Return of the Swallow

A fire in Beijuxianfang was not extinguished until early morning. But the strange thing is that the neighbors of the fire house were all empty houses, and at most one or two people were left to watch the house, so no casualties were caused.

What's even more strange is that there were only four of the original owner's family in the house that was on fire, and each of them didn't say a word like a gourd. No less than thirty men went out, and now those people seem to have disappeared overnight.

Xu Mao and others faintly realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly delivered news to Cao Guozhang.

Cao family.

The servants in the study room in the outer courtyard were all arranged by the steward to do other things. The steward stood in front of the courtyard gate, and no one was allowed to approach half a step.

Cao Guozhang sat on the Huanghuali official hat chair with a gloomy face, and his thumb with the jade wrench trembled slightly, revealing his anger.

Sitting across from him was a tall, plump, seventeen- or eighteen-year-old woman with thick eyebrows and big eyes. The woman's appearance is not very outstanding, but the outline is quite deep, the bright red cross-collar peony blooms against her honey-colored healthy skin, the slightly curly long hair is pulled into a cloud bun, although she is dressed as a Dayan boudoir girl. , but there is a stubborn and strong aura all over her body, not like the tenderness of a Dayan woman at all.

She is the Tatar princess Anari.

"Cao Guozhang! Don't you say that the house is the safest place in the world, have you arranged everything around! Why are there only four of my more than 30 Tatar warriors, and all the others are left? Missing!" Anari furrowed her brows, "Cao Guozhang must give this princess an explanation!"

Cao Guozhang sneered: "Princess, don't be impatient. The old man did arrange all the security of the house properly, and even spent a lot of money to buy several houses around the house for cover. The old man is up and down on this matter. After so much work, even if Princess Anari can't see clearly, Young Master Siqin should be able to see clearly. The princess is so noisy, does it mean that she has an opinion on the old man?"

Si Qin, who was dressed as a literati sitting in the lower hand of Anari, just pursed her thin lips and did not answer, and her handsome face also showed a bit of anger.

Cao Guozhang said again: "As for this incident, it is clear that your subordinates are too stupid. Even if they are caught, it is because they have revealed their whereabouts. What the princess should do at this time is to think about how to deal with the aftermath, not Are you yelling at the old man here?"

Anari was even more furious, and slapped the table fiercely, "Even if you arrange more, now my warriors are gone! There were so many people in your Yan Dynasty when you came to the Yan Dynasty, and the two assassinations will not lose so many warriors, this princess. We are not angry either. Our Tartar warriors are all eagles on the grassland. Even if they die in battle, they will return to the embrace of Changshengtian.

But now? Because of your negligence, so many warriors disappeared before they could draw their swords. Do you still blame the warriors brought by this princess for being stupid? "

"Isn't it stupid? I'm not stupid, why did the house catch fire in the middle of the night? Why did I panic when I was evacuating, and was served with a pot? Princess Anari should really be annoyed, if the old man has such a useless subordinate , I'm afraid this old man will be so annoyed at this time."

"You! I've heard for a long time that the people in your Central Plains court will play tricks if they don't do real things. Today, this princess also saw it!"

"Compared to the princess' rule, the old man is a bit inferior. The princess acted treacherously, and the old man was willing to take advantage. The old man kindly gave the princess's Huichun Garden, but he didn't want the princess to change his hand and gave it to others. The old man didn't ask the princess what it meant. , the princess came to the old man and screamed!"

Seeing that Anari and Cao Guozhang were pointed at Maimang, and even involved the matter between Tartar and Dazhou, Siqin hurriedly settled the situation.

"Don't mind Cao Guozhang. Her Royal Highness is also concerned about the life and death of these warriors. There is still a long way to cooperate in the future. There is no need to hurt peace because of these. Cao Guozhang is right. Now the important thing is to consider how to deal with the aftermath."

Anari was full of anger and had no way to vent it, but after hearing what Siqin said, she miraculously stopped. Although she was still full of anger, she didn't make any more rude words.

Cao Guozhang's eyes turned between Anari and Siqin, and his expression softened a little, "These people will not disappear for no reason, they must have been caught by someone. If you catch it, it will be difficult to do.”

Hearing this, Siqin's eagle-like eyes flashed with brilliance, and then it was replaced by a gentle smile: "No matter who is caught, the person is already useless, and there is no need to think about it any more. According to Cao Guozhangzhi See, what would you do if His Majesty the Emperor of your country caught these people?"

Cao Guozhang raised his eyebrows. The first half of Siqin's words meant that if they could be handled properly, those who disappeared would only be abandoned children, and they could be regarded as non-existent.

This Tatar acted and spoke in a somewhat Dayan style.

Cao Guozhang said calmly: "Young Master Siqin doesn't need to test the old man. If this matter is really known to the emperor, it will be difficult for you and me to handle it, but if you want to act properly, if you have the words of Young Master Siqin first, the old man will also have it in his heart. Counted."

"Guo Zhang is a smart person, and talking to a smart person is refreshing." Si Qin smiled.

Ana Ri saw that Siqin and Cao Guozhang were chatting and laughing, and when she looked at his handsome and profound face, her eyes couldn't help but be amazed.

Siqin's sharp long eyes looked over, and when he met Anari's eyes, he suddenly put away all his sharpness and smiled at her.

Anari only felt like she had fallen into a pool of warm water, and her whole body became dizzy.

Cao Guozhang saw the appearance of these two people and didn't care much, he just called his confidant and said in a low voice, "Go and call us all the people who will be assigned to the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division and the Water Dragon Bureau. Coercion or enticement, or even torture, must let these people spit out some valuable news. Whoever passes by the house these days, whoever has strange behavior, don’t let anyone go!”

"Subordinates obey." The subordinates took the order and left.

When Anari and Siqin saw Cao Guozhang's specific actions on the matter, they were temporarily relieved.

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At this time, Qin Yining and Qin Huaiyuan were sitting opposite each other in the study room in the outer courtyard of the Qin mansion.

Qin Huaiyuan leaned against the Arhat bed by the window, while Qin Yining moved a cross and sat beside the feet. The father and daughter were eating snacks and drinking tea while analyzing today's events.

"I'll leave those people to my father. The father will take care of the rest, and the daughter will leave it alone." Qin Yining took a sip of hot tea from the tea bowl, diluting the sweetness of the dessert.

Qin Huaiyuan raised his eyebrows and said, "If you do this, my father suspects that you are pulling me on purpose to take care of you."

Qin Yining laughed: "It is indeed the aftermath. Even if I arrest people, I can't deal with them. I still have to hand them over to my father. These people will definitely be useful to my father."

Qin Huaiyuan hadn't slept all night, and was a little tired at this time. Looking at Qin Yining's bright face, not only did her smile deepen, but she also wanted to test her.

"Then you say, these people are in my hands, what should I do with them?"