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Nangong Yu smiled faintly. It didn't matter to him whether he met Lord Shen or not. Lord Shen didn't specifically want to meet him anyway.

So he turned to Butler Zhou, who was digging his feet into the ground in embarrassment, and said;

"You don't have to be embarrassed. Just follow what the old Marquis's wife said and abide by the rules of the Nangong family. The rules of the Nangong family are to listen to the words of the Zhu family. Ask Lord Shen to wait for the Marquis. I'm tired too."

"By the way, Mo Yi, you stay here to guard Wuyuan. If anyone dares to break in, if he is a servant, I will break his legs. If he is not a servant, I will throw him out, even if he is a marquis."

"The Nangong family has its own rules, but this Wutong Courtyard's surname is Xie. That's what the old marquis said."

The servants Shuqi and Huaqi were quite considerate and quickly carried back to Chaohui Courtyard all the things that Eunuch Wang had just come to present.

The two guards also carried Nangong Yu back, and Mo Yi stayed behind, nailed to the gate of Wutong Courtyard like a piece of wood.

With this piece of wood, Qinglan took the maids back to the yard and closed the door.

This really made the old marquis' wife so angry that she fell backwards.

Nanny Xiao also looked at Wutong Courtyard and the prince's receding back with hatred.

Xiao Cheng is her nephew, and the Xiao family has not had a good time these past two days.

They all wanted to ask the old marquis' wife and the concubine for help, but because of the second young master's injury, the old lady and the concubine were humiliated in front of the marquis' wife one after another.

Therefore, they didn't dare to mention this matter. But now that Lord Shen came to the door, it meant that Xiao Cheng and his wife were interrogated. I'm afraid that some of the Xiao family's things will no longer be hidden.

Last night, Xiao Ma's elder brother, Xiao Cheng's father, thought about taking some house deeds and land deeds and burying them underground.

But unexpectedly, when they woke up this morning, the buried iron box was back on the table in their home.

The boxes definitely won't come back on their own, which means someone is watching them.

Whose people are watching? The Xie family? The prince's? Or the government's?

They couldn't tell for sure, and the whole family was very worried.

Those who can take leave are lying at home.

I was afraid that my whole family would be packed up and sent to the mines.

They discussed it again and again, and perhaps the final solution would be for the whole family to confess to some things, but they did not dare to give up their master.

In that case, he would not die in the yamen, but he would definitely die when he returned to his master's home.

This is the reason why Madam Xiao was so angry today. If the Xiao family doesn't help the old marquis' wife and others, then the old marquis' wife and others may completely blame the Xiao family.

Even though they were family-born children, their entire family followed the old marquis' wife and young Zhu to the Nangong Marquis' Mansion, and not a single root of theirs remained in the Zhu family.

Unexpectedly, when Butler Zhou went to reply to Lord Shen, Lord Shen did not mind whether the Marquis was there or not, or whether any master was there or not:

"Butler Zhou, we can come to you. We just want to take a few servants away. Should this be okay?"

Lord Shen handed out a list.

Sure enough, the people on the list were all those who came as dowries from the eldest and youngest of the Zhu families.

Butler Zhou suddenly lit a candle for the Zhu family in his heart.

He had been in the mansion for many years. He was a former soldier of the Marquis. Later, he was injured on the battlefield and followed the Marquis back. The Marquis kept him in charge of the affairs of the outer courtyard, and thus became the steward of the outer courtyard.

In other families, the housekeeper might have great power, but he can only manage the outer courtyard.

Because the inner court is in the hands of the Zhu family.

None of the major and minor clans liked anyone to interfere in the inner house, not to mention that the inner house was their world and the marquis’ wife had no say in the affairs.

Now that he heard that the Xiao family was going to be mentioned, Butler Zhou sighed and said:

"Then Lord Shen, please wait a little longer. I cannot transfer the servants in the inner house, so they are not my responsibility."

Lord Shen was stunned for a moment, then asked:

"Who's your master at home?"

"Old Madam, Prince, they are all here."

"That?……"

Lord Shen didn't expect that when he arrived at the Marquis' Mansion, he would not be received by a master.

Butler Zhou said slightly embarrassedly:

"Lord Shen also knows that our prince is unable to walk. The second young master is seriously injured, so the concubine is accompanying him. The old marquis' wife has been in poor health these past two days and has felt dizzy, so please wait for the marquis to come back."

Lord Shen thought about some of the news he had learned before. The old marquis's wife was not only dizzy in the past two days, but her mind had never been clear.

"Then the Marquis' wife...?"

"Madam and Young Madam went out early in the morning."

Lord Shen stroked his beard. Oh, yes, now that he had a young lady, he became a little curious about the rumored young lady. It turned out that the marriage really cured a person that even the imperial physician could not help.

I think this young lady is very blessed.

Steward Zhou had tea served to Lord Shen and the yamen runners brought by Lord Shen.

The Marquis just happened to come back.

Lord Shen naturally went forward to greet him and bowed. The Marquis's face did not look good when he saw Lord Shen drinking tea here.

No family in the Marquisate wanted to invite Lord Shen for tea. Especially since his family had recently been sent to the government office by the prince.

The Marquis was also having a headache. He had been busy with so many things these past two days that he had forgotten about those two people for a while.

Now that he saw Lord Shen, he naturally remembered it, and his expression towards Lord Shen naturally turned unhappy.

From the day he became the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, Lord Shen had a clear self-awareness and knew that he would never be liked by anyone in any family.

I am not sitting in this position just to please them.

So, Lord Shen's facial expressions all showed the same meaning.

It just doesn't matter.

"The official has met the Marquis."

"Master Shen, I've been waiting for a long time."

Lord Shen didn't say much. I'm here, just know what I mean.

Take a piece of paper directly from your sleeve pocket:

"I am here to ask these servants to come back to the yamen for questioning. I hope Your Majesty will be lenient."

The Marquis had something on his mind, so he took the paper and looked at it. It was indeed just the names of a few servants, including grooms, guards, and kitchen staff.

The Marquis happened to have a good idea of ​​these people because they were all Zhu Xinlan's people.

There were some things Zhu Xinlan did not hide from the Marquis, because they could only do so after the Marquis's approval.

But now it seems that these people have nothing to do with each other.

In the Marquis's mind, there was no conspiracy between these people.

Lord Shen saw the Marquis staring at the name and casually mentioned:

"It's just that some of the things that these people said to Xiao Cheng require a witness. So, please cooperate with the questioning."

The Marquis gave the list to Butler Zhou and said:

"Take the list and go to the backyard to look for the person. Call him out, but don't bring the guards in to provoke the women."

Butler Zhou replied yes, then took a servant into the backyard to look for someone.

The Marquis asked:

"What did Xiao Chengdu confess?"

Lord Shen stood up and replied:

"My Lord, I can't tell you about this until the trial. However, Xiao Cheng's hand is a little deep. My Lord, can you check your own account?"