After the snow, the sun is shining in the sky, but the temperature still drops sharply due to the snowmelt.

Ji Changge and Wen Jing sat in the carriage, each with their own thoughts.

"That sword belongs to Dongsheng." Wen Jing said.

This sentence didn't make Ji Changge feel too surprised, he only responded lightly, and it didn't seem that he intended to hide it from Wen Jing.

"Who is Dongsheng?"

Ji Changge glanced at Wen Jing, and a playful smile circled the corners of his mouth: "With Qi Niang's intelligence, how could you not guess?" ”

Wen Jing smiled slightly, no longer dwelling on this question, and then asked: "Dongsheng Gongzi has always been with us, he will definitely not kill those people, but this sword appeared strangely." ”

Ji Changge's eyes were cold, and he said quietly: "This sword was deliberately placed there, in order to blame Dongsheng, the murderer killed two birds with one stone, which not only removed the hidden danger, but also made Dongsheng carry the black cauldron." ”

Except for Liancheng wanting Dongsheng to carry the black cauldron, Wen Jing can't think of anyone else who is hostile to Dongsheng, the murderer can't just blame Dongsheng, so he killed so many people, this idea is too crazy, what does the murderer have to do with Liancheng? Still, the murderer is Liancheng

Returning to the capital again, only left for nearly a month, but there is a feeling of being suddenly separated from the world, the bustling and noisy capital, compared with the quiet and ethereal mountains, if it was in the past, Wen Jing would definitely prefer the life of the Taoist temple, but at this moment, she prefers the taste of deceit in the capital, since she decided not to escape anymore, even if it is sinister, she will go on.

The carriage stopped. The groom said to the car: "My lord, I wish the house has arrived." ”

Ji Changge answered, and Wen Jing also got out of the carriage.

Zhu Chengde looked at Ji Changge and a little lady next to him who didn't know in surprise, this little grandfather was a rare guest.

"Xia Guan doesn't know" Zhu Chengde was busy and wanted to salute.

"Hurry up, please get up, I wish you no need to be polite." Ji Changge hurriedly grabbed him.

A hint of suspicion flashed in Zhu Chengde's eyes, and he smiled busily: "It's cold weather, little grandfather, hurry up and drink a cup of hot tea to warm up your body." ”

The three of them walked into the house together.

"Who is this little lady?" Zhu Chengde glanced at Wen Jingdao.

"This is Qi Niang, the daughter of Lord Wen Qiran." Ji Changge introduced.

"It turned out to be Lord Wen's daughter." Zhu Chengde's eyes flashed with a little contempt, it turned out that this was Wen Qiniang, who had not married the Wang family Erlang and had withdrawn from the marriage, and they all said that she was ambiguous with the little grandfather. That's good. The two of them were afraid that others would not know, and it had only been since Wang Erlang died, and the two of them were so slimy.

Wen Jing smiled slightly: "I have admired the prestige of Lord for a long time, and I finally see it today." ”

"Oh? How did Wen Qi Niang hear about the old man? Zhu Chengde smiled. But he didn't even look at Wen Jing. Such a swaggering little lady everywhere. I still want to come and pat his ass.

Picking up the hot tea on the table, Wen Jing took a sip and said with a smile: "Qi Niang is from Huaqingguan." An old man asked Qi Niang to bring a message to Lord Zhu, she said, very worried about Lord Zhu. ”

The smile on Zhu Chengde's face stopped abruptly, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes, and he turned to look at Wen Jing's smug look, only to realize that he would be wrong, this little lady obviously didn't come to pat his ass.

"Thank you Wen Qiniang." Zhu Chengde said lukewarmly.

"Lord Zhu, where were you on the fourth night of the first month of this month?" Ji Changge looked at Zhu Chengde and asked.

Zhu Chengde's face changed slightly, and then he smiled and said, "Visit the victims in Liuhe County." ”

"But the county magistrate of Liuhe County and others said that on that day, Lord Zhu did not go to Liuhe County." Ji Changge stared at Zhu Chengde and said.

Zhu Chengde was stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't expect Ji Changge to investigate the matter so clearly, and immediately patted his head and said: "Look at my memory, because there was something temporary that day, I didn't do it." ”

"Then where did Lord Zhu go?" Ji Changge looked at Zhu Chengde with a smile.

Zhu Chengde oozed a little sweat on his forehead, looking at Ji Changge's bottomless eyes, but he couldn't say anything when it came to his mouth.

"Or I'll tell Lord Zhu, after Lord Zhu leaves the capital that day, he will turn the head of the car and go north, passing through Beiming County Finally, you go to Huaqingguan."

The sweat on Zhu Chengde's head rolled down one by one, and he didn't say that he was obviously right, Ji Changge knew his itinerary that day well, and any lie was just self-inflicted humiliation.

Seeing that Zhu Chengde acquiesced, Ji Changge continued to ask: "Lord Zhu, why did you go to Huaqing Temple?" ”

"The lower officials went to find Lord Feng Guan and wanted her to calculate the official fortune for me." Zhu Chengde said.

"Oh? How's that counting? ”

Zhu Chengde wiped the sweat from his chin: "Lord Feng Guan said that the lower officials have had bad luck in the past two years, as long as they spend these two years safely, they will be promoted in the future." ”

Ji Changge circled a smile on the corner of his mouth, looked at Zhu Chengde and said: "I'm afraid Lord Zhu won't be able to ascend, Lord Feng Guan is dead, and she probably hasn't calculated when she will die." ”

The teacup in Zhu Chengde's hand fell to the ground with a "clang", and he said in astonishment: "What? Lord Feng Guan is dead? ”

"That night, only Lord Zhu went to Huaqingguan." Ji Changge said coldly.

When Zhu Chengde heard that Lord Feng Guan was dead, he was so frightened that he couldn't care about anything, and hurriedly said, "I didn't see Lord Feng Guan at all that night!" Master Ji can't put this basin on my head! ”

Ji Changge's eyes were cold: "You just said that Lord Feng Guan told you your fortune, and this time you said that you haven't seen Lord Feng Guan, I think you are indeed suspicious, follow me to Dali Temple." ”

"I really haven't seen Lord Feng Guan that day! The fate was not calculated, I didn't know she was dead at all, if I killed her, I would definitely not say that I went to her to tell my fortune, didn't I say that I was the murderer? Zhu Chengde said busily.

"Is it that the murderer will naturally find out, what you want to say now is, what happened when you went to Huaqingguan that night?" Ji Changge is pressing step by step.

Zhu Chengde's eyes rolled a few times.

"What this official likes to hear most is a lie. Because most of the people who tell lies are murderers. Ji Changge looked at Zhu Chengde with a smile.

Seeing the last trace of panic on Zhu Chengde's face fade, he seemed to have given up struggling, and his voice was almost so low that he couldn't hear clearly: "That day, this official originally went to have fun, but after waiting for a long time, he didn't see the figure of Feng Guanzhu, so he left angrily. ”

Out on the town? Ji Changge and Wen Jing glanced at each other, and both of them showed a trace of surprise on their faces, going to the Taoist temple to have fun?!

I think of the words that the dead man said yesterday. Wen Jing seemed to understand. Could it be that this Feng Guan Lord has turned the Taoist Temple into a hidden brothel, and those Taoist aunts are like the uniform seduction of modern society, but those Taoist aunts are not dusty women. And most of them are not from low backgrounds. How can you be willing to sell your flesh?

"Inside the Taoist temple. How to have fun? Ji Changge continued to ask.

Zhu Chengde looked a little embarrassed, and said: "These vulgar fans in the capital are naturally not as good as the glamorous Taoist aunts, and the original officials have never touched this year. It was the Lord Feng Guan who lured the officials, saying that those Taoist aunts were all voluntary, and because the Taoist temple had a difficult life, they only needed to give some silver. ”

"How many times have you been?"

"Three times." Zhu Chengde said without thinking.

"Are those Dao Gu all voluntary?"

Zhu Chengde paused, seemed to be trying his best to recall, and said after a while: "It's a little weird to say this, those Dao Gu didn't speak, nor did they take the initiative, but the lights were very dim at that time, and they couldn't see clearly, since it was set by Lord Feng Guan, naturally it would not be wrong, and it was not that they didn't give money." ”

Wen Jing scolded "beast" in his heart!

"Do you remember their names and looks?" Ji Changge continued to ask.

"It is said that the black light is blind, and the appearance is not clear at all, let alone the name."

Wen Jing glanced at Zhu Chengde and said, "Lord Zhu's former concubine, that is, the current wise Taoist, why did he enter the Taoist temple back then?" ”

Zhu Chengde glanced at Wen Jing, frowned, Ji Changge asked him, she was a little lady, why should she interrogate him?

"Answer." Ji Changge said coldly.

"Because she was jealous and always jealous of the housewife, she was sent to Huaqingguan to repent." Zhu Chengde brushed it off, and seemed reluctant to talk about this topic.

Ji Changge asked Wen Jing with his eyes, and if there was anything else to ask, Wen Jing shook his head.

"Please also wish your Excellency not to go far in the next few days, if necessary, the official will come to inquire about your Excellency, thank you for your cooperation." Ji Chang sang.

Zhu Chengde paused and said, "Master Ji, can you please not tell me about this matter, if you want to say it, where will my old face go." ”

Seeing Zhu Chengde's embarrassed look, Wen Jing secretly cursed in his heart, he deserved it.

"This official can't agree, these are naturally to be recorded, and in the future, they will be shown to the saint, Ji doesn't dare to hide it, it's a big crime of bullying the king." Ji Changge said lightly.

When Zhu Chengde heard that he was going to show the saint, he immediately collapsed to the ground in fright.

Ji Changge didn't care about him, and walked straight out of the door.

"Master Ji, wait, Xia Guan still has something to say." Zhu Chengde said suddenly.

Ji Changge turned around and looked at Zhu Chengde with interest, this Zhu Chengde, who didn't fight or vomit, actually took the initiative to speak.

"In fact, there are many officials who have been to Huaqingguan, and they are all the same as me." Zhu Chengde whispered.

Ji Changge looked at Zhu Chengde with his head down, and said in his heart, this old fox, if he dies alone, it is better to pull a group of cushions, maybe the emperor will not be punished heavily when he sees so many people, if he is alone, Long Yan is furious, maybe there will be a full house to behead, this guy is an old fox.

"Then please write down the names of those officials." Ji Changge took out a pen and paper and put it in front of Zhu Chengde.

Zhu Chengde picked up the pen, but he didn't start the pen for a long time, Ji Changge naturally knew his thoughts.

"I wish Lord Zhu rest assured, let Lord Zhu write it down, it's just that the official is afraid of forgetting jì, and this note will not become evidence."

was seen through his thoughts, Zhu Chengde was not embarrassed, it was better to say it, picked up the pen and began to write.

Ji Changge looked at the names on the paper, the expression on his face became more and more solemn, and he was very familiar with these names. (To be continued......)