Those years when I climbed the wall

The sound of clappers in the distance made the night even more quiet.

Mu Yunqi paced back and forth in the room alone, the flickering candlelight disturbing his mind.It was the beginning of the Hai Dynasty, there were few people in the huge city, and there were no birds at the door of this restaurant. Now the surroundings, except for the occasional voice of the guests calling for the servants, there is silence at times, as dull as dead ashes.

It was because of the chaos, a sudden palpitation that made his legs go limp, and he almost fell down on one knee!

here we go again!Sighing secretly, Mu Yunqi gritted his teeth and stood up, moved to the table and sat down with support, closed his eyes and rested for a while to feel better.

Footsteps came from outside, and after a while, a voice came softly: "Mr., I'm back." It was Lu Chongning.

The heart that had been suspended for a long time was slightly relieved, and Mu Yun prayed loudly: "Come in!"

The door was pushed open, and someone came in with something in his arms—a swaddling baby that looked familiar at first glance!

"She..." Mu Yunqi suddenly mentioned it again, staring at the embrace of the visitor, "Is it okay?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the baby is fine." Lu Chongning replied softly, but his face was serious: "But the nurse has been murdered, and Li Qiaoer is nowhere to be seen. We killed the assassin and worried about another accident, so we had to leave first."

Mu Yunqi asked urgently: "Have you caught someone alive?"

Lu Chongning bowed his head: "Your miss! The four people who came here were all very skilled. They killed the nurse and went straight to the baby! We didn't dare to neglect, and stabbed two people to death in the fight. Covering the escape of the other, and then committing suicide! There is no one alive right now."

"Suicide?" Mu Yunqi frowned, "Is it really a dead man?"

Nodding his head, Lu Chongning expressed his anger: "Looking at the way it's coming, it's all about murdering people! Suichen wondered if this messenger was what Li Qiaoer said." Looking down at the sleeping baby in his arms, "This Baby Ah Nuan's biological father?"

Mu Yunqi pondered: "It's hard to say. But Li Qiaoer was safe all the way to the north, and she was attacked only when she arrived here. It seems unreasonable to say that the baby's biological father did it. But Li Tong's previous behavior was suspicious. If it is said that it was the guy next to him What he did is more believable." His eyes were worried, "There is no one guarding the small courtyard at the moment, if the escaped person returns to report to his master, and a new assassin is sent to go, wouldn't Li Qiaoer fall into a trap by going back at this moment?"

Fortunately, Lu Chongning has a plan for this: "I have thought about this, but our number is not large, and my job is to protect the gentleman, so I have no spare time to take care of other things. However, I have ordered people to report to the state government. Xun Tong Please send someone there immediately. And the assassination failed in the previous round, the Nagan people should have some scruples, if they are not desperate, they will not choose to take the risk at this moment."

Mu Yunqi sighed softly: "That's what you said, but..." Before the words were finished, a cry was heard.

The little baby who had slept all the way woke up.

After coaxing for half a day, the baby still didn't calm down, so Mu Yunqi could only speculate: "Are you hungry?"

Lu Chongning showed embarrassment: "Where do you go to find milk in the middle of the night? Don't even think about the wet nurse..."

Mu Yun prayed for a while: "Then... order the store to cook some rice soup?"

Lu Chongning nodded, turned around and called the guards to do it.However, the far water cannot save the near fire, the baby was still crying, and his little face was reddened, it was unbearable.

Mu Yunqi rubbed his forehead: "The baby is crying, besides hunger, is there another reason?"

Lu Chongning tilted his head and thought for a while: "It seems that I don't like meeting strangers... But we are not strangers, are we? Could it be..." After a pause, he suddenly seemed to have a flash of inspiration, and stepped forward a few steps. The baby was placed on the couch, unwrapped, and a piece of wet thin cloth was pulled out from under it. Suddenly, a slight sour smell dissipated, causing Mu Yunqi to take two steps back.

Carefully carrying a wet cloth to the door, Lu Chongning told the guards: "Throw this thing away!"

Glancing at the baby on the couch who was staring hard at the two calves, Mu Yunqi blurted out: "You throw that away, what does she use?"

"Uh...?" A word awakened the dreamer!After staring at the things in his hands for a while, the man changed his words angrily: "Go and wash..." After saying that, he turned back to the couch, leaned over and was about to re-wrap the swaddling clothes.

Mu Yunqi was stunned: "Is this covered? What if..."

"I can't," the other shrugged, "I can only make her hold back. I'll send someone to wash the thing and then bake it in the fire. It's good to dry it as soon as possible and replace it."

The corners of Mu Yunqi's mouth twitched slightly: "You tell her to hold back so she can hold back? If this happens again...won't the swaddling clothes be changed? Then what can I take with her to keep out the cold??"

"This..." Lu Chongning was speechless, and cast his asking eyes cautiously.

Mu Yunqi was helpless: "Go down and ask the shopkeeper if there are any older women here..." After a pause, "Forget it, only women are needed."

Lu Chongning rushed to respond.After a while, he really brought back a woman with a kind face, who said she was the servant of the restaurant's back kitchen.The woman brought a clean piece of cloth, and changed into the baby when she entered the door, and hugged and coaxed her for a while, and the crying stopped as expected.

Seeing the onlookers on both sides breathed a sigh of relief, the woman smiled lightly: "Don't worry, the officials, all newborn babies are like this, they will cry endlessly when they are slightly uncomfortable, but just be more patient and comfort them." Mu Yun nodded with a blushing smile, saw the woman touching the baby's tender face, and then stared at him for a moment, with a warm smile: "Everyone says that having a daughter like a father is a sign of wealth, and that officials are handsome, Ling Ai was born like you, very pretty." Yi pointed at the baby's small nose, "Especially this nose, it is exactly the same as the official's, it can be distinguished at a glance when placed in a crowd of people!"

"Ah?" Mu Yunqi stared blankly.

"Eh, if you say it like this, it really is true—" Lu Chongning leaned forward, looked at the baby's face carefully, blurted out as if inadvertently, raised his eyes just in time to meet the icy gaze of the Patriarch, and felt a chill on his back— —That look...! !The blue veins on his forehead jumped suddenly, he straightened his body and bowed his head: "Lang Jun, sit down, I'll go and see the rice soup!" After saying that, he ran out quickly.

The baby fell asleep quickly after eating rice soup.It was almost midnight when the servant girl left, but at this moment she heard that Xun Miao had sent someone to see her, and when she called in, she realized that it was the gray-clothed young man whom she had seen during the day, Feng Qing.

After seeing the ceremony, Feng Qing conveyed Xun Miao's words: The assault and murder case has not yet been brought alive, just in case, please stay in this restaurant tonight, he has sent people here to guard secretly, but he dare not show up, For fear of arousing suspicion.Tomorrow morning, please ask the emperor to move to the state office to ensure safety!

This is also in line with Mu Yun's wish, so he followed it.Ask about the progress of the case.

Feng Qing sighed: "There are no clues in this case so far, and it may not be easy to track down."

Lu Chongning was puzzled: "Last night when the case happened, we beheaded three assassins, and he also killed the nurse, so the four corpses in the courtyard, plus traces of fighting, are all real. How can there be no clues?"

Feng Qing was helpless: "That's the reason why. The policemen rushed to the small courtyard last night, but they saw that the interior was neatly arranged. It didn't seem like there was a fight, let alone a corpse. In fact, there was no trace of blood! The place is remote, not many people live there, and the nearest inhabited courtyard is tens of feet away, so almost no one heard the sound."

His complexion changed, and Lu Chongning became anxious: "How could it be? We waited for it clearly last night..." He cast doubtful eyes: "Will the public find the wrong place?"

Shaking his head, Feng Qing turned to comfort him: "Your Excellency, don't be in a hurry, Xun Tong believes you without a doubt, and the police have carefully checked the courtyard and found suspicious things. First of all, there are swords and swords left on the trees in the courtyard. and the snow on the ground was swept away, presumably to cover up the bloodstains; as for the corpse, it must have been moved."

After thinking for a while, Lu Chongning nodded: "That's it. At that time, there were many fights in the courtyard. In order to cover up the crimes, besides removing the corpses, you also had to cover up the blood and footprints. In this way, you can basically create a situation where nothing happened. The illusion, from this point of view, he is really bold and careful in waiting!"

"In this way," Mu Yunqi frowned, "he has really gone back, so whether Li Qiaoer will live or die is already unpredictable."

Lu Chongning continued to ask: "After the police went, did you see a woman appearing?"

Feng Qing shook his head: "The gentlemen haven't found anyone approaching the yard yet, but when we first went there, we found two sets of footprints outside the yard, and found a bag of sugar cakes by the side of the gate, obviously someone dropped it."

Lu Chongning expressed doubts: "Has the snow outside the courtyard not been swept?"

Knowing what he meant, Feng Qing replied: "Sweeping, only the snow stopped today, and the ground is muddy, so footprints are left."

A glint of hope flashed through his eyes, and Lu Chongning was excited: "The footprints on the mud show that this person went after the assailant swept the snow, and the candy cake was still outside the door, which is also proof of this! These are all left by Li Qiaoer, it should be that she returned home after the cadre destroyed the body and before the officials arrived, found something unexpected and fled hastily. In other words, she is very likely to be fine at the moment."

Nodding, Mu Yunqi seemed to ask himself: "Then, will she go to Li Tong?"

Lu Chongning thought for a while: "I don't think so. Li Qiaoer is also considered resourceful. Li Tong's behavior has already indicated that there is a hidden crisis beside her. Even though Li Qiaoer didn't care about it earlier, she must be vigilant now. , not to throw yourself into the trap."

Feng Qing interjected: "Xun Tongpan has sent people to guard Dengxian Tower. If she really goes, there will be news."

Feeling at ease, Mu Yun prayed for a few traces of tiredness: "This is the end, it's useless to think too much. Since the state government is already investigating, we will wait for the good news." Looking at the two: "The night is late, you When it's time to rest, they all go back and rest, and once they do something, we will talk about it at dawn."

Feng Qing led the order to go back first, while Lu Chongning took a few steps slowly, deliberately lagging behind, looking thoughtful.

"What doubts do you have?" The people behind him asked knowingly.

Turning around and bowing, Lu Chongning did not hide his worry: "I just don't understand, Xun Tong judge, why do you rely so much on someone who has only been by your side for a month or two?"

Sitting down and sipping tea, Mu Yun asked indifferently: "Feng Qing and Yao Dan? They were recommended by the princess and Guo Jian, but you think it's not credible?"

"I don't mean that, it's just..." The speaker hesitated, "How did the princess and the son-in-law get to know such talents?"

Mu Yunqi said meaningfully: "He and his wife may not have such talents, but they may not be recommended by others. If the recommender is credible, then the two of them will be credible." Those who looked at him were still confused. , got up: "I don't know, so I went back and thought about it."

Turning around with a look of perplexity, Lu Chongning walked and thought, stopped in front of the door, turned his head and his eyes lit up: "That's Guo—" But what he saw was the back of that person who was walking in quickly.

A sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he turned his head and tapped his forehead: It was a rare time for him, Lu Chongning, to admit that he was stupid...