The collapse of Xingguohou's mansion happened almost overnight. No one expected that Xingguohou Shao Jing's title was actually snatched from his eldest brother.
He killed his brother and sister-in-law, and has been collaborating with Jiang to plot against his niece and nephew.
Such a thing is simply appalling.
A lot of things happened in the Xingguo Hou Mansion. The reputation of President Ling Ling was already very bad. Now Shao Jing has been taken to the Ministry of Punishment. Many people don't take it seriously. No one thought that a foreigner could be involved in such a big thing. Come and dig out something that was buried deep for many years.
The whole capital was in uproar, and the emperor was furious. He was so vicious and vicious, so Shao Jing decided to execute him by beheading him. There was no need to wait for the execution in the autumn, and he would be executed directly at Caishikou three days later.
The second chamberlain of the Xingguohou Mansion was kicked out of the Xingguohou Palace. His title was taken away and fell on the young Shao Yuanhao. Shao Yuanhao became the youngest Xingguohou. The second chamberlain and his family were kicked out of the Xingguohou Palace.
Sanfang originally separated his family, and the genealogy was settled, so this incident was not involved. King Chen interceded, so Sanfang was spared and left the Xingguo Hou Mansion in a hurry and silently.
The madam didn't know about this. She had a stroke and was in bed, unable to move. No one told her about it. Aunt Yu still served the madam and strictly ordered others to tell the madam about it.
The madam's sanity was no longer clear. No one cared about her day after day. It was her fault that she ended up in this situation.
Shao Wanru took the responsibility of Grandma Yu and continued to take care of the wife. She also removed all the unnecessary maids and wives, and the yard of the wife was empty.
With two maids, Shao Wanru came to Shao Jing's yard again. This place was supposed to be here last night, but Chu Liuchen was called into the palace yesterday. When he came back in the middle of the night, he told her that Shao Jing was here. Jing's matter has been settled, let her have a good rest first, and she can come and check it out by herself today.
The door lock was unlocked, and Shao Wanru took Yujie and Qing'er up. The stairs looked very old, and everything here was different from the yard outside.
Although some parts of the yard outside were dilapidated, they had all been renovated. Only here, traces of dilapidation could still be seen, as if no one had ever repaired it.
Climb the stairs and walk slowly around it. It's actually not small. It's divided into two rooms, inside and outside. There are some sundries placed in the outside room by the window. There aren't many piles there. There's also a couch on the other side.
"Princess, someone has slept on this couch recently." Qing'er stepped forward and inspected it carefully before saying, "Look, there are still hairs that have fallen out here."
She picked up a piece of hair, which was half gray and half white. It looked like it had fallen off from an older person.
"If it was a long time ago, there should be dust on this hair, but now there is nothing." Qing'er put her hair on a white silk handkerchief, pressed the ends of it, and said.
There is no dust on the veil, so you can see it clearly.
Shao Wanru nodded, his eyes turned slightly, and fell on the door curtain in the inner room. There was a crude door curtain hanging there, which was very ordinary.
Although it looks a bit old, it is not an old thing from more than ten years ago.
Walking closer, Yujie stepped forward and raised the curtain. There was no door behind the curtain, and there was no door panel on the door frame. Only the curtain separated the inner and outer rooms.
There was a bed inside. The bed was very large. When he walked to the bed, Shao Wanru took a deep breath and opened the bed.
The gauze curtain was rising and falling, but there was nothing behind the gauze curtain.
Qing'er stepped forward, inspected it carefully, and reported: "There have been people living here recently. If it had always been a deserted house, there should be bad luck, but when I came in, it seemed like there had always been people living in this house. Like."
She said and touched the pillow and took out a handkerchief.
It's a very simple veil, but it's very new. You can tell it's recent at a glance.
"Princess, there have been people living here, just like the couch outside. It should have been in the past few days, but they are not here now." Qing'er said, she is very professional in this kind of thing. This was also the reason why Shao Wanru brought her here specially. It was always easy for a secret guard to detect clues.
Shao Wanru nodded and stepped forward, walked behind the window next to the bed, reached out and pushed the window. The window was closed tightly, and even with all his strength, it could only push out a small gap.
Yujie stepped forward to help her and opened the window a little.
I looked out the window and saw not much.
"Does it look like someone is locked up here?" Shao Wanru's voice was hoarse.
"It's a bit similar, but who does Shao Jing want to imprison? Who else wants him to imprison? The one who is kept outside." Qing'er asked in confusion.
It's not that Shao Jing can't imprison people. As a Marquis of Xingguo, it's not a big deal even if he has to imprison a few people. But the problem is that he imprisoned people here. This means keeping a close eye on them.
"You have an outer room?" Yujie looked at a dressing table next to her and asked.
Shao Wanru's eyes also fell on the dressing table. Although it was a simple dressing table with just a bronze mirror on the table, it could still be seen that it was a dressing table.
The drawer was opened and there was nothing. Even though there was a hairpin before, it was now inserted into the head and taken away.
Pulling out the stool, Shao Wanru sat in front of the dressing table. He stretched out his hand to wipe the dressing table. There was dust on the corners. It could be seen that this dressing table was not taken seriously by anyone. It was just a casual wash. It couldn't be Shao Jing's. outer room.
It was not his outer room, but a woman was imprisoned here, and there was Dr. Qiu's fake death medicine. The woman's identity was about to be revealed. She put her hand on her chest and suppressed the tremor in her heart. She thought of that thick and overly strong woman. That woman came here at that time.
Such a stout mother-in-law must be powerful. What kind of woman needs such a mother-in-law? He lowered his head slightly and took a deep breath, feeling like he was out of breath.
Is that the person she identifies as
"Go and find out who that stout woman is?" Shao Wanru said.
Yujie ran down in response, and Shao Wanru stood up, walked around inside again, and went downstairs.
The woman in charge has been summoned. The people in charge of the house now are from the Dafang lineage. Everyone knows this. When they see Shao Wan coming down, they become more and more respectful.
After sitting down on the chair in the middle, Shao Wanru looked at the old lady in charge, who looked smart, and asked straight to the point: "Last time I saw a very strong old lady here, but she was not a rough lady. , who went to this unused attic, and where is he now?"
"Is the princess asking about Aunt Xiu?" The housekeeper immediately knew who she was asking, and said hurriedly, "Aunt Xiu left the night before yesterday."
"The night before yesterday
Shao Wanru's face changed slightly. At that time, he was preparing to record E Niang in the family tree the next day, "Is it very late?" "
"Yes, it was very late. I heard that something happened at Grandma Xiu's house, and the Marquis allowed her to leave. The servant didn't see her when she left. The next day, I heard the Marquis talk about it casually."
The stewardess said.
"Where is this nun from, and what did she do before?" Shao Wanru asked again.
"This... this slave really doesn't know." The steward said with a wry smile.
"What's going on?" Shao Wanru raised his eyes, his eyes cold.
"Aunt Xiu actually followed Mr. Hou very early... No, the second master's, she was alone, there was no one else at home, and then she lived outside all the time. She rarely came back to the house, and she couldn't see her for a year. After a few days, when I returned to the house, I just stayed in this courtyard and basically never went out. When I came back this time, I had grown a lot and lived here. The Marquis asked her to clean up the things in the attic while If you stay here, you won’t have to find another place.”
The nun in charge said that she actually didn’t know much about this nun. She mostly heard what others told her. This nun looked like she was powerful, and she usually ignored people. If someone offended her, they would complain to the Marquis. No one else in the yard dared to offend her.
"Is there anything special about her?" Shao Wanru took a deep breath, feeling a fishy smell in his throat.
"She actually doesn't have much room... She just rarely goes out of the attic. The Marquis doesn't let anyone else go up there, but only her. It's obvious that she is a confidant of the Marquis. Everyone says that there are some family heirlooms of the Xingguo Marquis Mansion in the attic. Aunt Xiu specially organizes these treasures. The food she eats and uses is almost the same as the masters, and the quantity is so large that a special little maid delivers it."
The steward thought for a moment and replied.
"Can you find this person?" Shao Wanru asked.
"You may not be able to find me," the steward said in a dilemma.
Shao Wanru narrowed his watery eyes, fluttered his long eyelashes twice, and waved his hand. The grandma in charge did not dare to stay and retreated with determination.
The room became quiet, except for Shao Wanru's breathing that seemed too heavy and the feeling of stuffiness in his heart. He finally adjusted himself, stood up and told the two maids: "Go back home!"
When he returned to the mansion, Shao Wanru went directly to Chu Liuchen's study.
When Xiao Xuanzi saw Shao Wanru coming to the study, he smiled like a flower, immediately went up to report, and then asked Shao Wanru to come up.
Shao Wanru left the two maids below and followed Xiao Xuanzi to the second floor alone, and finally went around to the third floor.
In the study room on the third floor, Chu Liuchen sat on a large chair. He looked at Shao Wanru with a smile on his lips and waved to her. Shao Wanru bit her lip and walked over.
"What's wrong? What happened?" When she came closer, Chu Liuchen pulled her over, his beautiful eyes swept over Shao Wanru's slightly whitened lips, and his eyes were full of doting.
"You... will you believe what I say?" Shao Wanru looked at Chu Liuchen blankly, his eyes turning red inexplicably.
Along the way, it was only when she was in front of Chu Liuchen that she felt that she was weak and needed someone to protect her.
"I believe you!" Chu Liuchen said softly, making room for her to sit on the large chair, "Tell me, is there anything you need from me?"