Rebirth of the prosperous male concubine

When they arrived in Shifeng County, Jiang Du nominally came to take care of them, but in the end he followed Qi Guanhan back to the Palace of the Other Side.Jiang Yi didn't know when his elder brother became so unreliable, but he was also happy to see that his elder brother got along well with Qi Guanhan.

Because the new magistrate knew that they were coming to inspect, they could only live in the government office.But compared to the government office, they actually prefer the small peach garden with beautiful mountains and rivers in the Palace of the Other Side.

The new magistrate is still relatively young, and it seems that the people are a little less old-fashioned, and the meals prepared for them are also very simple and very rich.

Although he came in the name of inspection, in order to find the illegitimate son as soon as possible, the emperor issued a secret decree to the new magistrate, asking him to help the investigation with all his strength.

Because it was already evening when we arrived, and the journey was really hard, so we didn't immediately ask the magistrate about the results of the investigation, but planned to talk about it tomorrow.

"Take a shower after eating, and then rest." Feng Qin stroked Jiang Yi's hair distressedly.

Although Jiang Yi's health is much better, but after a long journey, let alone Jiang Yi, he feels quite tired.Moreover, Jiang Yi's complexion was indeed not very good-looking, and he was really exhausted after all.

"Yeah." Jiang Yi drank the porridge, "When this is over, let's go to the Palace of the Other Side to stay for a few days?"

Thinking of the environment of the other shore palace, Jiang Yi felt comfortable.

"Okay." Jiang Yi wanted to go, Feng Qin naturally had no reason to refuse.

Because Jiang Yi was really tired, Feng Qin was afraid that he would fall asleep after taking a bath, so he offered to help him wash.

Jiang Yi almost fell asleep after eating, and it was really uncomfortable for him to sleep without taking a bath, so he accepted Feng Qin's proposal.I didn't feel too embarrassed, after all, this kind of tiredness that I can't wait to fall asleep in the next moment may only be clear to him now.

This time, Jiang Yi fell asleep until the sun was rising.

Feng Qin and Feng Ye had already chatted with the new magistrate.Because it happened many years ago, and several prefects were changed in the middle, and there was no way to record this matter, so I could only ask some old officials who knew about it at the time. They have been transferred to other places, some have retired and returned to their hometowns, and some have passed away, including that prefect who also passed away due to illness a few years ago, so it is not so easy to find out.

"A few days ago, I found a few former officials who might know about this matter. The person who went to inquire yesterday came back and said that the Holy Majesty was visiting Shifeng and met a tea-picking girl named Zeng in the suburbs. The exact name is not clear. .”

"Zeng's? Do you know where he lives?" Feng Qin asked.

"At that time, the Holy Majesty brought Mrs. Zeng back, but he didn't ask where the Mrs. Zeng's family was. Fortunately, after a few days, the emperor went back, and the officials of the government went to send him off, but when he came back, Mrs. Zeng was nowhere to be seen." The magistrate road.

The magistrate was quick to do things, he checked everything that could be found, and it has been so many years since he couldn't find it, and it is true that he can't find it out in a while.

Feng Qin felt that his father was also big-hearted, and he would be lucky if he met a woman casually. If the other party's intentions were not pure, wouldn't he die?It's really crazy.

"Did no one go to look for that Mrs. Zeng again?" Feng Ye asked.

The magistrate replied: "My lord, if the folk women who are lucky enough to be blessed by the sage don't say to bring them back to the palace to give them a place, then the luck is basically over, and the Yamen won't take care of it. After all, being lucky is a blessing. What happens after that It depends on God's will."

Thinking about it, it's really cold. If you are a good girl, you will be lucky by the emperor. It will be difficult to find someone in the future. The emperor will not bring anyone back to the palace. I know, who wants a woman whom the emperor is lucky enough to have?Isn't that a crime?

Besides, what kind of impenetrable wall is there for such a thing?So being alone may be the only way.

"How many families with the surname Zeng are there in Shifeng? If it doesn't work, we can only check one by one." Feng Ye said.

The magistrate said: "My lord, I actually have a guess."

"Say."

"Since Mrs. Zeng is a tea picker, there may be clues in this direction. There are indeed many villages in the local area that make a living from picking tea, and one of them is Zengjia Village. I think that Mrs. Zeng is probably from Zengjia Village. people."

With such a ready-made Zengjia Village there, the possibility is naturally the greatest.If not, just scatter around and look for it.Furthermore, it is also possible that the Zeng family has moved to another place, so it is necessary to check the household registration records, which cannot be completed in a short time.

"How far is Zengjia Village from here?" Feng Qin asked.

"If you ride a horse and take the path, you can arrive in half an hour."

Feng Qin nodded, "Then let's go after lunch, and come back before evening."

"Yes." The magistrate agreed and went to make arrangements.

Feng Qin and Feng Ye were left in the room, Feng Qin smiled and said: "Brother, what do you say if this Zeng family has no children?"

"Cold salad." Feng Ye joked, "I don't have this one, my father must find a way to find it elsewhere. Besides, we made up that celestial image, so it's okay to find someone else to make up the number."

"That's what I said, but if you find someone to go back casually, if you are too scheming, it will be troublesome because we can't expose it."

Feng Ye nodded, "Let's take one step at a time, the worst thing is that there will be no heirs, let the emperor find another way. Then we will be able to return to Beijing."

Feng Qin chuckled, "It's the same thing."

When Feng Qin returned to the room, Jiang Yi just woke up and was sitting on the bed in a daze.

"When did you wake up? Why didn't someone call me?" Feng Qin sat by the bed.

Jiang Yi came back to his senses and smiled, "Just woke up, where have you been?"

"I asked the prefect about the situation..." Feng Qin told Jiang Yi what the prefect said.

Jiang Yi nodded, "Then go and have a look."

"I see that you haven't rested yet, why don't you stay here today, and I'll definitely be back before evening."

"Yeah." Jiang Yi has always been unwilling to embarrass himself physically.

"Let Song Qi stay here with you."

"No, what can happen in the yamen? Let Song Qi go with you, I can rest assured."

"Okay, then I'll leave Youxing to serve you. He's smart, and if something unexpected happens, he can make up his mind." Although nothing will happen if he stays in the yamen, he will keep a few The secret guard protects Jiang Yi, and he can feel more at ease with Youxing around.

Jiang Yi didn't refuse, nodded and said, "Okay."

After lunch, Feng Qin and his party set off.

Zengjia Village is not too remote. It sits on a small hill at its back, and the hill is full of tea villages. There is no one on the hill, and the surrounding area is very quiet, as if there is no human habitation.

After entering Zengjia Village, everyone found that the people in Zengjia Village seemed to be living a normal life, but all of them had dull eyes, as if they wanted to be sucked out of their souls.

The escort who accompanied him said: "The prince is here, why don't you quickly come to greet him?!"

The people in Zeng's Village ignored the guard's words, didn't even look this way, and continued with their own business.

Several people glanced at each other and felt that something was wrong.

The prefect motioned for the guards to step forward and have a look.

The guard stepped forward to block a man's way, and said, "What's going on with you?"

The other party stared at him for a moment, then picked up the dustpan in his hand and threw it at the guard.

The guard naturally instinctively wanted to defend himself. Fortunately, he was not a hothead and did not hurt the man. The man ran after the guard for a few steps and then stopped. Just keep going forward.

The magistrate frowned, "What's the matter?"

Feng Ye said: "Look for Lizheng first."

"Yes."

So the guards and bodyguards scattered around and searched from house to house, and the magistrate followed, because only he knew what Li Zheng looked like. When he first took office, he called all the Li Zheng of the village to meet. normal.

Finally, he found Li Zheng who was also insane in a brick house.

"Why did it suddenly happen? No one reported to the government." The magistrate frowned. He had only been in office for a long time, and such a thing happened in his jurisdiction. If the emperor pursued it, he would be killed soon. .

Feng Ye said: "They are all like this, naturally it is impossible to report to the officials. And this time should not be long, otherwise people from the neighboring villages will come to see it, and they should also report to the officials."

Generally, there will be in-laws in neighboring villages, so it is inevitable to visit.

The magistrate quickly saluted Feng Ye and Feng Qin and said, "My lord, what should we do next?"

Feng Ye said: "Let's find a few doctors to come over to have a look, and then send more guards over, otherwise I'm afraid we won't be able to control these people. In addition, let people go to other villages to see if they are all right, and ask if there is any clue. "

"Yes." The magistrate hurriedly sent someone to do it, and the remaining guards and guards stayed here temporarily.

With no one else around, Feng Ye asked Song Qi to take a look.

After careful inspection, Song Qi found that Lizheng must have been poisoned by a Gu.So he took out the search for Gu to find Gu.But the strange thing is that although Xun Gu looked for it, he couldn't find anything, as if Song Qi's judgment was wrong.

"What's going on here?" Feng Ye was also puzzled.

Song Qi shook his head, "Maybe it can't be solved by looking for Gu, maybe another method."

Then it will be more troublesome to find it, so we can only discuss it in the long run.

Not long after, the doctors were also sent over. After diagnosing them one by one, they didn't come to any conclusions. These people have no physical problems, but they don't know why they look like living dead.

Standing in the village, Song Qi looked at the mountains not far away, and said, "Is the Bi'an Palace behind this mountain?"

"En." Feng Qin nodded.

Song Qidao: "This matter is indeed strange. If people from the Jianghu are investigating, this place is so close to the Bi'an Palace, and the Bi'an Palace is a cult, they must directly charge the charges to the Bi'an Palace. But the government's investigation of the case can't find any clues. What do you usually do in a strange situation?"

Feng Ye said without hesitation: "Doubt the Palace of the Other Side."

"Yes." Song Qi smiled, "For those who don't know the other side of the palace, they will be skeptical when they hear about the cult. So I'm wondering if this matter is aimed at the other side of the palace."

Feng Ye nodded, "Looking at it from this point of view, it is indeed very likely that someone is targeting the other side palace, but why is it targeting the other side palace?"

"That's what I have to ask Qi Guanhan."

After tossing around, nothing was found. Everything in the neighboring villages was normal, and they didn't find any clues, so they had to go back first and ask people to guard Zengjia Village.

Back at the government office, dinner was ready, Feng Qin and the others were really hungry, so they washed their hands and ate, and told Jiang Yi about Zeng's Village.

Jiang Yi had rested for a day, and his energy was much better, and his complexion also turned better, "Tomorrow, I will hand over the jade pendant, let Qi Guanhan come over."

Before leaving, Qi Guanhan gave them the jade pendant, and asked them to find him in the old way if they needed anything.

"Well, that's the only way to go for now. I didn't expect to encounter such a thing before I had a clue about finding an illegitimate child." Feng Qin, who was not very happy at first, is even more unhappy now, but there is nothing he can do. It's on the table, and it can only be solved step by step.

"Send more people tomorrow morning to search around Zengjia Village inch by inch to see if we can find any clues." Jiang Yi said: "The situation in Zengjia Village is obviously man-made. Since it is man-made, there must be something to investigate."

"Well, I'll make arrangements after dinner later." Feng Qin replied.

So after the four of them finished their meal, Feng Qin made arrangements and then went to rest.

The next afternoon, Qi Guanhan and Jiang Du came together.

Feng Ye explained the situation and asked, "Palace Master Qi Guan, what's your opinion?"

Qi Guanhan thought for a while, and said, "You think this is aimed at our Paradise Palace?"

Feng Ye nodded and said: "There is such a guess."

Qi Guanhan said: "Although my Bian'an Palace rarely causes trouble, there is nothing I can do with my reputation. If someone really troubles us, we will not sit idly by. So there are quite a few people who have been offended over the years. But having said that, the whole There are not many people in Dasheng who know how to use Gu, among them, the Fire Cult is the most vicious and unreasonable. If it is not the Fire Cult, then it is actually not difficult to investigate."

Feng Ye said: "Then how is the relationship between the other shore palace and the fire cult?"

Qi Guanhan said truthfully: "In the past few years, we did fight a few times, but we met each other in other places, and the other party caused trouble first. In recent years, we haven't been out of the Bian'an Palace very often, and we haven't met anyone from the Huo Cult again. And The Other Shore Palace is the same as the Fire Cult, outsiders only listen to its name, but don’t know where it is, so we can’t get rid of the Fire Cult, and the Fire Cult can’t get rid of us.”

"During the battle with Muwa, we also encountered the fire cult." Feng Qin said: "I always thought that the fire cult might have colluded with the fourth prince, but I didn't find any real evidence. If this time it is also the fire cult If they did, then I really don’t know why they did it.”

Qi Guanhan smiled, "If you say that the Fire Evil Sect colluded with the Fourth Prince, it is not impossible. The Fire Evil Sect has always wanted to develop the Fire Evil God it worships as the only god of the country's belief. He succeeded, but he never gave up. If he used the throne to make a deal with the fourth prince, it is not impossible. After all, it seems that the fourth prince with the weakest background is the best to control. Moreover, the previous dynasty also used gods to participate in politics Is it? Although it was overthrown later, it took nearly ten years for the believers to be completely eliminated at that time. If the fourth prince wants to take a temporary risk for the throne, why not?"

"That's right." Feng Qin nodded.

As a prince, who wouldn't want the throne to be in the hands of his own lineage?But to want the throne, in addition to means and brains, you also need the courage of the sky.

After a while, the inspectors came to report that they found a jade pendant under the tea tree.

After sending it up, everyone saw that the jade pendant was not worth much, but it was engraved with the pattern of the fire cult.Looking at the broken lanyard on the jade pendant, it looks like it was cut or scratched by something, I don't know if it was man-made or unintentional.

"It seems that they are more likely. After all, who can use Gu to control the people in Zengjia Village, imitate patterns, and throw them under the tea tree so carelessly?" Qi Guanhan frowned.

Generally, if it is left on purpose, just take it off, and it will not damage the place where the lanyard is placed.

Furthermore, the tea trees on the hill are luxuriant, if you really want to frame it, it is more appropriate to put this jade pendant in a conspicuous place, or simply "accidentally" throw it in Zengjia Village, instead of throwing it where you are likely to miss it, It is even impossible for them to go to the tea village where they searched.

"What should we do now?" Feng Qin asked.It seems that there are countless threads that can be investigated, but it is necessary to figure out where to start.

Qi Guanhan said: "Anyway, the Gu in Zengjia Village can't be solved for a while. Why don't you follow me to the Palace of the Other Side, I'll call a few aunts here, they have more experience than me, so they should be able to figure out a solution."

Feng Ye made a decision: "Then it's settled, it's not early today, you just rest here for the night, we set off early tomorrow morning, and tell the magistrate to find the antidote to Gu."

Feng Qin and the others had no objections, so it was decided like this.