Zhou Qingyuan's father is a ventriloquist who has been making a living by playing multiple roles.

When Zhou Qingyuan was a child, he often went to the streets with his father to rely on ventriloquism to attract more people to watch.

Shen Tingsi already knew that Jiang Li was secretly investigating the secrets of the General's Mansion. The person who allowed her to risk her life to sneak into the room and follow her must be someone from the General's Mansion.

Although he didn't know who Jiang Li was following, Shen Tingsi was certain that one of the two voices just now was Zhou Qingyuan's changed voice.

After all, he had asked Feng Jue to secretly investigate the general's mansion these days and had not gained anything in vain.

After learning that Shen Tingsi was coming to Jiangnan on an incognito tour, Zhou Qingyuan made up his mind to establish himself in front of him as a hard-working person who cared about the people.

Therefore, before Shen Tingsi came to the general's mansion, Zhou Qingyuan ordered the kitchen to serve lighter food in the future, and chicken, duck, fish, meat, etc. were not allowed to appear in the general's mansion.

The servants in the kitchen thought that he was doing this for Zhou's sake. After all, Zhou had been suffering from health problems due to overeating, so they obediently removed the chicken, duck, fish and meat.

But there is no wall that is impenetrable. As early as the day they arrived at the general's mansion, Zhou and Zhou Qingyuan's abnormal behavior had already attracted Shen Tingsi's attention.

Because her long-awaited grandson finally returned home, Zhou specially ordered people to prepare a lot of fresh meat. She was so worried about her grandson that she had long forgotten Zhou Qingyuan's instructions.

This made Zhou Qingyuan, who had always been known for his poor character, almost unable to sit still at the dinner table. After a lot of effort, he managed to smooth things over for Zhou and let her get away with it in front of Shen Tingsi, but Zhou Qingyuan was still worried and warned Zhou and the servants that day.

It was this warning that caused Feng Jue, who went outside the city to pick up a letter, to inadvertently witness how the servants of the general's mansion handled the fresh chickens, ducks, fish and meat.

After returning to Zhuyuan that day, Feng Jue told Shen Tingsi exactly what he had seen, which made Shen Tingsi more certain of his guess, so he continued to secretly investigate the General's Mansion under the pretext of understanding the people's sentiments.

Later, the Lantern Festival and Zhou Qingyun's abduction of a woman in the street occurred. This made Shen Tingsi even more determined to thoroughly investigate the General's Mansion.

Now they have followed the clues all the way to Jinse Tower, and have invisibly linked the extravagance of the general's mansion and the deaths of several prefects.

Although the answer in his mind was already clear, Shen Tingsi did not intend to alert the enemy before obtaining solid evidence. The most urgent task now was to rescue the people in the dark room and ensure the safety of their families.

Thinking of this, Shen Tingsi looked around the room, made sure that no traces were left, and then strode out.

Jiang Li, who was fleeing in panic, ran to the stairs where she had just sneaked into the second floor and stopped. She held on to the railing with both hands, her figure hidden in a place where no one could see, and she was breathing heavily.

"Miss, why are you here?"

Qingzhu, who was misunderstood as launching a series of fart attacks, finally found Jiang Li after chasing her closely. She lowered her voice and called out softly.

Jiang Li pretended to be calm and looked at Qingzhu, not intending to involve this silly girl in the feud between her and the General's Mansion.

"It's okay. It was too crowded just now. I came here to get some fresh air."

Qing Zhu panted as she came to the steps in front of Jiang Li. "I didn't expect that such a big competition would attract so many people to watch. It was really crowding me to death just now!"

There were still beads of sweat on Qingzhu's forehead. He put his hands in front of his face and fanned himself while complaining.

"Miss, why is your face so red? Are you too hot? Let me fan you!"

Seeing that Jiang Li's face was like a ripe apple, Qingzhu looked at her with concern and stretched out his hand in front of Jiang Li to fan her.

Jiang Li coughed twice and quickly changed the subject: "I'm not hot. Didn't Dad say he wanted to play two games of chess with me the day before yesterday? Let's go to the Jiang Mansion."

Qingzhu looked at her suspiciously: "But Miss, didn't the master and the mistress say that they would go to Suzhou in the next two days and would not be back until five days later?"

Jiang Li said this while holding Qingzhu's shoulders with both hands and pushing her downstairs.

Everyone's attention was focused on the girls performing on the stage, and they did not notice Jiang Li and Qing Zhu coming out from the corner. The two of them walked smoothly from Jinse Building to the street.

Today's trip has completely confirmed that the General's Mansion and Jinse Tower are secretly colluding. Thinking of the conversation she just heard, Jiang Li first went to the Jiang Mansion and ordered the secret guards to wait near the General's Mansion and follow any suspicious people immediately.

Rescue the parents and relatives of those 'disobedient' people from the hands of death.

Shen Tingsi also immediately informed Feng Jue of the matter, and Feng Jue immediately summoned the guards hiding in the dark to go and rescue people together.

After meeting the masked man, the accountant returned to the general's mansion without anyone noticing. When the servant came to deliver the account book, the accountant was already sitting in the accounting office, counting on an abacus as usual.

"Mr. Tu, this is the account book I got from the shop in the east of the city today."

The servant informed him and put the account book in his hand on the table.

He was about to turn around and leave when Mr. Tu suddenly called him.

"I'm not feeling well today, so please don't send the account book to me for now."

A hoarse voice sounded behind the servant. The servant, who heard the accountant speak for the first time, widened his eyes in disbelief.

After conveying the news that he was not feeling well, the accountant stood up from his seat and walked out the door.

In the eyes of everyone in the general's mansion, the accountant was an old man with a strange temper. He walked around alone all day long with a hunched back. If he hadn't spoken just now, the servant would have thought he was a mute.

After seeing the accountant passing by him, the servant suddenly came to his senses. He looked straight at the accountant who had already walked into the yard, with some shock still in his eyes.

Mr. Tu just spoke?

So he is not dumb? ?

The servant's eyes widened as if he had discovered some new world, and he ran out of the accounting office.

The accountant hunched over, with his hands behind his back, he lowered his head and hurried to his yard.

When he met a servant on the road and greeted him, he didn't even raise his head.

After arriving at his own yard, the accountant looked around while closing the door, and straightened up instantly after making sure that there was no one around.

How can he look like a hunchback at all?

If the servants in the mansion saw him like this, they would be shocked. After all, the accountant has been in the general's mansion for five or six years and has always been known for his hunchbacked appearance.

The waist that had been hunched for five or six years suddenly straightened up. Isn't it weird? The accountant has always been a loner. Now he has informed the servant of his physical discomfort. After making sure that no one would come to disturb him, he changed his clothes and quietly left the general's mansion through the secret passage in his room.

At the same time, a letter was delivered to Shen Tingsi...

(End of this chapter)