Chapter 26 I spent the whole night looking for Ye Chutang
A violent storm is coming.
The lanterns in the porch flickered wildly, and the flames soon went out.
The brightly lit Shangshu Mansion gradually fell into darkness.
All the servants braved the wind and rain and searched for Ye Chutang in the light of lightning.
Ye Jingchuan stood in the main room of Ningchu Courtyard, looking at the rain outside with a frown on his face.
He asked the three maids who passed by Ningchuyuan two incense sticks ago.
"Did you hear any noise in the courtyard? Or saw anyone suspicious?"
The three maids all shook their heads.
"We saw nothing, sir."
Ye Jingchuan noticed that one of them had a strange expression and kicked her on the knee.
"Tell me! What did you see?"
The maid knelt heavily on the ground, her kneecaps seemed to be broken, and she cried in pain.
She didn't dare to cover up for Ye Anzhi anymore.
"When I passed by Ningchu Courtyard, I found the young master lying on the wall looking inside."
“Nonsense!”
The maid knew that this matter must not be spread, so she changed her words immediately.
"It was too dark, I couldn't see clearly, I just thought the figures looked a bit similar, I must have been mistaken."
After saying that, he took the initiative to slap his face to admit his mistake.
Ye Jingchuan warned the other two maids.
"Forget the nonsense you just heard. If even a word of it gets out, I'll make you pay!"
"Yes, sir."
"Go find the young lady!"
The maid immediately left in the rain, and Butler Chen stepped forward and asked, "Master, do you want to call the eldest young master?"
"Go and call him! Ning Chuyuan has only one door. If he is really outside, he will definitely know when Ye Chutang leaves."
Butler Chen quickly brought Ye Anzhi here.
The wind and rain were so strong that both of their clothes were soaked, and the dripping water quickly gathered into a pool at their feet.
"Dad, it's raining so hard, you asked me to come over..."
“Bang!”
Before Ye Anzhi could finish his words, Ye Jingchuan slapped him in the face.
"You bastard! You actually came to climb the wall of Ningchuyuan, what do you want to do?"
Ye Anzhi covered his face and shouted in disbelief: "Dad, you hit me?"
Ye Jingchuan slapped him twice again.
"answer the questions!"
Ye Anzhi was frightened and didn't dare to tell the truth. "My eldest sister just came home. I was afraid she wouldn't be used to it, so I came to see her."
"What did you see?"
"I didn't see anything. When I came, my eldest sister was ready to rest."
He tried to climb in, but the wall was too high.
Ye Jingchuan knew that his eldest son had not finished speaking, so he asked again: "What happened next?"
"Then I heard my eldest sister scolding the maid, and a moment later, the maid ran out with blood all over her face.
I hid in the bushes near the wall, and was spotted by a maid when I was climbing over the wall, so I went back to my own yard. ”
"After the maid with the blood on her face left, you didn't see any suspicious people enter Ningchu Courtyard, nor did you hear any movement inside?"
Ye Anzhi nodded affirmatively, "No!"
Ye Jingchuan knew that his eldest son didn't dare to lie at this moment.
No one entered Ningchu Courtyard, and there was no movement in the yard. How did the wardrobe and the step-out bed disappear?
Who could steal something so heavy and big without making any noise?
"Butler Chen, go and look for any secret passages in this yard."
"Yes, sir."
Butler Chen searched in the rain but found nothing.
At this time, guard Chen Zhong also came to Ningchuyuan and reported the search results to Ye Jingchuan.
"Master, everyone has dug up the Shangshu Mansion, but they still can't find the eldest lady and the maid named Shan'er."
"Could they just disappear out of thin air?"
Butler Chen glanced at the empty boudoir and swallowed.
"Master, is there a ghost?"
Hearing this, Ye Jingchuan's hands and feet instantly turned cold.
He didn't dare to think further.
"Keep looking!"
When Chen Zhong accepted the order and left, he thought of something, "Master, do you want to check the library?"
The study is the courtyard where the study is located.
This is a forbidden area. No one can get close unless Ye Jingchuan speaks.
The library is the most important place in the Shangshu Mansion and is the most heavily guarded.
If someone broke in, it would be impossible for them not to be discovered by the people guarding outside.
Ye Jingchuan shook his head, "No, I'll go and take a look myself."
When he arrived at the library, Ye Chutang was listening to the howling wind and heavy rain.
So, she knew someone was coming at the first moment.
He originally wanted to escape from the corner of the yard with the list in his hand, but Ye Jingchuan entered the yard first.
Seeing that he was alone, Ye Chutang hid on the beam with the list in his hand with confidence.
Ye Jingchuan, who was soaked all over, entered the study and went straight to the study.
Seeing that the study was the same as when he left, he felt relieved.
Then he turned the bronze sculpture of "Horse Stepping on Flying Swallow" and unlocked the code of the stone gate.
Looking at the intact stairs, I felt completely relieved.
Ye Jingchuan closed the secret room and left quickly.
He had no idea that the secret room was already empty, just like Ningchuyuan!
After the gate of the study was closed, Ye Chutang jumped off the beam with the list in his hand and went to sleep peacefully.
***
The storm lasted all night.
The servants of the Shangshu Mansion also searched for the whole night.
Everyone's skin was wrinkled and white from being soaked by the rain, and their eyes seemed to be covered with soot from the bottom of a pot, making them look very weak.
Ye Jingchuan also did not sleep all night. He took a leave this morning and did not go to court.
He stood in Ningchu Courtyard, looking at the accumulated water on the bluestone slabs and the fallen leaves blown away by the wind, and his headache was splitting.
If we can’t find Ye Chutang, we won’t be able to explain to Grandpa De, and the Ye family may be finished!
At this time, Kong Ru, who had been pulling for half the night, came.
Her legs were weak, her face was pale, and she had lost a lot of weight.
"master……"
When Ye Jingchuan heard her voice, he thought of her pulling her crotch last night and almost suffocating him.
He immediately took three steps back, "Don't come over here!"
Kong Ru's face froze, and she immediately explained, "Master, the palace doctor examined me and said that I was poisoned, which caused the diarrhea. I am fine now."
Ye Jingchuan didn’t care what caused Kong Ru’s diarrhea, nor did he care whether she recovered or not. He just knew that he was disgusted and didn’t want to see her.
"You are weak, go back and rest."
Kong Ru met Ye Jingchuan's disdainful eyes, and her heart felt depressed and painful.
"It must be Ye Chutang. She knew I poisoned her, so she poisoned me in retaliation!"
It would have been fine if she didn't say this, but as soon as she said it, Ye Jingchuan got angry.
"Didn't I warn you to be patient and that I had my own ideas? Are your ears just for show?"
Kong Ru knew that Ye Jingchuan was in a bad mood and deliberately picked trouble with her.
She did not refute, and said: "Master, I heard that all the valuables in Ningchuyuan are gone. Did someone steal things and steal the person as well?"
Ye Jingchuan sneered, "Who do you think has the ability to quietly empty a courtyard in the Shangshu Mansion within two sticks of incense?"
He still felt that Ye Chutang had an accomplice in the mansion.
Whether things are stolen or people are missing, it’s all because of a thief in the house!
Kong Ru whispered, "Is it really haunted?"
"No matter what it is, we must find the person!"
Kong Ru suddenly remembered something.
"Master, do you still remember the three conditions Chuer proposed last night?"
Ye Jingchuan immediately remembered and shouted, "Chu'er, your father agrees to all your conditions, come out quickly."
He felt like a fool.
But I can't find anyone now, so I can only give it a try and try my best.
As a result, Ye Chutang really showed up.
She gracefully descended from the roof and stood between Ye Jingchuan and Kong Ru with a bright smile.
"You two should quickly prepare some offerings and go to my mother's grave to kowtow and admit your mistakes!"
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