Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Yan Xishan obviously didn't understand what the two children's laughter meant. He thought that they had just arrived in Jiangnan City and were not familiar with the situation here, so they were afraid.

So he just slapped the table and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm the boss here, and I'll take care of anything that happens."

"Sir, our envoy's most beloved mysterious beast is missing."

"Yes! Just now, the guest room upstairs in the gambling house was robbed!"

"Woooooooo..."

Gu Chan and Ma Zheng spoke one sentence each. After they finished speaking, they covered their faces and pretended to cry in pain.

When Yan Xishan heard what the two said, he instantly became serious.

Dry!

Under his rule, the mysterious beast was stolen just after the imperial envoy arrived. How could this be tolerated?

If he angered the imperial envoy, he would send a letter to Kyoto and report him to the emperor. Wouldn't his reputation as the Chief Censor of Jiangnan be ruined?

In the future, all the civil and military officials in the court will laugh at him, saying that the Jiangnan City under his rule is so terrible that even the imperial envoy’s mysterious beast would be stolen!

How could this not make him feel valued?

At that moment, Yan Xishan said angrily, "This is simply outrageous. They even dared to steal the mysterious beast of the imperial envoy. So don't cry for now. I will immediately mobilize troops to search the whole city for him."

"Sir, there is no need for that. We already have a suspected target." Gu Chan stopped crying and said.

"Who is it? Tell me quickly!" Yan Xishan asked hurriedly.

Gu Chan pretended to know nothing and said, "We suspect that a beautiful woman stole it. She had taken a fancy to my master's beast in the gambling house before, and she came to me to ask me to sell it. Just think about it! I am just a follower, how dare I sell the beloved beast of the imperial envoy! I rejected her and then offended her. As a result, when we went downstairs to play for a while, the beast disappeared when we went upstairs again."

"Yes, yes, yes, she must have stolen it." Ma Zheng echoed.

"boom!"

Yan Xishan's face turned ashen, and he slapped the table angrily, "You are so bold, you stole after failing to make a deal. Needless to say, just tell me who she is, and I will send someone to arrest her and bring her to justice. I promise to help the imperial envoy find the mysterious beast as quickly as possible."

"Sir, you really deserve to be the Chief Censor of Jiangnan! You are so decisive and efficient, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people. No wonder the emperor once told my lord that when he comes to Jiangnan, he must come to pay a visit to the Chief Censor of Jiangnan. He is a good official with incorruptible hands and the savior of Jiangnan!" Gu Chan immediately praised Yan Xishan.

He smiled happily when he heard it!

Just ask yourself, who in this world doesn't like to be flattered? Not to mention, the person who flatters him is related to the imperial envoy.

And it was the emperor who praised him, so he was naturally very happy.

However, at this time, he naturally had to be more modest. He quickly waved his hands at Gu Chan and the others and said, "This is the emperor's praise. I can only say that I have fulfilled my duties and lived up to the emperor's grace!"

"Well! Then we believe that you will handle it impartially and will not bend the law for personal gain. Otherwise, if my master finds out, it would not be good for him to complain to the emperor." Gu Chan said cunningly.

"Don't worry, I will definitely take care of this matter for your master. Just tell me! Who is that person and where is he now? I will send someone to catch him and interrogate him immediately." Yan Xishan urged.

"Sir, it seems she has come to your house." Gu Chan changed the subject.

Yan Xishan was stunned for a moment. Not only did he sit stiffly at the desk, but his eyes were wide open. He simply couldn't believe his ears.

Ma Zheng followed up with, "Sir, we only know what she looks like, but we don't know who she is. How about you call all the women in the mansion so that we can take a look at them one by one?"

"No, you must have made a mistake. How could the person who stole the imperial envoy's mysterious beast be from my house?" Yan Xishan came back to his senses and said in disbelief.

"Don't worry, sir. We are absolutely not mistaken. We have been following her all the way here. If it weren't for the fact that this is your house, we would have caught her and killed her on the spot." Gu Chan said in pretended anger.

Yan Xishan was suddenly speechless and extremely confused.

If someone else had said this, he would have been angry and driven them away, or even beaten them up and thrown out of the mansion. But the key point was that these were the Imperial Envoy's men! How could he dare to touch them so easily?

But these two people also accused him of stealing the imperial envoy's mysterious beast and running to his house? Wouldn't this make him feel very difficult?

What's funny is that when Gu Chan was praising him just now, he still acted serious and seemed like he would never bend the law for personal gain. If he now protects the women in the mansion and doesn't let them come out to identify Gu Chan and the others, wouldn't that give the imperial envoy a reason to report him to the emperor?

After weighing the pros and cons in his mind for a long time, Yan Xishan finally made a decision and said, "Come here, call all the female relatives in the mansion."

"Yes, sir." The maid waiting outside responded and left.

After a while, Bai Xi brought over more than 20 female relatives from the Censorate's Mansion.

Among these people were the maids in the mansion, Yan Xishan’s three concubines, and Bai Xi, the wife.

After everyone came in, they all crowded into the study. Bai Xi said with a puzzled look on his face, "Master, it's the middle of the night. What happened? Why did you call us all here?"

"Don't worry about it. I'm doing serious work here! Just watch quietly." Yan Xishan said with a stiff face.

Then he asked Gu Chan and the other two to come forward to identify the person.

Gu Chan and Ma Zheng deliberately stood up and walked around in front of all the women, pretending to identify them carefully.

After they had passed by everyone and identified themselves, they walked back to the chairs and sat down.

Yan Xishan said, "How is it, have you found the woman?"

"No." Gu Chan spread his hands and said.

"You must have made a mistake. I was wondering how such a bold woman could come to my house." Yan Xishan said with a sigh of relief.

Gu Chan rolled her eyes and said cunningly, "Sir, are these all the women in your house? Are there any who haven't come yet?"

"Yes, sir, your daughter hasn't arrived yet, right?" Ma Zheng said in reply.

"Someone go and call her over." Yan Xishan waved his hand and gave the order.

Of course he was hoping that Gu Chan and the others would quickly identify the criminal. If there was no criminal by then, wouldn't the matter be over?

Bai Xi sensed something was wrong and said unhappily, "My daughter is sleeping! Why did you wake her up? Besides, what's the matter with you guys?"

"Oh! Don't make trouble. Can't you see I'm so anxious now? Call her here quickly and show her to these two brothers. Then I will send troops to search the whole city. Otherwise, we will make mistakes and anger the imperial envoy. He will report me to the emperor." Yan Xishan said unhappily.

Bai Xi was stunned at first, and then her face turned pale as paper in an instant.

Just now she was saying in the pavilion that one should never provoke the imperial envoy, but now, she is probably really in trouble by the imperial envoy's gun!