If it was an accident to spend thousands of dollars to redeem Honglian a year ago, then being moved by her heart is an accident within an accident.

Li Hong, as the prince of the prison country, boasted that he had seen a lot of storms, but tonight it was rare to show the embarrassment of a young man, and he hesitated before replying: "This matter is very dangerous, not the time to joke...... Although the records in the palace have long been lost, there will always be people with a heart to investigate by more means, if you are implicated in the relationship between you and me, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to you, otherwise I will send you to Luoyang's cronies' house to hide for a few days. ”

"Just like His Royal Highness said, there will always be people who find out that Master Li was once a princess of Anding, and some people will know that the two baby girls adopted by Master Li are me and Fan Ning. It's not difficult to make a fuss about this, blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, where can you hide from it? Let's let them check, I'm afraid that they will try their best to come down, but the bamboo basket will be empty. ”

The red lotus was born as weak as water, as if a gust of wind could blow it down, but the heart was calm and stable, listening to her words, Li Hongman's chaotic mind calmed down a lot, he stood up, signaled the red lotus not to move: "It's cold tonight, you sit down, I brought the wine from this year's local new tribute, drink a glass to drive away the cold." ”

As he spoke, Li Hong walked to the Accord, took down two green jade bowls and bells from the wine storage cabinet, poured a full of clear wine, and handed one a red lotus. Honglian Su took it with his hand and sniffed it lightly: "Produced in Luoyang, the capital of the gods, I guessed right?" ”

"You're clever, what's wrong, but I'm still curious, how can you tell the difference? Even if Xue Shenyan was allowed to come, he would not be able to guess where this wine was so quickly and accurately. ”

"Actually, where can I tell it, it's just that His Royal Highness said that the emperor and queen moved to Luoyang, the capital of the gods, I remembered that Luoyang's wine is the best in the world, and I just said it casually", the red lotus picked up the jade bell, sipped the cherry red thin lips and sipped lightly, and the wine entered the soft intestines, which made people sigh: this wine is slightly bitter in the mouth, and it turns into sweetness in a moment, and the corners of the mouth are fragrant, and the aftertaste is endless. If life can end like this, how hard the process is?

Seeing Honglian hanging her long eyelashes, Li Hong smiled and said, "Don't comfort me, but you are bored, then my sin is great." By the way, has Li Jucheng ever talked about your life experience with that Fan Ning? ”

"Naturally, Master Li said that my home is in a village next to the Jinghe River outside the city, and when Yonghui flooded in the fifth year, our village was the hardest hit. At that time, when the flood came, I was put by my parents in a wooden bathtub and drifted down the river into Chang'an City, where there was also a manuscript written by my father, please let a kind person take care of me......"

If what Li Chunfeng said was true, Honglian's life experience was clear, Li Hong breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably, and then asked, "What about Fan Ning?" Did Li Jucheng talk about her? ”

"Speaking of which, it was also an orphan whose parents died in the flood. But she choked on water at that time, and most of her infant died when she was still in infancy, and it was very bad to play a small body, so Master Li taught her to practice martial arts to strengthen her body, she was very smart, and she was very good at dancing and swords at a young age. Master Li said that it was hard for the girl to dance and play with swords, but with martial arts, she could not be bullied. ”

"I see," Li Hong thought that with Xue Ne's slightly benevolent character, it was really possible to face this little lady, a wicked smile flashed at the corner of his mouth, and then he asked, "Then ...... you"

Li Hong originally wanted to ask how Honglian came to Pingkangfang, but it stopped abruptly, although she had never been in the quagmire, but for the girl's family, it would never be a good memory, even if the case was urgent, Li Hong didn't want Honglian to be hurt in the slightest, he picked up the bottle of wine, raised his head and drank it all, covering up Fang Cai's abrupt words: "You have a bad stomach, drink slowly." ”

Red Lotus's heart is clear, how can she not hear Li Hong's desire to speak, she drank a little bottle of wine, and said with a smile: "When I was five years old, Master Li took the two of us out to see the lanterns, who knew that unfortunately the lanterns caught fire, the crowd trampled, I easily picked up a life, but they were separated from Master Li, looking at the strangers on the street, I was hungry and cold, crying so loudly, but no one paid attention to me. Later, Ding's mother saw me, saw that I was pitiful, and seemed to be a little beautiful when I grew up, so she adopted me in Le Fang. After that, I studied art every day, and was often beaten by the good master, but I also learned the skill. It wasn't until five years ago that Master Li inquired about me and found me, and although he was old and white-headed, he still looked like a loving and amiable person in my memory. I knew that he did not have much money, so I politely rejected his idea of wanting to redeem my life, and then fortunately His Highness had mercy, so that I could have such a good place to stay, and my life was like this wine, first bitter and then sweet. ”

Hearing this, Li Hong was very distressed, and gently shook her little hand through the sleeve, and quickly let go: "I won't let you suffer any more grievances in the future......

Honglian was turning around, clasping her hands, bowing to the ground, a faint fragrance spread lightly from her sleeve, like a flower attacking, Li Hong reached out and helped: "Don't be formal, it's cool at night, get up quickly." ”

"I have a reluctant request to ask His Highness, I am afraid that I will be embarrassed to speak, so I will bow first."

Although the red lotus is the Oiran of Chang'an, she doesn't like gold and jade, she doesn't use it inhibitively, and she has never asked for anything, Li Hong is very curious, what can make her so concerned: "But it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

"Even if I only had a friendship with Fan Ning before the age of five, with Master Li bringing her up, I know that she is by no means a heinous person and would not commit such heinous crimes. At present, there is a wave of unrest, and I am worried that someone wants to use her to the detriment of Master Li, but I ask Your Highness to protect her, and never let the traitor frame the virtuous ......"

It turned out to be for Li Chunfeng and Fan Ning's master and apprentice, Li Hong smiled lightly, raised the wine bell and looked at the gauze curtain rolled up by Xibiao, as bright as a jade tree in front of the wind: "Don't worry, there will be someone guarding her for you at this moment, not leaving an inch, there must be no difference." ”

Xue Ne and Fan Ning stayed awake almost all night, and hurried back to Chang'an City. Seeing that Fan Ning's face was full of fatigue, Xue Ne asked her to go back to Xue's mansion to rest first, and then set off to the criminal department, and then to find clues to a pair of Famen Temples.

According to the time, Gao Min should not have come back yet, remembering that day at the post station, he was eager to say something, and what he wanted to say was probably this "Princess Anding Case". Xue Ne didn't stop, first went to the Criminal Department to check the evidence, and then rushed to the East Palace to report the situation to Li Hong.

Something like this happened, not only Li Zhi and Wu Zetian were upset, but Li Hong's heart would definitely not feel good, Xue Ne came to the prince's study under the leadership of the guards, and saw Li Hong holding a book, standing next to the small stove, boiling tea and reading a book.

Seeing Xue Ne, Li Hong motioned to the guards to retreat and close the door, handed him the scroll in his hand and said, "I guess you have heard about it halfway, this is the case that this palace has mentioned to you before." ”

Xue Ne glanced at ten lines, and hurriedly swept it through it first: "Since this matter is a palace secret case, it must be the queen of heaven who ordered the credible person on her side to secretly investigate, why is it so popular, even the head of the criminal department and the martial marquis of Chang'an City have mistaken the news?" Who leaked the news? ”

Li Hongshen glanced at Xue Ne and didn't answer, Xue Ne immediately understood: "Helan Minzhi? ”

"Although the palace has issued an edict prohibiting officials in Chang'an and other places from using this case as an excuse to disturb the people and cause trouble, the news disseminated is like water spilled and can never be recovered. Be cautious, although you still have the tricky case of Hongwen Pavilion in your body, but the situation is not waiting for anyone, you have to work harder, the name of the queen of heaven and the stability of the Tang Dynasty are now tied to your body, this palace does not dare to trust others except you, this weight, you understand. ”

"Yonghui is five years old, His Royal Highness is one year old, and the minister is three years old, and the matter of accumulating years seems to have a special interest", while speaking, Xue Ne had already memorized the case file, and presented it back to Li Hong with both hands.

"Yes", Li Hong took it with a smile, knocked it twice on the palm of his hand, and said like a finger, "Li Jucheng's walking has been very erratic since then, as if you are the only one who has been watching the stars for a few years, and he is still reliable." Don't talk about that, you came here today, but is there any progress in the Hongbunkan case? ”

Xue Ne informed Li Hong in detail of the suspicion that the monks of Famen Temple were killed, and talked about his doubts about the suspect's understanding of Famen Temple so much. After hearing this, Li Hong couldn't help but take a deep breath, frowned and asked, "You have seen Anding's case, what do you think will be the connection between the two?" ”

Xue Ne was stunned and replied: "At present, I can't see it, the case of the Hongwen Pavilion has not been able to find the motive for the crime, and the case of Princess Anding seems to be going to the queen of heaven......"

The topic was a little heavy, Li Hong lightly bowed his head and agreed with Xue Ne's statement, and turned to joke: "By the way, I heard something about your Fan Ning yesterday, and I heard that this girl is quite good at martial arts, and when you marry her, your brother who is a dead star won't dare to do that again." ”

Xue Ne lowered his eyes and smiled, sighed softly, and his expression was quite bitter: "I don't know who would have such a good fortune to marry her......

"What, did you show her your heart? She refused? Li Hong came to his senses inexplicably, took two steps forward, climbed Xue Ne's shoulder and said, "But she didn't understand what you said?" Speak up and listen, and this palace will give you an idea. ”

"Minister...... I didn't say anything, I was wrongfully accused of being a prisoner of the court, it was already very bitter, I didn't want to make any more trouble, and I didn't want her to be forced to share a room with me even though she had no intention of me. When the dust settles, it's not too late to talk about personal affairs. ”

I didn't expect Xue Ne to be such a gentleman, Li Hong looked at Xue Ne with eyes like an old father looking at his son-in-law, and before he could open his mouth to praise, Zhang Shun's voice came from outside the door: "Your Highness, Fengying came to spread the words of Lord Li, saying that something happened to Xue Mansion, let Xue Lang go back quickly!" ”

Hearing that something happened at home, Xue Ne's first thought was Fan Ning, who didn't care about the etiquette, and rushed out of the room in three or two steps: "What's the matter?" ”

Feng Ying arched his hand and said: "County Lord, when the county lord went to the mansion, I heard the old lady say that the back kitchen of the house was wreaked havoc by thieves from nowhere, and she also wrote a blood book on the wall with chicken blood, saying that you have repeatedly bullied Chu Yulangjun and threatened to kill you. Now Xue Xiaolangjun is bedridden, as if he has said something evil, you should go back to the house and take a look. ”

Xue Ne was stunned for a moment, his face full of doubts, if this matter was said to be Xue Chuyu's doing, it would be too public. But except for Xue Chuyu, he has never offended anyone. Could it be the murder suspect in the Hongbunkan case? If so, isn't this move to raise your vigilance for no reason?

"The county lord heard that the county master had returned to Chang'an, so he asked his subordinates to escort the county master back to his house, so as not to be harmed by the gangsters."

"Don't mess up", Li Hong's focus is obviously different from others, I saw him frowning, his jaw tight, and he said, "Tell your county lord, just say that it was said by the palace, she is also not small, Mo Riri chased Shen Yan nonsense, if you can't hold people in the future, wouldn't you be smiling and generous?" ”

Xue Ne sank into his own thoughts, he didn't hear their conversation at all, he was only worried about Fan Ning's safety, and anxiously said to Li Hong: "Your Highness, there is an urgent matter at home, and the minister will go back to the house first." ”

After getting Li Hong's approval, Xue Ne walked quickly towards the gate of the East Palace with Fengying. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xue Ne asked Fengying: "Your Highness is not here, between you and me, I will be informal, the person I talked to you about last time, can you investigate clearly?" ”

"I found out clearly, my parents died when I was a child, I grew up with my uncle and aunt, my family was extremely poor, and I entered the law department five years ago, and I have been working in the criminal department, starting from the bottom of the stream, because there is no one in the court, almost all the dirty, tiring, and thankless work, and none of the errands that offend people have run. But fortunately, he is diligent and humble, left and right, and has a strong ability to solve cases, and has been in the office for five years, without a single unfinished case, so he has also achieved the position of the head of the criminal department, but if you want to be promoted again, I am afraid that it will be difficult. ”

Feng Ying was talking about Gao Min, what he described was roughly the same as what Xue Ne secretly observed, Xue Ne nodded, and sighed helplessly: "You don't know, among the few principals of the Criminal Department, only this one is quite smart, and there are some things that are inconvenient or have no time to come forward, I plan to entrust him to help me walk around in the Criminal Department." ”

"Xue Lang, you are really too upright, when is this happening, and you are still thinking about the important case of the Criminal Department. It is rumored in our camp that your brother Xue Chuyu Ping Suri is very fond of making friends with powerful people, such as the nephew of the Queen of Heaven, the scholar of Hongwenguan University, Helan Toshiyuki, and several princes, Princess Taiping, in short, as long as he can climb with the Emperor and the Queen of Heaven, there is no one who does not stammer. Huan Hai is treacherous, I am really worried that Xue Lang will be betrayed by his closest relatives one day. ”

Feeling the caring and righteous anger of the wind shadow, Xue Ne smiled lightly, full of clean and clear handsomeness: "Don't worry, I know what Chu Yu wants, and I won't conflict with him, so he naturally won't do anything too out of the ordinary." What I think now is that only by clarifying this case as soon as possible can I return peace to Chang'an......"

"And if he wants a hereditary title, do you want to let it too?" Fengying looked at Xue Ne in disbelief, and when he saw that he was silent, he understood a lot, and he was both upset and helpless for him, and sighed, "I really don't understand, General Xue has such a good son as Xue Lang, why would he favor Chu Yu's unscrupulous kid." That's it. It is difficult for the big family to put their beaks, Xue Lang takes care, if you need to find me at any time, you only need to blow this bone whistle, and the wind shadow will come in an instant. ”

As he spoke, Kazekage took out a beautifully carved bone whistle from his bosom and handed it to Xue Ne.

Xue Ne took the bone whistle and took it in his arms very preciously: "I have you old friends, isn't it far better than Chu Yu's friends of wine and meat." ”

Fengying was both moved and helpless, and pulled Xue Ne and hurriedly said, "My Xue Dalangjun...... It's not early, let's go back quickly, so that the county lord will not be in a hurry. ”

When Fan Ningfang returned to Xuefu, she saw a mess up and down, although she was tired, she had no intention of resting, and rushed to Lishan Mountain in the east of the city, and at the foot of the mountain, she dismounted and climbed the mountain, skillfully bypassing the trail, and walking towards the ghost market hidden in the mountains and forests.

When this ghost market was first set up, it was to have a place to stay in order to have a place to stay in order to catch up with the curfew and enter the city, and its market was backed by the official road under the mountain, and there were caves and dense forests to cover it, and it was difficult for the paradered Wuhou to notice. After several years of growth, the market is only open in the middle of the night, and the museum is closed in the morning, which is very mysterious, attracting people from all over the Tang Dynasty who love curiosity to visit here.

Fan Ning hurriedly walked along the valley to the low-lying cave, walked more than 100 steps along the grotto, and arrived at the location of the ghost market. Fan Ning walked to the city, looked at the inn without a ladder in front of him, jumped up, stepped on the plaque and climbed the wooden threshold on the second floor, a harrier turned over and landed steadily, kicked open the door, only to see that in the daylight, the painting fairy lit a few oil lamps, sat in front of the table, pinned with seventeen or eighteen sizes of carving knives, and was facing a face of ruthlessness, if people who didn't know the previous situation saw this scene, they were afraid that they would be scared to death by him.

Fan Ning didn't squeak, walked straight to the table, and sat on the opposite side of the painting skin fairy. This painting skin fairy Fang has not been confused, but because of the previous prison disaster, his hair is white, and he looks like he is seventy or eighty years old, when he heard the footsteps, he let out a sigh, raised his eyes, and said to Fan Ning with a smile: "Xiao Ning'er is here?" I've made you a new dough, more handsome than the one you gave you before, and I'll try it on in a moment......"

"Where's the gopher?" Fan Ning came for something important, he seemed a little impatient, and he didn't have the heart to appreciate the works of the painted skin fairy, "I asked him to take Monk Wenyin and the paper kite brothers to look at the Xue family for a few days, why did they go?" ”

Although Fan Ning is only sixteen years old, there is no doubt that he is the overlord of this place, and the painting fairy saw that she was annoyed, and hurriedly dragged the copper bell on his side, and in a moment, a man with a short stature and a big head also jumped up the second floor, and said to Fan Ning with a hippie smile: "Xiao Ning'er is back?" Is it for the sake of your in-laws......

Before he finished speaking, Fan Ning stood up, picked up the wooden fan on the table, and knocked it on the head of the gopher: "I asked you to look at Xue Mansion, what do you think?" Who is taking advantage of our absence to make trouble! ”

The gopher held its head, and its whole body was almost curled up in a circle: "Oh, oops, don't fight, don't fight yet!" You asked me to look at Xue Chuyu, don't cause any man-made disasters, but there are ghosts in Xue Mansion, how can such a thing as a haunted ghost be on my head! ”

"Ghosts?" Fan Ning was stunned, and then hit harder, "You big-headed ghost!" I've lived in Xue Mansion for nearly a month, why haven't I let the ghost eat it? Are you looking at my master's absence, and looking at me, I can't cure you? ”

"You've beaten me short! I really can't marry a daughter-in-law if I beat me again! The gopher pouted aggrievedly, touched his head and argued, "However, Monk Wenyin once mentioned that he heard your mother-in-law's cook say that the food in the back kitchen often disappears mysteriously recently, and it has been almost a month. But these things are not valuable, even if the Xue Mansion reported the case, Wu Hou came to do just a little investigation, only said that the thief reported it to the housekeeper Liu Yu, and left in a hurry. ”

This thing is indeed unusual, Fan Ning pondered deeply, and when she came back to her senses, she knocked the gopher again: "What mother-in-law!" I told you a long time ago, I and Xue Lang are brothers, stop dreaming that what can I do The young lady of Xue Mansion will hide you from going out to be abducted and deceived! ”

The gopher smiled aside, rubbed his hands, and glared at Fan Ning twice: "Didn't our Xiao Ning'er already share the bed with the suave Xue Dalangjun?" Xue Dalangjun's age of blood and strength, although you are fierce, you are still born well......"

"Go and go, what Xue Dalangjun, he is a Xue Da fool!" Fan Ning sat on the table with his buttocks, and his movements were so big that the carving knives on the table flew up, "Also, I asked you to check my master's whereabouts, it's been more than a month, have you found out?" ”

When Xue Ne returned to Xue Mansion, the criminal officer of Jingzhao Mansion was being sent out of the gate by Liu Yu. Although Xue Ne had long thought that Xue Chuyu would try his best to fish out Liu Yu, he didn't expect the speed to be so fast, it seems that nine times out of ten he borrowed the light of Helan Minzhi.

Seeing Xue Ne, Liu Yu rolled his eyes and intervened, his face full of villain's ambition. Xue Ne greeted the criminal officer and asked, "I'm tired, Xue Moufang came back from handling cases in other places, and he dared to ask what the current situation is?" ”

"Xue Yushi is polite, although the murderer has not been caught in this case, I have recorded the confessions of the Xue Mansion. If Xue Yushi wants to see it, he can come to Jingzhao Mansion tomorrow, and the lower officials will be waiting at any time. ”

"Thank you, bother", Xue Ne saluted the criminal officer again, and hurriedly walked to the back kitchen.

Different from the neat and orderly in the past, at this moment, the kitchen is in a mess, all the vegetables and fruits are knocked to the ground, there are scraps of cups and plates everywhere, and chicken blood is splashed everywhere, comparable to the scene of murder, and on the blue-gray brick wall outside, there is a huge blood character with a height of one person, "Xue Ne bullied his brother too much, and he will be killed soon."

Xue Ne looked at it, sighed lightly, and walked towards Xue Chuyu's garden. Mrs. Liu and a group of servants and maidservants all stayed on Xue Chuyu's bed, serving tea and pouring water to ask for warmth, how considerate Moti was.

Xue Chuyu was slumped on the bed, humming uncontrollably, his eyelids were half-open and half-closed, not distinguishing between life and death, as if he was frightened. Xue Ne stepped forward to salute Mrs. Liu, and then asked the maid next to him, "You discovered the blood character in the back kitchen first?" ”

Hearing Xue Ne's question, the little maid looked extremely nervous, and stumbled: "Yes, I should be on duty in the kitchen today, and when I get to the backyard in the morning, I will ......."

Xue Ne bowed slightly, didn't ask carefully, and said to Mrs. Liu: "Mother, Shen Yanfang came back from going out, and I was quite tired, since everyone in the family was fine, I went back to the room to rest first." ”

At night, Fan Ning finally came back from Lishan, and today Xue Mansion strengthened its inspection, and it took her a lot of effort to jump into the Shensi Garden. Seeing Xue Ne sitting in front of the desk and working, Fan Ning's heart instantly calmed down, she climbed through the window, picked up the cherry dumplings on the table, and said with a smile: "Did you buy me food on a special trip?" Thank you, I'm already hungry with my chest and back. ”

"Where have you been, why don't you leave a note", Xue Ne put down the scroll in his hand and stepped forward to sit beside Fan Ning, "Although I am the superintendent of this case, if you are caught, I will definitely know immediately...... But can you not go out quietly, so that I will...... Will be worried. ”

Fan Ning put down the gluttony, smiled, raised his hand and stroked Xue Ne's brain, like touching a kitten and a puppy, which should be regarded as her rare gentleness: "Got it, Xue Dalangjun, I'm going to the ghost market." That 'Ning Chungong' face has been burned with a small hole, and I want to ask the painting fairy to make up for it. ”

"I haven't been to the ghost market to see them for a few days, how many of them are okay?" Xue Ne, like Li Chunfeng, knows people without looking at their background, but only looking at whether the other party has real skills, so he also respects Fan Ning, a friend of the rivers and lakes.

"It's still the same dead-skinned look", Fan Ning shook his long hair tied up high, and asked again, "Have you gone to find the prince?" What can I tell him about Famen Temple? ”

Although Fan Ning knew about the Xue Mansion, Xue Ne didn't take the initiative to mention it, so she didn't ask; Xue Ne didn't want Fan Ning to be frightened, so he also suppressed the matter, never mentioned it, and only replied: "Your Highness naturally attaches great importance to it, and I heard him say that the position of Lantian County Order, the Emperor and Queen of Heaven have already agreed, but I don't know when the document will be issued." You also know that now that there is another case of Princess Anding, I am afraid that there will be an uproar within the royal family, and many things will not be rushed. ”

"Yes, it's good, the princess's bones were lost, and there are rumors like that. It is said that the emperor and queen are very affectionate, but when something like this happens, it is difficult not to have a suspicion, so I can only let go of the grievances for a few more days......"

Fan Ning's slightly skinny appearance fell in Xue Ne's eyes, which was very cute, and he couldn't help but bend his eyebrows: "By the way, what about Master Li's whereabouts?" Did a few of them find out? ”

Fan Ning shook his head, his red lips pursed white: "I have inquired about several city gates, no one has seen Master, where did this little old man go, he didn't even leave a word, Master...... Will there be any accidents......"

Seeing that Fan Ning's little face was gloomy, Xue Ne was unspeakably distressed, and wanted to raise his hand to pat her shoulder, but he was at a loss, and finally only muttered: "Master Li will be fine, he is so smart, he has martial arts, and he is still an official of the imperial court, where can anyone help him?" I still remember when I was a child he taught us to 'seem to be nothing, not nothing', you can't find him, it doesn't mean that he is not there, maybe he is somewhere, see if we can break the game, and on the day of the breakthrough, he will appear and say: 'Shen Yan is too slow to move, and he is not good at words and suffers a dumb loss; Ning'er is shrewd but manic, and if you get into trouble like this, I will punish you for meditating until ......dawn.'"

Hearing Xue Ne's imitation of Li Chunfeng, Fan Ning finally sneered, the gloom on his little face was completely removed, and his coquettish smile was as beautiful as a peony: "Yes, so you and I have to fight for it, we must not be defeated by thieves, and don't let the master down." ”

"Don't worry, it's about Master Li and you, I, Xue Shenyan, will not retreat."

Overnight, the servants of the Xue Mansion swept away the chicken blood outside the kitchen, and they could no longer see that such a terrible thing had happened here. But the cooks still had lingering palpitations, and whispered about it while cooking, but after only three or five days, this panic turned into ridicule, and became the handle of everyone's ridicule of each other.

The fifteenth day of this month is the Xia Yuan Festival, Xue Rengui is not in Beijing, but Xue Mansion still has to sacrifice to the ancestors. Xue Ne is the eldest son, and the heavy responsibility of lighting the lamp for the ancestors fell on his shoulders, Xue Chuyu was extremely dissatisfied, and when he seized the opportunity, he stole the limelight.

For this kind of behavior, Xue Ne has always ignored it, and he can't even understand what there is to fight about these things, for him, how to touch something from the dinner party and go back to Fan Ning to eat is the top priority.

On such a critical day, several of Xue Ne's uncles and cousins also came to the house and chatted with Mrs. Liu about the past in Longmen, Jiangzhou.

At the beginning of the banquet, Mrs. Liu sat in the main seat in the center, several uncles were in the second seat, and Xue Ne and Xue Chuyu sat across the aisle. Xue Ne is not good at communicating, but Xue Chuyu is like a flower butterfly, shuttling between guests and friends, adding water and pouring wine. Xue Ne took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to him, and began to think about the two cases again, who knew that his father's brother Xue Renfu suddenly spoke: "Shen Yan is now out, I heard that he has become a celebrity in front of His Royal Highness the Prince, and he is really a good brother and sister-in-law." ”

Xue Ne was stunned and came back to his senses, and before he could answer, he heard Xue Chuyu sneer with three points: "Uncle, don't be busy and happy, Brother Brother's supervision of the imperial history has been exchanged for his life, and there is still more than a month, if Brother can't catch the real murderer, our whole family will have ...... heads."

"Chu Yu", Mrs. Liu frowned, interrupting Xue Chuyu's words, "On the day of ancestor worship, how can you be disrespectful." ”

"Mother forgives her sins", Xue Chuyu bowed to everyone, and said with a smile, "I drank two more cups, it was Chu Yu's loss of words, and I asked a few uncles not to be surprised." Chu Yu was timid, he only hoped that his family would be safe, and begged Brother Ah to make persistent efforts to solve the big case as soon as possible, so as not to let Chu Yu be frightened again. ”

Speaking of today's ancestor worship last night, Fan Ning once mentioned Xue Ne, Xue Chuyu will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble, Xue Ne will not let go, according to Fan Ning's teaching, frowning and saying: "The task handed over by His Royal Highness to his brother is urgent, and his brother also knows the stakes and wants to break it as soon as possible." As a brother, he is not like Chu Yu, he doesn't have so many royal relatives to help him, and he can't release Liu Yu under the pretense of power, so the only way to handle the case diligently is feasible......"

Sure enough, Xue Chuyu was a little anxious, and argued with a red face: "It was Liu Yu's family who paid the fine, brother, don't spew blood!" ”

"Enough!" Mrs. Liu was still holding the Buddha beads in her hand, but her face was much colder, but in front of outsiders, she would not have a seizure after all, and said in a soothing tone, "The food is cold, don't just talk, just eat." ”

Xue Ne gave up his hand, and planned to eat some food and resigned, so that he could go out before the curfew to buy some hu cakes for Fan Ning to eat.

Who knew that as soon as he ate two chopsticks, a strong feeling of suffocation surged up his throat, Xue Ne stroked his throat, reached out his hand and wanted to speak, but he fell back suddenly, and he was unconscious in an instant.

Fan Ning sat in the room, waiting for Xue Ne to come back with food, but he had been a little inexplicably worried in his heart.

The sound of Yale in the main hall was cut off suddenly, followed by a noisy footsteps gradually approaching, Fan Ning hurriedly walked out of the bedroom, hid on the roof, turned over a piece of rubble, and only saw the pale, unconscious Xue Ne was carried back by a few small servants, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.

What's going on? went to the banquet in a good manner, and came back with this appearance, Fan Ning was in a hurry but couldn't show up, so he could only stare at it, and before long, Mrs. Liu hurriedly came with a Lang Zhong to check Xue Ne's situation.

Fan Ning couldn't hear them clearly at all, she could only see that Lang Zhong shook her head and nodded her head from time to time, and her heart went up and down. Then Lang Zhong took the silver needle, lightly drilled it on Xue Ne's ten fingers a few times, and after explaining it to Mrs. Liu, he retreated.

Fan Ning quietly looked around, saw him out of the Shensi Garden, walked straight to the direction of the kitchen, estimated that it was to dispense medicine, and his eyes were not closed, and then he saw that behind the rockery, Xue Chuyu and Liu Yu were hiding in no one's place, not knowing what they were plotting.

Fan Ning thought about it, made up his mind to leave quietly, found a no-man's place to put his face on, straightened his clothes, and returned to the gate of the Pingyang County Mansion. ”