"Are you sure this is true? Have you seen it clearly?" Cao Huachun was a little surprised after hearing the report from his subordinates. Logically speaking, Ruan Dacheng and Ma Shiying are both important officials of the imperial court. If they are all colluding with them, the matter will be serious.

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"The bodyguards include our people, and the servants in Ruan Dacheng's family also have our people!

At first, Ma Shiying was very angry and asked the guards to arrest the man. But after the man said a few words, Ma Shiying changed his mind. For the rest of the time, there were only four people in the flower hall. I don’t know what they said specifically.

, but our people heard it very clearly, that person’s perfect Liaodong accent is unmistakable!”

"Liaodong accent!" Cao Huachun thought this was interesting. Soon a smile appeared on his lips!

Ruan Dacheng is a corrupt official, and Ma Shiying is the most corrupt official among corrupt officials. After years of hard work in corruption and bribery, these two families are the owners of millions of dollars. If they can win over these two families, then the expenses of Xiaoling Guard will be reduced.

Much easier and faster.

"Check! Enable hidden informant checking, the main reason is to know what they said. I don't care how much you spend, you know?"

"The book boy in Ma Shiying's study is one of ours. It was developed last year but has never been used. When his brother committed a crime, his subordinates took action and fished him out."

"Okay, no matter what connections are used, we must find out what happened that day!" Cao Huachun was ecstatic. If this case is confirmed, there will be two less powerful officials in the court, and his authority will be even heavier.

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Ma Shiying didn't know yet that his meeting with Li Yongfang had been discovered. In the study, by candlelight, he carefully read Li Xiao's sincere letter.

This is the life-saving talisman of the Ma family, no! This letter can not only save life, but also protect the family property. Maybe if you work hard, you can get an official position in the Longwu court. Even if you don't say that you won't be an official.

, as long as it is an official position. Wealth! Wealth! We must not only be rich but also noble. Wealth extracted through power cannot be protected without rights.

He didn't know how long he had been looking at it before Ma Shiying reluctantly put the letter into a delicate sandalwood box. He pressed his hand on the bookshelf and a secret compartment immediately popped up. He carefully put the letter into the secret compartment.

This is the future of the Ma family.

Ma Shiying was very excited thinking that all his money would become the property of the Ma family in a reasonable and legal manner in the future. After all, being rich in Jinling, the golden land of the Six Dynasties, was the real wealth. In remote areas like Yunnan and Guizhou, except for

Apart from the many snakes, insects, rats and ants, only the uncivilized Miao barbarians are left. In that place, there is a blessing to be enjoyed.

"Sir! Twelve aunts said that they are not feeling well today, so they sent the maid over to ask you to come and have a look." The voice of the servant came from the door.

"Huh! Little coquettish hooves, you are acting promiscuous again." Ma Shiying smiled. The Yangzhou skinny horse just brought back from Yangzhou has not been fed for a whole day. But thinking about the feeling, Ma Shiying decided to go and see it.

look".

After leaving the study door and walking to the door of the back house, Ma Shiying suddenly stopped. "The study is an important place and must be strictly guarded. Send two more guards at night. If there are any thieves, they will be killed without mercy!"

"Promise!" The chief steward quickly promised, then turned around and sent the servant to tell the leader of the guards.

After giving the instructions, Ma Shiying walked into the inner house.

Ma Shiying didn't know, but just a quarter of an hour after he gave the order, a dark shadow came into the study room, and he looked through all the letters, papers, poems and books on the desk. It seemed that he didn't find what he was looking for, so he wandered around for a while.

, suddenly saw the row of bookshelves against the wall.

As soon as my mind moved, I immediately groped around on the bookshelf. I don’t know how long it took, but my hand accidentally touched a mechanism. A hidden compartment popped up inside the bookshelf...!

Seeing the exquisite sandalwood letter box, Heiying's eyes lit up. He quickly opened the copper lock with both hands and accidentally hit the paperweight on the ground.

"Crack!"

"Who's in there?" someone shouted immediately at the door.

The black shadow was startled. Normally there were no guards on duty. What happened today...!

"Oh, my Zhuan!" the black shadow replied, and immediately took out the letter from the sandalwood box and hid it. There was no time to put the sandalwood box back, so he could only place it squarely on the desk.

As soon as the sandalwood box was placed, the door was pushed open by two bearded men. Two pairs of eagle-like eyes looked at the bolt!

"It's so late, why are you still in the master's study?" One of the bearded men asked with a stern face when he saw that there was nothing strange in the study.

"This gentleman, we meet each other on weekdays. Are you...!" Shuanzi asked back very calmly.

"We are the guards just sent by the master. The important area of ​​​​the study must be strictly guarded."

"I've seen this guy before. He was indeed the one who waited on me in the study." Another man with a beard looked at Shuanzi.

"Master just left, and the study needs to be tidied up. I accidentally knocked the paperweight off the floor. I'm sorry for disturbing you two!" Shuanzi was very polite, far less bad-tempered than those other boys.

"Oh, that's it. Quickly tidy things up!" Knowing that they were waiting in the study, the two guards didn't say anything. They turned around and went out, closing the door behind them.

Shuanzi was about to put the sandalwood box back when he suddenly heard footsteps outside. The only person who could come to the study at this time was either the chief steward or the master. He had to leave quickly, otherwise he would not be able to leave.

Shuanzi hurriedly walked out of the door and saluted the two guards. When he saw the chief steward approaching, he saluted him as well. Then he bowed his waist and walked out through the Moon Gate!

"This boy is quite diligent." The chief steward praised and walked into the study.

It looked very clean. Just when he was about to exit, he suddenly saw the sandalwood letter box placed neatly on the desk. He was suddenly shocked. He came from his hometown with Ma Shiying. He knew what was in this sandalwood letter box.

These are extremely important letters, so I put them in the sandalwood box because I was afraid of being bitten by insects.

Such an important thing will never be placed on the desk.

When I picked up the mailbox, I found that the copper lock had been twisted. Sweat immediately broke out on my forehead.

"Come here! Come here!" the chief steward shouted, jumping on his feet.

The two bearded men guarding the door immediately ran in in panic. "Steward, what's wrong?"

"What else happened? Let me ask you, who was here just now."

"We got the order and came here to be on duty. Just now, only Shuanzi was inside, and you saw it just now." The two big men were very frightened when they saw the appearance of the big steward.

"Shuanzi! Hurry, get it back to me quickly. No! Bring it back." The big steward jumped to his feet, and the two bearded men disappeared immediately. It would be silly not to know that something big had happened at this time.

Seeing the guards running out, the steward stamped his feet. He called the other guards to guard the door of the study, and he hurriedly carried the sandalwood box to the backyard.

Ma Shiying was about to go into the alley with his twelfth aunt in his arms when he suddenly heard a maid and a steward arguing about business outside the window. Then he heard a crisp slap and the scream of the maid.

"Master!" the steward's voice sounded from the window.

"Why are you so anxious?" Ma Shiying frowned, the chief manager is a steady person, why is he so irritable today.

"Sir, something big happened. Someone entered the study. The lock of your sandalwood box was broken and it is empty."

"What?" Ma Shiying jumped out of bed naked, put on her pants and ran to the door and opened it.

The chief steward handed over the sandalwood letter box, and Ma Shiying's face turned pale when she saw the letter box.

"Maybe Shuan Zhu in the study stole it. The old slave has sent someone to catch it."

"Catch him, bring him back. We must bring him back!" Ma Shiying put on her clothes in a haphazard manner, and did not listen to the call of the twelfth aunt, and hurriedly went to the front yard.

"As soon as I arrived at the front yard, I saw the head of the guard running over in disheveled clothes. Master! We have been searching all over the house. Someone saw Shuan Zi going out from the back door. My subordinates have sent people to catch him!"
Chapter completed!