When Zuo Qing heard that Su Yan and Xilou had caught the murderer overnight, not only was he not worried, he picked up his exquisite little heater, leaned against the door, and said mockingly: "Xilou is famous for his indifferent approach to things. I didn't expect that."
I have been hanging out with Su Yan for a long time, and I have been affected by it. The truth that those who are close to the red are red and those who are close to the ink are black are really unchanged! Ruoshui City should be crazy about the excitement now, I don’t know how everyone feels about this."
Yansheng stopped his grinding work, secretly glanced at the adult at the door, and murmured in his heart: The adult is usually serious, how come he doesn't care about the big deal and looks at the excitement? He couldn't help but frown. This
Zuo Qing happened to see the change, "Why, do you still have any objections?"
"How dare you!" Yansheng flattered quickly, "Sir, your strategy is profound. I, who have never read a book seriously, am not qualified to question you!"
Zuo Qing turned around and sat in front of the desk, tapping his fingers lightly on the desk, with a joking look on his face, "Let's make the matter bigger. It's best to let everyone know that the murderer appeared in the academy and took away the evidence."
Yansheng really didn't understand what good it would do to him. If the case was not solved, people from Xuanting would harass him every day, and he would not be able to survive this day!
Zuo Qing saw that his brows were almost furrowed with bitterness, and he couldn't help but laugh and said: "You fool, you haven't figured it out yet? There is another murderer, so Ran Ying has an extra chance of life."
Only then did Yansheng suddenly realize, and then he became worried about Su Yan: "Xuan Ting is very angry about this case. Now that Su Yan has lost the evidence, if it gets to their ears, Xuanting doesn't know about the relationship between Su Yan and us.
She's afraid... Sir, Ran Ying has more vitality, but Su Yanke has more danger!"
Zuo Qing's fingers suddenly stopped, he stood up slowly, and walked under the window sill: "Xuan Ting will definitely know about it in one day at most, so you should go to the palace immediately."
"Which palace?"
"King Yao."
As Zuo Qing expected, Yan Ling was the first to know about the missing evidence, and immediately led the imperial guards to quickly surround Shuyou Hall. There were three floors inside and three floors outside, and not even a fly could fly out.
The students were afraid to express their anger, like frightened rabbits. Su Yan knew that if the matter was exposed, he would not get any good results. The only way to save his life at the moment was to delay the time and make other plans.
Yan Ling walked up to Su Yan in a few steps, looked her up and down, and smiled coldly: "Are you Su Yan?"
Su Yan saluted calmly: "I've met the boss."
"Have you received His Majesty's orders?"
"Never."
"Are you ordered by Dali Temple or the Ministry of Punishment?"
Su Yan didn't dare to raise his head and said timidly: "Never."
"Since neither department gave you an order, why did you break into Duanyunxuan privately, investigate the case, and steal the evidence?!" Yan Ling pressed forward step by step. Compared with Lord Mo, who hid a knife in his smile, his aura was as strong as
The surging lights and shadows of swords made people breathless.
"My lord, you misunderstood! I was just worried that the students would always be in danger, and I didn't dare to take care of themselves, so I boldly went to Duanyunxuan to help. I didn't expect that the murderer had superb martial arts... I was really no match for him."
"Don't you dare to be alone?" Yan Ling laughed, "You are a selfless person. But the state-owned courts have rules. If you investigate without permission and ruin a major event, it is a capital crime! Come and take it away!"
"Sir, wait a minute!" Su Yan took a big step back, frightening the group of people who were about to catch her.
"What, you have another argument?"
"As a teacher of Yitang, I should put myself in the students' shoes. Ran Ying is a student of Shu Youtang. If she is guilty, I have the responsibility to do my best to help solve the case and restore peace to the school. If she is not guilty, I have the even greater responsibility to help her.
I left Dali Temple and restored Shu Youtang's reputation! But it is true that I secretly participated in solving the case and lost the evidence. I will definitely be punished someday. I only hope that the headmaster will give me a chance to make amends."
"Do you want to catch the murderer?"
"Exactly."
"If you catch it, the merits and demerits will at most be equal to each other. If you fail to catch it, do you know what will happen?"
"It's just death at most! My life is worthless, but if I am alive, I may be able to help you. If I disappoint you, I will kill you before it is too late, and you will be able to do business with me."
Yan Ling was shocked. The woman in front of him was weak but had such a tenacious will. But I admired it. It was very important now. If she really caught the murderer, wouldn't Xuanting's reputation be ruined? If not...
Wouldn't it be ridiculous to spread the word and let the guys in the court know that he easily trusted a stinky girl?
Thinking of this, Yan Ling did not dare to be careless even if she couldn't bear it anymore, and said to her: "Solving the case is the responsibility of the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple, and has nothing to do with you. If you really want to help, go to Dali Temple and report what you have seen and heard.
Confess truthfully." After saying this, he motioned to the imperial guards to take her away, but out of respect for her, he did not put her in shackles.
The students suddenly panicked. Dali Temple had always only imprisoned serious criminals from the imperial court. Even if the murder case involving the Nangong family was involved last time, all the students in Shu Youtang only spent one day in jail in the Ministry of Punishment, but this time...
First, Ran Ying was transferred to the Dali Temple Tianlao, and then Mr. Su... Could it be that there was some huge conspiracy involved in this?
But they didn't dare to question the head of Xuanting, and all of them could only swallow their anger in their stomachs. At this moment, the imperial guards outside suddenly prostrated themselves, and a young man's voice was heard from outside. Although his voice was young, he was confident.
But it was perfect. Yan Ling felt something was wrong and quickly turned around and knelt down on one knee.
Everyone was looking forward to seeing Wei Yao appear under the Moon Gate, walking through two rows of red-feathered and mysterious helmeted imperial guards, squeezing past Yan Ling, dragging away the two people who wanted to kidnap Su Yan, and turned around.
He stared straight at Yan Ling: "Master Yan, we haven't seen you for a long time." He tilted his head and thought for a while before saying, "You have lost weight again!"
Yan Ling didn't know how to answer for a moment, so he could only continue to press his head below his knees.
When Su Yan saw Wei Yao, she felt confident and secretly called her eldest grandson to come over and untie her.
Wei Yao was full of anger and wanted to vent it out, but Su Yan had suffered a loss in this matter and he could no longer be partial. He held back his anger and said: "Mr. Su has indeed done something and deserves to be punished, but he does not need to be punished immediately.
Execution. Since you Xuanting, Dali Temple and the Criminal Department have nothing to do with this case, how long do you think it will be delayed? People are frightened and their words are terrible! It is definitely not a good idea for the academy to be surrounded by rumors about right and wrong. Since Mr. Su
I am willing to make up for my mistakes and let her give it a try. Success or failure will be known in three days."
"But Your Majesty, it's about the academy. What does Your Majesty mean..."
"My father's intention is to catch the murderer as soon as possible and give the academy stability, not to delay time!" Wei Yao changed his usual playful smile and said seriously, "Sir Yan, it has been quite a while since my father issued the order. You have arrested the suspect.
But you can't be convicted. Su Yan finally helped you find the evidence and used the evidence to prove that the murderer is someone else. How about you come to investigate? "
Yan Ling hurriedly fell to the ground and apologized: "I have neglected my duty, please punish me!"
Wei Yao helped him up and said nicely: "Master Yan, please don't blame yourself. I am also impatient. Since Xuanting has nothing to do, why not give her three days to investigate the case. If she is in trouble, you must be on call."
Yes, also, the decision on how to punish her will have to go through me in three days."
"Yes." Yan Ling seemed to be grabbed by the neck and had no room to fight back.
After the people in Xuanting dispersed, King Yao immediately ran to Su Yan and asked with a playful smile: "Sister Su, did I get here in time?"
The shout of "Sister Su" made the whole school explode. Jin Guan jumped up: "When did the prince recognize a sister?"
Su Yan slapped her away and pretended to salute Wei Yao: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the rescue."
Wei Yao saw that she was deliberately disguising in front of others, so he reluctantly accepted it. After everyone was dismissed, he told her the truth. It turned out that Zuo Qing expected that Xuanting would find out sooner or later, so he notified Wei Yao in advance to prevent any unexpected events.
Before leaving, Wei Yao asked her why Zuo Qing was so interested in her but had little contact with her.
Su Yan just smiled bitterly.
In the room inside Shuyoutang, Su Yan was leaning on the recliner, refilling the tea in his hand countless times. Wei Yao's words still lingered in his mind. It's not that she hadn't thought about it, it was just... falling flowers are intentional, and running water is ruthless, why bother with one tree?
Hanged from a tree!
The circular corridors of Yunlai Pavilion are stacked up layer by layer, like a pagoda, inserted into the blue starry sky on the dome. Countless candlesticks hang high under the starry sky, illuminating it with colorful lights and scattered rays of light.
It fell on the smiling faces of the male guests. They spent a lot of money just to get the girls to have a night of love.
Su Yan leaned against the columns of the corridor on the second floor and looked down. Every room and corner here was filled with the smell of decay.
The lady swayed over, stopped beside her, and looked at the ground floor: "What can you see by looking like this? Can you see the girl's breasts or the gentleman's wallet?"
Su Yan leaned on the railing and tilted his head to look at her: "You are so free, why do you still come to talk to me?"
The lady's eyes were flying: "After all, you paid the money, and the girls all have customers, so I am the only one who can accompany me, an old lady. Why, you still dislike it?"
"Don't you dare! Didn't I just ask casually... By the way, why is your top card missing?" Su Yan asked casually.
Xu Niang subconsciously glanced at the corner of the ground floor: "Well, it's not there, why, you want her to accompany you? It's okay, ten times the price, maybe Boss Fan is willing to give up!" She said with a mean smile.
Su Yan showed her the money bag: "Oh, vampire bat, my money bag is empty and you still come to squeeze it. It's a shame that I brought you so many guests. It's heartbreaking!"
"Why are you so upset, just those students of yours? That's right! You've made it impossible for our girls to receive male customers, and you're wasting your time and energy on the movies of your little girls who haven't even opened their buds yet!"
Madam Xu was still scolding, waving the embroidered handkerchief back and forth, and bursts of fragrance hit her face.
The fragrance was strange. It seemed to be a mixture of sandalwood and tea, and seemed to be mixed with a faint smell of peony. If you smell it carefully, you can still smell it. When Su Yan came back to his senses, he was surprised to realize that the smell was exactly the same as that of Shadow that night!
"Mistress, you smell so good."
Xu Niang stopped her endless mouth and looked at her for a long time: "You also smelled it?"
Su Yan was shocked and felt that something was wrong.
Xu Niang continued: "This spice is not simple. Its original formula is already very powerful. I got it by chance, and then improved the ingredients. I specially added peony. Not much is added, so you have to smell it carefully. It has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying.
, it has the effect of calming the nerves and promoting sleep! By the way, I have some left in this sachet, how about selling it to you?” After that, he added: “I’ll sell it to you cheaper.”
Su Yan took a step back and looked at her cautiously: "Do you always use this kind of fragrance?"
"No, who wouldn't use a good smell, not to mention it can attract customers! But making this spice is troublesome, and there are only a few servings in total..."
"Anyone else has it?!"
"Don't think about it, we sold it to Moxuan long ago!"
Su Yan pondered for a long time, and suddenly his heart suddenly became enlightened, and he pulled her over: "Mo Xuan has been using this kind of incense these days?"
Xu Niang nodded doubtfully, and then added: "I just started using it ten days ago. I saw that she never wore a sachet. She smelled like she just came out of a bathhouse, so I forced her to wear it... What's wrong?"
Su Yan already had the answer in his heart and said worriedly: "Mother Xu, do you know that someone in Duanyunxuan died?"
"Then how could I not know that the streets and alleys have become snacks! Are you underestimating my ability? Let me tell you, in the entire capital of Chu State, my wife was the most well-informed. This time I arrived in Ruoshui
,Same!"
"Then did you know that Ran Ying, who is currently imprisoned in Dali Temple, is my student?"
Xu Niang rolled her eyes and was too lazy to reply. Su Yan was left alone talking to herself, "Ran Ying is innocent. She saw the real murderer, but in the end she was captured by the murderer and made a ghost because of the murderer's hand."
They hold the power of life and death for their family. Perhaps when the crime occurred, Princess Zhao was thrown into the cold palace as a warning. Now that the scapegoat is in jail, evidence has appeared in Duanyunxuan. The real murderer panicked, and she risked her life to enter Duanyunxuan again.
Xuan, took the evidence from my hand!"
Xu Niang was a little confused and hurriedly interrupted her and asked: "You mean that student is innocent and not a spy of Zhao Guo? Then according to what you said, the murderer is a very powerful person. What does he want to provoke a maid?
!”
"He would provoke a maid, worry that his deeds would be exposed, so he would strangle her to death, leave clues behind in the panic, and escape hastily through the back door. It seems that this person is not only extremely dirty, but also has no martial arts skills; however, it was a man who stole the evidence that night.
A person with excellent martial arts skills, and... he can control the life and death of the Ran family... It's totally different! Maybe the person who killed the person and snatched the evidence is not the same person, and the one who controls the Ran family behind them is another force! "
Xu Niang felt very uncomfortable when she didn't get the result. She also thought that Su Yan had just asked about the sachet, which made her even more uncomfortable. She hurriedly asked her: "Why are you asking about the sachet? Is it related to the case?"
Su Yan said: "The person who took away the evidence that night also smelled like this."
Madam Xu was stunned and couldn't speak.
Su Yan was still immersed in unraveling the cocoon: "Originally, I thought there was only one murderer, but when things have developed to this point, this case is not simple! According to me, it was originally a simple murder, but then the murderer found a helper, who found a scapegoat for him.
Later, people from all walks of life were recruited to steal the evidence... Oh, this murderer has a very powerful background! Especially this Mo Xuan, it is hard to tell that he knows kung fu."
When she heard that Mo Xuan was suspected, Xu Niang finally came to her senses and hurriedly defended: "It's impossible! That night you mentioned, Mo Xuan had been playing the piano at Wu Yuan's house!" The case finally got some clues, Xu Niang
But she suddenly brought it back to reality. Su Yan couldn't help frowning and glaring at her. But Xu Niang was so anxious that she suddenly remembered everything, "That night, member Wu was so happy that he had a daughter. He held a big banquet and spent a lot of money to invite Mo Xuan to play the piano.
To add to the fun, she came back in the middle of the night, escorted by her escort, and I opened the door."
"Can you guarantee that she has not left Wu Yuan's house during your absence?"
Xu Niang resolutely said: "No! Mo Xuan is the one who obeys me the most. How could she leave even half a step at the banquet!"
"I don't know if your good Moxuan will listen to you. I can't believe it unless I see it with my own eyes!"
Xu Niang's eyes were so angry that she said categorically: "Impossible! I know Mo Xuan best. How could she do those things? She doesn't even know martial arts! Maybe it was Mo Xuan who gave the sachet to the guest.
, or did the guest take the sachet from her? Anyway, it can’t be Mo Xuan!"
Su Yan was a little unsure. What Xu Niang said was right. There were so many men who came into contact with Mo Xuan that it was really impossible to make a conclusion based on just one sachet.
At this time, the appearance of a person added another suspect to the entire case. To be precise, he may be the real murderer!
"I have something important to leave and I'll pay for it next time!"
Madam Xu watched Su Yan fly down to the second floor with a blank look on her face. It took her a while to realize what she was doing, and she hurriedly ordered her subordinates to protect Su Yan secretly. She left through the secret passage, released the carrier pigeon, and flew to the academy.
The man seemed to be drunk, so he stumbled into Yunlai Pavilion and got entangled with Moxuan. Moxuan didn't resist, but his face became colder and colder, staring at him, cold and bloodthirsty.
of.
The man took out a tips bag from his arms and dangled it in front of her with an obscene smile on his lips. It was this tip bag that made Su Yan discover the clues.
"The water is flowing, the water is flowing! Run for your life!" Su Yan shouted at the top of his voice, quietly throwing out a candle, and at the same time shaking the lighted gauze curtain, the fire spread instantly.
sky.
When everyone saw this, they threw away the wine cups in their hands, abandoned the beauty in their arms, and ran away like crazy.
Yunlai Pavilion suddenly became a mess, and everywhere she went was as if robbers had plundered it. Madam Xu stomped her feet in distress and yelled at the top of her lungs for her subordinates to put out the fire.
The man turned pale with fright, pushed Mo Xuan away from Mo Xuan, who had just been talking about the beauty, and ran away for his life.
Su Yan saw the opportunity and quickly followed the man, leaving Yunlai Pavilion all the way.
The poor lady sat on the ground crying and scolding Su Yan for most of an hour.
Fireworks bloomed in the night sky one after another. Mo Xuan stood in the chaos and looked up at Xu Niang before leaving quietly. The terrain of the streets adjacent to Yunlaige is complex, with wide and narrow alleys crisscrossing the area. If you are not careful, you will get lost, but Mo Xuan did not.
She was very familiar with this. She followed the marks on the stone wall and walked quickly, quickly sideways into one of the alleys. At this time, she suddenly slowed down, stared into the dark depths, and called out: "Sister."
"Why don't you kill him?" The snow-white figure walked out of the darkness and slowly approached her against the overwhelming fireworks outside the alley. That was the sister she thought about day and night, the Jinyun City she vowed to stay with forever!
"You have always hated men touching you. This Ji Yu is so brave that he just escaped from the crisis and then turns around to attack you. If it had been in the past, I'm afraid you would have chopped off his head, right?!"
Of course Mo Xuan thinks so in his heart, but Ji Yu is Mo Fei's confidant, and his sister will look at his face...
"My sister and he are both Mo Fei's confidants. Killing him will anger Mo Fei and cause trouble."
"Do you still have any scruples?" Jin Yuncheng's face suddenly became stern, "You wore the sachet to seize evidence and left traces. Now that Su Yan has found Yunlai Pavilion, the next step may be to find you.
!Have you not killed anyone for so long that you have forgotten the taboo of killing a soldier?!"
"What?!" Mo Xuan was frightened, and then he recalled that he had vaguely seen Su Yan's face during the fire. It turned out that it was not an illusion.
Jinyun Cheng shook his head helplessly and said: "Ji Yu thought that everything would be fine once he got the evidence. He got drunk in the wine shop and talked nonsense. Lord Mo was disheartened and decided to abandon the sweat towel.
I have already placed the sachet and sachet on him, and the rest has nothing to do with you."
"If we are really found out, the worst we can do is leave Yunlaige and go back to Linguo and continue to live a carefree life!" Mo Xuan stubbornly raised his chin, but there were tears in his eyes, "But my sister can't get rid of Mo Fei.
We don’t know when we can go back.”
Jin Yuncheng hugged her and patted her gently: "Silly girl, I'm not letting others manipulate me."
"Then why do you want to serve Mo Fei? Sister, Mo Fei only helped us once, and you have already repaid us, why do you still want to stay?" Mo Xuan couldn't understand. They are all dead soldiers. As long as they follow their master, there will be nothing.
In the past and future, her master was killed by her. Why would my sister look for another master and jump into the fire pit herself?
Jin Yuncheng held Mo Xuan's arm harder and harder, but never said a word again.