Placid Chang'an

The carriage drove all the way back to the Xingqing Palace, and when it stopped, Li Shi got off the carriage by himself, arrogant and relaxed, without a single strand of hair messed up.

It's pity for Master Su to sit in the carriage and grit his teeth. His clothes are torn to shreds. The larger cloth strips can't cover his body, so he can only hug the brocade quilt on the carriage and shiver.

The benefactor in the brothel knew how to cover him with a quilt after he was happy, but this Prince Ning didn't even leave him a piece of clothes after eating him up. Su Cen secretly thought, what should he do when he gets home soon? car?

The distance of one square can be reached in the blink of an eye, Su Cen carefully opened a small gap in the car curtain and said: "Please call Qu Linger out first."

Even Ah Fu had to bear his downcast appearance.

The coachman went and came back, and replied: "Young Master Qu is not here, only a servant is here."

"...Then call that servant over," Su Cen gritted his teeth. It was impossible for the driver not to have heard the loud commotion in the car just now. Now he is so calm that he is already used to it.How much is this face worth?Su Cen threw down his face and said, "Let him bring his clothes."

When Ah Fu brought clothes and Su Cen changed them in the carriage, he went down, his face was very blue, Ah Fu only thought that someone dirty his clothes outside and offended his master, so he kept comforting: "Two It's all right, young master, isn't it just a piece of clothing, if you really like it and don't want to throw it away, I'll take it back and wash it for you, my clothes are clean, and any dirty things can be washed off."

Su Cen stopped and wanted to ask: Is it okay to wash your face?

Su Cen kept a straight face and asked expressionlessly, "Where's Qu Ling'er?"

"He, he runs out as soon as the meal time comes." Ah Fu rolled his eyes, "The second young master doesn't care about him, he will come back after the meal time."

"A white-eyed wolf with a short memory."

Su Cen looked up at the sky. It's time for dinner again. The whole morning has passed like this. The agreed three days to solve the case have been delayed for half a day. Can you deduct it for him?

Qi Lin just came down from Chaoli, and was stopped before he walked back to his residence.

A person who looked like a child was standing against the wall, not more than five feet tall, but his expression was as calm as an adult's, and he pouted at Su Cen, "We lost to you in the school field drill last time, and we agreed to treat you to Shunfulou to eat elbows." , they have all gone, and you are the only one missing."

The forces in the Xingqing Palace are also divided into two groups. The so-called "we" refers to the Han people, and the guards guarding the safety of the Xingqing Palace are among them. Ling is little.And "you" are Turkic people, people like Wu Chiha who are in charge of Tuduo Sanwei who are investigating the assassination outside.

At the beginning, the two parties looked down on each other, and they used the monthly school drills as a bet, and the winner could instruct the loser to do something.From the very beginning, they didn't see eye to eye, but later they cherished each other, and the two got along harmoniously.

Qi Lin taunted: "When did you ever win?"

"You!" Chen Ling stood up straight and glared at Qi Lin, then smiled again after a while, "Don't forget, who cleaned the toilets in the whole house last summer?"

Qi Lin's complexion changed. Although he didn't directly participate in it, the smell that lingered on him in a group of brothers in midsummer last year obviously left a deep impression on him, and he couldn't help frowning: "That Yuewuchiha, Helan Zhe and the others have missions, otherwise you think you can win?"

"To tell you the truth," Chen Ling raised his lips and smiled, "I assigned them the task. This is called a strategy, and it is also a kind of tactic."

Qi Lin gave Chen Ling a silent look, and made a note of it.

Chen Ling said: "Are you going or not? I'm still waiting to eat my elbows. Give me a word quickly."

Qi Lin glanced at the direction of his residence, then shook his head, "I won't go, eat well."

He lowered his head and took out another silver ingot, "Brothers, please drink."

Chen Ling took the silver ingot, turned it upside down, and left with a smile on his face.

Only then did Qi Lin continue to move forward, and when he returned to his small courtyard, as expected, there was a food box lying in front of the courtyard gate.

Qi Lin lowered his head and picked up the food box, carrying it back to the room.

Mapo tofu radish soup is incomparable to Shunfulou's crystal elbow, but Qi Lin ate it all without saying a word.After eating, put the food box in front of the door, and it will disappear naturally after a while.

Thanks to that Mr. Su, someone thought that he was reduced to no food after being fined for two months of salary. Since he came back from Yangzhou, the food box has not been broken. to the door.

It's just that the person who delivered the food didn't show his face, and he didn't pursue it.

In order to leave room for others to take away the food box, Qi Lin specially ran to Longchi for a walk.After the winter, Longchi has no scenery, only a few branches of dead lotus are dotted with a little white snow, and Qi Lin can look at it for half an hour.

Since he was a child, he has lived on the tip of a knife, and he doesn't understand those romances, but for no reason, he thinks that this place can calm him down and stop thinking about what is there and what is not.

Hearing footsteps behind him, Qi Lin turned his head immediately, and someone rushed to salute with a sword in his hand: "Master."

Li Shi nodded, and sat down in the Huxin Pavilion. Immediately, someone came up to make tea and pour water.

Li Shi asked, "Have you eaten?"

Although it was a question, the meaning in the words was firm.It was obvious that he knew what Qi Lin had eaten and where the food came from. Qi Lin was silent for a moment, and said: "I will order them to strengthen the security, and will not allow unprovoked people to come in again."

Li Shi took a sip of tea, was noncommittal to Qi Lin, and asked unhurriedly, "How long have you been with me?"

Qi Lin said: "When I was 13 years old, I was lucky enough to be rescued by my father, and now it has been more than 15 years."

"It's been 15 years." Li Shi looked at the frozen lake for a while, then turned around and said, "Did I ever treat you harshly in these 15 years?"

Qi Lin: "Master treats me very well."

"I let you slaughter your own race with your own hands."

"I had no clan members 15 years ago, and my father is my reborn parent."

Li Shi said again: "I also beat you to pieces."

Qi Lin: "I voluntarily."

Li Shi asked: "How many times have you blocked the knife for me?"

Qi Lin thought for a while, "I can't remember."

Li Shi asked again: "How many times have you cut the knife for me?"

This time, Li Shi waved his hand without waiting for an answer, poured a cup of tea and put it on the side of the table, and said, "I don't like to force others to make things difficult. You are willing to stay here. One day I will have your place in Xingqing Palace, one day You don't have to say hello to me if you want to go."

Qi Lin frowned: "Master...you don't want me anymore?"

"After all these years, I still haven't improved my mind," Li Shi smiled. "I mean you decide your own affairs, and I won't interfere."

Qi Lin understood this time, he breathed a sigh of relief, and wiped the cold sweat from his palms: "I thought..."

Qi Lin stopped talking in time, but Li Shi knew what he was thinking, "Think I'll let you kill him?"

Qi Lin pursed his lips and remained silent, Li Shi smiled and asked, "What if one day I really let you kill him?"

Qi Lin struggled for a long time with his head lowered, and finally said in a very soft voice: "I can do it if I'm not tied down."

"I almost killed him that day. I was not afraid of the sky before yesterday, but suddenly I became afraid after that day. I am not afraid that I will stab him again. I am afraid that I will not be able to stab him with the sword. I am afraid that one day someone will take him. He threatened me, I don't know how to choose. I am a sword of the Lord, there must be no gaps on the blade, so I will fix it."

Li Shi shook his head, "I've never used you as a sword. It's inevitable that people have emotions and desires. A ruthless person may not be easy to use."

Qi Lin was silent for a moment, then raised his head and asked, "Master, have you thought about Mr. Su? If that day really comes, will you attack Mr. Su?"

Master Su had lunch at home, and changed into a black robe with no white borders at all. Before changing the clothes, he specially evaluated the tear resistance of the clothes, and then rushed to Dali Temple with satisfaction.

Dali Temple immediately got busy following Su Cen's arrival. After entering the temple, Su Cen went straight to the jail and asked, "Are you recruited?"

The guards showed embarrassment one by one, and tried to evade each other, but finally the head of the prison stepped forward and replied: "Mr. The thing is that the dead duck has a hard mouth, and we haven't pried it open yet."

Su Cen asked as he walked, "Did you use torture?"

"No, no," the head of the prison hastily waved his hand. Everyone knows that Mr. Su will not be punished. The clerk yesterday made a bad example. Naturally, the head of the prison did not dare to stand up to the wind, and emphasized: "I didn't even move a single hair." However, the person is intact."

Su Cen glanced back at the head of the prison, "Give me good tea and water and wait for me, and I won't ask."

Prison head: "..."

Fortunately, Su Cen didn't mind, "Bring him up, and I'll interrogate him myself."

The housekeeper of the Xu family had lingering fears about this young Mr. Su. His calves trembled as soon as he saw Su Cen, and when he saw Su Cen's knees softened, he wanted to come up and hug his thighs. I didn't do it to the master, I don't know anything!"

Su Cen sat down gracefully, and gave him a comforting smile: "I know you didn't kill him."

The butler just breathed a sigh of relief when Su Cen continued: "That's why I came here to make a confession with you, don't reveal your secrets then."

Butler: "Huh?"

Su Cen said: "The imperial court ordered me to solve the case for three days, and now it's been a day and a half. I haven't found any clues except you, so I can only turn you over."

The butler was taken aback, and immediately wailed loudly: "I'm wronged, I didn't kill people, I didn't kill people!"

"Hush," Su Cen reassured, "I know you have been wronged, and when I get fame and fortune, I will naturally give you some benefits."

The butler stopped crying and listened to Su Cen continue to calmly say: "Why do you have to sentence Ling Chi to death for killing people before the imperial court? Do you know what Ling Chi is? It means cutting the flesh of your body with a knife. Three thousand knives is enough to kill you, and after the execution, there is only a skeleton left, and the most important thing is that the heart in this chest is still beating."

The butler had already turned pale with fright, waiting for Su Cen to give him benefits, only to hear Su Cen say: "Sentencing is a matter for the Ministry of Punishment, not our Dali Temple, but I can help you bribe the executioner. The trick is called dim sum, and it means that the executioner accidentally stabs the tip of the knife into your heart, so that you will suffer less. But it is too obvious that this is not easy to do, and it is only more than 1000 knives. Freed."

The butler immediately rolled his eyes and almost passed out.

Su Cen ordered someone to pour cold water on him, and then said: "Don't be in a hurry, your majesty may personally intervene in such a big case, in order to prevent you from retracting your confession, I'm afraid you have to use some tricks against you first. "

"Have you ever heard of cycads blooming?" Su Cen learned and sold, "You have to insert an iron pipe down your throat, and then pour scalding hot water down, then you can neither speak nor see from the outside. If there are any traces, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds. Come on—"

Someone really came in with a bucket of hot water, and the water vapor filled the air, and the water surface was still tumbling.

When the butler saw it, he peed in his pants. Su Cen got up by himself and told the jailer, "You can do these things. I'll go first."

"My lord, my lord is wronged!" Seeing that Su Cen was about to leave, several guards stepped forward, and one of them was about to stab Su Cen's throat with an iron pipe as thick as his wrist. Yes, but I...but I know who the murderer is!"