In the quiet night of Xiaoxiang, the bright moonlight filled the room, a string of crisp bells jingled, and a sweet fragrance came faintly.
Magistrate Cai was lying on the imperial chair with his eyes closed to relax. He didn't need to open his eyes to know who was coming.
After a while, a pair of well-maintained slender hands rested on his shoulders, massaging him gently but forcefully.
Magistrate Cai took a deep breath, feeling comfortable all over, and finally said: "I have so many women, but you are the best at serving others. You always know what men need!"
A gentle and sweet voice slowly came to my ears: "As long as you don't dislike me for being clumsy, I am willing to serve you every day!" This charming voice came from Ma Huilan.
Magistrate Cai did not open his eyes, but said sternly: "What's the use of just serving me? You'll only make things a mess! I don't need an old and lustful maid!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was only a "pop" sound, and Ma Huilan straightened up and knelt down beside him.
Then, there was a faint and pitiful whimper in my ears: "Your Majesty, it's not that we are not doing things poorly, it's that the young gang leader is too powerful! She has been targeting us from the beginning. I have also tried my best,
But I didn’t expect that she would join forces with Xia Yunqing to investigate the case! At this stage of the investigation, the iron mine has been sealed and Sambo has become a wanted criminal. I am powerless! It’s your turn to take action!”
Magistrate Cai narrowed his eyes slightly, squinted at the woman on the ground, and said indifferently: "Huh! Now I have learned to make excuses, why did I go there earlier? When they started to interfere in this matter, you should have killed them with one blow!
If you let them get to this point, I will have no control over it!"
Ma Huilan was startled, hugged his legs quickly, and begged softly: "You are the magistrate, and you have the final say over the entire Lingzhou! If you can't do anything, who else can?"
Magistrate Cai snorted coldly and said nonchalantly: "Huh, in the past, maybe I could have solved it! But now there is Xia Yunqing in Lingzhou. Although he is not a big official, his power in the court is unparalleled.
Look down on me. I will not be stupid enough to confront him head-on."
Ma Huilan pulled his sleeve and said eagerly: "Mr. Cai, you can't leave them alone! We are about to accomplish something big! After it is accomplished, your benefits will naturally be indispensable!"
Magistrate Cai opened one eye, kicked Ma Huilan to the ground angrily, and snorted: "You want me to take care of you? Do you want the hair on my head anymore? I can warn you, let me
Your cousin should handle this matter as soon as possible. If it really causes any trouble for me, don’t blame me for abandoning my car to protect my commander!"
Ma Huilan clutched her swollen belly, fell to the ground, and responded in a low voice: "Yes, we will definitely handle this matter as soon as possible, and I won't implicate you!"
Magistrate Cai glanced at her and said leisurely: "If you say that, you are quite sensible!"
As he spoke, he stared straight at Ma Huilan sitting on the ground.
Her eyebrows were picturesque, her skin was as radiant as snow, and she had a very enchanting beauty mark between her eyebrows. She was wearing an eye-catching red skirt and green jacket, wrapping her slender waist and high breasts.
Magistrate Cai couldn't help but feel a burning desire, and gradually became unable to control himself.
He grabbed Ma Huilan, stroked his face gently, and smiled: "However, since you are here, you have to do what you have to do... just do it! Go warm my bed quickly."
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"Yes, I know." Ma Huilan stood up in response and walked to the bed, taking off her clothes.
When she walked to the bed, all she had left was a pink embroidered bellyband.
She lifted the quilt and got in herself.
After a while, she looked at Magistrate Cai and said softly: "Sir, the bed is warm, you can come in!"
After hearing this, Magistrate Cai slowly stood up from the Grand Master's chair and walked over with square steps.
As soon as he sat down by the bed, Ma Huilan immediately walked out of the bed, stood on the cold ground with bare feet, and carefully undressed and undressed him.
It wasn't until she served Magistrate Cai on the bed that she blew out the lights, turned around, went to bed, and lowered the curtains.
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The north wind howled, and the frost was thick and dense. Chickens chirped in the early morning, and withered yellow tung leaves rustled down in the morning light. A sweet and clear flute sound came from the window, waking up everyone sleeping in the yard.
Lu Ning opened his eyes, put on his clothes and slowly walked out of bed.
Pushing open the window with bare hands, what he saw was a young man in white, leaning against a tree covered in silver and playing the flute.
Lu Ning took a deep breath of fresh air, tilted her cheek and looked at him: "I don't know why, but every time I hear the sound of your flute, I feel that the years are peaceful, as if all the unhappy things have never happened."
Hearing Lu Ning's voice, Hu Qi immediately put down the flute and walked to the window: "From now on, I will play the flute for you every day, so that you will feel that the years are peaceful every day, okay?"
Lu Ning blushed and immediately lowered her eyelids: "Is the injury on your back healed? Is there any scar?"
Hu Qi suddenly took out a hairpin from her arms, gently inserted it into her bun, and said softly: "That little injury has been healed long ago. If I really left a scar for you, I would be even happier."
Lu Ning touched the hairpin on his head and asked curiously: "What is this?"
"The sun is as bright as the morning glow, and it is as bright as the flowers rising from Lubo." Hu Qi smiled brightly and looked at her: "This is the hairpin I carved with my own hands, specially given to you!"
Lu Ning took off the wooden hairpin, put it in his hand and looked at it: a lifelike, delicate and delicate lotus was engraved on the top of the hairpin.
She held the hairpin and said softly: "Xiaoqi, I don't like any accessories on weekdays, you don't have to give me these..."
Hu Qi smiled, helped her put on the hairpin, and said softly: "I know you don't look down on those vulgar things! However, this one was carved by me myself. It is unique in the world. You can't refuse."
Looking at Hu Qi's clear and warm eyes, Lu Ning's heart moved. After thinking for a while, he said softly: "Okay, I'll accept it then. Thank you..."
While the two were talking, the courtyard door was suddenly pushed open, and several government officials walked in hurriedly and went straight to Xia Yunqing's study.
Several people stopped outside the study door, bowed their hands, and said loudly: "Master Xia, something happened!"
The door to the study room was opened immediately, and Xia Yunqing stepped out in regular clothes and asked, "What happened?"
A government official stood up and said with a gloomy face: "Sir, the body of an old man was found by the river this morning. After preliminary judgment, he should have drowned in the river."
Xia Yunqing breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this was just an ordinary case, so he ordered: "I know, let's go and notify the relatives of the deceased first, and I will pack up and go."
The officer's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly said: "Sir, something is fishy at this time..."
Xia Yunqing raised an eyebrow and asked, "What's weird?"
Several government officials looked at each other, as if they had made up their minds, and said in a deep voice: "Sir, this man is a working prisoner in the silver mine. He was just released yesterday and was drowned in the river today. This...
…It’s too much of a coincidence.”
Xia Yunqing was startled and remembered what those people in the prison said. He didn't bother to change his clothes and said hurriedly: "You lead the way, I want to go and take a look at the scene!"
Lu Ning heard their conversation and immediately rushed out of the house and walked forward: "Mr. Xia, I have met most of the people in the mine. Why don't I go with you? Maybe I can help!"
Xia Yunqing pondered for a moment, then nodded without making any excuses.
Hearing that Lu Ning was going to follow him, Hu Qi and Totuo also followed him, even if they could stay still.
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Before the group had time to clean up, they hurried to a small river outside the city. There were already government officials there and surrounded the murder scene. When everyone saw Xia Yunqing arriving, they immediately greeted him and saluted him one by one.
Immediately, they led him to a corpse covered with white cloth. Wu Zuo leaned over and lifted up the white cloth.
A face swollen and deformed by water was revealed inside.
Xia Yunqing frowned and asked Wu Zuo: "What on earth is going on? Isn't it drowning?"
Wu Zuo turned the head and shoulders of the corpse with great effort, pointed to the five clear fingerprints on the back of the neck, and explained: "Sir, please look here! This person should have been choked by someone's neck and pushed hard into the water before drowning.
Dead!"
Lu Ning also came over, looked at the face carefully, and suddenly exclaimed: "Mr.
An old man advised me not to take away those iron pieces! So, I remember his face very clearly!"
Xia Yunqing stroked his long beard, pondered for a long time, and sighed sadly: "Maybe this is a coincidence! The case still needs to be investigated in detail, and no conclusion can be made hastily. Let's first send someone to give his family some silver coins to make him happy.
Bury!"
Just as he finished speaking, he heard a government official in the distance, running towards this side and shouting loudly: "Mr.
Xia Yunqing was shocked. He walked over quickly and asked in a deep voice: "What? There are three more dead bodies? Where are they? Take me to see them quickly!"
After saying that, the yamen servant raised his hand and immediately ran ahead to lead the way. Lu Ning and Hu Qi looked at each other with frowns and followed directly without saying a word.
The group of people came to the Fengqi Cave in Fengming Mountain and saw three mutilated corpses lying at the entrance of the cave: one was missing its right arm, one was missing its head, and the other was.
The entire lower body was missing.
The stone walls on both sides of the cave and the ground were covered with splatters of blood and minced meat. Broken arms were left aside, with traces of being eaten by wild beasts.
The whole scene was very bloody. The government officials who came were not prepared. They all looked horrified and immediately turned around and ran out of the cave, vomiting one after another.
Hu Qi only glanced at it, then ran out of the cave and retched for a long time.
However, Lu Ning tried his best to hold back the turbulence in his stomach, squatted down, looked at the three corpses carefully, and suddenly shouted: "Master Xia, that's not right! These people were not bitten to death by wild beasts, but killed by humans!"
When Xia Yunqing heard this, he ignored the discomfort in his stomach and quickly asked: "The leader of the Lu Gang said this, but what evidence is there?"