Chapter V: The Mystery of Murder
The aliens in Kyoto were killed, and Emperor Renrui was furious, so he appointed the new champion An Zhongning as the left deputy imperial envoy to investigate thoroughly. It's just that before the imperial decree arrived, the bad news came from the capital that the second alien had been killed.
The ministers were panicked, and Lu Lizhi, the servant of the Criminal Department, sent someone to cooperate with An Zhongning to investigate the case overnight, and the matter of Emperor Renrui was reported early the next morning.
"What I'm worried about is not a simple murder," the emperor sent someone to invite Meng Xiu into the palace: "What I'm worried about is the people behind this matter and how to appease the Mao Nanguo behind the aliens. ”
"The minister knows very well," Meng Xiu slowly opened his mouth: "Although the Maonan Kingdom is small, it has always been friendly with the early cold, but now the early cold and drought are empty, and the treasury is empty, so it is not suitable for war." ”
"Now it's internal and external troubles," the emperor sighed: "Before, the Yiyi clan begged to marry the lord of Tingxue, and I pity Tingxue for losing her father at a young age and her mother is a new mourner, which is really unbearable...... Now there are frequent accidents, I am really worried, and I can't sleep at night. ”
"The minister is ashamed of not being able to solve the emperor's doubts, and he is ashamed of the emperor's promotion. ”
"You can't say that," the emperor got up, "You took the top exam at the age of ten, and I was worried that you were young, so I only asked you to get a false position to teach Kang Li as a Hanlin bachelor...... Now you have learned as much as you did back then, but I have wronged you. ”
"Ministers are afraid ......"
After Meng Xiu said goodbye to the emperor, he walked out of the palace alone, not knowing what it was like in his heart. 10-year-old champion...... It seems to have been a long time ago, if it hadn't been for the emperor's sudden summons two years ago, he would have thought that he would grow old in the Hanlin Academy. But is it a grievance? Meng Xiu is not resentful, and even grateful, the newcomers seem to have lost the limelight, but they have really avoided the disaster.
An Zhongning looked at the case without progress, very helpless and puzzled.
"Trouis Buan, nineteen years old, came to Zaohan with his father five years ago to do the cloth business; Yekogai, Chinese New Year's Eve San, just arrived in the early cold last year, and he was engaged in the trading of spices...... An Zhongning muttered to himself: "Only the man who is also from Mao Nanguo ......"
The two dead aliens seem to be unrelated, and the only clue is Mao Nanguo.
"What do you think, my lord?" the waiter of the criminal department on the side asked anxiously, "But what is the way?"
"According to the autopsy, it was the same person who committed the crime," An Zhongning frowned: "It seems that the simplest food was poisoned: the two deceased had purple lips, and the shopkeeper said that Yeko had symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea before he died, and his face was pale, and he was short of breath......"
"Didn't the store see any unusual people?"
"No," An Zhongning paused, "It's just...... He heard the sound of a woman singing. ”
"Singing?"
"Moon Worship Pavilion. ”
"This ......"
"The murderer is a young girl in her teens, good at drama...... An Zhongning sighed: "It's just that no matter who it is, the motive is obvious - to separate Mao Nan and Zao Han!"
"What do you think?"
"Kyoto, what kind of drama is there?"
Su Zili opened the wooden window and looked at the busy streets: Kyoto seems to be too safe and healthy, but in fact, there is an undercurrent.
Dong Zhi heard that the killer could sing, so he was frightened for a while and temporarily closed the opera garden. It's just that Su Zili is still busy and can't stop, and the dignitaries still have to listen, and they ask people to carry the drama into the house in three days.
"While I think the garden is dirty, I still have to go in; While thinking that the actors are low, they have to scramble to carry people in......" Shen Langxi's eyes were disdainful, and his tone was full of unhappiness.
"I heard that my sister rejected all the invitations," Su Zili sewed her purse and smiled: "Such backbone?"
"I'm the eldest in the palace," Shen Langxi said with a smile: "What kind of person hasn't seen it?" There are rules in Linlang Pavilion, except for the royal family, I won't go in." ”
"The rules are set by my sister?"
"On the surface," Shen Langxi lowered his voice: "In fact, the county lord asked me to set it." ”
"Lord Tingxue is really good to my sister," Su Zili's tone was obviously a little envious: "If my sister doesn't take this path, I'm afraid she will live a better life." ”
"Zili," Shen Langxi's voice suddenly softened: "Do you have any other plans?"
"It's nothing," Su Zili smiled embarrassedly: "I'm the same as an ordinary daughter's family, but I just want to be a couple for the rest of my life." ”
"Alas," Shen Langxi shook his head: "It's easy to say, but I don't have the same thoughts as you, I just want ...... The person I miss in my heart, willing to look at me more......"
"Winter flies so fast," Su Zili said after a long time: "The snow is going to melt." ”
"There is a big drought this year, and I just hope that the wind and rain will be smooth and there will be a good harvest in the coming year. ”
They sat side by side with their hands on the stove, most of the time embroidering flowers; They don't ask for much, but "just like ordinary people......
Lin Zaifeng sat in the courtyard in his gown, listening to Nie Xiuhe report what happened in Kyoto, and smiled indifferently: "In a few days, it will be the twenty-third year of the lunar month, ask someone to arrange it." ”
"Do you want to find some dancing girls?"
"That's it," Lin Zaifeng thought for a while and laughed: "Since Meng Xiu is coming, let's arrange a play." ”