The Qin family's house is huge, winding, and has many courtyards. Each courtyard is relatively independent, with many rockeries and small bridges and flowing water. When you see one long corridor reaching the end, unexpectedly, you turn around and meet another long corridor.
The corridor is really winding and winding.
The Third Young Master of Qin was familiar with the roads, and his ears picked up the distant sounds around him, and he missed every sound. He heard the sound of light footsteps coming from the next corridor, and he hurriedly climbed up to the top of the corridor column to hide.
From far to near, two maids came over carrying baskets. These two women were recognized by the third son of Qin and had been serving the Qin family for several years. The maid in the red cloth coat was named Xizhu, and she was Mrs. Qin's.
He is a personal maid, and the maid in a blue cloth coat is named Qiao Ru, who specializes in taking care of Master Qin's daily life.
Xizhu looked sad and said to Qiaoru: "Madam has not eaten properly for three days. The death of the young master is really a big blow to Madam. What should we do?"
Qiaoru sighed and wiped away tears: "Madam is pretty good, she's just in a low mood and refuses to eat, and Master..." she couldn't help but cry.
At this time, Young Master Qin couldn't bear it anymore. He jumped up and appeared in front of the two women. They were startled. They were about to scream, but when they saw that the person coming was very familiar, they covered their mouths and made no sound.
The third young master of Qin hissed: "Xizhu, Qiaoru, don't you recognize me anymore?" He stood up straight, showing off his coolness. Even though he was wearing an old man's cloth clothes, he could not hide his handsome appearance.
The two girls said happily in unison: "Third Young Master!" After shouting, they didn't forget to look around, for fear that someone would see them.
The third young master of Qin didn't have time to say more, so he went straight to the point and asked Qiao Ru: "What do you think happened to the master?"
Qiao Ruxunran was about to cry: "The master seems to have lost his mind. When he heard the news of the death of the eldest young master, the master became so angry that he became ill. Now he can't even take the medicine. And, and..."
"And what?" Mr. Qin asked anxiously.
"Besides, the guard at the master's door has been changed. Now I can't go in or out of the master's room at any time except to get medicine and food." Qiaoru felt very aggrieved.
"Third Young Master, Madam is also in very bad health. She has been lying in bed."
I just discovered it accidentally two days ago."
"Chief steward?" Mr. Qin frowned. He suddenly thought about it and asked where the chief steward was being held. He said to the two women, "Don't tell anyone that you saw me. You pretend you don't know anything. Listen.
Are you here?"
The two women looked at each other, nodded in agreement, and left quickly.
The third young master of Qin jumped onto the railing and jumped up to the top of the corridor. Sometimes he was seen galloping on the top of the corridor, and sometimes he jumped onto the roof. His feet were light and made no sound.
Soon, they came to a large courtyard, which is where the head of the Qin family lives. There were several big men standing at the gate of the courtyard, and there were also several big men patrolling back and forth in the courtyard. The third son of Qin took a closer look and saw that they all had unfamiliar faces.
They are all people sent by my second brother to monitor.
He climbed up the courtyard wall, climbed several times to the roof, and walked around to the side. Below was the window of the master bedroom of the Qin family. Mr. Qin shrank and fell down, his feet hooked on the eaves of the house, and the whole person was already hanging upside down from the eaves.
Go up, head facing the window.
Young Master Qin looked in through the crack of the window and saw his father lying on the bed, his eyes closed, his chest rising and falling violently, and he was obviously having difficulty breathing.
Inside the room, there were still two strange men standing guarding the door. It was impossible to get in.
Third Young Master Qin felt sad, but he didn't want to alert the enemy. He made a plan to go to the chief steward to ask about the situation first, so that he could find a way to save his parents.
The chief steward's surname is Ke, and he is no ordinary steward. He is very knowledgeable in weapon manufacturing and has a good understanding of the Qin family's business. The account books and customer lists, as well as the methods for making some rare weapons, are all in his hands.
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If you get him, you will be able to get the complete property of the Qin family. Otherwise, even if Qin Zhiheng takes the family property away from Qin Zhilin, it will only be greatly weakened. Therefore, the big manager is very safe now, but is under house arrest. Many things will happen in the future, Qin Zhiheng
You still have to rely on him.
After thinking about this, Qin San started his Qinggong steps and ran towards the location mentioned by Xizhu.
It was an extremely remote courtyard, and it was not easy for Xizhu to discover this place. Normally, this courtyard was uninhabited, and was only used to store debris. The perimeter of the courtyard was heavily guarded, with sentries at all levels.
However, this can only stop ordinary people. For people like Mr. Qin, it is basically useless and only takes a little trouble.
The Third Young Master of Qin evaded the eyes and ears and successfully sneaked into the place where the chief steward was being held. It was said to be a prison, but it was a serious one. The room was very clean, except that he had no personal freedom and could not come and go freely. There was also good tea and wine on the table.
Good food, everything is complete.
The chief steward is sitting at the table, drinking in depression. He is in his fifties and has never married a wife. He has followed the master in managing affairs in the Qin family since he was a child, and everything big and small goes through his hands.
Later, the master felt that his management of household affairs was a waste of talents, so he transferred him to manage weapons manufacturing. Unexpectedly, he was really talented in this field. He could understand everything at once, manage the current accounts in an orderly manner, and even design some rare weapons.
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The master had great trust in him and handed the eldest young master into his hands to train him. He was said to be the chief manager, but in fact he was the eldest young master’s master. With various identities, the management was complicated.
He took a sip of wine and softly called out: "Lin'er!" Tears flowed from his eyes.
He himself has never been married, has no children, and has been in contact with the eldest young master for the longest time. Qin Zhilin is a kind and humble person. He worships him as his teacher, learns to take care of the family business, and respects him as much as his father.
.He also unknowingly treated him as a son.
Why wouldn't he be sad when the bad news suddenly came?
"Are you crying for my eldest brother?" Mr. Qin said in a serious tone.
The chief steward suddenly turned around and saw the Third Young Master Qin: "Third Young Master... why are you here?" It's unbelievable that the Third Young Master was able to get in with such tight security.
"Chief steward, you have been wronged!" Mr. Qin quickly helped him sit down, showing special respect.
"I don't have anything, it's just the eldest young master..." Unable to stop being sad, his hands trembled: "The eldest young master was killed by the second young master. Apparently the two of them went hunting well, but when they came back, they said that the horse the eldest young master was riding was crazy.
, and threw him to death." The chief steward was originally tall, but now he was bent in pain and looked like an old man.
"I know, I will definitely settle this debt with him." Mr. Qin said bitterly.
"Third Young Master, you must not act rashly. The master and his wife are in his hands, and now the entire Qin family is under surveillance by his people. As long as there is any trouble, he can use the master and his wife as a hostage, and everything will be destroyed by then.
In the end, it is better for the third young master to go to the young master Ji Lian to bring in reinforcements." He knew that the third young master and the young master Ji Lian had an unusual friendship, so he held on to this hope.
Young Master Qin nodded. When it came to the safety of his parents, he could not take Qin Zhiheng's life casually. Besides, he had to ask his parents how to deal with it before he dared to take action.
"Then I have to aggrieve the steward to stay here for a few more days." Third Young Master Qin said in a deep voice, "I will go find Young Master Ji Lian right now."
"He won't be harmful to me for the time being, so don't worry, Third Young Master." The chief steward lamented, "I still have value for him."
Young Master Qin was about to speak, but he felt keenly that a man with strong martial arts was gradually approaching, but soon, the feeling disappeared, as if he was overly preoccupied.
He said goodbye to the chief steward, and without even having time to take a look at his mother, he hurried out of the city, found his horse, and ran towards Yan Wei'er.