Hu Xiaotian chuckled and said, "Tell me, what's the purpose of breaking into my house at night?"
The snitch said: "I am short of money, so I want to rob you to get some money!"
Hu Xiaotian snorted coldly. The arrogance of the snitch had already aroused the anger in his heart. He raised his foot and kicked the snitch in the face. He kicked the snitch all over his face, and then said: "Hang them up.
Beat me until they tell the truth!"
At this moment, they suddenly saw flames shooting into the sky in the northeast. Everyone was startled. Liang Dazhuang exclaimed: "There's a fire!"
At this time, screams of fire broke out one after another. Hu Xiaotian left four servants to take care of the two snitches, and led the others to rush to put out the fire.
The place where the fire broke out was Jiyaxuan in Shangshu Mansion, which was Hu Buwei's study. When Hu Xiaotian led people to put out the fire, he had already vaguely guessed that they might have fallen into someone else's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain. When he was catching the two thieves just now,
Almost all the power of the Shangshu Mansion was gathered. While everyone was busy catching the snitch, someone else took the opportunity to sneak into Jiyaxuan and set the fire.
Fortunately, the fire was not big. There were many servants in Shangshu Mansion, and the fire in Jiyaxuan was extinguished in less than half an hour.
Shortly after the fire was extinguished, Jingzhao Mansion also sent people to check the situation. The leader was Murong Feiyan. Speaking of which, this female catcher had interacted with Hu Xiaotian several times. Looking at the ruins of Jiyaxuan
, Murong Feiyan's eyebrows were slightly furrowed. The public security in the capital has been bad recently, and several thefts have occurred one after another, but no one really dares to sneak into the official's house and steal. After all, thieves also understand that the people do not fight against the official. If the official's residence is stolen,
If you are caught, I am afraid that the punishment you will encounter will be more severe.
At this time, a man with a gray face walked towards her and smiled at her from a distance, revealing his neat white teeth. Only then did Murong Feiyan recognize this careless smile.
It turned out to be Hu Xiaotian, the minister's son.
Hu Xiaotian had just been busy putting out the fire and had not bothered to wash off the black ash on his face. At this time, he looked like an African brother who had just escaped from the deep water. This guy came to Murong Feiyan and cupped his hands and said: "
Murong arrests the head, we meet again!"
Murong Feiyan didn't like this guy at all, but she also knew the main purpose of her coming here. At the same time, she also understood that Hu Xiaotian appeared as a victim today, so she whispered: "What happened?"
Hu Xiaotian briefly told about the encounter with the snitch tonight. After listening, Murong Feiyan asked again: "Did you lose anything?"
These words really confused Hu Xiaotian. The Shangshu Mansion is so big and there are too many things in the house. Let alone the study being burned, the scene was severely damaged. Even if the study was not burned, he didn’t know what was missing.
clear.
Murong Feiyan said: "Give those two thieves to me, and I will take them to Jingzhao Mansion for detailed interrogation."
Hu Xiaotian had no objection to this. After all, Murong Feiyan was a professional in this field. He smiled and said: "If there is any progress in arresting Murong, I hope you can tell me as soon as possible."
Murong Feiyan nodded.
After struggling all night, it was already dawn when Murong Feiyan led a group of detectives to escort the snitch away. Hu Xiaotian was busy catching thieves and putting out fires, so he was naturally a little tired at this time, so he took a shot
Yawning, when he was about to go back to his room to rest, he saw the housekeeper Juan walking over with some fear. From Juan's eyes, Hu Xiaotian knew that he had something to say, so he whispered: "Go to my room and talk."
Juan followed Hu Xiaotian to his room, closed the door, and said with some panic: "Master, something seems to be wrong tonight."
In Hu Xiaotian's opinion, some property may have been lost today, but as long as there are no casualties, other things are just trivial matters. He smiled calmly and said: "Money is an external thing, as long as everyone is safe."
Huan lowered his voice and said: "Master, do you know that the master keeps the iron certificate of the alchemy book in Jiyaxuan?"
Hu Xiaotian was shocked. Isn't the Iron Coupon with the Alchemy Book the legendary gold medal for immunity from death? He had learned about that thing in novels in the past. It was said to be a reward certificate issued by the emperor to the heroes. If the ministers
If he commits a crime in the future, he can take out the Iron Coupon of the Alchemy Book to avoid death. Hu Xiaotian did not know that his old Hu family also had the Iron Coupon of the Alchemy Book. It had only been half a year since he regained consciousness, and his father had never mentioned it in front of him.
Hu Xiaotian secretly thought to himself that this iron book of elixirs was by no means an ordinary thing. Even if their family really had iron books of alchemy, his father would definitely keep it carefully. How could he let a housekeeper know the whereabouts of the iron book of elixirs casually? He thought
Here Hu Xiaotian said: "I have never heard of any iron book of elixirs."
Huan rubbed his hands anxiously: "Young master, this iron book of alchemy was passed down by Emperor Mingzong to Mr. Hu, Duke of Jingguo. Later, although the Hu family fell into decline, this iron book of alchemy has been passed down from generation to generation and is treasured in Hu."
In the hands of the family. It was not until the master's generation gained fame and revitalized the family that the Hu family flourished. I have to be favored by the master and his wife, who entrusted me with important tasks. Therefore, the master usually does not hide anything from me. This is the iron certificate of the alchemy book.
The master kept it in Jiyaxuan in front of me, and also told me that no one is allowed to enter Jiyaxuan on weekdays, but last night because of the snitch sneaking in, I was worried about the safety of the young master, so I actually ignored the matter in Jiyaxuan...
...Young Master... I really deserve death..." Huan knelt down in front of Hu Xiaotian with a pop.
Hu Xiaotian felt pitiful when he heard what he said, but after hearing these words, he understood what he meant. I said, what do you mean? He was concerned about my safety, so he ignored the matter of Jiyaxuan and co-authored this iron book.
Is it all my fault that he lost it? I am sorry that Huan knew that the guilt this time was heavy and he could not bear it, so he asked for sympathy in front of himself. But sympathy is a sign of sympathy. You can't blame me for this, right?
?Hu Xiaotian suddenly felt a little unhappy. He didn't let Huan get up. He sat down on the chair and thought for a while before saying, "Who else knows about this?"
Juan knelt down in front of Hu Xiaotian and said: "Young Master, no one knows that the Alchemy Book and the Iron Coupon are hidden in Jiyaxuan except the Master and I. Even Madam doesn't know about it. I thought the Young Master knew."
Hu Xiaotian cursed secretly in his heart, Juan, Juan, you old guy is nothing, you are clearly trying to drag me down. When such a big thing happened, I felt that I couldn't handle it alone, so I also
Drag me in and let me share the responsibility with you. However, Hu Xiaotian complained, and he knew in his heart that he had to bear some responsibility for what happened last night. If the commotion on his side hadn't been too big, he wouldn't have brought down the entire Shangshu Mansion.
Alarmed, it was said that there were only two snitches. Even if no other servants intervened, the strength of him and Liang Dazhuang's six servants alone was enough to capture the snitches. But last night, I was only excited to catch the thieves, but I didn't think about this group of snitches.
He made a pretense of attacking in the east, but the real target was the Alchemy Book and Iron Coupon.
Hu Xiaotian said: "The Iron Coupon of the Alchemy Book was given to my ancestor by Emperor Mingzong. So many years have passed and the emperor has changed. I don't know how many generations it has been passed down in the Hu family. It's hard to say whether it has any effect." He said.
That's right. In fact, this kind of alchemy certificate is equivalent to a medal. According to Dakang's laws, princes are guilty of the same crimes as common people. Even princes cannot be exempted from crime, let alone ordinary ministers. Besides, this is a monarch.
In an era where ministers are forced to die and ministers must die, if the emperor really wants to kill you, let alone an iron coupon for an elixir, even if you take out a thousand or ten thousand, it will not be of any use. The beheading of those who deserve it will be the same as the annihilation of the family.
Destroy the family.
Huan said: "Master, although the Iron Coupon of the Alchemy Book may not be able to avoid death, losing the Iron Coupon of the Alchemy Book is a serious crime that requires beheading!"
The words woke up the dreamer, and Hu Xiaotian couldn't help but sweat broke out on his back when he heard what he said. That's right! It would be a serious crime to lose the iron coupon of the alchemy book! If the iron coupon of the alchemy book was really stolen by a flying thief, what would happen to this matter again?
If it is unfortunately exposed, I am afraid it will cause great trouble to the Hu family. The real trouble is that my father went to Dongdu with the emperor, and my mother happened to go to Jinling's natal family. He can only take charge of the affairs of the Hu family.
He made the decision, and there wasn’t even anyone around him to discuss the matter.
Hu Xiaotian thought about it, and the more he thought about it, the more it looked like a conspiracy. The real intention of the two snitches sneaking into the courtyard where he lived was to attract everyone's attention. When everyone focused on the snitches
, when they gathered around to take someone away, someone else sneaked into Jiyaxuan, stole the alchemy book and iron coupons, and then set fire to it, destroying the evidence at the scene.
Hu Xiaotian kept pacing back and forth indoors, thinking as he walked.
Juan didn't dare to interrupt him easily. Hu Xiaotian wouldn't let him get up, so he could only kneel there.
Hu Xiaotian finally stopped and said: "Are you sure the iron coupon of the alchemy book has been stolen?"
Juan nodded and said: "After the fire was extinguished, I went to look at the cabinet where the alchemy books and iron coupons were stored. The lock on the cabinet had been twisted off, and there was nothing in it."
Hu Xiaotian nodded. According to what Juan said, the iron certificate of the alchemy book should have been stolen. He whispered: "Huan, you know this matter and I know it. Don't tell the third person to know. As long as we
By keeping this secret, outsiders will naturally not know that the Iron Coupon of the Alchemy Book has been lost, don’t you think so?"
Juan pursed his lips: "But..."
Hu Xiaotian said: "It's nothing but, no matter what happens, don't let any news leak out. You go to Dongdu in person, find my father, and tell him about this matter in person. Remember it, except
This matter cannot be leaked to anyone except my father!"
Juan's face was solemn and he nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, young master, I will definitely keep my mouth shut and will never leak any information."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Get up!"
Only then did Juan dare to get up from the ground. He whispered: "Master, if those thieves are coming for the iron certificate of the alchemy book, we cannot keep this secret." He was obviously extremely frightened, and his voice was trembling.
Tremble.
Hu Xiaotian said: "So time is extremely important to us. We must inform my father about this matter as soon as possible. As for the snitch, I will handle it."
