Time can heal many wounds, but it can also obliterate many traces, and with limited science and technology, investigating a case from more than a decade ago is simply difficult.

In addition, the targets of the investigation also include the high-ranking harem concubines, which makes this task even more difficult.

The palace is a bit like a yamen, and it is also the nature of living in the front office, such as holding court meetings and summoning ministers in the front, and the back is where the emperor and his concubines live, of course, close ministers can also enter the palace in the back under the emperor's summons.

After Jiajing changed in Renyin Palace, he moved to Xiyuan, so that many important affairs of the court were carried out in Xiyuan.

Zhu Xizhong is a descendant of loyal ministers, hereditary princes, and has won the trust of Jiajing, and can walk in the palace at will, but as his confidant, Song Chenxi can only set up an office in the side hall next to the imperial tea room to investigate the matter of the Jinshan Night Festival.

When Yu Jin and Liu Shouyou arrived at the side hall, Song Chenxi was directing his subordinates to work with red eyes and a hoarse voice.

"Hurry up, the adults said, if you do this, you will be rewarded."

"Go and urge Concubine Zheng He again, you can't delay it any longer."

"What about the inquiry records of Concubine Peng An and Concubine Du Zhuang?"

Song Chenxi was so busy that she accidentally saw Liu Shouyou and Yu Jin, and hurriedly walked over to say hello.

After some etiquette, Song Chenxi led the two to the side hall and sat down.

Liu Shouyou opened his mouth and asked, "Song Qianhu, can you get anything?" ”

"Returning to the words of the lord, no" Song Chenxi shook his head and said: "Don't hide it from the two of you, Song would rather go on a drudgery now than do this errand here." ”

After all, Song Chenxi poured bitter water, which was similar to what Liu Shouyou said, how it was difficult to be made difficult, how difficult it was to carry out work, or something.

can become Zhu Hope's confidant and favorite general. Needless to say, talent and responsibility are better than others, in Yu Jin's eyes, Song Chenxi is also a responsible person, but now with a bitter look, Yu Jin feels that he is pitiful.

Liu Shouyou reassured a few words. introduced Yu Jin to Song Chenxi again.

Yu Jin and Song Chenxi have known each other for a long time, but both of them pretended not to know each other, politely said, and then went straight to the topic: "Song Qianhu, what about the record book that recorded Concubine Du Kang's travels back then?" ”

"Yu Xiaoshu wait a minute, Song will take it."

Not long after Song Chenxi left, he came in with a record book and gently placed it in front of Yu Jin.

As soon as the record book was opened, Yu Jin's brows furrowed. After looking at it for a while, he closed the account book and said: "This record book is new, the ink color has not yet settled, and the ink fragrance has not yet dissipated. ”

Placed for more than ten years. The paper is yellowed, and the paper is still new. What kind of account book is this?

Song Chenxi smiled bitterly and said: "That's right, this is only done on the eighth day of the first month, it is said that the treasury where the records are kept in the palace caught fire, some account books were burned, and some account books were flooded, this is the record to be restored as much as possible." ”

Is that okay?

The fire was too coincidental, right?

No one said this to themselves. just said that there were difficulties, and then said that Jiajing's concubines didn't cooperate, and no one told them that there was a problem with the record book, and it was obvious that someone didn't want to find out the truth, so they didn't do anything to cover it up. Directly destroy the evidence.

Obviously, the question of King Yu does not need to be conclusive, it only needs to arouse the suspicion of his subjects, and that is enough.

The question is, did Liu Shou tell himself about this, Yu Jin turned his gaze to Liu Shouyou with some dissatisfaction, and Liu Shouyou's gaze turned to other places intentionally or unintentionally, and did not communicate with Yu Jin.

They are weak hearts.

Yu Jin said helplessly: "What about the person who copied this record book? ”

"Dead, it is said that he was seriously ill, died of incurability, and burned ash to fill the well." Song Chenxi said.

Liu Shouyou asked: "What about the palace maids who used to serve Concubine Du Kang?" ”

"A few close ones have followed Concubine Du Kang, and the remaining two have filled in the wells one after another, but there are no left."

Yes, in this way, don't talk about yourself, even Di Renjie and Yuan Fanglai are useless.

The opponent is not only well-planned, but also powerful, even if he tears his face, he is not afraid of himself.

As soon as Song Chenxi's words fell, the three people present became silent, looking depressed, everyone knew that this errand could not be completed.

Yu Jin stayed in the palace for more than an hour, mainly to look at the confession or something, and only then did Liu Shouyou leave together at noon.

It's useless in it, it won't help at all, and staying in the palace is only a waste of time.

"Brother Yu, I didn't tell you about the record book, it's my brother's fault, I don't want to discourage your enthusiasm, and Brother Weili also wants you to show your magic again," Liu Shouyou said in a low voice.

"No solution" Yu Jin shook his head and said: "Time has passed too long, the status of the object is too special, the evidence is too little, the soft and hard are not good, and there are many constraints, and the current conditions are simply not feasible." ”

Liu Shouyou whispered: "Needless to say, we also know, but we have no choice, in fact, Brother Yu doesn't have to worry, the adults invited you here, just to assist, there is no mandatory task, and there is no military order, just based on the previous performance, it is enough to commend." ”

Yu Jin patted Liu Shouyou on the shoulder: "I don't care about rewarding these, it's just that Brother Liu, you don't have to toss in the palace, no matter how much thought you put into it, it's in vain, if you focus on the outside of the palace, maybe there will be unexpected gains." ”

"What do you mean, brother?"

"I always feel that King Jing will not sit on the sidelines for such a big thing, if he guesses well, he is very likely to be in the capital." Yu Jin said in a low voice.

The main thing is that Concubine Lu Jing's departure from the palace during the New Year seems unusual.

Liu Shouyou's eyes lit up, and then nodded slightly.

After leaving the palace, Liu Shouyou had to go back to Jinyiwei to report to Zhu Xizhong, and Yu Jin went straight home.

"Young Master, have you found out?"

"Young master, is the lady in the palace as beautiful as a fairy?"

"Young master, is the lady in the palace wearing gold, silver and jewelry all over her body?"

"Will the emperor be promoted to the young master's official?"

After returning home, Xiao Man and Xiao Mu asked in a squeaky while helping Yu Jin take off his official uniform and change into civilian clothes, full of curiosity, like two little larks.

See two innocent smiling faces. Yu Jin's depressed mood also improved a lot, so he smiled and chatted with them.

After changing her clothes, Qing'er sent refreshments at the right time.

Facing Qing'er's inquiring gaze, Yu Jin shook his head slightly.

Qing'er asked in a low voice, "Guess, if this matter is easy to do, I won't look for you." So what now? ”

Yu Jin spread his hands helplessly: "Now Lord Guogong will make a good show for us." ”

"Guogong? Make a good show? Qing'er said with a puzzled expression

Ants steal life, which shows that a person attaches importance to life and nostalgia for the world.

When you are hungry, you will find something to eat, you will avoid danger, you will call for help when you are in danger, and you will look for Langzhong when you are sick, these are all cherishing life, but there are also some people who have a stronger desire for death than survival, and the reason is very simple: if you are not born, you will have no love. It's that they are worse than dead.

For example, the prisoners in the Fusi Prison in Beizhen.

The cases handled by the Jinyi Weibei Zhenfu Division are all cases designated by the emperor, it is independent of the three divisions, and is only responsible to the emperor.

In addition to the punishments commonly used by the yamen, such as beating the board, slapping the mouth, pinching the fingers, and burning the fire, the Jinyi guards also devised a lot of cruel tortures: pouring red-hot nails on people, called wearing red robes; A large cylinder is filled with spiky nails. forced people to drill through, called shabu-shabu; Tie people up. Pull each hand and foot for a day, and forcibly pull a little every day, called a dial; Shove a red-hot soldering iron into the anus, and that's called opening the back door

Only people can't think of it, and they can't do it without them, and some executioners take pleasure in torturing people with tricks. Many prisoners have no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth, so that life is worse than death, and some people say that death is a kind of relief.

Lu Datian was in the Fusi Prison in Beizhen. It's also a member who wants to be liberated as soon as possible.

Lu Datian was not afraid of punishment, because he had no pain all over his body, and he couldn't feel pain no matter how Jin Yiwei tortured him, but he still wanted to die.

There is no love in life.

After being picked by a mysterious person, the fate of the Lu family was immediately changed, the family no longer worried about eating, and the son's illness also had money to be treated, although the family was forced to remain incognito, but relying on that silver, there was no need to worry about it in this life, and the condition for changing the fate of the family was that he agreed to do a dangerous thing.

Framed the already dead Concubine Du Kang.

is also a former childhood sweetheart.。

At that time, Lu Du's two families were very poor, but the two families had a good relationship, Lu Datian and Du Kangfei played together from small to big, and they were childhood sweethearts in the eyes of others, but a draft girl, the two were separated, and finally Lu Datian married a woman with big feet and gave birth to a pair of lovely children.

The wife is not as delicate as Concubine Du Kang, but she is better than living a good life, she is a good hand inside and out, and she is worthy of a man when she does her job, and the most important thing is to leave the Lu family behind, but unfortunately there are unforeseen circumstances, and her son is outside, and he was seriously injured, and since then he has left the root of the disease, and he has to spend a lot of money to cure it, and he can't cure it if he has exhausted the family.

I can't take medicine anymore, and my condition is getting worse day by day.

Just when he was in the most desperate, a mysterious person appeared, as long as Lu Datian gave him his life and listened to him, he would take action to change the fate of the Lu family.

There is no loss in this life, the family has been resettled, and he stays in the capital, with fine clothes and food every day, even the Oiran who can only watch from afar in the past, and I don't know how many Spring Festivals I have spent with myself.

Even if you die, this life is worth it.

As long as you die, your family can also receive another funeral fee, and you don't have to worry about life at that time.

Winter has not gone, spring is coming, snowflakes are flying, the cold wind is raging, the prison is originally gloomy, in the dark night, the torch is blown by the wind and erratic, coupled with the painful screams of the prisoners from time to time, which makes people feel a little hairy in their hearts.

However, there was a warmth in Lu Datian's mind.

He wanted to see his family in the suburbs of Beijing a few days ago, that was the last time he saw them before he acted, his wife and children were good, his complexion was ruddy, his son's illness was almost better, and there was some meat on his face.

When he thought of the old and young in the family, Lu Datian couldn't sleep.

It's also hard to sleep, my hands and feet are tied tightly, and I can't sleep even if I want to.

Lu Datian squinted and found that the two brocade guards were drinking hot tea on the side, staring at him from time to time, these people were staring at him for twelve hours a day.

Get used to it.

With a "squeak", the cell door opened, and then I heard the two brocade guards flatteringly call Master Zongqi, and Lu Datian didn't need to open his eyes to know that a small leader surnamed Huang was coming.

"Big brother, it's so windy outside, it's hard."

"Hehe, big brother, why is it a little late today, why, can't you get up in which beauty's bed? But you have to pay attention to your body. ”

The two laughed and joked, and Huang Zongqi said angrily: "Roll the calf, Lao Tzu encountered bad luck today, don't mention it, Ming'er has to go to the incense to get bad luck." ”

After that, he walked up to Lu Datian and asked, "Is the prisoner okay?" ”

"That's right, I poured chicken soup half an hour ago, and I made him a day today, and now, I sleep like a dead pig." The brocade-clothed guard with a meaty face immediately responded.

The thin Jinyi Wei echoed: "Big brother, don't worry, I and Fatty Bo are staring at it, it's okay." ”

Huang Zongqi was relieved at this time, sat on the square table on the side, and poured a cup of hot tea for himself: "Look at it, the commander personally ordered the good people, if something happens, the three of us will lose our skin if we don't die." ”

"That's, that's" Fat Bo hurriedly said: "I and Slender Wei are looking at it, there will definitely be no accident, you can rest assured." ”

Slender Wei said curiously: "Big brother, just now you said that you ran into something unlucky, what happened?" ”

Huang Zongqi put down the bowl with a "snap", and said with an unhappy face: "It's Lao Tzu who is on duty here tonight, and you either ask why you are late, or you are delayed by this matter and go outside the city to investigate the case." ”

"Investigating the case? What case? Fat Bo immediately asked.

Slender Wei asked curiously: "Yes, big brother, isn't there a five-city soldier and horse division, how can it talk about you?" ”

"Five Cities Terracotta Division? These guys, just bully the people, just catch a little hooligan, as soon as there is a big case, you know, for this guy's business, the people in the guard have been sent out, and the Tongzhi adults will send this matter to me, Lao Tzu also looked for it in the dark, and go, good guy, the tragedy of destroying the door. ”

Destroy the door?

This is so ruthless that not only Fat Bo and Skinny Dog were surprised, but even Lu Datian, who was pretending to be asleep, also strengthened his ears.

Under the questioning of the two subordinates, Huang Zongqi shook his head and said: "A family of five, it's gone, and there are two children among them." ”

A family of five with two children?

Huang Zongqi and the others didn't notice that Lu Datian's body, who was tied to the pillar, shook, and there was a hint of anxiety on his face: because his family, his elderly parents, wife and a pair of children added up to just five people.

Although he got real money, he was always a little unsteady in his heart, for fear that his family would encounter misfortune.

"Big brother, what do the soldiers and horses of the five cities do to eat, we are the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, why do we have to take care of this kind of thing?"

Huang Zongqi shook his head and said: "Ordinary cases, we Jinyiwei definitely don't care, but a palace silk was found at the scene, by the way, in the hand of the little girl who is about six or seven years old, there is also a phoenix hairpin in the palace, the stakes are very high, it may be related to the royal family, can you not move?" ”

Feng Hai?

Palace silk?

Little girl?

Suddenly, Lu Datian opened his eyes suddenly, twisted desperately, and shouted: "Let me go, let me go, let me go quickly" (to be continued. )