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Chapter XIV

"To tell you the truth, Miss said that ever since Master Zhang bought a house in Yunzhou City, I had served by his side. The remaining people were bought by the old master later. If I didn't know about them, then it would be impossible for others to know about them. As for the matter regarding the Madam, the Old Master still has to answer for himself. " Since it was a matter of life and death, the butler did not dare to exaggerate and could only be cautious.

Xu Chu then asked a few more questions, seeing that the butler was clueless about all of them, Xu Chu decided to not talk anymore.

Xu Chu nodded her head to show that she understood, the two of them went around the corridor to look around, and on the right side of the corridor, Xu Chu stopped.

"Butler, where is this room?"

"Then can I take a look inside?"

"Of course, please wait for a moment. I need to get the key first."

Just as the butler was about to pick up the lock, Xu Chu walked forward and fiddled with it, only to see that there were some scratches on the hole as if the key did not enter the correct lock. Then, she bent down and picked up a slightly curled and stepped leaf from between the door and the threshold.

The butler's performance just now clearly showed that the person who came to the study wasn't him. However, according to the freshness of the leaves, it was definitely something that Li Jun left behind after coming in and out recently …

The study room was not filled with elegant screen books, nor were there any historical books and poems. Instead, it was filled with beautiful pictures of beauties. On the bookshelves, there were mostly romantic paintings, as well as some unsightly Feng Chen paintings. The cleanest place in the entire study room was probably the small tea table near the window. Although there was also a picture of a beauty Begonia sleeping naked on the table, it was much cleaner compared to the other places.

Xu Chu's gaze paused for a moment, she stepped forward and casually flipped through the books, only to realize that what was on the table was not a painting book, but rather Li Jin's account book.

She moved the scattered paintings to the top and saw a neat stack of account books. At the corner of the table, there was a single stack of ink and paper.

"How could this be?" Xu Chu muttered to herself. Maybe she couldn't figure it out, so she decided to change to an account to continue combing through. However, she found that it was still as she had initially seen it.

Li Jin's tea-leaf business had actually become inconvenient for him. How could he maintain the Li Family's glory?

"Where do you get your master's normal letters?"

"I don't know about that. Most of the servants in the mansion can't read. Besides cleaning the house, Aunt Wan rarely comes to the study room, so she doesn't know if the old master has any letters."

Xu Chu nodded, then re-examined the study room. She looked around and found nothing abnormal. However, in order to ensure that there were no mistakes, she carefully rummaged through the bookshelves, the various drawers, and even the empty vase in the study until she found a layer on the bookshelf.

It could be seen that this document was carefully torn off the wall, and the two words "public notice" were somewhat blurred. However, because it was carefully preserved by others, it was not damaged at all.

"Announcement: The townspeople are informed that there are several heads of foreign bandits who kill and rob others. Their actions are heinous and are heinous to the eyes of the people in the village. Currently, state officials from all over the county were investigating and arresting bandits. All the good people from all over the country will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver, and those who do not report will be punished for their crimes. "

It was also painted with pictures and pictures of the bandits, followed by the official seal of the county magistrate of Changping County. Xu Chu looked at the time, however, it was something that happened twenty years ago.

Twenty years ago, neither the Zhang Family nor the Wu Family had a family background. They were just a commoner, with no fertile land for their family. However, in the following years, several people left the village to earn a living, and they all became extremely well-off.

However, now that she had seen the account book of the Li Family's business loss, and then discovered the arrest warrant of the bandit leader who had fled twenty years ago, she didn't know what the connection was. What did the deaths of these people have to do with this?

Thinking of this, she stood up to discuss with the butler that she should bring the account book back to the yamen for research. The butler didn't want to do it, but thinking about it, no one in the mansion could afford to do so. If the yamen could solve the case, then it would be a waste of the lord's life. Thus, after a moment of hesitation, he no longer stopped them.

Just as Xu Chu was about to get up, she suddenly slipped and fell back onto the chair. She reached out to support her body, then looked down at her feet. She saw a small metal pipe like object rolling back and forth on the ground. Perhaps she had just kicked it, but it actually went all the way under the table.

She put down the account book in her hand and bent down to intercept the object. She held it in her hand and shook it. The material was very strange, but it didn't look like iron or steel pipe. Moreover, it was slightly hot to the touch.

Xu Chu frowned, she was not a physicist or a chemist, so she could not differentiate the composition of the thing in front of her. But instinctively, she felt as if something had flashed through her mind. That fleeting sensation seemed to be the key to solving this case.

She did not make any noise, and only asked the housekeeper if there was anything unusual that happened in the mansion.

"Exceptional? "That's not true, but there was a night when there seemed to be a ghost within the mansion." When the butler heard Xu Chu asking about what happened a long time ago, he said slowly, "That was several months ago. It's just that other than the six sons that were chased away by the old master, no one knew what happened, let alone saw any ghosts."

Xu Chu's eyes suddenly lit up, and asked. "Then, what exactly happened at that time?"

"I'm really not sure about this. No one in the manor saw any ghosts, nor did they hear anything. Afterwards, the old master said that he was in the study all night, how could there be a ghost? He even said that Liu Zi stole his jade pendant and caused trouble out of guilt. The next day, the master had his six sons directly sent to the yamen. From then on, no one in the house has seen any weird things. " The steward was somewhat suspicious, "Could it be that sixth son came back to take revenge with great hatred in his heart?"

Otherwise, if it really was a ghost, the authorities would have already made a decision.

Seeing that, Xu Chu laughed: "Even I do not believe that evil spirits are the culprits?"

"Ah, what evil spirits? I've seen a lot of evil spirits over the years, and there are quite a few evil spirits and evil spirits in that book. If he really has that kind of ability, then wouldn't the human world be thrown into chaos!"

"Yeah, if everyone thinks that way, then the number of people who borrowed from ghosts and gods to do evil will be much fewer."

As the sky darkened, the autumn wind blew gently, causing Xu Chu to unconsciously shudder. She didn't know if it was because she had been in the ice cellar for too long, but she felt that there was still some cold air lingering in her bones.

After she stepped out of the Li Residence's gates, she saw a brown carriage parked by the side of the street. It was carved with fragrant wood, painted with gold and silver, and covered with embroidered draperies. The tassels under the eaves of the car moved with the wind. Although there was no sound, it was extremely expensive.

Xu Chu knew that it was King Jing'an's carriage. Even though it looked low-key and not too spacious and impressive, the Dark Fragrance Tree's aura and the sculpting done by a famous expert were enough to show its splendor and splendor.

Actually, Xu Chu didn't understand those things back then, and even now, she only knew a little about them. However, she had already boarded that carriage once earlier, so she wouldn't be mistaken now.

Sure enough, before she could hesitate whether she should go up or not, she saw the carriage driver whisper something inside, and then the curtain was lifted from the inside. Even though they were separated by half a street, Xu Chu was still able to clearly imagine how beautiful the pair of eyes of the person inside were.

On the streets, within the racket, they saw Xiao Qinglang not sitting straight in the carriage, waiting for Xu Chu to come forward and pay her respects. Instead, he slightly leaned forward and beckoned for her to come over. She was dressed in an elegant and straight gown, and on the surface, he looked calm and unhurried, just like a sweet orchid. She was clearly wearing complicated embroidered clothing, but it did not look luxurious or vulgar.

Love?! Suddenly, Xu Chu was startled, she frowned and bit her lips to banish the strange thoughts in her mind. Although she respected free love, she had never thought of conquering someone from a wealthy family, let alone Xiao Qinglang, who was a prince.

There was appreciation, but she also knew that her attitude towards Xiao Qinglang could only be one of respect and admiration.