One hundred and eighty-seventh chapter, the dowry revealed a big event
When all the betrothal gifts were placed in the courtyard, the two principals could only look at them dryly. They had already checked it out, but this prince of Qi wanted to check to see if there was anyone who assassinated him that day.
Clues.
It is said that when he was assassinated, it was the time when the dowry was sent to Xin Kangbo's house. There was not much difference between before and after. It is very likely that the assassin escaped with the help of the dowry.
No one can object to this reason. Feng Lanxiu accompanied Feng Yu here this time for this reason.
The servants and guards of Prince Qi's Mansion were checking one by one, unpacking and comparing, much more carefully than the simple counting just now. When Yu Wanjiao came over, they had not finished checking. Everyone was waiting, and the voice that originally spoke
They were all a few points lower, and everyone was waiting for the results.
Yu Xijiao came over and stood quietly behind Yu Ruiwen.
She had already given the silver notes to Prince Qi as a gift of surrender. Now that Prince Qi's people have taken over, these things will naturally not fall into the hands of others.
Her things will never be left for cheap at Zhengyuanhou Mansion and Xinkangbo Mansion.
Everyone present frowned slightly, and their faces were not pretty. Feng Lanxiu pursed his lips tightly and said nothing, also waiting for the final result.
Finally, after the inventory was completed, the chamberlain came forward with a record: "Master, I didn't find any specific marks, but there are a few things wrong."
Feng Lanxiu's face darkened. He didn't expect to find something. He raised his head and glanced at Chu Zihan. Chu Zihan's face suddenly became stiff and he held his hands unconsciously.
Ning's breathing immediately became heavy, and she looked at the waiter in horror.
Feng Yu closed his eyes, his slightly pale face showed no energy, his long eyelashes covered his eyelids, and he didn't open his eyes: "What's wrong?"
"Master, I'm afraid these items are all fake." The chamberlain reported the names of several items, and then said, "My servant has checked it out. The items in the dowry are all valuable and genuine items. These items now should be replacement items.
The ones that go up there, let alone say they are fakes, are simply too different, and you will find out if you take a quick look at them.”
"Show it to Prince Duan." Feng Yu said lazily.
The chamberlain turned to Feng Lanxiu and respectfully presented the record: "Your Highness, Prince Duan, please take a look."
The chamberlain beside Feng Lanxiu stepped forward, took the record, and handed it to Feng Lanxiu. After Feng Lanxiu took it, his face suddenly turned ugly, he glared at Chu Zihan fiercely, took a deep breath, and put his hand in his hand.
The record was passed to Yu Ruiwen: "Marquis Xuanping, please take a look."
Although Chu Zihan didn't see what was written on the record, he heard what he just said clearly, and his face suddenly turned red and embarrassed.
Yu Ruiwen took it, looked at it, and handed it to a clan elder. The clan elder looked at it and shook his head, then handed it to another clan elder, and finally passed it to Yu Jiyang's hands. Yu Jiyang didn't dare to look at it more.
He hurriedly handed it to Ning.
After Ning took it and read it, her breathing became much heavier. She closed her eyes for a moment to calm down the panic in her heart, only to find that her vest was soaked in cold sweat.
"Prince Xin Kangbo, what does this... mean? Why do some of the things on it not match?" Ning opened her eyes, looked at Chu Zihan, and asked angrily, "When we sent the dowry out of the house, your house also checked it.
In the past, nothing was considered high-quality. How come it has become... like this? An eight-sided screen has become a two-sided one? Where do we start talking about this? "
Not to mention whether the famous calligraphy and paintings above are real, just replace the eight-sided screen with a simple two-sided screen, or even the kind placed in a servant's house, anyone with eyes can see it.
It had just been sealed, but the people from the Zhengyuan Hou Mansion were not careful, so they did not pay attention to such details.
"Mrs. Ning, maybe the servant made a mistake. The house has been in chaos these past few days, and my mother is not in good health." Chu Zihan said guiltily, "I found it right after I got back. If it wasn't available, I would pay a discount to the house.
"
"How about a discount? Prince Xin Kangbo had some discounts before, which is really cheap. If you find it in the future, buy it to our master first, and our master will definitely pay a big price." The servant of Prince Qi's Mansion said loudly, with bright eyes.
Clear sarcasm.
Everyone present understood that the house had been in chaos and the servants had made mistakes. Such a simple mistake and the replacement of the most exquisite things was not the work of a small servant.
"Yes, it's all my family's fault." Chu Zihan said repeatedly, with a face full of shame, and bowed deeply to Mrs. Ning, "When my mother gets well, she will definitely go to the family to apologize."
A letter saying that Mrs. Comber was not feeling well pushed the matter aside.
Yu Xijiao was sarcastic in her heart, her eyes fell on Chu Zihan, looking at him with guilt and red face, she sneered in her heart, Chu Zihan was used to acting, but he could still speak so sincerely now, no wonder his grandfather,
Dad thought he was good.
"Your Majesty, our two houses have failed to get married, but our friendship is still there. Even for Lan Xuan's sake, we will not break up our friendship. I just hope that your house will find out what to do, and our house will believe you.
"Listening to what he said sincerely, Ning's face looked a little better.
"I will definitely check it myself when I get back." Chu Zihan sighed.
"Cousin, these are all trivial matters at Zhengyuanhou Mansion and Xinkang Bo Mansion. If we don't find anything else, we will go back and report to our father first." Seeing that the two families had reached an agreement, Feng Lanxiu suggested.
Feng Yu's long eyelashes fluttered for a moment, then he opened his eyes and pointed at the former chamberlain with his fingers.
The chamberlain stepped forward, bent down and reported: "Master, although I didn't find any specific marks, I saw the marks of swords on several boxes."
"What?" Feng Lanxiu couldn't sit still and stood up suddenly.
"Take Prince Duan to have a look." Feng Yu's handsome lips curled up slightly.
The chamberlain responded and led Feng Lanxiu over. Indeed, there were some marks on the two dowry boxes. One looked like it had been stabbed with a sword, and the other looked like it had been chopped by a knife. It was relatively clear.
"Your Highness Prince Duan, please take a look. The dowry inside has also been disturbed." The chamberlain opened the box.
This box was full of silk and satin. It was a large box, and it looked quite neat from the outside. It was also covered with a bright red cover. When I opened the cover and then opened the lid, I found that all the satin materials inside were covered with silk.
It looked like it was thrown around casually, and it even looked a bit missing.
"This was not messed up by the slaves just now. It was just this messy when I opened it, and there are still a lot missing. It is enough to hide an adult in it. If it is a smaller assassin, maybe it can be hidden."
Two." The chamberlain said, pointing to the steward of Zhengyuan Hou Mansion next to him.
The steward of Zhengyuan Hou Mansion was stunned for a moment, then nodded hurriedly. He had just been inspecting it with a chamberlain.
A strange look flashed in Yu Xijiao's eyes, and she finally understood why Feng Yu came today.
Mark!
He actually made a mark on the dowry box early. As expected, the Prince of Qi had planned something early. Yu Xijiao knew what happened best.
There are assassins, but it is impossible for assassins to leave with a dowry.
Now we can see that there is something abnormal here. It must be the prince of Qi who has laid out the plan early. With what happened today, even if the prince of Qi was messing around again, everything will be logical and well-documented. It is definitely not this prince of Qi.
Prince Wang talks in vain, but what does he mean?
It was enough to make the entire capital have a completely different view of the Prince of Qi...
Sometimes some things will have the greatest effect at the most critical moment, and you can take the opportunity to cut through the messy things. The eccentricity and absurdity of Prince Qi are always just appearances...
However, this way the dowry will be regulated, which is just right and coincides with my own intention.
My dowry will not be used by Xin Kangbo Mansion, nor will it be used by Zhengyuan Hou Mansion. This will save me from trying to freeze my dowry again...
"Your Highness Prince Duan, please look here..." The chamberlain took out a piece of material and presented it to Feng Lanxiu respectfully, "Your Highness, please look at this material. This material still has a bit of moisture. The box is closed and has not been opened.
If the material is wet, you won't be able to dry it even if you want to!"
Feng Lanxiu directly took the piece of material, squeezed it slightly, and felt a faint feeling of moisture.
The waiter handed over another piece, and Feng Lanxiu touched it again. This time, it felt much better. This piece was dry. The feeling of one piece alone was not that obvious. When comparing the two pieces, the effect was very clear.
"That day when the master was assassinated, some of the assassins left from the top of the wall, and some jumped into the lake. Some of the assassins left from the top of the wall. They chased after him and turned a few corners but couldn't be seen. The guards just arrived in the capital and didn't know the way, so they jumped into the lake.
Yes, I chased after him and he should be in the house, but I couldn’t find anyone."
The chamberlain said.
Feng Lanxiu handed the satin in his hand to the chamberlain, then turned back to Chu Zihan: "Does Prince Xinkang know these things?"
"I don't know!" Chu Zihan said hurriedly, sweat began to form on his forehead.
"Have Prince Xinkang checked these dowries after he returned home?" Feng Lanxiu asked with a serious face, unable to maintain his usual calmness and gentleness.
"So many things have happened. I... have no intention of checking them. My mother is also very angry. The affairs of the house are all managed by servants and it is a mess." Chu Zihan replied bitterly and lowered his head.
Feng Lanxiu turned to Ning again.
Before he could speak, Ning could no longer stand and knelt down: "Your Highness, I don't know, but what happened to Lan Xuan that day made everyone in our house faint from tears. After that, Yan'er came to marry Lan Xuan, too.
We don’t have time to sort out what Mrs. Tai wants, so we just have to marry her first."
Ning's eyes were red, she wiped her tears with a handkerchief and started to cry.
Feng Lanxiu was silent for a moment, and looked at Ning with a deep look, knowing that he would not be able to get anything out of him if he asked again. The Zhengyuan Hou Mansion was indeed in chaos at that time.
Not only the host's house was in a mess, but the guests were also in a mess.
"Brother Yu, how do you think we should deal with this matter?" After looking around, Feng Lanxiu finally asked the question to Feng Yu.
No one present could sustain the situation.
"Just do what Prince Duan says!" Feng Yu looked a little languid now, with no energy, leaning on the back of the wheelchair, "I will report to the emperor's grandmother when I enter the palace later, so that no one will always say
I acted mysteriously and caused such a big situation by myself."
"Brother Yu is joking, how can anyone dare to criticize the royal family?" Feng Lanxiu comforted him.
Feng Yu raised his eyes and took a deep look at Feng Lanxiu. His voice was gentle and pleasant but cold and heart-stopping, "Is it true that no one is criticizing me behind my back? If so, can my cousin promise me to put the criticism aside?"
Are all my people slaughtered?"
The light words seemed not to be talking about the lives of others.
Ning fell softly to the ground, shivering, and Chu Zihan froze on the spot, looking at Feng Lanxiu almost pleadingly. He just said a few words of criticism and ended up like this. How could the people they were trapped inside have a way to survive.
"Brother Yu, how about we go back to the palace and report to our father first?" Feng Lanxiu comforted Feng Yu. He felt uneasy and vaguely felt that the consequences of this matter were not simple.
Feng Yu did not embarrass him and let the servant push him to leave.