The snow stopped at dawn. Wei Ying came to the backyard to take a look and confirmed that Hu Guiyang was still there, so he felt much more at ease.

Hu Guiyang's face turned red with cold, but he still kept smiling, "Have you finished writing the memorial?"

"Yeah." Wei Ying replied vaguely, "You haven't gone to rest yet? Nothing should happen during the day."

Hu Guiyang yawned and stretched, "There is one more thing to do, just rest after finishing it."

"What's up?"

"I didn't go to the Princess' Mansion yesterday. I have to go there anyway today, otherwise I would seem to be a person who is not honest."

"Ephesian Zeng has not found you... Forget it, you investigate the case, you make the decision, I will follow you wherever you go." Wei Ying made up his mind to say less and read more, and never be led into trouble.

Hu Guiyang came to the kitchen and asked for two bowls of rice porridge to fill his stomach with Wei Ying. Madam Hua continued to nag as usual, and suddenly missed the days before, "When the adoptive father and mother were still alive, Zhao's house did not occupy such a large area, but it was so lively, especially you guys, when there was no quiet from morning to night... and you must eat another bowl..."

With the heat of two bowls of rice porridge, Hu Guiyang and Wei Ying rode out the house. At the entrance of the alley, they happened to meet Shi Guida who had just left the house. A group of people were waiting outside. When they saw Wei Ying, they all bowed respectfully.

Hu Guiyang waved his hand happily and said loudly: "Shi Baihu, everything goes smoothly."

Shi Guida first bowed to Wei Ying, and then nodded to Hu Guiyang with a reserved attitude.

After leaving the alley, Hu Guiyang asked: "Don't the West Factory like to catch people at night? Why do they go out so early?"

Wei Ying was very cautious, "Shi Baihu was not under my jurisdiction and was directly assigned by the factory. I knew nothing about him. I guess he was going to travel far."

"It's really not easy to do things in the West Factory. Others visit relatives and friends in the first month of the year, eat, drink and have fun. We... are busy, but we don't know what we are doing."

Wei Ying smiled but said nothing. Even on the street, he was unwilling to say that the West Factory was a no-no.

The snow in the alley has not been cleared, and there are only a few lines of footprints. Hu Guiyang and Wei Ying still tied their horses outside the alley and walked to the princess's mansion.

A sedan chair was coming towards him from a distance. A middle-aged woman who was accompanying him said something. The sedan chair immediately stopped and someone looked out of the sedan chair.

"It must be the princess's housewife." Hu Guiyang strode forward, bowing his hand and just about to speak, the sedan chair opposite turned back, and the sedan chairman walked in a hurry, as if he was whipped.

When Hu Guiyang chased him to the door, the sedan chair had already entered the yard and the gate was closed.

To him, this was nothing. He still picked up the door knocker and knocked on the door, saying aloud: "Hu Guiyang, the Jinyi Captain of Xiaxi Factory..."

The small door next to it opened, and the old woman walked out and didn't curse.

Wei Ying followed from afar, stopped at this time, and could hear what the two of them were saying at the door, but they didn't have to participate in the conversation.

Hu Guiyang smiled and said, "I have met several times, but I still don't know what the old lady is called."

Although the old woman was older and not yet old, she frowned slightly, "You don't have to be polite. My surname is Li, just call me Madam Li."

"Madam Li, Hu Guiyang is polite." Hu Guiyang bowed again.

The old woman returned the gift.

Wei Ying looked at this scene in surprise from a distance, not sure.

"I don't want to get angry during the New Year. Captain Hu, what do you want to know? Just ask me, don't bother the princess or disturb the neighbors. What do you think?"

"That's good." Hu Guiyang stepped into the yard.

Madam Li hurriedly stopped her, unable to hold back the anger in her stomach, "Hey, why are you so arrogant? I didn't invite you into the house, just say something here."

"Okay." Hu Guiyang thought for a while, "What does the princess look like?"

Madam Li's face darkened, "Do you give me a face? You dare to ask such a thing!"

"Don't get me wrong. I'm not asking about the princess' appearance, I just want to know what the princess died unfortunately. What did the princess... think? I don't think it's like a funeral here."

"The prince-consort doesn't live here normally. He has a home and holds funerals there. As for the princess, of course she is sad. She has been ill in bed and has not gotten up for several days. So please don't come again, even if I'm begging you." Madam Li's tone did not mean to beg.

Hu Guiyang thought about it carefully for a while, "I still have to meet the princess. Some things cannot be explained clearly by retelling them."

Madam Li raised her eyebrows and suddenly took out a pair of scissors from her sleeve, "Are you going to force us to death?"

"Don't do this." Hu Guiyang smiled, "If you really do it, you can't beat me."

The old woman knew she could not compete with a young man, so she took two steps back and pointed the scissors at her throat, "Then I will die in front of you. Aren't you investigating the case? I'll give you a case!"

This move was unexpected, and Hu Guiyang waved his hand quickly, "Don't, I can't afford such a lawsuit."

"Swear to me, you won't come again in the future."

"this……"

Hu Guiyang hesitated for a moment, and Madam Li really stabbed her throat. Hu Guiyang immediately said, "I swear I won't come, just put down the scissors."

Madam Li removed her scissors slightly, and there was a small blood spot on her neck. "If I see you in the alley again and die in front of you immediately, I don't believe it. The wet nurse who has worked hard for many years is not as good as a lieutenant in the eyes of His Majesty."

"A hundred lieutenants are not worth the life of Madam Li. You... I really just want to investigate the case."

"If the case is involved in the palace, can you dare to knock on the door every day? I am afraid of hardship, but I am afraid of hardship, so there is no need to pretend to be fair and selfless." Once Madam Li has the upper hand, she will not give in.

Hu Guiyang smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, I'm afraid of you. If I don't come in the future, where does the prince-consort usually live? I'll harass his house."

"I don't know." Madam Li shook her sentence fiercely, turned around and entered the yard, and immediately opened the door and said, "Go to Tangzi Hutong to inquire."

"Thank you for your guidance, I know where Tangzi Hutong is." Hu Guiyang returned to Wei Ying's side, "It's really hard to deal with women."

"I won't come in the future?" Wei Ying asked with a smile.

"No more, the princess' wet nurse died in front of her, who can bear it?"

"Think about it, it is unprecedented that you can provoke the old woman to death. As a princess, if you don't check it, don't check it. There are many royal rules, so the princess probably hasn't gone out much..."

"The princess must be investigated." Hu Guiyang interrupted Wei Ying and smiled proudly, "You are right, this matter is 'unprecedented'. How could the princess' wet nurse be so afraid of a lieutenant? Why didn't she go to the palace to complain? There was a fraud. I need to check it out even more clearly when she made such a fuss."

Wei Ying was stunned and couldn't help but stop and immediately caught up, without saying anything for a long time.

"Don't you say anything more?" Hu Guiyang asked.

Wei Ying shook her head, looking calm as if she was accustomed to it, "There is nothing to say."

Hu Guiyang laughed, "Let's go, let's have a drink."

"You won't go back and rest?"

"It's better to rest after getting drunk. Maybe we can find a way to investigate the case in our dreams. We are hitting walls everywhere and we have to break out of a way."

"It's you, not us." Wei Ying was correcting it tirelessly.

The more difficulties and the greater the difficulties, the better the Hu Guiyang was in a mood and took Wei Ying to Erlang Temple to find the old Taoist.

Fan Dajian was called out as soon as he called him. Although he was a little dissatisfied with Wei Ying's presence, he didn't say anything. "I must call Yuan Mao, I haven't seen him for several days."

Yuan Mao’s house is not far from here, and he passed two alleys to the south. Not far from entering, Fan Dajian slammed the door. Yuan Mao inside expected that it was him. After opening the door, he smiled and said, “Drink? I’ll treat you today.”

"You know what you know." Fan Dajian wanted to blame him, but then he swallowed all the words back. The four of them found a nearby tavern, asked for a private room, ordered wine and food, and prepared to have a big meal.

Yuan Mao paid for a treat, but Fan Dajian was the one who was too busy and dominated the chat content at the dinner table, mainly recalling the experiences of the three of them living through life and death together, and showing off to Wei Ying intentionally or unintentionally.

Yuan Mao is much more generous than Hu Guiyang, with better wine and good food. Wei Ying concentrates on eating and drinking and rarely participates in conversations.

Hu Guiyang gradually became excited, more polite than usual, mocking the old Taoist and Yuan Mao for several timid behaviors in the past, "If you are afraid of heaven, heaven is a god, if you are afraid of people, man is a ghost..."

Fan Dajian first drank too much and pointed at Hu Guiyang, "You are not afraid of the sky, why can't you stand the pain in the mountains and run back to the capital?"

This is what Hu Guiyang said himself, and he couldn't refuse to admit it. He smiled and said, "I'm not afraid of the sky, but the wind and snow fall to the sky will freeze me to death, so I can only bear it. I'm not afraid of people, but they are better than me and I have to kill me. I can't do anything. There's no way, but I'm just not afraid."

Fan Dajian laughed, "You are a dead pig and are not afraid of boiling water. You are born with a pair of hob meat."

"I would rather be a hob meat. The knife is used to block the meat, and the knife is used to remove the meat. It's good."

Fan Dajian had a poor alcohol tolerance and was already obviously drunk. He stood up, stepped on the stool and said to Yuan Mao: "I just admire this kid's scoundrelity, where are you?"

Yuan Mao drank less and smiled, "I admire Captain Hu's courage and his emphasis on friendship and friendship."

"It's not strong." Fan Dajian waved his hand and said to Hu Guiyang: "Rock meat, we must have a good time today."

"Stinky old man, do you think I'm afraid of you?"

"Haha, don't look at me getting drunk, you must be the one who fell down first."

The two of them mocked and toasted. One jar was not enough, and another jar was given.

Wei Ying and Yuan Mao were left aside and chatted with nothing to say. Although Yuan Mao’s position is low, he can speak, which made Wei Ying quite helpful and whispered: “You should help Captain Hu more and don’t let him offend too many people.”

"There are some small things at home. After the Lantern Festival, after I get idle, I will stay in Zhao's house like the 100-household adults."

Fan Dajian said that was right. Hu Guiyang, who had lost his magical power, was not as good as before. He fell off a chair and slept soundly.

Fan Dajian was proud and shouted, and wanted to pull Hu Guiyang up before drinking.

"I've almost finished drinking. Captain Hu didn't sleep all night last night. It's time to go back and rest." Wei Ying had to come forward to stop Hu Zai.

The drunk people are heavier than usual. Fan Dajian is too heavy to help. Wei Ying and Yuan Mao are so tired after only carrying them for a while. They call a friend to help, but they can only carry them outside the store. They want to find a mule cart, but there is no nearby.

"Put Captain Hu on the back of the horse and I will take it back." Wei Ying shook his head helplessly. He was a household in the brocade, and he didn't expect to do such a hard work as a servant.

Yuan Mao thought for a while, "It's cold, it's not good to blow. My house is close to you, so carry it to my house first, and I'll send it back to Zhao's house when he wakes up."

"Where is me? I'm drunk too." Fan Dajian was shaking, unable to stand steadily.

"Climb back to Erlang Temple by yourself."

"Haha, even you speak like Hu Guiyang." Fan Dajian really left by himself, "I have Erlang Shen protection..."

Yuan Mao shook his head, "The old Taoist was not like this before."

Wei Ying smiled and said, "Okay, I'll send it to your house first and let him have some sobering soup."

The Yuan family is not big, but it is more neat than Hu's house, with a main house and a wing room, and all the seats are all over the place. Yuan Mao asked for sobering soup from the store. Hu Guiyang took a few sips, vomited heavily, and then fell asleep again.

Faced with a disgrace, Wei Ying felt like she was quitting, "That, today is not the time. I will go back to Zhao's house first and send someone to help you clean up."

"I have been an entourage and can handle such things. If you have any trouble, please leave first. When the servant Hu wakes up early tomorrow morning, I will send him back to Zhao's house."

Wei Ying didn't want to suffer anymore, so she immediately accepted the advice and left in a hurry. She shook her head along the way, feeling that Hu Guiyang was completely dead.
Chapter completed!