On the fifth day, Lu Jing cooperated with Wu Bingxuan, Yang Fengyi and others to find Mu Zhengnan's traces, and continued to investigate the cases of Zhang Daomei and He Qi, but his behavior caused the dissatisfaction of Wu Bingxuan, Yang Fengyi, and Ishikawa Yi.

When several people gathered together to discuss the case, Yang Fengyi said with a displeased face: "We are all busy looking for the traces of Prince Mu, but Master Lu is investigating what kind of fire case and overboard case, could it be that Master Lu wants to handle the case for Lord Wu!" ”

Lu Jing was extremely puzzled by his attack, so he replied: "This official is also investigating the case to find the traces of Prince Mu, but it is different from Lord Yang's method of investigating the case. ”

Yang Fengyi said dissatisfiedly: "What can you find out when you investigate those irrelevant cases, and what can it have to do with Prince Mu's disappearance, I think you are clearly taking the opportunity to be lazy, Lord Shi, don't you say?" ”

Ishikawa Yoshishi saw him asking, and he was also a little dissatisfied with Lu Jing's behavior of putting his energy elsewhere, but he knew that Lu Jing was not easy to deal with, and felt that his method might be useful, so he sighed and did not answer.

Lu Jing smiled and asked, "I don't know if Lord Yang has been looking for a few days, have you found any clues?" ”

Yang Fengyi's face suddenly turned ugly when he heard this, and he was even more dissatisfied: "Although this official has not found any clues, he has been trying his best to find it, unlike you who ignore the overall situation for the sake of a few cases." ”

Lu Jing retorted: "I don't know what Lord Yang means by the overall situation, in my opinion, Prince Mu's life is important, and the lives of the people in my court are equally important, if Lord Yang is dissatisfied with me, you can ask the emperor to withdraw from this case." ”

Wu Bingxuan heard Lu Jing say this, and hurriedly came out to play a round and said: "Everyone is here to investigate the case, there are no clues these days, and it is understandable that they are all a little anxious, why make such a fuss, according to what I think Lord Yang said, it is also possible that Master Lu's thinking is also possible, now that four days have passed, the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for us, and we should be more united." ”

Ishikawa Yoshiya stood up and said: "Please also ask a few adults not to quarrel anymore, there is no clue at the moment, I am more anxious than you, now we should discuss it more than accusing each other." ”

Lu Jing and Yang Fengyi stopped talking when they heard this, and after a brief discussion, they acted separately.

Wu Bingxuan deliberately found Lu Jing and persuaded him: "Master Lu doesn't have to be angry with Lord Yang, now that Prince Mu is missing, he is under even more pressure as Honglu Siqing, so we should also be considerate." ”

Lu Jing nodded and said, "Lord Wu, please rest assured, I won't take some arguments to heart." ”

Seeing this, Wu Bingxuan continued to persuade: "In my opinion, the two cases of Zhang Xiucai and He Xiucai have nothing to do with the disappearance of Prince Mu, why should Master Lu spend energy, it is better to wait for this matter to end, the old man accompanied Master Lu to investigate these two cases, and now let's focus on Prince Mu's case first." ”

Lu Jing was silent for a moment and said, "Don't worry, Lord Wu, I will put my energy on Prince Mu's case." ”

Wu Bingxuan saw Lu Jing say this, said a few words of comfort, and left with a smile.

Lu Jing looked at his departing figure, and sighed helplessly, I am afraid that only an official like Wu Bingxuan, who is round on all sides and has a source on the left and right, can sit in the position of Shuntian Mansion Yin for a long time, not seeking no merit, but seeking no fault.

Then he asked Wu Hui to continue to go to Xicheng to investigate Mu Zhengnan's traces, and no longer used the manpower of Shuntianfu, and only asked Lu Zheng to send manpower to investigate the matter of Zhang Daomei and He Qi.

In the afternoon, when Shen Zheng was in the afternoon, Lu Zheng reported the news he found to Lu Jing, saying that Zhang Daomei had a good Qinglou woman named Hua Ling.

After hearing this, Lu Jing came to the Pear Blossom Courtyard, first inquired about Mu Zhengnan's whereabouts, saw that no one knew, and then asked to see Hua Ling by name.

The old bustard of the Ewha Courtyard replied: "This master is a step late, and the flower bell girl was ransomed two hours ago, I will find another girl for the uncle, and I will guarantee that it is no worse than the flower bell girl." ”

Lu Jing frowned after hearing this, it was so coincidental, so he asked, "Who redeemed Miss Hualing?" ”

The old bustard just laughed and didn't speak, and when Lu Jing saw this, he threw her a piece of silver.

The old bustard took the silver, smiled so much that the powder on his face slid down, and said busily: "It's a businessman surnamed Wu, who sounds like he's from the south, and we don't know anything else, but that person was very generous, not only ransomed the flower bell girl, but even the little maid who served the flower bell girl was redeemed together." ”

Lu Jing asked again, "Has that guest been here before?" ”

The old bustard recalled carefully for a long time, shook his head and said, "I haven't seen him come before, it seems to be the first time to come." ”

After hearing this, Lu Jing became more suspicious, and continued to ask: "Did he look for Miss Hualing as soon as he came, or did he also see other girls?" ”

The old bustard smiled and said: "Just like the uncle, as soon as he came, he named the flower bell girl, as if he came to redeem himself for the flower bell girl." ”

Lu Jing asked a few more questions, then got up and left, feeling more and more unusual in his heart, so he asked Lu Zheng to continue the investigation.

After searching for another day, no trace of Mu Zhengnan was found, and when the sun set, Lu Jing went home directly.

In Lu Fuzhong, Yinglian saw that Daiyu was stunned with the post sent by Ruyi, so she suggested: "Madame just gives it to the master, and the master will also let people burn it, so it is better to send someone to reply directly." ”

Daiyu shook her head and said: "It's not proper, how the husband deals with it is his business, we can't make decisions without permission, now the husband is investigating the case, in case there is anything important about the Ruyi girl!" ”

Yinglian smiled: "What can she do with the master, maybe let the master write the lyrics for her, I heard that since she sang the words written by the master, her reputation has become louder than before!" ”

Daiyu sighed and said: "Although the husband is not a romantic character, he can't bear to be liked, we have to take good precautions, and we can't let the husband take everything to the house." ”

When Yinglian heard this, her face immediately turned small, and she nodded hurriedly: "Yinglian listens to her sister, and she must watch the prison master." ”

Daiyu touched her pretty face and said with a smile: "Don't be so serious, I'm just talking." ”

Seeing Yinglian's soothing face, she smiled again: "You are so cute, no wonder your husband loves you so much!" ”

Yinglian's face turned red, and she hurriedly shook her head and said, "The master is still the most painful lady!" ”

While the two were talking, Lu Jing changed into his official uniform, walked in, and said with a smile: "I heard Yu'er's laughter outside the door, what did you say so happily?" ”

Daiyu greeted him, handed him a post, and said, "What about the Ruyi girl inviting her husband over?" ”

Lu Jing took a look, then threw the post aside, and said with a smile: "Madame, why didn't you send someone to refuse?" ”

Daiyu shook her head and said, "Maybe Miss Ruyi is looking for you, what's the matter?" ”

Lu Jing thought for a while and said, "In this case, I will ask Lu Zheng to ask tomorrow, and if there is nothing wrong, I will directly refuse." ”

After the two finished talking about the matter, Daiyu asked about the case again, and Lu Jing told her the general situation.

After dinner, Daiyu saw that Lu Jing had been busy in the study until late for the past few days, so she took him to the garden and walked around a few times before letting him go to the study.

On the first watch, Lu Jing finished his official duties, and then came to Daiyu's room to rest, and he didn't say anything all night.