The majestic sister-in-law of the Red Chamber

When Lin Tian and Situ Meng lightly jumped onto the roof of the hall in the inner courtyard of the study, everyone inside had already been seated, and they were arguing fiercely at the moment.

"Mr. Li, what happened in your house these two days? It's this time, don't you still want to hide it from us all?" A fat middle-aged man with a small mustache said aggressively. asked.

"That's right, there was a murder case in the Princess Mansion, and Her Royal Highness the Princess disappeared. This matter must not be related to your Duke Li, right?" Another thin man also asked sinisterly at the same time.

"Today, we all found you here just to find out what you have been hiding from us! Now, we are all on the same boat. If something happens to you, we can't help it!

You don't really think that everyone here is deaf or blind, do you?As long as you don't tell us, we won't be able to find out anything?I'm asking you to ask me face to face now, and it's also for you to save face!Don't take everyone's kindness as incompetence! "

An older man also spoke. Although his tone was not so aggressive, what he said was just as sharp.

"Yeah, brother Liu, it's all here now, what else can you say!" Qi Guogong saw that Li Guogong Liu Biao was still sitting there silent, and couldn't help persuading him.

"Although I don't know exactly what happened in your house, one of the two small courtyards used to entertain guests has been singing and dancing every day in recent days. Whether it's the banquet or the women accompanying the guests, they are constantly coming and going. As a result, Two days ago, suddenly the whole yard was sealed by your order! Brother Liu, is this the case?"

Duke Qi touched his silver beard, as if he didn't see the shock in Duke Li's eyes, he continued, "Although we don't know who lived in that courtyard, we still have some guesses..."

When Qi Guogong said this, he suddenly stopped talking, but turned his head to look at the few people who asked the question just now, nodded slightly at them, and immediately one person answered, saying: "I'm afraid, the person living inside is Dongping County People from the Wangfu, or people from the Xining County Wangfu?"

Hearing this person's words, Mr. Li stood up from his seat abruptly, his eyes swept over the others one by one, and after a while, he sat down again in a slumped manner, and asked in a low voice, "Who are you?" How do you know that!"

"Hehe... Brother Liu, Ming people don't speak dark words. Although everyone appreciates you for leading us to do the business that makes money together, but who is the person behind this cooperation, we can't not check it out, right? After all, although the business comes in quickly, the risk is not small! We can't take the lives of the whole clan to gamble on uncertainty!"

Qi Guogong smiled calmly, and continued: "Actually, we already knew that behind this are several palaces of different surnames who are cooperating with us. Otherwise, we wouldn't be so relieved and let Brother Liu take the lead!"

"Alas..." Li Guogong sighed, so he didn't hide anymore, and told all the things that happened in his mansion before.

When I heard that someone was able to sneak into Li Guogong's mansion overnight, and killed more than a dozen people without disturbing anyone, especially these people were not old, weak, sick and disabled , but the guards with good skills who were born in Dongping County Prince's Mansion and Xining County Prince's Mansion.

All the people present couldn't help but gasped. Thinking about their own mansion, compared to the guards of Duke Li's mansion, they were no different. If those unknown thieves had infiltrated into their own mansion, Then it is easy to kill yourself and others.

Thinking of this, everyone present was drenched in cold sweat, and they were all dumbfounded for a while, only Duke Li was still talking incessantly in the huge hall.

Before, because he was afraid that outsiders would find out that such a big event happened in the mansion, Li Guogong had been in fear for the past two days. He couldn't eat or sleep. Now that he has someone to confide in, he can no longer suppress it. To contain my overly tense emotions, the more I speak, the more fearful I become, and the more I speak, the more excited I become.

When he mentioned that those guys of unknown origin not only killed the guards, but also kidnapped the principals of Dongping County Palace and Xining County Palace who came to Beijing this time, everyone's expressions changed. After all, Although they would be nervous when those people were killed, if they were taken away with a purpose, wouldn't it be dangerous for them to wait for others?

After all, although they don't know martial arts, they are very clear about the huge difference between killing and arresting people in a duke's mansion.

If we say that there are still many ways to kill people silently, but if we don’t disturb the guards and servants who watch the night in the mansion, we can just silently carry a large living person through the mansion, and finally leave quietly , This has simply surpassed their cognition.

"Brother Liu, what do you think, are the two of them dead or alive?" Duke Qi asked with difficulty.

"I don't know!" Li Guogong shook his head, and said in a bachelor way: "I've already told you everything I know! As for the future, let's all work together to find a solution!

To be honest, this group of people is really terrifying. You know, my youngest son was also in that small courtyard that night, but he was not in the lobby, but went to rest in the side room ahead of time!Just a little bit, just a little bit, he will be silenced together!Now as long as I think about it, I feel cold behind my back and tremble all over! "

"Butler, it's already this time, don't you want to say something? Are you going to continue to hide it?" Qi Guogong pointed at the big butler of the Princess Mansion again.

"Ah!" The steward sighed, and said, "Actually, the situation in the princess mansion is similar to what Mr. Li Guogong said just now! I have nothing to hide now. It was his grandson Wang Tiansheng, but the princess had an unusual relationship with him before.

So when they were talking in secret, no one was allowed to disturb them. We found out what happened a day later than Lord Li!It's just that the guards brought by Wang Tiansheng were killed, but he and the princess disappeared at the same time!

This case has been reported to the Shuntian Mansion, and the soldiers and horses of the Nine Cities have also been mobilized. Unfortunately, the thieves' methods are too clean and neat. Until now, the government has not found any useful information!It's just... I have a guess here, but I'm not sure yet! "

"Guessing is fine too! It's much better than we are running around like headless chickens now, let's talk about it!" Qi Guogong asked a little anxiously.

"Maybe it was done by the royal hidden guards!" The butler calmly analyzed: "Being able to come and go between the Princess's mansion and Lord Li's mansion so freely, pinpointing the terrain and the patrol time of the guards very accurately, that means There have been spies working in our mansion for a long time, so they know all these things clearly. And in the capital, the only ones capable of doing these things are the royal secret guards!"

"No, it's impossible!" As soon as the chief steward finished speaking, Li Guogong simply shook his head and said, "If it was the previous dynasty, Jin Yiwei probably had this ability! However, at the beginning of the founding of this dynasty, Emperor Taizu The rules have been established, and this court absolutely does not allow the existence of institutions like Jinyiwei that harm officials!

According to what I learned from my wife, the royal guards are actually some hidden guards who are specially responsible for protecting the emperor and the more important members of the royal family!

It's just that the martial arts are stronger than ordinary people, and there are not many people. If they are sent to assassinate, it is possible to kill all those people, but at the same time they will be arrested, which is absolutely impossible!Not to mention, even the princess was taken away together, so it couldn't have been done by the hidden guards! "

"Then..." For a moment, everyone in the room fell silent.

"Okay, okay, everyone! Let's go back and think about this matter carefully. The most important thing to call everyone here today is about our business!" Qi Guogong clapped his hands, interrupting everyone's thoughts , Speaking of his own purpose.

"That's right! Ever since that little Situ Meng arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, he took away our warehouse in Xuzhou, and then cooperated with Lin Ruhai to stop the distribution of Yanyin, which caused a heavy loss to our business! Although several princes can One or two helpers, especially the king of Nan'an County can provide us with some low-priced private salt, but compared with the original direct conversion of official salt into private salt, it has increased the cost too much!

Moreover, because the supply of official salt has become sufficient, the emperor has included this item in the evaluation of officials, and many local officials are no longer in the previous state of taking benefits and leaving them alone.

This has resulted in a backlog of our private salt, and the sales volume has been reduced by more than half. If this continues, our business might as well be closed! "The man with the two mustaches complained.

"That's right! What Situ Meng did was amazing! Not only did he raid a warehouse, but he even took control of the entire Cao Gang, cutting off half of our private salt transportation line, you guys! When the time comes, everyone, think of a way!

It would be best if he could stay in Beijing completely this time. In this way, with Governor Liang Jiang and Mr. Zhen sitting in the south of the Yangtze River, this problem will be solved soon!A small salt inspection censor can't make any waves at all. "

"That's right, that's the reason, but the problem is, how can we keep this Situ Meng in the capital! You know, he and his fiancée are really bored, and the two of them are on the streets of the capital almost every day these days. Hanging around holding hands is simply indecent and polite!

How can this kind of shameless woman who openly flirts with men on the street deserve to be a princess, really..." An old man shook his head and said with a disgusted look on his face.

"Ahem..." Qi Guogong suddenly coughed, and said: "This marriage was decided by the Supreme Emperor, and we have no way to change it now! For the current plan, the best way is to find a way for our people to marry Prince Zhongshun It doesn't matter if it's a concubine or a concubine.

As long as he can completely win that boy Situ Meng's heart, then not only will he not be against us, but he will also try his best to help us!Regardless of his young age, this kid is definitely an infatuated kind!Therefore, I think, to deal with him, the beauty trick is the most useful! "

"That's right, that's right! Duke Qi is right!"

"That's right, whoever has a suitable candidate, hurry up and talk about it!"

Everyone agreed with Qi Guogong, and then discussed excitedly, as if they had completely subdued Situ Meng.