Of course Zheng Yunni couldn't make it.
Before he reached the gate of the mansion, he was stopped by the embroidered clothes envoy, and soon he was brought to the front yard.
Huo Weilou sat calmly in the main seat, there was no anger on his face, but his cold eyes made people feel frightened.
Zheng Yunni raised her chin slightly: "Master Hou, you should know that the seventh day of March is the day of the wedding between my minister and the Second Highness. This is a marriage bestowed by His Majesty. If nothing happened to my grandmother, I should also enter the capital with my grandmother in these two days. gone."
Huo Weilou gritted the black jade fingers on his hand, his expression was difficult to distinguish, Zheng Yunni gritted his teeth, "Three people died in the house, but these have nothing to do with the minister, the Lord Hou detained the minister, could it be that the minister is The murderer can't?"
Huo Weilou was silent, but Eunuch Fu smiled and comforted him: "Miss, the big wedding on the seventh day of March is only the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. It only takes half a month to go to the capital by water, so there is no need to be so anxious."
Zheng Yunni didn't dare to offend Huo Weilou, but she didn't take Eunuch Fu seriously, "Eunuch, the royal wedding has complicated etiquette, it's not as simple as you think."
Eunuch Fu was still smiling, "It's not simple, but it's not that complicated." After a pause, Eunuch Fu said gently: "When His Majesty is getting married today, our family will lead the horse for His Majesty, so we know a little bit about it."
Emperor Jianhe was established as the prince when he was young, and he had to be a close friend to be able to lead the horse for the prince when he got married. Zheng Yunni saw Huo Weilou with a servant by his side, and thought it was the servant of the eldest princess's mansion, but she didn't think that Eunuch Fu was actually a servant. Emperor's people.
Zheng Yunni pursed the corners of her lips, her small face turned slightly pale.
Zheng Wen'an said with sweat on his face: "Master Hou forgives the sin, it's not that we didn't follow the rules, but the murderer has not been caught yet, Lord Hou also knows that Yun Ni's status should always be more dignified, and I am afraid that something will happen to her. I thought it would be better to come to Beijing earlier."
She is the concubine of His Highness the Second Highness who has never been married, she is so precious, Eunuch Fu raised his brows slightly, and his smile became more gentle.
Huo Weilou didn't even move his eyebrows, "No one can leave until the case is clear."
Zheng Yunni's eyebrows twitched, she wanted to say something but she held back, and after a while, she choked out a few words between her teeth, "Okay...then I'll listen to Lord Hou..."
After Zheng Yunni finished speaking, she blessed the body, turned around and left the front yard.
Zheng Wen'an wiped his sweat and said: "Master Hou, forgive me, Yun Ni's childish temper did not intend to offend Lord Hou."
Huo Weilou raised his eyes and looked over, "Is it your idea to let Zheng Yunni enter the capital early?"
Zheng Wen'an was startled, his mouth opened wide, but he didn't know how to answer, "Master Hou... this... this is a decision made after careful consideration..."
Zheng Wen'an lowered his eyes, looking a little panicked, while Huo Weilou looked at him with cold eyes, "Now that things are up, you should learn from your fourth brother, Anqinghou's mansion was originally a house of hairpin tassels, but now it is a house of hairpins. At the end of the battle, all three of your elder brothers have passed away, if you don’t understand, then the Second Highness will really become the crown prince in the future, how many days will your Anqinghou’s mansion have in its glory?”
Zheng Wen'an was sweating like rain, Emperor Jianhe hadn't registered as a crown prince yet, the idea of a crown prince was a taboo in the court, but Huo Weilou dared to say it so bluntly, and he was right, the generations of Anqinghou's mansion were all mediocre, it was true. It's the end of life, and the only chance is that His Highness the Second Highness will become the crown prince, and Zheng Yunni will become the crown prince concubine, and she will be the mother of the world.
Zheng Wen'an swallowed with difficulty, "Master Hou, everything I know, I have already said it all."
Huo Weilou looked at Zheng Wen'an, then waved his hand to make him retreat.
Zheng Wen'an bowed his hands and saluted, and when he left, his back was slumped. Eunuch Fu sighed, "This fifth master is not good at hiding, even the old slave can see that he is hiding something... so procrastinating." If we continue, we won't be afraid that the marriage between the eldest lady and the second highness will really change."
Huo Weilou's eyes darkened when he heard the words.
For the Marquis of Anqing, nothing is more important than the wedding of Zheng Yunni and His Highness the Second Highness, and only by solving the case as soon as possible, the Marquis of Anqing will not be criticized when Zheng Yunni gets married. Cover up more.
Could it be that there is a secret in the Hou Mansion that is more important than Zheng Yunni's wedding
Huo Weilou pondered for a moment, then called the embroider envoy who guarded the ancestral hall last night, and the embroidered envoy said: "Last night, Mr. Zheng Wu went to the ancestral hall and left after an hour. During this period, there was no sound in the ancestral hall. After Mr. Zheng left, Yu Nanny has been chanting scriptures in front of Zheng's tablet, and at dawn, she lost her voice again, but this time it only disappeared for a stick of incense, and then Nanny Yu returned to her bedroom on the left side to rest."
After a pause, the embroidered clothes envoy said: "Master Hou, there must be a dark room in Zheng's ancestral hall, do you want to search it?"
Huo Weilou tapped the arm of the chair with his fingertips, and then his eyes became fixed, "Order—"
Before Huo Weilou could say "go", an embroidered emissary suddenly stepped into the front yard, he walked very quickly with a dignified expression, and as soon as he entered the hall, he said in a deep voice: "Master Hou, the ancestral hall is on fire!"
"On fire?" Huo Weilou stared, the accident happened suddenly, but he was still calm about the word.
The embroiderer nodded: "Yes, it's on fire. The fire is so intense that it cannot be rescued."
Huo Weilou originally planned to search not only the ancestral hall, but also the entire Marquis Mansion, but before the order was issued, the ancestral hall was on fire, a dark light appeared in his eyes, he stood up, and walked out.
The Marquis Mansion of Anqing has a history of more than 100 years. It was originally the residence of the prince of the former dynasty. It was bought by the Zheng family after several twists and turns, and it was refurbished before it got its current appearance. The Zheng family ancestral hall was especially refurbished. Pass.
The hundred-year-old pines and cypresses are verdant and verdant, but now, the flames and thick smoke from the roof of the ancestral hall burn even the tops of the pines and cypresses. As soon as the people of Huo Weilou walked outside the bamboo forest, they knew that the fire could not be saved. .
When he walked through the bamboo forest and stood outside the gate of the ancestral hall, the surrounding snow was melted by the hot wind, and the path was muddy, and Madam Yu fell down under an old pine tree in the distance with disheveled hair. The black and gray tear stains on the face.
"The servant is guilty, the servant is ashamed of the ancestors of the Zheng family..."
Nanny Yu repeated this sentence over and over, with horror and guilt on her face, soon, Zheng Wen'an and other people in the Hou Mansion rushed over in a panic, Bo Ruoyou took Chuntao, and followed the second wife and Zheng Xiao to the outside of the fire scene.
Among the crowd, Huo Weilou saw Bo Ruoyou at a glance. There was a trace of astonishment on her usually calm face. Obviously, she never thought that such an important place as the ancestral hall would catch fire. Soon, she looked at her with a professional and probing look. Look inside and outside the fire.
The regret in Huo Weilou's heart surfaced again.
At this time, Zheng Wen'an angrily walked up to Mama Yu, "Mama! How could it be on fire?"
Nanny Yu hurriedly knelt down in front of Zheng Wen'an, and kowtowed: "Your servant is guilty. I prayed for the old lady last night and didn't rest until dawn. Then suddenly it caught fire. I wanted to save you, but the fire was too great..."
Grandma Yu choked up, seeing her like this, Zheng Wenan couldn't scold her, so she walked to Huo Weilou and said, "Master Hou, the ancestral hall is lit all year round, and now the sky is dry, presumably because of jade. Mammy accidentally caught fire, which surprised you, you go to the front yard to rest first, and let me clean up here."
Zheng Wen'an had a sad face, but Huo Weilou didn't even look at him, "The fire started from the back room, and the back room will also be lit?"
Huo Weilou had entered the ancestral hall, he knew that the memorial tablets were placed in the main hall, and the ever-burning lamps were also lit in the main hall, but at this moment, the flames were flying, and a piece of roof behind the main hall was burned and collapsed, probably because of the earliest fire.
The fire has spread, and it feels as if the entire ancestral hall is set ablaze. Hearing Zheng Wen'an's words, the smoke and dust scattered all over the sky can't stop the panic in his eyes. Huo Weilou has already ordered the embroiderers, "Search around. "
The embroidered clothes envoys moved according to the order, and Bo Ruoyou wanted to get closer when she heard the words, but she had just taken two steps forward when Huo Weilou's voice came from behind her right.
"come here."
Bo Ruoyou's shoulders went numb for no reason, and before she turned her head, she knew that Huo Weilou was calling her.
She turned around, and sure enough Huo Weilou was staring at her.
Bo Ruoyou walked up to Huo Weilou and blessed her body, "Master Hou—"
Huo Weilou didn't respond anymore, and her eyes fell into the fire again. Bo Ruoyou was puzzled at first, and then she understood Huo Weilou's meaning.
The cold wind howled, the fire was strong with the wind, and with a bang, even the roof of the main hall was burnt and collapsed. The movement shocked the crowd and backed away. The smoke and dust filled the air, but the scorching hot wind in front of Bo Ruoyou was a stagnation.
She raised her eyes, and saw Huo Weilou standing in front of her, with his shoulders firm, as if he could cover the sky and the sun, a swaying black ash fell quietly on his shoulder at this moment, Bo Ruoyou's heart was agitated, almost I just wanted to reach out and brush it off for him.
But at this moment, Bo Ruoyou smelled a very faint but pungent smell at the tip of her nose. She stared and turned around, and at a glance, she saw Madam Yu, who was unattended in the distance, looking at the burning ancestral hall with determined eyes.