Chapter 35: The Assassin Arrives
Three days later.
Xu Zun's "heroic deeds" of making trouble in Huaxianglou have spread all over the streets and alleys of Xinye County.
There are discussions about this matter inside and outside the square, and the heat even surpasses the iron coffin case.
Inside the wet market.
"What kind of immoral thing is this?" The eldest sister who sells vegetables and the aunt who sells steamed buns chew the root of their tongues, "It's still the county lieutenant!" I really don't understand how Master Shen could fall in love with such a thing? β
"That's it," the steamed bun seller said as she chewed on sugar cane, "I've heard that the county lieutenant of Xu dates different women every day, and has slept all the married women in our entire Xinye County!" β
"Really? How did I not know? The eldest sister who bought vegetables fell into deep thought.
"I mean young and beautiful, young and beautiful!" Aunt Mantou hurriedly corrected, "I didn't say you ......"
A large family.
"Really, really," the maids were spreading gossip, "the confused county lieutenant finally shouted Chun Niang's name!" It's that You Dalang's daughter-in-law! β
"Oh," the other chimed in, "what kind of husband and wife is this, shameless!" No wonder You Dalang killed his daughter-in-law......"
"Oh, when it comes to killing, it's really a sin!" The little maid said conclusively, "I heard that Chun Niang is pregnant with a child in her belly, and she is still twins, and she is a ......."
Flower Building.
"Alas!" The old mother hugged the broken vase and complained, "This damn Xu County Lieutenant, the silver he gave is not enough to compensate me for the vase!" I knew that I shouldn't have let him in that day, my son-in-law would kill someone, and I had to set a rule in the future, and no one who was too son-in-law would be allowed to enter! β
"Poor, poor ......" the beautiful woman with smoky makeup shook her head behind the screen and sighed, "What will our Lord Xu do when he goes back?" It's so pathetic, I really want to see it......"
In the yamen.
"Hey, did you hear that?" is different from the market, but the catchers are secretly spreading positive energy, "Our Lord Xu is really a man, he actually took a bite of Huo Wangwang that day!" I'll tell you, I've wanted to do that for a long time, but I didn't have the courage! β
"Come on, you only saw dogs eating meat, but you didn't see dogs being beaten!" The other said, "After Lord Xu finished biting, he was beaten by Huo Anu and broke his face!"
"I even heard that ......," he said in a low voice, "after the county lieutenant Xu was dragged back to the Shen Mansion, he made them eunuchs!" Duke Shen will let him enter the palace in the future......"
"Huh?" Someone grinned in fright, "It can't be so exaggerated, right?" β
"It's over, it's all over now!" The previous arrester said, "Lord Xu is over, and our case is over!" The case is so difficult to investigate, Lord Xu is not here, how can it be solved? β
"Ahem!" Another said, "If you were there, the case would have been solved?" Isn't it all the same in the end? β
A few people were talking about it, but suddenly saw a familiar figure coming out of the inner hall, it was the one they were discussing - Xu Zun!
"Huh!?"
As soon as they saw Xu Zun, several people were like ghosts, and one of them almost knelt down!
"Lord Xu?"
The crowd hurriedly rushed over, and they were all surprised to see that Xu Zun was intact, but there were some abrasions on his face.
"You're back? You...... You okay? β
One of them even went around behind Xu Zun to take a closer look, but still didn't find anything abnormal.
But seeing Xu Zun's red face, he was even more energetic than before.
In the eyes of the crowd, Xu Zun must be on crutches, with bandages on his head and arms, and then look unrecognizable in order to be worthy of the heated discussion they just had.
"It's okay, it's okay," Xu Zun smiled slightly, "It's all a family, it's okay if you explain it clearly!" I said it, I went to Huaxianglou that day just to investigate the case, hehe......"
Xu Zun smiled like this, and the crowd was even more bottomless in their hearts, and they all looked at Xu Zun's lower body, all speculating whether the rumor of entering the palace was true?
"Your Excellency," one of the concerns asked, "are you sure you can explain it?" Didn't you get swept out of the house and didn't get divorced? β
"Hehe," Xu Zun laughed again and asked rhetorically, "Have you all heard that I bit Huo Wangwang?" β
"Hmm!" Everyone nodded vigorously.
"Then why do you want me to bite you?" Xu Zun's face changed suddenly, and the arrester was scared.
Several people finally realized that they shouldn't gossip and quickly shut up.
At the same moment, I saw the county commander Qiu Yongnian, the county Cheng Luo million, the master Yao Jin, and a group of officials all came out of the inner hall and hurried towards the yamen!
When passing by Xu Zun, Qiu Yongnian gently patted Xu Zun on the shoulder, Xu Zun did not speak, but followed them and walked out.
"Quick, you guys!" Behind, Zhao Yu, the head catcher, waved and shouted at the catchers, "Hurry up and gather everyone, Lord Assassin Shi is here!" β
"Huh?"
Zhongyu was shocked, although he had been mentally prepared, he still couldn't help but get nervous.
"Zhao Zhutou," someone in the crowd reported to Zhao Yu, "Bai Xiaolong and Lu Qing don't know where they went, they weren't there just now!" β
"It's okay," Zhao Yu waved his hand, "I'll let them go to Qijiawu!" Leave them alone, get out in line! β
"Yes!"
After the crowd quickly walked out of the yamen and lined up the line, they saw flags fluttering in the distance, horses' hooves bursting, and a team of people and horses came from afar!
As the group arrived at the Yamen, Qiu Xian Ling hurriedly led the crowd to one of the carriages, bowed and saluted, and waited for the driver.
Three people dressed in government offices walked down the carriage, one was younger, one was almost middle-aged, and the other was slightly old.
Xu Zun only knew one, and the youngest was Shou Taimin of Shangyuan County, who had come to Xinye County to inspect work before.
And judging from the official robe, the slightly elderly person should be Li Yan and Li Wensheng, the assassins of Tangzhou!
Li Yan was also born in Jinshi Hanlin, and once served as a Beijing official in the Ministry of Officials, and was later promoted to the Assassin of Tangzhou.
The county guard is equivalent to the mayor, and the assassin is equivalent to a high-ranking official, Xu Zun is a little curious, I don't know who the middle-aged man is?
Looking at the official uniform on this person, the rank should be below Li Yan, but when he got off the car, this person was the last to get off, and Li Yan personally guided him, and his posture was very profound.
Oh......
From this point of view, this middle-aged man should have a lot of background!
"Xinye County ordered Qiu Yongnian to welcome all the adults!" Because he was a protΓ©gΓ© of the Son of Heaven, Qiu Yongnian only bowed down and bowed, but did not bow down.
The Great Xuan Dynasty respected metaphysics and did not have strict requirements for etiquette, so Luo Xiancheng and others, like Qiu Yongnian, all bowed down to show respect.
"Well," Li Yan nodded slightly, and pointed to the middle-aged man first, "Let me introduce to you, this is Lord Chen Taiji, the criminal case of the Criminal Department!"
"The iron coffin case is very important, I have reported this case to the Holy Lord, and the Holy Lord will send Lord Chen to supervise the case with full authority, you need to cooperate with Lord Chen unconditionally, and there must be no slackness, understand?"
"Yes!" Qiu Yongnian and the others received the order, and then they all saluted Chen Taiji, "I've seen Lord Chen!" β
"Everyone, please get up!" Chen Taiji symbolically helped Qiu Yongnian up and said, "Qiu County ordered not to be polite, Lord Assassin Shi is also serious, Chen has received the grace of heaven to supervise this case, and he must do his best to live up to his holy hopes."
"Ladies and gentlemen," he said to everyone, "Although Your Majesty has not officially issued an edict, he has already passed on an edict to Chen!"
"It can be seen that the Holy Lord attaches great importance to the iron coffin case, and I hope that all colleagues will cooperate with Chen, let us find out the truth together, and find out those evildoers with bad intentions!"
"Yes!" Qiu Yongnian hurriedly expressed his heartfelt feelings, "We will do our best to live up to the holy hope!" β
"Hahaha, that's good, that's good!" Chen Taiji nodded in satisfaction.
"Lord Chen," Li Yan pointed to the yamen, "It's been a long journey, let's go in and talk about it!" β
"Good, good!"
While speaking, Chen Taiji followed Li Yan to the yamen, but when he passed by Xu Zun, he suddenly stopped.
"Huh?" He looked Xu Zun up and down and asked, "Are you called Xu Zun?" β