"Madam, you can say this in front of me, but you must never mention it to other people!" Xiao Chen said, "Otherwise, instead of excusing Mr. Lu, you will harm him."
"Well, I understand." Mrs. Li lowered her head and whispered, "But you, Mr. Xiao, are not someone else? He... Mr. Lu said that you are his good friend. No matter what you come to ask, I can do it." Said."
"I won't talk about this matter." Xiao Chen said, "It has nothing to do with this case. You can trust Mr. Lu, and I trust him. Let's talk about the suspicious people Mr. Anbang has met these days. ?Especially the strangers who have entered his study..."
I didn't expect that there were quite a few people asking this question. Because Wang Anbang has always liked famous people's calligraphy and paintings, as well as rare and rare treasures, many people came here to bring various treasures for him to appreciate. As long as they were in line with his wishes, he would be willing to do so. Pay a lot of money to buy it.
The composition of these people is also complicated. They include officials from the central government, local officials, heroes from the Jianghu, wealthy businessmen, barbarians from the Western Regions, Western devils... There may even be thieves among them.
Wang Anbang only cares about treasures and not people. As long as the items are good, he doesn't ask who came from them or where they came from. Whether they are unearthed or stolen goods, he will just spend money to buy them. If the items are not good or fake, he will just throw them away. Don't pursue it either.
It is precisely because he has such credibility and reputation that so many people are willing to sell good things to him.
These people come from all over the world, and now they are probably all over the world. They must have nowhere to look for them. It was originally a very troublesome thing, but Xiao Chen was very happy after hearing this, because in this way, the scapegoat would be Better to find.
"This may have been motivated by wealth, and it may have been robbery or murder..." Xiao Chen casually concluded the case, "By the way, Mr. Anbang has so many treasures. I wonder if they are also lost?"
"This...I don't know much about it," Mrs. Li said, "I don't understand or like his things. I don't know what he has, let alone whether he lost something, but Wang Shiwen should know. Yes, why don’t we find him and ask him?”
Although the chief steward Wang Shiwen's surname is Wang, he is not a relative of Wang Anbang, but a cousin of Mrs. Li.
Generally, in a large family like this, the official wife is actually in charge of the family affairs. Although Wang Anbang is the head of the family, as a high official in the court, he naturally puts national affairs first and basically does not care much about family affairs.
Therefore, everyone in the mansion, from the chief housekeeper to the fire servant, is under the jurisdiction of Mrs. Li, or it can be said that they are all her confidants.
There are also several distant nephews of Wang Anbang who can help, but these nephews have a bad relationship with Mrs. Li, so they have no real power in the government, and they are not as good as Wang Shiwen, the big housekeeper.
"There is not a single thing missing in the study. This little man can guarantee it, but..." Wang Shiwen hesitated and looked up at Mrs. Li.
"Master Xiao is one of our own, you can tell him anything you want." Although Mrs. Li is a womanizer, she is not stupid. She knows the weight of Xiao Chen and also received Lu Jing's advice, so she said this. , expressing his intention not to see Xiao Chen outside.
"Yes, report back to the Marquis." Wang Shiwen said hurriedly, "Actually, there is a secret room in the master's study. I don't know if there are any missing things in it. In addition, the door of the study is sealed by the seals of the Jinyi Guards and the Criminal Department. , and I can’t go in to check now.”
"Oh? There is a dark room in Mr. Anbang's study?" Xiao Chen was very surprised when he heard this, "Then why didn't the Jin Yiwei and the people from the Criminal Department find it out?"
"The Marquis doesn't know. This secret room was built by Zhen Tianbao, one of the four most skilled craftsmen in the world. Waiting for others to wait, they can't find any clues. It's a secret room, not a secret passage, so Xiao I didn't say much to the men in the Jin Yiwei and the Criminal Department." Wang Shiwen said.
"Is it so magical?" Xiao Chen was curious, "Then let's go over and take a look."
Seeing Xiao Chen coming to inspect the scene, the Jinyi guards guarding the door of the study took off the seal without saying a word and invited the three of them in.
Sure enough, Xiao Chen walked around inside and couldn't see any secret room. Wang Shiwen pushed hard at a very inconspicuous place on the wall. He only heard a slight buzzing sound and suddenly appeared on the marble floor. A five-foot-square tunnel was created.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's really magical." Xiao Chen was amazed.
"The younger one will go down and hold the lamp first." Wang Shiwen is also very obedient and sensible. He knows that at this time, he can't let the Marquis invite him first. Who knows if there are any traps below you.
"Madam, please slow down and watch your steps." Xiao Chen subconsciously helped Mrs. Li. When their palms touched, they felt a soft feeling, and two more blushes appeared on Mrs. Li's face.
Xiao Chen quickly let go. Although it was an unintentional move, he couldn't explain anything. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Li had already leaned her body weight on his arm. He let go and dodged her!
Fortunately, Xiao Chen had quick eyes and quick hands. He stretched out his arms and hugged her. In his panic, his palm touched a place that should not be touched. It was elastic, soft, warm and slippery, and the feel was really not good.
To be honest, this is really not Xiao Chen's intention to be frivolous. The reason why he held on tightly and even kneaded her twice was because he was afraid of her falling and wanted to pull her up...
As the saying goes, a friend's wife is welcome...and cannot be bullied!
Although Xiao Chen and Wang Anbang don't get along with each other, they can still be regarded as friends. They definitely can't molest someone's widow, and they definitely don't have any inappropriate thoughts. Besides, he and Lu Jing are still friends. No matter which way you talk about it, it doesn't matter. Possibly unreasonable.
It was unintentional, indeed.
It's just that both parties involved are a little embarrassed, so it's inevitable.
I don’t know if Wang Shiwen saw the embarrassment between the two of them. Anyway, if he did, he pretended not to see it. He lit a few oil lamps in the room and then retreated obediently. He also deliberately stepped forward to show that he was far away. I couldn't hear what the two of them were talking about.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, Master Anbang has so many treasures, they are even comparable to the Dragon King's Crystal Palace." Xiao Chen saw several rows of sandalwood shelves in the room, with various rare treasures placed on them, and looked at them All dazzled.
"If Mr. Xiao likes it, just play with it." Mrs. Li whispered softly with the blush on her face still lingering.
"Haha, how can I take Mr. Anbang's treasure?" Xiao Chen glanced at her and smiled meaningfully, "But these things are probably worth a lot of money. If they are kept at home, I'm afraid there will be a lot of inconvenience in the future, Madam. It’s better to deal with it as soon as possible.”
"Well, I understand." Mrs. Li said hurriedly, "Then why don't you let Wang Shiwen come down and see if there's anything missing?"
She also knew that it was not good for her and Xiao Chen to be alone in a secret room. After all, her identity and Xiao Chen's reputation... This person had a reputation as a romantic when he was a eunuch. Now that he is a man, he is probably even more lustful!
Just now he was...even though he didn't mean it, it was quite shy.
