"Outside the city, we took many detours, and it was still night... It was the road pointed by my aunt. A few times, my aunt took the wrong road, and finally arrived at the place. When I came back later, the city gate was closed.
The night spent outside the door." Xi San recalled bit by bit.
Yu Xijiao lowered her eyes and remained silent.
Taking the wrong path means that even if you calculate by time, you may not be able to calculate the approximate time, and even time may not be counted.
You should take a small road, there is only one official road outside the city.
"How long will it take to go and how long will it take to come back?" Although there may not be any results, Yu Xijiao still asked.
"When I went there, it took at least two hours to get to the place. I don't know the exact time. I just left the Xuanping Marquis Mansion and then arrived at the place. I can't remember the twists and turns. But when I came back,
It was much faster, and there was no need to go back to Xuanpinghou Mansion. I just rested outside the city gate for about an hour. I had nothing to do at the time, so I did some random calculations."
Learn the three ways.
He really had nothing to do at the time, so he was not allowed to move, so he squatted aside to look at the sky and roughly calculate the time. In fact, it was not necessarily accurate. It was all based on experience.
The time spent there is not counted, and there is still a distance from Xuanpinghou Mansion to the city gate. When I return and put down my things, it can basically be said that there will be no detours. There is nothing to worry about now. Normal people will relax their vigilance.
Many people feel that the most dangerous situation is over and they can relax.
About an hour is a relatively correct number.
"What's the details of that place? Do you remember?" Yu Xijiao looked cold and solemn.
"The specifics... I can't remember the small one, it's just a very ordinary place, just... a small yard, there are no other houses around, a mud house with mud walls, the place looks quite small... quite ordinary
It seemed to be an empty courtyard in a certain village. It was remote and no one was there. Fortunately, there was moonlight that day. When we got there, my aunt asked me to turn off the lights."
Xi San really took a few more glances at that time, but he didn't see clearly.
After extinguishing the lantern, the hands came out, and then moved things in the dark. Xi San didn't even see the faces of the people moving things clearly.
After walking for a while, his aunt asked him to hang up the lantern again...
The questioning stopped here, and Yu Xijiao asked Nanny Xu to reward her and take Xi San down.
The rewards were quite a lot, much better than Xi San thought, but Xi San wanted more than that. He said to Aunt Xu hesitantly: "Mommy... what else did the master... say?
"
"Don't worry, the master won't treat you badly. If you have any transportation matters in the future, you can come directly to pick it up. The master asked me to give instructions to the person in charge. If there is anything, I'll take care of you first."
This is a promise that he can freely take over the affairs of the Xuanping Hou Mansion in the future, and will not pursue the matter of him being Grandma Xi's nephew.
The Marquis of Xuanping always gave him a lot of money, so before he was given such a good job, he secretly made some for him out of sympathy.
Now that he could accept it openly, Xi San was immediately overjoyed. The white jade ornaments were delivered in a timely manner. Some people there had said before that they would not necessarily contact him again next time.
Xi San also meant the same thing when he gave the ornaments. Of course he wanted the silver reward, but of course he had to do something that could make him a living in the future. From now on, he no longer had to worry about making a living.
Miss Yu San gave her a lot. Looking at the banknotes in her hand, Xi San was happy.
That thing was said to be a family heirloom, but he didn't dare to do it because it looked a little weird. But now it's fine, there's no problem, and it's got so many benefits.
Aunt Xu took Xi San to the back door, watched him leave from the back door, and then returned to Yaoshui Pavilion.
Yu Xijiao had already returned from the flower hall in the front yard and was looking thoughtfully at the white jade ornaments on the table.
"Girl, he's gone." Nanny Xu came in to resume her life.
"Go tell Uncle Shen about Xi San." Yu Xijiao ordered. Xi San was an unexpected surprise. If he wanted to stay, she had a feeling that he would have to use Xi San in the future.
"Girl, I'll go talk now." Aunt Xu accepted the order and retreated to the outer courtyard to find the housekeeper.
Inside the house, Yu Xijiao looked at the white jade ornaments in silence, her eyebrows slightly furrowed. Her grandfather's house was ransacked, and when someone was arrested, everything in the house would also be confiscated.
Some good things will be put away on the spot, such as these white jade ornaments and good gemstone rockeries, all put into storage.
Of course, there will be some losses, some are accidentally broken, and some are recorded as accidentally "broken", but this number cannot be very large.
But the number is still growing. How courageous are the officials who raid homes to do such a thing?
The grandfather's incident broke out suddenly. No one had thought before that there was not much evidence for Chu Zihan's so-called collaboration with the enemy. If we followed the rules of the past, we would have to conduct a thorough investigation no matter what. However, not long after, the entire grandfather's family was executed.
.
First, they ransacked their homes and sent them to prison. At that time, many people must have been waiting and watching. Even some of my grandfather's old friends were still thinking of ways to save his grandfather. No one expected that the emperor's order would be issued so quickly, so harshly, and directly.
They beheaded my grandfather's entire family.
They are still secretly hunting for the escaped uncle.
If these things were missing during the house raid, why did the officials who raided the house think that my grandfather would not be able to stand up at that time?
When the house was confiscated, some things were missing, or they could not be recorded in the account books, but if grandpa replied later, they would definitely be returned. As long as grandpa took out the account books, the official who searched the house would have to admit it, and how could he?
How dare you miss so many things when you first ransacked your home?
Broken?
In fact, it's just another excuse for missing.
These are still in the account books. How many of those that are not in the account books are living outside?
Who is so sure that my grandfather will never have a future?
Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Ning should have known something at the time, otherwise they wouldn't have done that. The time they locked themselves up with their mother happened to be when something happened in their grandfather's house. If no one had told them, they would have
I won't do it, and I don't dare to do it.
In the past, Yu Xijiao thought it was Chu Zihan, but now that Chu Zihan suddenly disappeared, she had another suspicion. Who was the person behind Chu Zihan, and could he be so capable of hiding Chu Zihan?
Where did Chu Zihan go when he was hiding?
Leaving the capital in despair? Yu Xijiao didn't believe that Chu Zihan would do this. He worked hard and succeeded immediately, but before he succeeded, he fell hard and fell directly into the clouds. Would Chu Zihan be willing?
Chu Zihan dared to frame his grandfather's house, which was regarded as a fatal blow. How could such a desperate man die just because he fell into a trap?
With Chu Zihan's identity, he cannot directly contact the royal family, or even the emperor...
Someone has acted as a bridge, and something will definitely happen to my grandfather's house. It may be that he hid a lot when the house was ransacked, or it may have been done before the house was ransacked...
His body stiffened suddenly, and a figure flashed before his eyes. Li Xian, the Marquis of Yangshan, was the cousin of Chu Zihan and the consort of the Seventh Princess. Although the previous marriage decree had not come down, everyone knew that Li Xian wanted to marry the Seventh Princess.
The only difference between individuals is a will.
Could this person be Li Xian?
How could Li Xian be so neglected by his family? At first, his father liked Li Xian very much and was willing to teach Li Xian what he had learned. He also repeatedly praised Li Xian for being smart and a good character, but later...
It seems that it has never been mentioned again, and the relationship between the Yangshan Marquis Mansion and the Zhengyuan Marquis Mansion has become estranged.
Later, Yu Lanxuan and Xin Kangbofu got engaged. Logically speaking, they should get closer at this time, but they ended up drifting apart...
Why didn't dad mention him anymore? Li Xian was the only one dad really wanted to teach, and he really treated him as a disciple. But what happened later? Why did dad keep talking about Li Xian even as we gradually drifted away?
He opened the topic and stopped talking about it, acting as if he didn't want to mention it.
Could there be something going on here that I don't know about?
Li Xian... has this possibility, and also has this ability. Yu Xijiao even thinks that Li Xian is suspicious. The last time he and Chu Zihan appeared at the merchant's place, it must be Li Xian, right?
Is he leading everything from behind?
Her heart suddenly trembled, and a trace of anger flashed in her eyes. If this matter really had something to do with Li Xian, she would not let him off lightly. His father treated him like his own son. Could it be possible that he would really work with Chu Zihan to plot against his father?
With grandpa?
"Mingyue, if something happens in the house, will the house be confiscated immediately?" After calming down, Yu Xijiao said with a solemn expression. She would press Li Xian's matter first. If Chu Zihan couldn't get through here, she would try in another direction.
Try it, but there is still a question about the house raid.
"Generally yes." Mingyue thought for a while and said, "Unless...it's too late and it's night."
"It's too late at night?" Yu Xijiao was stunned and suddenly realized, "In the middle of copying, it's too late. Do you want to copy again tomorrow?"
"What the girl said is that if the house is searched in the middle, it will be too late. If it is too late, the house should be sealed off first and we can continue tomorrow."
Mingyue nodded.
Yu Xijiao blinked her long eyelashes: "At this time, there is no one in the house, and the people from the Yamen have also left. If you want to steal some items, it is very possible."
"Girl, if you say so, it is indeed possible, but there are government officials guarding the door, and there are many people guarding it. Whether it is the front door, the back door, or the side door, there are people there." Mingyue reminded, even if someone wants to do something.
, it is not that easy, no matter which door is inconvenient to enter or exit.
This is indeed a question. After Yu Xijiao was silent for a long time, she said again: "Mingyue, go check it out and ask if it took two days to copy it. Did you hear any unusual noises? People around you may know
Some."
If you want to know the specifics, you have to do some research. I didn't think about it in this direction before, but now the more I think about it, the more likely it is. Did something happen in Anguo Gong's Mansion that night when the house was ransacked?