The rumbling sound was heard suddenly, Lao Fang turned over and rolled off the carriage, looked at the sky vigilantly, and after listening for a while, he realized that the sound did not come from the sky.
Turning his head and looking, it turned out that not far in front, there was a woman beating the big drum in front of the yamen vigorously. What I heard just now was not the sound of thunder, but the sound of drums.
He breathed a sigh of relief, jumped back into the carriage, and said, "It turns out that someone was beating the drums and scared me to death..."
The tanggu is a big drum standing in front of the yamen. It has two functions. One is to play the drum to gather the crowd when the county magistrate is promoted to the hall, and to gather the yamen servants scattered throughout the yamen; the other is to let the people who have wronged To complain, Li Yi lifted the curtain of the car and took a look. The woman who was beating the drum just now had been welcomed in by the government servants, so he didn't care. He put down the curtain of the car, looked at Lao Fang and asked, "What you said just now is serious?" of?"
"Continuing like this is not an option." Lao Fang sighed and said, "There should be a result to this matter..."
Li Yi hung the car curtain aside, and asked suspiciously, "How did you and Xiaohong meet?"
Lao Fang leaned on the carriage, looked at the sky, smiled on his face, and said, "Probably a year before my uncle went up the mountain..."
At first, Li Yi thought that Lao Fang was just a simple, honest and straightforward guy without much thought, but later he discovered that his thoughts, especially regarding feelings, were extremely delicate. Under the simple and honest appearance, there was a sullen soul hidden.
The acquaintance between him and Xiaohong was nothing more than the old-fashioned plot of the bear saving the beauty. Later, he met again in the Qunyu Courtyard by chance. developed to where it is today.
According to what Lao Fang said, it's hard to tell what kind of situation it is. As far as it is concerned, the two are in a pure relationship between a man and a woman who only hold hands.
The relationship between him and Fang's sister-in-law should be family affection, and Xiaohong is probably Lao Fang's love. As for how to make the two perfectly blend together - if he knew, he wouldn't have to run around every day.
My own affairs are still a mess, and Lao Fang's family affairs are even more helpless. Li Yi can only shake his head and say, "Let's take a long-term plan on this matter..."
"Yes, let's think about it in the long run." Lao Fang nodded, and said: "Miss Zuimo has already achieved a positive result, Second Miss, Miss Ruoqing, Princess Chang, Miss Lin, and even Uncle Xiaohuan haven't taken over the house yet. I'm afraid that the little princess only has my uncle in her heart, and everyone has to think about it..."
Li Yi thought for a while and said, "Well, I'll let Ruyi go over and talk to Fang's sister-in-law, and say that you want to welcome another mistress back. As the wife of the Fang family, she must be magnanimous and don't obstruct... , Ruyi, she will definitely listen to some, how about it, is it interesting enough?"
Lao Fang waved his hands again and again, "Forget it, I can handle this kind of trivial matter by myself, so I don't bother the young lady..."
The carriage gradually went away, and in the yamen, a policeman sent the woman out, shook his head, and said helplessly: "Girl, the Jingzhao Yamen is in charge of this case from the beginning to the end, where do you go?" Just ask."
The woman's face was pale and bloodless, but she still nodded and said, "Thank you, brother fast."
The catcher quickly looked at her, with a look of unbearable expression on his face, and said: "Girl, let me remind you, go to the Jingzhao Yamen, don't beat the drum in front of the gate..."
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"Chu Ping, Cui Xixin..."
Li Yi crumpled the note in his hand and threw it into the stove.
When the imperial court committed the murder case that day, Cui Xixin and the young master of the Chu family were also in the Miaoyin Pavilion, and it is said that they were almost implicated.
He has never underestimated the Chu family, and he has been paying attention to it, but this matter has been handled by the Jingzhao government office from the beginning to the end. Zeng Shichun has not sent any news, so there should be no problem .
He warmed his hands by the fire, then picked up a pen, and began to write on the rice paper spread out on the table.
Miss Liu insisted that the "Sapphire Case·Yuanxi" he wrote on the lantern that day was too sloppy, there were many words in it that she didn't understand, it was not a qualified gift, and she asked him to write it again.
It's very normal for Ms. Liu Er not to be able to recognize her. Not only did she know a few characters, but the situation was different that day. In order to speed up, he used a calligraphy that was between cursive and running script. Anyone with the background can recognize it, but in the eyes of her illiterate, it is naturally hard to see clearly...
But who told her to be Miss Liu Er, who asked her to write in block letters and write in block letters, what a big deal...
After Li Yi finished writing, she checked it over and then nodded in satisfaction.
Li Yi reminded her: "Don't forget, you still owe me something."
"What?" Second Miss Liu asked with a frown.
According to the rules of the Lantern Festival, lanterns and sachets were to be exchanged at the end, and Miss Liu Er took his lantern, so naturally she wanted to give him a sachet, this was the rule of the game.
"Take my lamp, you have to give me something, you women wear it next to your body..." Li Yi reminded again.
Miss Liu Er frowned even more: "What exactly are you talking about?"
Li Yi pointed to her chest, "Haven't you figured it out yet? That Mid-Autumn Festival, in that garden, those girls stuffed into my arms..."
Miss Liu Er finally understood that the bellyband stuffed into his arms was thrown away by herself. She looked up at him and asked coldly: "Are you sure?"
Li Yi looked at his expression and said in surprise: "No, it's not something valuable, so you're not willing to do it, or if you return the lamp to me, I don't want that thing..."
"You come in, I'll give it to you." Miss Liu Er thought for a while, put her arms around her, walked into her room, and said, "Remember to close the door."
It's just a sachet, it's mysterious, and the door has to be closed, and it's not doing some shady business, Li Yi shook his head, followed her in...
Jingzhao Mansion Yamen, Yamen Gate.
"How many times have I told you that the body is unclaimed, and it has already been buried in a mass grave. As for where it was buried, how do I know?" An arrester waved his hand impatiently, and then Said: "The government is already doing its best to arrest, and the sea arrest document has been issued long ago. As long as the thief is still in the capital, he will not escape. Don't worry, as soon as there is news about the prisoner, we will immediately send someone inform you."
The woman said softly: "Even in the hot summer, unclaimed corpses should be kept for at least three days. What's more, it's winter now, and it will take at least seven days..."
"It's New Year's Eve, Wu Zuo did an autopsy, and there's nothing suspicious about this case. Just wait for the criminal to be arrested and brought to justice. There's no place in the Yamen to collect it for you. I've told you what I should tell you. I'm warning you. Don't make trouble here again, once again, we will not be polite!" When the policeman spoke again, his tone had become angry.
The woman knelt in front of the yamen, her voice was mournful: "I just want to know how my sister died..."
On the street, passers-by gradually gathered around, looked at the woman with suspicious eyes, looked at the gate of the government office, and pointed.
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"When did she have another sister!"
In the back hall of the government office, Cui Qingming slapped the table, and said with an angry face.
Zeng Shichun took a sip of tea, and then said calmly: "Although it was unexpected and there were some more variables, it may not be a bad thing. If even her family members believe that the woman died at the hands of the prisoner , then there will be no more accidents in this case in the future."
"I'm afraid that the accident will happen now..." Cui Qingming narrowed his eyes and murmured.
Hearing the killing intent in Cui Qingming's words, Zeng Shichun looked up at him, stood up and said, "This girl, you must not move."
Cui Qingming smiled, and said: "Brother Zeng, you don't need to remind me. I naturally know that if something happens to this girl, it will really attract the attention of interested people."
Zeng Shichun nodded and said no more.
The two talked about some more things. When Cui Qingming went out from the back door of the government office and stepped into the carriage, his body paused slightly. He turned his head, looked at a guard in front of the carriage, stretched out his hand, and swipe lightly towards the void.
In the mansion, at the dining table, a woman heard the rumbling sound from outside, put down the bowl and chopsticks heavily, and said dissatisfiedly: "What's going on outside, it's endless!"
A yamen servant came in from the outside, and said with a bitter face: "My lord, that woman didn't listen to the advice at all, and started beating the drum again to complain..."
Zeng Shichun put down his chopsticks, his face darkened, and he said: "The Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion is the place for her to run wild, come here, take that woman down, stick twenty, and put her in prison for now..."
The arrester was stunned for a moment, and said with some doubts: "My lord, this, this punishment, isn't it a bit heavy..."
Zeng Shichun waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, the government is majestic and will not tolerate provocations. Only heavy punishments can serve as a warning. Just pay attention to proportion in execution."
The arrester didn't say any more, bowed and said: "Your subordinate obeys!"