strictlysupreme Chapter 192
Chapter 192
Only after Yu Cheng left did Pei An put away his smile. Aru, who had been waiting silently on the side, came forward and spoke.
"Fourth Master, the young mistress left the house in a hurry. Only Ren Dong, Lian Hua and the two boys who went to report the news last night were left in Shao Hua Garden."
Pei An withdrew his gaze from the direction where Yu Cheng left, and asked sideways, "Where did the young lady go?"
Aru shook his head.
"I don't know. I asked Lianhua, and she said that the young lady dreamed of the old lady who had passed away. Today, she went to Longen Temple to burn incense and pray to the Buddha to pray for the old lady's soul to be reborn."
Pei An lowered his head, his eyes cold, "Is there anyone with you?"
Alu scratched his head, "Yes, the master sent five people to follow him, so he is safe and sound."
If my father knew, Pei An thought, then there would be no need to worry.
Now there was no news from Xu Lingqiao. Madam Gu San saw the female corpse being found in the dry well and knew that the situation was hopeless. She simply became like a gourd with its mouth sawed off, and never uttered a word.
Now the Jingzhao Yin sent a coroner to investigate, and Qin Erlang followed beside them, listening to the confessions of the girls and servants.
“That’s Aman.”
Finally, one girl couldn't stand the official's majesty anymore, and half-cheered, half-cajoled, she finally spoke, "The little girl's name is A'man, and it seems like a maid from a good family just came in a few days ago."
They interrogated her thoroughly, but no matter how many times they asked where the bed-warming girl was sent to, all the girls shook their heads and said, "The destination of a new girl like this is always a secret. Apart from Sanniang and the kiln uncle, no one else knows."
Hearing this, Qin Qingdong's heart sank.
He found some time to come out and meet Pei An in the carriage, "Do you have any idea here?"
Pei An shook his head.
There are buildings all around here, and there are cars and people coming and going at night. The officers asked several places, but they all said they didn't know.
How to know?
There is a curfew outside, but the market is bustling with people. BMWs, luxury cars, sedan chairs and chariots are everywhere, and people get off and leave again, over and over again. It's so dizzying. Who knows when the new girl will be delivered?
Qin Qingdong described the situation during the initial interrogation. “The female corpse was twelve or thirteen years old, and her name was A’man.” The girl’s name was not A’man according to the document, but it was revealed during the interrogation of other servant girls in the building.
Pei An listened to this and thought about it.
There was no response for a while, Qin Qingdong turned around and said, "I'll get some people to look for her. Lord Jiang has called you several times, right? Why don't you go to the official residence first? You can't delay your official duties. Leave your cousin's matter to me."
"After dinner, I will go to the official residence." Pei An's complexion was cold, and his thin lips moved slightly. "What do you think of Yu Cheng?"
Yu Cheng?
What's the connection?
Qin Qingdong was halfway through fanning himself when he was speechless. "We are talking about my cousin. Why are you talking about Yu Cheng? Yu Cheng - among the people around Fuyun, he is the most capable one."
Pei An looked at Qin Qingdong and said, "Last night, when you were in the building, I was waiting in the carriage. At that time, a figure led a horse away. It was Yu Cheng."
"Yu Cheng comes to a place like this in the middle of the night?"
Yu Cheng, a cold-faced, mature and unyielding alien, except for Jin Fuyun, no one else is a big deal in his eyes. Therefore, Jin Fuyun also values him more.
"No! Isn't Yu Cheng in charge of all of Fuyun's private property in Liyang? Why did he suddenly come to Beijing?"
Qin Qingdong realized it later. Pei An shook his head with a trace of doubt in his eyes. "I just met him. He said he had just arrived in Beijing today. In order to make me believe him, he specifically said that he took shelter at the city gate for a long time because of the heavy rain in the morning."
"This... maybe there is something that is inconvenient for us to know. This is not surprising."
Pei An's eyes were like torches. "No, I asked Liu Er to ask around and gave him some money. Some people said they had seen him three times in the past few days, all of which were around the Qingmei Garden."
"no!"
Qin Qingdong's mind was a little slow to catch up, "Could it be that he has something to do with the disappearance of my cousin?"
"There is no conclusion on this matter yet, but he has never liked to sleep with women. He is not young now. I heard from Fuyun that he does not have a wife or concubine. How could he have been near Qingmei Garden for several days?"
"Maybe he's here to do business—"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Qin Qingdong narrowed his eyes and denied it himself, "That's impossible. Fuyun has always disliked these flesh trades and has banned them many times. Yu Cheng is so obedient that he will never disobey."
Pei An felt a little cold and knew that he had caught a cold, but Xu Lingqiao's whereabouts were still a mystery.
The official sent by Jingzhao Yin came over to report, "Second Master, Lord Pei, we have completed the on-site inspection. We will first take them into custody and then report to the higher authorities. I am afraid that we will have to interrogate the madam and the eunuch as soon as possible."
Qin Qingdong lifted the curtain of the carriage and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Master Huang. I'm just sorry to trouble you to find out where my junior sister is." Master Huang nodded, "Don't worry, Second Young Master. If I find out where the master's daughter is, I will report it to you as soon as possible."
After seeing off Lord He, Qin Qingdong sighed:
"We can only wait a little longer. There are millions of people in the capital, and many dignitaries have come here recently. If Gu Sanniang still doesn't speak, I'm afraid we'll have to wait a few more days."
Pei An nodded slightly.
"Guan Zhou has always been very clear-headed. She just wants people to live."
"Of course, but if you just seek pleasure, then that's the point of killing people to silence them." They were comforting each other. Seeing that it was almost noon, Qin Qingdong narrowed his eyes and said, "Let's go to Baoyue's place for a meal. I haven't seen her for a long time."
The Manyue Tower is located in a relatively remote place in this market, but it is still closer than going to the Qin Mansion or the Gong Mansion.
Pei An was a little embarrassed. "Last time we went on a boat trip, Miss Baoyue said that she would not invite me to a banquet alone in the future. I'm afraid it would be abrupt to go this time."
He was not afraid of being abrupt, but was mainly worried that Guan Zhou would be suspicious.
Qin Qingdong couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder with his fan, "Oh, Master Pei, who is so smart, how come you are confused now? After all, it was Baoyue's friend who sent the letter, and we should go over and sit down and ask for clarification. Maybe there are other clues."
After hearing this, Pei An naturally understood.
He asked Alu to drive the car and headed towards Baoyue Tower.
Speaking of Baoyue Tower, at this time of day, if there was no banquet going on, it would definitely be silent, but today there were many guests.
Pei An got off the carriage and paused when he looked at the sedan chair parked at the door.
"Miss Baoyue, are you expecting guests?"
Qin Qingdong didn't care. He just looked at it as an ordinary blue cloth sedan and didn't take it seriously at all.
After entering the house, the maidservant in front of Zhu Baoyue smiled and hurried forward to greet the distinguished guests who had not been seen for a long time. "Second Master, Fourth Master, it has been a long time since you have set foot in this humble place. I thought you had forgotten our daughter."
Qin Qingdong ignored her and looked inside the house, "Does your girl have guests?"
The old woman was a little unhappy, "It's not a male guest. It's a rich lady from another place who came early in the morning and asked Miss Baoyue to meet her. She talked for a long time, I'm afraid it's over."
"Female guest? She came to the door?"