Chapter 247 Housewarming

October 17th, sunny, rest and mu.

The holiday is fixed, and it is the same day every month. All institutions under the imperial court will suspend their work if conditions permit, or only stay with a few people to deal with emergencies, and the rest can rest at home.

However, Shen Hao couldn't calm down on this holiday. Because the situation in Xuanqing Guard has not been peaceful for the past two days, and what happened in Tukui City is still unclear. Hundreds of Xuan Qing Guards can only anxiously guard outside the super-large restriction, and no one dares to enter rashly. .

And the second batch of formation experts supported by the Qianhu Institute and the previous three people studied together for two days, but the effect was very little, and they only advanced half a mile. There are still more than fifteen miles away from the target "Vegetable Garden".

It can be said that little progress has been made.

In addition, Shen Hao asked the small flag officer of the Heiqi Camp who stayed behind in Tukui City to check the initial information about this case from the local government office, and it turned out that it was sent back, but instead of dispelling the suspicion, Shen Hao felt that this was the case. There is something strange in it that I can't explain.

According to the records in the yamen, it was the head of the "vegetable garden" who came to report the case at the first time. At that time, the head said that a few people jumped out of a fish pond in their village and killed them whenever they saw them. They had already been killed. There are a lot of people.

The yamen servant asked the village chief how many people had died, and the village chief said a dozen or twenty. Then the yamen servant followed to see.

Because the chief there seemed to be in a trance at that time, as if he was frightened, and how could someone jump out of the fish pond, so the yamen thought at the time that the chief was frightened by something, and what he said was all muddled In other words, it is estimated that only one or two people died.

So for the first time, three yamen servants were sent to see the situation.

After going back and forth in succession, the people in the yamen realized that perhaps what the chief said might not be nonsense, maybe more than a dozen people had indeed died, and they were really killed by people who jumped out of the fish pond?

Can people come out of fish ponds? Impossible, unless it's not human. If it's not a human being, then what is it?

The worst guess was evil spirits, so the people in the yamen reported to Xuan Qingwei and asked to take over on the grounds that "suspected evil spirits had gathered" after Sanpo's staff disappeared.

The Xuanqing guards in Tukui City are very cautious, and would rather not let their mistakes go, so according to the information given by the yamen, it is tentatively determined that more than a dozen village households may have died, and twelve yamen servants have disappeared.

I thought that the formation of the two general banners should be able to handle even if there were really a few evil spirits in the past, right?

As a result, the establishment of the two general banners was also the same. After that, they disappeared without a bubble. This frightened the Baihu officials in Tukui City, so they reported to the Qianhu Office for help.

Shen Hao is very concerned about the progress of this matter, but at present, it is not his turn to intervene as a hundred households of the Black Flag Camp. Wu Changhe personally took over all the investigation and handling power of this case, and the Black Flag Camp was excluded intentionally or unintentionally.

Changed into normal clothes, then asked Xiao Ma to carry a gift, and went to Tang Qingyuan's new residence in the family's carriage.

Tang Qingyuan originally settled down in Licheng. Last month, taking advantage of the confiscation of several big families in the city, he bought a large house at a low price, refurbished and decorated it, and moved in with his family. Because although Li City is also a big city, it is still much worse than Fengri City in all aspects.

Arriving at the gate, the tall courtyard walls and red-painted gate are unusual at first glance.

Before, Tang Qingyuan asked Shen Hao if he needed to buy a yard, after all, after the house was raided, it was a good time to buy the bottom, and there were not many big houses in Fengri City. However, after Shen Hao thought about it, he didn't make a move. He is alone now, why buy a house? And he didn't care much about picking up the cheap ones. He held the ingredients of Wuliangye in his hand, and the money was just a number.

"Master Shen, you are here, my master just came out to look at you and miss you!"

At the door, a middle-aged man dressed as a butler greeted him down the steps with a smile, walked to the side of the carriage, snatched a small stool from the pony's hand, and graciously put it under the carriage for Shen Hao to step on.

Shen Hao had seen this person before, and knew that he was an old servant of Tang Qingyuan's family who had been with him for many years.

"Heh, old man Wang, you are in good health, haven't we seen each other for more than a year?"

"That's right, Mr. Shen has a good memory. Please hurry up, my master has made tea for you, and I think it's time to drink it now."

"Is it right for me to come?"

"That's right, please hurry up."

Shen Hao walked into the gate with a smile, and the pony was twisting things behind him.

Entering the door and passing through an elegant courtyard is the main room. Tang Qingyuan stood outside the main room with a smile on his face to greet him, and greeted Shen Hao from a distance: "Master Shen, when you come to my place, you will be full of glory!"

"Master Tang, are you flattering me? Who doesn't know that I'm a rotten street in Fengri City. Thanks to you, you still remember that my old subordinate even invited me to drink."

"Hahaha, let's go, we've made some new tea, let's go and taste it, and we'll have a drink or two with you later."

The gift in Xiao Ma's hand was handed over to the steward next to him, and then he withdrew, and returned to the carriage to wait in the back kitchen after eating.

Shen Hao followed Tang Qingyuan into the main room, and the two sat down separately, with a cup of tea in front of them. The fragrance was pleasant, and it was indeed good tea as Tang Qingyuan said.

"Master Tang's yard is nice, especially the decoration, which is very elegant and much better than my place. Take me for a walk?"

Housewarming is to lead the guests to see the new home. After drinking two sips of tea, even if the etiquette has arrived, Shen Hao also consciously asks for a visit, so that the host can introduce the situation.

Tang Qingyuan smiled, and led Shen Hao around the house, except for the moon gate at the back, which was inconvenient to enter, and walked around the rest of the place. When I came back, the table had just been set up in the main room.

Shen Hao was a little surprised. He thought that there were other guests besides him today, but now it seems that he is the only one.

After three rounds of drinking, Tang Qingyuan said with a smile: "You drink well, but you are not used to drinking from small cups, right? Shall we change to larger cups, corner cups?"

"No, no, a small cup is also good."

"Hehe, then I won't persuade you." As he spoke, he put down the chopsticks in his hand.

Shen Hao knew at a glance that Tang Qingyuan had something to say, and the servants who were waiting on him also retreated tactfully.

"If I remember correctly, you will be twenty-eight after this year, right?"

Shen Hao was a little dazed when he heard the words, and nodded. He will indeed be twenty-eight years old after the new year. But why did Tang Qingyuan suddenly ask this?

"There are not many people who can have your status at the age of twenty-eight, and you are still from the grassroots and aristocratic family. Now that you have a title, you can be called a young hero. What's more, you are known as a gifted scholar in the literati circle. , these few words are still being sung by countless people.”

"Master Tang, just speak up if you have something to say, there's no need to go round and round." Shen Hao didn't like Tang Qingyuan's way of slapping the horse hard, and he could only interrupt when he heard the thief's embarrassment.

Tang Qingyuan chuckled, and said, "Then I'll just say it straight. Someone asked me to find out about you, do you have any ideas about starting a family?"