Return of the Swallow

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

What’s even stranger is that there were only four of the original owner’s family in the burning house, and each of them looked like a saw-mouthed gourd. They didn’t say a word. People from the Water Dragon Bureau and the Five City Soldier Ma Si saw the house once running. There were no fewer than thirty men going out, and now those people seem to have disappeared overnight.

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

Cao's house.

The servants and maidservants in the study room of the outer courtyard were all arranged by the steward to do other things, and the steward stood in front of the courtyard, and no one was allowed to get close.

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

Sitting across from him was a tall, plump, 17- or 8-year-old woman with thick eyebrows and big eyes.The appearance of the woman is not very outstanding, but the outline is quite deep, the big red cross-collar peony blossoms lining her honey-colored healthy skin, and the slightly curly hair is rolled into a cloud bun, although she is dressed as a big yan boudoir woman , But there was a stubborn and strong aura all over her body, which was not like the tenderness of a Dayan woman at all.

She is Princess Ana of Tatar.

"Guo-Jang Cao! Didn't you say that the house is the safest place in the world? Have you arranged everything around it! Why are there only four of my more than 30 warriors left, and all the others? Missing!" Anari frowned angrily, "Guo-Jiang Cao must give this princess an explanation!"

Guozhang Cao sneered: "Princess, stay calm. 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 as a cover. The old man was up and down in this matter. How much time has it taken, even if Princess Anari can't see clearly, Lord Siqin should see clearly. The princess is so noisy, does it mean that she has opinions on the old man?"

Siqin dressed as a literati sitting in the starting position of Ana Day just pressed his thin lips and did not answer. His handsome face also showed a bit of anger.

Guozhang Cao said again: "As for this matter, it is clear that your subordinates were too stupid. Even if they were arrested, it was because they revealed their whereabouts. What the princess should do at this time is to think about how to deal with the aftermath, not Yell at the old man here, right?"

Anari became even more angry, and slapped the table fiercely, "No matter how much you arrange, now my warriors are gone! There were so many people who came to you in the Yan Dynasty, but the two assassinations failed and lost so many warriors. We are not angry. Our Tatar warriors are all eagles on the grassland. Even if they died in battle, they returned to the arms of Changshengtian. But now? Because of your negligence, so many warriors have disappeared before they can draw their swords. , Do you blame the stupidity of the warriors brought by this princess?"

"Isn't it stupid? Not stupid, how could the house catch fire in the middle of the night? How could you panic when you evacuated, and was given a pot? Princess Anari should really be annoyed, if the old man has such a useless subordinate I'm afraid the old man will be so annoyed this time."

"You! I have long heard that your people in the Central Plains court will play tricks if they don't do real things. Today this princess has also seen it!"

"Compared with the princess's inexhaustible rule, the old man is inferior. The princess behaves treacherously, and the old man is also willing to go down. The old man kindly gifted the princess to the painted spring garden. On the contrary, the princess came and clamored in front of the old man!"

Seeing that Anari and Cao Guozhang pointed to Maimang, and even involved in the matter between Tatar and Dazhou, Siqin quickly ended the game.

"Don't mind Cao Guozhang. His Royal Highness is also concerned about the lives and deaths of these warriors. There is still a long way to cooperate in the future. It is not necessary to hurt the peace because of these. Guozhang Cao is right. Now the important thing is to consider how to deal with the aftermath."

Ana accumulated a lot of anger and couldn't vent, but after hearing Siqin's words, she miraculously stopped. Although she was still full of anger, she did not say anything bad.

Cao Guozhang's eyes turned between Anari and Siqin, his expression lightened slightly, "These people will not disappear for no reason, they must have been arrested by someone. If it's okay for others, once they are caught by the emperor. Catch it and things will be difficult to do."

Siqin heard the words, the sharp eyes of the falcon-like eyes flashed, and they were replaced by a gentle smile: "No matter who is caught, the person is considered useless, and there is no need to think about it. According to Cao Guozhangzhi See, if your majesty the emperor arrests these people, what will happen?"

Cao Guozhang raised his eyebrows, and the first half of Siqin's words meant that if they were properly handled, those who were missing would only be abandoned children, and they could be treated as if they no longer exist.

This Tatar's speech has a bit of a big Yan's style.

Guozhang Cao said calmly: "Master Siqin does not have to test the old man. If this matter is really known to the emperor, it will be difficult for you and me. However, if you want to do things properly, if you have Master Siqin first, the old man will also have it in his heart. Counted."

"The head of the country is a smart person, and talking to a smart person is refreshing." Siqin smiled.

Seeing Siqin talking and laughing with Cao Guozhang on the day, when Ana looked at his handsome and deep face, her eyes couldn't help but wonder.

The sharp long eyes of thought-qin looked over, and when they met Ana Ri's eyes, he suddenly put away all the sharpness and smiled at her.

Anari only felt as if she had fallen into a pool of warm water, and her whole body was dizzy.

Cao Guozhang saw the appearance of these two people in his eyes, and he didn't care much, he only called his confidant to whisper: "Go and arrange us in the Five Cities Soldiers Masi and the Water Dragon Bureau. Coercion or temptation, or even torture, must make these people spit out some valuable news. Anyone passing by the house these days, or anyone else behaving strangely, don't let them go!"

"Subordinates obey." The subordinates led away.

Seeing that Guo Zhang Cao had taken concrete actions on this matter, Anari and Siqin were relieved temporarily.

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

Qin Huaiyuan was leaning against the Arhat bed by the window, while Qin Yining moved to sit beside the pedals.The father and daughter were eating snacks and drinking tea while analyzing today's affairs.

"I will leave those people to my father, and the rest will be solved by the father, and the daughter will not care about it." Qin Yining took a sip of hot tea with the tea bowl to dilute the sweetness of the snack.

Qin Huaiyuan raised his eyebrows and said: "You do this, because your father suspects that you are pulling me to treat you afterwards."

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

Qin Huaiyuan didn't sleep all night, and was a little tired at this time. Looking at Qin Yining's bright and beautiful face, not only did his smile deepen, he deliberately tested her.

"Then you said, how should I deal with these people in my hands?"