As soon as he heard this, Cao Yi laughed, his eyes were slightly curved, thick like ink, and like a whirlpool brewing in the spring breeze, obviously a steady and mature man, but there was a faint embarrassment and helplessness of a young man.

"What's there to thank you for, I couldn't live with you in the first place."

An apology and a thank-you, is it endless? Xin Yi thought it was funny, and his eyes were full of traces of laughter.

"Lord Cao came here in disguise, it wasn't just to apologize to me, right?"

Cao Yi's face was slightly dry, his lips moved, and he couldn't speak.

"It's because ...... Without Mrs. Zhang's permission, Cao Mou made an assertion and said some undignified things, which was really ashamed. After thinking about it, Cao still decided to come and make a compensatory ...... to Mrs. Zhang."

After a pause, he smiled awkwardly, put down the food boxes in his arms, and placed them in front of Xin Yi one by one.

"Mrs. Zhang is affected. This is Cao's intention, don't dislike it. ”

Xin Yi looked at the wine and food brought by Cao Yi and couldn't help laughing.

"Cao Du refers to what a strange person."

Cao Yi raised his head and smiled astringently.

Xin Yi continued to laugh and said: "You are a relative of the emperor and a master. I am a common man, an inferior person, even if you do something bad, what can I do to you? So, I'm curious, what is the indecency that makes Lord Cao so solemn? ”

Cao Yi smiled, his cheeks hot.

"Cao was abrupt, in front of the official family, he said that he liked Mrs. Zhang."

This sentence was said very easily, Cao Yi himself was slightly surprised, and then while Xin Yi had not yet reacted, he explained awkwardly, "Zhang Niangzi is not strange, Cao Mou made this decision, and it was a last resort." ”

Xin Yi asked, "To save me?" ”

Cao Yi was a little glad that the light in the prison was dim, and the little lady couldn't see the flush on his face.

"It's a shame to say that Cao Mou is not all about saving Mrs. Zhang, but there is no other excuse to find. If they don't, the officials will be suspicious. It's okay to suspect Cao's motives, I'm afraid that I will be suspicious of my sister in the palace and even the entire Cao family...... The companion is like a tiger, Cao doesn't dare to bet, he really can't stand Mrs. Zhang. ”

He was able to tell the truth, and Xin Yi was very surprised.

"Lord Cao can actually lie to me? Why not? ”

"Zhang Niangzi Bingxue is smart, Cao doesn't dare."

In fact, Cao Yi can't understand why he tells the truth, why he trusts the woman in front of him so much, just like an old friend who has known her for many years, and can calmly admit that he is not so decent.

Xin Yi's eyebrows rose slightly, revealing a sly smile.

"Well, I forgive you. So how is Lord Cao going to thank me for my help? ”

Cao Yi clasped his hands and bowed deeply to her.

"Mrs. Zhang rest assured, Cao will not let you be wronged in vain. Today I saw my sister in Kunning Palace, and she promised me to mediate and clear the charge for Mrs. Zhang......"

"No!" Xin Yi held back his expression and said seriously.

She understands the contradiction between the Zhang Cao family too well.

Although Empress Cao is virtuous and deeply loved by the courtiers, even if Renzong does not like her, Empress Cao still has a certain right to speak. But the deeper the Cao family is involved in this matter, the easier it is to attract the suspicion of the Zhang family and the emperor.

It is a pool of muddy water, and if Queen Cao ends up in person, it will only get muddy.

Xin Yi looked at Cao Yi, who was hesitant, his dark eyes narrowed, and the corners of his mouth seemed to be smiling.

"Lord Cao really wants to help me, just stand by and watch, don't bother, the King of Guangling County will definitely think of a way to save me."

Cao Yi was suffocated in his heart.

There was nothing wrong with these words, and Xin Yi's tone was extremely tactful, but it was not a taste to listen to the ears, like being poured cold water on his head in winter.

The primordial competition between male organisms may have planted the seeds at this moment.

In the years that followed, Cao Yi still remembered the appearance of Xin Yiyun in the Kaifeng Mansion prison that night, when he said lightly, "The king of Guangling County will definitely think of a son to save me".

Cao Yi smiled bitterly, his quiet gaze turned around, and he changed the topic.

"There is one more thing, Cao wants to ask Mrs. Zhang."

"Lord Cao, please speak."

"How did Chen Chusheng die? What did he say before he died? ”

Xin Yi looked at him, "Imperial Physician Chen set fire to the tower himself, and then jumped into the fire. As to why he did this, whether it was to destroy the evidence of the crime, I am not sure. Then, before he died, he was haunted by the tragedy of that year, but he didn't say anything useful......"

After a pause, she asked Cao Yi, "Does Lord Cao have any clues?" ”

Cao Yi shook his head, "I was trying to lure me and Zhang Yaozhuo to the secret letter of the Medicine King Tower, who did it, and what was the purpose?" ”

Xin Yi smiled, "Sow discord? Knowing that the Cao family and the Zhang family have old grudges, they deliberately lead you to fight and profit? ”

Cao Yi: "That sounds like that. But everyone knows the contradiction between Zhang Cao's two families, so why provoke it? ”

“……”

Xin Yi felt that Cao Yi's words were not unreasonable.

In a fire, Chen Chusheng destroyed the Yaowang Tower, but left many doubts.

"Then I can't guess."

Xin Yi shook his head, his tone was relaxed and smiling, but Cao Yi didn't have the slightest smile, his expression was gloomy, as if he had something to say, but he stopped talking.

Xin Yi's eyes moved: "Master Cao can say whatever he wants, right?" ”

Cao Yi's brows furrowed slowly, "The official family gave three days. After three days, if you can't find strong evidence to clear your suspicion, the official family will punish you according to Zhang Yaozhuo's request. ”

Xin Yi snorted: "The official family is biased." ”

In later generations, there is a provision in the law, called "whoever asserts shall bear the burden of proof", that is, to prove the guilt of others, evidence must be presented, and the person accused should not prove his innocence.

Because it is difficult to prove innocence, but it is not too easy to find fault with people.

Cao Yi was silent.

The matter of the official family's partiality with the Zhang family, how can it stop at this one?

"Zhang Niangzi, don't worry, Cao is not talented, but she will do her best, and she will not teach you to be wronged by others."

"Lord Cao?" Xin Yi looked at his categorical appearance, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Cao Yi smiled slightly, "You eat something, so you can rest." I can't stay long, so I'm leaving. ”

Perhaps he was really guilty of Xin Yi's imprisonment, and before turning to leave, Cao Yi suddenly paused again and looked back at Xin Yi deeply.

This glance is very deep, long.

Xin Yi was uncomfortable with him, and he strode away, his footsteps fast and powerful in the empty cell.

……

……

I was lazy in the house on a snowy day, and time seemed to pass very slowly.

Far away from Bianjing, in the Tanuki Village, the earth dragon is burned to keep the cold out.

A group of cat slaves gathered in the Baihua Pavilion to watch the cats "kick the shuttlecock". The shuttlecock is loaded with chicken feathers, and the cat seems to have a natural enthusiasm, and you are snatching and playing back and forth, and the cat slaves are gossiping, which is very lively.

Fu Jiuqu is happy to be quiet, except for cats, there are not many people in the Tanuki Village.

Since Luo Tan was killed by Sun Huaicane, the cat slaves in Zhuangzi have been even more cautious. The marigold was sent back to the Tanuki Village, and it was taken care of by the current steward, the big girl Biyan, and she didn't dare to let it out of sight, which was really a little ancestor-like treatment.

"Ninth Master."

Biyan is a thin and tall girl, about seventeen or eighteen years old, she was sick after Luo Tan's cane was killed, and she just got better, a hibiscus face was sickly, but the master braved the wind and snow to come to the Tanuki Slave Village, she didn't dare to take it lightly, and waited on the side worriedly.

"The cat chef has prepared the marigold's meal. Will the servant be brought here, or will it cool down for a while? ”

Fu Jiuqu didn't look up, looked at the marigold hanging upside down on the cat's climbing frame, and said lazily: "Come on." ”

Biyan: "Yes." ”

The two kitten slaves brought the meal with a silver cat bowl, Biyan took it, and was about to take the marigold down to eat, when Fu Jiuqu got up.

"I'll come."

Biyan was slightly stunned, looked at him without speaking, respectfully handed the cat bowl to Fu Jiuqu's hand, and then silently retreated to the side.

"Marigold has a good appetite in the past two days, and I like fish, meat, chickens and ducks......"

Fu Jiuqu put the food bowl away, waited for the marigold to eat, and stroked its back hair very patiently, looking calm and gentle.

Biyan observed the words, and just breathed a sigh of relief, he heard Fu Jiuqu say: "Go and prepare the cat cage of Marigold." ”

Biyan was full of surprise, but she didn't dare to ask more.

Fu Jiuqu wouldn't explain anything to the cat slave, but Biyan knew that the eldest princess had always been in conflict with cats, and she would get sick whenever she touched a cat, so the king of Guangling County would never bring the cat back to the eldest princess's mansion, so in addition to the raccoon slave village, where could the marigold go?

Could it be that it was given to the woman surnamed Zhang?

Biyan guessed suspiciously in her heart, and just took the cat cage over, she saw Cheng Cang approaching with a knife and said in a very low voice.

"The King of the County. The little marquis came over and said that there was an urgent report. ”

Fu Jiuqu stroked Marigold Hand, paused slightly, turned his head unchanged, motioned for Biyan to come over and serve Marigold, and then strode out of the Hundred Flowers Pavilion and went straight to the conference room in the front hall.

Cai Qi was waiting at the door.

Fu Jiuqu raised his hand and motioned for him to go in.

When the two entered, Cheng Cang closed the door and stood guard outside the door.

Fu Jiuqu said: "Why are you in such a hurry? ”

Cai Qi's expression was anxious, his skin was slightly red, and he obviously came on a fast horse against the wind and snow.

"Chonglou, the detective department has to report bad news."

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Chapter II