When Wei Bi got up, it was already noon.

Because his wife was entangled by resentful spirits, Guanglu Temple specially gave Wei Bi a long holiday. Wei Bi did not have to go to the Yamen for some time recently, so he had a lot of free time.

Outsiders only thought that Wei Bi was taking care of his wife in the mansion every day, but only people in the mansion knew that the master would go out at night these days. No one knew where he went, but he would return to the mansion every day before dawn.

, and didn’t get up until noon.

The kitchen will prepare meals for Wei Bi on time every day at noon. No one needs to call him, Wei Bi will wake up naturally at noon.

But today Wei Bi didn't wake up by himself, but was called to his feet.

Wei Bi naturally did not live with Mrs. Wei. In fact, in recent days, he rarely even went to Mrs. Wei's room and slept in a separate courtyard.

Wei Bi was very unhappy when he was woken up from his sleep. He put on some clothes and opened the door. He was thinking about expelling the family tree who woke him up from the Wei Mansion, so that other servants could behave themselves.

When he saw the panic on the servant's face in front of the door, he couldn't help but frown: "What's going on?"

"Master, Dali Temple...!" The servant raised his finger in the direction of the front yard and stammered: "An official from Dali Temple came to the house to ask... for your Excellency.

Go and meet!”

"Dali Temple?" Wei Bi's face darkened, and he felt a little weak in his heart, and asked: "How many people have come?"

"There are not many people, just five or six people." The servant said: "Fei from Dali Temple... Mr. Fei personally brought people here and asked me to let the adults see him quickly."

When Wei Bi heard that it was Fei Xin, his face softened slightly and asked: "Where is Wei Cheng? Let him greet Mr. Fei first and serve tea quickly."

"Butler Wei said he went out to buy some things this morning." The servant said, "He hasn't come back yet."

Wei Bi frowned, but didn't say much. He ordered: "Then let others serve tea quickly. I'll clean up and go over." He turned around and went back to the house.

Feixin was sitting in the main hall of the Wei Mansion, his face a little solemn.

After receiving Wei Cheng's complaint, Qin Xiao seemed to have discussed with Feixin whether to try the case, but in the end it was Qiankun who made his own decision and directly signed the summons without notifying Dali Temple official Su Yu, and asked him to

Feixin personally brought people over to pass the Wei Bi to Dali Temple.

Generally speaking, when Dali Temple wants to convey a message, it only needs to send a chief secretary. If the person who is summoning is too high-ranking, the most they can do is send a prime minister. This time, Feixin, the temple official, is asked to come to summon the messenger, which naturally means that

Qin Xiao took this matter very seriously.

Although Fei Xin was older than Qin Xiao, his official rank was one level lower than Qin Xiao's. A higher official rank would be overwhelming, but he did not dare to disobey Qin Xiao's orders.

"Brother Fei!" Wei Bi came out of the back hall dressed in brocade clothes, with a smile on his face, and said with cupped hands: "I've been waiting for a long time!"

While he was speaking, he had already glanced outside the main hall and saw only a few servants of Dali Temple standing in the courtyard. Perhaps due to long-term habits, they all looked listless and very undisciplined.

Feixin stood up, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Brother Wei, are you just getting up?"

"Brother Fei knows that my wife is not feeling well. She has been taking care of her day and night recently and I dare not neglect her, so she is a little tired." Wei Bi smiled and said: "Brother Fei, please sit down!"

"I won't sit down anymore." Feixin took out an official letter from his sleeve and handed it over, "Master Wei, please take a look first. This is the summons from Dali Temple."

The smile on Wei Bi's face faded, but he opened the official letter and glanced at it before handing it back and frowning: "Dali Temple is going to summon me? Brother Fei, where do you start with this? Is this me involved in some case?"

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"Master Wei is worrying too much." Feixin put away the summons and said with a smile: "It's just a small matter. There are some small questions at Dali Temple that I need to ask Master Wei. It won't be anything big."

Wei Bi knew that Feixin did not mean what he said. If it were not for the case, Dali Temple would not have allowed Feixin to come to interrogate him in person. He hesitated for a moment, then took two steps closer and whispered: "Brother Fei, you and I are close friends."

, what happened, please give me a heads up so that I don’t know the situation when I arrive at Dali Temple.”

"It's really nothing." Feixin still said with a smile: "We are close friends, how could we still lie to you?" He raised his hand and said: "Master Wei, let's go!"

When Wei Bi saw Feixin's kind smile, he cursed in his heart, but still ordered his servant to set up the car.

He naturally knew that since the people from Dali Temple came to summon him, he really couldn't resist and disobeyed. Although he was worried, he didn't let Dali Temple catch him.

Wei Bi took a carriage to Dali Temple, and Feixin led Wei Bi directly to a courtyard to the west of Dali Temple.

The courtyard was deserted, and the gray house in the courtyard had a somewhat solemn atmosphere. The door was open, and the black plaque above the door was engraved with three gilded characters "Zuo Qing Department". Although Wei Bi came to Dali Temple for the first time.

, but we also know that Dali Temple has an office for the left and right ministers, which is where the left and right ministers of Dali Temple handle errands.

He also knew that the newly appointed Zuo Shaoqing of Dali Temple was Qin Xiao. Thinking that Qin Xiao had sneaked into his house two days ago, and today he was brought into Dali Temple and directly came to Qin Xiao's territory, he felt an ominous feeling.

A premonition came over me, and I stood in front of the door, but I didn't dare to take another step inside.

Standing on the cool stone slab, looking at the wall of the red sun rising over the East China Sea behind the koan in the lobby, the hall was dark, and there seemed to be waves of cool air spreading out from the hall, which made Wei Bi feel even more intense all over his body.

A chill.

There was no one in the hall. Wei Bi turned to look at Fei Xin, but seeing Fei Xin's calm expression, he couldn't help but ask: "Fei... Mr. Fei, what does this mean?"

"Please wait, Sir Wei." Fei Xin said with a smile: "Qin Shaoqing will come out to ask questions soon. No matter what he asks, just tell the truth."

Wei Bi frowned: "Is it Qin Xiao, Qin Shaoqing?"

"Not bad." Feixin nodded slightly and didn't say much.

Wei Bi hesitated for a moment, calmed down his emotions, and finally walked to the lobby of Zuo Qing's Office. Feixin did not follow him in, but just stood outside the door.

Soon, a police officer brought out a chair and placed it next to Wei Bi. When Wei Bi saw this, he couldn't guess what Qin Xiao wanted for a while, but now that he had come, he felt at ease and calmed down.

, let himself calm down completely, and then sat down on the chair.

The chair was facing the lobby, and Wei Bi knew that Qin Xiao would come out soon.

Sure enough, in just a moment, a person came out from the back hall. He was young and dressed in the official robe of a young minister of Dali Temple. Although Wei Bi had never seen Qin Xiao, he knew who it was. He stood up and faced Qin Xiao.

Xiao cupped his hands, Qin Xiao said with a smile: "Master Wei, please sit down!" He walked to the chair behind the case and sat down.

Wei Bi was a little surprised that no official from Dali Temple appeared in the hall.

"I invite Si Cheng here because I want you to help handle a case." Qin Xiao sat on a chair, took a complaint in his hand, and said straight to the point with a smile: "Master Wei, I have just arrived at Dali Temple. I have really

I haven't tried any major cases, so I just asked someone for advice, and I barely know what to do. If there's anything wrong, please give me some advice."

Wei Bi was even more stunned. When he saw Qin Xiao's gentle smile, his tense heartstrings relaxed slightly, and he cupped his hands and said, "I don't dare. Lord Shaoqing sent someone to summon you. I came here with orders. I heard how many people are there, Lord Shaoqing."

If you ask me a question, I will naturally tell you everything I know."

"That's good, that's good." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "This case is unusual. Today is not a formal trial. I am just chatting with Mr. Wei alone. I know that Mr. Wei and Mr. Fei Xinfei have some friendship.

For the sake of Mr. Wei, I am still willing to settle this case as soon as possible without too many people present."

Wei Bi looked calm and smiled lightly: "But I don't know what case your Excellency is talking about?"

"Master Wei, I heard that your mansion is haunted?" Qin Xiao asked with a smile on his face.

Wei Bi frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly and said: "I don't talk about strange powers and chaotic spirits. I am a scholar. I shouldn't talk about gods and ghosts. I'm just sorry that incredible and strange things have happened in the past few months."

, and many people in the government are very aware of this." He stared at Qin Xiao and asked: "Qin Shaoqing, I don't know that this house is haunted, what does it have to do with the case that Mr. Shaoqing is trying? Why do you suddenly ask about this matter?"

"Master Wei, don't worry." Qin Xiao also looked at Wei Bi and said, "There is a man named Wei Cheng. I wonder if Master Wei knows him?"

Wei Bi looked calm, nodded and said: "I know you, Wei Cheng is the steward of the lower government."

"Master Wei's surname is Wei, and Wei Cheng is also surnamed Wei. Not only does he have the same surname as Master Wei, but he is also the housekeeper of your mansion. But I don't know if there is any other family relationship?"

"Wei Cheng is Xiaguan's uncle." Wei Bi frowned slightly: "Xiaoguan came to Beijing with his wife six years ago to work as a businessman, but he didn't have anyone with him, so he brought Wei Cheng with him to help. We don't have many Wei family members.

There are very few people who are experienced in the world and have some talent, and Wei Cheng is considered to be the one who can do things, so he followed Xia Guan."

"So, Wei Cheng can be regarded as Lord Wei's confidant?" Qin Xiao looked kind-hearted, as if he and Wei Bi were close friends, chatting about family affairs in their free time.

Wei Bi hesitated for a moment and then said: "It's not like he is a confidant or not. The official pays him wages, and he helps the official take care of the chores in the house. After all, he is a member of his own clan. He knows the basics, so he feels more at ease when using someone from his own family than using an outsider.

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"Not bad, not bad." Qin Xiao nodded and said, "Even if my family members are asked to do something they shouldn't do, they are still more reliable than outsiders."

Wei Bi's face darkened, his eyes became cold and stern, and he stared at Qin Xiao and said: "Qin Shaoqing, I can't understand what I'm saying. What do you mean you shouldn't do something? I'm familiar with the books of sages, and I always examine myself three times a day.

I am afraid that my words and deeds are contrary to the teachings of the sages. Everything I do is done in accordance with the teachings of the sages. If the sages teach, then there is nothing that I shouldn't do." The voice was cold: "Qin Shaoqing, you are summoned today.
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