As soon as the servant left, Pei's mansion was in chaos.

Because they had just returned to Beijing, the husband and wife could be said to be closed to news, and they didn't know that the recent Shangjing was almost swept away by rumors.

After receiving the holy decree, Mrs. Pei immediately made a decision, and sent almost the entire Pei Mansion to send their servants outside, asking them to go out to inquire about the news, and if they heard something useful, they would be rewarded.

As a result, the bags they had brought back were piled aside, and there was no one to sort them out for the time being.

The husband and wife took their seats in the main hall full of bags, and as soon as they returned, they were knocked unconscious by the sudden holy decree, and they did not have the joy of not returning home for a long time.

One looked at the holy decree over and over again to find out the eyebrows, and the other rubbed his handkerchief and was speechless.

After a long time, the husband and wife glanced at each other and said in unison:

"How about visiting Ye Shangshu Mansion first?"

"How about visiting General Jun's Mansion first?"

After finishing speaking, the husband and wife looked at each other silently.

Obviously, they thought of one place, but the place was different.

Before the inner servants left just now, they had given them a hint that if they wanted to understand this matter as soon as possible, the Jun Mansion and the Ye Mansion were the best places to listen.

In the end, Pei Ji clapped his hands and said, "It's better to go to Junfu first." ”

is different from Mrs. Pei's simple listening to the news, Pei Ji thinks that since it is a case to re-investigate Junmen, of course, he must start with Junmen first, and then talk about other things.

After all, he and Junchen also have a little friendship.

After thinking about it, Pei Ji, who had returned from a long distance, didn't have time to rest, so he simply cleaned up and confirmed that there would be no rudeness before going in the direction of Jun's house.

At this time, the Jun family, as the time goes by, the atmosphere becomes more and more solemn.

Zhou Shiren and Wen Qiyu sat opposite each other, each holding black and white chess pieces in their hands.

When the first son settled down and the sunspot successfully surrounded the white son, Zhou Shiren's face was slightly relaxed, and he suddenly said leisurely: "When I went to the prison of the Criminal Department yesterday to give the general a change of clothes, the general was in good condition. ”

According to the rules, all prisoners who are imprisoned are not allowed to be visited by outsiders without amnesty, but Junchen is different, he is neither a prisoner nor a guilty person, and the criminal department is willing to make it convenient.

What's more, Zhou Shiren just sent a few clothes in, and it won't affect the overall situation.

Hearing this, Wen Qiyu smiled faintly, and simply abandoned the besieged Baizi and found another way to live: "Then Brother Zhou, do you know what the situation is in the East Palace?" ”

"I don't know." Zhou Shiren didn't notice that Wen Qiyu was making another way to make a living, and happily ate a few white seeds that were blocked, and then shook his head and said: "Your Majesty seems to have deliberately blocked the news of the East Palace, I only know that the East Palace is grounded, and I don't know anything else." ”

After receiving the dead son, Zhou Shiren looked up at him and said curiously: "Why do you suddenly care about the East Palace?" ”

Seeing that there were fewer and fewer white children on the chessboard, Wen Qiyu was unmoved, and replied slowly while laying out the layout as if nothing happened: "I'm just asking for others." ”

Seeing that the situation was about to change, Wen Qiyu smiled.

Zhou Shiren didn't know that he was about to win, and his mind was divided into half of the chess game: "Ask for whom?" ”

"Ask Miss Xie."

Zhou Shiren dropped a child at random: "Why didn't she come by herself?" ”

Wen Qiyu replied implicitly: "I'm busy." ”

"Busy with what?"

"Sell pork."

“……”

Hearing this, 'click', the sunspot that Zhou Shiren pinched on his fingertips suddenly fell and stopped at the worst position, but Zhou Shiren didn't notice it, only his eyes widened and he almost sprayed Wen Qiyu's face.

The grand affairs of the monarch's family are not as important as Xie Meng's pork business?!

Seeing the shock on his face, Wen Qiyu dropped the last one and said with a smile: "You also think it's incredible, don't you?" But she's like that, what she should do every day must be done, and she can't be moved. ”

Zhou Shiren was silent, and wanted to accuse Xie Meng of a few words, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw Yu Lao enjoying the scenery on the roof, and silently swallowed back the words that he was about to blurt out.

What can he say? That is Yu Lao's precious apprentice, if he dares to say that Xie Meng is not good, Yu Lao can hang himself on the beam of the house and beat.

In order to have the courage of the tongue for a while, in exchange for a beating, there is no need.

So, Zhou Shiren retracted his mind and planned to focus all his attention on the chess game, but when he came back to his senses, he suddenly found that the chess game had completely changed!

Just now, he took the opportunity and forced Wen Qiyu to lose his armor, but now in a blink of an eye, the situation has completely changed, and he can't raise his head when he is beaten by the other party.

At this moment, Wen Qiyu's smiling voice came from his ears.

"Brother Zhou, concede."

Zhou Shiren swallowed his saliva, first looked up at Wen Qiyu, who was as pale as usual, and then carefully pondered how the situation was reversed, then threw the chess pieces in his hand, and said quite angrily: "You calculate me!" ”

"Brother Zhou laughed." Wen Qiyu smiled indifferently, and said softly: "It was Brother Zhou's mind that was not in the chess game, so I made a loophole, and it was because I couldn't win." ”

Hearing him say this, Zhou Shiren only felt that his old face was a little unbearable, and hurriedly said: "If you win, you win, if I lose, I lose, where is there any saying that victory is not martial, I am not as good as you." ”

If he can't even afford to lose a game of chess, it will be too embarrassing.

The two wanted to say something more, but at this time, Yu Lao, who had not spoken up, spoke: "The Jun family has a face-to-face guest." ”

Hearing this, Zhou Shiren paused for a moment to clean up the chessboard, and subconsciously said more: "At this time, who dares to come to Jun's house?" ”

Everyone knows that the Jun family is standing on the cusp of the storm, and if they are not careful, they may be crushed, who dares to be so unafraid of death, under the pressure that can crush people?

Yu Lao, who was looking at the scenery on the roof, thought he was asking himself, so he rolled his eyes without thinking about it, and said, "It's said that it's a strange face, how do I know, you can ask it yourself later." ”

Zhou Shiren touched his nose stupidly, and glanced at Wen Qiyu helplessly.

It seems that the next game of chess can only be rescheduled at the right time.

As soon as the two of them cleaned up, Steward Jun came over and said truthfully: "There is a guest from outside, it is Jianzhou Assassin Shi Pei Ji who has returned to Beijing to report on his work." ”

After learning the identity of the person who came, Zhou Shiren raised his eyebrows and didn't care much.

But what Steward Jun said next, he couldn't help but care.

The steward said: "This person has just received the holy decree and is the chief judge of the re-investigation of the case. ”

Hearing this, Zhou Shiren immediately ordered: "Take out the best tea in the house, lead the people to the main hall, and I will go over immediately." ”

After the words fell, Wen Qiyu said on the side: "Do you need me to avoid it?" ”

"Not necessarily." Zhou Shiren glanced at him: "He doesn't know you, you are not there and there is no difference." ”

"......" looked at Zhou Shiren's appearance of opening his eyes and talking nonsense, the corners of Wen Qiyu's mouth twitched, and he was silent.

How can it be no different, if he goes, at least he can make his position clear, no matter what, he is also the champion of this year, and the weight he represents is not light.

In the main hall, Pei Ji was a little restless, and the enthusiasm of the Jun family made Pei Ji a little overwhelmed.

First asked him if it was cold, he said no, and then there were a few more braziers in the corner, and they were lit with fine silver filigree carbon, which burned not only without choking on his nose, but also with a faint fragrance.

Asked him again if he was thirsty, he said he was not thirsty, and in a blink of an eye, he brewed a pot of Tieguanyin given by the emperor, and the rich fragrance of tea lingered on the tip of his nose, hooking out the tea worm hidden in his belly.

Just when Pei Ji thought that these people should ask themselves if they were hungry next, the main lord of the Junfu who could call the shots was finally late.

The moment he saw Zhou Shiren, Pei Ji paused slightly, and soon returned to normal, he thought that the person who appeared would be Junchen.

As if knowing Pei Ji's doubts, after Zhou Shiren approached, he arched his hand and said: "The contemptible surname is Zhou, and he is the adviser of General Jun, and now the general is not in the mansion, and everything in the mansion is temporarily up to me." ”

Junchen is not in the house?

Pei Ji's expression moved, and after returning the salute, he hurriedly asked, "I don't know where General Jun is now?" I have something important to look for him, and I hope Zhou Qing will tell me. ”

"The general is in prison in the prison of the Criminal Department."

Hearing this, in an instant, Pei Ji looked terrified.

There are all kinds of speculations in my heart, could it be that Jun Jiangjun caused a big deal during the time he came back, so he was imprisoned in prison?

Seeing that his demeanor was wrong, Zhou Shiren opened his mouth and explained: "The general will be imprisoned pending trial because he beat the drum of redress of grievances." ”

Hearing this, Pei Ji's surprise receded.

According to the law, those who beat the drum of redress and forcibly re-examine the grievances must indeed be imprisoned pending trial, and they cannot move around at will.

Thinking of this, Pei Ji sat back steadily, and asked Zhou Shiren with some astringency:

"I am the chief judge in charge of the retrial of the Junmen case, but I won't tell you that I just returned to Beijing from Jianzhou today, and I am very unfamiliar with the situation in Beijing...... It's very difficult. ”

Speaking of this, Pei Ji couldn't go on, and a sense of absurdity rose in his heart.

What kind of medicine did Your Majesty take wrong to suddenly remember to let him be the chief judge?

There are so many officials in Shangjing here, and any one of them knows better than him...... Let a confused person take office as soon as he comes, isn't His Majesty joking, or does he not want the monarch to review and clear up his grievances?

There were all kinds of suspicions in his heart, but soon, Pei Ji knew the real reason why Emperor Jin An chose him.

Hearing this, Wen Qiyu and Zhou Shiren looked at each other, and they both saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.

Zhou Shiren quickly reacted that Pei Ji needed someone to interpret the current situation in detail for him.

So, Zhou Shiren told Pei Ji what he knew, without any subjective assumptions.

Wen Qiyu listened silently on the side, interjecting from time to time, the two of you said a word, but in the shortest possible time, Pei Ji cleared his thoughts and found a clue.

The more he listened, the more ugly Pei Ji's expression became, and by the end, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

"What do you mean is that it is precisely because this matter is too involved that no one in the court dares to take over the position of presiding judge, so Your Majesty will hit the head of me, a person who has just returned to Beijing and does not know the situation in Beijing?" A short word, but it was almost squeezed out of Pei Ji's teeth.