Chapter 124: Asking for help
"Xie Cheng, the prefect of Xiaguan Yunzhou, has seen the princess!"
As soon as Governor Xie came in, he saluted Princess Qi. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"Excuse me!"
Princess Qi sat upright, completely different from when she talked to Shen Qiao and Gu Xuan before, as if they were two people.
Xie Cheng got up.
"Governor Xie, please take a seat!"
Princess Qi said again.
"Xie Niangniang."
Xie Cheng sat down on a chair to the side.
Shen Qiao looked at Xie Cheng as soon as he came in.
This person is about forty years old, his brows have been slightly furrowed, and judging from his movements, he must be very strict in his work.
"Governor Xie, please drink tea."
After sitting down, Huanhuan poured tea for Xie Cheng, and then stepped aside.
Princess Qi said.
"Xie Niangniang."
Xie Cheng said, picked up the teacup, and took a sip.
Gu Xuan and Shen Qiao were both speechless.
Are you two competitive?
Let's see who says it first?
It's still up to who asks first.
Princess Qi has always shown the standard smile of the royal court, the corners of her mouth are slightly raised, and she looks at Xie Cheng, but she doesn't ask anything.
Xie Cheng kept hanging his head and didn't speak.
In the end, Xie Cheng lost, he raised his head and first glanced at Shen Qiao and Gu Xuan, who were sitting opposite him, and then looked at Princess Qi and said, "Princess Niangniang, Xia Guan came today to ask Niangniang for help." ”
Princess Qi's face did not change, and said, "Oh? Looking for Hongu help? This palace is just a woman's flow, and this time I went back to Yunzhou to visit relatives, so I'm afraid I won't be able to help Master Xie. ”
I didn't hear what people were asking for, so Princess Qi directly refused.
Xie Cheng was not in a hurry, he looked at Princess Qi and said, "Niangniang, what the lower officials are asking for is not a major matter of government affairs, but just imagining that Niangniang is borrowing someone." If the mother and the two sons and girls around her listen to it, they will definitely be interested. ”
After Xie Cheng finished speaking, he glanced at Shen Qiao and Gu Xuan.
Shen Qiao and Gu Xuan were both stunned.
Is this their business?
Princess Qi also glanced at Shen Qiao and Gu Xuan, thought for a moment, and then said, "Then Lord Xie will say that it's okay." ”
Princess Qi still didn't give Xie Cheng a specific answer.
Xie Cheng arched his hand towards Gu Xuan, and then said, "Presumably this is the prince of the Zhenguo Mansion, Gu Shizi!" Is this girl Miss Shen? ”
Shen Qiao and Gu Xuan nodded at Xie Cheng.
Xie Chengdao: "Niangniang, I heard that during the Dragon Boat Festival last month, there was a murder case in the dragon boat race in Qianxian County, and after that, two more deceased people were added, and the case was confusing, but it was finally solved by Gu Shizi and Miss Shen. ”
Princess Qi looked at Xie Cheng and motioned for him to continue.
She didn't let people hide it, except for the case when her cousin was crazy, she let people cover it, and she didn't care about anything else.
As a prefect, it is not surprising that he knows about this case.
Shen Qiao already knew in her heart when she heard this, and this Xie Governor probably wanted to ask her to solve the case with Gu Xuan.
"Therefore, the lower official implores Niangniang to let the two of them take action and help solve a recent case in Yunzhou Mansion."
Xie Cheng said.
From the moment he entered the door, his expression was not very good.
Even when facing the princess, there is no smile on the face.
I guess I'm worried about the case.
It is estimated that this case is definitely not small.
"Master Xie, you're laughing. If you want to invite Gu Shizi, you can find him directly, and this palace can't be his master. As for Miss Shen, this is the righteous daughter accepted by this palace, but she is also old, and this palace can't be the master. So, you should just ask him if he is willing to help you! ”
After listening to this, Princess Qi said.
There was no shying away from introducing Shen Qiao to others in such a big way, even if the letter she wrote to the King of Qi was estimated to have not been delivered to the capital yet.
Xie Cheng was stunned and looked at Shen Qiao.
He didn't expect Shen Qiao to have this identity.
Shen Qiao calmly let him look at it.
"Ahem, Master Xie, let's talk about the case!"
Shen Qiao calmly let people look at him, but Gu Xuan didn't do it, so he reminded him loudly.
Jojo is mine, and no one but me wants to stare at her more, not even for a moment.
Xie Cheng came back to his senses, his expression returned to normal, and said, "That's the case." Since a few days ago, girls have been missing in the city, and their families have come to the yamen to register and ask for help. The lower officials had already asked the officials to look for them, and asked them one by one about the time and place of their last appearance, and what they were all doing. But I didn't ask for any useful information, and I didn't have a clue. The families of those girls were anxious, and the lower officials were not happy. However, the ability of the subordinate officials was insufficient, so they thought of asking Gu Shizi and Miss Shen to come forward to help. ”
"Missing? Was it a few days ago? How many girls are there? What do they have in common? ”
Shen Qiao asked after hearing this.
Princess Qi looked at it from the side and knew that Shen Qiao had decided to take care of this matter.
That's it, there are still more than ten days before leaving for Beijing, if she wants to play, let her play!
So, Princess Qi decided not to care, sat on the side, and listened quietly to the three of them.
Xie Chengdao: "Judging from the people who reported it, the first girl to disappear was seven days ago, and the latest was yesterday evening. There are ten people in total. This is only reported, and I don't know if there are any that have not been reported. They don't seem to have any common characteristics, because there are girls from our Da Zhou and girls from the Baiyi clan, and Xia Guan can't figure out what they have in common. ”
Gu Xuan pouted and said, "Master Xie, you said, if they are both fifteen to eighteen years old, do they have something in common?" None of them are married, is it something in common? They are all dressed in one color, is there something in common? They all appear last at a certain hour, is that something in common? Is it common for them to have both parents and no siblings? There are so many things in common that I don't want to list them all for you. ”
Princess Qi wanted to laugh.
She couldn't see that Gu Xuan was doing this on purpose.
Shen Qiao didn't think it was funny, Gu Xuan was telling the truth.
In a situation like this, where so many people suddenly disappear at once, these are things that should be considered.
Xie Cheng frowned and pondered, not feeling the atmosphere at all for Gu Xuan's tone, and said after a while: "Gu Shizi, this official really doesn't know, and he didn't ask. But according to Gu Shizi's words, Xia Guan felt that they had something in common. That is, they are all girls who are not married. ”
"Poof!"
Gu Xuan squirted out a mouthful of tea.
Did you come up with this?
You said that it was the girl who disappeared, how could they get married?
Could it be that your married daughter will be called a girl when she comes home?
Shen Qiao also pursed his lips and smiled.
This Xie Prefect is inevitably too honest!
I don't know if it's really honest or pretending to be honest.
She remembered that when Gu Xuan took her to visit Fucheng before, she said that the prefect of Yunzhou was dedicated to the people, but Gu Xuan's expression was a little sarcastic at that time.
So, she is still a little unsure.