Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, and Qin Zeng is the fangs in the tiger's mouth.
Even though Guo Chongli and his father had been immersed in the officialdom for many years, they had long been comfortable with the routines of the officialdom. However, when facing Qin Zeng, they always had a kind of awe and fear that made them feel inferior when meeting him.
What's more, he was so confused that he actually agreed to his niece Wei Laner's request to make a hidden weapon for her to kill Li Qingyi. Although Li Qingyi was fine in the end, the Guo family and her daughter were also punished, and it was found out that he was not responsible for the ambush. , but the adopted son Guo Qian colluded with the fourth prince to kill someone with a borrowed knife. But if he hadn't been stupid and got the box of hidden weapons for Wei Laner, he wouldn't have been used.
He had committed this crime and had to bear Qin Zeng's wrath. He had suffered a lot in prison at that time. Now when he hears the word "Qin", his calves twist.
It's so late today, and if the other party comes suddenly, there must be something urgent. Guo Chongli has been thinking about whether he did something wrong again, or whether he was slandered and cheated by others since Qin Zeng entered the door.
"Lord Qin, I'm sorry to welcome you from afar..."
Although Qin Zeng recognized his ancestor and returned to the clan, everyone was accustomed to calling him "Lord Qin" or "Master Qin". Qin Zeng himself did not correct it, so everyone continued to call him the previous name, and there was always no mistake. If you call Lord Gongsun and make him unhappy, wouldn't it be bad luck?
Seeing that he looked like he had seen a ghost, Qin Zeng sat down and said, "Master Guo, don't be nervous. The governor here today is not for official business."
Not business?
When Guo Chongli heard that it was not official business, he relaxed a little, "Then Mr. Qin came here today to..." settle a private debt?
He felt like crying.
Qin Zeng did not mince words and said, "Master Guo, the Fragrance Rouge Shop in Changpingfang in the south of the city was originally the property of the Guo family, right?"
Guo Chongli was startled. He didn't expect Qin Zeng to ask about a shop, "The Deep Fragrance Rouge Shop? Master Qin is talking about the fifth shop on the street?"
Qin Zeng nodded.
Guo Chongli said: "It was indeed the property of the Guo family more than ten years ago. At that time, Xiaguan was still very young. Something bad happened to the shop at that time, and it was later resold."
"Oh? I wonder what happened?"
Guo Chongli was even more puzzled, but the Guo family had nothing to do with it, and they were not afraid of others knowing about it. He then said: "There is a gambler who lost his wife as a bet and dragged the woman to the gambling house. Then The woman struggled endlessly and was beaten violently by the man in the street. She was already four months pregnant at the time. She dragged her body covered in blood and stumbled for help. After being torn apart, the two of them fell into our shop."
At that time, Guo Chongli was talking to his classmates and friends in the teahouse across the street. When he saw something happened in his shop, he hurried over. He saw this tragedy with his own eyes. It is still shocking to talk about it now.
"The woman had severe pain in her stomach and blood was flowing from her lower body. Seeing that her child was definitely dead and that she would not survive, in desperation, she picked up the wooden hairpin from her head and plunged it into the gambler's eye. The gambler The severe pain let go of the woman, who was so filled with hatred that she refused to give up. She pulled out the hairpin and stabbed the man's throat and neck ten times before she was done."
Qin Zeng groaned after hearing the words.
When someone died, the government office must have recorded it. He had seen it accidentally when he was casually looking through the case files before, so he knew that the Shenxiang Rouge Shop was originally the property of the Guo family.
What Guo Chongli said is consistent with what is recorded in the case file.
"Who did the Guo family sell their shop to? Does this person know the details?"
Guo Chongli shook his head, "I don't know about this. She was my mother's middle minister in the palace at the time, so she should know."
"Then please, Mr. Guo, take me to see the old lady."
"Yes Yes Yes."
Guo Chongli quickly asked a girl to report the news to Mrs. Guo, and he personally led Qin Zeng there.
Qin Zeng was anxious and took big steps. Guo Chongli followed him almost at a trot.
When Qin Zeng told Li Qingyi not to let her go to Rouge Shop, he actually realized that Lin might not have followed the caravan out of the city at all, so he asked Changqing to pretend to be him and go out of the city to chase the caravan, while he led others He went straight to Shenxiang Rouge Shop to search secretly, but no matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find Lin's hiding place.
He even thought he was smart but was fooled by his cleverness. Lin really left the city. However, just when he was about to leave, Gongsun Yi escaped from the palace. He saw Gongsun Yi entering the rouge shop with his own eyes, and immediately followed him in without even seeing his shadow!
There is no doubt that there is a secret room in the Fragrant Rouge Shop.
But he tried various methods and failed to find the entrance.
Later, news came from his subordinates that Li Qingyi was kidnapped by Gongsun Yi on his way back to the East Courtyard from Jingyuntang.
However, Gongsun Yi entered the Rouge Shop alone. Qin Zeng initially thought that he had sent Li Qingyi to another place. However, the people who stayed in the backyard of the Rouge Shop came over to report that a carriage carrying goods had entered the Rouge Shop. At the back door, I thought it was for unloading, but three people were lifted out of the car.
Qin Zeng reached the backyard as quickly as possible, but still could not find any trace of them.
Therefore, he left someone to guard outside Shenxiang Rouge Shop and came to Guo's house to inquire.
When he arrived at Mrs. Guo's residence, Qin Zeng softened his expression and stepped forward to greet her, "Junior, I would like to say hello to Mrs. Guo. It's really annoying to come at this hour."
Seeing that he spoke so politely, Mrs. Guo felt relieved and said, "Master Qin, you are so polite. I heard that you have something to ask me."
Guo Chongli briefly explained the matter on the side.
"That shop..."
Mrs. Guo obviously also remembered that two people, one young and one young, died in the shop.
She frowned and said: "There was a death in that shop, and the business suddenly slowed down. I asked the eminent monks from the temple to come to perform rituals, but it still had no effect. The customers felt unlucky and dared not come. After that, they stayed there for a whole year. It was a loss, but the location of the shop was very good. I had no intention of selling it. The Guo family was not afraid of running a shop for a few years in vain. It would be fine after it became popular. However, my eldest daughter-in-law became pregnant later. The fetal condition was not good, so I asked someone to figure it out, and they said that the pregnant woman who died in the shop was haunted by unwillingness and obsession, so I later found a middleman and sold the shop."
"Who did the shop sell to in the end?"
"It was bought by Prime Minister Xu's house."
"Xu Xiangfu..." Qin Zeng looked stern, "Who bought this shop in Xu Xiangfu?"
Mrs. Guo saw that he had a strange expression and hesitated, "Yes... Mrs. Xu Xiang came forward to buy the shop, but she bought it for her family. I don't know who is running it. Whether it has been resold now, I don't know." Already..."
Qin Zeng's face darkened.
This Xu Xiang finally showed his tail!
Prime Minister Xu had only one son, and he was a born idiot. He had no heirs, so he looked like he had no desires and desires all day long. Qin Zeng helped the emperor go back and forth with the Mu family, and almost all officials were involved. Among them, only Prime Minister Xu has been standing outside the whirlpool, shouting all day long that he wants to become an official, and wants to take his silly son home to farm and raise pigs.
Once the prime minister, he had no intention of courting the throne, and surrendered his power to the cabinet. It seemed that he really had no intention of having power.
However, after the Mu family collapsed, Prime Minister Xu's son suddenly recovered. He said he had received enlightenment from the Bodhisattva and had acquired the ability to remember things with a photograph. Prime Minister Xu went to the emperor to ask the emperor to let his son study in the Imperial College.
Of course the emperor would agree to this. Who would have thought that not only is this idiot no longer stupid, he is also a good reader and has quite the charm of his youth.
Everyone was amazed, but Qin Zeng felt that this was very strange.
There is no stupid person in the Xu family.
If Xu Xiang can climb to the position of prime minister, what kind of simple person will he be?
Mrs. Xu Xiang is also a very scheming woman.
Her younger sister, the British princess, often gave advice to her sister, who was the wife of Mr. Xu, and interfered in the Xu family's family affairs. Mrs. Xu had a "very good temper" and was "grateful" to her sister. She would go to her sister for advice on everything. Or simply ask her sister to solve the trouble for her.
Her eldest daughter, Xu Hanzhang, has exactly the same temperament as hers. She seems to be brainless and reckless, but she has never really offended anyone. Even when she speaks for Song Linlang, she is very skillful, and the person who suffers in the end will take the blame. Just blame Song Linlang and ignore her as a pawn. On the other hand, Song Linlang, who used Xu Hanzhang as a gunman, was still at a loss and felt that she was very smart and capable.
Xiangfu Xu is obviously a fox in his family, but he keeps using his "silly son" as a gimmick to show off his ignorance and conceal his clumsiness.
Now it seems that the eldest son of Prime Minister Xu is not like he has been stupid for many years, but more like he has been working hard for many years.
Li Qingyi had gone to the Xu family to attend the spring banquet before, and had mentioned the matter to him when he came back. However, he was busy with matters in the Mu family at that time, so he just kept the matter in his heart.
Now think about it, before Wei Laner asked her uncle Guo Chongli to make a hidden weapon for her to attack Li Qingyi, but Guo Chongli was imprisoned. Later, Wei Laner went to ask his uncle Wei Shicheng for help, but Wei Shicheng said that if he wanted to save Guo Chongli, Wei Laner only had to marry For Mr. Xu, everything can be solved.
In fact, Wei Shicheng just wanted to marry Xiangfu Xu, so that he could also involve the Guo family through Wei Lan'er!
On the side, Mrs. Guo and Guo Chongli looked at each other nervously when they saw Qin Zeng didn't speak for a long time.
Qin Zeng asked again: "Who is the middleman between Mrs. Xu Xiang and the Guo family's trading shop?"
The middleman is the introducer and middleman who makes the matchmaking.
Mrs. Guo's expression changed slightly, "First, it was my little daughter who spread the news."
"Guo?"
"Yes, she had already married into the Wei family at that time. She heard that something bad happened in the Guo family's shop, so she came back to take a look. Later, she heard that the shop was going to be sold, so she told the old lady of the Wei family about it. , The old lady of the Wei family wanted to take over, but Mr. Wei seemed to be afraid of affecting his heirs, so he refused. Later, Mrs. Xu Xiang sent someone to ask, saying that she heard about it from the Wei family, and there was nothing wrong with it. "
After hearing this, Qin Zeng had an idea and stood up and said, "Old madam, I'm sorry to bother you, but Qin needs to take a step in advance."
Mrs. Guo was nervous for a while. When she heard that he suddenly said he was leaving, she felt relieved and said, "Second brother, you see Mr. Qin off."
Guo Chongli quickly and carefully sent Qin Zeng out.
"Master Qin, what happened to that shop?"
His question was quite flattering, showing that he was eager to help.
Qin Zeng looked towards him with his thin eyelids half drooped.
Guo Chongli trembled in his heart, "It's not convenient for Mr. Qin to say, so I didn't ask as an official."
