October 17, sunny, no bathing.
Holidays are fixed and fall on the same day every month. All agencies under the imperial court will suspend operations when conditions permit, or only a few people will be left to handle emergencies, while the rest can rest at home.
However, Shen Hao couldn't make up his mind on this holiday. Because the Xuanqing Guards were not at peace these past two days, and there was still no clue about what was going on in Pingshun City, hundreds of Xuanqing Guards could only anxiously guard outside the super large restriction, and no one dared to enter rashly.
The second batch of formation experts supported by Qianhu studied for two days together with the previous three people, but the results were very little, and they only advanced half a mile. There are still more than fifteen miles away from the target "Caiyuan Manor".
It can be said that there has been little progress.
In addition, Shen Hao asked the small flag officer of the Black Flag Camp who was left behind in Tukui City to check the initial information about this case from the local government office. The result was sent back, but instead of dispelling the suspicion, Shen Hao felt that this was There is something strange in it that cannot be explained.
According to the records in the yamen, the first person who came to report the crime was the director of "Caiyuanzhuang". At that time, the director said that several people came out of a fish pond in their village and killed everyone they saw. He had already killed them. There are so many people.
The yamen officer asked the village chief how many people had died, and the village chief said more than ten or twenty. Then the Yamen went to see it.
Because the chief seemed in a daze at that time, as if he was frightened, and there was no way someone could jump out of the fish pond, so the Yamen felt that the chief was frightened by something and was talking in confusion. In other words, it is estimated that only one or two people died.
So for the first time, three government officials were sent over to see the situation.
After a series of non-returns, the people in the yamen discovered that maybe what the chief said was not nonsense. Maybe a dozen people had indeed died, and they were really killed by someone who jumped out of the fish pond?
Can a person come out of a fish pond? Impossible, unless it's not human. So if not a human... then what?
The worst guess was evil spirits, so after the three men were missing from the Yamen, they reported it to Xuan Qingwei for a request to take over on the grounds of "suspected evil spirits gathering".
The Xuanqing Guards of Tukui City were very cautious and would rather make mistakes than let things go, so according to the information given by the Yamen, it was tentatively determined that a dozen villagers may have died, and twelve Yamen servants were missing.
I thought that the establishment of two general banners would be able to handle even if there were really several evil spirits, right?
As a result, the establishment of the two general banners also disappeared and disappeared without even a bubble. This frightened the officials of Baihu in Tukui City, so they reported Qianhu for help.
Shen Hao is very concerned about the progress of this matter, but currently it is not his turn to intervene in the Black Flag Camp. Wu Changhe personally took over all the investigation rights of this case, and the Black Flag Camp was excluded intentionally or unintentionally.
After changing into regular clothes, he asked the pony to carry the gifts and took the family carriage to Tang Qingyuan's new residence.
Tang Qingyuan originally settled in Licheng. Last month, when several large houses in Fengri City were raided, he bought a large house at a low price. After renovating and decorating it, he moved his family here. Because although Licheng is also a big city, it is still much worse than Fengri City in all aspects.
When we arrived at the door, we saw the tall courtyard wall and red-painted gate.
Tang Qingyuan asked Shen Hao before if he also wanted to buy a house. After all, it was a good time to buy at the bottom after a house raid. Large houses in Fengri City were not often available. However, Shen Hao did not take action after considering it. He is alone now, so why buy a house? And he didn't care much whether he was picking up bargains or not. He was holding the percentage of Wuliangye in his hand, and whether it was money or not was just a number.
"Master Shen, you are here. My master came out just now to take a look and talk about you!"
A middle-aged man dressed as a butler at the door came down the steps with a smile, walked to the side of the carriage, grabbed the small stool from Xiao Ma's hand, and put it under the carriage diligently for Shen Hao to step on.
Shen Hao had seen this man before and knew that he was an old servant who had been with Tang Qingyuan's family for many years.
"Oh, Old Man Wang, you are in good health. We haven't seen each other in more than a year, right?"
"That's right, Master Shen has a good memory. Come on, my master has made tea for you, and I think it's time to drink it now."
"Am I so well-timed?"
"Yes, yes, please hurry up."
Shen Hao smiled and entered the door, with Xiao Ma twisting things behind.
After entering the door and passing through an elegant patio, you will find the main room. Tang Qingyuan stood outside the main room to greet you with a smile on his face. He greeted Shen Hao from a distance: "Master Shen, you will be in full bloom as soon as you come to my place!"
"Master Tang, are you flattering me? Who doesn't know that I am a stinker on the streets of Fengri City? It's a good thing that you still remember me, an old subordinate, and invite me to drink."
"Hahaha, let's go. We've made some new tea. Let's try it. I'll have a couple of cups with you when the party starts."
Xiao Ma handed the gift in Xiao Ma's hand to the steward next to him, and then he retreated. After eating in the kitchen, he returned to the carriage and waited.
Shen Hao followed Tang Qingyuan into the main room. The two of them sat down separately, each with a cup of tea in front of them. The fragrance was pleasant, and it was indeed good tea as Tang Qingyuan said.
"Master Tang, this yard is nice. Especially the decoration is very elegant. It's much better than my place. Will you take me for a walk?"
Moving to a new home means showing the guests around their new home. After drinking a few sips of tea, even if it was time for etiquette, Shen Hao consciously made a request for a visit so that the host could introduce the guests accordingly.
Tang Qingyuan responded with a smile and led Shen Hao around the house, except for the Moon Gate at the back, which was inconvenient to enter. When we came back, the banquet had just been set up in the main room.
Shen Hao was a little surprised. He thought there were other guests besides him today, but now it seemed that he was the only one.
After three rounds of drinking, Tang Qingyuan smiled and said: "You have a good drinking capacity, but you are not used to drinking from small cups? Do you want us to change to a larger cup, a horn cup?"
"No, no, a small cup is fine too."
"Haha, then I won't advise you." He put down the chopsticks in his hand.
Shen Hao knew at a glance that Tang Qingyuan had something to say, and the attendants who were waiting on him wisely withdrew.
"If I remember correctly, you will be twenty-eight after this year, right?"
Shen Hao was a little confused when he heard this and nodded. He will indeed be twenty-eight years old after the new year. But why did Tang Qingyuan suddenly ask this?
"Not many people can have your status at the age of twenty-eight, and you are from a noble family. Now you have a title. It is not an exaggeration to call you a young hero. What's more, you are known as a genius in the literary circle. , several of the lyrics are still being sung by countless people..."
"Master Tang, if you have something to say, just say it. There is no need to beat around the bush." Shen Hao didn't like Tang Qingyuan's way of slapping the horse. He felt embarrassed and could only interrupt.
Tang Qingyuan chuckled and said, "Then I'll tell you the truth. Someone asked me to find out if you have any thoughts on starting a family?"
