The snow was very light today, and I didn't have an umbrella, and I didn't let Wang Jie give me an umbrella. Thin snowflakes fell on my hair, some on my edelweiss cape, and it was not cold, but it was a little bit of rare comfort.

"Master, what should I do next?" Wang Jie asked me.

I raised my hand to brush away the snowflakes that fell on my shoulders, and the corners of my mouth were raised, and there was no bitterness or sadness in my eyebrows.

"Just keep an eye on them."

With that, I walked towards the inn.

After such a while, presumably Song Liang wanted to say something similar to Song Xiao.

"Your Excellency."

Seeing me come in, Song Xiao hurriedly saluted me as if he had just seen me, and as for Song Liang, he got up from the chair anyway, and his appearance was magnanimous, so don't worry about him.

"How's it going?" I asked with a smile on my face.

Song Liang didn't speak, so Song Xiao replied for him, "Thank you, Prime Minister, for allowing our brothers and sisters to meet this face, the woman and the brother have a good conversation." ”

They didn't ask me to sit down, so I found a random seat next to them.

"There are many brothers and sisters in the world, but it is rare to have such a deep affection as you." I sighed.

Song Xiao avoided my gaze a little embarrassed, Song Liang stepped forward, and he directly blocked in front of Song Xiao.

"I've finished talking to Xiaoxiao, and now I'm going back to my cell."

"There's no hurry." I looked at him with a smile, "You're done, but you haven't said what you said yet." ”

His eyes were cold, and Song Liang said, "What do you want to say?" ”

"Don't be so nervous about the Song Governor's Mansion, I just want to ask, there are countless good sons and daughters in Tuzhou, how is the Song Governor willing to marry Ling Mei thousands of miles away?" I asked.

Song Liang sneered and asked, "Where is my sister going to marry, do you also have to report to Lord Shen Xiang?" ”

"You don't say?" I laughed, "Then how about letting Ling Mei also accompany you to Tuzhou Prison?" ”

"You!" Song Liang choked with anger.

I looked up at him, and there was no smile in my eyes, only a cold coldness.

Song Liang saw my expression clearly, he was stunned for a moment, and then said, "In Jiangnan, she will live well." ”

I raised my eyebrows, but I didn't ask again, just asked him another question,

"Ling Mei said that Zhao Cheng is a spy, what do you think of Zhao Cheng? Could he be a spy? ”

Song Liang glanced at me, and he sat down in front of me, "My sister is just a woman, if Shen Xiang thinks what she said is reasonable, then I have nothing to say." As for Zhao Cheng, he has always wanted to sit in the position of the prefect of Tuzhou, and he is more capable than me to be able to do this position. ”

"A person who is about to sit in the seat he has always wanted to sit in, whether he will suddenly rebel, I think Shen Xiang himself should know."

I look at him" Zhao Cheng's mind is changeable, if Gu Yuancheng allows him a higher position than the prefect, do you dare to guarantee that he will not rebel? ”

Song Liang smiled, "A scheming person, he knows what kind of results his choice will bring. Treason is never something that smart people do. ”

A villain who will change back and forth, no one will trust him, and he will eventually kill himself.

"You know that." I said.

"If I hadn't known the current affairs, would Shen Xiang have kept me until now?" Song Liang looked at me.

I just laughed.

"Prime Minister, my brother is really innocent, you can let my brother go."

Song Xiao saw that we didn't speak, and she couldn't help but intercede for Song Liang after all.

I looked at Song Xiao in embarrassment, "Madam also knows that only enough evidence can release Brother Ling, although the prime minister is the prime minister of a country, he can't bend the law for personal gain, right?" ”

Song Xiao bit her lip, she grabbed Song Liang's sleeve, and her two eyes turned red unconsciously.

Song Liang couldn't bear it when he saw Song Xiao like this. He put his hand on the hand she was holding on to his sleeve, and whispered with relief, "Xiaoxiao, you have your own life, you have things that you should cherish, many things, you may not be able to get the results you want." ”

Song Xiao covered his face with a handkerchief, and actually cried softly.

"Brother, Xiaoxiao is never worth ......" You treat me like this.

Song Liang stood up and touched Song Xiao's hair, sighing slightly.

"It's time for us to go." He lowered his hand and looked back at me.

I looked at them and smiled.

"Wang Jie, send the prefect back to the prison."

"You're not leaving?" Song Liang frowned.

I asked him, "Why should I go?" ”

Song Liang glared at me, but he knew that he couldn't do anything about me, so he left a sentence, "Everything can be done in moderation." He got into the carriage with Wang Jie and left.

Song Xiao didn't know what I was doing when I was left alone, she wiped her tears and picked up the teapot on the table to pour me tea.

"Madame has lived in Tuzhou since she was a child, and she has many old friends?" I asked.

Song Xiao brought me the tea.

"The women are just women, and they can't go out on weekdays, so they are the homeland where they grew up, and they don't know anyone."

"Not one?"

Song Xiao hesitated, and then she shook her head, "The folk woman doesn't remember very clearly, maybe there are people I know." ”

I nodded thoughtfully, and then asked, "Has Miss Xiaoyu served you since childhood?" ”

Song Xiaoying said, "Yes, when she was four years old, my mother bought her into the house, and she followed me at that time." ”

"Does she hang out with her distant cousin a lot?"

"Well, it's common."

"How often?"

"I see each other about two or three times a month."

"So, you're acquainted with that distant cousin too?"

"I've seen it a few times, but it's not very familiar."

I took a sip of the tea from my teacup, then put it down and stood up.

"I've been bothering me for a long time, so I won't bother Madame anymore."

With that, I smiled at Song Xiao and left the inn.

"Miss, are you alright?"

As soon as she was released from the guest room, Xiaoyu hurriedly went downstairs to find Song Xiao.

Song Xiao shook her head, she stared at the porcelain blue tea cup that was quietly placed there on the corner of the table, and suddenly a coolness came to her heart.

The carriage stopped in front of Zhao's mansion, and Zhao Cheng came to see me, and he welcomed me into the living room.

"My lord came to look for a lowly position, but what happened?" Zhao Cheng asked me a little uneasily.

"Although Tuzhou was affected by the snowstorm, the victims were properly resettled, and nothing special happened." I said.

"Then the Lord came to ...... today"

"Since he entered Tuzhou, he has been looking for a spy who has reported the news, but he has no clue. I came here today to discuss this matter with Lord Zhao. ”

Zhao Chengran, he said, "My lord, do you believe in the innocence of your humble position?" ”

I smiled and said, "You are the person who wants to recommend to the emperor for promotion, how can the prime minister doubt you?" ”

Zhao Cheng knew that my words could not be trusted at all, but when he heard that I would recommend him to the emperor for promotion, he couldn't help but be excited.

"Adult, humble duty must be kept in mind."

I laughed, "Then according to you, will Song Liang be that spy?" ”

Zhao Chengdao: "Lord Song has worked with lowly officials for many years, and his lowly duties are still a little clear, like this kind of treason, lowly officials don't think Lord Song will do it." ”

"Oh?" I'm curious, "As far as I know, this Song Liang Song prefect is a mediocre master, he has been in Tuzhou for so long, it seems that he has never done anything to benefit the people, right?" Isn't it normal for such a person to be a spy? ”

"What's more, the prime minister has evidence of his collaboration with the enemy and treason."

Zhao Cheng disagreed with my words: "Any evidence is only the tip of the iceberg of the incident, and it cannot be put together as a complete picture." Although Lord Song did nothing, it also proved that he did not have enough ambition, without ambition there is no desire, since there is no desire, why should he risk his life to kill his head? ”

He thinks about the same thing as I think, and that's what baffles me the most.

Until now, in fact, Song Liang's suspicion is the greatest. He knew that Tuzhou was going to be chaotic, he knew that Zhao Cheng would not rebel, he knew that there was a relationship between Wu Yue and Song Xiao, he was the brother of Song Xiao, who had the biggest problem, and he was also Wu Yue's boss, and he even knew Shang Xiaoqiu.

It's too easy for him to be a spy, but it's too easy, and there are fewer suspicions on him.

"Do you know the name of the rebel leader? Have you seen him? I asked.

This question made Zhao Cheng frown, he thought for a while, shook his head and said, "It's strange to say, although I know that the rebels even occupy the three counties of Tuzhou, I have never heard the name of their leader, and I have never seen this person. ”

With a stirring in my heart, I stood up suddenly.

I see, I see.

Ha, I was actually put on a show by that guy from Gu Yuancheng.

"Your Excellency, ...... you"

Zhao Cheng was startled by my sudden uprightness, and he was a little confused that I was like this.

"The rebel leader is not in the rebels at all, he is with us, he is the spy." I chilled my voice.

Zhao Cheng didn't react for a while, he stayed for a few seconds, and then knocked over the teacup in his hand in surprise.

"Your Excellency, ...... What you say is true? ”

I sat down again, and my mood calmed down.

"The rebels now have their own masters, heh, we can be tricked."

Now Zhao Cheng understood it.

"You mean, whether it is attacking the county seat or occupying the county seat, in fact, the rebel leader is not involved at all, he has been ambushing us all the time?"

I nodded.

Zhao Cheng gasped.

"Heh, dare to do these little actions under my eyes!" I sneered.

Zhao Cheng walked forward with his hands behind his back, and then walked back, he thought about it, but he couldn't think of who would be the traitor.

"Governor Song's family has always lived in Tuzhou?" I asked him.

Zhao Cheng nodded, "Yes, their family has been from Tuzhou for generations." ”

"What about Wu Yue?"

Zhao Cheng was shocked, he looked up at me, and saw that I was not different, so he said, "Wu Yue's ancestral home is not Tuzhou, he was transferred from outside." ”

"What about Shang Xiaoqiu? Did she really do anything in your house? ”

Zhao Cheng nodded, "After that day, I specially asked the housekeeper to ask, she did some rough work in my house." ”

"When did she leave the Zhao Mansion?"