The plaque written by the emperor himself is of great significance. It hangs there like a "tale of house-keeping". As long as Emperor Chen does not fall, who dares to do anything randomly?

Of course, relying solely on a plaque is not enough to shock the young man.

But don’t forget that there are thousands of generals stationed in the Marquis’ Mansion, and these are all elite soldiers and powerful generals…

However, there were only two lanterns hanging around the plaque. The swaying lights were very light. When it shone on the plaque, you could barely see the four golden characters.

There was no one guarding the entire gate of the Marquis' Mansion, and it was cold and quiet, and it seemed very lonely.

Inside the Hou’s Mansion.

Dong Cheng’s yard and study.

A little bean lamp emits a glimmer of light. Dong Cheng sat behind the desk, and was flipping through a document under the candlelight like beans.

The misfortune at home almost defeated the strong Dong Cheng.

The son-in-law and the youngest daughter all disappeared, and no news was heard for several days...

This kind of blow came much more violently than when rolling in the quagmire of Jiangzhou Prefecture Yamen, and almost made Dong Cheng fall down.

However, it is impossible for such a huge Shenlei Marquis Mansion to be taken care of by his eldest daughter Dong Shuyu.

So Dong Cheng could only force himself to not only take care of his family, but also take into account the affairs of the Runzhou Prefecture Office...

"Hey!"

After reading a document, Dong Cheng picked up another one and turned it on the table, but couldn't see it.

At this moment, he missed his youngest daughter Dong Shuzhen very much.

He looked at the handwriting on the document and gradually became demented. The handwriting turned into the way Dong Shuzhen looked when she was a child. From her newborn, to her learning to crawl, to her learning to stutter...

Although his youngest daughter always makes him angry and often makes him furious, she is like an unfilial daughter.

But... Now that I think about it, the naughty scenes of Dong Shuzhen are his most beautiful memories...

He wanted Dong Shuzhen to come back so much. Even if she was joking or loving her to do anything, he wouldn't mind.

Dong Cheng was dazed, thinking about Dong Shuzhen's past since she was a child.

When those beautiful memories flashed before his eyes, the corners of his mouth finally rose.

This is a knowing smile.

After a long time, Dong Cheng came back to his senses.

When he blinked his eyes and looked at the document again, his handwriting was written, and Dong Shuzhen had disappeared.

In an instant, the knowing smile on the corner of Dong Cheng's mouth frozen, and then gradually disappeared...

"Hey!"

With a sigh, Dong Cheng shook his head and continued to look at the document.

When he picked up the next document, Dong Cheng gradually became demented when he looked at the handwriting. This time, he saw Zhu Xiuyuan.

Dong Cheng was very satisfied with this son-in-law.

After being together for so long, they have also handled many major issues together, from the three consecutive disasters in Jiangzhou, to the governor of ***, and then to the battle to defend the city in Jiangzhou...

As they walked step by step, a tacit understanding had been formed between their father-in-law and son-in-law.

As Zhu Xiuyuan's identity grew, Dong Cheng became more and more satisfied with him.

He even wanted to betroth Dong Shuyu to him, because in Dong Cheng's heart, he was really optimistic about Zhu Xiuyuan.

Of course, there are also considerations of Dong Shuyu's "harming his husband" and helping Dong Shuzhen take over the power of the mistress in the mansion.

But now, his son-in-law and his youngest daughter are all gone...

In this study, Dong Cheng's sigh sounded from time to time in the middle of the night...

Dozens of feet away, Dong Shuyu's quiet courtyard.

It was late at night, and Dong Shuyu was not at all sleepy.

The maids serving next to her, Chunxue and Dongmei, tried to persuade her several times to rest early, but Dong Shuyu ignored them at all.

The two maids saw it and were anxious, but there was no way.

It was also in the study room, Dong Shuyu sat at the desk, and was carefully flipping through a handmade booklet under the candlelight.

She looked serious and turned page after page. Sometimes, she paused for a moment, as if she was recalling something...

In short, Dong Shuyu looked intoxicated, indulged in her own world, and turned a deaf ear to the outside world.

Even the persuasion of the two maids was completely indifferent to her.

Tonight is no different from the nights of the previous few days.

It's still so quiet, still so dark.

My own lady is still so obsessed with that book.

Chunxue and Dongmei, two maids, stood behind Dong Shuyu, serving them carefully and carefully.

Bo!

A candle on the desk suddenly burst out with a lamp flower, a ray of flames shot out like a firework.

It was this light sound that shocked the winter plum in front of the candlestick.

Dongmei raised her eyes blankly, her face full of sorrow, and now she was a little irritable.

I thought this annoying candle was here to make trouble!

Dongmei took a breath, but she didn't dare to have an ejaculation needle, and hurriedly took a needle, pierced the needle tip into the candle wick thread, and gently picked it up.

In an instant, the flame of the candle became larger and brighter.

Dongmei sighed secretly, leaned close to the candle, opened her eyes wide, stared at the flame, and stared blankly for a long time, while the embroidery needle was still in her hand.

My own ladies seemed to be obsessed with them, and they couldn't listen to their persuasion... This made the two maids also talked about.

Now, Dongmei leaned over and stared at the candle, staring blankly, as if she was thinking about a very profound philosophical question.

For example, why do candles burn?

For example, why can the light it emits illuminate the darkness?

Suddenly, Dongmei felt that her sleeve was pulled a little, and it felt very obvious.

Dongmei stood up in a daze and turned around. It turned out to be Chunxue on the other side of her lady.

Chunxue gave her a look, then gently walked out of the study door.

Dongmei knew it, put down the embroidery needle, and stared at her lady again.

I saw that Dong Shuyu's posture had not changed, her waist was straight, and she was sitting there and smiling... she was addicted to her own world and couldn't extricate herself.

Dongmei shook her head, and then followed Chunmei out with her hands and feet.

The two maids came to a quiet place and then started another day's "war situation meeting".

"Hey, Miss has been like this for several days. I saw that Miss has lost a lot of weight..."

"But the lady couldn't listen to our persuasion at all. What can I do?"

"This is really hard for the lady. During the day, she has to pretend to be fine and comfort the master with a smile. Not only that, the lady also takes into account the business of the tea shop and Dong Yulou..."

"But once it's late at night, people are silent and silent, the lady becomes like this, completely different from the daytime!"

"The booklet that the lady read was written by the "Search for Treasures" by the lady in Jiangzhou before. The lady is seeing things and thinking about people..."
Chapter completed!