"Two Aiqing are flat!"

The emperor's voice echoed in the empty Xuanyi Hall.

"You two came just in time, see what kind of goods my men are? Those who dare to steal from me are in the official silver, hidden under my nose! Okay, I'm so capable, even I dare to deceive? ”

"Wechen deserve ten thousand deaths, and we're sins! Please calm your anger! ”

Liu Shilang's old voice was accompanied by a whimper or a lack of qi, and every word came out of his mouth, as if he was struggling with half his life.

"It's not a pity for Weichen to die, it's Weichen who was carried away by money, but I beg Your Majesty to spare his family's life for the sake of Weichen's frankness and leniency——"

When it came to the end, Liu Shilang finally couldn't help crying.

He is old, and he should have been disarmed and returned to the field.

is greedy for the happiness brought by drunken gold fans, and refuses to resign.

Three years ago, the Ning family was demoted, and he should have made up his mind to leave this Longtan tiger's den.

Hesitating so far, the catastrophe is finally coming!

I only hope that his life can save the bloodline of his Liu family!

The emperor sneered again and again, "The mistake you made, I punished you for the nine clans, and you still dare to make conditions with me?" ”

Liu Shilang kowtowed again and again, the blood on the top of his head and the blood on his forehead fused, and the floor was dirty, but he seemed to be unconscious, and kept knocking mechanically: "Please be gracious, please be gracious." The dogs in the family don't know about this, and please be kind to Your Majesty! ”

When it comes to such a big matter, the emperor naturally will not be moved by his sincere attitude.

Moreover, the emperor also had a trace of doubt in his heart.

"Is there an accomplice?"

Liu Shilang's kowtowing action finally paused for a moment, and then cried: "No, it's all the fault of the lower official alone, and the lower official is the culprit!" ”

"Liu Shilang alone can quietly rob a large number of official silver and hide them in Jinshui Lake?"

Xie Yunyan asked.

When the Emperor heard him speak, he sat back on the dragon chair tiredly.

The investigation of the case should be left to their professional people.

Liu Shilang knew that he would definitely die, and he also decided that Xie Yunyan would not let go of himself even if he was aiming at Ning Zhengjie's incident back then, so he said: "It's all done by the lower officials alone, Master Xie can go and investigate." ”

"Liu Shilang doesn't need to be in a hurry, the investigation must be investigated, but the official has a sentence that he wants to advise Liu Shilang, don't be stupid enough to gamble on the lives of the whole family to be a shield for others!"

Liu Shilang has already been dead, the situation in front of him is decided, even if he confesses to others, it is just a gap between the sooner or later he will die.

Even if it is a shield and a stepping stone, maybe it can really preserve a trace of the Liu family's blood?

At the beginning, wasn't the concubine of the Hou Mansion of Shu'an also kept by Lian Shangshu?

Thinking like this, Liu Shilang turned his heart sideways, his old face pressed against the ground, and prayed for the last time: "I used to be blinded by the lower officials, and I only asked Your Majesty and Lord Xie to give the heirs of the Liu family a way to live——"

Before he could finish his sentence, the hand that was clapping on the ground withdrew from his bosom, took out a dagger that had been prepared a long time ago, and stabbed himself in the chest.

Xie Yunyan's sharp eyes saw his intentions, and regardless of the emperor's presence, he kicked out in an instant.

He had reacted in the quickest time, but was still a step too late.

The dagger, which was more than three inches long, was inserted into Liu Shilang's abdomen.

Coupled with Xie Yunyan's kick, Liu Shilang's internal organs were all shaking, and a fishy sweetness surged up, and he spit out a mouthful of blood in an instant.

He looked at the emperor one last time in despair and despair, and said with difficulty: "Please, Your Majesty, it will be fulfilled." ”

"Doctor Xuan!" The emperor hurriedly shouted.

In fact, before the emperor called someone, Gonggong Su had already run out.

Xie Yunshen frowned and walked up to Liu Shilang, probed his snort, and then shook his head at the emperor.

"Presumptuous!"

The Emperor was furious.

Dare to die in front of his eyes, and dare to blackmail him with his life to let his family go?!

The Emperor laughed angrily, "Good, good, good!" ”

He stood up directly from the dragon chair, flicked his sleeves and shouted: "Xie Yunyan and Qi Chengan take the order!" ”

Qi Chengan and Xie Yunyan lifted the hem of their front skirts and knelt down respectfully.

The emperor: "I order you two to go straight to Jinshui Lake from now on, without going to the court or going back to your home!" Even if the water of Jinshui Lake is drained, all the official silver buried at the bottom of the lake must be found! ”

"Minister, take the order!"

"In addition, I will imprison Liu Shilang's family in Dali Temple until all the official money is found, and then I will decide whether to kill or stay!"

"Yes!"

……

Qi Chengan couldn't say a word behind Xie Yunyan and walked towards the palace gate.

It was the disaster star in front of him that not only destroyed his Xiu Mu, but now that he was fine, he couldn't even go home.

"I said Brother Xie-" Qi Chengan couldn't help but sigh: "After this case, you and I will break off the relationship, and we will not get along with each other?" ”

"Just what I want! Since investigating the case with Brother Qi, there has not been a day of stopping. Xie Yunyan stopped and looked at Qi Cheng'an with a smile.

The corners of Qi Chengan's mouth twitched, he still disliked himself?

Out of the palace gate, Xie Yunyan and Qi Chengan each sent someone back to the house to report, and then they both went to Jinshui Lake.

According to Liu Shilang, he has 200,000 taels of silver hidden at the bottom of Jinshui Lake, and he can only catch thousands of taels today, and the two of them may not be able to return home for ten days and half a month.

We can only pray that there will be no more heavy rains in the near future.

Otherwise, it will be a big obstacle to their search.

Since Xie Yunyan couldn't go back to the Guogong Mansion, Ning Shu had already gone to Jinshui Lake every day for several days to accompany him.

The same is true for Mrs. Qi.

The two of them carry a food box every day, which contains the food that their husbands love to eat.

Mrs. Qi even regarded this incident as a game, and often dragged Ning Shu to play chess in Qi Cheng'an and Xie Yunyan's tent.

Today, I also stayed until sunset before letting Ning Shu leave.

Xie Yunshen hadn't groomed properly for a few days, and Bai Yu's face was covered with fine stubble.

hugged Ning Shu in the tent for a long time, and sighed: "I have only found 100,000 taels now, and the progress is getting slower and slower, I don't know when I will be able to go home!" ”

Ning Shu patted Xie Yunyan's back lightly and comforted, "No matter when, I'll wait for you." ”

"Okay, it's not too early, you can come back tomorrow."

"Yes."

Ning Shu and Mrs. Qi also said goodbye, and then boarded the carriage.

The carriage swayed in the direction of the Guogong Mansion, and Ning Shu thought thoughtfully about the matter of the official bank.

Suddenly, her heart was beating violently, and the Vientiane Gu in her body suddenly became agitated.

"Stop." Ning Shu shouted outside the car, Long Shan was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Girl?" ”

Without waiting for Ning Shu to answer, the carriage really stopped.

But Xuan Feng and Yuan Wu outside the car were not as surprised as Long Shan, and they were so quiet that they were terrifying.

Immediately afterwards, Long Shan's body shook and slumped on the wall of the car.

Ning Shu's eyes froze, and she was about to get out of the car to investigate, but she felt dizzy.

The moment she closed her gaze, a dark red snake-headed cane peeked in from under the curtain of the car, the last image she saw before she lost consciousness—