Shangguan Yan chuckled and said, "Walking on the same road with Zaixia, does it make the girl so sad?" After saying that, he handed me a handkerchief.

I scratched vaguely, didn't grasp the way, and explained awkwardly: "No-no, I'm a person who is prone to sentimentality when I hear a story, and my mother just told me a story, and I still haven't come back to my senses in the story." ”

Shangguan Yan stopped, handed the veil to my eyes, and said with a smile: "The girl is really interesting, there are so many stories in the world, how can there be so many bitter tears to put into it?" ”

Shangguan Yan is a county official who handles cases, and it is estimated that he has seen a lot of warm and cold feelings, so what he said was also very objective.

I smiled embarrassedly, and reached out to grab his hand, which was warm and soft, just like the tone of his voice and the way he laughed.

Shangguan Yan didn't let go, but held my hand and said, "I forgot that the girl can't see clearly-come, take it, wipe off the tears first, the night wind is cold, and it's not good to blow your face." ”

I smiled, but my heart was pounding inexplicably: "I didn't expect the adult to be quite careful-" After that, I pretended to have a cold hand, pulled back and sighed, and said, "By the way, just now in the distance, I seemed to see something shining on the adult's body, and as soon as I got closer, it suddenly disappeared again, and what was hidden on my body?" ”

Shangguan Yan didn't hide, he took something from his arms, and as soon as he spread his hands, a bright white light appeared in his hands, bright but not sharp, gentle as the moon.

I squinted my eyes and tried to see the white light clearly, but Shangguan Yan seemed to understand my heart, and put this white light on my hand, I was surprised to feel the white light in my palm, it was a palm-sized smooth jade-like thing, tepid and not icy, I closed my fingers repeatedly, and saw that the white light flowed through my fingers, as if holding the moon in the sky-

"It's called Moonshine Egg Jade." Shangguan Yan said quietly.

"Well, it's so vivid, as if it's really holding the moonlight - how does it glow? It's amazing, what is this trick of yours? "I'm a countryman, and I've never seen anything so rare.

Shangguan Yan said: "I won't do tricks in the next, the moonlight egg jade is named because it can emit the light of the moon, and the whole body is full of light at night, and the light is not extinguished, which is much better than the lamp and candle." When traveling at night, I often bring lighting with me. ”

I took this moonlight egg jade to my eyes, looked at it carefully, and a small stone could emit such a light, and it would not be extinguished, much brighter than a lantern, and I couldn't help asking, "Where is this treasure?" If I can have such a light in the night embroidery, I will not be dazzled every day. ”

Shangguan Yan said: "The gift of the deceased is a lesson of love." ”

I suddenly remembered Han Jing, who Han San gave me with a smile, and was a little lost, and said, "Such an amazing baby must be a very important person." ”

Shangguan Yan sighed very slightly, and it seemed that he also had a lot of things on his mind that he didn't know about.

"Here we are." Shangguan Yan said.

Arrived so soon?

I said politely: "It's cold, Lord Shangguan will go into the courtyard and drink a cup of hot tea before leaving." ”

Shangguan Yan didn't shirk and said with a smile: "It's okay." ”

As soon as we entered the hospital, we heard Xia Xia's voice: "Brother Shangguan, why are you here so late?" -Sister Fei-"

Xia Xia's tone was a little wrong, she was happy to see Shangguan Yan, but the sentence that called me was full of doubts-

How? Shouldn't I be here at this time?

Could it be that Nightshade has helped me cover it up?

I must have been a thief, and I was afraid that Xia Xia would be suspicious, so I immediately diverted her attention and said, "Go and prepare some hot tea for Lord Shangguan, it's cold—by the way, Yan is wrong in the room?" ”

Xia Xia's voice became quieter, and said, "Yes-Brother Shangguan, you sit down for a while, and I'll go make you tea." ”

I breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help sighing, and said to Shangguan Yan: "Yan is in the original room, I'll take you to-"

Shangguan Yan said: "Miss Yan is thinly dressed, let's go back to the room and add more clothes, this place is quite familiar, go and see him and come out, it won't take much time." ”

I nodded and said, "Yes, okay." Then Lord Shangguan can do it himself. ”

As soon as I spoke, I heard a very slight movement behind the house, and there was a very narrow alley left at the back of my house, so that it was convenient to occasionally pile up some things, obviously Shangguan Yan also heard it, he approached me, and said softly: "Girl, go back to the room first, and go down to have a look." ”

I was a little scared, it was dark, there was only us in the yard, I was afraid that there was an inexplicable person hiding in a place in the courtyard that I couldn't see.

I pulled the corner of Shangguan Yan's clothes and said hurriedly: "I'm with you, don't leave me here alone." ”

Shangguan Yan patted my hand lightly and said, "Come with me, be quiet." ”

I followed him and walked briskly to the backyard, I was nervous, so I kept my eyes open, but fortunately there was a small light in the corridor, and I could see something clearly.

As soon as I reached the backyard, I saw a black shadow leap over the wall and fall heavily to the ground with a muffled grunt.

Shangguan Yan shouted coldly: "What person?!" ”

I tried to widen my eyes, trying to see the man clearly, even though my eyes were sore.

Strangely, the people who fell from the courtyard wall did not respond and stood up on their own.

In the faint light of the corridor, I could see the figure vaguely - Yan Cuo?

Shangguan Yan took a few steps forward and said strangely: "Yan is wrong? ”

But the figure still didn't react-

Yes, if it was Yan's mistake, he is now deaf in both ears, and he can't hear our voices and can't react, which is normal.

Shangguan Yan walked over with me, looking at the figure and clothes, it was indeed Yan Cuo, he patted Yan Cuo's body, Yan Cuo seemed to be startled, and looked back at us in a panic.

Shangguan Yan said: "If you don't leave the door, why do you climb over the wall and enter the courtyard?" ”

Yan Cuo's breathing was a little short, he looked at us uneasily, and said coldly: "I'll go out to breathe, so as to save the women in the courtyard from annoying." With that, he glared at me viciously, probably because I was open, and was stunned, and then went back to his room.

With a "horn", the door closed loudly, like a wayward child.

Shangguan Yan smiled lightly, and didn't ask much, I kept listening and smelling carefully, and smelled an indescribable smell of wine coming from Yan Cuo's body, as well as a faint smell of blood—he wouldn't give up on himself because of his ear disease, and go out to drink by himself over the wall, right?

Shangguan Yan said softly: "It seems that Yan Cuo's injury has healed a lot, so I can rest assured." ”

I remembered that Yan Cuo had been injured in the Yamen compound, and that they had just sent him back in a hurry, and they didn't say why he was injured, and I seemed to have asked, but no one had time to answer me, or didn't want to answer me.

I asked Shangguan Yan: "Why was Yan Cuo injured in Yamen?" It's been so long, can you tell me now? ”

Shangguan Yan moved, and walked with me to the corridor, I heard the sound of the wind, and felt Shangguan Yan's robe blowing on my body, and I was suddenly a little moved, he was blocking the wind in the corridor for me at the moment.

"At that time, we were investigating the death case of the Jin family, after Yan Cuo was brought to the yayuan for care, it happened that there was no one in the yamen that day, Mr. Cao took him out to verify because Dabao said that he saw a female ghost suspected of being a girl in the town, and Yan Cuo was alone in the yayuan, but I didn't expect that it was just that moment, Yan Cuo was attacked."

"Have you found out who attacked him? - At that time, Qin Zheng was still in the town at that time, could it be him? ——”

Shangguan Yan said seriously: "No, although Qin Zheng is prejudiced against Yan Cuo on the surface, he will not really make a heavy hand, and if it is really Qin Zheng who makes a move, Yan Cuo will definitely die." ”

"Who could that be? Who will have a grudge against Yan Cuo? ”

"Hatred - it's not the same hatred, after the incident, I asked Yan Cuo, and he said that the person who attacked him was wearing black clothes and black cloth, and he couldn't recognize who it was. And the man's original intention was not to come at him, but to find something, and just happened to be bumped into by him, so they each struck. Zai also asked Yan Cuo if he had brought anything coveted with him to make the thief have evil thoughts, and he didn't seem to think that there would be something on his body that would attract the attention of others. But he was sure that he was an ordinary thief. ”

I subconsciously touched the bag, which contained the envelope given to me by Zheng Zhuzhu, and she said that the contents were very important to Yan Cuo - Yan Cuo was indeed in a hurry to find the lost things at that time, could it be because the untidy thing inside brought him death? What could it be? It's soft, and it doesn't feel like a valuable thing.

Xia Xia found us with tea and said, "I thought Brother Shangguan was gone, why did you run to the backyard?" ”

Shangguan Yan continued the topic just now: "There are some forces hidden in the town that are impossible to grasp, so not only you, but also other people in the courtyard must be careful when they go out, and it is best not to go out alone." As a local official, you have the responsibility to protect your safety, and the most feared thing in your lower body is to make up for the loss of the sheep and the disease is difficult to treat. ”

I nodded.

Shangguan Yan said: "If you find anything strange, don't hide it in your heart, and don't trust anyone, you know?" ”

My heart was beating fast because I had a secret, it was my agreement with Nightshade, I couldn't tell anyone, and I didn't believe Nightshade would do anything to hurt us.

However, why did Yan Cuo go out without permission when he was injured? Why does he have such a strange smell on him? I started to get nervous again, I didn't want anything to happen to him again.

I bit my lip and said slowly: "I have a letter here, there is something in the envelope, I don't know if this thing caused Yan to attract thieves, you can help me see what is inside." After that, I turned my head to look around and said, "It's not convenient to talk here, let's go into the room." ”

We walked a few steps, but the smell of Xia Xia's hot tea was getting farther and farther away, and I didn't hear her footsteps.

"Xia Xia, you can come along." I faced Xia Xia Road, who was standing quietly at the end of the corridor.

Xia Xia said quietly: "Maybe it's inconvenient." ”

I sighed and said, "No." We're all family, and if something happens to him, you have a right to know – and don't you want to know what he's been looking for? ”

Xia Xia sighed suddenly, she was still angry about this: "Well, okay, I want to see what treasure he lost." ”

Entering the house, Xia Xia lit a lot of candles, I felt a little choked, sat far away, and then handed the slightly bulging envelope in the bag to Shangguan Yan.