"If you were a murderer, but you were already under the control of the Lord, what would you do in the next hour?" Kiyoshi asked curiously.

"Wait for death!" Liu Ren threw down two words.

Qing Yue said meaningfully: "If you are locked up with Peony, maybe she can help you with something." I heard that your family has three generations of single transmission, are you ......?"

"This ......" Qingyue's words moved Liu Ren.

Qingyue continued: "This official doesn't care if you are a murderer or not, but there must be one of you who wants to be a murderer and let this official be handed over to the draft officer, this person, it's not you, that's Peony!" ”

Liu Ren reminded again: "I have already made it clear that I will carry everything for Peony." ”

"Then I hope you will do what you say, so that you can save Peony's life!" After speaking, Qingyue didn't linger anymore and left the wing.

The official guarding the door of the wing room waited for Qing Yue to leave, and immediately closed the door of the wing room.

Reishun-in.

At this time, inside and outside the courtyard, all of them were surrounded by the officials of the yamen.

Qi Xuan found Lichunyuan through the address given by the region, and came to the backyard of Lichunyuan. At this moment, he and a group of catchers had entered the last wing room in the backyard.

I asked a girl from Lichun Courtyard before, and Qi Xuan learned that this room was lived in by Peony.

Glancing around the wing, Qi Xuan's gaze finally fell on the wall in the corner, where there were three paintings hanging on the wall, and he thought, "The third brother said that there is a mystery in the three paintings, it seems that this should be the place leading to the basement." So, he walked over and tore off the three paintings with all his might, and immediately a square hole appeared in the wall, and a bottle was placed in the square.

One of the catchers ran up and said happily: "Pray for the guard, this must be the button to open the basement." ”

Qi Xuan said, "Go, turn that bottle twice!" ”

"Yes!" The catcher quickly took the order, quickly went up and held the bottleneck of the bottle with both hands, and then turned to the right twice, and suddenly a thick wall door opened next to it.

Catch Kuai exclaimed: "Pray for the guard, there is a passage inside, it is really a basement!" ”

"Everybody follow up!" With that, Qi Xuan walked into the basement first, and after taking a few steps, the lights in the basement were automatically lit. He took several catchers and continued to explore deeply.

After turning a few corners, and finally hearing a faint cry, Qi Xuan slowed down his pace, slowly walked towards the source of the sound, walked to about ten meters away, and finally saw the last cell in the basement, and it was also an iron prison, and there were seven girls locked up in the iron prison, all of whom looked like fairies and captivated the country and the city.

Qi Xuan quickly walked to the prison door and asked the girl inside, "Tell me, are you all show girls who have been selected to enter the palace?" ”

The seven girls nodded their heads repeatedly!

Qi Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, "I have finally found you, and now, the third brother's case should be solved!" Turning around, he instructed the catchers behind him: "After you take these show girls out of the Lichun Courtyard, place them in the carriage."

One thing you must remember is that the carriage must be sealed so that no one else can see it. Send all these show girls back to the yamen! ”

The catchers quickly commanded: "Understood! ”

After the show girl was taken away, the soldiers of Richunin also retreated.

The officials and messengers all collected their teams and went back to the yamen, but Qi Xuan was the only one who stayed. He was always thinking about taking the plum blossoms away, and he didn't know if the plum blossoms were in the Lichun courtyard.

Qi Xuan brought a woman from Lichun Courtyard and asked, "Do you know where the plum blossoms are?" ”

"Plum blossoms?" The woman's willow eyebrows furrowed slightly, "Is it the girl that Sister Fang brought back last night and ran away?" ”

Qi Xuan was stunned, "Why, I only came to your Lichun Courtyard last night?" In other words, Mei Hua is not the woman in the Qinglou at all, he misunderstood her last night.

The woman said: "Last night, our sister Fang brought a girl back, it seems to be called Plum Blossom, but later, I don't know under what circumstances, she disappeared in Lichun Courtyard!" ”

Qi Xuan asked again: "Then do you know the origin of this girl?" ”

The woman recalled: "Yesterday, Sister Fang told everyone in our Lichun Courtyard that one more person should come in to pick up customers. Sister Fang said that this girl was forced to marry by her stepmother, so she ran away from home, and finally fainted at the gate of our Lichun Courtyard, Sister Fang saw that this girl was good-looking, so she left the other party! ”

"And she...... Why run away? Qi Xuan asked incomprehensibly.

The woman shook her head and said, "I don't know!" ”

Qi Xuan walked out of Lichun Courtyard in despair, and his heart fell to the bottom. We discussed it together last night, he came to Lichun Courtyard today to take her away, where is she now?

Did she mean that she would go with him before the day was over?

It's still afternoon, and it's not midnight yet!

Right! Today hasn't passed yet, come back in the evening, I'll definitely see her!

Thinking of this, Qi Xuan's heart was no longer melancholy, and the frustration on his face was swept away and replaced with a relaxed expression. I didn't linger any longer at the gate of Lichun Temple, and went back in the direction of the official mansion.

Cell.

"Your Excellency!" As soon as Kiyoshi stepped into the door of the cell, the jailer immediately came up to greet him.

Qing Yue asked, "Where is Peony Pass?" ”

One of the jailers said, "My lord, please come with me!" ”

Led by the jailer, Qingyue saw Peony in the last room of the cell.

The peony leaned against the wall, her face was dull, and her delicate face, which did not look dusty in the wind and dust, did not have the look of the past, but her heart died, and the expression on her face disappeared.

The jailer brought Qingyue here, and then said, "My lord, Peony is locked up here, and my lord wants to go in?" ”

Qing Yue said "um", "Open the lock!" ”

When the jailer opened the lock, the sound of clanging chains made Peony's eyes feel a little emotional, she looked over slightly, and saw Qingyue smiling and waving at her, "Hey! ”

What kind of official is this? Anytime and anywhere, people can't guess the next expression of this official!

In the court, he is not smiling, calm and calm.

Now, before the cell, he is laughing like the boy next door.

The cell door opened, Qingyue walked in, walked in front of Peony, and looked at Peony's eyes that were already shining at the moment, "Peony, I'm surprised that this official came to see you, right?" ”

Peony looked outside, couldn't see Liu Ren's figure, and a trace of worry crossed her heart, "Where is Liu Gongzi?" ”

Qingyue raised his eyebrows, "What, you care about him very much?" ”

"I," Peony couldn't answer, her eyes drooping.

Qing Yue said the purpose of this visit, "Peony, in fact, this official is here to tell you that Liu Ren has already carried everything for you." Tomorrow's draft officer will come to ask for someone, if you don't want a show girl, then you must be a murderer. You are the most suspicious between you, and this official has to confess you in order to protect this black yarn hat! ”

I thought I could meet a good official, but I didn't expect to have such an idea!

Peony's heart instantly cooled down, seven points of crying, three points of protest, "My lord, how can you be an official like this?" Where is the conscience? ”

Qing Yue said contemptuously: "How to be an official, I don't need you to teach!" ”

"Huh!" Peony suddenly laughed, the laughter was mixed with sadness, mixed with the unfairness of the world, and the disappointment of the justice of the world, "Peony doesn't dare, adults can do whatever they like!" ”

"Then do you agree with the official to confess Liu Ren?" Qingyue asked a little cautiously, for fear that Peony would find out about her plan.

"No," Peony looked excited, suddenly knelt down and hugged Qingyue's feet, and pleaded: "My lord, please, don't confess to Liu Gongzi and Peony like that, catch Peony!" ”

Qingyue bent down, helped Peony up, and said earnestly: "Peony, you have thought clearly, now that someone wants to die for you, why do you confess?" Besides, once you confess your guilt and hand you over to the draft officer, the draft officer will escort you to Beijing and send you to the criminal department, and then you will not be enough to cut off your head. ”

Peony closed his eyes painfully, "My lord, my life is Peony's, Peony can do whatever he wants, please let Liu Gongzi go!" ”

"Alas," Qing Yue sighed, "I can't imagine that this dignified young master of the Liu family, the son of a man who can do martial arts, would actually give up his life for you, a dusty woman!" ”

Hearing Qing Yue say this, Peony was very relieved and smiled with satisfaction. Someone treats her like this, and she has no regrets in her life.

"My lord, don't say it again, as long as it is related to Liu Gongzi, Peony is willing to bear it. Peony has no worries now, and it is not a pity to die, but Liu Gongzi still has parents, he must live, he can't have an accident! ”

Qingyue said: "If he is a murderer, you still protect him like this? ”

"He's not," Peony determined, "Peony intuitively concludes that Liu Gongzi must not be a murderer!" ”

"Since you don't want him to have anything, well, please remember what you just said, tomorrow the draft officer will come to ask for someone, you don't want him to die, just admit that you are the murderer!" Qing Yue's threatening tone said.

Peony took a breath, it was so painful, "My lord, I understand!" ”

"Then you can stay in prison well, and the official will go first!" The task was completed, and Qing Yue walked out of the prison with ease. At the gate of the prison, he said to the jailer guarding the door behind him, "You two, go and talk to Meng Zhutou, and lock the prisoner Liu Ren in a cell with the adult and the peony!" ”

After giving the order, Qingyue left and returned to the yamen.

Tang Jian had already completed the autopsy report, and when he got the back hall to give Qing Yue a purpose, he found that Qing Yue was not there, and when he was about to go out, he saw Qi Xuan who was walking in.

"The show girl has been found?" Tang Jian asked.

Qi Xuan nodded, "Well, I found it, and they have all been sent back to the yamen safely!" After looking around the back hall, he didn't find Qingyue's shadow, and asked, "What about the third brother?" ”

Tang Jian waved his hand, "I don't know, I just came in too!" ”

Master Qiu walked in, and when he saw the two handsome guys, he hurriedly greeted: "Pray for the guard, Doctor Tang, you are all busy and come back, you have worked hard." ”

"Master Qiu, where is my lord?" Qi Xuan asked.

Master Qiu said: "I've been going to the prison for a while, and I said that I was going to see the peony. ”

"Anyway, everything is done, just wait for him here!" After speaking, Tang Jian put the autopsy report on Qing Yue's desk, and then sat down to the side.

"I'm going to get someone to make you two cups of hot tea!" With that, Master Qiu walked out.

In the house, only Tang Jian and Qi Xuan remained.

Qi Xuan sat next to Tang Jian, because he was still thinking about the plum blossoms, the emotions on his face were captured by Tang Jian, Tang Jian was very surprised, "Ah, Lao Qi, can't you see that you have such a time?" Who do you think? ”

"Big brother!" Qi Xuan looked at Tang Jian with a serious face, "I want to tell you something!" ”

Qi Xuan's seriousness made Tang Jian dare not be serious, "I see what you said is quite serious, something big happened in the palace!"