I am cultivating immortality in the Red Mansion

I have long heard people in the Jia family talk about how King Beijing was so favored by the emperor. The other princes were demoted to nobility, but he was the only one who was special. Therefore, everyone in the Jia family felt that he was extremely favored by the emperor.

Jia He knew that the Prince of Beijing was definitely not as grand as the Prince of Zhongshun. He thought that the Prince of Beijing was better than other palaces. But now that he came here, he felt that the regulations were not as good as that of the Prince of Xining County, and the area was only more than half of that of the Prince of Xining County.

However, because the King of Beijing is not as rough as the King of Xining County, there is a scholarly elegance here. There are many green plants, pavilions and pavilions, and gurgling water. It is a quiet place.

Wang Shuirong of Beijing personally led her the way and said: "I invited Miss He this time because I heard that the emperor praised you for your quick thinking and solving another case for Jingzhao Mansion, so I wanted to invite you to my home." have a look."

"There is also a case in the prince's house?"

"That's not the case." Shui Rong considered it and said, "From time to time, people disappear here. I can't tell why. Some say they went back to their hometown, and some say they eloped with someone. I sent people there. I searched, but couldn't find any trace. I thought it was strange, so I invited you to take a look and find out whether they were missing or really left."

Jia Heqi said: "Since you are suspicious, why doesn't the prince send guards or servants to investigate? Those people are always bound to be there, and they can't run far. If they really run far, the government will report it, and they will have to behave. return."

"Why didn't you look for it?" Shui Rong said: "First, two people disappeared, so I sent four people to look for them. Unexpectedly, these four people also disappeared, so I quickly reported it to the officials. The officials said that no further traces of them were found. If you want to catch people, you have to catch those who have no proper way to find them, so you can find them. But now that you haven't found those who have no way to lead, how can you find them? This matter has been delayed. Come down. But I feel that I have lost those people, and I would be really sorry for not looking for them for all the hard work they have done for me for so many years, and also for their families. I heard that you can help find some unusual clues, and I just wanted to Please come and see me."

Jia He asked: "After those four people disappeared, is there anyone else who continues to disappear?"

Shui Rong frowned and thought for a while, then said: "I really don't remember this. Because the ones who are missing are either the maidservant or the mother-in-law, who usually don't get a number in front of me. I can't remember those people. Come alone. If someone is always around me, I can remember a thing or two."

This is true.

This is the case in a wealthy family. There are too many people to serve. How can the masters keep track of everyone? It's just a matter of remembering the people around you. The rest of the people are responsible for the mother in charge and the stewards, and the masters are not responsible.

Jia He called the steward of the house to inquire carefully.

The steward held a booklet and said: "In the past six months, eleven people have disappeared one after another. Three are women who sweep the courtyard, two are servants who spread the news in the outer courtyard. Two servants, one maid, and three in the inner house. Serving mother,"

Jia He didn't expect so many people to be missing, so he quickly asked: "What's the total number of these?"

"That's not entirely true." The steward said hesitantly: "There is also a maid who disappeared seven or eight days ago, and she has not been included in the list. If there is no news from her in the end, there will be twelve people in total. .”

It is indeed a strange thing that so many people are missing.

Jia He pondered for a moment, then asked the steward to take her to the houses of these missing people to see if there were any clues before they left.

The steward was a little embarrassed: "Taoxiang is serving in Aunt Feng's house, and her daily residence is also with the princess. It might not be convenient for me to take you there. Why don't I call Mother Chen and let her take you in?"

Aunt Feng was the concubine of King Beijing. She was regarded as a noble concubine and was brought into the palace in a serious manner. Her father is a small county magistrate in the county. He is far away from the capital and has little contact with his family. He lives a comfortable life in his mansion.

Now that King Beijing has not married a real wife, these concubines are like half-masters, and the family managers naturally dare not offend them. Mother Chen is the mother in charge of Aunt Feng. If you want to go see Taoxiang’s house, it would be best for Mother Chen to lead the way there.

Jia He responded with a smile.

The steward was about to send a boy over to find Mother Chen. Unexpectedly, the boy ran out and came back after a while. He panted and said, "I met the prince on the way. The prince said that he had brought Miss He over in person. There’s no need to call Mother Chen here.”

Just now Shui Rong saw that she wanted to ask the steward a question, so he went to do other things on his own. Even now, I didn’t expect that he would personally accompany Jia Xuan to the inner house to continue watching.

For a moment, the surrounding butler Ding Xiaosi looked at Miss He more seriously, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

After a while, Shui Rong came in a hurry and said with a loud smile: "If you want to go anywhere, just tell me. If you only find a mother by your aunt's side, how can I take you to walk around the house?"

Jia He said: "It would be too much trouble for the prince. You are busy with your affairs, so there is no need to walk around with me like this."

Shui Rong said: "What's the trouble? I invited you here to do what you should do. Otherwise, it would be my fault to bother you to go like this. If your ancestors ask about it in the future, I don't know what to do. Go and answer.”

He sounded very familiar with the Jia family.

Jia He didn't say anything more, and after being polite, he led him to the inner house.

On the way, Shui Rong told her roughly about the situation in the palace.

He has three aunts, and Aunt Feng is one of them. Taoxiang was the person in charge of hairpins and jewelry around Aunt Feng, and she was usually very trusted, so when she suddenly disappeared, Aunt Feng cried and made a fuss, saying that someone must have disappeared and she had to find her back.

"But when Taoxiang disappeared, a bunch of jewelry around Feng'er also disappeared." Shui Rong lowered his voice and said, "I thought Taoxiang ran away with the jewelry and Feng'er refused, so I had no choice, so I called you here. When I meet Feng'er later, I hope Miss He won't take offense if she talks too much."

Jia He was about to say something when suddenly an unusual smell floated in the air.

It's Buddhist incense.

It's just that the smell is so erratic that I can't tell which direction it's coming from.

"Previously, the prince had set up road sacrifices for my family. I guess he is also a Buddhist." Jia He said in a casual tone: "I wonder which Bodhisattva the prince worships on weekdays?"

Shui Rong smiled and said: "I just bow casually. Everyone in the world believes it, so I naturally believe it too. No matter which Bodhisattva is good, I will bow to everyone I see to show my sincerity."

Jia He just smiled and didn't answer any more, just let him continue walking inside.