I'm a detective for Dongchang

Chapter 253
But when Lu Xizhi and Yuan Yanxi listened to the prince's statement, the more they listened, the more they frowned.

Qi Yuzhang explained in detail, such as how Chang Renxin forced Bilian to repay her brother's gambling debts, how Bilian argued in grief and indignation, how quarrels occurred, how she was strangled by the thugs during the fight, and the little girl's face turned red and she almost suffocated Qi Yuzhang thought it was too cruel, so he stepped forward to save her, but Bi Lian was thrown away by the thugs and hit the pillar of the house, almost died, but after waking up, how could he grab a piece of wood and rush forward , wanted to hit Chang Renxin, but after a random beating, he was seriously injured, fell to the ground unconscious, and bled a lot.

However, Qi Yuzhang was very sure that when he brought Bilian into the carriage, she was alive.

Not only did Lu and Yuan hear something wrong, but even Feng Guozheng could hear something wrong.This case was conducted under the jury of Yushitai when it was in Dali Temple. The confession given by Qi Yuzhang at that time was not different from what it is now, but it was very different.

It is said to be the same because things happened exactly the same, and it is said to be different because...he is talking too much now!
When he was in Dali Temple, Qi Yuzhang's confession was very simple, that is, Chang Renxin forced Bilian to pick up customers and repay the debts. During the tussle, Chang Renxin punished Bilian in anger. The two fought, and the woman was weak and injured. fell to the ground.

The process of speaking is the same now, only some descriptive words have been added, such as Bi Lian being 'strangled by the throat', 'the face turned red and almost suffocated. ''was thrown against the pillar of the house' and so on...Although only a few adjectives were added, it gave people a strong feeling that Bilian was about to be strangled to death by Chang Ren Xin during the fight, but he stepped forward to persuade him but did not Stop it, just save the girl at the last moment and send it to Xiansi Building.

Of course Feng Guozheng knew what these key words meant in the judgment. He immediately questioned these details repeatedly sensitively. Never changed his mind.Through Feng Guozheng's repeated confirmation, these small details became more obvious in the confession transcript.

Lu Xizhi was also sensitive to the fact that someone was giving advice to Qi Yuzhang behind his back, teaching him how to deal with the sudden inquiries, and smoothing out the previous notes to every detail.If it wasn't the murderer of the case, how could it be described so carefully?
After coming out of the East Palace, Lu Xizhi couldn't help but said to Yuan Yanxi, "Why is the Chang family?"

Yuan Yanxi thoughtfully, lowered his head and walked side by side with Lu Xizhi.

"Xixi, you go back first, Master Feng, Master Zhou and I will report back to the emperor."

Lu Xizhi nodded.

As a result, the answer has not yet been obtained, but the next day, the entire court ushered in earth-shaking changes.

On December 26th of the [-]th year of Taihe, news of Jingzhou’s success spread to the capital—the chaos in Jiangyin had been put to rest, and the leader of Bagan’s army was awarded the head. The emperor was not very happy, and ordered the three armies to be rewarded. He set off to serve as the governor of Jiangyin. Mao Mingzhong, the former Jiangyin garrison, was ineffective in his command and was suspected of delivering treason.The remaining Jiangyin officials were rewarded and punished according to their merits and demerits.

On December 26, the [-]th year of Taihe, the emperor praised Xuan Wang Qi Yuheng for his bravery against the enemy in the Jiangyin Rebellion and was seriously injured for protecting King Jing Zhouquan, and rewarded him several times.King Xuan's reputation for benevolence, filial piety, loyalty and righteousness came into being, and his reputation for humility grew day by day because he met important ministers and officials behind closed doors.

On December 26, the 24th year of Taihe, Qi Tianyin personally led civil and military officials to announce to the world in the Ming Hall outside the Taiji Hall, announcing the abolition of the reserve.However, it did not announce the candidates for the new reserve at the same time in accordance with the law, nor did it even announce the disposition of the deposed prince Qi Yuzhang.

On December 26th, the [-]th year of Taihe, after seven days of interrogation, the emperor issued a decree to execute Mao Mingzhong, Chang Yao and other rebellious ministers. The two major treason cases in the county have both been concluded, and a great turmoil has come to an end. The capital has regained its superficial calm, but the undercurrent under the water surface has surged again, and a crisis surrounding the ownership of the crown prince The battle is gaining momentum, the forces of all parties are ready to move, and the fog that hangs over Da Jin is still surprisingly thick.

On the first day of the first month of January, Mr. Yuan took a moonlit night tour on the Long Street...

Lu Xizhi felt the flow of people around her, as if she was in another world, squeezed through the crowd, she could feel the thousands of lights, it was not dark at all in the middle of the night, it was brightly illuminated.

The crowd was surging, if it wasn't for Yuan Yanxi beside her, she might have lost her bearings, no wonder the two of them were holding hands all the time, there were so many people around here, all kinds of people were rampaging, and if they were not careful, they might be swept away .

Yuan Yanxi led her until they turned a street corner, and suddenly felt enlightened.

There was an open market in front of me, and those crowded crowds were scattered in all directions, and finally it was no longer so crowded.

Lu Xizhi was sweating profusely, "Jingming."

Yuan Yanxi let go of her hand and turned to look at the woman.

Lu Xizhi felt it immediately. After being startled, he hid the emotion in his eyes. He lowered his head and saw his messy clothes. After the crowding and jostling just now, he now looked a little bit embarrassed. A few strands came loose.

She quickly patted the clothes with her hands and tidied them up.

While she was lowering her head, Yuan Yanxi looked at her, stretched out her hand, grabbed the pearl hairpin on the woman's hair, helped her up, and tied up the messy strands of hair.

Although the two deliberately dressed plainly, their outstanding appearance and temperament still attracted a lot of attention. Seeing that Yuan Yanxi was not shy, Lu Xizhi felt a little shy, and his fingers froze slightly as he lowered his head and straightened his clothes.

After a while she said softly, "There are a lot of people."

Yuan Yanxi's eyes were like stars in the night, deep and far-reaching, he said: "My girlfriend is so charming, Yuan can't help it."

The little face flushed, but fortunately she kept her head down, no one saw her blushing face, her thoughts turned, her mouth moved, although she was a little annoyed, but the sound was soft and coquettish : "You are not allowed to speak."

Yuan Yanxi asked her gently: "Are you hungry?"

Lu Xi subconsciously covered her stomach, they came out without dinner, and squeezed in the crowd for a while, of course their stomachs were empty.

Yuan Yanxi nodded before turning around and saying, "Let's go."

The night market in the capital is spread across eight streets, and each street is very lively, so the flow of people is separated, bustling and orderly, the night scene in front of Lu Xizhi is so lively that Lu Xizhi has never seen before, there are many sky lanterns floating in the sky, like The movie screen is beautiful and peaceful.

Yuan Yanxi led Lu Xizhi forward, and the vendors along the street began to sell everything, and she could already smell the tempting aroma of roasted sweet potatoes constantly wafting from all directions.

"Sweet potato! Sweet potato! Young master, would you like a sweet potato?" The peddler stared at the figure walking in front of the stall with bright eyes.

Yuan Yanxi stopped in front of the booth. "Two."

"Okay, wait a moment!" The peddler quickly picked up the tongs, took two sweet potatoes out of the oven, put them on the oiled paper bag, and handed them to him: "Guest officer, two taels of silver."

Yuan Yanxi took out the silver from his waist and handed it over, and handed one of the sweet potatoes to Lu Xizhi.

Holding the warm sweet potato, she felt warm in her heart, and said playfully, "Thank you, sir." In such a place, in such a public place with so many people and eyes, it is natural that he can't just call him out so easily. There must always be caution.

Lu Xizhi raised his finger to peel off the skin of the sweet potato bit by bit, and was about to eat it, when Yuan Yanxi saw Yuan Yanxi smiling and looking at the oiled paper bag in her hand, but didn't move, and suddenly understood.

Shaking his head, he handed over the peeled sweet potato and smiled: "Master, eat this."

Yuan Yanxi swayed under this smile for a while, took it, and slowly passed the sweet potato in his hand, just like that, Lu Xizhi peeled off the skin, put it to his mouth and took a bite, sweet and soft Waxy, sweet potatoes are indeed one of the most delicious foods.

Yuan Yanxi also took a bite, chewed and swallowed slowly.

It's really elegant.

She couldn't help but said: "Sweet potatoes have to be eaten in large bites...to have a taste." If you eat like that, how long will you have to eat? After saying that, she bites down, the taste buds are full of satisfaction, she can't help but giggle at Yuan Yanxi I laughed a few times.

Yuan Yanxi looked at the mashed sweet potato sticking to the corner of her mouth, and if she stuttered, that would be her fate, but looking at her smiling face, she suddenly didn't know what to say.

So, he opened his mouth wide and took a bite.

Lu Xizhi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly pointed at the corner of his mouth and laughed: "Your mouth hahaha..."

Yuan Yanxi raised her lips involuntarily, took out a handkerchief from her sleeve, and wiped the corners of Lu Xizhi's mouth carefully. Her eyes were fixed on the man's face, and he also took a deep look at her. Holding back her throbbing, he took her hand and moved forward. Walking: "There are more delicious food ahead."

Prosperous and prosperous, Yuan Yanxi led her through the bustle of countless people in the city, as if it was the most smoky and commonplace, but this kind of thing was something that Lu Xizhi and Yuan Yanxi seldom experienced.

"Rouge! Rouge! Freshly arrived rouge gouache!" The hawkers were all shouting.

"My lord! Do you want to buy hairpins?" Another peddler looked at the outstanding couple in front of him in surprise.

Yuan Yanxi stopped to look at the dazzling array of pearl hairpins and hairpin rings on the booth, and her eyes couldn't help but fell on a long hairpin that was the color of pigeon blood.

The sharp-eyed peddler hurriedly held up his hands: "My lord, do you want this? Oh, this is top-quality. Do you have a look at how good it is?"

He had already taken the hairpin and turned to look at Lu Xizhi.

She is always dressed in plain clothes, occasionally with some sweet and bright colors, but there are not many accessories on her hair. Now this silver hairpin has been seen countless times, and it is even old and faded. The long hairpin of pigeon blood color sold by the vendor, This kind of color is just suitable for Lu Xizhi's proper youth.

Seeing him picking up the long hairpin, Lu Xizhi felt uncomfortable for a long time, especially when Yuan Yanxi put the long hairpin by her hair, as if to check whether it looked good or not.

The answer is naturally, it looks good, such a color really suits her very well.

Yuan Yanxi turned to the peddler and said, "I want this one, how much is it?"

It's really rich, the peddler hastily smiled all over his face: "Ten taels of silver."

When Lu Xizhi was still fiddling, he heard the price jump: "Are you stealing money?"

The peddler was taken aback, looked at the gentle and weak woman who had been shyly bowing her head just now, and said in a condescending way: "Gu, girl, this is a high-quality material, exquisite carving, and not expensive. "

"Stop coming! It's only five taels at most, if you sell it or not, you will leave." What a joke, if you don't bargain for something, you will drag Yuan Yanxi away after talking.

Holding the hairpin, Yuan Yanxi paused, as if realizing something, lowered his head and asked her, "Do you not like it?" He really should ask her for her opinion.

But Lu Xizhi was dumbfounded by the question, and the peddler hurriedly boasted beside him: "Of course the girl likes it, look, pearls and hairpins go well with beauties, they like it so much that they are speechless."

"..."

Yuan Yanxi took a silver coin from his waist and handed it over, and the vendor happily accepted it.

Lu Xizhi stared blankly at Yuan Yanxi inserting the hairpin into her hair: "I blame my usual carelessness, this is the first gift I gave you, and it suits you very well."

His voice was soft and gentle, and Lu Xizhi felt a little bit heartbroken as if he had been poked suddenly.

but--
"Are you stupid? You don't bargain when you buy something. If we pretended to leave just now, we can buy it for five taels!"

The peddler stood aside in embarrassment, is this girl stubborn?He is not deaf!Seeing the girl's fierce eyes, he quickly covered the purse, don't...

"As long as you like it." Yuan Yanxi lowered her head and opened the corner of her mouth lightly: "Your boyfriend's money is still not in your eyes."

After a long time, the peddler stared at the backs of the two of them leaving side by side, and let out a sigh of relief, humming... girls in the capital are so fierce.

If you really want to visit the Eighth Avenue in Beijing, you may not be able to finish it until dawn, but this is the charm of the night market, so that you will linger no matter what.

Several pairs of eyes froze like scorpions as they passed Yuan Yanxi and Lu Xizhi.

"There, is that the 'God of Plague'?" A gloomy question sounded.

The few people in the crowd stared at the figures of Yuan Yanxi and Lu Xizhi, with viciousness flashing in their eyes.

"The surname is Yuan? He actually brought a woman out?"

Someone cunningly found something: "Those guards don't seem to be around?"

"Be careful, those four may be hidden around." After all, this is very possible.

One person smiled sinisterly: "Impossible, I followed them from the last street, and I have followed them all the way, only Yuan Yanxi and this woman." If they were really ambushing around, they must have discovered it.

These few people actually looked at each other at the same time. Usually Yuan Yanxi's surroundings were difficult to get into, the East Factory was heavily guarded, and the guards he raised were so strong that they couldn't get close at all.

"That woman is also what the master wants." The one who spoke looked like a leader, with a greedy light in his eyes.

"If we take this woman away... I'm afraid my lord's reward will last forever."

Several other people have different expressions, some are jealous, while others are obviously moved.

"What's more, there are so many people on the street today, it's a good time for God to do something, as long as we retreat quickly after doing it, no one will know that we did it."

(End of this chapter)