Chapter 19: Gray Hair
Zhang Qiuli wandered aimlessly in Zhao's house, and her originally turbulent mood gradually calmed down.
Walking through the woody verandah, you can see an elegant courtyard covered with blue bricks. Pushing open the hidden door, a refreshing sweet smell came to my face. The huge yard is actually planted with mulberry trees, and the thick green is dotted with starry mulberry flowers, petite and delicate like a shy girl in the boudoir.
There are too many things happening in this section, too chaotic, and one by one she is overwhelmed. The fragrance of flowers in the garden taught Zhang Qiuli that she couldn't move her steps anymore.
In the past, in order not to make Xu Huiping suspicious of her, she tried her best to play an overly pampered, stupid and brainless woman. However, Ziyan and she are also motherless since childhood, and they are sisters with the same father and root, who humiliated Ziyan against her will, seeing Ziyan's grievances and pain, she was not dripping blood in pain!
Now that Xu Huiping is dead, and her father is gone without explanation, she is only left with Ziyan as a relative in this world. But Ziyan's misunderstanding of her is only afraid that it has already reached the point where she can't imagine, how easy is it to build a sisterhood?
How to solve Ziyan's misunderstanding of her? Zhang Qiuli thought about it in every possible way, but she still couldn't understand it, so she casually folded the flower branch and looked around in place.
"Hey, little girl!"
She turned around and followed the voice, only to see a man in a gorgeous costume dressed in dark bamboo stripes lying on his side among the lush flower branches. His face was hidden under a silver mask, revealing slightly thin lips, and his hair was as pale as snow, and it was not tied up, but draped casually behind his head.
Years later, Zhang Qiuli still remembers the scene vividly. Time seemed to stand still in that moment, and everything in the world stood still before her eyes. He is the only one who comes with the wind and against the light. Only he is like a fairy, not stained with a trace of dust.
"Who are you?"
He just pursed his lips and chuckled, and walked past her. "Just call me for the troubles."
At that time, Zhang Qiuli could never have imagined that the man in front of her with a pure smile and gentle words was actually Ning Canglan, the ruthless and innocent leader of the Canglan Sect in the center of the rumor. What she didn't expect was that she would be entangled with this man for the rest of her life.
Zhang Qiuli wanted to ask again, but Ning Canglan covered her lips and hugged her to the tree.
"What do you want to do?" Zhang Qiuli had never had much contact with a man, and when she was suddenly carried to a tree by a strange man, she couldn't help but feel a little flustered, and her body couldn't help but struggle.
"Shh Ning Canglan only felt funny when he saw the pale face of the woman in his arms, but he was afraid that she would ruin her own affairs, so he made a silent gesture at her. "There's someone under the tree."
Zhang Qiuli stopped and looked under the tree, where two men were walking side by side in her direction. However, she couldn't put her mind on the person who came at the moment, and her heart was constantly beating up and down. The eye waves inadvertently swept over Ning Canglan's hand on his lips, and he felt that his lips were like fire.
"This is the house where Lin Qing lives?" Lu Chengxuan walked slowly, but suddenly stopped at a certain place and stopped moving forward.
Jiang Shao seemed to have been fascinated by the fragrance of flowers in the garden, and his words were not colder than before, but a little more tender. "The name of this garden is 'Nianqiao Garden', which was established by Zhao Mingsong and his righteous sister Zhao Muxi."
Lu Chengxuan couldn't help sighing, "He can be regarded as having a heart." Ah Shao, how did you find out about the edict? ”
"Incompetent underneath." Jiang Shao hung his head, and there was a sadness between his eyebrows.
"You don't have to be too harsh on yourself, Ming Song has a deep misunderstanding of me, how can he help you find the edict of the first emperor, he is fortunate not to obstruct it."
The two of them walked out of the garden as they spoke, and after a while they were far away.
"People are gone, let me go!" Zhang Qiuli said angrily. Although the words were full of anger, his cheeks were involuntarily dyed with a thin layer of red.
Ning Canglan has read countless people, how can she not see through Zhang Qiuli's thoughts, she is just a little woman who has never seen the world. Since she met herself today, she can only blame her for her bad luck!
"It's a faux pas, I hope Miss forgive me!" He said this, but his hand did not move.
Seeing Ning Canglan like this, Zhang Qiuli was even more angry. A mouthful of silver teeth clenched, grabbed Ning Canglan's hand and bit it down.
Ning Canglan was in pain, but he didn't let go, but hugged the woman in his arms tighter. He hugged Zhang Qiuli and landed steadily, and then flew away without saying a word.
"You, what ......" Zhang Qiuli wondered in her heart. She couldn't express how she was feeling at the moment, this strange man was rude but not unscrupulous, unlike any man she had ever seen before.
On the other side, in the yamen of Muhe Town, Zhao Mingsong had asked Zhu Zuo to check Zhang Jingde's body and confirmed that he had indeed died due to a bruise in his muscles and broken bones.
"Zhao Gongzi, what are you talking about! Isn't there an evil god at work? Otherwise, how can there be a continuous number of dead people...... "The person who interrogated was the magistrate of Muhe Town, who was timid and afraid of things, and only because he had a distant relative who was an official in the court, he got the position of magistrate. Recently, there have been many strange things in Muhe Town, he is not only afraid of getting into trouble, but also afraid of blaming him, because he thinks of Zhao Mingsong's talent and ability, so he puts all the hope of solving the case on Zhao Mingsong's body. Otherwise, why would he have to whisper to a small catcher.
"Returning to my lord, I thought that there must be a villain making trouble in the dark, not an evil god. First, the prefect Xu was strewn on the street, and then the Zhang family advocated that Jingde died, and the Zhang family went to the water, and the Zhang family died almost overnight! These things are menacing and confusing, which makes the people of Muhe Town panic......"
Zhao Mingsong's words frightened him to learn that the county was bloodless. "This, this, Zhao Gongzi, what do you say is good?"
The blame from above is secondary, I'm afraid that there will really be villains who are secretly obstructing and wantonly killing. He is just an official to seek money and a job, and if he hurts his own life, it will really outweigh the losses! Zhixian's eyes rolled a few times, and he suddenly had an idea in his heart.
"Ouch!" The magistrate screamed, and his body fell straight down.
Zhao Mingsong's eyes were quick, and he stepped forward to support Zhixian, who was pale and couldn't see the whites of his eyes.
"People are not as good as heaven, and the headache that this official had in his mother's womb was committed at this time!" The magistrate coughed a few times, and said weakly: "Zhao Gongzi, this official will hand over these cases to you from now on, and I hope that Zhao Gongzi will not live up to the expectations of this official and find out the facts of the case!" ”
Zhao Mingsong had always known that the magistrate of Muhe Town was mediocre and incompetent, and he had expected that the magistrate would excuse himself, but now when he saw him acting in front of him, he only felt funny in his heart.
"According to the Lord of Zhixian County, he is just a head catcher and a martial artist, so how should he shoulder the heavy responsibility of investigating the case?"
The magistrate is very good at observing words and feelings, and after weighing the pros and cons, he said: "This official has a small position, if Zhao Gongzi does not dislike it, this official is willing to hand over all the power in his hands to Gongzi." ”
"I heard that someone in the court of the capital has elected the lord as the next prefect of Taizhou, and the official has been promoted to two grades, which is really gratifying and congratulatory! The backstage of the adults is so tough, and I hope the adults will take care of it. Zhao Mingsong deliberately made a tone and was extremely disrespectful.
"You!" Zhixian was so angry that his eyes turned black, not to mention how Zhao Mingsong learned about this, just looking at his cynicism at the moment, you can know that he never put himself in his eyes, this Zhixian was furious, but he didn't dare to show it! If Zhao Mingsong is really just a small head catcher, it would be fine, but he is not small, and he can't move lightly.
"Well, if you don't want to, this official can't make it difficult for others, you can only do your head hunt with peace of mind!"
Zhao Mingsong already regarded fame and fortune as dung, and he didn't want to waste his tongue here at this time, but almost all the people involved in this matter were related to the edict of the former emperor, and he couldn't convince himself to leave it alone. "In this case, I should try my best to investigate the case and live up to the high expectations of the magistrate!"
The magistrate didn't expect Zhao Mingsong to turn his face so quickly, but these cases are undoubtedly a hot potato! No matter what Zhao Mingsong's attitude is, he will give full authority to Zhao Mingsong to investigate, and if the boss blames him at that time, he can be pushed out to the guilt.
"This is what you said, and the official will wait for the good news of the son at home first!" Afraid that Zhao Mingsong would regret it, the county magistrate did not dare to stay longer, and left the yamen as quickly as the wind under his feet.
"Oh, this greedy rat who is afraid of death!" The headhunter who had been acting as a transparent person next to him couldn't help but scold.
Zhao Mingsong stopped talking, silently turned around and continued to look at Zhang Jingde's body, hoping to find relevant clues from it.