Guizhen

Chapter 223 What do you say

Cen Xiaochuan shook his head slowly, "No."

Governor Mao stared at Cen Xiaochuan for a moment, then slapped his forehead, "Oh, look at my memory. It's almost time for your father's birthday?"

Cen Xiaochuan hummed.

"But...how did you come here?" Mao Zhifu frowned, and immediately understood, "You must be unhappy, and you want to talk to someone to relieve it, right?" Leaning forward Patting Cen Xiaochuan on the knee, "You and I have been dating for many years. Although we sometimes disagree, it is inevitable. I am very relieved that you can think of me when you are down. Don't be shy, these two days Listen to my arrangement. Make sure you eat and drink well."

Cen Xiaochuan's heart warmed, "Then... I won't be polite to you."

Hearing this, the magistrate Mao couldn't help being overjoyed, and chanted in cadence: "It's such a joy to have friends coming from afar!"

Cen Xiaochuan smiled without saying a word.Anyway, he won't come back again, so he should keep a few good meals in his mind.

"You stay a few more days." Mao Zhifu raised his eyebrows, "I beg Miss Lu Wu to give you a bowl of talisman water to drink. Let me tell you, it is really good talisman water. The entrance is not astringent at all."

Cen Xiaochuan thought for a while, then declined, "I don't have any friendship with her, so it's inconvenient to ask her. Let's forget it."

He didn't dare to pat his chest and promise that he would be able to get Cen Xiaochuan a talisman.Prefect Mao was silent.He secretly planned to beg Lu Zhen.Of course it's good if you can ask for it, and you won't lose face if you don't ask for it.

The two went to eat braised pork trotters together.The government office is in full swing to investigate who poisoned it.

"Ake is competing with Wu Dewei of Suzhou." Mu Xiang held a plate of lotus cakes on the table, turned her head to look at Lu Zhen who was sitting cross-legged on the bed and counting the talisman papers, "Their interrogation is very lively."

Lu Zhen gathered the talisman papers together, raised her eyebrows and asked, "Do you want to watch the fun?"

Mu Xiangtou kept shaking his head, "Xiaotian has gone. He wants to learn from Akdo."

"He's a good fairy." Lu Zhen put the paper talisman into her purse, "Prefect Mao left early in the morning?"

"Isn't it? It's been so long and I haven't come back yet." Mu Xiang curled her lips, "I must have gone to Prince Wu's Mansion to flirt again."

"Slapping horses doesn't work." Lu Zhen curled her lips and said with a smile, "Uncle came just as soon as he saw it. Governor Mao is in a panic."

Mu Xiang picked up a piece of lotus cake and put it on a clean handkerchief and handed it to Lu Zhen, "Girl, if the Grand Master does a good job as an imperial envoy, will he be promoted?"

Well... she can't say well.Lu Zhen frowned, "Maybe."

As soon as the words were finished, the snail spirit walked into the room excitedly, "Girl, the interrogation is over!"

"Who did it?" Mu Xiang picked up another piece of lotus cake and handed it to Escargot, "Eat slowly, talk slowly."

The snail essence answered yes, took a bite of the lotus cake and praised repeatedly, "It's delicious." Wiping off the crumbs at the corners of his mouth, he said vaguely: "This time I didn't use a whip or tongs, I just asked to scare you." Got it. It's the brother-in-law of the brother-in-law who is a fast-moving drinking buddy. His surname is Qu, and he works in the farm." After a pause, he continued: "It's the Zhuangzi who was set on fire by the girl. Brother Ake and the others have already gone to arrest him . Said to be back soon."

Lu Zhen's eyes were heavy, and she whispered to herself, "I can't get away from King Wu."

"This prince is really bad!" Mu Xiang scolded bitterly.

Lu Zhen snorted coldly, "Not only bad, but also stupid." She raised her eyebrows and looked at Mu Xiang, "You eat too. After eating, let's go to the front and wait for Ake and the others to come back."

Woody cheers should be.

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Prefect Mao and Cen Xiaochuan ate their meal until noon.Mao Zhifu was a little drunk, and grabbed Cen Xiaochuan's sleeves, snotted and cried, and told how difficult it was for him.Cen Xiaochuan felt the same way, pouring wine after cup after cup.It didn't take long for me to drink too much.

Both of them felt bad.Cen Xiaochuan put one hand on Mao Zhifu's shoulder, and held the wine cup with the other hand, attached to Mao Zhifu's ear, and whispered: "This is really difficult for you. The higher authorities deliberately throw you out, and you can hide if you want to Can't escape. Unless..."

He had a belch and sprayed magistrate Mao's face full of sour alcohol.

Spicy eyes!Mao Zhifu turned his face away and blinked.

Cen Xiaochuan reluctantly turned Mao Zhifu's face away, and belched just as he was about to speak.Louder than the one just now.

Mao Zhifu finally couldn't bear it anymore and pushed Cen Xiaochuan's hand away, and sat on the stool next to him, "Well... let's go back. It's not convenient to talk here."

Cen Xiaochuan held the wine cup and nodded repeatedly, "Back, back!"

The coachman who was waiting downstairs put the two of them on the cart, flicked the whip loudly, and the horse kicked back and ran towards the government office.

……

Ake sat on the porch dejectedly, and the snail spirit comforted in a low voice: "It's not your fault that people died, and adults won't blame you."

When they arrived at the house of the murderer surnamed Qu, he had already been buried.His wife and mother insisted that she died of a serious illness.Ren Ake and others kept bluffing and intimidating, but refused to allow them to open the coffin for autopsy.I had no choice but to come back and try again.

"I'm not afraid of being blamed by the adults." Ake looked around vigilantly, "This time it's a tie with Suzhou Wu Dewei. But we have already lost a round of the interrogation of Yi Cheng."

Tian Luojing pursed her lips and thought for a while, "It's not a loss. They have a lot of people."

"But isn't there a little Lu here who knows magic? She is worth several others." Ake felt unwilling, "I hope we can have another case before we leave."

When there is a case, something happens.It's better not to.Tian Luojing was about to speak with his lips muttering when Mao Zhifu and Cen Xiaochuan walked towards them.The two drank hot tea in the carriage and were half sober.Don't lose your temper in front of people.

Ake narrowed his eyes and looked at Cen Xiaochuan and muttered, "That man looks familiar."

He must have seen it somewhere.

Huo Butou went forward, and whispered to Mao Zhifu the results of Wu Dewei's interrogation and the murder suspect's death, breaking the clues.

Prefect Mao twisted his beard.The ominous premonition hit my heart again.It made his complexion change again and again.Cen Xiaochuan connected the whole thing together from the few words he heard, and looked at Mao Zhifu in silence.

Mao Zhifu saw deep worry in Cen Xiaochuan's eyes.

"It shouldn't be aimed at me." Mao Zhifu squeezed out an ugly smile, "What do you think?"

Cen Xiaochuan frowned deeply, and would give him two words, "Not necessarily."

He is more useful alive than dead.Governor Mao disagreed with Cen Xiaochuan's opinion, but he didn't refute it either. He turned to Butou Huo and said, "I see. Let's put this case aside for now. Hurry up and investigate Yuyangguan's murder case."

Huo Tutou showed embarrassment.The Yuyangguan murder case is too strange.More than 30 people died in one fell swoop, which doesn't look like what ordinary people did.

If the magistrate's two lips touch each other, they will have to run away if they do errands.Huo Butou bowed slightly, clenched his fists, "My lord, I would like to ask Miss Lu Wu to handle this case together."

(End of this chapter)