The next day, the Prime Minister's Mansion.
After receiving the news from Zhao Gao last night, Li Si sent someone to follow Meng Yi to see what he was going to do in the past few days.
At the same time, Li Si couldn't help but be a little curious. Is Zhao Gao trying to show his favor to him?
Last time, due to Zhao Gao's imprisonment, the relationship between him and Zhao Gao was somewhat tense.
After hearing that, Zhao Gao even went to have contact with Right Minister Feng Quji.
Although this matter was hidden from Ying Zheng, it was not hidden from his informant.
No one in the court knew that he and Feng Quji had always been at odds with each other. It was really interesting that Zhao Gao chose Feng Quji to deliver news to him.
While Li Si was thinking about it, a boy ran in from outside and knelt on the ground when he saw Li Si.
"See Prime Minister."
Li Si recognized him as the person he sent to follow Meng Yi. Now that he was back, he must have discovered something.
Meng Yi made some moves early in the morning?
"how?"
The boy lowered his head and immediately replied: "After returning from the palace yesterday, Meng Zhonglang asked someone to investigate the owner of a wine shop. That person's name is Zhang Zifang."
"I heard that Zhang Zifang went to Xianyang Prison yesterday and met with Ran Fang in person. No one knows what he specifically said to Ran Fang."
"Early this morning, Meng Zhonglang took his men and horses directly to the wine shop. Unfortunately, all the people in the wine shop ran away and no one was caught."
"Right now, Meng Zhonglang is leading the lieutenant army to search everywhere in Xianyang City. His face is very ugly."
After listening, Li Si lowered his head and thought.
"Zhang Zifang?"
Li Si murmured a few words in his mouth. Meng Yi must be following His Majesty's order if he arrests someone in such a hurry. But this person is related to Ran Fang, so it's not easy to guess.
"Go and investigate Zhang Zifang and his relationship with Ran Fang. We must find out clearly!"
"Here."
After saying that, the boy bowed, lowered his head and ran out.
Li Si thought for a moment. No matter what, the most critical person in this matter is Ran Fang, and judging from the importance His Majesty attaches to it, this matter is definitely not a trivial matter.
In this way, he would personally go to Xianyang Prison to get some words from Ran Fang's mouth.
"Somebody come!"
"Prepare some food and wine immediately!"
…
When Li Si arrived at Xianyang Prison with his things, he did not expect to see Meng Yi in the cell.
Especially Meng Yi, who was sitting there looking at Ran Fang with an expression of bitterness and hatred on his face.
The cell was quiet at this time, no one spoke. Meng Yi stared at Ran Fang with his resentful eyes, as if he wanted to eat Ran Fang.
This scene made Li Si a little confused. What happened?
Full of doubts, Li Si walked into the cell and greeted Ran Fang warmly: "Sir, long time no see."
"I made some new food at home today, and I brought it to you specially."
With that said, he put the basket he was holding on the table and sat on the couch opposite Ran Fang without even looking at Meng Yi.
He placed everything inside on the table, and at the same time called Fu Su, "Mr. Su, come here and have a taste. This is fresh venison, and there is also wine."
Fusu's expression froze when he was called. Since entering Xianyang Prison, he found that the people he saw who were afraid before seemed to be much more friendly.
Now even Prime Minister Li Si is a lot more polite to him, which makes him quite flattered.
Even Meng Yi, who usually has a good relationship with him, didn't know why he was crazy today.
Thinking about it, he nodded slightly to Li Si and said, "Thank you."
But there was no movement on his hands, and he gestured to Meng Yi with his eyes, hoping that Li Si could help relieve the embarrassment.
Li Si pretended not to see Fusu's eyes. He pushed the venison to Ran Fang and praised: "This is the hunting I specially asked people to hunt. This venison is very delicious. I haven't tasted it myself." .”
"Try it, sir. It tastes very good."
Ran Fang glanced at the venison, picked up a piece and put it into his mouth, chewed it for a few bites, and nodded with a bright look.
"It's really good. Is it pickled with refined salt?"
"Sir, your guess is good," Li Si smiled and nodded, with a rather proud look on his face.
"I heard that this refined salt was made by my husband, so I borrowed wine to offer it to the Buddha."
"Now this refined salt is in short supply in Xianyang City. I can buy it only because of my husband's reputation."
These compliments obviously made Ran Fang look much better.
Li Si, who had been paying attention to Ran Fan, also noticed it. He turned his head and glanced at Meng Yi, as if he had just seen him, showing a surprised expression.
He looked at Meng Yi, then looked back at Ran Fang, "Who is this?"
Meng Yi was also expecting that Li Si didn't know him, but now that he saw himself, it was more or less intentional.
He was already a little depressed, but now that he saw Li Si like this, the expression on his face became even more ugly.
But due to Li Si's status, he didn't dare to say anything too extreme.
He cupped his hands towards Li Si and said without much politeness in his tone: "I am a junior official in the Tingwei Mansion. I have been tracking down an assassin in Xianyang City with my master. However, after the assassin came to Xianyang Prison yesterday, he disappeared. Got the news.”
"I am here to ask you, sir, on the order of my lord, what the thief said to you."
"But he said he didn't know him!"
"Every jailer in this prison can prove that he has been talking to that ovary for a long time, but now he is not telling the truth!"
With these few words, Li Si guessed the truth. It must be that Zhang Zifang came to see Ran Fang yesterday, but Ran Fang found out his identity, and then ran away overnight.
This incident reached His Majesty's ears, and he immediately asked Meng Yi to arrest the person, but Zhang Zifang had already escaped.
Now that he wanted to capture Zhang Zifang again, he naturally had to look for clues from Ran Fang.
However, based on his understanding of Ran Fang, since he discovered Zhang Zifang's identity yesterday, Ran Fang didn't reveal it, let alone today.
"I see."
"How can you be sure that sir knows the identity of his assassin?"
"Now that your husband is famous in Xianyang, what if he comes here because of his fame and just wants to meet him?"
Hearing this, Ran Fang couldn't help but raise his head and glance at Li Si. This is what he said to Meng Yi just now. Now that Li Si mentioned it again, he even doubted whether Li Si was listening at the door just now.
Li Si didn't know what happened just now. He was still speaking for Ran Fang: "Based on your suspicion, you are questioning sir here. Where do you get the confidence?"
"Sir, he has made something like refined salt that benefits the people. That is a credit that should be released from Xianyang Prison. How can he be so insulted by you?"
"You are questioning your character. If you really knew that ovary, how could you not tell me? Isn't this treason?"
"That's a crime of beheading. How could you do such a thing, sir?!"
Although these few words were thought of Ran Fang, they also set Ran Fang up.
If he really knew and didn't report it, he would really be able to sit through the cells of Xianyang Prison.
A strange look flashed across Ran Fang's face, and then returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.
While eating venison and drinking wine, he glanced at Meng Yi and said calmly: "I saw that ovary for the first time yesterday. If he is an assassin, I really don't know."
"As for his hiding place, I don't even know. You asked the wrong person."
"Walk slowly without seeing you off."
Being humiliated by Ran Fang, Meng Yi couldn't sit still anymore. He glanced at Fusu and Li Si, and saw both of them nodded. He knew that he couldn't ask anything today, so he was so angry that he just threw up his sleeves and left.
When he walked to the door, he glared at Ran Fang and said disdainfully: "I thought you were a righteous person, but I didn't expect you were also just trying to gain fame!"
"You are not worthy of my master's praise of you!"
