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I saw that her dark eyes were deep and her thin lips were lightly opened.

"There are rumors in Beijing, and those who maliciously slander me want me to become a turtle with a shrunken head and hide in the Hou Mansion, but grandmother, can Nan'er hide for a while? If Nan'er doesn't come forward and let her reputation worsen, this is the worst, besides. ”

When the words fell, I saw Xia Nan's eyes narrowed.

"It's still undecided."

In the study of Taifu's mansion.

I saw a person standing in front of the window, there was a man next to him who covered his lips and smiled, the man was exquisite, his phoenix eyes were slightly narrowed, and he had high eyebrows, a little cinnabar between his eyebrows, and he was alive and well off a male version of the goblin.

"I think I've only been away from Beijing for a few months, and there is such a bold admirer by our dignified Lord Yan."

The man's voice was flirtatious, and he picked up the calligraphy and paintings on the desk with his hands and looked at them.

When he finished speaking, he did not hear a response.

I saw an extremely slender and straight figure still standing in front of the window, not paying any attention to his words.

The man seemed to be accustomed to it, and he seemed to say it casually.

"Xia Nan's name still sounds a little familiar, but it seems like I've seen it somewhere? …… I remembered that on the night of the Lantern Festival, tsk, this girl is really violent, just that kick, Zhao Yuanliang estimates that he can't be comfortable now. ”

"If you really like this girl, you have to be careful about your life."

Listening to his inconspicuous words, a look other than indifference finally appeared on Yan Jue's face...... Gloomy indifference.

"It's okay for you to go."

Seeing that he was driving people, the man didn't care, and said quietly.

"It seems that Lord Yan doesn't want to know about that matter, since Lord Yan doesn't want to know, then Zijin will go."

He really wanted to leave, but Yan Jue looked indifferent, looking like he was going with him.

But Ming Zijin couldn't help but turn his head and came back to say.

"Today's rumors in Beijing are all about our Lord Yan's romances, but our Lord Yan is so indifferent, I don't know how many little ladies' hearts have been broken, if our Lord Yan and Miss Xia can really become a couple, I don't know how many celebrities will cry for our Lord Yan." After Ming Zijin finished speaking, he sighed again, "But I heard that Miss Naxia was also accepted as a disciple by Mrs. Xun, if this is the case, a woman who can become a disciple of Mrs. Xun will not be far behind, no wonder you fall in love with her." ”

Yan Jue ignored him, and he said to himself again.

"I just saw it in the dark before, I really want to meet this Xia Nan, so that our Lord Yan can worry about me thousands of miles away to explore the Jiang family's woman."

Ming Zijin said, and out of nowhere, he took out a shaking fan and shook it slowly.

"How's that going?"

The ridicule was over, but he didn't see any changes on Yan Jue's face, and Ming Zijin also became serious.

"Master is out, what else can't be found?"

As he spoke, he took out an envelope from his cuff and said.

"The assassination of the eldest princess can basically be identified as the work of King Ming, but there is something missing to be confirmed."

"The Jiang family is the minions of King Ming, and now that the head of the Jiang family has been appointed as the supervisor of the country, there will be no fewer people who want to come to the housewarming banquet, this official position is not big, but there are still quite a lot of people in contact, plus the king of Ming is secretly helping, and the lives of many officials controlled by the Jiang family, I think the Jiang family will soon rise in the court."

Then he pointed to the envelope, "Look at the list above." ”

Yan Jue glanced at it, and his already cold eyebrows became more and more solemn.

Ming Zijin looked at his friend's face, and he was also smiling.

"Guan Pengfei, Dali Temple; Gong Lekang, Zongrenfu experience; These two officials are of the sixth rank, although their official positions are not high, but they have a lot of influence. Fang Haoguang, Cabinet Scholar; Zhu Qizheng, a bachelor in the Hanlin Academy, these two are high-ranking officials from the fourth grade, and the two have a good reputation in the court, and there are countless people who are familiar with these two people. Of course, I don't know these yet, and some small officials don't know you if you want to come, so I won't talk about it, but the next one, there are some famous halls, Taichang Temple Shaoqing, Tang Xiucheng. ”

The corners of Ming Zijin's eyes are crooked, his phoenix eyes are slightly narrowed, and the color of charm is revealed.

"Tang Xiucheng, who is the same official as you, his rights are not under you, Taichang Temple is in charge of ceremonial music, suburban temples, shrines, altars, and mausoleums, any of which is related to the royal family." He glanced at Yan Jue and continued, "The Jiang family has the passwords of so many officials, and they can even blackmail them because of this, their purpose is ...... Impurity. ”

Yan Jue thought for a moment, looked out the window with a slightly deep gaze, and asked lightly.

"What about the common ground?"

The two have been friends for many years, and as soon as he asked, Ming Zijin instantly understood.

"These people are more or less related to Xiao Zhengqin."

"When Jiang Wenfeng was an official, Xiao Zhengqin was just the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple of the fourth grade, and now he is the Taichang Temple Secretary of the third grade, and they are all officials under Xiao Zhengqin, or most of them were promoted by him."

Yan Jue's face was still indifferent, only a pair of hands pressed on the table were tapping one after another.

After a while, Yan Jue turned his head to look at him.

"Where's the Cloud Sacrifice Wine?"

Yan Jue asked, but Ming Zijin held up his chin with a joke in his eyes.

"He, I think he is an old pedantic, in order to repay Jiang Wenfeng's kindness back then, Yun Sai Jiu wanted to marry his granddaughter into the Jiang family, but this Yun Da Miss refused to die, and made a joke in the capital, Yun Sai Jiu jointly brought the head of the Jiang family, and he became a prisoner."

"The purpose?"

"The purpose of the Jiang family this time is as you think, to support King Ming on the surface, but secretly, it is to deal with Xiao Zhengqin and ...... Do you know why? ”

Ming Zijin spoke, with mockery on the corners of his lips.

Yan Jue asked cooperatively.

"Why?"

"It's not because of a lot of emotional entanglements."

Ming Zijin seemed to think of something, and sighed.

"I'll tell you, I've found out a lot of things this time, and if you want to know, you'll have to listen to me slowly."

"When Jiang Wenfeng was lonely, he met a woman, became strong with her, and fell in love with this woman deeply, but this woman has a heart, and the two have no relationship, and then do you know who this woman is?"

"Who is it?" Yan Jue asked very cooperatively.

"Old Lady Xia Weihou today!"

Ming Zijin had a gossipy look on his face.

"The old lady Xia Weihou was born in the General's Mansion, at that time the style was unparalleled in the world, countless people sighed that she would love whom, but I didn't expect to become a couple with Xia Weihou in the end, Jiang Wenfeng couldn't get a beautiful woman, and then married a woman as a wife, gave birth to two sons and a daughter, but later Jiang Wenfeng declined, the Jiang family was hunted down by unknown people, Jiang Wenfeng had two sons at the time, but lost one halfway, leaving only the current head of the Jiang family, Jiang Qingping."

"Getting to the point." He didn't want to hear about these old things.

"Okay, here's the point, the point is that Tong Jianbai was indeed killed by the Jiang family, Tong Jianbai knew too many secrets of the Jiang family and was assassinated, in order to cover up his tongue. And these secrets, that is, what I just said, the Jiang family has dealings with many officials, and they are deliberately plotting something, but I also found out ......"

Yan Jue's eyes swept lightly, and Ming Zijin could only sigh and say.

"I also found out that the Jiang family and the Fang family are widely involved."

"What do you mean by that?"

"For example, the Jiang family and the Fang family are both businessmen, and both want to dominate in business, which has recently been observed by me, between the two, there is an indescribable tacit understanding, the Jiang family seized the land, the Fang family chose to retreat, and instead attacked the capital business, the Jiang family had a slight gap in capital some time ago, and the funds were filled by the Fang family, I think there is some kind of transaction between them."

After Ming Zijin finished speaking, he held his chin and thought about it, muttering to himself.

"In this way, it seems as if the things that were smooth are intertwined again."

He muttered to himself, but Yan Jue frowned.

He suddenly thought of the letter Xia Nan had given him.

The letter was the last thing Mr. Tong gave her, and it was written in black and white that he had seen and heard about the Jiang family.

I saw that the light in his eyes suddenly turned from deep to bright, just like the moment when the dark night turned to light, and the bright light made people unconsciously amazing.

"I see."

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The sun is shining, late spring has arrived, now there is a bit of summer heat, Xia Nan is ordering people to pick some lotus leaves, ready to make lotus leaf rice, fresh lotus leaves have just been picked, there are a few crystal clear dewdrops on it, lined with the tender green of the lotus leaves more and more attractive.

Before Xia Nan could make a move, she saw a little maid come in and said that Mr. Heng was here.

Hearing this, Xia Nan's heart moved.

Ah Heng has had no contact with her since she sent him to Huainan last time, and he must have found something when he came back this time.

Putting down the things at hand, Xia Nan led him directly into the house.

Ah Heng is still the same young man, but his gray shirt is slightly old, his shoes are also stained with a lot of dust, and his originally immature cheeks are a little more dusty, and he doesn't look like a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy anymore.

Although he came in a hurry, Xia Nan found that there was an obvious light in his eyes, thinking about what he had really discovered these days.

Before Ah Heng had time to sit down, he paid attention to the people next to him, and saw that he and Xia Nan were the only two in the room, so he spoke.

"The Jiang family is deeply rooted in Huainan, and the cause of Yuan Ming's death really can't be investigated on their heads, but I found a person."

Xia Nan listened to the slightly hoarse voice in his voice, picked up the teapot while listening, poured him a cup of warm tea, and handed it to him before asking.

"Who?"

"Ming Zijin!"

When he spit out these three words, Ah Heng's eyes had a clear light.

These three words sound like a personal name, but Xia Nan doesn't know it.

"Ming Zijin is the most famous detective in today's imperial court, he once solved the Kun Ling murder case with Yan Jue two years ago, and has appeared in the eyes of many royal families, in the eyes of many people, he is almost the same name as Yan Jue, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple. However, although he is famous, it is only this name that is known to the world, and there are very few people who recognize the true face of Ming Zijin, he has always rarely appeared in front of people, and his whereabouts are uncertain, and it is extremely difficult for ordinary people to find him. ”

Ah Heng's words were rare excitement, but Xia Nan heard a little other meaning.

"He's also investigating the Jiang family?"

Ah Heng poured tea into his stomach in one gulp, calmed down his emotions a little, and then said.

"According to legend, Ming Zijin is good friends with Lord Yan, and he appeared in the Jiang family, and that matter is not far from ten, it must be Lord Yan's decision."

His gaze fell on Xia Nan, but it made Xia Nan numb for no reason.

"How did you know that he was Ming Zijin, and how did you know him? What did you find out in the Jiang family? ”

Xia Nan asked, and Ah Heng listened, his eyes deepening.

The **** pretended to be a servant, and with the Jiang family's purchase, he entered the backyard, spent some money to dredge up the relationship, and probed with some servants of the Jiang family.

At that time, there was a carriage of the Jiang family carrying goods to the warehouse, so he secretly followed.

There were two large chests loaded with things, and the minions seemed to be full of weight.

He listened faintly to their conversation.

"These are all fragile things, it took a lot of effort for the head of the family to get it, but you have to give me a light release, and now our head of the family is taking up the post of the supervisor of the country, and he is the minister of the DPRK and the central government, and the actions can be given to me to be sharp, if something goes wrong, I will take your life!"

The leader spoke harshly, and all the servants were submissive.

But one dared to ask.

"Brother Dazhong, the head of the family has become an official in the court, so won't he be able to get acquainted with many powerful people?"

"Hmph, that's for sure, I know that these things are not, these are all the things that the ministers of the DPRK and China gave to the head of the family, our head of the family is noble, one step to the sky, many dignitaries and nobles are vying to get acquainted, not I blow, our head of the family will be the object of everyone's stuttering in the future, so you all give me some eyes, do your duty, and you will definitely be indispensable in the future!"

This loyal brother was promoted one by one, and the group of servants below were overjoyed when he heard this.

Ah Heng hid behind the rockery, silently listened to these words, and doubted in his heart, he had only been away from the capital for a few days, Jiang Qingping had already taken up the post of Guozi Supervisor, and now there are still many people who want to get to know him with gifts?

How can a small official have such a big face that makes many people stutter?

Puzzled, he took advantage of the dark night to sneak into the Jiang family's study.

But when he arrived at the door of the study, he unexpectedly found that several people guarding the door outside were all unconscious, he endured the throbbing in his chest, and hesitated outside the door with a gentle movement, but suddenly heard a hearty voice sound, which frightened him.

"Since you're here, let's look for it together."

Ah Heng was nervous, but he grew up and simply went in, although this person didn't know whether it was good or bad, but he had discovered his existence, he couldn't run away no matter how much he wanted to, if the two of them had a dispute and alarmed the Jiang family, it would be even more unpleasant, if he also came for the Jiang family, it would be even better.

Jiang Qingping's study is very large, there are inside and outside, the outside is dark, but there is a small candle lit in the inside, and there is no light from the outside.

I saw that under the candle flame, a person was looking down at the paper covering a whole table, that person's face was very exquisite, it was a bewitching beauty that he had never seen, and under the dim candle flame, a little cinnabar between the eyebrows of the person became more and more bewitching. (To be continued.) )