Ling Ying dropped a word, raised her red lips slightly, and walked straight to the street.
Tang Ji frowned and turned around suddenly: "Stop!"
Hearing the sound, the other people also stopped and looked at him blankly.
Ling Ying pursed her jade lips, turned around slowly, showed a look of fear again, clasped her hands together nervously, and whispered back: "Sir, do you have anything else to do?"
"You..." Tang Ji took a small step forward. He wanted to question her, but then he thought that Su Qing and Shangguan Ming were still here. His eyes turned sharply, and he grabbed each other's arm and walked towards the street ahead.
go.
Seeing this scene, Shangguan Ming covered his mouth in disbelief: "Tang, Master Tang..."
Then, she carefully cast her eyes on the woman in green beside her.
There was a little suspicion in Jiang Ran's eyes, staring at the back of Tang Ji and the woman in red. She had been with Tang Ji for so long, so naturally she didn't believe that he would fall in love with someone else easily, but besides being curious about the identity of the woman, she felt deep in her heart
There was also a hint of strange emotion in it.
Jiu'er took off the mask hanging on his head, puffed up his cheeks, and crossed his arms with his chest: "My uncle, you've gone too far!"
Su Qing stared closely at the woman in red. For some reason, he always felt that the woman was not as fragile as she appeared, and murmured to herself: "Is she hiding her strength?"
On the other side, Tang Ji dragged Ling Ying to the corner of the street. The Yang family had blocked the news and spread the news that the mother had caused the fire because she knocked over the candlestick. Even if she had the ability to investigate, she could only find out that her mother's death was caused by Yang Tianchang's brother.
Because, but according to what the other party just said, he obviously knew the deeper news of his mother's death. He looked at her warily and said in a deep voice: "Who are you? What do you know?"
Ling Ying struggled a little, shook off his hand, and said aggrievedly: "Is the most talented person in Ning Guo so frivolous and rude?"
Then, seeing that Tang Ji didn't reply, she blinked her beautiful eyes and continued: "Master Tang, is this your attitude when asking for help from others?"
"There are very few people who know what happened back then. I can definitely capture you first and bring you back to the Xingchen Division for interrogation slowly." Tang Ji said coldly with no expression on his face.
Ling Ying was not frightened by his words, and smiled charmingly: "If I want to leave, your friends and two subordinates will not be able to keep me. Also, if you really send me to the Star Division, the end will be no worse than mine."
How good it is."
Hearing this, Tang Ji's face darkened: "What do you mean?"
Ling Ying pursed her lips, tilted her head and looked at the people watching here, especially Jiang Ran. She thought about it and replied: "Come for a walk with me... Well, if you are reluctant to do that,
I didn’t say anything about my little daughter-in-law, but in addition to the truth about your mother’s death, I also have news about Jiang Zhan.”
After hearing her words, Tang Ji was a little confused. He turned to look at Jiang Ran and exhaled: "Wait!"
After saying that, he walked back to everyone.
"Uncle, do you dislike my young lady?" Jiu'er asked with a frown.
Tang Ji shook his head and said with a smile: "She is a fan of Duan Yunshu and has some unique views on the bookstore. I think it's pretty good. I plan to chat with her again. You guys go to have a rest first, or you can go to the theater directly. I'll be there soon.
return."
Su Qing was present, so he couldn't explain much. After he finished speaking, he winked at Jiang Ran and turned back.
Jiu'er was about to stop him: "Uncle, you still want to..."
But before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Jiang Ran: "Okay, let's go in and sit down first."
Hearing this, Shangguan Ming shook his head helplessly, took her arm, and said as he walked: "Sister Jiang Ran, I tell you, you have to be optimistic about Lord Tang. He is so good, and you are so beautiful, you can't give it to others.
Taking advantage of the loophole, I..."
Tang Ji quickly returned to Ling Ying: "You can talk now!"
"What's the hurry? I'll just borrow you for a little while." Ling Ying smiled, glanced at the people walking around, and added calmly: "Let's go, I heard that Mr. Tang's Jiran Snack Street is very famous. Can you bring me with you?"
Little girl, do you want to go for a walk?"
Tang Ji seemed a little impatient: "You'd better stop playing tricks!"
Just like that, Tang Ji took her into the snack street, walked with her for a while, bought some snacks, and finally stopped at a noodle shop.
"Girl, you are so beautiful. What do you need to eat?"
When the waiter saw Tang Ji bringing a girl over on the Mid-Autumn Festival night, he guessed that she had an unusual identity, so he warmly entertained her.
Ling Ying sat on the chair and saw Tang Ji put the snacks she just bought on the table with a resentful look on her face. She sneered and asked the waiter: "What do you think is the best?"
The waiter smiled and recommended: "That's a lot, girl, pork bone soup noodles, mutton noodles, pork ribs noodles... these are all good, don't you think?"
"Well... then give me a bowl of wontons." Ling Ying replied casually.
The waiter was a little caught off guard, but he still nodded: "Okay, I'll prepare it for you. Wait a moment, girl. The shopkeeper..."
Tang Ji replied calmly: "I won't eat it."
Within a moment, the waiter brought up a bowl of steaming wontons, because in the private room, Ling Ying did not care about her image. She was making skewers and eating wontons, and occasionally took a bite of the meat buns: "It's very delicious.
Ah, do you really have to eat something?"
If not for what happened on the street just now, Tang Ji might still think that the girl in front of him is cute, but now he is too lazy to talk nonsense with her, and his face is gloomy: "Is it time to talk now?"
Ling Ying slowed down her movements and raised her eyes to look at him: "Then I'll give you two choices, the truth about your mother's death or clues related to Jiang Zhan."
"You never said you would only tell me one!" Tang Ji frowned slightly, looking a little unhappy.
Ling Ying replied: "But I didn't say I would tell you!"
"You..." Tang Ji's heart was filled with countless thoughts, but he still forced himself to calm down and was ready to listen to what the other party had to say. If it was all useless news, it would not be too late to deal with her.
The jaw thought for a while and decided: "Then let's talk about the clues related to Jiang Zhan!"
"Oh? It seems that little girl Jiang Ran is quite important to you." Ling Ying smiled.
In Tang Ji's eyes, his mother's death was inseparable from Jiang Zhan's incident, so it was basically the same thing. He already had some clues about Yang Shuli, and he should be able to find out a lot of things when he returned to Huaizhou, but Jiang Zhan's
But Bian had no clue at all, so he was asked to choose, and he naturally chose the latter, put away his thoughts, and waited for what the other party would say next.
Ling Ying bowed her head and took a sip of the soup, and then explained: "There is indeed something fishy about Jiang Zhan's death. The cause can be traced back to the three kings' struggle for power more than twenty years ago. At that time, Li Min, the king of Liao, had the upper hand and became the most likely person to inherit the throne. But in the end
None of the three most powerful princes succeeded, but the sixth prince Li He ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. There are many conspiracies hidden behind this, so if you send me to the Star Division and let Emperor Ning know about this, you
Do you think your fate will be better than mine?"
Tang Ji was a little silent and didn't speak.
Ling Ying took another bite of the roasted chicken leg and continued: "You may not know that Jiang Zhan was at his peak back then and was truly the strongest in the world. The northwest had been peaceful for decades because of him, but after the rebellion in the northwest was put down,
, all the relevant generals and soldiers were killed, making it an unsolvable mystery why such a man who could move freely among thousands of troops was caught..."
Hearing this, Tang Ji interrupted her: "I already know all this."
"Listen to me!" Ling Ying glanced at him angrily and added: "However, according to my investigation, one person escaped this disaster and survived. He is one of Jiang Zhan's fierce generals.
His name was Zhou Long. He was chased by the rebels to the edge of the cliff, and finally chose to jump off the cliff. Afterwards, the imperial army found a body that had been eaten by fish in the lower reaches of the river at the foot of the mountain. Seeing that he was wearing heavy armor, they
I thought he was Zhou Long, but I didn't know that General Zhou had already escaped."
After listening to her words, Tang Ji finally became serious and asked, "You're not making this up, are you?"
Ling Ying shook her head: "Although the rebellion in the northwest has become a taboo for the imperial court, with your current official position and ability, it should not be difficult to find out who the generals who went to the northwest were."
Tang Ji nodded slightly and asked: "So, do you know where that General Zhou is now?"
"After the news of Jiang Zhan's death came out, he left Ningguo and later made his way in the world. Because of his strong strength, he was known as the Three Swordsmen of Huang Quan. Two months ago, someone saw him appearing in
Northwest, if you want to trace what happened back then, maybe he can provide a lot of clues." Ling Ying put the last wonton in the bowl into her mouth, a look of satisfaction appeared on her face, and then she picked up a handkerchief and wiped her mouth.
Tang Ji narrowed his eyes slightly. From this point of view, this is indeed a good clue!
But the other party is in the northwest, and he won't be able to get there for a while.
After thinking for a while, Tang Ji temporarily kept this matter in his mind, and looked up at Ling Ying again: "So, who are you? And why did you deliberately approach me and tell me this?"
This woman looks quite young. She is still able to find out what happened back then, which means that the power behind her is very strong. In that case, she would not appear beside him without any purpose and tell him so much important information.
Ling Ying always kept a smile on her face and replied softly: "I want to say that I like you and admire you, do you believe it?"
Tang Ji showed an expression of "I believe you are the only one who has ghosts", took a deep breath, raised his hands and clasped his fists: "No matter who you are, thank you for telling me this."
Ling Ying shrugged her shoulders: "You are a court official, but now you want to turn over the emperor's old accounts. This is a big taboo. If you make the wrong step, your life may be in danger. Be careful. As for the truth about your mother's murder, I will tell you next time we meet.
, I’ll tell you again.”
She slowly stood up, restored her dignified and gentle look, walked straight to Tang Ji, stretched out her hand to touch his head, and said with a sweet smile: "You brat, you have grown up!"
Immediately, Ling Ying quickly retracted her hand and walked towards the door without looking back.
"Thanks for the hospitality. I slept all afternoon, but I still feel a little sleepy. I'm going back to catch up on my sleep."