Broken Iron Clothes

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"You came up with this idea, I understand," Liu Zhaoyu buckled the table and asked people to stand up and sit down, and then said, "This assassination case will be settled after Lai Chang's death. There is a crime of dereliction of duty, but because of the timely arrest of criminals, the merits are paid off, and neither punishment nor reward is given. After that, you can secretly search for sand snakes, you can do it, I can trust you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Yuan Mucheng wanted to kneel down to salute again, but Liu Zhaoyu pulled him up with his strong arms.

"You are afraid that others will see what we are talking about, so you must kneel."

The two looked at each other and smiled, letting go of the cold under the warm sunlight.

It had been a long time since I had been able to talk to Yuan Mucheng for such a long time, and even though it was still a friendship between the monarch and his ministers, the conversation was not an easy one, but Liu Zhaoyu felt happy in his heart.

"If I..."

Liu Zhaoyu suddenly paused, Yuan Mucheng stopped laughing and looked at him.

Liu Zhaoyu was watched, but changed the subject: "It's time for Chang Yi to bring someone back, tell me about your girl."

"...Girl." Yuan Mucheng muttered, trying to figure out how to break this matter up.

"I see that you are very dissolute on weekdays, so why are you so ashamed here? I haven't seen you like this in the past. It seems that I really like you." Liu Zhaoyu smiled, "It's okay not to say, it's not an exaggeration to reveal your name. It can be regarded as satisfying my curiosity, how about it?"

Yuan Mucheng sighed secretly, that half-assed temper gave up on this matter.

"Last name," Yuan Mucheng cleared his throat and said, "Jiang."

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"What happened to Cen Yu on the night of the accident, have you asked clearly?"

After Feng Ruoping returned home, he couldn't appease his anger, so he called Cui Cheng to ask again.

"It's just like what Song Bing said, someone sneaked into the prison department to take Cen Yu away. If it is really someone from the Yan family..." Cui Cheng said, "Could it be that they also raised dead soldiers?"

These words made Feng Ruoping feel uneasy, previously he thought that the only one who had a dead man in his hand was Prince Yin, if the Yan family really raised a dead man, it would be really difficult to deal with.

Feng Ruoping said angrily: "Except for them, who else would take the risk to attack Cen Yu."

"Master Hou probably doesn't know that Yan Lingyong is close to Yemen Village."

Yu Jing stepped over the threshold and walked slowly.

Feng Ruoping turned to look at the man, and asked, "What does Yu Xuezheng mean by that?"

Yu Jing saluted first: "Going to the Marquis's residence without notification, I offended you."

"It's nothing, Yu Xuezheng speaks directly." Feng Ruoping said.

Yu Jing straightened up, lowered his head and said, "I don't know if Lord Hou has heard that Jiang Shiqing and Yan Lingyong have been in frequent contact recently, but Yan Lingyong invited Jiang Shiqing to gather at Xiangefang long before His Majesty's birthday banquet. Coincidentally, Cen Yu Know this too."

"Jiang Shiqing?" Feng Ruoping thought the name was familiar, "But the rumored owner of Yemen Village?"

Yu Jing still lowered his eyes and said: "That's right, the lower officials sent people to assassinate Jiang Shiqing in the workshop that day, but the average number of people they sent died, but it was not all fruitless."

Feng Ruoping calmed down a little: "What does Yu Xuezheng know?"

Yu Jing said: "When the follower came back that day, he told the officials that there was a piano in front of Jiang Shiqing's desk. Gift."

Hearing this, Feng Ruoping sighed again: "If this Jiang Shiqing is a person who cherishes things, there is nothing wrong with this move. It is too arbitrary to conclude that Yemenzhuang is related to Cen Yu's matter with a piano."

Yu Jing said: "Of course what Hou Ye said is reasonable, but I'd rather believe it than believe it."

Cui Cheng who was on the side finally interjected: "I'm afraid Jiang's residence is not so easy to get into."

Yu Jing seemed to have been prepared for a long time, looked at him and said: "If the Criminal Department searches for people, isn't it natural?"

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The next day, Cui Cheng led people around the Jiang residence, and it was Xu Guo who opened the door.

Cui Cheng saw the youth's innocence, so he stepped forward and said, "Last night, a murder suspect escaped from the Prison Division. Some people said that they had seen this person in the vicinity. The Criminal Department searched as usual, and I hope you will be lenient."

Xu Guo held the door with both hands, looked up at him, and said, "My master is not here, can your lord allow me to report it?"

Cui Cheng smiled kindly: "The Ministry of Criminal Justice's search is also for the safety of the people. If this person is really hiding in the house, wouldn't it be a disaster."

"But……"

Cui Cheng saw that Xu Guo was in trouble, so he explained: "Young master, don't worry, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs also pays attention to rules and will not damage property. If your master blames the crime, you can go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to ask for an explanation, as long as you agree with the gatekeeper. Cui Cheng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, allowed you to come, so they will not stop you."

Upon hearing this, Xu Guo hurriedly opened the door.

"It turns out to be Master Shang Shu, then you all come in."

As soon as Cui Chengcai entered the door, he saw gift boxes piled up in the front yard. Large and small boxes were piled up in a pile, which was really eye-catching.

Seeing that he didn't move his gaze for a long time, Xu Guo walked up to lead the people.

"Sir Shangshu, go this way. Those are gifts from Mr. Yan to my master. There are too many, so I have to put them here, but no one can hide inside."

Cui Cheng smiled at him, and followed Xu Guo into the room.

There was nothing found in the corridors of the front yard, so Cui Cheng took people to the back yard and walked around, but found a secret room in Jiang Shiqing's house.Fortunately, he has learned a lot over the years, and it didn't take him much time to unlock the mechanism.

The secret door swung, and the light leaked in with the crack of the door, and hit the broken piano on the low table. Cui Cheng frowned, and lifted the broken piano to look closely. The blood stains on the strings had already dried up. Dark color, there are still knife marks at the break.After touching it again, he found a hidden compartment. He turned over the body of the piano, but there was nothing there.

But since there is a hidden compartment, it means that Yan Lingyong once put something in it.In this way, it all makes sense. Jiang Shiqing wanted to bring Qin back because of the things hidden in the dark cell. Yan Lingyong beckoned Jiang Shiqing just to spend a lot of money to buy a murderer. people.

Although there is no turning point for Cen Yu's matter, at least he knows that Yan's hand is still holding a murderous knife like Yemenzhuang.

"Master Shangshu, is there a problem?"

Seeing Cui Cheng not coming out for a long time, Xu Guo called out outside the house.

Cui Cheng, who was still in deep thought, was shocked by this sound.

Cui Chengqing put down the broken piano, stroked his palms, and shouted outside: "Oh, it's okay——"

Fearing that Xuguo came in and saw him, Cui Cheng carefully arranged the things and closed the secret door without further delay.After confirming that the objects were placed as before, he went out.

Seeing that Xu Guo was still waiting outside the door, he stepped forward and patted the young man on the shoulder, saying: "It's all right, I've searched everything, the prisoner is not in the house, thank you young master for your concern, I won't bother you."

"Master Shangshu, walk slowly."

Xu Guo watched the man leave the house, and after confirming that Cui Cheng had indeed gone far, he told the people staying in Jiang's house to go to Yue Tea House.

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In Yue Tea House, Zhong Dingshan slapped the wine pot in front of Gu Nanxing with a "bang".

"Boy Gu, I'll have a drink with you today, and see if you're a drunkard enough!"

Gu Nanxing took the wine with a smile, and said, "But let's agree first, sir, don't take advantage of the wine to chase me and beat me up."

"Do I have it?" Zhong Dingshan turned his head to Jiang Yu and asked, "Yu Chuan, judge me, why didn't this brat get drunk first and point at me and scold me!"

"I can't comment on this reason, you two are on par."

As he spoke, Jiang Yu picked up the paper and turned a page of the book in his hand without looking up.

"Who is with this boy? Every time he makes my husband feel very dissatisfied." Zhong Dingshan turned his head and saw Gu Nanxing's gradually collapsed expression, pointing and said, "Look at his face."

Gu Nanxing raised his palm to hold Zhong Dingshan's hand pointing at him, raised the jug and said, "Sir, don't say that, I'm sure I'll drink this wine today, I must let you serve me."

Ji Dong on the side stepped forward and snatched the wine in his hand, and said: "No, no! You drank this wine to your heart's content. You don't talk about fighting and swearing, and you always vomit. Mr. Yu Chuan and I will clean up for you when we get back. Later in the night."

Jiang Yu smiled, and finally raised her head, and said to the two noisy people: "Xiao Jidong said that you should stop making trouble when you go to Meng Xia's teahouse. They are still doing business, so what should I do if I disturb the guests?" .”

Hearing this, Gu Nanxing suddenly became complacent: "I can afford it, I can afford the old-age pension of the gentlemen in the city."

Zhong Dingshan was not happy to hear it again: "Hey, I live in your house or eat your food? You sleep in our Huaichuan house and I haven't asked you for money yet. What are you talking about with me here?"

Seeing the two people who couldn't be persuaded to quit, Ji Dong put down the flagon, looked distressed, and turned his head to look for Jiang Shiqing who was sitting by the side and didn't speak.

"Master Jiang, tell me about them. When these two creatures are together, my ears are never clean."

Jiang Shiqing smiled and said, "Mr. Yu Chuan can't persuade him, let alone me."

Ji Dong pouted, covered his ears and leaned out of the window to find some peace.

Xu Guo happened to be on the second floor at this time, and he could find out which room Jiang Shiqing was in by listening to the sound in the corridor.

He pushed the door, skipped the two who were still bickering, and walked towards Jiang Shiqing.

"Master, Cui Shangshu from the Ministry of Punishment has come."

Jiang Shiqing responded, "Well, have you seen everything?"

Xu Guo nodded: "I see."

"Where's the secret room?" As he spoke, Jiang Shiqing lightly took Xu Guo's arm and led him to sit down.

Xu Guo then sat down and said: "The secret room has also been opened, and the things inside should be seen."

"It's good to see you."

The rosary in Jiang Shiqing's hand twirled again and again, and the bodhizi went through another cycle, turning into less than an inch of floating incense to soothe his mind.

Xu Guo was a little tired from running, so she propped her head up in front of the table.

"Master, you can put those things outside, why do you have to put them in the secret room?"

Jiang Shiqing pushed a plate of pastries to his hand, and said: "Since they came to search, they must have come prepared. If there is no secret room in this house, they will be suspicious."

When Xu Guo saw the pastry, she lifted her head happily, took a piece and bit into her mouth, and said vaguely, "But if they are not smart enough, they can't find it or can't open it, wouldn't it be a waste of effort?"

Jiang Shiqing looked at him and smiled: "Isn't there you? You are so smart, so you will naturally try to remind them."

Xu Guo happily raised her head: "That is."

But before the pastry in his mouth could be chewed, Xu Guo was pulled up again.

"Hey, Xiao Xuguo, come here, tell the truth to Mr., every time you drink, is this kid's first drunken madness..."

Zhong Dingshan waited for Xu Guo's answer, but Xu Guo shut up and chewed, but his face was ignorant.

Seeing this, Gu Nanxing took his other hand and turned him around.

"Xuguo, don't listen to Mr., you know my drinking capacity too, I don't mean to say that I'm put down when I'm put down..."

Pulled by the two of them in turn, Xu Guo managed to swallow the delicious food in his mouth, but he couldn't chew any sweetness.

"Sister Ji, Mr. Yu Chuan—" he yelled at the two of them with a bitter face.

Jiang Yu, who was sitting by the side, put down the book and pulled Su Guo behind her to protect her.

"Don't scare Xiao Xuguo, wait until the day you can walk in a straight line after drinking, no one is allowed to drink today."

Jiang Yu was rarely serious, and the room finally fell silent.

"I can walk in a straight line. If you don't believe me, I will show you."

Zhong Dingshan suddenly said something.

"What's so difficult about it, I can walk in a straight line." Gu Nanxing broke up with him again.

Everyone knew that if one of the two refused to accept his softness, it would not stop today, so they ignored it wisely and went out to find Meng Xia to make amends.