Self-help guide for non-professional young masters

In order to find out the truth of the year, Xiao Beicheng immediately ordered people to check the whereabouts of the eunuch, and learned that Li Jiong was old and had been favored by the emperor. After a small house, he took the gentleman to swim to his residence that night.

Speaking of which, Li Jiong is sixty-two this year, and he is not considered the oldest among the palace people. According to the rules, he should die of old age in the palace, but he was reused by the previous emperor earlier, and he did a lot of dirty work There was also a lot of blood on his hands, Emperor Yuan thought that he had served the late emperor, his legs and feet were not good in recent years and he was infected with an old disease, making it difficult to do things, so he let him go back to his hometown.

But this Li Jiong is a nostalgic person, his relatives in the family are dead and no one is left, so he is thinking about being able to live in the place where he can see the emperor, so he married a few concubines and settled down outside the capital.

When he went there, Jun Ziyou said sarcastic words, "It's good to be rich, eunuchs can also marry wives, once they are old, they don't need maids to serve them, and their own daughters-in-law are in front of and behind the bed, comfortable..."

Xiao Beicheng frowned, looking at those few pages of the dossier repeatedly, almost staring at a hole in the paper.

Jun Ziyou knew his worries, the truth that he had been wanting to investigate for many years was now within reach, and he didn't have the courage to touch it.

Jun Ziyou quietly raised his leg and rubbed it between Xiao Beicheng's knees. Seeing the man raise his eyes, he put on a nasty smile, "I know what your lord is worried about. Don't worry, since Li Jiong is safe and sound." Living these years is both a disaster and a blessing. On the one hand, it shows that the clues in his hands may not be enough to reveal the truth. On the other hand, it will also become an opportunity for us to re-investigate the matter. At least not all the relevant people involved in the case have arrived with secrets Underground, there is still room for things to turn around."

"Perhaps, but what I can't figure out is that even if the deaths of Empress Lin and the abandoned prince are suspicious, what does it have to do with Si Ye, Marquis Ding'an, and mother?"

"Many things are not as simple as we seem on the surface, maybe...I mean maybe, the eldest princess..."

Halfway through the conversation, the carriage stopped, and Shen Ci poked his head in and whispered, "My lord, the front is Li Jiong's residence."

Before going out, Xiao Beicheng deliberately changed into low-key clothes, making it hard to think that King Jin condescended to come here.And Junziyou put on a light and thin cloak casually, because he was afraid that the clothes would be too heavy and the superficial wound would hurt.

The two got out of the car early and walked through the narrow path all the way. Xiao Beicheng carefully supported Junzi to swim, and even stopped and worried for a long time when he was out of breath.

For a short distance, it took a whole stick of incense, and by the time it was in front of the gate of the Li Mansion, it was already dark.

Xiao Beicheng knocked lightly on the door of the mansion, and soon someone came to answer the door. It was a girl who looked only in her teens, with a delicate appearance and a hint of timidity in her eyes, "You two are..."

Jun Ziyou bowed his hands in a dignified manner, "Don't be afraid, girl, we are not suspicious people, please forgive me for disturbing you late at night. Actually, we are here to visit Director Li."

"See you, master? ... But, I didn't hear that there are any guests coming to the door today. I'll go in and ask. Please wait a moment, both of you."

The girl closed the door and hurried away. Hearing the voice fade away, Xiao Beicheng sighed again without a trace, "Sure enough, you are better at these things. I'm not good at dealing with people. If I come here alone, I'm afraid I won't be able to get along with you." You can't even get in through the door of Li's residence."

"Hey, what's the matter, as long as you don't put on a tense face, raise the corners of your mouth and smile gently at people, how many men and women will fall into your charm, my lord."

Seeing his heartless smile, Xiao Beicheng's heart was heavy. Recalling the three years he left, his heart became more and more sad: "Ziyou, if I hadn't brought you to the capital..."

He didn't give him a chance to be sad, and when he heard the footsteps approaching, Jun Ziyou immediately interrupted: "Cough! I'm back, I guess he wants to invite me in for tea. It seems that I'm not bad..."

He choked back the man's apology.

The girl welcomed the two into the door, but she didn't dare to look up at them all the time, she was very careful in doing things, for fear of making mistakes.

On the way, Junziyou was still thinking, this Chief Manager Li must be very strict and difficult to get along with, right?Even her own maid was trembling with fright, which showed that it was not an ordinary horror.

But soon he realized that his guess had been wrong. When he arrived at the reception hall, he saw the girl walked in quickly and knelt in front of an old man with gray hair and a vicissitudes of life. After touching her head, she happily retreated as if she had received a reward.

Just in Junziyou wondered if this could be Li Jiong's daughter?When the old eunuch still has this ability at an old age, when it is really powerful, the other party smiles brightly, with wrinkles all over his face, and feels a little weird and terrifying.

"Please take a seat, both of you. I don't know why you came to visit me at night?"

Jun Ziyou was still pondering his words in his mind, when he saw Xiao Beicheng lifted his robe, sat in the guest seat, and habitually raised Erlang's legs first.This is not a habit that ordinary people dare to have. His temperament betrays his identity first. Li Jiong, an old ghost who has lived in the deep palace for so many years, can definitely guess.

Sure enough, the first sentence that the old guy said was: "King Jin is here, but the servant failed to go out to greet him, so please forgive me."

Xiao Beicheng didn't seem to be surprised, closed his eyes and said softly: "This king came here without invitation, what's wrong with Director Li?" After saying that, he turned his head and explained to Junziyou: "When I was young, this king lived in the palace for a long time. Should have seen it."

"The prince looks talented, but he is actually a dragon and a phoenix among people. The servant is tall and blind, so he dare not mistake him."

"You guessed that the king will definitely pay a visit in the near future. If so, there is no need to beat around the bush."

Li Jiong smiled sinisterly, and his voice sounded like a leaking bellows, which was creepy to hear, "The former Shaoqing Junziyou of Dali Temple almost died in Shuntian Mansion, not to mention that this case is related to the old affairs of the Princess Mansion, it is for The lord will definitely get to the bottom of the former Shaoqing's injury, so it will be a matter of time before you find your servant."

"Unexpectedly, you live in seclusion and know everything about the capital like the back of your hand. If that's the case, do you want to confess to this king?"

Hearing his words, Li Jiong's laughter became more and more weird, and a pair of rat eyes stared at Jun Ziyou, making him feel uncomfortable all over. "This servant is already very old, and he can still live for a few days... There is a way that a person is about to die, and his words are good. It doesn't matter if you tell the secret of the year to you, my lord. But if you dare to say it, my lord, do you dare to believe it?" ?”

Xiao Beicheng has always disliked other people's temptations, and said coldly: "It's up to you whether you confess it or not, and it's up to me whether you believe it or not."

"My lord is really bold, that slave will stop hiding it. I don't know where the lord wants to ask?"

"Jingling is on fire."

Li Jiong rubbed his wrinkled face, his cloudy eyes rolled slowly, staring at the soft firelight in the Yingming room, lost in memory.

After a long time, he said faintly: "Ah... the fire that year burned the deposed prince to death, but the servant still remembers it fresh..."

Jun Ziyou was keenly aware that Queen Lin was not mentioned in his words, exchanged glances with Xiao Beicheng, and carefully asked, "Is it only the abolition of the crown prince?"

Hearing his words, Li Jiong smiled openly, showing a mouthful of sparse yellow teeth, and leaned down to get closer to the man. If it wasn't for his inconvenient legs and feet, he would have wanted to cling to Jun Ziyou's body. "Yes, only the abolished prince, Shaoqing, do you have any questions?"

"...cough! You mean, Empress Lin didn't die in the fire?"

"To be exact, she was hopeless before the fire started. The murderer who killed Empress Lin set fire to the side room in order to destroy the corpse. As for the abolition of the crown prince, that was a complete accident."

"...Why did Empress Lin die in the side room?"

"Shaoqing doesn't know that Empress Lin and the deposed prince are the remnants of the previous dynasty. They live no better than the palace people who work in Jingling. In name, they temporarily live in the other courtyard of Qinshan, but they actually live in a side room. They are still palace people. The small west side room that I despise the most. At that time, Empress Lin and the deposed prince died in an accident in the side room. The slaves working below were afraid that their bullying would be exposed, so they simply moved the bodies of Empress Lin and the deposed prince into Qinshan, and set them on fire again. other courtyard."

This could explain the fact that the aisle between the side room and the Qinshan courtyard caught fire at the same time, and only the fire in the side room was extinguished first. However, another question arose: "Why did Queen Lin die?"

When answering Xiao Beicheng's question, Li Jiong withdrew his sinister smile, with three more respects in his eyes, and replied with a correct attitude: "This slave didn't know about it. I was busy carrying water to put out the fire, and didn't pay attention to what happened, and it was already too late when I saw Queen Lin and the deposed prince inside."

"Back then, the body was burnt beyond recognition?"

"No, it's true that Empress Lin's limbs were burnt, and her hair was a bit burnt, but her body is still intact, so there is no possibility of being replaced by a civet cat for the crown prince. At that time, Lord Hou came to investigate the case, and the servant also told him the truth That's it."

Speaking of this, Li Jiong's mouth was parched, he took a sip of the tea that had been at hand for a long time, and looked up to recall something: "I remember when the fire in the side room was extinguished... Empress Lin was leaning in the corner of the room, crawling On the ground, the body is intact and almost uninjured. The deposed prince lay stiff on the ground in the middle of the room, burned beyond recognition. At that time, Lord Hou suspected that the deceased was someone else, but in the After examining the corpse, they said they found unknown evidence, so..."

Li Jiong suddenly fell silent.

It was probably because he was afraid of the majesty of the old Marquis and did not dare to elaborate on the plot, Jun Ziyou and Xiao Beicheng looked at each other, asking: Why is Ding'an Hou Qinyu responsible for investigating this case?

Xiao Beicheng slightly opened his thin lips, as if to say something, but the light was dim, Jun Ziyou couldn't see clearly, when he wanted to take a closer look, he suddenly heard a strange sound from Li Jiong's mouth.

The latter's eyes were wide open, his lips were purple, his tongue was outstretched, and he was gasping for breath, as if he was about to die.

Jun Ziyou subconsciously wanted to help him, but before he touched anyone, Li Jiong stood up straight, moved forward a few steps stiffly, and fell to the ground drooling.

After he was shocked, when he remembered to check the other party's breath, Li Jiong had already twitched and swallowed his breath.

The author has something to say: There are always thugs who want to kill people under Shaoqing's nose, what a coward!

Thank you for reading the text, the little cute duck~