After saying goodbye to Jin Qi and agreeing on a time and place to meet, Shen Wuyan hurriedly walked towards the yamen.

It is said to be a yamen, but in fact it looks like a larger house, and it is difficult to see from the outside that this is the government of Pyongyang. However, the door of the yamen was wide open, so Shen Wuyan easily walked in.

The yamen is a little deserted, and I don't know if it's because the security here is good, so there are few surnames to sue officials, or because the surname knows that it's useless to come here to sue officials, so I don't come.

However, Shen Wuyan didn't have the heart to ask about this, even if the officials here were heinous, he was helpless, and the most important thing now was to find that Lord Zhou as soon as possible, so that he could find his grievances.

The courtyard is actually still very large, and the division of labor is also very clear, and there are officials in each small room, but he doesn't care about what he is doing.

But in this way, it is really not easy to find that Lord Zhou. Fortunately, Shen Wuyan found a woman dressed as a maid along the way, and after several inquiries, he couldn't indicate where Lord Zhou was, but looking at her respectful look, it was obvious that she had a good impression of Lord Zhou.

"It's better to ...... Why don't you wait in the tearoom on the side for a while, and I'll go and report to Lord Zhou? ”

Although Shen Wuyan said that he was anxious, since he had arrived at the Yamen, he was no longer in a hurry, so when he heard this, he responded and followed her direction.

The tea hall is located in another small courtyard, which is very old, but some of the delicacy in the old houses of the capital, dilapidated begonias, and tall ancient acacias, and even a few moon seasons.

The door of the so-called tea hall is open, and the large windows on both sides are also open, so when you pass through the first window, you can see the inside of it.

The hall is not big, but because there is no one in it, there is a sense of desertion. Shen Wuyan took the tea on the counter, then boiled the water to make the tea himself, and then sat at the table and waited for the arrival of the Lord Zhou.

When Shen Wuyan drank the second cup of tea, the little maid walked slowly with an old man who was about eighty years old, the man's eyes were gentle, even if he was treating the maid in front of him, he was also very careful, for fear of an unintentional action, and lose etiquette.

"Is this the male?" The old man smiled gently at Shen Wuyan, and then said lightly: "Xiao just said that the public was looking for me to have something, and it happened that there was something over there, so I delayed for a while...... If you don't greet you well, I hope you will forgive me. ”

Before he could say a word, the old man explained so much. In fact, with his identity, there is no need to be like this at all, after all, he is now a minister, even if he knows the identity of the person in front of him, he does not need to be so humble.

However, the maid cicada who looked at the side was not the slightest surprised, obviously this kind of thing was normal for this old man, so he could feel the respect on the face of Master Jin before.

Looking at the hesitation on Shen Wuyan's face, the old man smiled heartily, then waved his hand at the little cicada, and said, "I'm afraid that the old man who sells soybeans at the city gate is coming soon, and the old man's legs and feet are not good...... You go and help him......"

The little cicada immediately understood, so he saluted the two of them again before slowly leaving.

After the cicada left, the old man smiled and said, "Actually, the cicada is the granddaughter of the old man...... It costs money to find a maid, and she is idle when she is idle......"

"Granddaughter?" Shen Wuyan thought that the little cicada was the old man's maid before, and he was still thinking that this little maid was really pitiful, but now he didn't know what was going on.

The old man smiled faintly, and his eyes were a little lonely: "My son was sent to the battlefield the year before last, and he died before he made meritorious service...... His wife dried up her tears and later fell seriously ill...... I want the old man to say that he died for the country...... That's righteousness, what kind of system is it to cry like this? ”

"You said your wife ......" Shen Wuyan's face changed drastically, secretly thinking that if the other party's wife had already died, then who was the lady he had seen in the mansion before.

The old man in front of him was obviously not the Zhou Qian he had seen before, and he was a little nervous, and Shen Wuyan realized that he had a little gaffe just now, and hurriedly changed his words: "Please forgive Lord Zhou, it was really a little abrupt just now......

Zhou Daren's face is still gentle, this gentleness is not like that of Master Jin, which makes people feel that the other party has some reason for this, but a simple gentleness, and the feeling of treating everything is very bland.

"It's okay...... I don't know what this duke is called...... Listening to Xiao Cicada, the public wants to come and inquire about something...... The old man has not been to Pyongyang for some years, but you and I are also fate...... So I just said a few more words......"

Shen Wuyan nodded, handed the mission voucher in his hand to Lord Zhou, and then said in a deep voice: "Shen Wuyan is here...... I want to ask if Lord Zhou has bought a house in Huofengzhuang? ”

"Fire Phoenix Village?" Lord Zhou narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at the voucher slightly, but he didn't look at it carefully, as if he was thinking about something, obviously it was not a simple matter to remember the Huofeng Zhuang Mansion.

"There is indeed a house...... I had saved some silver at that time, and I bought a house there...... In the Li Dynasty, Huofengzhuang can stay away from disputes...... But in today's imperial court, it's really not easy to get out......"

"Understood." Shen Wuyan nodded in response: "In this way, Lord Zhou hasn't lived in the past for a long time?" ”

"Could it be that something happened?" A hint of alarm suddenly appeared on Lord Zhou's face: "The old man only went from Seoul Mansion to Pyongyang Mansion a few days ago...... I haven't been there in a few years...... By the way, it's been in the hands of the butler......"

"Butler?" Shen Wuyan raised his eyes slightly, and was about to ask more, but he suddenly realized that Master Zhou's expression was wrong, and then his face flushed, and then he fell heavily on the table, and there was a dagger stuck in his back.

"Who ......" Shen Wuyan's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly stepped forward to investigate the dagger, and suddenly heard a scream outside the door.

Then Shen Wuyan saw the little cicada standing in front of the garden gate with a panicked face, her face was pale, staring at Shen Wuyan and the fallen Lord Zhou, and shouted, "Murder...... The Assassin killed Lord Zhou...... Come on......"

Shen Wuyan was anxious in his heart, and now he couldn't tell how he was, if he was arrested like this, then not only himself, but even his family in the capital would be affected.

After a little groaning, Shen Wuyan hurriedly closed Lord Zhou's open eyes with his hands, and then immediately got up and ran towards the door.

Probably because this yamen was deserted, so the little cicada shouted for a long time and did not see the officers and soldiers coming, but surrounded a few officials, and when they saw Lord Zhou's corpse lying on the ground, they immediately cried bitterly and scolded loudly.