Fortunately, Su Xian did not lose his mind.
Chen Keyan is the princess of Nanchen. It is said that she has great power in Nanchen and is also very favored by Emperor Chen. If Su Xian does anything wrong, it will cause big trouble.
After extinguishing the restless thoughts in his heart, Su Xian threatened her:
"If you don't get angry again, I will lock you again, and I won't unlock it for you next time you come back. You can just do it yourself!"
After finishing speaking, Su Xian closed the door with a bang.
He ignored Chen Keyan and fell on the bed to sleep.
Chen Keyan did not continue to act like a monster, she was probably frightened.
Su Xian slept until dawn the next day.
He was woken up by Yan Dashan:
"Sir, it's getting late. Qiudian's army is ready and waiting outside the city to set off. It's time for you to get up..."
"..."
Su Xian got up quickly, packed everything, didn't even bother to eat breakfast, and was about to go out with Yan Dashan.
On the second floor, behind the railing of the stairs, Chen Keyan couldn't help but be happy because Su Xian forgot to put an anklet on her.
But she was not happy for long.
Su Xian had just walked to the door and was about to open the door when he suddenly remembered the anklet, so he returned with Yan Dashan, found an iron chain, caught Chen Keyan, and put it on her.
"snort!"
Chen Keyan was crying, sitting on the ground, holding her knees with her hands, a small ball.
She looked at the shackles on her feet and burst into tears, casting pitiful eyes at Su Xian from time to time.
Su Xian knew she was acting.
Su Xian sighed, this girl can go get an Oscar, then she took Yan Dashan downstairs resolutely, opened the door and left.
Chen Keyan stood up immediately. Xunran was about to cry and was gone. Her face was dark and ugly.
She walked to the window on the second floor with small steps that were about a foot long. She looked at Su Xian who was gradually walking away and cursed:
"Su Xian, Mr. Su, Su is not allowed. One day you will fall into my hands, I will..."
"Just castrate him!" Jian'er took over from the side.
"No, I don't want to castrate him now." Chen Keyan's face was ashen. Su Xian had already walked away, but she still stood in front of the window and did not move.
"Then how does the princess plan to punish him?"
"I want to keep his descendants, and then show him all kinds of beauties, but I won't let him get them... I'm worried about killing him!" Chen Keyan said fiercely.
"Princess, that's a good idea. We can also give him medicine, the kind that makes men crazy..." Jian'er clapped his hands and made suggestions.
"..."
Bi'er also became angry and made suggestions together.
When Su Xian falls into their hands in the future, how will they deal with Su Xian, etc...
Suddenly, Chen Keyan turned around, and under the unexpected looks of the two maids, she sat down on the ground, grabbed the one-foot-long iron chain with both hands, and cried:
"Sir, please come back early next time. My family... is waiting for you at home!"
"Well……"
Jian'er and Bi'er looked at each other, stunned for a long time without coming back to their senses.
After a long time, Chen Keyan returned to normal.
She ordered the two maids:
"These days, I have carefully inquired about the situation in Youzhou, especially Su Xian's whereabouts and current situation. No information can be missed. Report it every hour."
"Yes!" The maids accepted the order.
"..."
at the same time.
Liu Huixiang's home, on the second floor, in front of the window.
Liu Huixiang watched Su Xian and Yan Dashan leave. She remained speechless. When Su Xian's shadow was no longer visible, she murmured to herself:
"Sir, come back safely!"
"..."
It is said that after Su Xian and Yan Dashan left the city, they immediately saw Qiu Dian's army waiting on the official road, as well as the two thousand princess palace guards lined up neatly.
The guards were all wearing bright armor and strong swords. Their armor reflected light in the sun, shining brightly and making them particularly conspicuous.
These two thousand personal guards will follow Su Xian to go north to Youzhou.
Their mission is to protect Su Xian and obey Su Xian's orders. Of course, the command of the personal guards rests with Qiudian Army.
With the gold medal given by Princess Lanling, Su Xian could only mobilize a hundred personal guards, which was far from enough.
In front of the two thousand personal guards, Qiudian Jun was seen dressed in military uniform and soft armor, riding on a horse. He looked heroic and looked like a female general who was good at fighting.
"Su Consultation!"
Qiu Dianjun dismounted and quickly stepped forward to salute him.
After seeing Yan Dashan, she also cupped her hands and said, "Mighty Duke."
"Qiu Dianjun, I'm sorry, I'm late." Su Xian returned the greeting, and then said with a smile: "Now that everything is ready, let's set off, please!"
Qiudian's army remounted.
Su Xian and Yan Dashan also mounted their horses.
This time Su Xian decided to ride all the way to Youzhou. The ride in the car a few days ago was really painful...
Soon, a group of more than 2,000 people set off towards Youzhou in the north.
At the front of the team were more than a hundred personal guards, clearing the way, followed by Su Xian, Yan Dashan, and Qiu Dianjun. Su Xian was in the middle, and Yan Dashan and Qiu Dianjun were on the left and right.
At the very back, more than a thousand personal guards followed closely.
The team of more than 2,000 people is huge, with the continuous sound of horse hooves and flags fluttering. It feels like leading troops on an expedition.
After marching for about fifty miles, the official road suddenly became muddy and there were some small puddles on the road. It was obvious that there had been a heavy rain here not long ago.
Suddenly, a horse jumped out from a small road connecting the official road.
That's a school captain.
When he saw the Qiudian Army in the long queue, the captain shouted loudly:
"Qiu Dian Army, Qiu Dian Army, I will finally report something..."
"Xu..." Su Xian, Qiu Dianjun, and Yan Dashan stopped their horses, and the guards in front and behind also stopped in place.
"Who are you? What's the matter?"
Qiu Dianjun looked at the captain and asked.
This captain is not a member of the personal guard.
Li Youqing went to Hebei Road this time and brought an army of 100,000 troops. This captain was one of the 100,000 troops. His mission was to set up a roadblock to capture the remaining bandits.
After revealing his identity, the school captain clasped his fists and said, "To the Qiu Dian Army, a heavy rain just washed away a nearby hilltop, and a corpse was exposed in the soil on the hilltop!"
After Su Xian heard this, his expression changed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal.
He waved his hand and said: "It's just a corpse on the top of the mountain. Why alert Qiudian's army? We still have important things to do. You can go to the government to deal with it yourself."
With that said, Su Xian urged the horse to continue on the road.
Qiudian Jun also thought this was true and ordered the guards to continue on their way.
When the captain saw this, he hurriedly said: "Qiu Dian's army, wait a minute. If it were an ordinary corpse, the general would not dare to trouble Qiu Dian's army, but that corpse is very extraordinary!"
Su Xian and others stopped, Qiu Dianjun raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's so unusual?"
The captain came closer and lowered his voice and said: "General, I found a waist tag from the bones, which can prove the identity of the bones. Qiudian Army, please take a look."
As he said that, the captain handed over a sign mysteriously.
Out of curiosity, Qiu Dianjun took it and took a look. Then she was shocked, her face full of horror, and her mouth opened wide, as if she had seen something extraordinary.
"What's wrong?" Su Xian and Yan Dashan asked curiously.
"This...this is...the identity badge of the leader of the inner guard!" Qiu Dianjun looked solemn and lowered his voice, just enough for Su Xian and Yan Dashan to hear clearly.
"What!"
Su Xian was "taken aback" and was stunned.
Yan Dashan didn't say anything, but he certainly knew about the Meihua Inner Guards and the small cabinet leaders of the Inner Guards. Those people held so much power that they could even decide life or death with just one word.
superb.
But now, a small pavilion leader of the Plum Blossom Internal Guard has turned into a corpse and is buried on a barren mountain?
It wasn't until the heavy rain today that the mountains were washed away by the rain, and the bones of Xiaoge Ling were not seen again?
Yan Dashan couldn't help but look solemn.
It's no small matter when it comes to internal defense.
It might cause chaos in the entire Hebei Province.
He finally murmured:
"Who on earth was so bold as to kill the leader of the inner guard and throw his body into the wilderness?!"
On the side, Su Xian felt a little uncomfortable, and then said: "This is indeed a shocking event. Since we just happened to be here, why not go and take a look at the situation?"
"Well, this matter is very important. There must be no accidents. We should go to the scene and don't let people with evil intentions cause trouble!"
After Qiu Dianjun finished speaking, he turned his horse around and followed the captain to the scene of the crime.
Su Xian and Yan Dashan followed behind.
The mountain road was rugged and it rained, making it even more difficult.
With great difficulty, everyone arrived at the scene of the crime, which was a small hill. Most of the soil was washed away by the rain, revealing two bare leg bones and the bones of the waist and hip.
The bones are dense and a bit scary.
As for the parts on the waist, they are still buried in the soil.
The captain was explaining and pointed to the waist of the skeleton, saying that the identity badge was found there.
"It is certain that this skeleton is that of Xiao Ge Ling."
Qiu Dianjun held the identity badge in his hand, frowned, stared at the two white leg bones and said:
"Before the princess arrived in Yingzhou, the little pavilion leader lost news and disappeared, as if he had disappeared from the world."
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"It turns out that the leader of the small pavilion has been poisoned by someone. He was killed and his body was dumped here."
"Who is it that dares to kill the little pavilion leader?"
"..."
On the side, Su Xian remained silent.
This scene was actually part of his plan.
When Yang Zhilan went south on business, in addition to planning to steal sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal, she also had another task, which was to move the bones of Xiaoge leader here...
Regarding this matter, Su Xian had already burned paper money to Xiaoge leader and explained the reasons. He no longer had any psychological barriers to this matter.
After all, in the final analysis of this matter, it was Xiaoge who led him to seek death and actually wanted to take Su Xian's life for no reason... Su Xian was just fighting back and defending himself.
"It is rumored that the people in the inner guard's small pavilion are extraordinary and highly skilled, and they can kill them... It is probably not easy. They must be rare masters in the world!"
On the side, Yan Dashan made a guess.
Su Xian was tired of hearing this.
Then he pointed to the upper body bones still buried in the soil and said, "Perhaps, if we continue to dig deeper, we should be able to find some clues."
Qiu Dianjun looked solemn and decided immediately: "Dig!"
She is Princess Lanling's confidant, so it is best for her to make this decision.
The reason why the captain did not dare to continue digging after half of it was because he wanted to find someone taller to support him. Now that he had received the order, he immediately called on the soldiers on the side to pick up the shovel and dig.
Dirt flew.
The upper body of the corpse gradually came to light.
From the waist and hips, to the abdomen, and then to the chest, it is revealed bit by bit.
"stop!"
Suddenly, Yan Dashan shouted.
The soldiers digging the soil immediately stopped.
Su Xian and Qiu Dianjun were also shocked by him.
Yan Dashan's face was solemn and very serious. He approached the corpse, squatted aside, and slowly dug the soil on the chest of the corpse with his hands.
His movements were gentle and slow, like an archeologist.
Su Xian and Qiu Dianjun came forward with doubts on their faces. They didn't know what Yan Dashan was doing, but they didn't ask.
But in fact, Su Xian understood what Yan Dashan had discovered.
While he silently recited in his mind, "Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills", he and Qiu Dianjun stared curiously at Yan Dashan's movements, paying full attention.
Not long after, as Yan Dashan gently dug up a part of the soil, a golden light appeared, which was particularly dazzling under the sunshine after the rain. It was an ingot of gold!
The soil was dug up some more, and the piece of gold was revealed.
It turned out that it was a sheep's head, rough in shape, as big as a thumb, and made entirely of gold!
"What is this?"
Qiudianjun was suspicious, but no one responded to her.
Yan Dashan's expression became more solemn, and his movements became more cautious, slowly digging the soil. Finally, he cleared all the soil near the chest of the corpse.
That rough golden sheep head turned out to be an ornament on a hairpin!
And the sharp part of the hairpin was embedded between the ribs in the heart of the corpse!
Such a picture appeared in front of me.
Everyone present understood how the little Ge leader was killed.
"A weird golden sheep-headed hairpin pierced the heart of Xiaoge Leader. It was this hairpin that killed Xiaoge Leader!" Qiu Dianjun muttered to himself, extremely shocked.
"What kind of hairpin is that? Who holds it?" the captain asked.
"Nalan Yan!"
Yan Dashan suddenly read out a name in a deep voice, with a firm tone that left no doubt.
He didn't move the hairpin, but stood up slowly and looked towards Su Xian.
Su Xian was "excited all over" and looked "awed", but he frowned and said nothing.
Qiudianjun asked hurriedly:
"What did the Duke say? What about Nalan Yan?"
"The murderer is Nalan Yan!" Yan Dashan was very sure and said in a deep voice:
"Nalan Yan is the commander-in-chief of the Liao Army who infiltrated our Daliang army this time. She is also the princess of King Hunxie of Liao Kingdom!"
"The golden sheep-headed hairpin that killed the little pavilion leader is what Nalan Yan holds!"
"..."
"Nalanyan, the princess of the Liao Kingdom, the commander of the Liao Army who sneaked into our country..." Qiu Dianjun muttered to herself. Based on these keywords, she suddenly thought of many things.
There seems to be a huge conspiracy hidden in this!
Finally, she shook her head, glanced at the sky, and said:
"This matter is certainly important, but I am busy with military affairs and cannot delay it. Let's do this. I will send someone to report the situation to the princess, and ask the princess to send someone to deal with it."
"That's fine, we still need to hurry up." Su Xian agreed.
In this way, Qiudian's army sent people back to the camp to report to Li Youqing, and then arranged enough people to guard the place. Then they went down the mountain and continued to Youzhou with the large team.
…
On this same day.
Yingzhou.
Just when Su Xian and his party had just set out to leave Yingzhou City, outside the gate of the camp in the north of the city, a man and a horse came from afar and stayed here.
This person is a man, about thirty years old, with a medium build and an ordinary appearance. He is the type that you cannot find if you leave him on the street.
There were a few strands of hair floating in front of his forehead, moving with the wind, adding a bit of unruly temperament to this person.
"Within a month, I was finally back here."
The man was sitting on the horse, looking up at the tall camp gate, with a slight curl of the corner of his mouth, a bohemian smile, and he murmured to himself calmly and leisurely:
"I went north to the Liao Kingdom and worked undercover for more than half a month. I finally found out the whereabouts of the 10,000 Liao troops who disappeared from Hongcun Fort in Fanyang County!"
"There is no solution to this case! If I hadn't sneaked into the Liao Kingdom and spent countless efforts, the truth of this case would never have been revealed."
"Ah!"
"I, after all, it's me, the prison chief's second arrester, the thousand-faced fox!"
"..."
Yes, this person is the legendary second prisoner, the Thousand-Faced Fox.
More than half a month ago, Qianmianhu took over the case from Li Youqing and soon disappeared. No one knew where he went.
People who are familiar with him speculate that the Thousand Faced Fox may be disguised as someone and is investigating the case undercover somewhere.
In fact, this is indeed the case.
After Qianmianhu took over the case, he walked around Youzhou and felt that he had no idea where to start. In the end, he had to use his own specialty-disguise and sneak into the Liao Kingdom.
Find out the whereabouts of the 10,000 Liao troops from the source.
He succeeded.
And today he quietly returned to Yingzhou and came to the gate of the camp in the north of the city.
Feeling sorry for himself for a while, Qian-Mian Hu dismounted, approached the camp gate, identified himself, then went straight into the camp and walked to the west side where the three-headed Nangong Kui was stationed.
At the same time, a soldier rushed towards the princess' sleeping tent.
Report the news of Thousand Faced Fox's return to Li Youqing.
At that time, Li Youqing was in a good mood in the princess' sleeping tent. She no longer sat at her desk to deal with military affairs, but was watering the flowers in front of the window, holding a beautiful kettle in her hand.
After receiving the notification, Li Youqing was stunned for a moment.
Then he put down the kettle, cleaned his hands with a snow-white handkerchief, and said with a smile: "Oh? The second arrester is back? Where has he been? Bring him to see me quickly."
The maid in charge of passing the news reported: "The second arrester went to the west side of the camp, where the Prison Department is permanently stationed."
After hearing this, Li Youqing couldn't help but say "hmm", the smile at the corner of her mouth gradually disappeared, and her beautiful eyebrows frowned slightly.
But then she returned to normal and said with a smile:
"That's it, then go and invite him over."
"yes."
After the little palace maid left, Li Youqing slowly returned to the big vermilion case and sat down. She tapped her slender white fingers on the table and frowned in deep thought.
The Prison Department, along with the Plum Blossom Internal Guard, are both under the control of Her Majesty the Queen.
Compared with the mystery of the inner guards, the Prison Department is much brighter. They act strictly in accordance with the law. No matter who they are, the Prison Department dares to investigate.
So for so many years, even the head arresters of the Prison Department have become detached.
Li Youqing is now considered to be in power. Although Qian Zhongshu is a political enemy, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the reason why Qian Zhongshu can still stand in the court is the result of the Queen's attempt to balance all parties.
However, even if Princess Lanling is at the height of her power, the Prison Department will not be afraid.
Of course, Princess Lanling is different after all, and the Prison Department has also made some compromises. For example, this trip to Hebei Province, Nangong Kui, the leader of the three arrests, accompanied her all the way, which is a proof.
If he were an ordinary person, he would definitely ask a police officer from the Prison Department to accompany him.
Now, after the second catcher Thousand Faced Fox returned to the camp, he did not come to see her immediately. Instead, he went to the area where the Prison Department was stationed. Although this matter was minor, it touched Li Youqing's sensitive nerve.
She has revealed her imperial aspirations to Su Xian and intends to get involved in the Meihua inner guard.
Li Youqing actually had some thoughts about the Prison Department, who was also a concubine of the Queen.
Therefore, the small actions of the two thousand-faced foxes today made her particularly sensitive...
After a while, the little palace maid left and returned.
Bringing you some not-so-good news:
"Princess Qi, the second captain said that he has found out the whereabouts of the 10,000 Liao troops in Hongcunbao... But, the second captain also said that he returned from the Liao Kingdom all the way and had a tiring journey..."
"..."
At this point, the little palace maid couldn't continue and lowered her head.
After Li Youqing heard this, Qingcheng's expression was really complicated.
There was both surprise that the Thousand-Faced Fox solved the case and disappointment that the Thousand-Faced Fox didn't come to see her. Surprise and disappointment were intertwined, causing her face to look very strange.
But after a few breaths, Li Youqing returned to normal.
Because she is very confident now.
Not only did Thousand-faced Fox solve the case, but Su Xian, an official in her mansion, also solved the case!
Thousand-faced Fox, before this, was Li Youqing's only choice.
But now, he can only be regarded as "incidental", to put it harshly, it is redundant!
That's it?
How dare you show off in front of Princess Lanling?
"Don't be afraid, just tell the truth." Li Youqing was calm and relaxed, holding a cup with her bare hands and drinking tea leisurely.
"The second arrester... said that it is really inconvenient for him to come here. If the princess wants to know the outcome of this case, please ask the princess... to move the racket to the permanent residence of the Prison Department..."
"..."
The little palace maid stumbled as she spoke, fearing that the princess would be angry and then indulge in her.
When Li Youqing heard this, he was startled, and then burst out with anger. His slender white hands unconsciously exerted force, and the exquisite blue and white porcelain teacup was almost crushed.
Fortunately, she quickly restrained her anger.
Because she knew that the Prison Department had always behaved like this, especially the second arrester, the first arrester, and the young Sikou, these three were the most erratic.
If it had been in the past, or if Su Xian had not solved the case in advance, Li Youqing would have really run over at all costs and asked others politely...
Fortunately, Su Xian had already solved the case beforehand.
She no longer has to humbly run over and look at the face of the Prison Secretary.
Su Xian fought hard for her!
This allowed her to maintain her dignity as the princess of the dynasty and the "prime minister of the Great Liang Dynasty".
At this time, another little palace maid ran over with small steps and said:
"Princess, Wang Sima and his officials are asking for an audience."
"Oh? What's wrong with them?"
"Replying to the princess, Wang Sima and other officials have heard that the second arrester Thousand Faced Fox solved the case, so they asked to see the princess..."
"Let them wait in the Chinese army's tent."
"yes."
"..."
After the little maid withdrew, Li Youqing thought for a long time and then told the first little maid:
"Go to the permanent residence of the Prison Department and tell the second arrester, Thousand Faced Fox, that...Su Xiansu's consultation on that case has been resolved. If you don't believe it, you can come to the Chinese Army's headquarters for verification."
