Chapter Seventy-Six: Xiao Duo's Temptation
The news that the assassin of the Zhu family committed suicide in the alley also reached Xiao Duo's ears. Watermark Advertising Test Watermark Advertising Test When the dagger that pierced the victim's body was presented to him, Xiao Duo was much calmer than Liu Yi's panic.
He first took a handkerchief and attached it to the hilt of his sword, and then took it in his hand and examined it carefully. In the middle of the day, he threw the dagger back on the tray.
"It is indeed the Zhu family's self-defense weapon." Xiao Duo said as he wiped his hands with a handkerchief, then crumpled it into a ball and threw it aside.
When Liu Yi heard that someone from the Zhu family was dead, he almost didn't faint. "Lord Wang, this, what the hell is going on? Why, why did the people of the Zhu family die on our territory? “
Xiao Duo glanced at him and said, "It's too early to draw conclusions. It is also possible that someone from the Zhu family killed an assassin with bad intentions, or is this a confused account at all, is someone trying to frame the Zhu family? “
Liu Yi's mind was a little confused by Xiao Duo's words, he didn't ask, he didn't ask, and in the end, he could only retreat so vaguely.
As soon as Liu Yiren left, Xiao Duo put away the cynical and indifferent face on his face, and his eyes became gloomy and deep. At the moment, his mood is very conflicted, the appearance of this assassin made him understand two things: one is that the prince did not give up on him, and it was indeed sent to try to kill Xiao Zhan and Song Wenyu, but he never succeeded, so naturally he never knew about it; The second is that he vaguely felt that someone deliberately left this corpse for them to see, which was both a warning and a provocation.
Xiao Duo knew Zhu Liangxin's temperament very well, and only felt that the person hiding in the shadows this time had really stepped on the woman's sore spot, and the series of reactions brought about by that woman's ruthlessness were also things he couldn't predict.
He sat down on the bed and thought about it. Suddenly I felt that I needed to test what extent Song Wenyu and Xiao Zhan had found out now. If they found nothing, Xiao Duo felt that it was necessary for him to report to the prince in advance to intercept the next wave of people.
Now that he knows that someone is hiding in the shadows to help, it is naturally not so easy to kill Song Wenyu and Xiao Zhan.
Thinking of this, Xiao Duo stood up, quickly asked people to change his clothes, and walked out of the gate of the county guard, and went straight to the yamen.
In the yamen, Doctor Zhu had just changed the medicine for Song Wenyu, and Wei Lingyun and Shen Yu were also following him, and a few people crowded the small room. As for Shen Yu, a woman was in the room, and I didn't see her a little embarrassed.
Right now, Ah Jin's heart is full of Song Wenyu, and he doesn't bother to take care of Ah Jin, who has always looked at her to death.
"Lord Song's injury has improved a lot," Doctor Qiao touched his beard, and said in a rare relaxed tone: "The wound is already healing, but it's best not to do strenuous exercise." “
"I've been calling myself sick for the past few days, and I've been covered up by the medical officers for me." Song Wenyu's gaze swept over the three of them one by one, and finally returned to Qiao Yizheng's body.
Ah Jin saw his gaze sweeping over him like a dragonfly, and he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. I don't know whether to be proud of my disguise skills, or to be disappointed in Song Wenyu's woodenness.
"This is what the lower officials should do." Qiao Yizheng and Wei Lingyun both saluted Song Wenyu, and Ah Jin was naturally not spared.
As soon as the three of them finished speaking, Xiao Zhan came in with Lu Qing. I don't know if it's Ah Jin's illusion, when Xiao Zhan passed by her, the other party's footsteps seemed to pause.
Xiao Zhan walked to Song Wenyu's bed and sat down, and asked kindly, "How?" The wound may heal. “
"It's no big deal." Song Wenyu looked at Xiao Zhan and said, "Tomorrow, I'll go down to the embankment with you to inspect." “
Xiao Zhan didn't think about it and rejected his proposal. "Seeing that there are not many points to inspect, just the matter of six or seven days. You still call yourself sick and bedridden, let's go back from Huainan County to the north and return to the royal capital, and we will have to toss again. Your wounds don't heal, and you're going to suffer on the way. “
Something about that assassin. Xiao Zhan and Song Wenyu chatted a lot last night, but they were never sure what kind of possibility it was. But one thing they know for sure is that they won't be empty-handed this time.
In other words, such assassinations will only become more frequent after that. There is no impermeable wall in this world, and no matter how well the two of them cover it up, they will always be asked by the prince's party for something.
And the evidence in their hands now, even if it is a little bit, can peel off a layer of Xiao Shuo's skin.
Song Wenyu and Xiao Zhan exchanged glances with each other, and just as they were about to say something, they saw Huairen hurriedly running in. "Young master, King Qing is here. I said I came to visit you. “
For the appearance of Xiao Duo. Xiao Zhan was a little surprised. When I think about it, I think it's normal. I didn't come early, I didn't come late, but I didn't come until I found the body. It seems that Xiao Duo has other intentions.
Xiao Zhan glanced at Song Wenyu and asked slowly, "What should I do?" “
"Come on, come on, it's indeed sick." After that, Song Wenyu coughed a few times.
Doctor Qiao was estimating that the three masters would get together later, and he was afraid that it would be another sword and sword shadow, so he thought about leaving with Wei Lingyun and Ah Jin. In this regard, Song Wenyu and Xiao Zhan have no objection, after all, they don't want to harm the pond fish and involve the innocent.
Doctor Qiao hurriedly retreated with his beloved apprentice and Shen Yu, but he still collided with Xiao Duo. The three of them stopped in the corridor and saluted Xiao Duo, but fortunately, Xiao Duo had more important things to do at the moment, so they just nodded to them and let them leave.
By the time he returned to the post station, Qiao Yizheng's lining was already soaked with cold sweat. Wei Lingyun looked at the master with a solemn expression, and didn't care that Ah Jin was there, so he asked directly: "Why did the master need to be like that just now, it seems like we did something wrong." “
"You??" Doctor Qiao was about to say something, when he saw Ah Jin staring at the master and apprentice with a pair of big eyes, and when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them too. "Shen Yu, you go out and prepare the medicinal materials to be used tomorrow. Go ahead. “
"Yes." Ah Jin didn't intend to listen to the corners of the two masters and apprentices, so he turned his head and went out generously. But Wei Lingyun didn't worry about her, his eyes kept glued to Ah Jin, and Doctor Qiao was looking at Wei Lingyun with such a hooked appearance, and he couldn't get angry.
"When is it, can you put your mind on business?"
Wei Lingyun was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood that the master had misunderstood, but he was at a loss for words, so he had to be silent.
Doctor Qiao shook his head, only feeling a little headache. "The current situation is not optimistic. Let's be careful, Lingyun, the master is also a person from the past, and there is nothing wrong with the love of children, but in addition to the love of children, as a seven-foot man, there are many big things to do. During this time, you should be careful and vigilant, if you can't bring you back to the royal capital completely, the master will not be able to explain to Wei Yuanzheng. “
Doctor Qiao's earnest words made Wei Lingyun a little moved. He nodded solemnly, indicating that he had taken his master's words to heart. Doctor Qiao said again: "I specially called you out just now because there was a big incident in Huainan County last night, and I don't want you juniors to hear things that you shouldn't hear." “
"What's the matter?" Wei Lingyun subconsciously asked, in the past two days, he has focused all his energy on monitoring Ah Jin, where can he take care of anything else.
"When we went to inspect yesterday, a corpse was found in Huainan County, dressed in night clothes." Superfluous, Dr. Qiao didn't say any more. What made him feel strange was that this matter was an earth-shattering event in this small Huainan County, after all, it was a life lawsuit. But it was so quiet, and no one in the streets and alleys of Huainan County talked about it.
It can be seen that the officials deliberately suppressed the rumors.
When Wei Lingyun heard the words night clothes, he unconsciously chuckled in his heart. He felt as if he knew who had done it. "That?? Has the official family ever asked the master to be a servant? “
Doctor Qiao was the head of the medical officers who came with him this time, and Song Wenyu said that he was sick and bedridden, so he didn't follow those young people to inspect in the past two days, but just stayed in the capital to take care of the medicinal materials in the post station that had not been packed, and occasionally went to the backyard of the yamen with the medicine box to see Song Wenyu's situation.
Wei Lingyun thought that if he was a local parent official, he knew that such a great god had come to this county, and in order to solve this case, he would definitely come to invite someone, but whether he was invited or not was another matter.
However, Qiao Yizheng's answer was unexpected, "No," he stroked his beard and replied.
"No?" Wei Lingyun was silent and thought for a moment, "It's not ordinary people who die? “
Doctor Qiao didn't answer him directly, but just repeated what he said before. "The less you know, the better, for the teacher to tell you these things. Just to remind you that this Huainan County is not peaceful. “
"Yes, the apprentice knows." When Wei Lingyun exited Qiao Yizheng's room, his mind was very heavy. As soon as he was about to go downstairs, he saw Ah Jin busy. He stood on the stairs and watched intently for a long time, intending to go down to help, but at the thought that this man was nothing more than an impostor woman, he turned his feet and went back to his room.
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In the yamen of Huainan County, Xiao Duo and Xiao Zhan sat in Song Wenyu's room together, and the three-legged posture made the atmosphere a little depressed.
"King Qing came to visit today, it's really heartfelt." Song Wenyu opened his mouth first and said a polite word.
Xiao Duo smiled and said, "You fell ill because of the saint's errand, and it is only natural for this king to come to see you." By the way, did Dr. Qiao say what the reason is? Could it be?? Infected with the plague? “
"It's a recurrence of an old disease. The root of the disease that fell on the road before, I didn't get all the good and went on the road, and I blamed my poor health. After Song Wenyu finished speaking, he coughed a few more times. With every cough, his wound throbbed. Song Wenyu's hand in the quilt subconsciously held the wound.
"Oh, but I see that Lord Song's lips are pale, and his face is not very good. I don't know, I thought it was a skin injury. Xiao Duo said this as if unintentionally.
When Xiao Zhan heard this, he deliberately glanced at Song Wenyu, and then smiled: "Listening to the fifth brother say this, it really seems like that." Speaking of assassins, I don't know how Liu Junshou investigated the murder in the stone alley. “
"Assassins? This king only knows that someone was killed, but he doesn't know the details, and this king will definitely ask for the details when he goes back. Xiao Duo smiled slightly. After answering, he looked at Song Wenyu again.
Song Wenyu's calm expression made Xiao Duo wonder, could it be that this time the two of them were unharmed? Song Wenyu is really just an ordinary illness?
"It's not too early, and this king should go back too. Fourth brother, do you want to go together? Don't delay Lord Song's rest. Xiao Duo knew that he couldn't ask anything if he stayed here. He stood up and took the initiative to invite Xiao Zhan.
"No, I'll talk to Wen Yu for a while." Xiao Zhan didn't stand up with him, and his refusal was also expected by Xiao Duo.
"Well, since that's the case, then the king will be one step ahead." Xiao Duo shrugged his shoulders and walked out of Song Wenyu's room with his hands in his hands.
Soon after he left, Xiao Zhan and Song Wenyu looked at each other heavily.
"This guy is here to test it." Xiao Zhan said with a calm face, his cold face looked even more terrifying than Song Wenyu.
Song Wenyu covered the wound with his hand and was silent for a long time. "In two days, I will accompany you to go down to inspect again."
"Your body?? May I. “
Xiao Zhan closed his eyes now, and the figure of Song Wenyu blocking the knife for him occasionally flashed in front of him. If you say that you are not moved, it is also false. He has come all the way, and he is alone, and even Song Wenyu once thought that the two of them were drifting apart, and they were no longer as close as before.
However. At the moment of life and death, it was this childhood friend who stepped forward to protect him.
"It's okay," Song Wenyu looked at him with some stubbornness in his eyes, "Although I'm a scholar, it's true that I don't know any kung fu." But there are many men in the world who don't know kung fu, and they can still stand up to the sky, so don't think of me as too fragile. “
Xiao Zhan listened to his words and laughed again. "Who said you are fragile, there is nothing to do. Knowing that you can't do it. This is the brave. “
Song Wenyu glanced at him, shook his head and said, "After so many years, you still can't speak." “
Xiao Zhan smiled, and as soon as Xiao Duo left, the atmosphere in the room became relaxed again.
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Ah Jin was fiddling with those medicinal herbs in the courtyard, and when he saw that it was almost dry, he was about to wipe his hands and leave. Suddenly, she felt that someone was staring at her behind her, which made her feel uncomfortable.
She glanced back and saw that it was Xiao Duo. Ah Jin quickly lowered his head and saluted Xiao Duo, "Lord Wang." “
"Hmm,". Xiao Duo nodded, "You guys are right." “
"In the room, Rong Nuwen and the doctor are reporting to each other, please wait a moment, prince." Ah Jin said, leading King Qing to the hall of the post station and sat down. At this point, Shake Tong and the doctor girl have already gotten up and are busy with the things at hand. Seeing Ah Jin leading King Qing in, they were all startled, and they all put down the matter at hand and saluted Xiao Duo.
"Alright, you guys are busy with your business." Xiao Duo waved his hand. I chose a fairly clean place and sat down, and saw the doctor who had brought me in before, going upstairs. He squinted at the back of Akinti's skirt going upstairs, only to feel that his heartstrings were tugged at.
Xiao Duo touched his chin, thinking that he was so uncontrollable because he didn't have a woman to accompany him for a while.
However, he didn't think about constricting either. Xiao Duo swept his eyes around the hall and found that the rest of the medical women were busy, and their looks and postures were very good. His gaze wandered over several young girls as if he were looking at a cargo, and finally settled on a woman who looked a little like a harp.
Xiao Duo smiled slightly and looked away. Right now, he has more important things to do. At this moment, Ah Jin had already led Qiao Yizheng downstairs. Seeing that he had already spoken to Xiao Duo, he was about to retreat.
Xiao Duo couldn't help but look at Ah Jin twice, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that Ah Jin's appearance was the best, and this medical woman's cold and innocent temperament was very similar to the person hidden in his heart.
"King Qing, let's talk upstairs?" Although Qiao Yizheng felt that Shen Yu and Wei Lingyun were not suitable, it did not mean that he could condone Xiao Duo to look at his subordinates so unscrupulously.
As their commander, he felt the need to protect the well-being of these boudoir girls. They are all men, and Doctor Qiao naturally saw Xiao Duo's thoughts, but he couldn't tell them.
Xiao Duo turned his head and looked at Qiao Yizheng and smiled, he didn't feel embarrassed under Qiao Yizheng's direct gaze. It's just that as soon as he left, all the doctors and women breathed a sigh of relief.
Ah Cai took Ah Jin's arm and whispered with palpitations: "Why does King Qing look so scary, compared to him, King Run is much gentler." “
Ah Jin glanced at Ah Cai and felt that she was too young. Xiao Zhan's kind is clearly hiding a knife in a smile, and the real killing is invisible. However, in comparison, this Xiao Duo is much more annoying.
"Ah Cai, it's better for you to walk around King Qing these days, and you have to be cautious when you do things and talk on weekdays, you know?" Ah Jin mentioned a few words from Ah Cai, and at the end, he was still not at ease, so he solemnly grabbed her hand and shook it gently, "Be sure to take my words to heart, be careful and be careful, don't provoke King Qing." “
Ah Cai blinked her eyes wide, looking ignorant. The heart said, I didn't provoke him, and I didn't even dare to look at him today. But Shen Yu said it so seriously, as if she was very nervous, which made Ah Cai feel very happy.
She smiled, "I know, I'll be careful." “
Ah Jin nodded, and then looked at Gillian who was standing aside. At this moment, several medical girls who had a good time with Gillian were getting together to bite their ears.
"Gillian, I saw how many times King Qing looked at you just now."
One coaxed. Gillian blushed shyly, turned her head and continued to do the work in hand, but her mind was no longer on this. "Don't talk nonsense, I haven't even seen it."
"But really, you didn't see it. That's because you didn't look up. “
The other grinned as he grabbed her arm. Ah Jin listened to their conversation, and frowned in disagreement, she knew best what kind of character Xiao Duo was. These girls who don't know the height of the sky, and the higher they hold Gillian now, the worse she will fall in the future.
Ah Jin opened his mouth and wanted to be reminded, but looking at Gillian's attitude, he finally shut up. Now that Wei Lingyun has exposed her identity, she doesn't want to make trouble for herself at this juncture.
Ah Cai pulled Ah Jin and chattered a lot, Ah Jin didn't listen, all she was thinking about was Song Wenyu's injury. Seeing that Doctor Qiao and Xiao Duo were locked in the room talking and didn't come out, Ah Jin found an excuse to go to Wei Lingyun alone.
At this moment, Wei Lingyun also happened to be alone in the room. I heard someone knocking on the door, and when I opened the door, I saw that Ah Jin had taken the initiative to come to the door.
The two of them were silent, and finally Wei Lingyun moved away and said, "Come in and talk again." “
Ah Jin nodded, and after entering the house, he stood at the door and looked at Wei Lingyun and said, "I want to know, how is Lord Song's injury recovering?" “
Wei Lingyun glanced at her. It was a little strange why he asked this, and thinking that he didn't even know the true identity of the other party, he suddenly became a lot more vigilant. "What are you asking about this, didn't you see it all when you followed me in the morning?"
"With me as an outsider, Doctor Qiao naturally won't say anything bad." Ah Jin's words are very straightforward to show that Doctor Qiao is distrustful of himself. This pedantic and stubborn imperial doctor has always only regarded Wei Lingyun as his own.
"Then tell me first, who are you," Wei Lingyun remembered what Qiao Yizheng said to him this morning. He pursed his lips and said, "That night??" Are you going to kill someone. “
Ah Jin raised his eyelids to look at Wei Lingyun, and suddenly smiled. "Don't you already have the answer in mind?"
This answer made Wei Lingyun break out in a cold sweat, his feet seemed to be rooted, and he didn't dare to take a step closer to Ah Jin. Ah Jin felt that the way he looked at him now was like looking at a monster in human skin.
"You, did you really do it?"
"The less you know about this, the better," Ah Jin replied softly, "I'm doing it for your own good." Now that the words have been spoken, you should believe that I won't harm Lord Song, so it doesn't hurt you to tell me the truth about him. “
Wei Lingyun's heart was a little confused at the moment, he subconsciously wanted to believe what Ah Jin said, but he felt that his bias was entirely because of her face against Shen Yu. Ah Jin waited patiently for him to pace back and forth in the room without a master, and finally, he stopped, looked at Ah Jin and said, "How do I know that you are not a bitter trick. “
Ah Jin was stunned for a moment, and the smile on his face was obvious. "That's right, it's not easy for you to think of this layer. But. I'm not as complicated as you think. “
Saying that, Ah Jin sighed and said, "I really just want to know if he's okay." I guess that with his temperament, this time King Qing went to test him, and he would definitely not sit still and continue to call him sick. In two days at most, he will follow King Runxia to inspect the county. “
"How's that going to work, his injury??" Wei Lingyun almost missed his mouth in a hurry, and he looked at Ah Jin very nervously.
"In this way, I understand," Ah Jin saw Wei Lingyun's reaction, and he understood seven or eight points in his heart. When she killed the Assassin in the alley that day, she took a closer look at the dagger. Sharpen iron like clay, and it is still a wide blade. It can be imagined that if such a weapon pierced Song Wenyu's abdomen, the area of the wound would be large.
Ah Jin turned around, and when he was about to open the door, he looked back at Wei Lingyun and said, "Every day from now on, I will stay by Lord Song's side, never leaving an inch." If you want to keep an eye on me to prevent me from doing anything wrong, just follow me. However, I advise you not to do so. Because, you're joking with your own life, and Doctor Qiao will be worried. “
With that, Ah Jin left Wei Lingyun's room.
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