He pondered for a moment, clapped his hands and said, "Let the housekeeper prepare some food, and follow me to ask Lord Yuan to see him." ”

It is no longer important to investigate how Zhang Xiaoshi acted now. The most important thing is to test the meaning of Lord Yuan first. If there is a redemption, it is naturally the best. But if Lord Yuan really wants to investigate deeply and wants to report to the imperial court, he must also find a way to stop it, and he must not sit idly by.

He thought very well, according to the importance that Lord Yuan valued himself before, it should be easy for him to meet Lord Yuan before he was convicted. But in fact, he didn't expect that as soon as he arrived at the post station where Lord Yuan lived, he was recognized as being blocked out. The guard, who had already revealed his identity, said in a cold voice: "Your Excellency ordered, from today onwards, I will not see any more guests, and please go back." ”

Song Derong didn't dare to argue with him, after all, the guards from the capital were not ordinary guards. What's more, at this cusp, he must not let Lord Yuan have a bad impression of himself again.

Don't look at the people in the world often say that a strong dragon can't suppress the head snake of the ground, but in fact, if it is true, he is now powerless to confront the imperial court. Not to mention him, even Rong Gong behind him was afraid that he wouldn't dare to attack the special paiqin mission easily.

You must know that even if they replace the officials of Jinzhou City, Rong Gong has been planning for many years. In the slightest, I dare not make any mistakes.

Otherwise, before the big thing is accomplished, if they are really surrounded and suppressed by the imperial court, then they will have no chance of winning.

What's more, Lord Yuan and his entourage are different from ordinary officials. No one knows if there is anyone secretly protecting them except for the royal guards sent by the emperor. Moreover, most of those guards are of high grade, and even more so, they are gilded from above, or they are the sons and grandsons of the ministers of the court, who want to take advantage of this to gain some training.

If he really dared to do it, regardless of success or failure, he was afraid that the anger of those people alone would be enough to leave him with no bones.

And between him and the important ministers of the court, how to choose between the Rong Guild does not need to think much about it at all.

He waited for a long time, but he didn't see Lord Yuan go out. After buying off the little guy at the post station, he learned that Lord Yuan personally led people to protect Zhang Xiao's family, and there were guards inside and outside, and even the food was sent into the room by the guards, and outsiders could not easily see it.

After a long delay like this, he finally couldn't wait any longer, and got up to leave.

But just as he turned around and walked around the corner, he suddenly found that an inconspicuous small sedan chair had fallen in front of the post station. However, what made him even more depressed was the person who got down from the sedan chair, and that person was undoubtedly Liu Rangmo.

After returning to the house, Song Derong couldn't help but have another seizure. It wasn't until the whole thing was sorted out that he took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and sat down in his chair.

After a while, he waved his hand weakly and ordered: "Let the housekeeper invite Zhou Yunlang and Miss Chu beside him to come to the house for a gathering, and say that I want to thank Miss Chu for seeing the old lady and the old lady that day." ”

Because the affairs of the Song family are a little tortuous, and Song Derong wants to take the credit, the specific investigation process has not been announced to the public. And Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu have been in and out of the Song Mansion many times, and outsiders only think that it is because of the evil things between the old lady and the old lady.

After all, the reputation of these two gods has spread all over Jinzhou City.

The reason why that henchman is his henchman is naturally extremely trusted. Naturally, Zhou Yunlang, who is under Xiao Qinglang's pseudonym, is also quite familiar. Like him, because of the information obtained by Rong Gong's secret stake, and the fact that these two were also quite famous in the capital, he did not doubt the true identity of the two of them.

On the contrary, I am very convinced of the ability of the two.

Therefore, when his adult mentioned Zhou Yunlang, he naturally gave up. I didn't dare to delay for a moment, and hurriedly went out of the study to find the housekeeper.

Now the Song Mansion is no longer as lively as it used to be, and the people in the mansion are silent about the rumors outside, and even when they saw Zhou Gongzi who was invited by the master, they hid aside early.

But fortunately, Steward Song still had some eyes, and while complimenting, he invited Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu into the hall.

Compared to before, the atmosphere in the hall was calm and cold. Only Song Derong, who had a gloomy face, paced back and forth.

Xiao Qinglang's footsteps slowed slightly, exchanged glances with Xu Chu, and then stepped forward and arched his hand: "My lord." ”

Song Derong saw that the people he was waiting for were coming, so he hurriedly changed his expression, and asked with a smile: "I heard that the playboy has returned to the capital, I don't know when he will come back?" ”

Xiao Qinglang could see that he was pretending to be calm, but he didn't expose him. He and Xu Chu were just like usual, and they didn't show any abnormal appearance.

"I'm afraid that I won't come back before I get married. I heard that the emperor intends to marry the county lord of the Qi royal family to her. ”

Song Derong glanced at him with deep meaning, and his face was a little weird.

"Oh, isn't that the Lord of the Pearl?"

From the royal family to this generation, there has not been a princess, only a young daughter in the palace of the king of Qi. When he was born, he was named Mingzhu by the emperor and queen to show his favor.

Xiao Qinglang nodded and said with a smile: "Actually, the county lord, the lord has seen it before." It was the woman who was followed by the playboy all the way from the capital. At that time, in order to keep a low profile, she was named Miss Zhou's nephew. ”

He did not hide Mingzhu's identity and whereabouts, but such words that seemed to be true or false made Song Derong's expression loosen slightly.

He pretended to be surprised, and then smiled: "I didn't expect that Gongzi Zhou still has a relationship with the pearl of the Qi Palace?" ”

"My lord praised it falsely, the county lord is willing to go all the way, and it's really not because he is down. It's because she recognized Xiao Chu as her master and specialized in the art of autopsy and detective. Xiao Qinglang lowered his eyes and smiled, his tone was as usual, as if he hadn't heard the temptation in Song Derong's words.

When Song Derong heard this, his face was much better. Naturally, his gaze turned to Xu Chu, who was expressionless and focused on the side.

"The matter of the Song family that day, I haven't thanked Miss Chu yet. If it weren't for Miss Chu, I'm afraid that the official mansion would not be peaceful. He took the teacup on the table, took a sip, and waited until the teacup was put on the table again before he said, "According to the son's plan, the official has also done some care in private, and originally Lord Yuan and the capital have been rewarded." It's a pity ......"

"At the moment, the official is in a worrying situation, and his subordinates are helpless against this predicament. And the colleagues who have made good friends in the interior also have many ways to avoid suspicion at this time......" Song Derong looked distressed and sighed, but did not directly express his doubts about this matter. Obviously, he still has reservations about Xiao Qinglang's trust, "I wonder if Gongzi has a good idea?" ”

Xiao Qinglang said unhurriedly: "Don't you think that Zhang Xiao's blocking the road and complaining is very strange? ”

"How?" Song Derong frowned, and his eyes looked at Xiao Qinglang for a moment. can confuse the real with the false, and even compete for the position of the prefect of a state, how deep his heart is. Naturally, he won't be the kind of stupid and brainless person.

The reason why he didn't say anything about what happened to Zhang Xiao's just now was because he didn't want to expose too much, after all, sending someone to attack Zhang Xiao's was an unsightly thing. Second, he also wanted to see if Zhou Yunlang was really loyal to him this week, and then he was willing to use it for himself.

In fact, when he first heard the news, when he knew that Zhang Xiao's sudden trouble, he still thought that it was probably because of the previous incident of the Song family. In addition, Xiao Hua's death was indeed not as simple as written in the Yamen dossier, so she held a grudge and then took revenge on him.

But later, I heard the reply of my henchmen, and those who suddenly appeared and disrupted the people he sent out to intercept and kill Zhang Xiao's family. He concluded that this matter was definitely not just as simple as Zhang Xiao's intention to retaliate.

However, he remained silent and motioned for Xiao Qinglang to elaborate.

"First, how did Zhang Xiao know Lord Yuan, who was dressed in regular clothes and had never revealed his identity outside? Second, even if she knew Lord Yuan's identity, who told her about the whereabouts of Lord Yuan, who was originally confidential, when he left Jinzhou City? Xiao Qinglang bent his fingers, clicked on the table, and said meaningfully.

Song Derong was stunned for a moment, "You mean ......?"

In his urgency, he really didn't think about it. But now that Xiao Qinglang said this, it was really strange to think about it carefully. If someone hadn't revealed the news to Zhang Xiao's, how could she, a woman, find Master Yuan as soon as she was released from prison?

Xiao Qinglang saw that he listened to his words, and then continued: "Some time ago, it was rumored outside that the imperial court intended to remove Lord Xu, the prefect who had not been in power for a long time. And Lord Yuan is interested in you, but at this juncture, there was a complaint by Zhang Xiao's family, who do you think will benefit in the end? ”

Song Derong's eyes sank, but there was no obvious performance. He only bowed his head and said: "This matter, the official will send someone to investigate secretly." ”

"If this matter is so unmistakable, it is not difficult for the adult to get out of the predicament."

Song Derong was a little surprised when he heard Xiao Qinglang say so lightly, "Could it be that Gongzi already has a good countermeasure?" ”

"Although this is sudden, it is not uncommon in places of intrigue such as the capital. Although he is not in the officialdom, he often listens to his father talk to his friends, and he naturally has more ideas in his heart than others. ”

"Really?" Song Derong's eyes lit up, and he instantly came to his senses, "I don't know what Zhou Gongzi's method is?" You must know that now that Zhang Xiao's family is in the hands of Lord Yuan, and is protected by the emperor's special guards, those guards are all good at one enemy and one hundred, and this official is not reckless at all. ”

The corners of Xiao Qinglang's lips moved almost inaudibly, and he lowered his eyes and took a sip of hot tea, while also covering the darkness under his eyes, he nodded and said: "Killing people and destroying the mouth is the next strategy, and once you are not careful, you may be counterattacked." Naturally, I won't let adults take this risk......"

As soon as he heard Xiao Qinglang's method not to let himself dispose of Zhang Xiao's family, Song Derong's expression was much better.