While Bai Luo was in a hurry because his identity was exposed, Liu Zhiran's study in the Shifu of the Beijing Metropolitan Procuratorate was quiet.

The autumn afternoon sun shines obliquely through the fan into the room, and the dream of a few dollars higher than a thousand gold floats in the small copper tripod, rising smoke.

The autumn breeze blows in through the half-open window, like the hand of the gentlest lover, slowly stirring the dark fragrance of this room.

Liu Zhiran is concentrating on the pen to practice calligraphy, since this trip to the northwest injured the shoulder blade, when he picked up the pen to write, his hands always trembled unconsciously, his stroke is famous for his handsome and calm world, by the reader as a copy of the pavilion body, finally there is no original stability.

Just like his heart.

Uncle Qing, the old housekeeper, knocked on the door and came in to pay tribute: "Young master, the purchase of the big wedding, the arrangement of the next person, and the menu of the banquet are almost the same, and the officials of the Ministry of Etiquette have come to guide the ceremony, but the courtyard where this new house is set, please show the young master." ”

When Liu Zhiran heard the word big wedding, he frowned in disgust, dipped his pen in the inkstone of the carved bamboo end, and said casually: "Just put it in the Winter Xiangyuan." ”

Toshoin?

It was the most remote courtyard in the Courtyard History Mansion, and although it had been arranged for people to watch and clean the courtyard, it had been many years since the master had moved in.

As a new house for the emperor's marriage, it is too simple and slow.

"Young master, I'm just afraid that Dongxiangyuan is a little off, right? I'm afraid that the people in the Ministry of Rites will have a whisper, why don't you put it in the Agarwood Temple? The location is good and the view is better. Uncle Qing tentatively gave advice.

"Just put the winter incense courtyard." Liu Zhiran said, glanced up at Uncle Qing, and sneered at himself: "Don't worry, the emperor won't mind." ”

His voice was still gentle, and his expression did not change much as he was writing, but his index finger, which was not holding the pen, tapped the table with his fingers.

Uncle Qing was taken aback, he had followed the adult for many years, and he knew that as soon as the adult made this move, it meant that the adult was already very irritable.

Uncle Qing didn't dare to say more, so he lowered his hand and said, "Yes, my lord." ”

The salute was about to retreat, but Liu Zhiran spoke again: "The wedding doesn't have to be too extravagant, just be simple." ”

"Yes." Uncle Qing hurriedly agreed and withdrew.

Outside the door, Uncle Qing wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead and secretly sighed, he had been serving the young master for many years, but he was still involuntarily stunned by the young master's aura.

While walking out of the courtyard, Uncle Qing thought in his heart: This daughter of the king of Jixi seems to be very unpopular with the young master, alas, it seems that the future lady will only be afraid of the future after entering the mansion...... It's tough.

Liu Zhiran slowly finished writing the last stroke, finally put down the pen in his hand, picked up the white silk next to the table and wiped his hands, and then called in a low voice: "Hua Qian." ”

Outside the door, Hua Qian quickly pushed the door in.

"Any news from the Northwest?" Liu Zhiran stretched out, leaned on the circle chair behind the desk, and asked lightly.

"My lord, do you mean the news from Anning County?" Hua Qian asked cautiously and deliberately, holding back a smile in his heart.

Liu Zhiran glanced at Hua Qian coldly.

This glance made Hua Qian's back cold, and he hurriedly replied: "Lord Hui, since the last time Han Cong delivered the news and said that Lord Bai had been patrolling the villages around Anning County recently, he hadn't sent a message in the past few days. ”

"Has the background of that newcomer been checked?" Liu Zhiran threw the white silk in his hand on the desk and asked.

"Find out clearly, this person's real name is Tao Rui, he is the original Tao family, the largest merchant in the northwest, and later I don't know why I offended the king of Jixi, and was caught by the king of Jixi for the crime of plotting against the enemy and robbed the house, and the men in the family were exiled to Jiamusi, and the women were filled into official prostitutes."

"The Tao family is hard-natured, and all the female relatives in the family hanged themselves after being convicted, from the 80-year-old grandmother to the 5-year-old girl, all of them died overnight. It's ...... to hear that the younger children were strangled to death by their own mother's own hands with a belt, and then used the same belt to kill themselves."

Speaking of this, imagining the extremely tragic scene, Hua Qian couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

"The rest of the exiled Tao family men are said to have not yet arrived in Jiamusi, and they have died on the way, and the official said that they died of illness due to water and soil, how did they die, after so many years, no one can say clearly."

"Speaking of which, I don't know how this Tao Rui escaped the net, but escaped from this catastrophe, the brothers found out the news that this Tao Rui was extremely good at business as an adult, and in less than a few years, he earned a large fortune, but a few years ago he offended people because he was too good at business, and was sent to prison, but fortunately, the true identity of his Tao family was not exposed, and he happened to meet Lord Bai, and he was rescued by Lord Bai's intercession. This time, Tao Rui went to Anning County, probably to repay his kindness. ”

After listening to Hua Qian's reply, Liu Zhiran's face was not very good-looking, and he muttered: "Such a person with a deep hatred of blood is too complicated, and it is not appropriate to stay by Bai Luo's side, bring a letter to Han Cong and ask him to get this person away." ”

"Yes, sir." Hua Qian nodded in agreement.

As for whether Han Cong used some means to force Tao Rui away after receiving the adult's order, or directly violently knocked unconscious and thrown out of the northwest, then he didn't have to worry about it.

"Also, tell Han Cong that a letter will come every ten days in the future, no matter how big or small Bai Luo is, he will send it in detail." After thinking about it, Liu Zhiran, who knew Han Cong's temperament very well, added: "Every time you have to have more than ten pages, otherwise, you will deduct his monthly salary." ”

"Yes, sir." Hua Qian nodded again and again, thinking of Han Cong's bitter gourd face after hearing the news, thinking of Han Cong, who didn't like to pick up a pen and write and loved money the most, he couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart.

"Ah, by the way, my lord, when our people went to the northwest to arrest Zhao Hui, he let him escape, but he was seriously injured, and he must not be able to run far, and now our people are chasing in the northwest, and I think we will be able to catch it soon." Hua Qian remembered the matter, put away the smile in his heart, and replied.

"The history of the commander who set the fire at the Shimiaoziwan Pass?" Liu Zhiran sneered and asked Hua Qian: "Does he still have the ability to escape from under our people?" Did I underestimate him? ”

"My lord forgives the sin, it is the subordinates who are not good at doing things, thinking that after all, it is a person from the military department, and it is not good to be killed after all, so I gave an order to keep the mouth alive, thinking that the military department will judge it by itself, but I didn't expect to let this Zhao Hui run ......away, it is the fault of the subordinates." Hua Qian was questioned by Liu Zhiran, and immediately knelt down to make amends, with a guilty face.

"You are at fault," Liu Zhiran said slowly, reprimanding: "Your mistake is not decisive enough, since our people have made a move, we can't let him escape, it's good to live, but the Metropolitan Procuratorate also has its own ironclad evidence to condemn him to death, even so, why bother looking ahead and back, tie your hands and feet." The Metropolitan Procuratorate handles the case, if it is not done, it is enough, and if it is done, the evidence is ironclad, so they can't help but admit it, and we have nothing to do with life or death, remember? ”

"Yes, my subordinates will follow the teachings of my lord, and I will be decisive next time, and I will never drag the mud and water again." Hua Qian bowed and said ashamedly.

"Well, if Zhao Hui dares to resist again, then kill him on the spot, every one of our people is precious, don't waste it in the hands of these senseless people."

"Yes, sir." Hua sneaked in to the promise, and seeing that Liu Zhiran had no other instructions, he retreated with a cold sweat on his back.

The study was quiet again, the tension was gone, and the scent of a dream floated back in the room.

Liu Zhiran sat for a long time before slowly getting up, pointing at the rice paper on the table, looking at the words on it, his eyes were dim.

——Wrong payment of acacia, for the king to give birth to Huafa.

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