Li Chengdu was quite neat and found a place for Han Yan, which was very close to the prefect and county government.

When he returned to his residence, it was already midnight, but Han Yan was not sleepy, sitting under the window and listening to the silence outside the house, he picked up the window and looked out, there was a bush of wild bamboo on the wall, the lonely shadow swayed, and he looked up at the sky, a round of reunion moon, was coming out in the cracks of the clouds.

For no reason, Han Yan misses his father very much, he has left home to practice with his master since he was a child, and he gets together less and more with his father, but his father's love is not any less because of this, but every time they meet, he becomes more and more reluctant.

"Daddy, don't worry, I will clear your grievances and find the murderer who killed you."

Han Yan couldn't help but burst into tears, and slowly took out the handkerchief left by Qiao Chu from the placket of his clothes, which was a little dirty, and there was a line of poetry at the end of the handkerchief.

"Young people are easy to learn from old people, and every inch of time is indispensable. I didn't feel the spring grass dream of the pond, and the sycamore leaves in front of the steps have autumn sounds. ”

Han Yan's eyes sank, he clenched the handkerchief in his palm, and stared outside, his black pupils were as deep as ink, waiting for the arrival of the first light on the canopy.

Sycamore forest in the western suburbs of Guiyang Mansion, there is a water Gutang bridge in the forest, the flowing water is gurgling and the water and grass are rippling, Han Yan stands on the bridge, looks up at the sky, the light of the black clouds and the morning sun gradually fades, and the first ray of glow has been poured out.

He curled the corners of his lips slightly, no matter how long the night is, there will always be a morning light, sometimes it seems to be boundless darkness, but in fact it is the closest color to the dawn.

"It's worthy of being the daughter of Bai Jinghang, and it didn't disappoint me."

Qiao Chu didn't know when he stood at the head of the bridge, looking at her back, with a smile in his eyes.

Bai Hanyan slowly turned around, his eyes were as bright as water, the tips of his eyes were raised, and he hid into his blue hair, looking at the person who came with a gentle smile:

"I didn't feel the spring grass dream of the pond, and the sycamore leaves in front of the steps have autumn sounds. Sycamore leaves, pond spring grass, naturally is undoubtedly here, as for an inch of time, it is the first inch of dawn before dawn, is the beginning of the time. In order to test me, Lord Qiao did not hesitate to bear the price of escaping from prison, and this courage made Han Yan admire. ”

Qiao Chu slowly walked towards Bai Hanyan, under the moonlight, he was dressed in black clothes and black hair, his face was much whiter, but there was a smile on his lips: "You are a woman who dares to enter Guiyang Mansion alone and come to me alone, this courage is really admired by Han." ”

"Lord Qiao is overrated, the little girl is stupid, I went to the Harrier Forest last night, but I don't know what secrets are there?" Bai Hanyan's eyes were like torches, staring at him for a moment.

Qiao Chulang smiled and said: "There is no secret, it's just a pretext I want to send you, but I never thought that there would be a murder case, and it almost affected you, but it wasn't mine." ”

Bai Hanyan retracted his gaze and did not delve into it, but slowly knelt down on his knees, and sincerely bowed to Qiao Chu, Qiao Chu lowered his eyes and sighed slightly, looked at the dawn of the sky with his negative hand, and said lightly: "Why do you bother?" ”

Bai Hanyan shook his head with a solemn expression: "The unjust cases that Brother Qiao is carrying are all caused by his father, if it weren't for his original blindness, Brother Qiao would not have been imprisoned and lost his good career." ”

Qiao Chu raised his eyes to look at her, smiled lightly, and brought a bit of bitterness: "Even if the future is bright, where is the life important, the white girl is right, everything is two-sided, and the death in front of you is life." It is only now that I understand the painstaking efforts of Lord Bai...... If I hadn't been in prison at this moment, I'm afraid I would have already returned to Huangquan. The case of Lord Bai's embezzlement and taxation involved too many people......"1

Bai Hanyan stood up and asked, "Brother Qiao, do you also think that your father knew in advance that something was going to happen?" ”

Qiao Chu nodded, frowned and recalled: "I was ordered to come to Guiyang on business, but I was reported for corruption here, but I didn't expect to really find fifty taels of silver in the accompanying package, originally this case could be transferred to the Beijing Division, and back then, the Wang Governor's Mansion also reported to the Household Department, and asked the Household Department at that time to ask Bai Jinghang, that is, your father to take over the case, but Lord Bai refused by the Household Department should not be punished, but this case is really too small, the Wang Governor's Mansion did not report to the Criminal Department, and it was directly tried by the Public Trial, now it seems that this case, Your father must have done it on purpose. ”

"So what is Daddy's purpose in doing this?" Bai Hanyan frowned, and gradually had a conjecture in his heart, looked up at Qiao Chu, and saw that his eyes were also shining with a strange crystal, and the two couldn't help but say in unison:

"Keep you."

"Keep me."

Bai Hanyan couldn't help but shudder, Daddy really knew that he was going to be framed, so he kept his most powerful protégé in advance, so Daddy would definitely leave some clues waiting for her to find.

"I once checked, my father had a few days off before the accident, after the accident I interrogated the little maid in charge of the foal at home, according to what he said, my father once rode alone on a horse that had dysentery and diarrhea and was dying of diarrhea for five days, and after returning home, the horse was completely recovered, and I guessed that it must have eaten Guiyang head flower knotweed."

"Hair flower knotweed?" Qiao Chu twisted his eyebrows.

"Yes, this medicine is a specialty of Guiyang, specializing in the treatment of dysentery and diarrhea, and it is very likely to travel back and forth to Guiyang within five days, I think my father came to Guiyang Mansion, and my father deliberately fed the horse, which should be a clue left for me."

Bai Hanyan guessed his father's intentions, and his eyes fell on Qiao Chu's body again, if this was the case, then his father must have met someone in Guiyang and done something.

Qiao Chu turned around and looked at Bai Hanyan, and said in a condensed voice: "Your guess is right, Lord Bai did come to the prison to see me." ”

Bai Hanyan was overjoyed: "Then what did my father leave for you?" ”

Qiao Chu didn't answer her, but smiled faintly, but the smile was as blurred as the night: "Lord Bai, the head of the household department, embezzled and paid taxes of 10 million taels of silver, and after being exposed, he committed suicide under the mirror in the lobby of the White Mansion, and no one in the whole clan survived, Bai Hanyan, maybe your father doesn't want you to avenge him, he just wants you to live well." ”

Bai Hanyan was stunned, and tears gradually appeared in his eyes: "How can a child see his father being wronged and ignore it, Brother Qiao, do you really believe that your father committed suicide in fear of sin?" ”

Qiao Chu was stunned, his eyes were infected with sadness: "Lord Bai, was he killed by someone?" ”

Bai Hanyan's eyes were misty with tears, and the five fingers clenched in his sleeves were blue and white: "After the incident, I sneaked back to the lobby of Baifu, and my father's blood stains were still there under the plaque hanging high in the mirror, but the blood stains were dripping extremely unevenly, not in a pool." ”

"You mean?"

"This dripping of blood shows that my father was not lying on the ground when he died, but standing, and only in this case will the blood drop like drops on the ground."

"But, that doesn't prove that Lord Bai was killed?" Qiao Chu frowned.

Bai Hanyan's eyes were filled with hatred, and she was tormented by hatred: "On the pillar of the hall, that is, on the pillar hanging high above the mirror, I found a knife mark, which was extremely thin, and it was the tiger head knife that Jinyiwei used to use. I speculate that my father was stabbed through the heart with a tiger head knife, and the tip of the knife happened to be stuck in the pillar. ”

"You're saying this has something to do with Jinyiwei." Qiao Chu's eyes widened, and he was angry: "The person who can use Jinyiwei is not simple, the whereabouts of the ten million taels of tax silver are unknown, and this case will not end, Bai Girl, I am afraid that your road will be difficult." ”

Bai Hanyan smiled faintly: "Brother Qiao, you just have to tell me, what did Daddy tell you?" ”

Qiao Chu was silent for a moment, his eyes were full of melancholy, and he sighed lightly: "Lord Bai only said one word to me. ”

"What?"

"The cold waves are like water and the cold moon remains, and the dry lotus and thin branches of Gutang are long. The sunset is slanting and the smoke is singing, and the rhyme is full of red beans and vermilion. Qiao Chu looked at her and said word by word.

Bai Hanyan couldn't help but take half a step back and said in horror: "Zhu Changge." ”

Qiao Chu nodded: "This is also the reason why I have to escape from prison, Guiyang Mansion is also in crisis, I think there must be some clues left by Lord Bai if he leaves this sentence, but Duan Changge must be inseparable from this case." ”

Bai Hanyan was shocked for a long time, it seemed that she had come to the right place in Guiyang.

"Stop, where are you going!"

With a sigh of harmony, a breath of anger rose from the ground in the sycamore forest, and the two people on the bridge were shocked, Bai Hanyan looked at Qiao Chu and said nervously:

"Brother Qiao, it's not appropriate to stay here for a long time, you better leave as soon as possible."

Qiao Chu glanced at the rising sun that was about to break through the darkness, and sighed: "If you have something, look for me in the Sycamore Forest, I will help you." ”

After that, turning around and disappearing into the slightly drunk morning, Bai Hanyan narrowed his eyes and looked at his back and pondered for a long time.

"Don't run away from the wicked!"

This urgent cry pulled back her thoughts, Bai Hanyan raised her eyebrows and stared, this person's voice was very familiar to her, that was Li Chengdu, the same acquaintance of Guiyang Mansion, but why did he appear here?

In the sycamore forest, Li Chengdu was wearing soldier armor, and he hurriedly chased a black shadow.

Behind him, a brightly dressed woman followed him closely, her face was full of horror, she was too eager to keep up with Li Chengdu's pace, and turned from broken steps to trotting.

Bai Hanyan saw the two of them when he entered the Wutong Forest, and Li Chengdu panted and looked at her and was stunned: "Lord Han, why are you here?" ”

Bai Hanyan had already thought of the wording, and said with a smile: "I was in a depressed mood, so I came out to breathe, but why did Li Tongzhi dress up like this?" ”

Before Li Chengdu could speak, the bewitching woman behind him suddenly looked at the front of him and screamed in horror.

"Ahh There are ghosts! ”

When the two of them heard this, they hurriedly looked back, and they were really taken aback!