ancient criminal minds

For three whole days, neither Tang Min nor Lu Zheng could solve the case of Princess Dai'er being poisoned, and the longer the time dragged on, Su Yiyunge became more and more suspicious. The officials of Honglu Temple were already a little bit overwhelmed.

Just when Lu Zheng was getting more and more anxious, Jian Yu brought another news.

"Visiting the princess mansion at night!" Lu Zheng opened his eyes wide.

Jian Yu nodded: "Princess Shanyang goes to Fengguo Temple to pray for three days every year. These three days are when the guards of the Princess Mansion are the most lax. If you want to know the secrets of the Princess Mansion, this is the best time."

Lu Zheng was a little moved, but he still refused with regret: "No, the case of Princess Dai'er has not been solved yet, and the case of Lord Luo and Lan has not caught the real culprit. I really don't have the time to think about anything else."

"Don't push yourself too hard." Jian Yu said, "And your elder brother and Mr. Tang, don't put all the pressure on yourself. It would be bad if you got into a dead end."

Lu Zheng was stunned for a moment. He was really dazed thinking about the case these days. In fact, thinking about it, he is only a sophomore in modern times. Perhaps it was because of the previous two cases that his self-confidence was extremely inflated, and he lost his usual self-confidence. Heart.

"You're right, I take myself too seriously." Lu Zheng's expression slowly relaxed, he stretched his waist, and looked at Jian Yu with a smile, "Thank you!"

Jian Yu was startled, and murmured: "You... seem to be a little different?"

Lu Zheng's lazy waist was half stretched and suddenly he was frightened by his words, he twisted it without paying attention, and the pain caused him to yell immediately: "It hurts, hurts...it hurts to death!"

Jian Yu hurriedly supported him, and in her anxiety, she forgot what she just said.

"No...it's nothing serious." Lu Zheng moved his arms and shifted the subject guiltily, "What did you say before? Visiting the princess' mansion at night, right? I said choosing a day is worse than bumping into the sun, why don't we go tonight Bar!"

"tonight?"

"Yes!" Lu Zheng raised his arms, "Princess Chejia just left, tonight must be the time when the guards are most relaxed, why not go tonight."

Jian Yu thought for a while and said, "Okay, then go tonight."

The two set a time to meet, and didn't mention it after the appointment.

At night, Lu Zheng was wearing night clothes, and Jian Yu led him all the way up the eaves and walls, and finally lay on the roof of a remote courtyard in the Princess Mansion.

Jian Yu said: "I came here to find out their patrol routes and shift time before, and the main courtyard is naturally the most heavily guarded place, but unexpectedly, there are not many guards in the courtyard where Ge Hui lives, especially in the middle of the night. , there are hardly any guards passing by."

Lu Zheng was puzzled and said, "No way."

Jian Yu said: "Our goal is Ge Hui. Since that's the case, don't make troubles. This place is remote and there will be no guards passing by. We will wait here until they change shifts, and then go directly to Ge Hui's yard."

"That's good." Lu Zheng nodded. With his level of fighting five scumbags, it would be best if he didn't meet the guards, otherwise he might hold Jian Yu back.

The two were lying on the roof like this. Lu Zheng felt a little embarrassed, so he wanted to tell a joke to cheer up the atmosphere. He asked Jian Yu: "If your mother and your wife fell into the river, who would you save first?"

Jian Yu didn't even blink: "My mother is dead, and I don't have a wife."

Well, misstep.Lu Zheng coughed, "Change the subject, how many steps does it take to put an elephant in a cage?"

"What is an elephant?"

"..."

Lu Zheng gave up, he sighed: "Under such a gloomy environment, it will only get colder and colder to say this kind of joke..." He glanced at Jian Yu sideways, and asked again, "Are you afraid of ghosts?" ?"

Jian Yu shook her head.

"I'm not afraid of ghosts..." Lu Zheng had no choice but to give up his plan to tell ghost stories. He thought for a while, and then said, "Let me tell you a story." After that, without waiting for Jian Yu's consent, he just He said enthusiastically, "Once upon a time there was a pair of sisters. They saw a very handsome son at their father's funeral. Half a month later, the younger sister also died. Who is the murderer?"

Jian Yu actually thought about it seriously, and then asked uncertainly: "The murderer... is that young master?"

Lu Zheng shook his head with a wicked smile: "No."

Jian Yu shook her head: "I don't know."

"Dangdangdangdang! The murderer is—" Lu Zheng lowered his voice, "Sister." He looked at Lu Zheng proudly, "Didn't expect it!"

Jian Yu froze for a moment: "Why?"

"Because my sister wants to see that son again at my sister's funeral." Lu Zheng said with a smile, "Don't worry, most people can't answer this kind of question, and I will feel terrible if you can answer it."

There was still some doubt on Jian Yu's face, but he wisely didn't ask any more questions. When the two were chatting slowly, the clapper of the third watch rang.

With a change in Jian Yu's eyes, he pulled back the cloth covering his face, and Lu Zheng also quickly pulled it back, only showing a pair of eyes to look at him, Jian Yu said: "Ge Hui lives in the courtyard on the east side, I will take you with me later. Go straight over, although there are not many guards in his yard, there should still be some guards, so try not to make any noise."

Lu Zheng nodded quickly.

Jian Yu put her arms around his waist, and lightly stepped on the roof with both feet. After a few ups and downs, she landed on the roof of the attic in the east courtyard.The size of the east courtyard is about the same as that of the main courtyard. Ge Hui and his wife live in the middle, and there are several courtyards in the back where his concubines live, such as the Linshui Xiaozhu they once visited.

What Jian Yu said was indeed correct. Although the lights in the east courtyard were brightly lit, it was silent, and the shadows of the trees shook, making it even more eerie.

Jian Yu and Lu Zheng looked at each other, Jian Yu lightly stepped over a few sections of the roof, turned down again, and hung on the beam, but it happened to be in front of Ge Hui's wife Xian's house.

Xian's maid was waiting for her to take off her make-up and freshen up, Xian asked casually, "Where is the young master?"

The mother on the side said: "The young master seems to have gone to Linshui Xiaozhu."

Mrs. Xian didn't speak, but the maid at the side said: "This little hoof has been dead for so long, but the young master still can't forget it. Isn't this slapping young lady in the face?"

"Crack!" This was slapped by the nanny at the side, and the maid didn't know what she said wrong, so she was shocked and angry.

But Mrs. Xian didn't seem to see her, she took off the earrings and said: "Mother, be gentle, isn't it because of this face that my mother sent her here? It will be bad if it is broken."

The servant girl quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Young Mistress misunderstood, this servant dare not have such thoughts."

"What are you talking about?" Mrs. Xian smiled, "I didn't blame you, I was hoping that you would quickly get married and have a brother!"

The servant girl looked at Xian in disbelief, and Xian raised her chin: "This face is indeed beautiful, but this face is too timid, this can't be done."

Mammy said solemnly: "The old slave listens to the young mistress."

"Nurse, please count the days and find the most suitable time to conceive, and ask the dumb slave to send her to the young master's room." Shi Xian waved her hand, "That's it, let's go down first, I'm tired."

The two dumb slaves at the side dragged the bewildered servant girl down, and only Mrs. Xian and the nanny were left in the room.

Xian's brows were slightly worried: "How old is this, what if I can't get pregnant again?"

"Don't worry, Young Mistress." Mammy comforted her, "Young Master likes women like Mianchun? This old slave has already sent someone to look for it, and there will be news back soon."

"That's good..." Mrs. Xian murmured, but she was supported by her mother, "Young Mistress, you are tired, let's rest first."

"I'm tired... I'm going to rest..." Xian's expression was a little dull, but she walked slowly to the bed, and was taken off her clothes by the nanny.

Jian Yu didn't look any further. He felt that there was indeed something wrong with the young lady, but since he already knew where Ge Hui was, he didn't bother to care about these details and went back directly.

Lu Zheng waited anxiously. When he saw him coming, he was overjoyed and said in a low voice, "You found it?"

Jian Yu nodded, and led him to Linshui Xiaozhu.

Lu Zheng was somewhat inexplicable: "He is here?"

"Hush!" Jian Yu shook his head, signaling him not to speak.

The two hid on the edge of the rockery in Linshui Xiaozhu, separated from the house by a piece of lake, but they could clearly see that there was indeed a man dancing with a sword in the open space in front of the house, it was Ge Hui.

As the No.1 among Yanjing's rich and powerful dudes, Ge Hui knows everything about eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling, but he doesn't know anything about reading and martial arts. But now he is not only dancing swords, but this posture is not just a show, but Really kung fu.

Lu Zheng glanced at Jian Yu, but saw that he frowned slightly, and said in a low voice, "This set of sword skills is smooth and sharp, but it contains evil spirit. He has never been on the battlefield, how can he have such strong evil spirit?"

Lu Zheng looked blank. From his point of view, he just felt that Ge Hui's sword was really good. As for the evil spirit, he really couldn't feel it.

Jian Yu said softly: "You wait for me here, I'll take a closer look."

Lu Zheng nodded, ignoring the anxiety in his heart: "Be careful."

Jian Yu nodded, tiptoed lightly, but headed towards the roof. He had met Ge Hui before. Although kung fu could be hidden, but energy and spirit could not be concealed. Ge Hui's eyes were dull, so even if he felt When the opponent's swordsmanship is fierce, Jian Yu still doesn't think his five senses can be compared with those of martial arts practitioners.

However, he had just jumped onto the roof when he felt a sharp sword aura attacking him. He dodged sideways, but his arm was still cut. When he looked back, he happened to see Ge Hui holding his sword and raising his head.

Just seeing those eyes made Jian Yu's heart tighten, this person was not Ge Hui at all, or in other words, this was not the Ge Hui they had seen at all.

"You found out?" Ge Hui smiled lightly, stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, his eyes showed suppressed excitement and... danger.

"There is no way, then I can only kill you."