After Duan Mingchen chatted with the housekeeper, it was already dark, and he felt a little hungry after a busy day.

The butler looked very winking, and immediately said: "Lord Duan and all the lords of Jin Yiwei have worked hard to investigate the case all day, and the old slave asked the kitchen to prepare simple meals. If you don't mind, why don't you have dinner at Shen's residence?"

Although Duan Mingchen concluded that the murderer should still be in the mansion, under such heavy martial law, he expected that this person would not dare to act rashly, so he accepted the housekeeper's kindness.

While ordering his servants to bring the food, the butler asked worriedly, "Master Gu hasn't returned since he went out...Look..."

Duan Mingchen was engrossed in investigating the case. If the housekeeper hadn't reminded him, he would have almost forgotten about Gu Huaiqing's affairs, so he waved his hands disapprovingly and said, "Master Gu has already returned to the palace, so there is no need to wait for him."

The butler looked at Duan Mingchen worriedly. Gu Huaiqing was a celebrity in Dongchang and was deeply favored by the emperor. Seeing him running out in a fit of anger, he would not let it go.But seeing Duan Mingchen's composure, the housekeeper didn't say any more, and made arrangements according to his instructions.

When the food was served, more than a dozen tall and strong Jin Yiwei sat in a row, staring at the food in front of them with bright eyes.

Investigating cases is a physical labor. From early morning to evening, all the Jinyi guards are hungry.

Although the brothers were so hungry that their eyes glowed green, Duan Mingchen tested the poison with a silver needle first, and after confirming that there was no problem, he gave the order: "Dinner!"

More than a dozen pairs of chopsticks were activated at the same time, quickly picking up the food in the bowl, and the only sound of chewing and swallowing food was heard for a while.

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen dishes were finished, and even the vegetable soup was poured on the rice and eaten up.

The cook who was in charge of cooking thought sympathetically, seeing these Jinyiwei dressed in bright clothes and showing off their power, it seems that the usual food is very poor, it is pitiful, all of them are like those released from prison.

Duan Mingchen put down the bowl after eating, noticed the strange look in the cook's eyes, raised his head and smiled at her to express his gratitude.

Unexpectedly, the cook would make a mistake, thinking that he was not full, and hastily and courteously added a steamed bun to Duan Mingchen's bowl, and also gave him an extra braised pig's trotter.

When everyone in Jinyiwei saw it, they couldn't help snickering.

Duan Mingchen was slightly annoyed, and shouted: "You guys, go back to work when you're full!"

A group of people laughed and scattered like birds and beasts. Duan Mingchen put down his bowl and chopsticks, and was about to get up to leave when he suddenly heard a burst of brisk footsteps outside the door.

Gu Huaiqing swaggered in, sat down across from him, glanced at the messy dining table, finally snatched Duan Mingchen's bowl, and buried himself in eating.

Duan Mingchen was stunned, Gu Huaiqing left and came back again, this was beyond his expectation.Originally thought that Gu Huaiqing would be let go by his own words and let go of the case from then on. In that case, Duan Mingchen's goal would be achieved.

Unexpectedly, Gu Huaiqing came back again, and his mood seemed to be calm again.Being so bendable and stretchable made Duan Mingchen dare not underestimate him.

Duan Mingchen looked at him calmly, Gu Huaiqing's appearance was a little different from that of the morning, his hair seemed to have been washed, the ends were slightly damp, his long black hair was not tied up, and he simply wrapped it around his head with a sandalwood hairpin Finally, the jet-black hair set off the white face like jade, which is really pleasing to the eye and delicious.

Gu Huaiqing let him look at him without saying a word, and concentrated on biting the white flour steamed bun in his hand. After eating the steamed bun, he gnawed on the pig's trotters.He eats very quickly, but the way he eats is very elegant, and even the way he gnaws on a pig's trotter will not make people feel rude.

Gu Huaiqing had almost eaten, looked up at Duan Mingchen, pointed to the teapot by his hand, and signaled Duan Mingchen to pour tea for him.

Duan Mingchen wanted to know what kind of medicine was sold in his gourd, so he poured him a cup of tea cooperatively.

After eating and drinking, Gu Huaiqing wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, cleared his throat, and then said, "Hey, I have something to tell you."

Duan Mingchen smiled slightly, and made a posture of listening attentively.

********

In other words, Gu Huaiqing was enraged by Duan Mingchen, and left Shen's mansion angrily, galloping all the way.

Dongchang's subordinates wanted to keep up with him, but unfortunately Ma was not as fast as Gu Huaiqing, and was quickly thrown off.

Gu Huaiqing rode his horse and raised his whip, and galloped at a very high speed, only the whistling wind could be heard in his ears.It was a chilly spring, and the cold wind that hit his face shaved his face sorely, and also cooled down his excited emotions.

Ever since Gu Huaiqing entered the East Factory, he has been favored by the emperor and the adoptive father of the governor of the East Factory. He is still in power at a young age, so he can't help acting domineeringly.He had seen too many people who flattered and flattered him, and he was also used to seeing civil servants who disdain eunuchs on the surface but had to respect them. He had never seen someone like Duan Mingchen who completely ignored him.

Duan Mingchen's attitude was very indifferent from the first meeting. From the very beginning, Gu Huaiqing could see that Duan Mingchen didn't want to see him, and he was unwilling to investigate the case with him.

Gu Huaiqing held his breath in his heart, wanted to prove himself, wanted him to change his opinion of himself, so in the process of investigating the case, he preempted everything and acted extraordinarily actively, sometimes unavoidably taking the lead. Duan Mingchen was disgusted.

Although Gu Huaiqing is young and vigorous, he is not stupid, on the contrary he is very sharp, otherwise he would not be able to survive in the ever-present crisis of the court.Blown by the cold wind, his mind recovered and he realized his mistake.

Duan Mingchen's words, on the one hand, were warning him not to overwhelm the host, but on the other hand, they were deliberately provoking him and trying to force him away.If he really walked away, wouldn't that be in Duan Mingchen's arms and make him happy?

After Gu Huaiqing figured this out, the depression in his chest was swept away, and he wanted to turn around immediately and return to Shen's residence.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a heat rising from his dantian, and a familiar but strange impulse was running around in his internal organs, disturbing his mind.

Gu Huaiqing wondered inwardly, he was obviously not stimulated, and it wasn't morning, how could it be so?After thinking about it, he thought of the handful of Qiyang decoction dregs that he accidentally swallowed. He didn't expect this medicine to be so overbearing!

At this time, he was in the outskirts of the capital, surrounded by deserted people.Even if there is someone, he can't do anything, after all, the secrets of the body must never be known.

Gu Huaiqing took a deep breath, looked up and saw a clear water lake not far away.

Gu Huaiqing made a decisive decision, rode his horse to the lake, took off his clothes, removed his boots and socks, and sank into the lake naked.

In early spring and March, the lake was still bitingly cold. Even though Gu Huaiqing had deep internal energy, he couldn't help shivering when he was provoked.

Gu Huaiqing frowned, his phoenix eyes were half-opened and half-closed, his body was soaked in the lake water, resisting the waves of lust, he had no choice but to relieve it himself.

When he climbed to the top, Duan Mingchen's stern words flashed in his mind for some reason.

The depressive panting became more and more rapid, and the center of the lake gradually became turbulent, with circles of ripples, and after a while, it returned to silence.

After a moment of absence, Gu Huaiqing regained his senses, slightly annoyed in his heart, raised his hand and struck out a palm, causing a loud noise in the silent lake.Then, he swam back to the shore, put on his clothes, lit a bonfire, and warmed himself by the fire with his hair loose, while closing his eyes and meditating.

When his hair and clothes were almost dry, it was already sunset, he mounted his horse and returned to the city in the sunset.

********

The shallow smile softened Duan Mingchen's stern face a bit, but in Gu Huaiqing's eyes, he looked very unflattering.

A small leak will sink a great ship!I will endure!

Gu Huaiqing lowered his eyes, suppressed the irritability in his heart, lowered his head and whispered: "I was too impulsive about what happened during the day."

Duan Mingchen raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, he couldn't believe his ears.The mighty Gu Huaiqing is admitting his mistake?

Gu Huaiqing continued to lower his head, and said: "You are right, the emperor ordered you to serve me as my master, I should not make my own claims and challenge your authority. I... I will not make things difficult for you again in the future."

Gu Huaiqing was proud by nature, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was domineering. Although he didn't say a word of apology, his attitude was obviously lowered.This is very rare for him.

I'm used to seeing Gu Huaiqing's usual sharpness, but now his low-browed and pleasing appearance is extraordinarily well-behaved, like a child who got into trouble and admits his mistakes, it's hard to bear to blame him.

Duan Mingchen is not a stingy person, but he is still worried about Gu Huaiqing.Even if the tiger restrains its minions temporarily, it doesn't mean it will become a docile kitten.

"Master Gu said so, Duan doesn't dare to take it seriously, I just hope you don't hurt others because of personal grudges."

"Don't worry, I won't touch that Shen Yuzhu again." Gu Huaiqing solemnly promised, "At least until the case is closed, I won't touch him."

Wait until this case is settled, and then settle the final score with that bastard!Gu Huaiqing's downcast eyes showed a trace of hostility, but he quickly hid it.

Duan Mingchen also had no intention of protecting that apprentice, but for the sake of solving the case, he could not let Shen Yuzhu have anything to do for the time being. As for what happened to Shen Yuzhu in the future, he had no control over it.

Duan Mingchen glanced at Gu Huaiqing, a little puzzled as to why he was so obsessed with this case.Although Dongchang also has a criminal investigation function, it is more responsible for monitoring the important officials of the court and Jin Yiwei. The investigation is usually the business of the Fusi of Jin Yiwei Town. Duan Mingchen doesn't understand why he insists on getting involved.

Solving the case started early and worked in the dark, and it was exhausting. If the result of the investigation was not as good as the Holy Will, there was no merit, and it was thankless.From Duan Mingchen's point of view, Gu Huaiqing is really not as good as being a favored father-in-law in the palace, he has a better future.

However, Duan Mingchen saw that Gu Huaiqing was determined and determined to get involved to the end, so he had no choice but to say against his will: "With Mr. Gu's guarantee, Duan can rest assured. Duan is a rough person, and he can't beat around the bush. Since we are going to work together to solve the case , I have an ugly thing to say first."

Gu Huaiqing's star-like eyes flickered slightly, and said: "If you have something to say, it's okay to say it."

"Since Mr. Gu is helping me with the case, I must be the master in everything. Follow my orders and do things without arbitrarily making claims." Duan Mingchen paused for a moment, and said with a serious expression, "If Mr. Gu refuses to agree, Duan can only report to the emperor." , please take it back. I would rather lose my black hat than follow the order to handle the case with Mr. Gu."

"That's enough, that's enough, isn't it just listening to you? From now on, I will only follow your lead!" Gu Huaiqing fully agreed, tilted his head and thought for a while, "I also have a request..."

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