"Childe, the palace sent someone to deliver the imperial meal." Jasper said as he entered the study.

Qiu Luoxue stopped what she was doing, saw that it was already dark outside, and sighed: "Wow, when is it getting dark, it's really time for dinner." Then she looked at Nie Yuan again, and said with a smile: "Let's go eat, the imperial food in the palace must be delicious."

"Your Majesty said that the Prime Minister has worked hard in recent days, and he specially sent imperial meals to comfort His Excellency, and every meal in the future will also be sent imperial meals." The father-in-law who came to pass the food said.

"Wow, really? The emperor is suddenly so generous, I will be moved. Qiu Luoxue was surprised enough to look at the delicious food on the table, and she was even more surprised when she heard her father-in-law say this.

After the father-in-law sent the imperial meal, he returned to the palace like Xia Zimo, "The Prime Minister said that the emperor is suddenly so generous, he will be moved." ”

Xia Zimo, who was originally watching the fold, heard his father-in-law's words, put down the fold in his hand, and when his face was revealed, he already had a smile on his face, and said to himself: "Is it so easy to be moved?" A few days ago, I said I was stingy. Okay, then let's be moved, and I will be even more moved in the future. ”

"Let's see after dinner."

In order to save time, Qiu Luoxue read the files of the jailers while eating, and Nie Yuan saw that she couldn't eat at ease like this, so he reached out and pulled the documents out of her hand.

"Don't, don't move." Qiu Luoxue said and grabbed Nie Yuan's arm with both hands, looked at the record on it carefully, and said, "It's this person, it's this person, the record he wrote is different from everyone else's."

Qiu Luoxue's words attracted Nie Yuan's attention, he picked up the file and examined it carefully, and said while reading it: "That's right, the other people's confessions all mentioned that there were two jailers who fought after getting drunk last night, but he didn't mention it."

"That means he went out alone during that time period." Qiu Luoxue analyzed.

"When the jailer inspected the prison and found that Lu Wenxuan had escaped, he immediately inspected the prison on a large scale and pursued the fugitives, and he did not write about this matter." Nie Yuan said again.

"It's definitely not that I forgot to write about such an important thing."

"It's that he doesn't know." Nie Yuan and Qiu Luoxue said this sentence at the same time, and their eyes looked at each other.

"Let's go, let's go to the Tingwei Division again." Qiu Luoxue had already set off as she spoke.

Nie Yuan grabbed her wrist and said, "You haven't eaten yet, it's too late to go after eating."

"It's been so long, Lu Wenxuan knows that we are investigating him, and it is likely that he will send someone to kill this jailer, so let's hurry up." Qiu Luoxue said and grabbed Nie Yuan in turn, pulling him out and walking out.

When her hand touched Nie Yuan's hand, Nie Yuan once again truly felt the warmth and softness coming from her hand.

How can a man's hand be so soft? Nie Yuan thought so in his heart. Once again, he was still fascinated by the touch.

Qiu Luoxue pulled Nie Yuan all the way out, of course, she was the only one running, because Nie Yuan had long legs and big steps, even if he used to walk, he could keep up with Qiu Luoxue's pace.

The two passed through the Hanging Flower Gate and entered the outer house, and they met Xia Ziyan who was walking towards them, and Qiu Luoxue slowed down her pace, because she was already a little out of breath and sweating on her forehead as she ran all the way. But she didn't seem to feel tired at all, but a little excited.

"Didn't you go to find out Yuji's whereabouts? Any news? Qiu Luoxue asked.

"I haven't found Tamahime yet, but I've found something more important. What are you doing in such a panic? Xia Ziyan asked, his eyes fell on Qiu Luoxue's hand holding Nie Yuan, and glanced at the two of them meaningfully.

Nie Yuan was so seen by him that he secretly blushed and coughed unnaturally. Qiu Luoxue also noticed Xia Ziyan's eyes looking at them and followed his gaze......

Damn! Why am I holding Nie Shi's hand? It's over, now I can't get rid of the suspicion of a good man. was also seen by this tongue-ridden Xia Ziyan. It's over, it's over, and the innocence of a lifetime is ruined.

Thinking so, Qiu Luoxue quickly let go of Nie Yuan's hand. Changing the topic, he said: "The person who helped Lu Wenxuan escape, there is a clue." Let's go together and exchange information on the way. After saying that, Qiu Luoxue continued to walk towards the outer house.

The moment his hand was released, Nie Yuan felt a sense of emptiness. Not only the emptiness in the hands, but also in the heart. This feeling is so unsatisfying that it occupies the whole heart.

"Did you find something important?" On the carriage to Tingweisi, Qiu Luoxue asked.

"Yuji has an account book in her hand, and according to her, this account book is more important than her life. There's a good chance the killer is looking for this book. Xia Ziyan said.

"What does the book contain? Killed more than 20 people? Qiu Luoxue asked suspiciously.

Xia Ziyan said: "It's not difficult to guess this, Fengyue Tower is Marquis Lu's property, and Yuji is Marquis Lu's friend." I think most of this account book was asked by Marquis Lu to keep it, as for the contents, ......" Speaking of this, Xia Ziyan snorted coldly and continued: "Thinking about what Marquis Lu has done in Beijing over the years, most of them are related to bribing officials. As soon as this account book comes out, I am afraid that there will be another major blood change between the DPRK and China. ”

"It's not that serious." Qiu Luoxue said.

Xia Ziyan smiled, this smile contained deep meaning, which was unpredictable, and it was definitely not the expression that should appear on the face of the amorous Xia Ziyan.

"How many people do you think are clean?" Xia Ziyan asked.

Qiu Luoxue couldn't answer this question, firstly, she didn't know much about the ministers in the court, and she was also very unfamiliar with the ancient officialdom system and human relations; Second, she knows that no matter what time it is, corruption, bribery, and bending the law are inevitable phenomena. These ills, which would occur in a highly developed modern society, must have been more numerous in ancient times.

"We'll find out when we get the books." Qiu Luoxue replied.

"Childe, the Tingwei Division has arrived." Outside, the carriage stopped at the door of the Tingwei Division, the coachman reported.

After arriving at the Tingwei Division, the three of them went directly to the place where the jailer was being held. The person they were looking for was named Li Li, and there was a big omission in his confession, and he was very likely to help Lu Wenxuan escape from prison.

After arriving at the place where he was detained, before the guards could guard the door, Nie Yuan kicked the door open, and Qiu Luoxue and Xia Ziyan walked in one after another. The way the door was opened in this way made Li Li inside startled, and he almost looked at the person with an extremely shocked expression.

After entering, there was no greeting or anything like that, Qiu Luoxue asked directly to the point: "Lu Wenxuan, you let it go."

"You...... What did you say? Li Li looked at Qiu Luoxue suspiciously and asked.

"Less nonsense, Lu Wenxuan, where are you now?" Nie Yuan knew that Qiu Luoxue was in a hurry to ask about Lu Wenxuan's whereabouts, and directly drew his sword against Li Li's neck.

"I, I don't know where he is? I didn't let him go, not really. Li Li explained incoherently.

"You didn't let it go, so why is your confession different from others? Last night, two jailers got into a fight while drunk, and all of them wrote in their confessions, but you didn't. Qiu Luoxue stared straight at Li Li's expression, as if she wanted to see him through.

"In the morning, a jailer found that Lu Wenxuan had escaped from prison, and then the Tingwei Division began to pursue him, and everyone's confession contained these contents. You're the only one who doesn't, how do you explain that? Don't tell me something so important that you forgot to write. Qiu Luoxue said aggressively.

"Your personal information says that you have been gambling for a long time and owe a lot of gambling debts, it is for money, how much did the Lu family give you?" Qiu Luoxue asked again.

"No, it's not me." Li Li said, "I didn't come to the night yesterday. ”

"What's going on? The roster is written with your name. Xia Ziyan asked.

"Yes, I was supposed to be on duty last night, but I had itchy hands and went to gamble again, and it was almost time to be on duty, and I didn't want to come back to be on duty yet. I happened to meet Xiao Wu, and he said that he could watch the night for me and let me continue to play in the casino. I didn't come out of the casino until dawn. Li Li replied.

"Who is Xiao Wu?" Nie Yuan asked.

"It's Wang Xiaowu, who, like me, is also a jailer." Li Li replied.

"Where is he now?" Nie Yuan asked again.

"He should be on duty tonight, I don't know if he came." Li Li said.

Qiu Luoxue frowned and said, "Let's go, go to prison." When leaving, he didn't forget to arrange for other guards to say: "A few of you, take care of the person, let him run away, and ask you."

The three of them arrived at the prison as fast as they could, but found that Wang Xiaowu was not on duty today, asked his colleague for the address, and the three quickly set off for Wang Xiaowu's home.

The moon hung high in his mouth, and the whole street was quiet and lonely, and a few barking dogs came not far away, which was the only sound around. The place where Wang Xiaowu's family lives is very remote and dilapidated, and the surrounding houses are like this, gray and lifeless. At this point in time, the main street is bustling and noisy, but these have fallen silent, most of the houses have turned off their lights, and the occasional lights are also dim, and the lights are dim, which cannot be compared with the vast night sky.

"Be careful." Nie Yuan was holding a lamp in his hand, although the light was not on, it could also illuminate the road under his feet.

"It should be this one, let's go in and have a look." The three of them walked to a dilapidated portal, and Qiu Luoxue raised her feet to prepare to enter as she spoke.

"Wait." Nie Yuan seemed to smell something unusual, preventing Qiu Luoxue from entering.

"What's wrong?" Qiu Luoxue asked.

"It smells of blood." It was not Nie Yuan who answered him, but Xia Ziyan. He and Nie Yuan glanced at each other, Nie Yuan handed him the lamp in his hand, and entered the courtyard alone.

"Be careful." Qiu Luoxue said uneasily.

Nie Yuan walked in alone, the courtyard was very quiet, and he didn't smell any danger, but for the sake of safety, he still had to check it first. He walked cautiously forward, vigilantly observing his surroundings. His hand grips the hilt tightly so that in times of danger, he can quickly strike back.

Through the moonlight, he saw a person lying not far ahead, so he walked quickly forward to check. The man was lying on the ground unresponsive, Nie Yuan probed his snort and pulse, and the man was dead. The slimy thing on the ground, faintly visible in the moonlight, was bloodstains.

"It's safe inside, come in."

Qiu Luoxue heard Nie Yuan's voice outside, and immediately walked in, and when she saw the corpse in the courtyard, she screamed out in fright, covering her eyes and not daring to look.

"I forgot you were scared of this, are you alright?" Nie Yuan asked with concern.

"No, it's okay, how can there be a corpse here?" Qiu Luoxue asked, standing with her back to the corpse.

"The killer arrived before us, and the family of seven died." Nie Yuan said.

"Who could have done it?" Xia Ziyan looked at the corpse on the ground and asked suspiciously, feeling that there were more and more mysteries.

"Judging from the wounds on the corpses of these people, the killer and Fengyuelou are the same person." Nie Yuan replied.

"The same person?" Qiu Luoxue seemed to feel that things were far from being as simple as they knew. "Why is it the same person? Shouldn't it? ”