Jiaochu

Because Su Shi also had to take part in the scientific examination this year, in order to avoid suspicion, Su Shangshu did not serve as the examiner and did not participate in setting the questions. Unexpectedly, he ended up being involved in the turmoil.

Ye Lingxi thought that the person behind all this was eyeing the lucrative position of Minister of Civil Affairs and wanted to squeeze Su Shangshu out. That Guo Huai must know something. Yan Fei also thought of this. In the morning, some ministers led by Zheng Mian, the Minister of War, took the opportunity to attack Su Shangshu. Shen Ning said that Zhou Jing, the son of the prime minister, would also take the scientific examination this year, and the grandson of Grand Master Du would also take the exam. , Mr. Wang’s son also wants... If we follow this inference, wouldn’t it mean that ministers who have children in the family who want to take part in the scientific examination will be suspicious, and everyone was silent after what he said.

After going to court, Yan Fei reported his suspicions to Ye Lanchen, suspecting that there was someone behind Guo Huai. Ye Lanchen asked Commander Wu to fetch Guo Huai, and Yan Fei went with him.

Guo Huai was sentenced to exile and was exiled after Qiu. He is now imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. After Commander Wu took Yanfei there, he went directly to pick up the person, but he didn't expect that the person was already dead and hanged himself with his belt.

After the body was put down, Liu Shangshu hurried over. He was shocked to see that the man was dead. He called the jailer who patrolled yesterday to inquire about the situation. The jailer said that when he counted the prisoners in the cell last night, Guo Huai was still fine. , I guess he committed suicide after everyone was asleep at night.

Commander Wu wanted to conduct an autopsy, and Liu Shangshu asked the widow to be found. After the examination, it was confirmed that the other party had hanged himself. There were no other injuries on his body and he had never been in a fight. Commander Wu asked if anyone had come to see the deceased yesterday. The jailer shook his head and said no. Commander Wu asked for the entry and exit records of all personnel, and the jailer took the record book.

When Commander Wu was checking the book, Yan Fei noticed that the jailer looked evasive, as if he had something to hide, so he directly drew a knife and put it on the other person's neck, frightening the jailer's legs to weaken and he knelt on the ground begging for mercy. If I dare to hide anything anymore, I will tell you everything.

Last night when the door was about to close, someone hurried over with a bag on his back. He took out two ingots of silver from the bag and gave it to the jailer guarding the door. He said that his relative had committed a crime and was locked up there. He came here from his hometown. He wanted to go in and take a look. After entering, he took out two ingots of silver and gave them to the patrolling jailer, saying that he wanted to talk to his relatives alone for a while. But after the man left, Guo Huai was still fine and lay down on the straw mat. He was sleeping, but he looked a little strange. His eyes were wide open. He didn't respond when I called him, and he didn't know what he was doing. He didn't even eat dinner.

Commander Wu asked what the man looked like, and the jailer said that the man had a stooped back, some pockmarks on his face, and a particularly obvious black mole on his chin, which suggested that he had been disguised.

After Yan Fei heard what the jailer said about Guo Huai's strange behavior before his death, he thought of a kind of incense that his third uncle had mentioned to him, called Lihun incense. According to his third uncle, this kind of incense was that incense. Developed by Old Cuttlefish, people who are intoxicated by this incense are like suffering from soul-leaving syndrome. They are at the mercy of others and are told to die whenever they want. However, the effect of this incense can last for up to one hour, one hour. After a while, people will gradually wake up.

People who have been exposed to this incense will have small red spots behind their ears. After they wake up before death, the red spots will disappear.

Yan Fei looked behind the deceased's ear and found an inconspicuous little red dot. He told Commander Wu about this. Commander Wu also heard Yanjiang mention the matter about the old squid, but Yanjiang was not in the capital at the moment and could not ask in detail.

After Commander Wu reported the matter of Guo Huai and Mi Hun Xiang to Ye Lanchen, he sent another letter to Yan Jiang Fei Ge.

Ye Lanchen allowed Yan Fei to follow Commander Wu to investigate the matter of Mi Hun Xiang, but the top priority was to find the whereabouts of Ruan Zhu.

The next day, Ye Lingxi quietly hid behind the pillar and peeped at the civil and military officials attending court. Seeing that Yanfei was not there, he thought that he was not on duty today, but after counting the days, he felt something was wrong and looked at the four people guarding outside the palace. Konoe recognized that three of them were on the same shift as Yanfei, and wondered whether her father had transferred them elsewhere?

So she first sneaked to wait for her father on the only way to the imperial study. When she saw her father and Prime Minister Su Shangshu coming together, as if they had something important to discuss, she quietly slipped behind the rockery and hid. After the Wuyangyang group of people walked away, she quietly followed them.

Before he could get far, he was stopped by someone behind him.

"Lingxi." Ye Lingjue came over and said, "Father and Lord Zhou Xiangsu have important matters to discuss." Ye Lingxi said oh.

"Let's go for a walk together," Ye Lingjue said.

Ye Lingxi said oh again. The sky is high and the clouds are clear, the breeze is gentle, and the air is filled with the fragrance of flowers, sometimes light, sometimes strong, sometimes elegant, sometimes enchanting... It's as unpredictable as a girl's thoughts.

The two of them walked on the cobblestone path one after another. Ye Lingxi looked up from time to time and glanced at the back of her head in front of her, as if she had many questions to ask but didn't know what to ask. Since Concubine Xiao fell silent, she hugged her second brother. She has an ambivalent mentality of wanting to get closer but also wanting to stay away. The reason is that her second brother is too much like a gentleman and has never harmed her. He will help her consider everything he can think of. Whenever her second brother is a bit of a bastard or a bastard. Ignoring her, she wouldn't be so conflicted. Why did such a life experience happen to happen to her second brother? The saying that fate makes people come here is really not wrong at all...

"Ah~"

"Why are you sighing?" Ye Lingjue said.

Ye Lingxi said: "A gentle and elegant person like Brother Su, there are people who are deliberately trying to harm him." She sighed again and said, "A common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of having a treasure in his possession."

Ye Lingjue said: "He is the son of the Shangshu Mansion. In the future, it will not be difficult for him to become an official and become a prime minister. Naturally, it will be easier for him to attract people's jealousy."

"Who wants to harm Brother Su? Does Second Brother know?" Ye Lingxi asked.

Ye Lingjue said: "Is Lingxi thinking about this these days? I'll leave these to the Imperial City Department and the Criminal Department for investigation. There is something going on right now, you have to think about it carefully."

"What's going on?" Ye Lingxi couldn't help but be curious.

Ye Lingjue said: "I heard that the new king of Ming Yue came to seek peace this time because he wanted to marry Da Hui."

Hearing the last two words, Ye Lingxi was stunned for a moment, "Marriage?" He quickly shook his head and said, "How can that be done? I'm still so young, and my second sister is also young, how can we get married?"

Ye Lingjue chuckled, as if the marriage he just mentioned was a joke.

Seeing this, Ye Lingxi was not to be outdone, "My second brother is not young anymore, and we will be able to get married in two years."

"In two years' time, the eldest brother will get married."

"In two years it will be my second brother."

"Lingxi will still be too young in another two years, and it will take another two years."

"..."