On the eighth day of the lunar month, the housekeeper of the Shi Mansion was quickly brought to the study room in the outer courtyard. Si Haochen was sitting in an armchair behind the desk, giving people a strong sense of oppression.
Although the housekeeper of the Shi Mansion had seen the world, he was still under a lot of pressure when facing the prestigious Prince Yun. As soon as he entered the door, he knelt down in fear and said: "Shi Wang, a common man, bows to the prince, and the prince is safe."
Mingruo, who was hiding behind the screen, almost laughed out loud, "Disappointed"? This name is a bit special.
Si Haochen didn't care what Steward Shi's name was, he only asked Steward Shi about matters in the Shi Mansion.
"A thief entered the house the night before yesterday, but the common people didn't know it at all. It was as if he had died in his sleep. The next day, the boy who was responsible for sweeping the house found blood stains in the yard, so he came to tell the common people. The common people went to check and found that
It was the nursing home in the mansion that was poisoned.
The grassroots hurried to report to the master, and found that the door of the master's bedroom was wide open, and a note demanding ransom was nailed with a dagger on the door. The grassroots went to the eldest young master's yard and the wife's yard to check, and confirmed that it was true as the note said, master,
Madam, the eldest young master is gone...
The common people didn't know what to do for a while, so they went to Zhu's Mansion to report to the eldest lady, and they also went to report to the official with their uncle."
Later, Butler Shi told some old stories about the Shi Mansion. Mr. Shi's hometown is in the southwest, and his father is also a famous squire in the local area. Mrs. Shi was originally the eldest maid in the mansion. In order to get Mrs. Shi as his wife, Mr. Shi wanted to marry Mrs. Shi.
He had a falling out with his family and was even expelled from the clan. Mr. Shi took his wife and some of his followers to the imperial capital to join his cousin.
Butler Shi was the servant brought by Master Shi from his hometown back then. He watched Master Shi gradually work hard to build a family business over the years. After Mrs. Shi gave birth to a pair of children, the family lived more harmoniously.
All the changes occurred seven years ago. Not long after the eldest daughter got married, my wife went to Chongsheng Temple to pray. On the way, she met a girl whose parents had died and was about to be sold by her brother for money. The lady saw that the girl was about the same age as the eldest daughter.
, felt pity for her poor life, so she bought her back and made her a maid.
Unexpectedly, the girl Guixiang was not a peaceful girl, and she soon bewitched the master. Not only did the master, who had always been opposed to taking concubines, make her his aunt, but he also obeyed her every word, and even made the servants in the house call her Mrs. Gui. These things
Years ago, Mr. Shi favored Mrs. Gui, and the wife and the eldest young master suffered a lot of grievances...
Butler Shi talked about a lot of things, and the more Mingruo listened, the more he felt that there was something wrong with the aunt. A maid who was bought back, finally suppressed the lady who bought her back and couldn't hold her head up. What a great skill it must be.
!
The housekeeper told everything he knew, and before leaving, he begged Prince Yun to rescue his master, his wife and his young master as soon as possible. Tomorrow was the last day of the three-day period.
Si Haochen decided to go to Shi Mansion to check it out in person, and Ming Ruo immediately volunteered: "Although Aunt Gui says she won't see guests, I can pretend to be a doctor and go meet her."
"The king is going to investigate the case and is not a guest. It is up to her to see or not see the case handled by the Yamen?" Si Haochen said and was about to go out.
"Then I'm going too." Mingruo quickly followed.
"Let's go, doctor lady." Si Haochen made a gesture of invitation.
Mingruo tilted his head slightly: "It seems wrong to bring a medical woman to investigate the case. Should I pretend to be a practitioner... that liar..."
"It's not appropriate to be a coward. Why don't you pretend to be me?" Si Haochen rubbed his forehead. He couldn't figure out what this girl was thinking. She was with him, who would dare to question her?
Mingruo seemed to be thinking seriously: "If I pretend to be you, what will you do?"
"What do you think, my beloved concubine, if I pretend to be a doctor?" Si Haochen flicked Mingruo on the forehead.
"What a good idea!" Mingruo smiled and ran out of the study.
The two came to Shi's Mansion. Chu Chenzhou, the young minister of Dali Temple, was in the living room in the front yard, checking on the servants of the manor.
Chu Chenzhou stepped forward to salute Si Haochen, and Si Haochen motioned for him to continue. He sat next to him and listened, flipping through the confessions that had been marked on the table.
Ming Ruo neither pretended to be a medical woman nor a widower, but instead pretended to be the bodyguard of Prince Yun. (Ranyi: Ruoruo, you are mighty and majestic, you can even protect the God of War.)
Si Haochen was there reading the confession, and Mingruo also poked his head to read.
The corners of Chu Chenzhou's eyes twitched: Your Majesty, we don't dare to have any objection when you bring the princess to work. If the princess pretends to be a guard and doesn't dress up properly, we can pretend that we can't tell. But the 'guard' is behind the prince like this, poking his head.
You really can’t talk anymore, right?
Mingruo looked at it very carefully - everyone's confessions were consistent, and no unusual movements were heard that night. Moreover, there were no signs of fighting in the mansion. The guards who guarded the courtyard were all killed with one blow, without even struggling.
Si Haochen and Mingruo frowned at the same time. According to various signs, the whole Shi family should have been stunned that night. If the thieves only wanted to kidnap the three serious masters of the Shi family, there was no need to arrest the guards and guards.
Kill them all...
Si Haochen took the 'little guard' out of the living room and walked to the backyard.
Mingruo grabbed Si Haochen's sleeve and whispered: "I suspect that those who protect the hospital may be his people." Mingruo held out five fingers.
"Yeah." Si Haochen thought the same way. That person got rid of all the people placed by the fifth prince in the mansion to make things easier.
Although the two were talking, their ears were indeed very good. As soon as they walked into a garden, they heard two little girls talking.
"Tell me, Master, can the madam and the young master come back? I heard Bi Tao from Madam Gui's courtyard saying that Madam Gui quietly asked Aunt Wu to clean up her hair..." The little girl's voice became even lower, "Gui
Madam seems to be leaving the house."
"Ah..." Another little girl was about to exclaim, but her mouth was covered.
"You should keep your voice down. If someone comes here and Mrs. Gui finds out, we will be beaten to death."
"Hmm..." The other little girl nodded repeatedly, and then lowered her voice when her mouth was released, "Then the master, madam, and young master can't come back, and Mrs. Gui is gone, what should we do?"
"I don't know either. Do you think the eldest lady can control us?"
"Even if the eldest lady takes care of us, we can't all be arranged to work in the Zhu family...are we going to be sold out?"
Mingruo and Si Haochen walked along the flower curtains without disturbing the two maids gossiping about the master's family.
Mingruo felt more and more that there was something wrong with her aunt. The Shi family had a small population but a large fortune. According to common sense, the three serious masters were gone. She relied on the child in her belly and the name of "Mrs. Gui" to
You can also get a lot of benefits.
If you are really lucky and have a son in your belly, even if you have Mrs. Zhu as your legitimate daughter, she is still a daughter from a foreign marriage. It is very possible for Aunt Gui to get the entire Shi family based on the wealth of her son. Why is she running away?
