At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and several servants brought food in.
The three of them sat around the table, and Xue Yujin ate without scruples. Su Dingjie was in a bad mood and only ate a bowl of rice. Li Zhiying was not used to eating in front of outsiders, so she only drank tea aside.
When Xue Yujin finished the second bowl, he suddenly raised his head and said, "By the way, there was a murder case in the palace today. Two people were poisoned to death."
Li Zhiying frowned: "Is this another intrigue in the harem?"
Xue Yujin waved his hand and said: "If it's that kind of boring thing, I won't tell you. It's a murder that happened in the Hanlin Academy. Oh, by the way, Zhiying, your fiancé has been promoted again and was appointed as the head of the Hanlin Academy.
Bachelor."
"He is not in Dali Temple anymore?" Li Zhiying was surprised.
"That's not true. Now he has two positions. Anyway, the Hanlin Academy is a quiet government office. The Empress probably wants him to gain some qualifications."
Li Zhiying felt relieved and asked: "How could a murder happen in the Hanlin Academy?"
Xue Yujin wiped the corner of his mouth and said: "It's a man named Lu Zhining who was demoted from Goryeo. He..."
"Who are you talking about?" Su Dingjie stood up quickly and stared at Xue Yujin.
"Lu Zhining, what, do you know him?" Xue Yujin asked in surprise.
"Lu Zhining is dead?" Su Dingjie's pupils shrank, with a look of horror on his face.
"Yeah, what's wrong with you? Aren't you just a Goryeo demoted?" Xue Yujin asked in confusion.
Su Dingjie's expression changed several times, and it took him a long while before he said word by word: "When I listened to the conversations of those Korean people, in addition to the name of Pei Shilang, I also heard the name Lu Zhining!"
Li Zhiying changed her color slightly and asked hurriedly: "In addition to their two names, have you heard any other names?"
Su Dingjie held his head and thought for a moment, then said in frustration: "I can't remember clearly. If Miss Xue hadn't mentioned Lu Zhining, I might not have thought of this name!"
Xue Yujin thought for a while and asked, "Have they mentioned Gao Lan?"
"No, I didn't mention this name."
Xue Yujin smiled and said: "That must be a coincidence. Gao Lan and Lu Zhining were poisoned together."
Li Zhiying's pretty face wrinkled and she didn't think it was a coincidence.
Xue Yujin paused and then said: "It's really a coincidence. The person who killed them has been found out. He is a Qianniu Guardsman."
"Who is it?" Li Zhiying asked.
"I heard from my brother that General Qianniu Weilang was a surrendered general of Baekje. He has always had a bad relationship with Lu Zhining, so he committed such a murderous attack."
"Where did he move his hands?"
"Right in the Hanlin Academy!"
Li Zhiying raised her index finger and put it to her mouth, wondering: "This is strange. If he wants to kill someone, why not do it outside the palace instead of inside the palace?"
Xue Yujin said nonchalantly: "Who knows, those barbarians are stupid, maybe they didn't think of this."
"What's his name?" Li Zhiying asked again.
"Ouch, I can't remember those barbarians' weird names." Xue Yujin scratched his head and said, "It seems...it seems to be called Black Teeth or something..."
Su Dingjie suddenly raised his head and stared at her closely.
"What's wrong with you? Why are you looking at me like this?" Xue Yujin said angrily.
"He...is his name Hei Chi Changzhi?" Su Dingjie said in a trembling voice.
Xue Yujin blinked, clapped his hands and said: "Yes, that's him!" Seeing Su Dingjie and Li Zhiying's faces tightening, a flash came to his mind and he blurted out: "Could it be that you have heard those Koreans mention this name?
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Su Dingjie nodded stiffly, a chill rising from his back.
Xue Yujin frowned and thought for a while, but couldn't figure it out. She looked at her friend for help: "Zhiying, what on earth do you think is going on?"
Li Zhiying said softly: "I don't know the specifics, but one thing is for sure. The Hanlin Academy case should not be as simple as it appears."
After thinking quietly for a moment, he added: "Mr. Su, this case must be related to those Korean people. The names they mentioned are very important. You might as well stay in the room quietly these days and recall the other names, right?"
"I, I'll try my best!" Su Dingjie replied, rubbing his head.
"Yu Jin, who investigated the Hanlin Academy case?"
"That's Wu Chengsi!"
Li Zhiying hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Go and remind him. Just say that you saw a group of Koreans in an inn outside the city. When they listened to their conversation, they mentioned the three names Pei Xingjian, Lu Zhining and Hei Te Changzhi."
"Why do you say I saw it? Can't you just say Su Dingjie?"
"The news from Yingzhou will come sooner or later. Mr. Su will be a wanted criminal by the court. How can we reveal that he is in Chang'an?" Li Zhiying said.
Su Dingjie lowered his head after hearing this.
Xue Yujin stood up and said, "Okay, I'll be there right away." She was a cheerful person, so after saying that, she opened the door and was about to go out.
"You should also ask Wu Chengsi to be careful. The person behind this case must be very powerful, and I'm afraid there will be some dangers during the handling of the case." Li Zhiying added softly.
Xue Yujin waved his hand without looking back, indicating that he understood. He came to the manger of the Duke's Mansion, led the horse out of the mansion, and rode towards Chang'an City.
When I came to the official road, I saw a few more people in public uniforms where Su Dingjie was rescued yesterday.
Xue Yujin recognized them as people from Dali Temple, rode his horse to a young man in black, and said condescendingly: "Are you from Dali Temple?"
The young man was lying on the ground checking, his whole face almost touching the ground, and he paid no attention to her.
Xue Yujin swung his riding whip in the air and shouted: "I want to ask you a question!"
The young man finally stood up, patted the dirt, and said with a glare: "Dali Temple is handling a case. Anyone else should go around and don't disturb me while I'm handling the case!"
Xue Yujin looked him up and down and said with a smile: "What kind of official are you at such a young age?"
The young man was furious: "I am the sixth-ranked Prime Minister of Dali Temple, how dare you be rude to me?"
Xue Yujin was slightly surprised: "You are not Di Renjie, are you?"
The young man crossed his arms and hummed: "Di Renjie is a colleague of mine, and we are competitors. His reasoning ability is a little better than mine, but my ability to find clues is better than him!"
Xue Yujin laughed: "Then what is your name? Have you heard of it?"
"My name is Zhuge Nan, and...even if you haven't heard of me, it's because I was promoted to Temple Prime Minister just this year, and I haven't had time to handle big cases yet!" the young man said, raising his head.
"Are you Zhugenan?" Xue Yujin was really surprised this time.
The young man was overjoyed: "Have you... heard of me? You're a very knowledgeable lady!"
Xue Yujin smiled heartily: "I have heard about An Yuanbo's case. The official document from the imperial court said that you and Di Renjie jointly co-organized the case. I never thought that that guy He Lan Minzhi would fall on you!"
Zhuge Nan was happy at first, then angry, paused, and combined the two emotions together, he said lukewarmly: "Who is Xiao Maotou? But, hey, that case is my proud work!
You might as well tell others about this in the future!"
Xue Yujin saw that he was so happy about his achievements and thought to himself: "His surname is Zhuge. Maybe he has something to do with Zhuge Sanyuan. The old man must have deliberately taken credit for his family. Otherwise, how can this kid compare with Di Renjie?"
She was too lazy to talk nonsense and said: "Let me ask you, where is your young lady? The girl wants to see him if she has something to do!"
"Do you know Wu Shaoqing?" Zhugenan asked suspiciously.
"Stop talking nonsense. The girl has something important to tell him. Answer me quickly!"
Zhugenan thought she was going to surrender to the case, so he responded very positively: "When I left the house, Wu Shaoqing hadn't come to the Yamen yet, but it should be time now. I'll take you to Dali Temple!"
He ordered several of his direct subordinates to continue searching for clues, while he got on his horse and took Xue Yujin to Dali Temple.
When he arrived at the door of the temple office, he saw a woman in red standing outside, as if waiting for someone. Zhuge Nan got off his horse and stepped forward and asked: "Miss Zheng, why are you still here? Could it be that Wu Shaoqing hasn't come yet?
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Zheng Lingxuan lowered her head and said "hmm".
Xue Yujin heard Zhuge Nan's address, looked at Zheng Lingxuan, and thought to herself: "I think this girl is the three surviving daughters of the Zheng family."
Zhugenan scratched his head and complained: "It's true that Wu Shaoqing has passed half of the day, why is he still missing?"
Xue Yujin glanced at him sideways and said: "There was a murder case in the Imperial Palace. He may be investigating the matter. Don't you know?"
Zhuge Nan was stunned for a moment and shouted: "I've never heard of it. Why didn't Wu Shaoqing ask me to go there if there was a case?"
Xue Yujin frowned and said, "That's not right. I heard that he handed over the case to Dali Temple. How could you not know?"
"I really don't know about such things!" Zhuge Nan said in astonishment.
Zheng Lingxuan suddenly said: "Zhuge Si Cheng, this is indeed the case, but the case was intercepted by the Ministry of Punishment, and the criminals and bodies were taken away by the Ministry of Punishment. Si Qing and Brother Di have already gone to the Ministry of Punishment to argue with them!"