Beauty is sick

This complaint was too soft, like a spoiled child.

Three words came to Pei Zhe's mind: Jin Jiaojiao.

This was too different from the Jinling Jiu he knew. Pei Zhe felt that he might have a problem with his ears. He hesitated for a while and repeated, "Don't you eat green onions?"

Jin Lingjiu nodded, a momentary blankness flashed across his face, and he seemed to be very puzzled as to why he would do such a thing.

After all, Pei Zhe is a person who has experienced strong winds and waves. He quickly came back to his senses and naturally pushed his bowl in front of him: "I will pick for you."

As he spoke, he picked up the chopped green onions with chopsticks.

When Jin Lingjiu realized it, the bowl had already been taken away by Pei Zhe. He was still holding the spoon in his hand, and the wonton soup dripped down the spoon on the table, glowing milky white.

Jin Lingjiu's throat seemed to be choked. He wanted to say that he could pick scallions. In the confusion, he remembered that he would never eat things with scallions added in the past, so every time the left screen would make people redo .

One side was in a daze, the other was picking chopped green onions, and the other side was immersed in eating wontons. They couldn't help it anymore, Lin Jingkong yelled: "Please serve me another bowl of wontons!"

Yun Wuyang followed him and shouted: "Two bowls! No shallots!"

After speaking, he and Lin Jingkong looked at each other, and for the first time saw the same expression in each other's eyes.

On the other side, ever since Yun Wuyang yelled "No green onions", Pei Zhe's movements froze. He glanced at the chopped green onions, and then at Jinling Jiu, for a long time, slowly and helplessly. Laughing, half threatening and half coaxing: "If you don't eat all this bowl of wonton later, I'll never end with you!"

Jin Lingjiu tightened his grip on the spoon, and suddenly lowered his eyelids: "Yes."

Winter and spring follow each other, and the morning is still a bit chilly. After a meal, the four of them are warmed up, and their faces are a little rosy.

Lin Jingkong and Yun Wuyang ate with their heads buried in their heads, until they were still sweating in the end.

Jin Lingjiu ate his food slowly, a bowl of wontons from a roadside stall gave him the feeling of a royal meal, not to mention sweating, his hair was not messed up, only his lips were redder than before.

Pei Zhe didn't change much, he yelled "I'm hungry" but he only ate one bowl like Jin Lingjiu, but he seemed to be in a much better mood.

According to the plan at the beginning, I went to the magistrate's mansion after dinner.

After asking about the assassin, Jin Lingjiu can go back to the inn now. When he got to the fork in the road, Lin Jingkong glanced at Jinling Jiu who showed no signs of leaving, and asked casually, "Master Jiu, are you going together?"

Jinling Jiu nodded slightly, but remained silent.

Pei Zhezheng and Yun Wuyang were whispering something, and when they heard the commotion here, they turned their heads and interjected: "He is together, non-staff members of the yamen, the Ninth Young Master is such a powerful tool for solving crimes, isn't it a waste to use it?"

On this point, Lin Jingkong and Pei Zhe had exactly the same opinion. If he hadn't been able to invite Jinling Jiu, he would have invited him to the Yamen on the night of Shangyuan Night.

A sharp weapon for solving crimes, how can this be described?Jin Lingjiu frowned slightly, not liking it very much.

When we arrived at the magistrate's mansion, Zhong Limo was already there, I don't know how long he waited.

He met with Pei Zhe and Lin Jingkong one by one, and when he saw Jin Lingjiu, he nodded slightly, and then turned his eyes back to Pei Zhe's face: "Master Pei, the reason for calling me here today is for the magistrate case?"

Pei Zhe nodded: "Go in first, and talk while walking."

The person who went to invite Zhong Limei had just negotiated with the magistrate's mansion, and as soon as everyone arrived at this time, they could go in directly.

The person who came to receive him was the housekeeper. He has been in the house for nearly ten years, and he is thoughtful and appropriate: "Madam is going to coax young lady. If you need anything, just tell me."

Pei Zhe responded, and everyone went straight to the lobby where the magistrate hanged himself.

On the way, Pei Zhe suddenly asked: "Is the relationship between the magistrate and his wives good?"

Since "men" is added, concubines are included.

The housekeeper thought it over and said: "That's good. The master likes the wives very much. They have slept together after a hundred years of cultivation. How can it be bad?"

Pei Zhe asked again: "In your opinion, who knows the master's favor the most?"

The butler said respectfully, "Of course it's Madam."

It was Mrs. Zhifu.

After answering, he didn't hear Pei Zhe's voice. He looked up suspiciously, and saw Pei Zhe with a half-smile on his face: "It's such a troublesome tossing back and forth, and the housekeeper probably doesn't want to be asked again with my office."

The butler's face suddenly changed: "My lord, I, I..."

Pei Zhe didn't care why he didn't come up with me, and asked again: "Who is the one who knows the master's favorite?"

The housekeeper restrained his perfunctory thoughts, and replied: "It's the one my lord just married, Mrs. Tian Qi."

It was the expected answer, Pei Zhe smiled at Jin Lingjiu, and said: "Tell me something related to this lady, such as when she came in, what she usually likes to do, everything is fine. "

The lady who just entered the door was exclusively favored by the magistrate, and the housekeeper quickly recalled things related to her: "Mrs. Tian Qi entered the mansion last summer. She was not very old. She was only 16 years old when she entered the mansion. Parents are gone, she is the only one left, she is good-looking and has no airs, everyone in the house likes her, not to mention the master."

"She won the master's favor very quickly. During that time, the master came to her when he returned to the mansion, asking for the stars and not the moon, but she was spoiled. She will come and get along well with the other concubines. Even the lady likes her very much."

Pei Zhe raised his eyebrows, and there was no surprise.

At the entrance of the lobby, Lin Jingkong took Zhong Limei to check inside. Zhong Limei was the first person to find that the magistrate had been hanged. It stands to reason that he and the magistrate's body should be brought back to the Yamen that night, but Shang In Yuanye, Pei Zhe interfered and took Zhong Limei away, causing his arrangements for Zhong Limei to be shelved.

Hearing Pei Zhe interrogate the housekeeper just now, Lin Jingkong suddenly remembered that he still had some things he wanted to ask Zhong Limei.

Zhong Limo seemed to be aware of it, and followed him into the lobby.

Yun Wuyang followed Pei Zhe for a while, watching him and Jin Lingjiu occasionally communicate silently, felt that it was unnecessary, looked around, and went to the lobby, completely forgetting what he had just said, to follow Pei Zhe step by step.

Lin Jingkong and Zhong Limei stood at the back of the lobby, their voices were lowered, and they couldn't hear what they were talking at the entrance of the lobby.

The two of them faced the door sideways, their faces a little dignified, Yun Wuyang was curious, so he moved slowly over with his steps lightly.

"...It was the boy who sent the message, saying that the magistrate had something important to discuss with me, and asked me to come over to the house quickly. The magistrate said before that he would entertain distinguished guests. It was not yet the time for the Shangyuan night banquet, and I Doubtful, but didn’t think much of it.”

"Did you see the body of Lord Zhifu when you came?"

"Yes, I came a little earlier than you. At that time, people were already dead. There was no one in the house. Who can think calmly when encountering such a thing? I met you as soon as I walked out the door."

Lin Jingkong clicked his tongue: "It sounds like someone lured you here on purpose."

"My first reaction at the time was the same. I was calculated." Zhongli Mo's face turned bitter, "I took it lightly. After I went back, I thought about it. The boy who came to pass the message is an unfamiliar face."

Lin Jingkong: "In that case, the person who brought you here should be related to the murderer."

Zhong Limo spread his hands helplessly: "I don't know if it's closed or not, but I don't know who I offended. If Master Pei and Commander Lin were not there, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to tell."

"It's true. Those things you usually do can be found out by those who are interested." Lin Jingkong said gloatingly, "If the list compiled out is spread, a lot of people will come to you Stubble."

Zhong Li's face turned pale: "That thing won't spread, right?"

Lin Jingkong patted him on the shoulder, and said meaningfully: "I can't say for sure, but when the water is clear, there will be no fish."

In whose hands was that piece of paper, Zhong Limo knew in his heart, when he heard Lin Jingkong say this, he also understood the meaning of his words, his eyes turned cold, but he didn't say much.

Yun Wuyang listened for a while, half understood, and asked curiously: "What are you muttering about? Why is there no fish when the water is so clear?"

After Lin Jingkong finished asking, he raised his hand and snorted on his head: "When adults talk, children don't ask questions."

Yun Wuyang: "...You fucking Lin Jingkong, you need to beat me up!"

Lin Jingkong hid quickly and was not hit by him: "Don't think that with Mr. Pei around, I won't care about you, you better restrain me!"

"This matter has nothing to do with the young master, don't talk about those who have nothing, just the two of us fight, do you dare?" Yun Wuyang said angrily.

Lin Jingkong sneered: "Why don't you dare?"

There was a big commotion between the two, and the housekeeper glanced worriedly.

Pei Zhe didn't turn his head back, and said in relief: "Don't worry about them, just keep talking."

These words did not comfort the butler. He has been at the magistrate's mansion for a long time, so he has heard of Lin Jingkong, and he knows that Commander Lin has a bad temper. Surprised three points.

Pei Zhe rubbed his knuckles unhappily, and shouted: "The big and the small have no brains, and each of them is not worry-free. If you want to solve the case, you will fight again. At that time, you will be beaten for three days and three nights, and there will be one less." Time doesn't work!"

Yun Wuyang and Lin Jingkong, who had just completed two moves, stopped their movements resentfully, and their anger was completely frightened for three days and three nights.

Finally quiet, Pei Zhe smiled: "You can continue talking."

The butler was frightened by his change of face, and nodded in panic: "Okay, okay."

Jin Lingjiu let out a muffled laugh, but was caught on the spot and cleared his throat: "Ahem, go ahead, don't you want me to see your heroic demeanor in solving the case?"

Pei Zhe paused and clicked his tongue: "Didn't you say that?"

When he was in the yamen, Jin Lingjiu silently said a word, that's what he said, he wanted to follow him and see how he solved the case.

The housekeeper told everything about Mrs. Tian Qi: "Mrs. Tian Qi often goes to the study to find the master. If there is something she likes to do, I really can't tell it. You can tell that she likes to stay with the master. She can't wait to spend time with the master. Sticking all the time."

Pei Zhe remained silent, thinking to himself.

Jin Lingjiu asked seemingly unintentionally: "Are there any happy events in the house around the New Year's Eve?"

"How can there be any happy event? The master was restless during that time. Isn't this someone from the capital? The master worries about the river embankment all day." After finishing speaking, the butler remembered that Pei Zhe was from the capital, and looked at him anxiously. Seeing that he didn't respond, he breathed a sigh of relief, "During that time, everyone in the mansion was trembling, for fear of offending the master."

After he finished speaking, he sighed, and after a while, he suddenly exclaimed: "By the way, there is one thing that I don't know if it is a happy event. Not long before the Chinese New Year, around the time of the winter moon, Mrs. Tian Qi was diagnosed with a happy pulse! But no It's been a while since the miscarriage, Madam ordered people in the house not to mention this matter, for fear of bad luck."

The magistrate is nearly half a hundred years old and has no children. He only has one daughter, who was born to the magistrate's wife.

Tian Qi is pregnant, and it is indeed a great joy for the magistrate.

It's a pity, it's a pity, this happy event is gone, and after the new year, there is a funeral.

The housekeeper basically finished talking, and Pei Zhe didn't make things difficult for him and let him leave.

Jinling's nine-eyed gaze, nose and heart, turned a blind eye to Pei Zhe's meaningful gaze.

"I suddenly remembered something, did you ask Madam about the child before, and you were talking about... the young master?" Pei Zhe said quietly.

Jin Lingjiu: "I misremembered it for a while."

Pei Zhexi said: "It's possible that someone else's memory is wrong. If you say that you have a wrong memory, why don't I believe it? Did you already know about Ximai, otherwise it would be impossible to mention that."

Unable to hide it, Jin Lingjiu blinked: "I was discovered by you."

Pei Zhebai gave him a look: "I'm not a fool."

Jin Lingjiu couldn't help laughing: "Do you still remember what I mentioned before, it was the magistrate who invited me to Huaizhou City, and he mentioned it in his letter at that time, saying that he was old enough to have a son, I thought the two There is nothing to do with the matter, and after a search, I found out that Tian Qi is the one who is pregnant."

Pei Zhe knew that he would not deliberately bring up unimportant things. After thinking for a while, he raised his head suddenly: "You mean...so you deliberately tried it, young master, and you started to doubt her at that time!"

Jin Lingjiu hurriedly put aside the relationship: "I didn't say anything."

There are too many and complicated clues, Pei Zhe rubbed his eyebrows: "No, this case is much more complicated than I imagined, and I can't figure out the cause and effect for a while, so I still have to investigate."

Jin Lingjiu took a deep look at him: "Investigate carefully, this case is not easy, and you will still be troubled when the case is closed."

Regarding the magistrate's case, Jin Lingjiu had always been ahead of him, and Pei Zhe didn't mind Jinling Jiu intervening. In his eyes, he was using Jinling Jiu's power.

In the past, asking for a clue would have been tricky, but now he seized the opportunity to throw out information about solving the case. No matter why Jin Lingjiu suddenly changed his mind, became so active, and wanted to help investigate the case, Pei Zhe didn't care, he had a faint premonition , The prefect's case will not be the end, it's more like a beginning.

The beginning of the relationship between him and Jinling Jiu.

"What do you think?"

"Thinking of your advice, I've already started to worry about it ahead of time, with a headache." Pei Zhe sighed.

A cunning flashed in Jin Lingjiu's eyes: "Really? Still have a headache? Come, I'll give you a pulse."

Pei Zhe looked at him suspiciously: "Will you?"

His words were full of doubts, but his body was very honest, and he directly passed his left hand over.

Pei Zhe's complexion is not as white as that of Jin Lingjiu, it is a very healthy color. His fingers are long and thin, with well-defined joints, and the wrist bones protrude in a gentle arc, which are directly buried in the sleeves, revealing a section of the wrist Visible blood vessels can be seen.

Jin Lingjiu rubbed his thumb, index finger and middle finger together, grabbed the wrist almost instantly, placed his two fingers side by side on his veins, plausibly said: "Have you never heard of it? A pulse like yours won't bother me."

Mentioning this, Pei Zhe felt a little uncomfortable. Although he wanted to get to the bottom of it, after he found out, he couldn't hear Jin Lingjiu saying that he was sick.

He stroked his hair with his free hand, and deliberately teased: "Then did you see it, genius doctor?"

Jin Lingjiu frowned slightly, and added some strength to the pulp of his finger resting on Pei Zhe's wrist, as if pressing: "Need to say? Tsk, Pei Zhe, you have a big problem."

He had a serious look on his face, and it really seemed like that, Pei Zhe felt his heart skip a beat: "It's a big problem?"

Jin Lingjiu's eyes were heavy, as if he was looking at someone who was not long in the world, and he repeated firmly: "The problem is very big."

Pei Zhe's heart was completely raised. He has indeed done some desperate things in recent years, and it is not impossible to leave behind hidden diseases: "What is the problem, why don't you just tell me, I can handle it."

"Then I'll just say it straight, you must keep calm." Jin Lingjiu said in a serious tone, "You are Ximai."