Xu Chu raised his head and looked at him in the sun, his eyes were full of concern, and Yingying smiled: "Naturally, it's just that the hunger in my stomach is unbearable now......"

At this time, she was not as delicate and lovely as an ordinary woman, but gathered her sleeves and casually put her hands behind her back. Such an action, coupled with her down-to-earth and generous posture and hearty and heroic face, made Xiao Qinglang's eyes a little deeper.

He smiled dumbly, "I knew you wouldn't be nervous." Go back to dinner first? ”

Breakfast was finally eaten in Xu's mansion, of course, all the meals were specially sent by Xiao Qinglang who had instructed the kitchen lady in the palace in advance.

Now it is autumn, and some of the newly blooming osmanthus flowers have been picked early and sent to the palace. So today, the chef deliberately made a not sweet osmanthus cake, accompanied by fragrant tribute rice porridge, and a few vegetarian fried side dishes, which made Xu Chu very satisfied.

Just as the two of them were looking at Shi Chen to go to the office of the Three Law Divisions, they suddenly heard a noisy noise outside the door. The two looked at each other and subconsciously looked out of the hall.

But after a while, I saw that the subordinates arranged by Xiao Qinglang hurriedly came over, and after saluting, he said: "Lord Wang, Lord Xu, Lord Sikong of the Criminal Department and Lord Jingzhao Yin Li ask to see him. ”

Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu's expressions became serious, the two glanced at each other, got up and walked out. Because the Xu Mansion is small, the meal is in the hall, and at this time, the hall is still full of leftovers, which is naturally not suitable for guests.

What's more, it must be a big deal for Sikong Han and Jing Zhao Yin Mansion to come to the door to ask for a meeting.

When the two of them arrived at the courtyard, they saw Sikong Han frowning, as if they had encountered something tricky. And Jing Zhaoyin was even more panicked, his face was as pale as ash, and cold sweat the size of a bean continued to ooze from his forehead......

After Xiao Qinglang stood up, he glanced back at the subordinate behind him, and the subordinate would hurriedly leave quietly.

"Lord Sikong, why did Lord Li come in such a hurry?"

If there is a case, it naturally cannot be said according to whether or not he is on duty in the yamen. Almost all the officials and officials of the three legal divisions have a consensus on this, and as long as the case requires it, even if it is midnight, they must not complain.

Therefore, he did not ask why he didn't wait for him to go to the Three Dharma Divisions to report what had happened.

Sikong Han arched his hand and said: "Back to the prince, after going down to the court today, the lower official saw the people of Jingzhao Yin Mansion wandering outside the criminal department, so the lower official stepped forward to ask." Only then did I know that there was a major incident in Guojiazhuang on the outskirts of Beijing last night, involving dozens of children's corpses...... Because the matter was very important, the lower officials first asked people to inform Lord Tang and then sent people to protect the scene, so the specific details had not yet had time to ask Lord Li......"

Dozens of children's corpses, as soon as these words came out, don't talk about Xu Chu, even Xiao Qinglang, who has always been quiet in trouble, his face changed suddenly.

"What's going on?" He looked at Master Li of Jingzhao Mansion and asked in a cold voice.

Master Li trembled, his face turned pale, and he stammered a little: "Early this morning, someone from Guojiazhuang came to report the case, saying that a noble man's house on the edge of their village suddenly collapsed last night. Because someone heard screams inside, they gathered a group of descendants to rescue, but they didn't expect to dig and dig out a pile of bones......"

When I dug deeper, I found that the bones were all half-grown children. And the person who screamed when the house collapsed, they couldn't find it. So, overnight, the people in the village spread that the house was haunted. ”

"Early this morning, the Lizheng of their village sent someone to the yamen......

As he spoke, he secretly glanced at Xiao Qinglang with a gloomy face out of the corner of his eye, and then quickly said: "Xiaguan checked the title deed and found that it was Dong ..... He thought about it for a long time, but in the end he didn't dare to say the name directly. After all, who doesn't know what the Dong family did at the beginning, just the eldest master of the Dong family dares to speak wildly to the prince.

Xiao Qinglang looked at Jing Zhaoyin, whose face was pale, and frowned: "Is it Dong Ruiyang's private property?" ”

When Jing Zhaoyin heard this, he hurriedly nodded, "Yes, it is indeed his private property, I heard that the person who came to complain from Guo Jiazhuang said that Master Dong will go to live for a few days every three or five days." ”

As soon as the name Dong Ruiyang came out, Xu Chu was stunned for a moment.

Although she had never seen this person, she had heard of it. He is the nephew of Dong Guifei, who was powerless against the queen who was almost suppressed back then, and the eldest son of the Dong family. Even if the Dong family was defeated in the harem of the court, he still held inexhaustible wealth and resources.

In addition, the emperor had a will, not allowing the Dong family to be investigated for their crimes today, let alone killing the Dong family today. Therefore, now he can be regarded as the object of headaches for the royal family and the government. It's like a hedgehog that pierces the man, you can't catch it, you can't get rid of it.

Xiao Qinglang thought for a while, looked at Xu Chu and asked, "Now go to Guojiazhuang?" ”

Xu Chu nodded, but in all homicides, the corpse and the scene are the most important things to be investigated in the first time. What's more, there are dozens of corpses, even if they are ossified bones, the sooner they are examined, the better.

"This is a secret in advance, Lord Sikong, you immediately enter the palace to ask to see the emperor and inform the emperor of this matter. Jing Zhaoyin, you go back to the yamen for the time being, and pay close attention to the gossip that may spread in the market at any time. It would be best if the root cause could be found, but the rumors must not be suppressed by forceful means. ”

Sikong Han and Jing Zhaoyin nodded hurriedly, and the two of them were instructed, and they didn't dare to delay and left.

And Xu Chu also went to get his usual toolbox and went out with Xiao Qinglang.

Because they were in a hurry, the two of them did not take the carriage again, but rode separately. Naturally, in order to take care of Xu Chu this time, Xiao Qinglang deliberately slowed down a little......

Just as the two of them were out of the city gate, a man in brocade with a mask looked over the railing of a restaurant next to the city gate, and only sneered when he saw the two galloping away.

"It's getting more and more interesting......

"Master, do you want to send someone to dispose of that woman again?" The old man beside the masked man looked at him with some ruthlessness in his eyes, and then said, "She has now entered the Dali Temple as an official, if she continues to let it go, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to our plan." ”

Just as his words fell, the man in the iron mask suddenly laughed, he glanced at the old man beside him, and said gloomily: "Why can't you learn to be good for decades?" Look, didn't your fierce gaze provoke that little wolf cub? ”

The old man was shocked, and after a closer look, he saw that Xiao Qinglang, who had just left the city, had already reined in his horse and looked back. Because of some distance, he couldn't see the expression on Xiao Qinglang's face clearly, but looking at his direction, he should be looking at the restaurant where he was.

After a while, I saw Xiao Qinglang give a few orders to the guard beside him, and then the guard re-entered the city gate with people, faintly as if he was coming towards the restaurant.

"The host...... I ......"

The man in the iron mask glanced out of the window with some regret, waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's go, you should be glad that the little wolf cub was entangled in the matter of Guojiazhuang, otherwise I am afraid that you and I will not be able to get out today." ”

He did not want to linger, but when he went out, he warned: "As for the woman, you must not hurt her without my command." I'm curious to see where she can go. ”

The case of the envoy group, he was originally prepared for Xiao Qinglang as an appetizer, after all, he knew that it was only a matter of time before Xiao Qinglang solved the case. But he didn't expect that case to become an opportunity for Xu Chu to come forward.

Next, he wanted to see what else she was capable of.

For example, the case of Guojiazhuang, if this case is solved, I am afraid that the emperor will be in a dilemma. If it can't be broken, it's even more fun......

Guojiazhuang is very close to the capital, and because of the good geographical location and beautiful scenery, the nobles often come here to build Zhuangzi and leisure courtyards. And this house of the Dong family was built when the Dong family was in power in the last years of the first emperor, covering an area of 30 acres, surrounded by mountains and rivers outside, and built a huge archway, and there are rockeries and strange stones in the high wall, and the layers of high buildings are beautiful.

I heard that the Dong family built this courtyard because they wanted to let the concubine Niangniang, who wanted to go home to save her relatives, live temporarily. If it weren't for the fact that the emperor was seriously ill at that time, I am afraid that they would all instigate Dong Guifei and lure the emperor out in order to elevate the powerful position of the Dong family.

With the death of the first emperor, the power of the Dong family that once covered the sky disappeared, leaving only this magnificent courtyard and property. And now, it is the most breathtaking courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing that the Dong family is most proud of, and there is only a pile of ruins left, which makes people sigh and sigh.

When Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu arrived, Inspector Cao had already led someone to take out a corpse and skeleton that was no more than three feet tall from the dark room dug by the villagers. It can be seen that there is a difference in the time of death of the children here, the early ones have been ossified, and the later corpses have not changed much.

"Did you find the person who screamed in the middle of the night as the villagers said?" Xiao Qinglang stood in front of the corpse pit and asked in a cold voice.

Tang Qiaozheng shook his head, "Xiaguan has sent someone to look for it, and for the time being, apart from these corpses, no other living people or corpses have been found." ”

Just as the two were talking, they suddenly saw the official take out a Dan furnace from the mound of soil on the side. The Nadan furnace is very exquisite, carved with the pattern of the dragon and the phoenix, and the dragon and the phoenix also have a bright red ruby like blood in the mouth.

Xu Chu stepped forward and found that the Dan furnace was still slightly warm. She immediately said, "When did the house collapse last night?" ”

"Because there is no husband in the village, the time is not certain, but when Li Zheng got up, he glanced at the hourglass and said that it should be around the beginning of the year."

Xu Chu nodded, "There should have been someone refining the Dan at that time, or using the Dan Furnace...... Therefore, there is still some residual temperature in the Dan furnace until now. ”