Riding the Pheonix Chapter 266: Visitor

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On the candlesticks, a dozen tallow candles illuminated the room. ()

There are three people in the room, each occupying a corner.

"Is this house safe?" Ning Xiu asked.

Yang Shu snorted and didn't answer.

Mingwei asked: "Sir, do you think that you can just come in casually and the guards are too negligent?"

Ning Xiu obviously meant this.

"Don't worry. With his insecure character, he just wants to run here if something happens. It must be the safest. You can come in unimpeded because you are someone he trusts."

Ning Xiu looked at Yang Shu.

Yang Shu felt even more uncomfortable when he saw him, and said fiercely: "Don't you want to say something?"

Ning Xiu smiled. The hard work of running around these days suddenly disappeared.

This kid kept denying him as a senior brother, but he had already believed it in his heart? It's not in vain that he traveled all the way to Yunjing to work hard for him.

He got down to business: "You said the death of the eldest princess was suspicious, so I went to investigate and found something."

The two looked at him at the same time.

Ning Xiu said: "Almost all the servants and generals who served the eldest princess in the early years are gone."

Yang Shu frowned: "My uncle told me about this. They have followed their grandparents for many years and have made great contributions. My uncle either rewarded them heavily and let them go home, or recommended them to the army and called them I have the opportunity to make great achievements. Some other people have followed me since my early years and are still in the government now."

"There's nothing wrong with that." Ning Xiu frowned slightly, "But how many old servants are there around your grandmother? Those maids and women are all nowhere to be found."

Yang Shu didn't pay attention to this.

The eldest princess and the old marquis were both trained on the battlefield, and there were many generals and strangers around them. It can be said that these people are the foundation of the Hou Mansion.

A few years before their deaths, these people had been distributed to their descendants. Since Yang Shu was the only one in the family who practiced martial arts, most of the family generals were given to him, so he didn't even notice that there was anything wrong with the servants who served them in daily life.

Anyone can do the work of serving daily life, so no family will be important.

"The maids and mothers-in-law look inconspicuous, but they are the people who know the daily life of the eldest princess best. If there is any problem, they must be the ones who know it best."

"Sir," Mingwei asked, "you said that you have found a witness?"

Ning Xiu nodded: "I'd rather get it from the villa where the eldest princess is recovering. It's far away from the capital and won't be as clean as the Hou Mansion. The woman I found last time has been working as a servant at the villa for many years. , the relationship between the servants is complicated. I opened her mouth and learned one thing."

The two of them held their breath and looked at Ning Xiu suspiciously.

Ning Xiu said: "The eldest princess often rested in the villa during those years. She said that just three months before her death, the eldest princess came to the villa for the last time and a guest came to visit her."

"What guest?" Yang Shu asked impatiently.

Ning Xiu said softly: "The guest did not report his identity. When he arrived at the other village, the eldest princess and the old marquis met him immediately. They were locked in the room for half a day. Later, the old marquis personally took care of him. He sent him away."

After a pause, Ning Xiu continued: "Then, the eldest princess returned to the capital. Not long after, she fell ill. You know what happened next."

The eldest princess could not afford to fall ill and died like this.

Yang Shu took a deep breath: "This character is the key, you must know what they talked about."

Mingwei asked him: "As the eldest princess and the old prince, the Imperial City Department should have their files, right?"

Yang Shu understood what she meant. The responsibilities of the Imperial City Division are, first, external and second, internal. Needless to say to the outside world, just sending spies to other countries has other responsibilities and is not under Yang Shu's control. Internally, except for rebellion cases like Prince Qidong, the daily routine is to supervise all officials.

Princess Mingcheng and Marquis Boling must be under supervision at this level, and the Imperial City Department must have their own independent files.

Yang Shu said: "In addition to the nominal envoys of the Imperial City, the people below are mainly responsible for the affairs of the Imperial City Division. My duty is mainly to spy on intelligence, and the daily supervision is managed by another one, so the files are also In his hand."

"Can you see it?"

Yang Shu hesitated: "Is this..."

Mingwei thought for a while and then said: "I'm just asking. If you can see it, just see it. If you have trouble, don't do it. Your position is very sensitive. If you make a mistake and lose the emperor's heart, there will be consequences later. It’s going to be difficult.”

Yang Shuqi said: "I didn't do anything else. I just looked at the files. I didn't go too far. How could I lose the emperor's heart?"

Mingwei still shook his head: "It's better not to do it."

Her eyes briefly touched Ning Xiu, and both of them understood.

That day at Xuandu Guanhou Mountain, they had a chat away from Yang Shu, knowing that his life experience was different. If their speculation is true, the emperor's feelings towards Yang Shu are complicated. The meaning behind letting him occupy such an important position is intriguing. If he caught Yang Shu doing suspicious behavior, the consequences would be unpredictable.

However, it is difficult to say these words to Yang Shu at the moment.

Once he said this, it would be difficult for him to keep it secret when facing the emperor. Once something goes wrong and the emperor becomes angry, his life will really be over.

"Junior brother, just listen to her."

Yang Shu looked at this, then that, and sneered: "What are you doing behind my back to flirt with each other? What's the hidden story here?"

"What are you talking about? Don't use random words." Ning Xiu said sternly, "I just agree with what Miss Ming said. What would the Holy Emperor think if he knew that you were investigating the death of the eldest princess? What evidence do we have now? No, it won’t be good for anyone if it makes a big fuss.”

That makes sense...

Yang Shu let it go for the time being and said: "Let me think of a way. In terms of daily supervision, there are not many things, so the power of the Imperial City Department is mainly in my hands. I can still do a little manipulation. I will look back later Think of a way, can you read the file once? If you have trouble, just give up this idea, right?"

The other two people nodded. ~IndoMTL.com~ Yang Shu asked him again: "Are there no other clues to that person's identity?"

"Yes." Ning Xiu said, "When this person asked to see him, he gave him a token. The token looked like a private seal, and the animal button on it was quite special. I drew it based on the old servant's description. Look out."

Ning Xiu said, taking out a piece of paper from his arms.

Ming Wei and Yang Shu came over to take a look——

"Sir, your painting skills are really not that good!" Ming Wei said.

Yang Shu nodded: "A bit ugly."

Ning Xiu said with a straight face: "I only learn piano skills, not painting skills. If you don't like it, you can paint it yourself."

Ming smiled and said: "What a coincidence, I'm not good at painting either. As you know, sir, I don't even dare to take the painting class as an elective."

Yang Shu simply said: "I draw uglier."