A Clash of Gods - Chapter 974

[Chapter 96 Doubt]

The Dudu’s Mansion was dead silent, and the servants had already rested. Except for the dim lights in the house of Chief Hou, only the yard of the Dudu’s Mansion where the bodies of Tantai Zhilin and his wife were parked was still lit. The yard was heavily guarded and inside. There are guards inside and outside, and even people in the governor’s mansion are not allowed to approach it easily.

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The entire Governor’s Mansion was shrouded in the dark night, revealing a solemn but gloomy aura.

“Boss, if the relationship between the governor and his wife is not as close as it seems before, why would the wife be willing to commit suicide for the governor?” Qi Ning stared at the boss: “It doesn’t make sense logically.”

Mr. Hou nodded and said, “That’s right. The old slave has also seen a lot of the world’s sophistication. If he follows the dead, it is already a deep affection, but the lady will not have that kind of affection for the governor.” He shook his head and sighed: “Actually, from the old slave’s point of view, the Great Governor and the officers and men under him are even more in love, especially General Shen. The Great Governor and General Shen are brothers in life and death. They are deeply and righteous.”

“Yes, can General Shen be at the Governor’s Mansion tonight?”

“General Shen went to the barracks before dusk.” Mr. Hou said, “After the death of the governor, General Shen worked day and night. I heard that there was something going on in the barracks, so General Shen rushed over to deal with it.”

Qi Ning thought for a while before asking, “Boss, what do you think of General Shen as a person?”

“Master Hou, General Shen is a good person.” Manager Hou said immediately: “Since he has been with the Governor General, General Shen has been conscientious and conscientious, assisting from the side, and the Donghai Navy’s success is inseparable from General Shen’s hard work. Also, General Shen has done his brotherly justice to the Governor!” After a pause, he said, “The year before last, the Governor suffered a serious illness, perhaps due to overwork, and it was General Shen who had to lie down for ten days. take care of.”

“The lady?”

Director Hou said with a wry smile: “I also said earlier that the relationship between the madam and the governor was not very good. Although the madam was taking care of him at the time, the two hardly spoke much. After General Shen came over, the governor began to chat and laugh. , those days, the Governor and General Shen were chatting and laughing, but Mrs. and Mrs. were left aside. ()” He lowered his voice and said, “You don’t know anything about the Marquis. General, he was stuck in the house and cried for a long time!”

“General Shen is crying?”

Manager Hou nodded and said, “After the death of the Governor General, General Shen made a proper arrangement, lest the news leak out, so he stayed in the Governor’s Mansion himself. When Lord Hou came, I think General Shen finally felt relieved, and he cried bitterly that night. Late is the old slave who has something to discuss with him, and I happened to meet him, and the others don’t know about it.” He sighed and said, “General Shen and the Governor are life and death brothers. They have been together for so many years, and now the Governor is gone. Now, General Shen is naturally very sad. It’s also thanks to him that he lasted for more than ten days, and he only vented after the Hou Ye came over!”

“A man of temperament!” Qi Ning also nodded and sighed, leaning forward slightly, and asked, “Boss, when Madam passed away, she left a suicide note. You have read that suicide note, and you are sure that it belonged to Madam. Stay? Is it possible that someone else stole the pen?”

Manager Hou waved his hand and said, “Master Hou, this old slave can guarantee that the suicide note must be left by the lady.”

“Oh?” Qi Ning said, “Why is the boss so sure?”

“Handwriting.” Mr. Hou said, “Although Mrs. is a woman, she is familiar with both Chinese and ink. She also likes calligraphy and painting. When she has nothing to do, she entertains herself, but she doesn’t want to be seen by others. Those calligraphy and paintings were later burned. No, except for her personal maid, I’ve only seen it. And what the lady needs, she doesn’t say it herself, she just makes a list and gives it to the old slave to buy. There are not many women who can write, so the lady’s handwriting, the old slave It’s because I remember it clearly, and it’s hard to imitate it when others haven’t seen it.”

Qi Ning rested his chin in his hand and pondered a little before saying: “That is to say, the suicide note is indeed left by the lady, but the contents of the suicide note may not be the true words of the lady. (Update as soon as possible) The lady is only in her thirties.

She is very old, and not long after she gave birth to the young master, even if she has a deep friendship with the chief governor, she will not commit suicide in the face of the young master, not to mention that she has a cold relationship with the chief governor and her husband, and she will not give up the child. The son follows the great governor!

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Manager Hou nodded and said, “Although this truth cannot be told to outsiders, it is actually the truth.”

“Boss, do you know if there are other women in the governor?” Qi Ning hesitated, and finally asked, “Does he have another girl he likes?”

Manager Hou’s expression tightened, and he said solemnly: “Master Hou, the Governor is not that kind of person. The old Lord Hou has been very strict with his family since he was a child, especially he has high hopes for the Governor. The Governor has no other hobbies besides drinking. This is especially true when it comes to women’s sex. The greatest hobby of the governor is to read military books. He made an oath very early to be loyal to Chu and help me to rule the world. , I usually have very little interaction with people.”

“Oh?”

“The people from the big families in the East China Sea have invited the Governor to the banquet several times over the years, but the Governor has never paid attention.” Director Hou said sternly: “In those days, when Jiang Mantian visited the house several times, the Governor only said that local affairs belonged to the local government. Don’t worry, he is a soldier, he only cares about military affairs, and the affairs of several major families have nothing to do with military affairs, so there is no need to meet each other, so Jiang Mantian and the others didn’t even sit down and talk to the governor.”

Qi Ning was a little surprised, but Director Hou continued: “Jiang Mantian’s fleet was trading at sea, and in the early years, it still needed official ships to escort it. The governor just handed it over to General Shen to handle these matters, and never interacted with those families.”

Qi Ning nodded slightly, thinking that Tantai Zhilin is really a cautious person.

After all, the court ordered the Donghai Division not to interfere in local government affairs, just because they were worried that the Tantai family, who held military power, would get too close to the local merchants, and that they had soldiers and food. Even if the Tantai family had no other thoughts, the court would definitely There is a heart of vigilance and vigilance. If any courtier is born to be wary of the emperor, naturally there will be no good results. Of course, the Tantai family understands this. Tantai Zhilin has been in the position of the naval governor for many years. , to maintain a distance from the local lords of the East China Sea, naturally, it is also a means to protect the Tantai family.

Seeing Qi Ning’s thoughtful thoughts, Director Hou said cautiously, “Master Hou, if the Governor was really murdered, this old slave asks you to find out the real murderer, or else the Governor will die!”

“Don’t worry, boss, I will do my best.” Qi Ning was about to get up when he suddenly thought of something and asked, “Boss, there is one more thing I want to ask you.”

“Master Hou, please speak!”

“It is said that the Governor came back from the military camp this time to see the young master.” Qi Ning whispered, “I wonder how many days the Governor has been in the mansion?”

“The chief governor is indeed coming back for the young master.” Mr. Hou said: “Since the young son was born, the relationship between the chief governor and his wife has been much better than before. Before the chief governor was in front of us, he never cared about his wife. But after the little son was born, the governor occasionally greeted his wife.” After a pause, he continued: “The number of times the governor came back in the past six months has also increased, five or six times a month, although most of them stay overnight. I left, but it was very different from before. When I came back this time, the governor was in a good mood, saying that he would accompany his wife and young master for three days, and the old slave was happy when he saw it.”

“You mean that this time the Governor is in a good mood when he comes back?” Qi Ning’s expression tightened.

Manager Hou nodded and said: “When the governor came back, the old slave was waiting at the gate. The governor also talked to the old slave a lot, and he seemed to be in a good mood. He also brought back a load of shells of various colors, saying that he wanted to Play for the little boy.”

“It seems that the birth of the young master has indeed opened the heart of the great governor.” Qi Ning seemed to be talking to Manager Hou, but also seemed to be talking to himself. Does the sky always serve by the Governor’s side?”

Director Hou nodded, and Qi Ning immediately asked, “When the governor came back and he committed suicide, how many days was that?”

“Three days!” Manager Hou said without hesitation, “Old slave remember that the governor will return to the barracks the next morning, so he specially asked the kitchen to cook more good dishes that night. The governor eats the same food as the soldiers in the barracks. , every time I come back, the old slave will ask the kitchen to put some thought into it.” With a wry smile, he said, “That night, the governor suddenly committed suicide, and the old servant never thought of it. After dinner that night, the governor went to the study, and it was almost midnight. , The governor hasn’t returned to the house yet, so Madam sent someone over to pass a message, and asked the old slave to ask the governor to go back to the room to rest.”

“Why didn’t Madam just send other people over, but asked people to trouble the old boss again?”

“When the Governor is in the study, others are not allowed to be disturbed.” Manager Hou explained: “No one dares to go there except the old slave. Presumably because of this, Madam will do this.”

“So the boss found something wrong?”

“The madam took the initiative to send someone to invite the governor back to the house. The old slave was happy and went to the study immediately.” Mr. Hou recalled: “The lamp was lit in the study, and the old slave called a few times, but the governor did not answer. I couldn’t push it open, it was locked from the inside, and no one answered, the old slave felt that something was not right, so I immediately went over to report to the madam, and the madam brought two maids over, and later!” Speaking of this, the eye circles were wide again. red.

Qi Ning’s expression became more serious, and she asked in a low voice, “Boss, before that day, did Madam send someone to ask the Governor to go back to the room to rest?”

Director Hou pondered for a while, then shook his head and said, “It seems that there is no way. Before, the governors came and went in a hurry. When they came back to stay for one night, they only went back to their room to rest in the middle of the night.” He narrowed his eyes slightly and was silent for a while. , and finally said with certainty: “That’s the first time, Madam has never been urged by the Governor before!”

Qi Ning took a deep breath and looked at the oil lamp, his eyes shining like a knife.