The door is deep and the courtyard is cold, with shadows everywhere.
Xiao Yuehuai ran all the way from the corridor pavilion stone path to the Yifeng residence where Su Ying lived.
After running wildly for a while, her energy was exhausted. She squatted down holding on to the pillar and panted for a long time before she recovered. She slowly moved to the main hall in the courtyard where the oil lamp was lit. She saw Xun Chong walking away with a stack of bamboo scrolls. come out.
When the two met, they were both momentarily surprised.
The atmosphere gradually became awkward.
Xun Chong held the bamboo scroll in his hand and saluted the princess rudely, with a depressed look on his face, as if he didn't want to see her.
Xiao Yuehuai frowned, cleared her throat and asked, "Where is the general?"
Xun Chong replied coldly: "Princess, the general is out on business and is not in the house at the moment."
Xiao Yuehuai was very surprised: "His injury was very serious. He didn't rest in the house, but he actually ran out?"
Xun Chong said in a strange tone: "Your Highness, Princess, is becoming concerned now? When the General endured the pain and healed his wounds, he didn't even see you come to see him. Why are you back home now?"
Xiao Yuehuai looked slightly stunned: "Is this your attitude when talking to me? Lieutenant General Xun, I think you are really brave!"
"Where did Su Ying go?"
Xun Chong dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, and finally said reluctantly: "The general said he had private matters to attend to, but he did not explain where he went."
Xiao Yuehuai asked again: "How long has he been gone?"
Xun Chong answered truthfully: "It takes about a stick of incense."
The girl lowered her eyes and thought carefully, feeling vaguely uneasy: "Has the second uncle sent any news recently?"
"Second uncle?" Xun Chong was stunned, unable to understand what she meant.
Xiao Yuehuai said helplessly: "I'm talking about Minister Su! The master of your Su Mansion!"
"Lord?"
This question was asked suddenly, and Xun Chong did not react for a moment: "The Lord stayed in Zhongli County to take charge of the dam repair matters, and has always exchanged letters with the general. Why does the princess ask this?"
Xiao Yuehuai: "Is it business as usual these days?"
Xun Chong recalled it carefully, touched his chin and said, "Speaking of which...the Lord usually sends a letter home every three days, but he has not sent any more letters in the past five days."
"Fifth day... I'm afraid it's too late." Xiao Yuehuai murmured to himself.
After lowering her head to consider for a while, she ordered: "Xun Chong, I don't have time to explain to you. Just one point, if you want to keep your master safe, follow my order and immediately mobilize the central government and rush to the glazed tile factory in the northern suburbs. Protect a young overseer named Lianqi."
Xun Chong seemed to have heard this person's name. The moment the princess said it, he looked obviously panicked.
However, Xiao Yuehuai was so nervous that she didn't notice his changes. After the explanation, she quickly left the general's mansion.
The sky was pitch black.
Covered in Yueshuang, Xiao Yuehuai rushed to Qianchun Tower non-stop, her heart burning with anxiety.
Not long after meeting Yan Siniang, Qin E came here and brought two fatal pieces of news.
First, the small supervisor of a private workshop in Kangrong Banner under the glazed tile factory hanged himself at home for unknown reasons. The second is a report from Zhongli County: Su Shaoqi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, has been missing for three days.
Xiao Yuehuai was pacing back and forth in the room, unable to calm down, waiting for Yan Siniang to bring Xun Chong to Qianchun Tower.
The Nuan Pavilion was quiet for a long time, and Qin E finally couldn't help but ask: "Ah Huai? What's wrong with you? How come these two things make you so nervous?"
Before he could answer, Xun Chong appeared in the corridor.
Xiao Yuehuai rushed out of the door and yelled at Xun Chong angrily: "Didn't I ask you to save Lian Qi's life! Why did you let him die!!"
Qin E followed and ran out. Seeing this scene, he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed her: "Ah Huai! Calm down."
Xun Chong looked ashamed: "Princess, forgive me... I left a little late. When we arrived at the glazed tile factory, Mr. Qi from the Criminal Department had already carried out Lian Qi's body."
Xiao Yuehuai breathed out intently, forcing herself to calm down: Indeed, according to the time when Qin E rushed over to tell the matter, something had happened to Lian Qi when Xun Chong led his troops to Liulichang.
Qin E was standing by, looking at Xiao Yuehui's ever-changing expression, and said with fear: "Ah Huai? What happened?"
Xiao Yuehuai calmed down, turned around and took the two of them into the side room, and then expressed her guess: "Once Lian Qi dies, the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple will soon discover the contacts with Shilang Su from the items left behind by this person. letter."
"Without the witness, with this letter... Even if Qi Yue and Cousin Yue are in charge, they can't clear up the relationship between the Su family and today's shocking robbery. In addition, Su Shilang's disappearance happened to give the culprit Take advantage of the situation and make this case a reality. Su... is afraid that a catastrophe is imminent."
"But this Su Ying, I don't know where he went at the critical moment!"
Xiao Yuehuai covered her head, irritated.
Qin E suddenly understood, and finally knew why she was so anxious: "No wonder Qi Yue told me that when he and Yue Shaoqing rushed to the Bofang, there was no one inside, and the money on the account was wiped clean. The silver melting chamber hidden underground has also been destroyed.”
"So... this is a trap set by thieves? No wonder it was Lian Qipan who took over this workshop. The relationship between the glazed tile factory and the Ministry of Industry is there, and there are letters to prove it, plus the news from Zhongli County, no matter who Everyone will feel that what happened today has something to do with the Su family."
Xun Chong stood aside, dumbfounded, and asked in a panic: "How could this happen?"
Xiao Yuehuai rolled her eyes at him and forced herself to calm down: "The only way to survive is to find the stolen money."
While everyone was thinking about countermeasures with a frown, Alu arrived at Qianchun Tower in time.
As soon as she entered the door, she shouted: "Princess! I have found out. In recent days, the major charcoal shops in the city have indeed recorded large quantities of charcoal sold, all ordered by the same shop."
After she finished speaking, she realized that Qin E and Xun Chong had arrived here at some unknown time. She immediately lowered her tone and behaved properly.
Xiao Yuehuai followed her closely, eager to know the answer: "Where did the charcoal go?"
A Lu said word by word: "Nanshi, neon cloth line."
Qin E was very surprised after hearing this: "Why does a shop doing cloth business need so much coal? Could it be..."
She turned to look at Xiao Yuehuai to prove something.
The girl nodded silently and said, "As you think now, I guess that is the real place where silver is melted by this group of thieves."
Qin E's heart tightened and she immediately said: "Then I'll inform Qi Yue right now! Maybe we can catch him!"
Xiao Yuehuai said: "The people from the Criminal Department are still in the northern suburbs. If we want to put down our affairs and rush over, it will take at least half an hour. I'm afraid we will miss it. Niao Niao, I will take Xun Chong and the soldiers there first, and try my best to Delay the thief."
The current situation is tense and this is the last resort.
Qin E could only say: "Then you must pay attention to safety!"
