After three days of speeding up, Jiang Cailing arrived at Chengxiang Town.

Chengxiang Town is in the northernmost part of the Chu State, and the weather in Luoyang is somewhat close. It's February, and the air is a little chilly, but the willows are already spitting green, and the air has the unique smell of spring.

Jiang Cailing's trip was extremely hidden, and before she set off, she personally went to the eldest princess's mansion and asked her to help her hide it once.

The eldest princess was infatuated with her, nodded and agreed to the matter, so she announced that the ten princesses would be in her mansion in the near future.

Everyone knows that the tenth princess has a good relationship with the eldest princess of filial piety, and no one will question it, in addition, the eldest princess is worried that the road is far away, and she will encounter danger as a girl, so she specially sent a palace maid Cui Ping who knows kung fu to protect her.

Cui Ping is an old man next to the eldest princess, twenty-five years old, with a stable personality.

Dressed in disguise, Jiang Cailing took off her dusty outfit and changed into coarse linen clothes to check around the mine where the accident occurred.

"Give my husband back!"

"The dog official persecuted the people without virtue, and the reincarnation of heaven thundered and struck!"

Before I reached the mine, I heard a loud cry, and against the blue sky, I felt shocked.

All the people who cried and grabbed the earth were dressed in linen and filial piety, old and young, men and women, and there were about 200 people. The couplets are hanging high, the wreaths are lined up, the cows, horses, chickens and dogs tied with paper are everywhere, the denunciation words on the white paper and black words are like blood, even if you see it in the blue sky and white sun, you will feel boundless desolation, and in the mournful cry, she can clearly feel the great grief in everyone's heart.

Most of the men who died, the pillars of poor families, are now buried in the collapsed mines, and the dead are nowhere to be seen, leaving behind the elderly and widows and orphans who are still struggling to make a living.

There is an old saying that those who are barefoot are not afraid to wear shoes.

The gates of the mine are closed, and the workers inside have stopped working. At this moment, a man of medium stature came out of the mine, wearing a blue robe and the finest silk used for the fabric, which was obviously the main business of the mine.

"This person is the head of the silver mine in Chengxiang Town, Lin Guang, a person from Nan'an, and later relied on his relationship to take charge of this silver mine." Cui Ping silently reminded in the back.

Jiang Cailing didn't expect Cui Ping to know these things, and sighed in her heart that the eldest princess was really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

As soon as Lin Guang appeared, the families of the victims rushed up one after another, and the scene was extremely noisy.

The guards armed with red tassel guns formed a barrier, and Lin Guang stood on a high dirt slope and shouted, "Everyone, be quiet and quiet! The imperial court has already sent Lord Qincha to find out the truth, please don't be impatient! I am also very saddened that this happened, and we will distribute rice porridge to everyone in a while, and I would like to ask you to mourn! ”

Lin Guang's move was quite clever, and the original chaotic scene had eased somewhat.

This person is not simple, Jiang Cailing secretly analyzed in her heart.

"Who are you?" Jiang Cailing and his party were very conspicuous among the people in white, Lin Guang saw the difference at a glance, frowned slightly, and asked the three of them.

Jiang Cailing and He Xiaoxiao both spoke with Luoyang accents, and Cui Ping said in a local accent, "My dead ghost husband heard that he died in the mine, so I'll come here to take a look." ”

There are indeed unidentified among the dead, Lin Guang looked at the three of them from their feet to their feet, and finally fixed his gaze on Jiang Cailing's body, this little girl is not very old, her face is not powdered, and her appearance is not outstanding, but the extravagance of her body is difficult to hide even if it is cloth.

There was suspicion in his eyes, "What about the two of you?" ”

Jiang Cailing said lightly, "We passed by here, and after hearing about this eldest sister, we took pity on her helplessness, so we followed her." ”

This explanation makes sense.

Lin Guang had a butt in front of him, and he didn't have the time to continue to pursue these three people, nodded slightly, and returned to the mine.

Jiang Cailing stared at the two people beside her and said, "If something happens to the mine, what will be the responsibility of this principal?" ”

Cui Ping said: "At the least, the house will be confiscated and the treasury will be confiscated, and the worst will be exiled to the polar regions." ”

By the way, this is a very contradictory place, "But have you ever seen a little sadness on Lin Guang's face?" ”

The two of them shook their heads, and He Xiaoxiao opened his lips and asked, "You doubt him?" ”

Jiang Cailing's apricot eyes narrowed, "For the time being, let's start with this person, we can always find clues along the vine, and we will have to work hard for the two of you to go deep into the mine later." ”

The three of them returned to the post house, and Lin Guang's news was quickly gathered.

Jiang Cailing browsed around, and finally fixed her eyes on one of the pages, and opened her lips and read, "Ding Younian, September, after three spring tests, Lin Guangzhong was raised. In March of the following year, it switched to seafood. ”

After three spring exams, he must have wanted to pursue a career in high school, but what made him change his mind and change careers to business in just half a year.

Flipping through it again, Jiang Cailing also found that Lin Guang was originally a cowardly scholar, and Ding Younian was a turning point, Lin Guang changed his temperament greatly, from a scholar who only knew how to read and didn't listen to things outside the window to a smooth businessman.

Temperament changed dramatically......

A terrible thought slowly emerged in Jiang Cailing's heart, could it be that this Lin Guang was also like him, a reborn person who borrowed the corpse to resurrect his soul?

This is the only way to explain why such a huge change occurs in a short period of time!

"What's wrong?" He Xiaoxiao saw Jiang Cailing's surprised look and asked.

Jiang Cailing felt that her thoughts were a little too shocking, and only said the analysis of the first half.

When Cui Ping heard this, she suddenly said, "Maybe it's Yi Rong?" ”

"Disguise?"

Cui Ping thought they didn't know, so she slowly explained, "Niangniang is from Luoyang, maybe she hasn't heard of this word." The primary disguise can change a person's face, while the advanced disguise can disguise the voice and form. However, there are not many disguisers who can do high-level disguise, and if you check from here, it should be much easier. ”

Jiang Cailing's heart moved, she was killed by a disguised person back then, and that person's face, voice, and shape were almost exactly the same as Gu Jiming.

Maybe this trip, she can kill two birds with one stone. If Lin Guang is really disguised, then it will not be difficult for her to find the real murderer who killed her by finding the disguise master behind Lin Guang.

Jiang Cailing nodded, "I have read a record of disguise in ancient books, and I heard that when a disguiser soaks his face in a special medicine for a stick of incense, the human skin mask on his face will fall off, I don't know if it is true or false?" ”

Cui Ping shook her head, "This is only for the junior disguise, and it is not easy for the senior disguiser to see through his true face." But Niangniang, please rest assured, since the eldest princess asked the slave maid to help you, this matter will be handed over to the slave maid, and you will be able to know Lin Guang's true face before the day after tomorrow. ”

Jiang Cailing looked at Cui Ping gratefully, "Aunt Cui doesn't have to be so polite, just call me Yunyang, and Lin Guang's matter will trouble you, auntie." ”

After these days of getting along, Cui Ping also knew that the rumors in Nan'an City about the domineering personality of the Ten Imperial Concubines were all false.

A sigh crossed the corner of her lips, there are really not many nobles like Jiang Cailing among today's nobles, who is so thoughtful and humble and polite.

That night, He Xiaoxiao and Cui Ping changed into night clothes and went deep into the mine, searched around for a long time, and only found some fine black powder, Jiang Cailing put it under the wing of his nose and sniffed it, his eyes lit up, "It's gunpowder." ”

In other words, the collapse of the mine was not the cause of Su Qingcheng at all, but someone deliberately blew up the mine with gunpowder, deliberately creating a false appearance.

Gunpowder is a type of munition, which is very precious and cannot be used in mine blasting.

Jiang Cailing's eyes were filled with a faint light, and her eyes were firm, "Ah Xiao, let's track down the clue of gunpowder, Aunt Cui is in charge of Lin Guang's line, let's work together and try to find out some clues before Zeng Ziyang arrives." ”

Cui Ping's efficiency is indeed very high, and he told Jiang Cailing about Lin Guang at noon the next day, "Lin Guang has indeed undergone a disguise, but he has nothing to do with this matter, and the power behind him cannot be underestimated, the rivers and lakes and the imperial court have a background, and the imperial court is not clear, but it can be found that he has a great relationship with Penglai Island." ”

"Penglai Island?"

"Penglai Island is a very mysterious gang in the rivers and lakes, its disciples are all learning occult arts, and its owner is rumored to be a young woman with an extremely gorgeous face, with a mysterious whereabouts, especially good at disguise, and has not been on the island all year round in recent years."

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