happy day

King Pingxi was assassinated at the birthday banquet, and half of Pingxi's palace was burned down. Ten of the birthday guests were burned and 12 were trampled in the chaos.This incident shocked the ruling and opposition parties.Longyan, the sage, was furious, and the general of the court, Yin Qiu Honglin of Shuntianfu, punished him, dismissed him from office and investigated, and handed over the case of King Pingxi's assassination to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for a thorough investigation.

The Ministry of Criminal Justice was scratching its head when it received the case. There were hundreds of guests at the birthday banquet that day, plus the palace guards, servants, and a team of imperial guards protecting King Pingxi. There were more than 3000 people in total. How to investigate?

When King Pingxi died, the fire broke out, and there were so many people around him, he only wanted to run for his life in a panic. The guards were scattered by the crowd, and the scene was chaotic and out of control.Moreover, the murder weapon was a chopstick, which anyone could get from the dinner table, so it was not considered evidence.

The Ministry of Punishment arrested the bodyguard in charge of guarding Jiang Xun in the palace, tortured and interrogated him for several days without any results, and only began to investigate all suspicious things that day.Soon it was found on the fireworks.

When Wu Luan was invited to the Ministry of Punishment, he swaggered in. In his own words, he was upright and not afraid of the shadow.Of course, no one dared to make things difficult for him, Wang Zhi, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, almost bent his waist to the ground. "I have wronged Uncle Guo, and I really need to go through this formality. Your lord has a lot to take care of. Let's ask a few questions, make a record, and you can go."

Wu Luan waved his hands generously, "You are also responsible for sharing the worries of the Holy One and doing things for the court."

"Uncle Guo has a broad mind, and I admire him the most." Wang Zhi hurriedly flattered Wu Luan.

The questioning process was very simple. Wu Luan talked about the process of buying fireworks, emphasizing that he was kidnapped by gangsters when he went to the fireworks shop outside the city for the first time, and almost died.

Wang Zhi heard tears welling up in his eyes, and said straightly: "Uncle Guo worked hard, dedicated himself to the entrustment of the Holy One, and even took risks with his own life. He is really the pillar of the country and a role model for our generation."

Wu Luan accepted all the orders without any guilt, and cupped her hands towards the palace, "For the sake of the Holy One, Wu will go through fire and water, and will not hesitate to do so."

How could such a loyal and glorious figure be related to the assassination of King Pingxi?The Ministry of Punishment immediately released him.

Qin Zheng talked about this when he sent Wu Luan out, "Yan Qing, you said, the fire was also an evil one. Normally, when the fireworks fall, people can't be burned. How could the fireworks that night ignite the roof of the trees?"

"Who says it's not! It's also Jiang Xun's life that should die." Wu Luan said leisurely.He suddenly remembered something, and asked calmly: "Have the boss and the staff of the fireworks shop been arrested?"

Qin Zheng nodded, "You have invited them all, can they run away? Except for one who returned to his hometown before the incident, the rest are all in jail, and they are crying for their father and mother right now."

Wu Luan was restless, so she didn't dare to ask, for fear that there was nothing wrong with Yun Jue, and it would be involved when she asked.

It was Qin Zheng who took the initiative to say, "Not only the boss of the fireworks shop, but also your good friend Yun Jueyun, the boss said that among your dozens of boxes of fireworks, [-] boxes were ordered by Yun Jue, and later transferred to you." You." Qin Zheng patted Wu Luan, "Didn't you redeem Mr. Yun and bring him back to the mansion? Why did you throw it out when you got tired of playing?"

Wu Luan felt a sharp pain in his chest, and grabbed Qin Zheng's wrist, "Where is he locked up now?"

Qin Zheng rushed back and lifted his chin, "I'm in the big prison behind, and I probably haven't been sentenced yet." He sighed regretfully, "If I were asked to torture someone like that, I really wouldn't be able to do it."

Wu Luan's face turned pale, and he turned around and ran in. Behind him, Qin Zheng caught up with him and grabbed his sleeve, "Yan Qing, what are you doing? Even if you are the Holy Majesty's brother-in-law, you can't break into the jail of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. "

Wu Luan grabbed Qin Zheng's skirt, "I asked him to buy fireworks. He ordered [-] boxes first, so why did he transfer them to me? If you are afraid that this matter will not be easy to explain to the higher-ups, insist on Find a scapegoat, then put me in prison, kill or cut me up as you like!"

Qin Zheng was also anxious, "What are you talking about! Even if you want to find someone to blame, you won't be dragged out. Since you said that Yun Jue was sent by you to buy fireworks, let's make a statement and let him go. Just now you didn’t say that you ordered in two batches.”

Wu Luan let go of Qin Zheng's skirt resentfully, "You didn't ask that carefully."

The officials of the Ministry of Punishment had a gentle attitude when they interrogated Yun Jue. They were neither tied up nor executed, which was quite different from the previous shouting of beatings and killings.Yun Jue was extremely intelligent, and he already thought that it was Wu Luan who came forward to protect him.Fortunately, Yun Jue bribed the guy who put double the amount of gunpowder in the fireworks, and after getting the money, he went back to his hometown to marry a wife, which saved a lot of trouble.

The official asked softly: "Uncle Guo said that he sent you to the fireworks shop to order fireworks. Is there such a thing?"

Yun Jue thought about it for a while, and thought about the evidence that the owner of the fireworks shop might say, nodded and said: "It is true. Uncle Guo said to order [-] boxes first, and order more if the quality is good."

The officials of the Ministry of Punishment got the confession, which matched what Wu Luan said, and immediately let Yun Jue go.

Wu Luan anxiously waited in Qin Zheng's room, his heart was beating up and down like a drum, fearing that Yun Jue would be beaten and tortured in prison.It wasn't until Yun Jue entered the room that Wu Luan stepped forward and held Yun Jue's shoulder up and down to look him up and down, and seeing that he was unharmed, he relaxed his heartstrings.

Just as he was about to leave, he saw Wang Yaoting poking his head in.Qin Zheng was surprised, "What day is it today, why are they all gathered here."

Wang Yaoting greeted a few people, and then looked at Yun Jue's eyes flying peach blossoms, "Xiaosheng learned that Mr. Yun Jue is in jail, so he came to rescue him."

Wu Luan rolled his eyes at him, and said angrily, "You're late."

Wang Yaoting grabbed Wu Luan by the arm and took him aside, "Uncle Guo, how about I discuss it with you."

"What's the matter?" Wu Luan asked with a frown.

"You also know my shady faults. If you still keep Yun Jue by your side, my younger brother would not dare to argue with you. But I heard that you drove Yun Jue out of the house and left him in a small courtyard. Then it's better to let me take him away. Since you don't want it, my younger brother will pick it up, and I don't think it's the leftovers from you... Oops!" Before Wang Yaoting could finish speaking, he was punched in the face, and his nose Blood came out, and when he wiped it with his hand, it covered his face.

Qin Zheng came up to try to persuade Wu Luan to fight, and hugged Wu Luan's waving arm, "Why are you making moves, calm down, calm down!"

Wu Luan felt as if his lungs were going to explode with anger, and his eyes were red. He was hugged by Qin Zheng, and he still kicked Wang Yaoting's arms and legs, "Master, that's Jinwu Zangjiao, can you control it? Get away, old man!"

Until he pulled Yun Jue's wrist out of the Criminal Department, Wu Luan was still trembling with anger.

Yun Jue broke away from his hand, and said calmly: "Yun Jue is a man in the world, even though he has redeemed himself, he still can't get rid of his low status. Uncle Guo doesn't have to care so much."

Wu Luan's eyes were sour, "Why do you need to be so self-deprecating. You have only been with me, and you are cleaner than any of them."

Yun Jue thought it was funny, Wu Luan thought the two had already exchanged a song, but in fact they didn't even touch each other, he said jokingly, "If you have been with someone else, will you be unclean? Uncle Guo's words are so unreasonable .I'm not a woman, how can I talk about chastity? Besides, how do you know that I have never served anyone before, and how do you know whose bed I will live in in the future?"

Wu Luan was suffocated, and said firmly for a moment: "No matter what you were in the past or what you will be in the future, in my eyes, you will always be the cleanest."

Yun Jue saw that he was so serious, but he didn't have the heart to joke.

The two walked side by side, and the atmosphere was dull.

Wu Luan plucked up the courage to ask Yun Jue: "Will you go back with me?"

Yun Jue looked at him sideways, "I heard that Uncle Guo is getting married, so Yun will definitely not disturb you."

Wu Luan suddenly lost her confidence, and she also felt bored. She kicked her out of the mansion earlier, but now she licks her face and makes them go back. Isn't this shameless backtracking!

Even though he had thousands of words in his mind at this moment, he didn't know where to start.The wedding is coming soon, and he promised Liu Yiru that he would treat Liu Yihan well, so how could he not keep his word.He couldn't make any promises to Yun Jue, so he shouldn't provoke him anymore.

The carriage of the Hou Mansion was parked by the street, Wu Luan looked down at Yun Jue's clothes, "I'll take you back to Liuli Hutong, I'll take you along the way."

Yun Jue was also afraid that Wang Yaoting would pester him again, so he nodded and said, "Then there is Uncle Lao Guo."

In the carriage, the two sat on both sides, Wu Luan asked Yun Jue: "What are your plans for the future?"

Yun Jue smiled, "Just live with the situation, it doesn't matter where you are. Maybe stay in the capital, maybe go to other places." He asked Wu Luan again: "When is the wedding date of Uncle Guo?"

"The eighth day of the eighth month of August." Wu Luan answered dryly, and wanted to say that he would come to have a glass of wedding wine at that time, but he couldn't say it anyway.He and Yun Jue may have intersected, but now they are divided into two lines.This kind of miss is like the reality that many regrets but have to face in life.

The carriage drove to the corner of the street, and a gust of wind blew up the curtain of the carriage door, revealing the street view outside.Wu Luan inadvertently turned her head to look around, and suddenly saw a little cold light flying towards her head with a strong wind.

Wu Luan's mind went blank.At the very moment, Yun Jue slammed Wu Luan under him.Hearing the sound of "duh", Wu Luan struggled to look up, and saw a crossed dart nailed to the wall of the carriage, half of the dart body was embedded in it.

Only now did Wu Luan feel scared, white hairs were sweating all over his forehead.Darling, the dart was almost nailed to his own skull.

The guards accompanying the carriage drew their swords and shouted, "There are assassins, protect Lord Hou!"

Wu Luan waited for a while, Fang looked out tremblingly, the street was calm, nothing unusual, as if the dart had grown wings and flew in by itself.Wu Luan said to the guard: "Okay, there's not even a shadow of a ghost, let's go!"

Looking back, Yun Jue took the dart off the wall of the compartment, held it in his hand, and was in a daze.

Wu Luan stretched out her hand and waved it in front of his eyes, "What's the matter? I was so scared! It's fortunate that you reacted quickly, otherwise Grandpa would have died. You are my savior."

Yun Jue raised his head, his face was frighteningly pale, "Does Uncle Guo have any enemies to attract assassins?"

Wu Luan raised his eyes and thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "No. Which blind assassin would assassinate me? He must have identified the wrong person. Or he just threw it for fun, and accidentally threw it into the carriage of the master."

Wu Luan quickly put this matter behind her, but Yun Jue held the dart in her hand and remained silent for a long time.In the eyes of others, this is just an ordinary cross dart, which can be made by ordinary ironware shops.But when he held it in his hand, he knew that this dart weighed two or eight renminbi, was made of black iron for thousands of years, had the power to split gold and break rocks, it was the unique hidden weapon of Xiaoyu Pavilion.

The people in the pavilion call this dart "the dart for asking the way", also known as "the dart for checking the body", which is used by the killer to throw stones to ask the way after confirming the target of the assassination, and to verify the body.First, to inquire about the reality of the target, and second, to warn fellow comrades, this person is already in his pocket, so don't get involved.