Chapter 426
If Yuan Zheng’s speculation was correct, there must be one of the ships on the river at that time owned by the Dongliao people, then these eight shops were suspected.
The plan of the Dongliao people to lay down the nail of the Mahawk seventeen years ago may not have made other preparations in Kaifeng City early. The so-called knowledge of the roots and bottoms is, the more difficult it is to be suspected, the more likely it is.
Gou Wei turned to Yan Lan and replied respectfully: "The other five families are all sponsored by wealthy families in Kaifeng City, including He Mansion, Beiding Prince's Mansion, Cui Mansion..."
"Wait." Yuan Zheng raised his eyebrows and suddenly stopped him, "Cui Mansion? Cui Xiang?"
"Yes." Gou Wei nodded.
“Which company?”
Gou Wei lowered his head and glanced at the list, "Lu Mingjian, the owner behind him was the brother-in-law of the second master of Cui's mansion, which is considered the property of Cui's mansion."
Yuan Zheng and Yan Nan looked at each other, and thought that judging from the last time that Mrs. Cui Wu dealt with Xiao Heng, the Cui family was afraid that there was some inexplicable relationship with the master.
"Lu Mingjian?" Yuan Zheng frowned and repeated it.
He had been to Lu Mingjian. The last time he found Yuan Jun, he was there. That place impressed him deeply, elegant, low-key, and rich. It turned out that the backstage was actually the Cui family!
No wonder!
He looked at Yan Nan, "Let's go to Lu Mingjian to take a look."
Gou Wei first sent Xiaorou and Liang Wanru back to Liang Mansion.
Yuan Zheng and Yan Nan, with golden beans and green shirts, four people rode south lightly.
Lu Mingjian is located in a relatively remote location and covers a wide area. From the outside, it looks like a large manor with lush and lush courtyard walls and deep grass and trees.
It was almost noon at this time, and Lu Mingjian was a restaurant. The door had already opened to welcome guests. Several carriages had parked under the horse shed at the entrance of the store.
Yuan Zheng asked Yan Nan and Qingshan to wait in the tea shop across the street, and he took Jindou inside to find someone.
First, the bamboo pole is in your hand and cannot be too close to Yan Nan. Second, if the national master from Dongliao is really inside, then there must be many masters inside, which is too dangerous for Yan Nan.
Yan Nan and Qingshan chose a seat on the street in the tea shop, waiting nervously for Yuan Zheng and the other two to investigate.
The one who greeted Yuan Zheng in Lu Mingjian was the beautiful woman who looked last time. When he saw Yuan Zheng, he immediately came to support his arm, "Second Master Yuan! Are you really a rare guest! Are you here for lunch or booking a banquet today?"
Yuan Zheng smiled and turned sideways away from her, with a hint of coldness between his eyebrows and eyes, "I'll come and find someone."
The woman was stunned for a moment, then smiled back, "Who is the Fourth Master looking for today?"
"It's better to look for my second brother." Yuan Zheng said, and went in with familiarity.
Jindou hurriedly followed and handed over a silver ingot.
The woman took the silver ingot and immediately smiled with her eyes and waved her handkerchief to chase her, "Oh, the Fourth Master has found the wrong place today! The Second Master Yuan hasn't come to us for a long time, and he hasn't even seen him today. You are afraid you are looking for free!"
Yuan Zheng looked at her sideways, "He ran out quietly. It would be strange if I could easily find it. Don't worry, I won't bother you. I just want to walk around the garden. Whether or not I am here or not will be confirmed with my own eyes."
As he said that, he took a big step and walked in.
He didn't break into the room, and the woman next to him couldn't stop him. He just looked outside and saw that she couldn't blow the guests out, right?
He had to wink at the waiter beside him and follow Yuan Zheng in.
Not long after Yan Nan sat down, he saw a waiter running out of Lu Mingjian's inconspicuous gate. The waiter looked around at the door a little sneakily, then put on a hood and ran west along the wall.
Yan Nan frowned.
The waiter is not busy in the store at this time, so where are you going like a thief?
She whispered to Qingshan: "Follow that person to take a look!"
Qingshan was a little nervous, "That lady, you are alone!"
Yan Nan shook her head, "It's okay. Look at him not riding a horse, and running, which means the place he is going is not far away. I have fireworks here. If I encounter danger, I will send a signal immediately. The Fourth Master is right across from me. I believe you can come immediately."
Qingshan still took obeying the instructions first, nodded, stood up and left the door.
Yan Nan was right. The place where the waiter was going was not far away. He was just in front of an ordinary courtyard across the street from Lumingjian. He knocked on the door a few times and slipped in.
Outside this courtyard, it looks like an ordinary house. After passing the front yard and passing through the Yuedong Gate, it suddenly becomes clear behind. The rockery pavilions and shallow lakes and deep forests are actually a garden-style mansion.
The waiter was taken to a small hall, and after a moment, he was sent out again.
In the main room of the second courtyard, a pretty figure flashed towards the bedroom.
"Dongdongdongdongdong".
Lian Qiao gently knocked on the closed door.
The maids on both sides were so arrogant that they dared not show up.
The emperor always wakes up before noon to see the guests. If you dare to knock on the door before noon, you will be even the Forsythia girl.
A moment after the knock on the door stopped, a cold voice came from inside, "What's the matter?"
"Master!" Lian Qiao replied crisply: "The Fourth Master Yuan said he was looking for someone, so he went to Lumingjian."
Another cup of tea passed.
The door "creaked" opens.
The prince, who was still wearing colorful clothes, had a high bun, her face was covered with powder, and her eye bubbles were slightly swollen. She walked on the wooden clogs and sat down on the long couch in the hall.
"What's going on?" She looked at Lian Qiao with a gaze.
"The Fourth Master Yuan took his follower and the two of them went to Lumingjian, saying they wanted to find Mr. Yuan, but Mr. Yuan was not inside at all. They didn't go into the house and just walked around the garden." Lian Qiao sat opposite her and finished speaking.
"Is it for the people from the Witch Beast Clan?" The Lord frowned.
"I don't know." Lian Qiaogan replied simply: "If it wasn't for that person, how could they come to find Master Yuan so suddenly? But if it was said that he was coming for that person, how could they find Lu Mingjian at once?"
The princess's eyebrows were twisted into the character "Chuan", and a maid handed over the tea, but she took it, but she still kept meditating.
"No matter why they came, something is always wrong. Be careful." The Supreme Master thought for a while and said, "When will the Gu on that person be well planted? After completion, you will immediately take the person away from here and go."
She paused and said, "Go to the place I mentioned last time Wu Niang."
Lian Qiao immediately stood up and replied, "It should be three hours left, I'll go and have a look."
After saying that, he was born alone and walked to the back garden.
In a remote hall in the back garden, Lian Qiao quietly walked to the innermost room. There was only a high window on the back wall, which sprinkled in the light through the dim Goryeo paper. The place outside the light column seemed even darker.
Chapter completed!