Xie Lin didn't expect that his father would take on such a big case, so he took him along with him and let him train with him. After working with him all night, he squinted for a while while his father entered the palace in the morning. After waking up, he took the time to run to the Duke Protector's Mansion to visit Zhou Gu.
Zhou Gu was sitting on the bed, looking at the information collected about the mansions of major families in Southern Chu.
Since he had decided to travel to Nanchu, he naturally wanted to get to know Nanchu well in advance. Now that Su Rong is in the capital, and the results haven't been released yet, he is not in a hurry to leave. I plan to take advantage of this period of recuperation to get to know all the major families in Southern Chu, especially the Nangong family, the Ye family, and the Southern Chu family.
After being informed that Xie Lin was coming, Zhou Gu asked people to immediately remove all these things and hide them, and then he lay half-lying and waited for Xie Lin to enter the house.
Xie Lin had not been on good terms with Zhou Gu before and had never been to his Shuanglin Garden. Now when he walked in and saw the empty grape trellis, he smashed it, thinking that if he didn't get it this year, he would have it next year. Last week I took care of the grapes in the yard.
After entering the house, he saw Zhou Gu lying on the bed, his face pale and bloodless, and he looked very weak. He looked at him and sighed, "I heard that you almost died from the burn yesterday. How about it? You didn't burn your head." Right? Can your brain still function now?"
Zhou Gu said rudely: "Designation is better than your head."
When Xie Lin heard this, he immediately knew that his head was probably not burned out. He sat down, looked at Zhou Gu and said, "Who would have thought that it would be so dangerous for you to investigate a case and come back from the Great Buddha Temple so early in the morning? You just happened to catch up."
Seeing that Zhou Gu didn't speak, he asked again: "Who is he? Why is he so scary? I heard that he came for you? He didn't even kill the two monks, and a large number of dead soldiers surrounded only one door. Want to kill you? Have you offended someone? Or did you do something to make people insist on killing you?"
"I only dealt with Jiang Sheng when I was in Jiangning County and offended the eldest prince." Seeing that he really cared about him, Zhou Gu didn't mind talking to him a few more words. "As for others, I don't know. If you kill me, The consequences of letting the Duke Protector grieve and shake the imperial court may be uncertain."
Xie Lin's heart froze and he sat up straight, "If you don't tell me, I haven't thought of this yet. Yes, if something happens to you, how can the old Duke and the eldest princess Sheng'an endure it? If the two of them fall. Now, the backbone of the Protector's Mansion is gone, and only your eldest brother is left. I'm not saying that your eldest brother is more than capable, but his skills, courage, etc. are not as good as yours. If something happens to you, the entire Protector's Mansion will collapse. Have you lost half of the sky?"
He was extremely happy and said: "I heard it was all thanks to Su Rong."
He looked at Zhou Gu and said, "This Su Rong is really powerful."
Not only was he able to predict events like a god, he ordered people to chase Zhou Gu and save him, and he was also able to cut through hundreds of miles of thorns at night, and came to the Duke Protector's Mansion to give him a prescription to reduce fever in an emergency. Even the head of the hospital, Dr. Xu, and the doctors at Beijing Chinese Medicine Hall couldn't get rid of the fever, but she did it. How could she be so capable?
He really didn't notice it before, he really didn't show his face.
Zhou Gu nodded.
Xie Lin looked at Zhou Gu, hesitated for a moment, and then asked in a low voice: "I heard that Su Rong went to the Great Buddha Temple with Ye Guixue to worship Buddha, and happened to meet you and He Zheng while investigating the case. She and Ye Guixue... …”
Zhou Gu remained silent.
Xie Lin understood and scratched his head, "Ye Guixue is the second son of Nanchu Ye Xiangfu, and Su Rong is the princess of Nanchu. They..."
Zhou Gu stopped him and asked, "Why did you come to see me today?"
Xie Lin stopped talking immediately, "I came to see you."
"Now that you have seen it, you can go." Zhou Gu asked.
Xie Lin: "..."
He had just sat there for a while when Zhou Gu kicked him out. Did he just say something he didn't want to hear? He immediately said: "In addition to coming to see you, I also learned about the case from you. As you know, my father was arrested by Your Majesty to investigate the case, and he took me with him."
He pointed to the dark circles under his eyes, "I didn't sleep last night."
Seeing that he was talking about the investigation in an interesting way, Zhou Gu stopped chasing him and started talking to him about the case.
The two talked about the case for a while, and when they mentioned the two monks, Guangzhen bit his tongue and committed suicide.
, was not saved, but before he died, it was determined that he killed Timon, and Wangsu also had problems.
Xie Lin said: "Can you follow me to the secret cell in your house, and we can interrogate Na Wangsu together?"
"Go on your own! I need to recover from my injuries." Zhou Gu waved his hand, "I'll have someone take you there."
Xie Lin saw that his face was pale and obviously unsuitable for hard work. He nodded and stood up, "Okay, I will go and examine it myself."
Zhou Gu called someone and asked him to take Xie Lin there.
Xie Lin took two steps forward and asked, "Where's Ziye beside you?"
"Lying on the bed to recuperate, his injuries are relatively serious." Zhou Gu said.
Xie Lin nodded, muttered "No wonder I have to see him.", turned around and left.
After Xie Lin left, Zhou Gu took out what he had just read halfway and continued reading.
Xie Lin was taken to the secret prison of the Duke Protector's Mansion, where he saw that Wangsu was tied to a pillar. The great monk had thin skin and tender flesh. It was obvious that he had not suffered any crime, but now that he had suffered, he was very depressed.
Seeing someone coming, Wangsu raised his head and saw that it was Xie Lin. He recognized it and said, "Amitabha, thank you young prince."
Xie Lin nodded, "Master Wangsu."
He is the heir to Prince Ruian's Palace. Although he has a bit of a playboy temperament, it is not much. He was trained by Prince Ruian since he was a child. Naturally, he is not an empty snack in his belly. He has his own set of skills.
He stood in front of Wangsu, stared at him for a while, and suddenly asked: "Master Wangsu, Master Guangzhen died because of you, don't you feel any guilt at all?"
Wangsu was stunned.
Before he could speak, Xie Lin added, "Let me guess, who is so capable that he can bribe the chief disciple of the abbot of the Great Buddha Temple? Even the prince, mother and concubine, I'm afraid they can't do it. Because you are a smart person and know that it is not a good thing to interfere with the prince to seize power. If you do not do it well, it will not end well. What Buddhism seeks is a good ending. The only reason is the sister you have been looking for. I asked you to do this, and your sister, unlike what you said, is currently in the Nanping Marquis Mansion, so she must be in the capital."
Wangsu's expression did not change and he said again, "Amitabha."
He said helplessly: "Xie Xiaowang, just based on guesswork, he concluded that it was the poor monk who harmed the people. No matter what the poor monk said, the prince did not believe it, the old protector did not believe it, and Xie Xiaowang didn't seem to believe it either. The poor monk still has What can you say?"
Xie Lin shook his head, "No, Master Wangsu, you still have something to say."
He came close to Wangsu, leaned against his ear, and whispered to him: "You know, my mother-in-law has a heart to worship the Buddha. She loves worshiping the Buddha the most. She goes to the Great Buddha Temple once a year. Every time, he drags me to accompany him. I don’t like to sit on the futon and worship Buddha with her, so I always sneak out and run around the temple. Most of the time, I like to run to the back mountain. . And from Wangyue Peak, the highest point of Houshan Mountain, you can have a panoramic view of the entire Great Buddha Temple. Sitting there, I can see when my mother-in-law discovered that I was missing and sent someone to look for me, so I could rush back to my room to pretend to be safe. Comfortable."
He recalled: "About three years ago, I actually saw Master Wangsu and a woman hugging each other on Wangyue Peak and crying for a long time. The woman was dressed in palace clothes..."
Wangsu's blood flowed backwards, and his whole body became stiff for a moment.
Xie Lin didn't seem to see his expression, and continued: "The distance was too far, I couldn't hear what was said, and I couldn't see the specific appearance of the woman. I could only vaguely see what the woman in palace clothes was wearing. I was very curious. When I returned to the Great Buddha Temple, I secretly observed by myself. Hey, guess what? I found that person very quickly. Because that person was sitting with my mother and concubine, and the red hair on his head was The hairpin and the ring around the waist are very special, made by the imperial court."
Wangsu's face turned pale and he was speechless for a moment.
Xie Lin took a step back and looked at Wangsu, "I have no other advantages. I just know that curiosity kills the cat. Even if I am the young prince of Ruian Palace, I must not touch things that I cannot touch. , otherwise I wouldn’t know how I died, not to mention that with my three-legged cat skills, I couldn’t protect myself at all. So, I didn’t tell anyone about this, not even my mother and concubine.”
He looked at Wangsu and said, "Master Wangsu, now your Majesty has handed over your case to my father, and I am also being dragged by my father and your Majesty to investigate this case. Naturally, I want to After all, I have to let His Majesty see my abilities as a meritorious person, so that he can use me more after I pass the scientific examination and enter the court, right?"
He twirled his fingers, "So, are you going to explain it yourself, or should I follow the person in the palace to check you? If you really ask me to check you, no matter whether that person is related or not, he will be involved. Maybe then you can Even if I want to protect you, I can’t.”
