Wang Lanping doesn't know who this middle-aged woman is, but her style is too much, people and girls have sold themselves, how can you still buy and sell, besides, people can buy and sell casually.

Wang Lanping looked at the girl kneeling on the ground, and couldn't help but think of Yun Niang who didn't know where she was, yes, the world is so chaotic, where did you fall, you shouldn't fall to the point of being like this girl.

The little beauty who sold herself in this self-selling was the brother and sister who sold out the art in Chaotian Palace a few days ago, the elder brother is called the method, the younger sister is called Fang Ling, the method ate the life lawsuit, and was imprisoned in the prison of Yingtianfu, I heard that she was asked about the death penalty, she had no relatives and no reason in Nanjing, and she wanted to redress her grievances but was stopped by the official of Yingtianfu, and she wanted to file a lawsuit, so you can, wrote a pleading, and paid five taels of silver for the litigation fee.

Five taels of silver for Fang Ling, that is an astronomical amount, she was born in a well-off family in Yangzhou, and she is also a lady, but because of the war in Yangzhou and went to Nanjing, on the way her parents were killed by Liu Kongzhao's subordinates to play the bandits, and the money was also robbed, there is no other way than to sell yourself for some money,.

Fang Ling knelt on the street, sticking a straw sign on his head, asking for twenty taels.

The middle-aged woman fell in love with this girl at a glance before, this is a cash cow, take it back and train it well, and it is not even popular in half of Nanjing City.

But soon someone recognized her as the old man and bustard in the 'Xiangxiao Embroidery Pavilion' in Qinhuai River, and Fang Ling heard that she was bought by the people in the Qing and Lou. disagreed, but Ding's mother didn't give in. There were still a few sons and brothers who were bidding for the price, and they all wanted to compete. The price has been increased from twenty taels to fifty taels.

Fang Ling's eyes were watery and pitiful, "No, no, auntie, I won't go there, I won't go."

Wang Lanping's compassion was greatly moved, hoping that if the wandering mother and Yun Niang were in trouble, they could also meet a kind person.

"Girl. Get up and tell me what is wrong with you" Wang Lanping came to her side, and it was not easy to reach out to help, but he just handed over the end of the crutch.

Not long after Fang Ling came to Nanjing, he didn't know that this was the famous Wang Zhuangyuan, Dingnanhou Mansion, but the man in front of him didn't look hateful, his eyes were full of pity.

"The old body has given a gift to the Hou Ye" How could the middle-aged woman miss the fat in her hand, and she was busy giving a gift. Said hurriedly, "Although you are a marquis, do you have to talk about first-come-first-served in this business, this girl was selected first by our 'Xiangxiao Embroidery Pavilion'." It's convenient for you."

Wang Lanping didn't know what the woman was talking about, so he turned his head to the side and whispered to the soldiers behind him, "What is this place?" ”

Soldier Ding Yile. whispered in his ear, "A brothel and courtyard on the Qinhuai River"

Wang Lanping listened. It's worth it.,A pure girl who can sell herself for her brother's business.。 Righteousness, no matter what, she can't be reduced to that kind of place.

"What kind of business is it to buy and sell big people on the street, this is the imperial city" Wang Lanping stretched out his hand to pick up Fang Ling.

The middle-aged woman hurriedly stretched out her hand and said, "Master Hou, you are unreasonable, she sells herself, I am kind enough to help her, Master Hou, you can't bully us good people, I have agreed with her, fifty taels, she will go with me"

Wang Lanping didn't bother to explain to her, turned to Fang Ling and said, "Girl, don't be afraid, say, are you willing to go with her?" ”

Fang Ling shook his head solemnly, but said timidly, "I, I want to sell me to my brother to fight a lawsuit."

Now, the middle-aged woman was even more energetic, "Master Hou, listen, don't hurt the girl, people are in trouble, I'm helping her"

Wang Lanping didn't expect to make an old bustard stumped on this street, money, he really doesn't have it, don't look at the Hou Ye's Mansion is so luxurious, the current silver really can't make up the fifty taels for a while, and the fifty taels of silver are almost equivalent to half a year's money for a county master.

However, he suddenly remembered why there was no silver.

Wang Lanping smiled, "Okay, if you want to talk about business, then I, the marquis, will sell you a face today, how much do you pay?" ”

The middle-aged woman stretched out her slap and said proudly, "Fifty taels, oh no, add ten taels, sixty taels"

Maybe this old man and bustard heard about what happened to the Dingnan Hou Mansion and knew that he had no money.

Wang Lanping was unhurried, turned around and whispered to the soldiers, and then said, "I will also give sixty taels"

The middle-aged woman smiled, I have never seen such a price increase, and I will pay it back.

But Wang Lanping was soon said again, "gold"

This time, the middle-aged woman was stunned, oh my God, sixty taels of gold.

At this time, the soldier came out of the courtyard, holding two round gold cakes in his hands, which were shining golden in the sun, and the old man and the bustard were also interested, and ran away in a gray manner.

**

In the front yard of Dingnan Hou's Mansion, the ground is full of fallen leaves, and in this autumn breeze, there are two people sitting opposite the table.

On the stone table, three dishes of side dishes, a clear soup, a pot of wine, two pairs of chopsticks, and the wine and food were all tasted by the soldiers at the door in advance, and they were not poisonous.

Fang Ling couldn't let go of it, she didn't understand why she entered this Hou Mansion in a daze, and she looked very restrained.

"Hungry," Wang Lanping thought that the girl in front of him was Yun Niang who appeared in his mind every day.

Fang Ling bit her lip and lowered her head with a red face, not daring to look at Wang Lanping, but her stomach made an uncompromising 'grunt' at this time, and she smiled very embarrassedly.

Wang Lanping picked up the chopsticks and put the vegetables in her bowl, "It's okay, don't be afraid, you have to fill your stomach first for big things, come, you, do you drink?" ”

Fang Ling shook his head.

"Then I'll pour myself a drink, you can do it yourself, don't be restrained"

Wang Lanping poured a glass of wine and drank it all, very freely.

Fang Ling's big round eyes widened, his hands were pinched around on his thighs, and his palms were red.

Dingnan Hou Mansion? Hou Ye? This person who is not a few years older than himself is a marquis? But why is this house so desolate, there is no popularity at all, and there is not even a subordinate to clean the yard. Could it be that this is a marquis who has violated the king's law? But no, this man looks kind-eyed. There is also compassion, how can you violate the king's law. Why does he want to help himself, is he also like that Ding's mother, what intentions, but he has no choice, Ding's mother is right, Hanako can't be hungry, in order to save his brother from prison, what can he do, I hope this is a good family. Repay his kindness by being a cow and a horse here, but is there anyone else in this house? The hostess of this family is not fierce, I heard my brother say that the wives of the big families are so vicious, they beat the maid to death at every turn, look at the crutch next to him, could it be that he is a cripple? ……

Fang Ling thought thoughtlessly, and Wang Lanping, who was opposite, had three glasses of wine. In these years, there is almost no degree, and ordinary people don't have anything to do with drinking two catties, and they don't go up. It can quench thirst and fatigue.

"What are you doing in a daze? If you don't eat it, it's cold," Wang Lanping raised his eyebrows.

"Oh, thank you, sir."

Wang Lanping laughed, "Master? You can do it. It sounds awkward, I used to be a soldier. You can call me a general, I like to hear it. But, I'm afraid you're the only one calling me that lately, by the way, what's your name? ”

"I, my name is Fang Ling" Fang Ling sent a mouthful of food to his mouth, but immediately stopped, a little nervous, "Master, you don't regret it, you bought me, right?" Master? ”

Wang Lanping felt inexplicable, but soon understood that this girl was afraid that she would pay her bills.

"The gold is all in my pocket, and I don't panic, rest assured, the money is yours, and I don't buy you, I want to buy everything in my last life and this life, but I don't buy people"

When Fang Ling heard this, he hurriedly covered the sixty miles of gold in his pocket tighter, and casually checked whether his clothes were not covered tightly, "Then, what do you want to do?" ”

Wang Lanping shook his head and smiled, poured wine and said, "Why don't you do it, are you from Yangzhou?" Sit, eat and talk, I'm not a bad guy."

Fang Ling was suspicious, sat down vigilantly, picked up the dishes and chopsticks again, and was quickly defeated by the fragrance of the food, she was so hungry that she immediately pulled out several mouthfuls, and then nodded, "Yes, there is a war in Yangzhou, and the official asked me to come to Jiangnan to avoid the disaster of war."

Wang Lanping was twisted in his heart, it was really the disaster brought about by the war, there was no way, how could there be a perfect thing in the world.

"Then do you hate those who are in office? I left my hometown and came to Nanjing."

Fang Ling's tears fell in an instant, and he sobbed softly, "My father and mother were killed by water bandits when they crossed the river, and now my brother is in a lawsuit again, I, I hate those who are officials, hate, the biggest official in Yangzhou City, Shi, Shi Kefa, hate him"

Wang Lanping smiled bitterly secretly, Shi Kefa, Shi Kefa, you said that you are so wronged that you can lie down if you die.

"Sister, being an official also has the difficulties of being an official, some things are not what you think, hundreds of thousands of people cross the river, it is inevitable that there will be places that are not well taken care of, Shi Kefa died in battle, don't hate him, hate, hate me"

Fang Ling blinked, "Why should I hate you?"

"I am the Marquis of Dingnan, Wang Lanping, the war in Yangzhou, I am present, I am also a part of the relocation of people across the river"

Wang Lanping didn't want to hide it from her, just like he never deceived Yun Niang, who was his childhood sweetheart.

Fang Ling's eyes suddenly widened, and his mouth was full of food, which was really cute, and the gold in his pocket was also scattered all over the ground, clanging.

"You, what's wrong with you?" Wang Lanping was stunned.

"You are the number one martial artist in the world? The Admiral of the Nanjing Garrison? Fang Ling hurriedly swallowed the food and spoke quickly.

"That's right, it's a fake, but now it's not an official."

Fang Ling heard about it as early as when Wang Lanping went to Yangzhou for the first time to solve Gao Jie's rebels, at that time the whole Yangzhou city was talking about Zhuangyuanlang, when Wang Zhuangyuan entered Yangzhou for the first time, she and a few friends also went to the street to see, but there were too many people at that time, she just glanced at it from a distance, and didn't see what he looked like, but I heard that someone who had seen his appearance came back and said that Wang Zhuangyuan was heroic and extraordinary, and he was a big husband who was hard to find in heaven and earth.

But she didn't expect that she would sit in his house so coincidentally today.

Suddenly, Fang Ling fell to his knees and cried, "General, general, please save my brother, he, he didn't kill anyone, he really didn't kill anyone."

After listening to Fang Ling simply tell her brother about that day, Wang Lanping couldn't help frowning, Ying Tian's prefect's nephew died on the street, I heard that the case was sentenced in three days, and the efficiency of the case was simply fast, it is autumn now, every day is a good day to cut off the head, maybe one day it will be pulled out and cut, it is no wonder that the Zhu prefect is sentenced so quickly.

Zhu Zhikui, the prefect of Yingtian, has no children under his knees, only his younger brother has such a lone seedling in this room, and the younger brother and his wife died early, Zhu Zhifu saw that this nephew was closer than his own son, so he died on the street, who is not angry.

Besides, this case is really tricky, the physical witnesses are all there, the knife is his brother's, and the human witnesses are several members of the Zhu family, although the motive for the murder is to be discussed, but no matter what, it can't get rid of the suspicion of accidental homicide.

But Fang Ling's expression didn't look like he was telling a lie, and he couldn't know if it was true or not, but time was tight, and if he wanted to overturn the case, he had to have time, ten days, it was tighter.

Besides, Wang Lanping's current identity is only Nandinghou, and he has no right to meddle in local government affairs at all, but he quickly thought of one person, that is, Qian Xiaole, the secretary of the Criminal Department, he is a heavenly official of the Criminal Department, and all major and important cases in the world have to be handled by him.

Soon, Shang Shule and Xiao Le, who had just walked out of the Criminal Department, were called back by Wang Lanping's soldiers.

The soldiers were about to cry, but the holy decree was to let them monitor Dingnanhou's every move, and prevent the idle people from contacting him, why do they have to help him find someone now, but in front of the emperor who didn't even come out of the Forbidden City and Dingnanhou's reputation of killing 15,000 prisoners of war in one go, this soldier is still recognizable, and he complied with it.

The three of them entered the front hall and sat down, and Qian Shangshu immediately remembered when he heard Miss Fang Ling's brief description.

Qian Xiaole said, "Yes, yes, is there such a case, killing people on the street, human and material evidence are there, Ying Tianfu reported the file yesterday, I have also read it, the suspicions have not been found for the time being, agree with Ying Tianfu's verdict, and plan to report to the emperor in a few days, please ask the emperor to decide, Miss Fang Ling, you have to be psychologically prepared, this case is afraid that it will not be easy to turn over."

In ancient times, the execution of criminals, whether they were first-class officials or villains, as long as it was a capital crime, they all had to be executed by the emperor himself.

When Fang Ling heard this, she couldn't cry even more, even such a big official said that there was no way, so who else could she count on, she didn't recruit anyone and didn't provoke anyone, so she was put on such a big life lawsuit.

Wang Lanping said, "No, no, I'm not asking you to overturn the case, aren't you in charge of the criminal department, see if you can press this case first, send it later, let me check it again, if it is really as the file says, then he has to kill people to pay for his life, there is nothing to say"

Fang Ling hurriedly wiped his tears, "No, my brother didn't kill anyone, he didn't kill anyone, I can testify"

Qian Xiaole said, "You are his sister, your testimony is not reliable, if there were other witnesses at the time, you may be able to try"

Fang Ling was stupid at the time, how did he know who was present, but at the gate of Chaotian Palace, it was not crowded with people one day, and he might come to testify, I am afraid that no one would dare to come.

Wang Lanping said, "Qian Shangshu, it's rare to ask you once, I'm not bending the law for personal gain, I'm just giving a few days."

Qian Xiaole immediately gave up his hand and said, "I can do this, but the time can't be delayed too long, if there is still no evidence, then I can only decide according to Ying Tianfu's judgment and uphold the original verdict."

Wang Lanping nodded, "This is natural, the legal net is restored, and the murderer will not escape justice, but you are the expert in the investigation of the case, and you have to catch this case personally, please"

Qian Xiaole smiled, "Master Hou, you are polite, but this person is ...... you, Master Hou?" ”

"Oh, I don't know him, it's just that Miss Fang Ling's family fled from Yangzhou, which has something to do with me, and I can't bear to see her helpless"

Fang Ling glanced at Wang Lanping gratefully.

Qian Xiaole raised his head and smiled, "She also said that she has no support, doesn't she have your Hou Ye as a backer, haha"

Wang Lanping looked at Fang Ling, only to see her face flushed, her eyes looked at each other, and she hurriedly lowered her head.

"Farewell, farewell" Qian Xiaole got up and left. (To be continued.) )