I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 125 Finding the Corpse
Second Zhan got out of the carriage with 20 taels of silver ingots in his pocket. After walking for a while, he couldn't help but look back. In the middle of the night, the nobleman just wanted to find out about the situation of the dead girl?

The carriage was driving slowly, and the maid carefully wiped the place where Zhan's second child sat just now with a handkerchief, and a look of disgust flashed quickly in her eyes.

"Miss, are we leaving like this?" Looking at Qin Shi who was sitting in the carriage, the servant girl couldn't help asking.

Qin, who was taking a nap, opened her eyelids and glanced at the puzzled servant girl, a smile appeared on her fair and delicate face, "My husband's bones are not cold, how can I, a widow, go out with great fanfare."

The servant girl was right when she thought about it, the Qin family is a scholarly family, and rules are the most important. The young lady's current status is indeed inappropriate to go out, especially the second uncle who met Zhan Feiyu. Although he is a vulgar mud leg, he is also a foreigner after all !

But if you want to inquire about the situation, you can just send a young man out. Why do you need to do it yourself?This doubt flashed across her mind, but in the middle of the night, the servant girl was also tired, seeing that Qin Shi closed her eyes to rest, she dared not speak again.

After the carriage returned to the other courtyard, the maid who got off the carriage could hardly keep her eyes open.

"Okay, you go to sleep, I'll help Miss." The middle-aged nanny in a short purple beanie said with a smile, and stretched out her hand to help Mrs. Qin from the carriage.

After entering the bedroom in the inner courtyard, Nanny Hao helped Mrs. Qin to untangle her hair and make-up, and it was almost half an hour after she washed up.

"Miss, listen to Mammy, let the Master and the others deal with Zhan Feiyu's matter, it's not easy for us housewives to interfere in this matter." Mammy Hao sat on the side of the bed and fanned Qin Shi who was lying down, watching her obviously With her thinned figure, Mammy Hao felt distressed and worried.

"Mommy, I'm not reconciled to that. There are so many married girls in the Qin family, but those who are widows can only spend the rest of their lives guarding a chastity archway!" Qin's seemingly gentle face showed crazy hatred.

No one knew how much she hated Zhan Feiyu when she heard the news of Wan Yunhao's death. That cheap girl ruined the rest of her life.

Mother Hao was stunned for a moment, and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, this is fate!
Although she is a widow, the young lady also has the young master and the young lady, and she has no worries about food and clothing with her natal family looking after her. Compared with those widowed women outside, it is much better.

"Nurse, go and contact Huang Bin." After confessing, Qin closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Back then, she fell in love with Wan Yunhao at a glance, so what about the poor family?As long as he has the talent for reading, after he is named on the gold list, and with the help of the Qin family, he will be able to become his wife just around the corner.

As for the children of the right family, Tong Xu is the best in Nanxuan Mansion, but when he was 14 years old, he had a housemate in his house, but Wan Yunhao would not take concubines because he needed to curry favor with the Qin family.

In the future, Wan Yunhao will be in court, so what if he has a concubine?At that time, her two children had grown up, and as the wife of the main house, she didn't care about a few things.

Qin's hands crossed on his abdomen clenched a little bit, and his knuckles turned white under too much force.

Since she was sensible, she knew which way she should go. She carefully selected Wan Yunhao as her husband, and only waited for her to be appointed in the future. Unfortunately, everything was ruined by that lowly girl Zhan Feiyu. How could she be willing!

Hao Momo kept playing the fan for half an hour, then slowly got up and fell asleep on the wooden couch outside.

In the dark night, there was a wind blowing, the moon was covered by clouds, a shout broke the silence of the night, and the sound of weapons clashing, made Liu Jian, who was in a light sleep, sit up from the bed and panic all of a sudden.

"Catch the assassin!" The guards from the other courtyard yelled sharply, and dozens of figures flew over from not far away.

And almost at the same time, several figures crossed the wall and entered the other courtyard. With the Yanling Saber in Zhongguang's hand, the long sword that was stabbed flew out.

"The Forbidden Dragon Guards are arresting the important criminals, and the idlers quickly retreat!" Chong Guang flashed out the token of the Forbidden Dragon Guards, completely ignoring the guards and courtyard guards in front of him, and waved his hand at the subordinates behind him, "Search!"

"Yes!" Several subordinates in black scale uniforms of the Forbidden Dragon Guard then spread out in a fan shape to search for the fugitives.

Clothed Liu Jian quickly walked out of the bedroom, hearing the noise with an unusually ugly expression.

"My lord, there are fugitives breaking in, and the Forbidden Dragon Guards are arresting them." The leader of the guard who came quickly said flatteringly, with a long sword in his hand, as if he was loyal to protect Liu Jian.

"A fugitive?" Liu Jian's skinny face twitched. There are still fugitives who escaped from the hands of the forbidden dragon guards, and escaped to the other courtyard where he lived by such a coincidence!
"My lord." Butler Liu stepped forward and nodded to Liu Jian calmly.

If it wasn't for the Forbidden Dragon Guards tonight, Liu Jian might be at ease, but looking at the night now, his hanging heart still couldn't let go.

In the darkness, Yin Wuyan, wearing a silver mask, entered the main courtyard.

Chong Guang walked behind him, blood was dripping from the Yanling knife, someone's soul had already returned to the underworld tonight.

"Lord Yin, I don't know what kind of vicious fugitive is able to escape from the hands of the forbidden dragon guard?" Liu Jian said mockingly, suppressing his anger.

The phoenix eyes under the mask were cold and heartless, but Yin Wuyan didn't even look at Liu Jian, let alone answer.

Too much deception!Liu Jian's body trembled twice in anger, he was a dignified second-rank official, and the commander of the Forbidden Dragon Guard was only a fourth-rank envoy, if he didn't rely on the trust of the Holy One, how dare he be so defiant!

The court officials only knew that the Commander of the Forbidden Dragon Guard was raised by the sage. It is said that he was an orphan who was given the surname of the emperor.

However, no matter whether they are civil servants or generals, they all hate the existence of the forbidden dragon guards. After all, the forbidden dragon guards have always been unscrupulous in handling cases.

"Lord Liu, the prisoner Cai Tian is the bandit leader of Sanao Mountain in Hengzhou Prefecture. He was rescued by his accomplices on the way back to Beijing. After receiving the news, the Dragon Guards helped Hengzhou Prefecture to arrest the fugitive." Chong Guang said loudly.

In fact, after Cai Tian's name was reported, Liu Jian already knew it.This person is indeed a heinous person. He used to be a military general, but he was born rebellious. After his family was in decline, he turned into a bandit.

The mountains of Hengzhou Prefecture are rolling and rolling. Cai Tian has no more than 36 people under his command. After being trained by him, they are like wild wolves hiding in the deep mountains, intercepting and killing business travelers on the official road many times.

The government government and the guards teamed up to arrest them, but they all returned in vain. The 36 people were well-trained and familiar with the terrain, and they disappeared as soon as they entered the deep mountains.

"Since this is the case, if the Forbidden Dragon Guard wants to make a move, this Cai Tian can only be captured without a fight, and I don't have to worry about anything." Liu Jian said coldly, but he planned to stand under the verandah and wait. .

"The idlers leave the other courtyard immediately!" A cold voice sounded, Yin Wuyan looked at the angry Liu Jian, and continued in a cold voice: "Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"

"Lord Yin, what do you mean?" If Liu Jian hadn't been able to hold back his anger, if it wasn't for the four words "shoot to kill", Liu Jian would have roared with anger. They are just a group of stingy villains who kill people like hemp and disrupt the government. How dare they be so rampant? !
Yin Wuyan's eyes were cold and without any warmth, and he looked at Liu Jian across the courtyard, "Leave the other courtyard in a short time, or you will be killed without mercy!"

Liu Jian was so angry that he couldn't speak, "You..."

"My lord!" Butler Liu hurriedly supported Liu Jian's arm, shaking his head slightly, he had already dealt with Zhou Wenquan's body, so there must be nothing wrong with it!
If there is a head-on conflict with the Forbidden Dragon Guard, my lord is a second-rank official, but I and the guards in the courtyard are not enough to kill the Forbidden Dragon Guard!
"Ji Longwei has acted like this, and I will give you a copy after I return to Beijing!" Angrily throwing down harsh words, Liu Wei had no choice but to leave first.

It is estimated that the name of the Forbidden Dragon Guard is too scary. After a while, the people in the other courtyard all retreated outside, and the servants stood together trembling.

Several bodyguards brought by Liu Jian from the capital and guards sent by Tongzhi stood on the other side. Even though there was only one Forbidden Dragon Guard guarding them, these 30 people did not dare to leave without permission.

"Qi Ye, the courtyard is empty, no one was found." Chong Guang threw the knocked out Cai Tian to the ground. Just now he led people to search around the other courtyard, but Zhou Wenquan's body was not found.

The other courtyard is not too big, and the front and back gardens plus a bamboo garden have been searched, and the soil has not been turned over. As for the small pond, Chong Guang had someone drag it from the front to the back with pennies and a net, but nothing was found. corpse.

There was also an old well in the yard, and Chongguang sent someone down to look at it, but there was no body in the well.

Glancing at the towering wall, Chongguang said: "Could it be that Zhou Wenquan was not killed, and would he stand outside among the crowd?"

"Liu Jian won't take risks, look for a secret room." Yin Wuyan ordered coldly, and walked into the bedroom where Liu Jian lived.

This other courtyard was bought by Tong Tongzhi from a wealthy businessman after he learned that Liu Jian was coming to Shangsi County. There may be a secret room, but it is not too difficult to find.

Time passed little by little, the night faded, and the dawn came.

It has been more than an hour since the forbidden dragon guards appeared, Liu Jian's expression relaxed, and the anger of being offended before was gone.

The farm, the flower hall in the front yard.

"Didn't Zhou Wenquan's body be found?" Zhan Feiyu, who came to hand in his homework early in the morning, was surprised, and couldn't help asking: "Teacher, did Master Liu do the opposite, and didn't kill someone to silence him?"

Prince Yu didn't sleep all night, so he waved his hand to let the guards who reported back to retreat, his face was a little dignified.

Gu Qingzhou looked good, and took the two essays and four poems handed in by Zhan Feiyu, "Liu Jian has always been cautious in his actions, he can't risk his life in Zhou Wenquan, I can only say that the secret hidden in the corpse .”

Being able to avoid the search of the Forbidden Dragon Guards, this corpse is indeed hidden enough.

Zhan Feiyu frowned and thought about it. Before she came to the farm yesterday, she deliberately asked the coachman to take a detour. It was a second yard, and it was easy to hide a corpse. Impossible not to find the body.

"People from Hengzhou Mansion are coming soon, my lord, why don't we go and have a look." Gu Qingzhou stood up, even if he didn't say anything, the impatient Prince Yu would go and have a look.

Zhan Feiyu looked at Gu Qingzhou pitifully, "Teacher."

"Okay, let's follow." Raising his hand and patting the little girl's head, Gu Qingzhou laughed. She was not a big person, but she was quite curious.

The summer sun was scorching hot, and more than 30 people stood outside sweating, which would make them even more hungry, but facing the murderous Forbidden Dragon Guards, no one dared to complain.

"Lord Yin is so powerful!" Liu Jian, the only exception, glared at Yin Wuyan, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Cai Tian has been arrested, and all three accomplices have also been arrested. Lord Yin is taking me as a prisoner. Have you? Don’t forget that I am a second-rank official, and the Forbidden Dragon Guard has no right to detain it!”

For officials below the third rank, the Forbidden Dragon Guard has the privilege of beheading first and playing later.

Yin Wuyan stood on the steps at the entrance of the other courtyard, looking down at the furious Liu Jian, "Lord Liu can come in."

And the others, no matter they were servants or bodyguards, could only continue to stand outside. The forbidden dragon guards were so overbearing and unreasonable.If you don't accept it, you can only hold back, unless you are not afraid of dying under the Yanling knife!
Liu Jian wanted to say something, but when he saw the figures approaching at a gallop, he immediately greeted them, "My lord, I am willing to ask you to uphold justice!"

Prince Yu got off his horse and walked over to Yin Wuyan directly past Liu Jian who was saluting, almost driving him to death.

The carriage slowed down a bit, and after Prince Yu and Yin Wuyan finished talking, Gu Qingzhou got out of the carriage, turned around and said to Zhan Feiyu who was sitting in the carriage: "If you are idle and bored, read a book, don't come down."

"Yes, teacher." Zhan Feiyu nodded, with an extremely cute expression on his white and tender face.

Gu Qingzhou was inexplicably suspicious, would the little girl be so obedient?But he didn't say anything, and ordered Gu Yuan to drive the carriage to the tree.

The Forbidden Dragon Guard came out at night, Zhang Zhifu and others also received the news, until Prince Yu and Gu Qingzhou came, they rushed over in a hurry, as if they didn't know that something happened in the other courtyard.

"Master Liu is old, don't suffer from heatstroke." Gu Qingzhou said with a smile, and walked into the other courtyard. The morning sun is enough to bask in people.

Liu Jian was also very hot, just when he came down a step, he followed Gu Qingzhou with a flick of his sleeves, and he couldn't stand it anymore if he stayed outside.

Opening the curtain of the carriage slightly, Zhan Feiyu looked at the more than 30 people outside the station through the window. The police from Shangsi County had already arrived. up.

Zhan Feiyu thought he still had the ability to read people, so he looked at them one by one, and found no suspicious person. Zhou Wenquan was probably killed, so where is the body hidden?
"Brother Xiao Yuan." Zhan Feiyu shouted, looked at Gu Yuan who was sitting on the shaft of the carriage, and asked in a low voice: "You followed the teacher in the capital, have you ever heard of such things as corpse water, which can Melt the corpse, destroy the corpse!"

Gu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhan Feiyu who was wide-eyed and excited, speechless, "Miss, you read too many books, how could there be such a thing!"

"That's right, if there really was one, the Forbidden Dragon Guards wouldn't come looking for the corpse." Zhan Feiyu sighed, and looked at the other courtyard in front of him, "Then where do you think this corpse can be hidden?"

The guards of Prince Yu's Mansion have been guarding outside the other courtyard these days, so it is impossible for the body to be transported out, and it must still be in the other courtyard.

"I can't even find the Forbidden Dragon Guards, how could I know." Gu Yuan couldn't help but rolled his eyes, the young lady has a talent for reading, but sometimes it's stupid to ask.

"Bold assumptions, careful verification!" Zhan Feiyu replied with a sullen face, his black eyes rolled cunningly, and he passed all the plots of movies, TV dramas, and novels about murder and hiding corpses that he knew in his previous life again.

Could it be that the corpse was boiled?That's not right, all the servants from other courtyards were sent by Tongzhi to serve Liu Jian, and the stove was used to cook the corpse, and the eldest brother would know that after interrogation, Liu Jian would not do such a thing.

If there is a secret room, it will definitely not escape the search of the Forbidden Dragon Guards. Zhan Feiyu looked at the more than 30 people in the sun again. Liu Jian would not do the thing of hiding the corpse himself. I can't work anymore.

Zhan Feiyu thought about it. Except for Zhou Wenquan, Liu Jian brought a total of eight guards from the capital. It can be said that he traveled lightly, but there must be someone following him secretly, and that must be Liu Jian's confidant.

This confidant must be among the more than 30 people. Zhan Feiyu suddenly jumped out of the carriage. Before Gu Yuan could stop him, Zhan Feiyu made a silent gesture and said in a low voice, "I'm going to change clothes!"

Gu Yuan blushed in embarrassment, but still followed quickly, only a short distance behind Zhan Feiyu.

Knocking on the side door of a house not far from the other courtyard, Zhan Feiyu said to the boy who opened the door: "Brother, please help me..."

After stuffing the broken silver in his hand, Zhan Feiyu, who successfully borrowed the toilet, looked around and saw that Gu Yuan and the door-opener were guarding not far away, so he looked up and said, "Come out alone chant."

Yin Wuyan had been sending people to secretly protect Zhan Feiyu, and now a figure came down from the tree, with a gray bunt, at first glance it looked no different from a pedestrian on the street.

Grinning, Zhan Feiyu stood in the shade and asked in a low voice, "Among the 30 people before, who is Lord Liu's confidant?"

Just because he knew Yin Wuyan's unconditional indulgence to Zhan Feiyu, the man hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "Wearing a dark blue gown..."

(End of this chapter)