The jade that pulls the red mansion is also crazy

Chapter 57: Killing the chicken to warn the monkey

Last time, it was said that Yinxiang was joking with Daiyu, "Why did the horse suddenly listen to you"?Suddenly, she heard someone on the long road called "Master Thirteen". She turned her head and saw that it was the boy who stayed behind in Xiangyun Pavilion. Daiyu thought they had something to say, so she turned around and rode her horse, and walked away leisurely.

Yinxiang then asked: "What's the matter, so flustered?"

The boy hurriedly wiped off his sweat, panted and said, "It's not good to go back to the Thirteenth Master. Yesterday, the girl cleaned up the house and found that the Thirteenth Master's palace card was gone."

Yinxiang frowned, and asked: "Palace card? Have you looked around? It's all right, why did you lose this thing?"

The kid hurriedly said: "I've searched everywhere, but I haven't seen it. It's because the little ones didn't take good care of them. They deserve death. But since the master left, we have been watching the courtyard with the same care. At night, we also take turns to keep watch. Neglect, and the doors are locked very tightly. Although there are occasional officials who come to visit, they all say that the master is not there, so they are dismissed on the spot. Except for some maids, daughters-in-law and boys in the girls' rooms in the garden, there is no one else. I came here, but now I lost this thing. We searched all corners of the house and yard, but couldn't find it. We were afraid of something serious and didn't dare to be self-sufficient. So last night, the younger one went on the road and was the first to tell Thirteenth Master I know, what should I do, please show me the Thirteenth Lord."

After Yin Xiang heard this, he sneered and said, "It's getting more and more interesting. All the things are stolen from me. Even if a servant can steal the palace card, you should reflect on yourself."

The voice was flat, but the kid was so frightened that he immediately lowered his head, his face turned pale, and he didn't dare to make a sound. Daiyu saw the kid rushing over, so she knew there was something important. Then, knowing that something was lost, and faintly hearing "the girl in each girl's room", he felt suspicious, so he walked over and asked: "But I lost something very valuable? The girl who went to Xiangyun Pavilion these days, Is there a Xiaoxiang Pavilion?"

Yin Xiang hurriedly laughed and said, "Not at all. You are overthinking."

After hearing this, the boy hurriedly smiled and said no.

Daiyu knew what Yinxiang was thinking, so she smiled and said, "Although there is no suspicion, it is hard to guarantee that there is no suspicion. It is better to go back and inquire."

Therefore, because of this matter, the two of them had no reason to travel around here leisurely, so they had to go back to the mansion first. For a while, Daiyu was in the front of the carriage, and Yinxiang and the boys were riding behind. All the way, he only focused on it and pondered silently.

The palace card is the evidence for the people in the palace to come and go. Although Yinxiang does not have the palace card, the soldiers at the gate will not recognize him and refuse to let him go. They just throw this thing away, which is strange. It is not a trivial matter to use this to enter the palace to do anything.

Then he lowered his voice and asked, "Is it true that no outsiders have gone these two days? Or was it when you were lazy and slippery in the middle of the night that the thieves took advantage of your loopholes?"

The boy hurriedly said: "It must not be an outsider. I don't know. It is precisely because I have been away for a few days that we locked the back door of the corner door. The people who went to the night not only delayed the time, but also added people. Be careful, it must not belong to outsiders. If I say it, it must be those girls in the garden, mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, who occasionally come to Xiangyun Pavilion to deliver things and talk, but the girls are unwilling to kick them out. There are things that were taken away.”

Yinxiang then asked, "Who has been there?"

The boy said: "There are a lot of people, there are people everywhere, there are also wives, Sister Feng and other places who come to send screens and embroider screens, and there are also girls from the girls' rooms who come to Xiangyun Pavilion to talk to the girls, there are also kitchen workers, and there are also starchers. I really can’t remember the women in the rough work, or the maids hired them to wash clothes and sheets, or to do some chores such as chopping firewood and building construction.”

Yinxiang sneered and said: "If those servants intend to steal things, they should choose those who are valuable. Why did they choose a brand? How could such a coincidence escape the eyes of a dozen girls and boys in Xiangyun Pavilion? Even though they are negligent, how can they be so negligent? You just lied and said that your care is fine!"

The boy hurriedly said: "I dare not lie. We boys are indeed more careful than usual. If there is a lie, let the thirteenth master punish it. It's just that the master knows those little girls, and they love them the most." To join in the fun, I seldom stay in the attic during the day. The garden is very chaotic now, and they often go out in small groups. We talked a few times in vain, but they didn't listen. Maybe someone deliberately took advantage of it. It's unknown who stole randomly."

Yinxiang was puzzled and asked, "What's so messy in the garden?"

The boy stared, and asked: "Don't you know?" Then he looked at Daiyu's carriage, guessing it was difficult for her to hear, and then whispered: "Miss Lin was poisoned by people in the garden, the old lady is annoyed, Order their second mistress to find out who they are, and the girls in the garden will watch it as a good show, and even our girls will join in the fun. If it weren't for their negligence, they would definitely not lose this palace card. If I say, Lord should Go back and punish them well, so as not to repeat the same thing."

Because Yinxiang didn't know about this matter, he was puzzled for a while, his face turned frosty, so he asked him for details, the boy had to tell the ins and outs of the matter, and he also told about Daiyu's actions that day, Yinxiang finished listening , frowning deeply, with a gloomy face, he asked in a deep voice: "The old lady asked Sister Feng to check, did she find out what happened?"

The boy curled his lips and shook his head, and said, "I still don't see how her second mistress is? I promised the old lady well, but behind the scenes, I just put on a show, making it lively, but it's just a bluff. It's not just a real investigation, we ungrateful servants are also talking behind their backs, everyone thinks that Miss Bao is the most suspicious, presumably because of this, the second grandma is hindering the relative level, so it's not a big deal, but "Lei Loud, little rain' that's all, it's just poor Miss Lin, even if the old lady decides for Miss Lin, it's hard to do anything practical. The old lady at home shouldn't be urging her, if she urges her too hard, Second Mistress will just find a hapless little girl to take the blame, the real murderer is still at ease in the garden."

Yinxiang didn't say a word, but his face was as cold as ice and snow. The kid originally wanted to say some unfair things. Seeing Yinxiang like this, how could he dare to speak out? It was not a joke to annoy him, it was really unbearable and walked away, so he watched his words and demeanor, cautiously, waited carefully all the way, and didn't mention it.

When Fang entered Jinling, Yinxiang called the boy and whispered a few words in his ear. The boy thought it was about the palace card, so he quickly agreed to go. When he was about to get home, his sons-in-law and daughters-in-law had already gone to inform him in advance. At that time, all the servants of Jia's mansion were standing at the door and waiting. Yinxiang lifted Daiyu's car curtain by himself without using a girl, and helped Daiyu down, saying "be careful", those people saw Yinxiang in a dignified manner. Elder brother, unexpectedly took care of Daiyu so carefully, looked at each other, and smiled secretly.

Seeing Zhou Rui's family catch up and laughed, he said, "Young lady and master, why are you back so soon? We thought it would take ten or eight days."

Yinxiang smiled lightly, and asked: "You old lady and all the ladies, are all the girls in the room?"

A daughter-in-law replied with a busy smile: "The old lady is here. The ladies have just retired, and the girls have all gone to the grandmother's side."

Yinxiang nodded, and said: "I have a small matter, I want everyone to know about it, and let everyone make up their minds. I wonder if I can bother you to report to me? I'm waiting in the upper room."

When everyone heard that there was something wrong, they quickly cast their eyes on Daiyu. At this moment, they knew each other: it must have something to do with Miss Lin!I didn't know where each of them was thinking, their faces were flushed with excitement, and they hurriedly smiled and said: "I made it! I made it!" rushing to tell everywhere.

Here, Daiyu thought about the lost property in Xiangyun Pavilion, thinking that he must be looking for the culprit, so she didn't say a word, but she was slightly puzzled: Brother Thirteen has always been the most observant of the word 'etiquette' in his daily actions. Sex, it is a bit strange that she refuses to be so abrupt.I had to follow him, and first went to the upper room to meet Jia Mu.

At that time, Mother Jia was chatting with Yuanyang when someone reported, "Master Thirteen and Miss Lin are back!"

Mother Jia hurriedly smiled and said, "Please hurry up", and saw two people coming in one after the other. Yu sat next to Jia Mu, who squinted her eyes with a smile, stroking her hand, and said with a smile: "After two days of shopping, it's not getting cold or hot? Is the girl serving you attentively or not?"

Daiyu nodded with a smile, and said, "It's all good, I'm worrying the old lady." Then Jiamu laughed and chatted with Yinxiang, and Yinxiang answered them one by one, very politely.

After a while, I saw girls from all over the place, including Xiangyun and Baoyu, and after a while, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, Li Wan, Sister Feng, etc. also arrived in turn. The room gradually crowded, and only Mrs. Xing Mrs. Wang was sitting, and Aunt Xue was sitting at the head of Mrs. Wang. The rest did not dare to sit, so they stood on the ground for a while. Everyone didn't know that Yinxiang called everyone to come. Follow the gossip for a while.

Yinxiang fanned the tea and asked, "Why didn't Miss Bao come?"

When Aunt Xue first came here, she was still a little bit angry, but when she got here, she saw Yinxiang gossiping and drinking tea steadily, and for some reason, she let go of all her secret clamoring skills. After cleaning up, I didn't dare to raise my voice, so when I asked at this moment, I laughed bluntly and said: "My son's illness hasn't recovered yet, and he is raising her at home."

Yinxiang smiled and said, "Miss Bao is sick? It's strange. I don't know if it's a physical illness or a mental illness?"

Aunt Xue was startled and didn't know how to answer. When everyone heard Yinxiang's plain words, they also smiled in a daze, suspicious in their hearts, and didn't speak.

Yinxiang put the tea bowls on several tables, and there was a loud 'crash', he still smiled, looked at Jia Mu and said, "Old lady, I heard from someone that someone poisoned my sister a few days ago, but Is there such a thing?"

Daiyu didn't expect him to say this, and said, "Brother Thirteen—"

Yinxiang smiled and said: "This is not only my sister's business, but also my business. My second brother trusted me when he left, and I don't want to be wronged." Every word, every word, determined and persistent, made everyone in the venue tremble.

When Jia Mu heard this, she was angry and looked at Sister Feng.

Sister Feng hurriedly smiled and said, "Master Thirteen, don't worry, I'm investigating, but there are a lot of strange things here, and I can't wrong someone wrong, it will take a few days anyway."

Yinxiang smiled and said: "I can understand that you say that, you don't have any eyebrows now?"

Sister Feng smiled awkwardly, and for the first time in her life, said with some hesitation: "In just two days, it's really difficult to ask for eyebrows."

Yinxiang nodded, thought for a while, and said with a smile: "Okay! Since people like Second Mistress are worried about this matter, it seems that I can only worry about it myself. Sister Lin is me. The righteous sister is Yigege, and now someone in the garden dares to poison Yigege, the significance of this incident is beyond ordinary trivial matters, what do you think?"

The room was suddenly very quiet, Yinxiang's words were in everyone's minds, until this time, they really realized the word "Yigege", and before that, perhaps because no one mentioned it, no one had ever used it This identity really corresponds to Daiyu.

Then I saw a girl come to report: "Master Thirteen, the magistrate is here."

Yinxiang nodded and said, "Tell him to come in."

Everyone faintly knew that Yinxiang wanted to deal with this matter strictly, so they were a little silly. They looked at each other, and Sister Feng hurriedly smiled and said: "Brother, you are serious. Anyway, this is also a housework. Although I am not good, give me three or five days. Then it was discovered that someone came, and elder brother actually invited the magistrate, isn't it inappropriate?"

Yinxiang said with a leisurely smile: "Dangyi Gege was poisoned by a traitor, Second Mistress thinks, is it appropriate to entrust such a big matter to you?"

Sister Feng immediately concluded, she could see that Yinxiang was no longer the humble and polite thirteenth elder brother as usual, just like a lion lying quietly on a daily basis, once its anger was aroused, its threat would be unstoppable. , Its flames are scorching, Sister Feng is used to talking and laughing casually, but now she will not touch this bad front again, she takes a step back, bows her head, and does not say a word.

The prefect was invited in, except for Yinxiang, Jia Mu, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang and others, everyone avoided and worshiped. Although the prefect was from the fourth rank, because of his domineering side, even Jia's mansion would be afraid of it on weekdays. The third point is that if it was not a major event, he did not dare to invite this Buddha without permission, or if he had invited him for a special occasion, Jia Zheng would treat him properly in the study with all the etiquette. He saluted Yinxiang with smiles all over his face, flattering him to the fullest, but Yinxiang only smiled faintly, which was regarded as a return.

Yin asked: "Master Zhifu came here by himself?"

The magistrate hurriedly smiled and said: "According to elder brother's order, I brought dozens of soldiers here, and they are waiting at the gate for dispatch, please give elder brother instructions."

Yin Xiang smiled and said: "The magistrate is being polite. Elder brother Ben really has something to ask. Now there is a headless case of plotting poisoning in this mansion, which is related to elder brother Ben. There is no clue yet. I don't know the prefect." What is your opinion on uncovering the murderer?"

The magistrate was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Brother, please call all relevant suspicious persons to me, and I will order relevant officials to torture and investigate severely!"

Yinxiang lowered his head and smiled and said: "If you talk about suspicious people, I think everyone in this garden is suspicious except for the old lady, wife and others. It's better to arrest all adults and torture them."

When everyone heard this, they knew it wasn't just for fun, so they panicked and chattered, trying to please and laugh with them, and hurriedly excused themselves, saying that they were innocent. Si frowned slightly, knowing that she was seriously annoyed, how could she dare to offend her at all?But Jia's mansion is a rich and famous family after all, so it's unreasonable to bring all these people in the mansion to question them. It's difficult for a while, I don't know what to do, suddenly I have an idea, and said with a smile: "Thirteen Lord, don't worry, if According to my humble opinion, it is better to search the residence of the possible murderer first, thinking that if he intends to poison others, he should know whether it will succeed or not. Yes, if it is really found out, will it be wronged to others? If it can't be found out, it will not be too late to make plans at that time. "

Yinxiang sneered and said, "False." Suddenly thinking about the palace card, he thought: it's time to search the left and right sides, so it's better to take this opportunity to kill two birds with one stone, but I don't know.

Then he asked Jia's mother, "what's the old lady looking at?"

The people around him didn't want to enter the official office, so they all laughed beside Jia Mu and said, "This is a good way to dispel doubts." acquiescence.

The female relatives retreated, and dozens of soldiers hurriedly responded to the magistrate's order and searched in the Grand View Garden. For a while, the butterflies were frightened by the birds, and people were panicked. Be scruples, except for the Xiaoxiang Pavilion specially ordered by Yinxiang, rummaging through cabinets, cages, corners and corners everywhere, the noise and chaos are overwhelming.

Not to mention others, Baochai's face is dull and disheartened because of the mouthful of blood she vomited, and she is lying on the sickly bed, and when she heard the girl say that the soldiers are coming, Surprised and flustered, unable to avoid it, he covered his head, face and body with a quilt, the soldiers had already rushed in, they rummaged through boxes and cabinets, but they couldn't find them.

It's also a deserved coincidence, because these soldiers seldom have such missions, this time they entered a luxurious place, what they see in their eyes are all high-end and precious good things, and they are rare in their hearts. Seeing the unique beauty vase on the shelf, the soldier pretended to be inspecting it. He touched it for a while, and suddenly felt a clear and clear sound inside. The medicine foam wrapped in white paper, and a palace tablet made of white jade.

This surprise was not trivial, and they hurriedly dragged Baochai and all the maids in the house to go up to ask for credit. When Baochai saw that these things were searched out of her own room, the evidence was conclusive, she was shocked, she quickly explained and refuted, and said that she was wronged. Those soldiers are just vulgar people, and now they bear the orders of elder brother and the prefect, who do you think?Focusing on the word "Qigong", he was naturally too lazy to talk to her. Seeing her dawdling, he didn't care about the dignity of Miss Qianjin. After dragging and pulling, the most dignified and elegant young lady turned into messy clothes and dust all over her body, and when the time came, the sloppy one was like a beggar, extremely embarrassed, and her head hurt like a needle prick Then he yelled desperately, like a pig butcher, it seemed that he could hear clearly from hundreds of feet away.

I don't know what to do next, to be continued.

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