I am a consultant in Kaifeng

"Are you going to handle the case with Zhan Zhao?"

The old father's voice suddenly rose, and Du Xiaoning, who was pouring tea, trembled, and the tea was poured sideways.

The maid Siyao hurried up to dry the tea.

"That's right, Mr. Bao originally wanted me to help Gongsun Ce, but the emperor temporarily gave Mr. Bao a mysterious mission. Mr. Bao said that Gongsun Ce must be helped in that mission. In this way, Gongsun Ce will have no time to deal with me. , I have no choice but to let Zhan Zhao lead me to handle the case."

Although Du Xiaoning explained, Du Ruoyu still looked unhappy.

Du Xiaoning: "Father, I think it's good to follow Zhan Zhao to handle the case."

Du Ruoyu still looked unhappy, "What's wrong?"

Du Xiaoning frowned, "Didn't foster father always say that I'm a genius in handling cases? It's come in handy now, isn't it good?"

Du Ruoyu and Du Xiaoning sat facing each other, and after staring wide-eyed for a while, they finally realized that it might not be such a good idea to put Du Xiaoning in Kaifeng Mansion.

He says his, she does hers.

The key is that when he was blocking people, he also assured Bao Zheng that he would never intervene despite the training|teaching.

Recalling how he felt when he saw Zhan Zhao hugging Du Xiaoning at the gate of his house not long ago, Du Ruoyu felt that he was only a little short of dying on the spot.

—he was beginning to regret it.

But there is no regret medicine in this world.

Having been together for so many years, Du Xiaoning knew what Du Ruoyu was thinking right now without even thinking about it.

Du Xiaoning: "Father."

Du Ruoyu frowned, and his eyes fell on her.

"Zhan Zhao is a nice person. If he knows that I'm a girl, he won't overstep the rules. Don't think about it, and make yourself panic. If something happens to you, then I will really be in trouble."

Du Ruoyu: ""

It's okay if Du Xiaoning didn't say anything, but when she said it, the old father felt that his head was throbbing and hurting.

Du Shangshu decided to go back and rest for a night before thinking about countermeasures.

The next day, Du Xiaoning told Zhan Zhao that she still wanted to find Li Zhen.

Zhan Zhao: "Why?"

Du Xiaoning was still holding the snack that Bao Xing gave her, "Because we haven't finished talking yesterday."

"Why did you let her go before we finished talking?"

A slender figure in sapphire blue walked in front. Just looking at this tall and straight figure, one would think that this person must be upright and handsome.

Du Xiaoning had to admit that she had put a filter on Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao didn't wait for her to answer, and gave her a suspicious look.

The expression on Du Xiaoning's face was somewhat reproachful.

Zhan Zhao:? ? ?

Du Xiaoning: "Master Zhan, Miss Li was very sad yesterday, didn't you see?"

"I've seen people who are more sad than her, but that has nothing to do with handling the case. What should cooperate should be cooperated. Let's talk about it"

Zhan Zhao's words paused for a while, his black eyes fell on Du Xiaoning, and his voice was teasing, "She accepted the sachet you gave me, isn't it considered coaxing?"

And I don't know if Mr. Zhan is too worried, he always feels that the third son is so gentle and considerate to the little girls, something will happen sooner or later.

Du Xiaoning didn't know that Mr. Zhan was worried about her, so he explained it to Mr. Zhan in a nice way.

"It's coaxed, but she is not in the mood to say anything more. If she continues, it will only make her feel disgusted. Mr. Zhan, if we want to get useful clues through chatting, we must not make others resist. "

Zhan Zhao glanced at the third young master, with an appearance of "whatever you say, I won't argue with you".

"Well, what you said makes sense, but I think the most urgent thing is to find Zhangye first."

He turned his head away again and strode forward.

There is an advantage to a person with taller legs and longer legs. He takes two steps while others take three steps.

Du Xiaoning trotted all the way to catch up, "Didn't Brother Zhang Long say he was still inquiring? People who go to Yangzhou to ask for information will take three days to arrive in Bianjing even if they hurry up."

Zhan Zhao paused.

He stopped, and Du Xiaoning, who was chasing after him, had to stop too.

Because he stopped so suddenly, Du Xiaoning almost bumped into his back.

Du Xiaoning stopped abruptly, she knew that due to inertia, people would fall forward and bump into Zhan Zhao.So when I stopped, my upper body deliberately leaned back, so it was a tragedy.

She doesn't fall forward, but she falls backward.

It’s over.

Du Xiaoning hugged the dim sum in her arms tightly, thinking that she might have a concussion.

"Be careful."

Zhan Zhao's voice sounded at the right time, and he stretched out his long arm, hooking Du Xiaoning's waist.

Du Xiaoning: ""

She looked at Zhan Zhao in shock.

Zhan Zhao hooked her waist with one hand, and supported her back with the other, and the person who was originally unstable stood still.

"Don't be surprised, walk well."

Zhan Zhao helped her stand firmly, and immediately let go of the hands on her back and around her waist.

The moment he let go, an indescribable strangeness surged in his heart.

It seems that the waist is a little too thin and too soft?

Mr. Zhan was a little speechless, thinking that he was just helping someone, so there was so much weirdness.

After taking a breath, Du Xiaoning silently glanced at Zhan Zhao.

"Master Zhan, don't let the villain file a complaint first."

If he hadn't stopped suddenly, how could she have fallen because she wanted to avoid bumping into him?

Zhan Zhao didn't argue with her, but instead "explained" his itinerary to the third son, "I'm going to accompany Lord Bao on business today, and I'll arrange a yamen servant to accompany you to Li's residence later."

Upon hearing this, Du Xiaoning was immediately elated.

Without Zhan Zhao to accompany her to Li's residence, she felt more at ease, because she didn't have so many scruples.

"That's right." Zhan Zhao suddenly turned around.

Du Xiaoning:? ? ?

"Didn't Du Shangshu give you meat? You are so thin, and the bones on your back hurt my hands."

""

What is pain in the hand?

Made you mess up?

Do you know my true face?

Du Xiaoning looked at Zhan Zhao's back with a sullen face, thinking that if you found out, you would be so frightened that you would split your arms on the spot.

Under Zhan Zhao's arrangement, Du Xiaoning went to Li's Mansion again accompanied by a yamen servant.

After the steward went to ask for instructions, he arranged for Du Xiaoning to meet Li Zhen at the water pavilion yesterday.

"Master Du, wait here for a moment, the eldest girl will be here later." The steward was still polite and did not change because of Zhan Zhao.

Du Xiaoning smiled, "Boss, before Miss Li comes, can I take a walk by the lake?"

The steward was taken aback, and said with a smile: "Mr. Du, if waiting on the waterside pavilion is too boring, you can take a walk by the lake, but don't go too far."

After Du Xiaoning thanked the steward, he walked along the plank road to the weeping willow by the lake.

Zhan Zhao was standing in this place yesterday, all the gauze curtains of the water pavilion were tied up, so every move of the people in the water pavilion could fall into his eyes.

Opposite is a peach grove, the spring is brilliant, and the peach blossoms are also a beautiful scene.

Du Xiaoning's gaze shifted from near to far, and then retracted from far away, falling on the pavilion in front left.

There was a little boy in the pavilion, dressed in sky blue, with white skin, a chubby face, and very beautiful big eyes, the eyes were like black grapes.

When Du Xiaoning looked at him, he was also looking at Du Xiaoning.

Du Xiaoning smiled at him, but he didn't even blink his eyes, his face expressionless.

Du Xiaoning simply walked over, bent down and looked at the little boy, she bent her phoenix eyes, "What's your name? Why are you here alone?"

The little boy looked at her without moving.

Du Xiaoning:? ? ?

Is this little boy a little dumb?

One big and one small "confronted" for a while in the gazebo.

The little boy suddenly said: "My mother drowned here."

Du Xiaoning remembered that Mrs. Li committed suicide by jumping into the lake.

She looked at the little boy, "Your name is Li Ping?"

The little boy didn't care about her, and just said to himself: "Father and eldest sister said that mother jumped down by herself. They are talking nonsense, mother was pushed down by someone."

Du Xiaoning:? ? ? ?

The little boy looked up at her with a stubborn expression, "Don't you believe it?"

Du Xiaoning was an only child in her previous life. In this life, she has never dealt with such a soft, cute, heart-melting, and explosive creature. As a result, she is very unfamiliar with her business at the moment, and she doesn't know what to say for a while. What.

——Especially when this little guy speaks so amazingly, she doesn't know what to say.

The little boy looked at her with dark eyes, his expression was very stubborn.

Du Xiaoning stood up straight, and he looked up at her.

Suddenly, he waved to Du Xiaoning.

Du Xiaoning: ""

She bent down again.

The little boy approached her ear, "You are a sister, not a brother."

Now Du Xiaoning was really surprised, "You know all this?"

"Your body smells good, only sisters smell good, and brothers all smell bad."

This remark was a bit like Baoyu's in "A Dream of Red Mansions", and Du Xiaoning laughed.

"Little son, the eldest girl was looking for you everywhere just now, why are you staying here?" An anxious voice suddenly sounded, interrupting the not-so-smooth chat between Du Xiaoning and the little boy.

Du Xiaoning stood up straight and looked over, only to see a woman in her 30s approaching.

When she saw Du Xiaoning, she bowed and dragged the little boy away.

While walking, he chattered: "Young master, it's time for you to go to class, sir is waiting."

The little boy was dragged by her, walked for a while, and suddenly turned to look at Du Xiaoning.

The little boy's eyes were bright, black and white, it was a look for help.

Du Xiaoning: ""

She wanted to hear the little boy, but he was too far away for her to hear.

"That's my brother, his name is Li Ping, he is six years old."

Li Zhen's voice sounded behind Du Xiaoning.

Du Xiaoning turned her head, Li Zhen's face was still pale, and the shadow under her eyes was not as heavy as yesterday, it seems that the Ningshen San given to her has been used.

Li Zhen didn't look at Du Xiaoning, her eyes fell on Li Ping's young back.

"When my mother passed away, he fell ill and had a persistent fever. He slept for three days and three nights, crying and screaming in his dreams. After waking up, he was no longer as lively as before."

Du Xiaoning: "He said your mother fell into the lake here."

Li Zhen pursed her red lips, and looked at Du Xiaoning with her big watery eyes.

Du Xiaoning:? ? ?

Li Zhen: "He wouldn't say that my mother fell into the lake, he would only tell anyone that my mother was pushed down."