No matter how shocked he was at the moment, Yan Sihai had to restrain his breath and leave here as quickly as possible.
Fortunately, his Qinggong was really good. Without him noticing, he came to the entrance of the cave again. After he came out of the bushes, he heard a lot of footsteps coming from a distance. He knew they were from those people. Reinforcements arrived, so they sped up and left here.
…………
April 26th, Prime Minister's Mansion.
Starting early in the morning, a large number of young scholars were waiting outside the door.
The scientific examination will begin tomorrow, and these scholars all want to build relationships again at the end.
But at this moment, there was already a distinguished guest in the Prime Minister's Mansion, who was making a light statement.
In the main hall, the Prime Minister looked at Bu Qingwen sitting in the guest seat with a smile.
"How are you preparing for the exam?"
"about there."
Bu Qingwen stood up obediently, and the Prime Minister nodded with satisfaction.
"A few days ago, I have been paying attention to the affairs of Qingzhou and Liangzhou."
Bu Qingwen lowered his head and said nothing, just listening to the Prime Minister's words quietly.
"Don't put too much pressure on you. It concerns the King of the North. No matter who it is, everyone in the court will be very concerned about it."
Bu Qingwen still lowered his head and said silently
"Someone has to do these things."
The Prime Minister suddenly became angry
"Could it be that you came to Beijing this time just to investigate this case?"
Bu Qingwen looked at the Prime Minister quietly and nodded slowly.
"I didn't want to come to the capital."
King Xiang suddenly said
"Is it because of the boy's disappearance case? Is this case related to the King of the North?"
Bu Qingwen was silent for a while and said
"A year ago, before the Gu family was wiped out, a similar case occurred."
"What!"
The Prime Minister looked at Bu Qingwen in surprise.
"you sure?"
Bu Qingwen nodded firmly.
"Then what have you found out now?"
Bu Qingwen glanced at the Prime Minister, silently dipped his finger in the tea at hand, and wrote two words on the palm of the Prime Minister's hand.
"Servant."
…………
At this time, in the city lord's palace
"No, it shouldn't be the palace."
Chang Sheng looked at the missing children in front of him and said.
Yan Sihai looked serious
“I’ve seen it with my own eyes, and I can’t be wrong.”
Chang Shengdao
"If the royal family is doing this case, why should it be so sneaky?"
Yan Sihai Road
"You and I have both seen Wang Huan, and I won't admit it."
Chang Sheng frowned. She always felt that something was wrong. This case couldn't be so simple.
"Didn't you say they mentioned someone once?"
Yan Sihai nodded and said
"I mentioned a person, saying he was a bit slack. He should be referring to the person who stole the child for them."
Chang Sheng said
"In this way, you can tell me their conversation word for word, without missing a word."
Yan Sihai immediately recalled the conversation between Wang Huan and Xiao Linzi last night and told Chang Sheng bit by bit.
After Chang Sheng heard this, his expression changed slightly.
"wrong."
"Something's wrong."
Yan Sihai asked.
"Xiao Linzi is Wang Huan's subordinate, why do you call him "Sir"? Usually the eunuchs in the palace call Wang Huan, shouldn't they call him chief steward?"
Chang Sheng said.
"Also, you said that Wang Huan is good at martial arts. If he and Xiao Linzi join forces, you may not be able to take advantage of the situation at that time, but why did they just abandon those children and escape? Did the things just get handed over to others?"
"More importantly, you said their support came soon, but why didn't they come back to snatch these children and let you just bring them back?"
Yan Sihai looked serious. After listening to Chang Sheng's words, he carefully recalled the situation last night. There were indeed many unreasonable things.
"Then Wang Huan has a problem!"
Yan Sihai's eyes suddenly lit up.
Chang Sheng rubbed his eyes tiredly.
"It's the art of disguise."
Yan Sihai said angrily
"Okay, they actually deceived me. It's a pity that they never thought that I would find that cave."
"The key to the problem now is the man in black that night."
"The assassin on the 12th floor who came to kill Zhou Xi'er?"
Chang Sheng nodded and his eyes narrowed slightly. She had been wondering what the assassin's intentions were, because in her opinion, the assassin on the twelfth floor should not reveal his intentions so easily.
Thinking of this, she suddenly said
"I'm going to walk down the street."
Yan Sihai Road
"I'll accompany you."
Chang Sheng waved his hand
"No."
On Twelve Street in the capital, there is a street called Handicraft Street, which is full of craftsmen, carpenters, bricklayers, candy makers, statue makers, and of course the most famous tailors in the capital.
At this time, Chang Sheng was walking quietly on the handicraft street, holding a flowerpot in her hand, and came to the door of a tailor shop.
"The Lord of the City is here, please come in quickly!"
A woman in plain clothes saw Chang Sheng walking in and greeted him with a smile on her face.
Chang Sheng smiled and said
"You recognize me?"
The woman said
"Of course, the Lord of Honghua City holding the bud has long been known to the world."
Chang Sheng chuckled
"I want to look at some pieces of cloth and make some clothes. Who is the best tailor in your street?"
The woman said
"You are asking the right person. The best tailor on our street is Tailor Li's family on the street. All the cloths that customers choose from our place are made by Tailor Li. "
Chang Sheng said in surprise
"Aren't you going to sit here by yourself?"
The woman smiled
"Mr. City Lord, you have just arrived, so you don't know something. In the past, we did have special tailors to tailor clothes for our guests, but since Mrs. Li came, this rule has changed."
Chang Sheng asked with interest
"Oh? Why is this?"
The woman said
"Let's not talk about whether Madam Li's craftsmanship is good or not. Anyway, we experts will feel ashamed when we see it. The important thing is that Madam Li's craftsmanship fee is cheaper than hiring a tailor ourselves. Exactly twice as much!”
Chang Sheng said in surprise
"Oh! There is such a thing."
The woman responded
"Yes, otherwise all the cloth shops in our street would be willing to do business with her."
Chang Shengdao
"When you say that, I also want to see Mrs. Li's craftsmanship."
As she spoke, she carefully selected a few pieces of cloth
"Send it to Tailor Li for me, and I'll go meet this Tailor Li too."
The woman is happy
"Okay, Lord City Lord, please come this way."
As the woman spoke, she ordered the boy to hold the cloth and lead Chang Sheng to Li's tailor shop.
After a stick of incense, the two came to Li's tailor shop.
This shop is not big, but it is very exquisite. As soon as you walk into the shop, you can see mahogany tables and chairs arranged neatly in front of you. Opposite you, a young woman is making tea.
When the woman saw Chang Sheng coming in, she gently stretched out her jade hand and asked her to sit down with a smile.
As soon as Chang Sheng sat down, he smelled a strong aroma of tea, and hot water vapor came out of the tea pot.
The street was very noisy, but when she came to this shop, she felt that her whole body had become quiet.
She looked around and found that this shop was indeed completely different from ordinary tailor shops. She could not find any clothing materials in this shop. In the past, tailor shops were filled with a dazzling array of sample clothes for customers to choose from. This shop was more like It's a quiet room.
"Guest, please enjoy some tea."
With a smile in her eyes, the young woman gently handed a cup of tea to Chang Sheng.
Chang Sheng responded with a smile
"Are you Mrs. Li?"
Young woman smiling and shaking her head
"The villain is Madam Li's maid, named Xiaoqing. She receives guests for Madam Li."
Chang Sheng said with some disappointment
"So, I won't be able to see Mrs. Li anymore."
Xiaoqing said
"It's Mrs. Li's rule not to see guests. I hope the city lord will respect you."
Chang Sheng asked
"Then how do I know that the clothes you gave me were made by Mrs. Li herself."
Xiaoqing said
"Ms. Li has worked so hard to build this golden brand, and we won't let it break easily."
Chang Sheng was a little disappointed. She really wanted to meet Mrs. Li. Now that Mrs. Li was so secretive, she became even more interested in Mrs. Li.
"After measuring the clothes later, I will leave these cloths here with you. If they are ready in a few days, they can be delivered to my house."
Xiaoqing said
"My lord, please come inside."
With that said, the two walked into a room. As soon as Chang Sheng entered the room, he found that this room had a different flavor.
The walls around the room were covered with calligraphy and painting, including poems and paintings. Chang Sheng didn't understand calligraphy and painting, but she also felt the strong smell of ink in the room.
Looking at Chang Sheng's expression, Xiao Qing took out a measuring tool from a cabinet and explained with a smile
"Our wife likes to read, and she often collects calligraphy and paintings by famous artists. Every guest who enters this room for the first time always has this expression on your face."
Chang Shengdao
"I'm really surprised. I didn't expect Mrs. Li to be such an elegant person."
At this moment, Chang Sheng suddenly caught a glimpse of a painting out of the corner of her eye. In her opinion, the painting itself was nothing special, but the person who painted it surprised her slightly.
I saw that in the lower right corner of the painting, the person who painted it had written his name on it.
"Li Qingchou"
"Master Li?"
Chang Sheng said doubtfully.
Xiaoqing was stunned, followed Chang Sheng's gaze and looked over, then smiled and said
"Do you recognize Mr. Li, Lord City Lord? He is a great writer in our capital. My wife likes his works very much."
Chang Sheng doesn't know how to paint, but now in Chang Sheng's eyes, the painting is a little special.
Her eyes gradually moved up, and she looked at the painting carefully. As she had seen before, there was nothing noteworthy about the painting. The painting showed the back of a woman, with a slim waist like a swaying willow branch, icy muscles and jade bones. , even if you can't see the front, you can still tell that this is a delicate and delicate lady.
Is that Sister Fu?
Chang Sheng thought to himself.
It didn't take long for Xiaoqing to measure the size. Chang Sheng touched his body and found that there was only one large banknote on his body. Xiaoqing smiled bitterly.
"Lord City Lord, we can't find such a big banknote in our small shop."
Chang Sheng slapped his head. He came out in a hurry and forgot to take some money.
"Is there a bank on this street?"
Chang Sheng asked.
Xiaoqing thought about it and suddenly said
"In the past dozen or so shops, there seems to be your own bank, City Lord."
Chang Sheng was surprised. He didn't expect that his business would reach the Imperial Capital.
After withdrawing the money from the bank, she paid the deposit and left the refreshment street.
Along the way, she had many things on her mind, and what she saw today made her mind, which was already a ball of mush, even more confused.
Who is the woman in the painting? Could it be Sister Fu? Or is there someone else? Why did those people peel off the boy's skin and for what purpose. And what happened between Sister Fu and Mr. Li?
One after another, each of these things made her feel a headache. Unknowingly, she felt that the surroundings were noisy again.
She looked up and saw that she was on Zhuangyuan Street. Then she remembered that tomorrow was the day of the scientific examination, and today the place was even more lively.
Opposite, a storyteller's voice attracted her.
"But after the Queen Mother captured the Weaver Girl back to heaven, the Cowherd never changed his mind. One of them was in the sky, the other was on the ground. One was crying every day, and the other was bowing to God every day..."
"good!"
The surrounding audience applauded.
Chang Sheng was also fascinated by it, but the more she listened, the more something was wrong. This story was clearly not the original one of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl!
Yue Lao sends a boy to lure magpies to build a bridge? This was completely different from the stories she had heard.
In the original story, shouldn't it be that the Queen Mother pulled out the golden hairpin and drew a rolling Milky Way, and then the magpie was moved by the true love between the two and built a bridge for the two to meet on the Milky Way?
Why is the story told by this scholar so strange?
After the storyteller finished telling the story, he was shocked and shocked everyone.
I saw the book grow and sighed
"Everyone in the world knows about the Magpie Bridge Club, but they don't hear the sigh of Wangchuan River."
Chang Sheng was shocked all over. Her brain seemed to have been severely slapped by these words, and she suddenly figured out many joints.
"I see, this is their purpose, don't hear Wangchuan's sigh, it's a scam, it's such a big scam!"
She suddenly seemed to remember something and turned to look at the scholar, only to see that the scholar had already disappeared!
In the elegant room of the No. 1 Scholar Building, Bu Qingwen was quietly sipping tea and looking at the book in front of her with a smile.
"Tap tap tap"
The sound of footsteps came from far and near.
"Master."
Outside the private room, someone shouted respectfully.
Bu Qingwen was still reading the book with a smile.
"Did she hear it?"
"Reply to the Young Master, I heard it."
The smile on Bu Qingwen's face grew stronger, and he gently closed the book.
"In this way, I can enter the examination room with peace of mind tomorrow."
It's almost noon, and it's time for all the officials to go down to court.
But at this moment, in the Qiankun Hall, the Human Emperor was still sitting in the hall, but he could see that his eyes were shining brightly, looking straight down the hall. Wang Huan beside him looked at ease, even a little proud.
His Highness, Yan Yan knelt on the ground, his body was shaking violently, and he kept shouting
"Sage, have mercy on me, saint, have mercy on me!"
Next to the Human Emperor, Wang Huan's harsh voice sounded.
"You are so bold and rigorous that you broke the saint's royal pen in the court. What crime do you deserve!"
Wang Huan's mouth was bitter, but he was even more proud in his heart. He and Yan Jin had always been at odds with each other. He was obviously the manager, the personal eunuch of the Human Emperor, but because he was illiterate, Yan Jin took advantage of the loophole and got a troublemaker. The eunuch's official position has also entered the Qingya Pavilion. This has always been a thorn in his heart. Now that he has finally caught the opportunity, he will not let go of rigor easily.
The Human Emperor rubbed his eyes, seemed a little tired, and said
"Go outside and get twenty military sticks. That's it. Wang Huan, you will supervise."
Wang Huan bowed his head
"I accept the decree."
As he said that, he turned back and gave Yan Yan a vicious look.
A moment later, heart-rending screams were heard outside the palace gate, and not long after that, Yan Jin limped out of the palace, looking back and giving that proud figure a vicious look on his back.
cursed lowly
"Just wait for me!"
