Due to some delays in the morning, when the two arrived in Yunyang Township, it was already after noon.

There was no official on duty in front of the yamen, so Mu Jingzhu knocked on the door of the yamen, and then a yawning official came out.

He lazily looked at the two people at the door, and asked with a lack of energy, "What's the matter?" ”

"We are from the government of Xiangling Town, and we have come to accept the case here."

Mu Jingzhu directly handed over the waist card, and when the official heard this, he immediately sobered up, opened the door a little, turned sideways to let the two of them in, and said politely, "Two of you, please wait here for a while, let me go and tell the master." ”

Mu Jingzhu nodded, and he turned and trotted away.

"This official mansion is quite magnificent, it looks even better than yours!"

Qu Youying clasped his hands, stood in front of the gate, and looked around with big eyes, this Yunyang Township is one of the places under the rule of Xiangling Town, and the local development is not as developed as Xiangling Town.

But no matter how you look at this county government, it is even more magnificent than the prefect county government of Xiangling Town.

"You say, if I were the county magistrate, I knew that if I sent someone here to investigate, I would be more restrained and collect all the things that were worth a lot of money at a glance, right? Why is it so flamboyant? ”

The valuable things she said were a jade mountain in the courtyard of the county government.

I don't know if it's a stone or not, but in the sunlight, it's crystal clear and looks very precious.

In addition, there are some precious flowers and plants, and even the tiles on the roof of the yamen are not quite the same as ordinary ones.

Mu Jingzhu listened to the ridicule in her words, looked at the county lord who hurriedly came with the official in front of him, and couldn't help but wonder, "Because before I left, I didn't tell when I would come." ”

"So you killed him by surprise?" Qu Youying felt that Mu Jingzhu was just a fox, and he was so cunning when he came to investigate the case, "It's really despicable!" ”

"For some people, extraordinary times use extraordinary means."

Before Mu Jingzhu's words fell, the county master hurriedly walked.

He was a short and fat man with a big belly, and he knew a lot of oil and water at a glance. Xu is walking too fast, so he is standing in front of the two of them at the moment, panting to speak.

provoked Qu Youying to just want to laugh.

"Master Zhao, you take a breath first, I heard that when people talk while panting, it's easy to be unable to slow down in one breath and burp."

As soon as she said this, Zhao Fu, who wanted to speak, was so frightened that he couldn't go up or down, and pointed directly at the officials on the side, letting him be comfortable for him.

An old face was full of red, which made Qu Youying want to laugh more and more.

"This official is Zhao Fu, the county magistrate here, I don't know who the two are from the Xiangling Town Government?"

He relieved himself in one breath, and was a little dissatisfied with Qu Youying's words, so he took out the courage of being an official and called himself an official.

Qu Youying smiled, pointed to the people around him and said, "This is the youngest son of Mu Governor's Mansion, Lord Mu Jing Candle Mu, Lord Zhao, can you understand now?" ”

Zhao Fu knew that Mu Qitian's youngest son was the fastest catcher of the Yamen of Xiangling Town, and his reputation spread widely, and he originally heard that he had an accident some time ago, so Zhao Fu thought that he should not come this time, but he didn't expect that someone really came, so it would be embarrassing.

He hurriedly lowered his attitude and said honestly, "The lower officials don't know that the prince is coming, and he has missed the welcome, please forgive me." ”

Hey.

Qu Youying sneered.

He also called himself his own official in the last sentence, but now he calls himself a lower official, and he looks like a guy who tends to be inflammatory.

It is no wonder that from the moment I entered the city gate, I felt that the people in this place lived a very hard life, and their clothes were too old, and some people's clothes were covered with patches.

But in this county office, it is so magnificent and luxurious, I really don't know what it looks like in Zhao Fu's mansion.

Mu Jingzhu saw everything in his eyes and said quietly, "Lord Zhao is polite." ”

"The two of you have been on the road for a long time, you should be tired, please please come inside."

Zhao Fu turned around and asked the officials around him to serve tea, and then took the two of them to the side hall of the county government.

Zhao Fu nagged a lot of things before and after, Mu Jingzhu was too lazy to pay attention, and Qu Youying occasionally echoed one or two sentences, most of which were secretly mocking.

Regardless of whether Zhao Fu could hear it or not, during this period, he didn't say a word about getting down to business.

So after half the tea, Mu Jing Candle took the lead in opening his mouth.

"Lord Zhao, we are here this time because of the case of the secret marriage, can you bring me all the files related to this matter, so that I can solve the case as soon as possible."

"Don't be in a hurry, the two of you came from afar, I'll rest for one night today, and it's not too late to talk about it tomorrow. I have ordered a resting place for the two of them, and I will bring them there later. Early tomorrow morning, Xia Guan will definitely bring the case file to Master Mu. ”

"In that case, don't bother too much." Mu Jingzhu did things quite neatly, knowing that Zhao Fu was deliberately shirking, but he never said anything, and immediately got up from the chair and said, "Farewell." ”

Zhao Fu nodded, then walked to the door, called the servant, and said, "Xiao Wang, take two distinguished guests to live in Xuanfu Building, and you must be entertained with good food and drink." ”

"Yes."

"Lord Zhao, tomorrow, I'll wait for you."

Mu Jingzhu arched his hand, turned around and strode away.

Qu Youying followed closely, and after he spoke, she kept silent, and waited until she got out of the gate of the county government before gently pulling his sleeve and whispering, "What do you think Zhao Fu is delaying so much?" ”

"Maybe it's about the case, or maybe he wants to delay some time and hide his excessive swagger."

Mu Jingzhu made a pun, how could Qu Youying not hear it.

"No wonder he didn't let us live in his house, I'm afraid we'll see more and more things that we shouldn't see! But-" She stood in front of Xuanfu Lou, looking at the golden signboard, and still smiled, "Dogs can't change eating, as long as people's hearts are greedy, no matter how much they cover up, the details will still leak everything." ”

Xuanfu Building is a place to entertain distinguished guests, which is not as noble as the county Yana Yushan, but it is also much more luxurious than other places.

"Tsk, it's really luxurious!" Qu Youying blinked and smiled, "He's not afraid of this?" ”

"It can't be said that Xuanfu Lou is the largest inn in Yunyang Township, which is used to entertain passers-by here, after all, over the years, due to the development of the terrain, there is an endless stream of pedestrians, and the production of Yunyang Township is far greater than before, if there is not even an inn that can be handled, this place will be swallowed up by other towns sooner or later."

"So that's it?"

Qu Youying realized that she had always wondered why Yunyang Township, although it was ostensibly under the jurisdiction of Xiangling Town, had not been included in the boundary of Xiangling Town, and there was such a reason.

"So—" Mu Jingzhu looked down at her with a sneer, "It's still necessary to read more." ”

"You!"

Qu Youying watched him stride into the restaurant, his teeth were itching, and he was about to follow up when he suddenly heard a commotion from the street.

She subconsciously stopped and looked there.

The people who had been shouting and doing business on the side of the street, as well as the pedestrians who had gone out into the streets, had now retreated to both sides of the street, giving way to a man of great space.

"Women?"

Qu Youying squinted her eyes and saw a woman dressed in black all over her body, walking down the street very slowly.

Her hair and clothes were extremely dark, and her face was as white as snow, step by step, as if she was still muttering something to herself, and when she heard some movement on the side, she stopped, turned her head to look, and then looked at those people, and showed a strange smile.

"Wow-"

A little child, because she looked at her, was so frightened that he cried, and his mother immediately squatted down, picked up the child, turned and left the place quickly.

She was still moving, and many people around her left one after another, and in an instant, only a few small vendors doing business remained in the distance, but they were all hiding from afar.

"What are you doing?"

Mu Jingzhu, who walked into Xuanfu Building, noticed that Qu Youying did not follow, so he folded out to find her again.

Qu Youying stretched out her finger and pointed at the woman who was still walking on the street, "Everyone seems to be afraid of her." ”

Mu Jingzhu looked in the direction of her finger, and it happened that the woman also heard the movement here, and was looking this way, the corners of her mouth hooked, maintaining that weird smile that made her whole body tremble.

Qu Youying instinctively took a step back, and Mu Jingzhu pressed her shoulder with one hand, protecting the person without saying a word.

However, the woman saw that the two were not afraid of her, and a trace of doubt flashed in her eyes, she hesitated for a while, and then her steps turned slightly, as if she was going to come this way.

But at this time, Xiao Wang, the official who had already entered the Xuanfu Building, walked out and was shocked when he saw the woman.

"Two of you, the guest room has been arranged, and the two of you are invited to go in and rest, and the hot water and meals have been prepared."

Mu Jingzhu ignored him, his eyes were still looking at the woman who continued to walk forward after changing her mind, and when she walked past them and could only see her back, he asked, "Who is this person?" ”

"This, this—"

Xiao Wang was hesitant, obviously he knew and didn't want to say it.

Mu Jingzhu's eyes became cold, and his tone was also dyed with a hint of fierceness, and he said, "This person's behavior is so weird, making the people so frightened, you are a yamen arrester, but you don't ask whether you know it or not, do you want me to handle the case at the same time, and work together to control the law and order here!" ”

Xiao Wang was originally a little catcher, but the master was not there, so it was considered a critical order, and he thought it would end when he was sent here, but she appeared.

He can be regarded as riding a tiger now, and it is a mistake to say it or not.

"Okay, if you don't say it, I'll go to Lord Zhao now and ask for an understanding."

"Don't, don't." Xiao Wang stepped forward in a panic to stop his steps, glanced at the woman who had already walked a long way, and said in distress, "This person's name is Ruyun, and she is the woman who married the dead son of the Liang family some time ago." ”

"Yikes! It turned out to be her? Qu Youying exclaimed, "Is it because of the relationship between a person who died in seven days, so everyone is afraid of her?" ”

"Yes." Xiao Wang said, "So everyone is afraid of her." ”

"And how did those people die? No matter how she looks at it, she's a weak woman, right? ”

"I don't know." Xiao Wang shook his head, anyway, he had already said the beginning, and they would know sooner or later, so they didn't hide it anymore.

"I did an autopsy, saying that some were suffocated to death, but every time Ruyun had an alibi, although everyone was afraid of her, there were always people who came out to testify for her. So this case is confusing and weird, and the old man is also scared all day long. ”

"Is he still scared?"

Qu Youying chuckled, not hiding her sarcasm.

Xiao Wang didn't mind, and he didn't care too much, but explained, "It's true, because the master received a death invitation, saying that he would be the next to die, and the time was the day after tomorrow." ”

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