Cui Hao, Marquis of Yongping, was terrified and looked around vigilantly.

You should know that the mansion is heavily guarded, with countless secret guards hiding in the dark.

Now there are people who come and go without a trace, as if they were in an empty place. Wouldn't his mansion be in endless trouble in the future?

He loudly called the leader of the secret guards and checked the guarding situation around the study. He discovered that all the secret guards had been killed silently by someone slitting their throats. When seven or eight secret guards were found, they had all turned into corpses with blood oozing from their necks, but their bodies were still warm, indicating that they had died not long ago.

Master Cui Er, Master Cui San and Master Cui Si were all shocked. Even Cui Yuan, who considered himself a top martial arts master, was horrified and found it unbelievable.

Several people forgot their sadness and were almost frightened to death!

Who did the Yongping Marquis's Mansion offend? Four "wolves" were killed in one day, and one was still missing.

Moreover, these four "wolves" have profound attainments in martial arts and have received instruction from famous masters. Cui Twelve is the best among them. It is not easy to kill him.

Cui Hao ordered people to immediately check where Cui Si and Cui Shiyi went at night? How were they killed? Did anyone see them?

And sent people to Jingzhao Prefecture to report the case.

Soon, the news that two more young masters had been killed spread throughout the mansion, and everyone in the mansion was suddenly in a panic, like a frightened bird.

One after another, three more legitimate sons were called into the study to discuss matters.

The expressions on the faces of the people who returned to the study became more solemn. Cui Hao spoke first: "Did you offend any important people outside?"

Everyone shook their heads in denial.

Cui Yang spoke uncertainly: "Could it be related to Su Ci? It was because I went to kill her in the afternoon that Xiao Twelve and Xiao Nine were killed and Xiao Fourteen disappeared. And now the death of Xiao Four and Xiao Eleven, could it be her means of revenge?"

Cui Yuan disagreed with this statement. He said disdainfully: "Su Ci is just a girl in the boudoir, and she is young. How could she have such ability? Otherwise, she would not have been so obedient to her aunt for so many years and remained unknown for so many years."

Cui Hai said: "I heard from my elder sister and Hanyue that the girl used to be timid and afraid of trouble. She hid in the yard all day and night and didn't dare to go out. Even if she is brave enough to resist now, how much can she do?"

Cui Yang guessed: "Could it be that there is some powerful person behind her who is backing her up?"

"This is even more impossible. With someone backing them up, how could their Third House be bullied for so many years?"

"Could it be possible that he is Su Ci's brother?"

Cui Yuan calmly analyzed, "Her eldest brother Su Che has been in poor health since childhood. He only knows a little bit of Kung Fu and is still studying in Jiangnan. The second brother Su Changqing has good Kung Fu but is not in the capital. The third brother Su Bai is in a farm outside the city. With his Kung Fu, he can't even handle three or four masters, let alone kill so many of us."

Several people discussed it over and over again in the study for an hour, but could not reach a conclusion.

Finally, everyone walked out of the study with grief and depression on their faces.

This night was destined to be a sad and sleepless night for the Yongping Marquis Mansion.

In the makeshift mourning hall, heart-wrenching cries could be heard from time to time.

***

The next day, Su Ci got up even later.

When Xiaotao came in to comb his hair, she told her everything that happened outside, one thing after another.

"Last night, the Yongping Marquis's mansion was filled with weeping. Two young masters were killed and their bodies thrown into the yard. It is said that one was killed after he disappeared in a brothel, and the other was killed after he disappeared in a toilet after drinking with friends."

After a brief thought, Su Ci knew that this was Baili Chen's doing. It must be because she was being hunted yesterday and was still very angry, so she killed the two wolf cubs to vent her anger. At the same time, it was also a warning to the Cui family.

He was indeed a vindictive man, but this behavior was very much to her liking.

"Early in the morning, the Yongping Marquis's Mansion sent someone to deliver a message to the Madam. When she heard that four young masters had died and one was missing, she was so sad that she burst into tears."

"The old lady was lying on the bed, and she kept shouting, 'Misfortune for our family, misfortune for our family!' The second master went to the government office every day, and just now he came back in a rage, and was raging in the yard."

After washing up, Su Ci took Xiao Tao to Su Yuyi's yard.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he heard Su Yuyi's angry voice in the courtyard: "How did my property become the property of Prince Rui? This gang of robbers is taking advantage of the fire to rob! This damn thief is really hurting people!"

Su Ci pretended to cough twice. Su Yuyi turned around and saw that it was her. He calmed down, stopped yelling and looked at her with an unfriendly face.

Su Ci didn't care at all. She bowed to him and said with a smile, "Second uncle, I was riding in your carriage yesterday, but your driver plotted against me and took me out of the city. He wanted to kill me, but later his plan was exposed, and he escaped after having one of his arms chopped off. I want to ask you, second uncle, do you know what the driver did?"

Su Yuyi was stunned for a moment, and asked in confusion: "How could such a thing happen? I didn't know about it. This driver came to the mansion two years ago. He is usually honest and well-behaved. I didn't find anything unusual about him. From yesterday to now, I haven't seen him come back."

"That's strange. I have no grudge against him, but he wants to kill me. It's really puzzling. I'd better go to Jingzhao Prefecture and talk it out."

Su Yuyi said calmly: "My niece must be quite frightened by the disaster she suffered this time. Second uncle is really very sorry!"

After saying that, he touched Su Ci's head soothingly.

Su Ci suppressed her disgust and pretended to be nice to him. After observing his guilty expression, she had already made up her mind.

Even if the second uncle was not directly involved in this matter, he was an insider.

On the surface, this second uncle looks kind, humorous and easy to get along with. But he is actually a hypocritical person who appears to be sweet on the outside but bitter on the inside.

Seeing Su Ci leave, Su Yuyi spitted in an indecent manner and muttered, "You are so lucky. I wonder if you will be so lucky in the future? Humph! You dare to extort 150,000 taels of silver. Aren't you afraid of starving yourself to death?"

After coming out of the second uncle's yard, Su Ci went to the eldest lady's yard.

The maid in the courtyard went in to report, and the eldest lady came out very quickly.

When she saw Su Ci, the ferocious look on her face could hardly be hidden. She forced out a smile that was uglier than crying, and said kindly, "Xiao Ci, what's the matter with you looking for your aunt so early in the morning?"

Su Ci looked innocent, but what she said made people want to slap her in the face.

"I came to ask my aunt for the banknotes. I wonder if my aunt has prepared the 150,000 taels? I was afraid that it would be hard for my aunt to send it over, so I came here on my own!"

The eldest lady was so angry that her teeth were almost broken, but she remained calm and said with a chuckle, "Aunt is not the kind of person who doesn't keep her word. Xiangcao, quickly give the banknote to Ninth Girl."

Seeing that she gave the banknote so readily, Su Ci guessed that there must be something fishy going on.

Sure enough, the eldest lady said, "Tomorrow, I will go back to Yongping Marquis's Mansion to pay my respects. You can come with me!"

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