The two walked up the mountain slowly, the temple was not big, there was no incense, and the only few remaining monks knelt in front of the Buddha and chanted the scriptures to overtake the soul. Lu Yi bowed a few times in front of the Buddha, then walked to the donation box, took a silver ticket from his arms, and put it in without looking at the amount.

Shangguan Xi was slightly surprised, in her mind, the son of a high-ranking official like Lu Yi, after seeing all the officialdom, most of them have no ghosts and gods, even worshipping the Buddha is just a matter of the situation. But today, it seems that Lu Yi's expression is pious, and he doesn't seem to be a fake.

"My lord, do you have something in your heart?" She asked.

Lu Yi smiled slightly, did not answer, walked around the main hall, and stopped in front of the Bodhisattva of the King of the Earth - under the huge bell, a small Bodhisattva statue stood quietly, all living beings were exhausted, and the proof of Bodhi was that hell was not empty, and he swore not to become a Buddha.

He knelt down in front of the futon and bowed a few more times.

Shangguan Xi watched from the sidelines, and his heart became more and more puzzled.

Lu Yi got up and smiled at her: "Hall Master Shangguan, don't you come here often?" ”

Shangguan Xi nodded and said: "On weekdays, I worship the Buddha and accompany the old gang leader to Daming Temple, I really don't come here often, and the incense over there is also more prosperous than here." ”

"No matter how small the temple is, it is also a true Buddha." Lu Yi said, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a figure flashing outside, so he said to her, "I've walked all the way, I'm a little thirsty, I'll go back to see if there is a well, you wait a moment." ”

Before Shangguan Xi could nod, he saw him walking out of the city arrogantly, beautiful and slightly cheeky, and always felt that this trip was very strange, but it was not clear what was wrong.

As soon as he turned around the corner, Lu Yi flew out, moved a few times, and intercepted Ah Rui, who had no time to escape, in the backyard of the temple.

Ah Rui stood under a ginkgo tree, his face sinking like water, staring at him deadly, the wind moving through the leaves, and even his face was cloudy.

Lu Yi didn't talk to him at all, with a vague smile on his face, he walked slowly to the well, took care of himself and fetched a bucket of well water, washed it, and then turned around and left, as if he didn't see him.

Ah Rui was a little stunned, not understanding what Lu Yi meant, until Lu Yi left, he saw a small object shining in the sun on the edge of the well. Walking over and looking closely, his body was instantly frozen, and there was a thin leaf-shaped gold ornament at the top of the well.

He recognized that it was Zhai Lanye's.

Back in the lobby, Lu Yi was in a very happy mood, and said to Shangguan Xi: "It's not too early, probably Shangguan Hall Master still has a lot of help to deal with, but don't delay for me, go back to the city." ”

Although Shangguan Xi was confused, he was secretly glad that he didn't have to accompany him around blindly, so he went down the mountain and returned to the city.

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This kind of thing is that the world has never dared to think about this summer, and she has always felt that as long as the world does not go under the knife, it is already God's favor.

So when she washed Lu Yi's clothes and was sent to the yamen by Liu Xiangzuo, she didn't think too much about it.

The people from Yangzhou Yamen told her that in the household registration survey recently, it was found that an unknown person had rented a vacant house in the north of the city that had been idle for half a year, and according to the physical description, he was very similar to Zhou Xian. Six Doors is in charge of this case, so give her the address of the vacant room and let her look for clues.

So I went this summer.

An ordinary house, she walked into the small courtyard, empty; Walking into the hall, it was empty; Walking into the back room, it was empty, except for a shelf bed with a low curtain.

has handled countless cases before, and when the bed curtain was lifted, he was ready to see the corpse this summer, but unfortunately there was no corpse, but eight sandalwood boxes.

There are not only locks on the chest, but also official seals.

Faintly aware of something, this summer opened the seal, opened the lock with the small three pieces she carried, and lifted the lid of the box - full of silver, one ingot after another, densely crowded next to each other, she took an ingot out of the slur, looked at the bottom of the silver ingot, the casting pattern was clear, it was the loss of the batch of river repair money.

Coming to Yangzhou for dozens of days, there has been no clue, and it really takes no effort to break through the iron shoes and find nowhere to go. Ben Xia took a deep breath, slowly closed the lid, and began to look around the room.

If you don't pay attention, after paying attention, her brows are getting tighter and tighter, and after the last she put the boxes and bed curtains as they are, she silently retreated out of the city, and walked aimlessly on the streets of Yangzhou City, and returned to the official post after the last time.

As soon as Lu Yi returned to the official post, he saw this summer sitting on the top of the stone steps with his knees crossed and stunned, deaf to his footsteps.

"Just wash a few clothes, don't be so aggrieved, right?" He asked with a smile.

Hearing his voice, this summer suddenly came back to his senses, jumped up from the stone steps, and said hurriedly: "My lord, you are back!" I've got something ...... do. ”

"Say it."

"It's ...... here," although he was already in Lu Yi's small courtyard, he still felt inappropriate this summer," he said when he entered the house. ”

Lu Yi didn't have to worry about it, so he followed her into the house, watching her nervously close the door and window, and couldn't help but feel funny.

This summer looked up at the beam, lowered his head and went to check the bottom of the bed again, to make sure that there was no one around, but he was still nervous: "Will people listen to you when you talk like this?" ”

Lu Yi thought for a moment, pointed to his bed, and said sincerely: "You can get into the quilt and say." ”

This summer looked at the bed, was silent, dragged him to sit down at the table, and whispered in his ear.

"The money has been found, a good thing." Lu Yi was not shocked and was very calm.

This summer looked at him suspiciously, and after a moment, it echoed into his ear, and said so and so and so on.

"Well, the box is well locked, and the seal is there." Lu Yi nodded while listening to her, "The house has been cleaned, and it doesn't take more than a day to ......."

"Shh......h

Jin Xia frowned and looked at him, and as if she had made up her mind, she whispered the last sentence in his ear.

She thought that Lu Yi would be surprised, at least slightly surprised, but he was unusually calm.

"I've known this for a long time." His voice was soft.

"You know the way!" This summer was puzzled, his eyebrows furrowed, and he thought carefully, "I know that this matter is related to Yan Shifan, maybe he sent someone to hide the silver, but I didn't expect that the silver was in the treasury at all, and the silver was not lost at all!" Do you know what that means? ”

"From the Yangzhou prefect to the officials in charge of the treasury, and then to the Yangzhou Yamen, the criminal and prosecutorial envoys......" Lu Yi paused, still very calm, "They all know that the money has not been lost." ”

"This is the game they did together."

This summer's chest heaved and he was indignant. She knew that Yan Song's power leaned towards the opposition, but only now did she clearly experience what the four words "power leaning towards the opposition" meant.

Why did the silver suddenly come out today?

She looked down at Lu Yi, remembering what he had said on the boat, and suddenly understood everything.

The man, he said, wanted to trample him under his feet.

He wrote "show weakness" on the palm of her hand.

This summer slowly squatted down in front of Lu Yi, thinking that he had to grovel in front of Yan Shifan, which was even more uncomfortable than making her own grovel. She looked up at him: "So, on the boat, you ......"

"Not only that......" Lu Yi said lightly, "I also gave him Qiu Luan's set of birth guidelines." ”

These things in the officialdom seem to be understood this summer: "That's, well, make the best use of things...... So, this case is closed? ”

Lu Yi smiled slightly: "It's over." ”

A great and unattended sense of frustration gripped over the summer, and she whispered, "I have never handled such a case, and I love to leave those female corpses, and they died in vain, without even a name, and no one came to look for them." ”

“…… One day......"

He didn't say any more, and what he remembered was the Buddha statue he had seen in the temple.

On that day, how long it will take, he doesn't know.

Whether he can wait until that day, he doesn't know.

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At night, Lu Yi was alone in the house studying ink and writing excerpts.

The night breeze blew through the window, and even the candle flame flickered violently.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time." Lu Yi didn't raise his head, and said lightly while writing.

Outside, the night was silent, and there was no sound except for the rustle of the wind through the leaves. After a long while, a black shadow jumped down from the roof, falling to the ground like a fallen leaf, and looked coldly at Lu Yi in the window.

"Come in and sit down for a while, there's tea on the table, and I'll finish writing this excerpt." Lu Yi dipped in ink and continued to bow his head to write the official document.

Ah Rui stood on the ground, and after a moment, he pushed the door in, and sure enough, he sat down at the table.

The room was quiet, and after a long time, Lu Yifang put down his pen, blew the fold that had just been written, and said with a smile: "The case of repairing the river is finally over, will you go back to the capital?" ”

Ah Rui looked at him coldly: "I don't understand your words." ”

"If you don't understand, you won't come here." Lu Yi folded his folds, got up and said, "With your kung fu, you have been in the Wu'an Gang for three years, don't you feel wronged?" Or are you reluctant to go? ”

Rui stared at him.

Lu Yi continued: "Although I am not a person in the rivers and lakes, I know a little bit about the rules of the rivers and lakes. Traitors, three knives and six holes are indispensable. It's just that I don't know what the Shangguan Hall Master will do with you like you who is lurking in the Wu'an Gang? ”

Ah Rui had murderous intent in his eyes.

"But don't worry, if I wanted to say it, I would have said it today. The reason why I am waiting for you is to negotiate a deal with you. Lu Yi turned a blind eye to his eyes, Shi Shiran sat down in his robe, and poured two cups of tea, one for himself and one for Ah Rui.

"I never negotiate a deal with anyone." Rui said coldly.

"Very well, today is a good start for you."

Lu Yi smiled gently.

The author has something to say: Happy Dragon Boat Festival and June 1st!

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