The girl in white gradually moved away from the crowd, and the white money was scattered all the way, leaving Chang Sheng standing there blankly.
"My little ancestor, let's go quickly, don't keep His Majesty waiting."
Yan Jing urged anxiously from the side.
"She seemed sad."
Chang Sheng said suddenly, with a hint of disappointment in his eyes, and seemed to be infected by Miss Fu's emotions.
Rigorous couldn't care less about this, he just urged Chang Sheng to set off.
"Little Ancestor, please don't worry about these messy things. Do your business first."
Chang Sheng sighed slightly, put away his emotions, and said
"Master Yan, let's go.
Being rigorous is like being granted amnesty.
"okay!"
Chang Sheng, escorted by Yan Jing and the Forbidden Army, left the inn and headed to the palace.
It's almost noon, when the morning court ends and all the officials leave the palace.
Qia Qia rigorously led Chang Sheng outside the palace gate and bumped into the officials.
I don’t know if it’s intentional or not.
Wearing purple robes, Liu Zhongting, the Minister of the Six Books and Qingyage University, walked in front of the officials, but it was Chang Sheng who met them.
"Lord of Red Flower City!"
The elderly Liu Zhongting saluted Chang Sheng.
Next to her, the six ministers had different emotions and expressions. Some were saluting respectfully, while others were flattering, and some were smiling but not smiling. It was obvious that they did not welcome her as the new city lord.
However, Chang Sheng has seen the world, and such a scene is not a big scene she has seen in her life. Although she does not know court etiquette, it is always right to smile back.
She responded with a smile all the way. By the end, she felt that her face had stiffened from laughter, and unconsciously rubbed her face and muttered
"so troublesome."
The Yan Yan in front of her turned pale with fright and quickly covered her mouth.
"My little ancestor, you must not talk nonsense in the palace. If someone listens to you, you will be hated by all the officials."
Chang Sheng shook his hand and said boringly
"I know, I know, Master Yan, you are more verbose than my mother."
It's hard to be strict, and I sighed secretly, if I meet such a little ancestor, I will be tricked to death by her sooner or later.
The two of them walked outside the Qiankun Palace, Yan Jing's face turned serious. He stood outside the door and motioned for Chang Sheng to follow him. He coughed twice, straightened his appearance, and said to the imperial guards outside the palace.
"Reporting to the saint, the Lord of Honghua City has arrived."
After a while, a sharp and loud voice came from the Qiankun Hall.
"Xuanhonghua City Lord enters the palace!"
Yan Jing's complexion changed slightly and he whispered in a low voice.
"He actually came back?"
This did not escape Chang Sheng’s ears, and he asked doubtfully
"Who's back?"
Yan Jing was stunned for a moment and smiled awkwardly.
"Nothing, it's the great eunuch beside the saint, Manager Wang Huan."
Chang Sheng looked at him with a half-smile and patted his shoulder.
"Master Yan, this is not your opponent."
Yan Jin smiled bitterly and gave Chang Sheng a push.
"Little Ancestor, please stop asking about me and go in quickly."
Chang Sheng was caught off guard and pushed into the hall by him.
In the empty Qiankun Hall, a cool breeze suddenly blew in his face, making Chang Sheng feel dazed for a while.
Her hands holding the bouquet tightened unconsciously. Far in front of the main hall, the Human Emperor was sitting on a dragon chair, looking at her with a smile. Next to her, stood an old man who looked like a eunuch, who should be rigorous. It was the chief manager Wang Huan who was talking about it.
Chang Sheng walked forward slowly until he was three feet away from the Human Emperor. Just as he was about to salute, the Human Emperor's deep and deep voice echoed throughout the hall.
"Miss Chang Sheng, I have some friendship with your brother. There are no outsiders here, so there is no need to be polite."
Chang Sheng was stunned and looked at the Human Emperor in confusion. She didn't know what kind of relationship Chang An had with the Human Emperor, but it was hard for her to ask, so she lowered her head and said
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The Human Emperor looked at Wang Huan aside and said
"Grant the seal."
Wang Huan responded in a low voice and took out a large red seal from the back of the hall.
Chang Sheng often likes to listen to storytellers on the street. She originally thought that the conferment ceremony would be as troublesome as in the book, but until she received the big seal, she did not expect that the whole process would be so simple or even complicated. There were no spectators.
"that's all?"
Chang Sheng asked.
The Human Emperor nodded and smiled, seeing through her thoughts, and explained
"Originally it was very complicated, but you are a Jianghu person, and I know that Jianghu people don't like trouble, so I kept everything simple."
Chang Sheng lowered his head slightly
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The way of human emperor
"You must have guessed that when I took over Taiyang this time, firstly, I need to use your brother's reputation to appease the emotions of the world. Secondly, I really want you to investigate a case."
"Wang Huan, tell the city lord about the case."
Wang Huan whispered
"Yes, saint."
"Then let's talk as we walk."
Chang Sheng suddenly said mischievously.
Wang Huan looked at the Human Emperor behind him awkwardly. The Human Emperor smiled and nodded.
"I'm tired too, Wang Huan, you send the Lord of Honghua City into the mansion, and talk to the Lord about the case by the way."
With that said, he stood up from the chair and slowly left the hall.
Wang Huan bowed his head.
"Farewell to the saint!"
After the Human Emperor left, Wang Huan lowered his head and walked to Chang Sheng and stretched out his hand.
"City Lord, go this way."
Not long after, Chang Sheng and Wang Huan were walking on the cold Taiyang Road.
"Manager Wang, what's going on with the boy's disappearance?"
Wang Huan looked well-behaved, lowered his head and replied
"Reporting to the city lord, in fact, boys have disappeared in the city since last year. At that time, only a few families reported the case, and they were all far apart, so they did not attract the attention of the government. However, in recent months, the government has received reports of missing boys. There are more and more reports of missing children. This month alone, Taiyang Mansion has received more than 40 reports of missing boys, and it also received 20 reports last month."
Chang Sheng asked
"What clues can Taiyang Mansion find?"
Wang Huan shook his head
"After investigating for a long time, I reported that a ghost committed a crime, but nothing happened."
Chang Shengdao
"Ghosts and gods commit crimes, can this be done?"
Wang Huan smiled bitterly
"Of course not, it's just..."
Chang Sheng asked
"Nothing."
Wang Huan suddenly became cautious and kept his voice very low, as if he was afraid of being heard.
"Don't you think it's strange why all the missing people are boys?"
Chang Shengdao
"It's really strange. What on earth did the person who kidnapped the child want to do?"
Wang Huan said mysteriously
"Three months ago, Mr. Xu Feng, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, was happy to have a son. The master of Taiyang Mansion figured that the villain would definitely attack Mr. Xu's youngest son, so he sent people to ambush outside the Xu Mansion for several nights, and finally waited for the man. The bad guys took advantage of the night to attack."
Chang Sheng asked
"Then what."
Wang Huan said
"What happened next? They didn't even see anyone. They only saw the dark night sky. Suddenly, a coffin fell from the sky and slammed into the backyard of Xu Mansion."
"Before the people in the Taiyang Mansion can make any move, the Xu Mansion is already looking for children all over the place."
Chang Sheng asked
"A coffin? Stole a child? Where's the coffin?"
"Later, people from the Xu Mansion checked the coffin inside and out, and found that it was empty."
"It does seem like a crime committed by ghosts and gods."
"Who says it's not? You said, the people from the Taiyang Mansion surrounded the Xu Mansion, but the child still disappeared without a trace, no trace was revealed. Who could have believed that this was someone else? Things that people do.”
Chang Sheng asked again
"Then how did the people from the Taiyang Mansion guess that the bad guy was targeting the Xu Mansion?"
Wang Huan chuckled lightly
"It's not like they were deceived yet. Those people have been fighting with that gangster for several months. They are more or less familiar with the gangster's way of action. They can still be deceived several times. You don't know, before that, they were deceived by mistake. More than a dozen times.”
As he spoke, Wang Huan looked at the majestic official mansions on both sides of the road, but the doors of every house were closed, and he sighed.
"This Taiyang Road has never been so deserted before. Ever since this happened, the door has been closed during the day."
As they were talking, they saw two people waiting for them in front.
"Old Yan."
Chang Sheng ran over, and it was Lao Yan and Zhou Xi'er who were standing in front of the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, waiting for Chang Sheng.
"Lord City Lord."
Zhou Xier saw Chang Sheng and pretended to salute Chang Sheng. Chang Sheng rolled her eyes at him and said
"Why are you here? I was just about to pick you up."
Wang Huan came over.
"It was the old slave who sent someone to invite them here."
Chang Sheng smiled and saluted.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Wang."
Wang Huandao
"Your Majesty, you're welcome."
He looked at the glorious City Lord's Mansion in front of him and said
"Now that we have arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, the old slave will take his leave."
Chang Sheng nodded
"Thank you, Manager Wang."
…………
At night, in the backyard of the city lord's mansion.
Chang Sheng and Yan Sihai were sitting in the courtyard, talking about the situation of entering the palace today.
"So, you plan to investigate this case."
Yan Sihai said.
Chang Sheng nodded slightly
"I have a feeling that my brother asked me to come here just to investigate this case."
Yan Sihai snorted coldly
"What I asked him to do has not been completed yet. He thinks about investigating the case all day long. Mr. Chang is just making fun of me."
Chang Sheng chuckled lightly
"Did you discover anything today?"
Yan Sihai's eyes changed
"Zhou Xi'er is not simple."
"How to say?"
Yan Sihai told Chang Sheng the conversation between the two on the second floor today, which made Chang Sheng frown.
"Even so, it doesn't mean anything. If his grandfather is really a scholar, it wouldn't be surprising if he knew this."
Yan Sihai's eyes were as bright as a torch.
"It's better to be cautious."
But while the two were talking, a loud gong sound suddenly sounded on Taiyang Road outside the city lord's palace.
"Boring!", "Boring!", "Boring!", "Boring!"...
The deserted Taiyang Road suddenly became lively. When Chang Sheng and Yan Sihai walked out of the city lord's palace, the officers and soldiers entered Taiyang Road holding torches like a long fire dragon.
Chang Sheng and Yan Sihai were surprised when they saw the torches all over the street, when a cold light struck them at night.
A sword like a storm came towards Chang Sheng to seal his throat!
Before Yan Sihai had time to react, the sword had already arrived in front of Chang Sheng. Even so, Yan Sihai still did not panic and looked at the approaching black shadow with a sneer.
But in an instant, things took a turn for the worse, and the sword actually passed by Chang Sheng. The killer holding the sword only had a face-to-face encounter with Chang Sheng and Yan Sihai, and actually passed between the two of them and rushed into the city lord's palace.
Yan Sihai's expression froze for a moment, then he reacted and shouted in a low voice
"Not good! Zhou Xi'er!"
Then he rushed back to the house.
Chang Sheng stood there in a daze. What just happened was so sudden that she had not yet reacted.
Just hearing Yan Sihai's call, she finally reacted and quickly ran into the house.
When Chang Sheng ran outside the courtyard where Zhou Xi'er lived, he saw the black shadow breaking out of the door and running out of the courtyard at an extremely fast speed. He passed by Chang Sheng and quickly fled the city lord's mansion without stopping. .
"Tick."
In the yard, drops of blood fell to the ground, forming a long thin line.
Afterwards, Yan Sihai and Zhou Xier walked out of the house.
"Are you okay?"
Chang Sheng anxiously walked to the two of them and carefully checked whether they were injured.
Zhou Xier shook her head and smiled.
"Sister, I'm fine. Thanks to Lao Yan for burying some venomous snakes in my yard."
Chang Sheng looked at Yan Sihai in confusion. Yan Sihai frowned and explained.
"I was worried that the criminal would target this kid, so I made preparations in advance. Unexpectedly, we were already targeted on the first night we came."
Outside, the sound of the gong gradually stopped, but the noise continued.
The three of them walked out of the mansion and saw the group of officers and soldiers gathered outside the Minister of War's mansion. Yan Sihai casually grabbed a passing officer and soldier.
"what happened?"
The arrested officers and soldiers were originally very angry, but when they saw these three people standing at the door of the city lord's mansion, their arrogance subsided again.
"It was said that Miss Fu's family was burning paper money in her yard, and she almost ordered it for the family."
"Look!"
Zhou Xier suddenly pointed to the distance. Suddenly, flames burst into the sky over an official residence. Outside the official residence, many officers and soldiers were carrying buckets to put out the fire.
"Go and have a look."
Chang Sheng looked calm and led Yan Sihai and Zhou Xier over.
Outside the Minister's Mansion of the Ministry of War, officers and soldiers came in and out, and nearby people stood outside to watch the excitement.
"This young lady must be causing trouble again."
"Alas, this gentleman has invaded the government and the public, but he has given birth to such a surly daughter."
"The Fu family is about to get married to the Li family. What does Li Shangshu think? Let his son take a lunatic home."
"No matter how unsatisfactory my daughter is, who else will have a good father? He will be a good match."
"Yes, Master Fu gave birth to a fool, and Master Li is willing to welcome him home."
Chang Sheng, who was listening to these women chatting, was also curious and asked
"Are the Ministers of the Ministry of Justice and the Minister of the Ministry of War going to get married?"
When the women started chatting, they didn't notice that there was one more person among them, so they immediately said
"No, the marriage has been decided a long time ago. Mr. Li and Miss Fu are also childhood sweethearts. They just wait until Miss Fu reaches sixteen before getting married. Counting the years, it will be this year."
Chang Sheng asked again
"Then why did Miss Fu suddenly go crazy?"
The woman said again
"Who knows, Miss Fu suddenly started to behave like this last year. The matron of the Fu family also asked the abbot of Xiangguo Temple to do rituals, but it was of no use. Even the abbot said that Miss Fu was possessed by an evil spirit. ”
