I go to the ancient imperial examinations

363 Dangerous situation
Hu Butou personally led people to inspect Pang's mansion again, and gave a few words to the police and yamen servants, and then walked towards the mansion.

Before the dust of Zhang Zhifu's death settled, he didn't intend to go home, so he just slept in the side room of the government office for a few days.

The candles in the back house of Pang's mansion were brightly lit. After Pang Tongzhi was imprisoned, the housekeeper obeyed Madam Pang's order and asked all the servants in the mansion to return to their respective rooms, and they were not allowed to talk or move around at will.

The same is true for the guards in the mansion. There are policemen from the yamen on the left and right outside, and they are not worried about thieves breaking in. During the day, only the servants in the kitchen are still busy. There was less than one figure.

"Ma'am." The deep voice was covered by the sound of rain outside.

The door of the bedroom creaked and opened from the inside, but it was Bai Lian, the most powerful maid beside Madam Pang, "Madam is in the small study, butler, please come in."

Mrs. Pang is elegant, good at calligraphy and painting, and likes to read in her spare time, so the side room connected to the bedroom is a small study room. On weekdays, Mrs. Pang reads and paints in it. At most, Pang Tongzhi will come in, but it is impossible for outsiders to set foot in this small study.

The faint fragrance of plum blossoms spread, and the warmth in the small study, coupled with the bright candlelight, made the quiet and peaceful little bit feel the danger of the mountain rain coming and the wind filling the building.

"Madam." The housekeeper bowed and saluted, and glanced at Mrs. Pang who was sitting behind the desk reading a book from the corner of her eye.

Because of the burning of charcoal, Mrs. Pang only wore a long plain white satin gown, her hair was casually tied up in a bun, and was fixed with a jade hairpin. There was a strong bookish look in her eyebrows and eyes, gentle and elegant.

"How's the situation outside?" A soft voice sounded, and Mrs. Pang's gaze remained on the scroll, as if she wasn't worried about Pang Tongzhi who was in prison.

Although Zhao Tongzhi ordered the siege of Pang's mansion, Pang Tongzhi had been operating in Suzhou mansion for many years, and if news from outside came in, they really couldn't stop Hu Butou.

"Reporting to Madam, Your Excellency is now being held alone in prison, and Zhao Tongzhi has not interrogated him. The body of Zhang Zhifu is still in the back house of the government office, and the post-mortem has not been done by Wu Zuo. The door of the study has been sealed, and eight police officers Watch it, our people can't get in."

After the housekeeper knew about the accident, his first reaction was to contact Pang Tongzhi in prison.

It's a pity that Zhao Tongzhi gave the order to die, and the head of the prison, the jailer and the arrester are all from Zhao Tongzhi's side, and there is no way for the housekeeper to see Pang Tongzhi.

As for the situation at the murder scene, except for Zhan Feiyu who went early in the morning and Hu Butou who let him go into the study to check the body, no one else could get in. The current situation is extremely unfavorable to Pang Tongzhi.

Gently putting down the book, Mrs. Pang raised her head, with an ambiguous smile on her plain face, "Zhao Tong knows this is waiting for Master Yao to decide."

"The master once said that Zhao Tongzhi is stable, and he is afraid of being blamed for doing so." The housekeeper also met Zhao Tongzhi, saying that he was unselfish, rather than stubborn and ignorant.

However, everyone in Suzhou knows that the master and Zhao Tongzhi both want to win the prefect position. At this juncture, if Zhao Tongzhi interrogates the master first, even if he finds out something, it will inevitably make people suspect that Zhao Tongzhi is using the public to benefit his own interests. Seriously speaking, it is framing.

So at this moment, it is better to be quiet than to move, and to leave everything to Master Yao, the chief envoy, so that he can get a bright and aboveboard reputation.

"It has been raining for days and the cold is threatening. I am afraid that the master will not be able to survive in prison. Tomorrow, the butler, you will go to Hu Butou and tell him that I am worried about the master's health. Let Hu Butou report to Zhao Tongzhi, and Mr. Zhao please take care of your colleagues." For the sake of the master, prepare some thick clothes for the master, and the Pang family will give the money, so Mr. Zhao doesn’t have to worry about us taking it with us.”

Mrs. Pang explained a few more words to the housekeeper, her voice was still soft. At first glance, it seemed that the wife in charge was only managing the affairs of the back house, and it did not make people feel that the current situation of the Pang Mansion was in jeopardy.

After the butler left, it was already half an hour. Bai Lian sent her out, but she didn't go back to the small study, but waited in the tea room next to her.

Mrs. Pang picked up the book again, but just glanced out the window, as if waiting for someone to arrive.

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At the same time, the inn.

"Who is it?" At the same time as the voice of shouting and asking, He Sheng has already rushed over with his sword. Almost at the same time, the four people who secretly protected Zhan Feiyu appeared immediately, and the two guarded the door. The two caught up with He Sheng figure.

The master's attack was almost instantaneous, and fortunately, there was a lot of wind and rain outside, which did not disturb the other people in the inn.

Zhan Feiyu, who was woken up by He Sheng, was confused for a moment. He probably slept for less than an hour, "Let Zhu Shizi wait a moment, I will come right away."

"Yes." He Sheng stepped back in response.

A quarter of an hour later, Zhan Feiyu put on the cloak. As for her hair, she was too lazy to take care of it, so she tied it into a ponytail with a headband, and it didn't look too rude to button the hood.

He took a few pieces of charcoal from the charcoal basin and threw them into the hand stove, and then Zhan Feiyu went out with the warm hand stove in his arms.

The second floor of the inn is a private room. The middle room has no windows, so guests rarely come to it on weekdays, but when the door is closed at this moment, even the shopkeeper and the staff of the inn don't know that there is someone meeting in this private room.

"I wish you all the best." Zhan Feiyu looked at Zhu Xiao who was standing in the room wearing a crane cloak. Compared with when we met that day, he was less noble than the son of the Marquis of the Township, but his brows were still domineering and kind. Prestige, vaguely more aggressive and banditry.

Zhu Xiao is over half a hundred years old, and this age can be regarded as Zhan Feiyu's grandfather. At this moment, looking at the little girl wrapped in a ball, he raised his hand and beckoned people to sit down, "You know that the barbarians have ordered you to be killed, and even A reward of 10 taels has been issued, and your next study tour must be bloody."

Uh... Zhan Feiyu was stunned for a moment.

Not knowing whether it was too cold or because of lack of sleep, Zhan Feiyu felt that his brain was not enough, so he asked in a daze, "Why?"

Even if the [-] barbarian army besieged Xiangwu County that day, Zhan Feiyu didn't play a big role. The real leaders in the battle were Old Man Tie and Mr. Qiu, so he shouldn't be blamed for this.

Zhu Xiao picked up the teacup and drank two sips of hot tea, "Qiu Jinyu's death, do you know how much the barbarians will suffer?"

Qiu Jinyu was only 14 years old when he died, but he had already won the junior three yuan. If he wanted to have the escort of the Qiu family, he would definitely be ranked second, not to mention the three yuan and the first, not to mention the first.

In ten years time, the Holy One wanted to establish a crown prince. Qiu Jinyu was only 24 years old at that time, so it was a good time to show off his talents.

Zhan Feiyu could also think of Zhu Xiao's question.

Gu Xueshi sends letters from Beijing every three days, and now it’s not just homework, but also some things about the court for Zhan Feiyu to think about, and then she writes down her thoughts and sends them to the capital, Gu Xueshi will also write down The comments were sent to Zhan Feiyu.

Although it would cost a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, Zhan Feiyu's horizons have been broadened a lot, and he has a good understanding of the dynamics in the court.

"Master Qiu, the chief envoy, is the confidant of the Holy Majesty, but once the emperor and the courtiers, if the prince succeeds to the throne, he will definitely cultivate his confidantes. The way in Qianzhong cannot be messed up, but the new monarch can train Qiu Jinyu to replace Lord Qiu without bloodshed. "Zhan Feiyu couldn't help laughing awkwardly when he said this.

Presumably this is also the plan of the third family of the Qiu family. The third family wants to replace the direct branch. The plan is not to accomplish things overnight, but to wait for this opportunity.

With Xinjun's attention, and Qiu Jinyu's ability, the chances of winning are much greater.

For barbarians, once Qiu Jinyu became a close minister of the emperor, he might become the second high-ranking scholar Gu in the future, but Qiu Jinyu was a barbarian. Zhan Feiyu could imagine the danger of the Daqing Dynasty in the future.

But all of this was shattered with Qiu Jinyu's death, and even because Qiu Feng started killing in Qiu Zongxi's mansion, and then fled to the barbarians, the Holy Majesty already suspected the third wife of the Qiu family.

Master Qiu, as a direct branch, will definitely take the opportunity to "destroy relatives with righteousness". The barbarians will not only lose Qiu Jinyu. Musculoskeletal.

The culprit was Zhan Feiyu, who was holding a hand stove at the moment, with a helpless expression on his face. Even if He Sheng and the others were protecting him, if the barbarians retaliated wildly, Zhan Feiyu would indeed be in a dangerous situation.

Glancing at Zhan Feiyu sympathetically, Zhu Xiao made another stab at him unceremoniously, "Originally the barbarians were a little jealous of Gu Xueshi and Yang Shoucheng, but you have harmed Pang Xian'an again, with new and old grudges, it will be hard to get over it if you don't kill you hate!"

"No, Pang Tongzhi colluded with the barbarians?" Zhan Feiyu sat up straight, his eyes were so serious that his eyes widened.

Sure enough, he was still too young to hold his breath, but when he thought that Zhan Feiyu had spent two years studying with Gu Xueshi, the key point was that these two years were only based on correspondence.

Thinking about it this way, Zhu Xiao glanced at Zhan Feiyu with complicated eyes. Fortunately, she was a little girl. If she was a man, I'm afraid that the Jinluan Hall would not be at ease.

Scholars in the Daqing Dynasty didn't understand why Gu Qingzhou accepted a female disciple, but Zhu Xiao could understand at this moment, this is Gu Qingzhou's brilliance, what about women?He was as ruthless as a man.

"Why make such a fuss, you didn't know that you would have a long discussion with Qian?" Zhu Xiao snorted, and unceremoniously pierced Zhan Feiyu's disguise. Even if she didn't guess that Pang Xian'an had a connection with the barbarians, she must have doubts .

In addition, Zhan Feiyu had the Forbidden Dragon Guard behind him, so if he went to check, he might not be able to find out.

"I wish your son's words are wrong. I only suspect that Pang Tongzhi has a connection with the palace. It is indeed strange that Qian Shipeng is temporarily staying in Pang's mansion, but nothing has been found out so far. Thank you for revealing." Zhan Fei Yu cupped his hands to thank him, how sincere and sincere his small appearance should be.

Based on this inference, Qian Shipeng should be a spy of the barbarians. He estimated that at least the third house of the Qiu family had a connection with the barbarians, but Qian Shipeng must not know the specific relationship, so he thought of escorting Qiu Jingyuan back to Guizhou. If there is an opportunity, go to the third bedroom of the Qiu family to find out.

As for Pang Tongzhi, it must be that a certain prince in the palace colluded with the barbarians. Zhan Feiyu had a sneer on his face, thinking that if there was no cooperation from the inside and outside of the palace, the spies like the barbarians would be able to avoid the eyes and ears of the forbidden dragon guards. ?

(End of this chapter)