"What happened in Xisha Village..."
"Leave this matter to your son, father doesn't have to worry." Ji Zizhen said.
Ji Liang sighed, patted Ji Zizhen on the shoulder and said, "That's all we can do."
"Well, once the matter is settled, my son will as soon as possible..."
"What happened?"
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted.
The father and son of the Ji family turned to look at Ye Yun who suddenly appeared behind them, and hurriedly bowed and said: "Eldest Princess!"
"I wonder what Lord Ji and Shaoqing Ji are talking about?" Ye Yun asked curiously.
"Just now Cai Chen received a letter asking for help. The person who wrote the letter was Chen's classmate and friend, who is now the magistrate of Donglin County. The letter said that a strange thing happened in a village under his jurisdiction, and that overnight more than a dozen families in the village were all He died. There are no clues about the murderer so far. I would like to ask Dali Temple to send someone to assist in the investigation.
It happened that tomorrow I would be traveling with my chariot and couldn't get away, so I decided to go on my behalf. "Ji Liang explained.
All died overnight?
Ye Yun frowned slightly and said, "How far is Donglin County from the imperial capital?"
"It can be reached in one day on horseback." Ji Zizhen said.
After thinking about it for a while, Ye Yun said: "If Lord Ji can trust me, let me investigate this matter."
"How can this be possible?" Ji Liang refused: "The eldest princess will accompany you tomorrow, so we should leave this matter to Zizhen."
"Master Ji is right. Don't worry, eldest princess, your subordinates will definitely handle this matter!" Ji Zizhen agreed.
"I know that Mr. Qi Shouji has been entrusted with an important task by my father this time. It is said that brothers are brothers in fighting tigers. Father and son are soldiers in the battle. I don't trust my father's travel safety in other people's hands. The matter of Donglin County belongs to me. Go, as for the safety of my father, it all depends on Lord Ji and Shaoqing Ji!"
"this..."
"This matter has been settled. Mr. Ji, don't worry. It's getting late. I'll go back first. Mr. Ji and Ji Shaoqing should also go back and rest early." After the decision was made, Ye Yun did not allow Ji's father and son to refute. opportunity, turn around and leave.
"Father, this..." Ji Zizhen looked at the figure walking further and further away, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"That's all," Ji Liang said helplessly: "Since the eldest princess wants to go, let her go."
Princess Mansion
After dinner, Ye Yun sent someone to call Bai Zhi, Heng Wu, and Chu Ci to Fengyang Pavilion.
"There is a murder case in Donglin County. Tomorrow, I will go to Donglin County first and wait until the matter is settled before going to the hunting ground. Just in case, Bai Zhi, you will go see Miss Yan later and tell her to go with me tomorrow." Travel.”
"Yes, Bai Zhi understands!"
"As for you three..." His eyes passed over the three of them, and Ye Yun said suddenly: "Heng Wu, you will stay here to handle the affairs of the house. Bai Zhi and Chu Ci will go with me."
"Don't worry, Master, Hengwu will take care of everything."
"Well, don't worry when you are doing things in this palace. As for the matters inside the palace...you should also pay close attention..."
"Yes!" Heng Wu agreed.
"For tomorrow's trip, keep everything simple. Prepare an ordinary carriage and two fast horses. We will set off at nine o'clock tomorrow, so go down and prepare."
"yes!"
The next day, at dawn, in front of the Chengtian Gate, the emperor's guard of honor stood at the forefront, followed closely by a majestic royal carriage with a dragon head pendant. Behind the royal carriage stood four accompanying eunuchs, and further behind This time, the concubines were driving, and the accompanying imperial troops were stationed on the left and right sides, wrapping the carriage tightly.
As for the carriages accompanying the ministers and their families, they were all parked outside Chengtian Gate, waiting for the holy driver to set off and follow them in sequence.
In front of Chengtian Gate, Su Muyun led the civil and military officials to stand on the left side of the royal carriage, while Yu Wenyong walked over surrounded by the concubines of the harem.
"Weak ministers (ministers) are here to see the emperor!" The ministers knelt down in unison.
"Your Majesty, no courtesy!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Su Qing!"
"Wei Chen is here!" Su Muyun stepped forward and said.
"This time I will go west for my autumn hunt, and I will take care of you in the affairs of the court!"
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I will definitely live up to your holy grace."
"Well! I feel relieved when I hear you say that!" After saying that, Yu Wenyong boarded the carriage accompanied by the child concubine. At the same time, several other concubines who were traveling with him also got on the carriage.
As Eunuch Dou shouted: "Let's set off!"
The emperor's honor guard slowly walked out. Su Muyun led everyone to bow to the direction of the royal carriage and said: "I respectfully see you off, your Majesty, have a good journey!"
The imperial guard of honor walked out of Chengtian Gate, and the chariots and horses of the accompanying ministers who had been waiting outside the gate quickly followed them according to their official rank.
At the same time that the holy driver set off, Ye Yun also took Bai Zhi, Chu Ci, and Yan Yan out.
Donglin County is located in the northeast of the imperial capital. After leaving the city gate and passing through a small road, there is the official road leading to Donglin County.
Looking at the official road just around the corner, Ye Yun ordered: "Speed up the journey!" After speaking, he raised his long whip and rushed out with a "drive" sound.
Seeing this, Bai Zhi hurriedly drove the reins and beat the horse in pursuit.
The master was already far away, so naturally Chu Ci couldn't hold him back. The long whip was whipped on the horse's back, and the horse ran forward with a whoosh of pain. The wheels turned sharply, bringing up a cloud of dust.
The bumpy car body woke up Yan Yan, who was sleeping in the car. She lifted the car curtain, stuck her head out and said anxiously: "What's wrong, what's wrong, what happened?" Could it be that someone had been raped again? Chased? Thinking of this, Yan Yan's heart suddenly tightened.
"The car is shaking, Miss Yan, it's better not to come out! Drive!" Chu Ci did not explain, the hand holding the reins twitched, the horse rushed forward with all its strength, the wheels hit the rocks, and the car suddenly tilted.
Yan Yan didn't check anything, and she said "Oops" and fell backwards onto the car floor. The fall made her dizzy and her eyes were filled with stars.
After a long and tiring journey, Ye Yun and the others finally arrived at the Donglin County Government Office before sunset.
"Bang bang bang!" Bai Zhi stood in front of the closed county government door and patted it hard several times.
After a while, no one answered.
"Master, there seems to be no one inside." Bai Zhi turned to look at Ye Yun and said.
"Knock again!"
"Yes!" Bai Zhi turned her head and said while knocking: "Is there anyone inside? Open the door!"
"Knock! What time has it been? Come back tomorrow if you need anything!" After knocking for a while, a dissatisfied and angry voice came from inside.
"How dare you! Dali Temple is handling the case, and you dare to block it!" Bai Zhi said back.
Hearing that it was Dali Temple, the people inside did not dare to be negligent. They hurriedly opened the door, leaned out and said, "I don't know if you are an adult visiting me. I am so negligent. I hope you will forgive me!"
Glancing at the green-robed yamen servant in front of him, Ye Yun said: "Where is your county magistrate now? Let him come to see me as soon as possible."
"Magistrate Hu is in the backyard. Sir, please wait in the front hall first. I will go and pass the news." After saying that, the Yamen hurried towards the backyard.
Seeing this, Ye Yun got off his horse and took Bai Zhi and the others straight to the front hall.
In the backyard, Magistrate Hu had just taken off his shoes and was about to take a rest when he heard the Yamen yelling outside, and a trace of anger could not help but appear on his brows.
Today, he led people to visit around Xisha Village, but there was no clue at all. More than a dozen families, dozens of lives, disappeared quietly under his nose. These people, not You just know how to share his worries, but you actually add trouble to him!
