However, compared with Xue Huai, who had just died, it seems more likely that the assassination was caused by the Que Lou case. After all, Zhen Shiyuan asked her to take over Xue Huai's case, and the matter has not yet come out.

At this time, thinking of Fang Cai's scene again, Qiao Ran couldn't help but gasp.

Zhen Shiyuan yelled all day long that if she offended someone in the investigation of the case, she would be put in a sack or something, but today she is not just a sack. When I go to Dali Temple tomorrow to talk to Zhen Shiyuan, I don't know how he will react.

By the way, in addition to this, I have to go to the Ministry of Officials to meet Master Ran.

Because of the copper plate that Xue Huai swallowed.

She didn't believe that Li Zhao's appearance today was just a coincidence, among the three of Li Zhao, Xie Chengze and Zhang Jie, except for Zhang Jie, the other two who could really say that the coincidence made sense at all.

And Li Zhao is an official of the Ministry of Officials, and he is also a junior who is particularly valued by Lord Shang Shuran of the Ministry of Officials, if it is counted by the party of the court, it probably belongs to the line of Zuo Xiang Pei Xiangye.

Bae Sang-ye...... I don't know if it's because she was born in Jinling or because of the person surnamed Pei who dealt with her, for example, Pei Qingqing is really too likable, and to be honest, she doesn't have any ill feelings towards the surname Pei.

Of course, I believe that Zhen Shiyuan is the same. Even if he doesn't have any friendship with Pei Xiangye, but it's just talking, people are not grass and trees, and in his selfish heart, Zhen Shiyuan doesn't have any ill feelings towards Pei Xiangye's lineage, even if he fights with Lord Ran, it's just about things and not people, just talking.

Of course, even if there is no bad feeling, it is far from the point where it is good enough to give birth to a good feeling.

People and things have to be looked at separately, and there are many things in this world that they don't want to do but have to do.

I don't know how long she pondered, and when she came back to her senses, she was shocked that she hadn't spoken for a long time, so she raised her head, and this time she looked up and met Zhang Jie's eyes.

With a little smile in her gentleness and very focused, Qiao Ran lowered her head slightly, only to feel that her face was a little hot.

She is not a person who understands the relationship between men and women very well, and it is the first time she has experienced such a thing as liking someone.

According to the trajectory of normal people, this kind of thing should probably happen at the age of thirteen or fourteen, when love is beginning to bloom. Of course, she is only a fourteen-year-old girl, but the age she has lived is about the same as Zhang Jie's.

When I encountered this kind of thing for the first time in my twenties, I felt both wonderful and a little palpitating, but it was still because I was too mature after that age, and the same love was not the same.

The love between men and women is really the most wonderful thing in this world that she thinks, once she falls into it, she will always unconsciously do some ridiculous things or actions, and she knows that this behavior is ridiculous, but she will continue to do it.

For example, right now, just looking at it, but I can't control my heartbeat.

So she thinks this kind of thing is wonderful, it can always make people who were calm in the past lose control and become less like themselves.

He coughed lightly, and the charm of that moment seemed to fade away with his "cough".

"I'll check this matter!" Zhang Xie said, "You go to the yamen these days, just in case, let's take Pei Qingqing with you!" ”

The energy that is already locked up and down at home every day is nowhere to go, so it is better to go to Dali Temple with her, and save her from always worrying about that little leisure.

Besides, the chefs in the canteen of Dali Temple are so good, Pei Qingqing should have no reason to refuse.

Of course, Pei Qingqing had no reason to refuse, not only that, but also excited.

"I can eat the walnut crisp in the canteen!" She said excitedly.

Qiao Ran touched her head and said with a smile: "Naturally, it's okay." ”

With walnut crisp in hand, Pei Qingqing's identity as a "temporary guard" adapted quickly, and when she saw that she had nothing to do, she didn't forget to hide out, and gave Zhang Xie a "knowing" look, and said: "You talk slowly, don't worry, Sister Hongdou and I still have to embroider a veil!" ”

Pei Qingqing embroidered ...... Veils?

It's an excuse that people can't bear to look at. It's better to coax Xiaobai to sleep.

The door of the house was covered by Pei Qingqing again, and the wick in the candlestick on the table exploded again and made a crisp sound, and the girl who was half-lying on the bed said loudly: "It's a little stuffy." ”

The smell of sugar water in the room, mixed with the scent of sandalwood on his body, filled her nose.

Zhang Xie glanced at her, got up and walked to the window and pushed it open.

The sound of rain poured in from the window with dampness, a little cool, but it made people more and more sober.

The two of them just sat quietly, looking out the window at the rain, and neither of them spoke.

I don't know how long it took, but the girl's voice sounded first: "The rain seems to be lighter." ”

"It's getting late, I'll go first." Zhang Xie stood up and said.

Qiao Ran looked at his eyes, paused for a moment, looked away with slightly red eyes, and said, "Be careful on the road." ”

Zhang Xie smiled at her and walked out the door, but when he was about to go out, he suddenly turned his head and said, "Don't worry, I won't let you have anything." ”

A white light flashed across the sky, and he turned and stepped into the rain curtain.

……

……

When I opened my eyes the next morning, I saw the morning light filling the windows. Yesterday it rained all night, and by dawn it had finally stopped.

Qiao Ran got up, remember to go to Dali Temple to eat walnut crisp, no, Pei Qingqing, who was Miss Qiao's "temporary guard", got up early in the morning for the first time today, and when Qiao Ran finished washing and went out, she was already squatting in the drainage ditch outside the house, stirring with branches and playing.

This play looks like a child of the same age in the third street and nine lanes.

Although dirty, it seems to be a natural instinct for most children to enjoy playing in the water.

Qiao Ran couldn't help but smile when she saw that her branch was slipping with a small wooden plank as a boat, and her tense spirit after the assassination yesterday suddenly relaxed at this moment. She turned around and went back to the house, took a few pieces of paper, walked to Pei Qingqing and squatted down, and taught her to fold the paper boat and slide it on the water.

Pei Qingqing rolled up her sleeves, and the branches were extremely happy.

After a busy morning, the red beans made for breakfast came out of the kitchen, and opened his mouth to shout: "Pei Qingqing, don't play in the water!" ”

When she got up, she saw her squatting on the side of the drainage ditch with the two deviated pill heads to play in the water, chattering a few words, and listening to Pei Qingqing's mouth answer twice, but the person was still squatting there, she knew that this little ghost would not listen, and wanted to pull her after making breakfast.

Unexpectedly, when I came out to train people after breakfast, I found that there was another person next to the drain, and the two of them were very happy to play in the water.

Hongdou looked stunned, and the person was stunned for a moment.

This is...... Her young lady?

Playing in the water with Pei Qingqing?

"Red beans." Qiao Ran, who heard the reprimand, raised her head and smiled at her, pulled Pei Qingqing to stand up and said, "Let's play here today, don't get dirty on your body, you will go to Dali Temple with me in a while!" ”

Pei Qingqing got up, made a grimace at Hongdou, and responded, very obedient.

She had a good time, so she was naturally obedient.

Hongdou, who came back to his senses at Pei Qingqing's grimace, took a deep breath, looked at Qiao Ran, who also rolled up his sleeves, and was a little incredulous: How could this kind of thing that only a bear child did was done by Miss?

But that's just the way it is.

Qiao Ran, who finished playing in the water, took Pei Qingqing to wash her hands, and watched the back of one big and one small leaving, Hongdou felt a little uncomfortable in her heart: "My young lady is not yet in time, and she is also a child, why can't she play?" ”

And she hasn't been able to beat the red beans! After muttering two words, "I want to play too", Azuki chased after him.

Before going out, Pei Qingqing was still entangled. Originally, I wanted to take Xiaobai with me, but after hearing Qiao Ran say that they had raised a flower cat on the peak, for fear that their Xiaobai would be robbed, Pei Qingqing had no choice but to cut her love, left Xiaobai to Hongdou, and followed Qiao Ran out of the door.

It rained all night, and although the ground was a little wet, you had to walk carefully not to get muddy water or anything, but the washed air was exceptionally comfortable.

The two walked to the entrance of the alley and suddenly heard the bell ringing, which was the bell tower in the city ringing the morning bell, one by one far and melodious.

Qiao Ran stopped and looked at the opposite side, a basket of steamed buns was freshly baked from the steamed bun shop on the opposite street, and in the steam mist, the sound of the people talking and walking faintly came.

is obviously a worldly fireworks, but at this moment, it suddenly has a feeling of a fairyland on earth.

At this moment, I noticed that the little hand holding my hand was clenched all of a sudden, and I looked down to see the two small balls on Pei Qingqing's head, and her eyes were shining as she looked at the street eating, and somehow her mood suddenly improved.

She remembers that someone said last night that "it won't be okay for her".

That being the case, what is there to worry about?

……

When he walked to Dali Temple, there were not many people in the yamen, Pei Qingqing walked in with a small face and hands behind his back.

"This is ......" Several officials stopped, looked at Pei Qingqing who suddenly appeared, and asked in a low voice, "Where is the child?" ”

"I'm not a kid from nowhere, I'm Miss Qiao's guard." Pei Qingqing stopped when she heard this, and corrected them seriously.

Several officials looked at each other.

Is this a joke? Children as guards?

Qiao Ran only smiled at this, and pulled Pei Qingqing towards the dining hall.

After the two of them left one after the other, an official spoke up: "Lord Qiao doesn't have to make up this name even if he wants to bring a child to the yamen!" As soon as you hear it, you know it's nonsense. ”

How can anyone with such an old child be a guard?

Also, look at the direction in which the two of them left one after the other, it seems to be going to the dining hall! Lord Qiao, this is to bring the child to the Dali Temple canteen to eat!

The delicious food in the canteen of Dali Temple is nothing new, and several people shook their heads, and were about to return to their seats to sit down, but they heard a faint voice behind them.

"No nonsense."

Everyone turned around, but saw that Xu Hexiu, who had been on leave for a whole day yesterday, appeared behind everyone at some point, he had a white face, his face didn't seem to be very good, he was holding his waist with one hand, and there was something wrong with his standing posture.

Seeing that everyone looked back at him, Xu Hexiu said loudly: "That kid is indeed Lord Qiao's guard. ”

Several officials looked at each other and were about to speak, but they heard Xu Hexiu speak again: "Yesterday, Lord Qiao fell on the way home. ”

Fell and got a guard?

Everyone was even more puzzled: I had never seen Lord Qiao so hypocritical before!

However, because of the guards invited by wrestling, ordinary people are naturally unwilling to respond, and only children are willing, after all, if you fall, you just need to help people up.

Seeing the disapproving appearance of his colleagues, Xu Hexiu couldn't help but shake his head secretly: If it weren't for the inexplicable appearance of Xie Zhi on the beam of his house in the middle of the night yesterday, he wouldn't know that Miss Qiao was almost assassinated yesterday.

When did the officials of Dali Temple become such a dangerous official position?

Xu Hexiu, who was holding his waist, was a little worried, but the colleague who was muttering a few words on the side had already opened his mouth to ask him: "Lord Xu, are you like this...... Was it injured yesterday? ”

Lord Xiao Xu, who was rarely absent from work yesterday, took an unprecedented leave, and seeing him in this posture today is inevitably not a lot of thought.

Facing the "wonderful" eyes of his colleagues with different expressions, Xu Hexiu's face was extremely ugly, and a sentence inexplicably appeared in his mind: The officials of Dali Temple are indeed dangerous official positions.

For example, Miss Qiao was almost assassinated, and he "killed his relatives for righteousness" in order to investigate the case, and then was killed by his father.

That's really ...... What's the matter?

Rubbing his forehead and sighing, Xu Hexiu supported his waist and walked towards Zhen Shiyuan's house.

He sacrificed so much, this case naturally has to be followed, otherwise wouldn't it be in vain?

I don't know when Lord Zhen will come over, look at the time, Lord Zhen has already come at this time in the past, isn't he going to go to court today?

Since the beginning of winter, with the uncertainty of His Majesty's days of going to court, the adults above the third grade also don't know whether they will go to court tomorrow.

As for whether there will be a court meeting tomorrow, sometimes someone in the palace will come in the middle of the night to inform you.

……

Today, Zhen Shiyuan is indeed going to the court, although the content of today's court meeting has nothing to do with him, but it should still arrive.

Zhen Shiyuan, who was standing at the back of the team, raised his hand and yawned, drooping his head to touch the fish.

On weekdays, it is rare to see the high-ranking members of the three grades who fish in the court, and he is not one of them.

Of course, not everyone likes to fish, for example, someone is out of the queue not far ahead.

"The minister has his own music!"

Ranwen! The heart that originally wanted to touch the fish disappeared all at once.

The cause of death in Xue Huai's case was not an accident but a murder, but the matter had not yet been reported, but he already knew it in his heart, and Xue Huai swallowed the copper plate in his abdomen...... Thinking of this, Zhen Shiyuan couldn't help but straighten up his body and pricked up his ears to listen.

This old fox surnamed Ran may still be related to the case, so he has to keep an eye on it.

Ran Wen's voice echoed in the hall.

"Minister's Ginseng...... Yu Shiji, Zhu Huan...... How many adults...... ...... conniving at family members to make trouble"

Zhen Shiyuan was stunned when he heard it: Is there such a thing?

In surprise, he heard a few officials next to him whispering.

"It seems to be the ...... of those houses in Que Lou"

"What's so strange about that? No matter how you say it, the people who have an accident are their own sons and nephews, and they can't make trouble with their own identities with heads and faces, but they can't control the people who are below......"

"I heard that someone smashed the banquet of Baishenglou yesterday, and several officials were eating, so I guessed that I would go back and talk to the same peak......"

"What can I do? The man died, but the murderer committed suicide! It's okay to commit suicide, but let the matter of lax discipline come out, whether it is arson or murder or being instigated or something, who can save face? ”

……

Zhen Shiyuan's heart tightened.

Listen to the officials talking again.

"I heard that there are still people who blame the officials who are investigating the case for having many hands, and threaten to make the officials look good! By the way, Lord Zhen," the few officials who were talking about it probably finally remembered Zhen Shiyuan as a Dali temple secretary, and they all turned around and asked him, "It's the officials in your yamen who are investigating the Que Lou case!" ”