This letter was completely indistinguishable from the surface, even more ordinary than the letter sent by Ye Chi, if it weren't for the fact that she had seen the same payment at Ye Chi before, she would even wonder if it was someone's prank.

The person who paid the money was the regent of the dynasty, King Lian.

Kaoru Tantai carefully read the letter, which was more of a task than a letter. The letter roughly explained the process of the dismissal of the previous state pastor of Linzhou, because Duan Yan, the imperial historian, was assassinated when he returned to his hometown to visit relatives during the New Year's holiday, and he died on the spot.

The person who committed the assassination was a wealthy local man in Linzhou, who changed all his family's property before doing the job, and did not run away at all.

Such a big thing happened, although the governor of Linzhou could not escape the blame, but because the murderer was quickly caught and sent to the criminal department, the state pastor was only deposed in Linzhou, and then changed to a yamen to continue to serve.

It was not the first time that a Jingguan had been killed, and the murderer had been imprisoned in the prison, so Wei Shangshu of the Criminal Department informed Emperor Ming of the matter as an ordinary case. The little emperor looked at the confession and felt that there was nothing abnormal, it was nothing more than that Duan Yan had cut off the financial route of this illegal profiteer, which caused the disaster of killing, and Duan Yan of the Yushitai had a very good reputation in the court, and was well-behaved and self-motivated, so the little emperor ordered the murderer to be beheaded after expressing his regret.

The matter should have come to an end, and the new Imperial Doctor would soon take office, but after the murderer was beheaded by the Autumn Queen, the people around King Lian overheard about something unusual about the suspect.

This person did not have any disability when he was arrested in Linzhou, but when he came to the capital, he became a mute, but because the jailers only felt that he was waiting for death silently, they did not report it.

This small detail is nothing in the eyes of others, but it has attracted the attention of King Lian, so he reorganized the case and felt that there were too many doubts on the suspect, but unfortunately there was no evidence for his death.

In short, the purpose of King Lian sending this letter was because Linzhou was Duan Yan's hometown before his death, and he hoped that she would investigate whether Duan Yan's behavior before entering Beijing was consistent with that later.

In other words, if it was just him who was suspicious, it would be treated as if he hadn't read the letter, but if he could really find any clues from Duan Yan, it would give her a chance to be promoted.

Yutai Kaoru silently put away the letter, knowing that King Lian suddenly found her, it must be related to Ye Chi, plus the "grapevine" that Le Tong said before, he can probably guess what is going on.

Seeing her solemn expression, the master on the side hurriedly asked, "My lord, but ...... What's going on?"

"Oh...... No. She shook her head and smiled, "It's a friend from the capital who has sent another letter." ”

Master's eyes suddenly became a little subtle.

He has been following Kaoru for so long, and he also knows that she often receives letters from the capital, although he doesn't know who wrote it, but every time the envelope is stuffed full, it feels like it can't be sealed with one more piece of paper.

Usually only parents can write so many things, but the letter from the family of Kaoru Tai was sent from Qinzhou, and the only thing he could think of was - lover.

It's not annoying to be able to write for so long every time.,What kind of Cheng dù does this have to be idle.,It seems that this lover is not an ordinary unproductive.,Maybe it's a poor sour scholar who sells words in an alley.。

The master thought about it, and couldn't help but feel sorry for Kaoru Tai, thinking that she had a good future with such a waste, but at most he just said it in his heart, and turned around and left with a smile.

Kaoru Tai pinched the letter and went to the second hall, because today was Xiumu, and most of the people in the yamen were not there, so she found some files by herself, took them to an empty room and sat down and rummaged through them.

What the letter said was not an ordinary ambiguity, it only explained that she was asked to investigate Duan Yan's personality before her death, and did not mention what she wanted to see. Duan Yan's officials and students can be said to be innocent in general, and the magistrate has been a local official for less than two years, and he entered Beijing for the successful recovery of the lost territory due to the suppression of bandits, and then he has been a rare good official in the supervision of the Yushitai.

She felt that King Lian was too careful, and there were murderers who couldn't stand the disaster of prison and committed suicide directly, not to mention that they just refused to speak, it didn't mean that someone deliberately broke their throats; besides, there were all kinds of human and material evidence, and the motive for the murder was reasonable, so it didn't arouse anyone's suspicion at first. But this is a secret order from the regent, so he must not be sloppy.

She looked at it for a while and felt a little sore in her neck, so she put away the file and prepared to take it home to read. Before I knew it, it was past noon, and a glow gradually appeared on the horizon, and Kaoru Tai rubbed his eyes tiredly, remembering that he had forgotten to entertain Le Tong who came from afar because he was on business, so he went to the inn that the other party had mentioned, and was ready to invite the other party to have dinner together.

When she arrived at the inn, she inquired with the shopkeeper and learned that Le Tong had reserved the largest guest room, including a courtyard.

It is indeed the style of this man.

As Kaoru Tandai walked down the corridor, he heard a noise, and it was obvious that it didn't look like he was living alone. She stretched out her head curiously to look, and saw several thin women, children, and old people standing in the courtyard, not knowing what was waiting for.

"What's going on?" she wondered.

One of the sharp-eyed women recognized her as the governor of Linzhou, and hurriedly called "my lord", but her face was really bad and she didn't have the strength to salute her. Kaoru Tai immediately waved her hand to signal that she didn't have to, she didn't wear an official uniform and wasn't at work, so she really didn't need to be too loud.

The woman nodded gratefully and explained to her, "We are all suffering from incurable diseases, and I heard that this Doctor Le is a famous doctor from the capital, so I really want to give it a try." We orphans and widows have no money to go to the capital, and it is better for dead horses to be live horse doctors. ”

Hearing this, Kaoru looked around, and sure enough, most of the people who came were sick and weak, and their faces were gloomy. She nodded clearly, and when she entered the house, she saw that Le Tong was checking the pulse of an old man, and the little girl of Le Jia was busy fetching water and handing medicine bottles all the time, and she didn't even see her enter the door.

"Lord Tantai is here, I really can't spare a place, you can just sit down. Le Tong was also familiar with her, so he didn't seem very polite, just smiled at her, and then started to get busy again.

Kaoru stepped forward and asked, "Is there anything I can help with?"

"It's true that there is a shortage of manpower. Le Tong suddenly coughed a few times and said embarrassedly, "If you don't bother, please help take out my medicine, I may need to use it at any time." ”

Kaoru Yutai nodded, this is really not a trivial matter, so he took a bench from the little girl, took out each medicine bottle beside Le Tong, and placed it neatly on the table.

"How did they know you were a doctor?"

Le Tong sighed: "I passed by a quack doctor's stall on the street and showed my hand, and then it became like this." ”

Kaoru Tai couldn't help but smile, and suddenly felt that the woman in front of him was no less than Ye Chi, Cheng Dù, who was clearly a profiteer with a lot of money, and an important minister who went in and out of the court, but in fact, he was just such an ordinary person.

She was silent for a while, staring at Le Tong's slightly pale face, and suddenly whispered, "You refuse to accept Tang Mo, is it because your tuberculosis has not been cured?"

Le Tong looked away silently, as if she hadn't heard, and she didn't ask again.

The sky is gradually beginning to darken, and most of the people who come to see the doctor have left, and most of the diseases on their bodies are stubborn diseases, and it really depends on the will of God whether they can be cured well or not. Kaoru Tai has been repeating the action of handing medicine to Le Tong, and he also feels a little tired, and occasionally listens to the content of these people's chats, which can be regarded as a deeper understanding of Linzhou.

She tilted her head and moved her neck, only to see a woman standing in the corner, with a five-year-old child, looking around nervously.

Kaoru had not noticed them before, because the mother and son had been standing there and were so inconspicuous that they had almost become ornaments in her peripheral vision. The woman's face was withered, and she wanted to come over after waiting for a group of people to leave, but she retreated after the people came, and stood like this for more than an hour, as if she wanted to wait for the people to go away and come to Le Tong again.

Kaoru Tai didn't understand why they were so restrained, but they really couldn't get out of their bodies at the moment, and finally waited until the people were gone, and it began to get dark, and the mother and son came tremblingly, lowered their heads and said: "Doctor, Xiao'er has been coughing since last winter, and the doctor has prescribed a prescription to reduce fever before, but it has not been better." We orphans and widows really have no choice but to ......"

The woman buried her head lower halfway through speaking, but in fact her condition was not very good, her face was yellow and thin, and she obviously did not eat well. Le Tong looked at the timid child, took his hand and asked, "Do you often have no strength and have night sweats?"

The child's eyes lit up for a moment, and after looking at his mother, he nodded.

Le Tong's face sank, and he continued to ask: "Do you always cough and occasionally cough up blood?"

The child nodded again.

Le Tong didn't ask any more, and the sudden silence made the woman's face pale, and she hurriedly asked, "Doctor, what is it ...... What is it?"

"It's hard to say for the time being, I'll prescribe some medicine to you first. She shook her head and said, "I will stay in Linzhou for about three days, remember to come to me every day." ”

The woman was suspicious, but still nodded gratefully, and casually glanced at Kaoru Tandai, but deliberately avoided her gaze.

This makes Kaoru a little strange.

She remembered that the mother and son were also dodging, and they didn't dare to come out until everyone was gone. They are indeed locals of Linzhou when they listen to the accent, but they don't talk to other people, but they get along calmly with Le Tong, a foreigner, which is really a bit strange.

"May I ask why you've waited so long?"

The woman obviously knew who she was, but her eyes were still a little evasive, and she smiled uncomfortably: "That's ...... Because we're standing further back. ”

This reason was known to be nonsense as soon as he heard it, but Kaoru Yutai didn't mean to ask. At this time, Le Tong instructed the little servant to take the medicinal herbs and hand them to the woman, and said a few words to the child, who seemed to be very attentive to him, and finally did not forget to ask with a smile: "What is your name?"

The child's voice was immature: "My name is Duan Tianyang." ”

The woman's face changed instantly when she heard this, and she hurriedly pulled the child over, hurriedly thanked Le Tong and walked away.

Kaoru Tai felt a little familiar inexplicably, and was about to think of something, but suddenly heard the little guy scream, only to realize that it was Le Tong who suddenly collapsed on the chair, covering his mouth and coughing several times.

She was stunned and helped Le Tong to sit down and asked, "You...... Are you alright?"

"Little things. Le Tong waved his hand and said, "Aren't you going back?"

Kaoru was silent for a while, his eyes drooping slightly, "I'll only go back alone, it's rare to see an acquaintance, so I'll invite you to a meal." ”

She had never felt like this before leaving Qinzhou, even if she lived somewhere else, she knew where her home was, and she would go back if she wanted to, her father and Ah Yao were there, even if they couldn't see each other, they could feel that steadfastness.

However, after coming to Linzhou, this sense of loneliness became stronger, not only could not see relatives, but also Ye Chi. It is true that everyone is happy that she has been promoted, but occasionally in the dead of night she still feels so lonely that anyone related to her hometown will become a carrier of her thoughts.

Le Tong looked at her and stopped talking, smiled clearly, asked the little maid to prepare a table of wine and food, raised his lips and said, "Since you want to have a treat, then I can order it." ”

Kaoru Tantai originally meant this, so naturally she had no objections, and followed her to a small pavilion on the edge of the pond.

It's a rare night again, and it's surprisingly quiet everywhere, Le Tong is really not polite, orders a lot of good dishes, and pulls the little guy to eat together.

Kaoru Tai also doesn't like polite things, she just wants to eat, and after eating two bites slowly, she suddenly heard Le Tong and said, "How do you know that I have tuberculosis?"

As if he knew that she would ask this question, Kaoru Tai replied truthfully: "I mentioned it to us when Master Tang came to find Ye Chi before. ”

"Oh. Le Tong didn't seem to be surprised, showed a faint smile, and took a sip of wine, "Actually, I used to be very strange, why would my father pick me up and pretend to be a boy, isn't it more convenient to pick up a baby boy directly?"

Her tone was quite joking, and Kaoru Yutai didn't answer, just listened carefully with the little girl.

"My dad said it was snowing heavily that he picked me up, and I was an infant baby, the same age as his recently dead son. Le Tong paused and looked up at the dark night, "He didn't want me in the first place, but he was afraid that I would die like his son, so he took me home." ”

She said it lightly, as if she was drunk and blushing.

"But it's a pity, I don't know if it's because I've been in the snow for a long time, and my lungs have always been problematic, so he sent me to the capital and asked someone to let the imperial doctor treat me. Le Tong smiled drunkenly, "The disease that fell when I was a child is not easy to cure, and I didn't expect anything. ”

Kaoru Yutai listened patiently, in fact, there were some things that people who were too close could not say, and only opened their mouths in front of friends who were not very familiar. Don't worry about anything, and someone will listen to you.

"What about your illness...... Is it still cured?"

"Look at providence. Le Tong shrugged his shoulders, and suddenly hooked the little guy's shoulder and laughed, startling the little guy, "The illness that fell when I was a child...... It's really going to be with you for a lifetime, and it's hard to treat. ”

Kaoru Yutai didn't understand why she was repeating it, and suddenly remembered Ye Chi, I don't know if she was hinting at something, and her expression became solemn.

"Ah...... You remember. Le Tong burped, maybe he really drank too much, half laughing and half strict, "Do you remember that I once took the pulse of Lord Ye? I didn't dare to tell you at that time, he was a child...... I'm afraid it's even more miserable than the poor people who don't eat or drink. ”

The author has something to say: Ye Jiao is shyv: Someone actually said that I am a waste, I ...... I decided to let Kaoru teach him a lesson