Gongsun Ce and Bao Zheng

Gongsun Ce stared vigilantly at Cui Mingchong, who looked a little dazed. There... Could there be some kind of conspiracy?Gongsun Ce slowly approached Bao Zheng, thinking in his heart, does Bao Zheng know?Bao Zheng is very thoughtful in his work...

But at this time, Bao Zheng took a step forward, with a solemn face, and said in a deep voice, "Old man, what you said is wrong!"

"I was wrong?!" Jia Ming seemed to hear something funny, and laughed out loud, full of sternness and anger, "Where did I go wrong!"

"Old man made three mistakes! The old man failed to avenge Miss Xiaoyu three years ago, causing Miss Xiaoyu to be wronged for three years! The old man failed to avenge Miss Yunshuang three years ago, causing Miss Yunshuang to hold grudges to this day! The fault lies in self-righteous arrogance and wronging a good person!" Bao Zheng said sharply, after finishing speaking, he took a deep breath, stared at Cui Mingchong closely, and suddenly raised his voice, "Cui Mingchong! You killed Yunshuang three years ago, and now Do you want to kill Jia Ming again?!"

Cui Mingchong was shaken by Bao Zheng's yell, and then he suddenly raised his hand. At this instant, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang rushed forward, and Jia Ming was overwhelmed by them again. land.

Jia Ming struggled angrily, while Bao Zheng stared at Jia Ming who was glaring at him with a cold face. Bao Zheng's eyes were sharp, and he said in a deep voice, "Old man, Cui Mingchong did not kill Miss Yunshuang or Miss Xiaoyu." You have already killed me!! If you really want to avenge Miss Yunshuang and Miss Xiaoyu, you should have sued the Yamen three years ago, even if you fight to the death, you should tell the world about the grievances of Miss Yu and Miss Yunshuang! But you didn't! Instead, you engraved the poem that caused disaster on the stone tablet of Qianli Lake. Do you know that you have tarnished Miss Yunshuang's reputation by putting that stone tablet here! In the future, if someone guesses When the riddle in the poem comes out, what the world thinks of is just a romantic affair between a famous prostitute and a champion man. Who will remember the strange woman who founded a poetry club and gave charcoal in a timely manner!! Who will remember Yunshuang, the number one lady in Yunzhou? ! You killed those sixteen people, you avenged Miss Xiaoyu! But who in the world would know the evil deeds of those beasts?! Who in the world would understand Miss Xiaoyu’s grievances?! Old man! Up to now, you still don’t understand yourself Is it wrong? Do you still want to make mistakes again and again?!"

Jia Ming stared blankly at Bao Zheng, Bao Zheng's words echoed in his mind over and over again, he... did something wrong?

As if thunderbolts struck the top, Jia Ming's stiff body suddenly collapsed, and after a long while, he uttered hoarsely, crying and laughing, "I...I'm sorry Miss Yunshuang..."

For a while, there was a silence in the pavilion, only Jia Ming's hoarse voice, half crying and half laughing, echoed.

And Cui Mingchong looked at Jia Ming, and slowly closed his eyes, as if seeing that dancing girl that night again...

*****

That night, Gongsun Ce fell asleep again.

In the dream, it seems to have arrived at Qianli Lake?In the pavilion by the Qianli Lake, a woman in white dances lightly.

Gongsun Ce stepped forward slowly, but Yun Shuang?

The dancing girl made a beautiful spin, turned around and came to him, bowed to him, and said softly, "Thank you, my lord."

thank meNo, the one who should be thanked should be Bao Zheng, right?

"Young master, the mountains and rivers are full of thoughts, and the wind and rain hurt the spring even more. It's better to pity the person in front of you. I hope you will tell me..."

Gongsun Ce suddenly opened his eyes and was stunned for a long time before regaining his senses.

Did he go back to Lingguang Temple?Is this the meditation room of Lingguang Temple?Was it just a dream?

"What's wrong?" A low voice suddenly sounded, hiding worry and anxiety.

Gongsun Ce turned his head to look at Bao Zheng who was walking quickly with a plate in his hand, thinking that after solving the case yesterday, Bao Zheng and Zhan Zhao Bai Yutang went back to Lingguang Temple with him, so they stayed in Lingguang Temple together temple.

Bao Zheng put down the plate, came to the bed in a few steps, stretched out his hand to touch Gongsun Ce's forehead, his brows were also furrowed, he didn't have a fever, it was fine, but why did he look so ugly and in a daze?Have a nightmare?

Or... had that kind of prophetic dream again?

Bao Zheng was worried, but now Gongsun Ce, who finally came to his senses, gently held Bao Zheng's hand that was resting on his forehead in embarrassment, and he made Bao Zheng worry again...

"I'm fine, I just had a dream..." Gongsun Ce said softly, without noticing that the hand he was lightly holding was now being firmly held back.

Bao Zheng didn't speak, but stared at Gongsun Ce with deep eyes, looked at Gongsun Ce's face, saw that although Gongsun Ce's face was still a little pale, but his eyes were clear, and his spirit seemed to have recovered, he slowly opened his mouth and said, "I made porridge, how about some porridge?"

Gongsun Ce nodded lightly, with a smile on his lips, "Okay."

Bao Zheng took advantage of the situation to help Gongsun Ce, brought the porridge, and handed it to Gongsun Ce. He wanted to feed it himself, but after thinking about it, he couldn't act too hastily, so he handed the porridge to Gongsun Ce.

Gongsun Ce scooped up the porridge and ate it slowly. He felt something was wrong while eating, so he couldn't help turning his head to look at Bao Zheng. This porridge...why does it smell like chicken soup? ?

Bao Zheng looked at Gongsun Ce's puzzled eyes, and said calmly, "Well, I asked Zhan Zhao to bring it up after I finished it at the Baijia Tavern." After a pause, he looked at Gongsun Ce, and said very seriously, "Don't worry. , I just used the kitchen of Lingguang Temple to heat it up, so... this is not considered a joke!"

Gongsun Ce was speechless.

Doesn't it count as meat if you don't use the kitchen to cook meat?

"By the way, what dream did you have?" Bao Zheng changed the subject and asked, took the porridge, picked up the spoon, and took a sip directly to Gongsun Ce's mouth.

Gongsun Ce opened his mouth naturally, swallowed, chewed, and swallowed.

Looking at Gongsun Ce's natural movements, Bao Zheng's eyes flashed.

However, Gongsun Ce didn't notice how natural his movements were. While recalling the dream, he slowly talked to Bao Zheng in detail.

After Bao Zheng listened, he nodded slightly. He never shy away from talking about ghosts and gods, "Leave this to me. I will go to the exam tomorrow. When I see Master Cui, I will tell him."

Gongsun Ce finally finished the bowl of porridge, thinking of old man Jia Ming, he asked in a low voice, "What about Jia Ming?"

Bao Zheng was silent for a while, and then whispered, "Don't worry. His wish has been fulfilled."

Gongsun Ce was stunned, wish already?

"The lord of the Kaifeng Mansion will retire this year. This case is the last one he handles. Although he didn't say it clearly, he has already given me an affirmative answer. The public trial will be held tomorrow, and right and wrong will be revealed in broad daylight. .”

——In other words, Xiaoyu's tragic death three years ago and the reason for Yunshuang's suicide will all be revealed?

that is really good.

It's just... Then Jia Ming is afraid that the final outcome will definitely be...

Gongsun Ce couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

******

Today, the day of the big exam!

When Bao Zheng finished his exams and was walking on the street, he heard excited or mysterious people coming and going on the street say:

"Hey, Kaifeng Mansion opened the public trial today, have you gone to see it?"

"What? What?! Our Lord Dough will also hold a public trial?"

"Hey, don't you know? Our Mr. Dough is going to retire this year! This is his last case, so we have to handle it well no matter what!"

"Well, it's reasonable and reasonable!"

"Hey! That case involves Master Cui Mingchong, the son-in-law of Master Pang's son-in-law and the minister of rites! He is notoriously irritable, dare to accept it?!"

"Why don't you dare?! Look, you didn't go to the public trial, did you miss it? Who said Mr. Cui Mingchong was involved?! It's all rumors! Rumors!"

"No? Then..."

"Hey, it's pitiful to say that Miss Yunshuang's poetry club was established for poor students. I don't know how many students this secretly funded! Those ungrateful things! They actually forced Miss Yunshuang's maid to death! And forced Miss Yunshuang to commit suicide by jumping into the lake to save her reputation... Poor Miss Yunshuang!"

"what?!"

……

Bao Zheng paused for a moment, then continued to walk slowly. Sure enough... Taishi Pang picked Cui Mingchong out, but this is also good, and he can give Yunshuang a reputation!

Bao Zheng walked slowly until he reached Qianli Lake before he stopped.

By the Qianli Lake, people came and went very lively, but the stone tablet had already been carried away.

"Hey, why is that stele missing?" Someone passing by asked curiously.

"I heard that the Kaifeng Mansion is planning to get another stone tablet. It seems that they want to give Miss Yunshuang a compliment..." Someone said casually.

Bao Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly. It seems that Mr. Dough from Kaifeng Mansion is quite vigorous in his actions, or...is there someone behind him forcing him to act vigorously?

That's all.No need to delve into it.

When he walked outside the pavilion outside Qianli Lake, Bao Zheng stopped in his tracks. In the pavilion of Qianli Lake, the man in the black brocade suit silently staring at Qianli Lake was none other than Cui Mingchong.

"My lord..." Bao Zheng cupped his hands.

Cui Mingchong was originally one of the main examiners in this palace examination, but when the day of the palace examination arrived, he discovered that the main examiners had become the Eight Sage Kings.

Thinking of entering the hall and seeing the Eight Sage Kings, the Eight Sage Kings' expression seemed to be a smile but not a smile... The Eight Sage Kings must have been very clear about this case.

Cui Mingchong didn't turn around, and still stared at Qianli Lake silently, but the figure looked bleak no matter how you looked at it.

Bao Zheng walked forward a few steps slowly, walked to Cui Mingchong's side, and followed Cui Mingchong's line of sight to look at the Qianli Lake.

After a long while, Cui Mingchong spoke in a slightly hoarse voice, "I've signed up for the booklet and requested to release it. If there are no accidents, I will leave the capital soon..."

Bao Zheng was slightly taken aback, but then fell silent, as expected.If he left the capital for a few years and came back again, everything would be different, and it would not hinder Cui Mingchong's official career.

"I have a few words, please listen to Master Cui."

"You said."

"Mountains and rivers are full of empty thoughts, and falling flowers and wind and rain hurt the spring even more. It's better to pity the people in front of you."

Cui Mingchong's body shook slightly, and then he said in a low voice, "Thank you, Bao Zheng."

"Your Excellency is welcome."