you got on my tail

Xu Lingxiao lost his official position, so he was naturally anxious to beg his aunt, the queen mother, but I don't know if she was really angry, but the queen mother didn't reward him with another official job, and kicked him out of the palace.

After two days of recuperation, Bai Xuehe returned to Dali Temple to be on duty.

"I really lost my wife and lost my army!" Wei Lan was drinking tea standing in the duty room of Dali Temple. Unlike others, he neither used a tea cup nor a tea bowl, but directly held a teapot to drink, "Mr. Tibetan mastiffs are also worth a lot of money, and this time I lost both the official and the dog, and I really lost a lot of money."

Seeing that Bai Xuehe didn't speak, Wei Lan said again: "Master Bai, this time the Queen Mother is not facing him, it's really a relief!"

"The Empress Dowager has been facing him." Bai Xuehe put down the pen in his hand without raising his head and said, "According to Mr. Xu's temper, he will definitely not let me go this time. It is probably because the Empress Dowager is afraid that I will use some tricks, so she will not let me go for the time being." Seek an official position for him. I heard that Mr. Xu spent a lot of money in the restaurant in Yangchunfang last night, and the Queen Mother must have taken the money."

"what……"

Wei Lan was at a loss for words, her hands didn't stop for a while, the cold tea poured all over her body, she hurriedly took a few steps back, Bai Xuehe reluctantly moved the files on the table away, reached out and took out a handkerchief from the lapel, the handkerchief was white and nothing else. There was only a slight inexplicable fragrance in the decoration, Wei Lan took the handkerchief and buried her head in wiping it, but her eyes were all about that snow-white and slender hand.

The white snow crane's nails are trimmed very short, and its complexion is as white as jade, but there are calluses and fine scars on its fingers, which proves that its owner is not very old and pampered.

"Master Bai, I know you have investigated Xu Lingxiao." Wei Lan felt compassion in her heart, "Xu Lingxiao is a relative of the Empress Dowager after all, even if the emperor favors you, don't let any trouble happen, but the case of the monster in the capital... "

"I know about this matter." Bai Xuehe said with a blank expression: "If you have nothing to do, why not go back earlier. There is a temple fair outside the city today, and I still want to go."

"Don't worry, my lord, I really have something to do." Bai Xuehe never likes to be lively, and Xu Lingxiao didn't understand why he was going to the temple fair, but he still asked: "Recently, Wang Feng from the Imperial Academy was arrested, and he clearly wrote poems praising King Yan. But he refuses to admit his achievements in battle, this man is a tough guy, what do you think can be done?"

For the time being, Fu Jiying didn't have absolute evidence to move King Yan, so he searched everywhere for people related to King Yan.

"You can't punish a doctor. Wang Feng is over half a hundred years old. If you torture him and he can't stand it, he will be accused instead." Bai Xuehe turned to look at Wei Lan, and said lightly: "Although Wang Feng has no money, he likes ancient calligraphy and painting. King Yu is also a teacher and friend, and King Yu sometimes gives him things, and those things are all famous products..."

"You want me to destroy them?" Wei Lan answered excitedly, "Destroying calligraphy and painting in front of that old man, he must be very distressed..."

"Wang Feng is tough, how can he care about calligraphy and painting?" Bai Xuehe couldn't help interrupting when he heard what he said. He frowned and said, "What Wang Feng cares about is King Yu's kindness. , he will immediately confess his guilt..."

"My lord is my lord, there is no crime that can't be solved!" Wei Lan interrupted excitedly again, then took a sip of tea, made a bow and hurried away.

Looking at Wei Lan's back, Bai Xuehe sighed, took out the clothes on the corpse from the drawer and put them in the file. Wei Lan had already found out that the person who bought this cloth was Su Yan, a young lady from Yangchunfang. Yan Xin was arrogant, and I heard that he was still a nobleman, but he disappeared not long ago, and the other corpse should be the missing watchman from Yishanfang.

Since Su Yan was so arrogant, how could she covet a cheap price to buy a piece of gorgeous fabric with wrong patterns printed on it, and the fingers of the watchman's corpse were slightly deformed, which seemed to be caused by a literati who had been using his pen for many years.

Although there are many doubts, Bai Xuehe already has an unshakable answer in his heart. This may be an opportunity to rescue Ruan Jianghe, but if he does this, he does not know what situation he will end up in.

He tidied up all the files and went out to the temple fair.

A few days ago, Bai Xuehe made the little guy feel wronged for a while because he mentioned that Heidan had no money. Sometimes he mentioned that he dreamed of A Li again. There are always new things at the temple fair. Bai Xuehe wanted to get something that children like , let him feel that only he is the best in this world, and he never wants to go back.

Bai Xuehe walked around and felt that he should still buy some food. Candied haws would naturally not be missing, and there were also some fresh peanut candies, kidney bean rolls, milk skins... Bai Xuehe wrapped a bag of snacks, big and small, and turned around Seeing an old man selling windmills, he bought one and put it in his clothes.

But Bai Xuehe stepped into the mansion, but did not wait for the soft and chubby child, but Bai Fu was a little impatient, he pulled Bai Xuehe to the corner, and said softly: "Master, Xiao Hei is gone!"

"What?" Bai Xuehe broke out in cold sweat instantly, "When?"

"Just now I went to the study to tidy up, but I didn't see Xiao Hei, but there was a snake in the corner, like the one that the emperor rewarded..." Bai Fu's voice trembled, and Bai Xuehe let out a sigh of relief. Bai Fu continued: " I didn't dare to move it, so I took a cage and put it in a cage, Xiao Hei, don't be scared away by it."

After finishing speaking, Bai Fu took out the cage from behind, and the familiar little chubby snake poked its head out, and slowly looked at the things in Bai Xuehe's hand.

"Give it to me, Xiao Hei will be back in a while." Bai Xuehe took the cage and returned to the room with the big and small bags, but Bai Fu was puzzled by his sudden reassurance.

Bai Xuehe quickly entered the study room, put the cage on the table, Heidan looked up excitedly and said, "Bai Xuehe, look! I can become a snake again!"

Bai Xuehe said unhappily: "What's so good about being a snake."

"Why don't you like snakes! I don't like people yet." Heitan turned his head unconvinced, his eyes fixed on the corner of the wall, but he couldn't help but sneak a glance at the paper bag on the table, "I'm angry."

Bai Xuehe didn't answer, stretched out his hand to open the paper bag, and ate the snacks one by one, the sweet smell spread in the air, Bai Xuehe also looked at the round body, the snake's body was very soft, A small movement will twist and turn, and the movement of peeking cannot be more obvious.

"If you want to eat, turn into a human being. I won't feed the snake snacks." Bai Xuehe stretched out his hand to poke the fat snake's body, and the unsteady Heidan didn't hesitate for a moment before turning into a human again, and continued to turn his back on Bai Xuehe sitting.

"It seems that you just dislike me for being ugly, you lied to me." Heidan was a little frustrated, but still took a snack, "I went out today, and A Ruan I met said I was cute."

"Who is A Ruan...?" Bai Xuehe frowned speechlessly, thinking it was a cat or dog that had matured in some barren mountain, "I didn't tell you not to run so far."

"I saw Ah Li nearby, so I went to the turning point, and turned left and then left again. Ah Ruan told me not to go, so I came back obediently." Heitan further depressed: "But Ah Li is not Just ignore me, I yelled for a long time, but he didn't look back, and disappeared as soon as he turned the corner."

"You read it wrong. How could a vixen come to the capital with you? He thinks I'm fierce, but I haven't hated you for sneaking out..." Bai Xuehe stopped suddenly while talking.

Holding the dim sum, Heidan flattened his lips and said, "I didn't expect that Ah Ruan also bought me dim sum, is it much better than you?"

Heidan felt a little guilty, and gently covered the snack in his hand, for fear that Bai Xuehe would think that he was full outside and would refuse to give it to him.

In fact, he sneaked out for a while today, and met the gentle A Ruan, not only gave him snacks, but also kept saying that he was very cute, and the black egg who always thought he was ugly became arrogant, and wanted to know that he turned into a snake Is it also good-looking? Was the little butterfly jealous before?

I didn't expect that when I thought about it this way, I could really turn into a snake.

There is no family surnamed Ruan in Yishanfang, but Master Qu's first wife was named Ruan, and Master Qu's first wife died early, leaving only an only daughter. Thinking about it this way, only Miss Qu's family can call herself A Ruan.

Bai Xuehe was startled, turned to look at Heidan, and said suddenly: "You must not run around in the future, remember."

"Ah?" Heidan was eating a snack, but when Bai Xuehe suddenly drank it, he was so frightened that half of the snack was dropped.

Heidan turned left and then turned left again, and he could meet Miss Qu's place, which happened to be Yanwang Mansion where King Yan Fu Jijue was under house arrest. Fortunately, he only met Miss Qu, otherwise who knows what Fu Jiying would do think.

"Tell me." Bai Xuehe suddenly smiled and pinched Heidan's cheek, "Then tell me, if Ah Li comes looking for you, will you go with him or with me?"

Ah Li would have come a long time ago, but Bai Xuehe wasn't worried.

"That's it..." Heidan thought for a while, and Bai Xuehe murmured in his heart, looking at the delicious food on the table, he thought, this still needs hesitation.

"If Ah Li comes, I will stay." Heidan said slowly: "You are always bullied, the bad guys that day, and the emperor you are all afraid of, I think they all bullied you, and even forced you If you can't eat well, Ah Li won't, Ah Li has martial arts."

"They bully me? They..."

Bai Xuehe didn't expect that what made Heidan stay was not something delicious and fun, but that he didn't want to see himself being bullied, but he couldn't help but stop when the words of refutation came to his lips.

He didn't speak, he raised his hand to hold Xiao Hei in his arms, he hugged him softly and very warmly, which made Bai Xuehe think of something that he couldn't touch long ago.

In the early morning of the second day, Fu Jiying and Yu Wang went to Xiaoling to worship their ancestors together. Bai Xuehe and other officials stood outside the palace wall to see them off.

Among Jin Yiwei, there was one person who looked particularly conspicuous. Although his official position was very low, his waist was very straight, as mighty as a sword on his waist.

"I've never seen this person before." The officials at the side cupped their hands and looked at Bai Xuehe flatteringly, "I heard that after helping Lord Bai once, he reached the sky in one step. Lord Bai is really the emperor's favorite."

The other person felt that his flattery missed the point, and hurriedly said: "This is someone who has the ability, don't talk nonsense, sir Bai."

Bai Xuehe ignored them, and walked towards Xun Luo, holding a piece of clear jade in his hand, "I haven't thanked Mr. Xun for saving me yet."

"You gave me the sword that day, it's considered a thank you." Xun Luo coldly refused, without turning back.

The surrounding officials couldn't help but sneer, but Bai Xuehe didn't think there was any constant gossip, so it wasn't abnormal for him to react like this.