The straight man who wears bright clothes is also afraid of messing with him

In September of the 25th year of Hongwu, Cui Miao was ordered to investigate the murder case of the blacksmith shop in the east of Beiping City, which involved the details of Yan Wang's mansion. After questioning, he locked his target on Cuizhu.In order to facilitate the investigation, King Yan recalled Shen Qing to live in the palace so as to monitor Cuizhu's actions, while Cui Miao came out of the palace and went directly to the yamen of the criminal justice department.

"Bang bang bang", the sound of beating the watch sounded, and under the hazy moonlight, a black figure sneaked out from the princess's yard. It looked like a woman.After the woman came out, she cleverly avoided the patrolling sergeants, went around to the back garden of the palace, and climbed over the wall. Her movements were clean and neat, without muddling any water.

The woman's footsteps were brisk, and she was wearing a dark dress. She walked in the shadows, making no sound. If you don't look carefully, it's really hard to notice.Along the way, the woman stopped on the opposite side of the blacksmith's shop, hid in the shadows and watched carefully, and then slowly approached after making sure that there was no one there.When she came to the window, the woman waited quietly for a while, then opened the window and jumped in, took out the torch and lit the candle on the candlestick, blocked the light with her hand, and searched carefully in the room.

After searching around but not finding anything, the woman frowned tightly, then opened it again, put the candlestick back to its original place and blew it out, then jumped out of the window and returned to the palace by the same way.

Shen Qing watched her enter Wangfei's courtyard, ordered Chang An to continue monitoring, then turned and left.Coming to his green bamboo garden, looking at the dim candlelight in the bedroom, the corners of Shen Qing's mouth slightly raised, the coldness in his eyes disappeared, replaced by a warm smile.

With a "squeak", the door was pushed open. Cui Miao, who was sitting on the bedside reading a book, heard the sound and said with a smile, "Ah Qing is back. How is it? Did you gain something?"

"Well, it's exactly as you expected."

Cui Miao's eyes lit up, and she said, "Has she returned to the palace?"

Shen Qing nodded, took off his outer robe and was about to go to bed.

Seeing this, Cui Miao quickly got up and got out of bed, and said: "Her reaction like this shows that she is not aware of the fact that she has been exposed. As long as you keep an eye on it, you can find the mastermind behind the scenes. I am more concerned now. She has learned from Song Dali. What did you ask?"

Shen Qing grabbed Cui Miao's wrist and said flatly, "Where is Da Lang going?"

"Ah Qing, this is the palace, we need to be cautious in our words and deeds, it's late at night, you should go to bed early, I should go back too."

Shen Qing ignored Cui Miao's words, pulled Cui Miao's wrist to the bedside, and said: "Da Lang, we haven't slept together for two months, don't you want to?"

Seeing Shen Qing who was so close at hand, Cui Miao couldn't help swallowing, opened the distance between the two of them, and said helplessly: "Ah Qing, if I can grow old with you, let alone two months, I would be willing to do it for two years."

Shen Qing took Cui Miao's hand and kissed it lightly, and said: "Da Lang, Qing misses you, can you stay tonight?"

"Ah Qing, the death of Prince Yiwen, to the emperor, is equivalent to the destruction of the scabbard of the sealed sword. There will definitely be a storm all over the court, and nails will be planted around the princess. It is uncertain how much eyeliner the palace still has. We It's better to be cautious." Cui Miao kissed Shen Qing's lips, and said softly: "Ah Qing, in order to have a longer future, we must be patient!"

Shen Qing hugged Cui Miao's neck and deepened the kiss, panting and said: "Da Lang said clearly, he just misses you so much, he can't help it, let me hug you for a while, and let you go after a while."

Cui Miao felt sore and unbearable, she was clearly in love but couldn't be together openly, and could only sneak around like a thief, how unfair this was, but there was nothing she could do about it.

Cui Miao came out of the palace, went directly back to the small courtyard, washed up briefly, then climbed into bed, tossed and turned but couldn't sleep, until it was dawn, and fell asleep in a daze.

After sleeping for less than two hours, Cui Miao got up, had breakfast, and went straight to the blacksmith shop in the east of the city.He went to the criminal justice department yesterday afternoon and saw Song Dali's body. He was about 180 centimeters tall.All four limbs showed signs of being bound, both eyes were gouged out, and seven fingers were removed from both hands, leaving only the middle finger, ring finger, and little finger of the left hand.In addition, there are many soft tissue contusions and whip marks on his body, almost all over his body.Although Cui Miao has never studied forensic science, she has been the captain of the criminal police for many years, so she still has some experience. Judging from the plaques and stiffness on the body, the time of death was about [-] o'clock the day before the crime, and the cause of death was pierced by a sharp weapon. heart, causing cardiac arrest.In fact, Cui Miao did not think about it, and directly arrested Cui Zhu to torture him to extract a confession, but after thinking about it, most of the nails hidden so deep like them are dead men trained by wealthy and powerful families. Fortunately, not only can't ask anything, but it can also startle the snake.Although it is too time-consuming to put a long line to catch big fish, this is the best way to deal with it now.

When he came to the door of the blacksmith's shop, Cui Miao saw two policemen from the Criminal Division guarding the door. He stepped forward curiously, but was stopped by the policeman, "My lord handles the case, and the idlers wait." Do not approach!"

Cui Miao took out a dental plaque from her pocket, and said, "The procurator sent me to review the scene of the crime."

In order to facilitate Cui Miao's investigation, and in order not to reveal his identity, Qiu Ze gave Cui Miao one of his dental cards.At that time, King Yan was present, but he didn't stop him. Cui Miao didn't refuse. At the same time, he also saw that the relationship between Qiu Ze and King Yan was extraordinary.

The messenger knew the tooth card, and hurriedly bowed and said: "Young ones, please refer to the adults."

Cui Miao put away the tooth card and said, "Can I enter now?"

The two let the door open and said, "My lord, please come in."

Cui Miao pushed the door past the two of them and walked in, only to see a man in uniform standing at the window, with his back to Cui Miao carefully observing the traces on the window sill.

"Didn't the officer say it? No one should disturb you! Get out!"

"Sorry, I didn't know your lord had given such an order."

He called himself "I", and his voice was neither humble nor overbearing. He was definitely not a policeman outside the door. The man turned around and looked at Cui Miao. He was wearing a light blue round-neck gown and thick-soled boots; Slender and well-proportioned, he is a gentle and handsome man.

The man regained his senses, looked at Cui Miao and asked, "Who are you? Why are you here?"

While the man was looking at Cui Miao, Cui Miao was also looking at him. The man was about 30 years old. His facial features were not outstanding, but he was attractive. His face was sharp and angular. He was about 175 centimeters tall.The eyes that looked at him were amazed at first, and then puzzled. All emotions were revealed, and it seemed that he was a very understanding person.Cui Miao liked to deal with such people, so she replied softly, "I am Cui Miao. I am under the order of Master Qiu to investigate the case of Song Dali's murder. I don't know how to call him, but why do I appear here?"

Hearing this, the man frowned, his eyes lit up with joy, and said, "So you are Cui Miao, I didn't expect you to look like this!"

Such words and expressions are really not like a man in his thirties, but rather like a naive young man, especially those eyes, which sparkle when he smiles, making people can't help but twitch the corners of his mouth together.

Cui Miao smiled and said, "What does your lord think I should look like?"

The man said with some embarrassment: "I thought military officers were as big and powerful as King Zhongshan, but I didn't expect you to be such a rare handsome man."

Cui Miao smiled wryly and said, "I'll take what your lord says as a compliment."

"It was originally a compliment!" The man seemed a little at a loss, and changed the subject: "Master Cui, Master Qiu has ordered me to investigate this case with you."

"So that's the case, but what do you call it?"

"Oh, sorry, sorry! My name is Qiu Ran, Qiu from the hills, and I have nothing to do with Mr. Qiu. You can call me by my name directly as I hold a post in the Criminal Prosecution Division."

Cui Miao was a little surprised. It was unbelievable that such a pure person could sit in his current position in the officialdom. Maybe this Mr. Qiu was not as simple as he appeared on the surface.He bowed and said, "So it's Mr. Qiu, I'm being rude."

"Your Majesty Cui doesn't need to be like this, I don't care about these empty etiquettes."

Cui Miao smiled and went straight to the point, asking, "What do you gain from this trip, my lord?"

Speaking of the case, Qiu Ran's expression changed, his eyes were not as innocent as before, but were shining with wisdom.Qiu Ran said: "Lord Cui, please follow me."

Cui Miao followed Qiu Ran to the window, pointed to the marks on the window sill, and said, "Master Cui, please look, the marks on the window sill are obviously not caused at the same time."

Cui Miao naturally knew why, because Cuizhu entered the blacksmith's shop again last night in order to find the jade token.Because it has only been two days since the crime happened, even if there is ash on the crime scene, it is impossible to have much. Such subtle differences can be observed, which is enough to show that Qiu Ran is as meticulous as a hair, and his thinking is meticulous.

"Lord Qiu, I want to know how much you know about this case."

Cui Miao looked at Qiu Ran calmly. He had to determine Qiu Ran's position to determine how he should view this cooperative relationship.

Qiu Ran frowned slightly, and said frankly: "I know what I should know, and I don't ask too much about what I shouldn't know. Master Cui, I'm only interested in the case, and I don't participate in other things."

"Master Qiu who picked up the jade token?" Cui Miao spoke in a positive tone despite the question.

Qiu Ran was startled, and then asked, "Why does Master Cui have such a guess?"

"Your Excellency Qiu's position should be clear to you. If this is the case, you should still send your lord to investigate with the lower officials. The reason may be that Lord Qiu knows that this case is related to the Yan Palace, so far he has been able to link this case with the Yan Palace. Yes, there is only that jade tablet."

Qiu Ran looked at Cui Miao with brighter eyes, and said excitedly: "Master Cui is indeed as thoughtful as Master Qiu said!"

Cui Miao straightened her expression, and asked solemnly: "Lord Qiu, this matter is of great importance, and the next official must confirm it. Will you be able to remain neutral and keep your mouth shut?"

Qiu Ran looked serious, and said seriously: "Master Cui, Qiu Ran has always been one-sided!"