The cannon fodder stepmother dressed as the villain Zai Zai

The Minister of Punishment got out of the sedan chair and did not step forward immediately. Instead, he waited respectfully. The young man who was riding a sweaty horse and was full of energy and high spirits only dismounted and then stepped forward to greet him. He said flatteringly:

"Master Ye, I have admired you for a long time. This time there was a murder in the Qingdu Marquis Mansion, you should be handled by our Criminal Department, and I have asked Master Ye to go there in person. I feel really sorry."

After hearing what the Minister of Justice said, Sheng Yue, who was leaning in front of the gate, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Is this the one who came from Dali Temple?

In Yandu City, it has long been rumored that Tanhualang, who is taking the current scientific examination, has been spotted by Princess Xuanqing and recruited as her consort.

From then on, when he first entered officialdom, he was promoted to the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

The one I want to talk about should be the person in front of me.

Ye Jing was wearing an official robe, and he looked full of energy. His face was very handsome, and he looked like a pretty boy. At first glance, he was the prince-in-law.

Ye Jing, the young minister of Dali Temple, got off his horse, exchanged a few words with the Minister of Punishment, and said:

"Master Zhang, I was entrusted by the Marquis to investigate this case."

"Since Mr. Zhang and I are both here for this case, we should work together to find the murderer as soon as possible and bring peace to the Marquis Mansion."

"Yes, yes, Master Ye, what he said makes sense, what he said makes sense."

"Did Brother come to him?"

Sheng Yue's mind suddenly moved, and he straightened his expression when he saw the two adults coming straight to the gate of the Hou Mansion.

"Welcome you two adults."

Ye Jing and Sheng Yue had never met before, and asked with confusion on their faces: "May I ask who this is?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice fawned over the promising prince-in-law and said directly: "Master Ye, this is the brother of Marquis Qingdu, his name is Sheng Yue, and he is currently the Minister of the Ministry of War."

"Oh, brother of the Marquis, I have heard of you. It is rumored in Yandu that the two brothers of the Sheng family are both civil and military, and they are regarded as the two major arms of our Daning Dynasty."

"I've heard about it a long time ago, but I realized it when I saw it today. The rumors are true."

Sheng Yue couldn't listen to their flattery in the officialdom.

He just smiled and said:

"Master Ye is joking, so please come into the house quickly. Brother has been waiting in the hall for a long time."

In the hall of the Hou Mansion.

Sheng Lixuan originally wanted to be quiet, but his servants quickly notified the Ministry of Punishment and the Dali Temple.

Sheng Lixuan didn't expect them to be so efficient, so he changed his clothes and greeted them respectfully with the two clan elders.

This case was originally under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Punishment, but Sheng Lixuan insisted on asking Dali Temple to intervene because of the name of the young minister of Dali Temple.

Although Ye Jing was married into the royal family and rose to prominence by virtue of his status as Prince Consort, this was only one aspect.

Ye Jing's own talent is also well-known in Yandu City.

He was able to reach the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple at such a young age not just because of the princess's connections.

And he himself is quite talented in solving crimes.

In Yandu City and other places in the Daning Dynasty.

Cases in many places have gone unsolved. It was Mr. Ye who finally found out the facts of the case and found out the murderer behind the scenes.

Therefore, if he wanted to find the real murderer in the Hou Mansion, Sheng Lixuan felt that it would be safest to invite the world-famous Dali Temple Shaoqing to handle the case.

After a while, Ye Jing and Mr. Zhang, the Minister of Justice, were brought to the hall of the Hou Mansion.

Sheng Lixuan met them, exchanged a few words with them, and then immediately got to the point and asked:
"Master Ye, I don't know that you have carefully read the case I gave you, but I dare to ask Master Ye what you think of this case?" Ye Jing straightened his expression, pondered slightly, and expressed his opinion:
"Master Hou, in my opinion, this case must be committed by someone in the Hou family. Since according to Master Hou, the surroundings of Qingdu City are airtight, and no maids were seen entering that day."

"That inexplicable maid must still be hiding in the Hou Mansion."

Sheng Yue interjected from the side and asked:
"Then according to Master Ye's wishes, we still have to search the prince's mansion one by one to find the thief?"

Ye Jing shook his head and said slowly:

"No, no, no, let alone the huge Qingdu Marquis Mansion."

"Besides, if you want to search the prince's mansion, you must give an order from His Majesty the Emperor. I am just a small young minister of Dali Temple and do not have such power."

"And if the Marquis' Mansion is searched, there will be chaos and turmoil. If the maid takes advantage of the chaos and escapes, wouldn't it be a failure?"

"What's more, the enemy is in the dark now, and we are very passive in the open. If we take action rashly, we will only alert the enemy."

Sheng Lixuan nodded slightly, feeling that what he said made sense. He frowned and asked again:
"Then according to Mr. Ye, what should we do?"

"There is no rush in advance."

Ye Jing said: "Hasn't the Marquis already found a candidate who is suspected to be the real murderer?"

Sheng Lixuan's expression changed slightly and he said, "Mrs. Xu?"

"It's Mrs. Xu." Ye Jing's voice rose a little, and he calmly analyzed the current case.

"Right now, Mrs. Xu is still a suspect, but as the Marquis said, if someone wants to frame Mrs. Xu."

"Then only Butler Song in the Hou Mansion is suspected of this. But now that Butler Song has also been poisoned, it means that even if this matter is related to Butler Song, there are other people behind it."

"The person hiding in the dark is the real murderer."

"So I think I should pay a visit to Mrs. Xu now."

Sheng Lixuan couldn't understand Ye Jing's words for a moment. Since the real culprit was not Mrs. Xu, why would he visit her?

Sheng Lixuan looked puzzled and asked, "Master Ye, can you make it clearer?"

Ye Jing said in a deep voice: "It's very simple, Mr. Hou, we deliberately pointed the finger at Mrs. Xu, and the murderer in the dark thought he had succeeded."

"He will relax, and once he relaxes, he will reveal his flaws. Only then can we capture the clues."

Only then did Sheng Lixuan understand slightly.

Mr. Ye is worthy of being the No. 3 in this year's imperial examination. The person who is favored by the princess really has two skills.

Ye Jing couldn't wait any longer and took the initiative to stand up and said to Sheng Lixuan:
"Master Marquis, without further ado, you might as well invite Mrs. Xu to come out and see her now."

Sheng Lixuan knew that Xu Yaqin was coaxing the little boy now, but he didn't know if he was coaxing him well or not.

He could not let the young minister of Dali Temple see the troublesome household affairs in the Hou Mansion, so he stood up quickly and said:
"Don't worry, Mr. Ye and Mr. Zhang have traveled a long way. They must have been working hard. It's not too late to have their meals before carrying out their official duties."

Master Zhang echoed from the side:
"Yes, Lord Ye. Mr. Hou's arrangements for this class are very safe."

Ye Jing seemed to be saying this, and he didn't want to undermine the good intentions of Qingdu Marquis.He nodded, sat down again, and said:

"Okay, in that case, then follow the Lord Marquis's instructions."

Sheng Lixuan quickly and secretly asked Sheng Yue to see what was going on with Xu Yaqin.

At this moment, Xu Yaqin was no longer in Cuilanxuan.

(End of this chapter)