Chapter 40, The Death of the New Champion
In just three days, Princess Nan'an had to be ordered to rush back to the land of Nan'an, and Ning Wu rode all the way out of the city.
"Wu'er, promise your mother, you must take care of yourself." Reaching out and touching her daughter's face, Princess Nan'an's face was full of reluctance, but no matter how reluctant she was, she would eventually leave.
Although she was reluctant, Ning Wu knew in her heart that the farther away from the capital, the safer it was, so she held back the tears in her eyes.
Standing in place, he waited until he couldn't see the back of his mother, then he turned over and rode away.
The capital seems to have returned to its former tranquility, but such tranquility will always be unconsciously broken.
Hongyuan's fame is getting bigger and bigger, but Ning Wu feels that in this way, the risks she bears are getting bigger and bigger, and perhaps, she should do some other plans.
Unexpectedly, that night, something happened to Hongyuan.
Zhou Zhi, the champion of the new department, was killed by an arrow while enjoying a dance with his colleagues.
The scene became chaotic in an instant, and those ministers rushed with their heads in their hands, and Fu Rou in the shadows did not dare to come forward easily, so they had to secretly send a letter to Qin Yuan.
As soon as he received the news, Ning Wu told Fu Rou that no matter what happened, he would not move first.
Zhou Zhinai is the new champion appointed by Emperor Song this time, and he is the pillar of the country, and his death naturally attracted the attention of the imperial court, but what caught Ning Wu off guard was that it was Xiao Che who was in charge of the case.
Last time, she took the risk of designing Xiao Che and Zhao Changfeng in the Red Mansion, and made the latter make a fool of herself in public, which once became a joke in Beijing, this time, could it be the deliberate revenge of the two?
Early in the morning, someone led troops to surround the entire Red Mansion, and it was Xiao Che who took the lead, and the time of one night was enough for Fu Rou and others to hide their traces.
Ning Wu, who turned into a red demon, also went downstairs in person to be interrogated.
"Second son Xiao, my Red Garden is a place to do serious business, and there are some weak women who are powerless, where will they kill people."
The woman's voice is very soft, coupled with the looming face under the mask, it makes people think about it, and if you are an ordinary person, I am afraid that it has already sunk.
It's a pity that it was Xiao Che who was facing.
"What the Red Demon Girl said is really good, but whether you kill or not, you can't just rely on your words, come to someone, search for me!"
At the sound of an order, those soldiers entered the Red Garden, the backyard, and the upstairs rummaging for a while, making a lot of noise.
Looking at the man sitting there drinking tea calmly, a strange light flashed in Ning Wu's eyes.
"The dancing girls in the Red Garden are all homeless poor people, and I hope that Gongzi will not damage things when he searches, otherwise, I will have to ask Gongzi for all the compensation of my Red Demon."
The more he looked at the woman in front of him, the more suspicious Xiao Che became, the last time there was something in the Red Garden, it was already disgraceful, so he didn't dare to investigate it easily.
But now that he thinks about it carefully, Zhao Changfeng went upstairs to look for the red demon girl that day, and he followed Feng Qi upstairs, and a woman in red faintly appeared in front of him before he fell unconscious.
Although he couldn't be sure if it was the red demon in front of him, his intuition told her that it must have something to do with her, and now that he had such a good opportunity, he really had to check it out......
After a cup of tea, the men came down and found a crossbow arrow in the attic where the debris was piled up in the backyard.
"Red Demon Girl, I don't know how to explain this crossbow arrow?"
Xiao Che looked at the woman and opened his mouth with a smile.
"Heh, Childe laughed, what can a crossbow arrow say, not to mention that this crossbow arrow doesn't look like it was made by the Great Song Dynasty, is it possible, Childe wants to say that the people in my Red Garden are all foreign people?"
Ning Wu sneered and spoke unceremoniously.
She didn't believe it, Xiao Che couldn't see that this crossbow arrow was unique to Da Liang, but why did Da Liang's crossbow arrow appear in the Red Garden? Xiao Che shouldn't be so stupid, right?
"The Red Demon Girl is really knowledgeable, and she even knows the origin of this crossbow arrow so well." Xiao Che opened his mouth coldly, but his inquiring gaze followed the woman closely.
He could naturally see that this was a crossbow arrow unique to Daliang, and he wouldn't think that the people in the Red Garden were from Daliang, but this red demon girl was too suspicious......
Hearing this, Ning Wu said unhurriedly: "I have just said that most of the people in Hongyuan are homeless people, displaced along the way, and it is understandable to know these things, but it is Xiao Ergongzi, is it time to track down the real murderer?" ”
After questioning, Xiao Che laughed angrily and couldn't help but applaud.
"Okay, that's a good point, the Red Demon Girl is really eloquent."
Watching the group leave, the uneasiness in Ning Wu's heart became stronger and stronger.
She could now guess the purpose of the person who framed Hongyuan, but she wanted to attract Xiao Che's attention to Hongyuan, so at a glance, this purpose was obviously achieved, so that Hongyuan's future actions would probably be restricted......
Back in the backyard, Fu Rou came out of the secret door, and before she had time to say more, Ning Wu could only order as soon as possible: "Hongyuan is open as usual, but the limelight should not be too strong, the medicine in the wine is temporarily suspended, and the work of exploring intelligence is also suspended, and we will talk about it after a while." ”