Spring is coming

"First, have you noticed anything unusual in your parents?"

This question was okay. Mo Jingchun thought about it for a while, and it seemed to Xie Hanqing that he was trying to remember.

"There seems to be something strange."

She hesitated, and Xie Hanqing encouraged her: "Tell me about it, don't be afraid. Everything you say can help me find out the cause of your parents' death."

"During the wake, I found that their coffins had been searched."

This was considered to be evasive, but Xie Hanqing's eyes lit up and he asked: "Is there anything missing? Their relics and the like."

"No." Mo Jingchun shook her head, she was telling the truth.

Xie Hanqing was slightly disappointed, but still did not give up and continued to ask: "Is there anything else? Is there anything else or someone that makes you feel strange?"

"Not long after, some officials came to the village, saying that the county government had lost something and the thieves had escaped to our village. They searched the whole village but couldn't find them." Her eyes were sincere, "Thank you, Master, You and them are both officials, so are you together?"

"Officer? Do you have a portrait of the suspect?"

"No."

"Then you will search for them?" Xie Hanqing wanted to laugh. People in such an uncivilized place are really ignorant and easy to deceive.

"I know." It seemed that nothing could be asked, so Xie Hanqing gave up.

Thinking about it, he was so obsessed that he actually hoped to find some clues from a little girl.

In fact, when Xie Hanqing saw Mo Jingchun on the bank of the Li River that day, he thought she looked familiar at first sight. He studied the files on Mo Changlin's case, and naturally also investigated this person's life and family. He was not sure at the time, so he asked her tentatively. Are you from this town?

Later on, on the way to Mojiacun, he decided on a whim that he would ride with the people instead of taking the carriage and get some information. Then he met Mo Jingchun again, and he was basically sure that the little girl was the daughter of Mo Changlin and his wife. Don’t be alarmed by spring.

Sure enough, she heard another woman walking with her call her Chun'er.

He stopped poking at people's sorrows, changed his face to a gentle one, and took out a piece of silver: "Little girl, thank you for your cooperation. I will live up to my promise just now and give your Mo family justice."

At present, any rumors about Mo Changlin's case have been suppressed by him, so Mojiacun doesn't even know that Mo Changlin is involved.

"Master Xie, what are you doing?" The shiny silver ingot was placed on the table, and she was stunned.

"Have you forgotten the food money for me and my three men?"

"No, no need." The other party has already identified himself, and it would be bad if he continues to collect money.

Mo Jingchun insisted and asked him to take back the money, saying: "Farm food is not worth much, adults can eat it as long as they don't dislike the simple food."

"No, no," the other two people said hurriedly.

She went to the kitchen to work, and Xie Hanqing sat there, thinking about the results of the unannounced visits in the past few days.

He came to Mojiacun twice and found nothing. Could it be that Mo Changlin didn't have any clues left?

He recalled the suspicious actions and signs of the Wuling County Prince's Palace, and still believed in his own judgment.

At the end of last year, all the kings went to Beijing for a banquet. In order to make the Queen Mother happy, all the princes took turns to give gifts, and the Queen Mother really looked sad. Especially the golden Buddha statue sent by the King of Jingzhou, which was half a man and a half tall, with exquisite carvings. When placed in the Hall of Eternal Life, all other Buddha statues were instantly eclipsed, and the Queen Mother was full of praise.

There were also other rare items of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and the saint could not help but wonder what kind of windfall the Jingzhou Palace had made.

After many investigations, they found out that the Prince of Wuling County was responsible. Prince Wuling had a foreign surname and was not popular at all. In recent years, his relationship with the Prince of Jingzhou suddenly became closer and closer.

The King of Jingzhou was the younger brother of the Holy Emperor, so his status as a county king naturally increased with the tide.

Wuling County was under the rule of Jingzhou, and it was not strange for the county prince's palace to be backed by the royal palace, but the strange thing was that since the Wuling County King took refuge in Jingzhou Queen, Jingzhou King became more generous every time he took action.

After checking the accounts of the two houses, nothing was found. On the surface, everything seemed normal.

This is the doubt that has remained in the saint's heart for the past few years. Since the birth of the golden Buddha last year, it has become even more powerful.

Gold mines have always been a scarce resource for the imperial court. Where did King Jingzhou get such a statue? It would be okay if you bought it from time to time, but it would be bad if you privately owned the mine and made profits for yourself.

As the Minister of Punishment, he has always been a confidant of the saint. Mo Changlin's death seemed inconspicuous, but he happened to be in Jingzhou and discovered that the Wuling County Prince's Palace had a particularly close relationship with a famous bank in Jingzhou called Cuihong Bank.

The accounts of Cuihong Bank were also very beautiful, but he just felt that something was wrong. For this reason, he even asked the Minister of Revenue to have several meals before he asked him to help him look at these accounts.

The Minister of Household Affairs had already gone through it before. This was done during the inventory at the end of each year. They had to control the expenses and allocations of the clan.

Originally he just wanted to read it again, but Xie Hanqing asked him to check it carefully. While he thought it was troublesome for his old friend, he carefully went through all the accounts of the more than a dozen thick volumes of "Zijing" and "Year 1". , after watching it for three days and three nights, he really figured out the clues.

Originally, when the accounts were settled separately every year, it was just a formality. On the surface, there were no major problems, and their household department could not see anything. But when the accounts of these households were put together for the past ten years, it was easy to see the fraud.

Xie Hanqing was lost in thought when Gao and others came back and were startled when they saw a stranger on the furniture.

Mo Jingchun poked his head out of the kitchen, Xie Hanqing shook his head at her, and she said: "Grandma, this is Mr.

Their identities were not revealed.

"Oh, that's it." Mrs. Gao breathed a sigh of relief, it's good that he's not a bad person.

Lunch was much richer because there were three more people, but since there was no money for the meal, Mo Jingchun didn't bother to prepare any precious ingredients. They were all freshly picked from the vegetable garden behind.

When dishes such as braised pork bones with red and white radish, scrambled eggs with young leeks, stir-fried Chinese toon, white sliced ​​chicken, and fried tofu were brought to the table, Xie Hanqing actually tasted her mother's cooking skills.

It was such simple and simple dishes that brought him to his current position from childhood to adulthood.

Although he was a high-ranking official and well-paid, how could a cold and boring palace banquet be compared to a bowl of local chicken soup thick with fresh sesame oil?

His mother passed away seven years ago, and he hadn't tasted anything like this for a long time.

Mo Jingchun thought that someone like him who had been in a high position for a long time would not be used to the coarse food of the village. Unexpectedly, the food became more and more delicious, and even his two subordinates ate it with gusto.

Her sense of accomplishment as a cook was fulfilled again!

After the meal, Xie Hanqing stopped staying. He had been delayed in Mojiacun and Baishan Town for too long without making any progress. Now, it was time for him to go to Wuling and Jingzhou.