Your Ninth Royal Highness, Please Change Your Clothes

Chapter 40: magistrate

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Wen Chan's nosebleed came and went quickly, Liang Yanbei went back and forth, and his bleeding stopped before the medicine was applied.

Liang Yanbei was still a little worried, "Do you feel any discomfort? Does your nose still hurt?"

So Wen Chan carefully felt his nose, and felt that there was nothing uncomfortable, lightly shook his head and said, "I'm fine."

"Let's go to the street and find a doctor to show you." His voice was a little low, as if he was talking to himself, "It's not good if something goes wrong."

Wen Chan had no objection to this proposal, but was a little puzzled as to why Liang Yanbei didn't seek the highly skilled Situ Zhoulan, but went to the street to find a doctor.

"Young Master Wen, can you ride a horse?" Liang Yanbei asked as he walked.

These words interrupted his thoughts, Wen Chan turned his consciousness back, raised his eyes to look at his side face, and replied, "Yes."

"Then let's go on horseback to save time."

"Where to?" he asked.

"Of course it is to report to the officials. If there is a murder case, go to the Yamen first." Liang Yanbei replied as it should.

Wen Chan suddenly realized that he almost forgot the existence of the government. If someone from the government would help, it would save a lot of trouble.

When leaving the mansion, Liang Yanbei asked for two horses.

The City Lord's Mansion is in the center of Bliss City, but there are roads out of the city on all sides, and one of the roads facing north is the driving road leading directly to the Yamen.

After walking through a crowded and busy city, there is a spacious avenue with few pedestrians on the road. On weekdays, only some carriages and horses are used. It is a road set up for the convenience of reporting to officials.

After driving for about half an hour, you can see the official gate with blue waves and white patterns, and four yamen guards standing lazily in front of the gate.

As soon as Wen Chan got off his horse, he saw two yamen servants whispering head to head, and kept looking at him again.

Just when he felt strange because of the behavior of these two yamen servants, Liang Yanbei came from the side, took the horse rope in Wen Chan's hand, cast a casual glance and said, "Have you committed any crimes since you went to May Island?"

Wen Chan shook his head innocently, "How is that possible."

He thought to himself that he was a very good citizen, and he did not fight or make trouble.

"Those two yamen servants seem to have seen you before." Liang Yanbei tied up the horse, patted the horse's head leisurely and said, "Go and ask first."

The two walked towards the yamen servant, and when they reached the front, before Wen Chan could speak, he heard the yamen servant say, "You came just in time."

He took out a white roll of paper from his pocket, spread it out, looked at the paper and Wen Chan's face several times, then showed a determined expression, put the paper away, and stretched out his hand to grab Wen Chan's arm.

"Come with me!"

"What are you doing?" Wen Chan dodged subconsciously, "We are here to report to the official, let us meet the official."

The yamen servant sneered, and wanted to arrest him, "I'll take you there now."

"Wait a minute." Liang Yanbei stretched out his hand to block it, lightly brushed the hand of the yamen servant away, and stood in front of Wen Chan two steps forward, his eyes curved into a harmless smile, "Brother, can you send me your hand?" Lend me that piece of paper in your hand?"

Wen Chan took advantage of the situation and retreated behind Liang Yanbei. Seeing the unfriendly expressions of the two yamen servants, he didn't want to be caught in the prison for no reason.

"This is the felon that our lord ordered to find yesterday. You have not posted it in the city yet, but you sent it to your door first."

The yamen servants in Wuyue Island are not as good as those outside. The status of the government here is lower than that of the people in the Jianghu. My lord, I need to squat in prison for half a day before I can do it."

On the paper is a portrait with a neck. At first glance, it is almost similar to Wen Chan, and the brush is very exquisite.

Wen Chan poked his head from Liang Yanbei's side, and when he saw that the painting on the paper was indeed himself, he said in a daze, "It's impossible, I just came to this island..."

"Come with us." The yamen servant stepped forward to arrest Wen Chan.

He dodged left and right, his body was as nimble as a loach, and the yamen servants caught him again.

"Wait." Liang Yanbei stopped him again, took out a jade token from his sleeve, flashed it at the yamen servant, "We are going to see your lord now, please lead the way."

The yamen servant thought it was just a jade card, but when he took a closer look, there was a bright "Huang" character on the jade card. He was so shocked that he almost knelt down and kowtowed, not daring to catch Wen Chan again.

Even the government in a small place knows that anyone who holds this kind of jade tablet with the word "Huang" has a strong status, whether it is a prince or aristocrat, or a high-ranking official in the capital who bears the emperor's order.

The four yamen servants looked at each other and left immediately, two stayed and continued to guard the door, and the two respectfully said to Liang Yanbei, "My lord, wait a moment, and the younger one will report to the official."

Liang Yanbei was very satisfied with the attitude of these people. After putting away the jade plaque, he looked at the paper for a few more times, then folded it into his sleeve, and said to Wen Chan, "It must be that you have something to mess with this newcomer." The official is coming, you should think about it again."

Wen Chan had no idea at all, he recalled all his encounters in the past few days, and suddenly noticed the word "newcomer" in Liang Yanbei's mouth, and had some guesses in his mind.

A pair of beautiful eyebrows frowned slightly, Wen Chan whispered, "No, this is causing trouble."

Liang Yanbei secretly smiled, "Remember?"

He raised his head and said, "Just two days ago, I..."

"My lords, our official said to invite you to come in, please." The yamen servant interrupted Wen Chan.

The two stopped talking, and followed behind the yamen servant. After entering the door, they bypassed the Shengtang hall, walked through a corridor, and then came to a small garden with flowers, plants and trees, and stone tables and chairs in the middle.

There were two people standing in the garden, both of them were dressed in dark blue robes, and they were of different heights.

The slightly shorter one stood with his back facing them, with white waves embroidered on the edge of his robe, and an official hat on his head, with a clear identity.

When the people around him saw Liang Yanbei and Wen Chan coming, they reminded the county magistrate in a low voice, only to see that the county magistrate first turned sideways and half-faced.

When Wen Chan saw it, he immediately felt that this side face looked familiar.

Unexpectedly, the county magistrate had a great reaction when he saw Wen Chan. He turned around and rolled up his sleeves, "Okay! How dare you appear in front of me!"

Wen Chan was taken aback, and then he saw clearly that the other half of the young magistrate's face had a bluish-purple scar, which was extremely obvious on his fair face.

As soon as he bared his teeth, he touched the wound on his face and screamed in pain.

The man beside him hurriedly stretched his arms to hug him, "My lord! Calm down, my lord!"

It seemed that the harder others fought, the more energetic the county magistrate was, waving his arms and shouting, "Let me go! I'm going to teach this black-hearted villain a lesson today!"

Wen Chan took two steps back with a guilty conscience, his face was calm and calm, "A gentleman speaks but does not move, please don't get excited, my lord."

He has already fully remembered why this county magistrate is familiar. After he was rescued from the bandit den by Liang Yanbei a few days ago, he took advantage of the gap that no one saw, and pointed a group of people to the place where the bandits were hiding. road.

I thought that Shan Ke should have dealt with all those bandits, but now that the county magistrate had such a big wound on his face, he knew that he must have suffered too.

"I'm not a gentleman!" The county magistrate barked his teeth and claws fiercely.

I don't know if he struggled too much, but the person behind him dropped his hand for a moment, the county magistrate caught off guard and lost the shackles on his body, rushed forward two steps like inertia, and then stopped suddenly.

He regained his emotions very quickly, and stopped abruptly as soon as he turned his footsteps. He put his hands behind his back, coughed twice, and turned his head to stare at the man without a trace.

There was a hint of embarrassment in the air.

Liang Yanbei smiled and took out the jade tablet again, and said to the county magistrate, "My surname is Liang. I came from the capital. I have a troublesome matter. Please help me, the county magistrate."

The county magistrate first glanced at the jade tablet in his hand, feeling a little lacking in confidence, but still forced himself to be calm, and said coldly, "My small temple can't accommodate two big Buddhas, so please find someone else."

Being rejected, Liang Yanbei frowned, and said with a smile, "Then it seems that there is no need for your small temple to exist?"

The young county magistrate froze after hearing this.

"Anyway, this yamen is in Wuyue Island, and it's useless. If I don't, I'll give it away, go back to the capital, and then report to the superiors that the county magistrate here is incompetent..." Liang Yanbei sighed slightly when he said this, " I've always been someone who told the truth."

Hearing this, Wen Chan's mouth twitched slightly.

Love to tell the truth? Only those who believe in you are ghosts.

The more the county magistrate listened, the more uncertain he became. He looked back at the man, and saw the man shook his head slightly at him.

The county magistrate put on a thoughtful look and pondered for a moment, and then said seriously, "The lower official was impulsive just now. I don't know if Mr. Liang needs help from the lower official. The lower official will definitely do his best."

Wen Chan was startled, this is the most cowardly paper tiger in his two lifetimes, no one, his expression and tone can be changed freely, so straightforward, so fast.

Seeing this young county magistrate with a handsome face and white face, it was very unfamiliar. Wen Chan searched his mind roughly, but he couldn't find a face similar to him among all the civil and military officials.

This man is really talented! It's a pity not to be a high official.

He sighed in his heart.

"The county magistrate knows the general situation." Liang Yanbei responded, and moved to the stone table and chair next to him without any trace of footsteps.

"Come and sit, Mr. Liang, don't be cautious." The county magistrate looked very winking, and while leading people there, he introduced himself briefly, "What is your surname, what does the word mean? I was transferred here not long ago. I'm still not very familiar with the affairs of the yamen, if there is any place where the hospitality is not good, please forgive me, Mr. Liang."

"The county magistrate He was joking." Liang Yanbei casually said politely, bringing the conversation to the point, "The second son of the Yao family on the island was poisoned and killed in his room today. Does the county magistrate know about this?"

"I don't know." He Zhiyi looked surprised.

"We came to the Yamen just to borrow some people from He County Magistrate."

"It's easy to talk about." He Zhiyi agreed, "Master Liang just asks for as many people as he wants."

"Master Liang." The man standing behind He Zhiyi suddenly said, "I'm a little man, I would like to ask you, the Yao family did not come to report the death of the second son of Yao, but you, my lord, did you come here? Is there any reason for this?" ?”

"Indeed." Wen Chan replied, "I accidentally got involved in the disputes of the Yao family, and now we need to find out the cause of Yao's second son's death."

"My lord's business is the matter of my subordinate." He Zhiyi hurriedly continued, "The city of bliss is still under the jurisdiction of this subordinate, and this murder case will help you wholeheartedly."

Liang Yanbei was very satisfied with He Zhiyi's words, and things went much smoother than expected, so he stayed unintentionally and turned to look at Wen Chan.

"Master Wen, do you have anything else to say?"

Wen Chan thought for a while, "Master He, please sort out the records of medicinal herbs sold in all the pharmacies in Bliss City in the past two days, I need to use them."

"The next official will send someone there immediately." He replied solemnly.

"It's all right." After hearing He Zhiyi's answer, he turned his head and said to Liang Yanbei.

"If that's the case, then we won't stay." He stood up, took out a jade token and handed it to He Zhiyi, "Magistrate He, if something happens, or if there are any clues about the murder case, you can take the token and give it to He Zhiyi." Go to Paradise City to find me."

Wen Chan glanced away and found that this jade card was the same as the one he had taken out before. He guessed that Xie Zhaoxue left the jade card for Liang Yanbei before returning to the capital.

There is a word "Huang" on this jade card, if it is not for those who are determined to fight against the royal family, they will be afraid of this jade card.

He Zhiyi happily accepted the jade tablet, then glanced at Wen Chan, and recalled that he deliberately pointed him the wrong way, raised his hand to touch the wound on his face.

"..." Seeing this, Wen Chan coughed lightly, and lowered his voice, "What happened two days ago... I am sorry for Mr. He. If there is a chance in the future, I will make it up."

He Zhiyi's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he said directly without humility, "Then this is the place where I thank Young Master Wen."

A few people said a few more polite words, Liang Yanbei said goodbye, and left the yamen with Wen Chan.

After leaving the gate, Liang Yanbei went to lead the horse, while Wen Chan stood aside and waited, thoughtful.

It is not yet known whether the poison was made by the murderer or brought with him. Even if he asks for the drug list from the pharmacy, it is still unknown whether it will come in handy.

May Island was at the Heroes' Meeting, and it was just at the time of celebrating the gods. There were so many people, it was really troublesome to find the murderer who poisoned Yao Yanming.

Just as Wen Chan was thinking, Liang Yanbei led the horse and came over, "What are you thinking about?"

He glanced at Liang Yanbei, and said quietly, "It makes me feel uncomfortable to go to such lengths to find out the cause of death of such a waste."

"What's the matter." Liang Yanbei followed the horse's head casually, "You should just investigate for your three little subordinates. If you can't find out, Yao Mengping might not let them go."

That being said, yes.

The breath held in Wen Chan's heart came and went very quickly, but after only a few words, he suddenly felt much more comfortable, took the reins from him, and asked, "Where are we going next?"

"No hurry." Liang Yanbei said, "You haven't eaten since you woke up. You should be hungry now. I remember that there is a restaurant in the city that specializes in food in the capital. I'll take you there."

Wen Chan didn't feel it at first, but after he mentioned it, he was really hungry, so he climbed on the horse without talking nonsense, "Take me there quickly."