Hearing this, Zhao Wangshu bowed slightly: "Lu Chun knows that something happened?" ”

Pei Yue didn't know how to speak, so he didn't say anything.

Zhao Wangshu saw Pei Yue's embarrassed face, so he didn't continue to ask.

Pei Yue's trip was originally to investigate the case secretly, if it weren't for Zhao Wanning, I'm afraid this Pei Yue might not appear in front of her.

Since she was acting in secret, she was afraid that she would be instructed by Emperor Shengde, and it would be difficult to reveal the details to her.

Zhao Wangshu's slender fingers tapped the tabletop. She said softly: "The secret guard in my house said that he hadn't seen Lu Chunzhi for a long time, I originally thought that Wu Daoquan sent Lu Chunzhi to the counties and towns below, but my secret guard said that he had never seen him in the counties and towns below. ”

"But when I saw that Wu Daoquan today, he never mentioned Lu Chunzhi, as if this person did not appear."

"I'm still wondering, Lu Chunzhi is the son of the Lu family, Lord Lu's heart, he was ordered to follow Wu Daoquan to Qingzhou, if he really disappeared, then Wu Daoquan couldn't be in a hurry."

"Since you said that Lu Chunnian is also here, it must be Wu Daoquan who said this in the secret fold handed to the capital."

Pei Yue saw that the eldest princess had already guessed this, so she didn't hide it. He said eloquently: "Don't hide it from the eldest princess, the three of us also suddenly received a secret decree from the saint, saying that Lu Chunzhi was missing, and Qingzhou was afraid of chaos, so the three of us were sent to Qingzhou to secretly investigate the case." ”

Zhao Wangshu bowed slightly, which was on par with her guess.

"And what did you find?" Zhao Wanning asked out loud.

Pei Yue thought to himself, the eldest princess is the person that Emperor Shengde relies on, and the eldest princess came to Qingzhou this time to solve the affairs of Qingzhou.

Moreover, compared with the three of them who secretly investigated the case, the eldest princess was ordered to travel, and she could not only order Wu Daoquan, the minister of the Imperial Mission, but also the hundreds of soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army to obey. The eldest princess still has a secret guard in her hand, and her strength is much stronger than them.

What Pei Yue and the others can find out, the eldest princess can find out in time, but what the eldest princess can do, Pei Yue and the others may not be able to do.

Thinking of this, Pei Yue didn't hide it. Today, since Zhao Wanning said that the Grand Duke wants to see him, I am afraid that he also has the intention of cooperating.

If they can really cooperate with the eldest princess, with the help of the eldest princess's manpower, they will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort.

"Celestial Princess, Lord of the County." Pei Yue raised his head and looked at the two women in front of him with fixed eyes.

Zhao Wangshu was dressed in a red palace dress, her waist was straight, and she was not angry. Zhao Wanning, who was sitting next to her, was dressed in pink, leaning on the Taishi chair and looking at Pei Yue with interest.

"The two of you know, why does this Wu Daoquan live in the main hall of the Qingzhou Mansion?" Pei Yue sold it.

"Qingzhou is located in the north, and it is cold in winter, if there is no earth dragon, I am afraid that I will be frozen out of the disease. Although the main hall of the Qingzhou Mansion has also dug up the earth dragon, the main hall is a place to deal with government affairs on weekdays, and the room is empty, and no matter how good the earth dragon is, it can't warm up the whole room. ”

"Compared to the empty and cold main hall, which was originally used to do business, why doesn't Wu Daoquan live in a warm and warm bedroom with all kinds of bedding?"

Zhao Wanning also found out today that after they entered the Qingzhou Mansion, there were actually a few brocade quilts in the main hall, and thick cushions were spread on the couch, as if they were for people to sleep.

At that time, Zhao Wanning also secretly told Zhao Wangshu that in order to earn a good reputation in her heart, Wu Daoquan deliberately took a brocade quilt and pretended to be, so that Zhao Wangshu thought that he had worked tirelessly for the people of Qingzhou.

"He's pretending." Zhao Wanning blurted out: "I want Sister Ah to think that he is greedy for the disaster relief in Qingzhou, and he has a good feeling." ”

Pei Yue couldn't help laughing, Zhao Wanning was still so straightforward and cute.

As soon as Zhao Wanning saw Pei Yue laughing at her, she said angrily: "Pei Yue, what are you laughing at?" I just don't understand these government affairs. ”

Hearing Zhao Wanning call his name, Pei Yue hurriedly suppressed his smile, he was very happy in his heart, but he was also worried that he really made Zhao Wanning angry, so he immediately apologized: "It's a mistake, and I hope the county lord will forgive me." ”

Zhao Wanning wasn't really angry, she hugged her arms and snorted coldly, and didn't say anything.

Pei Yue saw that Zhao Wanning was just talking.

Zhao Wangshu looked at Zhao Wanning, who was coquettish, and then at Pei Yue, who was trying to hold back a smile in front of him, and finally asked, "So, what is the reason?" ”

"A few days ago, a man in black infiltrated the Qingzhou Mansion, killed Wu Daoquan's subordinate Wu Dezhi, and cut off Wu Dezhi's head and hung it at the head of Wu Daoquan's bed."

"The next day, Wu Daoquan woke up and saw a bloody head at the head of the bed, and he was so frightened that he moved from the backyard to the main hall of the government overnight, saying that there was a plaque of righteousness and brightness, which could suppress the resentment of this dead man."

"The Man in Black?" Zhao Wanning raised his eyes and looked up and down at Pei Yue, who was wearing a black night suit in front of him, thoughtfully.

Without waiting for her to speak, Pei Yue immediately said, "It's not me." ”

"I didn't say it was you." Zhao Wanning smiled, looking successful, and her good-looking eyes were bent into crescents.

Only then did Pei Yue find out that Zhao Wanning did it on purpose.

Zhao Wangshu silently took a sip of hot tea, which was already cold.

"Ahem," Seeing that Zhao Wanning and the others were still eyebrows, Zhao Wangshu couldn't help coughing lightly, and she said: "Wu Dezhi, I know, is Wu Daoquan's distant cousin, and he has been following him to do things." Why would someone kill him? ”

Pei Yue's face was serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Then Wu Daoquan was ordered to come to Qingzhou to deal with disaster relief, but as soon as he came, he put that Huang Yi'an in prison in the government, and then by understanding the situation in Qingzhou Mansion, he asked people to invite all the county orders of Qingzhou Mansion to come to Qingzhou Mansion. ”

"On the surface, he wants to understand the situation, but secretly, Wu Dezhi took people to various county offices to ask for money and things."

"Ridiculous!" Zhao Wangshu slapped his palm on the pineapple wood tabletop and made a "pop" sound.

Zhao Wangshu is a person who practices martial arts, she is angry, her palm has some strength, and one of the legs of the table seems to be cracked with one palm.

It was the first time Zhao Wanning saw Zhao Wangshu angry, and he was also frightened.

"When Wu Daoquan left Beijing, the imperial court first allocated 200,000 taels of silver for him to relieve the disaster. When I came to Qingzhou, I heard my father say that Wu Daoquan asked the court for money again. ”

"What did he Wu Daoquan do when he came to Qingzhou for so long? And spent all the 200,000 taels of silver before? Still ask the county government below for money? ”

Pei Yue has no contact with the eldest princess, whether it is in the previous life or in this life. The eldest princess in the previous life had almost never even met Zhao Wanning a few times, and in this life, Pei Yue was also the first time to have such direct contact with the eldest princess.

In the early years, when the eldest princess invited herself to join the army, Pei Yue felt that the eldest princess was a strong-willed person, and he also heard that the eldest princess was talented and intelligent, and Wen Taowu was outstanding, but he had never had the opportunity to appreciate it.

Today, he can only see the wrist of the eldest princess.

"This local official can't afford to offend the minister of the capital to come to the Qincha, and there is a relative of Wu Dezhi, so those local officials tried their best to scrape together some money and send it to Wu Daoquan."

"How can they take out their own money, it's not all the scavenging fat and ointment. Wu Daoquan took the money, and relying on the mountain to be far away from the emperor, he was drunk and dreamed of death, and indulged in wine. Disaster relief has always been Lu Chunzhi's busy work. ”

But Lu Chunzhi has no power in his hands, and he can't use the disaster relief funds, so he can do so limitedly. Later, somehow, Lu Chunzhi disappeared. ”

Pei Yue said that he was full of righteous indignation, Lu Chunzhi was also his friend, and now that his friend's life and death were uncertain, how could he not be angry.

"Maybe it was because the minister of the Qin mission was addicted to wine, fish, and meat that the people reached the ears of those righteous people in the rivers and lakes, and there was the killing of Wu Dezhi."

Pei Yue continued: "It's also a loss for that, Wu Daoquan was scared. The next day, he ordered the warehouse to be opened and put grain, and also gave porridge outside the government office. ”

After a while, Zhao Wangshu opened his mouth and asked, "Then have you found out the identity of the man in black?" ”

Pei Yue shook his head: "No." Wu Daoquan hid this matter, and I also met the person who collected the body for Wu Dezhi by chance, and I learned about it. Other insiders are probably bought. ”

"That's ......," Zhao Wangshu fell into deep thought.

For a moment the room was silent, and only the crackling of the candle wick could be heard.

After a long time, Zhao Wangshu spoke: "You said that Wu Dezhi took people to various county offices to ask for money, which is equivalent to Wu Daoquan borrowing from him, and now that Wu Dezhi is dead, Wu Daoquan asked the officials below to ask for money, and there is no proof of death?" ”

"Even if someone wants to report Wu Daoquan for accepting bribes, he can push the matter of asking for money on Wu Dezhi's head, saying that Wu Dezhi is a fake tiger and is making money outside under his pretenses, and he is not good at supervising and has never noticed this matter."

"So Wu Daoquan pushed Wu Dezhi out from the beginning, just because he had the intention of asking him to take the blame?" Zhao Wanning interjected.

Zhao Wangshu bowed slightly and said: "The person who came forward to ask for money is Wu Dezhi, and now that he is dead, Wu Daoquan can say whatever he wants." Someone is guilty, and there is no evidence, and the saint can only punish Wu Daoquan for the crime of unfavorable supervision. ”

"How can that be?" Zhao Wanning was filled with righteous indignation, and she said indignantly: "How can you let corrupt officials like Wu Daoquan get away with it? ”

Zhao Wangshu patted the back of her hand and comforted her.

"Does Lu Chun know if there is any news?" Zhao Wangshu asked.

Pei Yue shook his head with difficulty: "Lord Li took Lu Chunnian to find it." ”

Zhao Wangshu said: "Looking for someone like this, I'm afraid it won't work by Lord Li and Lu Chunnian alone." ”

"Not really." Pei Yue explained: "Master Li is a native of Qingzhou, and he has served in Qingzhou Mansion, and this time he also asked the head snake of Qingzhou Mansion to help. ”

"That's fine," Zhao Wangshu nodded, and said, "I still have to help the locals when it comes to finding someone." ”

"I have instructed the secret guards to keep an eye on Lu Chunzhi's whereabouts, and if they find any clues, they will inform you." Zhao Wangshu paused, and said: "It's a pity that Lu Chun can't make a noise about his disappearance, otherwise he can ask Qi Chun to take the Imperial Forest Army to find it." ”

As soon as he heard Qi Shen's name, Pei Yue felt uncomfortable, and he almost immediately looked up at Zhao Wanning, for fear that Zhao Wanning would still have a souvenir for Qi Shen. Seeing that Zhao Wanning's face was as usual, Pei Yue was relieved.

"Pei Yue thanked the eldest princess." Pei Yue arched his hand.

"Not necessarily." Zhao Wangshu waved his hand: "When I saw you, I had the intention of cooperation, and you should be able to see it." ”

Pei Yue knelt on one knee and clasped his fists with his hands: "But listen to the eldest princess." ”