At noon, Fang Zi'an and Shen Ling'er entered Wuhu City. On the streets of the city, the people are bustling and lively. The two didn't want to swagger on the street, so they found a small inn in a remote alley and settled down.

At noon, the two came to the front hall of the inn to eat, there were few guests in the small inn, and there were only two or three people eating, but it was also quiet. However, although the inn is very small, the few side dishes cooked are very delicious. The shopkeeper brought a plate of Yangtze River specialty fish called anchovy, which was extremely delicious, and Fang Zi'an and Shen Ling'er nodded again and again.

At the checkout, Fang Zi'an gave dozens of rewards, and talked to the old shopkeeper of the inn intentionally or unintentionally while the old shopkeeper was happy.

"Shopkeeper, we came from the west to play in Jiangling Mansion, passing through Wuhu by the way. But I don't know what fun we have in Wuhu City, and our brothers can also stay here for a few days and enjoy some scenery. ”

The old shopkeeper said with a smile while cleaning up the dishes, "I can see that the two accents are not our Wuhu accents." There is nothing interesting in our small city of Wuhu. My ancestors have lived here for generations, and I have run all over the small cities and corners of the palm, but I don't think there is any place worth visiting. The two of them are from other places, so I'm afraid I can only look at the big river, go to Zheshan Mountain, and visit Guangji Temple. Others, too, are commonplace. However, our Wuhu snack dishes are famous, relying on the water to draft, our fish and shrimp here are the freshest in the river, crab roe buns, fish rolls, are delicious to death. If you are brave, you can go to Wangjianglou in the middle street to eat pufferfish. But the puffer fish is poisonous, and it takes some guts to do it. ”

Fang Zi'an smiled, "That's okay, it's okay to have delicious food." My brother and I came out to enjoy the mountains and rivers, eat, drink and have fun. Shopkeeper, you said that you have lived in Wuhu City all your life, then I will inquire with you personally, I don't know if you recognize it. ”

The old shopkeeper waved his hand and said, "Then I may not know, we have come here over the years, and many people from the north have settled down." There are so many people, I don't know all of them. ”

Fang Zi'an said: "The person I'm talking about is very famous. is the new champion of this year's imperial imperial examination, called Zhang Xiaoxiang. Have you heard of the shopkeeper? ”

The old shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "Guest officer, what do you ask him to do?" Do you know him? ”

Fang Zi'an said: "It's a god friend." I had a meeting with him in the capital a few years ago, and the conversation was very speculative. Later, I heard that he won the top prize, no, this time I happened to pass by Wuhu, and I wanted to visit him by the way. ”

The old shopkeeper frowned and said, "I'm afraid the guest officer is confused, why would he stay at home if he won the champion?" Isn't that going to the capital to find him? ”

Fang Zi'an was stunned, and suddenly said, "Oh, look at my brain, aren't you confused?" If you win the champion, you must stay in the capital as an official, how can you be idle at home? I'm so confused. ”

The old shopkeeper laughed and turned to leave. Fang Zi'an said, "But since you are here, it is okay to visit his parents, and it is not in vain to make friends." ”

The old shopkeeper's body froze, and after a while, he finally turned around and whispered, "Two guest officers, the old man didn't want to take care of your business, but since the two of you live in a small shop, I can't help but tell you something." The two of them still don't go to Zhang's house, not only don't go, but don't mention Zhang Xiaoxiang's name in this city. ”

Fang Zi was relieved, and asked pretending to be confused, "Why is that?" ”

The old shopkeeper smacked his lips and said, "That's it, it's okay to tell you, just take it as a good thing." You are from other places, I'm afraid you don't know what happened to the Zhang family. Zhang Xiaoxiang's father, our county lord in Wuhu County has made a big mistake. He...... He killed his sister-in-law, and she has been taken by the government and sent to the capital for trial. I'm going to lose my head. Although Zhang Xiaoxiang is the champion, but his father killed someone, he is afraid that he will also be implicated. ”

"Huh? Is there such a thing? That's a ...... It's incredible. Fang Zi'an exclaimed.

"Hey, who didn't say it, it's called the unpredictable, who would have thought that such a thing would happen? After the year, the Zhang family had a champion, and the people of the whole city went to congratulate them, and everyone had a light on their faces. Who would have thought that such a thing would happen in the blink of an eye. The old shopkeeper shook his head and sighed.

Fang Zi'an said softly: "Why did the master of the Zhang family kill his sister-in-law." Since he is a county magistrate, he should know the law of the country, doesn't he know that killing people will pay for his life? Did it ruin the future of the champion? ”

The old shopkeeper rolled his eyes and said, "The old man doesn't know." Now there are rumors everywhere outside, some say that there is adultery, and some say that the Zhang family collaborated with the enemy and was discovered by his sister-in-law, so he killed people. In the old man's opinion, these are all nonsense of boring people. ”

Fang Zi'an said: "Does the shopkeeper know Master Zhang?" ”

The old shopkeeper smiled bitterly and said, "He is an official, I am a flat-headed common man, how does he know me?" But the old man knew him. He is our Wuhu County Cheng, and he often walks around the city, so we naturally know him. ”

Fang Zi'an said, "Then according to you, how about Lord Zhang and others?" ”

The old shopkeeper said, "Master Zhang is a good official, I'm not talking nonsense, the people in our Wuhu county see it this way." There is no shelf, and he is easy-going. Every year, when he led the people to strengthen the embankments along the river, people in their fifties took the lead in carrying the soil and digging mud, and never complained. The city was waterlogged, and when it snowed in winter, he always brought people to dredge up and condole. Anyway, in our opinion, Master Zhang is a good official. ”

Fang Zi'an said, "Since he is such a person, how can he kill someone?" is so good to the people, how could he kill his sister-in-law? Shopkeeper, do you think there is any strange misunderstanding here? Is there any gossip about this in town? ”

The old shopkeeper frowned and looked at Fang Zi'an, "Guest officer, who are you?" Why do you end asking? How do I know these things? I haven't even spoken a word to Mr. Zhang. Are you here to play? How are you interested in these things? If you want to ask, go to the yamen to say hello. I don't know anything. ”

Fang Zi'an realized that he was asking too eagerly, too explicitly, which had aroused the suspicion of the old shopkeeper. The old shopkeeper seemed to know very little, and in fact, he couldn't ask anything. So he smiled and said, "We're just curious, just ask, after all, it's about Zhang Xiaoxiang, and I also have some friendship with Zhang Zhuangyuan, so I asked more." I won't ask, I won't ask again, okay? ”

The shopkeeper said in a deep voice, "The two guest officers had better not ask about these things, listen to the old man, if you want to eat, drink and play here, you can eat, drink and play, don't mention the affairs of the Zhang family." No need to get in trouble. ”

Fang Zi'an smiled and nodded, saying yes again and again. After the old shopkeeper packed up the dishes and left, Shen Ling'er said in a low voice, "Childe, what should we do next?" ”

Fang Zi'an said in a low voice, "To find out about this matter, we have to go to Zhang's house first." Let's step on the spot in a while, see the situation, and at night let's go to the scene of the murder to look for clues. ”

Shen Ling'er said softly: "But who can you see when you go to the scene of the murder now?" It's been a long time, the dead have been buried, and Lord Zhang has also been sent to the capital, so there should be nothing left. ”

Fang Zi'an shook his head and said, "If it is really the scene of the murder, clues can be found." I'm afraid it's not a murder scene at all. ”

Shen Ling'er nodded slightly. The two drank a cup of tea, got up and went back to the room, rested for a while, and changed their clothes and went out. When he went out, the old shopkeeper specially told Fang Zi'an again.

The two of them left the inn and walked down the alley into the street. According to the address provided by Zhang Xiaoxiang, the two walked all the way along the street to the northeast, and then turned into an alley that looked like it was some years old. Mr. Zhang said his home was in the alley northeast of Wuhu City, called Yanjiang Lane. In fact, this is also the oldest old city in Wuhu County, and the land outside the city in the north is the Yangtze River.

The Zhang family's mansion is in the middle of the alley, and it is a big mansion with two entrances and four openings. The Zhang family is a scholarly family, with a rich family background and a lot of people. After Zhang Qi overthrew Wuhu, he bought this big mansion to live in. From the outer wall, the big trees are lush, the canopy is continuous, and the eaves of the corridor are hidden in it, which is indeed what a large family should look like.

The two did not get too close, but watched the situation from a distance. The door of the house was closed, and under the eaves of the door hung two white lanterns, which were hung only when someone in the family died. The lantern paper is still very new, so it can be seen that it has not been hung for a long time. Calculating the time, the time since the incident has only been six or seven days, obviously this is hung by Zhang's family, which shows that there are still people living in the house. However, Fang Zi'an and Shen Ling'er watched for most of the hour, but they didn't see anyone in the house, looking lifeless. I don't know if the Zhang family has all been arrested. But seeing that there was no seal on the door of the courtyard, Fang Zi'an also denied this idea.

Of course, Fang Zi'an was more concerned about whether the Zhang family had anyone to guard him, and after taking Shen Ling'er around the house a few times, he made sure that there was no messenger to guard here, and Fang Zi'an was also relieved. This is also in line with Fang Zi'an's expectations, the people have been arrested, and there is no point in the errand guarding here. Unless it is to monitor the residence of the women and children of the Zhang family, it is not necessary. According to Zhang Xiaoxiang, the Zhang family is all women and children except for Zhang Qi and himself, and it is impossible for them to escape.

After observing for a while, seeing the location of the house and the arrangement of the houses, Fang Zi'an and Shen Ling'er walked out of Yanjiang Lane and came to the street.

Shen Ling'er said, "Childe, let's go in from the west wall at night." There are several large trees outside the wall, which can be climbed with the help of tree trunks. Although the east and north sides can also be entered, one is facing the street and the other can be seen from the city wall, so they are not safe. ”

Fang Zi'an nodded and said, "That's right." And he entered through the western wall. In case anything happens, you and I will leave separately from the southwest, blend into the city, and meet at the inn. ”

Shen Ling'er said, "What are we going to do now?" ”

Fang Zi'an said: "Didn't the shopkeeper say that there are many delicious foods in Wuhu County?" Let's go eat something delicious. I'm afraid you rarely have the opportunity to come out to play, so this time I'll take you to have a good time. Say whatever you want to eat, but don't be polite to me. ”

Shen Ling'er smiled and said, "Okay, I want to eat puffer fish." ”

Fang Zi'an was startled, and hurriedly said, "Let's not take that kind of risk, the puffer fish will poison people." Let's eat something else. ”

Shen Ling'er said, "I just want to taste it." Poison is still eaten by others, and it must be delicious. But since Childe doesn't like it, that's it. Let's eat something else. ”

Fang Zi'an was speechless, and said in his heart, you are really a girl...... It's a bit of a pervert.

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