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Du Xiaoning heard Yang Silang's heartfelt feelings, but she could not speak out Yang Silang's heartfelt feelings.

She pondered for a moment, then stood up suddenly.

Yang Silang looked up at her.

Du Xiaoning's expression faded, "Forget it, you like to talk or not. It's not a shocking case. Ren Minling was born in a humble family, and she died if she couldn't think about it. ?”

Zhan Zhao was also confused by Du Xiaoning's sudden change of attitude.

Du Xiaoning lowered her head and straightened her robe, then turned and left.

Seeing this, Zhan Zhao followed.

Yang Silang:? ? ?

Yang Silang: "Hey! Ah Ning, are you leaving just like that?"

Du Xiaoning turned her head and looked at him, "What else? I've been here with you for a long time, but you haven't told me a word of truth. Shiro, does your mother know that you hurt your friend's heart like this?"

Yang Silang looked startled.

Du Xiaoning turned her head again, and left the flower hall with Zhan Zhao.

Yang Silang stretched out his hand towards Du Xiaoning, making a gesture of convincing him to stay.

But Du Xiaoning had already left without looking back.

Yang Silang: ""

After a while, Yang Silang raised his hand and rubbed his face, exhaled lightly——

"My mother wants to know, but she can't know anymore."

Du Xiaoning and Zhan Zhao left the Yang Mansion

Zhan Zhao sent Du Xiaoning back to the back door of Du's mansion. The two lanterns behind Du's mansion were still on. Du Xiaoning stood under the lantern with his head down, but he didn't knock on the door.

Zhan Zhao reached out and patted her shoulder lightly, "Don't want to go back?"

Du Xiaoning was stunned for a moment, she really didn't want to go back.She always felt that she shouldn't go back to Yunqiu tonight, she should go to ask Xianlou again.

Yesterday she and Shou Fengye visited Xianlou, Changqing did not reveal their whereabouts.

In this way, Changqing has expectations for them from the bottom of his heart.

Du Xiaoning: "Master Zhan, I want to go and ask Xianlou."

Zhan Zhao folded his arms around his chest. Relying on his height advantage, he looked down at Du Xiaoning: "Dare to ask the third son, what is your important matter, and you have to go to the fairy tower at night when the city gate is closed?"

The moon was dark and the wind was high, Master Zhan knew what she was thinking when he heard the words of the third young master.

But Du Xiaoning just lowered his head slightly, as if he didn't want to talk.

The night wind blew past, blowing Du Xiaoning's hair band, and the hair band drifted across Zhan Zhao's nose, bringing a little breeze, which made his nose a little itchy.

Zhan Zhao couldn't help but raised his hand and grabbed Du Xiaoning's hairband.

Du Xiaoning couldn't help but raise her eyes, and seeing Zhan Zhao holding her hairband, she frowned slightly.

Like a child with a small temper, she frowned and pulled her hairband out of Zhan Zhao's hand, muttering: "Don't grab my hairband."

Just for a split second, Master Zhan felt an illusion——

The one standing in front of him now is not the third young master who looks like a tree orchid, but the willful and lively third girl.

Zhan Zhao came back to his senses, and became a little tired.

He felt that he was getting more and more crazy after thinking about it.

Du Xiaoning grabbed back her hairband, looked up at Zhan Zhao, "Can't you really go?"

Probably because he realized that his madness was getting worse, Mr. Zhan's face was a little stern, "At least I can't go tonight."

"Can't go tonight, what about tomorrow night?"

""

Zhan Zhao and Du Xiaoning looked at each other.

Du Xiaoning's eyes were very innocent.

Mr. Zhan's face became more and more serious.

The night wind blew, and the light of the lantern flickered.

Master Zhan decided to give up resistance.

Ever since he met the third son, Mr. Zhan felt that some of his formerly indestructible principles were facing unprecedented challenges.

Zhan Zhao raised his hand to pinch the center of his eyebrows, and said, "Then tomorrow night."

Hearing this, Du Xiaoning's loving eyes lit up, facing the dim light of the lantern, as if there were stars living in them.

The third son got his wish, and said goodbye to Mr. Zhan without hesitation.

The back door of Du's mansion opened and closed, Mr. Zhan looked at the closed door, feeling very cold in his heart.

It's true that the third son just flicked his sleeves and left after achieving his goal.

No wonder Shou Feng said that when he was outside with the third young master, he only needed to be a tool man without emotion. Zhan Zhao, a tool man without emotion, stood silently in front of the gate for a moment, then left.

Du Xiaoning had just stepped into the door of Yunju, when he heard a majestic voice——

"I heard that you worked hard in handling cases in Kaifeng Mansion."

Du Xiaoning was taken aback by surprise, and looked forward.

I saw her adoptive father sitting in the yard where Yun lived, and there was a teacup on the desk next to him.

Du Xiaoning walked over and said with a smile: "Father wants to find me, so let someone come over and tell you, I'll just go to the study to find you when I come back. Why wait here."

Du Ruoyu: "I was also sitting in the study, so I thought of coming here to sit."

Du Xiaoning smiled and sat down on the seat opposite Du Ruoyu, "Does foster father want something from me?"

Du Ruoyu: "It's nothing important. When I came back from the Ministry of Punishment today, I had a chat with Prince Duan."

Du Xiaoning lowered his head and played with the fan in his hand, "What did foster father talk to him about?"

Du Ruoyu glanced at her, "Prince Duan said that you are investigating Yang Silang."

Du Xiaoning didn't deny it, "Well, I'm checking on Yang Silang."

Du Ruoyu was silent, and finally said: "This kid looks like a jerk, but he is not simple. If you investigate him, I'm afraid it will lead to many troubles."

Du Xiaoning pretended not to know, and asked her adoptive father with a smile, "Isn't Shiro just a gentleman who likes to be drunk, dream and have fun in time? Before I arrived in Kaifeng Mansion, I should be almost the same as him."

"Nonsense." Du Ruoyu glanced at Du Xiaoning angrily, "Before you went to Kaifeng Mansion, you pretended to go with me many times to interrogate prisoners in the Ministry of Criminal Affairs. If you have the heart, who can be better at observing words and expressions than you? If Yang Silang is serious He is a fool who only knows how to enjoy himself, and it is absolutely impossible to climb up in the imperial army and win the favor of the emperor."

"How is it impossible? He is good-looking and has an interesting temperament. Everyone around the emperor wants to please him in the same way and wrongs himself. They put themselves in a flattering posture, and they get tired of watching too much. It's rare to come here. A good-looking and interesting prickly head, naturally fresh."

Looking at Du Xiaoning's smiling face, Du Ruoyu couldn't help but think of the scene when he first met Du Xiaoning. To be precise, it was the scene when he remembered Du Xiaoning and adopted her as a foster daughter.

That was five years ago.

Five-year-old Du Xiaoning was just a little book boy who had just entered Du's mansion, and happened to accompany Du Ruoyu and the current emperor's younger brother Duan Wang when they were out of the city that day.

At that time, Duan Wang was knocked down and didn't know where he was hiding. Du Ruoyu suspected that there was a mole around him but didn't know who the mole was. Du Xiaoning volunteered to find the mole for Du Ruoyu and successfully found Duan Wang.

Du Ruoyu saw that Du Xiaoning was so capable at such a young age, so she appreciated her very much and wanted to support her.

Who knows that Du Xiaoning doesn't want anything, she just tells Du Ruoyu that she doesn't want glory and wealth, but only wants a smooth life.

Du Ruoyu was stunned.

It was only later that I found out that Du Xiaoning was 15 years old, and that the young man in the scholar's robe was actually a little girl who disguised herself as a man for the convenience of walking.

Du Xiaoning said to Du Ruoyu: "Although I am a woman, I have disguised myself as a man so far, and no one has seen through it. If my lord is willing to take me in, I will definitely not regret it in the future."

Take in?

Regret?

A newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and this calf is still a little girl.

Considering Du Xiaoning's ability to spot the traitor for him, it doesn't matter if Du Ruoyu decides to take her in.But in what name?

At this time, Du Xiaoning hit the snake with the stick, and tentatively said to Du Ruoyu: "My lord and I both have the surname Du, and we are still from the same family. If your lord doesn't dislike me, how about I recognize you as a foster father?"

Du Ruoyu: ""

Recognize him as foster father?

This little girl dared to say it.

She is a little girl who has no relatives and no reason in Bianjing, and for no reason, she recognized the fourth-rank official of the dynasty as her adoptive father. Not to mention that she is a high-ranking official, at least she has nothing to lose.

But looking at her words and deeds when she talked with the people around him just now, her thoughts are meticulous and her observations are meticulous. If she can enter the court and become an official, she will definitely be a prodigy in handling cases.

How could such a wizard be a girl?

For a moment, Du Ruoyu's mood was very contradictory.

Just when he was in conflict, Du Xiaoning knelt down and bowed down, "That's it, Xiaoning has met her adoptive father."

Du Ruoyu froze immediately, and was about to decline.

Unexpectedly, when Duan Wang came in at this time, he happened to meet this scene.

Obviously, the scene of Du Xiaoning kneeling on the ground made Duan Wang very curious: "Du Shangshu, what are you doing?"

Du Xiaoning grinned, and stood up and bowed to King Duan, "My lord, thanks to Du Shangshu, I don't dislike him. I just worshiped him as my adoptive father."

The corners of Du Ruoyu's eyes twitched slightly, feeling that this little girl might really depend on him.

"That's it." Duan Wang was stunned, and then smiled and congratulated Du Ruoyu, "Congratulations to Du Shangshu, Xiao Ning is very beautiful, with a little advice, he will definitely be a pillar of the court in the future."

Du Ruoyu was expressionless, thinking that it would be fine if he was a pillar of the imperial court, and that this little girl would be punished by him in the future.

"Father, don't worry, nothing bad will happen, and you won't regret it."

Du Ruoyu: ""

He suspected that the little girl could read minds, but he had no proof.

Thus, Du Xiaoning became Du Ruoyu's "third son". She has been in Du's house for five years, and Du Ruoyu has never regretted taking Du Xiaoning in.

When he encounters a strange case, or the inmates in the prison do not cooperate, and the interrogation cannot be broken through for a long time, just take Du Xiaoning and let her listen in, and she will be able to guess which sentence the prisoner said is true and which is false. It can even defraud key evidence.

Du Xiaoning is good at everything, the only thing that gives Du Ruoyu a headache is that she has a lot of connections with Duan Wang.

Duan Wang seemed to be indifferent to his adoptive daughter, but in private, he liked to insinuate and wanted to know about Du Xiaoning.

When Du Xiaoning lived comfortably, eating, drinking and having fun with the sons and daughters of Bianjing carelessly, King Duan liked to sullenly say that it was his father's fault if he didn't teach his son. The child is messing around outside?

Now that Du Xiaoning has gone to Kaifeng Mansion, it can be regarded as a serious errand, and Du Xiaoning is very happy to go, but Duan Wang frowned when he saw him, saying that there are so many idle jobs in Liubu, why did you let her go to Kaifeng Mansion?Do you know who she's looking for?

Thinking of Duan Wang, Du Ruoyu's face was paralyzed, and he complained wildly in his heart.

I thought to myself that since you cared so much about her, why did you let her recognize me as foster father back then?Wouldn't it be better to recognize you as a righteous father?

Tucao belongs to Tucao, Du Ruoyu still has to care about the things that should be concerned.

Du Ruoyu said: "Yang Silang followed Shengjia out of the city to escape the summer heat. Because he had a fight with Pan Shi, he was driven home by the emperor and thought about it behind closed doors. It seems to me that the incident with Pan Shih had been planned for a long time."

Du Xiaoning was stunned, and said with a smile, "Ye-father seems to know many things that I don't."

Du Ruoyu didn't hide anything, "some things are no secret in Bianjing. Yang Silang's mother, the Liu family, had a face that could overwhelm the country. At that time, Yang Silang's father was the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Yang Silang was young. Shi was a flirtatious man. It was rumored that he fell in love with Mrs. Liu at first sight and fell in love with him at second sight. He spent a lot of money to welcome Mrs. Liu into the mansion. But Mrs. Liu's birth was a mystery, and Yang Shilang seldom mentioned it. I was looking through the files in the Ministry of Punishment At that time, I found an old case that ended without a problem, a Chizhou man surnamed Liu sued Yang Shilang for embezzling a woman from a good family, and his sister was forcibly taken by Yang Shilang."

Du Xiaoning was shocked, "When did that happen?"

Du Ruoyu was silent, "How should I put it? When the old case happened, it happened that Yang Shilang died of illness. After Yang Shilang died of illness, Liu Shi followed him because of the blow."

Du Xiaoning: "Such a coincidence?"

Du Ruoyu took a sip of cold tea and said with a smile: "You think it's a coincidence too. I think it's a coincidence too. What's even more coincidental is that the Chizhou native jumped the moat on the third day after he sued Yang Shilang for forcibly occupying a woman from a good family." .”

Du Xiaoning's heart skipped a beat. Another moat?