Yan Cigui.

Suchang was shaking violently.

The cloth was covering his eyes, and his eyelids were trembling and rolling around. Fear was weighing on his heart, and he couldn't control himself.

His thoughts were so chaotic that he couldn't make a good judgment and could only keep saying "I".

Outside, Xu Jian couldn't see Su Chang's figure, and he didn't need to look. He knew how Su Chang would react now.

Unseen, intimidated, and with his life completely in the hands of others, the fear of death is not something someone like Su Chang can bear.

This is also the reason why Xu Jian chose Suchang.

Dao Heng couldn't dig out the news, so he had to find another way.

Xu Jian was not in a hurry: "After you have finished answering, someone will take you back to the shop. As long as you can hold your own, no one will know that you have been questioned. You just ate too much wine at the dinner last night and went back in the morning after you sobered up."

If you can't stabilize, then I can't help you, although to me, you are more useful alive than dead.

I keep my word. After all, you are a vine to me, a vine that can touch melons. What is your status with your master and Dao Heng's master? "

Heavy pressure rolled in layer by layer.

Su Chang couldn't stand it anymore, and all he could think about was "living is more useful than dying."

He wanted to live, but he didn't live enough.

Stuttering, Su Chang said: "Wang, Wang Qi, the man who killed Dao Heng is called Wang Qi."

It's like breaking a dam, the first sentence comes out, and the rest will not be difficult.

"I'm following Su Yi, but I'm just a minion. There's no way he can tell me what Su Yi is planning."

"I only know that he is not very satisfied with the results this time. He feels that the benefits are not enough."

"I just run errands and pass on a few words, that's all."

"I have met Dao Heng before, so I know him. As for Wang Qi, I only met him for the first time on the day he took Dao Heng away."

"He came very early. He arrived as soon as my shop opened. He said straight to the point that he had been ordered by his master to take Dao Heng away because Dao Heng had not done anything well."

"I didn't dare to interfere with their affairs, so I stayed in the backyard. Then Dao Heng came. The two of them fought, and Dao Heng lost to Wang Qi."

"Wang Qi moved Dao Heng into the sedan from the back door. I know that Dao Heng is in danger, but I don't know what to do specifically."

"In Chenmi Hutong, I met Eunuch Tong. Su Yi asked me to give Eunuch Tong a message, saying that he was dissatisfied with what he had discussed with Honglu Temple and wanted to ask if there were any good ideas over there."

"Who is over there... I don't know, I'm a minion and I only saw this guy."

"That's it, that's it!"

After saying this, Su Chang breathed a sigh of relief.

He thought he answered pretty well. He answered all three questions asked by the other party.

Regardless of whether the answer is accurate or not, at least it has been said.

Unexpectedly, he was answered with a low smile full of mockery.

Although Su Chang didn't know the other party's identity or appearance, he could still picture a pair of sarcastic eyes in his mind.

He couldn't help but trembled all over again.

"Su Chang," the man's voice came in, every word clear, "I am sincere, but it's a pity that you are not."

Su Chang instinctively wanted to refute.

Xu Jian tapped her fingers lightly on the armrest: "This is the first time you meet Wang Qi? Do you believe what he says?
There was no questioning, and no warning to Dao Heng. It sounds like you are familiar with Dao Heng.

Compared to Wang Qi, whom you don't know, Dao Heng is undoubtedly the subordinate of someone who is allied with Su Yi, so you don't have a bias in your heart.

Are you so easily deceived?Su Yi knows that you are such a stupid person, so he can let you do things?

Is there anyone left in you Gu Yue? "

Su Chang's throat tightened, as if someone was strangling him tightly.

At this moment, he realized once again that the person who captured him was not easy to deal with.

The first sentence he pointed out to Wang Qi was a frightened truth. When he continued to speak, he calmed down a little and did not reveal everything.

If you can let him get away, Su Yi's affairs won't be ruined.

But those few words he made up in a hurry were obviously full of loopholes in the other party's ears.

The other party only pointed out the first question now and did not mention the last two. It seems that it is not that he did not hear the problem, but that there is an order in settling accounts.

sincerity...

Could he really make that person be sincere three times?
Suchang didn't dare to gamble anymore.

"It is indeed not the first time I have met Wang Qi," Su Chang gave up the fabrication. "The first time I met him was in Su Yi's tent. It seems that it was the year before last. He came to see Su Yi once, but what exactly did he talk about? , I really don’t know.

I only met him face to face. Su Yi introduced him and said Wang Qi's name.

So Wang Qi came to visit me that day and wanted to use my shop to lure Dao Heng, so I didn't care.

I told him, if you want to kill people, don't do it in my shop. I still want to do business openly.

Wang Qi probably also looked out for Su Yi and just knocked the person unconscious and beat him away.

I don't know much about Wang Qi. I have only seen him twice in total. I know that he is very good at martial arts. He is always a knife to them. When they want to kill someone, Wang Qi usually takes the initiative. "

After saying these few words, Su Chang did not dare to waste his sincerity and continued speaking honestly.

"It's really a young man in Chenmi Hutong. I didn't lie. Su Yi was not satisfied with the discussion with the court and urged the other party to come up with more ideas. The other party kept pushing the envelope, which made Su Yi very unhappy."

"It's not easy to meet Eunuch Tong. He also practices Tai Chi with me. I can't even deal with Su Yi."

"If you know so many things, you must also know that the conditions Gu Yue negotiated with you in the end are actually like that."

"However, Eunuch Tong mentioned it and said that Su Yi came a step late. If he came to Beijing for talks last year, he could have given some pressure by getting married, so he would have asked the princess who was dear to the Empress Dowager, but the Empress Dowager did not agree. , Your Majesty will have to give in to us more or less, but it’s a pity that it’s too late, the princess is engaged to be engaged.”

Su Chang was talking to himself. He couldn't see or feel that the person standing behind him, blindfolding him and holding a piece of cloth, turned his head once when he heard this.

Shen Chen hurriedly glanced outside, then looked back.

He couldn't see Xu Jian.

But he thought that their master might not be in a good mood.

Even if Gu Yue doesn't really have any intention of getting married, if the princess is talking about it, their master must be in a mood.

This is normal.

Su Chang added: "As for the people doing business with Su Yi, it's not that I'm hiding it, it's that I really don't know.

Su Yijuan couldn't possibly tell me such an important matter, and I didn't dare to ask.

But the other party can command the chamberlain, which shows that his status is extraordinary.

If you really want to know, then just do what you just said, put me back, let me stay in the shop like a vine, and see if you can touch the melon along the way.

These are all the truth, really the truth. "

This time, Xu Jian did not question Su Chang's lack of sincerity.

He leaned back in his chair, frowning slightly.

He knows about "marriage".

The little princess mentioned that there must be some inside story behind the illness of the former Empress Dowager in the late winter and early spring of the 12th year of Yongjia. After pushing and pushing, she should be getting married.

Gu Yue used her as an excuse, but the Empress Dowager was reluctant and angry. After the incident was over, she simply decided to get married to her.

No matter how bad Xu Jian is and how he can move in and out of a wheelchair, it is better than being plotted against.

However, I guessed that it was really unpleasant to hear it from Su Chang, the Gu Yue people.

However, no matter how unhappy he was, he would not show his clues in front of Su Chang.

Su Chang is in a state of panic now. After he escapes and calms down, if he is allowed to taste something from this conversation...

It is true that the person behind the scenes "saw" him.

After so many confrontations, the other party was forced to abandon Dao Heng. If the other party had not noticed it, how could they have forced him and Lin Yunyan to a dead end in the past?
The person behind the scenes has his abilities and capabilities, and is by no means easy to deal with or easy to fool.

Xu Jian knew this very well.

Abandoning Dao Heng will not make the opponent happy to be able to get rid of some constraints, but will make him angry and test him more.

"Seeing" him does not mean that you understand his thoughts. The subsequent confrontation will be more intense.

Therefore, every step must be more cautious.

If you dig out more clues than you sacrifice, that's a profitable business.

Xu Jian's goal is to earn more than the opponent every time and make the opponent lose something.

"That father-in-law Tong," Xu Jian asked, "how much do you know? To be honest, I didn't think of it for a while that there was any unusual person with a father-in-law named Tong."

"I didn't tell lies," Su Chang said hurriedly, "He claimed that his surname was Tong. If there was a mistake, he lied to me.

He, he looks to be in his 40s, quite thin, with slender eyes.

I don’t know how to describe him. He is different from Wang Qi. Wang Qi still has a scar that can be recognized. That Eunuch Tong really has no characteristics.

His speech was shrill and shrill, and he acted like a eunuch. "

Su Chang racked his brains and tried his best to recall: "By the way, he doesn't drink wine. When we were talking about things in the house that day, I drank two glasses and poured him wine, but he didn't drink a sip.

I don't think he knows how to drink, it seems he just doesn't want to drink with me.

He must look down on a little guy like me. "

After Xu Jian listened, he asked again: "How long has Su Yihe been doing business here?"

"I..." Su Chang subconsciously said "I don't know." There was a moment of hesitation when the words came to his mouth, and it was no longer possible to cover it up.Having said so much, there was no need for him to hide any more.

If I get another stamp of "disloyalty" because of this, all that I did just now will be in vain.

After breaking the jar, Su Chang said: "Su Yi has been an official for almost 20 years. In the first few years, he was a newcomer with no qualifications or background.

15 or 16 years ago, Gu Yue also had a group of envoys come to your capital. When the Soviet Union congressed in Chinese, he was selected as an envoy.

After this trip, he gradually got better. He has been able to cope with the ups and downs in recent years, and he has a lot of ability.

I'm not sure of the specific situation, but I guess it was probably him who visited at that time and got in touch with powerful people. "

Su Chang couldn't remember the specific time, but Xu Jian could recall it.

He sat in the Ministry of Rites for so many days and accompanied His Royal Highness to read so many boring old documents, including information on the reception of envoys over the years.

In the autumn of the 25th year of Taixing, envoys from Gu Yue visited the capital.

It seemed calm that year, but perhaps, the underwater tide had already appeared.

The two may not necessarily be in cahoots at that time, but it should be a beginning, and eventually lead to what they are today step by step.

There is still a lack of clues, but it still gave Xu Jian some inspiration.

Compared with the Xian Wang who was sizing him up in the Jinluan Palace today, and the Jin Wang who was chatting well along the way, Prince Ping Li Ren was much less suspicious.

Prince Ping is the emperor's uncle and the brother of the late emperor.

In the 25th year of Taixing, as the biological brother whom Emperor Taixing valued at that time, he did not look down on the fledgling Su Yi even if he had other ideas.

When it comes to doing business, Prince Ping will have a good choice instead of waiting for Su Yi to show his prominence after so many years.

Furthermore, Su Yi now dares to directly express his "dissatisfaction" and urge the company to come up with more ideas, which shows that this business was relatively "equal" back then.

One is an official from Gu Yue who wants to stand out, and the other is an ordinary prince who is planning to seize the throne and is suppressed by the eldest son of the emperor Li Cang. This business can only be done.

Seeing that Su Chang couldn't ask any more questions, Xu Jian tapped her knuckles on the armrest three times.

Shen Chen inside heard this and stuffed the strip of cloth back into Su Chang's mouth, but did not take off the blindfold.

Suchang began to tremble again, until he was struck by a knife and passed out completely.

Shen Chen exited the ear room.

Xu Jian whispered: "Send him back quietly, I'll go to the Yamen."

Shen Chen was a little embarrassed.

Xuan Su wasn't here, and he didn't follow him, which was outrageous.

Xu Jian saw his look in her eyes and chuckled: "It doesn't matter, it's just a few steps away."

After getting on the sedan chair, Xu Jian went to Shuntian Mansion.

He took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, and it was Wang Qi's portrait on it.

Xu Jianding stared for a while, it was time to avenge Shen Chen.

In the back office, Shan Shen was still worried, and the progress in Sidao Hutong was not optimistic.

Xu Jian entered the room and closed the door.

The light in the room dimmed, and Master Shan said without raising his head, "The light is blocked."

The door did not open, only a piece of paper was pressed in front of him.

Shan Shen glanced at the portrait, frowned and raised his head: "Who is this person?"

Xu Jian said directly: "The murderer of Dao Heng."

"Master Guo, are you sure?" Shan Shen was extremely surprised, "How do you know? Who witnessed it? What is his name? Where is he?"

"You can't catch it," Xu Jian said very straightforwardly, "Didn't Master Shan just say that yesterday? Once the fruit is harvested, let the Yamen collect it when it's good. It's useless to dig it any more."

Shan Shen's face turned pale.

He did say it.

He also knew that Dao Heng was thrown out to tease him.

"The purpose of killing Dao Heng is to block the Yamen. The exposed chess pieces are useless," Xu Jian clicked on the portrait with her fingertips. "If this one is also exposed, do you think it will be abolished?"

As shrewd as Shan Shen, how could he not understand what Xu Jian meant?
You can't catch them, but you can force them to be useless.

Even if the other party doesn't throw people out to deal with the yamen this time, at least it will be enough to disgust the other party.

It makes no sense, only their Shuntian Mansion is disgusted.

He can't solve the case, but he can make the people behind it angry.

Shan Shen, who had been in the Yamen for so many days, was tired and angry, so he had to retaliate.

Thinking of this, Shan Shen glanced at Xu Jian again.

He and Xu Jian had worked together several times, and he believed that the young prince would not use public affairs for personal gain in these cases, make up a murderer at random, and involve unrelated people.

The Duke of Fu said that this person was the murderer, so he must be.

As for how to determine...

It's not that Shan Shen isn't curious, but he can endure his curiosity.

Everyone has their own way.

The Duke of Fu was able to lead them directly to where Wang Liuliu stayed in the first place, and now he could also directly expose the murderer in front of him.

As a Bodhisattva, just the spirit is enough
He who worships the Bodhisattva and offers incense does not care how the Bodhisattva appears.
"Since you said so," Shan Shen smiled, "I'll have someone release the reward."

In the afternoon, Su Chang sat in the backyard of the spice shop on West Street in a daze.

He didn't know how he came back, but he knew that he should have escaped.

The person who kidnapped him kept his promise and sent him back in the morning.

The shopkeeper just asked him why he hadn't seen anyone before, so Su Chang followed the prepared excuse and pushed it to last night's banquet.

I ate too much and got drunk, so I didn't come back all night.

The smell of alcohol on his body did not give away his secret.

He thought that as long as he could hide it from both sides, he would be safe.

But for some reason, Xu Shizhen was frightened to death, and he was always in a state of anxiety.

Until there were hurried footsteps ahead, the door was pushed open, and the shopkeeper looked at him: "Master!"

Su Chang was shocked: "What's wrong?"

"A notice has been posted in the city offering a reward," the shopkeeper said. "To catch the murderer, the man in the portrait is the one who came to the shop that day. How did he reveal his secret? How did he get targeted by the Yamen? The Yamen will not find out about our shop. bring it on?"

Su Chang's face turned pale and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

After a long while, he said: "Don't scare yourself, wait until the Yamen comes."

No one from the yamen came until it got dark and the shop closed.

In the dead of night, in a house, Cheng Xi was kneeling on the ground, shrinking his neck and not daring to make a sound.

In front of Cheng Xi, the master looked extremely ugly, and there was a broken tea bowl on the ground not far away.

"Wang Qi will also miss?" the master asked.

Cheng Xi didn't dare to talk to him at all.

Dao Heng was killed by Wang Qi, but the thing was not done well enough. The Shuntian Mansion actually found out the clues, and his facial features were directly drawn on the reward.

This is a miss.

"Where are the others?" the master asked again.

Cheng Xi could only say: "In his room."

"Go and see him," the master said coldly, "let him think carefully about how he failed? I have raised him for so many years, not to raise him like a loser!"

Cheng Xi responded and crawled out using his hands and feet together.

When he climbed to the door, he was stopped by Jin Guiren again.

"You know what to do after asking, right?"

Cheng Xi's teeth were chattering and his voice was shaking: "I know, little one."

"That's good," Jin Guiren said, "Don't miss it again, one after another, what are you talking about?"

Cheng Xi was scared to death, but she couldn't help but ask: "Should I still send him away?"

"Send it away?" Jin Guiren sneered, "Can you send it without anyone noticing? Just dispose of it here, killing the chicken to scare the monkeys."

Cheng Xi responded.

When he got out the door, he breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter how he handles it here, at least he doesn't have to worry about "missing it".

Just as I was thinking about it, there was another crisp sound inside.

He heard it, and the master smashed another tea cup.

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