The disappearance of the official's child, and the fact that he is still the child of a Kyoguan in the Imperial Castle of Kyoto, is not a trivial matter.

It is no wonder that as soon as the people of the Jingji Mansion heard Lin Daiyu say that the case brought back by Wu Zhi was not in the jurisdiction of Kyoto, they immediately withdrew it, and without saying a word, they hurriedly said goodbye and ran away.

Yin of the Jingji Prefecture personally investigated the disappearance of officials*, and at the same time intervened in the investigation, as well as the Criminal Department and Dali Temple.

Dali Temple originally belonged to the Criminal Department, formerly known as the Dali Division, the official title is Dalishi, and the case judged needs to be reported to the Criminal Department for approval. After Dongfang Lingtian succeeded to the throne, it was reformed and renamed Dali Temple, and the highest official was Dali Temple, separated from the Criminal Department, and became a division of its own, only in case of major cases, it participated in the investigation and trial.

Now, under the emperor's nose, the young relatives of court officials have been abducted and don't know whether they are alive or dead, is this okay?

If the real culprit is not found as soon as possible, the Jingsi Mansion Yin, the Criminal Department Shangshu and the Dali Siqing will not have to do it, even if they are reluctant to apologize for the crime of the old life, they will have to get out of their positions by themselves, and they don't have to wait for the officials who are boiling with grievances to write to impeach, accuse and scold.

In order to keep the official hat, the three adults worked tirelessly to go into battle in person, and Cheng Jinghu, the director of the Criminal Department of the Criminal Department, and the right subordinate of the monk Shangshu, and the Shaoqing of Dali Temple were also busy with this case. For two days, they used their connections and investigation methods, but it was unusually difficult to obtain important clues.

At this moment, what made people even more anxious was that Xiao Wenyu of Zuo Cheng's Mansion was gone!

Xiao Wenyu has just turned ten years old, although he was born to Xiao Zi's husband, Xiao Zi is the granddaughter of Xiao Ling, Zuo Cheng, who is smart and studious when she is a child, and is deeply loved by Xiao Ling.

Seeing that the prime minister's mother paid attention to her children, Xiao Zi's mother naturally hired teachers to teach and cultivate them carefully.

The three generations of the Xiao family all married early and had children, and Xiao Zi married her husband at the age of fourteen. Before marrying her husband, she had her sweetheart Xue Jirong, but the family was powerful, and she could not be the master of marriage, so she could only enter the door and accept her true love as the side, but the husband was soon conceived and gave birth to her daughter Xiao Wenyu.

When Xiao Wenyu's father, Xue Jirong, heard that his daughter was gone, his face suddenly changed, and the people in the Xiao Mansion were about to become a mess.

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In Lin Daiyu's newly rented courtyard, he welcomed the distinguished guests who came to visit for the first time ~ Xiao Zi.

Not for anything else, just for her daughter Xiao Wenyu. She had begged the prime minister's grandmother, and her grandmother had also exerted pressure on the Criminal Department and the Jingfu Division and others, but more than a dozen hours had passed, and there was still no news of her daughter, and the child seemed to have disappeared into the huge capital!

Husband Xue Jirong cried into tears, if she couldn't find Yu'er again, she was afraid that she would faint in a hurry.

Under the reminder of her friend, she remembered Wu Zhi, who helped Lin Daiyu interrogate the prisoners of the Blood Prison Palace. When she said this to her husband when she was comforting her, Xue Jirong suddenly remembered that the woman in yellow who restrained the startled horse and saved her father and daughter seemed to be called Wu Zhi, could it be the same person?

The wife and husband glanced at each other, and after years of tacit understanding, Xiao Zi didn't say much, turned around and hurriedly left the house and ran towards Lin Daiyu's house, regardless of the increasingly dark sky that seemed to show signs of falling first snow.

Although the two are officials in the same dynasty, it is the first time that they have met in private today. If it weren't for his impatience, Xiao Zi would probably find it difficult to deal with Lin Daiyu privately in this life, let alone ask for a door.

After a polite greeting, Xiao Zi, who was on fire in his heart, was let into the living room, and after only taking a sip of the tea served, he could no longer sit down patiently, raised his buttocks, and left the chair: "Lord Lin, the lower officials came today, in fact, they have something to ask Lord Lin for help, and I hope Lord Lin can help!" ”

Lin Daiyu hurriedly got up: "Don't dare, don't dare, Lord Xiao said this, it's really embarrassing for Lin, Lin has not been in Beijing for a long time, and he is not very familiar with many things, I don't know what I can be fortunate to serve Lord Xiao, and I also ask Lord Xiao to make it clear that if there is anything Lin can do, he will not delay." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare!" Lin Daiyu is the left subordinate of the Ministry of Household Affairs, but he is only the director of the Ministry of Rites, how can he take on the word "service", even if he is the granddaughter of Zuo Cheng today, at this time of asking for people, he can't use family power to oppress people and force court officials to do things for himself, not to mention that Lin Daiyu is not in the Criminal Department, this time it should be regarded as a private matter, "The dog girl Xiao Wenyu has been missing for more than ten hours, I don't know if Lord Lin has heard of it?" ”

Lin Daiyu was shocked: "There is such a thing? ”

She immediately froze, and then frowned: "Could it be related to the case of the disappearance of the official's young family a few days ago?" ”

"I'm afraid you don't have to think about it anymore." Xiao Zi nodded heavily, "Speaking from the heart, the handling of the Criminal Department used to be trusted and reassuring, but this time it ......"

She shook her head in disappointment, and then bowed her hand: "It's about the dog girl, the lower official has just come to disturb Lord Lin, please ask Lord Lin to help!" ”

"This ......" Lin Daiyu's face showed embarrassment, "Lord Xie Xiao trusts and lifts, but, let's not talk about Lin's ability, just say that this is not in his position, not in his politics...... Lin Mouzhi is not in the Criminal Department, and if he interferes in this matter, I am afraid it will be inappropriate. ”

Xiao Zi nodded and said sincerely: "Sister Lin's ability was revealed when she first entered the capital, there is no doubt about it!" Besides, I heard that Sister Lin also has a friend who has quite interrogation methods, if the two sisters join forces, there will be a case that cannot be solved! Sister Lin, this time it is my Xiao Zi who begged in private, if Sister Lin is willing to help, this favor, sister, I will return it in the future! ”

"Sister Xiao is serious!" Lin Daiyu immediately took over the rod and agreed, according to her meaning, the sisters were commensurate, and changed the nature of the investigation and search, "Since Sister Xiao trusts her so much, I will make a modest contribution to finding my sister's beloved daughter as soon as possible." ”

"Thank you, Sister Lin!" Xiao Zi bowed to her, even if he didn't have much hope in his heart, it was better than nothing.

"I can't help it!" Lin Daiyu hurriedly helped, "It's just that if I am lucky enough to find my sister's beloved daughter, I hope my sister will not make a noise about this matter." ”

Xiao Zi immediately agreed.

Being in the officialdom, and being taught by her grandmother and mother, as well as the ears and eyes of the whole family, she understands the concerns in Lin Daiyu's heart.

It is difficult for the people of the Jingsi Mansion, Dali Temple and the entire Criminal Department to make progress in the big case, if it is broken by the nosy affairs of her own household department, the people in the three yamen still don't hate her to death? After being slapped in the face, even if Lin Daiyu's future official career is difficult, it is inevitable that she will be given small shoes to wear whenever she has the opportunity.

Grandmother is in charge of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Households, and the Criminal Department in the other three departments is under the control of Mu Danwei, the right minister, so there is no need to save face for Zuo Cheng's subordinates.

As soon as Xiao Zi said goodbye and left, Wu Zhi turned around from behind and sighed: "Being able to act rampant in a place like Kyoto, but anyone with a little brain can think that this disappearance case is unusual, and the water in it is too deep!" ”

Lin Daiyu nodded: "You say, could it be that they have found clues, but because they don't want to get involved, they drag on and not close the case?" ”

"It's hard to say. However," Wu Zhi smiled slightly: "If they delay their decision because they don't want to offend Dongfang Hui, then their ability will be seriously questioned and their prestige will be greatly damaged, it should be worth the loss, right?" ”

In other words, are they really unable to find important clues, and they are not dragging their feet? Sure enough, it is still His Royal Highness King Xian, in the territory of Kyoto, if she makes a secret move, the resistance encountered by the Criminal Department when investigating the case can be imagined. King Jing is at the border, how can King Xian's bureau be easily detected. Lin Daiyu looked at her, "It's just that I took over this job, and you are the one who suffers." ”

"It's okay," Wu Zhi waved his hand, "I'm just mentioning a little girl, but you can just take advantage of this matter to get close to Xiao Zi and step into the gate of Xiao Mansion." As for the other children,"

She muttered, "I will send a message to Cheng Jinghu, and then take the opportunity to poke this matter out through the mouth of the storyteller in the teahouse tavern, so that you can be squeezed out by the people on the right side, so that you can get close to Zuo Cheng as soon as possible." You have been wronged because of Xiao Wenyu's life, Xiao Zi should not sit idly by, otherwise it will be difficult for her to be a person under everyone's eyes. With her pleading in front of Xiao Ling, the next thing will be easy to do. ”