The next day, Xu Jingchen, who was covered in bruises and bruises, was brought back to the Xiping Hou Mansion, along with Ling Haoxuan, who was going out for the first time after being banned.
After receiving the notification, the Marquis was stunned. What's the matter with the third prince? When his eldest son was taken away yesterday, he was in the flower building. No one told him after he came back, so he still doesn't know anything.
He immediately notified the servant to open the door, and he led the whole family out to greet him.
The carriage entered the mansion directly and came to the main courtyard. Xu Jingchen was carried out of the carriage first.
Xia Qingfeng, who was standing behind, took a look and thought, "Hey, this is a bit cruel." He quickly covered Xu Xiaoxiao's eyes.
The Marquis was also shocked when he saw it. He took a step forward, bowed to the other carriage and said, "Your Highness, Third Prince, I wonder what mistake I made? Why was I beaten like this?"
No one spoke in the carriage, and the courtyard was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
After a while, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a guard lay on the ground. The third prince, Ling Haoxuan, stepped on the guard's back and got out of the carriage.
Xia Qingfeng couldn't help but roll his eyes, this man really knows how to show off.
Seeing this, the Marquis quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Greetings to His Highness the Third Prince!"
"Go in and talk!"
"Your Highness, please!" Mr. Hou bowed and led the way.
After walking a few steps, he suddenly turned around and said to the female family behind him: "Who is Xu Jingchen's wife?"
Xia Qingfeng came over from behind, "She is a civilian woman."
Ling Haoxuan's eyes lit up when he saw the woman approaching, and he thought to himself: This Xu Jingchen is so beautiful!
"You come in too, and the others are waiting outside."
Xia Qingfeng whispered to Xia He on the side: "Go to Cang Qian and ask him to report the situation here to the emperor's grandson. Just say that the time is right to act today." Then he followed Mrs. Hou into the main room.
In the hall, Ling Haoxuan sat at the top, Mr. Hou and his wife sat in the second position, and Xia Qingfeng sat behind Mrs. Hou.
"Master Hou, do you know why I came here today?" When Ling Haoxuan said this, he was looking at Xia Qingfeng.
"I don't know, could it be that the child did something wrong?"
"He stole tens of thousands of taels of my silver."
"What?" Mr. Hou's eyes widened, and Mrs. Hou also looked panicked.
"Master Hou doesn't know anything?" Ling Haoxuan looked at him with a sinister look on his face.
"I really don't know! Your Highness, I have never seen this kind of silver before!" Mrs. Hou on the side also nodded repeatedly.
Ling Haoxuan turned his eyes to Xia Qingfeng again, looked up and down and said, "Do you know, Madam?"
Xia Qingfeng straightened her body and said expressionlessly: "I don't know, civilian women are not favored in the house, and my husband never comes to my yard."
Ling Haoxuan raised his eyebrows and looked at her playfully.
At this time, Mrs. Hou also said: "Your Highness, Jingchen usually stays in Aunt Zhao's yard."
"Go and invite Aunt Zhao."
Soon, Aunt Zhao was called over by the maid.
Aunt Zhao was very surprised when she received the notice. Concubines were not allowed to come to the house for distinguished guests. Why was she asked to go now? Not daring to delay, I hurried to the front yard. As soon as he walked to the door of the hall, he saw Xu Jingchen lying on the wooden board, covered in blood. He was so frightened that he trembled and lay on top of him and howled: "Husband! What's wrong with you? Who is Killing Thousand Swordsmen?" I tortured you like this..."
The people in the room had different expressions when they heard the sound. Xia Qingfeng thought: This man wants to die, and there is nothing he can do to stop him! Looking up at Ling Haoxuan, he saw that his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. The old marquis shouted to the outside world, blocked the mouth of the bitch and escorted her in.
Aunt Zhao was escorted in and was a little overwhelmed when she saw the scene in front of her.
Ling Haoxuan asked the same question, but Aunt Zhao didn't know anything about it. She sent people to search her yard, but there was really nothing except some soft materials and a small amount of gold and silver. As expected, Xia Qingfeng saw several dowries from the original owner in the pile of soft goods.
Ling Haoxuan once again focused his attention on Xia Qingfeng. Xia Qingfeng shrugged indifferently and said, "If you don't believe me, just search."
Ling Haoxuan waved to the outside, and a guard came in. He told the guard: "Go to Madam's yard to check. Be careful when rummaging around and don't damage Madam's things." The guard followed the order and left.
Xia Qingfeng smiled when he heard this, nodded slightly and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Your Highness."
Soon, the guard came back to report that he found nothing useful in the madam's room, not even gold and silver.
Ling Haoxuan looked at Xia Qingfeng in surprise. Xia Qingfeng said: "The husband took all the dowry away." Then he pointed to the pile of soft things on the ground and said: "That, that, and that are all in my dowry."
Ling Haoxuan slapped the table and said indignantly: "This Xu Jingchen actually did such a thing as spoiling his concubine and killing his wife. He will escort Aunt Zhao back to the house soon. Since the two of them have such a good relationship, let's keep them together!" Then he looked towards Xia Qingfeng said gently, "It's better that these dowries return to their original owners. Madam, please take them back!"
Xia Qingfeng smiled slightly, "Thank you, Your Highness!" Then he said to the ginkgo beside him: "Ginkgo, put it away!"
When Ling Haoxuan saw that the search was fruitless, he had no choice but to leave. After all, this was the Hou Mansion, and the tens of thousands of taels of silver could not be seen. He did not dare to launch a large-scale search.
So, he stood up and said to Mr. Hou: "The money hasn't been found yet. I have to take Jingchen away. I also ask Mrs. Hou to think carefully about where else to hide the money." He turned around and came to Xia Qingfeng again. Next to him, he said: "After all, there is no trace of tens of thousands of taels of silver. I also ask my wife to go back to the house with me. I will interrogate you carefully."
Xia Qingfeng stood up calmly, smoothed the wrinkles on his body, bowed and said to Ling Haoxuan: "Please wait a moment, your highness. The woman will comfort the little girl and then return to the house with your highness." From the beginning to the end, Mr. Hou and his wife did not dare to say anything. Word.
As soon as she walked out of the main room, Ginkgo became anxious and said, "Madam, you can't go! You didn't see the way the third prince looked at you. You are going to enter the wolf's den! Let's run away now. The martial arts of the four of us will definitely be able to To protect the lady and the young lady.”
Xia Qingfeng patted her hand, shook her head at him, and then whispered: "You quietly send Xiaoxiao to the house in the South District, and the four of you should follow and protect Xiaoxiao there. I will There is a way." He walked out of the yard and whispered to Xu Xiaoxiao who was waiting outside the door: "Don't worry, Xiaoxiao, Mom has room." Then she smiled slyly and said, "The Third Prince's Mansion is very rich, and Mom will come home with a full load this time." ah!"
Xu Xiaoxiao nodded and said, "Mom, hide when you are in danger."
At this time, Xia Yingjun in the space also became restless. Xia Qingfeng used his thoughts to comfort Xia Yingjun in the space, "Youngjun, don't worry, I have space and you can hide in it at any time. Just stay in the space and accompany me to the prince's mansion."
