bookcurios Chapter 177 Denial
Chapter 177 Denial
I continued, "Yes! Xinwang, I remember you only called my name. Are you more powerful than that shadow guard and have X-ray vision?!"
Xinwang was shaking and kowtowed to the ground: "Master, please forgive me! Master, please forgive me!"
Tu Shanjing blew away the hot steam from the tea, glanced at Xinwang, and then said, "Then you have to tell me first, what is the sin? Then I can decide whether to forgive you or not."
Xinwang didn't dare to raise his head, and said in a low voice: "Young Master, I came here on the orders of the old lady... to monitor Miss Lanxiang. When I saw that she went into your room as soon as you came back, I left the study and stared outside your room. But my spiritual power is low, and I was afraid that the young master would find out, so I didn't dare to get too close. I just watched from a distance in the yard, and I definitely... definitely didn't hear any movement in the room!"
I laughed angrily, "Look at what you said! What kind of action could there be? Didn't you see what happened to Cheng Man? Even if you didn't see it, you should have heard about it, right? You dared to spy on me, causing the young master to be on guard day and night. I think you will definitely bear the consequences!"
Xinwang wiped the cold sweat from his head: "Yes, the young lady taught me that there was no movement...but the old lady gave the order, and I dared not disobey! The old lady said that I am watching over her family, so it is not considered as peeping..."
Tu Shanjing put down the teacup and said in a deep voice: "Enough! Even if grandma ordered you to come here, you have to abide by my rules in my yard. You left your post without permission, causing thieves to enter and the house to be stolen. Do you admit this crime?"
Xinwang lowered his head and whispered: "Young Master is right. I plead guilty."
Tu Shanjing nodded, looked at Jingye and said, "He has confessed his guilt, you can take him back and return it to grandma. As for what was lost, you can say it was a business opportunity. If you lose it and let others get the advantage, you will lose ten thousand taels of silver."
Jingye knelt down and promised, looked at Xinwang with a squint, and said: "Let's go. The young master is kind and will not hit you with a stick. But we can't control how the old lady punishes you."
Xinwang prostrated himself on the ground, kowtowed to Tu Shanjing, and not daring to say anything more, he followed Jingye out in shame.
"You all go down. Lanxiang, stay and help me clean up here and see if there is anything lost." Tu Shanjing dismissed everyone, and the others walked out respectfully one after another.
I knew he had something to discuss, so after everyone left, I closed the door and turned to look at him.
He waved his hand, and I walked up to him and praised him: "Young Master is amazing, he easily captured a stalker!"
He smiled and said, "I'm just taking advantage of the situation."
I laughed and said, "There is another one, Qian Mu and him grew on the same branch. When will we pluck her flower off as well?"
"My grandmother sent them to me, so I can't send them all at once. I'll just wait for the right time, and there will always be a way. By the way, I want to go to my eldest brother's house to take a look, what do you think?"
I thought about it and replied: "Young Master, this move is risky, but we have no other clues now, so it is better to win by taking the risk, which is also a way."
He replied: "Yes, after all, Bingpo was discovered in his mansion, and that ghost Fangqian was the one who stole Bingpo, so he is more or less related to him. Moreover... I suspect that the fake Ruiyang yesterday was the eldest brother in disguise. Firstly, there are only a handful of high-level gods here, and those who can transform are even rarer. Secondly, Ruiyang is just a servant, and this person knows that he is someone around us, which is something that the gods outside the mansion cannot understand. I cast the mist yesterday, and I won't feel anything strange when I wake up. I will just think that I took a nap, and no one should report it to the eldest brother yet."
I stood up: "Sir, what you said is very true. I felt that the fake Ruiyang's eyes were somewhat familiar. Then please change your clothes, and take Brother You with you." In order to avoid a fight, I am afraid that you will suffer again after just recovering from your injury.
Tu Shanjing nodded: "Okay, let's go to my room. Put the Tu Ling Sword in the box over there first."
Tu Shan Jing simply washed himself and changed his clothes, then told You to follow me in the dark and lead me to Tu Shan Hou's residence.
Unexpectedly, we ran into him at the door. He looked like he had just come back, with his hair loose. He smiled at us and said, "Hey, second brother, what brings you here? Didn't you talk enough with me in the carriage last night?"
Tu Shanjing stepped forward and said seriously: "Brother, tell me the truth, did you go to the back mountain last night?"
Tu Shan Hou was surprised and said, "The back mountain? Why would I go there? I stayed at Li Rongchang's place yesterday and did you a favor. If you don't believe me, go ask him."
Tu Shanjing looked at him steadily and said, "He was so drunk yesterday that he probably didn't even notice you were next to him, let alone that you left in the middle of the trip."
Tushan Hou looked at him with his eyes wide open: "Second brother, I am sending him off for you. It's fine if you don't appreciate it, but words are not enough, why are you blaming me?"
Tu Shanjing frowned slightly and replied: "I, I just want to ask you in person, you——"
"Hey! What are these two brothers talking about here?" Tu Shanjing's words were interrupted by a female voice. I turned around and saw that it was Aunt Zhao who was walking towards me with Qingyue.
"Greetings to Aunt Zhao."
"Good morning, Aunt Zhao."
This time, the two brothers had a tacit understanding and greeted Aunt Zhao in unison.
Aunt Zhao narrowed her eyes as she smiled, and wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes. Her once pretty face suddenly looked old.
"Okay, okay! Hello to you too. If you ask me, you should move around more often. You said that your parents are gone now, and the two brothers are so close to each other. It makes us, the older generation, feel at ease to see this, right?" She patted Tu Shanjing and Tu Shanhou's arms.
I saw Tu Shanhou's face darken. He sneered and replied, "What Aunt Zhao said is right. I wonder where Aunt Zhao is going?"
"I'll go and pay my respects to the old lady." Aunt Zhao smiled and glanced at me inadvertently. Her eyes widened in an instant and she asked quickly: "Lanxiang, what is this on your waist?!"
I looked down and saw that Gui Fangqian's long sword was still hanging on his waist in a hurry, so I looked up and observed her expression and replied: "Oh, an old acquaintance. Could it be that... Aunt Zhao also recognizes this sword?"
Tu Shan Hou was also attracted by the attention. He looked at my waist and said with a smile: "Look at this family emblem. Is it the Guifang family? The Guifang family has always been mysterious and elusive. I don't know if Miss Lanxiang has such a big face that people give her a precious sword? I don't know how Aunt Zhao recognized it?"
His words attacked both of us. I glared at him, wondering if he could still laugh. Did he really not know that Gui Fangqian was dead, or was he pretending not to know and not caring about Gui Fangqian's life or death at all?
Qing Yue suddenly interrupted and said, "Young Master, you may not know that although our aunt's surname is Zhao, her family is a branch of the Guifang family, so she naturally knows the family emblem of the Guifang family."