In the fifth year of Taihe, October Jiashen, Chenzheng.

Chang'an, Chang'an County, Guangdefang, Zhangfu.

Because of something in his heart, Zhang Yijun woke up from Chouzheng sleep until Chenzheng, listening to the sound of Chen drums in the West Market outside the fang, after waking up this time, he couldn't sleep anymore, so he simply dressed and got up.

The fog in the early morning has not yet dissipated, and the courtyard has been ordered by the housekeeper Zhang Xi to be swept by the servants. Zhang Yijun ate the morning food, and walked leisurely to the east wing of the second courtyard, that is, the house where Li Shangyin lived. He was about to raise his hand and prepare to knock on the door, but suddenly heard Zhang Xi's voice behind him: "Hey, Sixteen Lang hasn't gotten up yet......"

Zhang Yijun stopped to listen to Ohqing, and he could really hear that Li Shangyin was indeed asleep inside, and it seemed that yesterday's tossing really made this move tiring enough.

Zhang Xi knew that the two of them stayed up late last night, and asked with concern: "Xiao Langjun won't sleep for a while?" Zhang Yijun shook his head, he turned his back on his hand, and suddenly asked for no reason: "Ah Weng, if I want to achieve something big, what should I do?" ”

The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, and then said quietly: "Don't make a noise, don't build momentum, be cautious, don't leave a handle on people, such a big thing can be done......"

"Don't make a ......noise, don't make a momentum," Zhang Yijun muttered and repeated, his hand unconsciously touched the oblique bag, but he touched a stone with a hand, he subconsciously took out this thing, and suddenly remembered that this was the carved jade found in the Xuanduguan culvert.

Who does this jade belong to? Zhang Yijun tried to ask around in the bustling Jinchangfang yesterday, but never got an answer. Since this thing appears in the culvert, it means ...... The owner of the object should have some connection to the case, at least an informed person......

Zhang Xi glanced at Yu Jue, and couldn't help but be surprised: "This, this Yu Jue...... Was it given to the young master by His Royal Highness King Ying? ”

Seeing Zhang Xi's reaction, Zhang Yijun was also surprised: "Sort of, Ah Weng knows?" ”

"The old man doesn't know ......" The housekeeper glanced at Zhang Yijun, shook his head and said: "Just look at this system, the color is like mutton fat, pure and moist." It's not like the jade that ordinary people can hold, so they asked. Since it is a gift from His Highness, it is indeed very commensurate......"

Zhang Yijun nodded silently, he knew that this jade was exquisitely carved, but he really didn't expect this thing to be so precious.

Zhang Xi seemed to be interested again, he had sold these jade antiques and the like when he was young, so he was interested in the identification of such things. The old housekeeper told Zhang Yijun about all kinds of things he saw and heard when he was young, and gradually gushed about it, in fact, Zhang Xi just forgot that Zhang Yijun had heard these stories no less than ten times more than ten years ago.

At the beginning of the year, the gatehouse in the front yard suddenly came over and saluted Zhang Yijun and Zhang Xi respectively: "Someone outside the gate of the mansion came to visit, saying that it was Xiao Langjun's friend." ”

Zhang Yijun has suspicions on his face, friend?

Zhang Yijun followed Zhang Xihe and the gatekeeper through the second door, he asked the two of them to retreat first, and then cautiously opened only one door first, only to see one person standing sideways in front of him, bowing to Zhang Yijun.

Zhang Yijun's eyes swept over this person, who was slightly shorter Zhang Yijun was half a head, wearing a tulle hat on his head, wearing moon-white half-arms, his waist was tied with leather, and a small dagger was tied to it.

"Are you ......" Zhang Yijun looked through the tulle of his hat and couldn't help but be half shocked and suspicious: "Xuanji?!" ”

The visitor bowed slightly, and the tulle shook with it.

Zhang Yijun was very surprised by Xuanji's dress, if he didn't look at his face carefully, only look at the hat he was wearing and the plain clothes on her body, it was hard to guarantee that he would not recognize him as the uncrowned son of a certain family.

Women wearing men's clothes are not new, Emperor Gaozong once held a palace banquet, Gaozong's young daughter Princess Taiping wore a purple shirt and jade belt, soap Luo folded a scarf, with seven things, singing and dancing in front of the Son of Heaven. In the middle of the Tianbao year, the wife of the scholar, wearing her husband's boots, shirts and whip hats, gradually became one inside and outside. Since then, women's and men's clothes have become popular in Datang.

"Why are you here?"

"Qingfeng Pavilion has been closed for ...... past few days," Xuanji said, raising her hand to lift the veil covering her face, revealing her as delicate and charming face as ever, but Zhang Yijun noticed that her eyebrows and eyes were slightly haggard compared to before, obviously Luo Yao's death hit her hard.

The two exchanged pleasantries again, and Xuanji whispered softly at the end: "At that time, the benefactor who wanted to redeem Luo Yao's body, Xuanji found out ......."

Zhang Yijun was stunned, because he had experienced too many things yesterday, he recalled the details of the murder case after Xuanji's reminder. Zhang Yijun hurriedly signaled Xuanji to silence. He vigilantly looked around the door of the mansion for a moment, and after confirming that no one was watching, he let Xuanji enter the mansion first, and then closed the Zhu Gate, and the door latch was horizontal, leading Xuanji straight into the library pavilion.

This is the first time that Xuanji has entered Zhang Yijun's house, and Xuanji has been noticed by the servants in the palace along the way, which made her a little embarrassed, and her cheeks flushed.

Because Zhang's father went to the Eastern Capital, only Zhang Yijun and Li Shangyin would come to the Shuge here on weekdays, so they did not connect with heaven and earth, did not pass on the six ears, and there was no risk of leakage, which became a good place for secret talks.

Zhang Yijun simply packed up the stacked books on the wide table, and before Xuanji could sit down, he had already spoken: "That benefactor is Zheng Zhu......"

"Zheng Note?" Zhang Yijun immediately remembered who this person was, this person was the disciple of the hussar general Wang Shoucheng, who openly accepted goods and sold official positions, which can be said to be notorious.

Xuanji nodded lightly: "Actually, this person has always been a frequent visitor to Qingfeng Pavilion, and he comes two or three times almost every ten days, and Luo Yao ......" Xuanji said this, after a slight pause, her jade shoulders trembled slightly, and she then continued: "Luo Yao is the Qingqi ...... that this person often invites to accompany her."

Zhang Yijun frowned lightly with a pair of sword eyebrows, Zheng Zhu This person is a villain, attached to Wang Shoucheng, traffic magnates, fish and meat people, and openly accepting and demanding goods, all of which are well-known facts in the court, if he wants to buy Qingqi, I am afraid it is not difficult to imagine.

But...... I'm afraid it's not that simple. Zhang Yijun had a faint intuition: that banquet was inseparable from Luo Yao's death.

Even considering that at the banquet at that time, there may have been some power and money transactions known to Luo Yao, which was not enough to be the reason why Luo Yao was killed.

Unless......

Luo Yao learned more secret things at the banquet at that time, and the secret would cause her to be killed...... In order to ensure that she would not leak the secret, the banquet guests offered to redeem her, but the bustard's refusal laid the groundwork for her to be destroyed.

If this is speculated, Zhang Yijun said in his heart, Zheng Zhu, as the host of the banquet, will be less suspicious, because his name is recorded in the Qingfeng Pavilion register, if it is really checked by someone with a heart, just retrieve the book, it is clear at a glance.

Then the biggest suspicion is among the guests.

Zhang Yijun asked, "Who else were the guests here at that time?" ”

"The second mother didn't talk to Xuanji in detail," Xuanji thought about it, Qiu Tong narrowed slightly, and recalled: "But...... If it is strange, it is indeed ......"

“…… Zheng Zhu is very fond of extravagance, but when the group of people came to the banquet, it was different from the past, the pomp was very low-key, in addition to Zheng Zhu, there were five or six guests, and they should not be our regular customers. ”

Zhang Yijun hurriedly asked: "Was there a person with a mutilated right ear here at that time?" Beards, silkworm eyebrows and phoenix eyes? ”

Xuanji thought for a moment, knowing that he was talking about the person who had a banquet with Sanyang at that time, and shook his head and said: "This characteristic is quite obvious, if there really is, the second mother will definitely talk to Xuanji......"

Zhang Yijun smacked his mouth in a little disappointment. This person is an extremely important figure in the ghost soldier case, and this is the reason why Zhang Yijun decided to use this person to cast a long line to catch a big fish last night. Although this person was not among Zheng Zhu's banquets, the connection between the ghost soldiers and the murder of Qingfeng Pavilion Qingqi could not be completely ruled out, after all, the earlobes were still easily covered.

Xuanji looked at Zhang Yijun's serious thinking expression, she had already had the idea of helping Zhang Yijun analyze, but she was really a little dull in this regard, and the only thing she could help at the moment was to provide Zhang Yijun with as many clues as possible. Thinking like this, Xuanji racked her brains diligently, searching for all the memories of that day......

"Ah, yes......" Xuanji said suddenly: "At that time, Xuanji once saw that there seemed to be a person among the guests dressed in a jade white silk robe......

"Jade White Ayara?"

"Hmm!" Xuanji continued: "I remember that Luo Yao also praised me that although he didn't talk much, he was extraordinary in appearance and personable, maybe he was the son of someone's family." ”

Zhang Yijun silently wrote this down. Xuanji then told Zhang Yijun in detail everything she could think of and related to that day, and when it came to the back, she once again couldn't help but think of the scene of Luo Yao's murder yesterday, and almost couldn't control her emotions.

Zhang Yijun sighed lightly at the end and said, "It's hard work, and I came here on purpose......

"It should." Xuanji said with a light smile.

"But...... Can you not come back in the future? ”

"Huh?" Xuanji was stunned when she heard this, she was a little teary-eyed when she said it, listening to Zhang Yijun's words, she thought to herself, isn't it that she is so fragile and tears again and again annoys him? quickly wiped the corner of his eye with his sleeve, "I'm sorry...... Xuanji ......"

"It's not because of this," Zhang Yijun sighed lightly, he actually wanted to say it tactfully, but this is really not what he is good at: "Don't let you come here in the future, just because Yijun feels that this matter may not be as simple as a murder case, if someone is eyeing ......"

Xuanji hurriedly said: "Xuanji Shicai always wears a hat when she comes here, and no one will notice if she takes a double wheel." ”

"It's not about Fang Cai, but ...... in the future," Zhang Yijun said, "I'm afraid this matter is not simple, although Guangdefang has the Jingzhao Mansion Mansion, but it is difficult to ensure that it is safe, if you are targeted, it will be too late!" ”

Xuanji's pupils trembled slightly, she looked at Zhang Yijun's face for a while, word by word, bravely met his gaze, and said softly: "Xuanji is not afraid of ......"

Zhang Yijun did not respond, but lowered his head and was silent for a long time, as if he was thinking about how to persuade politely, but suddenly heard the door of the library behind him "squeak" lightly.

Zhang Yijun hurriedly turned his head, only to see Li Shangyin yawning while stepping into the threshold.

"Ah, Brother Yijun, it's ...... you"

"Uh......" Li Shangyin stopped halfway through his words, he first looked at Xuanji, then at Zhang Yijun, and looked at him, and finally couldn't help but move his gaze to Xuanji's body again.

Xuanji got up slowly, and saluted Zhang Yijun and Li Shangyin respectively, "Xuanji left first, Brother Yijun didn't have to send ...... to each other" She left this sentence and hurriedly walked towards the door of the library pavilion, causing Li Shangyin to quickly turn sideways and open the porch.

Li Shangyin looked at Xuanji's distant back, and smelled a strong smell of embarrassment. He turned his head again, scratched his hair a little embarrassed, and said, "Yishan...... Couldn't it be at the right time? ”

"Tsk," Zhang Yijun glanced at him with a little annoyance: "What do you think?" ”