diseased bone

Seeing that he was handsome, the servant girl couldn't help blushing: "Which family did you follow, why haven't you seen him before?"

Zhou Lanmu replied: "I am a guard in General Xiaochu's mansion. I have just been transferred from the barracks for a few days. I have never followed the general around before, so I have never seen him."

A big servant girl next to him teased and said: "There are also many guards from the barracks in our mansion. The boy was born with thin skin and tender flesh. He really doesn't look like him at all."

Zhou Lanmu didn't change his face: "Where did the girl just say?"

The servant girl was startled, and said: "Yes, our boss is also the bodyguard that General Jin brought back from the barracks. He came back with these boys. He went on patrol half a month ago and somehow disappeared."

A young servant on the other side interjected: "We have heard some of these words in our mansion. General Jin searched for the Minister of Criminal Affairs, but he didn't find anyone after several days of searching. They all said that this guard stole his contract of prostitution and didn't want to be an official." Soldiers, they fled at night."

The servant of the Jin Mansion hesitated and said: "It doesn't look like it... The boss is the most old-fashioned in our mansion. Although he talks less on weekdays, if something happens to someone's family, he is always the first to take out the money." To make up for it, the master treats him so well on weekdays, so he won't be a fugitive slave..."

"The master is so dedicated, he dotes on his wife and has never taken a concubine, and the boss is his most powerful bodyguard. The wife has gone, but the boss has not been found. He must be very sad."

Several people were still chatting, when there was a sudden exclamation in the hall, followed by a series of broken dishes and bowls, the servants were startled, and saw that the hall was in chaos for some reason.A servant girl ran out in a hurry and yelled at the outside: "Go get the doctor, go!!"

Zhou Lanmu took advantage of the confusion and went in, just in time to see that Jin Mingjing, who was sitting upright on the main seat, fell down in front of the chair for some reason, his eyes couldn't help turning up, and even his lips twitched. It looked like he had been poisoned look.

Shen Amber was pinching him, and hurriedly ordered: "Hurry up and get some big bowls of water!"

Chu Shao saw him at a glance, and strode over. Zhou Lanmu was about to speak when Chu Shao sized him up and said in a strange tone: "Don't wear clothes like this in the future. Comfortable."

Zhou Lanmu couldn't laugh or cry: "What happened?"

"I don't know what happened. General Jin was fine at first. He was sitting there talking, and after taking a sip of the medicinal wine at hand, he immediately became like this." Chu Shao raised his eyebrows back and replied. , "General Jin has been fighting for many years, and he inevitably has some old wounds on his body. I heard that he must drink this medicinal wine every day, but somehow he was poisoned today."

Zhou Lanmu stood on tiptoe to see Jin Mingjing who was surrounded by everyone.

Jin Mingjing only took a sip just now, presumably the poison is not deep, and his life is not in danger at the moment, but he is just speechless.His face was livid, as if he had been angered by something, he hammered the ground viciously, and stared at the medicinal wine he had just put down on the table, his eyes almost popped out, looking at the bloody red, it was very scary.

Under the guidance of Shen Amber, Jin Mingjing poured three bowls of clear water in a row, and his eyes barely cleared up.The doctor came very quickly, and it didn't take long before he came to the conclusion that General Jin had indeed been poisoned, and the poison was put in the medicinal wine he often drank. Even Da Luo Jinxian couldn't save him.

Jin Mingjing was poisoned, and the Jin Mansion was in chaos. Naturally, the funeral could not be held as scheduled. The butler of the Jin Mansion came forward and invited everyone out very politely.

Seeing Zhou Lanmu frowned slightly, Chu Shao couldn't help asking, "What is the fourth son thinking about? Do you think this case is too difficult?"

Zhou Lanmu smiled slightly, spread out his palms at him, and counted them carefully: "My lady ran away and died, the powerful bodyguard disappeared, and I was poisoned. I was thinking, what kind of gods did General Jin offend this year? It's really bad luck..."

Seeing his pensive face, Chu Shao somehow felt teasing in his heart: "Why is Fourth Young Master so distressed, or... I'll take you to a place where you can relieve your worries?"

Unexpectedly, Zhou Lanmu replied with interest: "General, do you mean the brothel? I only went there once when I first arrived in Zhongyang, and I didn't find much fun. It's boring to recuperate these few days. I want the general to take me there to open my eyes. Now that the general has spoken, I don’t need to be shy, just lead the way.”

So Chu Shao confusedly took him to Rongyinfang.

He stumbled into a pavilion called "Liuxiangke" which he had never entered before.

It's just because Zhou Lanmu said that the name of this pavilion is nice.

Although he had never been here before, no one in Zhongyang knew him. The madam greeted him quickly with a smile on her face, and said courteously: "Oh, what kind of wind brought General Xiao Chu here... The old lady is for Xiao Chu. The general called some of the best girls and boys, or..."

She turned her eyes to Zhou Lanmu ambiguously, and saw that the other party was only dressed as a servant, but his face was amazingly good. She thought it was someone brought out by Chu Shao: "Or just find a quiet place? Don't worry, General Chu. Our tone here is the tightest in Zhongyang, and no one will go out and talk nonsense."

Seeing that she had misunderstood, Chu Shao touched her nose in embarrassment: "Look for a private room, and just invite some of the best girls and boys to come. There are not many people, thank you."

The madam was also very obedient, and she only found a girl and a young lady for him.The folk customs in Zhongyang are open, and most of the dignitaries are male and female. Zhou Lanmu saw that the young man seemed to want to find Chu Shao after entering the door, but was snatched by the girl before he came to him. He couldn't help laughing: "Why, look at my clothes. Su Su, don't you want to serve?"

The little boy hurriedly laughed: "What are you talking about, I dare not dare, but I have been serving you for so many years, and I have never seen a beauty who is as upright as my father. I am ashamed of myself for a while, no Dare to come here."

Zhou Lanmu smiled and said, "You can speak very well."

Chu Shao poured a glass of sweet wine at the side, and said to the young lady, "Don't look at this gentleman's plain clothes, do you know who he is?"

The little boy smiled sweetly and said: "The one who came with General Xiao Chu is naturally either rich or expensive, and he is a big man who I have never seen before."

"My little brother was born well and has a sweet mouth. The big man must have served him before, so why belittle yourself." Zhou Lan Muben looked at him with his hands up, but suddenly saw something. He bent down very interestedly and touched it. The gold hairpin on his head, "Hey, this gold hairpin looks very valuable, but it looks like a woman's thing, is it a gift from a benefactor?"

The smile on the young man's face froze, and he lowered his eyebrows and said respectfully: "It was given by the benefactor when he was happy. I have never seen such a good thing. It doesn't matter if it is a man or a woman, just take it with you." .”

"So..." Zhou Lanmu stroked the golden hairpin in his hair, and said suddenly, "General Xiao Chu, I suddenly feel unwell, why don't you come back another day."

His face was not flushed and his heart was not beating, so there was no half of it|He looked unwell, Chu Shao was shocked by his open eyes and nonsense, and before he could react, he was pulled out of the pavilion.

Zhou Lanmu greeted the carriage that had just sent the two of them here, and ordered like a master: "Go back to Xianmingfang."

Before Chu Shao had time to speak, Zhou Lanmu looked at him with his chin in his hands, and asked unexpectedly: "Little General Chu, can you climb walls?"

"Climbing the wall?" Chu Shao repeated doubtfully, "No."

"Ah, okay, then you just have a chance to study now." Zhou Lanmu said slowly, and then ordered outside, "Go slowly, it's not in a hurry to go back when it gets dark, stop at the gate of the square, there is no need Go back home."

Chu Shao was even more puzzled: "What are you going to do?"

Zhou Lanmu replied, "Go to Zhao Sin Division."

Chu Shao said: "The Zhao Sin Department only takes urgent cases at night, if you want to enter the door, you have to beat the drums to complain, you want to go..."

Zhou Lanmu looked at him, with a very happy smile on his face: "That's why I asked the general if he can climb walls."

Chu Shao was stunned: "You want me to climb over the wall?"

Zhou Lanmu shook his head: "No, no, I just asked the general to walk away from the wall and help me go in to get something."

Chu Shao was startled: "You want me to go to Zhao Sin Division to steal things?"

Zhou Lanmu: "How can this be called stealing? I am serious about handling the case. I will ask General Chu to assist me. The truth will be revealed in the future. This is your first achievement."

Chu Shao thought back on everything today, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that either the other party was really boring, or he was fooled by it: "The fourth young master dragged me out today, first pretending to be a servant, and then going to the brothel, the chair is still there. Instructing me to steal something before I was hot, Chu is a rough man, what the Fourth Young Master wants to do, you have to understand it and tell me."

"Of course, of course," Zhou Lanmu repeatedly agreed, "The general just needs to bring me what I want, and I will tell you everything."

Chu Shao glanced at him suspiciously: "What do you want?"

Zhou Lanmu replied: "I want the gold hairpin that I fished from Chaozhong Well that day."

After all, Chu Shao is not a stupid person. He lowered his eyes and thought for a while, and then thought of some details: "Today, I am serving your young man, and there seem to be a few red agates on the hairpin on his head..."

"So I want to take a look at that hairpin from before," Zhou Lanmu said firmly, "I also wondered if it was just me thinking too much, maybe Mrs. Jin really committed suicide by throwing herself into a well... But there are a few things I haven't done yet. Figured it out, besides—”

Chu Shao couldn't help asking: "Besides what?"

"Besides, even if Mrs. Jin really committed suicide by throwing herself into a well, I have to find a way to accuse General Jin of some crimes," Zhou Lanmu replied slowly, "After all, I want to please General Xiao Chu, and I don't care about any means, as long as I achieve my goal, right? ?”

Chu Shao's right eyelid twitched for no reason.

Two years ago, he was drunk in the Xuanjian camp and had a big fight with Jin Mingjing. Everyone knew that the two had been at odds for a long time, but he was polite on face, and even Qi Lang thought he was just getting drunk and impulsive. Why is this person so determined...

"Now that the Zhou family is in ruins, I'm going back to the court alone. I have nothing to rely on. Duke Wei has made it clear that he doesn't believe me, and the eldest son is still watching. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent General Xiao Chu to watch." Zhou Lanmu put his hands on his shoulders, He said sincerely, "I can only try my best to do a few things for General Xiao Chu, but I hope the general will trust me a little more so that I can get a life-saving official position in Zhongyang, so that I don't have to live a precarious life. "

This person is very smart, Qi Lang is now living in the Jinting Imperial City, Wei Shuqing is suspicious and wants to survive, so begging him, Qi Lang's popular man, is naturally the best way.

Chu Shao thought like this, with a half-smile on his face, and said: "Okay, then I'll wait for the congratulatory gift from the Fourth Young Master."