Chapter 83: The Cave Skeleton (7)

Su Yunkai was a little confused, and he was still a little stunned when he got home.

On the way back, he touched his lips several times, and silently recited the three-character sutra more than a dozen times. After he got home, he remembered that Mingyue had told him one thing just now, what was it?

Just as he was thinking, he vaguely heard someone calling him, he paused, turned to look at it, and greeted, "Mother." ”

Mrs. Su glanced at him, her face was not good, "Your father has been waiting for you for a long time...... Wait until you go in, admit your mistakes, and don't contradict them. ”

As soon as Su Yunkai heard it, he knew that his father was going to scold him, and as for what he was scolding, he could roughly guess it. After answering, I went over to see him, and Mrs. Su was not at ease, so she also followed.

When he arrived at the house, Su Gu was sitting at the desk reading a book and did not look up.

Su Yunkai waited aside, waited for a long time, the candles had been burned more than half, Mrs. Su couldn't help it first, "If you have anything, just say it, Yunkai is tired for a day, and it will be dawn in a blink of an eye." ”

Su Gu, who had been silent for a long time, raised his head and said coldly, "What about Tianming, he doesn't have to respond." Being in the Ministry of Rites, but repeatedly taking leave, I know you are dissatisfied with this errand, but you can't be so lazy. I think you're spoiled by the flow, and you don't even understand this truth. ”

Mrs. Su was stunned, "Yunkai, you didn't go to the Yamen?" So where do you go every morning and night? ”

Su Yunkai replied, "My friend has an accident and is helping her." ”

Su Gu stared at him coldly, full of the majesty of his father, "What are you helping with, you have to hide it like this, and you don't even tell your family." He said at the end of his breath, "You said you were busy, but I know that you put a girl in Li Kang's house and stayed for a long time, and now you are back." ”

Su Yunkai couldn't say anything at this time, but he knew that his father would not give up asking lightly, so he knelt down and said, "If father believes in the child's character, please don't ask." It's just that the girl is a girl from a serious family, and she is the life of a child. The matter of the child's investigation is dangerous, so he temporarily entrusts her to Master Li. I had planned to tell the second elder about her after the matter was over. ”

"Don't think I don't know that girl you brought back from the Daimyo's Mansion! Thousands of miles away to bring a girl back to Beijing, why don't you bring back a few of your yamen masters. ”

"She is a first-class good servant in the yamen, and her son is selfish, but not entirely selfish."

Seeing that the father and son seemed to be arguing, Mrs. Su interjected and said, "Don't mention this, Yunkai, your father is also for your good." ”

Su Yunkai said, "I know, my father is thinking about me, but it's not Mingyue's fault, she is a good girl." ”

Mrs. Su shook her head helplessly and smiled, "I really like it so much, I didn't defend myself when I was scolded, but I was anxious for her." ”

Su Gu glanced at her, "He is already unable to protect himself, and you are still thinking about your daughter-in-law." ”

Mrs. Su was stunned, "What's the matter?" ”

Su Yunkai secretly felt bad, from the Bai family to the burning of the villa, he knew that the murderer would definitely not sit idly by and let him investigate the case, but he didn't know how to hinder him.

"See for yourself."

A handwritten edict was handed over, Su Yun paused slightly, and Su Gu said, "The officials couldn't find your person, so they sent the handwritten edict to home." Three days later, you'll set off back to Daimyōfuji. ”

It is clearly written on the edict that Su Yunkai will be transferred to the Daimyo Mansion Road and Cao Si. That is, managing the waterway to transport grain, although this errand seems to be hard, but if you do something from it, you can eat and drink for a lifetime. How many people squeezed their heads and wanted to go, but Su's father could see that his son had offended people by entering the Ministry of Rites from the Criminal Division. A few days after he was in the Ministry of Rites, he asked the Holy Majesty to transfer him out of the Jingshi, which seemed to be fat, but it was not a good thing.

Su Yunkai just looked at it once, and then slowly closed it, "Father knows who asked for it." ”

Su Gu saw that he seemed to know, so he said, "When did you offend Pingxi Hou?" ”

"Before, now."

Su Gu twisted his eyebrows, "What you are doing now has something to do with Pingxihou?" ”

"Not sure, but nine times out of ten." Su Yunkai put the oracle back on the table, this time, he didn't plan to leave obediently. When he was on the road to the Daimyo's house, he didn't know who did it, and the court had an order and had to go. But now he knows that if he leaves, it will definitely make Bai Ying's case sink into the sea, he will be sorry for Bai Shui, and he will be sorry for Mingyue, "I can't accept the order." ”

"You can't go, or you're resisting."

Su Yunkai thought for a moment and said, "This time, even if you lose the child's life, you can't break your promise to others." He wants to transfer me out of Beijing, and I can't go along with his wishes. ”

Su Gu said angrily, "Then Pingxi Hou is the one you can blame?" ”

"He is not afraid that the fish will die and the net will be broken, so he will fight for both sides."

Su Gu was amazed in his heart that his son, who was usually so polite and polite, was so tough. He thought that his son had been happy since he joined the company, and he had not experienced too many twists and turns, and he would be timid in case of trouble, but he didn't expect that he didn't have it at all. This is definitely not that the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, but it made him see the backbone of his son and the backbone of the Su family.

Su Yunkai didn't take a good idea, returned to the room, and fell asleep without lighting the lamp. When the servants came to invite him with water, they knocked on the door and made no sound, so they withdrew. In the early morning of the next day, he knocked on the door again, but he still didn't answer, so he became vigilant and looked for Mrs. Su to take a look.

At this look, Su Yunkai was actually sick. When the doctor came to see it, he said that he had overworked himself and injured his inside, and he needed to take care of it, otherwise he was afraid that he would leave a hidden disease in the future.

When the news reached the palace, even the emperor inquired about the matter and asked Su Gu how Su Yunkai was doing.

It was almost evening, and it was already the time to release the ya, and Su Yunkai was still lying on the bed. I just drank a patch of medicine, which means to sleep peacefully. He took the silver in his hand, thinking about what Mingyue had said to him last night.

"Brother Bai was still dragging this ingot of silver in his hand when he died, but Brother Bai was a head catcher, how much money did he have a year? He is a man who knows how to measure, and he will not guard gold and silver when he is dying. ”

"The villa built on a remote and barren mountain, the house is odd, Chen Lilang's original intention should not be to use it to escape the heat, so what is the use?"

"Brother Bai died of poison, who would carry poison on his body at any time, why would he carry poison, and what ulterior things was the murderer hiding?"

Su Yunkai had almost seen through the ingot of silver, but there were still no clues.

There was a knock at the door, and he immediately put the silver under the covers, but did not answer. There was another knock on the door four or five times before he feigned a weak voice, "Who?" ”

"Me."

Hearing Li Kang's voice, he almost answered heartily, coughed lightly a few times, and then said weakly, "Please come in." ”

Li Kang entered the room and said to his subordinates, "You don't need to serve here. ”

He closed the door, walked quickly inside, and as soon as he showed his face, he saw Su Yunkai sitting upright on the bed, looking at himself calmly. He immediately smiled, not forgetting to lower his voice, "It's really pretending to be sick." ”

Su Yunkai laughed at himself slightly, "Don't pretend to be sick, I've been escorted to the Daimyo's Mansion now." ”

Li Kang moved the stool and sat down, and said, "Your father also knows that you are pretending to be sick, right?" ”

Su Yunkai shook his head, "No." ”

"It seems that father and son are connected. Today, the Holy God asked about your condition, and your father was just short of tears, thinking that he was your only son, and asked the Holy God to give you a few days of grace to let you get well before going to work. The saint naturally agreed, and I saw that Pingxihou's face was blue, so this time it was also his hands and feet? ”

Su Yun was happy and touched, he didn't want to bother his father, but he didn't expect his father to help him. This also shows that his father believes that he is not doing something foolish. He didn't answer Li Kang's words and asked, "Is Mingyue good?" ”

The topic changed so quickly, from the surging court to the love of children, Li Kang was stunned for a moment, and smiled bitterly, "We used to say that you were a stone man, but now that the stone man has a girl he likes, it will turn into a warm current." ”

Su Yun smiled, thinking of Mingyue and feeling honey in his heart, "You can still laugh, that is, she is very good." ”

"Okay, I ate two bowls of rice in the morning, how dare I not take care of it for you, otherwise will you trouble me?" Li Kang was limped by him, but he almost forgot about the matter, and leaned closer and lowered his voice, "What you asked me to check, I checked, although I can't be sure of all of them, but I also got nine points." If you don't let me check carefully, I don't know that the Marquis of Pingxi is honest on the surface and does not take any rewards from the imperial court, but behind the scenes, there are four mansions where money is stored. ”

Su Yunkai was slightly surprised, "Where did you get so much money?" ”

"Bribes." Li Kang sneered, "Every year, officials transport a large amount of gold into Beijing from other places, some dressed as merchants, some dressed as dart masters, all kinds of things, but one thing is extremely hidden. However, there is one thing that I find very strange, since there is so much gold, it must be that the officials below have looted a lot of people's fat and ointment, but when I look closely, this is not the case. ”

Su Yunkai also said unexpectedly, "What's going on?" Are there no officials who take bribes? ”

"Yes, the amount of money embezzled is completely disproportionate to the amount given to Pingxihou, or even just the tip of the iceberg. So I said strangely, did I miss something? ”

Li Kang was confident in his methods, but such an important clue had not been found, so he could only pin his hopes on Su Yunkai, but when he raised his eyes, Su Yunkai's eyebrows were about to twist out two Sichuan characters.