The General is Pregnant: His Majesty Abstinence and Sexual Devotion Every Night

Chapter 232 Chen's Incense

Apart from the occasional sounds of people serving their wives, the only sound around was the heartbeat that only Xiaoqing could hear.

She didn't know why the master called her here, she just stood there stupidly, until Niu Wu suddenly asked her when Xiao Cui disappeared, then she suddenly came to her senses. Xiao Qing was a little confused. She had clearly told the master that Xiao Cui was missing before, but the master didn't take it seriously at that time, so she didn't take it seriously either. Now the master suddenly asked, could it be that Xiao Cui did something to let down the master and his wife?

Xiaoqing did not hide anything and said frankly:

"Five nights ago, I discovered that Xiao Cui was missing."

As soon as these words fell, Xiaoqing had an uneasy look on her face, fearing that something bad would happen in the next second. But the people present ignored Xiaoqing and gathered together, talking about something unknown.

"The last time you saw Xiao Cui, did you notice anything wrong with her behavior? Or did she take anything with her?"

Niu Wu continued to ask.

Xiaoqing thought carefully and recalled that the last time she saw Xiaocui was when she was serving the lady here and had not gone anywhere else. It was just that Xiaocui at that time did not dare to look up at people and her eyes were evasive, as if she was a little guilty. However, Xiaoqing did not take it to heart and was only thinking about his lady's condition and bringing medicine.

After Xiaoqing told everything she could think of, her master found a random excuse and kicked her out.

She didn't want to stay any longer, but she was wondering in her heart why the master suddenly asked about Xiao Cui. Could it be that there was some other mystery behind Xiao Cui's disappearance?

After Xiaoqing closed the door, Niu Wu still stood in his original position, thinking about what Xiaoqing had just said.

Since he disappeared five days ago, Xue's incense had already been used at that time. The person responsible for lighting the incense was Xiao Cui, so the person who sprinkled perfume around the room was naturally her.

Then, on the second day after Xiao Cui used Xue's incense, Xiao Qing discovered that the person had disappeared.

"So the focus now is to find Xiao Cui," said Xue Ben.

In fact, it was relatively easy for Gu Junqing to find someone. She had so many subordinates around her, including a group of people who were forced by the emperor to come to her under the pretext of protecting and helping her. They were now staying in her general's mansion.

As long as he wanted to find it, he would find it soon. But Gu Junqing did not want to help. He just wanted to see how the top scholar Shangshu in his previous life solved this problem perfectly.

Moreover, if you think about it carefully, you will know the fundamental meaning of this matter. It is nothing more than a means of competition among peers. It is actually very easy to solve and there is no need for you to help.

I don’t know if Xue Ben noticed that in addition to Xiao Cui, there is another clue that can be called conspicuous.

Gu Jiyan heard what Xue Ben said and hummed lazily: "Where should we look for him now? He disappeared five days ago. If he has left the capital, it is too late for us to look for him now."

Yes, after all, three days later, at Xue’s incense shop, all the truth was told to the people in front of everyone.

If Xiao Cui left the capital five days ago, it would take them more than three days to find her. How could they make it in time?

If you can't catch up, then naturally you have to focus your attention elsewhere.

Now there is a clue that has been delivered to our door.

Xue Ben raised his eyes, and he didn't know where his eyes swept to, and then his gaze was fixed on one place with no intention of moving away.

Gu Jiyan didn't understand what was going on. Seeing that Xue Ben was looking in a certain direction, he subconsciously looked in the direction where Xue Ben was looking. However, he only saw an incense burner, and nothing else but a candlestick.

Just when he was about to ask Xue Ben what he was looking at, he suddenly seemed to see something and narrowed his eyes. His eyes, which were slightly similar to Gu Junqing's, looked a bit like a crescent moon when narrowed.

He first asked Niu Wudao: "Mr. Niu, which incense are you using recently?"

Niu Wu didn't understand, but since Gu Jiyan asked, he could only answer honestly: "This is the incense from the Chen family's incense shop. The incense I used to use was from their Chen family. A few days ago, I suspected that Xue's incense was not working, so I switched back."

When Niu Wu said this, he subconsciously looked towards the incense burner. Seeing that there was only some ashes in the incense burner that he hadn't had time to clean, he was stunned and couldn't help but wonder: "Why isn't the incense lit today?" No one answered, and Niu Wu didn't care. He took a few steps forward to take a closer look, and then said: "It seems that the ashes of this incense were lit a few days ago. The servants didn't have time to clean it. It turns out that they have been busy with their wives and children at home recently. Did they forget about it?"

Hearing Niu Wu's voice sounding a little irritable, Xue Ben spoke to comfort him, "Mr. Niu just said that the incense issue has always been handled by Xiao Cui. Now that Xiao Cui is gone, everyone is busy with Mrs. Niu's illness, so it's natural that they forgot about it."

After calming him down, he paused and continued, "Haven't you used the Chen family's incense these days?"

Niu Wu didn't know what Xue Ben wanted to ask, but since he asked, he just answered honestly.

Xue Ben stood up, walked a few steps away from the incense burner, looked at the black ash inside, and said solemnly, "It's a good thing that it's not cleaned. Mr. Niu, I may have to trouble the female doctor to check the ash on the incense burner again."

Niu Wugang frowned when he heard what Xue Ben said, and asked back: "Why do you suddenly want to check this? It seems a bit ridiculous to think there is a problem just based on this ash. Or is it that there is something wrong with the Chen family incense that I have been using for several years?"

Xue Ben looked at him and it seemed that he would not let the female doctor check the ash's condition unless he gave him a satisfactory answer. He sighed, glanced at the cousins Gu Junqing and Gu Jiyan who were also expecting him to explain, turned around, looked at the incense burner with a heavy look in his eyes, and said with a bit of ridicule:

"Five days ago, Xiao Cui was in charge of the incense, but in the next few days when Xiao Cui was not around, Madam Niu was already seriously ill. Everyone was busy paying attention to Madam Niu and no one noticed Xiao Cui's departure. Or even if he knew that Xiao Cui was no longer at home, Mr. Niu did not take it to heart and focused on Madam Niu. It is reasonable for Mr. Niu to love his wife dearly, but he used my Xue's incense three days ago. He felt there was a problem after using it for less than half a day and stopped using it. But he insisted that it was my Xue's incense's fault. Mr. Niu also said that it was your maid Xiao Cui who deliberately asked you to push the responsibility to me. Then let me ask you, it seems that Mr. Niu had not started buying my incense at that time."