It is raining in Yuzhou too.
Chen Qing took off his raincoat and walked into the house quickly, "Master, we have caught Yuan Shifang's tail."
Gu Yanxi was not surprised at all. He still lowered his head and wrote steadily. A picture of a lady appeared on the paper. After hesitating slightly at the eyes, he put down the pen, took the handkerchief beside him to wipe his hands, and looked up at Chen Qing.
Chen Qing continued, "Yuan Shifang was very careful. He did not leave the house, and did not meet any outsiders except for his colleagues. If the brothers had not kept a close eye on him and even remembered how many maids were around his wife, they would not have noticed that there was an extra person around Madam Yuan when she returned from her trip."
"Then the Seven Star Cult Master has entered the palace?"
"Yes, I have confirmed it. Master, do you want to take action?"
Gu Yanxi tapped the table with her fingers, "Where did she add it?"
"It's near the place where she performed rituals. We've lost track of her there several times before, so everyone is keeping a close eye on that place..." Chen Qing suddenly lost his voice.
"She knew I was looking for her."
Chen Qing's expression was extremely ugly. "Master, do you mean that she deliberately exposed the flaws? Just to lure us out? But we are officials, so what can she do even if she lures us out? Does she want to catch us all in one fell swoop?"
"How could she not know what you know? If she knew it and still did this, she must have some ulterior motive." Gu Yanxi supported her cheek with one hand, and raised the corner of her lips. "As she wishes, you can lead the team in person, with my identity."
After all, Chen Qing had followed the prince for many years. He immediately understood that his master was using this incident to investigate whether he had any connection with those people in the capital. Outsiders had no way of knowing the actions of the Seven Stars Division, especially the actions of the leader. Only those people could get some information. If he was related to those people again...
Chen Qing shuddered. The blood had not yet been washed away. He hoped that they would not test the master's bottom line in this matter again.
After opening and closing the door again, Gu Yanxi sat for a moment before picking up the pen again and carefully drawing on the eyes on the paper. When the finishing touch was put down, the person on the paper suddenly became lively, as if he had come to life.
But Gu Yanxi was still disappointed. No matter how many times he painted, he could not capture Ah Zhi's charm, especially her eyes. He could not paint that quiet and powerful feeling in Hua Zhi's eyes no matter how hard he tried.
But this is already the best painting he has done so far. He was reluctant to let it go to waste, so Gu Yanxi carefully hung it up to dry. Compared to that, he wanted to see the real thing more!
Over there, Chen Qing was wearing a mask and leading his men straight into the General Manager's Mansion. Common people didn't know what this mask represented, but everyone in the officialdom knew it.
Yuan Shifang's face twitched when he saw the mask, but he was the chief steward of the government after all, so he did not lose his composure. Instead, he stood up and saluted politely, "Your humble servant greets you, sir."
Chen Qing acted like a prince as usual and said in a cold voice, "Master Yuan is polite. The Seventh House Division is under the order to handle the case. Please step aside, Master Yuan."
"Wait a minute." Yuan Shifang didn't expect the Seventh Constellation to be so swift and resolute, and his reaction was a little slow. "Who in my mansion has committed a crime?"
"Master Yuan, don't worry, just wait." Chen Qing waved his hand and said, "Look for it."
Yuan Shifang tried to stop him again, but was pushed back to his original position by the men of the Seventh Constellation. He could not move at all. He had something to hide, so he did not dare not resist and expose his true identity, nor did he dare to resist too much and arouse suspicion. He weighed the pros and cons in a split second and said with a gloomy face, "Although I am a lowly person, I would like to ask you, sir, what if the Seventh Constellation has not found anything in your house?"
Thinking about the reaction of the prince after hearing this, Chen Qing said calmly, "Whatever happens, it will be done."
Yuan Shifang was furious but could do nothing. He just hoped that the man had left the house by now, but he didn't want...
"Chief, we found it!"
Yuan Shifang immediately turned around and actually saw that person being pushed in by the people from Qishusi. His mind went blank. How could it be, how could she not escape!
"Take it."
The one captured was not the Seven Stars Sect Leader, but Yuan Shifang.
Yuan Shifang naturally refused to admit it. Of course he couldn't admit it. "Sir, I don't know who this person is, nor do I know why she is in my house. Please understand!"
Chen Qing maintained the prince's usual aloof demeanor and said nothing. He only made a few gestures, and the people of the Seven Stars Office scattered, taking control of the entire General Administration Mansion at the fastest speed.
Yuan Shifang was thrown into the same prison where he usually imprisoned others. There wasn't even a guard arranged for him. Gu Yanxi was actually hoping that someone would come and break into the prison.
"Master, as you expected, the Seven Stars Sect Leader has not left at all. It seems that he is waiting for us."
"I'm not waiting for you, I'm waiting for the leader of the Seven Stars Division." Gu Yanxi played with the silver hairpin with a thoughtful look in her eyes. The boss's arm had been chopped off by him, and now he was far away in the north. This matter would have nothing to do with him. The others seemed to have their own possibilities, but when you think about it carefully, none of them could be the possibility. No matter how much they covet that position, they would not use the same tricks again when the limelight has not died down.
Or, this matter has nothing to do with the palace
If this is true, then when did the Daqing Dynasty become a sieve
"Night trial of Yuan Shifang."
"yes."
Interrogation has always been the responsibility of the Three Divisions. Chen Qing went out to make arrangements and then returned. "So how does the Seven Stars Sect Leader make arrangements?"
"Since you've taken her bait, you'll naturally have to bite the bait off." Gu Yanxi paused, "Come closer."
Chen Qing took a step forward in confusion.
"Come to me."
Chen Qing knew something was wrong and stepped forward immediately.
Gu Yanxi leaned over and smelled it. She clearly smelled a scent just now, but why did it disappear when she got closer
"Stand back to where you were just now."
As soon as Chen Qing stood back, Gu Yanxi faintly smelled that scent again, which meant that his sense of smell was not impaired.
"Master, what's wrong with me?"
"Have you ever been close to the Seven Stars Leader before?"
Chen Qing thought back, "I had someone detain the Seven Stars Sect Leader in the wing room first. She passed by me at that time."
If Shaoyao passed by someone, she could stuff dozens of life-threatening pills and powders into that person in an instant. Even if this person was a little worse than Shaoyao, it would not be difficult for her to get some powders and sprinkle them on Chen Qing's body.
Gu Yanxi's lips curled up slightly, knowing that this trick could be used to test whether the person behind the mask was always the same person. It seemed that she did have some understanding of the leader of the Seven Stars Division. In this case, "From now on, whenever you need to contact her, you will be the one to do it. Be careful, she has some tricks."
"Yes." Ever since he personally followed Yi Ran and lost the person, he knew that this woman had some abilities, and Chen Qing did not dare to underestimate her at all.
Chen Qing suddenly thought of the eldest daughter of the Hua family. She was also a very capable girl, but she gave people a completely different feeling from the Seven Stars Sect Leader. One made people wary at first sight, while the other could make people let down their guard. As expected, he still liked... bah, he was more willing to deal with the eldest daughter.