The footsteps were quick and the crowd rushed into the courtyard gate.

"There's someone there." The guard running at the front shouted, pointing not far away.

Everyone ran over and helped up the person lying on the ground, only to find that it was Yu Yi next to the fourth lady.

"Tonight is Yuyi's night watch."

Bai Xinyuan reacted and quickly ordered: "You guys hurry up and chase after me."

Then he said to the remaining guards: "Search the entire four rooms, don't miss any place."

"yes."

The guards acted independently.

Bai Xinyuan took Yuyi back to the check-in room, picked up a pot of cold tea and poured it on her head.

"Ah...who...is that you?" Yuyi was woken up by someone, and she opened her mouth to curse, but when her eyes touched Bai Xinyuan's cold eyes, her anger was extinguished instantly.

Bai Xinyuan looked sternly and interrogated her: "Who broke into the fourth lady's room and kidnapped you?"

"I have no idea."

Seeing that Bai Xinyuan's eyes became fierce and she didn't seem to believe her, Yuyi hurriedly explained: "I really don't know who kidnapped me. I didn't see his face. I only know that I was thrown into the ground as soon as I woke up."

On the ground, in a hurry I only saw the man wearing black clothes."

Bai Xinyuan still didn't believe it, so he took a soldering iron from the fire and approached Yuyi: "It seems you are not ready to tell the truth..."

Yuyi's face turned pale with fright, and she hurriedly begged for mercy: "Everything I said is true, not a single lie. It's true, please believe me."

As he said this, he knelt down and kowtowed, one after another, and soon his forehead turned red.

Bai Xinyuan watched indifferently. He didn't stop until Yuyi was so dizzy from knocking.

"Is the person who kidnapped you a man or a woman? How many people are there in total?"

Yuyi put her hands on the ground, trying not to fall down: "There is only one person, and he... has his face covered. I don't know if he is a man or a woman."

"What did that man say to you?"

"No."

Bai Xinyuan held the soldering iron close to her face again: "You're still dishonest, so don't blame me for being cruel..."

"Ah, don't come over here, everything I said is true, really, I didn't lie to you...ah..." Yuyi screamed.

The soldering iron came closer step by step and was about to touch her face. Yuyi could no longer bear the fear in her heart and fainted.

Really timid.

Bai Xinyuan put down the soldering iron and left the room.

Not long after, the guards came to report: "No one was found."

The guards who went after the man in black also came back empty-handed.

Bai Xinyuan thought for a while and then ordered: "Strengthen your defense. If there is any trouble, report it to me in time."

"yes."

...

After Shui Rong followed Cui Hengyue back to the room, her heart was still beating fast. The secret guards of Duke Jingguo's Mansion should not be underestimated. They were almost discovered just now.

"Yuan Niang, I think it's better to find an excuse to go to the fourth room openly in the future. It's too dangerous to do so."

If they were discovered, they would be doomed.

Cui Hengyue's face was full of melancholy: "It's useless. My grandfather has long ordered anyone to go to the fourth room. No matter what excuses I make, they can't get in."

Shui Rong's expression suddenly became depressed.

"However, tonight is not without gain."

Hearing this sentence, Shui Rong's eyes lit up: "Have you gained something? What gain?"

She followed Cui Hengyue's instructions and went in another direction. Because she was not familiar with the terrain, she was very cautious, so when the agreed time came, she found nothing.

The man in gray clothes appeared in Cui Hengyue's mind, and she told Shui Rong about her fight with the man in gray clothes: "...Now that I think about it, the man in gray clothes should be lurking outside the fourth lady's room.

"The reason why he waited until I was some distance away from the fourth lady's room before taking action was probably because he didn't want to alarm the fourth lady.

"And he didn't shout for help, and he didn't dare to make a big noise. He just wanted to save Yuyi, probably because he was afraid of being discovered..."

Shui Rong was a little confused: "Listening to what you said, this person is probably from the fourth room, so who is he afraid of being discovered?"

"Forehead......"

Cui Hengyue thought for a while: "It was probably because he was afraid that Bai Xinyuan would find out, so he ran away after hearing the footsteps."

The man ran faster than her, obviously because he was afraid of being discovered by Bai Xinyuan.

"Why is he afraid of being discovered by Bai Xinyuan? Bai Xinyuan is responsible for guarding the fourth room. He should know the situation in the fourth room best."

While talking, Shui Rong suddenly thought of a possibility: "Yuan Niang, do you think this person could be the Fourth Master's?

"Think about it, he deliberately waited for you to be far away from the fourth lady's room before taking action. He was clearly protecting the fourth lady, and among the four rooms, the one who cares about the fourth lady the most is the fourth master.

"Besides, the Fourth Master was once very favored by the Duke. With his status, it is normal for him to have senior people around him."

How can a bastard stay safe in the man-eating Duke's mansion without the help of an expert around him?

Cui Hengyue thought along her train of thought: "If that's the case, no one in the house should know about the existence of the man in gray except the fourth master."

The man in gray is Cui Si's trump card.

The more Cui Hengyue thought about it, the more she felt that Cui Si's palace was very deep. She was able to escape safely from the death of her brother, and was able to survive the wrath of the Queen Mother and survive for fifteen years. She was really an extraordinary person.

"It seems that I still have to find a way to get to the fourth room."

Hearing this, Shui Rong's expression suddenly changed: "You still want to go? Have you forgotten that we were almost discovered just now?"

"No, I'm not going." Cui Hengyue shook his head and said to Shuirong with a hint of cunning, "I'll let someone else go and find out for me."

Shui Rong was puzzled and asked: "Who do you want to go?"

Cui Hengyue blinked mysteriously: "You will know tomorrow."

...

The next day, Bai Xinyuan told his uncle what happened last night.

Bai Qi felt that something was fishy, ​​and told his nephew: "Go back first, strengthen your defense, and don't publicize this matter until I ask the Duke for instructions."

"Yes, then my nephew will leave first." Bai Xinyuan left.

Bai Qi did not stop and entered the study to report the matter to Cui Quan.

After leaving the office that day, Cui Yongxuan was so tired that he collapsed on the couch and remained motionless.

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and he entered the study in the blink of an eye.

"Third Master, I just found a letter outside the study. It's for you." Mingda raised the letter high.

Cui Yongxuan was still lying down, without even opening his eyes: "What letter? I'll read it later, you go out."

"Third Master, take a look."

Under Mingda's repeated urging, Cui Yongxuan opened his eyes unwillingly and cursed: "You brat, are you itchy..."

When his eyes touched the red color on the letter, Cui Yongxuan was startled and stepped back: "What...is...what?"

"Letter." Mingda answered truthfully.

"No, I'm asking why there is something red on the letter? What is the red thing?"

Mingda had already checked it and answered calmly: "Oh, that's blood."

Blood?

Cui Yongxuan's face turned pale, and he waved his hands repeatedly: "Why are you bringing this pickled thing to me? Why don't you just throw it away?"

Mingda was a little speechless: "Third Master, it says that you are required to open it personally. Why don't you open it and take a look?"

"dont see."

Cui Yongxuan looked disgusted and ordered Mingda: "Throw it away quickly, no, burn it."
Chapter completed!