The mother-in-law took the order and retreated. Chu Chengping's handsome face darkened:
"This evil thief actually did such an obscene and vicious thing on my grandfather's birthday! It's really unforgivable!"
Feng Sinian: "The last person who came to the backyard just now was the second prince and the son of Hong Anbo."
Chu Chengping said angrily: "With the character of the second emperor brother, it is definitely not his fault, it must be Hong Anbo's blind bastard son!"
Feng Sinian called the servants from the side courtyard to question them one by one and found out that Chu Chengyao and his two men had indeed been to the side courtyard and were the last people to leave the side courtyard when Ning'er died.
Because the mansion was busy today, where did the two of them go after coming to the side courtyard? When Ning'er came to the side courtyard, the servants never saw it.
Feng Sinian, Chu Chengping and his two men, together with their servants, searched the whole courtyard and found the place where Ning'er's innocence was destroyed and a piece of water head in the most secluded side room where idle things were kept. Excellent jade pendant.
When the two returned to the Shouting Hall with the search results, several princes, Taishi Yao, Gu Hongzhang, Taifu Lin and others were sitting at the table in the Shouting Hall and had not yet moved their chopsticks, but Marquis Pingyang was nowhere to be seen.
Just as they were about to ask, there was the sound of breaking porcelain inside, and the two of them hurriedly opened the door and entered.
The Marquis of Pingyang sat in the main seat, the tea cup beside his hand shattered into pieces and stained a bunch of tea stains on the ground. Uncle Hong An stood aside with his son and burst into tears.
Seeing Feng Sinian, Chu Chengping and others, Marquis Pingyang suppressed his anger and let them in and closed the door.
Even though the atmosphere was originally quiet outside the house, the sound of breaking tea cups could be heard for a while, and everyone turned back to look in the direction of Shoutang from time to time.
After about one stick of incense, the door to the inner room opened again, and Marquis Pingyang returned to the table and took his seat, showing no signs of happiness or anger.
Feng Sinian walked out of the house with a smile and explained to everyone:
"I'm really sorry for disturbing everyone's interest in eating. I just asked Wu Zuo to come over and find out that the maid in the mansion had a heart attack due to being frightened and did not die at the hands of others. Now that it has been found out, you can enjoy your meal with peace of mind. ."
As he spoke, he turned around and took the wine glass from the personal tray, laughing loudly and saying:
"Thank you all for taking the time to come over and congratulate my grandfather on his birthday. There were a lot of surprises today, which shocked all of you. I would like to toast you all to express my gratitude and apology."
After the host made a speech, the people present naturally cheered and raised their glasses and said birthday wishes and heart-warming words.
Feng Sinian went to the table to toast with high spirits, and the courtyard was very lively as they exchanged glasses for each other.
In the longevity hall, although it was not as lively as in the courtyard, it was still peaceful. Everyone tacitly understood that they didn't ask any questions, and each said a birthday message, clinking glasses with the birthday boy and joking.
By the time the dishes were removed and tea and snacks were served to the guests, Feng Sinian was already drunk.
Zhao Shangshu, who was sitting on pins and needles with a smile that was worse than crying, saw his son coming back with someone, and immediately followed him into the longevity hall.
Gu Hongzhang did not intend to solve the problem in the room. He ignored the smiling Zhao Shangshu who was guilty of trying to please him. He stood up and bowed to Marquis Pingyang, apologized and thanked him, then walked to the corridor and said in a deep voice:
"My lords, Zhao Shangshu's house has brought back the results of the investigation. I and the Taifu are both aboveboard and aboveboard, and they tell others everything they do. The same is true for their children and future generations. There is no need to hide the results. , I would like all of you to come and see it together, so that you can be a witness."
Taifu Lin, who came out together, also clasped his fists and said:
"It's a matter of my granddaughter's honor. I have no choice but to use the Marquis's treasured land to overshadow the guest. It's rude."
Marquis Pingyang waved his hand and said there was no harm in speaking frankly.
Taifu Lin raised his hands to the courtyard again and said, "Excuse me, sirs."
When everyone heard the words, they all agreed.
(End of chapter)
