Chapter 135: Participation
Lin Xiao's eyes tightened: "It's not him?" β
"It's not. Examiner Qi usually goes out with this subordinate, but when another subordinate follows, that subordinate is his henchman. Lu Xuan looked at the manservant, "That subordinate is called Double Happiness." β
He said it casually, and he really fell into self-doubt: his little servant called Laixi, and Qi Shuqiang's close servant called Shuangxi...... Is he so poor at naming names?
After thinking about it, the young man was relieved again: Feng Cheng also named her cat Laifu.
Everyone is at the same level, and Feng Cheng is the granddaughter of the Ministry of Rites.
Lin Xiao noticed the slight change in the manservant's expression, concluded that his friend was right, and said in a deep voice, "I'll go and bring someone." β
Lu Xuan stopped him: "I'll go." β
"Then please Brother Lu."
Lu Xuan bowed slightly, and took several of Lin Xiao's subordinates to Qi's house.
From the moment he touched Qi Shuqiang's fish, the people he arranged never relaxed their eyes on Qi Shuqiang.
In the past two days since the rumors of Ouyang Lei's cheating in the imperial examination spread, no one knows better than him who Qi Shuqiang has met and where he met.
He needs to get involved in this case before he can put everything he knows on the table without a trace.
Because Lin Xiao mentioned that Qi Shuqiang was involved in the imperial examination fraud case, the Qi family was in chaos, and when he saw a black-clothed young man coming over with an official errand, the whole house was even more panicked.
"Our lady was so sad that she fainted...... "The housekeeper of the Qi family thought that he had come to interrogate his wife, and said stubbornly.
Lu Xuan's tone was calm: "I won't ask your wife for questions, please call Shuangxi out." β
"Double happiness?" The steward was nervous and dazed.
A strong force came, and the young man with a face as white as jade grabbed his shirt and said coldly: "I'm not as good as the Lord Lin who came before, don't play tricks." β
Feeling the strength of the young man's fingers, the steward broke out in a cold sweat and ran down directly: "Small...... That's going to call people. β
Lu Xuan waited calmly, and soon waited for the steward to come over with a manservant.
He looked at it for sure, made sure it was double happiness, turned around and walked out.
The official who came with him didn't need to be instructed to hold down Shuangxi one left and one right, and pressed people to follow.
Although the steward was afraid, he gritted his teeth and chased after him: "My lordβ"
Lu Xuan's footsteps paused slightly, and he looked at him expressionlessly.
"Great, my lord, did our lord really commit a crime?"
The steward was trembling, but in fact, he wanted to ask whether the master's offense would make the entire Qi Mansion fall into a quagmire.
Of course, Lu Xuan didn't pay attention to the steward, and said coldly: "This is not something you should inquire about. β
The steward watched Lu Xuan take people away, and his face became extremely ugly.
This young adult is much more fierce than the previous one!
Lu Xuan took people back to the yamen and went directly to the interrogation room.
Yang Shilang was listening to Lin Xiao's interrogation of the subordinates he had brought from the Qi family before, and his eyes flashed slightly when he saw Lu Xuan coming in.
"Why is Xiao Lu here?"
At the beginning, Cheng Guogong's eldest grandson got an errand in the Criminal Department, and they all thought that this was a joke by the noble son, but it was just to say that there was something serious to do.
Turn a blind eye to such children, as long as they don't make trouble.
Unexpectedly, this eldest son Lu is quite reliable, and he even shines when he participates in some cases.
However, the case of fraud in the imperial examination was thoroughly investigated by the emperor's order, and it could not be caused by young people.
Lin Xiao?
Of course, Lin Xiao is also young, but Xiao Lin has grown up step by step, so he can rest assured to use it, and he is several years older than Lu Dagongzi.
Sixteen years old, for many families, children of this age are still studying in the school.
"I went to the Qi Mansion and brought back the confidant of the Qi examiner." Lu Xuan motioned for the official to bring Shuangxi forward, and naturally began to observe.
Yang Shilang was entangled for a moment and decided to leave it at that.
It's already involved, and it's not good to catch people again.
"Tell me where you've been with your master in the past few days and who you've seen." Instructed his subordinates to take another manservant to another room, Lin Xiao asked Shuangxi.
"Our lord has only been to the teahouse twice in the past few days, except for Shangya."
"What teahouse, with whom do you drink tea?"
"Go to Yakexuan, just the master himself."
"Running to a teahouse to drink tea alone?" Lin Xiao obviously didn't believe it.
"It's really our lord himself, if you don't believe it, you can go to the teahouse and ask." Double happiness vows.
A chuckle rang out.
Lu Xuan clasped his hands and looked lazy: "Do you know why I said that you are the confidant of Examiner Qi, and not the one who brought it first?" β
Shuangxi looked at the cold black-clothed boy in confusion.
"Six days ago, I happened to see Examiner Qi enter a teahouse, and you were the one who followed Master Qi." Lu Xuan casually said the name of the teahouse.
Double Happiness's eyes widened, full of incredulity.
The lord did go there six days ago, because it was inconvenient for people to know about the person he wanted to see, so he took him with him.
But if he just happened to see it, how could this teenager remember him?
As if guessing Shuangxi's doubts, Lu Xuan smiled: "At that time, the rumors of Ouyang Lei, the son of the butcher, cheating in the imperial examination, were spreading, and I accidentally saw Examiner Qi, who looked at you twice because of curiosity, and glanced at you by the way." I have a good memory, even if the person with a mediocre appearance is deliberately looked at by me, I will not forget it in a short time. β
Double Happiness's expression was slightly distorted.
Who's mediocre? He hasn't said his doubts yet, why is this adult choking?
Yang Shilang, who wanted to express his doubts on the side, also silently shut up.
"Can you tell me who you went to see with your master six days ago?"
Shuangxi avoided the young man's cold gaze, and of course he didn't admit it: "As far as the master himself, our master likes to be quiet in the teahouse alone." β
"Huh." Lu Xuan raised his eyebrows and said to Lin Xiao, "Brother Lin, I suggest that you beat him half to death first before asking, he lied before saying that Examiner Qi had only been to Yakexuan, and this kind of person would not be able to ask the truth without punishment." β
Lin Xiao thought about it for a moment and nodded slightly: "Okay." β
Seeing that he was about to be tortured, Yang Shilang was stunned: "That's it, it's going to be punished?" β
Lu Xuan said thoughtfully: "If you are unwell, you might as well leave this place to us." β
The corners of Yang Shilang's mouth twitched.
Is this something that is not adapted?
I didn't ask if I was tortured in a quarter of an hour, was it too fast?
Lin Xiao also said: "If you don't go to other candidates to see the progress, just leave it to the lower officials here." β
Seeing that Lu Xuan and Lin Xiao had an indifferent look and a serious expression, Yang Shilang had doubts: Could it be that his way of asking the case was wrong?
That's it, there is a specialization in the art industry, so it's okay to leave it to Xiaolin and Xiaolu.
Waiting for Yang Shilang to leave with a complicated expression, accompanied by the sound of whips hitting people, Lu Xuan asked, "Did Brother Lin gain anything from going to Qi's house?" β
"When I rushed over, Examiner Qi died. Examining his study, burned-out paper ash was found in a potted orange plant. Lin Xiao said, taking out the small piece of paper he had collected and showing it to Lu Xuan.