Warm fragrance cloud around

There were thunderstorms outside the window, and with the bang of the rainstorm, Ahua's voice was a little inaudible.Cheng Jiangyun repeated his words several times in his mind before asking in a low voice, "Do you know who Amin's parents are?"

Ahua thought for a moment, "Amin mentioned that his family used to be a grain merchant, and the shop was quite large, even in the capital."

"What's Amin's last name?"

"My surname is Tong, Tong Zhimin."

"What's the name of the shop?"

"Tongji Limin Grain Shop, the father used the word 'min' when he named him."

Cheng Jiangyun narrowed his eyes slightly at the Limin Grain Store. It seemed that he had to investigate the deep hatred between the owner of this store and his father.

A Hua looked at A Min who was lying motionless on the chopping board, a look of unbearableness flashed in his eyes, he gritted his teeth, and looked at Cheng Jiangyun sincerely, "I hope Mr. Cheng will forgive me, and I will take A Min back for burial."

"Not yet, we must find out the cause and effect of the assassination." Cheng Jiangyun refused without hesitation.

"But everyone else is dead..."

"Even if a person dies, he can't be exonerated." Cheng Jiangyun looked at him expressionlessly, "The marquis who dared to assassinate the Lord in the street, he has committed an unforgivable crime."

Ah Hua was slightly startled, lowered her eyes and did not continue to ask, Lin Junnuan approached him and whispered concern: "Does Ah Min have a younger sister? How is she?" She had no impression of Ah Min's younger sister, and seemed to have heard of her age. Still very young, Amin passed away like this, and she didn't know how she would live in the future.

"We will take care of him." A Hua shook his head slightly, indicating that Xiaozhen was fine.

Lin Junnuan mouthed to him silently, "Count me in."

Cheng Jiangyun noticed her small movements, his eyes moved slightly, and he didn't speak.

After all, A Hua is not a member of the government, so he can't stay in the morgue for too long. After confirming that the assassin's identity is indeed A Min, after being interrogated, he left Jingzhao Mansion when the rain weakened. Nuan borrowed an oil-paper umbrella from Ren, and persuaded him to go with it after trying to talk.

After sending Ahua away, she returned to the morgue. Cheng Jiangyun half-sat on the corner of the table next to the corpse, looking down at the wooden sign in his hand, wondering what he was thinking.

"Do you need to transport Amin's body back to Dali Temple?" It seems that the cases that Dali Temple has taken over in the past have been handled in this way.

"No need," Cheng Jiangyun looked up at her, "Sent away?" There was a trace of indifference in his tone, as if he was suppressing something.

"Well, Ah Hua said that he will go back and inform the brothers, and can't wait for the rain to stop."

"Ah Hua... are you very close?"

"Yes," Lin Junnuan nodded very naturally, "We have known each other for many years, he is like my... brother, he has helped me a lot."

One is the eldest lady of the uncle's house, and the other is a commoner boy who wanders around the market, like a brother?Cheng Jiangyun sneered inexplicably, and he didn't know where the depression in his heart came from, "Do uncle and wife know that Miss Lin has such a brother?"

"Of course I don't know," Lin Jun pouted warmly, pursing his lips into a smile, "Who doesn't have any secrets for a man and a child."

She suddenly remembered something, tiptoed and patted Cheng Jiangyun on the shoulder, "Speaking of which, last time you sent me home, my mother almost bumped into me, you have to be more careful next time."

"Ma'am... did you see me? What did she say?" Cheng Jiangyun squeezed the wooden sign slightly.

Lin Junnuan raised her eyebrows and gave him a thumbs up, "She didn't see you, but she heard a letter from someone saying that you are good-looking, handsome, and handsome."

Cheng Jiangyun stared at the palm of his hand without speaking, thinking about the things he had neglected these days, maybe he needed to find some time to visit the parents of his subordinates, in order to show his competent and thoughtful boss.

Lin Junnuan just mentioned it casually, completely unaware of his "good intentions". After complimenting Mr. Cheng's outstanding appearance, her eyes fell on Amin's body again.

"What's the hatred between Amin's family and Lord Hou? Do you have any idea?"

"I don't know, my father never mentioned it."

As far as the state of your father and son getting along, it would be a ghost to mention it to you. Lin Junnuan didn't say what he said, "Speaking of grain merchants, is it a matter of grain sales, such as military supplies, disaster relief grains, etc. ?”

Cheng Jiangyun pondered for a moment, "Let's go back to Dali Temple first, the information there is more complete."

"But Amin..."

"The weather is hot and humid, so it's not suitable to transfer the corpse," Cheng Jiangyun said in a low voice, seeing the worry on her face, "I will tell them to watch it carefully so that the corpse will not be damaged at all."

***

Cheng Jiangyun looked at the documents copied by the master book, looking a little dazed.He didn't expect that one day, he would need to rely on this method to understand his father's achievements over the years, which is really ironic.

The paper in front of him lists all the official positions that Jianyuan Hou Cheng Keshen has held so far, as well as some recorded affairs that he has handled.

Although Marquis Jianyuan is in his body, his official career has not been smooth these years. Although the starting point is not low, he has also experienced several ups and downs. The Minister of Rites is a servant, which is almost idle compared to before.

"Look here," Lin Junnuan stretched out his finger and tapped on the paper, "In August of the 14th year of Qikang, he was ordered to supervise all matters related to the relief of floods in the two lakes. Did you think of anything?"

She just casually mentioned a disaster relief food, but she never expected that a blind cat ran into a dead mouse.

"In the 14th year of Qikang, that is, seven years ago, Amin's parents passed away around that time, and the time was right. The grievances between them and Marquis Jianyuan must have something to do with that disaster relief!"

Cheng Jiangyun's face was gloomy. The case involved disaster relief, and it must be related to corruption and dereliction of duty. This should be the reason why Jian Yuanhou fell from the position of Minister.

The documents copied from the master book only recorded a simple chronology. If you want to know more specific information, you have to go to the original data.

Without further ado, the two came to the archives of Dali Temple to find out all the records about the 14th year of Qikang's disaster relief in the two lakes. It seems that Dali Temple was also responsible for the relevant investigation, and the preserved information is very detailed.

The problem really lies in this disaster relief.

A batch of disaster relief food transported from the capital was looted by mobs after leaving Beijing. Countless food bags were cut open and the food was scattered all over the ground. Only then did everyone realize that more than half of the food was mixed with severely moldy and inedible food. Chen Liang.

At that time, the scene was chaotic, there were many mobs, and the officers and soldiers who escorted the food were even at a disadvantage. There were so many people and miscellaneous people, and the news spread throughout the capital almost overnight.There are quite a few people in the capital with a strong sense of justice. Someone even dared to do something to the life-saving food of the victims. Everyone cursed, and the Holy One was furious, and ordered Dali Temple to conduct a strict investigation.

Jian Yuanhou, who was in charge of disaster relief, repeatedly emphasized that the purchase of grain was left to his subordinates, and he never interfered at all. Even so, he was also demoted shortly after.Regardless of the punishment of the rest, the source of the investigation finally fell on a grain store in the capital, Tongji Limin Grain Store.

After all, officials and people are different. Even if they are well aware of the officials' dereliction of duty, the common people have no way to deal with them directly, so all their anger is poured on Limin Grain Shop and Amin's family.The case has not yet been settled, and the people in the capital did not know where they heard the news. They all believed that the Limin Grain Shop was the chief culprit who harmed the victims and made black-hearted money. The man set a fire and burned everything.

Although Amin's family has some wealth, they can't stand such ruin. Seeing that the family business handed down from the ancestors is destroyed in one go, and the family is insulted and spurned all day long, no one is willing to listen to their excuses, even after a short while They may also be charged with crimes and go to jail. Amin's parents were under tremendous pressure during that time, but they couldn't get over it after all. They entrusted the young Amin brother and sister to other people, and both husband and wife died.

Of course, these are all Lin Junnuan's brain supplements based on the information. There is only one sentence in the file, that the Tong couple committed suicide by taking the blame.

A grain shop with no background can hide from the eyes and ears of many officials, and sell moldy grain as disaster relief food. After a little thought, it is impossible. Even if they were not completely framed, at least they were in charge of disaster relief at that time. Some of the officials must have been accomplices.

However, after the Tongs committed suicide, the case seemed to be settled. Many officials were more or less demoted because of their "negligence of duty".

Amin, who was young at the time, couldn't remember the names of so many officials, so he decided that Jian Yuanhou, the most senior official, was the enemy of his family, which made sense.

"After finding out the motive of the assassination, what do you plan to do?" Lin Junnuan sighed and looked at Cheng Jiangyun, who was beside him with a gloomy face.

Cheng Jiangyun pursed his lips tightly and did not speak.

The assassin had already died. The reason why he was unwilling to give up the investigation was not only to clarify the reason for the assassination and to confirm whether there were other accomplices or helpers, but more importantly, he wanted to find out what kind of person his father was.

For such a result, Cheng Jiangyun didn't seem to be disappointed, and certainly not fortunate.

The files of Dali Temple recorded the names of many officials related to the case, and his father was listed at the top, which seemed rather glaring.

"Hey, is this Min Chongshan Madam Hou's elder brother?" Lin Junnuan asked suddenly while flipping through the booklet in his hand.

Min Chongshan?Cheng Jiangyun took a breath, "Let me see."

The records in the dossier are arranged in order of official position. At that time, Min Chongshan was only a head of the sixth-rank household department, and his ranking was quite low. He seemed to have nothing to do with the disaster relief food. Like other officials of the same level before and after, he was fined for half a year for dereliction of duty. .

However, seeing his name appearing here, Cheng Jiangyun subconsciously thought of the ink corruption case that was being investigated some time ago, and Jian Yuanhou's request to stop the investigation at the gate of the palace.

What is recorded in the book is not necessarily the truth, his father must still be hiding something.