, if the emperor does not let go of his mouth and establish Xiao Qi, we will have to work hard every day. If there is no chance to get close to the emperor, how can we make him listen to me, aunt How can the plan go smoothly?"

She wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief: "I know that my aunt is here to inquire about the crime. I was reckless in the matter of the Hou's mansion, but I was not for the sake of the Cui family. My aunt also knows that I have been in poor health. The medicine didn't work. If this continues, the emperor will definitely hate him."

Mrs. Cui calmed down and knew the difficulties of Concubine Cui Gui.Sima Shan of Nanliang succeeded to the throne, Princess Yiyang committed suicide, and she could no longer get help from there.Seeing that the incense in Concubine Cui Guifei's hand had lost its effectiveness, she still couldn't contact the incense maker in Nanliang.Especially a few days ago, she seemed to find that someone was following her.

She suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked: "Did you really trick the emperor into agreeing to search the Hou Mansion yesterday?"

Concubine Cui nodded with a guilty conscience: "The emperor was a little irritable at the time, so he only responded verbally, saying that he would issue a reissue of the handbook later. I thought that the Hou's mansion was just slaves, so they should not be used, so I just sent someone to copy something. When I came back, I didn't expect to actually search the Hou's mansion."

Madam Cui frowned: "I don't think this matter is simple."

"What does aunt mean?"

"Have you got the handbook?"

Concubine Cui was speechless.She widened her eyes suddenly: "The emperor did it on purpose!"

Madam Cui's face was gloomy, she said: "The emperor is using Wei Zhao's hand to beat our Cui family."

Concubine Cui Gui said: "Isn't the emperor wholeheartedly wanting to get rid of the Wei family? It was so hard to accuse the Wei family of treason. Why did the emperor call Wei Zhao back to the capital? If it was just to deal with our Cui family and want to join the Wei family?" If we join forces, isn't that leading wolves into the house and seeking skins from tigers? With the death of Wei Ru and Wei Xuan, Wei Zhao will be the first to hate our Cui family, and the second may be today."

Mrs. Cui said: "The emperor's mind has always been unpredictable." She rubbed her wrist and said: "You wait for now and wait for me to communicate with Shuobei before deciding."

Concubine Cui nodded, "By the way, aunt, that person... have you dealt with it?"

Madam Cui glanced at her: "Why, don't tell Auntie that you still miss him."

Concubine Cui quickly lowered her eyes: "How could it be, it's just, I'm just afraid that there may be omissions..."

"Don't worry, your aunt and I have never leaked anything."

Concubine Cui Gui laughed dryly: "I'm sorry, Auntie."

After Mrs. Cui left, Concubine Cui fell down on the couch in dismay, her eyes fell on the face of the seventh prince who had been put to sleep by the nanny, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

The front yard of the Hou's Mansion, which had been disturbed by those soldiers, had been tidied up by the servants, and the officials of the Ministry of Punishment were also ordered by the palace to withdraw from the Hou's Mansion after Wei Zhao returned to Beijing.

Steward Wei looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar young master in front of him, couldn't help but blushed, and bowed his head: "The old slave failed to guard the Hou's mansion, the old slave..."

Wei Zhao hastened to help Butler Wei up: "The butler is pissing me off like this. I know that without Butler Wei, the Hou Mansion would not be what it is now. Look, the fallen leaves in the yard have been swept clean, and every part of the Hou Mansion The courtyard has also been cleaned spotlessly. Without the master, the servants can still work meticulously, thanks to the steward Wei's management."

"Those officials of the Ministry of Punishment guarding the Hou's mansion are all red-faced, and they often embarrass the steward Wei."

The housekeeper wiped his tears with his sleeve: "It's good that the young master comes back, the past is all over."

Wei Zhao stood with his hands behind his back, raised his head slightly and looked at the tall loquat tree in the yard: "Yes, I'm back. I'll pay back what I owe to others. I'll come back to get what I owed."

The housekeeper Wei had a sore nose, and tears fell uncontrollably.He hurriedly lowered his head: "Master, the journey was full of wind and dust, it was really hard work. Xiaolou is going to prepare hot water. Master take a bath to relieve fatigue."

After finishing speaking, the steward Wei went back to the room and took a box and delivered it to Wei Zhao. He said, "This is the key to the warehouse and the letter from the old matriarch. The last thing should be put into the warehouse. Some precious objects and confidential documents were collected by the old lady herself."

Wei Zhao took the box and went back to his room to have a look.In addition to the keys, there are also some house deeds and land deeds, all of which are the property of the Hou Mansion.Wei Zhao flipped through the pages and couldn't help being a little dumbfounded.He always knew that the Hou Mansion was very rich, but he didn't expect that what he knew was just the tip of the iceberg.

"My father looked at the big boss and he was so rough, he didn't expect to manage the family well!"

Wei Zhao then scrolled down and found another land deed, but this title was the location of Xiaoxishan Bieyuan.He let out a 'huh': "The Lu Family Bie Yuan?"

Looking down, the signature is - Wei Zhao!

Wei Zhao was a little puzzled, so he flipped through it and found a letter, which was left by the old lady.

Basically, they are telling Wei Zhao that all the properties of the Hou Mansion will be handed over to him, and he will handle it.The letter also stated that some properties under the land deed of the Lujia Bieyuan were left to him by Changsun Ke——

"What is this?" Wei Zhao couldn't help muttering, and put the land deed back into the box.He glanced at him with some reluctance, and muttered, "I said I can support my family."

When Wei Zhao came out after washing, it was already dark.He met Wei An in the study.

The housekeeper Wei can handle the superficial affairs of the Hou Mansion, but the deeper confidential matters are all taken care of by Qing Xiaowei.

Wei An told him: "Princess Changle and Aunt Meng live in Bieyuan. Lu Ding once wanted to take back the Lu family's Bieyuan, but he was repeatedly blocked, and he couldn't find out about the Hou's mansion. It must be Master Changsun who made some moves. Gao Hai took the little prince out of the palace, and now Gao Hai is chanting scriptures in Huguo Temple, and the little prince has been secretly sent to the Lu Family Garden."

"Very good. How are the grandmother and second brother?"

"The old lady and the second master are still being imprisoned in the prison. The Cui family paraded the street last time and made the old lady seriously ill. They were afraid that something would happen to the old lady, so they invited the doctor Chen from the palace to treat the old lady. These days, the old lady Your body and bones have recovered."

Wei Zhao clenched his fists loudly, making people creepy for no reason in the silent house.

Wei quietly stood aside.Suddenly, Wei Fang who was standing by the side said softly: "There is someone!"

Wei Zhao's gaze was like a torch, and he raised his eyes to look at the roof, and when he touched the familiar figure, his heart was suffocated.

The man seemed to have noticed Wei Zhao's gaze, and suddenly fell from the roof, took off his hood and said apologetically, "Gu Ying."

Wei Zhao's heart seemed to fall directly from the clouds to the bottom of the valley, and the light of hope was swallowed by the endless darkness before it bloomed.He held Mu Hanjian tightly, as if this could calm his heart down.

He forced himself to calm down, took a deep breath, and then spoke slowly, with a slight tremor in his voice.

"You are from Ke."

Gu Ying said: "Yes. My subordinate was ordered by Master Changsun to rescue Zhan Qiniang, and then received the task to thoroughly investigate Cui's family."

"Cui Shi?"

"That's right. Master Changsun found a village in Nanliang, which was a den of incense making. My lord found out that the incense maker was related to Princess Yiyang, and followed this line to find the Cui family of Qi State. When my subordinates searched for the Cui family It turns out that Empress Wei was murdered not because of Zhao's harem secrets, but because of the incense that Mrs. Cui brought into the palace under the guise of the Zheng family."

Wei Zhao felt a dull pain in his heart and a chill in his back.It was like a cold knife piercing through the body, piercing the bone marrow fiercely.

Many details of that case flooded into my mind in an instant. It was not a coincidence that Changsun Ke found out the secret work of the former Chu in the secret record of the harem, but it was originally at that time that Princess Yiyang had contact with Mrs. Cui.The Zhao family is just a scapegoat pushed out.At that time, only Li Huai was able to get in touch with the elder sister.The incense he wore with him killed his elder sister.

Gu Ying presented the evidence of the investigation, Wei Zhao looked through it hastily, and then his eyes fell on a line: Sima Shan, the crown prince of Nanliang, suffered from physical loss due to incense, and was unable to conceive.

Think of Li Huai Zhongxiang's time, then the child in Cui Guifei's belly——

"It's not the current emperor's." Gu Ying said: "Concubine Cui had a childhood sweetheart cousin before entering the palace. His subordinates found him when they were investigating the Cui family. Mrs. Cui wanted to kill someone, but was rescued by her subordinates. Now that person is imprisoned." In the Nanfu private prison."

Wei Zhao suddenly laughed lowly: "The law of heaven recurs, and retribution is not good."

"Ms. Cui..." The memories of the past were awakened again, and Wei Zhao thought of Lu Chengqian who died of eating drunken balls by mistake in Lujia Bieyuan.He lowered his eyes: "Sure enough, we can't underestimate women, let alone the power of hatred."