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Chapter 16 One inch of gold 16

Of course, Zheng Yunni was unable to leave.

Before the man arrived at the gate of the mansion, he was stopped by the embroidered clothes envoy and soon took him to the front yard.

Huo Weilou sat calmly in the main seat, with no angry look on his face, but his cold eyes were terrifying.

Zheng Yunni's lower jaw slightly raised: "Mr. Marquis, you should know that on the seventh day of the third month, it is the day when my daughter and the second prince's wedding. This is your majesty's marriage. If my grandmother has not had any trouble, I should enter the capital with my grandmother in the past two days."

Huo Weilou scrubbed the black jade ring on his hand, and his face was hard to tell. Zheng Yunni gritted his teeth, "Although three people died in the mansion, these have nothing to do with the ministers. The marquis detained the ministers. Could it be that the ministers were the murderers?"

Huo Weilou looked silent, and Eunuch Fu smiled and comforted: "Miss, the wedding on the seventh day of the third lunar month is now only fifteenth day of the first lunar month. It only takes half a month to go to the capital to take the water, so there is no need to be so anxious."

Zheng Yunni did not dare to offend Huo Weilou, but did not see Eunuch Fu in his eyes. "Father-in-law, the royal wedding is complicated, and the etiquette is not as simple as you think."

Eunuch Fu was still smiling, "Although it is not simple, it is not very complicated." After a pause, Eunuch Fu said gently: "When Your Majesty is married, our family will lead your horse for Your Majesty, so we know how much."

Emperor Jianhe was made the crown prince when he was young. He could hold the prince's horse during the wedding, and he had to be trusted. Zheng Yunni saw Huo Weilou with a servant, and only thought he was an attendant in the eldest princess's mansion, but he didn't expect that Eunuch Fu was actually the emperor's mansion.

Zheng Yunni pursed the corners of her lips, and her little face was slightly white.

Zheng Wen'an said with a sweat on his face: "Mr. Marquis forgive me. It's not that we don't follow the rules, but that the murderer has not been caught yet. Marquis also knows that Yun Ni's identity should always be more expensive. She is afraid that something will happen to her. Then she thinks that it's better to come to Beijing earlier."

He is the imperial concubine who has not passed by the Second Prince. He is so proud. Eunuch Fu raised his eyebrows slightly and his smile became gentler.

Huo Weilou had not moved for a moment, "No one can leave before the case is clear."

Zheng Yunni frowned, wanted to say something, but she held it back. After a while, she put a few words into the gap between her teeth, "Okay... Then listen to the Marquis..."

After Zheng Yunni said that, she was blessed and turned around and left the front yard.

Zheng Wen'an wiped his sweat and said, "Mr. Marquis forgive me. Yun Ni's child's temperament is not intended to offend Marquis."

Huo Weilou looked up and said, "Will that Yu Mama give you the idea?"

Zheng Wen'an was stunned and opened his mouth wide, but he didn't know how to answer, "Marty... this... this is a decision made after careful consideration..."

Zheng Wen'an lowered his eyes, with a look of panic. Huo Weilou looked at him coldly, "At this point, you should learn from your fourth brother. The Anqing Marquis Mansion was originally a family of soldiers, but now it is at the end of his strength. Your three brothers have all passed away. If you don't understand, then the second prince will really become the prince in the future. How many days will your Anqing Marquis Mansion be in the future?"

Zheng Wen'an was sweating like rain. Emperor Jianhe had not yet appointed the crown prince. The crown prince's argument was a taboo in the court, but Huo Weilou dared to speak so bluntly. He was right. The people in the Anqing Marquis' Mansion were mediocre for generations, and it was really a matter of excitement. The only opportunity was that the Second Highness was appointed as the crown prince, Zheng Yunni became the crown prince's concubine, and his mother would be in the world in the future.

Zheng Wen'an swallowed with difficulty, "Marty, I know everything... has already said it."

Huo Weilou glanced at Zheng Wen'an, then waved his hand to instruct him to retreat.

Zheng Wen'an bowed and looked hunched when he left. Eunuch Fu looked at him and sighed, "This fifth master is not a good person to hide. Even the old slave can see that he has concealed something... If you drag this down, you won't be afraid that the marriage between the eldest lady and the second prince will really cause variables."

Huo Weilou's eyes were slightly dark when he heard this.

For the Anqing Marquis Mansion, nothing is more important than the wedding of Zheng Yunni and the Second Highness. Only by solving the case as soon as possible can the Anqing Marquis Mansion not be criticized when Zheng Yunni's wedding. However, such a barrier, whether it is Zheng Wenban or Zheng Wen'an, there are many concealments.

Could it be that what secrets are more important in the Marquis’ Mansion than Zheng Yunni’s wedding?

Huo Weilou pondered for a moment and called the embroidered clothes envoy who guarded the ancestral hall last night. The embroidered clothes envoy said, "Last night, Master Zheng Wu went to the ancestral hall and left an hour later. During this period, there was no sound in the ancestral hall. After Master Zheng Wu left, Madam Yu kept chanting scriptures in front of the Zheng tablet. At dawn, his voice lost again, but only one stick of incense disappeared this time. Later, Madam Yu returned to her own bedroom and rested."

After a pause, the embroidered clothes envoy said, "Marty, there must be a dark room in the Zheng clan ancestral hall, can you search it?"

Huo Weilou tapped his fingertips on the chair arm, and then his eyes looked certain, "Give me the order—"

Before Huo Weilou could come out, an embroidered robes suddenly stepped into the front yard. He walked very quickly and looked solemn. As soon as he entered the hall, he said in a deep voice: "Mr. Marquis, the ancestral hall is on fire!"

"Fire?" Huo Weilou stared at the scene. The incident suddenly happened, but his words were still calm.

The embroidered man nodded: "Yes, it's on fire, the fire is extremely strong, and I can't save it."

Huo Weilou originally planned to search not only the ancestral hall, but also the entire marquis' mansion, but before the order was out, the ancestral hall caught fire. A dark light appeared in his eyes. He stood up and walked out.

The Anqing Marquis Mansion has a history of more than a hundred years. It was originally the residence of the prince of the previous dynasty. After several twists and turns, it became its current appearance after being bought by the Zheng family and renovated. The Zheng family ancestral hall has been especially renovated.

The pine and cypresses are lush and green as if they are covered with a hundred years, but now, the flames and smoke rising from the roof of the ancestral hall are even burning with a blazing flame. As soon as the people of Huo Weilou walked out of the bamboo forest, they knew that the fire could not be saved.

When he walked through the bamboo forest and stood outside the gate of the ancestral hall, the snow around him was roasted by the hot wind coming to his face. The path was muddy. Yu Ma's hair fell scattered and sat under an old pine in the distance, with black and gray tears on her face.

"I am guilty, I am ashamed of the ancestors of Zheng family..."

Madam Yu turned around and said this, and her face was filled with shock and guilt. Soon, Zheng Wen'an and the rest of the Hou's Mansion arrived in a panic. Bo Ruoyou took Chuntao and followed the second wife and Zheng Xiao outside the fire.

In the crowd, Huo Weilou saw Bo Ruoyou at a glance. Her always calm face was a little astonishment. Obviously, she never thought that such an important place as the ancestral hall would catch fire. Soon, she looked inside and outside the fire with a professional inquiry look.

The regret in Huo Weilou's heart emerged again.

At this time, Zheng Wen'an walked to Mama Yu angrily, "Mama! Why is it caught fire?"

Madam Yu hurriedly knelt in front of Zheng Wen'an and kowtowed, "I am guilty. I prayed for my old lady last night and stopped until dawn. Later, I suddenly caught fire. I wanted to save her, but the fire was too big..."

Madam Yu choked out a sound. Seeing that she was like this, Zheng Wen'an couldn't scold her, so he had to walk to Huo Weilou and said, "Mr. Marquis, the ancestral hall has always been lit forever, and now it's dry and dry. I think it's because Madam Yu catching fire, which scares you. You can go to the front yard to rest first, and leave it here to come down to clean up."

Zheng Wen'an looked sad, but Huo Weilou didn't even look at him, "The fire started from the back room, and there would be a long-lasting light in the back room?"

Huo Weilou entered the ancestral hall and knew that the tablets were placed in the main hall and the eternal lights were also lit in the main hall. However, the tongue of fire was flying, and a roof behind the main hall had been burned and collapsed, most of which was caused by the earliest fire.

The fire had spread, and it felt like burning the entire ancestral hall. When Zheng Wen'an heard this, the smoke and dust scattered all over the sky could not stop the panic in his eyes. Huo Weilou had ordered the embroidered clothes to "searching around."

The embroidered clothes moved according to the order. Bo Ruoyou also wanted to get closer when she heard this, but she had just walked two steps forward, and the sound of Huo Weilou was heard behind her right.

"Come here."

Bo Ruoyou's shoulders were inexplicably numb. Before he looked back, he knew that Huo Weilou was calling her.

She turned around, and indeed Huo Weilou was looking at her.

Bo Ruoyou walked to Huo Weilou and was blessed, "Mr. Marquis—"

Huo Weilou did not respond anymore, and her eyes fell back to the fire. Bo Ruoyou was inexplicably first, and then understood Huo Weilou's meaning. She moved slightly in her heart and did not move forward any further, but stood quietly behind her.

The cold wind roared, and the fire was strong with the wind. With a loud bang, even the roof of the main hall collapsed. The movement was shocking to see everyone screaming and retreating. The smoke and dust filled the air, but the hot wind in front of Bo Ruoyou was stagnant.

She raised her eyes and saw Huo Weilou standing in front of her, her shoulders standing on her back, as if she could cover the sky and the sun. A fluttering black ash fell quietly on his shoulder at this moment. Bo Ruoyouxin was active and almost wanted to reach out to brush it away for him.
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