Four charcoal basins were burned in the inner hall of the criminal department, and they were warm.

Qi Lin and Jiang Xiaoyao sat facing each other across the two cirrus cases, sorting out the case files in an orderly manner.

The case files to be investigated are arranged according to the year.

where the case has already been concluded, the sentencing is to be categorized according to the degree of heinousness.

The two men did not often talk, quietly.

In the words of the turtle, through the windowsill, you can feel the sour smell of the quiet years in the inner hall and the harmony of the piano.

Except that there are two males in it.

Qi Lin glanced up at Jiang Xiaoyao from time to time.

Since the last time Jiang Xiaoyao only had an auspicious cloud above his head, he no longer dared to be greedy, let alone talk nonsense, for fear of losing the last bit of goodwill.

At this time, Jiang Xiaoyao had been stunned for a long time, the corners of his lips were slightly pursed, and his white and tender palms were holding the good mark, which had not fallen for a long time.

Qi Lin glanced at the marker.

It is Xu Gongzi's case file.

Qi Lin didn't sleep for a few nights in a row, first went to the Governor's Mansion of Xu Dadu, then went to the Bai family of Zhenyuan Bo's Mansion, and even went to the Fuguo Mansion.

The result is all the same.

Jiang Xiaoyao and Xu Gongzi have not intersected.

But Jiang Xiaoyao's concern for Xu Gongzi is not a fake.

Qi Lin thought about it for a long time, and he couldn't wait to go to the ghost world, and finally had to admit that maybe in Jiang Xiaoyao's heart, this Xu Gongzi was a person who made him yearn for it.

It's the kind of person I've never met, but I've heard about this person elsewhere, and then I secretly like it in my heart.

Just like he used to, before he saw Xiao Xiu, he heard that she was extremely cute and soft, and he stayed up and practiced every day, so he thought that she could be more powerful and could match her.

This made Qi Lin's heart sour into old vinegar, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, for fear that Jiang Xiaoyao wouldn't even want his last auspicious cloud leaf.

"Yes...... Tired? Qi Lin pushed the hot tea to Jiang Xiaoyao's side: "Why don't you rest for a while, and I'll sort out the rest." ”

Jiang Xiaoyao said "En" in a daze.

"Oh, no." Jiang Xiaoyao reacted after answering, spread his palms slowly, and whispered: "I heard that in the past few days, the people in the Xu family have gone to make trouble with Mrs. Xu again, forcing Mrs. Xu to become the heir. ”

Jiang Xiaoyao felt a little empathetic, as long as he thought of this, he couldn't be happy, the whole person was wilted and listless, like a little grass bent over by the sun.

Qi Lin looked at Jiang Xiaoyao's appearance, and couldn't help but think, he couldn't help but complain that the Xuan Turtle had mistaken Jiang Xiaoyao at the beginning, thinking that he was a grass-based little elf.

"I just read the case file and realized that Xu Gongzi's single name is a 'reading' word." Jiang Xiaoyao sighed depressedly and said softly: "Gongzi Xu is Mrs. Xu's only thought. Xu Gongzi is gone, and no one in the Xu family appeases her, and everyone wants to rob her son's things. ”

Qi Lin listened word by word, reluctant to say every syllable, and when she heard Jiang Xiaoyao say that Xu Nian had just known this name, she was inexplicably relieved.

I only know the name, which proves that even if I liked it before, it wasn't very deep, right?

When he secretly liked Xiaoxiu in the past, he silently inquired about her preferences and temperaments.

Qi Lin has been worried for the past few days, and his heart has nothing to rely on, but after hearing this sentence, he suddenly has a trace of courage.

As long as Jiang Xiaoyao likes Xu Nian, he doesn't like Xiao Xiushen.

There's still a chance.

"Last time, I followed the snake to check the clues, and I asked the Xu family one by one, there is a child with a pure temperament, if Mrs. Xu chooses him, he will not be old and helpless in the future." Qi Lin opened his mouth after thinking about it, and after saying this, he cautiously looked at Jiang Xiaoyao's expression.

When Jiang Xiaoyao heard this, his body moved half an inch to Qi Lin's side, and his white little face was full of seriousness: "Which side branch is it?" What is your name? ”

Qi Lin guessed the meaning of Jiang Xiaoyao's words, and he should have asked clearly and told Mrs. Xu.

But he didn't want Jiang Xiaoyao to have more contact with the Xu family, and Xu Nian was already dead.

Therefore, Qi Lin said with a calm face: "I went with the snake that time, and this morning the snake happened to pass by the Xu family, so I asked him to tell Mrs. Xu the child's name and surname, presumably Mrs. Xu has already made a decision." ”

Qi Lin spoke, and the sound of thousands of miles asked Wu Ma to run his legs.

It doesn't matter if it was told by the afternoon horse or the snake, as long as it wasn't Xiao Xiu.

Jiang Xiaoyao's nose wrinkled, and his little face was still full of worry: "Then~ What if Mrs. Xu chooses that child, and the people in the Xu family disagree?" ”

Qi Lin hesitated: "Mrs. Xu was originally a heroine who had been on the battlefield with Governor Xu, and she should be able to call the shots." ”

Jiang Xiaoyao's pink ~ tender lips ~ moved the petals, and he had to say something.

Qi Lin immediately added: "But Mrs. Xu is a woman after all, so I am also a little worried, so I want to talk to my father about this after returning home tonight." ”

Seeing that Jiang Xiaoyao was still frowning, Qi Lin comforted: "My father is the first assistant of the court, except for the emperor, no one dares to disobey him." ”

Jiang Xiaoyao's serious little face finally turned cloudy, a shallow smile appeared in his eyes, and a layer of worship was applied to his eyes: "It's hard for you to think so thoroughly, I'm still worried, I didn't expect you to arrange everything, you are really amazing." ”

After Jiang Xiaoyao finished speaking, there was another phantom of auspicious clouds on his head.

Only this time, the auspicious clouds appeared and disappeared, showing the entanglement in Jiang Xiaoyao's heart.

Qi Lin looked at the phantom of the auspicious clouds, and secretly thought that Jiang Xiaoyao must be at war in his heart at the moment, whether he likes him a little more, or Xu Nian a little more.

As long as he gradually isolates Jiang Xiaoyao from the Xu family, one day, Xiangyun will grow to nine petals.

Jiang Xiaoyao returned home that day and was about to sleep in a daze, but it was the old lady Min who came to look for him.

"You have seen a lot of people in the Criminal Department, what do you think of Bai Shizi in Zhenyuan Uncle's Mansion?" The old lady and Jiang Xiaoyao didn't hide it, and pouted in the direction of the West Courtyard: "Your second aunt and your third sister saw Bai Shizi that day, and I don't know how much I thought about it for a while, so I went to Zhenyuan Bo's Mansion." ”

Bai Xiao came "again" last time, Jiang Xiaoyao was going to take turns off that day, but it happened that there was a case file that could not be found, and the adults were in a hurry to close the case, she and Qi Lin couldn't get out, so they could only ask the second uncle to entertain them.

In the courtyard of the second room, it is not unusual for the second aunt and the third sister to meet.

But Jiang Xiaoyao didn't understand the meaning of the old lady's heart, and rubbed ~ ~ rubbed ~ his eyes and said: "It should be good, Bai Shizi is very dedicated to Xu Gongzi's affairs." The last time I looked at him beating the little grandfather of the Fuguo Mansion, his hands were broken, and he didn't say a word, he should be a loving and righteous person. ”

The old lady bowed: "I looked good last time, but I didn't look down on your second aunt so rushed, but after all, your third sister is also my granddaughter, and I always look forward to her marrying well." ”

After Jiang Xiaoyao's father and mother were gone, the old lady took care of this "little grandson" wholeheartedly, and even avoided asking An in the second room, and lived in the same house, like two families.

Jiang Xiaoyao was silent when he heard the word "marry".

"Grandmother, tell me about a family affair." Jiang Xiaoyao curled up beside the old lady with his legs hunched up, and suddenly said softly.

The old lady was caressing Jiang Xiaoyao's back, and she was stunned when she heard the words: "What...... Speaking of this all of a sudden? ”

The old lady saw all the changes in Jiang Xiaoyao for a while, happy or unhappy, and came with the sister-in-law of the Shoufu Qi family.

Suddenly said this, didn't he make up his mind to follow the sister-in-law of the Qi family?

A few days ago, didn't he puff up his anger and say that the kid surnamed Qi was not a good one?

Jiang Xiaoyao was silent for a while, and said in a shallow voice: "The third sister is one year younger than me, and she is going to get married, I should be in front of her as an elder brother, and when I marry a wife, I will give birth to a great-grandson to my grandmother." ”

In this way, the Jiang family will have a successor.

Grandmother will not be forced to have a child in her stepfamily like Mrs. Xu.

The old lady secretly and slowly spit out a breath evenly, and felt amused.

How do two girls have great-grandchildren?

But Jiang Xiaoyao's mind, the old lady still has to receive it.

"It's not in a hurry, although sixteen can get married, but the man is twenty and crowned, and it is too late to marry at twenty." The old lady has other plans for Jiang Xiaoyao's marriage, and she can't really let Jiang Xiaoyao be a boy for a lifetime.

"People who are not in a hurry are all going to join the office, thinking about having a good future and setting a good family business." Jiang Xiaoyao drooped his little head and looked at his chest.

Untied the restraint belt, his small chest bulged, and Jiang Xiaoyao let out a small breath.

"With my appearance, I will never go to the imperial examination, and I am getting older, and no one is willing to marry me." Jiang Xiaoyao planned seriously.

The old lady didn't know whether to be relieved or worried, Jiang Xiaoyao was on an errand, she had seen more, and she knew more and more things, so it was not easy to fool.

The old lady pondered for a moment and said, "Then you usually look at it first, and see what you like?" Grandmother will find you what you like. ”

Jiang Xiaoyao sighed softly and reluctantly replied "Okay".

Seeing off the old lady, Jiang Xiaoyao hugged the brocade quilt, turned himself into a glutinous rice dumpling, and muttered, "Where is my share of picking people." ”

It's good that others don't dislike her.

The shoulders can't resist, and the hands can't lift.

No one likes him like this.

But in the old lady's heart, he is the first good grandson in the capital, and Princess Shang is still there!

Alas.

Jiang Xiaoyao blew depressedly.

The one who really got the princess was the gentle Shoufu concubine who sat opposite her every day.

At this time, this gentle Shoufu sister-in-law was indifferently saying to Lord Shoufu Qi: "You go to the Governor's Mansion of Dadu Xu tomorrow, support Mrs. Xu, and settle the stepchild for her." ”

The man's forty-one flowers, the first assistant of the man, did not leave the scroll, and hesitated: "There are many rights and wrongs in front of the widow~ woman's door." ”

Qi Lin glanced at him indifferently: "Or I peeled your skin and made a cloak?" ”

The elegant and dignified Shoufu instantly chirped: "I will go to the court tomorrow, Governor Xu Dadu died fighting for the country, and it is our duty to take care of Mrs. Xu." ”