The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 16: One Inch of Gold 16

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Chapter 16 An Inch of Gold 16

Of course Zheng Yunni couldn't leave.

Before he reached the gate of the mansion, he was stopped by the embroidered clothes envoy, and soon he was taken to the front yard.

Huo Weilou sat calmly on the main seat, with no hint of anger on his face, but his cold eyes alone were frightening.

Zheng Yunni raised her chin slightly: "Master Marquis, you should know that the seventh day of March is the wedding day of my daughter and His Highness. This is the marriage granted by His Majesty. If nothing happened to my grandmother, I should also spend these two days with my grandmother. Let’s enter the capital together.”

The black jade ring on Huo Weilou's frosted hand was hard to distinguish. Zheng Yunni gritted his teeth and said, "Although three people died in the house, these have nothing to do with my daughter. The Marquis has detained my daughter. Could it be that I am my daughter?" Could it be the murderer?"

Huo Weilou's eyes fell silent, and Eunuch Fu comforted her with a smile: "Miss, the wedding is on the seventh day of March, and it's only the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. It only takes half a month to get to the capital by water, so there's no need to be in such a hurry. ”

Zheng Yunni did not dare to offend Huo Weilou, but she did not see Eunuch Fu in his eyes, "Eunuch, the etiquette of a royal wedding is complicated, and it is not as simple as you think."

Eunuch Fu was still smiling, "Although it's not simple, it's not that complicated either." After a pause, Eunuch Fu said gently: "When His Majesty got married, our family led horses for His Majesty, so we know how ."

Emperor Jianhe was established as the prince when he was young, and he could lead the prince's horse during the wedding. He had to be a close confidant. When Zheng Yunni saw Huo Weilou with an attendant, he thought he was an attendant of the eldest princess's palace, but he didn't want to be blessed. The father-in-law is actually the emperor's man.

Zheng Yunni pursed her lips and her face turned pale.

Zheng Wen'an said with a sweaty face: "Master Hou, I forgive you. It's not that we are unruly, but we haven't caught the murderer yet. Master Hou also knows that Yun Ni's status must always be more noble, and he is afraid that something will happen to her." , then I thought it would be better to enter Beijing earlier."

She is the concubine of His Highness the Second Highness. She is really dignified and dignified. Eunuch Fu raised his brows slightly and his smile became gentler.

Huo Weilou’s eyebrows didn’t even move, “No one can leave until the case is clear.”

Zheng Yunni frowned. He wanted to say something but held back. After a while, he choked out a few words between his teeth, "Okay...then I'll listen to the Marquis..."

After Zheng Yunni said that he had blessed his body, he turned around and left the front yard.

Zheng Wen'an wiped his sweat and said: "Master Hou, please forgive me. I have a childish temperament and did not mean to offend Master Hou."

Huo Weilou raised his eyes and looked over, "Was it Aunt Jade who gave you the idea to let Zheng Yunni enter the capital early?"

Zheng Wen'an was stunned, his mouth opened wide, but he didn't know how to answer, "Master Hou... this... this is a decision I made after careful consideration..."

Zheng Wen'an lowered his eyes, looking a little panicked. Huo Weilou looked at him with cold eyes, "Now that things have come to this, you should learn from your fourth brother. The Anqing Marquis Mansion was originally the home of Hairpin, but now But it’s already the end of the war. Your three brothers are all deceased. If you don’t understand, in the future His Highness the Second Highness will really become the crown prince. How many days will your Anqing Hou Mansion be in glory?"

Zheng Wen'an was sweating like rain. Emperor Jianhe had not yet named the crown prince, and the discussion of the prince was taboo in the court, but Huo Weilou dared to speak so bluntly, and he was right, everyone in the Anqing Hou Mansion had been like this for generations. Being mediocre, it is true that I am about to run out of energy. The only chance is for His Highness the Second Prince to be crown prince and Zheng Yunni to be crown princess. From now on, my mother will honor the world.

Zheng Wen'an swallowed hard, "Master Hou, everything I know...has been told."

Huo Weilou stared at Zheng Wen'an, then waved his hand to make him retreat.

Zheng Wen'an bowed his hands in salute, and when he left, his back showed a stooped posture. Eunuch Fu felt sad when he looked at it, "This fifth master is not a good concealer, even the old slave can see that he is hiding something... ... If we continue like this, we won’t be afraid that the marriage between the eldest lady and His Highness will really go wrong.”

Huo Weilou's eyes darkened slightly when he heard the words.

For the Anqing Hou Mansion, nothing is more important than the wedding of Zheng Yunni and His Highness the Second Highness. Only by solving the case as soon as possible can the Anqing Hou Mansion not be criticized by others when Zheng Yunni gets married. But at such a critical moment, whether it is Zheng Wenyan or Zheng Wen'an , are all covered up a lot.

Could it be that the secrets of the Hou Mansion are more important than Zheng Yunni’s wedding?

Huo Weilou pondered for a moment and called the embroidered clothes envoy who guarded the ancestral hall last night. The embroidered clothes envoy said: "Zheng Wuye went to the ancestral hall last night and left after an hour. During this period, there was no sound in the ancestral hall. Zheng Wuye left. After that, Aunt Jade kept chanting sutras in front of Zheng's memorial tablet. At dawn, her voice disappeared again, but this time it only disappeared for the duration of a stick of incense. Later, Aunt Jade returned to her sleeping place in the left compartment to rest."

After a pause, the embroidered envoy said: "Master Marquis, there must be a secret room in the Zheng's ancestral hall. Can we search it?"

Huo Weilou tapped the arm of the chair with his fingertips, and then his eyes fixed, "I give my orders——"

Before the word "go" came out of Huo Wei Tower, an embroidered messenger suddenly walked into the front yard. He walked very quickly and looked solemn. As soon as he entered the hall door, he said in a deep voice: "Master Marquis, the ancestral hall is on fire!"

"Fire?" Huo Weilou stared, something happened suddenly, but he still said these two words calmly.

The embroiderer nodded: "Yes, it's on fire. The fire is so intense that we can't save it."

Huo Weilou originally planned to search not only the ancestral hall, but also the entire Hou Mansion, but before the order was issued, the ancestral hall caught fire. With a dark light in his eyes, he stood up and walked out.

The Anqing Marquis Mansion has a history of more than a hundred years. It was originally the residence of the former princes. It was later bought by the Zheng family several times and renovated and renovated before it became what it is today. The Zheng family ancestral hall, especially Has been renovated.

The pines and cypresses have been lush and green for hundreds of years, but now, the flames and thick smoke rising from the roof of the ancestral hall are burning even the branches of the pines and cypresses. As soon as the people of Huo Weilou walked outside the bamboo forest, they knew that the fire was indeed Can't be saved.

When he walked through the bamboo forest and stood outside the gate of the ancestral hall, the surrounding snow was baked by the hot wind, and the path was muddy. Aunt Jade, with her hair disheveled, sat on an old pine tree in the distance. Underneath, his face was stained with black and gray tears.

"I am guilty, I am ashamed of my ancestors of the Zheng family..."

Mammy Yu just said this over and over again, with shock and guilt on her face. Soon, Zheng Wen'an and the rest of the Hou family arrived in panic. Bo Ruoyou and Chuntao followed the second lady and Zheng Xiao. Outside the fire scene.

Among the crowd, Huo Weilou saw Bo Ruoyou at a glance. There was a hint of astonishment on her usually calm face. It was obvious that she had never thought that such an important place as the ancestral hall would catch on fire. Soon, in a professional manner, she He looked around the fire scene with inquiring eyes.

The regret in Huo Weilou's heart surfaced again.

At this time, Zheng Wen'an walked up to Grandma Yu angrily, "Mammy! How could it catch fire?"

Aunt Yu hurriedly knelt in front of Zheng Wen'an and kowtowed: "I'm guilty, I prayed for the old lady last night and didn't rest until dawn. Then suddenly it caught on fire. I wanted to save it, but the fire was too big. Already..."

Aunt Yu choked up. Seeing her like this, Zheng Wen'an couldn't even scold her. He had to walk to Huo Wei Tower and said: "Master Marquis, the ancestral hall has been lighting up the lanterns all the year round. Now the weather is dry. I want to come." It was because of the negligence of Aunt Jade that the fire caught on and you were frightened. You go to the front yard to rest first and leave it to me to clean up here."

Zheng Wen'an looked sad, but Huo Weilou didn't even look at him. "The fire started from the back room. Will there be a lantern in the back room?"

After Huo Weilou entered the ancestral hall, he knew that all the memorial tablets were placed in the main hall, and the ever-burning lanterns were also lit in the main hall. However, at this moment, flames were flying, and the roof behind the main hall had been burned and collapsed. This was probably because the fire started in the first place.

The fire has spread, threatening to burn down the entire ancestral hall. When Zheng Wenan heard these words, even the smoke and dust scattered in the sky could not block the panic in his eyes. Huo Weilou had already ordered the embroidery envoys, "Search all around." Search."

The embroidered clothes envoys moved according to the order. Bo Ruoyou also wanted to get closer after hearing the words, but as soon as she took two steps forward, Huo Weilou's voice sounded from behind her.

"Come here."

Bao Ruoyou felt an inexplicable numbness in her shoulders. Without looking back, she knew it was Huo Weilou calling her.

She turned around, and sure enough, Huo Weilou was staring at her.

Bao Ruoyou walked to Huo Weilou and said, "Master Hou——"

Huo Weilou didn't answer again, and his eyes fell on the fire scene again. Bo Ruoyou was confused at first, and then understood what Huo Weilou meant. Her heart moved slightly, and she didn't go forward anymore, but quietly stood back. .

The cold wind howled, and the fire increased with the wind. With a roar, even the roof of the main hall was burned and collapsed. The people watching the movement were shocked and screamed and retreated. Amidst the smoke and dust, the burning fire in front of Bo Ruoyou The hot wind was stagnant.

She raised her eyes and saw Huo Weilou standing in front of her, with his shoulders firm as if they could block out the sky and the sun. At this moment, a swaying black ashes quietly fell on his shoulders, as thin as a business card. I almost wanted to reach out and brush it away for him.

But at this moment, Bo Ruoyou smelled a very faint but pungent smell at the tip of her nose. She turned around and saw the unattended Aunt Yu looking at the burning ancestral hall in the distance with a determined look.