Hu Guiyang fulfilled his promise. The next morning, he went to visit the princess in the alley again. The only followers were Wei Ying and Grandma Hua. Grandma Hua refused to ride any mount, so Hu Guiyang hired her a mule cart.

Before the door opened, the old woman's scolding came out, "It's not over? Is there no one in our family bullying? Today I go to the palace to complain, and tomorrow you will be broken into pieces. The whole family will suffer. The man will be exiled to the army and the woman will be sold as a slave..."

The old woman opened the door and looked at Hu Guiyang angrily, "Do you dare to say who you are?"

"The surname is Hu, Hu Guiyang, the captain of Guifang, the Jinyiwei Nanshi, was seconded to the West Factory for services. I introduced it yesterday." Hu Guiyang bowed and smiled, not caring about the curse.

"Okay, I remember your name. Don't deny it when confronting you, and these two people..." The old woman was stunned for a moment when she saw a woman in her entourage.

"It has nothing to do with them. It was my decision to come and pay homage to the princess. I have no other intentions, just..."

The old woman scolded viciously and entered the yard to close the door.

Hu Guiyang turned around and smiled, "The time for scolding today is shorter than yesterday. Okay, the visit is over, come again tomorrow. Lady Hua, you go home first, and I will go out with Wei Baihu to do something."

Grandma Hua asked blankly: "You are asking for scolding when you come to pay homage to the princess?"

"Of course not. I hope that one day she will be tired of scolding and after being tired of scolding, she will let me in and ask the princess a few words. It is actually very simple. I just want to know if there is something strange before the prince consort dies."

Lady Hua said angrily: "Then what are you bringing me to do? Are you arguing for you?"

"I thought it was easy to talk to women, but I didn't expect that she would not recognize it." Hu Guiyang smiled.

Grandma Hua stomped her feet, turned around and strode out of the alley.

Hu Guiyang and Wei Ying followed behind.

"If the old lady really goes to the palace to complain, the factory may not be able to protect you."

"If everything is required to be protected by the factory, we can only investigate the case within the scope of the West Factory. What's the point?"

"It's not us, it's you who investigated the case, I'll just accompany you." Wei Ying corrected. He realized that the captain was really brave. For safety reasons, he had to keep a distance from him.

"Haha, that's right, you're the friend who's shopping with me."

Outside the alley, Grandma Hua had already gotten in the car and waved to Hu Guiyang, "Come here."

Hu Guiyang approached and Madam Hua whispered: "Is this the princess whose son-in-law died?"

Hu Guiyang nodded.

"You really want to see her?"

Hu Guiyang nodded again.

"I'm a widow, so pitiful. What are your thoughts?"

"Thinking? This is how it is to investigate the case. For example, if I die in an unknown way, everyone in Zhao's house will have to be interrogated, right?"

"But that's the princess, the emperor's daughter!"

"Sister, she is the younger sister of today." Hu Guiyang corrected.

Grandma Hua snorted softly, "You go and do it first, I'll ask you if the princess is likely to see you."

"Can you ask? Who?" Hu Guiyang showed up and looked surprised.

"'It's easy to talk to women', didn't you bring me here for this?"

"Madam Hua recognizes the people in the Princess's Mansion? It's so nice."

"I don't know you, but I can find someone else. In short, I have my own way. I won't be scolded at the door like you do. I don't guarantee you that success will be successful, and if you don't succeed, don't urge me, let alone blame me."

"Never mind, no matter what, I will only thank Grandma Hua."

"You have had many ideas since you were a child, and you haven't gotten better after you grow up." Mrs. Hua put down the curtain, and Hu Guiyang signaled the coachman to leave.

Wei Ying kept standing nearby with his horse, and heard it all the time. At this time, he came over and said, "You are implicating more people."

"She came to take charge of the business by herself, so I will give her some things." Hu Guiyang's view of "involuntary" was different from others. He turned over and said with a smile: "Do you think the princess really will go to the palace to complain?"

"I don't know, don't ask me." Wei Ying also got on the horse, thinking that this question was a trap.

"I don't think so." Hu Guiyang replied himself, "In the old woman's angry attitude, she should have complained last night or early this morning. She didn't go, so she wouldn't go in the future."

"Haha, it's best to be as you wish."

"I think the princess hopes that I can investigate the case, but she was all stopped by the old woman."

"The princesses who marry under the bride are like this. The palace is assigned a special person to serve as the housekeeper. The housekeeper is the manager of big and small matters. Even the housekeeper is often replaced by the housekeeper when he comes to the palace to pay his respects, so the old lady is still likely to go to the palace to complain, but she hasn't waited for the opportunity."

"Ha, Madam Hua is the housekeeper assigned by Uncle Sun Er. Let's see how the two housekeepers fight. Before the old lady complains, we have to find out some clues as soon as possible..."

"It's not us, it's Captain Hu alone." Wei Ying corrected again.

Hu Guiyang smiled and said, "I'll go to Wuque Hutong."

"I'll go with you."

The two of them rode out of the city and arrived at Wuquehu at noon. Wei Ying suggested that they find a shop to have dinner and go to Guangxing shop to ask questions in the afternoon.

The shop here sells wine and food, and it is all in separate rooms, without any interference. The shopkeeper obviously recognized Wei Ying and said nothing, but just ordered the guy to serve the wine and vegetables.

After eating and drinking for a while, Wei Ying said, "What does Captain Hu want to ask? You can ask me first. Maybe I know everything, after all, I have asked it once."

"To be honest, I haven't figured out what to ask."

"The way Captain Hu investigates the case... is really special." Wei Ying said with a smile.

"I have to see people before I know what to ask." Hu Guiyang thought for a while, "Since Wei Baihu has asked, can I choose important things for me to listen to?"

"Hey, I'm the first person to be asked."

"Wei Baihu is considered helping."

"I should indeed introduce you to the situation first." Wei Ying put down the wine glass, "Start with Wuque Hutong itself. Do you know who opened it here?"

"I heard it was the eunuch Liang Fang."

Wei Ying nodded with a smile, "Person Hu knows a lot, but you only know one thing but not the other. Liang Fang is only responsible for the money transactions here, and the money has to be redistributed in the palace. To put it bluntly, Eunuch Liang is just a shopkeeper, not a shop owner."

"Redistribution? Are you saying that many eunuchs in the palace have a share in Wuque Hutong?"

"It's many eunuchs, and it's not an exaggeration to say that they are all."

Hu Guiyang was really confused, "I don't understand, like the East Factory and the West Factory are obviously incompatible..."

Wei Ying laughed loudly, held a glass to persuade him to drink, and explained after drinking, "I don't know what happened in the palace. I will only say one thing. No matter how powerful the various sects in the palace fight, they will be a family after leaving the palace. Liang Fang's identity is just an eunuch, but you must not underestimate him. If there is a conflict between the East and West factories, they will publicly ask eunuch Sili to judge, but privately ask eunuch Liang to uphold justice."

"Is Liang Fang the real leader of the eunuch?"

"No, in terms of power, he is not as good as the eunuch of the boss, and is not as good as the two factory officials. However, he is older and has a wide range of friends. He is in the palace and has a group of adopted sons and grandsons, especially often serving His Majesty, and speaks well, so he is very respected."

"He is a hero in the palace?"

"Well, there is something about this. You have no name but no share, but you can solve your problems. Eunuch Liang is considered a hero."

"He is so short of money, so he has to build another Wumai Hutong outside the city?"

"Most eunuchs are short of money. You should know that the monthly salary in the palace is not high. It would be better if they never leave the palace. If there are family members outside the palace to support, life will be difficult."

Hu Guiyang remembered Lai Wangxi and nodded, "I heard a little."

"Emperor Liang likes to help the poor and the poor, so he finds ways to open up money. From Tongzhou to the capital, at least 30% of the official shops are under the control of eunuchs, and the same is true for Wuque Hutong. But the location here is not good, it is a bit far from the wharf and the market, and business has always been lukewarm until someone makes a pot of spring."

"The business of the seven or eight Chunyuan Hutong in the city was taken away by Manhuchun, and the eunuchs made a fortune."

"It is impossible to withstand many people. If you are assigned by position, you don't have much in your hands. It's better than nothing. But for those poor, this little money is crucial and they are looking forward to it every month."

"Eunuch Liang is really a kind-hearted hero."

"People outside often have misunderstandings about eunuchs. In fact, they are all the same people, both good and bad, and both noble and cheap."

"Wei Baihu is very familiar with eunuchs."

"To be honest, my uncle is now working in the palace." Wei Ying did not mention his name or position, but his tone suddenly became solemn. It was obvious that this "uncle family" was not an ordinary eunuch in the palace.

"So that's it, I'm not respectful." Hu Guiyang bowed and smiled.

Wei Ying waved his hand and said that this was nothing, continuing: "In short, the relationship between Wuque Hutong and the palace is roughly like this. In addition, the major eunuchs have special shops in Wuque Hutong. For example, this Shengxing shop belongs to our Xichang Factory. The money does not leave the money of the Liang Eunuch, but it is directly included in the Xichang Factory and distributed by the factory."

"Oh, no wonder the hospitality was so good. Can I come in the future?"

Wei Ying laughed, "It's okay to do business, but forget about private banquets. Business is to make money and affect business. The factory will not be happy, and everyone's profits will also be affected."

"Speaking of this, I have never received the salary of being a lieutenant, and I have never heard of the 'income' you mentioned."

"Haha, don't worry, I'll deal with these things for you."

“Hard work.”

"You don't have to be polite among friends." As long as you don't involve investigating the case, Wei Ying is quite talking about "friendship".

"Shengxingpu belongs to Xichang Factory, Guangxingpu must belong to Liang Fang?"

"That's right, so be careful when you go to ask questions later. If you offend Eunuch Liang, the factory will not be able to save you."

"Haha, the princess can't stand it, the shop can't ask, the factory is really... Forget it, I'll take care of it all."

Wei Ying laughed dryly, "I'm thinking about you."

"Guangxingpu belongs to Liang Fang, why did Tong Feng run there to hide?"

Wei Ying's face was slightly dark, "This is exactly what made the factory dissatisfied. Tong Feng is a master of the Western Factory, but he obviously went over to the factory and secretly made friends with the Liang Eunuch. It was nothing at all. The Liang Eunuch made extensive friends, regardless of the high and low status. However, Tong Feng died in Guangxingpu, which made the factory a little embarrassed in the palace. Everyone said that he forced Tong Feng away, and even said that the murderer was from the Western Factory."

Hu Guiyang nodded and understood something. Wang Zhi allowed him to investigate the case, not as he was reluctant on the surface. In fact, he also wanted to find out the truth and make his own innocence.

"Are such a good thing as Manhuchun made by Eunuch Liang?"

Wei Ying received an order that there is no need to hide it from these matters. "No, Manhuchun is the result of the joint cooperation between the immortal Li Zisheng and the Taoist priest of Lingji Palace."

"So it's an acquaintance." Hu Guiyang remembered Li Zisheng, who was a fairy who was slapped in public by him. He had a deep grudge and had never met him after returning to Beijing. "So far, who is the most suspicious murderer of the East and West factories?"

Wei Ying, who had always had questions and answers, became reserved, was silent for a moment, and smiled and said, "It should be one or two young women."

Hu Guiyang understood this time that the opportunity to investigate the case has little to do with his struggle, but it has a different reason.

The mountain people and the government were all suspicious of He Sanjie'er and Xiaocao.
Chapter completed!