"What's wrong?" Feng Jiwen hurriedly asked.

"Ten miles south of the city, there are robbers who are evil, and a family of five who make a living from business in a carriage passing by has been killed, even with the coachman!"

Ziyun's eyes widened and exclaimed, "These people are too rampant!"

Dare to commit a crime against the wind!

Isn't this a blatant provocation to the Criminal Department?

When Feng Jiwen heard that someone had been killed by these bandits, she was also shocked and angry for a while.

These people are not only rampant, but also ruthless and crazy!

Just asking for money, he refused to let go of these innocent lives.

But this also negates the speculation of He Shen and his grandfather-

Because when she was in distress outside the city, the other party's attitude towards taking their lives was too resolute, so He Shen and her grandfather suspected that these people were not ordinary bandits, but deliberately disguised as bandits to kill her.

At that time, she was certainly scared when she heard it, but when she thought about it, it was indeed possible.

But He Shen and his grandfather probably haven't had time to investigate and confirm this speculation, and today something similar happened outside the city, and this time the victim was far from being as lucky as her, and he lost his life because of it......

From this point of view, it doesn't seem like these bandits are deliberately coming for her.

Or, not just herself—

But why do they have to kill people outside the capital?

To put it mildly, killing is killing wherever you are, and robbing money is robbery wherever you are, since you have this ability, why not find a place with the lowest risk to act?

Even if you are an outlaw, you should have the most basic ability to judge the pros and cons.

They shouldn't be unaware of the stakes.

But they have repeatedly taken risks.

The more Feng Jiwen thought about it, the more she felt that this matter was strange, and she couldn't help but purse her lips for a while.

Layers of rain and fog outside the window.

At the moment, the biggest headache is Yuan Shoutong, who was just promoted to the secretary of the criminal department last month.

In the rain, the carriage of the Yuan family stopped in front of the gate of the Golden Mansion.

Yuan Shoutong, who was wearing the official uniform of the first grade of the crane complement, picked up the front hem and hurriedly got out of the carriage, and the entourage held an umbrella and followed him quickly.

Rao was like this, and when he was invited into the front hall, Yuan Shoutong's official uniform was still half wet.

Dressed in an eggplant purple embroidered Tuanfu round-necked robe, with a golden Jane tied around the waist with an arc-shaped white marble pendant, he rushed from the inner courtyard to meet the guests.

"Lord Kim!"

As soon as he saw Jin Jian's figure, Yuan Shoutong, who was sitting on pins and needles, immediately stood up and greeted Jin Jian.

Now he and Jin Jian are both members of the Yipin Shangshu, but the reason why Yuan Shoutong was able to sit in this position in a year was because Jin Jian was planning and supporting him behind his back. In addition, Jin Jian's influence in the DPRK is very wide, far beyond his reach, so in private, Yuan Shoutong is still very respectful to Jin Jian, and can even be called dependent.

"Why are you here at this time?" Jin Jian waved his hand and withdrew the servants waiting in the hall, and frowned: "I heard that there was another incident in the suburbs, and the emperor only gave you a three-day deadline to solve the case.

Yuan Shoutong looked anxious when he heard this, and said: "My lord doesn't know, although this case seems to be just a very simple robbery case on the surface, but in fact, the criminal's origin is unknown, and he is cunning...... But after a whole day, there is still nothing!"

Seeing Jin Jian sit down, he followed and said: "What's more, there is a bigger mess today, and there is actually a lot of life! I'm afraid that the Holy Lord will summon me soon, and then there will be some questioning and training, and if the three-day period comes, I won't be able to crack this case, and then Tianwei will be furious, and the consequences may be even more incalculable!"

Jin Jian frowned when she heard this.

Yuan Shoutong was supported by his hard work, and if he really fell on his heels because of this case, it would undoubtedly be a loss for him.

Especially because the previous secretary of the Criminal Department was deliberately misled by him to his son-in-law Qian Fengqi for taking bribes, and after the official was demoted by two levels, he has always held a grudge against him, and repeatedly insinuated that he had too close contacts with Yuan Shoutong.

But what he couldn't figure out was: "According to the witness's confession, the other party is just a group of bandits with more than ten people, even if they have some skills, but in the end they are just a group of rabble! In addition, judging from today's re-offense, it is obvious that they have not fled far, and they have blocked the inside and outside of the capital, and sent people to search carefully -- I don't believe that they can still have wings?"

"My lord, you don't know what my dilemma is if you don't handle the case!" Yuan Shoutong's face was full of distress, "The Criminal Department is not the Military Department, where did so many people come from to search and arrest everywhere outside the city? If you are not in a hurry, it is okay to hurry up and do it, but now there are only two days left in the three-day period given by the Holy Lord...... The difficulty is in front of me, even if I give birth to ten heads, I am afraid that I will not have this magical power!"

"Now that you know where the difficulties are, just open your mouth to the emperor and ask for someone. ”

"Someone?" Yuan Shoutong smiled bitterly: "Doesn't Lord Jin know the emperor's temperament better than me?" If such an old case has not been solved, and a murder case has been added, I have not had time to be trained, where can I dare to open my mouth to ask for someone? Even if I open this mouth, it is unknown whether the emperor will agree to it because of the face of the imperial court, and even if I take 10,000 steps back, even if I agree, if there is any further change, I will not be able to solve the case as scheduled...... In the end, isn't it wrong to make mistakes, and can't even find an excuse for doing things badly?"

In today's saints, no matter how big or small, the most important thing has always been the word face.

There are only more than ten bandits, and if he still needs to order the transfer of troops to support, the only one who will be blinded is the criminal department.

After Yuan Shoutong said this, Jin Jian couldn't help but feel that this case was indeed a little difficult to handle.

It's not that the case is complicated, but that the bandits are too arrogant and the time is too short.

Although fleas are small, they are often not easy to catch.

"But if you don't ask the emperor for someone, what's the use of looking for me?"

Yuan Shoutong hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Don't hide it from your lordship, I came to visit today, so I can ask my lord to help me——"

"How can I help you?" Jin Jian looked at him.

"Isn't the emperor going to the Tuanhe Palace to hunt for the summer in six days?" Yuan Shoutong's voice lowered, standing beside Jin Jian and said: "Many matters on this trip are arranged and taken care of by Lord Jin, but in addition to the existing guards of the Tuanhe Palace, the Eight Banners Forbidden Army and the Green Camp have also allocated nearly 10,000 troops to Lord Jin, and now there are more than six days before the Holy Tuanhe hunting, I wonder if Lord Jin can lend someone to me first?"

Jin Jian frowned when she heard this.

"These are the people who are used to ensure the safety of the emperor's travel and maintain order, and you dare to fight this idea?" his tone was a little stern.

"Lord Jin don't be impatient, you might as well think carefully about the priorities......" Yuan Shoutong persuaded in a low voice: "The Tuanhe Palace is only a few dozen miles away from the capital, and your lord has been preparing for this matter since last month, and now all aspects have been arranged, these troops are just idle here before the emperor travels, and what is the hindrance of borrowing them?"

He also said: "Moreover, these bandits are infested outside the city, if they are not cleared as soon as possible, if they disturb the Holy Driver again, I am afraid that even Lord Jin will ......."

When Jin Jian heard this, he snorted coldly in displeasure.

"You don't need to threaten me with this, I can naturally tell the difference better than you. "He always disliked the most being for others to play tricks in front of him.

But although Yuan Shoudong's words were to borrow troops from him, and there were some alarmist elements in them, they were not without any reason.

Seeing this, Yuan Shoutong was very eye-catching and even claimed "yes", and said: "The adults are far-sighted, and they are not comparable to the next." ”

Jin Jian pondered for a moment.

After a while, he said, "I can temporarily lend half of my troops to you." ”

Yuan Shoutong's face was happy, and he hurriedly raised his hand to thank him.

Jin Jian snorted coldly and said, "If you can't pay the errand by then, don't blame me for not helping you." ”

"Thank you, sir!"

……

The rain continued for more than an hour, and it never stopped.

On the side of the house, Ziyun was not in a hurry to go back, so he took advantage of this rare coolness to accompany Feng Jiwen to talk.

"That's right-" Ziyun suddenly said: "Six days later, the emperor is going to go hunting in the Tuanhe Palace, firstly, to escape the summer, and secondly, it seems to be to meet the Chaoyong Prince from Mongolia.

"I seem to have heard him say it. Feng Jiwen replied: "Now he is also serving as the imperial guard, so he must accompany him." ”

The Imperial Guard is an empty title.

"It's a pity that you're injured, otherwise it would be nice for us to go to that group of river palaces together to see and see. Ziyun sighed with some regret.

"What's this? Is it that Yongbo will never go? With them, are you still afraid of being bored?"

"Naturally, they're going too. But these two little cubs only know how to play, where are they willing to accompany me?" Ziyun said with a lack of interest: "That's it, let's see if I want to go then, if the weather is too hot, I might as well stay at home." ”

Feng Jiwen smiled and nodded.

"It's not too early, if I don't go back, I'll be counted down again. Ziyun patted the melon seed crumbs on his hand, took the handkerchief handed by Ah Huan and wiped his hands.

"It's better to go back early, it's dark early when it rains, so as not to look bad when you get it. Feng Jiwen said.

"Then you take care of your injuries at home, and I will come to see you as soon as I have time. ”

Feng Jiwen nodded, said "Okay" with a smile, and asked Xiaoxian to take the umbrella and send Ziyun out.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Ziyun left, someone came to the door again.

It was Mrs. Fu Heng who came.

Mrs. Fu Heng is different from Ziyun in the end, even if she treats Feng Jiwen very closely, but her identity is there, and she is an elder, Feng Jiwen is not too casual, after listening to the maid's courtesy, she immediately asked Xiaoxian to sit up on the couch and tidy up her clothes and appearance.

However, due to the doctor's explanation, it was not easy to move around at will for the time being, so he had to invite Mrs. Fu Heng to come directly to Chunyuan.

As soon as Mrs. Fu Heng entered the hall, she saw that Feng Jiwen, who was sitting on the chair, was about to get up and salute her, so she hurriedly asked the maid to step forward to stop her.

"There are still injuries on the body, sit down quickly, this is not outside, what are you doing stubbornly with these false courtesies?" Mrs. Fu Heng asked with a concerned face, "Where are the injuries?"

"I only had a minor injury on my back, so it didn't hurt much. Feng Jiwen smiled and said, "Madam, please take a seat." ”

After Mrs. Fu Heng sat down in the seat next to her, she sighed softly and said, "God is pitiful, after such a thrilling experience, even the slightest skin is not broken, that is enough to make people worry." But fortunately, nothing major happened, and it was also protected by God......"

After saying that, he gently patted Feng Jiwen's right hand on his lap.

Feng Jiwen nodded lightly and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I would like to thank the third prince of Fu for coming to the rescue this time." ”

This time, she was really grateful to Fukangan for showing up in time.

One yard to one yard, no matter how he treated her, but this time he did save her life.

Although she wasn't quite sure if he had known that she was sitting in the carriage before he rescued anyone, he would have come to the rescue......

But this kindness, she wrote it down.

Mrs. Fu Heng couldn't help but smile when she heard this.

"Thank you, not to mention that he was patrolling outside the city at the time, this is his job. Just talking about the foolish things he did in the past, helping you is also what he should do, take it to heart, you should be him atoning for his own sins. ”

Feng Jiwen laughed when she heard it.

Mrs. Fu Heng's way of teaching her children has always been special, and she has never protected her shortcomings, which she has already seen.

And it is precisely because Mrs. Fu Heng treats her so much that she can't really "see the outside".

The grace that should be remembered should still be remembered.

He Shen also said yesterday that after Fukangan finished the case, he would personally come to the door to thank him.

Madame laughed. She brought the matter over in a word, and then said a little arrogantly: "The weather is not good today, and my wife came to see me, which makes me a little unhappy." ”

"What stupid things are you talking about? Don't say it's me, if Mrs. Wang is still in Beijing, she will definitely come and take a look. ”

Wang Jie and his wife went back to Hancheng to visit relatives, and now they are not in the capital.

Speaking of this, Feng Jiwen asked: "Mrs. Wang has been here for nearly two months, should she be back soon?"

"It's coming soon, it's just a matter of four or five days. It is said that six days later, Long Live Ye Tuan Hexing Palace hunting, and Lord Wang will accompany him. ”

Mrs. Fu Heng finished speaking, but her eyes were fixed on the white-background handkerchief that Feng Jiwen was holding in her left hand.

She sighed softly and asked, "Is this embroidered on both sides?"

Hearing this, Feng Jiwen subconsciously raised her left hand and nodded, "It's double-sided embroidery." ”

"It's not very common. ”

Seeing that Mrs. Fu Heng seemed interested, Feng Jiwen handed over the handkerchief.

The Fu Heng woman carefully looked at the embroidered lotus pattern on it, but her eyes suddenly revealed a strange expression.

"Where did you buy this handkerchief?" she asked Feng Jiwen softly, but her eyes did not leave the handkerchief in her hand.

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PS: Thank you for your understanding~ (To be continued.) )