Warm fragrance cloud around

Jing Zhaoyin understood the term "knowledge of current affairs" very thoroughly. Seeing that the situation seemed wrong, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, beat around the bush and found an excuse to leave.He just wants to live in peace and contentment, and has no interest in "feats" such as exposing the shady case in Dali Temple, okay?

Cheng Jiang Yunping retreated everyone except Lin Junnuan, and stood in front of the man who claimed to be the murderer with a sullen face.

"Who sent you here, and what is the conspiracy?"

The man licked his lips, glanced at Lin Junnuan, and smiled meaningfully, "Didn't Mr. Cheng arrest me in person, you forgot?"

Cheng Jiangyun's face darkened even more, "Witness is also arranged by you in advance?"

"This is wronged. I don't know him at all. You can check it out."

Lin Junnuan pulled Cheng Jiangyun out of the cell, avoided the man's gaze and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"

Cheng Jiangyun told her the conversation between Chenchen and Jian Yuanhou in detail, his tone seemed to say that the weather was really good today, without the slightest bit of shyness about family secrets, "Father... I'm afraid I fell into their trap .”

Lin Junnuan was also very speechless after hearing this, she had only seen Jian Yuanhou once or twice from a distance, and her impression of him was always based on the rumors in the market and Cheng Jiangyun's narration, she never expected him to have such...a pure side.

"Wait, Lord Hou said he was the murderer?"

"Father did say that, but the light was dim at the time, and it is possible to identify the wrong person."

But isn't it more likely that she smelled the wrong smell and made a wrong judgment than Jian Yuanhou who admitted the wrong person?Lin Junnuan thought about it, but he didn't ask him why he believed in him so much.Yesterday's confession made her reflect a lot. In order not to cause more misunderstandings, she should be more cautious in her words and deeds before catching the murderer and leaving Dali Temple.

Thinking about it this way, why do I feel like a scumbag who disturbs a woman's heart and then abandons it.Lin Junnuan shrugged his shoulders and shook off the strange thoughts in his head, and said solemnly: "Did Hou Ye be caught by Min Chongshan for some reason, otherwise why did you defend him so much?"

Cheng Jiangyun's expression was slightly restrained. Threats really seemed like something Min Chongshan could do. As for Hou Jianyuan's excuse... For the Hou Ye who puts face more than anything else, isn't his sister's death a big excuse.

"I remember you used to have a very low opinion of Min Chongshan, do you think he will be the mastermind this time?" Lin Junnuan glanced at the man in the prison through the fence of the cell, "For no reason, why did Min Chongshan dig a hole to frame Hou? Lord, could it be possible to find a more reliable Takae?"

Cheng Jiangyun didn't answer. He has always believed that there must be another person standing behind Min Chongshan.

The two of them were thinking about each other, Cheng Jiangyun's servant Guanqi suddenly rushed in from the outside, and he brought bad news.

"Master, there are rumors that the assassination of Lord Hou was self-directed and acted, and the purpose was to get rid of his confidant's troubles, and some people said..." Guanqi looked up at Cheng Jiangyun, hesitant to speak.

"say what?"

"Some people say... Dali Temple has found out the truth early tomorrow, but the master is partial and has not dealt with it for a long time..."

The voice of watching chess was not low, and the man in the cell heard it too. He grinned and let out a piercing sneer, "Master Cheng, I have already said that I have many more witnesses than you imagined."

***

Rumors can spread as fast as the most severe epidemic, not to mention if someone deliberately fanned the flames. In less than a day, even the little beggars on the street corners knew that Jian Yuanhou had directed and staged the assassination, and Dali Temple had used power for personal gain to hide the truth.

The next morning, the papers on the impeachment of Jian Yuanhou and Cheng Jiangyun were piled up in the imperial study, and the emperor had no choice but to announce the two to the palace for an audience.

"There is a lot of noise outside, and I have a headache from the noise. What's going on?" The emperor asked Jian Yuanhou in a cold voice with a sullen face. When he turned to Cheng Jiangyun behind him, his expression slowed down instantly, "Mingwei, what do you want? Just tell me about your difficulties, and I will definitely uphold justice for you."

Jian Yuanhou: "..." How about not treating them differently?

He turned his head and glanced at Cheng Jiangyun, motioning for him to explain on his behalf, the emperor patted the table dissatisfied, "Ask you, see what Mingwei is doing!"

The corner of Jian Yuanhou's mouth twitched, he simply lost his face, and wailed on the ground: "The emperor is holy, they are all talking nonsense and jealous of the old minister, the old minister has been wronged!"

The emperor asked Wang Gonggong to help him up in disgust, "You say that being wronged is wronging? I really don't believe it, Ming Wei, tell me."

Jian Yuanhou: "..." He may not be able to act this loyal minister anymore.

He felt that he was really innocent, and every time he met the saint, he would be picked and stabbed for no reason, but it was said that the emperor was prejudiced against him, but it was not like this. On the serious issue of rewards, punishments and promotions, the emperor never deliberately ignored him , After much deliberation, in the end he could only attribute it to the incompatibility of horoscopes, he would definitely not enter the palace if he could not enter the palace on weekdays, and tried not to be annoying in front of the emperor.

Cheng Jiangyun said solemnly after kneeling, "Your Majesty knows that there is a big conspiracy behind this case, and I haven't fully investigated it yet, so I dare not make any assertions."

"I also know that there is a conspiracy," the emperor gave Jian Yuanhou a pointed look, "Of course I can trust Ming Wei's character, but now that there is a big trouble, I have to give others an explanation."

He picked up the tea and took a sip, "How long do you think it will take to find out?"

Cheng Jiangyun said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please give me five days to find out the truth and report to His Majesty."

"Okay, I'll give you five days." The emperor made a decision, grabbed another stack of papers, and turned to look at Jian Yuanhou, "As for you, I can't pretend not to see so many papers, these five days Just be aggrieved, go live in the prison of Jingzhao Mansion, let go of the errand at hand, and treat it as Xiumu."

Jian Yuanhou stood there stunned. The emperor's distinction is too obvious. As a minister, compared to his son, he is more like a buy one get one free.

"What are you still doing in a daze, go back and clean up," the emperor reminded him with his mouth curled up when he saw him motionless, "Go back and take a bath and have a full meal. I will order Dali Temple to pick you up at night. It's cold at night."

Jian Yuanhou: "..." I'm so angry, but that's because the emperor can't fight, what else can he do other than accept the order to resign.

After he left, the emperor left Cheng Jiangyun to talk alone.

This is Cheng Jiangyun's first time meeting with Jian Yuanhou, and it is also the first time he has seen the emperor's unique way of getting along with Jian Yuanhou. Compared with the king of a country, the emperor is more like a vicious and teasing friend in front of Jian Yuanhou .

"Your father... is an interesting man." The emperor said suddenly.

Cheng Jiangyun looked up at him puzzled, and the emperor smiled slightly, "I always like to tease him, and I also learned from your mother."

"The minister's mother?"

"That's right, when your mother wanted to marry him, both I and the queen objected. Do you know what your mother said?"

"I don't know."

"Your mother said that there are countless smart people and people who pretend to be smart in this world, but there are very few people like your father who are so stupid that they are not annoying. Such people have a pure heart. To marry such a There may be a lot of things to worry about, but you don’t have to worry about calculations and betrayal, and your life is easier.”

Cheng Jiangyun asked in a low voice, "Mother...doesn't she love father?" He didn't seem to have the scene of his parents getting along with each other warmly. His mother was either with him or his sister, or alone.

The emperor did not answer, leaning on the back of the chair, his eyes drifted far away, as if he was thinking about the past, he suddenly came back to his senses after a long time, and smiled, "Your mother yearns for happy rivers and lakes, and there is no personal love in her eyes, and she has no choice but to marry." , and finally picked your father."

Looking at the documents on the case, the emperor's face sank again, "Your father doesn't have much ambition, and he can't play tricks. Someone must have deliberately planted and framed him this time, but I believe he is useless, so I still have to use it." It's up to you to find out who is behind the scenes."

Cheng Jiangyun took the order to salute, "Thank you for your trust, but people will change, so don't worry about it... Is father different from before?"

The emperor took a deep look at him, and sighed: "I know you have grudges against your father, so I won't persuade you anymore. I have seen him for more than 20 years, and I still have this insight. You just go and investigate." Standing up, he slapped the table hard, "If you dare to play tricks under my nose, I want to see how much they weigh!"

***

When Cheng Jiangyun was troubled by the rumors in the capital, Lin Junnuan found Wang Liu, a witness who claimed to have seen the murderer in the vegetable market.

She asked someone to draw a portrait of the man in the prison, and played a trick, and asked the artist to draw an extra tampered portrait, making the eyes smaller and the mouth bigger, and by the way, clicked on the corner of the mouth of the portrait Mole.

Wang Liu didn't have any impression of her, and after hearing her identity, he suddenly realized, "My lord is here, but you still have something to ask me?"

"Can you confirm again, is the murderer you saw that day really him?" She took out the doctored portrait.

Wang Liu took the portrait, looked at it carefully for a while, and then nodded, "That's right, it's him!"

"Are you sure?" Lin Junnuan narrowed his eyes suspiciously, and took out another real portrait, "Then who is this?"

Wang Liu took the two portraits, looked left and right, and finally asked with a blank face, "Aren't these two... the same person?"

Lin Junnuan suddenly had an ominous premonition, "Wait a minute!"

She found a tofu seller who was similar in stature to her at the vegetable market, put on his coat and came to Wang Liu, "Do you recognize me?"

Wang Liu put his arms around her shoulders and smiled, "Of course I recognize it. The tofu seller, how is business today? Let's go to a bar tonight."

Lin Junnuan: "..." What else could she say, she could only stare at the sky speechlessly.

Face blind like this, who gave you the courage to identify the murderer!Subconsciously, she voiced her doubts.

"The shopkeeper Bai asked me to go."

"What did you say?"

Wang Liuhan said with a smile: "The shopkeeper Bai of the bookstore said that with my testimony, the poor men can find something to catch the murderer, so I decided to testify."