The joy of a night of feasting and drinking was soon blown away by the summer breeze of the next day. After lunch, the weather is very hot and dry, and the sound of cicadas outside the window fills the ears, one after another converges into a natural divine comedy. Ying Xian sat in the room, staring at the word "Li Zhu" on Situ Yan's list and fell into deep thought. In other words, how do you start investigating? I will definitely not be able to enter this military department, and I can't rely on His Highness's relationship, nor can I inquire about it in a big way...... It's a tricky thing to do. That's right! You can start with his family. But where is his home?

A thought flashed through him, gritted his teeth, and made up his mind. I picked up a pen and rewrote a list, and went through the princess's house in my mind. Holding the paper out of the house, wandering for a while, bumped into Xiao Xuanzi in front of Youwutang, and said that it was just right, so he pulled him to a corner where no one was, and said solemnly: "Little Xuanzi, you are considered an old qualification in our princess's mansion." The princess always said that you have a flexible head, and you know some well-informed friends outside, and you are really well-informed. ”

Xiao Xuanzi was overjoyed: "Where, where, the princess has won the prize." ”

"Last night, His Royal Highness King Xin entrusted me with a matter, asking me to check the addresses of several adults in the court. There are officials, soldiers, Dali Temple or something. I don't quite understand the mess. I have just drawn up the names of these officials. Speaking of this, she lowered her voice: "I heard that I received a heavy gift on King Xin's birthday, so I pondered to visit one by one to thank you when I was free." So...... Please also trouble Father-in-law Xuan, you can go out and help me inquire about the location of these adults' private houses. It must not be difficult for you. As soon as the words came out, I suddenly thought, there is actually someone surnamed Xuan? It's really awkward to call Xuangong.

Xiao Xuanzi doubted: "This ...... Can't those who believe in the king's mansion check it themselves? And King Xin himself went to the official office and asked. ”

Ying Xian made a look: "You don't know this." Is it inconvenient for King Shin himself to come forward to inquire in person...... Especially in such a sensitive place as the Ministry of War...... Got it? And because of the lessons of the past, he is not very confident about the people who believe in the palace, but he has to use our princess's mansion. ”

Xiao Xuanzi seemed to suddenly realize, and said continuously: "Understand, understand." ”

"Also, you must not tell anyone about this, including the second princess. Otherwise, when she asked King Xin, why would she still have to ask someone in our house to ask such a trivial matter, King Xin's face would not be able to hang up. ”

"Understood, understood."

Yingxian handed the list to Xiao Xuanzi, and stuffed the double phoenix bead dotted cuichai purchased from Rong Bao Zhai into his hand. Xiao Xuanzi refused to accept it at first, but Yingxian insisted: "Later, you can take it to the pawnshop and pawn it, and take the money yourself." You deserve it. As long as you don't leak it afterwards, remember, don't mention it to anyone. ”

Xiao Xuanzi took the list and went away with Zhu Hai Nuonuo. Yingxian restlessly went back to the house and waited. Half an hour passed and there was still no response, so he took out the seven-stringed yaoqin and began to play "Qingshan Yin". The sound of the piano was faint, and the nervous mood gradually relaxed. She suddenly realized that it had been a long time since she had learned a new tune from her master. About half an hour later, Xiao Xuanzi returned to the princess's mansion. Seeing that there was no one around, he walked to the hospital of Yingxian and called out outside the door: "Miss Yingxian." Yingxian hurriedly put the piano down and opened the door to greet her. Xiao Xuanzi took the list and found that the address had been marked under the name he listed:

Prime Minister Yue Shenyun - Yongle Fang

Huang Boyao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Yanglou Street

Li Xin, the left attendant of the Ministry of Officials - Langguan Lane

Li Zhu, the head of the military department, Liu Yin Street

Jin Ziguanglu doctor Liu Shigu - Yongchangli

In the imperial history, Hong Shaocai - Taipingfang

Dali Temple Qing Gu Su - Hongpailou Street.

Yingxian said happily: "I really didn't find the wrong person. Grandpa Xuan, I thank you for King Xin. ”

After Xiao Xuanzi left, Yingxian immediately found Liuyin Street located in the northeast of Waiguo City from the map of Xijian and remembered it in his heart. I quickly changed into a set of men's clothes. Walked out of the princess's mansion, hailed a carriage, and went straight to Willow Street.

When I got off the car at the entrance of the street, I found that there were many willow trees planted on both sides of the road, and the houses in the green jade silk were connected, but there were not many pedestrians coming and going. Yingxian didn't see the word "Loei" from beginning to end. Just as he was wondering, he suddenly saw a plump and delicate young woman walking out of a family in front of him, and hurriedly rushed up and asked, "May I ask the eldest sister, but Lord Li Zhuli, the head of the military department, lives on this street?" ”

The young woman looked at Yingxian and said, "Lord Li? He used to rent a house on this street. But didn't it disappear then? It's been a few months, and there is no result, and his wife is afraid that she can't afford the house, so she moved out. ”

Ying Xian's heart sank and asked, "Does the eldest sister know where Mrs. Li has moved?" ”

The young woman covered her mouth and smiled: "Childe, you really asked the right person!" Mrs. Li and I are also old acquaintances on this street. Before she left, she told me that she had moved to Wugu Lane in the south of the city. By the way, all kinds of expenses are cheaper over there than here. I guess I'm waiting for news from the imperial court. As for whether she is still there or not, or whether she has returned to her hometown, I don't know. ”

Ying Xian thanked him repeatedly. Back at the street entrance, signal for the waiting driver to drive to Wugu Lane. After worrying all the way, I finally arrived at my destination, and found that it was a narrow and dilapidated alley, with buildings on both sides mostly small bungalows with blue bricks and tiles, and in disrepair. Yingxian thought to himself: This Lord Li can be regarded as a central official of the imperial court. The person disappeared, but the court did not give an explanation, and his family was reduced to this. I really don't know what's so fun about being an official.

As he spoke, he carefully inspected the houses in the alley, and had to stop a few aunts and aunts on the road to ask. But when it came to "Mrs. Li", several people shook their heads to indicate that they didn't know. Yingxian asked again, "Are there any new neighbors who moved in a few months ago?" ”

An aunt in her fifties with a wrinkled face clapped her hands when she heard this: "When I heard what my son said, I remembered it." Oh, just the small courtyard over there, see it? It was true that a lady moved in more than two months ago. It seems that this bearing is really different from ours. But she rarely interacts with her neighbors. We don't know what her last name is. ”

Ying Xian was overjoyed, hugged his fists and said, "Thank you aunts." With a flick of the soft scarf, he walked towards the courtyard that the aunt pointed to.

Standing in front of the door where the vermilion paint had fallen off, he straightened his clothes, took a deep breath, and knocked on the doorknocker.

After a few moments, the door was opened. A woman in her early thirties wearing a sandalwood long-sleeved skirt appeared in front of her. The look was very haggard, Fan Dai didn't use it, only a plain silk flower was pinned to his sideburns, and his gray cheeks were deeply sunken, thinking that he had suffered a great torture because of this accident. She looked at Yingxian suspiciously and asked, "Who are you looking for?" ”

Yingxian said in a low voice: "Dare to ask, but Mrs. Li?" ”

The woman was startled when she heard this, her eyelashes trembled, and she asked, "Are you?" ”

Ying Xianxin said that she had finally found it, and said softly, "Don't worry, madam. I am an investigator sent by the Criminal Department. My name is -" After thinking about it, he said, "My surname is Liang." ”

A complicated expression appeared on Mrs. Li's face, and she finally said, "Please come into the house and talk." ”

*****

Ying Xian followed Mrs. Li into a plain central hall. At a glance, you can see that there is a Buddhist shrine on the warped table in front of the wall, and there are five offerings such as incense burners, candlesticks and flower goblets. In front of the desk is a catalpa four-immortal table, and on each side is a four-out official hat chair with simple and smooth lines. Ying Xian sat on the left seat, took the hot tea brought by Mrs. Li, and asked, "Mrs. is the only one in the family?" ”

"There's a maid who is now out shopping."

"That'...... Does the lady have children? ”

"He has been sent back to his grandmother's house for the old man to take with him. I can't bear to wait with me in this capital at a young age...... I don't know if I can wait. Mrs. Li said, her eyes were slightly red.

Yingxian sighed and said, "This matter...... The court will do its best. I want to ask Madame, when was the last day you saw Master Li? ”

Mrs. Li said: "It's the first day of March. My husband lives in the military department on weekdays, and he only comes back two or three times a month. On the first day of March, he went home to have a small gathering with me, and the next morning he went to work at the military headquarters. Who knew that after four or five days, the bad news of her husband's disappearance came. ”

Other words...... Li Zhu probably disappeared around the fifth day of the first month of March. Reflections are dark. He also asked, "May I ask Madam, on the night of the first day of the third lunar month, did Lord Li say anything to you that is different from usual?" ”

Mrs. Li shook her head: "The adults sent by the Criminal Department before also asked. There's really nothing special. ”

"Hmm...... So what do you think is the biggest possibility of Lord Li's disappearance? Could it be related to official business? ”

Mrs. Li still shook her head blankly: "I really don't know. My husband rarely talks to me about his official business. ”

"So has he had any money disputes with anyone recently?"

"My husband is usually clean, he doesn't have bad habits, and he never owes anyone a penny. He is of low rank, and our family has always been frugal, so there is no way to be suspected of taking bribes. Please be aware of it. ”

Yingxian sighed again. He lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and asked, "Please think about it carefully, does Lord Li have a gap with any official on weekdays?" ”

Mrs. Li pondered and said, "My husband is a cautious person, and it is hard to imagine that he will have conflicts with others. But...... He was sometimes angry at home, but he said a few words about Mr. Zhang's no. ”

"Is it Lord Zhang Qianhe?"

Mrs. Li nodded gloomily. Yingxian hurriedly asked, "What did he say?" ”

Mrs. Li hesitated for a moment, and then said: "It is said that he is corrupt and bribe-giving, and he is willing to welcome him, and there are ...... Condone the wicked. Busy added: "But these words, according to my understanding of him, will never be nonsense outside." ”

Obediently, if Zhang Qianhe hears this, he will definitely be regarded as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh, and it will be sooner than that. By the way, isn't the work of the head of the military department including writing official documents and the like? It's a ticking time bomb.

"Does Madame know that Lord Hu of the Ministry of War has been seriously ill recently, and the position of Shangshu needs to be filled? And Mr. Zhang is one of the popular candidates? ”

Mrs. Li asked in surprise, "Is there such a thing?" ”

A stalk. This lady really doesn't know what she should know. But on second thought, isn't it a way for her husband to protect her?

Mrs. Li bit her lip and said, "If this is the case, then Zhang Qianhe is very suspicious." To tell you the truth, my husband is wooden on the outside, but he is still Geng Jie's person on the inside. I'm afraid it's hard to watch Lord Zhang get promoted, and it's possible to join him at a critical time. As he spoke, he knelt down on the ground: "Lord Liang, please be sure to be a saint and be the master of the concubine." Her whole body trembled, and the core of the silk flower in her hair was wrapped around a few strands of gray hair, and she trembled sadly.

Yingxian hurriedly helped Mrs. Li up and said, "Madame, please get up." At the moment, I'm not sure that this has anything to do with Master Zhang. Don't make any assertions yet. By the way, the Criminal Department has sent someone to ask you before, right? “

"Yes. Two groups of people came. ”

"What did they ask?"

"Just ask me when I saw my husband for the last time, what unusual things I said that night, and if I have any unusual behavior lately. I asked me again about my current situation, whether life is difficult, and so on. ”

Yingxian faintly felt that something was wrong, and her mind was racing: Aren't these people just here to go through the motions? No wonder nothing can be found. That sounds like a rhythm you don't want to find out. But why didn't the Criminal Department want to investigate? Zhang Qianhe is just a squire of the military department, how can he even influence the criminal department? Don't......

The storm in her mind had subsided, and in an instant, she had made a decision that even she couldn't believe. Resolutely said: "I won't hide it from Mrs. now." When I came to investigate the case this time, it was actually specially sent by a noble person in the DPRK and China, and it was not a criminal department. Therefore, if there is any more questions from the Criminal Department or anyone else in the future, don't tell them that I have been here. ”

Mrs. Li burst into tears: "Yes, Lord Liang." The concubine obeys the orders of the stage. I just want the adults to get justice for the husband of the concubine. ”

Yingxian nodded: "The last thing I want to ask is, how tall is Master Li?" What does his official uniform look like? Also, do you usually wear any special clothes that you give him? The more detailed you can describe, the better. If it is, please also explain it. ”

Mrs. Li was stunned, she didn't expect the young and handsome Lord Liang in front of her to ask such a strange question. Ne said: "The husband is just a head taller than me. Speaking of clothes, well, his official uniform is like this...... The shoes look like this...... And the middle coat, it's really a bit special......"

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