Mountain God's Wife

The death of the old prince was terrifying. When he died, his eyes were wide open, and his eyeballs seemed to be protruding, full of fright. One can imagine how frightened he was when he died.

And he didn't have any external scars on his body, but his body decayed much faster than normal corpses. Before going to bed, he chose a beautiful aunt in the courtyard. When the aunt woke up, she found the old prince's body It was already smelly, and I fell out of bed in fright.

The emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation. The aunt was arrested, but she didn't know what to ask, and she seemed terrified.

All the officials sent by the emperor came back in vain, and all the clues seemed to be broken in the old prince's room. Coupled with the bizarre death of the old prince, many officials told the emperor that it might be caused by demons, and begged the emperor to send Taoist priests to come back. to practice.

In order to show the importance he attached to this uncle, the emperor specially sent the Great Master to serve him. After wandering around the old prince's mansion, the Great Master went back and replied, "There is no evil spirit."

Since the master of the country said that there are no monsters in the old prince's mansion, it must be man-made. This time the emperor sent the young and promising Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, and only gave him a one-month deadline. If the real culprit is found, let him resign and apologize.

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice received the emperor's order with a dark face. After leaving the morning court and changing into casual clothes, he went out in a plain carriage with his entourage, without disturbing anyone, and probably wanted to visit in private.

"Go to the one I asked you to find last time."

"Yes, my lord." The coachman raised his whip, and the carriage moved slowly. Even though the Minister of the Ministry of Justice was very upset and impatient, he didn't let the coachman speed up, in the bustling area of ​​the capital.

In case a playful child accidentally falls on the road, and the horses and chariots are too fast to avoid it, it will cause extremely dire consequences.

The scene he saw when he first arrived in the capital made this impartial and honest Minister of the Ministry of Punishment feel like a stick in his throat. After that, he strictly regulated the travel speed of his own carriages and horses.

"My lord, we're here."

Sitting in the carriage with his eyes closed, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice opened his eyes and said, "Go knock on the door and talk to the master."

"Yes……"

After a while, the entourage came back to reply: "My lord, the young girl from that family said that you can go in directly, and her master already knows."

This moment of time is only enough for his entourage to go back and forth at most, plus the time to talk to the little girl of that household, the servants of this family absolutely have no time to inform their master, just as the master of this household already knows that he wants to go back and forth. It's like it's coming.

Coupled with the weird things he saw and found, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice frowned, so he hated contacting these ghosts and ghosts the most.

The place where Shangshu’s carriage of the Ministry of Justice stopped was in front of a small courtyard. At the gate of this small courtyard stood a pretty young girl who looked about twelve or thirteen years old. Her watery eyes were full of curiosity about herself. , not at all afraid of his identity.

The Minister of the Execution Department is more tolerant towards children. Apart from his expressionless face, he also tried his best to smile at the child with his gloomy dead face, although... such a smile always scares the children to tears other children.

But instead of being afraid, the little girl who looked like a doorman opened her mouth and laughed, "You are so funny... Oh no, my lord, I didn't mean to laugh at you, and I'm not right..."

The little girl patted her mouth. Although the person in front of her was a mortal, she was also a distinguished guest invited in by the big man inside. Why can't she control her mouth?

"It's okay, take me to see your master."

"Hey! Follow me..." The little girl immediately said with a smile on her face.

"You are waiting here." The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment said to his followers.

"My lord! At least let Dahei go in with you to protect your safety!"

"It doesn't have to be..."

"No, no, no, if my master wants to harm him, hundreds of you piled together won't work!"

The little girl was straightforward, and when she realized that the faces of a large group of people following this distinguished guest had turned black, she belatedly covered her mouth.

"You don't need to say too much, I know it well." The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment looked at the little door boy, and his previous guess about the owner of this family became more firm in his heart.

Under the worried eyes of the attendants behind him, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice followed the little girl into the courtyard.

The layout in the courtyard is quite elegant, not like a merchant's house, but more like a scholarly family.

"My house... the master has set up the tea table, please come in."

"How did your master know that this official is coming?" Minister of the Ministry of Punishment was not in a hurry to go in, he wanted to ask some questions first.

"My master is amazing, beyond your imagination. I can't say much about the rest."

The little girl winked playfully at Shangshu Xingbu, "If you really want to know, you might as well ask my master in person, if she wants to talk to you, she will naturally."

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice was not frustrated when he couldn't ask a question. He thought this carefree little girl was good at talking, but he didn't expect that he underestimated this little girl.

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice no longer hesitated, and walked into the house, and smelled the faint fragrance of tea before he entered, and he knew it was good tea after smelling it.

He likes tea, but the tea brought out by the host's house not only does not make him happy, but a little displeased.

He hates people bribing him the most, whether it is gold, silver or treasures or antique calligraphy and paintings, even if it is his favorite tea, as long as someone dares to deliver it to his door, he dares to have someone beat him out and check his family background!

The reputation of Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice as Qingming, impartial and impartial has long spread throughout the ruling and opposition parties, and no one dared to bribe him with good things.

"Why didn't this Lord Shangshu enter? But where did you not do it thoughtfully?"

A clear and beautiful voice came from inside, and Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment lifted the curtain and entered with an unhappy expression.

Zi Xi, who was sitting by the tea table inside, poured a cup of tea for the visitor by using the tea making technique she had just learned.

She didn't care about the unfriendly expressions of the guests, and she had heard that the temper of that family was very weird, and the character was just up to the point of resignation, even if it was reincarnated, it didn't get any better.

"I don't know what kind of famous tea this is, but I smell it very good." The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment sat down, with a slightly cold tone in his tone.

"It's just the wild tea in the mountains. It's picked in Linshan Mountain in my hometown. The taste is not inferior to those expensive teas. You might as well taste it, Lord Shangshu."

Only then did Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment's face soften a little, and it was to give Zixi a taste of face before he said: "Since you have already been counted as my official meeting, you should be able to guess what my purpose is, right?"

"You can probably guess that it's for the old prince's business, but I have no reason to kill the old prince. If Lord Shang Shu suspects me, it will be a waste of time."

"No reason? On the day you came to the capital, the old prince sent someone to arrest you and blocked you in a shop. This officer saw you walking out of the shop with his own eyes.

But the officer arrested and interrogated everyone involved in the case at that time, and asked the shopkeeper.

Guess what, they all said that they have never met you, and this officer can see that they are not lying. "

The Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice put down the teacup heavily, "Can you explain a thing or two to me?"

The tone of Minister of the Ministry of Justice unconsciously carried some deterrent meaning when interrogating the prisoner. He stared at the expression of the person sitting opposite him, as long as the other party hesitated or dodged, he could not escape his eyes.