Chapter 429 Bad practice
Ying Bao suddenly thought of the little fat man Xiao Chengyu and his mother Xiao Wang, and sighed: "It's not the Marquis of Changshou, it should be Xiao Chengjun, the second son of the Marquis of Changshou."
Marquis Changshou has a crooked mouth and slanted eyes, and can't speak clearly. He only thinks about saving his life every day, so he doesn't have time to hire murderers to hurt people.
Even Xiao Mo is now deaf to what is going on outside the window and has only half a day to spare.
In the Xiao Mansion, only Xiao Chengjun and Chen Tiantian, mother and daughter, were hostile to him and were life-and-death enemies.
"Okay." In fact, Wei Zhan and Xiao Chengjun have no blood relationship.
The only one who is truly his cousin is Xiao Chengyu.
The next day, Dali Temple sent many police officers, inquired about the situation, and had the three bodies carried away.
Then Yingbao followed Dali Temple officials to the Xiao family.
Also going together were Wei Zhan and Jiang Wu Huzi.
After calling for the gate of the Hou Mansion to be opened, the Yamen servant showed the sign and rushed directly to the Hou Mansion.
The servants of the Hou Mansion did not dare to stop him, so they could only run to the inner courtyard to tell Prince Xiao.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Xiao didn't care at all and took her son to eat in the house.
The servant also stepped aside when he saw this, out of sight and out of mind.
A group of government officials went directly to Xiao Chengjun's yard under the guidance of Xiao Mansion's servants.
Xiao Chengjun was dressed neatly and was sitting on the Arhat couch looking towards the door.
A pretty girl walked out from among the yamen servants, wearing a simple dress, and looked at him coldly: "Xiao Chengjun, what are your intentions in sending dead men to commit murder in my Jiang family?"
Xiao Chengjun said expressionlessly: "I don't understand what you are talking about."
"You don't have to quibble." Jiang Wu pointed at him and said, "Some dead soldiers have already confessed that they kidnapped my sister under your order."
Xiao Chengjun was surprised at the same time, and said calmly: "I have no official position and no position. I can't afford to support dead soldiers. Don't make false accusations against good people."
The Dali Temple official said: "In that case, you can come with me to Dali Temple. If you are responsible or not, go and tell our husband."
Xiao Chengjun stood up and said, "Well, those who are clean will be cleansed themselves, and I will go and make it clear."
Ying Bao sneered: "Where is Chen Tiantian? Take her with you."
Xiao Chengjun turned to look at her: "Jiang Yingbao, do you want to avenge yourself?"
Ying Bao: "You still have to quibble when the evidence of guilt is in front of you. Xiao Chengjun, I just want to ask, what is the grudge between me and you? You are not willing to send dead soldiers to kidnap and assassinate me?"
The corners of Xiao Chengjun's mouth moved and he was speechless for a moment.
Those dead soldiers were indeed sent by him. He originally wanted to kidnap Jiang Yingbao to a hidden place and ask her how she stole the life essence, but they turned out to be useless.
The dead soldier who escaped last night had been executed by him and thrown into the incinerator of the secret residence, where they could not find him.
As for Tiantian's mother and daughter, of course they were there. Originally, he wanted to see how Tiantian and Jiang Yingbao exchanged longevity, but the matter was messed up by those idiots.
But he is not in a hurry. Dali Temple will not find evidence to prove that he is the employer of those dead soldiers, because those dead soldiers took poison before going on their mission. As long as they do not come back on time to take the antidote, they will soon die from the poison.
It was already dawn, and they should have been dead long ago.
Xiao Chengjun's lips curled up.
Without witnesses, it would be difficult for them to lock themselves up for too long.
After all, my father was still a Marquis of Longevity. Even the emperor could not convict him without reason.
Wei Zhan and Jiang Wu led people to search the courtyard, but they couldn't find Chen Tiantian and her daughter. Only the child was with Xiao Chengyu.
"It's possible that Xiao Chengjun has hidden him." Jiang Wu said.
There was no trace of her mother and daughter in the entire Xiao Mansion, and even if they asked the servants, they would not know. They must have been sent away early by Xiao Chengjun.
Jiang Wu grabbed a few more old servants and asked if there were any basements or cellars in the mansion, but they all said there were none.
This is a bit strange.
In the room, Yingbao looked at Xiao Chengjun, and Xiao Chengjun was also looking at her. Both of them saw contempt in each other's eyes.
"Bring him back to Dali Temple for interrogation."
The Dali Temple official waved his hand, and the Yamen servant picked up Xiao Chengjun and left.
Ying Bao and Wei Zhan followed the others out and met Xiao Mo halfway.
Xiao Mo was sitting on a wooden wheelchair and looking at her quietly.
Ying Bao glanced at his legs covered with fox fur and turned her face away.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Mo turned out to be a cripple who was unable to walk.
No wonder Master Zhou Wuchang would keep the Xiao family in the capital with peace of mind and also made his father a marquis.
I see.
Let me tell you for myself, why the Xiao Mansion let the idiot Xiao Chengjun take charge of the family? It was because his brother was disabled. This was probably the main reason.
On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Yingbao's imperial edict of marriage came belatedly.
However, the imperial edict only said that she would be granted marriage, but did not say when she was expected to get married.
It's no wonder that the Wei family is not in the capital, and his parents are thousands of miles away. Since the only legitimate son is getting married, he must wait for his parents to come before they can agree on a wedding date.
After receiving the imperial edict, Wei Zhan's betrothal gift also arrived.
Because the Wei family also has two or three shops in the capital, he has no shortage of money to buy betrothal gifts.
Chun Niang was simply shocked when she saw the boxes of silks, satin, cloth, gold, silver, and jades that were brought into the house, as well as gemstones, pearl waistcoats, etc.
Did Wei Zhan deliver all the goods from his shop?
This... this is too much. Even if my family converts all the money into dowry, I'm afraid it won't be as much as 20% of the betrothal gift.
Ying Bao looked at Wei Zhan, who had a proud expression on his face, and was speechless.
Do his parents know about his generosity?
"I bought these two wild geese at a high price, one male and one female. You can clip their wings and keep them in the yard. Maybe they will have a nest of wild geese in the future." Wei Zhan held the wild geese as if they were offering a treasure. In front of Yingbao.
Yingbao touched the frightened geese and said, "Okay, just turn around and tie their legs and feet with ropes. No need to clip their wings."
The wild geese are going to migrate, and when they lay their eggs and hatch their young, you will let them travel far away.
Next, the emperor's reward also arrived, a whole cart full of silk and satin, jewelry, and various utensils and objects for the wedding.
The most important thing is that the county lord's mansion is also in good repair and ready for move-in.
The county main residence is a three-entry courtyard with dozens of houses, large and small.
There are not only maids' courtyards and servants' courtyards, but also guard rooms, stables and kitchen courtyards.
The courtyard of the kitchen is very large, with a well inside and a river connected to the waterside pavilion. The maids wash and wash vegetables in this river.
There are also two small vegetable plots in the kitchen yard, as well as a chicken coop and a sheep pen.
It looks like this was once the residence of a wealthy family.
Yingbao took his family around and decided to stay.
The Jiang family's house is temporarily reserved for the second cousin and the upcoming grandparents.
"Ying Bao, we need to raise the walls of your mansion."
Ever since the assassin appeared on the Lantern Festival night, Wei Zhan was very worried and wanted to sleep next to Yingbao for the past two days.
Yingbao looked at the wall and said, "Okay, let's talk about it after the first lunar month."
She wasn't worried about herself, but she couldn't ignore the safety of her brother. Although the wall was higher than Jiang's house, it wasn't enough.
"Well, I'll go outside the city to order the bricks and tiles first, and then we can start the construction directly." Wei Zhan secretly thought about whether he would live in the county lord's mansion or his own home after getting married.
Otherwise, build a wall around your own house.
Jiang Jie said from the side: "Sister, there are regulations on the height of the walls of the mansion. I will go to the Ministry of Works later and ask how high it should be without violating the regulations. Also, let me tell you a news, Xiao Chengjun has been released. "
Ying Bao turned to look at her younger brother: "Released?"
"Yes." Jiang Jie said, "There were several people in the court who spoke for him, but Dali Temple couldn't produce any evidence, and the kid was very harsh and refused to kill him even after being tortured, so we had to let him go."