Yan Sihai frowned, servant?
Isn't this the token used by the eunuchs? Is this case of missing children related to the palace?
He looked at Liu Ping and said lightly
"It seems that this is the real reason why you doubt the government, right?"
After saying that, he put away the token calmly and threatened
"If you dare to tell the fourth person what happened today, my old friends will come to you."
How dare the two of them talk nonsense? They just knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.
"Don't you dare, my lord."
At this moment, a flying insect flew to Yan Sihai's ear, buzzing non-stop.
Yan Sihai's expression changed and he quickly ran out of Liu Ping's house.
The flying insect led Yan Sihai across two streets and came to Zhuangyuan Street.
Probably because this year's scientific examination was about to begin, Zhuangyuan Street was very lively at this time. The flying insect led Yan Sihai forward until he came to a storytelling stall. At this moment, the storyteller was telling the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. , however, when the flying insect arrived here, it stopped moving forward and just kept hovering in mid-air.
Yan Sihai's expression was gloomy, like a poisonous snake, staring at everyone present.
The scholar said
"But it is said that after the Queen Mother captured the Weaver Girl back to heaven, the Cowherd did not change his infatuation. One of them was in the sky and the other was on the ground. One was crying every day, and the other was bowing to God every day, praying for God's mercy, and they were allowed to meet each other. , this true revelation touched the soft-hearted Yue Lao, who secretly sent his boy to build a bridge between heaven and earth to attract the two to meet, but he was afraid that the Queen Mother would find out and break them up again. People can only build bridges with magpies. When two people meet, they drive away the magpies and tear down the bridge. In this way, the two people can get together once again."
"good!"
Everyone around applauded.
Yan Sihai looked around at the crowd, but could not find any abnormality, but saw that the flying insect was still hovering, so he calmly took back the flying insect.
I thought to myself: This flying insect can smell people and look for people, but it stopped when it got here. Could it be that it found last night's killer?
He looked around and slowly withdrew from the crowd.
But just after he exited, a young man with red lips and white teeth in the crowd glanced secretly in the direction he left. After confirming that he had left, he walked in the opposite direction and silently left the crowd.
The young man looked in a hurry. After leaving the crowd, he came to the Zhuangyuan Building, the largest restaurant on Zhuangyuan Street. He wiped the sweat on his face in a panic and stood at the door, as if waiting for someone.
After a while, a young scholar and an old man dressed as a wealthy businessman came out. When the young man saw the old man, he happily greeted them.
"Mr. Bu, are you satisfied with the accommodation arranged by Wang?"
The old man looked at the young scholar with a smile.
The scholar was Bu Qingwen who entered the city with Wang Huan, and the wealthy businessman and old man was naturally Wang Huan.
Bu Qingwen smiled and said
"Boss Wang naturally found a good place for me. Thank you very much Bu."
Wang Huandao
"The elegant room in the Zhuangyuan Building is very clean. Mr. Bu can prepare for the exam with peace of mind. Wang will not disturb Mr. Bu's purity. Wang is waiting quietly in the palace for Mr. Bu's good news."
Bu Qingwen thanked
"Thank you very much, Boss Wang."
Wang Huan glanced at the young man beside him, stretched out his hand and said
"Xiao Linzi, let's go."
The young man named Xiao Linzi responded in a low voice, then reached out to hold Wang Huan's hand and helped him onto the carriage parked at the door.
This process was all clearly seen by Yan Sihai, who was standing on the rooftop opposite.
Yan Sihai frowned and said to himself
"Could it be that this bad guy really comes from the palace?"
Inside the city lord's palace
Chang Sheng and Li Qingchou were talking in the lobby.
"May I ask Mr. Li why you came here?"
Li Qingchou always seemed to have a warm smile on his face. Such a smile always made it easy for people to relax their vigilance against him.
I saw him slowly unfolding the folding fan, picking up the teacup, and taking a sip.
"For the sake of my fiancée, I will pay Yuzhu."
Chang Shengdao
: "Master Li, please tell me if you have anything to say."
Li Qingchou said in surprise
"The Lord of the City doesn't seem surprised. It seems that he already knows about my engagement with Yu Zhu."
"Then the Lord of the City should naturally have heard about Yu Zhu's matter. To be honest, I came here this time to ask the Lord of the City to help me understand Yu Zhu's concerns."
"I?"
Li Qingchou smiled and nodded.
"Yes."
Chang Sheng asked
"What disease did Miss Fu have?"
Li Qingchou suddenly sighed, a trace of sadness flashed between his brows, and his delicate face twisted together, adding a touch of gloom, and he said slowly
"She doesn't have any illness, and there's no reason to say she's evil. If we have to say she's sick, she has a heart disease."
Without waiting for Chang Sheng to ask him, he continued:
"Yuzhu and I are also childhood sweethearts. We have arranged to get married since we were young. We were supposed to wait until we turned sixteen, which is this year, to get married."
"The Lord of the City should also know that just last year, an accident happened. Since then, Yu Zhu's temperament has changed drastically, as if she suddenly changed into a different person. She was originally a bright and cheerful girl, but she became withdrawn and gloomy. She is a lunatic. She used to talk to me about everything, but since then, she and I suddenly became cold."
Chang Sheng nodded slightly, naturally she already knew these things.
"What exactly happened a year ago?"
The gloom on Li Qing's frown became more and more intense.
"I only know roughly that at this time last year, it was also the time of the imperial examination. During that time, I received an invitation from an old friend to leave Beijing to attend his banquet. It took about a month to go back and forth. From the beginning, Yu and I We still exchanged letters with Zhu, but starting from the second half of the month, I stopped receiving replies from Yu Zhu, and when I returned to Beijing, I found that Yu Zhu was avoiding me."
"I had doubts in my heart, so I sent people to Fu's house several times to find out the news. But by chance, the people I sent bumped into a scholar and Yu Zhu meeting at the back door of Fu's house."
Li Qingchou's tone did not fluctuate from beginning to end. He seemed to be describing all this unhurriedly as a bystander. This surprised Chang Sheng. Even her brother seemed not as good as the young master in front of her. deep.
he continued
"At this point, I finally understood why Yuzhu was suddenly so cold to me, but this matter would eventually be exposed. It didn't take long for Master Fu to find out about the two of them."
"The whole thing got out of hand. Mr. Fu will never allow Yu Zhu to marry a scholar. She is just a fifteen-year-old girl and she can be obedient. Naturally, there will be a huge quarrel next."
Chang Shengdao
"So, Miss Fu became what she is now because of that scholar?"
Li Qingchou nodded slightly
"Yes, things should have developed in the clichéd direction in the drama. The scholar's ending was either being driven out of the capital or disappearing into the city without anyone noticing. But at this moment, something new appeared. What a turn of events, the scholar actually became the top scorer in high school!"
"Since this is the case, Master Fu can't stand in the way of the two of them anymore. Marrying a new top scholar is no worse than a good-for-nothing young master like me."
Li Qingchou smiled bitterly.
"Then what?"
Chang Sheng looked at Li Qingchou expectantly. Speaking of this, Chang Sheng's interest was completely aroused.
Li Qingchou continued
"Then things took a turn for the worse, and the scholar actually died in Yu Zhu's hands!"
"What!"
Chang Sheng jumped up. No matter what, she never expected that the final outcome of the matter would be like this.
Why did Miss Fu kill her lover?
Li Qingchou looked at Chang Sheng's expression without any surprise. Of course he knew that anyone who heard such a story would jump up in surprise. Even he himself was shocked when he learned about the scholar's death.
"Master Fu and my father suppressed all the news and lied to the outside world that the scholar died of a sudden illness."
Chang Sheng asked again
"How did the scholar die?"
Li Qingchou shook his head
"I was not present at the time. I only heard that Yu Zhu suddenly went crazy and stabbed the scholar to death. From then on, Yu Zhu seemed to be a different person. From time to time, he would wear white clothes and scatter paper money on the street. I would also burn paper money in the yard at night, and I thought to myself that Yuzhu probably collapsed because of the intertwining of guilt and love because her lover died in her own hands."
Chang Sheng sighed for a while, the ending of the story was so...
"Then Mr. Li, what do you think I can do to help you?"
Li Qingchou stood up and said sincerely
"City Lord, you are a woman. I think it will be easier to get close to Yuzhu. I really have no choice. Seeing that the wedding is coming, I can only seek medical treatment in a hurry. I asked the City Lord for help."
Chang Sheng said in surprise
"Master Li, after such a thing happened, are you still willing to marry Miss Fu?"
Li Qingchou looked at Chang Sheng firmly and nodded without hesitation.
"Of course, I love Yuzhu. No matter what happens, it can't change the fact that this has already happened. Therefore, I will try my best to make her fall in love with me again."
Chang Sheng looked at Li Qingchou with awe in his heart.
"Master Li is so infatuated that the younger sister is extremely moved. Since Master Li thinks that the younger sister can be of some help, the younger sister will act as a matchmaker for Young Master Li."
Li Qingchou was overjoyed
"In this case, it will trouble the Lord of the City."
Looking at Li Qingchou's leaving figure, Chang Sheng let out a sigh of relief, and his delicate face was filled with sorrow at this moment.
Zhou Xier ran out from the side. He overheard the conversation between the two in the lobby just now.
"Sister, do you really want to help them be a matchmaker?"
Chang Sheng knocked his little head on the table with a sad look on his face.
"Oh, it's all my fault for being impulsive and taking another job for myself. Why am I so impulsive!"
She slapped her mouth, regretting that she had spoken so quickly.
At this time, as soon as Yan Sihai came in, he saw Chang Sheng slapping his mouth. He was surprised for a while, and then said in a strange way.
"Shengwazi, are you practicing Iron Mouth Kung Fu? You are working so hard."
Chang Sheng didn't seem to notice his return at all, and was still patting himself expressionlessly.
Zhou Xier ran to Yan Sihai and told Yan Sihai what happened in the lobby.
Yan Sihai suddenly realized it, and then the old god sat down on the ground.
"Shengwazi, you really follow your brother with your personality of getting jobs everywhere."
"Stop talking nonsense, did you find any useful clues after you ran out for a long time?"
Chang Sheng rolled her eyes at Yan Sihai and continued to slap her mouth.
With a proud expression on his face, Yan Sihai crossed his legs and stretched.
“Of course it’s been very rewarding.”
Chang Sheng stopped his hand and pointed at Yan Sihai coquettishly.
"Say it!"
Yan Sihai immediately took out the token from his waist and told Chang Sheng everything he saw outside.
Chang Sheng slapped his mouth and frowned.
"So, this case of missing children is really closely related to the palace. The most suspicious person is Wang Huan."
Yan Sihai Road
"We can't say anything yet, there are still too few clues."
Chang Sheng slapped the table and said
"That's simple. Since this matter has nothing to do with the palace, then we just need to keep an eye on the palace gate. If the villain wants to commit a crime, he must leave the palace."
Yan Sihai nodded and said
"It makes sense, then let's go visit the palace at night."
Chang Sheng shook his head
"It's not us, it's you."
Yan Sihai was furious
"My old man has done all the hard work, what are you doing?"
Chang Sheng opened his eyes wide, looked at Yan Sihai with an innocent face, and said coquettishly
"I just took on a new job, and I still have to go to Fu's house. Mr. Yan, please take pity on me, a little girl."
Looking at Chang Sheng's two big watery eyes, Yan Sihai suddenly felt horrified. He couldn't help but tremble and sighed.
"Unexpectedly, there are things that make my old man feel creepy."
After that, he ran out of the lobby without looking back.
"Sister, what should I do?"
Zhou Xier looked at Chang Sheng expectantly, hoping that she would also give him a task.
Chang Sheng thought for a while.
"Then you go help me keep an eye on the Fu family. If you see Miss Fu going out, give me a message."
"okay!"
………
A few hours later, it was getting dark.
The cool breeze blows on the Changming Lake, ripples appear, the lights are brightly lit on the various flower boats, the sound of pianos and flutes is accompanied by the songs and dances of geisha, and as the ripples on the lake continue to ripple, the prosperity of the Imperial Capital at night is always inseparable from the sounds of warblers. Yan Yu’s contribution.
Standing on the flower boat, looking across the river is the imperial palace with red walls and yellow tiles. You can see ancient trees rising into the sky and emerging from the palace.
What is more clearly visible is naturally the tall and majestic palace gate. At this moment, Yan Sihai, dressed in brocade, is sitting on the highest point of the flower boat, enjoying the prosperity of the imperial capital.
Surrounded by her, there were even more birds hugging her from left to right.
"This place is quite nice."
Yan Sihai opened his mouth in enjoyment. A charming beauty lay in his arms. Her tender jade fingers placed a peeled grape into his mouth.
"Hmm...okay, okay."
Yan Sihai had grapes in his mouth and spoke vaguely.
"master"
A sweet smile that reached the bones made Yan Sihai even more forgetful.
"I have been here in the Imperial Capital for a few days, and then I discovered that there is such a good place in the Imperial Capital."
"Master, you must come here often."
The two delicate women around him were even more attentive.
Yan Sihai squinted his eyes and smiled.
"Two beauties, sir, I just arrived in the Imperial Capital, and I don't know what fun things there are in the Imperial Capital. Please give me some recommendations."
The beauty on the right patted Yan Sihai's chest, looked at the beauty on the other side, and said
"Master, you have asked the right person about this. Sister Liu Qiao'er is an old man here. There is no place in the imperial capital that she doesn't know."
Yan Sihai looked at the beauty named Liu Qiaoer on the other side.
"Oh? Miss Qiaoer needs to give me a good talk."
Liu Qiaoer smiled sweetly
"Wherever the master wants to go, the slave family will naturally arrange it comfortably for the master."
Yan Sihai smiled with satisfaction and gently scratched Liu Qiaoer's chin with his fingers, causing Liu Qiaoer to giggle.
He suddenly looked towards the other side and joked:
"Beauty, who do you think is more beautiful between the empress in this palace and you?"
Liu Qiaoer's delicate face was filled with smiles.
"How can we compare with the beauty of our pupil and willow?"
Yan Sihai smiled and said
"Hey, why can't we compare? You see, ladies and you live on opposite ends of this palace gate. It's the same thing."
These words made the two beauties beside him laugh so hard that they kept beating Yan Sihai's chest with their pink fists.
"Master, you are really good at talking."
Yan Sihai saw this and took advantage of the victory to pursue him.
"Beauties, with your beauty, I'm afraid the eunuch across from you will be in love with you just looking at you."
The two women laughed so hard that they couldn't close their mouths together.
"Sir, please stop joking. Those eunuchs are so sneaky all day long, why would they ever come to our place?"
Yan Sihai's eyes changed
"Oh? Why are you so sneaky?"
Liu Qiaoer said
"The palace gate looks tall, but the dirty things inside are no less than those of our brothel girls."
The beauty on the other side also said
"Yes, those eunuchs carry sacks every day and midnight, sneaking around and not knowing what they are doing."
"It looks like it contains people. Otherwise, it would be so heavy that it would take two or three people to carry it."
Liu Qiaoer said.
