Chapter 22: Cat and Mouse
Shangguan Qingyue had a cold face, and had to believe that as long as he found the three Tiankui stars first, maybe there would be a way to go back.
Putting away the Youhua fan, Shangguan Qingyue bit her lip, how to find this unlucky Tiankui star? You can't tell people to take off their clothes all over the street, can you?
pit, before she fell asleep, she knew that what was waiting for her would be a big pit that had played "just shameless" for her again......
Pain, headache.
"Huh?"
Shangguan Qingyue, who slowly opened her eyes, frowned, holding her forehead with one hand, and after getting used to the bright light, she realized that she was actually on the bed in her room.
"Second cousin? You're finally awake! ”
Coming to the wind? After tapping a few times on his forehead, Shangguan Qingyue found that he was not dreaming, and beside the bed, it was Wei Linfeng who was looking at him with a foolish smile.
"Dead boy, how did I get back?"
Shangguan Qingyue got up suddenly, lifted the quilt, and grabbed Wei Linfeng's face with a sharp pinch.
"Oh, second cousin, second cousin, spare me." Wei Linfeng begged for mercy and said, "As soon as you were taken away, I immediately went to beg Prince Jing and Lord Zhongli to find you inside and outside the city, but I didn't know that I found you at the root of the back wall in the south of our house, and you were covered in blood and embarrassed, and you were still scolding something, which frightened us!" ”
What? Shangguan Qingyue let go of the hand that was pinching Wei Linfeng's face. Aren't you in that courtyard? This kid actually said that they found her near Wei Mansion? What's going on? In the barren mountains and mountains, there was no one in the yard at that time, and it was impossible for anyone to be kind enough to send her back. Could it be that it's a Youhua fan?
"Where's my fan?" Shangguan Qingyue hurriedly asked.
"Fan? Oh, here it is. Wei Linfeng rubbed his pinched face, and then handed her the fan on the table, "Second cousin, this is just a fan that has nothing, as for such a treasure?" ”
"You know what." Shangguan Qingyue sighed lightly, and suddenly felt that the pain in the injured part of his arm had been reduced by half, so he asked suspiciously, "Linfeng, what kind of medicine did I rub, how did it get cold?" ”
"Bijin glue, you forgot, the day before yesterday, we were beaten by our grandfather, didn't our grandfather each give us a bottle?"
"So the blue mark glue is so powerful?" No wonder Wei Linfeng was so excited that day, presumably the wound would heal faster.
"Second cousin, since you are awake, I will go to inform Prince Jing and Lord Zhongli, they have been looking for you all day long, and they are still waiting for you to wake up in the main hall at this time." Wei Linfeng muttered, ready to get up and leave.
"No need, we can't wait to visit Miss Shangguan."
Outside the door, Zhongli Junqing's unobtrusive voice sounded, which provoked Shangguan Qingyue to roll his eyes. Immediately afterwards, Wei Ran, Qu Jinglan and Zhong Li Junqing arrived one after another from outside the door. It's just that because of her injuries and excessive bleeding, her face looks very pale to outsiders.
"Qingyue, what do you think?" Wei Ran first trembled and ran to the bed, grabbed Shangguan Qingyue's hand and said, "Grandpa has already instructed the housekeeper to prepare the medicine to replenish qi and nourish the blood, why don't you drink the medicine while it's hot first?" ”
"Grandpa, Qingyue is fine, I'm worried about you."
Seeing this, Shangguan Qingyue really felt heartwarming. In her last life, she had almost no relatives and no reason, and she grew up in an orphanage, and she experienced too much warmth and coldness, which also created her optimistic, positive, and serious attitude towards life.
I never thought that once I crossed, there were more so-called grandfathers and cousins, which made her experience family affection, no matter what, it was worth it to go through this experience! Thinking of this, Shangguan Qingyue's eyes unconsciously floated a trace of mist.
"Ahem, I've seen Lord Jing and Lord Zhongli. The courtiers are injured, and there are many inconveniences, so I hope to bear with them. ”
Seeing Qu Jinglan and Zhongli Junqing standing at a distance from the bed, Shangguan Qingyue lowered his eyes, and while hiding his embarrassment, he saluted the two of them.
"How's the injury?" Qu Jinglan saw that there was no big problem, and an unknown emotion flashed in his eyes, "This king ordered someone to fetch slightly superior ginseng, which can replenish his body when he is free." ”
"Huh? Thank you, Lord Jing. Shangguan Qingyue was a little surprised, this cold prince is not that he doesn't care about others.
It was already dark, but the atmosphere in the Qingqiu Pavilion seemed to have become much calmer, and even Zhongli Junqing, who had always been flirting with Shangguan Qingyue, was rarely serious.
"Shangguan Qingyue, what happened today, and how did you get hurt?" What Qu Jinglan was holding tightly in his hand at the moment was a horse whip that he carried with him, but before others could reply, he suddenly heard a "click", and the sturdy whip handle in his hand was actually broken!
"Uh......" Shangguan Qingyue swallowed his saliva, this cold prince, how strong is it? Then if she offends him in the future, won't she be counted every minute?
"Lord Jing, this is the golden dragon whip paid tribute by the Junjia Kingdom, take it leisurely, ......" Zhongli Junqing, who was beside him, also frowned and cast an incredible glance.
"I'm sorry, this guy has already broken down, I don't want to lose it, I'll find someone to make a ...... tomorrow" Qu Jinglan's face did not change, and it seemed that the damage to the golden dragon whip was as common as swatting a dead fly.
"Ahem, here's how it happened......"
Shangguan Qingyue cleared her throat and pulled back for Qu Jinglan.
Then, she was first taken away by the mysterious old man, then lost, and then inadvertently discovered the secret courtyard where the counterfeit money was circulated in the name of the Wei family, and then was discovered, and she had to resist and escape, and finally happened to meet a certain person to show her the way home and told them all.
Of course, for the sake of insurance, she finally concealed the matter of the Youhua fan.
"So, what happened to that mysterious old man who took you away?"
Qu Jinglan listened to the story, but he still frowned slightly, and raised the question in his heart.
"He, he...... In fact, it was because he saw that my bones were clear, and eighty percent of them were martial arts training materials, and he wanted me to be his closed disciple. Shangguan Qingyue rolled her eyes and patted her chest again, "But, I came from an official family, and I have a good master like my grandfather, why do I have to worship the master, right?" ”
Shangguan Qingyue secretly hated the cold, hey, patting on the back, it has been tried and tested many times since ancient times. Sure enough, Wei Ran smiled a little gratifying after hearing this.
"You can recuperate with peace of mind, this king will immediately send someone to the courtyard to investigate again, and when your wounds are completely healed, then follow us to the city to assist in the investigation of the case, Junqing, let's go first." After Qu Jinglan turned around and signaled to Zhongli Junqing, he strode away.
Hey, at a young age, he loves to be cool so much, really. Shangguan Qingyue looked at Qu Jinglan's back as he left, and couldn't help but lose his mind.
"What, unhappy to see your lover leave?" Zhongli Junqing had a cheap expression on his face, and stabbed Shangguan Qingyue's forehead with the fan in his hand, "Isn't Lord Ben also your lover?" ”
Shangguan Qingyue turned his head and pulled Zhongli Junqing's hand away in disgust, "Which is cool, where to stay." ”
Zhongli Junqing, who was deflated, was speechless for a while, the scene was a little embarrassing, and he thought that she was still injured, and he was afraid of provoking her, so he stopped talking.
"That's right, demon...... That Zhongli-sama, ask you a serious matter. Shangguan Qingyue almost purred his mouth, and quickly changed his name, "Have you ever heard of any Xuankong Array?" ”
Zhong Li Junqing, as the secretary of the Criminal Department, should be more knowledgeable than ordinary people, and if you ask him, you may be able to get more information. I don't know when the next time I see the old man Tiancheng. The Youhua fan was given by the old man Tiancheng, and he must know the mystery of the fan, Tiankui Star is now, reincarnated for a thousand years, as long as he finds the three Tiankui Xing, he will be one step closer to returning to modern times.
After all, she is not from this world, and she needs to go back. Of course, before leaving, I have to help my grandfather wash away his grievances.
"Xuankong Array?" Zhongli Junqing was also slightly stunned when he heard this, "How did you find out?" According to the legend of the rivers and lakes, the Xuankong Array is a strange array, and it is said that there is a hidden treasure soul in it, and those who get the soul can also obtain supreme power and win the world. ”
"So?" Shangguan Qingyue nodded, "Then no one has opened it so far?" ”
"Heh, it's just a rumor, how can you believe it? You, take care of your injuries honestly, don't think about what you don't have, otherwise, how can you go out and harm people? ”
"Roll ......"
Following.
King Jing, Qu Jinglan, Zhongli Junqing, and Wei Linfeng, under the guidance of Shangguan Qingyue's roughly described direction, finally came to a place twenty miles outside the outskirts of the imperial city, and after some careful searching, they found the old courtyard.
It looks dilapidated, but those who know the yellow nature of the mountains and rivers must recognize this place as a treasure land.
It faces the lower reaches of the moat, backed by Fengxi Mountain, not 20 miles to the west is the capital, and 20 miles to the east is Jizhou, a plain, and the sunrise in the early morning is unobstructed.
The three of them dismounted and cautiously entered the courtyard to investigate, and as expected, there was no half a figure inside or outside.
The people here have long since moved, and Wei Linfeng will inevitably be disappointed. If you can fight for some anger and find here earlier, you may be able to catch the suspect.
Zhongli Junqing inadvertently saw him like this, and shook his head helplessly, "Linfeng, don't be depressed, follow me." Zhongli Junqing hugged Wei Linfeng's shoulder, raised his eyebrows, and said with a grin.
Although in the eyes of the second cousin, the demon fox always looks like a gentleman, but his appearance of being a bamboo in his chest is still quite attractive.
On the other side, Qu Jinglan saw the two of them hooking shoulders and backs, and he didn't speak, but said lightly: "Be serious, maybe they will leave some clues." ”
However, there was only one room, so the three of them searched in various corners for fear of missing something.
After all, Zhongli Junqing had been in the Criminal Department for many years, and his mind was inevitably more detailed than others, and he tapped every brick on the wall with his hand while probing for something special somewhere in the room. This group of people can make such a big move, and they won't show any tricks that are easy to be caught.
"How?"
Zhongli Junqing frowned slightly, but then shook his head gently at Qu Jinglan and made a gesture to silence......
"Yes, my lord. Come with me! The guards received the order, waved their hands and immediately led the people away.
"Lord Jing, in my opinion, there is nothing to check here for the time being, so let's go back and wait for the news first." Zhong Li Junqing patted the dust on his hands and said with a smile, "Perhaps, that girl has already drawn the rough portraits of several small merchants." ”
In the capital, there are no less than hundreds of large and small shops, even if they are masked that day, if Shangguan Qingyue can draw an outline with his memory, with his Zhongli Junqing's ability, it is not impossible to find these people.
"Okay, go back."
Qu Jinglan gave Zhong Li Junqing a look, Zhong Li Junqing understood, directly grabbed the shoulder of Wei Linfeng, who was still investigating on the opposite side, and dragged him out of the door, but when he turned around, Qu Jinglan and Zhong Li Junqing's eyes both intentionally or unintentionally swept over a broken red brick that was not very eye-catching next to the corner of the straw mat......
"Lord Zhongli, Lord Wang, what's wrong?" Wei Linfeng is naturally confused by the second monk.
"Oh, of course it's a game of cat and mouse, you'll know then." Zhongli Junqing smiled and looked flat, and directly taught Wei Linfeng that he had the urge to swing his fist in his face.
"Let's go, let's go......"
After a cup of tea.
Inside, the broken red bricks hidden under the corners of the straw mats seemed to move. Before long, the bricks and tiles around it were also moved away one after another, forming a hole.
In the cave, a middle-aged man carefully poked his head out, looked around in the dark, and after making sure that there was no sound, he slowly came out of the cave awkwardly.
"Shhh...... Unlucky. The middle-aged man covered his shoulder, which had been cut by a knife, and whispered secretly.
They really didn't settle down and wanted to kill people. If it weren't for his wit, he ran away and slipped back to the dark hole in the courtyard as soon as the five merchants were robbed halfway, otherwise, he himself would have been a cold corpse like the others!
Is it worth it for them to take their lives just to earn more gold and silver?
But it has happened, this place is dangerous, it is really not suitable to stay for a long time, in case it is found by those people again, his life is really not guaranteed!
Thinking of this, the man hurriedly walked out of the gate of the small courtyard and was about to head towards the bottom of the hill, but unexpectedly-
"Stop, where are you going?" Suddenly, about a dozen people around him quickly raised their swords and surrounded him. The leaders are Qu Jinglan, Zhongli Junqing and Wei Linfeng.
Hearing this, the middle-aged man trembled with fright, and his body fell to the ground due to some obesity, and kept shouting, "Spare your life, spare your life!" ”
"Oh, tell me, who are you?"
Zhongli Junqing folded his arms and leaned his back against the trunk of the tree, his tone consistently lazy.
"The villain, the villain's name is Changlai, and he is the shopkeeper of the wonton shop in the capital...... "The middle-aged man trembled and wiped the sweat from his forehead. If it falls into the hands of King Jing and Zhongli Shangshu tonight, I'm afraid that if I don't die, I will be stripped of my skin!
"Then why are you hiding here, your companions?" Wei Linfeng asked, his tone cold.
"They...... I've already been killed......" The middle-aged man raised his head and pointed at him in surprise because he saw Wei Linfeng's familiar face, "You...... Burst! ”
"What's wrong?"
Everyone present was surprised to see Chang Lai suddenly vomit black blood, and Qu Jinglan and Zhongli Junqing also quickly stepped forward to seal his acupoint, but it was still too late.
Zhongli Junqing shook his head at Qu Jinglan, "The wound is poisoned, and there is no help." ”
"That's it, carry it back, send it to the criminal department, and let it be checked again." Qu Jinglan got up slowly, and patted Zhongli Junqing's shoulder with a solemn expression, "Brother, next, we are going to have a tough battle again." ”
Seeing with his own eyes the country under the hard governance of his father, the country is peaceful and peaceful, but now the people are panicked, and the people have suffering, but they can't resist.
Qu Jinglan was very angry in his heart, he wanted to sweep away all these villains who disturbed the people's peace under his nose, but could he do this? To capture the thief and capture the king, he must find out the mastermind behind it, otherwise the fake copper coin case will always be a bottomless pit.
"I am willing to do my job...... Zhong Li Junqing also patted Qu Jinglan's arm back, and smiled very brightly, "Let's go, go back and see how the girl's painting is, maybe you will soon be able to find relevant clues about the other people." ”
"Yes, Lord Zhongli, it's not me who blows, my second cousin's painting skills, in our Canglang, if she dares to say second, no one dares to say first!"
On the other side, Wei Linfeng patted his chest proudly, and began to boast about how Shangguan Qingyue's paintings were expressive, and he had the ability to paint dead people alive.
"We'll see."
Even Qu Jinglan has a little expectation, the once stubborn woman never thought that the recent days would change completely, I don't know how many surprises she will bring to them this time?