A bowl of mutton soup was quickly drunk by Zhuang Siyan, and she didn't eat anything else, but looked at Sun Xi and asked him, "Can you eat these?" ”

Sun Xi was not polite at all: "There are still two mutton buns missing." ”

Zhuang Siyan turned around and walked outside, and when he arrived at the door of the store, he called his entourage, and then asked him to order another basket of mutton buns and send them to Sun Xi.

And she didn't even look back, and walked straight out.

The hot buns were quickly delivered, smoking in front of Sun Xi, and the hot smoke smoked his face again.

A bowl of mutton soup just now, but now it is smoked by the heat of the buns, and the tip of his nose is already sweating.

He didn't wipe it, he didn't look at the bun in front of him, he just turned his head to look outside.

saw Zhuang Siyan standing outside the store for a while, didn't know what the follower said, and then chose the road.

Looking in that direction, I should have gone to the academy.

Sun Xi kept looking at her until her figure disappeared completely, and then moved his gaze to the table.

The store was too busy, and the bowl that Zhuang Siyan had eaten before hadn't had time to take it away, and someone else was in a hurry to occupy a seat, so they watched at the table.

Sun Xi didn't let them sit, and the other party didn't dare to sit down at will, because there was a basket of steamed buns in the middle of the table, which was obviously for two people, in case they came back.

He didn't eat buns in the store, so he asked Xiao Er to wrap it in a paper bag, put it in his arms, and walked in the direction of Zhuang Siyan.

At that time, Qingming Academy was looking for a big place and quiet, so it was far away from the bustling streets of the capital.

It's better to take a car, but it will take a while to walk by foot.

Sun Xi was carrying a bun in his arms, his steps were particularly big, but his eyes were looking forward, as if there was something in front of him, and he was in a hurry to chase it back.

A few years have passed, and he has now grown into an adult, at least in stature.

It's just that the mind is too heavy, and the person doesn't grow much meat, and the whole person looks at it from behind, like a bamboo pole for drying clothes, and only a skeleton is left.

But not hunched over like this old kid.

Sun Xi's back was straight, and his head was raised high, if he ignored his slightly tattered clothes, just in terms of temperament, he would think that he was the young master of a rich family.

When he was not far from Qingming Academy, he finally caught up with Zhuang Siyan.

He is not as good as Ji Xiaotian in martial arts, so he is already tired and panting after walking such a long way, but his eyes are fixed, and he is still staring at Zhuang Siyan tightly.

And Zhuang Siyan, except for herself, the people around her are all masters of the Great Interior, so naturally he already knew as soon as he appeared.

The attendant stepped forward and whispered to Zhuang Siyan: "Queen Mother, that person is following again." ”

Zhuang Siyan didn't turn his head back, and he didn't move under his feet, but said, "Don't worry about him." ”

Several people quickly entered Qingming Academy, and Zhuang Siyan also went to Mr. Bai.

But Sun Xi couldn't go in, he was no longer a student here, so naturally he couldn't go in and out at will, and he was stuck outside by the guard.

Mr. Bai is really busy.

After the winter, a lot of people poured in from the north and northwest, some of these people were children and orphans, and they should have heard for a long time that there was a place to accommodate them in the capital, so they came directly to the academy.

Mr. Bai is a cautious person, with Zhuang Siyan's orders on top, he naturally will not turn these people away, but he also doesn't want to raise some people who are not interested in it because of their relationship.

So he accepted people as usual on the surface, but secretly asked me to find out their true identities and why they came to the capital.

It's really the north and the west

The two places in the north are too sensitive, and if he Qiu Gang or a high-ranking person mixes in, it will be unimaginable.

When Mr. Bai saw Zhuang Siyan coming, he looked up from the case, went to salute her first, and after being pulled up by her, he said to the guard at the door: "Why don't you come in and report?" ”

The guards were very wronged.

The people at the gate didn't come to report, and they didn't know, and when they found Zhuang Siyan, she had already arrived at the door.

It was too late, and she stopped her, so I had to watch her walk in.

Zhuang Siyan said a few words for them: "I don't remember what they reported, and Bai Lao doesn't have to be polite, I often come here, and I have to salute when I meet, which is also very tiring." ”

Bai Lao relieved himself.

Zhuang Siyan was not polite, she first asked Bai Lao what he had been busy with recently.

In fact, when she first entered the hospital, she had already found that something was wrong here, and it seemed that there were a lot of more people.

In this case, Bai Lao should report to her.

After all, so many people come in, the amount of food and clothing will increase, and correspondingly, the silver will also increase, if he doesn't report these people to Zhuang Siyan, will it be possible that when the time comes, he will be able to take out this large amount of silver himself?

However, since he didn't say it, Zhuang Siyan thought that he must have a reason, in the end, these people were openly active in the academy and did not hide it.

Sure enough, as she expected, Bai Lao quickly told his scruples.

Then he handed a list to Zhuang Siyan: "Queen Mother, please see, this is a newcomer who has recently entered the academy."

First, the age difference between them is not very large, basically they are all teenagers between the ages of ten and fourteen, that is, they have just reached the standard of our admission.

Second, I asked where they came from, and I also listened to their accents, and indeed most of them came from the northern and northwest generations, and some came from Fengning County and Zhaiqianba. ”

He paused slightly, and then said: "If a few people come, it is reasonable, after all, those two places are either in war or disaster years, but so many people come at once, it still makes people feel uneasy." ”

Zhuang Siyan quickly browsed the list, and then asked him: "Bai Lao has checked it, have you found anything?" ”

Bai Lao shook his head: "From such a distant place, everyone said that their family was ruined, but they couldn't find any suspicions. ”

Zhuang Siyan asked again: "When did the family break and people died, where did they go after they died, how did they find the capital, and how did they know about this place?" ”

Bai Lao nodded, and gave her something similar to a confession.

There were more than two dozen children in total, almost half of their original students, but the reasons were all the same.

It's a situation where you know they have a problem, but you don't know where to look for it.

Zhuang Siyan spent a lot of time, and after reading all those "confessions", he returned to Mr. Bai: "You call two, and I will ask them personally." ”

As soon as Bai Lao showed it, the guards outside immediately went to the inner courtyard to call someone.

The two children were also quickly brought in front of Zhuang Siyan.

They were about ten years old, and what they had in common was that they were both thin, skinny to the point of being out of shape, with two sunken eye sockets, high cheekbones, and even the bones on their shoulders were raised high.

looked quite clever, and when he saw Zhuang Siyan sitting on the main seat, although he didn't know her identity, he took the initiative to kneel down and salute.

From this point of view, it doesn't look like a problem.

Think about it, if someone really puts people here, it must be done without knowing it, how can there be such a thing, put a large number of people in, and reveal so many bright points to them, it is not clear

Let them check it?

Thinking of this, Zhuang Siyan's mind suddenly flashed with inspiration.

Let them check? Could it be that someone wants to let them know what to do with the arrival of these children?

She didn't say anything, and stared at the two children for a long time.

They kept hanging their heads, their hands hanging on the sides of their bodies, and they looked extremely uncomfortable, not daring to look at Zhuang Siyan at all, only staring at their toes.

Zhuang Siyan spoke: "Tell me one by one, where are you from, what are your names, how old are you, and why did you come here." ”

The two looked at each other, in fact, one spoke first: "I came from Zhaiqian Dam near Pingyang, eleven this year, called Zhao Yu, has been fleeing, and then I heard that there is a place in the capital to eat, live, and study, so I came to ......."

The other, after his voice had finished, spoke up.

This is only ten years old, his name is Liu Jie, but he is from Northern Xinjiang, and the reason is similar to Zhao Yu.

Zhuang Siyan looked at them and said, "We only accept orphans here, that is, the kind of children who have no parents to raise, are you?" ”

Both nodded to her at the same time.

Zhuang Siyan also nodded at them and continued to ask: "Okay, then since you are orphans, when did you start becoming orphans, do you know where your parents are now, and what are their names?" ”

The above two people are different, one said that he was an orphan since he was a child, and he has been wandering in the village Qianba generation, and he can't live there anymore, so he wants to come to the capital.

But the one in Beijiang said that his parents didn't have one a year ago.

The reason is that when Qiu Gang led people to the south, he conscripted soldiers and grain, and made a lot of noise everywhere, because their village was too poor, so many people were killed, and Liu Jie's parents were just one of them.

Zhuang Siyan then asked: "I heard that the king of Zhenbei has a very good reputation in the northern Xinjiang area, and he is also very considerate of the people, and the people there almost don't say bad things about him, why are you different from them?" ”

Liu Jie paused: "It was so good before, but didn't it fight later......

He spoke in a very small voice, as if he was not speaking to others, but to himself, and his eyes were a little wandering, as if there was nowhere to put them.

Zhuang Siyan kept staring at them, not only staring, but her entourage also staring at those two.

After a brief questioning, they were asked to go back.

Then Zhuang Siyan asked them first: "What can you see?" ”

The two nodded: "They are lying." ”

Zhuang Siyan: "How can you see it?" ”

"They don't dare to look at you, their eyes are flustered, their hands keep stirring the corners of their clothes, and they look at another one in between, as if they want to find some courage from him."

Zhuang Siyan also saw these small actions, they may really be lying, but it is difficult to say why they are lying.

She thought for a moment before asking, "Do you think they will really be Qiu Gang's people?" ”

The attendant did not speak.

Judging from what they said alone, it doesn't seem to be, but this possibility cannot be ruled out, after all, Qiu Gang also has the effect of demagoguery.

He doesn't have to come forward in person at all, as long as he asks his people to do it, he can do it very well.

Zhuang Siyan then called two more people in, asking similar questions and getting similar answers.

Sure enough, as Mr. Bai said, these people knew that there was a problem, but there was no way to investigate it.

Zhuang Siyan sat in the hall for a while, drank a pot of tea almost finished, and then said, "Go and ask Sun Xi if he left before these people came, or after that?" ”