The third watch has passed, and the lights and candles in the Grand Master's Mansion are still brilliant.
When Wang Yan entered the mansion, the steward reported that the grand master and his wives had already gone to bed, and the eldest son did not need to greet him.
Wang Yan went straight to the inner house, a shadow flashed in the hallway, Wang Xuan jumped down the steps: "Brother, you are finally back, the women soldiers have been sharpening their knives for a long time, and they are waiting for you."
Wang Yan looked towards the southeast inner courtyard: "Yunqi is back? Didn't sleep?"
Wang Xuandao: "I'm waiting for you in the Rongyuan hall with my sister-in-law." Patting Wang Yan on the shoulder, "Brother, take care."
Wang Yan hurried to Rongyuan, two rows of maidservants in front of the gate carried lamps and blessed themselves, and pushed open the garden gate. On both sides of the Huashi path, there are also maidservants standing on each side, saluting together. The front hall was brightly lit, the hall door opened slowly, and the two women put down the flower cards in their hands and got up, it was Wang Yan's wife and Wang Yan's younger sister Yunqi.
Wang Xuan tugged Wang Yan's sleeve quietly: "Brother, have you noticed the murderous intent?"
Wang Yan walked into the hall with a snort, and Yun Qi Yingying bowed to him: "Congratulations to the lord of the Ministry of Punishment. I heard that the lord said that the daughter of the people violated the king's law and wanted to question the daughter of the people. I wanted to surrender to the Ministry of Punishment. Unfortunately, it was late at that time. I don’t accept folk girls anymore. I have to wait here for your lord to arrest me, and I hope your lord will not blame you.”
Wang Yan said solemnly: "Don't make trouble, Xue Ma Tang ate the pigeons from Jingzhao Mansion. It has been found out that it was a blame game, but is it right to privately indulge the falcons in the capital? You are also a mother now, why are you so temperamental? Like a child?" Looking at his wife, He Shi, "Yue Zhao, you're also making trouble with her."
Madam said: "It's my concubine who doesn't know how to be polite. I'm wrong."
Yunqi snorted: "Yeah, I don't make progress, and I am ashamed to be the sister of my good brother who turned his prodigal son back and turned his stick into a pillar. Now the eldest brother has become a pillar with all his flashes, rushing forward to become the blue sky, and his sister-in-law and Xue Matang are all It's like a floating cloud, it's not in your eyes. My younger sister breaks the law and my younger brother is like a monkey, dragging you down. It's really a big responsibility for my elder brother. First, I have to temper you thousands of times. Floating clouds cover your eyes and cause chaos. Hey, hey, big brother Who can relieve the mental and physical fatigue? Hurry up and bring the little blue-eyed orchid up, and warm up the big brother first."
Wang Xuan covered his mouth and turned his head away, and said a few words.
Wang Yan looked coldly, and looked at his wife beside him: "I ordered someone to take this girl to Yuehua Pavilion in the evening, how do you know?"
Yun Qi curled her lips: "Brother, what are you fierce sister-in-law doing? How can Yuehua Pavilion be as big as your home? My sister-in-law picked it up for you, washed it and dressed it up beautifully, wouldn't it be good to put it in a small yard?"
Wang Yan yelled angrily: "Shut up!" Then he turned to his wife, "This woman was involved in several murder cases. Because she was involved in other countries, it was inconvenient to investigate clearly, so she was temporarily detained in secret. You are full of vinegar to digest food. Big case The suspect dared to carry it home. There are a bunch of women in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, do you want to bring them all back?! I, Wang Yan, sees a woman who needs to be hidden! Say, how did you know, how did you bring them back?"
Wang Xuan coughed lightly: "Brother, I haven't finished the homework that Dad told me, I have to go back and continue studying."
Yun Qi also knew that something was wrong, she blinked, stepped aside and sat down.
Madam's eyes were red: "Yes, I am a careless and jealous woman..."
Wang Yan was expressionless: "I don't have time to talk nonsense at this time, the point. Could it be that your brother also went to Yuehua Pavilion? Did he tell you?"
Madam was aggrieved and took out her handkerchief, and wiped away her tears: "You know everything, you can figure it out, why are you still judging concubines? Asu went over there to see Liu Hou's eldest grandson, you know he is noble Temper, will not do such vulgar things."
Wang Yan said coldly: "But those servants with a broken mouth saw this woman and rushed over to tell you, right?"
Madam wiped her tears again: "You are busy with business all day long, and I can't see you for a long time from morning to night. I just thought, I will prepare for you what you like. This is also my duty."
Wang Yan nodded: "Okay, you are so virtuous and generous, I will make a list for you later."
Madam's eyes turned red again, Wang Yan grabbed the handkerchief from her hand and wiped her face: "Don't cry like this, my sister and the servants are watching."
Yun Qi covered her mouth with a flutter: "Knowing that elder brother only has sister-in-law in his heart, and has nothing to do with little yellow-haired foxes, sister-in-law is crying with joy."
Madam's cheeks were flushed, she pinched her face with her hands, Yunqi dodged with a smile. Wang Yan got up again: "Don't be sloppy, Yunqi, let me ask you, is there anything unusual about Xuematang recently?"
Yun Qi snorted again: "Brother, if you don't have time to care about Xue Ma Tang, just give it to me. How can you throw it to those stupid slaves? If I didn't find out what's on its mind, it might die .Snow Ma Tang is already a Pianpian boy at the age of an adult, how do you treat it as if it only eats meat and drinks water?"
Wang Yan narrowed his eyes: "What happened to you when you found it?"
Yun Qi puffed her cheeks: "Xue Ma Tang fell in love with a female bird!"
Wang Yan's eyes flashed: "What female bird, where is it?"
Yun Qi sighed: "I don't know where Xue Matang's favorite girl is, but she is infatuated with her. Just now, I thought that you like that little yellow-haired fox just like him."
The madam also sighed softly: "Idiots in the world don't care about people or birds or animals. If you didn't see it yourself, who would have thought that a snow falcon would fall in love with a bird that is not of its kind."
Wang Yan asked impatiently, "How do you know?"
Yun Qi stared wide-eyed: "The female gave birth to a baby for Xue Matang, and Xue Matang brought it back!"
The madam sighed again: "How can a mother leave the child behind? Is there something wrong with the female bird? The most painful thing in the world is the separation of yin and yang."
Wang Yan grabbed her and said word by word: "Where is that baby?"
A quarter of an hour later, the maidservants entered the hall with a birdcage in their hands.
Wang Yan looked at the "little baby" in the cage with gray fur, curved beak, red tail tip and pockmarked neck with expected eyes.
"Little Baby" also tilted his head and looked at him: "Grandpa, have you eaten yet?"
Wang Yan said through his teeth: "When did Xue Matang bring it back? Why didn't I know?"
Yun Qi said: "You have to deal with everything all day long, who dares to bother you with trivial matters? It was brought back from the previous day. When I first came back, I was just a little silly in fright and lost a few hairs, but there was no injury at all. Which bird Can you do this under the claws of Xue Ma Tang? This is the nature of father and son."
Madam sighed softly again.
Wang Yan waved his hand and ordered his servants to take the parrot and go to Yingliao together.
The little slave opened a door in the dormitory, and a row of eagles were blindfolded and perched on the shelf. Hearing the movement, they all flapped their wings and moved restlessly.
Wang Yan led the others back, and personally lifted the parrot cage and walked into the dormitory. An eagle turned its head and flapped its wings, and the parrot shrank its neck, suddenly raised its chest, and let out an eagle cry.
The eagles were suddenly excited. Wang Yan ordered the servant to turn off the lights and close the door, and the parrot raised its head and chirped twice, as vivid as a real eagle.
Wang Yan walked back to Yunqi and his wife with a straight face: "I understand? This parrot can learn how to call an eagle, and it looks weird. Xue Ma Tang met it when passing by. I don't know what it is, so I brought it back. .”
But Yun Qi was not convinced: "I've never heard of a parrot that can imitate an eagle. Look at the pockmark around its neck, which is exactly the same as snow sesame candy. It's just that it's not white, presumably because it's a skewer after all. Bro, do you think it is impossible for a falcon to like a female parrot?"
Wang Yan said with a blank expression: "Those books like "Jin Nang Cuo" and "Mirror Hairpin" should be read less in the future. Every gray-haired parrot of this kind looks like this, and there are many parrots in the mansion. How dare you Can't tell if this is a baby bird? Well, you know everything you need to know, and you should be safe, go back to sleep." Order the servants around to send Yunqi and his wife back to the bedroom, and then ask, "Take Where is the Hu girl who came back, I have something to ask her."
The madam paused, and Yun Qi raised the curtain of the sedan chair: "Brother, are you going to interrogate people now? Where are you going to interrogate?"
Wang Yan frowned: "This is an official business, and you have no part in talking nonsense."
Madam Xu Sheng said: "I put that girl in the small green garden, thinking that the place is always quiet and few people disturb."
Wang Yan snorted, then turned his head and told his servants: "Bring this girl to Wuli Hall."
Yunqi burst into a smile, covered her mouth and looked at Madam and blinked. The madam turned around and took a cloak from the maidservant, and put it on for Wang Yan.
"I asked the kitchen to prepare some dim sum and hot soup, and I sent them to the living room. The night dew is cold, and drinking tea hurts the spleen and stomach, so I only drink boiled perilla and sweet-scented osmanthus. Remember not to throw the cup aside again, and don't let it get cold. There is no longer any cold water to drink at this time of year.”
Wang Yan said: "Understood. You should go to bed quickly. Stay up until it is almost dawn, and if two big black circles appear on your eyes, others will think that I am grabbing mooncakes with you and spread black sesame fillings on them." It's on your face."
Madam gave him a light thump on his chest with half anger and half smile, Wang Yan held her hand instead: "I have something to ask Madam." He whispered a few words in her ear.
The madam straightened her temple hair, and said sweetly, "If you ask me anything, I will definitely do it according to the order." Then he straightened Wang Yan's collar, and the maid helped him into the sedan chair and left.
In this chamber, Wang Yan ordered someone to take care of the parrot, and rushed to Wuli Hall.
About two quarters of an hour later, several maidservants surrounded Isia, who was wrapped in a cloud-patterned cloak, and entered the Hall of Enlightenment.
After removing the hood, take off the cloak. Wang Yan couldn't help but froze for a moment.
What was hidden under the hood just now was a head of golden hair, which looked like a brocade under the lamp, and the few locks that were not combed into the bun were slightly curled on the shoulders.
She also changed into new clothes, a silver red shirt and a lotus skirt, which complemented her skin better than snow. With just this little make-up, the previous disheveled little bearded girl turned into a dazzling and dazzling brilliance.
Wang Yan said softly: "I take the liberty to bring the girl to the humble house, and invite you at this time, I am ashamed."
Isiah lowered her head: "My lord, you are welcome."
Wang Yan motioned for the maid to take her to a seat: "Your black hair before, was it dyed with paint?"
Isiah nodded: "Well, Madam asked me to take a bath, and then washed it off. Add vinegar, and it can be washed off."
Wang Yan raised his eyebrows: "The girl's Chinese seems to have improved."
Isiah raised her head: "I've talked too much, I'm proficient."
Wang Yan smiled: "The girl's old owner, Helena, I have gone to check, she has been missing for several months. Do you know where she went?"
Isiah shook her head.
Wang Yan smiled back: "Is she still alive?"
Isiah shook her head again.
Wang Yan asked again: "Where is the body? Who killed her?"
Isiah shook her head again.
Wang Yan's pupils shrank slightly: "The murderer who killed Guhande has been caught, and he is from Dongying. What are you and Dongying fighting for? Are there any other dead
Isiah raised her eyes, and her blue pupils looked straight at Wang Yan: "I said. Do you believe it?"
Wang Yan said: "I will verify the truth, but you have to give me a different statement from before."
Isiah shook her head again: "You don't know. I told you, you won't know."
Wang Yan leaned in the chair: "What do you know? You say what you want, it's my business if you don't know."
Isiah continued to shake her head: "You, if you can't find out, you can't know the truth."
The servant girl scolded her for being rude, but Wang Yan raised her hand to stop: "Forget it, the humble house is not a court, so I won't use torture to extract a confession from you. When you want to talk, let me know." He ordered the maid to take her back.
Wang Yan's servant looked at Isiya's figure in the darkness, and murmured, "My lord, I don't understand... Does my lord still have something behind me?"
Wang Yan raised his eyebrows: "I've already made it clear to you, what else am I doing?" He yawned and looked at the blue sky, and squinted for a while in the nearby small study. Before going to bed, I told my servant that if Mr. Xue and others arrive, they don't need to pass on the news, but please come in directly.
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