The night is as cool as water, and a bright moon hangs on the screen in the sky.

sprinkled a faint glow, reflecting Chen Ke's lonely shadow.

"Could it be that he is resting today?" Chen Ke was a little puzzled.

The night was shrouded, the streets were lit up, and the surroundings of Jingzhao Mansion were also bright.

It wasn't until late at night that Chen Ke saw a thin-looking middle-aged man in a purple robe walk out of the yamen, followed by a few guards. Chen Ke recognized it at a glance, there were not many patches on his body, but the clothes were really old, and by the light at the entrance of the yamen, he could see that the corners of the official's clothes were a little worn.

"Lord Longtulong!" Chen Ke shouted loudly.

"Whoever makes a noise, drive him away." One of the guards said.

Long Tu waved his hand and said, "It may be a person with grievances, call him over." Who can wait for me to come out in the middle of the night, who doesn't have grievances. ”

Immediately, a guard led Chen Ke to Long Tu's side, and Long Tu asked with a gentle face: "Little brother, what did you call me?" ”

Chen Ke looked at Long Tu's concerned look, leaned over and bowed heavily: "Grass people Chen Ke begs Lord Long to uphold justice!" ”

"There's no need to be polite if you're not in court." Long Tu waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, but if there is a grievance, this government will preside over it for you and give you justice." ”

Chen Ke's heart warmed, and he seemed to have finally met a good official.

Chen Ke said: "I have one hundred and thirty-three households in Chenjia Village, four hundred and seventy-two people, except for me, all of them have been wiped out. The officials of the prefecture and county did not dare to investigate, and shirked to the flood, and the grass people couldn't, so they had to go to Beijing to find justice! ”

"What!" Long Tu was shocked, and then said angrily, "In my Great Zhao Kingdom, there is such a bad thing!" Come into the house with me and talk to me carefully! ”

They walked into the government together.

Under the dim light, Chen Ke recounted the evil deeds of the masked people who slaughtered Chenjia Village.

Not only Long Tu, but also the guards on both sides listened with anger.

"How can this be reasonable, in the territory of my Zhao country, there are such crazy thieves." A handsome guard next to him clenched his fist and swung it heavily.

Long Tu had a calm face, his two thick eyebrows were like blades squeezed together, he looked at Chen Ke and said, "Don't worry, as long as what you say is the truth, this government will definitely avenge you, and release a list of articles to arrest this group of outlaws!" ”

Although Chen Ke said very miserably, Long Tu is not an ordinary county order, let alone a hot-blooded young man, he needs to judge whether Chen Ke's words are true.

"Bai Guard, you took two people overnight and rode a fast horse to Shanyin County to see if this little brother Chen Ke was so miserable." Long Tu said to the suave young man beside him.

"Don't worry, sir, I'll go back as soon as I go." The white guard nodded slightly, turned and walked out of the room.

Chen Ke and Long Tu talked a lot, and the only thing they hid was the cross tattoo on the faces of the wicked people. He was worried that once he said about the cross tattoo, this Lord Longtu would directly give up investigating the case like the county magistrate of Junjiang County.

Long Tu saw Chen Ke's hesitant appearance, and asked, "Is there any secret that can't be said?" ”

Chen Ke looked at Long Tu and said, "I don't know if I can trust Lord Long, I did hide some secrets." I'm worried that once these secrets are revealed, Lord Long will give up investigating the case. ”

Long Tu laughed, and the other guards around him also smiled and said, "Brother Chen Ke, if this mansion doesn't dare to help you avenge your grievances, I'm afraid that there will be no one in the entire Zhao Kingdom who can avenge your grievances." But it doesn't hurt for you to say it, if there is really any prince and nobleman involved in this matter, there is a sword of Shang Fang rewarded by His Majesty in this mansion, and the prince will be beheaded at the top and the scoundrel at the bottom! ”

Seeing this, Chen Ke didn't hide it, and said directly: "I once tore off the face towel of a masked man, and he has a cross tattoo on the left side of his face, I don't know if adults know the origin of the cross tattoo!" ”

"Cross tattoo!" Long Tu paused slightly, he looked left and right and asked, "You have also passed through the prison, can you know the origin of the cross tattoo!" ”

The guard on the left was a middle-aged strong man, he thought for a while, and said: "Lord Hui, generally repeat offenders have to be tattooed on the frontier, but they are 'rape' or 'murderer'. ”

The guard on the right was younger, and he also said: "The law of this dynasty: Whoever commits a theft, the stab is tied behind the ear, and the disciple, the stream, and the square." If it is assigned to the southern state, the southern state will be tattooed. But the cross tattoo, the subordinates are not clear. ”

Long Tu frowned, although he asked the white guards to confirm the truth of Chen Ke's words, Long Tu already believed Chen Ke's words in his heart.

As the Yin of Jingzhao Mansion, he was a member of the first rank of the dynasty, Chen Ke was full of food to deceive him, and after being exposed, Chen Ke was going to be punished.

"Cross tattoos." Long Tu frowned and whispered, "This mansion has also been a criminal official, and I have also seen tattoos for prisoners. It's just that this cross tattoo has never been heard of. ”

Chen Ke's heart gradually sank, he didn't know if Long Tu really didn't know, or if he didn't dare to care about it like the Junjiang County Order.

Long Tu said: "But Brother Chen Ke, don't worry, I am friends with Dali Siqing, he is in charge of the law of the prison, and the crimes of the world's tattoos are in his hands, I will take you to see him tomorrow morning, as long as this cross tattoo is customized for the mortals of this dynasty, you will definitely be able to find out their identity." ”

Chen Ke felt a little lost in his heart, but Long Tu did not refuse him, but wanted to help him continue to investigate the case.

Chen Ke got up and bowed heavily to Long Tu: "Lord Long, the blood feud in Chenjia Village is entrusted to you, if you can't help me, then there is really no one in the world who can uphold justice for those who died tragically!" ”

Long Tu Zhengse said: "Brother Chen Ke, don't worry, this mansion will not let you down, let alone let the thieves go unpunished!" ”

"Thank you, sir." Chen Ke straightened up and said.

Long Tu looked at the middle-aged guard beside him and said, "Guard Zhang, you have been by Brother Chen Ke's side for the past few days and protected him." Although the thieves said that they would not appear, they should also be on guard against those who have a heart. Chen Ke is not early, you also rest early, I will take you to see Dali Siqing early tomorrow morning. ”

The middle-aged guard said, "Yes, my lord! ”

After Chen Ke thanked him, he was escorted out of Jingzhao Mansion by Zhang and accompanied Chen Ke back to the inn. In the past few days, this Zhang guard should have been with Chen Ke.

is to protect Chen Ke, but also to monitor Chen Ke. Protecting nature is to protect Chen Ke's life and safety, and monitoring is to make sure that Chen Ke has no problem.

A village was slaughtered, and only one young man escaped alive, and Long Tu has been through various unjust cases for a long time, and he has rarely seen this situation.

"Lord Zhang Huwei, do you know Lord Chen Ying Chen from the household department?" Chen Ke remembered Sister-in-law Qin's ugly face when she came back, and planned to help Sister-in-law Qin inquire about Chen Ying's personality.

"Brother Chen Ke, I'm not an adult, I'm older than you, it's good if you call me Brother Zhang." Zhang Huwei said with a smile, "As for what you said about Lord Chen Yingchen, if I am not mistaken, he was the new champion three years ago, and he was selected as a concubine by Princess Jinde, and the whole capital was greatly shaken at that time, and I also went to see Chen Yingma Jinbangkua Street!" ”

"Pony?" Chen Ke was stunned, and felt that something was wrong in his heart, so he immediately asked, "Brother Zhang, how many Chen Ying are there in the household?" ”

Zhang Huwei said: "If it is the capital, there is only one Chen Ying and Chen Gongma." He caused a sensation in the entire capital at that time, he was the top student in high school, and he was favored by the princess, which can be described as a step to the sky! ”

Bridegroom! Princess? The wife of the chaff in the house!

Chen Ke's heart sank, and he immediately understood that Sister-in-law Qin was in trouble.

I'm afraid it's a trouble that Sister-in-law Qin can't solve in her life!

"Brother Zhang, if you have a wife at home, can you marry a princess?" Chen Ke asked, for Sister-in-law Qin and the princess to serve a husband, Chen Ke didn't have too many waves in his heart, only worried that this princess was not a concubine!

Zhang Huwei smiled and said: "Brother Chen Ke, what is the identity of the princess, how can she serve the same husband with others, even if she is a concubine, she needs the consent of the princess, and Your Majesty allows it." ”

"What if you have already married a wife, and then marry a princess?" Chen Ke asked.

Zhang Huwei smiled and said, "I have already married a wife, and I will marry a princess again, and I will deceive the monarch and ask for it." ”

Chen Ke understood why Chen Ying and Sister-in-law Qin met in a hurry, it turned out that the answer was here.

Back at the inn, Sister-in-law Qin saw Chen Ke come back, and after asking if there was no accident, she turned around and went back to sleep.

Zhang Huwei also opened a room in the inn, next door to Chen Ke, he wanted to protect Chen Ke, used public power, reported his identity, and the innkeeper directly said that he would choose a room at will.

With a slight pain in his chest, Chen Ke sat cross-legged and began his usual breathing.

"Don't tell Sister-in-law Qin about Chen Ying, if Chen Ying's incident happens, Sister-in-law Qin will also be arrested and imprisoned." Chen Ke guessed, and then stopped thinking about it, but breathed quietly.

In the early morning, Chen Ke woke up from the nightmare of flames in the sky, he covered his heart and adjusted his breathing.

After a while.

"Dangdangdang......"

There was a knock on the door, Chen Ke let out a breath of turbidity, got up and got out of bed to open the door.

"Sister-in-law Qin." Chen Ke greeted with a smile.

Sister-in-law Qin brought a bowl of noodle soup with an egg on it. She borrowed the kitchen of the inn to make it herself, and Sister-in-law Qin said with a smile: "Brother Chen, I have made a lot, you eat dry cakes these days, eat more." After a few days, Xiaobao's father gave me money, and I will take you to have a good meal. ”

"Thank you, sister-in-law Qin." Chen Ke said with a smile, it seems that he has never heard of Chen Ying becoming a colt.

After eating noodles, Zhang Escort also came up from downstairs, and there was another guard beside him, it was Lord Longtu who sent someone to inform him to see Dali Siqing.

After Chen Ke and Sister-in-law Qin said goodbye, they immediately followed Zhang to escort them to see Longtu.

It's still in the Jingzhao Mansion, but it's not in the front hall, but in the back hall, and Long Tu has invited Dali Siqing.

When Chen Ke came in, he saw a middle-aged man with long hair scattered behind his head sitting in the room, he had a beard, a kind face, and a pair of deep eyes were also looking at Chen Ke.

"You're the one who inquired about the cross tattoo?" The middle-aged man asked Chen Ke with a smile.

Long Tu stretched out his hand to introduce the middle-aged man and said: "Chen Ke, this is the first-class member of the dynasty, Situ Guangxian Situ of Dali Temple!" Brother Situ, this is the Chen Ke I said. ”

Chen Ke arched his hand and said, "Grass people Chen Ke pays a visit to Lord Situ. ”

Dali Siqing said with a smile: "Little brother, I can tell you the origin of the cross tattoo, but are you sure you want to listen?" ”

Chen Ke said: "Sure." ”

Long Tu frowned slightly, he just talked about the cross tattoo with Dali Siqing, and did not mention too much about the grievances behind Chen Ke.

Dali Siqing smiled: "Okay, I'll tell you the origin of the cross tattoo!" ”