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The young man named Zhou Xin looked unconcerned and said lightly: "Don't worry, sir, the imperial envoy can't find anything."

Seeing him like this, Chanzhou Tongzhi frowned even more and said: "Even if you didn't leave any evidence when you killed people, as long as the imperial envoy found that the cargo ship at the port was related to the Yamen, he would immediately suspect me. .

At that time, if he gets caught and sends me to the capital, your priest, no matter how powerful he is, will not be able to save me. "

Zhou Xin looked at him and said: "Your Excellency is a fifth-rank scholar, but the imperial envoy is only a fourth-rank official. Without evidence, where does he have the authority to send you to the capital?"

Upon hearing this, Chanzhou Tongzhi opened his mouth and wanted to say something.

Before he could speak, he heard hurried footsteps coming from the door.

follow closely.

A police officer walked in quickly, with an anxious look on his face, and said, "Sir, something happened!"

Chanzhou Tongzhi's heart sank and he asked hurriedly: "What's going on?"

The officer said: "The imperial envoy's guards suddenly arrived at the yamen gate. No one was allowed to enter or exit. They looked menacing. When asked what they were going to do, they didn't say anything. They just said they were following the imperial envoy's order."

When Chanzhou Tongzhi heard this, his heart sank to the bottom.

but.

After a brief moment of panic, he quickly calmed down, waved his hand, and pretended to be calm: "I know, please go back."

"Yes, sir!"

The officer bowed and left quickly.

After a while.

They were alone in the room again.

Chanzhou Tongzhi turned to look at Zhou Xin and said in a deep voice: "You left through the back door. Remember, no matter what happens, don't conflict with the imperial envoy."

now.

Zhou Xin also realized the seriousness of the problem, nodded slightly and said, "Okay."

Then, turn around and leave the house.

He arrived at the back door in a familiar way, stopped, let go of his soul, and found that there was no one guarding the door.

"Sealing the yamen and only sealing the main entrance. He is really a dandy. It's really ridiculous!"

Zhou Xin sneered and left the Yamen quickly without any hesitation.

What he didn't notice was.

Just around the corner not far away.

A pair of deep eyes were staring at him, unblinking.

at the same time.

In the lobby of the Yamen.

Ren Pingsheng met Chanzhou Tongzhi who had arrived late.

"I have met the imperial envoy."

Chanzhou Tongzhi stood there and bowed.

Ren Pingsheng waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to be polite.

Chanzhou Tongzhi was not pretentious. After standing up, he asked in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Did your Excellency find out that the cause of death of the three previous magistrates was related to Chanzhou Yamen?"

The implication is that since you, Imperial Envoy, have sent people to block the Yamen, you should give a suitable reason.

This suitable reason must at least be that the murderer of the three prefects was hidden in the Yamen.

Otherwise, you will just make trouble out of nothing and be arrogant and domineering.

After hearing this, Ren Pingsheng raised his eyes and looked at him, with a smile on his face, and said: "Master Tongzhi guessed well, I did find some clues in this yamen...

Lord Tongzhi, let me guess again, who in the Yamen is related to this case? "

Chanzhou Tongzhi said with an expressionless face: "The Imperial Envoy has such a big battle, maybe he feels that this official is the murderer of the three prefects."

The words fell.

Ren Pingsheng raised his eyebrows and said, "I didn't expect Lord Tongzhi to be able to do calculations... That's a good guess. You are the one I suspect."

Upon hearing this, Chanzhou Tongzhi's face turned cold, and he said one word after another: "Although Xianguan is from a humble background, unlike the Imperial Envoy, he is the queen of a prince, but he is also a member of the imperial court who entered the imperial examination, and is a fifth-rank concubine personally conferred by the Holy Emperor. Know.

Your Excellency can doubt the official, and you can also impeach the official to the Holy Spirit, but you cannot detain the official without reason without evidence..."

The words just fell.

Suddenly the sound of breaking wind sounded in the room.

Before Chanzhou Tongzhi could realize what happened, he felt a chill on his neck.

Subconsciously, he reached out and touched it and found that his fingertips were covered in blood.

"you you……"

Chanzhou Tongzhi's eyes widened, his mouth opened slightly, and he looked at Ren Pingsheng in disbelief.

In any case, he didn't expect it.

The imperial envoy in front of him actually dared to attack himself without any evidence, and even used weapons.

Although it was only a shallow wound, it was not life-threatening.

But such outrageous behavior still shocked him.

the other side.

Ren Pingsheng looked calm and indifferent, slowly stood up from the chair, walked up to him, and said in a cold and lukewarm way: "I wanted to leave you some dignity, but I didn't expect that you wouldn't want it...

To tell you the truth, I am an imperial envoy sent by His Majesty. I will kill you first and report later. With the permission of the imperial power, you, a small fifth-grade fellow, may still be considered a figure in this Chanzhou City.

But in my eyes, there is no difference between you and rotten fish. Even if there is no reason, I will kill you.

After killing you, it is nothing more than receiving a few scoldings in the court. If you don't kill, the people in the court will also scold me. Therefore, whether to kill you or not depends only on my mood. "

When Chanzhou Tongzhi heard this, his eyes showed anger, and he stared at Ren Pingsheng, wanting to say something, but thinking of what just happened, he chose silence.

Seeing him like this, Ren Pingsheng smiled and said, "I really thought you were fearless and upright, but I didn't expect you were just pretending."

"..."

The Tongzhi of Chanzhou looked angry, but still didn't say anything.

Ren Pingsheng was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, so he waved his hand and said casually: "Think about it carefully these few days, whether to confess to me or go to death directly.

If you confess, I will spare your life. If you are stubborn and insist on doing it, I will have to kill you to get the job done."

The Tongzhi of Chanzhou was slightly startled and couldn't help asking: "I didn't make any mistakes. Even if you kill me, how can you get the job done?"

Ren Pingsheng said: "For power, killing three prefects of Chanzhou, is this called not making any mistakes?"

The Tongzhi of Chanzhou was startled again and said in a deep voice: "I have never done this. Don't convict me out of thin air."

Ren Pingsheng said: "Whether you killed the prefect or not, you know it in your heart. As for the so-called convicting out of thin air, after killing you, there will naturally be evidence...

Besides, even if there is no evidence, I will still kill you to vent my anger. I just said that it is nothing more than a few scoldings."

This...this...

It feels like no matter what happens today, I can't escape the word death?

The Chanzhou Tongzhi did not expect Ren Pingsheng to be so shameless. He was stunned and speechless.

It took him a while to calm down and grit his teeth and said, "When a common man is angry, blood will splatter five steps. Although I am a scholar, I also have the strength of a sixth-rank Confucian scholar. Even if I die, I will not surrender easily!"

Seeing him like this, Ren Pingsheng was not angry, but raised his eyebrows and was quite excited: "I have never fought with Confucian scholars. If you want blood to splatter five steps, I don't mind."

Hearing this, the Chanzhou Tongzhi couldn't help but recall the amazing knife just now and fell silent.

He knew in his heart.

His strength could not compete with this young imperial envoy at all.

Ren Pingsheng looked at him and asked with a smile: "If you don't want blood to splatter five steps, why don't you speak again?"

The Chanzhou Tongzhi gritted his teeth and endured it.

Ren Pingsheng waited for a long time, and seeing that he had no intention of taking action, he shook his head and said, "I dare not take action, why bother talking nonsense..."

After saying that, he seemed to be too lazy to entangle with him anymore, stood up and left the room.

The Tongzhi of Chanzhou stood there, staring at his back, his eyes full of anger and resentment, but he had no way to deal with him.

The other side.

After Ren Pingsheng left the yamen, he called Li Yong and asked, "What's unusual after the yamen was sealed?"

Li Yong said, "A young man left from the back door. I have sent someone to follow him according to the order of the prince."

Ren Pingsheng nodded slightly and reminded, "Send a few more people to keep an eye on the Tongzhi of Chanzhou. Observe and record his every word and action carefully, and don't be careless."

Li Yong replied, "I understand!"

Ren Pingsheng reached out and patted his shoulder to show encouragement, and turned to leave.

…………

The other side.

Inn, a room somewhere.

Qiu'er was looking at her young lady with excitement, and asked curiously: "Miss, how is the prince...?"

Mu Rou was slightly startled, and her expression became a little strange. She hesitated for a long time before saying: "I... I don't remember."

"Don't remember?"

Qiu'er was a little confused, and said: "Didn't the young lady stay in the prince's room last night?"

Mu Rou nodded: "Yes."

Qiu'er said: "Then why don't you remember?"

Mu Rou said: "I fell asleep last night."

Qiu'er: "..."

Mu Rou recalled everything that happened last night, and a faint blush appeared on her pretty face. She lowered her voice and said: "But I know that Mr. Ren didn't do anything while I was asleep."

Qiu'er's expression became a little strange when she heard this.

After hesitating for a moment, he came close to Mu Rou and said in a mosquito-like voice: "The more so, the more attention the young lady should pay."

Mu Rou showed a puzzled look in her eyes and asked: "Why?"

Qiu'er said: "Because I heard from others that if a man faces the person he loves, he can't restrain himself. The prince didn't take advantage of the situation last night, which means that the prince's feelings for the young lady have not reached the point of being natural. He didn't refuse, maybe just because he has a good impression of the young lady."

Mu Rou was slightly stunned: "Is that so?"

Qiu'er said with certainty: "Of course!"

Mu Rou was in a trance for a few seconds, and suddenly thought of something, turned to look at her, and asked: "How does sister Qiu'er know this?"

Qiu'er's eyes dodged for a moment, and said: "I heard it from others."

The guilty expression was too obvious, and it could be seen at a glance.

Mu Rou asked: "Who did you hear it from?"

If she remembered correctly.

Whether in the prince's mansion in the capital or in this Chanzhou city.

Qiu'er has never been in contact with any man.

She would definitely not dare to say it so confidently.

"I heard it from Sister Tao'er."

Qiu'er said, and immediately changed the subject: "Miss, what do you think of the plum wine last night? Do you want me to buy some more?"

Mu Rou did not answer, but looked at her with a scrutinizing look.

Qiu'er saw that she could not hide it any longer, so she gritted her teeth and finally told the truth: "I read these in a book."

"Book?"

Mu Rou was stunned.

What kind of book would talk about such messy things?

Just when he was confused.

Qiu'er confessed again: "It's the books I bought from Mo Yunzhai."

"So that's it..."

Mu Rou's face was suddenly enlightened.

She soon thought of the contents of those books again, and her delicate face instantly turned red. She whispered, "Didn't I say that those books can't be read?"

Qiu'er blushed and whispered, "The young lady didn't let me read them, but when no one was around, she read them herself."

Mu Rou's pretty face became even redder, and she said, "When have I ever read such books alone?"

Qiu'er said, "Before leaving for Chanzhou, the young lady read them for a while at the desk, and then brought them with her, and put them in the package. Otherwise, even if I wanted to read them, I wouldn't be able to see them."

Mu Rou felt her face getting hot, and retorted, "I was afraid that those books would be found if they were left in the mansion, which would damage the dignity of the prince's mansion, so I brought them with me... As for what you said about reading them for a while, I just flipped through a few pages to see if they were those books."

Qiu'er didn't believe her young lady's words, and her expression looked a little unconvinced, but she didn't say anything else, just kept silent.

The room was quiet for a moment.

Mu Rou said, "Those books are there now, sister Qiu'er, take them out and burn them."

Qiu'er was slightly startled and said, "Such good books, why burn them."

What good books.

It's obviously...unbearable to look at.

Mu Rou thought so in her heart, but didn't say it, just said, "Burn it."

Qiu'er saw that her young lady was so determined, so she didn't say anything else.

I found those books and prepared to take them to the kitchen in the backyard to burn them. Before she went out, she heard footsteps coming from outside the house.

Followed by a familiar and magnetic voice.

"Is Miss Mu there?"

It's the prince!

Qiu'er's eyes lit up, and she showed joy in her eyes, and hurriedly agreed: "Yes, prince, please come in."

As soon as the voice fell.

I realized later that I was still holding those books in my arms.

Just when I was about to find a place to hide them, the door had slowly opened.

"It's over! The prince must not see these books!"

Qiu'er looked at the open door, and her nervous breathing stopped for a moment.

She held the books tightly in her arms, afraid of anything going wrong, and stood there motionless.

After a few breaths.

Ren Pingsheng stepped into the house and saw Qiu'er standing at the door with a few books in her arms, like a sculpture. He asked curiously: "Miss Qiu'er, what's this?"

Qiu'er was nervous, and her voice trembled a little: "No, nothing..."

As she said that, she lowered her head and walked out.

"What's going on? So mysterious..."

Ren Pingsheng looked at Qiu'er, thinking so in his heart, but he didn't say anything. He took the initiative to move to the side to make way for her.

When the two passed by.

Because of being too nervous.

Qiu'er's hands and feet were a little numb, and she staggered and almost fell to the ground. She couldn't help but exclaimed: "Ouch..."

On the side.

Ren Pingsheng was quick and reached out to support her.

Almost at the same time.

Qiu'er didn't hold the books in her hand firmly and fell to the ground.

What a coincidence.

A breeze blew outside the door.

He turned the pages of the book, revealing its contents.