When Murong Ci heard this, he was astonished and then annoyed, his teeth itching with hatred: This man is too bad and evil, how could he play tricks like this
Since last night, he has been teasing her, otherwise why did he have to spend the night in the countryside
The sincere and touching words he said just now must be sweet words made up to deceive her and play him
he has been acting
There was a hint of joy on Murong Yu's thin lips, looking at her angry and pretty appearance, he felt very beautiful and the surrounding scenery was very beautiful.
Qin Ruo seemed to be very angry when she saw His Highness, but she was intact, and rushed over excitedly, "Your Highness, are you okay?"
Murong Ci shook his head and said in a low voice, "We'll talk about it when we go back."
A horse was missing, so she and Qin Ruo rode together and galloped to the capital.
After passing through the city gate, Murong Yu looked at His Highness riding Juechen, his thin lips curled into an elegant and perfect arc.
In the next few days, Murong Ci ordered people to watch the military weapons monitor and the exit of the tunnel, but there was no movement.
Wan Fang and Wang Tao are really cunning old foxes, knowing that their private sale of weapons has been discovered, and they have not moved their troops these days.
There was no news from Rong Zhan every day, she waited anxiously.
That day, he went out of the city to do some business and didn't return until midnight, only then did he know that the owner had left a message.
When he hurried to the Military Weapons Supervision, the Military Weapons Supervision had recovered its calm. He hid in the dark and waited for a while before sneaking in. He heard some guards talk about the previous assassin, and only then did he know that the assassin had left safely.
In the past few days, he sent people to watch the Military Weapons Supervision day and night, hoping to find out who was colluding with the Military Weapons Supervision as soon as possible.
Qin Ruo flipped through the account book and pondered, "I think the military inspector will destroy those account books."
"It's okay to destroy it. I feel that you have to pull out a thread to grab a lot."
Murong Ci's eyes lit up, and he sneered slyly with raised eyebrows.
Ruyi smiled and asked, "Your Highness, what good solution did you think of?"
Murong Ci smiled secretly, "Qin Ruo, send a message to Rong Zhan."
Qin Ruo agreed briskly, and took the order to go to work.
The next day, Murong Ci and Qin Ruo came to the bamboo building in the northwest of Shu Yuxuan.
The phoenix tail is dense, green, a little cool, a little quiet.
In the private room on the second floor, Qin Ruo pushed open the bamboo door, and the middle-aged man inside suddenly stood up, his eyes full of fear were shocked when he saw the person coming.
After being stunned for a moment, he came to his senses and bowed tremblingly, "The next official pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Murong Ci sat down leisurely, Qin Ruo poured two cups of tea and said with a smile: "Master Xu, sit down."
"The lower officials dare not."
The bamboo building is shady and cool, isolated from the heat outside, but Master Xu is dripping with cold sweat, his mind is full of flashes and flints, and he doesn't know how to deal with himself.
How could His Royal Highness want to see him
Early this morning, when he was about to go out to the military prison, a boy about ten years old sent a letter. The letter simply wrote two lines. Someone wants to see him. If he doesn't come to see him, what he has done Crimes will be made public.
He hesitated about the time for a cup of tea, and then decided not to go to the military supervision department because of his illness, but to meet this mysterious man.
Unexpectedly, it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"I remember, you are the head of the Military Warehouse Accounting Office." Murong Ciyu smiled like the wind, looking easy to speak.
"It's the next official." Chief Xu bowed his head cautiously, clasped his hands in front of him, and His Royal Highness must have summoned him here for the matter of the military supervisor.
"Master Xu, if I remember correctly, you have parents and children, and the whole family can live on your salary." Murong Ci smiled coldly.
"What Your Highness said is that the whole family is supported by the officials alone."
"I heard that you moved to a new house a month ago. Although the new house is not as luxurious as that of a wealthy family, it is much more comfortable than your previous five earthen houses. However, with your meager How can I afford the new house with my salary?"
"Your Majesty doesn't know that the house I lived in before was leaking, and it was really uninhabitable. I just gritted my teeth and borrowed silver taels from my relatives, friends and colleagues to buy an old house so that my parents can live more comfortably." Mr. Xu concluded. He explained bluntly that his panic made his words flicker and his eyes vacillate, and he could tell at a glance that he was not telling the truth.
"Master Xu, you are so courageous." Murong Ci suddenly yelled angrily, "Are you still not guilty?"
His body trembled violently, and he said humbly, weakly and tremblingly: "I don't know what crime I committed, please tell your highness clearly."
She stared at him sharply like a knife, as if she wanted to kill him, "You have committed a heinous crime by selling weapons privately. I have already obtained the account book and sent it to the upper study. The king will punish you for your crime and the three clans."
With a bang, Master Xu knelt down heavily, and said sadly, "Your Highness, I have not sold weapons privately, Your Highness, please check."
Murong Ci was drinking tea carelessly, Qin Ruo sneered, "Master Xu, if you didn't sell weapons privately, how could you have so much money to buy a house? Although the house is not big and relatively old, it must be at least a few hundred taels larger. Where did you come from?" It’s not easy to borrow hundreds of taels these days. If you don’t tell the truth, the imperial edict to punish the three clans will be issued tomorrow. Do you want
The parents lived a good life, but in the end they were implicated and became the ghosts of the sword. "
He was anxious and frightened, and he gritted his teeth and confessed: "Your Highness, I really didn't sell weapons privately, it was someone else."
"Who is it?" Murong Ci asked unhurriedly. This Master Xu is honest and timid. Although he is in cahoots with Wan Fang and Wang Tao and works for tigers, he is extremely filial to his relatives and cares about his family. That's why she decided to use him as a breakthrough.
"It's Mr. Wan and Mr. Wang." Mr. Xu knew that if he continued to hide it, it would be his elderly parents who would suffer, "Mr. Wan and Mr. Wang are working together to force the subordinates to join them. If the subordinates don't do what they want , they will kill the whole family of the lower officials”
"I will give you a chance to redeem your crimes, and copy a copy of the account books of the smuggled weapons to me."
"Your Highness, they will find out, I don't want to die"
"Just be careful"
"yes."
"They smuggle weapons and commit crimes. Sooner or later, they will be overwhelmed, but they are more ruthless than you. Maybe they will put all the blame on you and ask you to be a scapegoat. Therefore, you have only one choice, obey your orders. Gong, I will protect your life when the crime is investigated in the future." Murong Ci said coldly.
"Yes, thank you, Your Highness." Chief Xu knew that Wan Fang and Wang Tao were unreliable, so maybe His Highness the Crown Prince could save him and his family.
"I ask you, who is the person who contacted Wan Fang and Wang Tao to buy weapons?"
"Lord Wan and Lord Wang have always been mysterious, so they won't tell the officials about such an important matter."
"Then what's unusual about the military inspector recently?"
"Except for the fact that Master Zhou was killed, the next official can't think of it for a while."
"You make a copy of those real account books and give it to me as soon as possible."
Murong Ci motioned for Qin Ruo to take him away, Master Xu walked to the door, and suddenly said: "Your Highness, I have just remembered, Lord Wan and Lord Wang like jade, so if you have free time, go to Linglongxuan to see jade."
Qin Ruo came back after sending him out, "Your Highness, Linglongxuan is indeed selling jade, and the jade wares there are the most expensive in the capital."
Murong Ci held a small celadon cup and said thoughtfully, "Let Rong Zhan check Linglong Xuan."
Qin Ruo takes orders and goes to work by herself.
Not long after, Murong Ci and Qin Ruo came out of Shu Yuxuan, got into the carriage and went back to the East Palace.
When passing through the busy street, they heard passers-by in the carriage saying that a Yuanwailang had died. The carriage stopped, and Qin Ruo got out of the car to ask which house Yuanwailang died, and the other party said that it seemed to be Yuanwailang from the Ministry of Industry.
At this time, Murong Ci saw Shen Zhiyan galloping past on his horse, followed by two servants of the Dali Temple.
"Qin Ruo, come up quickly." She shouted loudly, and then told the coachman, "Follow Mr. Shen."
"Okay." The driver immediately turned the carriage around.
Qin Ruo swiftly jumped up and got into the carriage, "Your Highness, the member of the Ministry of Industry, Zhuang Qin, is dead."
Murong Ci pondered: "Zhiyan should rush to the banker to handle the case."
Qin Ruo asked: "Your Highness will follow along to handle the case."
Murong Ci smiled and said, "It's okay to go and have a look, anyway, there's nothing to do today."
The dealer's house is not big, in a secluded alley. At this time, there were many people watching and discussing at the entrance of the alley, and the carriage couldn't get in at all.
The coachman had no choice but to park the carriage on the side of the street, Murong Ci and Qin Ruo got out of the car and walked quickly into the alley.
Shen Zhiyan has already entered the gate, Murongci rushed to catch up, "Know what you say, know what you say"
However, there were too many people at the scene and the voice was too noisy. He didn't hear it and was talking with the police of Jingzhao Mansion.
Two yamen servants stood at the gate, preventing them from entering.
"Knowledge."
As a last resort, Murong Ci yelled again.
Shen Zhiyan looked over, was taken aback, and immediately came over to take them in, but did not reveal His Highness's identity.
"Your Highness came here after hearing the news of Master Zhuang's death," he guessed.
"Ben Gong happened to be on the street, and was about to go back to the East Palace. He heard people on the street mentioning this matter, and saw you galloping on horseback, so Ben Gong followed." Murong Ci explained with a smile, and glanced at the front courtyard. Case.
"The Zhuang family found out that Mr. Zhuang was dead early in the morning, so they immediately went to Jingzhao Mansion to report the case. Jingzhao Mansion received the report and sent people to look at it, and then sent people to Dali Temple to report it." He whispered, smiling slyly, "This It's a murder case in Jingzhao Mansion, and I don't want to take matters into my own hands."
"There is a murder case and there is a dead body for examination, isn't Master Shen's favorite thing?" Qin Ruo joked.
"I just arrived, and I haven't seen the corpse yet." Shen Zhiyan smiled gently and clearly.
At this time, two yamen servants came over and said, "Master Shen, please go and have a look at Butou and Wu Zuo."
Shen Zhiyan and Murong Ci looked at each other and walked inside together.
In the backyard, a group of women and servants knelt on the ground, weeping and weeping, and the servants stood aside, bowing their heads in silence.
The police officers from Jingzhao Mansion led them into the study room, where Wu Zuo, Catcher and two police officers were in the study room.
The head catcher said: "Master Shen, you are very good at autopsy, so please take a look."