The first paparazzi in the Red Chamber
Chapter 64 Chapter 1 Paparazzi
Jia Amnesty: "In the future, don't inquire about this kind of thing with people in the Song Mansion."
As soon as Zhu Mao agreed, a servant girl from the Song family came to ask if he wanted hot water.
Jia Amnesty nodded, and after taking a bath, he rested on the bed in the study.
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After midnight, the palace was as quiet as a pool of stagnant water.
The night breeze was cool, blowing slowly across the cheeks, obviously not very forcefully, but it blew depression and depression into my heart.
The third princess was wearing a eunuch's uniform, leaning against the palace wall, breathing hard, her chest heaving and falling, but she couldn't stop the tears in her eyes.
After a long time, she finally calmed down, dried her eyes, and heard footsteps coming from the direction of Chunhe Hall.
The third princess turned her head and saw that two young eunuchs each carried a lantern to open the way, followed by one person.Even if there was a vague figure reflected under the shadows of the lights, she could still distinguish the owner of this figure at a glance.
Lovesickness rots to the bone, even if it turns to ashes, she still recognizes it.
But if there is a time, she should also hope that she can be turned into ashes, and finally be able to merge with him, even after death, she will be content.
The third princess stood alone at the foot of the palace wall, unobtrusive.Therefore, when the two eunuchs with lanterns approached, they felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly shouted to ask who they were.
The third princess coughed lightly, and walked out fearlessly and generously.
The two eunuchs seemed to have received some hint, and immediately realized the interest, and stepped back with their heads down, as if they hadn't seen anything.
Song Xi's pace never stopped because of this intruder, and he still paced forward at his usual speed.The two eunuchs panicked when they saw this, and were hesitating whether to go forward and continue to light the way forward.Seeing that the three princesses blocked Song Xi's way, the eunuchs bowed their heads obediently and kept quiet.
Song Xi's face was sunken in the night. Although under the faint light, his beautiful side face could still be seen vaguely, but there was always a feeling that his face was darker than the pitch-black night.
"After seeing Bengong, you still think you can't see it?" The third princess suddenly reached out to stop Song Xi, she raised her head, and looked at her with bright eyes, the light was like water, and tears glistened in her eyes.
Song Xi lowered his eyes slightly, with contempt in his eyes, "Is there a princess here? But I only see eunuchs."
Song Xi is right, there are only eunuchs here.She acted recklessly, pretending to be a eunuch and secretly coming to see her, how could such a thing be publicized.
The third princess originally kept a bit of arrogance on her face, but suddenly she lost her color. After that, she shyly withdrew her hands and lowered her head in embarrassment.
"I have no other choice. Since you refuse to come to see me, I can only find a way to come to see you." Before the third princess could finish her sentence, she choked up, and the tears in her eyes couldn't be stopped , "Do you know how I have lived in Beiyuan for the past five years. Do you know that I married a man I don't like, and I want to show my ambition by dying every day?"
"Are you blaming me?" Song Xi's icy eyes flashed across the third princess's face sharply and quickly, and there was a deeper disdain in his cold words.
"No, no, no, I don't, that's not what I meant." The third princess hurriedly shook her hand to show that she didn't mean to complain. A teardrop inadvertently slipped down her cheek. The third princess hurriedly turned her head stubbornly and wiped her eyes with her sleeve. She didn't want Song Xi to see her in a mess.
"You're getting too strict." After Song Xi finished speaking, he looked straight ahead and walked past the third princess resolutely.
Seeing this, the two eunuchs hurriedly followed.
The third princess stayed in place for a while, after all, she felt that the opportunity deliberately arranged today was rare, and maybe this was the only time in her life.Anyway, for him, she had given up her pride as a princess long ago, so what if she bowed her head again, and shamelessly again.
"Song Xi, stop!" The third princess yelled with her eyes closed, her tone was fierce and hostile.She opened her eyes again, and saw that Song Xi had stopped in her tracks, with her tall and tall figure facing her back, with such a heroic and tall figure.
The third princess just looked at his deserted back. The perfect waistline gave her an urge to rush forward and hug him fiercely, but she knew she couldn't do this.Up to this point, talking to Song Xi offensively may have annoyed him. She can no longer let Song Xi think that she is a lowly woman who doesn't love herself.
The third princess took a deep breath, quickly ran towards Song Xi in three or two steps, and said to him in a low voice: "I know about you and Jia She, it's nothing, I..."
The third princess hadn't finished speaking, and before she had time to clarify her attitude, she was suddenly interrupted by Song Xi's flat voice.
"Do you think the emperor will be willing?"
The third princess was in a daze for a moment, unable to reflect what Song Xi meant by saying this.
She paused and thought about it with her brain before she realized it.Song Xi was warning her not to think about the impossible.Although she is a widow and can remarry, her identity is after all the princess of Beiyuan, and she has more power in her hands than when she was an unmarried princess.
Now even if Song Xi agrees, the emperor will be afraid of her, and will definitely not arrange a powerful minister by her side.What's more, it is even more difficult for this powerful minister to be her uncle in name.If there was even a slight possibility of her marrying Song Xi before she got married, it is absolutely impossible now.
"But as long as you are willing, I will make the impossible possible." The third princess looked at Song Xi expectantly, her tone was extremely firm, and slowly, a hint of pleading appeared in her eyes, "It is the one in your heart for the rest of your life." There is someone else, even if you will be with that person in the future, I can..."
"The young bird's wings are stiff, so I think that the old bird can't do it, but I don't know that even if the old bird can't fight the enemy, it still has the ability to peck its own children to death."
Song Xi interrupted the third princess's words again, stared at the cold star, and slapped the third princess's face violently.
After Song Xi finished speaking, he didn't intend to continue walking, instead he shook his sleeves, turned around and walked back with big strides.That was the direction of the queen's bedroom, and it would not be appropriate for the third princess to follow.Even in the middle of the night, there will be many people watching, and there are too many people watching.
In desperation, the third princess put her head in her mouth, turned around and hurriedly disappeared into the night.I'm afraid that if I stay for a long time, something unexpected will happen.
The two little eunuchs with lanterns hurried over, guiltily continuing to light the way forward for Song Xi.They all did something wrong, their heads were covered with cold sweat, they were afraid that Mr. Song would blame him, and they dared not ask Song Xi why he suddenly turned back to the Palace of Harmony.
The queen had just finished changing and was about to go to bed when she heard that Song Xi was back and insisted on seeing her.In desperation, had to re-wear.Song Xi is her own younger brother, and currently has the emperor's dispensation, but in the end he is considered a foreign minister, so he should avoid suspicion.When the queen saw him, she had to put on a show, and there were not a few people present to accompany her.But these are the confidantes raised by the queen for many years, so there is nothing to shy away from.
"Aren't you in a hurry to go back, why did you turn back suddenly?" the queen asked.
Song Xi looked directly at the Queen coldly, and asked immediately, "Eldest Sister thinks that I can't see through her thoughts?"
The queen was stunned for a moment, and looked at Song Xi puzzled.
"If you help her next time, don't expect me to help you." Song Xi put down these words, saluted the queen, and turned around to leave easily.
The Queen's complexion changed slightly, and seeing Song Xi disappear, her whole face became more solemn.
Gong Nai came to help the queen and advised her to rest early.The Queen's hands trembled slightly, and then she got up from the seat, placing her hand heavily on the arm of Madam Gong.She hesitated for a moment, then asked Gong Nai if she had gone too far.
"Your Majesty has a benevolent heart, Master Song will understand. It's just that Master Song is more persistent than the other ones when it comes to the love of women here. Even when Old Song was with him back then, he couldn't control it." Gong Nai's tone It is very soothing, and the natural sound makes people feel at ease and feel reasonable.
"Everyone said that he would stand at thirty, and he thought he was nothing more than that." The queen sighed, said a few words, and did not continue.She really didn't meddle in anything, but she didn't care about it, and it was no different from conniving meddling.
Which is more important, the queen naturally knows in her heart.
Her little brother is good at everything, but he is too cold-tempered and too ruthless towards others.So every word he said was serious.The queen also had to remember this lesson now.
When Song Xi came out from the Hall of Spring Harmony again, the eunuchs waiting outside had already been replaced by two other eunuchs.As for where the original two went and what happened, Song Xi was not interested either.
This time, he finally left the palace unimpeded.
Heng Shu was dozing off on the carriage, when he heard the palace gate was open, he jumped out of the carriage and happily came to welcome his master.But seeing his master's gloomy face, which seemed to be full of rage, Heng Shu hurriedly told Song Xi that Master Jia had been waiting in the Song Mansion for a long time.
Only then did Song Xi's face change, and he returned to his usual calm and indifferent state.Without saying a word, he got into the carriage and asked the coachman to drive back home quickly.
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Jia Shen's sleep has always been good, just like what Song Xi had blessed before, it has always been a deep sleep without dreams.
But this time he had a very long dream.
In the dream, there were Song Xi, Jia Mu and others. It seemed that some accident happened to him, and it immediately changed to the scene after his death.Mother Jia sent him away, mourned for a few days, and then led Jia Zheng to live happily.
The location changed, and he became a lone ghost on the grave, trapped there all the time, looking at the desertedness in front of the grave day after day.Whenever Song Xi came to Qingming and his death day, he would come to his grave to burn paper and talk nonsense.
In the first two years, Song Xi talked a lot and shed tears.As the years went by, he stayed less and less.In the seventh year, only the servant Heng Shu was sent to deliver messages.Later, when Song Xi got married, a procession of flowers and red flowers illogically passed by his grave, as if he wanted him to see Song Xi riding a tall horse with red flowers in high spirits.
Jia Amnesty had complicated emotions, he couldn't tell whether he was happy or unhappy.Normally, after he passed away, he could finally see the person he loved come out of grief, find another good relationship and find happiness, so he should be happy.But the feelings are selfish. When he saw it, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken.
Jia She suddenly felt very tired, as if he had gone through the vicissitudes of life and seen all kinds of things in the world, and he was already disheartened. He would rather be wiped out, unconscious, and don't want to experience what he saw again...
When he was in a daze, Jia Amnesty felt itchy in the corner of his eyes, so he raised his hand to touch it, but he caught something hot.
Jia Amnesty opened his eyes and saw Song Xi's face with a gentle smile, and he was holding his wrist.
"Did I wake you up?" Song Xi held Jia Amnesty's hand slightly apologetically.
Jia She frowned slightly, but his consciousness was still in a dream.Looking at Song Xi's gentleness towards him, he actually felt a little unreal, and of course he also felt grateful and happy.
Jia Amnesty held Song Xi's hand tightly to his chest, then closed his eyes and said nothing.
He has to take it easy.
Song Xi froze for a moment, looked at him with a smile as he squeezed his hand tightly, thinking that he was expressing his emotion of "I miss you like crazy after not seeing you for a few days".Song Xi was very happy, and leaned down to kiss Jia Amnesty's lips lightly.And apologized to him for leaving without saying goodbye a few days ago.
After Jia Amnesty regained his senses, he sat up and asked Song Xi what secret matter he was here for.
"It's unbelievable to say it. My elder brother was in danger when he was visiting Weifu. He sent a threatening letter to the governor's mansion, and there was no news. In the letter, the gangster threatened my sister-in-law not to disclose the matter, otherwise they would attack immediately Murder. My sister-in-law waited for three days and couldn't bear it anymore, so she sent a secret letter to the palace to beg the emperor and empress. Therefore, this matter was not publicized, only the empress, me and the emperor knew about it.
My sister-in-law is in Zhangzhou, and my elder brother has no news, and I haven't left any clues about the robbers, so it's only suitable for me to go.Because the incident happened suddenly, human life is very likely to be in a moment, so I didn't have time to tell you in detail. "
"It should be." Jia Amnesty smiled, telling Song Xi not to worry about it, he didn't care about his leaving without saying goodbye.
"Then why are you crying in sleep?" Song Xi moved his fingers, his fingertips were still slightly wet, it was Jia Amnesty's tears.
"I'm still crying?" Jia Amnesty wiped Song Xi's fingertips in disbelief, "Why?"
"Shameless." Song Xi grabbed Jia She's arm and kissed his lips deeply. After a long time, he stopped the lingering on his lips and asked the messy Jia She with a smile, "Did you dream of me in your dream? Are you a heartbroken man in your dream?"
Jia She looked at Song Xi in surprise, and said that this person was smart, and a little too smart, could he read minds?
"Look at your expression, that's it." After Song Xi got the answer, he became happy instead, lying comfortably beside Jia She, stroking Jia She's cheek with his hand, and said in a low voice, "You deserve it, you are in my dream." I don’t know how many times I’ve been a heartbreaker, but this time I finally got it back.”
"So you dream about me every day?" Jia Amnesty sat up and asked him in surprise.
Song Xi also nodded with a slightly smug expression, "Thinking about it day by day, dreaming about it at night. The more you care about it, the more you will be afraid of the other party's betrayal. You dreamed that I was like this, but it means that you really have a crush on me."
"I used to have a crush on you, too." Hearing Song Xi's words, Jia Amnesty felt a lot more open-minded, stretched his waist, and went down to change clothes.
Song Xi refused, hugged him from behind, and asked Jia She to sleep with him for a while.
"There is still a case waiting to be solved." Jia She then told Song Xi about the death of Ding An and the other seventeen people.
Song Xi also raised his eyebrows, and sighed casually, "There are no surprises."
"Indifference." Jia She judged.
Song Xi looked at Jia Amnesty, "I won't for you, if you don't believe me, I can immediately prove my enthusiasm for you."
"Then I take my words back."
Jia Amnesty patted Song Xi on the shoulder as if to comfort him, and suddenly remembered that he hadn't heard the follow-up of Song Xi's incident.But since Song Xi came back so soon, and his face didn't look sad, Jia She speculated that his elder brother's result should be good.Jia Amnesty asked Song Xi directly what happened and how his elder brother was rescued in the end.
Song Xi already knew Jia Amnesty's greatness in seeing Weizhi's works, so he was not surprised that he skipped the results, asked directly about the situation, and explained to him seriously: "After I went, I just studied the threat letter sent by the robbers. Letter, the handwriting is easy to read, but it is useless, and no one can compare it. If you want clues, you can only wait for the robber to send the message. I also made some preparations in secret, but the robber still did not show up. And just On the night I arrived in Zhangzhou, my elder brother and his four attendants were all released. They were covered and pushed to the side of the road in a carriage. When they were hijacked, they also attacked from behind. No one was seen."
"There was a plan long ago, and no clues were left." Jia She concluded.
Song Xi went on to say, "However, my Song family is not an idle person. After my elder brother was arrested, he has been pretending to be an elegant person who doesn't understand the common language. He also said some incomprehensible words and phrases. After a long time, he read them Enraged the thieves, he reprimanded Bei Yuan, and he also noticed that the person who hijacked him still had the unique bosom scent of Bei Yuan people."
"As expected of your elder brother, smart and knowledgeable." Jia She gave a thumbs up, then looked at Song Xi meaningfully, and sighed, "It's Bei Yuan again."
"If your previous conjectures are true, then the matter this time has nothing to do with the third princess. If it's her, what is the purpose of all her troubles? Even I can't figure it out."
Song Xi's face turned cold, and deep disgust flashed in his eyes.The third princess's admiration for him is her own business, depending on how she makes a fuss, even if it is a rumor, as long as she doesn't bother him, Song Xi can ignore it.But if this woman dares to play any tricks to touch his elder brother and hurt his family, the consequences...
Song Xi didn't know what he would do to her, after all, it had been a long time since he had met such a stupid person who dared to commit suicide in front of him.
When he was young, there were two ignorant people who disturbed him, but now, I don't know where his bones have melted.
Jia Amnesty read some scary expressions on Song Xi's face, and stretched out his hand to shake in front of his eyes.
"There are a lot of people in Beiyuan. Everything at present is speculation. Even if it is possible, if there is no evidence to act without evidence, it is very likely that the good people will be wronged."
"I know." Song Xi naturally understood that the matter must be confirmed before doing anything.
After Jia Amnesty briefly recorded Song Xi's previous words, he turned his head and asked him: "Your elder brother has been kidnapped for so many days, how do the gangsters take care of him?"
"I was locked up in the mountains, the place was humid, there were a lot of insects and birds singing, I could smell the fragrance of flowers and plants, and I heard the sound of the wind blowing through the woods. My eldest brother was always tied and blindfolded. When eating, he was given pastries and meat. Do it. The same is true for his subordinates, but the low-level food is steamed buns."
"It shows how important it is for the gangster to know the identity of your elder brother."
Jia She felt more and more that the possibility of the three princesses being the ambassadors was very high. He did not leave any traces because he knew that the Song family was not easy to deal with, but his subordinates still hadn't fought against the clever elder brother of the Song family.
"What is the purpose of this is really intriguing. Now it seems that as soon as you arrive in Zhangzhou, the gangsters immediately let you go. It can be seen that they want to lure you there. Then what will happen to you in Zhangzhou later? Who have you met?"
"No. When the eldest brother's situation stabilized, I sent someone to send a message to the second brother, telling them both to pay attention to safety in the future, and I immediately left Zhangzhou and returned to Beijing. There was nothing unusual along the way." Song Xi paused Next, "I haven't encountered anything, what about you, who have you seen during my time away from Beijing? What dangers have you encountered?"
After Song Xi finished speaking, he looked at Jia Amnesty.
Jia Amnesty froze for a moment, then shook his head, "It's not a big deal."
Song Xi could already see that something must have happened to Jia She. "Then talk about small things."
"The third princess looked for me, but she didn't say anything important, she just jumped over the wall and barked twice." Jia She said with a nonchalant smile.
Song Xi suddenly grabbed Jia She's hand and stared at him seriously, "I'm causing you trouble. I didn't expect her to be so unreasonable after she got married. If I had known today, I should have let her marry until today. Yang goes."
The folk customs of the Northern Yuan Dynasty were open, and women could be in charge of the family.The Sun Barbarians went to the other extreme, and women were nothing more than men's playthings.Even if a noble princess marries, she can only be a man's lifelong attachment.At least the third princess is now incapable of being arrogant.
"Who doesn't want their children to marry for good, you are her uncle anyway."
Jia She gave Song Xi some tea to make him lose his temper, then changed the subject to talk about something else, chatted about Ding An's case, and then talked about Jia Lian.
"The last time you said to find an official to help this child, do you still count on it?"
"Of course." Song Xi said with a smile, "I have intended this for a long time, and I am afraid that you, the father, will not agree. If I intervene without authorization, I am afraid that I will appear ignorant. Now that you have spoken, I can rest assured I found it. Seeing that your eldest son is very good at housekeeping, he can only dawdle in places like Kagura Division. If he goes to work in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he may be able to use his strengths. If he does well in the future, he will be promoted .”
"That's fine." Jia Amnesty felt that Song Xi was more thoughtful, and thanked him on Jia Lian's behalf.
"Thank you, your son is me—" Song Xi felt Jia She's gaze, and slowly changed his words, "The younger generation who cares."
Jia Amnesty couldn't help laughing, "Forget it, if you are willing to admit that bastard is a son, then you will. I guess he would like to find a father like you."
Song Xi didn't dislike it either, and raised the corners of his mouth proudly, and then said to Jia She in detail: "Just give him a job as an internal servant, from the sixth grade, the clothes cost of the palace master, and the congratulations of the hundred officials on the New Year's Day." The queen's call for entry and exit. There are also some miscellaneous tasks, supplies and decorations, etc., no matter how many."
Originally, when Jia Amnesty heard about the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he knew that they were all serving the nobles in the palace, and he was indeed worried that if Jia Lian's affairs went wrong, he would be implicated.After hearing what Song Xi said, he was relieved.
The position that Song Xi chose was ultimately for the queen. If Jia Lian didn't understand the world, was negligent or was framed, Song Xi could ask the queen to help her out.
"That would be better, thank you for your trouble."
Jia Amnesty smiled at Song Xi gratefully, but felt ruthless in his heart. When he got back later, he must mention Jia Lian carefully, and he couldn't waste his favor.
Jia Amnesty packed up the county chronicles and some case files on the table, and put them beside the bed.After he and Song Xi finished their meal, he asked Song Xi to sleep well, and he didn't leave, so he stayed with him while reading the case files.
Song Xi was going to follow Jia Amnesty, but he smiled happily when he saw that he changed his mind and refused to leave.He has been running around these days, and he stayed up all night just after he came back, so he was extremely tired.With his head on the pillow, he quickly fell asleep.
Jia Amnesty read the one in his hand, changed the information, and turned around to see Song Xi breathing steadily, sleeping next to him.Jia Amnesty covered him with a quilt, gently picked up the county chronicle and flipped through it again, then put it back, then closed his eyes, carefully thinking about whether there were any omissions in these materials.
Jia Amnesty looked again at the suspicious cases that Ding An had judged that he had picked out before.I always feel that although the judgments of these cases are unfair, the losses to people are not too great, and the victims cannot meet the conditions for killing 17 people at the same time.
The murderer is strong, familiar with the environment of the mountains and forests, extremely accurate in using bows and crossbows, and must have a strong psychological quality,
During the killing process, he still remained calm, indicating that this matter had been rehearsed countless times in his mind.Facing the remaining fugitives in front of him, he can calmly analyze the strength, weakness and threat, and make the best judgment.He didn't spare the children, which showed that he hated Ding An very deeply. While hating Ding An, he also hated people who had a relationship with Ding An.
Even the last boy who ran into the deep woods was pursued relentlessly, even if it took time to chase, he insisted on silence.In addition to showing that the murderer is familiar with the terrain and has the tracking ability of a hunter, it is also likely to be an acquaintance who committed the crime.
At this time, Pig Hair poked half of its head in quietly.
When Jia Amnesty saw the news, he nodded.
Zhu Mao whispered: "The people in the yamen have checked carefully, and the horse in Ding An's other carriage ran away by himself, and was just found on the edge of a corn field in a nearby village."
What a timely message.
In fact, Jia Amnesty has always been very concerned about the carriage without horses.Now that it is confirmed that the person responsible for the crime did not steal the horse, it is likely that the murderer did it.
Assuming that under the circumstances at that time, there were still horses in the second carriage, and if they escaped with the carriage, it would be easy to escape successfully, and this would be out of the murderer's control.
So the murderer must have found some excuse at the beginning to get the second carriage out.For example, a horse is used to pull a carriage that has fallen into a pit and rescue people under the carriage.And the murderer took advantage of the opportunity to bring the horse over, and took the opportunity to kill the boys who were preparing to rescue by the trap with a knife.
An acquaintance committing a crime should also be a breakthrough.
"Find out how many people there were when Ding An and his party set off, whether it was 17 people, and whether they met any acquaintances on the way."
After Jia Amnesty hurriedly ordered to go down, he saw Song Xi's hands hugging his thigh.Jia Amnesty gently picked it up and put it elsewhere for him, but as soon as he put it down, Song Xi's arms came up and hugged him.
In desperation, Jia Amnesty took a mink blanket and simply covered himself.
Jia Amnesty took the tea from Zhu Mao, and while drinking, he remembered the case of the fake official Yin.
In fact, he didn't even tell Song Xi about one thing. He vaguely suspected that if the money really had something to do with the people of Beiyuan and the third princess, then the 120 million taels of silver stolen by Yincao might eventually go to It's still the capital.
It is not easy to transport 12 catties of silver to the capital without being noticed.If one had to think of a way to deceive others, it would be the scene of the three princesses entering Beijing a few days ago.The guard of honor is very grand, the team is mighty, and the accompanying carriages are even counting in dozens.
Jia Amnesty heard someone report it later.
The beggars under the black pig usually report the news in detail, and talk a lot of nonsense, thinking that once the clues are useful, they will be exchanged for money, so they are not afraid of missing too much.The black pig knew that Jia She was interested in the third princess, so he passed on the news about her to Jia She.
Most of these messy news are about the grandeur of the princess's guard of honor, pomp, number of people, etc., which is useless.But there was a sentence in it that caught Jia Amnesty's mind. Some people said that when the carriages traveled on dirt roads, the ruts were very deep.
Silver can be heated to change its shape and cast into various shapes, and of course it can also be cast into a carriage.
Jia Amnesty immediately suspected this.So ever since the princess's carriage was placed in the princess mansion, Jia Amnesty had people watching around the princess mansion to see if there was any change.
Today Jia Amnesty suddenly remembered this matter and asked Zhu Mao if he had any news.
Pig hair shook his head.
"For such a long time, it is possible if the silver is melted. However, after the silver is melted and shipped out in boxes, it is better to keep it in the form of a car to hide people's eyes and ears." Jia She is more inclined to the latter, but does not rule out the former , asked Zhu Mao, "No matter what comes in or out of the princess mansion, as long as it is a large and heavy thing, you must tell me. Tell the people who are watching that you must not make the decision and omit the news without reporting it."
After Zhu Mao closed the door and went out, Jia Amnesty's eyes were also tired, so he lay down holding Song Xi's hand and squinted for a while.
Song Xi hugged his neck and leaned against his head.
"Are you awake?" Jia She asked.
Song Xi closed his eyes and did not speak, still breathing steadily.
Jia Amnesty poked the tip of his nose with his finger, but there was no response, which showed that he was really asleep.Jia Amnesty couldn't help but wonder how this man even sleeps like a human being.
noon.
After the two had lunch together, Jia Amnesty told Song Xi about the third prince yesterday, and praised him for his good plan.
Song Xi frowned and put down the teacup in his hand, "But now it sounds like it's not good news."
"What?" Jia She looked at him puzzled.
Song Xi raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "It's nothing serious, it's just that the third princess is back, and the water is a bit muddier for him, which saves some minor troubles. It's good to leave, so you don't have to listen to his self-righteous noise again."
"Let's go?" Jia Amnesty was stunned for a moment, hearing what Song Xi said, they would not see the third prince soon.If the prince makes a mistake and is not in Beijing, generally there is only one possibility, "to guard the mausoleum?"
Song Xi nodded.
"But now the emperor only has these three sons, just because the third prince played with a few crickets, would he be willing to drive him out of Jingshou Mausoleum?"
"Not now, but if the embezzlement case comes out, it will be." Song Xi explained.
Jia Shefang thought of this. If Jiang Hongtreya, who embezzled the disaster money, was brought out, then Zuo Zhiqiu and Jia Yucun, whom Jiang Hongtrei recommended before his death, would not be able to escape, as well as the third prince whom he had begged for.The emperor was afraid that he would become suspicious because of this, suspecting that the third prince was the mastermind behind the scenes.
The two of them had just speculated about this matter, and when they met in person the next day, the emperor asked about the case of Wang Ziteng and Dali Siqing, and talked about the Yuzhou disaster relief case.
Jia Amnesty glanced at Song Xi.
Song Xi had already opened his mouth, and politely asked the emperor where he got the news and whether it was reliable.
"I went to chat with the queen, and I somehow talked about the nanny. The third princess said that there was an old nanny beside her, and her hometown was in Yuzhou. Later, Yuzhou fled from the flood and went to Beiyuan and entered the palace. I heard three The princess relayed what the old nanny said, saying that countless people died of starvation and disease after the flood in Yuzhou. So I ordered the old nanny to come and question me personally." The emperor said angrily, "I heard the old nanny talk about the miserable situation at that time with my own ears. Disaster relief is completely useless, how can we build houses for the people after the disaster!"
The three princesses...
When Jia Amnesty and Song Xi heard this person, they were silent at the same time.
The emperor frowned and asked Jia Amnesty: "The Yushitai made a fuss about reviewing the disaster relief cases of the Ministry of Households in recent years, but did you find anything? Why is it so slow? With regard to the Yuzhou disaster relief case, have you found any problems?"
"Back to the emperor, I just found out, and I'm preparing to consolidate the case file, collect the evidence, and then report to you." Jia She said.
"There's no need to tidy it up, just show it to me now." Jia She looked at Song Xi and agreed to step down.
At such times, Jia Amnesty felt that his words were too blunt, and he might be accused of not reporting what he knew.So he took his leave first, and let Song Xi explain the rest.
After a while, Jia Amnesty presented all the files to the emperor.
Longyan was furious, and immediately issued an order to dismiss Zuo Zhiqiu and Jia Yucun.As for the third prince, the emperor saw that Zuo Zhiqiu, who was recommended by Jiang Hongli before his death, was involved in disaster relief and corruption, so it was easy to think that he was involved.Because the third prince was ignorant and incompetent before, after the Yunxue Pavilion and the cricket fight happened, the emperor was already disappointed in him.When the last straw fell, the emperor couldn't bear it anymore. He ordered the third prince to guard the mausoleum for a year and ordered him to leave tomorrow on the grounds that the third prince was playing with things and lost his mind.
As for whether the disaster relief case had anything to do with him, the emperor didn't need evidence, he just wanted to beat this son severely.
After Jia She and Song Xi left the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Jia She asked Song Xi why he didn't clarify the stakes with the emperor. The third prince might just be used.
"When the king is furious, whoever opposes it will die early. It can't be said, and it's useless to say it. Besides, without any evidence, it is inferred that the third princess is behind the scenes. Will the emperor believe that his government has been disturbed by a woman?" Song Xi asked rhetorically.
This is also the reason Jia She thought about it. The third prince himself was not honest, and he was indeed playful, ignorant, so he left as soon as he left, which is not a pity.But the purpose of the third princess is really unclear, and how she, a woman, got involved in the Yuzhou disaster relief case four years ago is also very puzzling.
"Don't worry, Da Zhou's foundation is very solid, you should slowly find out her purpose first, find clear evidence, and wait for the emperor to calm down." Song Xi smiled, grabbed Jia She's hand, and walked side by side with her. He walked out of the palace together.
Jia Amnesty quickly shook off his hand, feeling a little hot.Last time they secretly kissed in the palace, but the fifteenth prince caught their eye.This time he didn't want to cause trouble.
In the evening, Jia Amnesty returned to Rongfu.
The people who had gone to Maxin County to check the news had all come back, and rushed to answer Jia Amnesty excitedly.
As soon as Zhu Mao agreed, a servant girl from the Song family came to ask if he wanted hot water.
Jia Amnesty nodded, and after taking a bath, he rested on the bed in the study.
……
After midnight, the palace was as quiet as a pool of stagnant water.
The night breeze was cool, blowing slowly across the cheeks, obviously not very forcefully, but it blew depression and depression into my heart.
The third princess was wearing a eunuch's uniform, leaning against the palace wall, breathing hard, her chest heaving and falling, but she couldn't stop the tears in her eyes.
After a long time, she finally calmed down, dried her eyes, and heard footsteps coming from the direction of Chunhe Hall.
The third princess turned her head and saw that two young eunuchs each carried a lantern to open the way, followed by one person.Even if there was a vague figure reflected under the shadows of the lights, she could still distinguish the owner of this figure at a glance.
Lovesickness rots to the bone, even if it turns to ashes, she still recognizes it.
But if there is a time, she should also hope that she can be turned into ashes, and finally be able to merge with him, even after death, she will be content.
The third princess stood alone at the foot of the palace wall, unobtrusive.Therefore, when the two eunuchs with lanterns approached, they felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly shouted to ask who they were.
The third princess coughed lightly, and walked out fearlessly and generously.
The two eunuchs seemed to have received some hint, and immediately realized the interest, and stepped back with their heads down, as if they hadn't seen anything.
Song Xi's pace never stopped because of this intruder, and he still paced forward at his usual speed.The two eunuchs panicked when they saw this, and were hesitating whether to go forward and continue to light the way forward.Seeing that the three princesses blocked Song Xi's way, the eunuchs bowed their heads obediently and kept quiet.
Song Xi's face was sunken in the night. Although under the faint light, his beautiful side face could still be seen vaguely, but there was always a feeling that his face was darker than the pitch-black night.
"After seeing Bengong, you still think you can't see it?" The third princess suddenly reached out to stop Song Xi, she raised her head, and looked at her with bright eyes, the light was like water, and tears glistened in her eyes.
Song Xi lowered his eyes slightly, with contempt in his eyes, "Is there a princess here? But I only see eunuchs."
Song Xi is right, there are only eunuchs here.She acted recklessly, pretending to be a eunuch and secretly coming to see her, how could such a thing be publicized.
The third princess originally kept a bit of arrogance on her face, but suddenly she lost her color. After that, she shyly withdrew her hands and lowered her head in embarrassment.
"I have no other choice. Since you refuse to come to see me, I can only find a way to come to see you." Before the third princess could finish her sentence, she choked up, and the tears in her eyes couldn't be stopped , "Do you know how I have lived in Beiyuan for the past five years. Do you know that I married a man I don't like, and I want to show my ambition by dying every day?"
"Are you blaming me?" Song Xi's icy eyes flashed across the third princess's face sharply and quickly, and there was a deeper disdain in his cold words.
"No, no, no, I don't, that's not what I meant." The third princess hurriedly shook her hand to show that she didn't mean to complain. A teardrop inadvertently slipped down her cheek. The third princess hurriedly turned her head stubbornly and wiped her eyes with her sleeve. She didn't want Song Xi to see her in a mess.
"You're getting too strict." After Song Xi finished speaking, he looked straight ahead and walked past the third princess resolutely.
Seeing this, the two eunuchs hurriedly followed.
The third princess stayed in place for a while, after all, she felt that the opportunity deliberately arranged today was rare, and maybe this was the only time in her life.Anyway, for him, she had given up her pride as a princess long ago, so what if she bowed her head again, and shamelessly again.
"Song Xi, stop!" The third princess yelled with her eyes closed, her tone was fierce and hostile.She opened her eyes again, and saw that Song Xi had stopped in her tracks, with her tall and tall figure facing her back, with such a heroic and tall figure.
The third princess just looked at his deserted back. The perfect waistline gave her an urge to rush forward and hug him fiercely, but she knew she couldn't do this.Up to this point, talking to Song Xi offensively may have annoyed him. She can no longer let Song Xi think that she is a lowly woman who doesn't love herself.
The third princess took a deep breath, quickly ran towards Song Xi in three or two steps, and said to him in a low voice: "I know about you and Jia She, it's nothing, I..."
The third princess hadn't finished speaking, and before she had time to clarify her attitude, she was suddenly interrupted by Song Xi's flat voice.
"Do you think the emperor will be willing?"
The third princess was in a daze for a moment, unable to reflect what Song Xi meant by saying this.
She paused and thought about it with her brain before she realized it.Song Xi was warning her not to think about the impossible.Although she is a widow and can remarry, her identity is after all the princess of Beiyuan, and she has more power in her hands than when she was an unmarried princess.
Now even if Song Xi agrees, the emperor will be afraid of her, and will definitely not arrange a powerful minister by her side.What's more, it is even more difficult for this powerful minister to be her uncle in name.If there was even a slight possibility of her marrying Song Xi before she got married, it is absolutely impossible now.
"But as long as you are willing, I will make the impossible possible." The third princess looked at Song Xi expectantly, her tone was extremely firm, and slowly, a hint of pleading appeared in her eyes, "It is the one in your heart for the rest of your life." There is someone else, even if you will be with that person in the future, I can..."
"The young bird's wings are stiff, so I think that the old bird can't do it, but I don't know that even if the old bird can't fight the enemy, it still has the ability to peck its own children to death."
Song Xi interrupted the third princess's words again, stared at the cold star, and slapped the third princess's face violently.
After Song Xi finished speaking, he didn't intend to continue walking, instead he shook his sleeves, turned around and walked back with big strides.That was the direction of the queen's bedroom, and it would not be appropriate for the third princess to follow.Even in the middle of the night, there will be many people watching, and there are too many people watching.
In desperation, the third princess put her head in her mouth, turned around and hurriedly disappeared into the night.I'm afraid that if I stay for a long time, something unexpected will happen.
The two little eunuchs with lanterns hurried over, guiltily continuing to light the way forward for Song Xi.They all did something wrong, their heads were covered with cold sweat, they were afraid that Mr. Song would blame him, and they dared not ask Song Xi why he suddenly turned back to the Palace of Harmony.
The queen had just finished changing and was about to go to bed when she heard that Song Xi was back and insisted on seeing her.In desperation, had to re-wear.Song Xi is her own younger brother, and currently has the emperor's dispensation, but in the end he is considered a foreign minister, so he should avoid suspicion.When the queen saw him, she had to put on a show, and there were not a few people present to accompany her.But these are the confidantes raised by the queen for many years, so there is nothing to shy away from.
"Aren't you in a hurry to go back, why did you turn back suddenly?" the queen asked.
Song Xi looked directly at the Queen coldly, and asked immediately, "Eldest Sister thinks that I can't see through her thoughts?"
The queen was stunned for a moment, and looked at Song Xi puzzled.
"If you help her next time, don't expect me to help you." Song Xi put down these words, saluted the queen, and turned around to leave easily.
The Queen's complexion changed slightly, and seeing Song Xi disappear, her whole face became more solemn.
Gong Nai came to help the queen and advised her to rest early.The Queen's hands trembled slightly, and then she got up from the seat, placing her hand heavily on the arm of Madam Gong.She hesitated for a moment, then asked Gong Nai if she had gone too far.
"Your Majesty has a benevolent heart, Master Song will understand. It's just that Master Song is more persistent than the other ones when it comes to the love of women here. Even when Old Song was with him back then, he couldn't control it." Gong Nai's tone It is very soothing, and the natural sound makes people feel at ease and feel reasonable.
"Everyone said that he would stand at thirty, and he thought he was nothing more than that." The queen sighed, said a few words, and did not continue.She really didn't meddle in anything, but she didn't care about it, and it was no different from conniving meddling.
Which is more important, the queen naturally knows in her heart.
Her little brother is good at everything, but he is too cold-tempered and too ruthless towards others.So every word he said was serious.The queen also had to remember this lesson now.
When Song Xi came out from the Hall of Spring Harmony again, the eunuchs waiting outside had already been replaced by two other eunuchs.As for where the original two went and what happened, Song Xi was not interested either.
This time, he finally left the palace unimpeded.
Heng Shu was dozing off on the carriage, when he heard the palace gate was open, he jumped out of the carriage and happily came to welcome his master.But seeing his master's gloomy face, which seemed to be full of rage, Heng Shu hurriedly told Song Xi that Master Jia had been waiting in the Song Mansion for a long time.
Only then did Song Xi's face change, and he returned to his usual calm and indifferent state.Without saying a word, he got into the carriage and asked the coachman to drive back home quickly.
……
Jia Shen's sleep has always been good, just like what Song Xi had blessed before, it has always been a deep sleep without dreams.
But this time he had a very long dream.
In the dream, there were Song Xi, Jia Mu and others. It seemed that some accident happened to him, and it immediately changed to the scene after his death.Mother Jia sent him away, mourned for a few days, and then led Jia Zheng to live happily.
The location changed, and he became a lone ghost on the grave, trapped there all the time, looking at the desertedness in front of the grave day after day.Whenever Song Xi came to Qingming and his death day, he would come to his grave to burn paper and talk nonsense.
In the first two years, Song Xi talked a lot and shed tears.As the years went by, he stayed less and less.In the seventh year, only the servant Heng Shu was sent to deliver messages.Later, when Song Xi got married, a procession of flowers and red flowers illogically passed by his grave, as if he wanted him to see Song Xi riding a tall horse with red flowers in high spirits.
Jia Amnesty had complicated emotions, he couldn't tell whether he was happy or unhappy.Normally, after he passed away, he could finally see the person he loved come out of grief, find another good relationship and find happiness, so he should be happy.But the feelings are selfish. When he saw it, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken.
Jia She suddenly felt very tired, as if he had gone through the vicissitudes of life and seen all kinds of things in the world, and he was already disheartened. He would rather be wiped out, unconscious, and don't want to experience what he saw again...
When he was in a daze, Jia Amnesty felt itchy in the corner of his eyes, so he raised his hand to touch it, but he caught something hot.
Jia Amnesty opened his eyes and saw Song Xi's face with a gentle smile, and he was holding his wrist.
"Did I wake you up?" Song Xi held Jia Amnesty's hand slightly apologetically.
Jia She frowned slightly, but his consciousness was still in a dream.Looking at Song Xi's gentleness towards him, he actually felt a little unreal, and of course he also felt grateful and happy.
Jia Amnesty held Song Xi's hand tightly to his chest, then closed his eyes and said nothing.
He has to take it easy.
Song Xi froze for a moment, looked at him with a smile as he squeezed his hand tightly, thinking that he was expressing his emotion of "I miss you like crazy after not seeing you for a few days".Song Xi was very happy, and leaned down to kiss Jia Amnesty's lips lightly.And apologized to him for leaving without saying goodbye a few days ago.
After Jia Amnesty regained his senses, he sat up and asked Song Xi what secret matter he was here for.
"It's unbelievable to say it. My elder brother was in danger when he was visiting Weifu. He sent a threatening letter to the governor's mansion, and there was no news. In the letter, the gangster threatened my sister-in-law not to disclose the matter, otherwise they would attack immediately Murder. My sister-in-law waited for three days and couldn't bear it anymore, so she sent a secret letter to the palace to beg the emperor and empress. Therefore, this matter was not publicized, only the empress, me and the emperor knew about it.
My sister-in-law is in Zhangzhou, and my elder brother has no news, and I haven't left any clues about the robbers, so it's only suitable for me to go.Because the incident happened suddenly, human life is very likely to be in a moment, so I didn't have time to tell you in detail. "
"It should be." Jia Amnesty smiled, telling Song Xi not to worry about it, he didn't care about his leaving without saying goodbye.
"Then why are you crying in sleep?" Song Xi moved his fingers, his fingertips were still slightly wet, it was Jia Amnesty's tears.
"I'm still crying?" Jia Amnesty wiped Song Xi's fingertips in disbelief, "Why?"
"Shameless." Song Xi grabbed Jia She's arm and kissed his lips deeply. After a long time, he stopped the lingering on his lips and asked the messy Jia She with a smile, "Did you dream of me in your dream? Are you a heartbroken man in your dream?"
Jia She looked at Song Xi in surprise, and said that this person was smart, and a little too smart, could he read minds?
"Look at your expression, that's it." After Song Xi got the answer, he became happy instead, lying comfortably beside Jia She, stroking Jia She's cheek with his hand, and said in a low voice, "You deserve it, you are in my dream." I don’t know how many times I’ve been a heartbreaker, but this time I finally got it back.”
"So you dream about me every day?" Jia Amnesty sat up and asked him in surprise.
Song Xi also nodded with a slightly smug expression, "Thinking about it day by day, dreaming about it at night. The more you care about it, the more you will be afraid of the other party's betrayal. You dreamed that I was like this, but it means that you really have a crush on me."
"I used to have a crush on you, too." Hearing Song Xi's words, Jia Amnesty felt a lot more open-minded, stretched his waist, and went down to change clothes.
Song Xi refused, hugged him from behind, and asked Jia She to sleep with him for a while.
"There is still a case waiting to be solved." Jia She then told Song Xi about the death of Ding An and the other seventeen people.
Song Xi also raised his eyebrows, and sighed casually, "There are no surprises."
"Indifference." Jia She judged.
Song Xi looked at Jia Amnesty, "I won't for you, if you don't believe me, I can immediately prove my enthusiasm for you."
"Then I take my words back."
Jia Amnesty patted Song Xi on the shoulder as if to comfort him, and suddenly remembered that he hadn't heard the follow-up of Song Xi's incident.But since Song Xi came back so soon, and his face didn't look sad, Jia She speculated that his elder brother's result should be good.Jia Amnesty asked Song Xi directly what happened and how his elder brother was rescued in the end.
Song Xi already knew Jia Amnesty's greatness in seeing Weizhi's works, so he was not surprised that he skipped the results, asked directly about the situation, and explained to him seriously: "After I went, I just studied the threat letter sent by the robbers. Letter, the handwriting is easy to read, but it is useless, and no one can compare it. If you want clues, you can only wait for the robber to send the message. I also made some preparations in secret, but the robber still did not show up. And just On the night I arrived in Zhangzhou, my elder brother and his four attendants were all released. They were covered and pushed to the side of the road in a carriage. When they were hijacked, they also attacked from behind. No one was seen."
"There was a plan long ago, and no clues were left." Jia She concluded.
Song Xi went on to say, "However, my Song family is not an idle person. After my elder brother was arrested, he has been pretending to be an elegant person who doesn't understand the common language. He also said some incomprehensible words and phrases. After a long time, he read them Enraged the thieves, he reprimanded Bei Yuan, and he also noticed that the person who hijacked him still had the unique bosom scent of Bei Yuan people."
"As expected of your elder brother, smart and knowledgeable." Jia She gave a thumbs up, then looked at Song Xi meaningfully, and sighed, "It's Bei Yuan again."
"If your previous conjectures are true, then the matter this time has nothing to do with the third princess. If it's her, what is the purpose of all her troubles? Even I can't figure it out."
Song Xi's face turned cold, and deep disgust flashed in his eyes.The third princess's admiration for him is her own business, depending on how she makes a fuss, even if it is a rumor, as long as she doesn't bother him, Song Xi can ignore it.But if this woman dares to play any tricks to touch his elder brother and hurt his family, the consequences...
Song Xi didn't know what he would do to her, after all, it had been a long time since he had met such a stupid person who dared to commit suicide in front of him.
When he was young, there were two ignorant people who disturbed him, but now, I don't know where his bones have melted.
Jia Amnesty read some scary expressions on Song Xi's face, and stretched out his hand to shake in front of his eyes.
"There are a lot of people in Beiyuan. Everything at present is speculation. Even if it is possible, if there is no evidence to act without evidence, it is very likely that the good people will be wronged."
"I know." Song Xi naturally understood that the matter must be confirmed before doing anything.
After Jia Amnesty briefly recorded Song Xi's previous words, he turned his head and asked him: "Your elder brother has been kidnapped for so many days, how do the gangsters take care of him?"
"I was locked up in the mountains, the place was humid, there were a lot of insects and birds singing, I could smell the fragrance of flowers and plants, and I heard the sound of the wind blowing through the woods. My eldest brother was always tied and blindfolded. When eating, he was given pastries and meat. Do it. The same is true for his subordinates, but the low-level food is steamed buns."
"It shows how important it is for the gangster to know the identity of your elder brother."
Jia She felt more and more that the possibility of the three princesses being the ambassadors was very high. He did not leave any traces because he knew that the Song family was not easy to deal with, but his subordinates still hadn't fought against the clever elder brother of the Song family.
"What is the purpose of this is really intriguing. Now it seems that as soon as you arrive in Zhangzhou, the gangsters immediately let you go. It can be seen that they want to lure you there. Then what will happen to you in Zhangzhou later? Who have you met?"
"No. When the eldest brother's situation stabilized, I sent someone to send a message to the second brother, telling them both to pay attention to safety in the future, and I immediately left Zhangzhou and returned to Beijing. There was nothing unusual along the way." Song Xi paused Next, "I haven't encountered anything, what about you, who have you seen during my time away from Beijing? What dangers have you encountered?"
After Song Xi finished speaking, he looked at Jia Amnesty.
Jia Amnesty froze for a moment, then shook his head, "It's not a big deal."
Song Xi could already see that something must have happened to Jia She. "Then talk about small things."
"The third princess looked for me, but she didn't say anything important, she just jumped over the wall and barked twice." Jia She said with a nonchalant smile.
Song Xi suddenly grabbed Jia She's hand and stared at him seriously, "I'm causing you trouble. I didn't expect her to be so unreasonable after she got married. If I had known today, I should have let her marry until today. Yang goes."
The folk customs of the Northern Yuan Dynasty were open, and women could be in charge of the family.The Sun Barbarians went to the other extreme, and women were nothing more than men's playthings.Even if a noble princess marries, she can only be a man's lifelong attachment.At least the third princess is now incapable of being arrogant.
"Who doesn't want their children to marry for good, you are her uncle anyway."
Jia She gave Song Xi some tea to make him lose his temper, then changed the subject to talk about something else, chatted about Ding An's case, and then talked about Jia Lian.
"The last time you said to find an official to help this child, do you still count on it?"
"Of course." Song Xi said with a smile, "I have intended this for a long time, and I am afraid that you, the father, will not agree. If I intervene without authorization, I am afraid that I will appear ignorant. Now that you have spoken, I can rest assured I found it. Seeing that your eldest son is very good at housekeeping, he can only dawdle in places like Kagura Division. If he goes to work in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he may be able to use his strengths. If he does well in the future, he will be promoted .”
"That's fine." Jia Amnesty felt that Song Xi was more thoughtful, and thanked him on Jia Lian's behalf.
"Thank you, your son is me—" Song Xi felt Jia She's gaze, and slowly changed his words, "The younger generation who cares."
Jia Amnesty couldn't help laughing, "Forget it, if you are willing to admit that bastard is a son, then you will. I guess he would like to find a father like you."
Song Xi didn't dislike it either, and raised the corners of his mouth proudly, and then said to Jia She in detail: "Just give him a job as an internal servant, from the sixth grade, the clothes cost of the palace master, and the congratulations of the hundred officials on the New Year's Day." The queen's call for entry and exit. There are also some miscellaneous tasks, supplies and decorations, etc., no matter how many."
Originally, when Jia Amnesty heard about the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he knew that they were all serving the nobles in the palace, and he was indeed worried that if Jia Lian's affairs went wrong, he would be implicated.After hearing what Song Xi said, he was relieved.
The position that Song Xi chose was ultimately for the queen. If Jia Lian didn't understand the world, was negligent or was framed, Song Xi could ask the queen to help her out.
"That would be better, thank you for your trouble."
Jia Amnesty smiled at Song Xi gratefully, but felt ruthless in his heart. When he got back later, he must mention Jia Lian carefully, and he couldn't waste his favor.
Jia Amnesty packed up the county chronicles and some case files on the table, and put them beside the bed.After he and Song Xi finished their meal, he asked Song Xi to sleep well, and he didn't leave, so he stayed with him while reading the case files.
Song Xi was going to follow Jia Amnesty, but he smiled happily when he saw that he changed his mind and refused to leave.He has been running around these days, and he stayed up all night just after he came back, so he was extremely tired.With his head on the pillow, he quickly fell asleep.
Jia Amnesty read the one in his hand, changed the information, and turned around to see Song Xi breathing steadily, sleeping next to him.Jia Amnesty covered him with a quilt, gently picked up the county chronicle and flipped through it again, then put it back, then closed his eyes, carefully thinking about whether there were any omissions in these materials.
Jia Amnesty looked again at the suspicious cases that Ding An had judged that he had picked out before.I always feel that although the judgments of these cases are unfair, the losses to people are not too great, and the victims cannot meet the conditions for killing 17 people at the same time.
The murderer is strong, familiar with the environment of the mountains and forests, extremely accurate in using bows and crossbows, and must have a strong psychological quality,
During the killing process, he still remained calm, indicating that this matter had been rehearsed countless times in his mind.Facing the remaining fugitives in front of him, he can calmly analyze the strength, weakness and threat, and make the best judgment.He didn't spare the children, which showed that he hated Ding An very deeply. While hating Ding An, he also hated people who had a relationship with Ding An.
Even the last boy who ran into the deep woods was pursued relentlessly, even if it took time to chase, he insisted on silence.In addition to showing that the murderer is familiar with the terrain and has the tracking ability of a hunter, it is also likely to be an acquaintance who committed the crime.
At this time, Pig Hair poked half of its head in quietly.
When Jia Amnesty saw the news, he nodded.
Zhu Mao whispered: "The people in the yamen have checked carefully, and the horse in Ding An's other carriage ran away by himself, and was just found on the edge of a corn field in a nearby village."
What a timely message.
In fact, Jia Amnesty has always been very concerned about the carriage without horses.Now that it is confirmed that the person responsible for the crime did not steal the horse, it is likely that the murderer did it.
Assuming that under the circumstances at that time, there were still horses in the second carriage, and if they escaped with the carriage, it would be easy to escape successfully, and this would be out of the murderer's control.
So the murderer must have found some excuse at the beginning to get the second carriage out.For example, a horse is used to pull a carriage that has fallen into a pit and rescue people under the carriage.And the murderer took advantage of the opportunity to bring the horse over, and took the opportunity to kill the boys who were preparing to rescue by the trap with a knife.
An acquaintance committing a crime should also be a breakthrough.
"Find out how many people there were when Ding An and his party set off, whether it was 17 people, and whether they met any acquaintances on the way."
After Jia Amnesty hurriedly ordered to go down, he saw Song Xi's hands hugging his thigh.Jia Amnesty gently picked it up and put it elsewhere for him, but as soon as he put it down, Song Xi's arms came up and hugged him.
In desperation, Jia Amnesty took a mink blanket and simply covered himself.
Jia Amnesty took the tea from Zhu Mao, and while drinking, he remembered the case of the fake official Yin.
In fact, he didn't even tell Song Xi about one thing. He vaguely suspected that if the money really had something to do with the people of Beiyuan and the third princess, then the 120 million taels of silver stolen by Yincao might eventually go to It's still the capital.
It is not easy to transport 12 catties of silver to the capital without being noticed.If one had to think of a way to deceive others, it would be the scene of the three princesses entering Beijing a few days ago.The guard of honor is very grand, the team is mighty, and the accompanying carriages are even counting in dozens.
Jia Amnesty heard someone report it later.
The beggars under the black pig usually report the news in detail, and talk a lot of nonsense, thinking that once the clues are useful, they will be exchanged for money, so they are not afraid of missing too much.The black pig knew that Jia She was interested in the third princess, so he passed on the news about her to Jia She.
Most of these messy news are about the grandeur of the princess's guard of honor, pomp, number of people, etc., which is useless.But there was a sentence in it that caught Jia Amnesty's mind. Some people said that when the carriages traveled on dirt roads, the ruts were very deep.
Silver can be heated to change its shape and cast into various shapes, and of course it can also be cast into a carriage.
Jia Amnesty immediately suspected this.So ever since the princess's carriage was placed in the princess mansion, Jia Amnesty had people watching around the princess mansion to see if there was any change.
Today Jia Amnesty suddenly remembered this matter and asked Zhu Mao if he had any news.
Pig hair shook his head.
"For such a long time, it is possible if the silver is melted. However, after the silver is melted and shipped out in boxes, it is better to keep it in the form of a car to hide people's eyes and ears." Jia She is more inclined to the latter, but does not rule out the former , asked Zhu Mao, "No matter what comes in or out of the princess mansion, as long as it is a large and heavy thing, you must tell me. Tell the people who are watching that you must not make the decision and omit the news without reporting it."
After Zhu Mao closed the door and went out, Jia Amnesty's eyes were also tired, so he lay down holding Song Xi's hand and squinted for a while.
Song Xi hugged his neck and leaned against his head.
"Are you awake?" Jia She asked.
Song Xi closed his eyes and did not speak, still breathing steadily.
Jia Amnesty poked the tip of his nose with his finger, but there was no response, which showed that he was really asleep.Jia Amnesty couldn't help but wonder how this man even sleeps like a human being.
noon.
After the two had lunch together, Jia Amnesty told Song Xi about the third prince yesterday, and praised him for his good plan.
Song Xi frowned and put down the teacup in his hand, "But now it sounds like it's not good news."
"What?" Jia She looked at him puzzled.
Song Xi raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "It's nothing serious, it's just that the third princess is back, and the water is a bit muddier for him, which saves some minor troubles. It's good to leave, so you don't have to listen to his self-righteous noise again."
"Let's go?" Jia Amnesty was stunned for a moment, hearing what Song Xi said, they would not see the third prince soon.If the prince makes a mistake and is not in Beijing, generally there is only one possibility, "to guard the mausoleum?"
Song Xi nodded.
"But now the emperor only has these three sons, just because the third prince played with a few crickets, would he be willing to drive him out of Jingshou Mausoleum?"
"Not now, but if the embezzlement case comes out, it will be." Song Xi explained.
Jia Shefang thought of this. If Jiang Hongtreya, who embezzled the disaster money, was brought out, then Zuo Zhiqiu and Jia Yucun, whom Jiang Hongtrei recommended before his death, would not be able to escape, as well as the third prince whom he had begged for.The emperor was afraid that he would become suspicious because of this, suspecting that the third prince was the mastermind behind the scenes.
The two of them had just speculated about this matter, and when they met in person the next day, the emperor asked about the case of Wang Ziteng and Dali Siqing, and talked about the Yuzhou disaster relief case.
Jia Amnesty glanced at Song Xi.
Song Xi had already opened his mouth, and politely asked the emperor where he got the news and whether it was reliable.
"I went to chat with the queen, and I somehow talked about the nanny. The third princess said that there was an old nanny beside her, and her hometown was in Yuzhou. Later, Yuzhou fled from the flood and went to Beiyuan and entered the palace. I heard three The princess relayed what the old nanny said, saying that countless people died of starvation and disease after the flood in Yuzhou. So I ordered the old nanny to come and question me personally." The emperor said angrily, "I heard the old nanny talk about the miserable situation at that time with my own ears. Disaster relief is completely useless, how can we build houses for the people after the disaster!"
The three princesses...
When Jia Amnesty and Song Xi heard this person, they were silent at the same time.
The emperor frowned and asked Jia Amnesty: "The Yushitai made a fuss about reviewing the disaster relief cases of the Ministry of Households in recent years, but did you find anything? Why is it so slow? With regard to the Yuzhou disaster relief case, have you found any problems?"
"Back to the emperor, I just found out, and I'm preparing to consolidate the case file, collect the evidence, and then report to you." Jia She said.
"There's no need to tidy it up, just show it to me now." Jia She looked at Song Xi and agreed to step down.
At such times, Jia Amnesty felt that his words were too blunt, and he might be accused of not reporting what he knew.So he took his leave first, and let Song Xi explain the rest.
After a while, Jia Amnesty presented all the files to the emperor.
Longyan was furious, and immediately issued an order to dismiss Zuo Zhiqiu and Jia Yucun.As for the third prince, the emperor saw that Zuo Zhiqiu, who was recommended by Jiang Hongli before his death, was involved in disaster relief and corruption, so it was easy to think that he was involved.Because the third prince was ignorant and incompetent before, after the Yunxue Pavilion and the cricket fight happened, the emperor was already disappointed in him.When the last straw fell, the emperor couldn't bear it anymore. He ordered the third prince to guard the mausoleum for a year and ordered him to leave tomorrow on the grounds that the third prince was playing with things and lost his mind.
As for whether the disaster relief case had anything to do with him, the emperor didn't need evidence, he just wanted to beat this son severely.
After Jia She and Song Xi left the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Jia She asked Song Xi why he didn't clarify the stakes with the emperor. The third prince might just be used.
"When the king is furious, whoever opposes it will die early. It can't be said, and it's useless to say it. Besides, without any evidence, it is inferred that the third princess is behind the scenes. Will the emperor believe that his government has been disturbed by a woman?" Song Xi asked rhetorically.
This is also the reason Jia She thought about it. The third prince himself was not honest, and he was indeed playful, ignorant, so he left as soon as he left, which is not a pity.But the purpose of the third princess is really unclear, and how she, a woman, got involved in the Yuzhou disaster relief case four years ago is also very puzzling.
"Don't worry, Da Zhou's foundation is very solid, you should slowly find out her purpose first, find clear evidence, and wait for the emperor to calm down." Song Xi smiled, grabbed Jia She's hand, and walked side by side with her. He walked out of the palace together.
Jia Amnesty quickly shook off his hand, feeling a little hot.Last time they secretly kissed in the palace, but the fifteenth prince caught their eye.This time he didn't want to cause trouble.
In the evening, Jia Amnesty returned to Rongfu.
The people who had gone to Maxin County to check the news had all come back, and rushed to answer Jia Amnesty excitedly.
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