In the inner house of the Hou Mansion, a female maid introduced Xu Zun to the two of them.
The boudoir of the daughter of the Marquis is a private place, and it is impossible for outsiders to visit it. Even the last time the police came to investigate, they were not allowed to enter.
Now that Xu Zun and Zhao Yu are allowed to enter, it can be seen that Mrs. Changping Hou is already extremely anxious and does not care about any etiquette in order to find her daughter.
"oh……"
As soon as he entered the lady's boudoir, Xu Zun discovered that it was different.
But I saw a sword hanging on the front wall, and a warrior armor standing on one side of the corner!
The battle armor was purple and pink in color. Judging from the protruding breast shield and graceful arcs, it was obviously a battle armor specially customized for women!
"this……"
Since Wei Bei's return was hampered by etiquette, besides Xu Zun and Zhao Yu, there were only two personal maids of Miss Lu to introduce him.
One of the maids quickly replied:
"My lord, Miss Lu is good at both civil and military arts, especially swordsmanship and horsemanship.
"This armor was made by the Marquis on the occasion of the lady's fifteenth birthday. The lady liked it very much, so she moved it into the boudoir."
"oh……"
Xu Zun carefully inspected the boudoir, but saw that there was indeed a martial atmosphere in the boudoir, which showed that Miss Lu was not a weak and delicate lady.
"You..." Xu Zun pointed to the boudoir bed and asked, "Have you ever searched this place carefully after the lady disappeared?"
"Your Excellency," the maid replied, "Master Marquis asked us to search carefully, but we found nothing unusual."
The boudoir of the daughter of the Hou family is naturally extraordinary.
The boudoir is connected with the study room and is decorated with elegance and luxury.
Xu Zun soon made a new discovery, but he saw several calligraphy and paintings on the desk in the study, along with inkstones, brushes and other writing supplies.
When he came closer, he held up one of the calligraphy and paintings to check, and saw that it showed a heroic white-robed general with a poem attached next to it:
"I dreamed of returning to the general's camp, wishing I could kill."
This poem...
"Wow, so domineering!" Zhao Yu also saw this poem and immediately praised it.
Xu Zun savored it carefully and found that the painting was immature, the brushwork was even a little immature, and the written words also had a graceful atmosphere.
"Did Miss Lu do this calligraphy and painting?" Xu Zun asked.
"The painting was painted by the lady," the maid replied, "but the poem was not!"
"Oh?" Xu Zun looked at the white-robed general in the painting, then at the domineering poem, and asked, "Who wrote that?"
Before the maid could answer, Xu Zun was the first to see the seal under the calligraphy and painting, and saw four words written on it: "Made by Lu Xiaofeng."
What!!?
Xu Zun was dumbfounded, Lu Xiaofeng had already come out?
Are there still Chu Liuxiang and Ximen Chuixue?
"This poem was written by Miss Lu's classmate, Miss Xiaofeng!" the maidservant replied.
Classmate?
girl?
It turns out that this Lu Xiaofeng is a woman.
"Miss Xiaofeng's surname is also Lu," the maid continued, "I have an irreversible friendship with my young lady, but unfortunately...a few months ago, Miss Xiaofeng suddenly left Shangyuan City without saying goodbye, and her family left Shangyuan City..."
"oh?"
Xu Zun raised his eyebrows, seeming to realize something.
"This little Feng girl..." Zhao Yu also asked as if he had discovered the key point, "Why did you leave without saying goodbye?"
"This slave doesn't know. I only know that their family left suddenly."
"Yes," another agreed, "When the young lady found out, she was really anxious and sent people to inquire around. She seemed to have heard that something happened in her hometown, so she left in a hurry.
"But then the lady sent people to investigate, but nothing was found..."
"Yes, a few days ago," the previous maid added, "I heard the young lady mention Miss Xiaofeng, saying that she was worried about Miss Xiaofeng's safety and wanted Mr. Wei to help find her..."
"Mr. Wei?" Xu Zun asked, "Wei Beihui?"
"Yes," the maid nodded, "it is Mr. Wei. He has many friends in the world, so the young lady wanted to ask Mr. Wei for help. But unexpectedly, the young lady disappeared the next day..."
Tsk tsk...
Hearing the maid's story, Xu Zun secretly smacked his lips. Unexpectedly, he once again simplified the case!
At first, the reason why he repeatedly asked Na Ran Lin about the age of the academy and Miss Lu was because he suspected that Miss Lu's disappearance might be related to the word "love".
At the age of 16, whether it is too big or too small, it is the time when love begins.
Since her disappearance does not have obvious characteristics of kidnapping and ransom, could it be due to emotional issues?
However, based on what I saw in front of me, this Miss Lu did not look like a sentimental girl, but rather a manly man.
If he wasn't trapped by love, then this case would have a different flavor!
This smell is very familiar to Xu Zun, it is the smell of conspiracy...
Next, Xu Zun looked at a large number of calligraphy and paintings in the study, and found that there was indeed no delicate and lingering meaning in Miss Lu's calligraphy and paintings. They were basically some grand feelings about family and country, as well as some insights from Taoism and Mysterious Scriptures.
Moreover, many of the calligraphy and paintings were written by Miss Lu Xiaofeng. It can be seen from the calligraphy and paintings that the two Miss Lu really had the same loyalty and a close friendship.
After checking the boudoir, Xu Zun, with the help of Taoist priest Wei Beihui, found a room and began to interview everyone who was close to Miss Lu individually.
"I am a sedan bearer," one of the sedan bearers told Xu Zun when Miss Lu disappeared. "On the way Miss Lu returned from the academy that day, we walked through the alley of Beiqi Gate as usual...
“Unexpectedly, when we walked to the center of the alley, several men in black suddenly fell on our heads and knocked us unconscious!
"I didn't even see clearly how many people there were at the time, but they were all very skilled. I just felt like everything went dark and I didn't know anything anymore!
"Look..." He opened his collar and let Xu Zun see the palm prints on the back of his neck, "It's been five days and the swelling hasn't subsided..."
…
"I am a guard..." A burly middle-aged man said with shame, "The enemy came suddenly that day. I was unprepared and fell into their ambush..."
As he said that, the guard also opened his collar, letting Xu Zun see a needle hole on his neck.
"They used a hidden weapon, and I had already passed out without noticing. When I opened my eyes again, the young lady had been kidnapped..."
…
"I am the lady's maid," a young girl said timidly. "It was so scary. That day, I only saw a few black figures, and then I was punched in the back and fainted!"
Xu Zun was silent for a few seconds and found that the maid did not open her collar for him to check like the others, so he asked:
"Can you follow Miss Lu into the academy that day?"
"I'm in!" the maid replied, "I entered the academy, but I couldn't enter the school. I could only wait outside the hall."
"What are they talking about in Qinglan Academy?"
"There seems to be a lot," the maid replied, "there are national laws, Taoist scriptures and mysterious scriptures, as well as some knowledge about women's Enke, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, six arts and so on..."
Since the Empress Dowager came to power, in the fourth year of Xian Yuan, Daxuan established a women's enke for the first time. As long as they could pass the exam, they would have the opportunity to enter the capital and become a female official.
"Then, Miss, did you have anything unusual that day?"
"Abnormal?" The maid recalled carefully, shaking her head repeatedly, "It's exactly the same as usual, there's nothing unusual about it!"
"Then, has your lady mentioned to you what is on her mind?" Xu Zun asked again, with a fierce look in his eyes, which was a bit scary.
"What's on your mind?" The maid hurriedly lowered her head and replied in a low voice, "You're not worried about anything, are you? Oh... It seems that if there's anything on your mind, it's because she hasn't been able to find Miss Lu Xiaofeng, right?"
Next, the maid told Xu Zun about Miss Lu Xiaofeng's situation, which was the same as what the previous maid said.
"Oh..." Xu Zun thought for a while and then asked, "Then... do you think that Miss Lu has any signs of youthful rebellion?"
"This... um..." The maid was dumbfounded and asked weakly, "What is youth rebellion!?"
