Chapter 190 Is it dizzy?
"Shu'er is just a little kid. If everything she says is false, then whose words can we trust?"
Emperor Yongping glared at Chu Chengyi again, somewhat annoyed.
How old is his granddaughter? Does she know what is true and what is false? Why can't we trust what she says?
"Father is right."
Chu Chengyi touched his nose and felt that he had indeed asked a stupid question.
Seeing that Emperor Yongping no longer paid attention to him, he picked up his brush and continued to review memorials.
After Matthew Li returned to the capital to take up his duty, he had been waiting for someone from the Zhou residence to come and report the case.
Now that the Jingzhao Yin is gone, the Jingzhao Prefecture cannot investigate and close the case on its own. It must report it to the Ministry of Justice, which will send someone to take over.
But it was almost time to get off work, and no one from the Zhou Mansion or Jingzhao Prefecture came.
On his way back home for lunch, he even took a detour and passed by Zhou's residence, but he didn't see any signs of the Zhou family holding funeral arrangements.
Matthew's brows were furrowed tightly. "What went wrong?"
"The secret guards reported that the matter was settled, so why is there no movement at the Zhou residence?"
Full of questions, Matthew Li went straight to the study after returning home.
"Someone come."
Matthew called the secret guard to ask about the situation.
"Master, those who were on duty last night will be on leave today."
The people on duty today are not the same secret guards as yesterday, and the people on duty at night and during the day are not the same group of people.
"Change your leave? Go and call him and tell him that I want to question him."
Matthew Li suppressed his anger and remained patient.
He had spent so much effort to train these secret guards, but their abilities were so poor?
Still want to change my rest? Where do you get the face to change my rest?
"Yes, I will go right away."
After the secret guards left, Ma Tiao knocked on the door outside the study holding a food box.
"Come in."
Matthew Li could hear Ma Tiao knocking on the door, and let the person in without even asking.
"Master, this is today's lunch, please eat it while it's hot."
Ma Tiao took out the food from the lunch boxes one by one and placed them on the small table on the couch by the window.
After Matthew finished his lunch, he took a nap on this couch.
He was Matthew's regular companion, so he naturally knew why his master was in a bad mood.
But if I don’t quickly persuade my father to eat something, I’m afraid he won’t be able to eat anymore.
"Well, you just leave it there for now. I'll use it later, sir."
Matthew was so angry that he couldn't even eat.
Just as Ma Tiao was about to persuade him again, he heard someone coming.
"Master, I have something to ask you. It's Yu'er's business, and I can't make the decision alone."
The visitor is Mrs. Ma.
She was originally in her yard, waiting for Matthew Li to come for lunch.
But after waiting for a long time and seeing no one, I realized that Matthew Li went straight back to his study after returning home.
She couldn't enter the study room on weekdays.
But since it concerns Ma Ruyu, Matthew Li will not refuse to let her in.
"Yuer's matter? What's the matter with Yuer?"
Matthew Li had something on his mind and was not very patient with Mrs. Ma.
"Master, it's Madam Zhou, oh, the wife of the Jingzhao Yin. She sent a letter today, saying that she will come to the mansion tomorrow to discuss..."
"Who are you talking about? Whose wife?"
Before Mrs. Ma could finish her words, she was interrupted by Matthew Li.
What did he hear?
Isn’t Zhou Hongjing dead?
Why does his wife still have the mood to deliver notes to other people's homes?
"It's Madam Zhou, from the Jingzhao Yin Mansion."
Mrs. Ma rolled her eyes, but her tone remained as gentle as ever.
"Ma Tiao, please let the lady in."
When Matthew Li heard that it was Zhou Hongjing's wife who delivered the note to his house, he wanted to hear what was going on.
"Mrs. Zhou handed you a note. What did she say?"
As soon as Mrs. Ma entered the study, Matthew Li asked.
"They said they were discussing a marriage between the two families. That day, Yu'er and the second young lady of the Zhou family were at the city gate..."
Mrs. Ma explained the whole story in gentle words and waited for Matthew Li to speak.
She is the principal wife, yes, but Ma Ruyu, the eldest son from a concubine, is the lifeblood of her father.
All matters concerning him, big or small, had to be personally taken care of by her father.
"What does the Zhou family mean?"
After listening to Mrs. Ma's description, Matthew Li thought about it for a while before he had some impression of the incident.
"I can't say for sure. I can't write these things down on a visiting card."
Ma Ruyu, who was personally raised by Mrs. Ma, certainly knew his temper.
If he liked the second young lady of the Zhou family, he would have come to her and told her a long time ago.
But the Jingzhao Yin is not like ordinary people. After all, he is the parent official of the capital. He has to give an explanation to others whether he likes it or not.
"This matter..."
Matthew Li wanted to blame his wife for not dealing with the matter sooner, but then he thought that delaying it would not be a bad thing.
"You go back first. Your husband has his own opinion on this matter."
Matthew Li wanted to wait for the secret guard to explain what happened last night before deciding how to deal with the matter.
After Mrs. Ma left, the secret guard entered the study through the back window.
"Master, the person who was on duty last night was not here."
After the dark guard finished speaking, he lowered his head.
"Not here? What does that mean? Go and call their leader over."
There are two groups of secret guards in Matthew Li's house, one group is responsible for protecting him, and the other group is responsible for doing things for him.
Each group consists of 24 people, led by different leaders.
There is also a secret guard camp that specializes in training secret guards for him. If any of his secret guards lose their lives in an accident, the secret guard camp will immediately replenish their lives.
"Master, their team is not here. I have searched everywhere I can, but there is no trace of them in the mansion."
The secret guard was also worried. An entire team was missing. He was afraid that they had either betrayed their leader or been killed.
Of course, being killed also depends on the circumstances.
It is possible that he was killed by his own master, or it is possible that he was killed by his master's enemy.
Their team is responsible for protecting the master's safety and has no intersection with the team that is carrying out the mission.
There were secret codes between the two groups of secret guards, which they used to communicate with each other in the mansion.
On weekdays, only one secret code is needed and the person will show up.
Today he searched all the places where that group of people usually hid when they were on duty, but didn't see anyone.
"What?"
When Matthew Li heard this, he felt terrible.
Could it be that his secret guards were tampered with by someone else?
He was not surprised that Zhou Hongjing was not dead.
I just don't know when these secret guards were targeted. If they were targeted a long time ago, then wouldn't he be doomed?
There are also a group of secret guards who are carrying out missions in Yuzhou. I don't know whether they have defected with their leader or...
Thinking of this, Matthew Li shuddered.
If he thought about it any further, that was it. He didn't dare to think about it any further. If he thought about it any further, he would have no way out.
"Go and ask your commander to come see me."
Matthew Li didn't know whether he should continue to let this group of secret guards protect him.
Although this group of secret guards and that group of secret guards are not led by the same commander, they are trained by the same group of people.
......
Matthew Li was getting anxious in his study, while Chu Qinshu was in the valley, looking at the men in black in a daze.
"Little gourd, am I dazzled?"
Chu Qinshu pinched Xiao Hulu's arm, making Xiao Hulu grimace.
"Master, you are not dazzled. Those are indeed the 'Men in Black'."
Xiao Hulu deliberately emphasized the three words "men in black".
How could a man in black appear in this valley?
This is no small matter for it.
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