Madam Su and Su Fengnuan finished talking, one went into the living room to accompany the ladies and ladies, and the other went to the housekeeper.
The housekeeper is arranging people to greet the guests in an orderly manner. Seeing Su Fengnuan coming, he hurriedly salutes, "Miss."
Su Fengnuan looked at the housekeeper. He is the old housekeeper of the Su residence. He is prudent and loyal. He went to the battlefield with his father, defended his father from swords and was injured. Now he still has scars on his shoulders and legs. Can't go to the battlefield. Later his father resigned from office, and he went to the countryside with him and became the housekeeper of the mansion. Last year when his father was in danger, he was ordered to lead the army to go out, and he also wanted to follow. It was his father who ordered him to stop him, so it was naturally very reliable.
She whispered to the butler, "Give me a list of everyone in the house."
The butler didn't ask why, and quickly said, "Miss, wait a moment, this old slave will get it for you."
Su Fengnuan nodded.
The housekeeper hurriedly went to the courtyard where he lived, and after a while, he took the list and handed it to Su Fengnuan.
Su Fengnuan took the list, and saw that this list was very detailed, recording who was arranged in each house and courtyard in the mansion, as well as everyone's ancestral home, past experience, and who was sent into the mansion, etc.
She took the list and looked at it carefully.
The housekeeper looked at her for a while, and said in a low voice, "Since the Su Mansion returned to the capital, all the mansions have sent people to the Su Manor. Madam is not easy to offend anyone, and anyone who comes will not be turned away." After finishing speaking, he sighed and said, "Actually, you three young masters and misses are often not in the mansion. We don't need so many people in the mansion, but it's hard to get rid of them. Every day is messy. The old servant is really tired and not as quiet as when he was in the countryside."
Su Fengnuan looked at the list and said to him, "You will be quiet soon. After today's banquet, I will send these people to the emperor, and let the emperor arrange them."
The housekeeper was startled, "The emperor only sent two people."
Su Fengnuan said, "If he hadn't taken the lead, would all the mansions in the court be crowded to send people to Su's house? Since he caused the matter, they should be sent to him."
The steward heard the words and said, "Miss, that is the emperor. Although the emperor is kind-hearted, you should take it easy and don't anger the emperor. As the saying goes, the emperor's dignity cannot be violated."
Su Fengnuan laughed out loud, "I know, don't worry, I won't offend the emperor, and the child in Qing Zhaoyi's womb still depends on me to protect the baby."
The butler coughed and was speechless.
At this time, someone shouted outside, "The queen mother is here! The queen is here!"
Su Fengnuan ignored it, as if she didn't hear it, the butler quickly said, "Miss, the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager are here, let's hurry to pick them up."
Su Fengnuan said to him, "You go." After saying that, she said to him, "Leave this list to me first."
The housekeeper knew Su Fengnuan's temperament, and she was used to being free and easy. She didn't like to obey such etiquette, but no one blamed and punished her. He nodded and hurried to the gate of the mansion.
At this time, Qian Han appeared and whispered, "Girl, Lilac is dead."
Su Fengnuan's face darkened suddenly, "How did you die?"
Qian Han shook his head, "This subordinate couldn't find out the cause of death. According to the girl's order, this subordinate immediately searched for her after entering the mansion. There were nowhere to find her. Finally, she was found dead in a dark corner."
Su Feng frowned warmly, "What about now?"
Qian Han whispered, "I asked the dark guard to watch over there."
Su Fengnuan immediately said, "Go, take me to have a look."
Qian Han nodded and led the way.
Su Fengnuan followed Qianhan to an uninhabited quiet place in the northwest corner of the Su Mansion, and saw Ding Xiang lying on the ground without a sound. After examining her carefully, he probed her breath, put his hand on her pulse, and then checked her whole body, and then said to Qian Han, "The cause of death is the same as Patriarch Lin's, he died from the flame palm."
After saying that, she tore off the clothes in front of her, and sure enough, she saw a light black seal on her chest.
Qian Han said, "Looking at this fingerprint, it seems that, like Patriarch Lin, he was killed by a single person."
Su Fengnuan nodded, she was no stranger to this Zhang Yin.
Qian Han looked at Su Fengnuan and said, "Her body is still warm, so it can be seen that she just died not long ago."
Su Fengnuan said, "This should be the place where she met the person behind it. The person behind asked her if she had succeeded, and after learning that she had succeeded, killed her to silence her. She should die around three sticks of incense."
Qian Han said, "Based on the calculation of this time, the subordinate just entered the mansion with the girl at that time, so he must not be the person sitting in the living room. After all, Madam is drinking tea with everyone."
Su Fengnuan nodded, "Basically, it can be ruled out."
Qian Han said in a low voice, "Today, ma'am invited the ladies and ladies of all the mansions to visit the mansion to enjoy the flowers. Except for the wife of the prime minister's mansion and the lady who came in with the girl a little later, the rest of the ladies and ladies have arrived early. During this period, all the ladies who invite The people listed are all in the living room, but now Lilac has been killed, who could it be?"
Su Feng said warmly, "Maybe it's not included in the invitation."
Qian Han suddenly woke up.
Su Fengnuan said, "Put away her body first, and let him look at it after your heir arrives."
Qian Han nodded, and ordered someone to carry Ding Xiang's body to rest it.
Su Fengnuan stood there for a moment, imagining the process of her being killed through Ding Xiang's lying position on the ground. After that, she tapped her toes and climbed onto the wall. There was a piece of grass on the wall that was trampled crookedly, and there was a shallow and small footprint. She traced the footprints, then jumped out of the wall, got down from the top of the wall, and stood Outside the wall, looking outside.
Su Mansion is located in the south and east of Ronghua Street, just one street away from Ronghua Street.
Whether it is the front street or the back street, this area is a bustling place, vehicles and people are constantly coming and going, and the ruts on the ground are one after another. Because there is no snow in the past few days, it is hard to tell whether it is new or old.
Su Fengnuan stood for a while, then flew onto the wall and entered the mansion.
Qian Han whispered, "Girl, what did you find?"
Su Fengnuan shook her head and said to him, "I was thinking, if you count the time, the carriage of the Prime Minister's Mansion should also pass here. I really don't want to doubt Sun Qingxue and the Prime Minister's Mansion, but this is a big matter."
Qian Han was shocked, "The prime minister's family is noble, the prime minister is very trusted by the emperor, he is good friends with Wang Dashi, he is the real disciple of Yunshan, and teaches the third son's lessons. Although grandson is not as famous as Xiaoguo uncle in Beijing, he is a real The young master of the noble family is very gentlemanly. Miss Sun never quarrels with others among the young ladies in Beijing, she is gentle and dignified, and treats others reasonably. Could it be... is she?"
Su Fengnuan rubbed the center of his brows, "Unless that person is found, anyone can suspect it. If it is inferred from the time, the time of Ding Xiang's death is exactly the time when the carriage of the Prime Minister's Mansion passed by."
Qian Han was silent for a moment.
Su Feng said warmly, "Let's go, go to the front hall."
Qian Han nodded.
Su Fengnuan left the secluded corner of the northwest corner and returned to the front hall. Her face had already returned to normal. No one could see the suspicion and ups and downs in her mood after running around for a day, and no one knew that a man died not long ago in the mansion. The emperor bestowed upon the maidservant of the Su Mansion.
In the living room, a whole room was full of people, it seemed that the living room in Su Mansion was too small.
The Empress Dowager and the Empress came to the table, and Mrs. Su, the host, was sitting at the bottom. Everyone was talking, and the topic naturally revolved around today's flower viewing banquet in the Su Mansion. It is indeed a rare thing for crabapple to bloom in winter. Although it is almost spring now, it is not winter after all. It is rare for a delicate species like crabapple to bloom in such a severe cold weather since ancient times.
Su Fengnuan stepped into the threshold of the living room, and heard everyone talking and laughing, it was very lively.
When everyone saw her coming, they all looked at her. Although many people have seen her beauty, but every time they see her, they feel that she seems to be more beautiful, the whole person has lost the vivacious energy when she first entered Beijing, but has a gentle and weak energy of a lady.
Just as Su Fengnuan was about to greet the queen mother and queen, the queen mother smiled and waved to her, patted her side and said, "Su girl, sit here."
Su Fengnuan simply ignored the courtesy, walked up to the queen mother, sat down with a smile, and said to her, "My mother is hosting a flower viewing banquet, and the queen mother and empress are invited to come. It is really a great honor. gone."
The queen mother laughed, stretched out her hand to pat her, and said to everyone, "Look, it's still the water and soil in the capital that support people, isn't it? Su Yatou is getting better at talking."
All the wives also laughed. No one had forgotten that when Su Fengnuan entered Beijing and fought with the palace guards in front of the queen mother, the queen mother didn't like Su Fengnuan, and even insisted that she should force the emperor to win. I'm going to let go of the marriage with the Su family. Now it's really a turn of events, the queen mother has completely changed her view of Su Fengnuan, and Su Fengnuan has also fallen for Ye Chang, the son of Prince Rong'an.
Everyone sat for a while, and the queen mother smiled and said, "Let's go, we are all here to enjoy the flowers, first go and see the crabapple flowers warmed by Su Yatou."
Mrs. Su smiled and stood up, "Please, Queen Mother, Queen, and ladies."
The queen mother and empress stood up, and all the ladies and ladies also stood up.
The queen mother held Su Fengnuan's hand and did not let go, and the group of people was led by Su Fengnuan to the warm shed that Haitang covered.
The people had just left the living room and walked not far away. The butler bowed his knees and brought a few people into Su's mansion carefully and respectfully. When they heard the footsteps, they turned their heads and were surprised when they saw the person coming.
Su Fengnuan was also taken aback, thinking why did the emperor come here uninvited? What's more, he came to Su's mansion so quietly, without even a guard of honor and chariot, and only brought Koizumi and a few followers.
Just as she was thinking about it, she saw two more people coming from a distance. It was Ye Chang and Xu Yunchu. She immediately understood that the two wanted to check the ladies and wives of the noble mansions in Beijing. After all, as men, they needed to avoid suspicion. It's good to sit at the same table, if the emperor is there, with the emperor supporting him, and following the emperor, naturally there is no need to avoid suspicion.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, recovered, and quickly knelt on the ground to pay respects to the emperor.