Yangcheng

Except for Shi Ruzhuo, everyone slept soundly that night.

And Shi Ruzhuo also turned over a few times, after putting his younger brother to sleep, he gradually found sleepiness.

She woke up early the next morning, and when she helped Qiu Xin water all the flowers in the yard, she met Tong Shaoxuan and Tang Jianwei who came out of the bedroom.

It stands to reason that one should have a morning meal before starting the day.

But both Tong Shaoxuan and Tang Jianwei knew that Shi Ruzhuo was in a hurry to see her mother, and was not in the mood to eat at home.

Tang Jianwei went to get a few pieces of cheese pancakes made yesterday, and took them to pad his stomach on the road, and asked Uncle Chai to bring the carriage, and they went to the county government together.

Brother Rumo is temporarily staying at Tong's house, and Song Qiao helps take care of him.

When they arrived at the gate of the county government office, Ge Xunqing was already waiting here.

"Yangguang!" Shi Ruzhuo immediately jumped off the carriage.

"You guys came early enough." Ge Xunqing bit the cake, looked sleepy, and didn't seem to wash up very seriously, and rushed over without eating anyone.

Ge Xunqing said: "My house is so close to the county government and I just arrived. You guys got up really early."

Tong Shaoxuan asked her: "Did you go in and ask about Mrs. Six? When will she come out?"

"I just went in and wanted to ask, but I don't know why I wasn't allowed in. It's weird."

On weekdays, when Ge Xunqing went to the county government office, it was like returning to her own home. After all, she, Aye, had worked in the county town for many years, and the county government office was her back garden since she was a child.

But this morning, she just woke up, took a piece of cake in her mouth and walked around the door of the house, ignorantly about to go in, the elder brother of the yamen stopped her:

"Miss Ge, you can't go in now."

Ge Xunqing wondered: "Why?"

"This... I don't know too well, but Li Xing, the supervisory censor, came early in the morning and took a few of her followers to guard behind, ordering no one to enter or leave the county office."

Ge Xunqing said "Oh", and tiptoed to look inside while eating the cake, but unfortunately couldn't see anything, so she had to retreat and stood at the door waiting for Shi Ruzhuo and the others to arrive.

Hearing what Ge Xunqing said, Shi Ruzhuo was in a panic:

"It's not my mother's accident, is it?"

Tang Jianwei comforted her: "Don't scare yourself, let's just wait at this door for a while, and we will know as soon as there is any news."

Tong Shaoxuan agreed: "That Wu Yushi is very quick at work. He finished the trial of your mother's case last night. Even if something happens, she should be able to solve it quickly. Wait patiently."

Shi Ruzhuo let out a "hmm", trying to calm himself down.

At this time, Erniang Bai came, and she was quite shocked when she arrived: "I thought I was the first to come, but I didn't expect you all to arrive."

Ge Xunqing said again that the county government did not allow them to enter. Bai Erniang saw that the sun was about to come out, so she asked everyone to sit in the shade:

"When I came here just now, I saw a cold drink seller in the street ahead. I'm going to buy some hawthorn water."

Tang Jianwei said, "I'll go with you."

The two of them brought back the hawthorn water together, and everyone was talking while drinking. After half an hour, Wu Mingyan and her two followers came out of the county office.

"Wu Yushi!" Tong Shaoxuan immediately stepped forward to salute.

"It's you." Wu Mingyan still looked tired today, as if he still hadn't been able to sleep well, the blackness under his eyes became more intense, and he didn't even have time to change into the clothes he wore yesterday.

"The news is really well-informed." When Wu Mingyan said this, his eyes slid from Tong Shaoxuan's face, and looked at Tang Jianwei behind her.

"News?" Tong Shaoxuan was a little puzzled, "Didn't Wu Yushi send someone to send a letter yesterday, saying that Mrs. Liu's case has been investigated and she will be released from prison today? We are here to pick Mrs. Liu up."

Wu Mingyan: "Oh, that's right."

It seems that the letter yesterday was indeed written by Wu Yushi, but the "news" she just mentioned did not refer to this matter.

Combined with Ge Xunqing's statement that the county government would not allow entry, Tong Shaoxuan immediately understood, and asked Wu Yushi in a very small voice:

"Could it be that something happened in the county government office?"

Wu Mingyan is a very decisive person. She knows what she can say and what she should say.

"It's true that something happened, but don't worry, it's not the sixth sister-in-law's accident. The sixth sister-in-law is assisting the Yamen to solve the case, and she will come out in a while."

When Shi Ruzhuo heard what Wu Yushi said, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But Tong Shaoxuan felt very uneasy in his heart.

What happened to Yamen?Could it be...

Wu Yushi said to Tong Shaoxuan and Tang Jianwei: "You two come with me."

I thought Wu Yushi would take the two of them to the Shuangfu Inn to talk, but Wu Yushi turned around and took them into the yamen.

At this time, the atmosphere in the yamen was extremely serious, the yamen servants guarded the front door, passed between them, and entered the inner court of the case.

This is not the first time Tong Shaoxuan has come to the county yamen hall, the last time he came here was when he was beaten twenty times in vain.

At that time, the trial hall was bright and solemn, and the magistrate of She County sat on the trial warm pavilion, giving orders at will, with no one in his eyes, so majestic.

Now, the gloomy sky was covered by thick clouds, and there was no one in the dark hall. There was a strange sense of depression, which made Tong Shaoxuan a little nervous.

Wu Mingyan continued to walk in.

She was not tall, but she acted very neatly, walking fast with the wind on her feet, two attendants opened the way in front, and two followed her, paying attention to the movement around her very vigilantly to ensure the safety of Wu Yushi.

But Tong Shaoxuan and Tang Jianwei were separated at the end, and followed Wu Mingyan all the way into the inner house.

Pass through the soap room where the government servants meet, the Yin Hotel where guests are welcomed and discussed, and the sixth room for office work, and walk along the corridor to the courtyard inside. Here is the place where the county magistrate works and lives.

Wu Mingyan walked into the house called "Xianlaiju", and when he opened the door, he turned around and said to Tong Shaoxuan and Tang Jianwei:

"Wu Zuo came to see him and said he died of suffocation. The body was also moved from the beam. It must have been an hour and a half since he died."

Tang Jianwei let out a "Huh", and Wu Mingyan turned his eyes and said:

"That's right, Magistrate She is dead."

Hearing the news, Tang Jianwei and Tong Shaoxuan secretly looked at each other, unbelievable, but after careful consideration, it is not impossible...

Because of the sixth sister-in-law's incident, She County Magistrate revealed important secrets, but it was a mistake made during the investigation by the central supervisory censor. If it is really investigated, I don't know what kind of shocking case will be uncovered.

As long as She County Magistrate dies, the source will be cut off and the mouth of the deep well will be buried, so that people will have nowhere to investigate.

When Wu Mingyan entered the room, seeing Tong Shaoxuan and Tang Jianwei still standing at the door, he said with a faint smile:

"You two ladies, are you afraid of entering the haunted house?"

I was a little scared at first, but after being so excited by her, Tong Shaoxuan and Tang Jianwei immediately strode into the house.

When I entered the room, I heard Wu Mingyan sarcastically said: "I'm free to live, and he is a local parent official who still has free time."

The house is quite spacious, and all kinds of wooden cabinets, incense burners and low cases are not cheap.

Calligraphy and paintings of all kinds of masters are hung all over the place, and you can't wait to paste the wall directly. It looks arty and elegant, which is all for showing off, not necessarily because you really like it.

Tang Jianwei sighed, County Magistrate She had a really good life these days.

Walking to the middle of the room, Wu Mingyan pointed upwards: "The man hangs here, wearing an official uniform when he died, and left a letter of plea."

Wu Mingyan unfolded the plea and handed it to Tong Shaoxuan.

Tong Shaoxuan and Tang Jianwei took a quick look together.

In the guilty plea, the magistrate of She county made it clear that he had oppressed the people in Su county in the past five years, and even packed up all the embezzled money and put them under the bed.

The source of all evil is only "greed".

Other than that, nothing else was mentioned.

After reading it, Tong Shaoxuan sneered and said, "It's too obvious to kill people and silence them."

"Obvious, but nothing wrong. Even this confession is very similar to She Yongming's handwriting. It must have been forged by someone who is very familiar with his handwriting. He really has a bit of talent for forging handwriting. And the county lieutenant is missing. If it is found out that She Yongming's suicide was fraudulent, it can be pushed to this county captain who disappeared inexplicably. Hmph, that's really thoughtful."

Wu Mingyan didn't feel unlucky at all, and sat on the chair that She County Magistrate usually worked in: "Unless someone can provide evidence, otherwise, the She County Magistrate's case will end here."

When Wu Mingyan said this, his eyes were fixed on the faces of Tong Shaoxuan and Tang Jianwei.

She brought the two of them to the scene of the crime, naturally hoping to get more clues from them.

Sure enough, Wu Mingyan went on to say, "Do you two have more clues to provide?"

Tang Jianwei once thought that this Wu Mingyan should be placed by the eldest princess and the emperor, maybe he is a trustworthy person.

But all these are just assumptions.

She County Magistrate died so quickly, it made people tremble with fear.

Wu Mingyan investigated the case very quickly, but it was unknown which side she was from, and she couldn't judge it intuitively.

After all, the Magistrate of She County was killed by one hand. Was it because of the power of the eagle-eyed man, or was it Wu Mingyan himself?

Or simply Wu Mingyan belonged to the eagle-eyed man?

Tang Jianwei couldn't make a conclusion for the time being, but at this moment Wu Mingyan wanted to get more clues from the informant, so he must not be fooled by her so easily.

Tang Jianwei had been secretly following She County magistrate to go up the mountain to worship ancestors, and realized that the eagle-eyed man should not be easily informed, otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous.

If you want to talk, you can only talk to Wei Ci.

When Tang Jianwei made up his mind not to set foot in dangerous situations, he couldn't help worrying that Tong Shaoxuan would let his guard down because of Wu Mingyan's superficial ally status, and told Wu Mingyan the key words such as eagle-eyed man or armor, iron smelting and mountains.

Tang Jianwei was a little anxious and wanted to remind Tong Shaoxuan, but Tong Shaoxuan said:

"Caomin filed the complaint because his best friend's mother was wronged, and also because the magistrate of She County aroused public outrage by bending the law for personal gain during his tenure in Su County. What Caomin knows is known to all the people in Suxian County. I want to tell more clues... ..." Tong Shaoxuan pretended to ask for a moment,

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to collect for a while."

Tang Jianwei was relieved.

Our family's Anian's [-]th board is not in vain, at least he has learned to be vigilant, not to say everything out of his head when others ask him.

Wu Mingyan let out a "hmm", as if she had expected her to say that for a long time, and her eyes were a little dim.

Tong Shaoxuan and Tang Jian glanced at each other secretly, and understood each other's meaning only from their eyes.

All they wanted was to directly write a secret letter to Wei Ci with hidden code words. It was safest for Wei Ci to decide this matter without the hands of the unfamiliar Wu Mingyan.

Tang Jianwei added: "If we get new clues, we must submit them to Wu Yushi as soon as possible."

Wu Mingyan said: "Then I will write down what Tang Sanniang said."

Tang Jianwei said inwardly: She really knows me, she knows my surname and Xingsan.

This damn notoriety.

Tang Jian sighed slightly.

Wu Mingyan continued: "By the way, can your shop be booked out tonight?"

"Others may have to make a reservation fifteen days in advance, but if Wu Yushi is coming, the shop will be available at any time."

Wu Mingyan's mood has been fluctuating these past few days. He had caught the head of the important case, but he wanted to catch She Yongming, the fox's tail, so why not pull out the whole fox?

I didn't expect the opponent to attack so quickly...

It's faster than her trial of the sixth sister-in-law's case.

After Tang Jianwei and Tong Shaoxuan left yesterday, Wu Xianyi pulled Wu Mingyan to interrogate the case of Liu Sister-in-law. Wu Mingyan was about to vomit blood—can you give me a break?Treat me like an animal?

If it wasn't for Wu Xianyi's desperate urging, Sixth Sister-in-Law would not have been found innocent so quickly.

It was also Wu Mingyan who was negligent, and the person who was behind the scenes when investigating the case of Mrs. Liu's injustice did it.

At that time, someone should be sent to protect She Yongming immediately.

Now that She Yongming died, the dark forces in the southeast might be frightened, and they all hid themselves. They may not probe again for a while, and the two children may not have any useful clues.

Even if there were, they probably all hid, and they couldn't find out why.

Originally, she was expected to be promoted, but She Yongming's death has pushed back her career promotion, and she doesn't know when the next time she will have the opportunity.

Wu Mingyan was so stunned that he just wanted to get drunk.

"Then I'll take my entourage to your place tonight. I'll give you a deposit first."

"The shop is lucky to be able to entertain Wu Yushi. How can it accept Wu Yushi's money?"

"No money, do you want me to eat the food of the common people for nothing? Go to prison? Don't push around." Wu Mingyan couldn't keep his eyes open, he was so sleepy, "I'll take fifteen people there, and you will The best food and drinks in your store are all ready. I will give you five taels first, and you will be refunded if you have more, and you will be compensated for less."

Tang Jianwei was almost amused by her word "retire too much": "Okay, Caomin is waiting for you."

Tang Jianwei and Tong Shaoxuan left, and Wu Mingyan, who hadn't had a solid sleep for several nights, fell asleep lying on his stomach in the room where She County Magistrate died.

When the two of them came out, Sixth Sister-in-Law was also released, hugging Shi Ruzhuo and wiping each other's tears.

Seeing the two of them, Sixth Sister-in-Law immediately came over to express her gratitude. Tang Jianwei helped her up and said, "My sister has improved because of the medicine you introduced, and I haven't even had time to thank you! What are you doing!"

The two exchanged courtesies again, and Tang Jianwei confirmed that the sixth sister-in-law was starved and frightened for a few days, and apart from some bruises on her arms, she didn't suffer any more physical pain, so she felt relieved.

Tang Jianwei told everyone about the death of County Magistrate She and Wu Mingyan's appointment at Tong's Restaurant tonight. He brought fifteen people, probably all her followers and acquaintances.

Bai Erniang wondered: "So, the magistrate of She County died? Wu Yushi didn't pursue it?"

Shi Ruzhuo said: "I'm afraid she has already traced it, but it is very clear that she can't find any clues at all."

Speaking of this, Tong Shaoxuan looked around and asked Mrs. Liu after confirming that no one was there:

"What happened in the first place, why were you wronged and imprisoned?"

Sister-in-law Six restored what happened that night, which was roughly similar to what Tong Shaoxuan and the others had guessed.

At noon that day, Sister-in-Law found a batch of steamed stuffed buns in the shop that had a slightly peculiar smell and were about to go bad. It would be a pity to throw them away, so she picked them up and ate them.

After eating, at midnight, she had stomach cramps, and she went to the toilet to relieve herself.

When I came out of the latrine, I heard a loud noise at the back door of the opposite yamen, which made me jump.

Sixth sister-in-law wondered, who was still outside at midnight?Driven by curiosity, Sixth Sister-in-Law lay down on the gap between the erected wooden boards and looked out.

I saw a mighty dozen or so carriages carefully driving out from the back door of the yamen, and all the drivers were yamen servants in black night clothes, and one of them was a county lieutenant at a glance!

And the carriages were loaded with mountains of large wooden boxes, each of which had at least a dozen boxes, which were so heavy that the horses kicked their hooves on the spot from time to time.

The movement she heard just now was that one of the wooden boxes fell to the ground, the lid of the box was thrown open, and the contents inside were scattered all over the floor with a clang.

The county lieutenant was furious, and immediately lowered his voice and ordered the people to put the objects back quickly.

Hearing that tone, one knew that it was hiding a shady secret.

This made Mrs. Liu even more curious, what was in the box, and why did it have to be transported out of the county government overnight?

Sixth Sister-in-Law took a closer look, but she was taken aback.

It turned out that what was scattered all over the ground was nothing but a pair of big knives shining with cold light!

The cold light of the moon was reflected by the big knives all over the floor, and the sixth sister-in-law, who was already nervous and upset, couldn't hold back, and let out a loud fart.

This big movement must have been heard outside, and the sixth sister-in-law immediately squatted down and hid behind the wall.

After waiting for a long time, no one came to grab her. When the sixth sister-in-law had the courage to look out again, the back door of the county government office was already empty.

This quiet scene gave her the illusion of having a dream.

I thought this matter would be over like this, but I didn't expect that she would be sent to death row the next day.

That night, the county captain and the others naturally heard the movement of Sister-in-law Liu, and realized that someone had snooped on the secret. It was just that they had something to do at that time, and it was not convenient to break into the house at night, but they locked on the voice coming from Sister-in-law's steamed stuffed bun shop. , Naturally come to catch her the next day.

"When I was imprisoned in the death row, I was disheartened. I felt that there was no hope in this life. I was destined to die here. I didn't expect that I would be released in the end! Hey! Thank you, Mrs. Tang, otherwise, the old lady would You really want to lose your head!"

Sixth sister-in-law is afraid after thinking about it.

Tong Shaoxuan asked her: "Can you tell Wu Yushi about the sword?"

The sixth sister-in-law immediately opened her eyes wide and waved her hands, saying, "I didn't say anything! At that time, the person surnamed Wu came to investigate the case. I didn't know whether she was black or white. Of course I didn't tell the matter. What if she and the surname She The dog officer is a gang, so don't I expose myself?

"I insisted that I never poisoned anyone. She went to investigate later, and it turned out that it was the dog officer surnamed She and the co-author who accused me of Huan'an. It was said that someone was poisoned, but after careful investigation, there was no such person at all. !

"The surname Wu came back and asked me why the dog officer wanted to wrong me, so I said nonsense, saying that I couldn't understand the dog officer always oppressing the people, so I put some laxatives in the buns I sold to them. This time he is retaliating against me!

"So should I say it or shouldn't I say it? If it's not appropriate I'll go back and tell the truth now!"

Tang Jianwei thought for a while and said, "It's not necessary for the time being. Now that She County Magistrate is dead, we don't need to worry."

She had already planned to write a letter to Wei Ci about this matter, and wait for Wei Ci's news before making further plans.

However, what Sister-in-law Liu said about the box full of knives did coincide with the code word that Hu Erlang had overheard.

The forces behind She County Magistrate are building weapons in private, and I'm afraid they are really planning to rebel.

After Tang Jianwei and the others sent Sister-in-law Liu home and let her have a good rest, Tang Jianwei asked Tong Shaoxuan:

"Are there many people on Fucang Mountain this season?"

"There should be quite a few people enjoying the coolness and climbing high during the day."

It would be better if someone covered, Tang Jianwei said:

"Let's go to Fucang Mountain."

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Sixth Sister-in-Law: I'm a big fan of being convicted of farting.

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