Nongmen Shenjue

Coming out of the palace, Wen Jixue was waiting outside.

"This is..." Wen Jixue saw two little eunuchs following him, one was holding two bolts of tribute satin, and the other was holding a one-foot-long box.

"A reward from the emperor."

He was the only one who received the reward, two bolts of tribute satin and one inkstone.

The reason why he was the only one to receive the reward was because the emperor always had to show something when he met the emperor. After all, he was not an official of the dynasty, but a commoner.There are many people involved in the investigation, such as Lin Jia and others, that is the duty of an official of the court, but Mu Qingyan's status is different, so the court naturally has to express it.

Wen Jixue asked Gao Tian to pick up the things, and gave the two young eunuchs a tael of silver respectively.

He bid farewell to Lin Jia and others, and took a carriage to his residence.

The residence was still arranged by Chen Shiliu, the small courtyard where he lived before.

In the carriage, he talked about Mian Sheng.

Wen Jixue asked some more details, and said: "Someone must have mentioned you before the emperor, but it has nothing to do with your background, otherwise, the emperor will definitely test you."

Mu Qingyan thought the same way. He came from the Yan family. It was a secret. He was only three years old when something happened to the Yan family. He disappeared for more than ten years. Who knows if he is dead or alive?Even if it is really exposed, it will be exposed from the Mu family, but the parents of the Mu family who are most likely to be exposed are dead, let alone him, even if Mu Lin stood in front of those people, no one would know him.

He felt that he stood out because he was good at investigating cases, and this time he was involved in the case of Li Ziying and others.Returning from the imperial envoy to Beijing for business, there must be some open and covert struggles between the court and the court, and he just suffered the disaster.

"By the way, when Pang Zhong returned to Beijing to hand over the decree, he did not say that several of Li Ziying had died, but they were still classified as missing. Pang Zhong specially ordered someone to bring them back and report them emphatically, but he refused to give them himself. Conclusion. I still don't know how the emperor will react, but Concubine Li must be dissatisfied." This is what Lin Jia said when she left the palace.

"Pang Zhong is an old fox." Wen Jixue naturally understood the key.

Everyone who participated in the investigation believed that the four special bones belonged to the four of Li Ziying, but there was no real evidence, only the bones remained, how to prove it?The most important thing is that it is no good to prove that it belongs to Li Ziying and the other four.As Concubine Li's younger brother, he was not only killed, but also died so miserably, can Concubine Li give up?What's more, what are the four Li Ziying doing in Wanxia County?What's the intention of setting up a "Black Dragon Village" in private?If one is not good, Ligui Concubine Rong Junwang will be killed, and all parties are surging, and Pang Zhong will not fare well as an imperial envoy.

As early as he received this errand, Pang Zhong knew that it was difficult to handle, so he would rather not find anything than find out a big trouble.

Only the bones of Li Ziying's four remained, which was beneficial to Pang Zhong's operation.

Of course, Pang Zhong did not dare to conceal the facts of the case from the emperor. He did not give a firm conclusion, but he mentioned all aspects. The emperor is not a fool. Of course, he knows that what is not between the lines is the most important content.

As soon as he arrived at the small courtyard, Chen Shiliu was already waiting here.

"Brother Mu, how is it? Is everything going well?" Chen Shiliu did not return to Fenglin because he was worried that something would happen after returning to Beijing, and stayed in the capital waiting for news.

"fine."

"Do you want to go back to Fenglin?" Chen Shiliu asked.

Mu Qingyan glanced at Wen Jixue, and then said, "Let's talk about it after a couple of days' rest."

"That's right, you must have been tired all the way back from Wanxia County. Now is a good time for spring...Brother Mu also came to the capital at this time last time, but unfortunately there are not many places to go." Chen Shiliu thought Do your best to be a landlord, talk about several places to visit, and propose to take them there in two days.

Before leaving, Chen Shiliu said casually, "Well, brother Mu, I'm engaged."

Mu Qingyan was taken aback for a moment, and quickly realized: "A girl from the Lan family?"

Chen Shiliu nodded.

"Congratulations."

Counting it, it has been a year since the two families mentioned this meaning.The two families are already on good terms, they are familiar with each other, and their children are well matched in all aspects, so it is basically a matter of talking about it.As the reservedness of the daughter's family, it has been dragged on for a while, and it was officially decided in February this year.According to the current customs, if nothing unexpected happens, they will get married next year.

Chen Shiliu is one year older than Mu Qingyan, and he is eighteen this year, so he is not young.Normal men and women, all marry before, and it will cause people to gossip if they are late, and it will also affect the relationship.Looking at it now, Chen Shiliu's resistance to marriage is much less, and he is a little more shy, which shows that the girl from the Lan family is indeed good.

After Chen Shiliu left, Mu Qingyan said, "How is the inspection of the Prince's Mansion of Xian County?"

"It is true that Cai Junchi lives in a simple place. The county mansion is closely guarded, and there are detectives watching the capital secretly. In addition to the original agreement, I did not rashly send people to infiltrate." Furthermore, it doesn't make much sense to infiltrate the county mansion.

A cautious person like Cai Junchi would never mention his secret even in private.What's the use if you only inquire about the daily life of Cai Junchi and King Xianjun?He didn't get involved with the princes fighting for the crown.

I told Chen Shiliu that he would take a two-day break to collect information about the Prince's Mansion in Xian County.

Mu Qingyan was idle, while Wen Jixue went to meet his subordinates.

This small courtyard belonged to the Chen family, Wen Jixue didn't seem to attract attention, so they chose another place for the meeting.

Cai Junchi's investigation was not satisfactory.

Cai Junchi came from Songling Mansion. Wen Jixue learned of this clue by accident last year, and spent great efforts to order people to investigate, but until now, no good news has come.That's to be expected, but it's still somewhat frustrating.

When Wen Jixue was busy, Mu Qingyan received an invitation.

It was sent by Fu Jingchun.

Mu Qingyan was in a delicate mood, he didn't know about it last time, but now he knows, after all, Fu Jingchun would still call him "cousin" because his mother, Princess Fuhui, was his cousin.Fu Jingchun is ten years older than him, and his seniority is so high because he got a son when he was old.Yan Zhihe had been married for many years. His wife had conceived but failed to keep her. It was not until the Yan family had an accident that she finally got her wish. At that time, Yan Zhihe was almost forty. There is an age difference of nearly ten years.

Fu Jingchun wanted to form a poetry bureau, and he heard that he was in the capital, so he specially invited him.

After careful calculation, Fu Jingchun's attitude towards him was a little different, but he didn't think Fu Jingchun knew his identity.As for the appointment...he didn't intend to go.He doesn't know how to compose poetry, and he doesn't want to mingle with the children of the capital, not to mention that it's a sensitive period for Li Ziying's case, so it's better to keep a low profile.

He replied to the post, ordered Gao Tian to send it, and turned down the invitation on the pretext of illness.

Fu Jingchun was lenient and didn't get annoyed by it, and even sent someone to deliver some supplements.

He and Fu Jingchun were not the same kind in terms of family background, temperament, and hobbies, but since the last time they met, he had felt Fu Jingchun's kindness.In the past, he might have been in touch, but after learning about the Yan family, he felt that it would be better to keep a little distance.

This morning, someone knocked on the courtyard door.

Jiao Li opened the door, before he could ask any questions, he saw several people entering in a file, each holding something in their hands, and led by the leader, they entered the main hall for the guests.Although the leader is dressed in ordinary clothes, the man in his forties has a fair complexion and no beard. No matter how kind his smile is, he can't hide the disdain in his eyes. He waved his hand casually, raised his little finger slightly, and when he opened his mouth, his special voice was even more revealed his identity.

Intern!

Four people followed behind him, large and small boxes were opened, full of pearls and gemstones, golden ingots, and high-quality jade with luster and translucence, the items were not many, but they were very precious.

"The imperial concubine has heard of Mu Shenduan's name long ago. As long as Mu Shenduan relieves the empress from her worries, and after the matter is completed, there will be another generous gift. It is not difficult to find an official position for Mr. Mu."

It was actually someone sent by Concubine Li Gui, for what purpose, it is self-evident.

Mu Qingyan is not willing to take this hot potato.

"Thanks to your empress, I have a false name, so it's not worthy of my empress. Besides, my empress cares about her own affairs, and the emperor cares about her. The grassroots dare not exceed the rules." Mu Qingyan's refusal was naturally unpleasant, but there was just something on the face. Anger subsided again.

In Li Ziying's case, the emperor personally intervened and sent imperial envoys to investigate. Now that the court has not officially come to a conclusion, Concubine Li came to find Mu Qingyan in private for further investigation.To put it seriously, this is contempt for the emperor's prestige. If it is spread, I don't know how many attacks it will receive.Of course, if Mu Qingyan picked it up in private and kept it silent, the emperor would turn a blind eye when he knew it, but if the trouble was known to everyone, the emperor could not pretend not to know.

"Are you refusing?" The visitor couldn't hear the meaning behind his words, so he endured his anger, but he really didn't take Mu Qingyan seriously, especially unwilling.This time the errand is self-righteous, and it is guaranteed, but who knows how to report to the noble concubine when he meets someone who dares to disobey and disobey?In her rage, the noble concubine wanted to vent her anger on him.

"If the imperial court needs it, there is nothing wrong with it." Mu Qingyan only used the imperial court and the emperor as shields, even though he knew that even so, he would offend Concubine Li.

He is not really afraid of trouble, but he doesn't like to deal with trouble all the time, but if he is forced to come to his door, he is not soft-boned.Just like what Wen Jixue said, now that the princes are fighting for the crown prince, if the noble concubine Li really wants to take revenge, he has the ability to beat the bull across the mountain!

What's more, Concubine Li's situation may not be good.

"Hmph! I don't know how to flatter you!" Seeing that the threat was useless, the visitor left angrily.

Mu Qingyan is not worried about Concubine Li Gui's revenge now, there are many powerful people in the capital, and he is in the eyes of all parties, Concubine Li dare not act rashly, otherwise it is very likely that she will steal the chicken and lose money.

When Wen Jixue came back that night, he suddenly proposed: "How about we go to Songling Mansion?"

"You want to check it yourself?"

"I want to borrow your ability. It's been a long time, and many things are difficult to trace, but you are different." Wen Jixue had this idea earlier, but thought that the longer the time lapse, the greater the consumption, so he checked it manually first, but it was too late. If there is no result, I can only ask Mu Qingyan to try.

"Okay, but let's go back to Fenglin first." Mu Qingyan naturally had no objection, since he was investigating the case anyway.