Digging out the things in the warehouse will at most eliminate the trouble by pushing out a few more scapegoats. At worst, the Min family will remain depressed and low-key for a while.
But if he stops Leng Linjiang from their search tonight and disobeys His Highness King Qin's order, then the Min family will be destroyed in an instant.
Even if Yang Guogong's mansion and the eighth prince, Yang Fei are tied together, they can't protect themselves from the crime of rebellion, let alone they won't protect them either.
Without the Min family, there can be other ones. There are so many merchants in the world who can make money!
Min Hongyi's eyes flashed, and he weighed the stakes in an instant. He waved his hand hesitantly and said tiredly: "Everyone, stand down."
He glared at Leng Linjiang, gritted his teeth and said, "What if Master Shaoyin can't find anyone?"
Leng Linjiang smiled casually and returned to his former playboy appearance, as if his calmness and self-respect just now were just an illusion: "If you can't find it, search somewhere else. What's the matter, do you still want me to apologize to you? "
Min Hongyi almost gritted his teeth and spit out four words: "The villain doesn't dare!"
"That's it," Leng Linjiang spat at Min Hongyi, "It's so shameless."
Min Hongyi's face was turning blue and white, and his expression was extremely ugly. When he saw Leng Linjiang and his party went straight to open the warehouse door without being escorted by anyone, he missed his teeth, called over a boy, and whispered: "Go and invite Master Qi quickly."
The boy lowered his head, said yes, and ran quickly into the night.
The people brought by Leng Linjiang were not just rough guys who could only make a strong statement, but he had carefully selected them. They were all as meticulous as a hair and were very good at peeling off cocoons and discovering anomalies.
These warehouses are all built extremely tall and spacious. There is a ventilation hole on the east and west gables. There are no doors or windows on the north wall, but there are five doors on the south wall to facilitate the entry and exit of goods.
The masonry walls are extremely thick, and the sunlight cannot penetrate easily. As soon as the door of the warehouse is opened, the cold air hits the face.
The strange thing is that although the warehouse is much colder than outside, it doesn't feel damp at all and is extremely dry.
This warehouse is filled with various medicinal materials, most of which are fragrant. In the cold warehouse, a clear aroma lingers, making this chaotic search less sad.
The Min family is worthy of being one of the largest merchants in the capital. Dozens of warehouses are filled with various medicinal materials, tea, brocade, porcelain, gold, silver, jade, fruits and vegetables, among other goods. Many of them are valuable, which is dazzling to see. .
Leng Linjiang is a person who has seen wealth and wealth, and will not be confused by these external things.
The people he brought were all carefully selected, and naturally they would not be confused by these external things.
Leng Linjiang was particularly reassured about them and asked He Denglai to take the key and open the rows of warehouses. He ordered the people who followed him to go in and search in teams of five.
He knew very well that Min Hongyi couldn't stop him from searching in such a big way, but he must have sent someone to invite people from Yang Guogong's mansion.
Once the people from Duke Yang's Mansion arrived, it would be difficult for him to continue searching.
He had to be quick and search all the warehouses carefully before the people from Yang Guogong's mansion arrived.
The yamen of Jingzhao Mansion and the guards of Han Mansion are also good at searching. They carefully searched the warehouses one by one and found many clues, but none of them were useful clues related to the case.
Seeing that the search was halfway through and the night was getting darker, Leng Linjiang's heart sank inch by inch, but he soon calmed down.
If he was really looking for a beautiful concubine, this trip would definitely come back in vain, but this trip was to find clues. He believed that with so many people and so many pairs of eyes, he would definitely find something. of.
The first few rows of warehouses had been searched. In order to show that Leng Linjiang was indeed here to find his concubine and that he was indeed a real playboy, the goods in the warehouses were turned over and many of them were thrown outside. , what happened all over the floor.
Min Hongyi's heart twitched when he saw it, and blood was dripping from the tip of his heart.
Losing money is a trivial matter. There are many things here that you can’t even buy with money!
The wolf-like group of people rushed to the last row of warehouses and were about to open the door. Min Hongyi chased after him and hugged Leng Linjiang's thigh, with a rather playful posture: "Sir, Shao Yin Sir, these rooms are all icehouses and there is no way they can hide anyone, so there is no need to search them."
Leng Linjiang sneered: "What if you lose your conscience and freeze the living to death?"
"..." Min Hongyi's face was extremely ugly, his eyes were red with hatred, and he almost wanted to spit fire.
He finally understood that this person was not looking for anyone, he was clearly looking for trouble!
He was so angry that he lost all scruples and cursed angrily: "Leng Linjiang, you're here to ruin the f*cking place!"
Leng Linjiang, who had never experienced such humiliation, raised his foot and kicked Min Hongyi violently.
Min Hongyi slammed the door of the warehouse with a loud noise. His face suddenly turned pale and he vomited a mouthful of blood.
"Smash it with me!" Leng Linjiang clenched his hands tightly and roared, making people's eardrums hurt.
"Get away!" He Denggou added another kick, kicked Min Hongyi far away, opened the lock with the key, and pushed open the warehouse door with a clatter.
Waves of pale cold air swarmed out, and before entering the warehouse, winter had already entered.
Leng Linjiang's heart skipped a beat, and he was slightly excited as he led the people into the cold air like clouds and mist.
The stone walls of this warehouse are thicker than those of other warehouses. An inch-thick ice wall is hung on the wall, and large chunks of ice are placed against the base of the four walls.
I don’t know how the people of the Min family did it. It was already such a hot weather, and neither the ice wall nor the ice cubes on the ground showed any signs of melting.
Leng Linjiang's heart trembled and he winked at He Denglou.
He Denggou nodded slightly, walked out quickly, and opened several other icehouses in turn.
The yamen and the guards of Han Mansion rushed in one after another.
When Min Hongyi saw this scene, his heart suddenly turned gray and his face looked haggard.
It's over, it's all over, this time the Min family is going to be in trouble!
"Sir, something was found in the icehouse next door." Just as Leng Linjiang was searching carefully, He Denglu suddenly walked in quickly and whispered in his ear.
Leng Linjiang's expression changed and he hurriedly followed He Denglou.
There was nothing in the icehouse and it was very clean, but the smell was not good. It seemed that the goods had just been shipped out, but the smell stayed in the icehouse and lingered for a long time.
Leng Linjiang smelled it for a long time and couldn't tell what the smell was coming from. He turned to He Denglu and whispered: "Let Sun Ying come over and smell it."
He Denglu responded.
"Sir, there are blood stains here." The officer stood in the deepest corner of the warehouse and said in a low voice.
Leng Linjiang walked quickly to where the Yamen servant was standing and lowered his head to take a look.
In the corner of the wall close to the ground, a very faint trace of dark red seeped in along the cracks in the ice wall. It was only because the light in the icehouse was dim and the location of the blood stain was too hidden that it could not be discovered easily. The person who cleaned the ice house before ignored it.
Leng Linjiang's eyes narrowed. Although he found the blood stains, he could not convict the Min family, let alone prove that the Min family stole the body.
This trace of blood can't do anything.
Sun Ying quickly walked into the icehouse. As soon as he entered, he said "ouch": "What does this smell like? It's really refreshing."
Leng Linjiang grinned: "Sun Wuzuo, smell it, what is emitting this smell?"
Sun Ying tilted her head slightly and concentrated for a moment: "These are the smells of medicinal materials, but the smell is extremely pungent. Even after processing, it is difficult to completely eliminate it. Leeches, earth dragons, turtle shells, and five spirits should have been stored here. Fat and gallnuts." He paused for a moment, then carefully distinguished it for a moment, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "Yes, there is blood, and it smells like blood!"
Leng Linjiang showed an expression that was indeed true.
Hearing this, He Dengglou whispered excitedly: "Sir, have those corpses been stored here? Can all the Min family members be arrested and interrogated strictly?"
"You think too much!" Leng Linjiang slapped He Dengglou hard on the head: "These are not empirical evidence. They cannot prove that the Min family is guilty at all. A rigorous trial is even more impossible. Behind the Min family there is Yang Guogong's Mansion and Xiao Xiao. Concubine Yang, it’s hard to shake her for a moment, if we can come in and search her, we’ve already offended everyone.”
He Denglou was a little frustrated, but suddenly thought of something and became excited again: "Sir, there are prohibited items stored in the icehouse at the end."
Leng Linjiang looked serious: "What kind of contraband is it?"
He Denggou blinked: "It's the processed Wuyuyu."
Leng Linjiang was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting that the Min family would be so bold as to even dare to hide this thing privately.
He walked straight to the icehouse where the Wuyu Jade was stored, and was shocked and speechless for a long time by the dense blood-red Wuyu Jade on the ground.
Min Hongyi's face turned pale, his lips curled up, and he was speechless.
Sun Ying has already seen the spectacular scene in that icehouse, and she is still shocked to this day. She was speechless: "The black-feathered jade processed in this icehouse weighs a hundred kilograms. It's so spectacular. The black-feathered jade is just like that." It's difficult enough, but it's even rarer if it's been concocted with ten kinds of poisons. The concocted black feather jade must be stored in an icehouse so that the potency will last for years. This Min Kee Trading Company is really generous!"
Leng Linjiang made the wrong mistake: "I know that Wuyu Jade has the effect of psychedelizing people's hearts, so does the effect of Wuyu Jade that is made with poison become stronger?"
Sun Ying raised her eyebrows: "Sir, the psychedelic effect of the black feather jade that has been concocted with poison is naturally multiplied several times, but the most important thing is that taking the black feather jade that has been concocted with poison can make people feel more enchanted. While alive, all the blood from the body is extracted cleanly, so that the person dies with all his blood, but the body remains incorruptible for many years! The blood extracted in this way can enhance the effectiveness of the red pill. This is the refining process. An indispensable elixir for controlling evil, it was listed as a banned drug as early as the previous dynasty. The late emperor hated it even more when he was there. I thought this thing had disappeared long ago, but I didn't expect to see it here. so much!"
Leng Linjiang had seen the strange appearance of Princess Rong's body after the coffin was reopened, and he looked at Sun Ying in shock.
Sun Ying nodded: "Your Majesty, that's good."
Leng Linjiang gritted his molars and cursed angrily: "Beast!"
He Dengglou was so shocked that he couldn't speak. He seemed to be talking to himself for a long time, and then asked Leng Linjiang: "With this thing, can we convict the Min family and search their house justifiably?" ”
Leng Linjiang thought of Emperor Yong'an who was dedicated to seeking immortality and working hard to refine elixirs, and couldn't help but wonder: "That's not enough. Just a few prohibited items and a few scapegoats are enough. Searching the mansion, huh, it's not that easy! "
He still had something to say but with Emperor Yong'an's obsession with longevity, once he knew that there were so many concocted black-feather jade here, he would probably take them all for his own use.
Just as he said this, a hearty laughter suddenly came from outside the icehouse: "Master Shaoyin is here. Yang is so far away from us, please forgive me."
Leng Linjiang glanced at He Denglou and sneered: "Did you see it? If Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrived, wouldn't the people from Yang Guogong's mansion have arrived? It's really easy to say."
As soon as he finished speaking, a man in his late thirties strode into the icehouse. When he saw Leng Linjiang, his narrow phoenix eyes moved slightly, and his smile became more hearty and intimate: "Master Shaoyin, it's too cold here. Why not move to the front hall for a while so that Yang can serve tea."
This person is none other than Yang Xueze, the seventh master of Yang Guogong's mansion.
He is the old son of Duke Yang. Yang Guogong is almost sixty. His doting concubine has given birth to a young son for him. In addition, the young son is really good, with red lips and white teeth, and looks like a boy or a girl. Duke Yang almost dotes on him. .
However, he came from an awkward background, being born as a concubine, and he had a line of elder brothers who were in their prime, who also gave birth to a daughter who became a concubine in the palace, and raised an adult prince.
And Duke Yang Guogong has been over eighty years and nearly ninety years old. Even if he dotes on him, he will not be able to make decisions for him in everything.
He was quite tolerant and did not practice martial arts or literature. Instead, he devoted himself to business and even married the daughter of the Min family, a large businessman.
At this point, most of the wealth of Yang Guogong's mansion was earned through his hard work. Not only did the direct brothers above him no longer have any fear of him, but they were particularly friendly to him.
His wife is the legitimate daughter of the Min family, and the business of Min Ji Trading Company is managed by the Min family on the surface, but in fact this person is controlling the business behind the scenes.
Leng Linjiang could scold Min Hongyi, but he had to give Yang Xueze face. He cupped his hand, but there was no smile on his face, and he said arrogantly: "Since the seventh master has invited me, I naturally want to taste the seventh master's good tea. "
"Master Shaoyin is willing to honor me, Yang is honored." Yang Xueze smiled like a clear moon in the wind, which made people feel close to each other. He made a gesture of invitation and looked at Leng Linjiang walking over calmly. He turned around He glanced at Min Hongyi coldly and gave him a look.
Min Hongyi flinched, his eyes evaded, and he did not dare to look directly into Yang Xueze's eyes.
After making such a big mistake, he just begged Yang Guogong's government not to push him out as the scapegoat. As for whether they could forgive him for the trouble he caused this time, he didn't dare to hope.
Leng Linjiang glanced at Sun Ying as if nothing had happened.
Sun Ying nodded understandingly.
Behind the row of icehouses is the house that Yang Xueze mentioned. It is only separated from the icehouse by a narrow winding alley. You can reach it by raising your legs. No matter what accident happens in the warehouse, the people in the house can rush to it immediately. arrive.
Leng Linjiang looked up at the plain lintel. There was no plaque on the door, and two red crepe lanterns cast a warm yellow light.
The plain white walls are covered with various stains and stains, and the black tiles of different sizes have cracks. It seems that the house has not been repaired for many years.
Yang Xueze opened the door and said with a clear smile: "Master Shaoyin, please."
From the outside, this house looks gray and unremarkable, but once you step over the threshold, you will see something special.
Bypassing the screen wall made of low green brick walls, the courtyard at the back is extremely sparse and spacious. The courtyard is dotted with beautiful and rugged rocks. Several old plum trees beside the stone have thick branches, and the branches are circling, overlapping, and silky. Wisps of dim lights leaked out from the branches.
There is a row of five houses behind the rocks, with two wing rooms on the left and right. They are all decorated with carved beams and painted beams. The carved window lattice is brightly painted in red, and the door is hung with an emerald-green bamboo silk curtain. Even the strings threaded through the bamboo silk are It's made of gold wire.
The small courtyard is filled with wealth and wealth everywhere.
Leng Linjiang walked and looked around. Although this kind of wealth did not make him speechless, he was still slightly shocked.
Everyone said that the Min family were wealthy businessmen. After seeing the warehouse and the current house, Leng Linjiang felt that the theory of wealthy businessmen was indeed true.
Yang Xueze and Leng Linjiang entered the main room and sat down, while He Denglou stood behind Leng Linjiang.
Yang Xueze took a set of brand-new cups and placed them on the dining table, and slowly cooked tea.
His fingers are white and slender, and the joints are not prominent. They are very well-proportioned and more beautiful than the girl's hands.
When he was making tea, he was not as graceful and weak as the girl. Instead, he had a strong beauty, which complemented the set of thick porcelain cups with ink patterns.
Leng Linjiang was secretly stunned. Even if the tea cooked by such a pair of hands was painful to death, there would probably be people rushing to drink it.
A cup of steaming fragrant tea was placed in front of Leng Linjiang, which brought him back from his thoughts. He smelled the unique tea aroma and smiled in admiration: "It is indeed good tea."
Yang Xueze smiled brightly: "Master Shaoyin likes it. Yang will pack a pack for you to take with you later."
It was just a bag of tea. Even if it was worth thousands of gold, Leng Linjiang didn't dare accept it. He thanked him without any pretense: "If you enjoy it, I'll ask Master Qi for it again."
Yang Xueze and Leng Linjiang were not the same kind of people, and they had never had close friendships. After hearing Leng Linjiang's generous words, he became fond of the son of Princess Chaohua, who was a noble, magnanimous and unpretentious son, and smiled: "Young Master Master Yin doesn’t have to be polite to Yang. Whenever you want to drink, send someone to tell Yang and Yang will deliver it to your house personally.”
Leng Linjiang smiled and said, "Thank you very much Master Qi."
The two exchanged pleasantries for a few words, and then Yang Xueze got to the point: "I wonder why Mr. Shaoyin is here tonight?"
Leng Linjiang looked surprised: "What, Master Qi doesn't know!"
Yang Xueze raised his eyebrows slightly: "What do you know?"
He really didn't know, and he wasn't pretending. Everyone in Yang Guogong's palace accompanied him to Yuhua Mountain. Only he had to sort out the business affairs, so he stayed in the capital for two days. Today he went to Zhuangzi outside the city to check. , originally planned to rush to Yuhua Mountain early tomorrow morning, but before he had time to hear about what happened in the capital, he was packing his bags at night, and the Min family's servant came to report the news, and without explaining the reason clearly, he rushed off. Come.
Leng Linjiang looked grief-stricken: "My concubine is lost!"
"What!" Yang Xueze was shocked. Who is Leng Linjiang? He is the nephew of Emperor Yong'an. Who is so bold as to kidnap his concubine!
I’m tired of living! This is it!
He showed genuine concern and asked, "I wonder if you can find it?"
Leng Linjiang shook his head sadly: "It's not like I searched for it all night and couldn't find it."
Yang Xueze's eyes flashed: "I wonder where Mr. Shaoyin has been looking?"
Leng Linjiang clasped his fingers and counted seriously: "The flower house in Pingkangfang, the wine shops and inns in the east and west cities, the warehouses in the north of the city, the abandoned houses in the south, and several temples and Taoist temples. Anyway, they can hide people. I've searched for all the places." He was anxious, angry, and indignant. He gritted his teeth and said, "If I find out who hid her, I will cut that person into pieces!"
After hearing this, Yang Xueze's expression changed. Leng Linjiang searched so many places in the middle of the night. He was indeed arrogant and domineering. No wonder he didn't take the search of Minji Trading Company seriously and didn't even bother to mention it. carry.
Leng Linjiang didn't mention it, and Yang Xueze didn't want to mention it. If he mentioned it rashly, it would be like blaming him, and it would appear that Yang Guogong's mansion was too petty.
Yang Xueze asked with a concerned look on his face: "Master Shaoyin, don't be anxious. I wonder if Master Shaoyin has a portrait of that woman. If there is a portrait, Yang can do his best."
Leng Linjiang was overjoyed and grinned, even showing his back molars: "This is a good relationship. Master Qi has many people in Chang'an City. The big merchants have to give Master Qi face, so they will definitely help me find someone."
Yang Xueze was speechless for a long time. These words didn't sound like good words. This Master Shaoyin really spoke without any scruples. He didn't care whether other people's faces hurt or not. He grinned: "Master Shaoyin is joking. In this city of Chang'an, who can be more honorable than Master Shaoyin?"
Leng Linjiang seemed unable to hear that Yang Xueze was mocking him. He swept away the dark clouds just now and said with a triumphant smile: "The seventh master is right."
"..." Yang Xueze was completely speechless. How could a saint have such a simple-minded nephew who couldn't even hear nice words? Others are all arrogant based on their talents. What does he think? He is arrogant based on his status?
He Denglu stood in the backlight, pursed his lips tightly, and would have almost laughed out loud if he were not afraid that Yang Xueze would see something wrong.
Leng Linjiang was completely unaware, his eyes were shining, and he described the appearance of his lost concubine: "My beautiful concubine has an oval face, distant eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, rosy lips, and a very beautiful figure."
Yang Xueze was extremely embarrassed. All the beauties in the book looked like this. Where could he find them?
Is it true that all beautiful skins are the same, and only interesting souls are the only ones?
He opened his mouth and smiled helplessly: "Master Shaoyin, what is that woman's name?"
"How can I tell you my concubine's name!" Leng Linjiang suddenly exploded, his peach blossom eyes widened: "I tell you, stop thinking about me here! You think about me, I’m not done with you!”
With a "Plop" sound, Yang Xueze tilted his head and sprayed the tea all over the floor. He shook his head helplessly and shocked and said: "Master Shaoyin has thought too much, Mr. Yang, Mr. Yang's family has a beautiful wife and concubine, how can he miss Mr. Shaoyin?" people."
"What, you mean, you look down on my people!" Leng Linjiang was even more angry, like a crow with fried feathers, croaking: "Yang Laoqi, your vision is high enough Yes, you don’t like my beautiful concubine, so what’s the matter, you still covet the princess or something?”
Yang Xueze was anxious to cover Leng Linjiang's mouth, but he was afraid that Leng Linjiang would bite his hand. He was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder split, and his face turned pale: "Master Shaoyin!" He looked around in horror: "Don't say such nonsense!"
Leng Linjiang smiled broadly, glanced at Yang Xueze, and said sarcastically: "What's the matter, and no one else heard it, you're so scared, you're so cowardly!"
"..." Yang Xueze choked and his face turned livid. This is not nonsense. Who dares to compete with Leng Linjiang, the most famous dandy in the capital!
He has such a poisonous mouth, and he can survive until now only because he is brave, careful and shameless!
Yang Xueze felt so uncomfortable holding his breath that he was afraid he would vomit blood and die on the spot if he continued to hold it in. He took two deep breaths and then smiled again: "I wonder if Master Shaoyin's concubine has other characteristics?"
Leng Linjiang didn't even think about it and blurted out: "She looks beautiful!"
"..." Yang Xueze finally understood that Leng Linjiang was here to piss him off today!
He Denglu couldn't bear it any longer. He turned his head and took two deep breaths before turning his head back with a normal expression, but his eyelids drooped, covering up the complex look in his eyes.
Is it really okay for my young master Shao Yin to make people angry like this? He is not afraid of making people vomit blood and die on the spot!
Seeing that Yang Xueze was so angry that his thoughts were carried away by him, as if he had forgotten what he wanted to ask when he came, Leng Linjiang suppressed a smile and said again: "My beloved concubine has a cinnabar mole between her eyebrows, which is as bright as blood. "
Yang Xueze's eyes suddenly lit up. With this characteristic, this person would be very easy to find!
If Leng Linjiang could find a concubine with such great fanfare, he must be extremely fond of her. If he could really find this person, he would have a relationship with Leng Linjiang from now on.
Thinking like this, Yang Xueze hurriedly said: "With this characteristic, it will be easy to find him. Yang will definitely find him for Master Shaoyin."
Leng Linjiang burst into tears with gratitude, held Yang Xueze's hand, tears burst into his eyes, and cried: "Master Qi, if you can really find my concubine, you will be my benefactor, no, my ancestor, you will be my Leng Ancestors from Linjiang.”
"..." Yang Xueze was frightened and his expression changed. Who dares to be Leng Linjiang's ancestor? Isn't this rebellion?
He hurriedly said: "I don't dare, Yang doesn't dare, Mr. Shaoyin is too polite."
"Look at me, I speak freely when I'm happy," Leng Linjiang chuckled: "Just because of Master Qi's friendship with me, from now on, you are my brother!"
What Yang Xueze wanted was Leng Linjiang's words, and he nodded heavily: "Since we are brothers, Master Shaoyin doesn't have to be polite."
Leng Linjiang smiled and said: "Since we are brothers, Master Qi, don't call me Master Shaoyin. If you go out more often, just call me Yungui. Master Qi is a few years older than me, so I will call you Brother Qi." ?”
Yang Xueze naturally followed the good and followed the flow.
He Denglou clicked his tongue when he saw this. Now he has become a brother with a different surname. His master Shao Yin's ability to fool people has become more and more proficient.
In this way, until Yang Xueze sent Leng Linjiang and his party out of the workshop, he didn't think of anything else.
"Master Qi, what did Mr. Shaoyin say about Wu Yuyu?" Min Hongyi followed Yang Xueze and asked without confidence.
Yang Xueze was stunned for a moment. Leng Linjiang didn't seem to recognize the thing and didn't mention it at all. He didn't mention it either. Wouldn't he be digging his own grave if he mentioned it?
He glared at Min Hongyi fiercely: "How dare you ask me after making such a big mistake!" Seeing Min Hongyi shrinking even more, he squinted his eyes: "First move Wu Yuyu to another place, and it's your account. Let’s figure it out later!”
Min Hongyi said yes and slowly took a breath. This could be regarded as dodging a disaster.
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