Outside the gate of the peony garden.

Ma Fu was very determined this time, because the matter was so important, and he really hoped that the witch could tell him something.

However, Wu Jin came out and did not bring the news he wanted.

Ma Fu was very anxious: "What did the witch say?"

Wu Jin just looked at him, and after a while, he replied.

"The wizard has nothing to say to you, please come back!"

The calm tone of the witch was conveyed by the witch, but the toughness behind the tone directly shattered Ma Fu's determination, making Ma Fu feel as if he was facing the emperor.

Ma Fu immediately showed his side as a slave, he didn't dare to say anything, he bowed his waist and said yes repeatedly.

Not daring to stay any longer, he turned around and left.

But after leaving, just as he got on the carriage, several other eunuchs came back and surrounded the carriage.

One of the eunuchs who was inquiring about the news told Ma Fu the news he had just learned.

The eunuch said cautiously: "I just learned a piece of news from a village near the Peony Garden, but I don't know whether it is true or false."

Although Ma Fu was in a mess, he did not express his anger at anyone: "Tell me, I don't blame you if I made a mistake."

Eunuch: "The farmer said that a carriage came and stopped in front of the peony garden yesterday, and then two people got out and entered the garden."

"On weekdays, many people come to the Peony Garden to pay homage to the shaman, but not many people can see it, so the farmer took a second look."

"Although I only saw their backs, those two people should be the Duke of Lucheng and his eldest son Wen Shenyou."

In front of him, the mythical beast Baxia appeared on the river with a huge bronze cauldron on his back. On the back, the father and son of Lucheng County Prince came to pay homage to the witch. Although there was not necessarily any connection and it could not be considered a coincidence, Ma Fu immediately got his thoughts on it.

What people like him are best at is thinking too much, but these thoughts will not come out of their mouths.

"It is normal for the Duke and his son of Lucheng County to come to see the witch."

"The witch is also familiar with the prince and Wen Sima. Even this peony garden was given to the witch by the prince. It is not surprising that he can enter the garden to pay homage to the witch."

The eunuch continued: "But the banker said that yesterday the two people who were suspected to be the father and son of the Lucheng County prince came here mysteriously and in a simple carriage."

"Even the carriage they were riding in did not have the flag of the county prince's palace, and the servants were all dressed up as ordinary servants, as if they were afraid that people would know their identities."

"Therefore, although the banker recognized the two of them, he did not dare to confirm that they were the father and son of Lucheng County Prince."

Ma Fu's eyes suddenly lit up, as if an eagle in the sky suddenly discovered a cunning rabbit in the bush.

It was normal for Wen Ji to come to see the shaman. It was not surprising that he could enter and meet the shaman.

But why be so sneaky and secretive?

Is there anything shameful?

If the eunuch's words before made Ma Fu suspicious, then at this moment, Ma Fu suddenly felt that the Lucheng County Prince must be related to that matter.

Ma Fu immediately said: "Let's go to the Prince's Mansion."

The carriage headed directly into the city, passing through Luyang County and heading directly to the prince's mansion.

——

In a luxurious and magnificent mansion.

There are many pavilions and pavilions, and even the servants are wearing silk clothes and gold and silver accessories.

The servants and maids in the mansion were busy non-stop. There were many carriages and horses parked at the gate of the palace, as well as people carrying burdens. They were constantly transporting things to the mansion. A person in charge was shouting.

"Pay attention to the threshold and keep your eyes on it."

"Be careful and don't bump into it. This is for ancestor worship. If it gets damaged, the county prince will be angry."

"These animals are used to offer sacrifices to ghosts and gods. They must be eaten in these two days. They must not be contaminated with meat or fish. Don't get confused. There is also this rice for this year."

"What do you think of the Taoist priests of Yunzhen Taoism and the monks of Tianlong Temple? Have you invited them? Why haven't they arrived yet?"

As soon as Ma Fu arrived at the gate of the palace, he saw this scene.

The entire palace was preparing to worship ancestors during the Hungry Ghost Festival. As soon as Ma Fu came down, the steward immediately saw and recognized him, and immediately came forward.

"Why is the horse supervisor here? I will go in immediately and report to the county prince."

"It's time to work."

At this time, another person ran over and said to the person in charge.

Visitor: "The prince has said that it is better not to be too fussy this time, just your own family members. The Dharma assembly will not be held, so there is no need to invite Taoist priests and monks."

Steward: "Ah, why can't this be done?"

But then he said: "That's it, I understand."

Ma Fu, who was standing nearby, heard this and thought about it.

"The Zhongyuan ancestor worship was originally planned to be a grand event, but now it has been simplified?"

"What happened?"

"Can I just use my own family?"

"Or is there something that can't be seen by outsiders?"

He was already looking at the Duke of Lucheng with a critical eye, and everything he did seemed to contain some deep meaning when it came to Ma Fu.

The Prince of Lucheng County was much easier to see than the magic witch, so Ma Fu went in without waiting at all. On the way, he met Wen Ji who was halfway there to greet him.

Although Ma Fu was an eunuch, he was sent by the emperor after all.

In the courtyard welcoming guests.

The two sat at the top, surrounded by servants.

After drinking a few bowls of tea, Ma Fu finally asked about the tripod.

"Have you ever heard, the prince, that something strange happened in the river the night before yesterday? Someone saw a mythical beast carrying a cauldron under its weight and passing by?"

Wen Ji was drinking tea and raised his head: "Is this happening?"

Ma Fu looked directly at Wen Ji's face: "The prince doesn't know?"

Wen Ji's original expression was as if he had just heard a story, but when he heard Ma Fu's question, he showed a shocked expression.

He seemed to have just realized the taste: "There seems to be something in the horse supervisor's words?"

Ma Fu is no longer secretive, and he can only see clearly.

After all, the matter was so important that Ma Fu was indeed a little anxious and wanted to know what was going on with the tripod.

"Yesterday, someone saw the prince going to see the witch."

There was no change on Wen Ji's face. He hurriedly drank the tea that he had just missed, while waving to the servants on the side to add more tea.

Ma Fu continued: "I also went to the Peony Garden today and asked the witch."

Although Wen Ji's heart was filled with turmoil, there was no change on his face, and there was no wave in his eyes.

Ma Fu finally said: "The witch also sent someone to give me a reply."

Ma Fu's words have several meanings.

The first sentence is that he did go to the Peony Garden, but when he went there, he didn't know that Wen Ji had also gone there, but he said as if he had known about it for a long time, and he went there specifically to ask about this matter.

He did specifically ask the witch about something, but he only asked about Ba Xia carrying a cauldron across the river, but he made it sound as if he was asking about more things.

The last sentence was the most critical. The witch replied, but Wen Ji was not sure whether Ma Fu had received any definite information from the witch about whether he went to the Peony Garden or not.

Even, about that giant bronze cauldron.

After all, the witch did reply, but Wen Ji didn't know what the witch meant in reply.

"No comment!"

There is a gap in information. Game Wen Ji made a mistake when he spoke, or he defended in a panic. As soon as he defended himself, flaws would naturally be revealed.

Wen Ji finally replied and put down his tea bowl.

"I didn't expect that the horse supervisor would know so clearly."

"It's not that I hid the truth from the supervisor, but the disaster situation in Jinzhou has undergone some changes. The incident happened suddenly, and the wizard asked me and my son to go together. They also talked about things related to disaster relief."

"The divine wizard Xi Jing doesn't like to be disturbed, so he doesn't want to make a big fuss when he goes there. He just goes there in a simple way."

"That was the case yesterday. If the supervisor doesn't believe it, he can ask the witch."

"Although I don't know where the horse supervisor heard the rumors about Ba Xia carrying the cauldron, I really don't know about the mysterious things that happened on the river because I have been busy with other things today."

"Does the supervisor know something, and he wants to hear it from me?"

Wen Ji performed very well, Ma Fu used the magic witch to suppress him, but he backhanded him and used the magic witch to push him back.

When faced with Ma Fu's questioning, he even asked a rhetorical question, as if he really didn't know anything about what happened on the river.

Ma Fu: "So that's it. Ma Fu just heard about it and came here to inform the prince, but he doesn't know much."

Wen Ji: "Then thank the supervisor."
To be continued...