Chapter 16: Murder with a Knife
Wen Chen keenly observed from the first step up to Qingfeng Building that only two private rooms on the second floor were lit.
With Durham's level of care, he would never let an insignificant person come to such an important occasion.
Then there is only one possibility, they want to test how anxious they are.
If you just ate and drank with those miscellaneous servants just now, and had no other requirements, it means that your requirements for the quality of life on weekdays are not high, and the so-called "letting bad habits blow in" is just a disguise.
That's why Wen Chen did everything he could, and accompanied them to play that play.
When I came to the private room next door, through the paper window, I vaguely saw three people sitting at the round table.
"High-end bureau ......"
Wen Chen snorted and pushed the door in.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I've been waiting for a long time!"
Among the three people at the table, one of them was a thin middle-aged man and a shriveled old man, stood up and arched his hand with a smile, while the sturdy little man in the corner was just expressionless and nodded lightly at Wen Chen.
"I'll introduce you." Duren took Wen Chen's arm and enthusiastically pulled him in front of the three.
"This young young talent is Wen Chen, who was sent by His Majesty to my Dongchang to investigate the disappearance of Duke Wei, Lord Wen!"
"The palm print of the official imperial horse supervisor, Ke Donglai." Tall and thin middle-aged.
The shriveled old man also introduced himself, "Xiaguan Town, Peng Tianrui, I have seen Lord Wen." ”
Sure enough, they're all big shots......
Wen Chen also changed his displeased expression just now, and said to the two of them with a smile, "Look up for a long time." ”
On the side, Du Lun gently patted Wen Chen's shoulder, "Father-in-law Wen, for the sake of convenience, this official decided to tell a few adults your identity without authorization, Father-in-law Wen won't be surprised, right?" ”
Wen Chen waved his hand indifferently, "Lord Du is too careful." ”
"Although our family is doing things for Your Majesty, but in the end, the closest ones are our own people, after all, only those who have suffered from the crotch can understand how difficult it is for us, no matter how uninteresting our family is, we will not embarrass you adults because of these little things!"
The three of them glanced at each other, and they all saw a hint of joy in each other's eyes.
"What Grandpa Wen said is that we can neither delay Your Majesty's major affairs, nor can we alienate the feelings of our colleagues!" Ke Donglai, the palm seal of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, echoed.
Wen Chen nodded and smiled, his gaze moving to the sturdy dwarf in the corner who didn't say a word.
"Why is this lord silent, is he not happy to see this official coming?"
The dwarf frowned slightly, and said coldly, "Li Deye, the eunuch of this lawsuit, has seen Lord Wen. ”
He is one of the two eunuchs who are in charge of the pen, and the turtle painted on Durham's paper that day with the word "Li" written on the back should be him.
Wen Chen glanced at Du Lun, "Does Lord Li usually have this virtue?" ”
Li Deye's expression was slightly angry when he heard this, and he stared at Wen Chen fiercely, as if he had a tendency to explode.
Du Lun smiled and played a round game, "Lord Li, this is aimed at this official, Gonggong Wen should not take it to heart." ”
"Humph!" Wen Chen glared back without showing weakness, "If you can sit down, you can't sit and walk, eat a light meal and shake your face, who will show it?" ”
He didn't mean to target Li Deye, but he was afraid that if this little man stabbed today's matter to the court because of the conflict with Du Lun, it would make it difficult for the little emperor to deal with it, and even ruin his own plan.
The other three had embarrassed expressions, they didn't expect Wen Chen to be so arrogant, and this little thing had to be investigated.
But after thinking about it, my heart is also a lot more relaxed, as long as I know the flaws of this kid, it will not be difficult to win, I am afraid that I will come to a selfless fool with oil and salt, then it will be a bad thing.
Li Deye was so angry that his face turned red and white, but his endurance was really amazing, Wen Chen was so explicit and repulsive, but he still sat patiently on the bench.
saw him pull the flask violently, fill it into the bowl in front of him, and then dry three bowls in a row, puffing up the bottom of the bowl to Wen Chen.
"This official was offended a lot just now, and I ask Gonggong Wen to forgive me!"
Wen Chen gave him a strange look in his eyes.
Yo?
Don't go, go backwards!
I'll bombard you away, and you will make amends to me, and you are also a talent!
"Master Li is okay, right?" Wen Chen turned to Duren and blinked.
"Don't worry, your own people."
Then everyone was invited to take their seats.
Only then did Wen Chen notice that the table was already full of plates, but each dish was held by a copper cover, and the dishes could not be seen.
Seeing that everyone didn't say a word, they all stared at themselves.
Wen Chen shook his head and smiled, filling his glass with wine.
"All of you adults understand people, and the younger ones, as juniors, don't sell anything to you!"
"Our family came to Dongchang this time for three purposes!"
"Lord Wen, please speak." Qianhu Peng Tianrui said.
Wen Chen glanced at the four of them and said word by word:
"Ask for money!"
"Seek the momentum!"
"Do things for Your Majesty!"
It's time to give these old things some hard medicine.
Hiss –
Du Lun sat on the main seat and seemed to be a little entangled, "Everyone is doing things for Your Majesty, which is understandable, but which one is Grandpa Wen singing when he seeks wealth and power?" ”
Wen Chen glanced at him, snapped, and slapped a hard object on the table.
"I said that I opened the skylight and said bright things, Lord Du is not real at all......"
Everyone was shocked, and they got up to check, only to see Wen Chen's hand, a bronze medal reflected candlelight, engraved with five big characters:
The palm print of the celebrant superintendent!
"Wei Gong's waist card?!" Durham lost his voice.
The other three also changed their faces drastically, and they were speechless for a while.
Wen Chen hooked the corners of his mouth, very satisfied with the reactions of several people, and took the waist card from the table and played it in his hand.
"Adults, do you know what this waist card represents?"
Qianhu Peng Tianrui frowned, "Duke Wei has always been a card, and now that this thing appears in the hands of Duke Wen, I'm afraid that Duke Wei has already encountered an unforeseen ......."
And the two eunuchs, who are both celebrants and eunuchs, unconsciously moved their eyes to each other at this time, with joy, jealousy, and a trace of sadness, and their emotions are very complicated.
"Father-in-law Wen, it seems that Your Majesty has a lot of information that I don't know." Duren looked at Wen Chen.
"Do you know why His Majesty didn't reveal the news to you?" Wen Chen glanced at everyone.
"Isn't it to prevent the grass from startling the snake?" Durham questioned.
"That's not right." Wen Chen shook his head.
"Please also ask Gonggong Wen to teach me."
"Drink the wine."
The four of them were stunned, and this time they did not exchange glances with each other, but quickly filled their wine glasses and drank them all.
"Rejoice! That's just like a word! Wen Chen clapped his hands.
"This waist card is indeed given to the lower officials by His Majesty, but it is not for the lower officials to find the real murderer."
"If you don't look for the murderer, then who are you looking for?" Durham was a little puzzled.
"Master Du pay attention to the lecture!" Wen Chen shook his head and said, "Xiaguan said that he didn't come to find the real murderer!" ”
"But the murderer, I still have to find it!"
The crowd was a little confused, and they couldn't understand what they said.
"And who is the murderer?" Qianhu Peng Tianrui asked.
"Humph! The lower official said that whoever is, who is! Wen Chen slapped the table and stood up.
"Do you think Your Majesty really cares about the life or death of Duke Wei?"
"You have served in Dongchang and Zhenguo for many years, are you more loyal to Your Majesty or more loyal to Duke Wei, don't you have a score in your heart?"
"Oops!" Li Deye, who hadn't spoken for a long time, couldn't help rubbing his head, as if he was very irritable.
"Your Majesty, what a trick to borrow a knife to kill!"