Kaolin Flower Raiders Guide

Everyone seems to have connections, one or two know that the imperial envoy was assassinated last night.Lu Xiaogao took the main seat, while Du Zixiu and Mu Tongpan sat on the left and right sides. The two exchanged countless glances, and finally the task of speaking first fell to Mu Tongpan. If you are worried, can you tell the subordinate officials a little bit, so that we can share the worries with Mr. Lu and solve the problems."

Lu Xiao folded her hands and said very casually: "Mr. Mu doesn't know if he's true or not, and I don't make judgments. Do you really know why I'm worried?"

No one said a word.

Lu Xiao glanced coldly for a week, then raised her voice suddenly: "The assassin is most likely still in the government office. You are so courageous, you are all as still as a mountain, and have no fear at all!"

While making trouble, he paid attention to the expressions of all the people in the hall. When he heard that the assassin was still in the government office, everyone showed a look of shock, as if he couldn't fake it, but who knows whether it was real shock or fake? Make a show.

Du Zixiu said: "Lord Lu calm down, if that's the case, then check the guards and servants in the mansion one by one, I don't believe we can't find that daring person."

Qian Zhongbin immediately sneered: "Looking for a needle in a haystack, hundreds of servants, all of them can say that they don't know. It's not me. Master Du can pry open the mouths of others and force anyone to confess!"

Du Zixiu said angrily, "You!"

"Okay, I didn't expect anyone to identify the assassin on the spot when I called you here," Lu Xiao tapped on the wooden chair with her fingertips, making regular noises, "I just hope that no matter where you get the news, you will put this The sound of the wind is stuck in the pocket, don't let it leak out again."

Meng Ye remained motionless like a rock, just guarding outside the door. He was still a little embarrassed to see Lu Xiao, so he said hello in a low voice and let him in sideways, standing alone and staring at Xiao Yezi.

Taking advantage of the time when Lu Xiao and those officials were playing Tai Chi, the mess had already been cleaned up, but the weak window frame was trampled on by the two of them one after another, making it ridiculously dilapidated.Finding someone to repair it at this time is not only a waste of time, but also disturbs Qi Jiansi's rest.Lu Xiao turned her head and thought of an idea.

"How can this be done!" Qi Jiansi refused, "Just change to another room, there is no need to move to live with you."

Lu Xiao brainwashed him solemnly: "Think about it, living in a room is an extra layer of security. There is me inside and Meng Ye outside. I want to see with my own eyes who dares to break in."

Qi Jiansi lowered his eyelashes and didn't look directly at him: "It's always wrong to ask others to watch."

"What's wrong, I often lived with Ning Huai when I was in Chang'an, and Ning Guogong didn't think it was wrong." Lu Xiao didn't change his face, "Besides, there is no one in this manor who doesn't know about your assassination last night Well, moving in together is obviously for your safety, no one will gossip."

Qi Jiansi only nodded but did not answer, and then talked about him from left to right.

Lu Xiao suddenly seemed to understand, touched her chin and said tentatively: "If you agree, I will send someone to add a bed board to my room, and I will be able to arrange all the bedding and pillows in a while."

This time Qi Jiansi finally agreed.

As soon as he agreed, the bedroom across a long corridor began to ding ding dong dong with lightning speed.There is a separate study room in the mansion. In Lu Xiao's bedroom, apart from the bed and table, there is only an ink screen to save face, and it is more than enough to place another bed.

Lu Xiao pushed open the door and found that the big and small waiting at the door were just chatting like this, he looked at Meng Ye and told him: "Someone will bring porridge later, let your young master not be brave and insist on eating in the front hall , After finishing the porridge, ask the boy to tidy up his clothes and take him to my room."

Meng Ye obediently listened to the instructions before him, but finally his eyes widened.

Lu Xiao crackled and said: "Don't stand there stupidly, you said how to live in this room with broken windows and marks on the wall, move to live with me at least one more person to take care of the room, it's better than If you are a fool standing outside, you should be more protected."

Meng Ye was a little stunned by what he said, and thought aggrievedly, the lady told me before leaving that I must take good care of the young master, don't let the young master talk to the messy women outside, and don't be fooled by others .

He nodded with grievance, Miss must never have imagined that Mr. Lu looked scarier than the Hua Niang standing at the gate of Zuichun Building.

Unexpectedly, Lu Xiao is an adult, so she squinted at him and said, "Don't worry, I won't eat your young master. Could it be that you still want to go into the house and sleep on the same bed with Qi Jiansi?"

Meng Ye thought of the young master's beautiful face, and also connected with his temperament like the king of Hades, so he shook his head quickly and violently.

Lu Xiao smiled in satisfaction, hooked her hands at Xiao Ye Zi and left.

Xiao Yezi looked quite happy, Lu Xiao asked casually, and he replied seriously: "This brother and Xiao Yezi's name are very similar. My name is Xiao Yezi, and my brother's name is Xiaoye."

Lu Xiao chuckled, Meng Ye was named like a scumbag, but in fact he was just a boy of fifteen or sixteen.In addition to being more serious, his appearance is still very handsome, and Ono sounds more in line with his appearance.

Paper lanterns are hung on the eaves, and they are always lit all night, and the lights and shadows in the house are on and off.

The two beds are very close to each other, I don't know how the attendants arranged them, if they are both close to the edge of the bed, they can see each other's eyes when they turn their faces sideways.However, neither of them lay down at the moment, Qi Jiansi sat on the chair a little awkwardly, thinking about his back injury, a soft cushion was thoughtfully tied to the back of the chair.

Lu Xiao straightened her sleeves, and said in a leisurely manner, "Yesterday, I was looking for you to talk about something, so I walked in so quickly."

He didn't wait for Qi Jiansi to ask a question, he laughed at himself, and continued: "There are so many coincidences in the world, I even suspect that there are a pair or countless pairs of eyes staring at me in the government office of Yunzhou. Last night I had no intention It was discovered that there was a possibility of falsification in the account book, and you were injured in the room before the person came to your door."

"Look at this account book first." Lu Xiao handed the booklet to him, Qi Jian never lost him in intelligence and talent, and finished flipping through the thin account book in a few moments.

Qi Jiansi said: "There is really nothing wrong."

Lu Xiaofu pulled out another volume of the book. The dried pages were uneven, and they couldn't be more conspicuous if they were caught between the pages.Qi Jiansi turned to those pages, then looked at the account book, and instantly understood what Lu Xiao meant.

Qi Jiansi was born in a noble and scholarly family, his father and grandfather were full of economics, and his mother was a daughter of Hanlin, who was also well educated in poetry and books.He could have skipped the scientific examination, but still went to the examination room, adding another honor to the Qi family.

There are countless children of high-ranking officials in this dynasty, and many of them are arty.Qi Jiansi's grandfather was obsessed with calligraphy and painting in his later years. People who please him often send calligraphy and painting that claim to be the relics of Tang and Song Dynasties, most of which are imitations and forgeries.Although he is not very interested in this, it is inevitable that he has been swayed by his ears and eyes, and he has learned one or two ways to distinguish the true from the false.

Qi Jiansi said: "It should have been brushed with black tea boiled water once or twice, and it was done very carefully. The paper counterfeiters only wanted to fool the layman, but the floating ink was still on the paper, and the footer was rolled up again, so I didn't look carefully. Can't really see a problem."

Having been identified by Mr. Qi, Lu Xiao confirmed her conjecture, and smiled lightly: "The contents of the account books from the past few years are more detailed than the one in your hand."

Qi Jiansi put the account book on the table and said: "You don't need to look at the others, it's hard to tell if the real and the fake are mixed together, but this one is really used to deceive you."

Lu Xiao nodded, and then said: "Let's not talk about this, the evidence is right in front of us, and there is nothing more to see. The person who broke into the guest room last night, besides the black clothes and the sword, do you have any other impressions of him? ?”

"...I don't know." Qi Jiansi's body tensed up again, and when he mentioned last night's assassin, he was a little suffocated, "I found out when he stepped in through the window, but in an instant I found that his limbs couldn't move. I had no choice but to pretend to be asleep. The man seemed to realize that I was pretending to be asleep, and with a chuckle, the sword came towards me, and you know what happened after that."

Lu Xiao was furious: "He actually laughed at you!"

The sudden anger made Qi Jiansi dumbfounded, and Lu Xiao continued to analyze: "He thinks he knows everything well, so he will attack you on the first day you arrive in Yunzhou, and even pretended to sleep and sneered at you. Then Or this person must be very familiar with the affairs of the mansion, otherwise he wouldn't be in my..."

Lu Xiao paused suddenly, and blurted out a name.

Du Zixiu.

Qi Jiansi signaled him to continue, but Lu Xiao suddenly fell silent.

Knowing enough about Yunzhou Mansion, he can read the files freely, has the ability to forge the account books, has contacts with post messengers and messengers, and can also deceive him together with the guards guarding the warehouse.Zhizhou is the highest official position in Yunzhou, and Master Du, who has not been promoted for more than ten years, is the local snake who is most familiar with this place.A person who has only been in court for ten years has to hand over the hard-won things to a young man who has lived twenty years less than him in just a few months.Everything can be matched, but what is Du Zixiu doing this for?

In other words, what purpose did he want to achieve by doing this?

It's only been two months since Lu Xiao took office as Zhizhou. Even if he finds something, even if it really turns Yunzhou upside down, he can still push everything to the former Zhizhou.Du Zixiu shackled him here, perhaps because he wanted him to retreat in the face of difficulties, and honestly be the puppet emperor for a few years before leaving like his predecessor Zhizhou?On the first day, Lu Xiao exposed that the imperial envoy's visit had something to do with him, and the stabbing of Qi Jiansi was his warning?

Then why did Du Zixiu knock down the teacup to teach him to discover the clues, or his guess was wrong from the beginning, Du Zixiu was not the man behind the scene, he was just reminding Lu Xiao, and this local snake has someone else.

If this conjecture is correct, then who would it be, the old Mu Tongpan, Dong Weiwu who was tied down by family affairs, or Qian Zhongbin who was at odds with Du Zixiu?

Lu Xiao's expression froze and he thought for a long time. Qi Jiansi patted the back of his hand lightly and asked, "Lu Xiao, what's wrong?"

As the night wind passed through, Lu Xiao consciously returned to the cage, got up and closed the window slit tightly, and pulled down the light-colored window screen.He was in a daze and said, "There are many things I can't figure out. If Du Zixiu really did it, then why is there any inconsistency in what he did. If it wasn't for him, it would seem a bit suspicious to push the others. I can't figure it out right now..."

The moonlight was blocked out of the window, only the faint candles in the house were still shining.Without the night wind blowing, the fire light was much more stable, no longer flickering on and off.

Qi Jiansi looked at him intently: "Don't be too nervous, the man failed to warn once, and will definitely look for another chance. You and I are together these days, so we don't have to worry about not being able to catch him. As for his heart What exactly is he thinking? This person is still an unknown person, so there is no need to rush to analyze the unknown person's thoughts. Since you are suspicious of Master Du, then spend more time staring at him these days, and I will let others Meng Ye brought a few reliable guards to watch out."

Lu Xiao responded, "Xiao Ye is fine, he is very loyal to you."

Following Xiao Yezi's name, he also called Meng Ye Xiaoye.

Qi Jiansi froze slightly, and his face turned cold.

Lu Xiao didn't see what was wrong, and continued: "You're right, if it's really Du Zixiu, I'll definitely recognize him if he appears in front of you and me again. We will go on as usual in the next few days, and pay more attention to the affairs of the manor. People. We can also testify with words, pretending to be conclusive evidence, and let them feel that you and I know what we know, and we are catching a turtle in a urn right now."

Lu Xiao could speak enthusiastically by herself, and Qi Jiansi, who was sitting, only said hello, and then began to say that it was getting late and it was time to go to bed.

It seemed that something went wrong, but Lu Xiao couldn't detect it, so she consciously leaned over to help him, and said, "That's right, your injury hasn't healed yet, you should rest early."

But Qi Jiansi avoided his help calmly, walked to the bed alone, and said in his mouth: "The two beds are a little closer, it's better to find someone to move the position tomorrow."

Lu Xiao did see the arrangement of the house first, and according to his temperament, it would be a dream to ask him to move away in a proper manner.Lu Xiao thumped in her heart: "It's not that close."