Twilight Cloud Returns

The next day, the news that the maid in the governor's mansion in Yangzhou city had hit a ghost in July and a half spread like wildfire, and people panicked.

It is rare for Yun Chuxiu and Wuqing to come out of the house to have fun in this busy city.

Gu Xiaorui acted as a guide, and introduced to them which one had the best tea and which one had the most appetizing pastries, just like a native of Yangzhou.

Yun Chuxiu couldn't help knocking Gu Xiaorui's head with the fan handle, "If Ah Qing didn't take care of my father-in-law every step of the way, there would be no time for you to be at ease!"

Gu Xiaorui pouted and said: "My lord, I wish I could stay by the prince's side at night, how can I give you a chance?"

As soon as this remark came out, Wuqing blushed suddenly, and the blush spread directly behind her ears.He hastily changed the subject and said, "Why don't we go to this teahouse to rest?"

Gu Xiaorui looked up at the name of the shop, and immediately said happily: "Okay! My little lord, his dim sum is the most delicious, especially Ruyi Crisp, which is really a must!"

Yun Chuxiu couldn't beat this pestering young man, so he nodded in agreement.

Gu Xiaorui entered the store in a big way, and the waiter immediately came out to greet him, "Hey, this guest officer is here again today! Is it still the same?"

Gu Xiaorui introduced: "These are the two sons of my family."

The waiter waiter said politely: "It's the little one who doesn't know Taishan, and actually neglected the two young masters, you three, please take a seat on the second floor!"

Yun Chuxiu ordered a pot of green Yangchun and two plates of ruyi crisps, and took a rest in this tea shop.

There are people coming and going in the tea shop, but the business is very prosperous.

However, where there are many people, there will be more lips and tongues.

While the three of them were sipping tea, they heard a few people at the table behind them talking about the strange things that happened in Yangzhou recently.

One of the men with a male duck voice said: "I heard that the maidservant in the governor's mansion went shopping late and came back late, bumped into a female ghost with disheveled hair, and immediately passed out on the street. Guess the second Where did God find it?"

The rest asked curiously, "Where is it?"

The man created a terrifying atmosphere: "The next day she was lying in front of the governor's mansion, her hands and feet were cold! I heard that the servant who was in charge of cleaning the front yard discovered it first! I heard that the servant girl is also a good person, So the female ghost is not willing to seduce her soul... If she catches up with someone who does all kinds of evil, she might die right then..."

Another person said in a low voice: "Anyway, the city is not peaceful these days. First, General Gao's dark soldiers captured the soul of the dethroned envoy, and then the servant girl hit the ghost. I'd better be careful when waiting for ants, and don't go out at night... "

"Brother Li is right. I heard that the deposed envoy is still unconscious!"

Someone asked: "Didn't the imperial court send King Mo Xian to deal with this matter again?"

The male duck replied in a voice: "No matter how big the officials in the yang world are, they can't control the affairs of the underworld! In my opinion, King Mo Xian will also tell the Holy One that it is the underworld."

Gu Xiaorui was terrified when he heard that, he whispered to Yun Chuxiu, "My lord, are there really ghosts in this world?"

Yun Chuxiu threw this question to Wuqing, "What do you think?"

Although Wuqing used to be a disciple of the Buddhist family, he believed that doing good and accumulating virtue is a god, and doing a lot of evil is a demon, so he said: "If you are good, the gods will protect you, and if you are guilty, ghosts and ghosts will not let go."

However, he was puzzled, only going in and out for a few days, why are there so many rumors in Yangzhou City?

He raised his head, just in time to meet Zhi's meaningful eyes, and the latter said mysteriously: "In a few days, I invite you to watch a big show about the trial of ghosts..."

Governor's House.

Zhao Darong, Liang Cai and Xue Liandao negotiated in the secret room.

Xue Liandao was the first to speak, "Following the orders of Young Master Zhao and Lord Liang, the subordinates weaved together a lot of evidence to frame Yang Ren, especially the joint letter that testified against Yang Ren by the family members of more than a hundred deceased who were buried in the iron mine. The officials submitted it to Lord Mo, and sent people to secretly spread rumors of Yang Ren's misbehavior in the city."

Zhao Darong said confidently: "There are all the witnesses and material evidence, Yang Ren's crime has to be shouldered, and he has to bear it if he doesn't."

Liang Cai asked: "Brother Xue, did Prince Mo believe it?"

Xue Lian replied: "The report of the spy planted by the lower official in his mansion, although Prince Mo still has doubts, but the evidence is in front of him, and he has also moved his mind. In a few days, there should be a wave of arresting Yang Ren." Capture documents."

Liang Caidao: "The next step is to get rid of Yang Ren without anyone noticing, and make it look like he is afraid of crime."

At this moment, Zhao Darong took out a bottle of Hedinghong from his cuff, put it on the table, and said, "I have already chosen the way of death for our upright Master Yang Ren. This is Hedinghong. Just take a sip and step on it immediately." Go to Huangquan Road."

He solemnly handed over the Crane Crown Red to Xue Liandao, and said: "Master Xue, the honor and disgrace of the Xue family, the success or failure of this plan all depends on this last step."

Xue Liandao clenched his hands tightly, but still couldn't bear it for a moment, that Yang Ren, the pillar of the country, was framed by himself. It can only be said that he stood in the wrong ranks in the court, which caused today's murder.

Three days later, Chu Mohen, the censor of Jiangnan patrol, turned to the court, stating that Yang Ren was the source of all the chaos in Yangzhou, and the court was shocked.

Chu Tiankuo was furious, and immediately issued an edict to hunt down the traitor Yang Ren with all his strength. He wanted to see people alive and dead bodies!

On this day, Chu Mohen hosted a banquet for Yun Chuxiu and Xue Liandao in the name of deposing him to make him heal.

The three of them pushed and changed glasses at the dinner table, and they had drunk three rounds.

Chu Mohen picked up the wine bottle and said to Xue Lian, "Lord Xue has been oppressed by Yang Ren, a villain, so he really suffered!"

Xue Liandao immediately cupped his hands and said, "Why are you talking about suffering? I only hate that I was restrained by that stick and failed to discover his true face early, causing hundreds of people to die tragically in the iron mine..."

After crying with tears in his eyes, he wiped the corners of his eyes where there were no tears with his sleeve robe to show his grief.

Yun Chuxiu said calmly: "Fortunately, the Holy Majesty has made a clear investigation, and now as long as Yang Ren is arrested, Lord Xue's grievances will be made clear."

Chu Mohen also comforted: "The matter has become clear. When I return to the court in the future, this king will definitely make a statement to the Holy One."

Xue Liandao immediately said gratefully: "Thank you, Prince Mo and the little eunuch, for your kind words on behalf of the next official."

A few people spoke in an official tone, and a young servant came rushing to report, "My lord... my lord... something is wrong..."

Chu Mohen threw a bamboo chopstick casually, hit the boy on the head, and said angrily: "You are so rude! The young master and Master Xue are here, why do you have such an unlucky word?"

Yun Chuxiu persuaded: "Young uncle, don't get angry. Seeing that he is in such a hurry, I think it must be something urgent." He then said to the boy: "Tell me and listen."

The little servant hurriedly kowtowed to apologize, and said in a trembling voice: "Fang...caused Mr. Cao to report...on the road leading to Blind Mountain...the corpse of the traitor Yang Ren..."

As soon as this statement came out, all three people on the field turned pale with shock.

Chu Mohen immediately said: "Quickly lead me to go." Yun Chuxiu and Xue Lian followed behind.

Yangzhou Facao was patrolling back and forth in front of Yushi's Mansion, and seeing the three adults were all there, he was even more panicked.

A group of people quickly came to the morgue of the government office, and Yang Ren's body was in it.

His pupils were dilated, his seven orifices were bleeding, and his lips were black. It looked like he had died of severe poison.

Xue Liandao pretended not to know, and asked Fakao, "What's going on here?"

Facao replied honestly: "This morning, some people found Yang Ren who had died in the grass on the way to Blind Mountain, and reported the case. Afterwards, the subordinate officials led people to rush there immediately, and took him back to the mansion after investigating the scene. Ya. After Wu's autopsy, Yang Ren died of Hedinghong."

He presented a porcelain white vial and a letter, and said: "The officials found these two things at the scene, and handed them over to Wu Zuo. After comparing them, Wu Zuo confirmed that the one in the vial was the Hedinghong that poisoned Yang Ren. But the officials didn't dare to open this letter, since the matter is serious, I came here to report it."

Chu Mohen accepted the letter with a serious expression, Xue Liandao's expression was erratic.

He opened the letter, his expression changed from unbelievable to sighing, and he couldn't help shaking his head.

Yun Chuxiu asked: "Little Huangshu, what did you say in the letter?"

Chu Mohen folded the letter and replied: "That is Yang Ren's confession. He admitted that he used his power to demand ransom from local officials in Yangzhou and forced Ding to mine iron ore for him. Fearing that the matter would be exposed, he fled to the vicinity of Blind Mountain. Then he saw the imperial court’s arrest document, and he knew that he had committed a heinous crime, and hoped to apologise, so as not to drag the Yang family down.”

Xue Lian said in disbelief, "So Yang Ren killed himself?"

Yun Chuxiu also said helplessly: "It should be suicide in fear of crime."

Chu Mohen sighed and said, "I ended up like this for my own self-interest. Master Xue, do you think it's worth it?"

The conversation suddenly turned to Xue Liandao, who was shocked instantly, and then said with deep hatred: "Yang Ren is so confused! It's not worth it at all!"

Yun Chuxiu said to Chu Mohen: "Since the criminal has been executed, we can return to Beijing to deliver the order."

Chu Mohen nodded and said, "This king will go back to the mansion to write the memorial."

The three of them walked out of the morgue, and the stench from the courtyard entered their nostrils, making people sick.

When they took a closer look, they saw the corpses of dozens of unknown persons drying in the sun.

Seeing this, Fa Cao scolded: "You, Li Zi, why did you expose the corpse to the scorching sun!"

One of the guards covered his nose with his cuff, and came forward to reply: "The adults don't know, these are the corpses of the miners who died in the corpse pit in the Blind Mountain."

Facao was disgusted by the stench of the corpse, and said in disgust, "Then put it in the morgue and issue a notice to let his relatives come to claim it. Why are you throwing it in this courtyard?"

The yamen servant replied: "My lord, the subordinates have already issued a notice, during which some people came to recognize them. There are still dozens of anonymous people who have been in the morgue for several months. You have also heard it. It is really impossible to release any more. So the subordinates decided to drag him to the mass grave."

Chu Mohen said: "This is helpless, so let's take it to the mass grave..."

Xue Liandao was terrified when he saw these corpses, wishing they would disappear quickly, he waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Move quickly!"

At this time, Yun Chuxiu suddenly opened his mouth, which startled Xue Liandao, "Master Xue, do you know about the recent haunting incident in Yangzhou City?"