"That Nian prefect is quite decent as an official, this Lord Su came to me early in the morning to report, does Tang Li dare to bet that he touched the nail at Nian Zhongjun?" Looking at the one sitting in the front room, I was sure.

Tang Li smiled, "My lord, don't bet, you guessed right, that's it." The subordinates went to the prison this morning to check on Yi Qinghuan and came back, and happened to see Master Su eating a closed door at Lord Nian's, and was blocked by Lord Nian on the grounds that the circumstances of the case were unknown. ”

And here's the thing!

"Eh, Tang Li, you say, it's not impossible to have another way, is it necessary for him to die like this?"

Tang Li smiled, "There is something that my subordinates forgot to mention to the adults, no wonder the adults are confused." ”

"What's the matter?"

"It's Lord Su who was demoted."

"Didn't you say that Su Qian was degraded because he didn't know how to be flexible? Could it be that there is something else going on? ”

Tang Li's gaze fell on Su Qian in the distance, "I don't know if the flexibility is true, and there is another reason for Yi Qinghuan." ”

It turned out that Su Qian had a meritorious service in defending the city last year, and the general Fang Xin had asked the court for him to ask for merit, and the court had already intended to promote him, but he knew that something happened to the Yi family, and he did it for Yi Qinghuan, who was assigned to Licheng, and Jiang Qingping, who took a fancy to Yi Qinghuan.

That Jiang Qingping is the nephew of Jiang Yuanhao, the deputy general under the name of General Fang, Jiang Yuanhao has no children, it is Jiang Qingping who is his own, how can he let his nephew suffer such grievances, so he relied on General Fang's trust, reversed right and wrong, framed Su Qian for abusing his power, and had complaints about the general's rescue, etc., all of them went crazy, the general did not believe that he had asked his cronies to verify, but Su Qian thought that the general sent someone to humiliate him for Jiang Qingping, and turned away the general's cronies, and even the general did not show up for the banquet in person, The general Fang Xin had never been humiliated like this, so he dismissed his official in a fit of anger and retained him as a general judge in Licheng.

I can stuff an egg in my mouth, so energetic, even the general dares to confess.

In this way, I can finally understand why Jiang Qingping is so arrogant, and even the prefect dares to throw his face, it turns out that the military has a backstage.

However, in this way, I also know how to deal with this Su Qian in my heart.

Yesterday, I just glanced at him from a distance, and when I saw that he had a beard, I thought he was in his forties, but now when people look closely, they are just standing up, but those two mustaches give people an illusion, plus Su Qian himself is also full of exhaustion and vicissitudes.

When he saw me coming in from outside, he immediately got up to greet me, and I just politely returned the salute, and sat down opposite him politely and said with a smile: "I have long heard of Lord Su's name, and I saw Lord Su from afar at the banquet yesterday, but I had too much entertainment, and I couldn't say a few words to Lord Su, and I felt that it was a pity." I thought I would go to visit another day, but I didn't want my subordinates to report that Master Su had come to visit today, and I was fortunate to have it. ”

"The adults are in love, and the officials don't dare to be the officials." He is very humble.

"It's Lord Su who is humble," I took the teacup and let him take a sip, and I didn't plan to continue to talk to him, "Lord Su looks very haggard today, but what's uncomfortable?" ”

Su Qian also picked up the teacup, and stopped before it could be brought to his mouth, the smile on his face was a little dry, and then he put down the teacup and got up, giving it a very formal look.

"Lord Chu, Xia Guan is here today to ask for your lordship, and I hope that your lord can be gracious and let Xia Guan meet with Qing Huan."

He's so direct!

I took the teacup and looked at Chu Nian, who had just come back and sat in the back hall to listen, and secretly asked his opinion with my eyes.

Chu Nian pretended not to see it, opened the oilskin paper wrapped in the meat bun, handed a bun to Tang Li, and then picked it up and ate it leisurely, and deliberately angered me, letting me see the meat filling that exuded heat and fragrance inside.

I drank a big sip of tea angrily before I suppressed the gluttony, and scolded in my heart: shameless, when my noodles eat my meat buns, you still anger me!

No, I'll have to do it quickly, or I'll have nothing left.

Swallowed his saliva, forced himself not to look at the back hall, and blocked his sense of smell.

"Master Su, I'm afraid that Chu can't help."

The hope in Su Qian's eyes turned into dead silence, and he seemed to have been mentally prepared for a long time, but when he heard the answer I gave, he was still slightly disappointed.

"Master Su should know that since the incident, there are still many details that have not been named, if I help you, it will not be good for you, me or Yi Qinghuan." I stood up and deliberately avoided Chu Nian's gaze, "Take Yi Qinghuan as an example, she has been made a suspect, and she can't tell many things, if you let you see her, I'm afraid that she will be guessed by outsiders and suspected of colluding with you." Master Su is a smart person, and I don't have to understand what I mean. ”

Su Qian pondered for a moment, then stared at me alertly, "Your Excellency suspects that Xia Guan is another accomplice of Qing Huan?" ”

I walked up to him, smiled calmly, and took out the letter from my arms, "Can Master Su recognize this?" ”

When Su Qian saw the letter in my hand, he fell silent for a moment, and his mood looked uneasy.

I patted him on the shoulder, "Master Su has heard a little about Miss Yi's friendship with Miss Chu, although Miss Yi is trying her best to protect Lord Su's reputation, but there is only a layer of window paper between you, but you haven't said it." However, since Master Su is here today, I also happen to have a few questions to ask. ”

Su Qian didn't look nervous, "What does Lord Chu want to ask?" ”

"Last night, did Master Su go as promised?"

"Yes."

"When?"

"A moment."

"Why didn't you stare at her later?"

"My lord, it's not that I didn't wait, but I waited for a while before leaving, I sent someone to look for her, but the people in the house said that she had just gone out, so I left the corridor to try to find it, but I had to deal with it because of an urgent matter before leaving."

"Urgent? Is it convenient to say? ”

"I asked an old friend to help me investigate something, and my family came to me and said that he was looking for me with injuries, and I left."

Although it is not too explicit, it is also reasonable, "This is a very good alibi." ”

Su Qian couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, "My lord doesn't have to test me, I brought my entourage for Yi Huan, even if those people didn't pick Ming Qinghuan to go to the appointment, it would be troublesome if she tore off to meet me, and bringing the entourage was just to set the wind for us when we met." ”

Looking for time for Tang to leave and ask if it was true or false, I pinched my chin and paced back and forth worriedly, and then my eyes fell on Su Qian, "You are also familiar with the deceased, do you know who the deceased had a grudge with during his lifetime?" ”

"My lord asked like this, but do you think Qinghuan is innocent?" He asked very concernedly.

I smiled lightly and shook my head, "No, I just want to know, will there be other possibilities, after all, Yi Qinghuan also has a motive to kill, and I can't rule out suspicion." ”

Su Qian shook his head in frustration and said frankly: "In this way, there is a reason for adults to suspect me, after all, because of Qinghuan, I also have a motive." However, I also hope that adults can go to Yunjiao Fang to investigate some other people, and maybe some of them will change their minds then? ”

Yun Jiaofang? Oh, that's where those girls are trapped!

"Chu also has this intention, I hope there will be some good harvests." I just smiled politely, "So, before the case is closed, Lord Su had better cooperate with our investigation and don't make any extraneous complications." Chu still has important things to do, you can do it yourself. ”

"Lord Chu!"

My buns!

"Is there anything else to do with Lord Su?"

Su Qian wanted to speak and stopped, "Yi Huan, she has been weak and sick since she was a child, please tell the adult on her behalf, don't embarrass her?" If the two adults are in need, Su Qian is willing to be sent at any time. ”

It turned out that he was afraid that his little lover would suffer!

Naturally, I won't use torture, and I also told Nian Zhongjun not to use torture, but Su Qian said so, I naturally have to make good use of it, after all, he may be the breakthrough in that matter.

"Don't worry, Lord Su, the facts of the case are unknown, if you want to bend into a trick, I won't hand her over to the Nian Governor's Mansion."

Su Qian's frowning brows loosened a little when he heard this, and he waved his gratitude again, and his gloomy expression instantly ignited new hope.

I was sure that Su Qian was walking towards the gate and did not turn back, and the next second I slipped into the back hall.

But the scene in front of me made me want to cry.

I saw that Chu Nian and Tang Li divided the last two meat buns equally, and then just looked at me regretfully.

"I'm sorry sir, I didn't pay attention when I was a little hungry." Chu Nian didn't feel anything at all, seeing me staring at the bun with teary eyes, he generously bit it again, "Su Qian is gone?" ”

What dare I say? What can I say? Can I say that the two of them are a bit too much, bullying honest people?

There was no one in the back hall, Chu Nian sat there so generously, although he was wearing the clothes of a subordinate, but his momentum was completely different, he could really pose in front of outsiders and in front of his own people, in front of outsiders he would easily disguise himself as a humble subordinate, but at the moment he was unsurseen by Chu alone.

"I heard what you guys said, I really want to know, what do you think of what Su Qian said?"

The bun is gone, but the case has just begun, although there is still some resentment, I still patiently replied to him, "My subordinates feel that his words are credible, but they still need to be checked, and they can't just rely on one side." In addition, it is necessary for us to meet Yi Qinghuan again, and the situation of the corpse must also be investigated in detail. In addition, that sachet, as well as everyone who is good friends with Yi Qinghuan, must also be rigorously investigated, and the innocent cannot be wronged, let alone miss the suspicious person, so that the real murderer can go unpunished. ”

Chu Nian agreed, "Then where do you plan to start?" ”

"The subordinates plan to divide the troops into two ways, and ask Brother Tang to do it in this aspect of investigating Su Qian's entourage, I plan to go to the prison to talk to Yi Qinghuan later, and by the way, I will check the situation of the corpse."

"The idea is quite clear, so let's do it first." With that, Chu Nian got up and walked out first.

Tang Li walked over and patted me on the shoulder, handed me an unopened oiled paper bag, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, my lord, Su Qian's subordinates will investigate clearly." ”

"Meat buns!" I took it with both hands, smelled the fragrance and swallowed my saliva, and suddenly felt that Tang Li's image had become much taller and more powerful.

Tang Li explained with a smile, "Childe actually bought two copies, just now it was just to test you, why don't you hurry up and thank Childe?" ”

Bursting with happiness! didn't say anything, turned his head and caught up with Chu Nian, holding the bun to flatter, "Childe, do you want another one?" ”

Chu Nian was very disgusted and didn't look around, "It's better for adults to eat, the small ones are not as rice buckets as you." ”