Right now, the prince of the king of the north of this town has been looking for clues all the way and found out that this Linchuan County is here.

Sun Juncheng couldn't help but feel bitter on his face: "The prince came to the contemptible mansion, but he wants to be held responsible?" ”

Pei You's eyebrows raised slightly: "It's not my turn to do the matter of accountability." ”

He came here to Linchuan in order to find out the man who sold iron weapons privately. At the moment, it seems that the people who sell iron privately should be the same as those who secretly mine copper and iron.

"It's just that if you want to find out about this, you really need the help of the county minister."

Sun Juncheng was just taken aback by his sudden appearance, and when he heard him say this, his heart sank, and he understood what he meant.

If such a dangerous matter as the private sale of iron utensils is found out and investigated by the officials of Jiangzhou or Linchuan themselves, it will be a credit.

However, now that this matter has been tracked down by the prince of Zhenbei from the north, the court blames it, which is a crime of improper supervision, and I am afraid that it will take off the black gauze hat on the heads of a wave of people.

The prince of Zhenbei appeared at this time and asked the people from Jiangzhou or Linchuan officialdom to investigate, but they couldn't get anything good at this time, and they might not do their best.

But Sun Juncheng is different, the matter of private mining was originally what he found out to investigate, and now that he has brought out the matter of selling ironware, he will also investigate it to the end.

He is an official in Linchuan and belongs to Jiangzhou, so he can quickly find out and close the case by maneuvering around in the meantime.

Pei You looked at Sun Juncheng and said: "I am only going to find out the iron case, if Juncheng can help me settle the case as soon as possible, then returning to the saint will also be a credit to Juncheng." ”

This is what it means to speak good words for him, in front of the saints.

Sun Juncheng stroked his beard, he was not greedy for merit, otherwise, he would not just stay in this county seat with peace of mind, and he was not willing to move for nearly ten years.

This matter was finally found out, as long as he was not blamed by the imperial court or implicated by Liu Yuan, he was already satisfied.

Since they all said it, the three of them took this opportunity to discuss how to get the evidence of Liu Yuan's participation and find him out.

When everything was decided, He Lingjiang opened the door.

At this time, Sun Rujin happened to prepare refreshments and brought them in with his servants: "Ling Jiang, come and check the refreshments I prepared myself." ”

The servant was glad in his heart, he never thought that it would take so long for the fourth lady to prepare a refreshment, but fortunately, Lord Lang did not blame them for their slow movements.

He Lingjiang smiled and took the pastry she handed over, and took a bite gently: "Jin Niang has developed a new flavor of pastry?" It tastes good. ”

"I've got a lot to offer today, and if you like it, I'll bring you some later." Sun Rujin sat down on a chair beside him.

Sun Juncheng couldn't help but praise her, quite a bit of my family's feeling of a woman growing up: "Jin Niang's craftsmanship is getting better and better." ”

The few of them chatted for a while with refreshments, and then He Lingjiang went back to her courtyard with Sun Rujin.

When I came to Sun's Mansion, there was no reason to rush back.

She spent a day in Sun Rujin's courtyard before taking someone back to her home.

The sun had gone down, the sky was gradually darkening, and before I knew it, it was already the middle of the moon.

He Lingjiang was dressed in dark clothes, and as soon as he turned over the wall of the He Mansion, he saw a person standing outside.

She raised her eyebrows slightly: "It's quite early." ”

"I'm always on time." Pei You put down the arms that were hugged in front of his chest, "It's rare to come out of your house like you and climb over the wall." ”

He Lingjiang waved his hand: "If you are a thief tonight, you must have the consciousness of being a thief." ”

In the middle of the night, if she swaggered out of the He Mansion, she would have to be reported to the Song family by the porter, and she would just worry about herself.

Taking advantage of the night, the two headed for the county guard's mansion.

The county guard mansion is heavily guarded, and perhaps because of the fact that he came into the high density of Nanshan, there are a few more guards who patrol back and forth than usual.

Pei You had already stepped on the point the night before, and the two avoided people all the way, and successfully touched the outside of the study of the county guard Liu Yuan.

It was late at night, and there was no one in the study, but there were still two guards standing in front of the door.

Pei You, who was hiding in a secret place, glanced at He Lingjiang and said silently: "Don't you know how to do mysticism?" Let them sleep. ”

He Lingjiang frowned at him, "You should be as easy as raising your hand?" ”

The two of them were some distance away from them, and if they wanted to unconsciously urge them to sleep without leaving a flaw, so that they could wake up and find that something was wrong, they didn't just move their fingers.

She took out two sleeping charms from her sleeves, and her slender fingers flew around, and in an instant, two vivid cranes were folded.

The paper-folded bird stood in her plain white palm, its wings slightly spread, and its pointed beak slightly hooked inward.

Pei You looked at the two small cranes, and his eyes couldn't help but squint slightly.

He Lingjiang put the two fingers of his right hand together, drawing slightly in the air, the wings of the crane trembled slightly, and with the movement of her fingers, the two paper cranes flew up leisurely.

She concentrated, drew a rune in the air, and then pointed to the two guards in front of the door of the study, and the paper crane hovering in the air stabilized its body, and flew silently forward under the cover of night.

When he arrived near the guard, He Lingjiang's hand moved, and the two paper cranes hovered above the guard's head and did not move.

It was late at night, and the guards guarding the door were trying to keep their eyes wide and not let themselves get sleepy.

With a slight tap of her finger, she saw a small paper crane, faintly flickering in the night with an imperceptible dark golden light, and the dots of light slowly fell, sprinkled on the top of the guard's head, and then disappeared.

I don't know who yawned first, and the other couldn't help but yawn.

The eyelids drooped unconsciously, and the two of them finally couldn't help but lean against the door frame and close their eyes.

He Lingjiang and Pei You jumped out of the shadows, walked gently in front of the two, and drew a sleepy talisman in the air between their foreheads, and then quietly pushed the door into the study.

Inevitably, the guards who were patrolling back and forth found that something was wrong, He Ling Jiang did not light the lamp, took out a pearl from his sleeve and handed it to Pei You, and the two of them investigated the study with the glow of the pearl.

Liu Yuan's study was very large, and He Lingjiang and Pei You searched through it, but they didn't find anything useful.

What was placed inside was nothing more than some books that Liu Yuan often read, the poems and essays left behind by Danqing or the correspondence with friends, and a few official letters that had been processed.

It's nothing more than the things that a civil servant's study would have, and they all look normal.

He Lingjiang and Pei You glanced at each other, judging from her experience in turning over people's studies over the years, Liu Yuan must also have a hidden compartment or secret passage.

The two of them tapped on the hidden place in the room and searched secretly, and finally found a secret compartment on the wall of the table.

He Lingjiang was overjoyed in his eyes and found it!

She half-squatted under the table, and just wanted to reach out to touch it, but suddenly slammed it again.

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