Master Zhou said: "How can it be a joke? Mrs. was originally a daughter, but recently she ran around with the adults for the Ying case, so righteous, I admire it. ”

Ruan Yezhen said: "Master Zhou's book has won the prize. ”

Master Zhou smiled and said nothing, and then looked at Xie Jinlan: "My lord asked Xia Guan to come to the study this time, but for Mother Feng?" ”

Xie Jinlan bowed his head slightly and said:

"Yes, it's because of Mother Feng. This official does have witnesses who can prove Feng's mother's crime. And her crimes don't stop there. It's just that there is no physical evidence yet, so it's really hard to convict her. ”

Master Zhou groaned slightly, and said: "The geese have left traces, and the wind has left a sound." But everything that has been done will surely leave a trace. If the adult can trust the lower official, you can tell the lower official the truth. ”

Xie Jinlan said: "Don't hide it from Master Zhou, the official can't trust you now, just like you can't trust the official." ”

Master Zhou didn't seem to expect Xie Jinlan to be so straightforward, he was stunned for a moment, and then stroked the goatee and smiled:

"What your lord said is very true. I don't know what the lord called the officials to come to, what were your orders? ”

Xie Jinlan didn't go around in circles, and said directly:

"This official has just arrived, and Lingzhou is not as familiar as Master Zhou's, and his contacts are not as extensive as Zhou's main book. also asked Master Zhou to secretly ask people to inquire where Feng's mother had gone and who she had seen in recent days. ”

Master Zhou replied and asked, "Do you have any other instructions?" ”

Xie Jinlan groaned slightly, and said: "There is also Ying's husband Sun Er, check where he has gone and who he has met since the first five days of Ying's death." ”

Master Zhou's eyes flashed with a little surprise and incomprehension, but he quickly returned to normal: "The lower official receives the order." ”

Xie Jinlan said: "Please also ask Master Zhou to check with all his heart, and the official is waiting for your results." ”

Master Zhou stood up and saluted: "Yes, the lower official will retire." ”

Xie Jinlan waved his hand at him gently.

The door of the study opened and closed, and Ruan Yezhen looked at Xie Jinlan: "You let Master Zhou go directly to check like this, with his intelligence, I am afraid that Ying's death is related to Feng's mother." ”

Xie Jinlan leaned back in the chair relaxed, raised his eyebrows and said, "So what?" ”

Ruan Yezhen was a little puzzled: "You didn't want to tell the truth to Master Zhou, but now you let him investigate." What kind of medicine are you selling in this gourd? ”

Xie Jinlan didn't answer and asked: "In your opinion, how is Master Zhou's person?" ”

Ruan Yezhen lowered her eyes slightly, and after thinking for a while, she looked at him and said:

"I've only met with Master Zhou a few times, so it's impossible to say that I understand. However, the former prefect Lan Wenlun is a good official with a good reputation. Since Master Zhou's book can be valued by him, it must be that this heart is also towards the people. ”

Xie Jinlan nodded approvingly and said, "Not bad." Since his heart is on the people, even if he finds something and guesses something, what then? ”

Ruan Yezhen frowned slightly and looked at Xie Jinlan, and for a moment, a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind: "I understand." You are deliberately testing the ability of the master of the week. If he really has this ability, we can also have one more helper. ”

Xie Jinlan glanced at her with a smile: "It's not too stupid." ”

Ruan Yezhen glared at him fiercely, but she didn't want to worry about him, and turned to business: "Then now, we are waiting for the result of Master Zhou's book?" Or continue to investigate? ”

Xie Jinlan said: "Do you think I will be the kind of person who waits obediently?" ”

Ruan Yezhen's eyes rolled and said, "But, where should we start now?" ”

Xie Jinlan prompted: "Have you forgotten, the Jianghu man in Feng's mother's mouth? ”

Ruan Yezhen suddenly said: "The scabbard that matches the dagger fell from a dozen miscellaneous men in Xiaoyu Pavilion. Mother Feng deliberately pulled it on the Jianghu people, wanting us to give up tracking the origin of the dagger. ”

Xie Jinlan bowed his head and said, "Not bad." For the man, such a dagger with a special emblem must have been extremely important. But he gave this thing to Feng's mother, presumably the relationship between the two is not simple. ”

Ruan Yezhen said, "How do you know that the dagger was given to Mother Feng by that man?" ”

Xie Jinlan glanced at Ruan Yezhen with an idiot look: "Could it be that Mother Feng stole it and robbed it." ”

Ruan Yezhen choked suddenly.

That kind of dagger may be important to that man, but to Feng's mother, it is just an ordinary dagger, why should she steal it?

Besides, even if Mother Feng really fell in love with that dagger, how could she get it from a man who knew martial arts?

After figuring out the reason, Ruan Yezhen's face was slightly red, her eyes fluttering, and she was quite weak.

Xie Jinlan was amused in her heart, but she continued to get down to business: "Now as long as you prove that the dagger is indeed owned by Mother Feng, she can be convicted of killing Ying's family!" ”

Ruan Yezhen frowned and said, "The dagger was given to Mother Feng by that man, is it possible, are you trying to persuade him to testify?" ”

Xie Jinlan said: "Why not? ”

Ruan Yezhen was speechless and said, "I'm afraid you're not whimsical, right?" Don't forget the man's identity. It's already a blessing that he doesn't deal with it, and you still expect him to help you? ”

Xie Jinlan smiled: "If you are human, you have weaknesses. Since he has a close relationship with Feng's mother, he may be able to blackmail Feng's mother. ”

Ruan Yezhen didn't understand: "Mother-Feng threatened him to testify that Mother Feng killed someone?" What kind of logic is this? ”

Xie Jinlan didn't say it thoroughly: "Think about it yourself." ”

With that, he got up and walked past Ruan Yezhen and walked straight towards the door. Leaving Ruan Yezhen alone in the study, she racked her brains, still puzzled.

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At dinner, Mo Yan, who was sent to the Liuxie Inn to investigate, finally returned.

Xie Jinlan was not in a hurry to hear the results, and after dinner, he took Ruan Yezhen and Mo Yan to a pavilion in the back garden.

Let the four of Rushi wait outside the pavilion, and Xie Jinlan and Ruan Yezhen sat opposite each other at the stone table. Mo Yan stood in the middle of the two.

Mo Yan opened his mouth and said, "My lord, young lady." The cook who made chopped pepper fish at the Liuxie Inn that day did have a problem......"

Mo Yan's narration was no different from what Feng's mother said at the time.

When Mo Yan's words fell, Xie Jinlan said: "In addition, what else did you hear?" ”

Mo Yan's gaze turned on Xie Jinlan and Ruan Yezhen, and when he saw that both of them looked expected, he was a little puzzled.

But he still followed Xie Jinlan's question, and carefully recalled everything he heard in the Liuxie Inn today.

After a while, he said, "The little one overheard a few shopkeepers in the inn gossiping in the backyard. This person is none other than Mother Feng. However, what they are talking about is Feng's mother's affair, and the little one doesn't know if this news is useful. ”

Ruan Yezhen sat up slightly straight, and after glancing at Xie Jinlan, she smiled at Mo Yan:

"You just have to say it. Even if it's useless, your adults and I have the right to listen to gossip. ”

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