There was a dead person in the inn room, and it was inconvenient for Mu Changan to live anymore, so the group moved to the post house in Linci County. The guard who took Pei Xia to check the room endured all the way, and when he entered the room, he finally couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, I really don't understand the humble position, so Miss Pei helped us clear our name, isn't it reasonable to say that she is kind to us?" Why are you still embarrassed by her? ”

"Wei Jiu, how can you help others speak? Can't bear to see other girls' beautiful looks? Another guard laughed at him.

"What nonsense!" Wei Jiu blushed and glared at Wei Ba, "Didn't you mutter on the road just now?" ”

Before Mu Changan could speak, someone from outside suddenly walked in. Before anyone arrived, the voice came first: "I have been absent for only two days, and you are so presumptuous!" ”

Hearing the voice, Wei Jiu and the others reflexively stood in a row, raised their heads and chests, and stood straight with their feet together.

"And the face stands! On your knees! ”

Brush - the movement is neat and kneeling down in one piece.

"It's too late, please forgive your highness." As he spoke, the man himself knelt down.

"Okay, okay, it's not a big deal, let's get up." Mu Changan sat on the chair, although his face was still pale, his eyes were clear, his face was calm, and he was like the sick and weak appearance before, "It's me who was too careless." ”

Everyone was apprehensive about what happened last night, that person was obviously calculating, and he specially picked the guard commander of the Suiyuan Palace, Long Zhi, when he was not by Mu Chang'an's side.

"Who is the other party, Your Highness has eyebrows?" Long Zhi asked.

"I don't know, the people from the government came too quickly, and we were all guarded before we had time to send people out." Mu Changan pinched his eyebrows, "It's as if someone has already informed them." ”

"Could it be Wang Yunsheng's ghost?" Long Zhi guessed.

"It's hard to say. But I'm a little curious about the origin of that Miss Pei. Mu Changan stood up and walked to the window, and from the position where he stood, he could see Qi Hong and Pei Xia walking into the post house one after the other, "The magistrate of Liuhe County and Du Xiao are from the same door, and their friendship is very good. If he comes, I will probably have to go to Qiuzhou Prison this time. At this time, the water rises every year, and it is the first time that the Liuhe Bridge has been damaged, is it really such a coincidence? ”

Long Zhi said: "Let's go and investigate." ”

"Don't worry, leave this matter to Wei Jiu. You go and stare at Qi Hong and Pei Xia secretly, a person who is so talented and willing to be incognito for many years is suddenly willing to appear in front of me and sell me for this good, either because he has a ghost in his heart or he wants me. The former has to be guarded against, and the latter ......" Mu Changan unconsciously turned the wrench on his hand and chuckled: "I want to see if she is worth the price." ”

Pei Xia and Qi Hong walked into the post house to put their luggage, Qi Hong was a little uneasy after thinking about it, and knocked on Pei Xia's door again.

"Come in."

With Pei Xia's permission, Qi Hong pushed the door in, and looked outside like a thief, making sure that there was no one in the corridor, before closing the door and walking up to Pei Xia and asking, "Miss Pei, I'm still a little worried, what do you mean by the last words of King Suiyuan?" Did he see the flaws? ”

If this person came in, he would be surprised to find that the two people in the room were actually Pei Xia, who was a civilian, sitting at the table, and Qi Hong, who was a Qipin Zhixian County, was standing beside her respectfully.

"Uncle Qi, sit down." Pei Xia took the kettle on the table and poured a glass of water for Qi Hong, "Thank you for your hard work today." ”

"It's not hard, it's not hard, the first king saved the lives of my family, I couldn't do anything for him when he suffered, I have always felt ashamed, fortunately, God has eyes and still leaves you with such blood, although I don't know what you have planned, but as long as you can help a little, it can be regarded as repaying the favor......" Speaking of the old things, Qi Hong was quite emotional.

Pei Xia held the hand of the cup and paused, and it was difficult to understand before he said: "Don't worry, everything is arranged, as long as you act according to the plan, nothing can go wrong." King Suiyuan is a very cautious person, and he has just been calculated once, so he will be even more careful......"

"Wouldn't that be more dangerous?" Qi Hong worried.

Pei Xia was just about to explain, but suddenly his movements changed, he stood up and glanced at the window, and said loudly: "Lord Qi, don't worry too much, I already have some eyebrows in this case, and I will trouble Lord Qi to accompany me to investigate again tomorrow." ”

Qi Hong understood: "Then I won't bother Miss Pei, it's not too early, you can rest early, and I'll come to you early tomorrow morning." ”

Nothing was said all night.

In the morning, Pei Xia and Qi Hong came down from upstairs and saw that Mu Changan and his men had already gone to the lobby to sit down, Mu Changan had a table alone, and the rest of the four guards had a table.

"Your Highness." Pei Xia and Qi Hong greeted Mu Changan, and Mu Changan beckoned them to sit at his table, with a kind face, as if it was not this person who suddenly changed his face yesterday.

"The two of you haven't eaten yet, and it just so happens that the king doesn't have either, I wonder if the two of you can enjoy a face together?"

"Your Highness is serious, and it is a blessing for your officials to be able to dine with Your Highness." Qi Hong didn't know which one Mu Changan was going to sing, so he had to deal with it carefully.

After the two sat down, Mu Changan let the servants of the post house serve breakfast. The meals and lodging of the inn were provided free of charge to the officials and entourage who came to do business, but the quality was much worse than that of the inns outside, and breakfast was only a bowl of gruel and a plate of pickles. Besides, Mu Changan and others came to stay in the middle of the night, and the post house didn't prepare anything even if they wanted to please the prince.

Qi Hong, as the county magistrate of a poor small county, is used to eating these coarse tea and light rice, Pei Xia also eats without changing her face, and to her surprise, even Mu Changan eats with relish.

"Miss Pei, do you have anything to say? Or did this king get up this morning and wash his face and not wash it? Pei Xia only glanced at Mu Changan twice and was noticed by him, but he was not annoyed, but joked.

"I'm sorry, I was rude." Pei Xia retracted his gaze and lowered his head, thought for a while, and said, "I just didn't expect that the dignified prince would also wronged himself and eat these things like us civilians." ”

"It's nothing, the delicacies of the mountains and seas naturally have their good, and this pickle porridge also has its own flavor, as for whether you are wronged or not, it depends on the mood of the person who eats, Miss Pei, what do you say?" Mu Changan looked at Pei Xia, but Pei Xia didn't fall for it, and returned: "The folk girl doesn't have this opportunity to taste the delicacies of the mountains and seas, and His Royal Highness's words may be able to discuss with the prefect." ”

"Lord Wang is busy with official business, I'm afraid that there is no Yaxing to discuss these things with this king." Mu Changan chuckled, and seeing that Pei Xia didn't plan to take this conversation, he changed the topic: "What does Miss Pei think of this case?" ”

Regarding the case, Pei Xia already had some plans in his heart yesterday, and when Mu Changan asked, he said: "I have already inquired about the second child of the inn before coming to the inn yesterday, and his answer is the same as His Royal Highness, saying that he slept too much in the middle of the night and noticed something unusual. The footprints in the courtyard had been washed away by the rain, and no evidence could be found, but I found a little ash of burning incense in the gap in the windowsill of His Highness's room. ”

"Oh? So what is so special about this incense that can be used to find the person who removed the corpse? Mu Changan asked with interest.

Pei Xia shook his head: "It is a kind of homemade incense, and the medicinal materials used can be collected in the mountains in this area." ”

"It seems that I still don't have a clue, so where does Miss Pei plan to start today?" Mu Changan's gaze never took off Pei Xia.

Pei Xia had already thought about this, and replied: "Today I plan to go to Pomegranate Lane to have a look, since Miss Yinchuan quarreled with Mrs. Chen in the afternoon and went out, someone should see it, if you can find out where Miss Yinchuan went after she went out and who she met, it will be of great help to find the scene of the crime." ”

Mu Changan nodded after hearing this, and said: "Okay, I heard Miss Pei's meaning, this case will take some effort to investigate, Lord Qi is the head of a county, and there are no other officials in the county, so it is not appropriate to stay in the field for a long time, why don't you go back first, how about this king accompany Miss Pei to investigate the case?" ”

"This ......" Qi Hong was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "How dare you bother Your Highness, the lower officials ......"

"Hey, that's it!" Mu Changan interrupted Qi Hong's words, put down his chopsticks, and made a final decision.

After breakfast, Mu Changan asked Wei Yi to escort Qi Hong back to Daomi County, and asked Wei Ba to follow him and Pei Xia to Pomegranate Lane.

Places like Pomegranate Lane are usually open at night, and the morning is the time for everyone to rest, Pei Xia and Mu Changan arrived early, and the entire alley was almost closed.

There was an official at the door of Mrs. Chen's house, who had seen him in the inn yesterday, and when he saw Mu Changan and Pei Xia coming, his expression was obviously a little panicked.

"What's wrong?" Pei Xia asked, but the official refused to speak. Pei Xia frowned and went in directly. Mrs. Chen seemed to have just gotten up in the house, and when she heard the sound of Pei Xia and the official outside, she came to the courtyard to wait.

"Oh, this girl, I told you yesterday what I know, what are you doing here?" Seeing Pei Xia coming in, Mrs. Chen greeted her and asked.

"The case hasn't been figured out yet, so we're naturally going to come and see." Pei Xia was about to go inside as she spoke, but Mrs. Chen stopped her and said, "If there is anything unclear, just ask, I must say what I know!" ”

Pei Xia paused and said to Mrs. Chen: "You want to stop me so much, could it be that there is something strange in the house?" ”

"No, no! How could it be......" Mrs. Chen said, her eyes unconsciously glancing at the official who came in with her.

Pei Xia saw it in his eyes, ignored Mrs. Chen, and went straight into the house. There is nothing abnormal in the room at first glance, Pei Xia asked about Yin Chuan's room, entered the room and took a closer look, and found that the jewelry was almost gone, the drawers were messy, and there were some suspicious red marks on the feet of the cabinet, Pei Xia squatted down and wiped it with a handkerchief, put it to her nose and smelled it, there was a strong aroma, after a little thought, she lay down again and took out half a piece of porcelain from under the cabinet.

"Has anyone touched the things in this house since Yinchuan left?" Pei Xia went out to ask Mrs. Chen after inspecting the Yin Chuan room.

"No, no."

"Where's the jewelry in her house?"

"Just herself, she took it all with herself, she brought it with herself."

Mrs. Chen's eyes dodged, Pei Xia didn't want to spend more time with her on this issue, so she directly took out the evidence: "She even took away the rouge that was knocked over on the ground and the lid of the box was half broken?" ”

Seeing the half piece of porcelain that Pei Xia took out, Mrs. Chen trembled and looked at the official errand on the side.

Mu Changan coughed, and Wei Ba stepped forward and shouted to the official with great insight: "Yesterday, my Royal Highness appointed Miss Pei Xia to preside over the case, Miss Pei's questioning is equivalent to my Royal Highness's questioning, if you dare to deceive her, you will deceive Your Highness, and you can think about what crime it is to deceive the prince." ”

The official was frightened by him like this, and saw Mu Changan looking at him, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "It's really none of the villain's business, after the trial at the inn yesterday, the villain was ordered to take Mrs. Chen back to her own house to guard, who knew that when we came back, her family had already been ...... by thieves."

This matter can be big or small, if it is just an ordinary thief, the government will handle the case as usual, but this is still the residence of the victim Yin Chuan, if the thief intends to destroy the evidence this time, it is the government's ineffective care.

Li Shoufu returned to his house in the middle of the night, and as soon as he fell asleep, he heard his subordinates report this, so he was so angry that he ordered them to hide it and not to leak it out, because of the previous one.

"Since it is an order from Li Zhixian, it is indeed not a deliberate concealment by the two of you, as long as you answer Miss Pei's question well, the king will not care about the deception just now." Mu Changan said gently.

Pei Xia watched Mu Changan and Wei Ba singing red face and white face, bluffing the Chen Pozi and the guard officer into a daze, and then he was so grateful that he almost said that he would give Mu Changan an an immortal card.

After the play, Mu Changan returned the stage to Pei Xia: "Miss Pei, ask." Mrs. Chen and the official nodded again and again, looking like they couldn't wait to answer the questions properly and atone for their sins.

Pei Xia: "......"

After sorting out the disrupted thoughts, Pei Xia chose to start with the pre-crime question.

"Why did you quarrel with Ginchu that day?"

"Two days later, that is, today, Master Han is going to hold a banquet and wants to find a few girls to come over, I heard the news, and I wanted to let Yin Chuan go, but she refused, so she quarreled. Hey, this girl is too, if she doesn't want to go, she won't go, can I still force her to go? If you do anything, you have to run away by yourself, and if you stay at home, you won't be harmed......"

Mrs. Chen wiped her tears as she spoke, Pei Xia looked at her coldly, and she was probably annoyed, but she couldn't say how sad she was.

"Why won't she go?" Pei Xia asked again.

"This ......" Mrs. Chen hesitated, Wei Ba cleared her throat beside her, and Mrs. Chen hurriedly said: "It's not that I don't want to say it, I'm really afraid that if I say it, I will pollute the girl's ears. ”

Knowing that it would hurt a lot if he went, he still wanted his own girl to go, presumably because he gave a lot of money.