Fan Ning looked at Xue Ne in a daze, and suddenly felt that the handsome young man in front of her was a little strange, she always thought that she knew everything about him, who would have thought that he didn't even know that he had a sweetheart. Since it is not Li Yuanxi, it must be other princes and nobles, and she doesn't know it. Fan Ning didn't want to make a bag to inquire, so he straightened his emotions and tried to lead the conversation to the point: "Didn't you go to the Criminal Department early this morning?" What can be found out."

Seeing that Fan Ning didn't ask questions, Xue Ne was a little disappointed: "Early in the morning, I interrogated all the witnesses in this case in the Criminal Department, and according to their confessions, I can only determine one thing......

"What?" Fan Ning's eyes widened and cleared, looking at Xue Ne for a moment, and her cherry red mouth pursed gently, looking a little nervous.

Fan Ning's red face is close at hand, her good-looking peach blossom eyes are as clear as water, her dark eyes are flexible and playful, Xue Ne looked slightly under her gaze, lowered her head and said softly: "What is certain is that you are the most suspicious......

Fan Ning burst into a rage and punched and kicked Xue Ne: "Say nonsense again, see if I don't kill you!" ”

Xue Ne hugged his painful body and said to forgiveness: "Hey, I'll say it again, I'll say it again!" ”

Fan Ning stopped his hand, brushed his messy hair, raised his chin, and signaled Xue Ne to fart quickly. Xue Ne looked frightened, and said slowly: "First of all, since you are innocent, we have to find out what method the murderer used to sneak into the courtyard of the Hongwen Pavilion, kill the head of the guard, and then pretend to be the head of the guard to compete with you, and how to make yourself escape without being discovered by Shen Qi who was guarding the backyard; Or maybe Shen Qi, that is, the child who cleaned the backyard, was committing perjury and cooperating with the murderer to lie, after all, a child with a weak personality like him was likely to be coerced and coerced by the murderer. ”

Fan Ning suddenly slapped his palm, as if he remembered something terrible, so startled that Xue Ne stumbled back, and almost fell down: "By the way, I went out today, although I didn't find my master, but I remembered something...... Cake! Between the first and second floors of the attic, I once smelled the smell of Hu cakes, which was different from the smell sold in the shops in Pingsuri, and I passed by the Xingcheng Pavilion at the entrance of Xishi Alley in the morning, and I also smelled the same smell! ”

Cakes? Xue Ne knew very well that these guards were on duty every five days, and they could not leave their posts if they had nothing to do, and there were no Hu cakes in the regular meals, and there was no need for Fan Ning or those monks who came to get the scriptures to eat in this short period of time. This can also prove from the side that the Hongwen Pavilion Annexes have indeed been invaded by outsiders, but the person who can do this big case will really be greedy to this point and can't help but eat Hu Cake? Xue Ne thought so, suddenly turned around, and saw that Fan Ning was wearing his clothes, and the head was also his head, and asked in a low voice, "You went out of the house today?" ”

Fan Ning knew that his behavior was a little reckless, so he hurriedly took out the two whiskers from the placket, stuck them under his nose, pouted and stuck them, and squeezed words from between his teeth: "I was disguised, no one found out, and the banquet in your house today was already messy, and no one noticed me at all." ”

Xue Ne picked up Fan Ning's fake beard and looked up and down: "What is this?" ”

"Hair, I cut my hair, sticky with your rice paste."

"'Father and mother of the flesh shall not be destroyed', how ...... you?"

"Anyway, I don't have a father or a mother, I'll take care of this", Fan Ning replied, a trace of loneliness in the peach blossom eyes was fleeting, "You have time for the past two days, help me go to Pingkangfang to have a look, and ask those Kabuki, have you seen my master?" ”

The Xue family has a strict family education, and Xue Ne never dared to go to Pingkangfang to drink and have fun, but seeing that Fan Ning was so nervous about Li Chunfeng, he agreed to it, and then showed his timidity again: "I'll ask a credible person to help you inquire about ......."

Fan Ning knew Xue Ne's personality, and knew that he couldn't ask anything when he saw the bustard's mother, so he nodded and didn't make it difficult for him: "You tell that person, just ask carefully." ”

"Don't worry, Master Li will be safe. As for the case, it is not without eyebrows at the moment", Xue Ne comforted Fan Ning and explained his discovery to her, "Two breakthrough points, one is how the murderer entered the courtyard of Hongwen Pavilion under such strict precautions; The other is how the murderer can get exactly the same equipment as the captain of the guard without losing a single soldier or armor. However, there is another possibility, that is, the murderer is Zhang San, after all, he is the only one among all the people who cannot prove that he has been staying in the arsenal when he is on fire, and his stature is also the closest to the captain of the guard. ”

"But haven't you already interrogated them, they have all picked themselves up one by one, and if these days pass, I am afraid that it will be more difficult to collect evidence...... Can you find someone to keep an eye on them, usually it seems that people do something wrong, and they will always show a different appearance from usual, not to mention that they still have "Tui Bei Tu" in their hands, so many gold leaf ancient books are not stolen, just stealing this thing, it must be a secret bad thing! ”

Seeing Fan Ning dancing with his teeth and claws, like a little wild cat, Xue Ne couldn't help but smile and stroked her brain: "You and I went to one place, just now I asked Li Yuanxi, her father's general in the army, Fengying, has nothing to do recently, I plan to hand over the task of guarding Zhang San in the arsenal to him, and let him see if Zhang San will meet with suspicious people and if there are any suspicious behaviors." And another task to track Shen Qi, I haven't ...... it yet."

"Me", Fan Ning pointed to the tip of his nose, eager to recommend himself to Xue Ne, "My light skills and swordsmanship are the first in the Tang Dynasty, why is it difficult to follow a little child?" ”

Fan Ning said, got up and picked up his pair of bamboo-handled swords disguised as sticks, danced twice and inserted them back into his back.

"I'm looking for someone to observe his whereabouts, and I'm not trying to force people to change their confessions, what's the use of your martial arts, no matter how high your martial arts are?"

"It's not a problem for me to hide in your room all the time, besides, besides, who else can you use except that Kazekage has some old friendship with you?" Fan Ning is shrewd, and she pinched Xue Ne's seven inches very accurately, she first laid out the facts, and then made a rogue plan, "That child named Shen Qi should be back to his hometown in Fengxiang Mansion these days, which is more remote than Chang'an, and there will be no officials from the Criminal Department to set up an ambush next to him, which is safer than your mansion." Look at the dark green under your eyes, it should be because I didn't sleep last night, right? Looking at such a dignified beautiful man's haggard face because of me, I don't feel good in my heart. ”

Xue Ne is thin-skinned, how can he withstand Fan Ning's teasing, not to mention that he really couldn't sleep last night because of Fan Ning's existence. Xue Ne's face turned red, and he hurriedly lowered his eyes and turned his head, and after thinking for a long time, he got up and took out a pair of noodles and a set of long brown linen shirts from the package he brought back, and handed them to Fan Ning: "This set of things was originally intended for you to use in ordinary times, even if it is in the mansion, it is good to have an extra layer of disguise, and it will be ...... early tomorrow morning." You just put it on and follow Shen Qi. ”

Fan Ning took the noodles and the long gown, and saw that this dress was very similar to the Kunlun slave jugglers that could be seen everywhere in the eastern and western cities, and secretly sighed that Xue Ne's heart was as fine as hair. She picked up the noodles and looked at them, and found that in addition to the cow tendon rope at the back of her head, there was also a title on her mouth, which had to be held in her mouth to be worn steadily, and she couldn't help laughing: "Are you afraid that I will go out and talk nonsense, and it will affect your Xue family?" ”

"Martial artists fly the eaves and walk the wall, if you are unlucky, you have to meet with people in short arms, this title is to ensure that this side will not fall off, otherwise just rely on a cow tendon, where can you guarantee that it will not fall off."

"It also makes sense", Fan Ning smiled, put on a noodle, shook his head and asked Xue Ne, "Is it ugly?" Are you afraid? If I wear this to sleep at night, will you be scared to pee? ”

Xue Ne couldn't help but chuckle, raised his hand to press his face, and muttered in a low voice, "That...... That's not interesting. ”

As he was talking, the voice of the housekeeper Liu Yu faintly came from outside the door: "Da Lang, the banquet is over, the guests are asking you, what the lady means is that even if Da Lang is unwell, he will come out to toast a round of wine, this is the way to feast guests......"

Xue Ne responded in a loud voice, and then lowered his voice and said to Fan Ning: "I'll go out first, and I'll steal some food and come back to you later." ”

"No need, I ate cherry dumplings in Dongshi today", Fan Ning said, hugged his head and lay comfortably on the couch, "You go to socialize, if you don't go, I'm afraid that your brother will fly to the sky, I said that you are really, you are so smart when handling cases, why are you so confused about family affairs, and you always let that kid be bullied." ”

Xue Ne just laughed and didn't refute Fan Ning's words. Fan Ning didn't want to say anything more, so he only whispered: "You, what a fool in life...... Let's not talk about it yet, you can go quickly. ”

Xue Ne bowed his head, raised his hand to pull the futon for Fan Ning and covered his body, and strode out of the garden with his forehead.

The night has hung over the entire Chang'an City, Fan Ning looked at the distant stars through the slightly open window, and his heart was heavy and overflowing with confusion.

But in a day or two, the world turned around, she became the most heinous wanted criminal in Chang'an City, and Master Li Chunfeng was nowhere to be found, thinking that the thin little old man might have encountered an accident, Fan Ning's heart ached for a while, and although she herself was not worried about her life, but staying for one more day would add a crisis to Xue Ne. Under the whole world, in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, there is no abbot who can accommodate her.

But it was only a momentary sadness, Fan Ning sucked the tip of his nose, forcefully held back the sourness of his eyes, and clenched his small fists slightly. She believes in Xue Ne, and also believes in herself, this grievance will definitely be cleared, and she will eventually see the light of day again.

The autumn day of Chang'an City is especially won by the frost flowers of Zhongnan Mountain, two days ago because of the fire case of the Hongwen Pavilion annex, the road to the mountain was blocked by the Jingzhao Yin Mansion, and the ban was lifted only on the same day, and there were many bold dignitaries and dignitaries who dragged their families to the mountains and forests to enjoy the maples.

The sky was shining, and Xue Ne rode his horse along Suzaku Street to the south, through the traffic, and came to the Dragon and Tiger Army detective camp managed by Li Tao in the south of the city. ”

Xue Ne waved his hand again and again, and didn't dare to agree: "Hey, you scream, just mock me, ruined the reputation of your county lord, but you can pay it ......back."

Because he had worked in the City Gate Bureau, Fengying was extremely familiar with Xue Ne, and he didn't care about his reasoning, so he smiled and said, "The county lord has already informed me of the matter, am I going to follow the arsenal guard named Zhang San?" ”

"This person is strong and strong, and he is not so easy to deal with, you follow him, pay more attention, don't be discovered, once you see this person have any abnormal movements, immediately come to report to me, don't startle the snake, and don't fight with him."

In the end, Kazekage was a well-trained catcher, and he was extremely mobile, so he went to the barracks and got a war horse, and immediately followed Xue Ne's follower to Zhang San.

Xue Ne watched the wind shadow leave, and saw that the sun had risen to the top of the treetops, and planned to go to the East Palace to see Li Hong. At yesterday's court meeting, the big case of the Hongwen Pavilion was bound to be on the agenda, and Li Hong and Helan Minzhi didn't know what kind of competition there was. Xue Ne first found a subordinate official who was familiar with the East Palace, and sure enough, he learned that Helan Minzhi and his staff had compiled more than ten charges overnight, and attacked Li Hong in the court.

However, it is no wonder that the location of the annex of the Hongwen Pavilion was entrusted by Li Hong to Li Chunfeng in accordance with the "Yellow Emperor Survey Map", and the attic structure was designed by Li Hong at the request of the right prime minister Yan Liben, and it was burned during the period of Li Hong's crown prince's imprisonment. It stands to reason that they are negligent in scheming and tired of restraint in participating in Li Hong's performance, but if they say that disasters fall from heaven and the country is in danger, it is really a big fuss.

Xue Ne anxiously asked to see Li Hong, but heard that the prince had gone out in the morning, Xue Ne roughly guessed where the others were, and galloped out of the city.

Tomorrow, the saint and the queen of heaven will move to Luoyang, the capital of the gods, so that the saint can rest at ease, and the saint will go out of the Danfeng Gate, along the official road of the outer city to the east, the prince is benevolent and filial, and must go to check in advance to ensure the safety of the saint and the queen of heaven. Xue Ne rode his horse to go, and soon after leaving the city, he met Li Hong, who was dressed as an ordinary son, outside a small pavilion next to the official road.

Xue Ne dismounted and intervened to salute Li Hong. Li Hong didn't want the passers-by to identify him, so he replied to Xue Ne with a slight salute: "Xue Qing came faster than I thought, but the case has progressed?" ”

"The minister has interrogated all the witnesses in this case at the Criminal Department yesterday, and has a general direction for investigation, and there should be a direction within three to five days."

"How's the Criminal Department? Is that guy still cooperative? ”

"With His Royal Highness's edict, it is natural to cooperate, but the physical evidence is stored in the Lantian County Ya, which is inconvenient for investigation, if you can get the position of Lantian County Commander as soon as possible, it will definitely be of great benefit to the investigation of the case."

Li Hongwei bowed his head, smiled and sighed, full of helplessness: "Xue Dayushi ordered lightly, how do you know the embarrassment of this palace." My father and mother are even more angry than I imagined, and it is not easy for you to ask for the position of Lantian County Commander. Yesterday, the palace only mentioned a sentence, and there is a royal history in the palace nepotism, fortunately, the case you judged earlier, the father and the emperor have also heard of it, but if Fan Ning does not subdue to the law, not only me, but also the entire Jingzhao Yin Mansion Wuhou will be implicated...... That's it, since this palace allows you for three months, it is desperate to last until three months, after all, this palace is not willing to sacrifice the lives of innocent people to protect its own status. But if this matter endangers the safety of the Tang Dynasty, Xue Qing, the palace will inevitably have a trade-off, where is the woman now? ”

Xue Ne was stunned, and looked at Li Hong with four eyes, not knowing how to answer. With Li Hong's intelligence, he must understand that the Wuhou of Chang'an will not be able to catch Fan Ning, and she must hide outside the scope of the Wuhou's ability. Others don't know the closeness between Xue Ne and Fan Ning, but Li Hong knows, I'm afraid that he has already guessed where Fan Ning is, but out of protection for Xue Ne, he only mentioned him, but did not debunk it.

Seeing that Xue Ne was silent, Li Hong sighed lightly, picked up the hat in his hand and put it on top of his head. Xue Ne realized that the sky was overcast at some point, and it was dripping with autumn rain, he led the horse and walked with Li Hong on the long road that was gradually muddy, and wet his green shirt for a while.

Li Hong suddenly stopped and turned around, glanced at the rain stains on Xue Ne's shoulder, looked forward to the boundless rain curtain, and sighed as if he had something else...... If you want to help the world, you must first protect yourself. ”