Chapter 282 Don't worry

Everyone took their seats as guests and Song Mo personally brewed a pot of the best Tieguanyin tea for Dou Shiying.

The rich aroma of tea soothed Dou Shiying's anxious mood. Thinking of the people from the Five Cities Army and Horse Division that he saw in front of the Duke of Ying's Mansion when he came here, he couldn't help but ask, "Have all those thieves been caught?"

"All those who broke into the mansion have been caught." Song Mo skillfully covered up the situation and stood up to refill Dou Shiying's cup of tea. "The rest are being pursued by the Wucheng Bingmasi and Shuntianfu."

Dou Shiying breathed a sigh of relief.

Ji Yong said, "The Duke of Ying's Mansion is the most noble in our dynasty. The Duke of Ying is also the commander-in-chief of the vanguard of the Five Armies Governor's Office, and you, my brother-in-law, are the commander of the vanguard of the Jinwu Guard. Those thieves actually dared to run to the Duke of Ying's Mansion to climb over the wall and steal goods. These thieves were able to think of a strategy to lure the tiger away from the mountain, but why didn't they think about the consequences of failure? And they chose the time when the Duke of Ying and my brother-in-law were not at home... This is really strange!" At the end of the words, he was already muttering as if asking himself, but it made Dou Shiying's heartstrings tense.

"Yan Tang, did you offend someone?" Dou Shiying asked hesitantly, "The whereabouts of your in-laws and you should not be known by ordinary people, right? The matter of the banknotes has also spread like wildfire. How come it suddenly became 100,000 taels..."

The moment he saw Ji Yong, Song Mo knew that trouble was coming.

But he has never been a person who is afraid of trouble!

"I was careless about this matter." Song Mo sincerely apologized to Dou Shiying, "Shougu and I decided on our marriage in a hurry. I was afraid that those people would gossip. When I heard someone exaggerating Shougu's dowry, I didn't stop it. I thought that people would respect clothes before people. If I could save Shougu some trouble, it would be fine. But I didn't expect to invite the thieves. I also considered what Master Ji said. Shougu summoned the maids in charge to talk in the upper room. She had the intention of stabilizing people's hearts. , and also to detain those maids in charge in the flower hall of the Upper House, so that I can send people to investigate their recent whereabouts." He added, "I am young and have little experience. My father-in-law has walked more bridges than I have walked. If you see anything I haven't thought of, please remind me. I will make up for it before it's too late. I will order someone to do it. No matter what, we must protect Shougu's safety - they can reveal my and my father's whereabouts today, maybe they can reveal Shougu's whereabouts one day!"

When it comes to these specific matters, Dou Shiying is even worse than Gao Sheng. Even if he wants to give Song Mo a reminder, he has to find Song Mo's shortcomings first!

What advice could he give!

Seeing Song Mo's sincerity and modesty, he could not help but nod secretly, affirming Song Mo: "You have considered it very carefully. I feel relieved to have you deal with the people from Wucheng Bingmasi and Shuntianfu. There is nothing to remind you."

Ji Yong was choked and couldn't speak for a long time.

Song Hei pretended not to see it and continued to talk to his father-in-law in a gentle voice: "This is the first time that Shougu has summoned the housekeeper to talk, so it may take a little time. You can taste this tea of ​​mine first. It was sent by Wang Dahai, the son of the Marquis of Yan'an, a few days ago. He said it was this year's autumn tea. I tasted it and thought it was not bad. Shougu said that you like to drink Tieguanyin. I was thinking of sending some to you in the next few days..."

It seems that Zishougu and her son-in-law get along well, and they even discuss what kind of tea he likes to drink. The son-in-law is also good, and she wants to give him some good tea to taste.

Dou Shiying thought about it and decided not to tell Song Mo that his favorite was Xinyang Maojian - anyway, he was not a stubborn person, so he would just drink Tieguanyin when his son-in-law was around in the future.

However, Song Mo secretly apologized to his father-in-law in his heart.

He and Dou Zhao had been married for only eleven days, and he had spent half of the time in the palace. In the other half of the time with Dou Zhao, he was thinking about what Dou Zhao liked and disliked, and how to get along with Dou Zhao more harmoniously. He had no time to care about other people and things. He just saw that Dou Zhao liked to drink Tieguanyin, so he made a bold guess, but he didn't expect to be right. It seems that he will have to build more relationships with the people in Fujian Dusi in the future, and he will have to go to Jing'an Temple Hutong often to deliver Tieguanyin.

The father-in-law and son-in-law looked at each other and smiled, each thinking his own thoughts.

Song Mo didn't want Ji Yong's crow mouth to affect Dou Shiying's mood, so he told Dou Shiying how Dou Zhao abandoned the soldiers and guards first and let the servants retreat to the Chuihua Gate to guard against thieves, how she lit firewood to call the police, and how she used boiling water to scald the thieves who attempted to rob, so that the thieves dared not attack the Chuihua Gate at will... At first, he just wanted to attract Dou Shiying's attention and not give Ji Yong the opportunity to talk nonsense, but the more he talked, the more he felt that Dou Zhao was amazing. Not only was she generous, but she was also wise and brave. She was a rare and extraordinary woman, and his tone gradually became more admiring.

Dou Shiying was a person who was very sensitive to the relationship between children. At this point, he understood the implication of Song Mo's words. He couldn't help laughing with joy.

Ji Yong had never seen Dou Zhao like this before.

He was a little stunned.

However, there is a vague idea in my mind that Dou Zhao is like a gem. The more it is polished, the more refined, dazzling, brilliant and beautiful it becomes... Or, only this kind of life can make Dou Zhao reflect such dazzling brilliance?

But this thought flashed through her mind and was quickly ignored by Ji Yong, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

"I didn't expect that Fourth Sister would suffer so much!" Ji Yong sighed, "Fortunately, God has a good eye and let Fourth Sister turn misfortune into fortune and disaster into blessing." He asked Song Mo, "I wonder what plans Wucheng Bingmasi and Shuntianfu have? It has been two or three hours since the incident, right? Those thieves are stupid, and they will know to avoid the limelight after the incident is exposed, right? Kyoto is so big, if they insist on hiding, these people may not be easy to find, right? So many things happen in Kyoto every day, Wucheng Bingmasi and Shuntianfu can't check people going to Kyoto every day for this matter, right? What if those people get angry and rob the Duke of Ying's Mansion again one day?"

His words made Dou Shiying anxious again.

"Master Ji may not know yet," Song Mo said with a dull expression, "The former commander-in-chief of the Wucheng Military Department and the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture have both been sentenced to prison, and the left military governor, the Duke of Dongping, has also been appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Wucheng Military Department..." He briefly told Ji Yong about the personnel changes, "I have sent someone to the Duke of Dongping's mansion to deliver a letter, and then I will sit down with the Duke of Dongping and Master Huang to discuss it. However, I think we should take this opportunity to clean up all the people in Kyoto, so that those thieves will not come out to rob again without knowing their place."

Dou Shiying was speechless after hearing this, and after a while he said, "The governor of Shuntian Prefecture and the commander of the Five Cities Military Command have both been replaced?" His face was filled with shock.

"Yes!" Song Mo said, "Dongping Bo has gone to the palace to thank you, but he hasn't left yet. He should come here as soon as he leaves."

Ji Yong couldn't stand Song Mo's seemingly low-key but actually arrogant attitude.

He said: "The emperor thinks that those thieves have slapped the faces of the meritorious nobles. If they are not severely punished, it will not be enough to intimidate the villains."

Dou Shiying nodded continuously and said thankfully, "Yantang, this is also your good luck. You should seize the opportunity and find a way to catch a few thieves and punish them severely. No one will dare to target the Duke of Ying's Mansion in the future."

Song Mo smiled and replied "yes".

Ji Yong could only sigh secretly.

A group of maids and old women came in, escorting Dou Zhao.

"Aunt Shou!" Dou Shiying stepped forward and looked at his daughter. Seeing that she was safe and sound, he could not help but nodded and smiled.

Dou Zhao felt a little sad.

"Why are you here?" She supported her father and saw Ji Yong, "Cousin Ji!" She greeted Ji Yong with a smile, "I didn't expect you to come to see me! How have you been these days?" She greeted Ji Yong generously.

Ji Yong glanced at Song Mo.

Seeing Song Mo standing aside with a calm smile, as if he didn't care about anything.

Ji Yong smiled and said to Dou Zhao, "It's all over the place. It's said that some big thieves coveted your dowry. They also said that they set fire to the Duke of Ying's mansion when they failed to steal the money. Seventh uncle was very anxious. I heard about it and rushed to see you. I came in with Seventh uncle."

These rumors... made Dou Zhao feel both amused and confused.

Song Mo said, "This rumor is a good one. We can spread the word and say that the silver was stolen by thieves. This will prevent others from targeting you."

"This is a great idea!" Dou Shiying praised, but hesitantly said, "If the money was stolen, we would have to write it down in the petition when we go to Shuntian Prefecture to report the crime...I'm afraid this is not a good idea, right?"

Song Mo smiled and said, "I will explain to the Marquis of Dongping and Mr. Huang that this is a stopgap measure to corner the thieves."

One hundred thousand taels of silver is not a small sum.

If those desperate criminals in the underworld found out that these thieves had stolen 100,000 taels of silver, even if he wanted to let them go, they would not let them go.

How could a group of thieves who were being hunted have the energy to attack the British Mansion?

Dou Zhao smiled at Song Mo and sat down next to his father.

"…The Duke of England's mansion is heavily guarded. It's just that we've been at ease for too long and were taken advantage of by thugs," she told her father about the things that happened in the mansion. "In the outer courtyard, it's just that a stable and a few rooms were burned down. It's nothing! We just need to repair them."

"Yantang has already told me." Dou Shiying looked at his daughter with a smile. Perhaps it was after listening to Song Mo's story, he always felt that his daughter seemed a little different from usual, as if she was more beautiful... and more calm than when she was in Jing'an Temple Hutong.

Dou Shiying couldn't help laughing.

He personally took action and immediately resolved his daughter's marriage issue, unlike his aunt who has not married Zhangru off to this day.

Thinking of this, Dou Shiying felt a little proud.

Several people sat in the study and talked for a long time. Dou Shiying knew everything he wanted to know, so he stood up and said goodbye: "When I came, your aunt and cousin insisted on coming with me. I didn't know what the situation was like here, so I didn't dare to let them come. And your sixth aunt also sent someone to ask me, I have to go back and tell them the news so that they can rest assured."

Dou Zhao felt a little regretful: "This is your first time here, and you didn't even have a meal..."

"There is a long way to go, a long way to go." Dou Shiying was very satisfied with his trip. "When you come back, I will have a few drinks with Yantang."

Song Mo and Dou Zhao escorted Dou Shiying and Ji Yong out of the Duke of Ying's Mansion.