After a good night's sleep, Qin Wan got up early the next morning. When he walked out of the courtyard, he saw that Qinghui Garden was quiet and solemn today. Much more than the day before.
Qin Wan stood at the gate of the courtyard for a while, then turned left along the path in front of the gate to Qin Yan's courtyard. The brothers and sisters had breakfast here for several days. When Qin Wan came in, Qin Shuang and Qin Xiang Not yet, and Qin Yan is not in the courtyard.
Qin Wan waited in the courtyard for a while before seeing Qin Yan coming back from the east, "Third Brother—"
Qin Yan didn't seem to expect Qin Wan to be here either, "Why do you wake up so early?"
Qin Wan smiled and didn't say much, just followed Qin Yan into the main room, the charcoal fire in the room was smoky, and the coldness of winter only dissipated for a while, Qin Wan said, "The third brother is coming from the east? How about over there?" gone?"
Qin Yan shook his head, "His Royal Highness and Wang Zhifu are still on trial, but Master Pang is ill."
Qin Wan raised her eyebrows slightly, "Master Pang fell ill?"
Qin Yan nodded, "Watching Pang Yiwen fall to his death in front of him last night, of course it was uncomfortable. It is said that something went wrong when he went back last night. Now the house is in chaos, and only the second young master is left in charge."
Qin Wan naturally understands that the successive murders have made everyone panic, and at this time Pang Fuliang is actually sick, and the whole house is naturally in chaos. Seeing Qin Wan lost in thought, Qin Yan asked, "Is the Pang family also involved in Liu Yuntong's case?" inside?"
Qin Wan came back to his senses, and was slightly surprised for a moment, "Why does the third brother ask such a question?"
Qin Yan got up and looked outside at the gray sky, "There were so many yamen servants in the mansion overnight, it's not like a simple murder case at all. Although Liu Yuntong's death is already very serious, it still feels different to me, and , His Highness Chi is suddenly very concerned about the affairs of the Pang Mansion, which is not easy..."
After all, Qin Yan grew up in the capital, so he is very sensitive to any troubles.
Qin Wan said vaguely, "It's true that it's not just because of the murder case, but I don't know exactly what the reason is. Maybe it has something to do with Mr. Liu's case."
Few people thought of the case back then, and it's still not confirmed, so Qin Wan couldn't easily say it.
Qin Yan looked at her deeply for a moment, and was about to speak, when Zhou Huai on the other side suddenly let out a "huh", Qin Wan looked over and saw Zhou Huai looking towards the gate of the courtyard, Qin Wan also followed, Immediately saw Bai Feng's figure.
Qin Wan subconsciously walked to the door, Qin Yan also said, "I think I'm looking for you, go."
Qin Wan nodded, and then took Fu Ling and Bai Ying to the gate of the courtyard.
Seeing her go out and leave after a few words with Bai Feng, Qin Yan's expression became a little subtle.
Zhou Huai also took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, looking at the movements of His Highness Chi and Prefect Wang, it seems that there is a lot involved."
Qin Yan nodded, "I haven't guessed the reason yet, but it must have something to do with Liu Renli." After a slight pause, Qin Wan gritted his teeth and said, "I shouldn't have promised Pang Fuliang in the first place."
Zhou Huai sighed, "At that time, we only knew that Mr. Liu was 'involved', and believed his one-sided words."
Qin Yan intends to recruit Liu Renli to the Marquis's mansion and become the prince's arm, so he will naturally attach great importance to Liu Renli, and Pang Fuliang seems to have thought of this a long time ago. The heart of the loyal and brave Marquis, Pang Fuliang was frank when he met for the first time, bluntly saying that Liu Renli's yamen was caught in a corruption storm, and it was very likely to be affected. At that time, Qin Yan was dissatisfied. The person that the prince uses and does not bring disaster to the prince, but Liu Renli is obviously not as perfect as he thought.
At that time, Qin Yan only thought that Liu Renli was really hurt, and he didn't want to give up this opportunity to win over Liu Renli, so he agreed to him, only thinking of showing favor, he would definitely join the Hou's family loyally, if it wasn't for Qingyun's death, Right now, he is very likely to return to the capital to protect Liu Renli when he is impeached...
Fortunately, Qingyun's death came suddenly, and fortunately, Qin Wan reminded him.
"At that time, I only felt that Liu Renli was in trouble alone, and Pang Fuliang was just a middleman. Now it seems that the Pang family is not clean. His Highness Chi was only asking for a simple question, but last night he was not serious. The matter was more serious than we thought."
Qin Yan's voice already carried a bit of worry. This time he came to Yuzhou to celebrate his birthday, but he chose to live in Qinghui Garden. Once he stepped here, let alone the Pang family in the past. The industry below has dealt with some old friends, even if there is no such past, it is enough for a caring person to make a fuss at the place where the crime happened, and it is very likely that not only the death of the person, but also the corruption in the court The more serious the case of corruption, the more Qin Yan thought about it, the more his heart sank. Today's Hou Mansion cannot tolerate any disturbances.
Zhou Huai's expression was also grim, "The son's letter has been sent out, Lord Hou will definitely be on guard in the capital, as long as we pick it up here, even if we go back to the capital, we will have nothing to say."
Qin Yan sighed, "The Sacred Heart is unpredictable, not to mention the Sacred Heart, even the one from the East Palace is not easy to get along with. Although the Hou Mansion has already chosen the East Palace, who knows what the East Palace is thinking? Once the Hou Mansion falls into Criticism, how does the East Palace choose?"
Zhou Huai pursed his lips for a while, "Then where is Your Highness Chi? The Eldest Son had a good conversation with him last time. If His Highness Chi also chose the East Palace under the urging of the Elder Son, wouldn't the Hou Mansion have made a great contribution?"
Qin Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, "Did Steward Zhou not notice it?"
Zhou Huai was taken aback, "What does the son mean?"
Qin Yan was silent, "His Highness Chi's attitude that day was indeed much better than expected, but would you believe it, I still didn't understand what he meant."
Zhou Huai was taken aback. He was guarding the door that day and only heard the conversation and chess game inside, but he couldn't see Yan Chi's expression. It's so difficult to get along with, "But... But then I came all the way to Yuzhou, and the villain didn't see his intention to draw a clear line with us."
It is no secret that Zhongyonghou's Mansion and Donggong have good relations in the capital. Since Yan Chi doesn't draw a clear line with them, once he returns to the capital, he will be considered as close to Donggong. He could have refused to go with him, but he didn't.
Qin Yan shook his head, "At first I thought that was the case too...but then I found out that he was just acting recklessly, even if the whole capital thought he was facing the East Palace, it was nothing to him."
Speaking of which, Qin Yan raised his jaw, "His name as the Demon King is not for nothing. Speaking of his unfathomable mind, this young man is probably still above the East Palace. The most important thing is that he was not in the capital since he was a child. In the power circle, no one knows what he is thinking, although those people in the capital want to get involved with Prince Rui's residence, but who dares to act rashly?"
"What the prince said is true." Zhou Huai nodded.
Qin Yan sighed, and said in an unusually dejected tone, "This behavior is a little inappropriate, I just hope it won't bring too much impact on the family, we can only wait and see what happens, if there is anything we can do to help One hand, lest you make mistakes in the future."
Zhou Huai nodded heavily, but his expression was not relaxed.
Outside the courtyard, Bai Feng was leading Qin Wan towards a single courtyard in the southwest direction.
"Master stayed up all night, and when he heard that you were up, he invited you over."
Bai Feng's voice was respectful, Qin Wan thought that she only got up for a short while, but Yan Chi knew it quickly.
Soon Bai Feng led Qin Wan to the gate of the courtyard. The courtyard was quiet in the early morning, and there were no guards inside and outside the courtyard. After entering the gate, the door of the main room was half closed. Bai Feng led Qin Wan to the door. Before she stepped forward, she raised her hand to invite, "Miss Nine, please come in."
Qin Wan nodded and pushed open the door, while Fu Ling and Bai Ying stayed outside.
The room was also quiet, and it could be seen that it was an empty room that had been cleaned up temporarily. Qin Wan gently closed the door, looked first at the left room, then at the other room, hesitating Suddenly, a figure flashed out of the door, it was Yan Chi, seeing her hesitated at the door, Yan Chi came over and grabbed her hand, "Come in."
Qin Wan was pulled in, and the entrance was a warm pavilion. At the moment, there was a desk on the warm couch in front of the window of the warm pavilion. On the desk were simple porridge and two side dishes. It's about to go out.
"Prefect Wang prepared it. I didn't need it, but I suddenly wanted to have breakfast with you, so I came here to rest for a while."
Yan Chi pulled Qin Wan to let her sit on the couch, and then sat across from Qin Wan. Yan Chi knew it when she came together, and Yan Chi naturally knew that she didn't have breakfast. Apart from the greenish stubble on his chin, he was still in good spirits, so he was slightly relieved.
"Staying up all night is normal for you?"
There were two sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table, so Qin Wan served Yan Chi a bowl of porridge.
The two had dinner together more than once in the Hou Mansion, but they sat at a large table together, and it was the first time for the two of them to eat alone. Seeing Qin Wan serving porridge for himself, Yan Chi's eyes lit up.
"Marching outside, of course, there is no difference between day and night."
Qin Wan handed the porridge over, Yan Chi took it with a smile, Qin Wan watched him eat two mouthfuls before asking, "How was last night?"
Yan Chi smiled slowly, "Pang Youde followed Pang Fuliang fourteen years ago. He only knew that Pang Fuliang suddenly had money in his hands at that time, but he didn't know where the money came from. What happened fifteen years ago He doesn't know, but..."
Yan Chi's voice became serious, "However, he has been clear about the money and silver transactions with Qing Yun and Liu Renli these years, which are more detailed than what Chang said. Pang Fuliang gives Qing Yun and Liu Renli a lot of money every year. Money and silver, and there are a lot of money for Shuangqing Class, most of these money and silver are given by bank notes, and Qingyun didn't come for a year or two, so they were handed over to Qingli."
"Furthermore, Qingyun and Liu Renli's appetite has been getting bigger and bigger over the years. Pang Fuliang has already felt dissatisfied. This time Qingli's death made Qingyun very angry. When he arrived in the mansion, he did ask for an inn."
Qin Wan frowned, "Pang Youde is Pang Fuliang's most trusted person. Didn't he mention what happened back then? He doesn't know why he gave money to Qing Yun and Liu Ren?"
Yan Chi nodded, "He said that Pang Fuliang had explained this matter. When Pang Fuliang started his business, Qing Yun and Liu Renli also contributed money, and the money they gave each year was a bonus for them."
It makes sense to say so, but how could it be so simple
"If you paid out money, how much did you pay? How do you calculate the annual dividends? Are there detailed accounts?" Qin Wan sighed, "Pang Fuliang didn't even tell Pang Youde. I really don't know how he kept this secret for so many years."
"He said that he was also suspicious, but Pang Fuliang is very suspicious, and he would be suspected of being unfaithful, so he didn't do anything, not to mention living a very good life with Pang Fuliang for so many years."
Qin Wan nodded, "That is to say, there is no evidence that Pang Fuliang is related to the events of that year right now?"
Yan Chi sighed softly, "Indeed, there is no proof of death, and it is impossible to find any stolen goods."
"It's not necessarily true." Qin Wan looked at Yan Chi with clear eyes, "What do you think of Pang Fuliang?"
Yan Chi heard that his phoenix eyes narrowed, "Whether Pang Fuliang started from scratch or not, it is certain that he has no background. He has grown from a white body back then to the richest man in the Northwest today, no matter in his will or means, he is unusual, and Pang Yiwen died yesterday before him. In front of him, although he was stunned for a while, he didn't appear to be so out of shape, which shows that he has an extraordinary mind."
Yan Chi pondered for a moment, "Last night he was restrained, and he was considerate and considerate in his dealings with people, which shows that he is tactful. The last thing is probably that he was ruthless. Regardless of whether it has anything to do with the old case back then, the Pang family's business is so big. Not clean."
Qin Wan nodded, "You still don't know that there is a tyrannical side in his temperament."
Yan Chi looked at Qin Wan, and Qin Wan explained Chang's sufferings, Yan Chi frowned, "Men beat women? In this way, I guess that although he is restrained, he also has cowardice and inferiority in his heart, otherwise he would not Get your hands on a woman."
"Exactly." Qin Wan put down his chopsticks, and his tone became a little more cautious, "Generally speaking, a normal man would not do anything to a woman if he knows how to be courteous. A man who beats his wife habitually is psychologically contemptuous of women and has a strong desire to control. He is very unconfident in himself. The uneasiness caused by this lack of self-confidence makes him especially impulsive when facing people who are weaker than himself Irritable, so as to achieve the purpose of venting my emotions."
Qin Wan said again, "He is a rich man in the Northwest with tens of thousands of wealth in his hands. On the surface, he is very beautiful. Even high-ranking officials and nobles call him Pang Gong, but he treats his wife like this in private. He is very disturbed." , it may be because of the past, but the most important thing is the low self-esteem in his bones, maybe because of his background, maybe because of other things."
"In short, the more such a person is, the less he will completely erase the traces of the past, because that is his 'great achievement'. Ruyi, and for so many years, he has not solved the two hidden dangers of Qingyun and Liu Renli. I am afraid it is also due to this reason. He is extremely inferior and conceited, and judging by how he treats Mrs. Pang, he is not complete. Keep calm and hold on, and if you look for it, you will definitely find clues to what happened back then... "
Yan Chi looked at Qin Wan, his eyes brightened for a moment, the interrogation all night was fruitless, Wang Huaiyu was extremely disappointed, even he suspected that the time limit was too long and no strong evidence could be found, but Qin Wan concluded that he was not a perfect criminal based on Pang Fuliang's temperament , She spoke in an orderly manner, and he was very convinced in his heart, "If you say that, what will he do immediately when he finds that our investigation is in the wrong direction?"
Qin Wan's eyes turned slightly, and then said in a deep voice, "The remaining evidence will be destroyed!"
Yan Chi's heart skipped a beat, "I see."
Qin Wan looked at him suspiciously, Yan Chi smiled and said, "Okay, that's all for now, the porridge is getting cold."
Qin Wan looked down at the porridge bowl in front of him and bent his lips, then picked up the chopsticks again.
The two of them chattered endlessly when they were talking about business, but usually they were not talkative people. After eating, the room became quiet, and the morning light came in from the window and fell on Qin Wan's room brightly. On the side of her face, her skin became more and more delicate like porcelain. Yan Chi looked at Qin Wan, and felt that her heart was as warm and soft as if it was filled with clouds.
Sensing that Yan Chi was looking at him, Qin Wan looked at Yan Chi as soon as he stopped chopsticks, "What's wrong?"
Seeing her put down her chopsticks, Yan Chi smiled and said, "Don't you want to eat?"
"Well, I'm full." Qin Wan straightened up, really couldn't eat anymore.
But on this side, Yan Chi's eyes fell on the corner of her lips, Qin Wan was startled, and subconsciously raised his hand to wipe, "Is it..."
"Don't move." Yan Chi said suddenly, and in an instant, he leaned over the case in the middle. Qin Wan thought that there were some porridge on the corner of his mouth, and Yan Chi grabbed his hand as soon as he raised it. In an instant, Yan Chi's lips kissed hers, and she felt him licking the corner of her lips lightly, and her cheeks burned like fire.