diseased bone

Chapter 18

When Wei Qiange left Rongyinfang, it was already close to Zishi.

He would not go back to his residence on weekdays, he would definitely find a few beautiful girls in a certain brothel in Rongyinfang, drink and have fun, pick flowers and look for willows, and only then would he fall asleep at dawn.

But today, Mr. Wei has a bad year, so he went to the newly opened brothel Zuiyue Pavilion, and the girls in it were all very strong, saying that they were pure youths who dared to really show their face to him.He went to look for the bustard in charge, but the bustard didn't understand his look, and politely drove him out.

He didn't bring a few servants with him today, and he himself has thin arms and legs, so he was at a disadvantage when he started to use his hands, so he got into the sedan chair with a full stomach and headed back home.

Duke Wei has no parents, he is originally a branch of the Wei family, his father is close to Duke Wei by blood, that's why he has been domineering in Zhongyang for so many years.Wei Qiange thought bitterly, this group of newcomers don't know how powerful he is as the leader of the "Six Great Hazards of Zhongyang", and when he calls people to come tomorrow, he will definitely make the Zuiyue Pavilion unable to open in Zhongyang.

As he was thinking this way, the servant who was carrying the sedan chair outside stepped on something and stumbled suddenly.In a fit of rage, Wei Qiange didn't even bother to open the curtain, and just cursed angrily: "Don't you have eyes when you walk!"

The servant's voice begging for forgiveness came from outside: "I'm sorry, young master, it was a small negligence."

There were only two servants carrying the sedan chair, Wei Qiange didn't want to waste time on the road, so he didn't continue to scold.He drank a lot of wine in Zuiyue Pavilion just now, and now his head was dizzy, and he fell asleep leaning on the cushion behind him not long after.

I don't know how long it has passed, it seems that a long time has passed, the few voices of people on the street have disappeared, and only the sound of the cold wind blowing through the branches is left.

Wei Qiange woke up faintly, and suddenly found that he was still sitting in the sedan chair.

Rongyinfang and Xianmingfang are not far away, but the distance of one street, how could it take so long?Wei Qiange opened the curtain suspiciously, and shouted to the servant carrying the sedan chair, "Hey, why haven't you arrived at the mansion yet?"

The servant carrying the sedan chair turned his head, revealing a face he had never seen before.

Before Wei Qiange could react, he felt something cold brush his neck.

After six days.

On the first morning, Zhou Lanmu changed into a vermilion round-neck gown and was waiting with all the civil and military officials. A few curious people came up to talk to him, but they were surprised to find that the four princes were not what they imagined.

Few of the descendants of the aristocratic family have become successful. In the past, the descendants of the Zhou family only inherited titles and did not enter official positions, so they were not very familiar with everyone.The fourth young master in front of him was good-looking, which aroused even more suspicion. Several elders deliberately made things difficult for him, but he resolved it with a few words. After a while, a large circle of people surrounded him.

Zhou Lanmu answered all their questions fluently, and he was also humble, polite, and very respectful, which made a group of people who had prejudice against him feel good about him.Several young scholars were even more excited, their voices could be heard across the whole room, they just wished to have a drink and talk with each other right away, feeling as if they would never see each other again.

Chu Shao was sleeping on the couch at the other end of the room. He didn't get enough sleep, and he was too lazy to watch Zhou Lanmu put on a business posture to talk to others, so he consciously stayed away, just to make up for his own sleep.

Anyway, to avoid suspicion, he only said that Zhou Lanmu stayed in his residence because of Imperial Physician Fang, and the two of them had no deep friendship, so as to avoid trouble in the future.

When it was time to go to court, all the people scattered and made appointments to drink on a certain day. Chu Shao rubbed his eyes and walked out, but Zhou Lanmu came up to him at some point, and said softly: "Yuan Jia Didn't you wake up?"

Chu Shao swung his head to the left and right, found no one was paying attention to them, and then replied: "Recently, I feel that I don't get enough sleep, and it's very annoying——you had such a happy chat with them just now, why are you looking for me now. "

Zhou Lanmu rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "What you said is like jealousy."

Chu Shao curled his lips: "I don't have that leisurely mind."

Everyone stood still, and after waiting for a while, they saw the little emperor walking over supported by a group of attendants.

Feng Shuo was originally a slender and thin boy, not tall, surrounded by a pile of complicated golden robes, with a pale face, he looked like a doll.Qi Lang came out after him, sat casually on a chair to his left, and said to the crowd: "Your Majesty is not feeling well today, so I will listen to the memorials of your lords."

This kind of scene happened every day, and the officials below didn't dare to say anything, so they had to say yes.

Wei Shuqing was sitting on the other side of the dragon chair, with an uneasy expression on his face.

He is the person in power of the Wei family today, who was granted the title of Wei Xu of Xing'an Duke by the first emperor.And Wei Shuqing was originally a fairy in the mountains in the legend. Because Wei Xu was similar to his name and surname, he loved to play chess before the Dingfeng Rebellion, and sent people to Wusui Mountain many times to ask for immortality. He jokingly called him "Wei Shuqing".

He just didn't think that his years of indifference to world affairs and indifference to fame and fortune were just a tool to cover up his wolfish ambitions. Later, he finally revealed his true colors, and joined forces with Qi Lang to bloodbath the royal family, and was one of the initiators of the Dingfeng Rebellion.

Before the morning court today, his clan brother Wei Cheng came to look for him suddenly crying, saying that his son had been found.

Wei Cheng's son, he had also heard about Wei Qiange, the leader of the famous "Six Great Harms of Zhongyang". Six days ago, Wei Qiange went to Rongyinfang for a drink, and he never returned home.

At first, everyone didn't pay attention to it, after all, this dude often hangs around Huajie and Liuxiang, and sometimes he doesn't go home for half a month. It just so happened that it was Wei Cheng's birthday three days ago.Wei Qiange was usually out of tune, but his father never missed his birthday every year, so he didn't come back this time, which made people panic.

Wei Chengcheng, a son who was pampered and doted on since he was a child, was extremely anxious when he couldn't find him, and the whole family searched for him like a headless chicken for three days.In the middle of the night yesterday, I received a fast-paced news from the southwest—the man was found outside Zhongyang City.

Too bad it's a corpse.

The dead body strangely appeared in Shichuan, which was three days away from Zhongyang. Shichuan was originally a tributary of the Jiwang River. Two or three years ago, a small temple in Linchuan was highly respected by the world because of the "Buddha's light". , the population in the city is complex, and most of them are the footholds of the north and south tributaries of the Jiwang River.

And a few days ago, a sensational thing happened in Shichuan—an inn called "Chunlai" was destroyed, and all the staff and guests in the inn were spared, and died bloody in the inn.Among them was Wei Cheng's son, Wei Qiange.

I heard that no one recognized the body when it was discovered, and it was only when the person-hunting order posted on Shichuan three days later was seen that they recognized it.Wei Qiange died in a miserable state, his throat was cut with a knife, his eyes were wide open, and one hand was chopped off.

Beside him was a corpse of a woman whose face could not be clearly seen. After the local Zhao Sin Commissioner looked at it, he suspected that Wei Qiange was bewitched by this woman, and went all the way to the death river to have a good time, but unfortunately encountered such a thing. .After all, six days ago, someone had seen Wei Qiange's carriage leaving Rongyinfang and heading all the way to the south gate.

This story could not have been reported to Zhongyang, but this middle-aged Wei Cheng lost his son and was distraught, so he ran to him in the middle of the night, desperately begging him to find the real culprit for his son.Wei Shuqing felt impatient, and felt that it was all due to Wei Qiange who couldn't bear the temptation of a woman and insisted on going out of the city with her, but she didn't show anything on her face, and sent him away after comforting her.

His eyes swept over Zhou Lanmu who was standing respectfully in the court, and his heart suddenly moved.

The Zhou family is not easy to mess with, he has already reminded Qi Lang, but this kid Qi Lang doesn't know how to praise, he has rescued people in prison many times, it seems that he is determined to protect him.It's not easy for him to do it directly, but this is an opportunity...

So after the people in the court simply reported the case of Shi Chuan to Qi Langzhi, Wei Shuqing half-closed his eyes, and suddenly said quietly: "This matter... is related to the lives of the noble children of Zhongyang, so we can't be careless. It’s better to find someone capable to go to Shichuan to assist in person, Mr. Zhou—”

Zhou Lanmu saluted him neither humble nor overbearing: "Wei Gong."

Wei Shuqing continued: "Master Zhou handled the Chao Zhongjing case very beautifully. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid General Jin would still be at large. I heard that people in the market are praising the newly-appointed Minister of the Fourth Court for his insight."

Zhou Lanmu's expression did not change: "Wei Gong misrepresented, I really dare not be an official."

"There's nothing to be afraid of," Wei Shuqing said earnestly, "I think this case should be handed over to Mr. Zhou. Just leaving Zhongyang, it is also a chance to practice. Nowadays, all the talents in Dianxing Temple are withered, except for Zhou. My lord, I really couldn't find a better candidate."

Qi Lang was startled, and immediately understood his intentions: "Mr. Wei, my nephew thinks this is inappropriate..."

But Wei Shuqing said: "Is it appropriate? I am so much older than my nephew, and I still have some points. Master Zhou, what do you think?"

Zhou Lanmu didn't raise his eyes, and replied with cupped hands: "Since it's what Duke Wei said, the next official has no reason to refuse."

Qi Lang frowned, knowing that he couldn't stop him, so he could only say: "Master Zhou is willing to go, it's just that the road is far away, Master Zhou doesn't know martial arts, so someone must escort you to go."

As he spoke, he looked in Chu Shao's direction. Chu Shao was taken aback for a moment, then took a step forward understandingly, and lazily cupped his hands: "Qi... the eldest son, I have been very free recently, and I just want to go out for a walk , I am willing to ask myself to escort Sigong...Master Zhou, I will make sure that you are safe and sound."

Qi Lang tilted his head and glanced at Wei Shuqing, curled his lips provocatively, and replied cheerfully: "That's very good."

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