The two stayed in the cave for another night, and the next morning, they estimated that Concubine Lan and He Lanchi had left Qinglu Temple, so they set off to return to Beijing.

The night before yesterday, they were in a hurry and left their horses at Qinglu Temple, and besides, the current situation of Mu Liancheng could not ride a horse, so the two of them could only go down the mountain on foot.

It took two hours to reach the bottom of the mountain.

Feng Qingfang found a farmhouse nearby, gave the silver to drag people to the prince's mansion to report the news, and in the afternoon, the two of them finally arrived with a carriage.

When I returned to the capital, the sun was already setting in the west.

Because the Prince's Mansion was on a different road from the Guogong Mansion, Feng Qingfang didn't want Mu Liancheng to take a detour to see him off, so he got out of the carriage.

"You go back and recuperate, I'll just walk back by myself."

Mu Liancheng nodded, and then ordered: "Dayou, escort the third girl back to the house." ”

"No, I'll ...... it myself"

"Although you and I were masked that night, they may not really have found the clues, so it's better to be safe."

Mu Liancheng insisted, and Feng Qingfang no longer refused.

All the way to the outside of the Dingguo Mansion, Feng Qingfang still climbed over the wall and secretly went back, and after asking Zhu Er, she learned that the mansion had been quiet for the past two days, and no one had found her out.

In the past two days, he escaped death, but he was tired, Feng Qingfang felt that his body was as heavy as lead, he bathed and washed, and immediately fell asleep.

The next day, I woke up at three o'clock in the morning.

As soon as he opened his eyes, a pleasant voice came from his ears: "Third girl, are you awake?" ”

"Hmm." Feng turned over wildly, intending to continue sleeping.

Suddenly, realizing that something was wrong, he suddenly turned over and sat up, only to see a beautiful-looking woman standing next to the bed.

She was dressed in a black dress, her hair was tied up like a man, but she wore a jade pendant on her ears, a melon seed face, thin willow eyebrows, and a shallow pear vortex on her left cheek when she smiled.

"You, who are you? How is it in my room? ”

fƒ The other party blinked and smiled: "Girl, have you forgotten?" You ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to pick a female guard for you, and I'll do it." ”

Feng Qingfang breathed a sigh of relief, patted his head and said: "I remember, you are really, why did you sneak in without saying hello in advance, it will scare people to death, okay?" ”

As he spoke, he went to the table and took a sip of tea to suppress his shock.

The woman apologized: "I came an hour ago, and I didn't wake you up when I saw that the girl was sleeping deeply, and I scared you, I'm really embarrassed." ”

"And you've been watching me from the bedside all this hour?" Feng Qing was so shocked that he almost squirted out the tea in his mouth.

It's a day, her sleeping posture is not very beautiful, it makes people look at it?

"Yes," the woman grinned, "the girl didn't sleep honestly, and I kicked the quilt several times, but I helped you cover it back." ”

The corners of Feng Qingfang's mouth twitched, and he pretended to be calm: "The weather has been hot for the past two days, don't panic." ”

"By the way, what's your name?"

The woman clenched her fists and said, "The slave Qin Luo has seen the three girls. ”

"You are the bodyguard I invited, not a subordinate of the house, what slave is not a slave? You don't have to be so polite to me in the future. Feng Qingmad saw that this girl was cheerful and lively, looking clever and clever, and liked it very much, the key is that people are the ones who protect themselves, and they have to have a good relationship with her, in case she is annoyed, what should I do if I pick a child at a critical moment?

"However, you still have to pretend to be my maid in the house, so that it will be easier to act in the future, and I will have someone bring you a few sets of clothes in a while."

Anyway, there are so many maids in the house, no one will find out if there is one more or one less.

Qin Luo bowed his head and said, "Okay, Qin Luo obeys the girl's arrangement." ”

"Also, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has said that I will be the girl's person in the future, I only obey the girl's orders, and I have nothing to do with the Prince's Mansion, so the girl can rest assured."

Feng chuckled wildly: "That's good." ”

After using it too early, Zhu Er brought over a few sets of clothes worn by the subordinates, and Qin Luo changed into a costume and officially became the personal maid of the third lady.

Mu Liancheng was injured and wanted to take a few days off, but as soon as he came back, trouble came up.

It was the group of Yunzhou bandits who were recruited by Mu Liancheng who caused trouble.

After Mu Zun agreed to let these hundreds of people recruit peace, he handed them over to Mu Liancheng to control, and Mu Liancheng incorporated them into the regular army and arranged for them to be trained in the Shangchun Battalion in the north of the city.

For more than a month, they followed the rules and got along well with other recruits, and they were very peaceful, but for some reason, Jiang Tianba, Liu Si and others clashed with people two days ago, and actually beat a soldier to death, which directly led to a riot.

The situation became more and more serious, and the original Yunzhou bandits headed by Jiang Tianba and other recruits formed a faction and fought with each other on the training ground yesterday afternoon, resulting in serious injuries to more than 100 people.

The generals and soldiers of the Shangchun battalion all thought that these bandits were wild and uneducated, and demanded that they be driven out.

But after all, these people were personally compiled by His Royal Highness the Prince, and the general Du Yan was not good at making claims, so he had to come to Mu Liancheng and ask him to come out to take care of things.

Mu Liancheng had no choice but to drag his injured body and go to the Chun camp.

"These people are really too much, how much effort did His Highness waste to get them a chance to be a new person, they are so unsure of cherishing it, they can't keep the rules in less than two months, and they make such a big deal!"

Eryou rebuked in annoyance.

"The matter hasn't been clarified yet, and it may not be as rumored, let's wait until the Shangchun camp interrogates them."

What Mu Liancheng is most worried about now is not that Jiang Tianba and others are disobedient to discipline and where to go, but that he is afraid that there will be other inside information in this matter, and someone will manipulate and use this turmoil to target him.

When he arrived at the Chun camp, Du Yan came out to greet him and led Mu Liancheng into the camp.

"General Du, what happened to those wounded soldiers now?"

Du Yan replied: "After treatment, it has improved, but I need to recuperate for ten days and a half months." ”

"That's good." Mu Liancheng bowed slightly, and then asked, "What about Jiang Tianba and the others?" ”

"Guarded alone, waiting for His Highness to come down and ask questions."

Mu Liancheng originally planned to bring Jiang Tianba and a few people over for questioning first, but after thinking about it, he still asked Du Yan about the ins and outs of the matter first.

"According to the minister's inquiry, the incident was caused by a chicken leg." When he said this, Du Yan showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, because it sounded ridiculous.

At noon that day, when the soldiers were having lunch, Jiang Tianba and a soldier named Luo Yu were delayed because they were punished, and they went late, and there was only one chicken leg left on the plate, so the two of them started at the same time, and no one let anyone.

After a few words with each other, they were even more angry, and they fought hard, Jiang Tianba was tall and powerful, and he knocked out people's teeth with only a few punches, and vomited blood.

According to the soldiers present, that Luo Yu was not a big problem at that time, he knew that he couldn't beat Jiang Tianba, so he didn't dare to deal with him, so he stood up and walked away.

But the next morning, everyone found that the person was dead at the training ground, and he had died of poisoning.

"Since he died of poisoning, how can he blame Jiang Tianba's head?" Mu Liancheng asked suspiciously.

Du Yan sighed and said: "It turns out that that night, Jiang Tianba went to talk to Luo Yu alone, and someone saw Luo Yu drink the water handed over by Jiang Tianba. ”

"In addition, after the military doctor's examination, it was concluded that Luo Yu died of arsenic-frost poisoning, and then the remaining half bottle of arsenic-frost was found under Jiang Tianba's pillow, the evidence is conclusive, and the murderer must be Jiang Tianba."

The more evidence appeared, the more Mu Liancheng felt that things were suspicious.

First of all, Jiang Tianba has been in the barracks for more than a month, and it is impossible to have arsenic-frost on his body, so where does the arsenic-frost under the pillow come from?

The second point is that if Jiang Tianba is really the murderer, why not dispose of the arsenic-frost and keep it as evidence?

"No one knows the content of the conversation between Jiang Tianba and Luo Yu that night?"

Du Yan shook his head and said: "When they were talking, only Luo Mazi and Liu Si were present, and they had always covered each other, and their testimony was not credible. ”

"Then you didn't ask Jiang Tianba?" Mu Liancheng raised his eyebrows and asked again.

"This ......" Du Yan looked embarrassed, "Jiang Tianba's words have always been true, and the minister thinks that even if he asks, he can't take it seriously, it's ......"

Mu Liancheng narrowed his phoenix eyes, and his voice gradually turned cold: "So, you didn't interrogate Jiang Tianba at all, just based on the testimony of some other people, as well as the bottle of arsenic-frost, you judged Jiang Tianba to be the murderer, right?" ”

"General Du, you are the general of the Shangchun Battalion, if even you look at Jiang Tianba's gang of bandit-born recruits with colored eyes, then how can other generals and soldiers not be like this?"

"When Bengong handed them over to you, you promised Bengong that you would do your best to educate and transform them, have you forgotten?"

Du Yan lowered his head, saying that he was ashamed, but in his heart the boss was unhappy, Jiang Tianba and those people were originally mountain bandits, stubborn, as the so-called country is easy to change its nature and difficult to change, even if they become soldiers, they are still bandits in their bones, and they should not be allowed to enter the Shangchun camp at all.

Mu Liancheng understood what he was thinking, so he softened his tone: "This palace understands that these people are used to being bandits, and it is really difficult to manage, and anyone who changes will have a headache, this palace has no intention of blaming the general, but since they have entered the barracks, this palace hopes that you can treat everyone equally, especially in such a major right and wrong." ”

Although he said that he didn't blame, Du Yan always felt that there was an implication in his words that he was not worthy of being this general.

However, the other party is the crown prince, and he doesn't dare to speak even if he dares to be angry.

"What Your Highness taught me is that the minister remembers."

Mu Liancheng nodded and ordered someone to take Jiang Tianba.

After about a cup of tea, Jiang Tianba was tied up by Wuhua and escorted to the camp tent.

Du Yan bowed his hand and was about to retire, but Mu Liancheng raised his hand and pointed to the chair on the left hand side and said, "The general will stay and interrogate together, please take a seat." ”

Then, he turned his head to look at Jiang Tianba, who was kneeling down.

I saw that he was unkempt and covered in blood, and it was obvious that he had been tortured.