When the magistrate followed the secret passage into the house, Gu Xuan was still eating snacks in the room.
Although the rash on her face has improved a lot, it has not returned to its previous state. Aunt Sun and Aunt Li are very caring about her and do not let her eat more.
But Gu Xuan pays attention to her appetite, and she always has to battle wits and courage with the two nuns during dinner and dessert, which is indeed tiring to a certain extent.
After being treated coquettishly by her a few times, Aunt Sun and Aunt Li learned from the experience and reduced the frequency. It was rare that it was her turn to have dessert today, and she was enjoying the delicious food in the house.
She ate and shook her head, and the two nuns couldn't help but laugh. At this moment, they suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure outside the window, and they were immediately alert:
"Who's there?"
Grandma Sun was alert and wanted to open the window to check as she asked.
It's a pity that the figure seemed to be extremely vigilant, and before Nanny Sun could reach the bed, she had already left quickly.
"I don't know where people are so unruly." Although Grandma Sun muttered, she felt very uneasy in her heart. Is she really just a servant of the house?
But there were no people in the house. Almost all of these people were brought out from the palace by Emperor Xianzong of Han Dynasty, and they couldn't do anything like listening to others.
The only people in the house here who are either from the palace or from the kitchen are people there. Is it possible that the people there are so unruly that they dare to come to the master's house and eavesdrop?
No matter what she thought, Grandma Sun felt something was wrong, so she had to close the door a little more.
"Mommy, who is that outside?" Gu Xuan saw that she was worried and asked.
"It's nothing," Grandma Sun didn't want to pass on her bad mood to Gu Xuan, so she forced herself to smile and put the topic aside: "Princess, please rest quickly."
It's getting late now.
"Wait a little longer," Gu Xuan looked outside: "Is daddy back?"
She knew that Han Xianzong and others had gone to the banquet, but it was almost dark now. Why didn't she hear any movement at the house?
Naturally, Grandma Sun did not dare to inquire about the whereabouts of the Holy Sage. She just reassured Gu Xuan that with so many people with strong martial arts skills around Han Xianzong, nothing would go wrong.
After hearing this, Gu Xuan felt quite unhappy. Although Grandma Sun and Grandma Li thought of herself wholeheartedly, their ideas sometimes ran counter to her own.
She mainly wanted to see her father before going to bed.
She couldn't see or cry, she just closed her eyes and continued to sleep.
At the same time, Gu Cheng also took Yan Zhui to practice swordplay in the yard.
This guy had no contact with them in the capital before, so he followed them out. He had seen Zhenbei Hou and Yan Zui practicing once in the courtyard. That time he was amazed and determined to learn.
Gu Cheng seemed to have endless energy, and because of his high status, the Marquis of Zhenbei had no choice but to teach him as well. Fortunately, he was still quite talented, and now he could play along, but his posture was still relatively immature.
There is no way to compare with Yan Zui.
At this time, he thought he was handsome and danced wildly in the yard. Before he could show off himself, he saw Yan Zhuo making handsome gestures, and the sword energy stirred up the dust on the ground.
Envy and jealousy flashed in his eyes, and he finally said sourly: "Oh, it makes a difference after practicing for a long time. You are still good."
Yan Zui gave him a strange look: "Did you take the wrong medicine today?"
I have never been so sour before.
"No," Gu Chengcai didn't want to admit that he was so handsome because he was afraid that Yan Zhuo would be happy behind his back, so he changed the subject: "Why hasn't my father come back yet?"
When he was away from home, he also knew how to avoid suspicion. He did not dare to call the Sixth Prince father, and only called him daddy.
How did Yan Zui know this, so he could only shake his head.
Gu Cheng put away his sword and walked towards the house.
The two of them walked and talked, and naturally no one was found in the dark.
This person is the prefect.
He had been eavesdropping outside Gu Xuan's yard before, but the sharp-eyed Nanny Sun saw him and did not dare to stay at all, so he did not hear any useful information.
But he wasn't discovered when he came to the yard here, and he even heard Gu Cheng's words.
It seems...this is Mr. Huang's son.
A dark light flashed in the eyes of the prefect. The officials in Kaifeng were all complicit, and the businessmen in this area were also closely connected with them. The assassination in his own house was so strange this time.
What's even more strange is that it's been so long since I left the house. Why haven't Mr. Huang and his group who were invited by him come back yet?
His master is no longer in the house, what are Mr. Huang and his party doing in his house?
The magistrate cherishes his life, and he has done a lot of bad things. He often doubts who is going to harm him.
He would easily be suspicious of anything he did wrong, let alone such an obvious flaw.
After walking around here, he became suspicious of Mr. Huang.
No one knew that the prefect knew a little bit about martial arts. He could feel that there were experts guarding the house, so he didn't dare to move around.
We can come here because it is not far from the exit of the secret passage.
It was also a coincidence that the exit of his secret passage was right outside Gu Xuan's yard, and the two yards were right next to each other. Because they were so close, he came over to take a look.
Gu Cheng still didn't know how much misunderstanding his two words had caused the prefect.
In short... the prefect did not dare to stay in the courtyard, nor did he dare to return to the house, for fear of an ambush.
He only dared to go back to the secret passage and stay in the secret passage. He also deliberately stayed close to the Huang Mansion. If someone could talk around the secret passage, he could hear it.
Unfortunately, he didn't get any useful information until he heard the sound of people talking.
He didn't return to his house until it was almost dawn.
At this moment, the mansion looked like bandits had entered the village, and everything of value was gone. The prefect was heartbroken to see that the wealth he had worked so hard to save for the rest of his life was just gone!
He has been working diligently and greedily for this official position for half his life, and he has finally gained so much. As a result, the place where he lives now has been so completely destroyed...
He sat in the lobby holding his chest and almost fainted.
At the critical moment, a woman carrying a baggage passed by the door. When she saw him, she rushed in crying:
"Master, you are back, master! The servants say that you were harmed by those damn troupes! I know that the master is so heroic, so I will definitely not do it. The servants must be talking nonsense..."
This woman is none other than Huang Xiangui's biological sister.
Huang Xiangui disappeared inexplicably. She had been listening to the magistrate all day long. When she heard something happened at the mansion yesterday, she fainted immediately.
After waking up, she found that her servants had all run away, so she quickly packed up her belongings. Unexpectedly, she found the prefect here.
Of course she couldn't tell the truth in front of the prefect, so she had to cry miserably and pretend to be very dedicated.
The prefect may not be unaware of her plan, but he just doesn't want to expose it at this time. He also wants to get some information from this woman's mouth.
