The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

At this time, Lu Weiyuan didn't know that the corpse she was fiddling with was actually coming for her. Unfortunately, before the two of them met, the other party had already lost his life.

The officers and soldiers of Shuicheng arrived quickly and salvaged the male corpse ashore. The people who were closest to the corpse were also packed up and taken away on an official ship to the Shuicheng government office.

"It's over, it's over. I'm afraid I'm going to be scolded by Xinsui today." Lu Weiyuan behaved like a shy and delicate little girl. He held Luochuanke's sleeve with one hand and hid half of his body behind this "big sister". Like a frightened little animal, he looked timidly at the people and things in the government office, but kept muttering in a low voice.

"But there's nothing to be afraid of. Xin Sui's strength is that she's good at doing things, but she can never beat me in terms of words... Oh, I wonder if I can get her to say a few more words this time. If she really doesn't know how to express her anger, I can use this opportunity to teach her a lesson..."

Luochuanke paused and forced himself not to look back at the girl behind him.

Because they were two women, the yamen runners did not keep a close watch on them. On the contrary, the captain of the police who brought the yamen runners to retrieve the bodies even specially replaced them with a kind-looking middle-aged female official to "watch over" them.

Although Tongzhou is not as good as the capital, there are obviously several female officials in the yamen.

Lu Weiyuan observed this slightly plump female official and found that although her waist was a bit wide, her hands and feet were very thick. She looked very strong. She had a non-aggressive face, with a smile on the corners of her lips, and deep smile lines that were easily visible.

Seeing Lu Weiyuan looking at her with a pair of sparkling cat-like eyes, the female official smiled and comforted her: "Don't be afraid, young lady. Our prefect is a good man and a good official."

As she said this, she wanted to raise her hand to pat Lu Weiyuan's shoulder. Lu Weiyuan pretended to be shy and slid behind Luochuanke and hid away. The female official was not angry, but still smiled, with her eyes narrowed into two slits.

Lu Weiyuan knew that the prefect of Shuicheng was named Tang. As a person... he was quite mediocre, and as an official... he was also quite mediocre. However, he had a good teacher in the past, and he managed to get the position of prefect at the end of the previous emperor's dynasty. After decades of twists and turns, he is still the prefect.

Prefect Tang was not young anymore, with a head of gray hair and a long beard that was half black and half white like his hair. But compared to his hair that was greased with hair oil and tucked tightly into his official hat, the beard under his chin was soft and smooth, and it was obvious that he had spent a lot of effort to maintain it.

In the capital city.

Because of the well-known unique aesthetic taste of the Empress, even the Emperor was unwilling to grow a beard. The officials in the court and the relatives of the Lu family, except for a small number of those who believed that beards were equivalent to men's dignity, mostly kept their chins smooth and clean.

At least, since Lu Weiyuan grew up, he has never seen many people with a long white beard that hangs down to his chest like Prefect Tang.

In the hall.

The wet male corpse was placed in the middle.

Qi Shaofeng and his elder brother stood on the left side of the male corpse, while Luo Chuanke and Lu Weiyuan stood on the right side.

The governor Tang above frowned and asked Qi Shaofeng and the other two questions first.

As soon as Qi Shaofeng opened his mouth, he introduced his family background. He was from the Qi family, a big family in Tongzhou, and could be considered a fairly powerful local boss. After hearing his identity report, Prefect Tang's attitude became obviously much gentler.

He spoke softly and intimately, asking about the situation at that time, leaving Luo Chuanke and Lu Weiyuan aside, as if he had brought them here on purpose just to be a vase as a foil, and the person handling the case also wanted to comfort his eyes.

"......I see. Nephew Qi must have been frightened. Don't panic. Those guys who make a living on the water all year round are really running away too fast. We will have to find them and question them later." Prefect Tang said with a smile, "Since this matter has nothing to do with you, why don't you stay at my house for two days, so that I can show my hospitality."

Qi Shaofeng also responded with a smile: "Since uncle thinks highly of me, I will not refuse."

"Haha." Prefect Tang laughed twice and continued chatting with Qi Shaofeng about family matters, as if there was not a corpse lying on the ground in the hall and there were no other innocent people waiting nearby.

Lu Weiyuan stared at the long hair of Luo Chuanke falling on her back and counted it patiently. When he counted to 672 strands, Governor Tang finally remembered their existence.

But the first thing he said was, "I wonder if these two girls are the ones traveling with my nephew?"

Qi Shaofeng looked over and frowned, remembering the two women's disrespectful words to his deceased brother. He shook his head and said, "It just happened to happen."

"Sir!" Brother Zhang spoke impatiently, "You don't know, before the body appeared, these two girls were talking and laughing about a dead person in white clothes and red silk hanging in the river, and the death of this... this old man is exactly the same. Sir, don't let them go easily, they must be related to the person who murdered this old man!"

Prefect Tang: "Oh? Ladies, is what he said true?"

"It's just a story." Luochuanke said, "Sir, do you know about the case of Hua Luoyue several years ago?"

"Hua... Yue?" Magistrate Tang's expression suddenly turned cold. "Are you talking about the unsolved case in which Xi Fangfei of Yuping Pavilion was hanged on the beam for no apparent reason, or Yue Mingye of Tianwu Pavilion drowned in the water?!"

"How do you, a little girl, know that?!" His expression became more severe and his tone became colder.

Brother Zhang was stunned at first, then delighted, and made faces at Qi Shaofeng to show his gloating.

Qi Shaofeng looked at the pretentious and ugly Zhang with a little disgust, looked away, and did not say anything to stop him.

"This little girl talks as if she saw the body with her own eyes!" Brother Zhang added excitedly, "My Lord, you must investigate this thoroughly!"

"People are not allowed to be good at speaking, but they are only allowed to imitate you, a toad, and croak?" Lu Weiyuan took the initiative to speak up, first retorting, then smiled and looked at Luochuanke, "Sister Xiaochuan, didn't you collect this story from all over the place? How did it become an unsolved case?"

"It's a story, and also an unsolved case." Facing Lu Weiyuan's question, Luochuanke still smiled in a good-tempered manner.

She didn't care how Brother Zhang, who was once again so angry that his eyes bulged, jumped up and down, and looked at the solemn Tang Zhifu: "Sir, I am a guest from Luochuan. When I was young, I lived with my parents in the water city... My home and Tianwu Pavilion are on the same river, so I did see Yue Mingye's body. There are indeed many similarities between it and the dead body in the river today. Who knows, maybe the man who killed the two girls a few years ago has taken action again?"