Although there are many guards to protect these big shots, the ones who are closest to them are relatively fixed, usually a small group of people working in three shifts.
These people are carefully selected, and their cultivation is secondary. The main thing is that they are clean, loyal and reliable.
Of course, the one who can be chosen in the end cannot be too low in cultivation.
Previously, Zu An learned from the evil cultivator that a guard of Yunzhong County Duke ran to the capital to ask for help, but was hunted down and silenced. Unfortunately, the evil cultivator only sacrificed the remaining soul of the other party and did not know the identity of the guard. specific identity.
But if nothing unexpected happens, the other party should be one of the personal guards of Duke Yunzhong. The peripheral guards do not have the ability to learn the secrets, nor are they loyal enough to risk their lives to ask for help thousands of miles away.
"Member of the bodyguard class?" Gong Pan was stunned, obviously a little curious about his purpose, but he still nodded and said, "Okay, I will write a copy for you."
He found paper and pen, and introduced while writing: "After the incident with the county official, these people also dispersed one after another. After all, others cannot trust them and use them, and they will all establish their own teams..."
Zu An nodded to express his understanding. Just like some companies in previous lives, when the next leader takes office, he will usually dismiss the previous cheerleaders and replace them with brand new ones...
"Where are these people now?" Zu An took the list and asked curiously while looking at it.
"A few people followed me and came to Madam's place. Others were disheartened and went home to live in seclusion. Still others stayed in the Governor's Mansion and were eventually marginalized and assigned to other places." Gong Pan explained.
Zu An patted him on the shoulder to express comfort. It was really sad that the once glorious Duke's Mansion had ended like this.
At this time, Gong Pan suddenly knelt down and saluted him: "Master Zu, please be sure to find out the truth about the disappearance of our county prince and give everyone justice."
"Please get up quickly." Zu An hurriedly helped him up, "This is my responsibility, and I will do my best."
Whether it was for a mission, for friendship with Yu Yanluo, or to clear up the doubts in his heart, he had to find out the truth of the matter.
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After thinking about the whole case, I returned to the hotel unknowingly and found that Sang Hong and others had already returned.
Seeing that he was silent, Sang Hong comforted him: "Azu, you don't have to worry too much. We went to the Duke's Mansion to check before. According to people there, Mrs. Yu has not seen guests for a long time. It is not for anyone." We, so it’s normal that you haven’t seen us.”
It was rare for Pei You to see him deflated, and he finally found some confidence. He held back a smile and hugged his shoulders to comfort him: "Brother Zu, we all know that you are very charming, but Yu Yanluo is a woman who doesn't know how to deal with... …”
Zu An nodded: "She did not let others in, but I did."
"It's normal that we didn't go in. Didn't we all go in?" Pei You subconsciously comforted him, but suddenly something was wrong and his voice suddenly raised, "You went in, who did you go to?"
Zu An was startled: "Of course it's Jade Yanluo, where else can we enter?"
"Isn't it possible? Madam Yu has not seen anyone for several months, not even the acting governor Jian Taiding. How could she possibly see you?" Even Gao Ying was a little doubtful at this time. Could it be that with so many people? Brother Zu in front of me was a bit embarrassed, so he said this deliberately. After all, none of us can confirm whether he has entered or not. No one else can enter anyway.
Zu An spread his hands: "Didn't I say that she and I are friends and have a deep friendship."
Sang Hong was also a little skeptical at first. After all, he had heard back then that even the emperor was turned away when he wanted to see Yu Yanluo. How could he possibly be able to see her just by asking?
However, he also thought that Zu An was not the kind to talk freely, and asked hurriedly: "Azu, did you really meet Madam Jade? What was gained?"
"She seems to be in poor health and needs to rest for a long time, so she doesn't see outsiders." Zu An did not specifically mention that the other party was afraid of the cold. Yu Yanluo trusted him and showed her weak side to him. Naturally, he couldn't help but At least she revealed these secrets, what if they were used by bad people to harm herself.
"In addition, she doesn't seem to live with Duke Yunzhong. She has lived separately for a long time."
He even suspected that there was something wrong with the relationship between them, but he did not express his suspicion.
"You actually found out about such a secret thing?" Everyone else was shocked. They spent a long time investigating the Duke's Mansion. Although Yu Yanluo did not live there, they all thought it was because of her after the disappearance of Duke Yunzhong. I just returned to Yu's house, but I didn't expect that the two of them separated before they disappeared.
"In addition, a small number of people around Duke Yunzhong have followed Madam Yu, and more others have been won over by Jian Taiding..." Zu An explained the situation he learned from Gong Pan.
Now no one doubted that he had met Yu Yanluo. Gao Ying hesitated to speak, but Pei You was much more direct and hugged Zu An directly: "Brother Zu, that's not right. Master, accept me as your disciple!"
Sang Hong thought to himself that the previous intelligence showed that this boy from the Pei family was a gloomy and introverted boy. Why did he look so... funny in front of Azu?
However, Azu's popularity with women is really surprising. In the past, that was all, but even women like Yu Yanluo were friends with him.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but worry for his daughter. Although Qian'er was considered to be both talented and beautiful, no matter whether she was compared with the eldest lady of the Chu family or Yu Yanluo, she had no advantage. It seemed that she could only let Dan Please help me more, this is our unique advantage.
Seeing many people asking Zu An for advice on how to win a woman's favor, Sang Hong finally came back to his senses, coughed lightly and said: "Let's get down to business first. We just visited Jian Yanyou's housekeeper at the Duke's Mansion, and he revealed some things. The information can corroborate what you mentioned, Azu, but it is far less detailed than what you have here."
Speaking of this, he was also a little depressed. There were many capable ministers in this group of people, but their combined harvest was not as good as what Zu An alone had achieved. It was really hard to lose face.
No wonder it was popular in official circles to take the wife route, and I also needed to find an opportunity to ask Azu for advice in this regard.
"Mr. Sang's words are serious, and your role is also very important. One thing needs to be understood from different channels, otherwise it will be easy to hear and believe."
Hearing Zu An say this, the smiles on other people's faces became more sincere.
Sang Hong stroked his beard with satisfaction. The other party was much more powerful than his incompetent son. I hope that my grandson can inherit these advantages from Azu in the future, and my previous hard work will be in vain: "Azu, do you think our case will be accepted?" How should I get started?”
Zu An thought for a while and said: "I think we can divide our troops into three groups, and go all the way to investigate the site of Yunzhong County Duke's retreat, and also investigate the various places in the Duke's Mansion to see if we can find any clues;"
"In addition, we went all the way to ask for confessions from relevant people. It was not limited to the maids, servants and guards of the Duke's Palace at that time, but also people from the Dudu's Palace, people from the County Sheriff's Palace, and maybe some of Jian Taiding's political opponents would provide some unexpected information."
"Finally, we went all the way to investigate the information about the guard who came to the capital to report but was silenced. Although he is dead, a person coming to this world will definitely leave various marks. Let's start with the relationships around him and see if we can find out anything. .”
Sang Hong nodded secretly. Azu's thinking was really clear. He clarified the whole confusing matter in a few words: "That's very good. Gao Ying and Pei You will be responsible for exploring the site, and I will ask for the testimonies of all parties; Azu Zu will be responsible for investigating the information related to that guard."
Gao Ying is thoughtful and Pei You is clever, so it is perfect for the two of them to cooperate in the investigation of the scene; the second route needs to deal with the officialdom of Yunzhong County, and the other people obviously do not have enough weight, so he has to take action; as for the guard who silenced him, he was originally Zu An knows best.
In addition, he also wanted to arrange for someone to keep an eye on Prince Qi, but he had to
Knowing that Zu'an had arranged for Xiao Jianren to go there, he was satisfied that he was really his father-in-law looking at his son-in-law. The more he looked at him, the more he liked him.
In the next few days, everyone began to investigate the matter at hand according to their respective division of labor.
In the Pei Mansion, a beautiful girl was sitting at the table, drawing her eyebrows, and the maid behind her was combing her hair.
Glancing enviously at the young lady's breasts resting on the table, the maid said, "Have you been happy about anything lately? Your complexion is much better than before."
"Really?" Pei Mianman stroked his face, looked at the pretty face in the mirror, and couldn't help but smile.
"The young lady has been laughing like this for no reason lately. It seems that she is very satisfied with Prince Qi." The maid thought to herself that the young lady's hair is so smooth that the comb can slide directly to the ground when she puts it on it. It is not as dry and knotted as her own. .
"Him?" Pei Mianman snorted, but he didn't want to explain more.
The maid did not feel the disdain in her tone and continued: "The Prince of Qi is quite fond of the young lady. He has been running to the house every day these days, delivering all kinds of snacks, rouge, and jewelry. The young lady also How long should I wait for him? I think it’s about time. After all, he is the prince of the royal family, so it wouldn’t be good if he gets annoyed.”
In her opinion, the young lady had been avoiding her all this time, probably because she wanted to play hard to get, but this was a matter of temperament, and the heat should be about the same now.
"No!" Pei Mianman was a little irritated, but what he was thinking about was the heartless one. He didn't come over for several days after taking advantage that day. Men are really big pigs, and they don't know how to cherish what they get.
"Would this offend the Prince of Qi so much? It would also be very difficult for the master and his wife." The maid advised.
"What does it have to do with me?" Pei Mianman's expression turned cold when he heard the master's wife said, "You are not taking the benefits of Prince Qi and lobbying me on his behalf, are you?"
"No, no," the maid waved her hands hurriedly in fear, "My lady treats me with great kindness, how can I dare to eat red dates and climb out of them?"
Because Pei Mianman was not a legitimate daughter, she was not favored by the family in her early years and was only sent a frail and sickly maid to serve her.
Because her complexion was not good, Pei Mianman often saved his share of red dates to replenish her qi and blood. Over time, he simply named her red dates.
Later, as Pei Mianman grew up and her peerless beauty began to appear, the Pei family gradually paid more attention to her and wanted to send her more maids, but she refused.
The master and servant have been dependent on each other for many years, and Hong Zao knows how to repay his kindness and always thinks of his master.
Pei Mianman said: "Hongzao, I know you have good intentions and want me to get out of the sea of misery as soon as possible. Prince Qi is indeed a good match for most women, but I don't like him."
Hongzao looked worried: "Miss, are you still thinking about the person you love in Mingyue City? But both the Qi Palace and the Pei family seem to be interested in promoting this marriage, I'm afraid..."
As the lady's personal maid, although the other party didn't say it explicitly, the changes after returning from Mingyue City could not be hidden from her eyes.
"Don't worry, he has his own way." Thinking of Zu An's wilting energy, Pei Mianman's eyebrows were filled with smiles.
Seeing her like this, Hong Zao couldn't say anything else, so she started talking about the situation in the house: "Today, the Prince of Qi came again. He seemed to be chatting with the master about the imperial mission. I passed by and heard that he seemed to be planning to ask the young lady to take action. What to do, the master is a little hesitant. That prince is really a bit outrageous. Miss, you are not even married yet, and he wants to instruct you to do things..."
Before she finished speaking, Pei Mianman had already stood up: "What? Take me to the living room quickly."
