Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 140
Liang Yuming left, leaving Pavilion Master Jinghan trembling beside Wu Xu.

Wu Xu turned his head and said, "Pavilion Master, go back to your pavilion and rest!"

Jing Han stood aside and said: "The servant first please."

This is to invite Wu Xu to enter the scene.

Knowing Wu Xu's identity, no matter how loyal she is to Tai Bu, at this time, she dare not disrespect the servant.

Jinghan lowered her head and bit her lip, her cheeks flushed slightly.

Wu Xu was smiling and his eyes were shining.

Jing Han stepped forward to hold Wu Xu's arm.

Wu Xu pushed Jinghan away and walked behind Jinghan.

Behind her is a maid who is sweeping.

This maid has been peeking at Wu Xu.

Wu Xu also fell in love with this maid, stepped forward and hugged her in his arms, and walked out of the attic.

Jing Han was dumbfounded.

She invited Wu Xu to enter the scene, but Wu Xu carried away a sweeper?

A dignified third-rank official, only this amount of courage?

Jing Han was so angry that her face turned blue, but she saw the clerk came back with a square plate.

Yinggeyuan is really not an ordinary place, Xu Zhiqiong asked for braised scorpions, and he actually got a plate!
Xu Zhiqiong handed a plate of scorpions to Jinghan: "Here, you take it and eat it, go to bed early after eating!"

Jinghan held the scorpion, looked at Xu Zhiqiong with resentment, and then at the maid sweeping the floor.

After seeing the maid, she felt a little relieved.

That maidservant is not an ordinary person, no wonder Wu Xu fell in love with her.

To be precise, it was Wu Xu who was still thinking about her.

She is the former master of the Wuying Pavilion, Xin Chu.

How did the majestic Wuyinge Pavilion Master become a moron?

The reasons behind it are quite complicated. The case of the disappearance of a civilian girl in the past is related to Yinggeyuan, and Xin Chu and Liang Yuming have contacts and know some inside information.

Liang Yuming wanted to kill Xin Chu to silence him, but he was afraid that he would be involved in the matter, so he demoted Xin Chu to a handyman and stayed in Yingge Yuan to monitor.

Xin Chu is a beauty, although she is dressed rough and without makeup, she is still a beauty, no matter how rough her clothes are, she can't hide her youthful face.

"Qianhu, servant..." Xin Chu struggled in Wu Xu's arms, not knowing what to say.

It's not about rejecting Wu Xu, she misses Wu Xu, but she has no face to see Wu Xu.

Wu Xu called the housekeeper: "Send this girl to my house."

"This woman is a handyman. She is not worthy of a servant." The housekeeper was in a dilemma. Liang Yuming had ordered Xin Chu not to leave Yingge Yuan.

Wu Xu frowned and said, "Do you want to change jobs?"

The butler shook his head again and again, and hurriedly ordered someone to prepare the car.

He was afraid of his son, but he was even more afraid of Wu Shilang, after all, he was a third-rank official who directly supervised Jiaofangsi.

Xin Chu was in the car, Wu Xu and Xu Zhiqiong chatted all the way, and when they arrived at the servant's mansion, Xu Zhiqiong said goodbye, but Wu Xu wanted to invite him in.

What am I going to do?Watch you do things?

Wu Xu was not in a hurry to do anything, he put Xin Chu in the backyard, drank a jar of lamb wine with Xu Zhiqiong in the main hall, and chatted all night.

At dawn the next day, Xu Zhiqiong left the Shilang's mansion and went back to the yamen to order.

Wu Xu came to the backyard and entered Xin Chu's room.

Xin Chu didn't sleep all night, when she saw Wu Xu enter the door, she knelt down in front of her with a plop, tears streaming down her eyes.

"Xin Chu is guilty, she can die at the hands of the servant, Xin Chu has no regrets."

Wu Xu pulled her up and said with a smile, "What's your crime? Why do you say you're dead?"

Xin Chu sobbed a few times and said: "Xin Chu prayed to the gods day and night, only hoping to see the servant again in this life, and today I see you, Xin Chu's wish is fulfilled, and he is willing to lead his death."

Wu Xu touched Xin Chu's face: "I won't let you die, but I will let you live."

Hearing this, Xin Chu wanted to kneel down to Wu Xu again.

"Don't kneel, stand up straight, and look at me!"

Xin Chu looked up at Wu Xu.

Wu Xu stretched out his hand, caressed this cheek, and wiped away the tears for her.

Xin Chu got into Wu Xu's arms, she really wanted to hold Wu Xu like this for the rest of her life.

She overestimated herself.

After two times, Xin Chu lost his strength and became drowsy.

Before she fell asleep, Wu Xu said, "I have something to ask you, would you like to tell me?"

Xin Chu nodded again and again: "I am not afraid of death, as long as the servant asks, I will tell you everything."

Wu Xu asked, "How many women were imprisoned in Yingge Yuan?"

"A total of thirty-six people."

Wu Xu rubbed his forehead.

Omission, serious omission!
Wang Zhennan rescued thirteen people in Yinggeyuan, Xu Zhiqiong also said that there were only a dozen people, but there are still twenty-three people who have not been found.

Due to the obstruction of the Ministry of Rites, the search of Yingge Yuan was not thorough at that time.

Where did these women go?

Could it be that he was refined by Liang Yuming?
What could it be?

……

Xu Zhiqiong returned to Yilang Courtyard, Yang Wu sat lazily in the main courtyard, and Chang Decai was sweeping the courtyard with a broom.

"It's almost enough," Yang Wu urged, "How many times have you scanned it? Come and sit with me."

"What are you doing with you?" Chang Decai snorted, "When our family was on duty in the palace, we couldn't bear a speck of dust. After we passed away, we were ghosts, and we still couldn't see dust. I don't care whose yard I went to." , have to be cleaned up.”

Xu Zhiqiong was a little curious: "Whose yard did you live in before you came here?"

Chang Decai pouted and said, "Our family shouldn't talk about this."

The way she pouts is very cute, but our family's name doesn't suit her appearance.

"I am your master, what should I not say!"

Chang Decai hesitated for a moment and said, "Our family lives in Beiyuan."

Yang Wu sneered: "Since it's in the poor place of Beiyuan, it must not be a big mansion."

Chang Decai said angrily: "How do you know? It's the house of Liu Guangying, a doctor in the Ministry of War."

Yang Wu laughed even harder: "You are full of tongues, thanks to the fact that you were still a servant in the palace, the doctor of the Ministry of War is a fifth-rank official, how could he live in Beiyuan? Zhiqiong, she lied to you, you have to beat her, you put She holds it down, and I do it!"

Chang Decai shouted: "Who lied to you? You will die if you tell lies!"

Yang Wu snorted: "Who knows if you died well or not?"

"That's Langzhong Liu's foreign house. It's hard to talk about him, but the rest of his family are not bad. It's a pity..."

In the middle of the conversation, Chang De remained silent, and continued to sweep the floor with a broom.

Xu Zhiqiong was displeased: "You finish what you said, what a pity?"

Chang Decai said: "Master, don't embarrass our family, we don't want to gossip behind other people's backs, our family and that family get along pretty well, but that courtyard really can't accommodate our family, but don't worry, if you come back again in the future Encountering such a thing, our family is left with one breath, and we will fight those bugs to the end!"

insect?

What bug?
No matter how hard he asked, Chang Decai refused to speak.

"Master, if you want to hit, hit, if you want to scold, if you don't hit, don't scold, I will cook for you."

Chang Decai cooked Xu Zhiqiong a breakfast, not to mention, this ghost is a good cook.

If she doesn't tell me, I have a way to investigate. How can Beiyuan escape my eyes?

It was halfway through You Hour (after six o'clock in the evening), Xu Zhiqiong found Liu Langzhong's outer house, held a green lantern, and knocked on the door.

Not long after, the servant opened the door, looked at Xu Zhiqiong and said, "Who are you looking for?"

This servant is so courageous that he is not afraid of Lantern.

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said, "I'm here to find Langzhong Liu."

He wanted to explore the house and see what kind of bugs were in it.

To explore a house, Xu Zhiqiong has a lot of methods, but this time he wants to explore once from the open side, and then once from behind the scenes, comparing the two times, he can discover more mysteries.

Unexpectedly, this servant would not agree, and impatiently said to Xu Zhiqiong: "You have come to the wrong place, Liu Langzhong's residence is in the west of the city."

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "Of course I know where Liu Langzhong's residence is. I came here to talk about some private matters, which cannot be discussed in the residence."

"You can't say it in the mansion, and you can't say it here, we don't see any guests here, please go back!"

The guy was about to close the door, Xu Zhiqiong was annoyed: "Do you know who I am?"

"I don't know, I haven't seen it! No matter who you are, how dare you break into a private house at night?" After finishing speaking, the servant closed the door.

Xu Zhiqiong frowned, this servant is so arrogant!
If he really wanted to force his way in, no one in this house would dare to stop him, Lantern Lantern had privileges, within the capital, the residences of officials below the fourth rank could be searched at any time.

But once they broke in, it would be a serious matter, and it would be good if they could find out something, but if they couldn't find out, Xu Zhiqiong had to give someone an explanation.

Forget it, open inspection is not enough, let's make an unannounced visit.

Xu Zhiqiong walked around the house, wondering why there are no mice around the house?

In Daxuan, finding a house without rats is beyond imagination, even the palace has rats.

Take a closer look.

There was a mouse hole at the base of the wall, and Xu Zhiqiong took some broken dry food to lure the mice out.

A gust of wind suddenly blew in the yard, choking Xu Zhiqiong to cough.

What a heavy smell of blood!

The fishy smell dissipated in a blink of an eye, and Xu Zhiqiong lay down at the mouth of the mouse hole, wanting to smell it again, when suddenly someone patted him behind him.

"Xu Denglang, what are you doing here? Are you a thief?"

Hearing this voice, Xu Zhiqiong's cheeks twitched.

The old enemy is here, Yu Shan.

What is Yu Shan doing at Beiyuan at night?
He saw the incident of lying against the wall, and he didn't know how much he would derogate him in the future.

Xu Zhiqiong didn't panic, stood up, patted the dust on his hands, and said loudly: "Young Master Yu, General Yingyang! Why are you here!"

Yu Shan blinked, not knowing how to respond.

When they were in the academy, Xu Zhiqiong and Liu De'an fought each other to the death. At that time, they only knew that he was desperate, but they didn't expect him to be shameless.

Xu Zhiqiong is a shameless person, but since he has already lost his face, he has to drag Mr. Yu with him.

I thought Yu Shan would leave immediately, but Yu Shan motioned Xu Zhiqiong to talk elsewhere.

He came here specially to find me?
The two walked to the street, Yu Shan said: "How long has it been since we had a drink together?"

Xu Zhiqiong thought for a while: "On the eve of the martial arts exam, you treated me to a meal of fragrant mash, and we haven't seen each other much since then."

"At that time, I thought that in our generation in the academy, only the two of us can make a difference, and I am indeed right. In just a few short months, you have already become a green lantern man."

Yu Shan looked at Xu Zhiqiong, and also waited for him to compliment him. After all, he was General Yingyang, a higher rank than Xu Zhiqiong.

Xu Zhiqiong said with a humble face: "I have no strengths as a person, but I have good talent, good understanding, and good character."

Yu Shan smiled awkwardly, suppressed his disgust, found a wine shop, and had two drinks with Xu Zhiqiong.

"I heard that you have had a lot of contacts with Sui Shilang recently, and you went to Liu Langzhong's house today, presumably you will go to the Ministry of War in the future?"

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head again and again: "What is Sui Shilang's identity? What kind of relationship can he have with me?"

Yu Shan smiled: "Sui Shilang is commensurate with your uncle and nephew. Many people know about this, so why would you lie to me?"

Did Yu Shan know what happened last night?

No need to ask, Xu Zhiqiong was being watched.

Is this person Yu Shan?Why is he staring at me?

Xu Zhiqiong said: "Sui Shilang and my father used to be colleagues, so there is such a relationship, but I have no intention of going to the Ministry of War."

Yu Shan was surprised: "Since you don't want to go to the Ministry of War, what are you doing outside Liu Langzhong's residence?"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "Although they belong to the imperial city department, General Yu shouldn't be involved in the matter of being in charge of the yamen."

"It's Yu who is talking too much." Yu Shan, who has always been arrogant, behaved extremely kindly tonight. He punished himself with a glass and asked again, "Brother, is he determined to be a lantern bearer?"

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said, "What's wrong with carrying the lantern?"

"When Wu Qianhu was around, my brothers naturally made great progress, but now that Wu Qianhu has become Wu Shilang, my brother's official career may not be so broad."

Xu Zhiqiong didn't speak.

Yu Shan thought he had grasped the key point, and then asked: "You went to Yinggeyuan with Wu Shilang last night, does it mean that brother wants to go to the Ministry of Rites?"

He knew even this.

He has mastered the whereabouts of the two third-rank officials, which is obviously beyond his ability.

There is a ruthless person behind him, who could this person be?

His father?
The most abnormal thing is, why does Mr. Yu, who has always been upright, pay so much attention to me?Does he really care if I go to the Ministry of Rites or the Ministry of War?
This behavior made Xu Zhiqiong smell a strong tea fragrance.

What's happening?With Yu Shan's IQ, he shouldn't be fooled by that green tea.

"Senior Brother Yu, have you seen Senior Sister Han recently?"

Yu Shan was taken aback: "Why did you mention her all of a sudden?"

Xu Zhiqiong smiled: "Let's tell Junior Sister, my brother misses her, let her visit the grave when she has free time!"

(End of this chapter)