Chaos on the temples: You can't escape if you provoke treacherous ministers

Chapter 364
Liu Yunxiang frowned, the person she has been looking for?
Who?
Is it possible...

Liu Yunxiang covered his mouth, his eyes trembled involuntarily.

The next day, the two entered the city dressed as a couple engaged in small business.The gates of the city are heavily guarded, and everyone who enters the city is strictly checked.

Because Beijin is located in the northern part of the Central Plains, there are many cold months in a year, so it is not suitable for crop growth.And because Yuzhou City is located in the south, the climate is relatively warm and humid, and the land is fertile, so it is an important and largest grain-producing area in Beijin.

The food and grass on the western border depended on Yuzhou, and the southern border also depended on Yuzhou. Therefore, Yuzhou has also become a place for military strategists to fight for.

In the city of Yuzhou, there are many pavilions and shops, and the street vendors come and go. It is very prosperous and lively along the way.

The governor of Yuzhou is Han Lin's son-in-law, which means that the fat piece of Yuzhou is in his hands.

Liu Yunxiang sensed something and subconsciously wanted to turn around, but King Ying stopped her.

"Someone is following us."

Liu Yunxiang came to a booth selling rouge gouache, and when he picked up a box of rouge to look at, he sneaked a glance back.

A few beggars!

She looked at King Ying in confusion, and King Ying frowned, as if he couldn't guess the identity of the other party.

"It stands to reason that we have already left Han Zhao behind."

Yan Mu would hold back Han Zhao and buy him time to collect criminal evidence. It is impossible to do so quickly.

The two continued to walk forward, and the beggars quietly submerged in the crowd, but they didn't follow them all the time.

At the beginning, there were 12 people who went to Beijing to sue the imperial court together. Except for the scholar, the rest were killed.

"Let's verify the identities of these eleven victims first."

Liu Yunxiang nodded, "Okay."

According to the scholar's confession, the two of them inquired all the way to the first house, and it was the old woman who opened the door for them.

The old woman was very thin, and her waist was bent due to years of hard work. She was holding the door and looking at them.

"Who are you looking for?"

The old woman's voice was hoarse, and her speech was weak.

"Excuse me, is this Li Hongan's house?" Leng Yuxi asked.

The old woman froze for a moment, as if she was afraid they would see something, she hurriedly lowered her head, "Yes..."

"We are Jin'an who came to investigate the case of Li Hong'an suing the Yuzhou governor for empty pay. Can you tell us more about what you know?"

"My son is dead..."

"Yes, we are here to investigate the truth."

"What's the truth, what's the empty pay, my son died of illness, and he died at home!"

"Dead at home?"

"Yeah, I'm mourning at the ancestral grave now. Anyway, I don't know anything about what you said. Hurry up and leave, don't delay my work!"

"Then do you know Zhang Heng?"

Zhang Heng is that scholar.

"I don't know! I haven't heard of it!"

The old woman looked annoyed, and drove them out, and then closed the door.

Leng Yulu took a deep breath, turned to Liu Yunxiang and said, "It seems that Xie Shengmao has already sealed their mouths."

Liu Yunxiang nodded, "Let's go ask other families."

"Ah."

The two went to six houses until dark, and they talked the same as the first house, and they didn't ask any useful questions.

They came out of the alley and found someone following them.

"It should be Xie Shengmao's person."

Since Xie Shengmao had already made arrangements, he naturally received the news when they entered the first house.

"Grandpa, please do me a favor, give me a few coppers so that our brothers can have a full meal!"

"Go! Go! Go!"

"We haven't eaten for days!"

"Get out of the way!"

Liu Yunxiang looked back and saw that the person following them was entangled by several beggars, and immediately exchanged glances with Leng Yuxie, and the two quickly took the opportunity to slip away.

Instead of staying in a hotel, the two found a dilapidated temple and planned to make do with it for the night.

Leng Yulai lit a fire, and Liu Yunxiang took out pancakes to bake.

Liu Yunxiang saw Leng Yulai sitting cross-legged by the fire, frowning, looking puzzled.

"Should we ask the rest of them tomorrow? If we have asked all of them and still can't find anything, what should we do next?"

Leng Yulu snorted coldly: "No matter how capable Xie Shengmao is, it's impossible for such a big case to be airtight and watertight. It's just that we don't have much time."

Liu Yunxiang thought for a while, and said, "Maybe we shouldn't ask these companies, and we should look for other breakthroughs."

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard movement inside the ruined temple, and immediately got up and hid behind Leng Yuxie.

Leng Yulu grabbed the hilt of the sword and shouted inside: "Who's in there? Come out!"

"Wow!"

What responded to Leng Yushang turned out to be the cry of a child, and then a ragged woman came out from inside, holding a three or four-year-old little girl in her arms.

The woman looked terrified, crouching with the child in her arms.

Seeing this, Leng Yulu put away his sword.

Liu Yunxiang took two steps forward, and said gently: "We didn't know there were people in here, so I'm sorry for disturbing you. We don't have a place to live right now, can we borrow a night here?"

The woman looked up, glanced at Liu Yunxiang, and then at the cake that was baking in her hand.

At this time, the child in her arms also yelled: "Mom, I'm hungry! I want to eat pancakes!"

It turned out that it was because of the smell of the scones, or the mother and daughter hadn't shown up yet!

"Uh, do you eat pancakes?"

The woman was still a little embarrassed, hesitated for a while, and then nodded slowly.

"Let's sit by the fire together, this cake has to be baked."

The woman glanced at Leng Yuxi timidly, seeing her fear, Liu Yunxiang hurriedly said: "This is my husband, we are both good people."

Xu Shi saw Liu Yunxiang's kind face, so the woman took the child and sat down by the fire.

Liu Yunxiang first baked two pancakes and distributed them to the woman and her daughter. The mother and daughter immediately devoured them.

Leng Yulu stepped back a few steps and sat down in front of a wooden pillar in the ruined temple.

Liu Yunxiang baked another pancake, and when he handed it to him, he asked softly, "Your Highness, you are so far away from the fire, are you not afraid of the cold?"

Leng Yuxi frowned, "It's not cold."

"Isn't it because we're all women and you don't feel comfortable?"

"A lot of nonsense!"

Liu Yunxiang smiled, and sat back down again. Seeing that the mother and daughter had finished eating the pancakes in their hands very quickly, it seemed that they were not full yet, so she baked two more for them.

"Sister, are you a native of Yuzhou?"

The woman nodded, "Yes."

"Sister, don't blame me for being abrupt, how did you and the child get to this point?"

The woman was silent for a while, then whispered: "The family has suffered a disaster."

"So, what about the rest of your family?"

"died."

Seeing that the women didn't seem to want to talk about it, Liu Yunxiang stopped asking and brought them the baked pancakes.

Liu Yunxiang fell asleep next to the fire, and when he was in a deep sleep, he was suddenly awakened by a burst of crying.She rubbed her eyes, sat up, and saw the little girl was crying by the fire.

She looked around but didn't see the woman, and turned to look at Leng Yuxie, who also opened his eyes at this time.

"Hey, where's the eldest sister?"

Leng Yulu frowned, "Isn't he leaving?"

"How come, she didn't bring the child with her."

Liu Yunxiang sat over, hugged the little girl into his arms, and coaxed her: "Don't cry, your mother will be back soon, I'll wait with you."

It's just that after waiting until dawn, the woman still didn't come back.

Only then did Liu Yunxiang have to accept the fact that they had a child out of nowhere.

(End of this chapter)