The Legend of Lijiang: The Last Dream of the Homeland

Jiu Bian was tied, how did a bunch of thieves who robbed houses kill him?

"No," the old housekeeper shook his head, "At that time, the young master was still young and ignorant, and the master and wife had no other relatives, and the old slave was a servant, and he had no skills, so he had to report to the official. It is said that there are many mountain bandits nearby, and the government has been suppressing them for several years, and if the old slave can go home to cook as soon as possible, he will definitely avenge the master and wife."

"Then what happened afterwards? Were those bandits wiped out?" Lian Yuntian asked.

"Ah!" The old housekeeper sighed, "Those bandits are very cunning, and I don't know why the news is so sensitive. When they heard that the government was coming to suppress the bandits, they moved their family to the deep mountains and waited for the people from the government to leave. When I came back again, the government also played tricks, but they didn’t take advantage of it. The Qingzhou garrison was stationed at Qingyang Pass, far away from us. The military strength in Zhizhou’s hands was simply not enough. I mentioned it to the imperial court a few times, because it was a small group of bandits, the imperial court always gave a hundred to 200 people and it was fine. Now that Xinzhizhou took office, he simply ignored it. It’s just an official statement.”

"Didn't the new emperor send imperial envoys when he came to the throne? I remember that one of the merits in Qingzhou's papers at that time was suppressing bandits." Lian Yuntian asked what was going on and immediately figured out what was going on.

Sure enough, I heard the old housekeeper say: "Hi! Your lord, you have been an official in Beijing all year round, don't you know where this officialdom is? To be honest, this old slave has been serving the master since he was an official, and I have seen through it all these years." , officials and officials protect each other, falsely report political achievements, and sell officials and ranks, even in the Tang Dynasty Taizong period, it is inevitable, this country is so big, how can we manage it with only the three-foot-high platform on the Jinluan Hall?"

"Old housekeeper, be careful!" Lian Yuntian agreed with him, but hurriedly persuaded the police, even though Dashao can discuss political affairs, such irony is too much.He just didn't expect that the one sitting on the golden seat is so hardworking and strict, but he still has some negligence. Could it be that he really can't cover everything when he is a university student?This matter really has to be brought up for discussion when we return to the court.

"The old housekeeper, can you show me the Song residence?"

"Of course you can, as long as your lord can find out the real culprit and avenge the young master; please come with this old slave." The old housekeeper cupped his hands and said.

The layout of Song Mansion is not as grand as Cuiping Villa, nor as exquisite as Lijiang Xiaozhu, but it can be seen the warmth and beauty of the past. When the owner built this place, he must have had good expectations for future life.

"Where is your young master's last place to stay before going out? Take us there." Lian Yuntian came out of Song Hefeng's bedroom and asked.

"The study room," the old butler replied without hesitation, "I still remember that the young master was very restless when he came out of the study room that night, and the old slave ordered someone to make a bowl of supper for him. The next day the young master decided to go to the Martial arts competition to invite relatives."

"Oh? Then you don't think it's strange? Didn't you go into the study?" Wei Meng asked strangely when he heard about it.

"Then how can I not find it strange, but the old slave doesn't understand anything, and I'm afraid it will cause trouble if I go in hastily, so I locked it there, thinking, something like this happened to a big man like Cuiping Villa It is impossible not to send someone to investigate, just wait for them to investigate, but you came before they came." The old butler led them to the study while talking, but when they arrived in the study, they were surprised.

"This...how could this be?" The old butler looked at the empty desk and almost cried.

"What's wrong, what happened here?" Lian Yuntian and Wei Meng came to this study for the first time, so they couldn't see what happened, so Wei Meng asked directly.

"My lord, this..." The old housekeeper pointed to the empty desk and said, "There was originally a stack of books here, but the position of the scrolls on the bookshelf behind has also changed. This old slave remembers clearly. After the young master went, the old slave checked it out. I just locked it, this... this..."

"Someone tampered with it here! Well, it's still not very clever." Wei Meng nodded and said.

"How could this happen, how could this be happening! This young master has not yet been buried in peace, and there have been thieves here again, when will the truth be found out and the young master can rest in peace!" The old housekeeper was so panicked that tears came out.

"Old butler," Lian Yuntian hurriedly went to comfort him, "don't worry, can you tell us how you know that the positions of the books on this bookshelf have changed?"

"My lord," the old butler wiped away his tears, "said immodestly, the reason why the master chose this old slave to be the butler was because the old slave has a good memory, and he can remember the family accounts after reading it. Convenience, the things in this study are very important to the master and the young master, and the old slaves never leave the house to clean up here, they are all cleaned up by the old slaves themselves, do you still remember?"

"So, there is something hidden here, and this thing is likely to be the reason why Master Song was killed! Am I right, my lord?" Wei Meng said while looking around.

"The possibility is very high. However, it is obvious that you can sneak into the study room without anyone noticing, so why mess up the furnishings here? And the books on the table, what is hidden in there? Move all the stacks of books?" Lian Yuntian groped for his chin and frowned.

"My lord, do you think it is the murderer who wants to cast doubts? If we mess up here, our eyes will be drawn to it, and he can take the opportunity to do many things, for example, to erase the real traces." Dropped something." Wei Meng rummaged through the bookshelves, but couldn't find anything, so he couldn't help thinking in this direction.

"There are doubts here?" Lian Yuntian stroked the place where the books were originally placed on the desk, "It is possible, but probably the traces here are not all fake." He raised his hand and looked at it.

"The housekeeper...the housekeeper." A servant who had not yet been dismissed outside came in to report, "Lord Zhizhou Liao is here."

"What? What is he doing here?" asked the old housekeeper.

"My lord, I'm afraid I'm here to look for you." Wei Meng approached Lian Yuntian with a heck and said.

Sure enough, before Lian Yuntian could open his mouth, the servant said: "It is said that he is here to see Lord Lian."

As soon as the old butler's eyes turned to Lian Yuntian's side, Wei Meng complained: "This old boy, he doesn't handle personnel affairs, flattery, flattery, court officials can't be left behind him." The old butler's expression collapsed, and then he realized The two in front of them are indeed Beijing officials, and they are not low-ranking officials.

"Wei Meng." Lian Yuntian patted Wei Meng on the shoulder, and whispered that he should not say such words again, and said, "Then go and meet." After he finished speaking, he turned and left the study room, and everyone also Followed out.

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Chapter 5

When he rushed to the courtyard, he saw Zhizhou Liao Shichao leading a group of state officials and county magistrates waiting there. There were only three servants left in the Song Mansion, and no one greeted them. A group of people stood dryly, which was quite funny.

"Lianxiang, I will see Lianxiang." Liao Shichao was the first to see Lian Yuntian coming over, and immediately saluted, and all the officials also saluted immediately, but Lian Yuntian just smiled warmly and said: "You don't need to be too polite, It just so happens that the official also wants to go to the state capital, so let's go together now.

After bidding farewell to the old housekeeper, he gave some instructions to Wei Meng, and after Wei Meng left, he dragged a long string of tails to the mansion, not far at all, otherwise this group of people would be spectacular.On the contrary, the old housekeeper seemed not to have thought that the young man in front of him was actually the well-known Lianjia Saburo, who was the prime minister of the Lian family, and was shocked to the spot and did not move for a long time.

"Lian Xiang, where do you live now? The officer has packed up a separate courtyard for you at home. Why don't you move in and live in a more comfortable place?" Liao Shichao sat on the main seat Lian Yuntian said while saluting.

"Oh? I have heard that Master Liao's mansion is very luxurious. I will go to see it some other day, but I can save the residence. Now that I live in Lijiang Xiaozhu, there is no need to bother." Lian Yuntian signaled that there is no need to be too polite, took a sip of tea, and raised his eyebrows. It seems that Liao Shichao has made a lot of money, and this tea is probably rare even in the palace.

"Lijiang Xiaozhu? It turns out that my lord lives with the prince." Liao Shichao secretly broke out in a cold sweat. It seems that even the lord is not easy to deal with. It is rumored that Lian Jiasaburo has a close relationship with the royal family. I found out that Lijiang Xiaozhu is the prince's favorite place, so he was allowed to live there.

"Oh? As far as I know, the lord has not disclosed his private property, Mr. Liao is really well informed." Lian Yuntian laughed.

"Uh, I'm an official... I'm just..." Liao Shichao broke out in cold sweat even more fiercely.

"All right, all right, don't be so alarmed, I didn't say anything, did I?" Lian Yuntian couldn't help interrupting him when he saw him desperately looking for excuses, "I'm here this time to investigate the case of Cuiping Villa Yes, where is Song Hefeng's body?"

Hearing that he didn't pursue his own intentions, Liao Shichao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and replied: "Return to the Lianxiang, the lower officials knew that there was still an inspection, so they ordered him to be placed in Yizhuang, but the author transferred the case from Cuiping Villa After going to the government office, the next official will have someone inspect it, and there is nothing wrong with it, but I got such a prescription in the mending place of the underwear." As he spoke, he took out a prescription from his sleeve, and his expression became a little strange.

Lian Yuntian nodded and took it over, he couldn't help sighing, no wonder this man has been firmly in the prefect's position all these years even though he doesn't have much talent.

I took the prescription and looked at it, there is no name on it, but according to the main ingredients such as ginseng, deer antler, and tiger penis used in the prescription, it can be seen that this is a prescription for strengthening yang, and the medicinal properties are quite strong.He finally understood why Liao Shichao looked strange.

"Does Song Hefeng have any hidden illness?" Lian Yuntian raised his head and asked him.

Liao Shichao shook his head and said: "The lower official once asked the housekeeper of the Song family, but he said nothing."

Lian Yuntian was silent for a while, as if he was thinking about something, just when the officials below couldn't sit still, he opened his mouth and said: "Forget it, take me to Yizhuang! The adults don't have to follow, and go to work separately go."

Yizhuang is on the outskirts of the city. It is very dilapidated, but there are not many coffins. It seems that the living conditions of the people in Gyeongju are not bad.At least someone will deal with the affairs behind him, and he will be buried eventually.

The person in charge of Yizhuang is an old man who looks like he can hardly walk anymore, his eyes are cloudy, his hair is thin, and his appearance is haggard, but the fact is that the old man is in good health, walks very fast, and is neither deaf nor blind.

Without further ado, the old man directly led everyone to the East Wing, which was very empty, and only Song Hefeng's coffin was placed, surrounded by a layer of ice. It seemed that Liao Shichao had ordered it long ago.

"Open the coffin, idlers are not allowed to enter, Wei Meng stayed to help." Lian Yuntian ordered and began to prepare tools. At this time, Liao Shichao discovered that Wei Meng came back at some time, holding a The small box was open at this time, and there were all kinds of weird tools in it.

"Yes." Liao Shichao didn't stay any longer and went out.

"My lord, you are really good, you can do an autopsy!" Wei Meng admired.

"I haven't done anything for many years. If this case was not too strange and involved too much, the Holy Majesty would not have sent me out." Ever since he took the seat of right chancellor, Lian Yuntian never solved the case himself. .

The results of the autopsy were as expected. Except for the prescription for aphrodisiac found in Song Hefeng's underwear, which was the same as the corpses of Zhang, Liu, and Ma at that time, nothing was found.The corpse showed no symptoms of poisoning, no scars, and the cause of death was unknown. Apart from expressing doubts about the prescription that Song Hefeng carried and kept close to his body, he had nothing to gain, and even added a layer of confusion, which made Lian Yuntian a little annoyed.

After returning to the state capital, he didn't calm down, Wei Meng suggested that he go to Song's house to continue looking, and ask about Song Hefeng's health, and he agreed.

Unexpectedly, this time I went to find a clue.

What the old housekeeper said about Song Hefeng's body was the same as Liao Shichao's, but after searching the study again, he found an account book in a hidden compartment in the study room that was extremely difficult to find. The content of the record is very strange. If it is read as an account book, it is inconsistent and full of mistakes and omissions, but Song Lu cherishes it very much. It can be seen that there must be some secrets in this account book.Even Yuntian couldn't figure it out, and it was noon, so he had to go back to Lijiang Xiaozhu.

"Where's your prince?" Unexpectedly, after returning to Xiaozhu, he didn't see Xiao Cheng, so Lian Yuntian asked Wei Meng who had returned here halfway.

"I don't know. I didn't see him when I came back. He has the temperament of a prince. I'm afraid he went to drink flower wine again?" Wei Meng gnawed on a bun brought from the kitchen, leaning against a tree in the yard. Indus laughed.

Seeing him like this, Lian Yuntian not only shook his head, what kind of soldiers are really led by someone, the prince has no airs of a prince, and his subordinates don't look like subordinates.

But at this moment, Xiao Cheng came back from the door: "Who said that I have to drink flower wine according to my temperament? Huh? Are you itchy, dare to ruin my reputation?" Hearing the voice from behind The voice Wei Meng had a mouthful of steamed stuffed bun stuck in his throat, almost choking to death.

"My lord..." Wei Meng hurriedly saluted.

Xiao Cheng didn't care about him, he just slapped him on the head and shouted, Wei Meng hid, Xiao Cheng was dissatisfied, he chased and shouted: "You still dare to hide...you still dare to hide, I will let you hide ...I let you kid..."

While hiding, Wei Meng yelled: "If you don't hide, you're a fool. If you slap him, it's no wonder if you don't make people stupid!" Then he yelled, "My lord, help me, my lord, help me."

It made Lian Yuntian laugh non-stop, and his irritated heart due to the case was much better.After seeing enough excitement, Lian Yuncai shouted: "It's time to eat."

Xiao Cheng stopped when he heard the shouting, Wei Meng took the opportunity to rush into the kitchen with a whoosh, and was "chased" by Aunt Liu in the kitchen again, Lian Yuntian smiled, and he could still hear Aunt Liu's anger from a long distance away. Full of nagging: "Master Wei, how can you steal buns? It's not that you won't be allowed to eat them. It's wrong for you to do this..."

Xiao Cheng also heard it, and laughed, and kept cursing that he deserved it.

Lian Yuntian sat in front of the round table, and said with a smile: "You are the one who indulged your subordinates, and now you are here to get angry with him."

Xiao Cheng shook his head: "Little bastard!" It could be seen that although he was cursing, he still valued his beloved general very much.

Even Yuntian didn't care about him, he just cared about eating by himself.

"Oh, by the way, Brother Huang sent someone to bring you some things today." Xiao Cheng saw the things he had put on the stone table when he entered the door, stopped his chopsticks, and went out to bring them in.

Lian Yuntian also stopped his chopsticks, followed his movements, and saw the small package of east and west, which looked like a file box, and asked curiously: "What is it?"

Xiao Chengdao: "Who knows, he also specially sent someone to order me not to disassemble it without authorization, and guarding me is like guarding against thieves." He stared at the thing with some dissatisfaction.

Lian Yuntian couldn't help being happy seeing his rare childish movements, and said: "I don't know who came back from the last expedition to make trouble in the imperial study and almost dropped the jade seal."

After hearing this, Xiao Cheng yelled with a guilty conscience: "Isn't that still falling?"

Even Yuntian ignored him, and only opened the package, only to find that it was indeed a box containing a dossier, or Tantric Buddhism, if it wasn't for the fact that this incident was too complicated, he would probably never see it again in his lifetime.The dossier is very old, probably some years old, Lian Yuntian opened it, and saw this line of words written on the dossier that had been hidden for a long time, "...but no one noticed it, only left it by the bed afterwards. A blue flame..." A picture is left behind, which shows the string that runs through all the dead in this case - a blue flame, and the lines are drawn exactly the same.Lian Yuntian's eyes changed a bit, and Xiao Cheng leaned over to look at it, and couldn't help being shocked when he saw the content, and blurted out: "Brother Huang suspects that this matter is related to the murder of Da Shao, the young master of Falcon Kingdom 17 years ago?" Lian Yuntian didn't speak, but his expression was very solemn. Once this case is related to foreigners, it will definitely weigh heavily!However, the Falcon Kingdom was destroyed by the Liao Kingdom ten years ago. How will this matter develop?

Seeing his solemn expression, Xiao Cheng snatched the file from his hand, put it away and said, "Eat first, and we'll talk about the rest after eating." Lian Yuntian nodded, picked up the chopsticks but he didn't have any appetite, and ate hastily I can't eat it anymore.Seeing this, Xiao Cheng handed him a glass of Yuqian Longjing, and said, "Don't think too much about it. You might as well rest at home this afternoon and sort out your thoughts. Even if he has a big problem, isn't it still a case? If it is made by a human, it will not be watertight, hey, let me tell you, the man who came to the palace today told me a funny thing, do you know..."

However, things suddenly turned around at this moment, which made the case even more complicated and confusing.

Chapter 6

As it was getting dark, Xiao Chengcheng chatted with Lian Yuntian all afternoon about what the palace people heard, which relieved Lian Yuntian's tension a little.But at this time, the chief guard who was left behind in Jiangzhou and Congzhou for secret investigation, the well-known young hero Su Chengzhi in Jianghu came back, and brought back two ledgers.

"My lord, I'm back." Su Chengzhi strode in, saw Xiao Cheng was there, and saluted again: "See you, my lord!" Xiao Cheng waved his hand away.Su Chengzhi's return made Lian Yuntian very excited.And Wei Meng came in when he heard the news, patted Su Chengzhi's shoulder vigorously, and said loudly: "You are back, how is it, what's the progress?" Su Chengzhi handed the package on his back to Lian Yuntian Said: "My lord, there is nothing abnormal in Erzhou, but my subordinates found this thing." Lian Yuntian took it and opened it, but there were two ledgers, two ledgers similar to those found in the Song Mansion.In addition, there are twelve other letters. The envelopes are written with "Zhang Qinqi" and "Liu Qinqi" respectively. With the word "Xiang", there seems to be no big deal in the letter, just business and life matters. They seem to be very good brothers, but Lian Yuntian found a name "Song Mingde" in the letter, which is clearly Song Lu. font size.

"Where did you find this ledger?" Lian Yuntian flipped through the two ledgers, with a hint of confusion in his tone.

Seeing this, Su Chengzhi hurriedly replied: "This ledger and letter are hidden together, and it is very secretive. The subordinates think that it is so secretively hidden, but the content is upside down. There must be something strange, so I brought it back, my lord, this What's wrong with the ledger?"

Lian Yuntian shook his head, and before he could open his mouth, he heard Wei Meng said: "Oh, you don't know, just this morning, my lord and I went to the Song Mansion to check, and in the study of the Song Mansion, we found a book almost Exactly the same ledger."

"Ah?" Su Chengzhi's eyes widened, obviously surprised. Could it be that this ledger is the key to this case?

"Wei Meng, that day I asked you to check the identity of Madam Helian, do you still remember the result?" Lian Yuntian suddenly asked Wei Meng.

Wei Meng seemed to be unable to keep up with his train of thought, so he was stunned for a while before he said: "Oh, yes, her boudoir name is Gao Lanyu, according to the information I got, she is the daughter of a farmer, and the situation at home is not the same as that of He He. What Lian Peng said is no different."

"A peasant girl whose parents are still alive and has brothers, would actually sell a piece of family heirloom jade pendant worth hundreds of gold that was not sold when the whole family's life was difficult, to help a frustrated person who was rescued by herself, you guys Say, is this possible?" Lian Yuntian looked around at everyone.

"You mean that Mrs. Helian has a problem?" Xiao Cheng frowned.

Lian Yuntian didn't answer, just said: "A few days ago I met her face to face, and I felt somewhat familiar with her voice and smile, but I couldn't remember it for a while. I received a dossier from the Holy Majesty during the day about old things, so I remembered it , that Gao Lanyu looks very much like Concubine Rong."

"Concubine Rong?" Everyone seems to be unable to turn the corner. Has the current emperor conferred the title 'Concubine Rong'?

"You mean the former emperor's concubine, Concubine Rong who died 17 years ago?" Xiao Cheng grew up in the palace since he was a child, and he still has some impressions of that woman who always looks sad.

Lian Yuntian nodded, but the crowd fell silent for a moment.

Several murder cases that were far apart but related to each other, several people who knew each other, and the wife of the Zhuang Zhu who was suspected to be a late concubine, the Jianghu people who seemed to be inextricably linked to the court, three similar books, He Lianpeng's Concealment, all of this gave Lian Yuntian a headache.

"It's been a busy day, and everyone is tired. Let's rest early, especially Cheng Zhi. The journey is in a hurry, right? Take a bath and rest early." Xiao Cheng waved his hand to signal the housekeeper to take Su Chengzhi. Rest in another room.

The two looked up at Lian Yuntian's increasingly serious face, and retreated obediently.

Seeing that they had all left, Xiao Chengcai poured a cup of tea to Lian Yuntian and asked, "What are you going to do next?"

Lian Yuntian seemed to wake up suddenly, frowned and said: "Go to Song's house."

"Explore Song's house again? Can you find anything else?" Xiao Cheng looked at the letters on the table in front of him.

"The butler didn't tell the truth, or concealed a large part of the truth." Lian Yuntian gently placed the teacup on the table and said, his usual gentle expression was gone, and he actually showed a bit of coldness.

Xiao Cheng was a little surprised at the beginning, but after thinking about it slowly, he became a little clear, and said: "Anyway, if you are idle, you are idle. I will go with you."

"But the housekeeper..." Lian Yuntian wanted to refuse when he opened his mouth, but Xiao Cheng interrupted him directly: "I was only a little old at that time, and I wasn't one of those playboys wandering around the streets, where would he know me?" Lian Yuntian Nodding and no longer stopping him.At this point, everyone stopped talking.

In the early morning of the next day, Lian Yuntian, Xiao Cheng and the other four went to the Song Mansion again, but they saw that the Song Mansion was getting more and more depressed, the gates were closed, and the white bricks were flying under the eaves.Lian Yuntian couldn't help feeling a sense of melancholy that things were right and people were wrong.

"Is anyone there?" Wei Meng stepped forward to call the door, but it was the old housekeeper himself who opened the door. The two porters had left, and the old housekeeper still had a broom in his hand. It seemed that he was sweeping the yard. "Old butler?" Wei Meng seemed a little surprised. Is the old butler alone in the mansion?

"Oh, it's the adults! Hurry up, please come inside." The old butler saw that it was Lian Yuntian and the others with hope in his eyes, "But have you caught the murderer who killed the young master?"

Lian Yuntian shook his head, and before he could speak, he heard Xiao Cheng say: "I haven't caught anyone yet, but there are clues, it depends on whether you are worthy of cooperation, old housekeeper!"

The old butler saw that the person who spoke was a stranger he didn't know, with a tall and straight figure, clear eyebrows, and natural dignity, he didn't know how to speak for a while, so he just asked: "Master Lian, is this lord..."

"Oh, this is my friend, the person who is investigating the case with me."

The old butler knew in his heart that the right minister's friend could still investigate this case, and he was afraid that he was not a simple person. It seemed that he didn't want to reveal his identity, so he hurriedly replied: "My lord, how dare this old slave not cooperate?" , I’ve said all that can be said, is it possible that you still suspect that it was the old slave who killed the young master?”

Xiao Cheng wanted to say something, but Lian Yuntian grabbed the hem of his clothes, so he could only keep his mouth shut.

Then I heard Lian Yuntian say: "The old housekeeper's words are serious, but we have found some clues, and the old housekeeper needs to help explain a few things to make it clear."

The old housekeeper made the tea himself and brought it up, and said: "The grown-ups can just ask, the old slave will definitely tell what he knows."

"So, then I'll ask." Lian Yuntian said after taking the tea and thanking him.

"Sir, please speak."

"Can you tell us what is the relationship between your master and Cuiping Villa?"

"Go back to your lord, it doesn't matter!" The old housekeeper denied it very simply.

"Then, he doesn't know the owner of Helian?"

"of course."

"But why did I hear the owner of Helian talk about the Song family, and the words are quite familiar?" Lian Yuntian drank the tea lightly, as if he had a plan in mind.

The old housekeeper seemed to be a little anxious, and said: "Then maybe we knew each other when we were young. The old slave doesn't know very well. After entering the Song Mansion, the old slave didn't see any contact with them."

Lian Yuntian sighed, put down the teacup he was holding, and said: "Old housekeeper, the Song family is now in ruins, no matter what kind of past there is, it doesn't matter, the most urgent thing now is to investigate the case and help your family The young master redressed his grievances, don't you want your young master to rest in peace?"

Xiao Cheng flicked the tea powder floating on the water, and said with a smile: "The Song family is really unlucky, maybe there is something wrong with the death of Mr. Song and Mrs. Song, everyone in the court knows that the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment was not An all-rounder in civil and military affairs who was able to draw with Zhang Jiubian was killed by a gang of thieves, or with guards by his side? Hehehe, this is really..."

Lian Yuntian didn't say anything this time, but just looked at the old housekeeper fixedly, and saw that the old housekeeper's expression changed suddenly when he heard Xiao Cheng's speculation about the killing of the Song and Lu couples, and his heart became somewhat clear.

"My lord, this old slave... It's not that this old slave doesn't want to talk about it. It's mainly about this matter... Alas! My lord once served as an official, and he was not a young one. I got a plaque for the master, and it is still enshrined in the mansion, but you don't know, the master also did something that made him feel guilty all the time."

The voice of the old housekeeper seemed to be full of memories: "That incident was very early, it was the third year that the master became the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, oh, it was about 17 years ago, when an almost accident happened in Dashao I wonder if the adults still have any memory of the major event that triggered the war?"

17 years ago, at that time, Yuntian and Xiao Cheng, the oldest among them, were only ten years old. Although they had impressions, they didn't know much about them. The moon is not as good as the harem. In the eyes of the children, it is the most leisurely time for them, because the adults in the family are busy and have no time to take care of them.But the current emperor has given the Esoteric Buddhism to Lian Yuntian, so Lian Yuntian and Xiao Cheng also know a little bit about it, although not in detail, but they know the general idea, but they don't know what it has to do with the former Minister of Criminal Affairs.

"I have a slight impression that the old housekeeper is referring to the matter of Shawo, the young master of Falcon Kingdom?" Xiao Cheng nodded.

"Exactly, the master was the presiding judge of that case back then. Although the matter was finally resolved, the slave once heard the master talk about it when the master was drunk. I never said it, but after that time, that is, four years ago, oh, the year the master and wife died, He Lianpeng came here at the beginning of the year, and had a secret talk with the master in the study, he should have jumped over the wall The old slave came in because the old slave didn't know about it. He just saw that the master hadn't come out of the study for a long time, so he went to deliver tea. When the old slave brought the tea to the door, he heard the sound of arguing inside and the sound of porcelain breaking. I was so surprised that I didn't dare to go in and retreated, no one knows about this until now, and He Lianpeng never came again until the master passed away."

The amount of information in this passage is obviously huge, and even Yuntian was a little shocked. It really has something to do with the case 17 years ago, and the case 17 years ago still has other secrets. It seems that I still have a lot to investigate! "Then how did you know that that person was He Lianpeng?"

"The old slave didn't know at first, but the old slave was always puzzled. My master was not a weak scholar. A man with high martial arts was killed under the protection of eight guards. Even the old slave didn't believe it. The old slave I told the young master, but I was suspected by the young master, but because of my weak strength, I had to save my energy. Just a year ago, when the group of friends from the rivers and lakes that the young master made were investigating the events of the year, they finally found out the identity of Cuiping Villa. direction, and at this time, during a purchase, the old slave accidentally heard the voice of Helian, who was actually the one who quarreled with the master back then, so the old slave knew that the master was indeed connected with Cuiping Villa."

"So, Song Hefeng's motivation for going to the martial arts competition to recruit relatives is not pure?" Xiao Cheng seemed to feel that things were getting more and more interesting, and asked with raised eyebrows.

"To tell you the truth, it is true. The young master went there to find out the cause of the master's death. My lords don't know, but in the month when the young master found out about Cuiping Villa, the young master almost had an accident. It was at noon, and the young master came back from outside. When I was preparing to eat, the old servant was also uneasy, seeing that the maid who came to serve the food had changed, he insisted on testing the poison, took part of the food and fed it to the cat, but the cat died!"

"You mean, someone is going to poison Song Hefeng!" Su Chengzhi's eyes widened, and when he saw the old housekeeper nod, he immediately thought, "So, Cuiping Villa is indeed suspected, but since it was done by Cuiping Villa, why not?" Why do you want to get involved in the martial arts competition that you hold?"

"This old slave doesn't know, but since the young master was almost killed, the young master and the old slave are almost sure that he is the murderer of Cuiping Villa, and they are trying to find a way to find out. Who would have thought that Cuiping Villa would have a martial arts competition to recruit a relative. So the young master sneaked in, who knows, this kind of thing happened." The old butler sighed deeply.

Chapter 7

"Tell me, how many truths are there in what the old man said?" Xiao Cheng asked while playing with a willow stick.

"The words should be true, but I still haven't said the whole thing." Lian Yuntian saw an ancient jade shop, turned around and walked in.

Seeing this, Xiao Cheng followed, and waved to Su Chengzhi and Wei Meng, signaling them to be free.Seeing this, Su Chengzhi dragged Wei Meng away who didn't understand.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Wei Meng was a little dissatisfied that Su Chengzhi pulled him out just like that.

"Your prince doesn't have time to take care of you, Brother Wei, let's just hang out with you." Su Chengzhi smiled gently, but everyone familiar with him knows that this young knight-errant is purely the dark-bellied kind Unfortunately, Wei Meng is not familiar with him.

"Alright, I feel uncomfortable walking with the two of them." Although Wei Meng didn't understand when his lord made the signal, it didn't prevent him from agreeing to Su Chengzhi's suggestion.

But he said that in that shop, Lian Yuntian entered the inner room as soon as he entered the door, before the clerk could stop him, when the clerk came to his senses, he saw that his boss was chatting happily with him, so he had no choice but to back out.

"Madman, long time no see!" Xiao Cheng punched the boss on the shoulder, and the boss responded with a punch and said with a smile, "Yuncheng, Lian Xiao, why are you two here?" So the boss' name is Sa Jiu Feng was met by Xiao Cheng and Lian Yuntian when they were playing in the rivers and lakes.

At that time, Xiao Cheng and Lian Yuntian met to experience the so-called rivers and lakes, so Lian Yuntian changed his name to Yuncheng, and Xiao Cheng simply changed his name to Lian Xiao. As soon as he left the capital, he saw one person being chased and killed by four people. Impulsive by nature, he can't see how he can bully the less, so he fights with those four people when he goes up, even if Yun Tian is not in a hurry to stop him, he has no choice but to take the hunted man away first, and wait for the two to reunite with the one who is already outside the city In a mountain temple, the person who was hunted down also passed out due to his severe injuries. Later, the two invited a doctor for him, and finally woke up. Only then did they know that this person had disappeared in the rivers and lakes for a long time "Shadowless Hand" Sa Jiufeng, there are rumors in the world that this person is extremely fast, and he is the first among all the thieves. It must be a priceless treasure. He also has a strange habit of stealing things. He never keeps those treasures. He will put the stolen things in a hard-to-get place and notify The owner went to collect the treasure, for example, on the cliff of Broken Intestine Cliff, on the top of Needle Peak, etc., making people dumbfounded.So much so that Xiao Cheng nicknamed him 'Madman' after he got acquainted.And that time was the only time he missed. His prey was a piece of jade pendant, so he opened an ancient jade shop, fearing that he was hit badly, and he would have knots in his heart.But who knows that this is the case, making his "Pin Se Xuan", which sounds like a brothel, the largest jade shop in the country, but so far no one knows his true identity, except of course, even the two of Xiao.

"Lian Xiao came here to do