Duan Xiao was originally chatting and talking with Shen Jiaoyang, on such an occasion, the conversation is naturally not boring things in the officialdom, but chatting about some ordinary topics, although Duan Xiao is a general in prison, the force value may be higher than the cultural value, but in fact, he is both civil and military, no one can play the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and those who can play scheming and play the country, even if they are not educated, are better than literati.

Duan Xiao is not much older than Shen Jiaoyang, but his experience is far richer than Shen Jiaoyang.

Shen Jiaoyang also admired him from the bottom of his heart, the two chatted very harmoniously, and from time to time laughter would come from Duan Xiao's mouth or from Shen Jiaoyang's mouth.

Wen Qianye watched from the side, holding his forehead and saying dissatisfiedly, "Why did you talk like this?" ”

Duan Xiao glanced at him and pointed at Shen Jiaoyang, "He's very good at chatting." ”

Xue Shaoyang looked at them and didn't say anything.

Xue Lingzhi said unceremoniously, "The bones of Miss Xiao are not cold, can you not laugh carelessly and disrespectfully to the dead on such an occasion." ”

Duan Xiao raised his eyebrows, he was originally going to look towards Xue Lingzhi, but he inadvertently saw Su Jin walking towards here, Duan Xiao squinted, stretched out his hand to pick up the teacup in front of the table, and slowly drank the tea.

Su Jin walked over, and several people shouted at him one after another, and Su Jin responded politely one by one, which was regarded as a greeting.

After saying hello, he randomly found a vacant seat and sat down.

Unfortunately, he sat opposite Duan Xiao.

Duan Xiao glanced at him, continued to talk to Shen Jiaoyang sideways, and talked about the fighting on the street that time, Duan Xiao still minded very much, after all, Song Fanhua came back from the street that day, and she was very happy, of course, she was happy and he was happy, but she actually said words like "handsome and chic, I can't take my eyes off", he was unhappy, how could these people be half as handsome as him?

Although Duan Xiao asked Fang Xin to check the events of that day, he still had doubts in his heart, so he took the opportunity to ask Shen Jiaoyang, "Why did you fight with He Shu on the street?" ”

Speaking of that Douwen, Shen Jiaoyang also looked helpless, he smiled shyly and said, "It was purely an accident." ”

Duan Xiao said, "What's the explanation? ”

Shen Jiaoyang said, "That day I came out of the teahouse with a few friends, and happened to say the word 'ditch', because I just saw a ditch in the teahouse, and there were nine tea sets in the ditch, so we took this nine products as the title, and improvised a poem. Downgrading the product for the talent' came up, my friend was angry, and he compared with him, Brother He's brilliant writing, since he forced several of my friends to face dirty, as a last resort, in order to save my friend's face, I fought with him. ”

Duan Xiao touched his chin, the lid of the teacup lightly rested on the edge of the teacup, and his sharp eyes narrowed.

Shen Jiaoyang's friend's comment on the tea set was intended to be a metaphor, and He Shu's reply was intended to be sarcastic, and He Shu himself was not a person with sharp words, so it must have been Shen Jiaoyang's friend's words that stimulated He Shu and made him sharp-tongued on the street.

Duan Xiao raised his head and looked into the distance, glanced at He Shu, who was following Xue Wei, retracted his gaze, and stopped continuing the topic.

The deceased is big, and the funeral is not a trivial matter, although the courtyard of the Xiao Mansion is white and miserable, but there are many people, it is indispensable to be lively, and there is a commotion in the front hall, and in the mourning hall where the coffin is placed, Zuo Xue looked at the three words Xiao Jinying written in red paint on the front of the coffin with tears in eyes, Song Mingyan also stood aside and watched, and Ye Zhiqiu was also there.

These three people didn't expect that as soon as they entered the Xiao Mansion, they would face death and mourning.

Song Mingyan is the first time to enter Beijing, but also the first time to enter Xiao's mansion, the first time to see Xiao Jing, in Qianzuomen, she often heard Zuo Xue mention this person, in her imagination, this person should be as fierce as Ye Laojiao, but she didn't think that the person who established Qianzuomen was such a handsome son like jasper, and listening to the voice from the front hall, it can be seen that this person's identity is not ordinary.

Song Mingyan silently rolled her eyes, glanced at Xiao Jing, and then at Zuo Xue.

Xiao Jing patted Zuo Xue on the shoulder and said to her, "After seeing it, go back to the room, there are many people today, don't come out." ”

Zuo Xue wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and asked in a deep nasal voice, "How could Sister Xiao die?" ”

Xiao Jing pursed his thin lips, "Everyone will die." ”

Zuo Xue said, "I'm asking how Sister Xiao died?" ”

Xiao Jing put his hands behind his back, his eyes paused on the coffin for a few seconds, and then he said slowly, "I was killed." ”

Zuo Xue asked, "Who is it?" ”

Xiao Jing squinted, but didn't answer, he looked at Song Mingyan and asked her, "What is your relationship with Song Fanhua?" ”

Song Mingyan said, "She is my sixth sister." ”

Xiao Jing was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Then I have to tell you about this murder case in detail." ”

Xiao Jing took them to the study in the backyard to explain the cause of Xiao Jinying's death, Song Fanhua was suspected, and now she is locked up in the prison of the Criminal Department, as well as the current suspected murderer and today's plan.

After that, Song Mingyan slapped the table and stood up, "What! My sixth sister is in prison? ”

Xiao Jing said, "Yes." ”

Song Mingyan scolded, "Who is Lu Runing?" What did she do to harm my sixth sister? ”

Xiao Jing explained the status of the Lu Mansion in the capital of the Yun Dynasty, and Song Mingyan was shocked when she heard it, but this was not what surprised her the most, the most surprising thing was that Xiao Jing said, "Everyone in the capital knows that Lu Runing likes Duan Xiao, her trick kills two birds with one stone, and while getting rid of Jinying, she can also get rid of Song Fanhua, a rival in love." ”

Song Mingyan snorted, "Why are the women in the capital so evil." ”

Ye Zhiqiu glanced at her and thought, aren't you evil?

Song Mingyan listened to the ins and outs of the whole thing, and grasped a little, "Lu Mansion, right?" Hurry me to the door to see where it is sacred. ”

Xiao Jing didn't persuade her, and he wouldn't stop her, not because he wasn't worried about her, but because he ...... Xiao Jing glanced at Ye Zhiqiu, who was always waiting by Song Mingyan's side, and silently thought that the fate of the Lu Mansion was really coming.

Xiao Jing asked Song Mingyan, Zuo Xue, and Ye Zhiqiu to stay in the backyard room and not come out, he went to the front hall to greet the guests, and the hour was coming, the custom in the capital was that the guests had to go to the deceased to mourn before the banquet began, Xiao Xiong and Xiao Jing stood on both sides of the coffin respectively, watching the people coming one after another, and when it was Lu Runing's turn, Xiao Jing glanced at her, and then turned her gaze to Chi Qiao beside her.

After the condolences are over, the banquet begins.

When eating the banquet, Su Jin still sat opposite Duan Xiao, Duan Xiao didn't care about him, and didn't say a word during the whole process.

After eating, Duan Xiao took Shen Jiaoyang and left.

Walking out of the door, Duan Xiao leaned against a pine tree, looking up at the jumping glimmer of sunlight falling from the sky on the tender leaves of the pine tree, and did not move for a long time.

Shen Jiaoyang asked suspiciously, "The general is waiting for someone?" ”

Duan Xiao said, "Hmm." ”

Shen Jiaoyang said, "Then I'll go back to the General's Mansion first?" ”

Duan Xiao looked down at him, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, "Go find He Shu." ”

Shen Jiaoyang sighed, probably puzzled.

Duan Xiao didn't give him a solution, only said, "If you want to enter the officialdom, you must first learn to know the subtleties with words and deeds." With that, he tilted his face up again, and continued to admire the tiny silhouette of the emerald green leaves dancing with the sun.

Shen Jiaoyang looked at Duan Xiao's side face, frowned silently, and turned to leave.

He went to Xue Xiangfu to find He Shu.

Although he still didn't understand why Duan Xiao asked him to find He Shu, he always felt that Duan Xiao had something to say, but although he thought he was smart and was called a prodigy, he couldn't understand it.

So, is officialdom so difficult to mix?

After Shen Jiaoyang left, Lu Runing came out quickly, and when she saw Duan Xiao, her eyes unconsciously showed a look of admiration.

Duan Xiao's face was unharmed, he still refused to be thousands of miles away, and said in a businesslike manner, "I want to ask in detail about the situation in the restaurant that day, so if Miss Lu doesn't mind, she will go to the official office with me to sit down." ”

Lu Runing smiled, "What does the general want to ask, you can't ask here?" ”

Duan Xiao glanced to the side and forward, one after another people were going out, and he asked in a cold voice, "Miss Lu thinks this is a place where you can talk?" ”

Lu Runing didn't want to go to the official office, it was rare for him to find her alone, although it was for official business, but it was also an opportunity, she smiled and said, "Then it's better to go to the teahouse?" ”

Duan Xiao pursed his thin lips and said lukewarmly, "Naturally, you should ask about official affairs in the office." ”

Lu Runing's face showed disappointment, but this was the first time Duan Xiao had come to her, although her attitude was very indifferent, compared to last year, when she chased him hard, this was already excellent, she said obediently, "Okay." ”

Duan Xiao said, "It's hot, you take the carriage." ”

The conscience of heaven and earth, Duan Xiao really didn't feel sorry for her when he said this, or pity her, he was purely for the plan to be successfully implemented, but when she heard these words, Lu Runing's ears changed, she was stunned at first, Ji'er's face turned red, and she couldn't help but be happy.

Duan Xiao took her to the place of the carriage with a cold face, the carriage was prepared when Duan Xiao came, and the coachman was Yechen.

Yechen didn't go to Beijing with Duan Xiao last year, although he entered Beijing this year, he wasn't by Duan Xiao's side at the beginning, and he didn't show his true face, yes, Lu Runing didn't know Yechen, and she didn't know that he was Duan Xiao's person, she only regarded him as an ordinary coachman.

After Chi Qiao helped Lu Runing into the carriage, Yechen drove the horse to the Yamen of Kyoto.

Duan Xiao walked with the car.

Lu Runing sat in the carriage, gently lifted the curtain, and secretly looked at Duan Xiao, Duan Xiao was wearing a black dress, because he came to eat a white banquet today, in order to show respect for the deceased, he couldn't choose bright color clothes, Lu Runing was also wearing a white skirt, Duan Xiao was very suitable for black things, probably because he was born with a cold face, and when he wore black clothes on him, he could often wear a cold and noble temperament that was difficult for others to match, this unique temperament was obsessive, and he felt a deep sense of abstinence, But it is also mysteriously attracting people to explore.

Lu Runing was attracted by this temperament, unable to extricate himself, and fell deeply.

Peeking for a while, he was probably noticed by Duan Xiao, he raised his eyebrows, squinted his eyes, Lu Runing did not hide, looked straight at him, Duan Xiao had a trace of disgust in his eyes, and turned his head to look at the road ahead.