Chapter 16: The Bean Bag Girl (1)

The murder of the female shopkeeper of Baibao Zhen caught the murderer, and the one who benefited the most was Lord Qin, who handled a big case before leaving office, and it was not slow in terms of speed. Seeing that the son surnamed Su did not come to the yamen again after the case was closed, he was worried and relieved, and the credit could be all his own.

Su Yunkai was already packing his things at the inn at this time, preparing to leave Nanle County tomorrow. When I went to knock on Qin Fang's door, I found that I didn't know where to go, and asked the shopkeeper that he hadn't checked out, and when I went into his room, I saw that the clothes were still there, but I couldn't find a copper plate. He thought for a moment before looking out the window, and when he looked down from the second floor, he saw several muscular men walking down there.

He suddenly realized, it seemed that it was the British Duke who noticed Qin Fang's whereabouts, so he ran away in a hurry, and he didn't know where he went. Kaifeng is also a fun place, why don't you want to go back, it's also a strange thing.

Although Qin Fang has a flamboyant and willful temperament, Su Yunkai is not worried about a master who has never let himself suffer. He closed the window and prepared to settle his shop money. As soon as he went out of the room, he saw a man standing in front of his room, about to knock. It seemed that he turned his head when he heard the voice, and as soon as he saw himself, he put his hand down and said very politely, "Young Master Su." ”

"White catcher?" Su Yunkai asked as he closed the door, "Why are you here, is there still something to be done on Lord Qin's side?" ”

Bai Shui shook his head, "It's over, my lord...... He took all the credit for himself, and we had nothing to do. ”

Su Yunkai couldn't help but smile, "Bai Zhutou doesn't mind? ”

"Naturally, I mind."

This answer is really very polite, Su Yunkai said, "But there is nothing to do, in the officialdom, there are always some things that you can't do yourself." ”

Bai Shui was silent for a moment and said, "I worked so hard to accumulate these credits, but now that the credit has been taken away, I am unwilling." ”

Su Yunkai and Bai Shui met because of Mingyue, and the two were not familiar with each other, and even what they said was only about the Baibaozhen case. Now he came to himself and said this, and ...... He looked before and after, but no one came up, and then he said, "What is the matter with Bai Zhutou looking for me today?" ”

When the words came to the point, Bai Shui didn't hide it, and said lightly, "I know who you are, so I came to beg you, take me to the Yamen of the Daimyo Mansion Road, even if it is just to be a lowly disciple, when I get to the Daimyo Mansion Road, I will also accumulate credit little by little, and I will not embarrass Lord Su." ”

Su Yunkai was prepared, but he was still surprised, "Do you know who I am?" ”

Bai Shui nodded and said slowly, "The new criminal officer of the Daimyo Mansion Road." ”

Daimyofu Road has dozens of prefectures and counties under its jurisdiction, and each road is divided into four divisions. One of them is the Sentencing Division, which has jurisdiction over state and county prison cases.

Su Yunkai has served in Dali Temple and the Criminal Department since he joined the office, and because of his good political performance, he decided the case quickly, and was exceptionally promoted to the criminal officer, and went to work in March. Last year, the official document was sent to the yamen under the jurisdiction of the Daimyo Mansion Road, but there was no avatar, only a name. He frowned slightly, looked at him and said, "How do you know who I am?" ”

Bai Shui hesitated for a moment and said, "Your name is on the official document. ”

"Believe me just by name, Bai Zhutou is not such a hasty person." Su Yunkai saw that he pursed his mouth and didn't speak, so he answered for him, "It's because the words came from Mingyue's mouth, that's why you believe it so much, but Mingyue doesn't even know as much as you in the yamen, how does she know?" ”

Bai Shui hurriedly said, "She has no ill will towards you. ”

Su Yunkai also knew, so he also thought about it just now, and left to go to Ming's house. Since Yu Youshi was escorted to prison, the two separated at the yamen, knowing that he was leaving, she didn't say too much, said goodbye to him, and went back.

In the indifferent farewell, there was a trace of too calm parting thoughts. Su Yunkai always felt that Mingyue was not simply approaching him, this kind of simplicity, of course, was not malicious. So it made him even more curious and puzzled, and now it seems that it is time to open his heart and ask.

Bai Shui felt that he had exposed the bright moon, and he was uneasy, and he didn't want to continue, so he said goodbye to him and left the inn. When he came out of the inn and looked at the bustling streets, he stopped and missed another opportunity to "ascend", he was still young, but who knows if he will still stop after ten years. He sighed, heavy under his feet.

As dusk fell, every house was lit up and the streets began to be sparsely populated. The wind is drizzling, and the stone road on the wet has not yet been hit.

Su Yunkai thought that the rain would not be heavy, and after leaving the inn, he found that the rain did not turn back, but he did not expect to walk to the alley of Ming's house, the rain suddenly became bigger, and he ran to the door of Ming's house, his clothes were half wet. He dusted off his clothes and raindrops before knocking on the door.

Someone inside responded, and after a while, the door opened, revealing an umbrella with twenty-four bones and green smoke on the surface, and the oil lamp behind it came out at the same time, fainting a touch of warmth in the cold night of the spring rain. The umbrella surface is lightly raised, revealing a red-liped and pretty face, and the bright eyes are facing each other, pretty and bright, and the night is dark.

Mingyue was taken aback when she saw someone coming, "Why are you here?" ”

She raised her hand and shielded him from the wind and rain with an umbrella. Su Yunkai saw that her hand was holding hard, and reached out to take it, and wanted to ask her if there was anyone else in the house, so it was inconvenient for him to go in, but Mingyue had already grabbed his sleeve and brought it in.

"Come in and roast, the spring breeze is stinging, and you're going to get sick, aren't you leaving tomorrow, you can't delay."

As she spoke, she led him to the kitchen, where there was a stove, and the charcoal fire was not yet extinguished, just to warm up.

Su Yunkai followed her into the kitchen, there was still food on the stove, and there was a lack of a mouth on the rice, it seemed that she was eating just now, "You eat first, I'll go to the fire myself." ”

"Have you eaten it?"

He wanted to say that he ate it, but because it was a lie, he subconsciously took a meal, and was immediately noticed by Mingyue, and smiled, "I just cooked a person's meal, then I'll knock two eggs for you next." ”

She stepped on her feet and went to dig out the vegetable basket hanging in the air, found two eggs and began to get busy. Su Yunkai wanted to help, but he came back to his senses in a moment - he had barely entered the kitchen, and he didn't even know how to cut vegetables with a kitchen knife. After thinking about it, he sat quietly in front of the fire, roasting his half-wet clothes, and watched Mingyue busy in the kitchen.

"The white catcher came to me just now."

Mingyue stirred the eggs and thought for a while, and said, "Did he ask you to let him go to the mansion with you?" ”

"Hmm."

"And you refused?"

"Yes."

Mingyue said, "Brother Bai is a good person...... He wanted to go to the government with you because he had an older brother who was on an errand in Kaifeng, but then he suddenly disappeared. But his search for people was fruitless, and later he felt that he had to enter the officialdom to find clues, so he worked so hard. ”

Su Yunkai listened to her quietly, and when she finished speaking, he looked at her silently and said, "You should understand why I don't want him to go with me." ”

Mingyue sighed lightly, "I know that Brother Bai's qualifications are not enough......"

"That's not right." Su Yunkai twisted his eyebrows, and his tone had changed, "Because Bai Zhutou is a woman but a servant, if someone finds out in the future, it will be a capital crime." ”

Mingyue was stunned for a moment, and looked at him in surprise, "He, he obviously covered it up so well." ”

Su Yunkai shook his head, "She is very close to you, but the two of you are not lovers." When you go to the yamen, you subconsciously keep your distance from other men, but you don't have to talk to Bai Shui. You will pull the sleeves of me and Qin Fang, but you will directly pull hands with Bai Shui, and someone as rigid as Bai Shui will not throw it off. Besides, that day, you, me, and the three of them went to perform an autopsy for the Liu family, and when you took off the Liu family's clothes, she didn't open her face. On the contrary, on that day, she caught Yu Youshi and accidentally tore her clothes, and she would look sideways to dodge. She pretends to be a man, and her strength and force are also similar, but after all, she is just like a man, not a man after all, and many subconscious movements can still see her identity. ”

Mingyue didn't say anything for a long time, and even forgot to pick up the eggs. After a while, he picked it up again, "That girl who is in the prime of her life doesn't wear a skirt and rub rouge, but she is desperate to catch fast, can you understand?" I can...... So even if I know that it will be dangerous for her to go to the Daimyo's Mansion Road, or even to Kaifeng in the future, I am still willing to support her and will not think she is stupid. ”

"It's just that if something really happens to her in the future, you will blame yourself very much, why didn't you stop her in the first place."

Mingyue nodded, "Back then, Shui Shui came from Linzhou to work as a servant in the Yamen, and Grandpa found out that Shui Shui was a girl alone, but Grandpa didn't expose her. Just like Su Yunkai today, it was also not exposed. Maybe it was because he also thought that no one would do something risky for no reason, so he hid it for her, "Thank you for not revealing her identity." ”

"You don't have to thank me, it should be herself." The two were silent for a while, and after a long time, Su Yunkai raised his eyes to look at her again, his eyes were brightened by the charcoal fire, "Why do you know who I am?" ”

From time to time, chopsticks hit the bowl with a clanging sound. His words fell, and Mingyue didn't answer immediately, and the sound spread throughout the small kitchen, echoing with the sound of rain outside. The eggs were rolled up by chopsticks like a yellow cloud in the bowl, Mingyue gradually slowed down her gestures, and said, "In the Great Song Dynasty, it's hard to know who you are." Since childhood, he has been smart and studious, and he is quick-witted. Seventeen letters of Tanhua, when he entered the office, did not want to enter the Hanlin, he was awarded the Dali Temple to comment, the county affairs, because of the official integrity, uprightness, after many promotions, through the Ministry of Officials, the Criminal Department, and because of the good planning of big things, decisive decisions, exceptionally promoted to the Department of Criminal Prisons, this year to take office. ”

This time she didn't inquire about herself carefully Su Yunkai didn't believe it, even he himself forgot a little about these things, and went back to his hometown Jiangzhou for the New Year, went to the clansmen's wedding banquet, and between the detailed conversations, even the clansmen missed his career. But Mingyue knew everything, which surprised him.

Mingyue knew that he was leaving tomorrow, so she thought that if he hadn't remembered the bean bag girl back then, then she would sue him. I won't see him again, so I can't let him remember it.

"Squeak."

The sound of the wooden door being pushed open shocked the quiet kitchen, Mingyue pricked up her ears and put down her chopsticks, "It must be my grandfather who is back." ”

Su Yunkai also hurriedly got up and walked outside with her, ready to say hello to the old man.