The Criminal Department has been busy lately.

There is no eyebrow on this side of the murder case, and there is another murder case over there.

In today's early dynasty, Shangshu of the Criminal Department and Ge Baoxue, the commander of the Yulin Army, were both reprimanded.

The reason is that there were four murders at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and the Criminal Department had no clue for more than ten days of investigation, and it was not good to do things, and the latter was because of the dereliction of duty of the night patrol soldiers in the city.

As a result, the garrison of Gangneung Fortress was strengthened.

Today, the Gu family is busy.

Gu Mingzhu took advantage of Gu Xiurong's retirement today, and took care of the family affairs early, so he asked people to take them to Yue's house to exchange Wending.

Although it is a royal marriage, the etiquette of the Gu family is the same.

Gu Mingzhu lifted the curtain of the car and looked at the people not far away, and asked, "Why is Xu Jue also there?" ”

Chun'er said: "The son said, it is not a trivial matter to set a marriage, the lord and the lady are far away in Gusu and can't come in time, Xu Shizi is a big official, and he oppresses the field, don't let the Yue family feel that they have despised Miss Yue." ”

Gu Mingzhu thought about it, and Manjiangling really couldn't find a second person who could invite Xu Jue to be a witness.

It's just that he is so swaggering, whether it is because she is a little more, or because of his friendship with his brother.

Chun'er looked at her hand that had not fallen for a long time, followed her gaze, and said, "Miss, are you still worried about what Xu Shizi said in the martial arts?" ”

Gu Mingzhu let go of her hand and looked at her: "What did you hear?" ”

Chun'er scratched her head embarrassedly: "It was Yang Jiu who told me, he heard the conversation between Xu Shizi and the eldest prince with his own ears, and Xu Shizi just helped you out that night." ”

Gu Mingzhu smiled: "That's what he said to his brother?" ”

"Yes, Yang Jiu's wooden pimple is not a lie." Chun'er said, she thought about it, and then continued: "But Miss, in my opinion, Xu Shizi is much stronger than Yun Zhao, and his family background is superior, but he looks very fierce, if it weren't for this, there would have been someone who was not afraid of death and pounced on it, I heard that two days ago, a girl plucked up the courage to throw a handkerchief, guess what?" ”

Gu Mingzhu said: "What's the matter?" ”

Chun'er said: "The handkerchief was split into two by him as a murder weapon, and the girl's face turned white with fright on the spot." ”

Chun'er approached cautiously, for fear that people outside would hear it: "But Miss, no matter how I look at it, I feel that Xu Shizi is not ordinary." ”

Gu Mingzhu's eyes were also dyed with a smile, Xu is brother is married today, and she is in a particularly good mood, she cooperated and asked, "What do you say?" ”

"Although it is said that he is very fierce outside, I see that he is different from Miss, and I ...... it" Chun'er thought for a while: "...... Gentle! Especially in Licheng, Xu Shizi guarded the young lady for a whole night, and he was not impatient at all. In the past two months in Jiangling, I have sent a lot of things in September, all of which are new things, and the grapes that Miss ate yesterday were also sent by Xufu, how can there be grapes in Jiangling at this time! ”

The carriage stopped in front of Yue's mansion, and the conversation between the two was interrupted.

Yue Hanzhang was already waiting at the door with his daughter.

Where Xu Jue is there, he can't help but have a polite greeting, and a few people enter the house.

Yue Jingshu took a few steps and walked with Gu Mingzhu: "How is my sister doing recently?" ”

Gu Mingzhu smiled: "Everything is fine, what about my sister?" ”

"It's calm."

The two smiled tacitly, and Yue Jingshu diverted the topic: "The pastries you entrusted someone to send a few days ago, Hua'er likes them very much, and Miss Li is also quite fond of them, let me ask where you bought them?" She searched several shops but couldn't buy them. ”

"Miss Li?"

Yue Jingshu said: "Li Ruyue, the daughter of Zuo Xiang, she came to me to borrow a copy of the paste that day, and she happened to meet Chun'er to deliver pastries. ”

Gu Mingzhu's smile did not decrease: "My sister knows her? ”

The two of them had already entered the hall door, and Yue Jingshu shook her head: "I don't know each other very well, it's just that I have a famous book at home, she is very knowledgeable, and she wants to borrow it for a few days." ”

"I see."

Yue Hanzhang quipped: "Look at the two of them, they haven't become in-laws yet, they are as close as sisters." ”

Gu Mingzhu smiled quietly with Yue Jingshu.

It seems that both families are quite satisfied with this marriage.

The two sides exchanged documents, that is, the official marriage, Yue Hanzhang had already set up a banquet, several people sat down, the three of them talked about marriage, and talked about the recent events in Jiangling City.

Gu Mingzhu said in a low voice: "What about Hua'er? ”

Yue Jingshu said: "Hua'er has been unwell for the past few days, and she needs to recuperate, so she can't see guests. ”

Gu Mingzhu knew a little bit in his heart.

Suddenly, I heard Xu Jue say: "Such a beast, it's not a pity to die." ”

He sat next to Gu Mingzhu.

There were a total of five people seated at this table, in order of Yue Hanzhang, Gu Xiurong, Xu Jue, Gu Mingzhu, and Yue Jingshu.

If it is according to the official position, it must be Xu Jue's seat, but today is the agreement between the Gu Yue and the two families, and he is too lazy to take the lead.

When Yue Hanzhang heard this, he paused slightly, and then sighed: "As the prince said, it seems that the rumors are true. ”

Only Gu Xiurong was confused: "Rumors? What rumors? ”

Yue Hanzhang said: "Lord Gu doesn't know, it has been rumored that Ion Yu relies on the prince's family to do merry and happy things, he especially likes girls, and he kidnapped ordinary children to torture, and refused to repent of his mistake after being discovered, but drove them out of Jiangling City." ”

Yue Jingshu's gaze changed slightly, and the nails under the table were fiercely embedded in the palms.

Gu Mingzhu called softly: "Sister Yue......"

Yue Jingshu suddenly came back to her senses, and her fist-clenched hand was comforted and patted by Gu Mingzhu.

"I've heard of two of them, and I've heard that the children in the family were terrified because of this, and soon they had nightmares."

Gu Xiurong was indignant: "This is simply not as good as a beast!" ”

"The criminal department has found some eyebrows, I heard that it is related to King Rui, and now it is rumored in Jiangling City that it was King Rui who bought the Red Leaf Building to kill Ion Yu."

Yue Hanzhang looked at Xu Jue and said, "What does Xu Shizi think?" ”

Xu Jue thought about it for a moment and said, "There are some coincidences. ”

All four looked at him.

"Leaving a dagger with a red leaf mark on Ion Yu's body, usually murderers will take away the murder weapon to avoid exposure, but the perpetrator did not do this, I think he deliberately left that dagger, so that we can find the red leaf building."

Gu Xiurong quickly understood: "What you mean is that this person is going to frame him and want to put the death of Ion Yu on King Rui's head." ”

Gu Xiurong thought for a while: "Yes, he deliberately let out a rumor, saying that King Rui had been to the Red Leaf Tower, Prince De and King Rui already had a disagreement, and now because of the death of Ion Yu, the two have reached the point of incompatibility." ”

Xu Jue nodded and said, "The snipe and the clam compete, the fisherman profits, this person's purpose is not simple." ”

Gu Mingzhu couldn't help coughing lightly, looking at Yue Jingshu, facing her smiling gaze.

"That's it, let's not talk about it, eat and drink...... The old wine I specially looked for, today is a happy day, and the old man will accompany the two of you to have a good drink. ”

Unexpectedly, I drank for more than an hour, and the wine served one pot after another, and in the end, the three of them were drunk for seven or eight.

Yue Jingshu helped Gu Xiurong to go to the side room to rest.

Yue Hanzhang was also helped away by his subordinates.

Xu Jue waved his hand, stopped the little guy who came forward to help, and said to Gu Mingzhu: "The Yue family's food is not to taste? ”

Gu Mingzhu shook his head: "It's okay." ”

"Look you haven't eaten a few bites." As he spoke, his hand fumbled for two pieces of paper candy in his arms: "Give." ”

Gu Mingzhu took it in surprise: "Why do you carry sugar with you?" ”

Xu Jue said: "Don't you like to eat?" ”

Gu Mingzhu pinched the candy and was speechless for a while.