Rebirth of the scholarly lady

Chapter 204 Feeling Guilty
Xu Zhui didn't know that he was being watched, so he led Master Tan up the steps of Zuixiang Tower.

Master Tan was dressed as a literati, with a pen, ink, paper and inkstone in his hand.

The proprietor of Zuixianglou, Fu Yuzheng Zhangluo Paotang, rearranged the windows so that the wine jars displayed on them looked more pleasant.

Xu Zhui did not hide his behavior at all, and introduced Master Tan to Huo Huan.

Then, Xu Zhui went straight to the topic and asked respectfully, "Do you still remember the face of the woman who intended to assassinate, Major General?"

"Naturally I remember. Although I was a little dizzy from the medicine at that time, I used the dagger to wake up, so naturally I remembered her face clearly." Huo Huan can still hear the woman whispering in his ear, "Major General Huo Fu because Drunk and mistakenly fell to the east bridge and drowned, and when he mutilated himself and called for help, the woman's eyes were full of pride.

Xu Zhui didn't know what was going on in Huo Huan's mind, so he just continued to ask: "Are you sure the other party hasn't disguised himself?"

When it came to this, Huo Huan gritted his teeth and said: "Sure, I often change my appearance, and I can tell whether the other party has changed his appearance. If she came to deceive me after putting on makeup in the first place, I would definitely be vigilant, because she behaved She was very sincere, so I believed her..."

Xu Zhui frowned and said, "If that's the case, the master will make a portrait based on the description of the major general, and ask the major general to recall the appearance of that woman."

As he said that, Xu Zhui shifted his gaze to Mr. Tan, and Mr. Tan understood instantly. He went to the desk beside him and put down the things in his hands, and started to prepare.

Huo Huan looked at Master Tan, recalling, and said: "She has an oval face, delicate eyebrows, goose eyes, very black and bright, with a little gold around the eyes, ripples on the upper and lower eyelids, not too much meat on the nose, It grows very long, reaching up to the heavenly court, the Yintang is plump and protruding, the middle is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, and the lips are shaped like a bow, very plump..."

Mr. Tan listened carefully, and the movements of the pen continued. According to what Huo Huan said, the woman's face appeared vividly on the paper. Finally, Mr. Tan stopped following Huo Huan's words, and stopped the pen. He stretched out his finger to touch Touching the ink-stained scroll, the person looking at the painting was a little confused, and his fingers gently slid across the somewhat rough surface of the paper, not like taking care of his own work, but more like caressing a living lover.

In the end, the scroll was almost snatched by Xu Zhui. He glared angrily at Mr. Tan who had not handed in the painting, then changed his face, turned around and showed it to Huo Huan, and said, "Major General, please take a look, that woman Does it look like this?"

"Hmm..." Huo Huan looked at the vivid picture scroll and frowned uncertainly: "To be honest, it was a bit too dark at the time, maybe I didn't see the details clearly."

Does that mean it doesn't look like it?

Hearing this uncertain sentence, Xu Zhui glared at Master Tan again, and then turned to Huo Huan and asked, "Who is that female assassin, Major General, do you know?"

"..." This question is still a bit difficult for Huo Huan. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Maybe it was because some enemy from the past wanted to take revenge on me."

Since the morning, Xu Zhui has been circling all kinds of conflicts of interest in his mind. He suddenly thought of something and said, "Major General, this matter is actually very simple. You are an official ordered by the court. Someone wants to assassinate you. What is the matter?" It's a big deal, you can submit a form to His Majesty and ask for a strict investigation, and we will definitely help you find the mastermind behind the scenes. This search warrant has to be issued, and if it is issued, we can handle it as well. Much smoother, don't you think?"

File a search application?

Huo Huan was a little stunned by these words, he couldn't help hesitating, no... he couldn't bring it up, if the person behind the scenes caught him for some reason, wouldn't he be involved in it himself?Absolutely not!

Thinking of this, Huo Huan felt a little unnatural, he squinted at Xu Zhui, and said contemptuously: "Che, I said Xu Zhui, I really didn't expect you to be so rigid, is it necessary to be so rigid? ? Do you see what kind of friendship I have with you? What are you talking about with me? You just need to find out the woman in this painting!"

Xu Zhui peeked at Huo Huan, and suddenly had an idea in his mind. He refused to let go, and analyzed seriously: "But the major general, you also know that the other party is a woman. Although this king is civilized, most of the women are here. Boudoir, if that woman knows what is going on, she can't come out of the back house by herself, we can't find anyone even if we search the streets and alleys, and your assassination is a big deal, the people above will definitely take it seriously... "

Huo Huan deeply knew that Xu Zhui was telling the truth, but he had no choice but to hide his inner fear, and said perfunctorily: "Your Majesty is very busy, how can you have time to take care of our ministers' business? Stop talking nonsense, hurry up Go and finish this matter, I still have something to do, so I'll go back home first!"

After finishing speaking, Huo Huan got up and walked away without giving Xu Zhui and the others a chance to react.

Looking at the back of Huo Huan leaving in a hurry.

Master Tan, who had been watching, couldn't help but whispered next to Xu Zhui: "Sir, tell me, if General Huo didn't apply for a search, should we help him with this?"

"..." Xu Zhui didn't respond, but narrowed his eyes slightly to watch the direction Huo Huan was leaving. Countless thoughts in his mind came back again, and they began to tangle violently again.

Master Tan didn't get a response from Xu Zhui for a long time, so he couldn't help calling in a low voice: "My lord... Your lord?"

"Huh?" Xu Zhui was awakened by Master Tan's voice, then lowered his head and said, "That General Huo seems to be hiding something."

"What's wrong? He didn't say anything." Master Tan frowned in confusion.

"He didn't dare to apply for a search. I'm afraid he didn't think he was a victim..." Xu Zhui stretched out his hand to cover his lips.

"Huh?" Master Tan widened his eyes and exclaimed. He couldn't help but think in his heart that a court official who was assassinated still took it for granted that others would assassinate him?

The moment he thought of this, Master Tan figured it out again: No, unless he felt guilty, he felt that he was not innocent, so he was afraid that the court would focus on him, and would not dare to disturb the court.

When Master Tan wanted to understand, Xu Zhui slowly explained: "That is to say, he may have done something behind the scenes. If it is strictly investigated, it may make His Majesty furious, so he would rather be hunted down than report it." The imperial court, therefore, we cannot follow his ideas."

Master Tan was a little worried and said: "Then what should we do? He is the son of General Huo, and he has also made military exploits on the battlefield. It is only natural for us to do what he asked us to do, right?"

Xu Zhui squinted at the master, and said casually: "A few days ago, when he was returning to Beijing, his carriage ran over and killed the grandma of His Highness the Prince. , After all, there is this excuse, and His Highness the Crown Prince has no evidence, so it is really hard to say anything, but today's matter... If we go to various houses to search according to what he said, do you know what the consequences will be?"

(End of this chapter)