"Thank you." He paid for a few of them.

"Zhou Tao, what do you think about this?"

Zhou Tao thought for a while, "Siluo's father has always had a grudge against Thorn Shi's nephew, could it be because of Thorn Shi?" You see? ”

"I don't know what's going on, but I'm just listening to what people say." Ji Ying said with a smile. "I see that it is not early, so please move to my other business." He settled Zhou Tao in a well-cared aftermath, of course, not as simple as protecting him. Since the beating time, Zhou Tao has been peeking silently behind them, and he has been eyeing this scholar, if he has any abnormal behavior, it is better to have a guard.

Zhou Tao suddenly wondered, Ji Ying was obviously from other places, why did she change a room in just three days. Who knew that he followed and watched, and was frightened by the pomp and circumstance of his house. In the dim moonlight, the huge mansion stood in front of him. Although the courtyard is old, it still has a majestic momentum. Plaque inscription: Qingyang other four words, it turns out that this abandoned house is his property. Zhou Tao was even more puzzled by who built it here?

"This was built by Chizhou Thorn Shi Mengsheng for his father, and no one lived in it later." He said calmly.

Ji Ying pushed the door and entered, calling a group of people to wait, "You will live in a wing room tonight." ”

After settling Zhou Tao, Ji Ying immediately went to find the county Cheng Weiheng, of course, the sooner he was rescued, the better.

I am very glad that I gave a lot of money to send the door away, and I have a little friendship with them, and no one stopped him from entering. The second hall in the lobby was pitch black, and it was clear that Wei Heng had gone to the backyard to rest, so he asked the servants to take him over.

"County Cheng, what happened to Yuechi?"

Wei Heng was confused, "Something happened?" ”

Ji Ying knew that he had nothing to do with this, and looking at his appearance, there would be no people in Yuechi in the prison here.

"The county order sent someone to arrest her and the people from the household where she was staying. Dare to ask if the county can be entered into the book? ”

He was even more confused: "No." Then he asked, "Is there a reason?" ”

Ji Ying shook her head directly, "I have only known Yuechi for three days, and I don't know anything about her past. There was a daughter named Siro who stayed in that house, and I had a relationship with her, but I heard that the people in that family had a bad relationship with the history of thorns. Talking about the history of the assassin, he suddenly said: "Didn't the county order go to see the history of the assassin today?" Even if you walk quickly, it will take you some time to come back. Could it be that he tied people up early in the morning to see the assassin Shi, which is too unbelievable. Ordinary officials are just flattering their superiors, and they should not be under the banner of the government, because this is tantamount to giving people authority. ”

Ji Ying stopped for a moment, "Wait, can the county order receive the letter this morning?" ”

"It seems that Fa Cao sent a book on behalf of the envoy, could it be that the relevant matters are written on it?"

Ji Ying interrupted him, "Hey, I see something strange about things, and I can't make a conclusion based on a simple conclusion for the time being." We don't know what is written on it at all, and we have to have evidence to guess, and subjective assumptions will only deviate from the focus. ”

Fog Water (Lower)

"This is a bit strange, you might as well hold your ground and wait until tomorrow when the situation is clear." Ji Ying said.

"What Mr. said is reasonable, but," Wei Heng didn't know whether to talk about it or not, so he said: "A strange thing happened in the firewood room behind today. ”

Ji Ying suddenly remembered that the three corpses were still there. "But the corpse of the master?"

"Exactly, yesterday the servants of the palace accidentally threw that corpse to the ground, but who would have thought, the corpse has not changed at all, and it is almost the same as when the autopsy was performed that day. And although the bodies of the two followers had been disposed of, there were still a few swollen and festering places. Wei Heng said carefully.

"What do you say?"

"It is said that the corpse has been treated in advance, and the materials are excellent, colorless and odorless, and ordinary people cannot detect it."

Ji Ying sighed: "It's really strange, well, how can there be bandits who bury others?" ”

Wei Heng said: "Maybe someone has done something in the middle." ”

"Let's examine the body now."

Ji Ying's words were few, and he had already guessed a few points. This case is even more tricky, I am afraid that many parties will be involved, if it is not handled properly, Wei Heng's seat in the county will have to be replaced by someone else. "Others don't have to follow, so as not to spread any rumors."

The firewood room was filled with the smell of corpses, and flies and insects flew in the air. The dim candle flame barely illuminated the room, and they saw that the body was still lying there.

Ji Ying focused on inspecting his hands and feet, "The palms are thick and calloused, and there are no traces of perennial pen use on the fingers." It can be concluded that it was the result of many years of labor. ”

"You're saying he didn't come from a family." Wei Heng also guessed.

"The original one was replaced, and I don't know who replaced him for what purpose." He paused, "And those shoes don't fit him, don't believe it." Ji Ying pointed to the corpse's deformed toes, "If you really wear shoes like this, your feet will wear out in less than two hours." But anyone who has feelings can't bear a pair of shoes that don't fit, and it's even more impossible for someone to be from a well-off family. ”

Wei Heng said: "Maybe the person is not dead, and the other party found a corpse to replace it in order to cover it up." He added: "It seems that the previous subjective assumptions must be overturned." ”

"Yes, we can't investigate the case now, and I'm afraid the matter of these three bodies will have to be put on hold for the time being." Ji Ying said.

Wei Heng said: "Then I will immediately send someone to enter the file and Bingming the boss." ”

"It's about the elites of Beijing, and a rash case is bound to cause a commotion. I will suppress this matter, and whoever asks should not know, and it is better to go to those people's bad intentions. He chose a compromise method, attacking and retreating, which was enough to protect them.

Wei Heng didn't dare to ask more, especially when he saw his family's old house that day, he knew his origin. hurriedly came down, and then hesitantly mentioned trivial matters: "The county order asked me if I had encountered a strange case, and also mentioned the tragic situation of killing people by ghosts and chasing souls." I thought that the county order was a side knock, and I was about to ask the beginning and end of this matter. You see? ”

"If there is really a powerful ghost asking for my life, I have really encountered it. Before I went to Wenqing Temple to make a vow, I was stopped by more than a dozen corpses on the way, and I reported to the official, but I didn't see the county lieutenant coming. Therefore, let the burials be hastily collected and let them be buried in the ground. ”

His words were obviously intended to be covered, and he must have been checked over and over again by his people halfway. Wei Heng only took the matter as tricky, "Now I will send someone to record this suspicious case." ”

Ji Ying said with a smile: "The matter of Yuechi and others, the county order will definitely be promoted to the court to try the case." I think I'll pretend to be confused first, push away whatever I ask, don't push him into a hurry. If you ask them what they have done, the small things will be settled with money, and the big things will not be afraid to move around more. Ji Ying was tired, and Wei Heng hurriedly advised: "You might as well sleep here." ”

He sneered: "I can't avoid fatigue even after sleeping, and now it's three shifts, and I can't sleep." Today's matter is gone, and tomorrow'er's matter is coming again, and it really teaches people to live in peace for a moment. ”

No matter how Ren Weiheng persuaded, he still didn't stay longer. After returning home, after bathing and changing, Ji Ying closed her eyes and took a nap. At the beginning of the day, the boredom caused the body to become more and more unwell. As soon as he got up, he sent someone to ask for medicine, but it was nothing more than those few medicines to eat, and he didn't care about the medicine, and it would save trouble if he drank it indiscriminately.

The girl Fang'er shook her head when she saw it, "Drinking medicine can't be caused by your temperament, if Sister Ruizhi sees it, she will definitely say that we didn't serve well." ”

"Who's gossiping about me behind my back?" Suddenly, I heard a sound outside the curtain. The man lifted the curtain and came in, and saw a delicate and feminine girl dressed in ayara. The appearance is really beautiful, the eyes are like autumn waves, and the distant mountains are beautiful. Long figure, shaved shoulders and thin waist, and a beautiful posture. This is Han Xuan's roommate-Ruizhi girl.

Ji Ying smiled: "It's because you are too lenient, and everything is on yourself." Don't wait for the top and bottom to be cleaned up, and you're the only one who falls. ”

Rui Zhi sneered: "Who am I, it turns out to be your master and servant." All have a bad heart, and they push this and that every day, how can I not interfere? ”

"Sister, laugh again, Childe and I have to find a crack in the ground to get into." Fang'er hung her head and said.

"Okay, okay, don't worry about it, I'm here to feel at ease and live comfortably." Ji Ying lay down on the couch, "In the past few days since I was away, how are you all?" ”

Ruizhi snorted, "Instead of interrogating us, why don't I ask how you've been?" Can I take the medicine in the morning? ”

"Hey, I dare to be stared at by you all the time, no wonder I'm not very happy this morning."

She sneered, "I watched through the screen." There has been no growth at all. ”

Ji Ying looked at the remaining half bowl of medicine in her hand, "Alas, it's a bitter and astringent mush, and you can save your tongue from suffering if you pour it indiscriminately." "I drank it strongly, and when the smell came up, my face had changed color.

"If you don't want to, don't bother to take this medicine, it will make everyone uncomfortable." Fang'er joked.

"In the future, I will change to a non-bitter formula, and you don't have to look at my pitiful appearance." Ji Ying frowned.

Ruizhi smiled: "Save it, if it weren't for the fact that Gongzi often stole the medicine, it would have been fine by now." ”

Ji Ying was speechless, "Don't say it, don't say it." In other words, he said, "Yesterday I ordered some clothes and materials in the cloth village, and when I had time, I went to the Yujin cloth village to get things." ”

"It's already strange that you have a lot of things, but there are more of them." Ruizhi said with a half-sour look in his mouth. "What sachets, purses, I don't know who you gave them to?"

Ji Ying's face changed color, "Count your words, in the end, not all the good ones are given to you." ”

"Did my sister say she wanted you?"

Ji Ying was in a mess, knowing that she couldn't resist them, so she hurriedly took a soft face and dodged over.

Chapter 5: The Jackdaw (I)

He went to the west corridor to steal peace.

With the fragrance of nameless flowers and trees, the south wind blows in gusts, and people are intoxicated.

Ruizhi walked over gracefully, "The county is good Yaxing." ”

"Come here to blow the wind, where is Yaxing? I've been tired these days, and I want to find a break for a while, but I didn't expect you to come and belittle me again. Ji Ying shrugged.

Ruizhi smiled: "You are so lazy, don't say who you say?" ”

"Alas, in this place of right and wrong, it's hard to come here to steal a leisure, it's really a disappointment for you to come." Ji Ying skimmed her face.

Ruizhi sneered, "It's still the same, and I haven't seen any progress after studying outside." No wonder she was teased by a country girl. ”

"Hey, my mess spreads so fast." Ji Ying had expected it and was not angry. "Have you heard any rumors lately?"

"What else can be said, it's not all those people who should say." Ruizhi said.

Ji Ying said: "Princess Wan'an's concubine was impeached for corruption, and he once asked Chizhou Assassin Shi Gao and An for a bribe of up to 10,000 yuan. Not only a colt, but also more people are eyeing the land of Chizhou, where can I get so many goods in this place to block the gluttonous mouth? ”

Ruizhi said with a smile: "How do I know this, I can't understand a few words of the master's words." ”

Ji Ying also felt that it was boring to talk about these words, "I was taken away by the dirty and smelly again, boring, boring." ”

She laughed and said, "How can it be so boring, but you always stop when you talk with relish, and you dislike yourself." ”

"When the laity do mundane things, they are naturally accustomed to the impermanence of the world. It's also common sense to say it smoothly. Ji Ying hurriedly waved her hand, "Don't say these words again, so as not to annoy you." ”

Ruizhi smiled: "Okay, then kneel down, I will judge you." ”

"Hey, that's weird. In the blue sky and daylight, there are concubines who judge Langjun. Tell me, what do you have to review? I'll spare you this time, but don't blame the family law for being ruthless. Ji Ying sneered.

"Hmph, I'll judge me, don't do the things of my ancestors. Just tell the truth. ”

Ji Ying sneered, "Look, Miss Ruizhi is crazy, so she does this kind of thing." ”

"I'm not ashamed, I'm in the barren mountains and mountains with a girl on a rainy day. I'm old, and I'm still fooling around like a stupid boy. ”

"What's there to hide, that girl is more than ten years younger than me. But if I am old, the old man with a white beard will definitely not give me a good look. Ji Ying laughed.

Ruizhi shook his head and smiled, "People in their thirties are still monkeys, scurrying around." ”

Ji Ying felt funny, "You just turned twenty this year, I am eleven or twelve years older than you, but I taught you this little girl to be counted." ”

To get back to the point, "The crazy girl also has to be tried." Ruizhi said: "The dignified county duke didn't care about his own decency, and went to the county government to investigate the case with a county magistrate." ”

Ji Ying was puzzled, and said straightly: "Check and check, Zuo just acts according to the rules, what can you make a mistake?" ”

"I don't know, what are you doing in the firewood room with people at night?"

He hurriedly retracted his words, "This matter was abrupt for me, I didn't want to wade into this troubled water, because things are strange, so I have to do it." ”

"Who can discipline you if you want to be?"

Ji Ying just smiled and didn't say anything, leaning on the railing and staring at the distant sunset.

Yuechi didn't think that she would be held because of a girl, so she was really angry and annoyed. After they interrogated her several times, they knew that she was a passer-by, so they let her out. But Siroko was not so lucky, the whole family was locked up, and it didn't seem that he couldn't get out for a while.

She knew that she couldn't rescue them, so she might as well ask for help from Han Xuan, who had an unknown purpose and acted maverickly. The only chip he can get is the pipa that is stored in Zhou Tao's house. He had already noticed its origin, but for the sake of the poor family, he gave up this lute that had been with him for many years.

After asking for directions a few times, I found Zhou Tao's place. After knocking for a long time, I didn't see anyone coming out inside. He pushed the door open and went in, but there was no one inside. Fortunately, the pipa was still there, she took the pipa, left a note, and left without looking back.

If she guessed correctly, Han Xuan's residence is the house in West Lane. Originally, it was a garden for the king of Chu to rest, but the king of Chu suffered a disaster before, and the assassin gave it to Han Pei, the prince of the Jin Kingdom. He came to Qingyang, definitely for the powerful people behind Chizhou.

Yuechi didn't want to get caught up in it, so he was just thinking about how to save Sira's family.

"Donor, what are you thinking?"

She suddenly heard the monk's voice, and looked up to see that it was the monk Huixiu standing reluctantly with a smile.

"You, aren't you a monk from Wenqing Temple? How did it get here? ”

"The little monk still has some miscellaneous things to do, so he stays here."

Yueji looked at him quietly, not expecting Huixiu's smile to be so pale and so faint. There were already shallow fine lines at the corners of his eyes, and the years had left merciless marks on his face, perhaps a kind of sadness in the first place.

Hye-su put down the rattan basket, "Why is the donor so worried?" ”

"I came here for a night, but I didn't expect the government to take this family by chance." Moon pool lowered his eyes.

"The white family will be safe." Monk Huixiu sat down on the ground to rest. "Speaking of which, the poor monk should apologize to the benefactor, I overheard your conversation that day, and I thought it was quite interesting and kept listening."

Tsukichi's eyes widened in surprise, "Huh? ”

Hearing the conversation with Han Gongzi, I couldn't help but remember my hometown, but unfortunately I had left my hometown for many years. After leaving his homeland for many years, it has already become a shadow in his heart, hazy and illusory, as if he can't stand the years, just a snap of his fingers in life. Hye-so said plainly.

"I don't know how to say it, I've been tricked by fate a few times, but I'm still nostalgic for the original place."

"I finally saw an old friend and got together for a while, but it was gone. Then I remembered that when I decided to leave home more than ten years ago, my father gave me a slap in the face with tears. I've never seen him so angry and yelling, 'How can you do that?' My loved ones wept heartbreakingly, but I was the only one who was sad but indifferent. When my father saw me like this, he only lamented that it was difficult to have family happiness. 'Go ahead. That was the last thing he said to me. After the monk finished speaking, tears slipped from the corners of his eyes.

"I used to think that these things were so ordinary, but at this time, it is difficult to find them again. It's a pity that I didn't understand the truth until not long ago. Hye-su wiped her tears with her sleeve, "Originally, I didn't want to see him that night, but he has changed too much over the years." Maybe I'm still stuck in Ji Ying, who was diligent and motivated many years ago, or maybe a rookie with outstanding ability later. I didn't expect this to happen. ”

"What has become of him?"

"A person on the road of glory, he will resolutely walk on that endless road, even if the result is unknown, he will not hesitate. Like a jackdaw, it pounces on the top of wealth. ”

Jackdaw (B)

"The crows gather in the eaves of the rich, and the description is really flattering."

The wind was blowing, and the summer night was abruptly cold. This field, where fluorescent light was once discussed, is now heartbreaking.

Huixiu couldn't help laughing: "This is only said between you and me, if he hears it, he has to sprinkle it." That splash must have made a big fuss. ”

Yuechi felt more and more that the relationship between the two was extraordinary, "Master Huixiu seems to be very familiar with Han Gongzi. ”

"That was a long time ago, and there's no need to mention it again."

He diverted from the conversation, "Ah, you won't believe that this wasteland used to be Yuan Can's territory. Time has changed, and no one has survived thousands of years. Just like Yuan, there is no trace in a few years. If the Yuan family is still like this, how many years can the Han family have? ”

Hye-so's smile became more and more dim, "The poor monk has shaved off the green silk and escaped into the empty door, no longer caring about the personnel in the world." But I was always worried about the death of my deceased, so I stopped here. ”

"What are you worried about?" Tsukichi asked.

"It's just a hunch, I can't guess what."

"Could it be that Han Xuan is about to have a catastrophe?"

"With his knowledge and ability, he won't."

"Then you're worried about the people of Qingyang?"

"Maybe."

Hye-su looks up at the night sky. It was supposed to be a full moon, but the clouds were so thick, the moon was like yellow, and it was like a green autumn fragrance, and the night was so dark, but the pedestrians on the road in the distance had to keep walking.

"Let's talk about you, I'm talking to myself a lot, it's time to drink some water to moisten my throat." Hye-su takes the skin and drinks water.

"That's a long story."

Yuechi's voice was subtle and long, and even breathing would drown out her words.

"Please."

"After I am a rogue person, no one dislikes such a lowly identity. When I was about seven or eight years old, I learned from Shancai and relied on the sound of the lute to please others in exchange for money. Later, Chen Guolao's housekeeper bought me, but unfortunately I was trampled on everywhere by his family. So, I ran out and tried to find a way to escape from Chizhou. ”

She talked about her experience with a blank face, as if fate was dispensable.

The monk threw away the ashes on his body, "Good, dare to ask the female benefactor about the origin of the pipa, can you tell the poor monk?" ”

"This," she didn't want to say.

"It's the poor monk who is offended." Hye-su changed her words very knowingly.

Yuechi Shicai is much faster. It was a thorn in her heart for many years, a thorn she didn't dare to touch.

"Maybe I should ask, what is it that worries you so much? Maybe I can help. ”

This monk changed his words again, sometimes calling himself a monk, sometimes calling himself me, and his temperament was also strange.

"I was worried about the family, afraid they would suffer. Take me in for the night, I don't want to meet them and endure the disaster of prison, and no one can stand it. ”

She held her head silently and sobbed, and her figure was even smaller in the night. A few low bird's voices from afar made the gloomy dome even more deserted.

"No wonder Han Gongzi would say that you are a stupid girl," the monk said with a smile. "Monk, I don't know, the reason for this incident, why don't you tell the story first."

Tsukichi wiped away her tears, "I asked them. This family's surname is Meng, the male is ranked nineteenth in the clan, others call him Meng nineteen, and the daughter-in-law is a daughter of the Liu family in the neighboring village. Meng Shijiu worked for the son of the assassin, but when he received the money, he was deducted more than half of his wages. Meng 19 refused to accept it, so he went to the state government to ask for money, and was beaten and disabled in the court. Later, it was finally calmed down, and the son of Thorn Shi set his sights on Meng Shijiu's eldest daughter again. The people of the Meng family had long been fed up with the gentleman's behavior and kicked him out when he came to harass him. Unexpectedly, he was bitten back, and the staff of Shi's son framed Meng 19 for gathering a crowd to rebel. ”

"This is the only playboy of the past and the present to represent." She said angrily.

"It's really rare for a dignified prince and grandson to deduct wages."

Yuechi said: "His family's money is taken out by him, and I heard that he spent a lot of money to order someone to build a golden bowl." ”

"Golden Bowl." The monk noticed the word, "Those who can use the golden bowl must be from a very noble family to dare to do so." ”

"You're saying that Thorn Shi spent money and effort just to build a bowl to give away." She was a little speechless.

The monk smiled: "If I were replaced, I would also ask for a gold bowl that is only worth a fortune." ”

"You monk is bad, you say it's helping, how can you help?"

He smiled, "This matter is not something that the little monk can help, but if you want to get back the innocence of that family, for the little monk, it is just a matter of raising your hands." ”

Yuechi was suspicious, "How can it be so easy?" ”

"Amitabha, monks don't speak." Hye-su is confident.

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Wei Heng picked a few powerful ones to bury the three corpses, and let this matter rot in his stomach. Ji Ying invited him to go to Gongsun Qi's Yangling Farewell Gathering, thinking it was an elegant talk, but he didn't want to have nothing to do with it.

Ji Ying has never liked to sing the wind and the moon, and invited Wei Heng to drink a few cups. The poems and couplets of the predecessors have all been erased. Wei Heng couldn't cry or laugh at the moment, and the old man walked away, and gave the garden to a master who didn't know how to operate.

"What year is the Jinshi of the county?"

"Oh, I'm the seventeenth year of Jianzhang."

"The county has the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix, why do you succumb here?"

Wei Heng smiled bitterly, "I am from Bingzhou, my family is poor and is not allowed by the officials, and I can't run from time to time." After staying in Qingyang for a few years, I didn't have a chance to be promoted, and I often felt uncomfortable watching time pass day by day. ”

"To tell you the truth, I was thrown here, and I sighed secretly in my heart."

"Heh, they're all hard-working people."

"My relatives and friends are all in Chang'an and Luoyang, and I have traveled thousands of miles to Chizhou, of course, I am very sad." Ji Ying's words changed, "However, since life is thinner than paper, what is there to be afraid of." As long as you stand on top of 10,000 people, no matter how miserable and miserable it is. ”

He took a big gulp of wine and continued to chat with Wei Heng as usual.

"Alas, I heard that the girl was released, but her whereabouts are unknown." Wei Heng said.

"Although there is no intersection, it is a great luck that she can get out of danger safely, and I hope she can leave Chizhou, the land of right and wrong, with peace of mind." Ji Ying has different hearts, with her stubborn nature, how could she slip away obediently, and she will definitely want to save the others in the prison.

That girl is clearly a kingfisher who is not willing to be restrained. Even the shiny feathers that peeled off from the fight to the death did not hesitate to fly fearlessly into the abyss of despair.

He moved his lips slightly, and muttered to himself, "So stupid, but so moving." ”

The wine was strong, but Ji Ying didn't feel anything, and praised while drinking: "It's really good wine." ”

Wei Heng used wine to vent his dissatisfaction. Ji Ying didn't dislike this stinky drunkard, but handed him sobering soup and found someone to carry him to another place to rest.

Then, Ji Ying looked at the dark night sky alone. I stayed up all night, quietly guarding the gusts of mountain wind.

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