"Well, you go on." After coming back to his senses, Mu Changan put the letter paper in his hand on top of the candle, the flames jumped, and after a while, the letter burned out.

"In addition to going to Yutian County before, Miss Pei has been working in the Criminal Prison Department during this time."

"What has she been up to lately?" Mu Changan originally thought that since Pei Xia wanted to borrow his strength, he would definitely come to Suiyuan Palace to visit after coming to Qiuzhou City, but he didn't expect that so many days had passed, and there was no movement at all.

"It seems that a gangster died in Liujia Village, Yutian County, if His Highness wants to know more details, his subordinates will inquire again."

"No need. How's the search for the person you were looking for before? ”

Wei Yi didn't know why his master suddenly asked about this again, and looked at the leader Long Zhi on the side hesitantly.

"You are not here for this time, Wei San heard it, and there are vague rumors that Princess Yuxin of Qiu Heguo is not dead." Long Zhi explained.

"Why did this suddenly come about?" Wei Yi was surprised.

"I just don't know so I want to ask you." Mu Changan rubbed his eyebrows with a headache: "Ziyan said in the letter that my father has become more and more obsessed with alchemy recently, and if he takes pills every day, he may not be in good health." ”

The name of Ziyan in Mu Chang'an's mouth is Shi Pingyu, the word Ziyan, the current bachelor of Hanlin, is a famous talent in Dayu, and he is only two years older than Mu Changan. His mother was Mu Changan's maid before she left the palace, and Mu Changan's mother arranged a good marriage for her before entering the palace, and since then, she has also let the family take care of her everywhere. Shi's mother was grateful for this kindness, in order to avoid people's eyes, the two families did not get too close, but you must know that discussing the physical health of the Son of Heaven with the prince of the fief is a taboo in Dayu, and if you are not careful, you may be accused of colluding with the prince and instigating the prince to rebel, if it is not for the henchmen, you will never dare to take this risk.

"Ziyan asked someone to enter the palace and ask his mother concubine, and what they discussed meant was to wait for a suitable opportunity to find a way for my father to transfer me back to the capital. I'm afraid it's hard to get a chance to come back, and if she's really alive, I'd better meet her before I leave. If we can win her over, it will probably help us in the future. ”

"But this rumor is strange, that Princess Yuxin has disappeared for so many years, why did she suddenly have news again? I'm afraid it's a trap. The person who spoke was named Gao Yicheng, who was a staff member of the Suiyuan Palace, and one of Mu Changan's henchmen.

"Whether it's a trap or not, you'll know if you find someone." Mu Changan didn't care much.

"Your Highness, you have provided too few clues, we are really ......" Wei was ashamed, looking for Qiu and Guoyuxin Princess Luo Jinyao was ordered by Mu Changan when he first arrived in Qiuzhou, but four years have passed and there is still no news, until this inexplicable rumor.

"It's rumored that I don't care about it for now, I was separated from her in Peiling County back then, and I think it's better to start from Peiling County."

Wei Yi was puzzled: "But we have almost turned Peiling over the years, and we haven't found any useful clues......

"So I'm going to go there myself this time."

As soon as Mu Changan's words came out, the faces of the remaining three people present changed in unison.

Gao Yicheng was the first to object: "Your Highness, that Peiling County has already left Qiuzhou, and it is a capital crime for the king to leave the fiefdom without a call!" ”

"Then I'll have to ask Mr. Gao to help cover it up." Mu Changan said with a smile.

There was silence in the room. Long Zhi, Gao Yicheng and Wei Yi are all the people who have followed Mu Changan for the longest time, and they are the henchmen of his mother's concubine who prepared for him when he was born.

Knowing that persuasion was useless, Gao Yicheng sighed, it was not difficult for him to help cover up, anyway, His Royal Highness rarely went out on weekdays, and there was a ready-made reason for his poor health, so when the time came, he directly deduced that His Highness's old illness recurred and recuperated at home without seeing guests. It's rare that you can't let people find His Royal Highness in Shanzhou.

"How many people does Your Highness plan to take on this trip?" From Gao Yicheng's selfish point of view, of course, he hopes that His Royal Highness will bring more people, otherwise he will not be able to explain to the concubine Niangniang if something happens outside, but if people bring too many people and expose their whereabouts, it will only be more troublesome.

"This trip needs to avoid people's eyes, and it shouldn't be too public." Mu Changan obviously thought the same as Gao Yicheng, "Just bring Wei Yi, Wei II, Wei Ba, Wei Jiu, and the other dragon commanders to go together." ”

Wei Shiwei is Mu Chang'an's most elite personal soldier, originally naturally had their own names, since they were elected to Wei Shiwei, they have been proportionate to the number, even if they are dead, the ones who are added will have exactly the same title as the original. Among the ten guards, one to five are good at camouflage, mainly responsible for inquiring about news for the palace; Six to ten are better at martial arts, and are responsible for guarding Mu Chang'an; And Long Zhi, as the direct leader of Wei Shiwei, is very good in all aspects.

With Long Zhi accompanying him, Gao Yicheng's heart let go of half of it: "This is good, but His Highness will go here for half a month at most, and after half a month, whether he finds anyone or not, His Highness needs to come back." If you've been out for too long, you're afraid of unpredictable......"

Mu Changan nodded, if you can find the clues of Princess Yuxin on this trip, of course it is the best, if you can't find it, you can't force it, the road ahead is difficult and dangerous, and the difficulties to overcome are far more than this.

Lu Fang's calculation was correct, and Cao Yanzhang really came back the next day. Lu Fang reported the results of sorting out the files before, and presented the problematic files that had been detained to him.

Taking advantage of Cao Yanzhang's efforts to read the file, Lu Fang stepped forward and said, "Lord Cao, there are also some new cases that are a little strange. ”

Cao Yanzhang raised his head: "Tell me about it?" ”

Lu Fang gave Pei Xia a look, and Pei Xia stepped forward to report. After listening to Pei Xia's account of the inspection, Cao Yanzhang frowned and thought for a moment, then turned to Kong Xian, another governor who came back with him this time: "What do you think?" ”

Kong Xian replied: "It does sound a little unreasonable. But there is no conclusive evidence, so it's not good for us to talk to the Shanzhou side, I think it's better to investigate more fully in Qiuzhou first. ”

"What about you?" Cao Yanzhang looked at Lu Fang again.

Lu Fang hesitated for a moment and said, "I care a lot about the legend of that mountain god. Removing the theory of ghosts and gods, according to rumors, a group of young people disappeared one after another in Laoshu Village, and in terms of age, that Liu Wu should have been about the same age as this group of young people at that time, and the place where he died happened to be on that mountain. So I wondered if there was anything to do with it. ”

This idea was actually originally proposed by Pei Xia, and Lu Fang felt that it made sense, so Cao Yanzhang asked at this time, so he said it for Pei Xia.

"But this is just speculation, and there is no basis." Kong Xian disagreed.

"It's because it's speculation, so I have to investigate and verify. It is not an exaggeration to make bold guesses in the investigation of the case, as long as it can be carefully verified. Lu Fang argued.

Kong Xian shook his head: "Sophistry." ”

To be honest, when Pei Xia discussed this matter with Lu Fang a few days ago, looking at Lu Fang's attitude, he didn't think that Lu Fang would help her speak like this. These words are not suitable for her as a newcomer, but it is much better for Lu Fang to say them for her.

Lu Fang actually didn't expect that he was originally a passable person, but he had been nagging Pei Xia for a long time in the past few days, and after being affected, he gradually felt a little bit like a fish in his throat if he didn't understand the case.

Cao Yanzhang didn't speak, his fingers clicked on the table one by one, and finally looked at Pei Xia: "You just came to our Criminal Prison Division, and you haven't rested for many days, I'll give you a vacation for the time being, and you can come back in seven days." ”

Pei Xia was stunned for a moment, Lu Fang reacted first, and said happily: "Thank you Lord Cao soon!" ”

This is Xu Xu She is investigating the case privately! Pei Xia hurriedly saluted and thanked him.

Cao Yanzhang waved his hand and explained: "If you have any doubts, you have to figure it out, you are delicate and willing to pay attention to the case, which is a good thing." It's just that we really don't have any evidence, and we can't negotiate with the people of Shanzhou on the surface. You go down privately to find out the situation, and if you really find out, it's not too late for us to say hello to Shanzhou. I have a former classmate friend named Zhang Yuan, who is the chief bookkeeper in Peiling County, and should know more about the situation in Peiling. ”

After that, he turned to Lu Fang and Kong Xian: "Pei Xia will go to Shanzhou, and the two of you will take someone to investigate in detail locally." Didn't he say that he would go to various villages to fight the autumn breeze on weekdays, and there was an uncle in Qiuzhou City, and the two of you went to check who they had seen during the time before he died? Who was the last to contact him. ”

After receiving Cao Yanzhang's letter, Pei Xia immediately set off for Peiling County, and by that time it was almost dusk. Since this was a private investigation, it was inconvenient for Pei Xia to live in a post house, so he wanted to find an inn. Peiling County is small, there are two inns in total, one is full, and the other is actually the whole room when asked.

No wonder there is an inn full of guests in such a remote county. But who would come to this inn? Pei Xia was curious, so he asked the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper didn't want to say it at first, but Pei Xia gave him some silver, and said a few good words, and the shopkeeper said, "Hey, we haven't seen anyone either." It was the two family members who came first, saying that their master was coming to stay here for a few days, and gave us money to let all of us leave. I only saw the carriage at the door, it looked strange and gorgeous, and the people were generous, I guess maybe it was a young lady from a big family, who came here to steal a lover, for fear of being bumped into, so he simply chartered our inn......"

The shopkeeper was whispering to Pei Xia, and suddenly someone came down from upstairs. Pei Xia turned around and made eye contact with the visitor.

"Miss Pei?!"

"Wei ......" Pei Xia remembered what the boss said just now, swallowed the word "eight", and turned his head stiffly to look at the shopkeeper. When the shopkeeper saw that they might know each other, and then thought of the words he was talking about behind his back, it was too embarrassing!