Cut Frost

Chapter 87 87. Save him!

The three of Yu'er walked through the streets and alleys, and came to a folk house in the west of the city.

From a distance, a young man in a water embroidered ocher robe was talking to a businessman in front of that house.

"Captain Chi, so early?" Yu'er greeted him.

"Miss Yu'er, Brother Li Yuan, and Miss Xiao Mi." Chi Lin also greeted the three of them.

The man who looked like a businessman went away when he saw someone coming.

"How long have you been here?" Yu'er asked Chi Lin.

"Just arrived not long ago." Chi Lin said.

Xiao Mi stepped forward and pushed the door, but it couldn't be opened.

Looking at the door again, there was a big lock.

Yu'er lay on the crack of the door and looked in. There were only some simple tables, chairs and broken flower pots in the yard.

"Can't get in, what should I do?" Xiao Mi turned to Yu'er and asked.

"What did that person say just now?" Yu'er asked Chi Lin.

"He is a drug dealer in Xuanzhou. He transported medicinal materials to Beijing yesterday. He heard that the drug inspector had changed this person, so he came to visit him. He didn't want this person to be dead, so he made the trip in vain." Chi Lin said.

"Who is this Meng Fuman?" Kurihara asked Chi Rin.

"How do you know his name?" Chi Lin wondered.

"How do you know he lives here?" Kurihara asked back.

Chi Lin was stunned for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your trouble."

"I'm too lazy to bother you, Yumu-head!" Kurihara said dissatisfiedly.

"What kind of official is this drug inspector?" Yu'er asked Chi Lin.

"The drug inspector supervises the entry and exit of medicinal materials from major drug stores in Beijing." Chi Lin said.

"How about this errand?" Yu'er asked again.

"It's just regulatory supervision. Medicine shops are not allowed to buy and sell some prohibited medicinal materials. Some special medicinal materials are only allowed to be bought and sold in small quantities. What kind of medicinal materials are needed by each medicine shop, first draw up the name and submit it, and then you can buy it after obtaining permission. ;I will also go to the major drug stores from time to time to check. However, there is still a drug inspector in charge of the drug inspector, so I can't really say anything." Chi Lin said.

"So it's such an official." Yu'er nodded and said, "Does this Meng Fuman have other family members?" Yu'er asked Chi Lin.

"I heard that he had a wife and son, but he disappeared after his death." Chi Lin said.

Yu'er thought for a while, walked to a house on the left, and knocked on the door.

No one responded.

Then knock on the house on the right.

After a while, the door opened, and a woman in her 40s, with a short round face, thick shoulders and slightly fat, and a bright red robe came out.

Seeing Yu'er, she didn't recognize her, so she asked, "Girl, who are you looking for?"

"Sister, excuse me, I want to ask you a question." Yu'er said.

"Oh, the little mouth is so sweet." The woman smiled, "Tell me, what's the matter?"

As he spoke, he stroked one side of his hair with one hand.

"Do you know where Mr. Meng next door has gone?" Yu'er said.

"Are you asking him? Who are you?" the woman asked, stretching her head to look outside at Kurihara and the others.

"My father is a medicine merchant, and I have some contacts with him. My brother and sister-in-law and I came to the capital to do some business, and we came to visit by the way." Yu'er said.

"Then I'm afraid you ran away in vain," the woman said.

"Has he traveled far away?" Yu'er asked.

"He, he died a long time ago." The woman said.

Lowering his voice again, he approached Yu'er and said mysteriously: "I heard that the young master of Prime Minister Xiao's mansion bought the murderer."

"Ah? How come?" Yu'er pretended to be surprised.

"Oh, sorry for the twelve taels of silver I borrowed from him, but it's gone." The woman said regretfully.

"Then is there anyone else in his house?"

"He had a woman and a teenage son. However, after he died, the woman took the child and left, probably going back to her mother's house." The woman said.

"Where is this lady's natal family?" Yu'er asked again.

"I-I don't know." The woman looked at the people behind Yu'er and said.

"It's a pity." Yu'er sighed.

"What a pity?" the woman wondered.

"Last time, my father borrowed 50 taels of silver from him, but I haven't returned it yet. This time, my brother and sister specially asked me to bring it here. I didn't expect to make a trip in vain. That's all, if that's the case, let's go back to Maoyuan Inn first, and wait until we get back." Just report the truth to daddy." Yu'er said.

"This is really a pity." The woman stared back and sighed.

"So, excuse me, thank you for letting me know." Yu'er said goodbye to the woman.

The woman also closed the door.

In a family opposite, a middle-aged man in his thirties turned around and took out his key to open the door.

Chi Lin stepped forward and asked, "Brother, excuse me."

The man looked back at them and asked suspiciously, "What's the matter?"

"I wonder if elder brother is familiar with this Mr. Meng?" Chi Lin asked.

"Mr. Meng?" the man said, looking at the door of Meng's house, "He just moved here a few months before he died, and he is not familiar with him."

"Do you know where he moved from?" Kurihara wondered beside him.

"I don't know, it seems quite far away." The man thought for a while.

It seems that the two families don't have much friendship, and they didn't ask any more questions, just thanked them and said goodbye.

Nothing happened for a while, and a few people walked to the market.

"Sister Yu'er, why can't I understand what you said to that aunt just now?" Xiao Mi endured it for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking at this moment.

"You, think less about eating, watch more and think more to understand." Kurihara looked at Xiao Mi and smiled.

"Don't worry about me!" Xiao Mi glared at him.

"Will she come?" Chi Lin asked Yu'er.

"I don't know, let's wait and see." Yu'er said, "By the way, who is this Meng Fuman, does Captain Chi know?"

"I've never heard of it." Chi Lin shook his head.

"Aren't you very familiar with the third son of the Xiao family?" Yu'er wondered, "He has such a friend, why don't you know?"

"When did he have a friend like Meng Fuman?" Chi Lin asked instead after hearing this.

"So that's it." Yu'er nodded and said, "I would like to trouble Captain Chi to check, what is the origin of this Meng Fuman."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Chi Lin replied, turning around to leave.

"Wait." Yu'er called to stop him.

"What else is there for Miss Yu'er?" Chi Lin said.

"The third son of the Xiao family, did he mention anything to you?" Yu'er asked.

Chi Lin's face darkened immediately, he shook his head and said, "Ziyu won't say anything."

It seems that he also went to meet Xiao Hengqi.

Yu'er thought for a while, then asked again: "Who is the head of the Qianling Mansion?"

"The head of the Qianling Mansion is Zheng Desheng." Chi Lin said.

"How is he doing as the principal?" Yu'er asked.

"This person was born in the imperial examination. He is erudite and good at dealing with others." Chi Lin said.

"Who is he on good terms with in the court?" Yu'er asked.

Chi Lin thought for a while, and said: "This person has a lot of contacts, civil servants, generals, and Beijing and central places."

He asked Yuer again: "Miss Yuer, did you think of anything?"

"No, just asking casually." Yu'er said.

"That's nothing else, Chi Lin will go now." Chi Lin said.

Dang even said goodbye to Yu'er and others.

At this time, Jianjia Palace was not peaceful either.

"Third princess, even if you don't look at my third brother, you still look at the love we grew up together, and you must help my third brother wash away the grievances." Xiao Yezhu knelt inside the Pear Blossom Gate, tears like long rain , crying to Ning Jia.

"Sister Zhu, you should get up first." Ning Jia stretched out his hand to help her up, and they sat opposite each other on the apricot flower chair.

"Third princess, third brother has always been the best to people. He will never do this kind of thing! If you let me find the person who wronged him, he must look good!" Xiao Yezhu wiped his face. Tears while gritting his teeth.

"What's going on now?" Ning Jia asked hastily.

Xiao Yezhu heard Ning Jia's question, and cried again, sobbing, "Third brother, he is still locked in the prison of Qianling Mansion."

"What's going on?" Ning Jia asked.

"I don't know what's going on." Xiao Yezhu cried, "The third brother was playing chess with me, and suddenly some officers and soldiers from the government office came in, and the head of Qianling's mansion also came, insisting that the third brother bought it. Killed someone and took him back."

"How did this case go to trial?" Ning Jia asked again.

"I'm a girl, and I can't go to the government office. I didn't see how the interrogation was. Those people just fabricated something to frame my third brother. If you ask me to find them, I will definitely not spare him! "Xiao Yezhu said bitterly.

Ning Jia thought for a while and asked, "What did Prime Minister Xiao say?"

"My father? My father doesn't care at all!" Xiao Yezhu burst into tears again, "My mother has been ill for several days."

"How could Prime Minister Xiao not care about it?" Ning Jia wondered.

"My father said, 'If he did such a thing by himself, he should bear it himself'." Xiao Yezhu cried, "Third Princess, tell me, how can there be such a cruel father!"

"This, how could this happen?" Ning Jia was puzzled.

"That's why I came into the palace to ask you for help." Xiao Yezhu said.

"Me? How can I help?" Ning Jia asked.

"I'm a daughter, I'm not entrusted with the throne, so I can't see the emperor, please beg the emperor for me, let him clean up my third brother's grievances, and restore his innocence." Xiao Yezhu said, knelt down again, crying uncontrollably live.

"Father?" Ning Jia asked.

"That's right, my third brother is also the emperor's consort personally appointed by the emperor's imperial pen, he will definitely not ignore it!" Xiao Yezhu said.

"Sister Zhu, get up first."

Ning Jia helped her up, sat on the apricot flower chair, and muttered silently.

"Third Princess, I know what's on your mind, and I really want to help you! I don't know how things turned out like this." Xiao Yezhu said, "But don't worry, as long as Third Brother is safe and sound, I will help you." He will definitely let him find a way to return the marriage, and let you and him be fulfilled!"

Ning Jia didn't know the ins and outs of this matter, but seeing Xiao Yezhu crying sadly, she asked, "Sister Zhu, what should I do?"

"You just need to ask the emperor to retry the case and return my third brother's innocence." Seeing her promise, Xiao Yezhu hurriedly said.

"I, I'll try." Ning Jia said timidly.

"Okay, I'll wait for your news." Xiao Yezhu wiped away tears and said.

After Xiao Yezhu left, Ning Jia really came to Chongqing Hall.

It happened that Prince Xisu came out from the palace.

"Brother." Ning Jia knelt down and bowed to him.

"Third sister, why are you here?" Xi Su wondered.

She seldom came to the former court, even the gardens and imperial gardens of the harem, and she mostly stayed in Jianjia Palace.

"I, I'm here to see Royal Father." Ning Jia said.

Xi Su pondered for a while, looked at her and asked: "Did you meet anyone these few days?"

"No, it's Sister Zhu who came here." Ning Jia said.

"Xiao Yezhu?" Xi Su said.

"Yes." Ning Jia replied, looked at Xi Su timidly, then lowered her head again.

"Come with me." Xi Su pulled Ning Jia, walked to the wall, and whispered to her, "Don't meddle in this matter."

"But, Sister Zhu..." Ning Jia looked at Wang Xi's serious face and stopped talking.

"Father has entrusted me to handle this matter, so you can rest assured." Xi Su said.

"Brother..." Ning Jia looked at him, a little surprised.

"However," Xi Su whispered, "You must not tell others about it."

"En." Ning Jia nodded.

"Go back." Xi Su said softly.

"Okay." Ning Jia replied, and returned to Jianjia Palace.

Besides, Chi Lin said goodbye to Yu'er and the others, went straight to Xiao's mansion, and hurriedly found Xiao Hengfeng, Xiao Jin's second son.

"Chang Feng, why are you panicking?" Xiao Hengfeng said.

"Second Brother Xiao, does Ziyu have any relationship with Meng Fuman?" Chi Lin asked.

Xiao Hengfeng was stunned for a moment when he heard this question, and said, "I don't know much about third brother's friend."

"You and I don't know, so who is this Meng Fuman?" Chi Lin wondered.

Xiao Hengfeng looked at Chi Lin and said, "Changfeng, is there a way to save third brother?"

"It's impossible for Ziyu to kill someone. I will definitely find out the truth and return him innocent." Chi Lin said.

Xiao Hengfeng just looked at him without saying a word, which made Chi Lin feel a little uncomfortable.

"Brother Xiao, is it possible to find Meng Fuman's file?" Chi Lin asked.

"It should be possible." Xiao Hengfeng said.

"Okay, I'm sorry, I'll come back tomorrow." Chi Lin cupped his hands to him.

Chi Lin returned to the mansion, but there was one person waiting in the hall.

Chi Lin was taken aback, knelt on the ground and saluted, saying: "His Royal Highness."

(End of this chapter)