Chapter 65: Jijing in Turmoil (2)
It was two o'clock, close to noon, on the street not far from the Great Prison Temple, the head of Xie An's Mansion held Su Xin with both hands on the back of his head, and walked slowly and methodically on the street, looking left and right, very pleasantly.
At this moment, there was a call from the front.
"Su Xin, what are you doing here?"
Su Xin raised his head in surprise and looked at Liao Lizheng striding towards him in surprise, holding a splendid box in his hand.
"Qi Hao," Su Xin smiled with relief, then looked at Qi Hao and teased, "During his tenure, he left his post without permission, hey, I caught it, right?" β
"Nonsense!" Qi Hao rolled his eyes angrily, then patted the splendid box in his hand, and explained, "Shicai, the shopkeeper of the jade gold shop sent someone to the Great Prison Temple, saying that the jade fan that the lord ordered in his shop a few days ago has been made, so the lord told me to take a trip, pay the final payment, and get this item back by the way......"
"Is it the fan that the adults made for Miss Changsun?" Su Xin said suddenly with a sense of realization.
"Isn't it," smiling slightly, Qi Hao patted the splendid box in his hand and said jokingly, "Speaking of which, if the eldest grandson military master doesn't hold a fan in his hand, I really don't have a habit of looking at it...... Oh, it's ...... to call the second lady right now," he said, he glanced Su Xin up and down, and asked curiously, "What are you doing here?" β
Su Xin shrugged his shoulders and said truthfully, "Your Excellency sent me to invite Ruan Shangshu, Lord Xun, and Doctor Meng to ......," he said, and he told Qi Hao about Xu Zhi and the others going to the Great Prison Temple, only to hear Qi Hao frowning.
"Since the adults have entrusted you with things, why are you so lazy?"
As soon as Su Xin heard it, he knew that Qi Hao had misunderstood, waved his hand and said, "You misunderstood, but I didn't deliberately neglect it, it was ordered by the adults...... Alright, alright. Hurry back to the Great Prison Temple, the second lady is in the official office right now, I'll walk around a few more times......"
"When are you going to slip to?"
"Maybe...... Hmm, it's afternoon......" As he spoke, Su Xin waved his hand at Qi Hao with his waist knife on his shoulder, and walked towards the far side of the street in a big way.
Only Qi Hao, who had an inexplicable face, was left.
Looking at Su Xin's distant back for a long time, Qi Hao thought for a moment and quickened his pace. Head towards the Great Prison Temple.
Walking into the gate of the official office of the Great Prison Temple, and coming to Xie An's office house as Shaoqing, Qi Hao found that there was only the eldest grandson Xiangyu in the house, a woman he admired very much. was sitting at the desk in Xie An's office, boredly flipping through the case files.
Seeing this, Qi Hao hurriedly clasped his fists, saluted her, and called respectfully, "Madam......"
The eldest grandson Xiangyu glanced at it when he heard the words, and saw that it was Qi Hao. Not surprised, he flipped through the case file in his hand and said softly, "It's Qi Hao." Your adults aren't in this room...... What do you have in your hands? β
Qi Hao smiled slightly, took a few steps closer, respectfully placed the brocade box in his hand on the table in front of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, and said with a smile. "This is the ...... that the adult will pick up for his wife at the end of his life."
"For the slaves?" The eldest grandson Xiangyu was stunned, and opened the brocade box suspiciously with Qi Hao's snickering expression. She was surprised to find that there was a delicately crafted jade paper fan in the brocade box, which was quite similar to the one her mother had left her before.
"......" The eldest grandson Xiangyu's heart trembled slightly, and he took the fan in his hand with some impatience, stroked the smooth and delicate jade fan bone, and then slowly opened it.
I saw that on one side of the fan, there was a painting that made the eldest grandson Xiangyu feel extremely familiar and nostalgic.
It was beside a stone bridge, under a willow tree, in a luxurious carriage, a delicate woman poked her head out of the window, chuckled and talked to a man dressed as a scholar outside the carriage, which was exactly the scene when the eldest grandson Xiangyu and Xie An met alone for the first time.
And on the other side of the fan, there is a painting of half of the extremely magnificent city, the top of the city gate is written with a large pen [Luoyang] two big characters, and not far from the city gate, there is a woman holding a fan, is riding a white horse, pointing to the direction of the city, beside her, countless soldiers and horses rushed to the city one after another, it is not surprising that it is her eldest grandson Xiangyu commanded the soldiers and horses to capture Luoyang's battle.
Do you really have a heart......
Looking at the thoughtful gift, the eldest grandson Xiangyu couldn't help but show a little affection in his eyes, and carefully stroked the jade fan in his hand, and couldn't put it down.
To tell the truth, because the jade fan left to her by her mother unfortunately broke the fan bone, the eldest grandson Xiangyu always felt that something was missing in her hands these days, and she was uncomfortable, although Xie An had promised her that after arriving in Jijing, she would ask a craftsman to remake a jade fan and give it to her, but it has been nearly 20 days since she returned to Jijing, and Xie An did not mention anything about this matter, which made the eldest grandson Xiangyu feel a little unswerving.
She was going to urge, after all, this was Xie An's first gift to her, but unfortunately, in recent days, Xie An has been busy solving cases every day, and she is embarrassed to speak.
What surprised her was that despite how busy she was, Xie An did not forget about it, and even spent a lot of effort explaining the scenes between him and her to the craftsmen who made jade fans, and selected two commemorative events and painted them on the fan surface, which made the eldest grandson Xiangyu quite moved.
"Madame, are you satisfied?" Seeing that the eldest grandson Xiangyu was looking at the fan in his hand stupidly, Qi Hao asked tentatively.
The eldest grandson Xiangyu chuckled happily when he heard this, and was about to speak, but suddenly noticed Qi Hao's secret snickering, his face was slightly red, and he was angry in his heart, and he pretended to be disdainful and said, "Where did you find the craftsman in your family?" The roughness of the painter is not as good as the slave's graffiti...... Well, for his sake, so be it......" As she spoke, she noticed that there was no inscription on either side of the fan, and her heart moved, spreading the paper fan flat, and instructed Qi Hao, "Qi Hao, grind!" β
"Yes, ma'am!" Although he didn't understand what the eldest grandson Xiangyu was going to do, Qi Hao didn't dare to slack off at all, and carefully grinded it.
Under Qi Hao's surprised gaze, the eldest grandson Xiangyu picked up a wolf pen on the table, dipped the tip of the pen in ink, and after a little thought, picked up the pen and inscribed a poem next to the painting when she and Xie An met alone for the first time.
That line of fly-headed small Kai, dignified and beautiful, but without losing its momentum, the pen is strong, I have to say that the eldest grandson Xiangyu is worthy of being a master of calligraphy and painting. Solid foundation.
"This is ......" Qi Hao leaned over curiously, carefully looked at the poem inscribed by the eldest grandson Xiangyu, and read softly, "Han Mou cold plan frost covers the pupils, ice muscle jade bone snow clean cong." People peep at the feathers and avoid the three things, and the rich son wears the crown and wins the vermilion...... Madame, what do you mean by that? β
"Giggle...... "The eldest grandson Xiangyu chuckled a few times, but he didn't explain, and carefully blew away the ink. Then he took the fan in his hand, and said with great interest, "Let's go, follow Mrs. Ben to see your lord......
"Uh, yes! - That's right. Madame, what are you doing right now? β
"At this time......" slowly put away the fan, supporting his chin with one end of the fan, the eldest grandson Xiangyu said with a smile, "I guess I'm playing tricks to persuade someone, giggle......"
At the same time, in the guest room not far from the room of the eldest grandson Xiangyu. Xie An was staring intently at Wen Qin, the Qing of Guanglu Temple, who was sitting opposite, and said, "Lord Wen, are you still unwilling to tell the truth?" β
glanced at Xie An. Wen Qin shook his head and said expressionlessly, "This mansion doesn't know what Xie Shaoqing is talking about!" β
"No, Master Wen knows it very well in his heart...... Lord Wen is hesitating, right? β
"Hesitation?"
"Isn't it?" He raised his finger and pointed to Xu Zhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Justice, who was sleeping next to the banquet, and Chu Xi, the first assistant university scholar of the palace. Xie An said with a smile, "Master Wen just saw it. Right? β
Wen Qin paused with his hand holding the wine cup, shook his head and said, "See what?" I don't know what Xie Shaoqing is talking about! β
"Hehehe!" Xie An laughed a few times, and then pointed his finger at Gou Gong, who was drinking, and said with a smile, "This person is a new subordinate of this mansion, and he is good at medicine, just when he drugged and charmed the two adults, this mansion noticed that Lord Wen's expression was different, most of them saw it, but why, Lord Wen didn't stop those two adults from drinking?" ββThe only explanation is that most of the people have something to say about it with the government......
"......" Wen Qin's face changed slightly when he heard this, he glanced at Xie An deeply, and drank all the wine in the cup in one gulp.
Xie An guessed well, and Gou Gong followed his instructions and took the opportunity to pour the wine to secretly smear the drug on the cups of Xu Zhi and Chu Xi, all of which Wen Qin could see clearly, but he didn't say anything to remind him, as for why, I'm afraid even he couldn't say it clearly.
Perhaps, as Xie An said, Xie An wanted Gou Gong to take medicine to put down Xu Zhi and Chu Xi, and wanted to talk to him Wen Qin alone, and he Wen Qin may also want to talk to Xie An alone......
"What the hell is going on? ββAccording to what I have seen in this house, Master Wen should have known the truth of the matter, why not tell the truth, find the real murderer, and replace Brother Ling's family
Get justice? β
"......" Wen Qin was silent when he heard this, stroked his nephew's head, and quietly looked at the little guy with a greasy mouth.
"Lord Wen?" Xie An raised his voice a little.
Glancing up at Xie An, Wen Qin frowned and said, "This mansion is still the same sentence, what Xie Shaoqing is saying, this mansion can't understand a word!" ββXie Shaoqing, don't be strong! β
This guy's mouth is so tight?
Xie An glanced at Wen Qin with some annoyance, he originally thought that after asking Gou Gong to use medicine to bring down Xu Zhi and Chu Xi, this Wen Qin would spit out the truth, but he didn't want it to be such a result.
Frowning and thinking for a while, Xie Angu poured himself a glass of wine, shook the wine glass, and muttered, "Lord Wen, have you heard of what a foolish ghost is?" β
"What?" Wen Qin frowned, and said self-deprecatingly, "Is Xie Shaoqing talking about this mansion?" β
Xie An chuckled when he heard this, shook his head, and said lightly, "Lord Wen is so dignified, what does this mansion say Lord Wen does?" β
"That's ......"
"Hehe," chuckled, Xie An shook the wine cup in his hand, and Gu Zi said, "It is said that after a person dies, the soul returns to the underworld, and the king of Hades will ask the person about the cause of death. However, there are some people who don't even know who they died at, and these people are not easy for the king of Hades...... I can't tell who killed him, I don't know where I came from, I don't know where I'm going, I can only be a confused ghost in the underworld, how can I reincarnate such a wronged ghost? β
......Hearing this, Wen Qin's face changed slightly.
Secretly glancing at Wen Qin's face, the corners of Xie An's mouth raised a little smile, and asked, "Have you heard of Lord Wen?" β
Glancing at Xie An deeply, Wen Qin reluctantly smiled a little, and said lightly, "It's the first time I've heard of this mansion ......."
This guy is really......
Seeing that Wen Qin was soft and hard, he didn't eat it. Xie An frowned, and suddenly, he saw Wen Qin's nephew Wen Qiu, who was gnawing on a pig's trotter, his heart moved, and he suddenly said, "Lord Wen, how does this son Master Wen plan to settle it?" β
Seeing that Xie An suddenly turned the topic to this matter, Wen Qin was slightly stunned, and he was puzzled. Stroking his nephew Wenqiu's head and smiling, he said, "This government plans to take this son over to the family...... Anyway, there are no heirs in this house so far, and my brother's son is no different from my son......"
"Huh? Lord Wen has no heirs yet? β
"What, isn't that weird?"
"Not really?" Xie An snorted. Then he looked at Wen Qiu and said with a smile, "From the perspective of this mansion, this son lacks courage and has a cowardly temperament, I am afraid that it will be difficult to become a great weapon in the future......
Wen Qin frowned when he heard this, and said unhappily, "This is not a matter of Xie Shaoqing's concern." This house will teach well! β
"Oh?" Xie An smiled slightly, pretending to be surprised, and said, "Master Wen seems to be quite confident in teaching his nephews?" β
"Humph!" Wen Qin sneered and said lightly. "Although this mansion is not talented, it also knows the book of three thousand, and can dance a hundred catties of soldiers, isn't it enough to teach your nephews?"
"First of all?" Sipping on the glass of wine. Xie An asked with a chuckle.
Wen Qin did not doubt that he had him, and said with a frown. "Naturally, it is to teach him what [filial piety, faithfulness, courtesy, righteousness, and shame] are......"
Xie An smiled when he heard this, and said as if he had a deep meaning, "Oh, in this case, Master Wen's first course will not be so successful!" β
"What do you mean?" Wen Qin's face showed a little displeasure.
"Isn't it?" Looking at Wen Qin, Xie An Zhengse said, "My biological father was killed, and as a son of man, he should wash away his father's grievances, this is a great [filial piety], why do you still have to commit perjury to let the real murderer go unpunished?" ββ[Filial piety, loyalty, courtesy, righteousness, and shame], this [filial piety], that's how Master Wen taught? β
......Hearing this, Wen Qin opened his mouth and was speechless.
Looking at Wen Qin's flickering gaze, Xie An naturally knew that he was struggling in his heart at the moment, and said while the iron was hot, "Lord Wen, who masterminded the murder of Brother Ling, in fact, not only this mansion is clear, but all the adults present that day know it, but there is no evidence...... Without evidence, even my Great Prison Temple can't convict him......"
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"Lord Wen is loyal to that person, but what is the result?"
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"According to this official's understanding, Brother Ling has a very close relationship with Lord Wen, doesn't Lord Wen want to find the real mastermind for Ling Di?"
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"Wenda ......"
"Enough!" A slap on the table interrupted Xie An's words, Wen Qin raised his head, looked at Xie An and said through gritted teeth, "What do you know? You don't know anything! - Doesn't this government want to find the murderer for my brother? Just ......"
"Just?" A hint of discoloration flashed in Xie An's eyes.
"......" Wen Qin, who knew that he was speechless, sighed silently, glanced at Xu Zhi and the others who were sleeping beside him, and muttered, "Thanks to Shaoqing, these two adults won't wake up for a while, so let's stop today's trial...... Qiu Er, you are leaving, salute and say goodbye to Lord Xie! β
"Oh......" Wen Qiu Yiyan stood up and arched his hand to Xie An decently.
Although Xie An didn't want Wen Qin to leave, it can be seen that the latter insisted on leaving, and he couldn't help it, so after thinking about it, he arched his hand and said, "In that case, please think about it carefully after Lord Wen goes back......
"......" Wen Qin, who had already walked to the door of the house, paused, turned his head and glanced at Xie An deeply, clasped his fists and said, "Farewell!" β
"Don't give ......"
Seeing Wen Qin's uncle and nephew leave, Gou Gong frowned and said, "My lord, just let him go?" β
"What's the way, he is Guanglu Siqing, one of the Nine Qings, and he is also the commander of the Northern Army's Praetorian Guard, one of the four towns, and there are 20,000 Northern troops under his hands, can he still be forcibly detained in my Great Prison Temple? However, Guan Wen Qin's expression was as if he was also extremely dissatisfied with this matter, but it was difficult for him to reveal the truth because of some unknown and unspeakable secrets...... Anyway, let's do it first, I hope he can figure it out tonight......"
As soon as he finished speaking, a chuckle came from outside the house.
"What do you figure out?"
Xie An and Gou Gong were stunned, looked up, and then noticed that the eldest grandson Xiangyu and Qi Hao were walking in from outside the house. β
Looking at Xie An's appearance as if offering a treasure, the eldest grandson Xiangyu was amused in his heart, although he liked the fan quite a lot, he deliberately pretended to be dissatisfied, and said disdainfully, "Don't mention it, where did you find the craftsman?" The painter is ugly and dies ......"
"Won't it?" Xie An didn't doubt him, took the fan in the hand of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, unfolded it, and muttered, "Isn't it good...... Hey? Not surprisingly, he saw the poem inscribed by the eldest grandson Xiangyu.
Seeing Xie An frowning and thinking about those few lines of poetry, a few smiles flashed in the eyes of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, and at this time, she noticed Xu Zhi and Chu Xi who were still lying on the wine table and sleeping, and said with a smile, "I slept really hard, these two guys ......."
Gou Gong smiled when he heard this, and said with a smug smile, "Mrs. Huiyu, according to what the lord said, the humble position has increased the power of the medicine, and before sunset, these two will definitely not wake up!" ββMy lord, I wonder what to do with these two people? β
Xie An was carefully pondering the poem inscribed by the eldest grandson Xiangyu on the fan at this time, and said casually when he heard the words, "Send some people to send the two of them back to the house......
"Yes!" Gou Gong nodded, and suddenly saw the eldest grandson Xiangyu hooking his jade finger at him, so he asked curiously, "What does Madame command?" β
I saw a hint of coldness flashing in the eyes of the eldest grandson Xiangyuxiu, and said in a low voice, "Find a kiln, throw these two adults in, and ask those women to serve these two well, and then, you go to the Yushitai ......"
As soon as these words came out, a chill seemed to rise in the room, making Gou Gong unconsciously shrink his neck, only to feel a chill all over his body.
Obediently, I offended this person, I really don't even know how to die......
Thinking of this, Gou Gong licked his lips and said with a smile, "Yes, madam!" -- The humble post must be done! β
"Good!" Hearing this, the eldest grandson Xiangyu nodded with satisfaction, and said to Qi Hao behind him, "Qi Hao, go and help!" β
"Yes, ma'am!"
At this time, Xie An raised his head over there, and saw Gou Gong and Qi Hao carrying Xu Zhi and Chu Xi out suspiciously, and asked suspiciously, "Xiangyu, did you say anything to them?" β
"No, the slave family just told them to be careful on the road...... Brother An knows, the slave family has the best heart......"
The eldest grandson Xiangyu blinked his beautiful eyes innocently, and his appearance was very cute and seductive.