Reborn as the favorite of the cold-faced general

The sound of cicadas on the trees penetrated into the house, adding to the dust and noise.

Chu Tingyun supported his chin with one hand, engraving Ye Huaiyun's elegant eyebrows in his heart.

"Let's go to the yamen." Ye Huaiyun stood up under his long gaze and said.

Chu Tingyun grabbed his wrist and pulled it back from behind, "No hurry, I'll go later."

Hearing his lazy tone, Ye Huaiyun knew that this person must have other plans, and he thought that compared with Chu Tingyun's sensitivity and experience in cases, he was still a bit inferior.

Sure enough, the old god Chu Tingyun asked back on the ground: "Do you think the revelation of the poisonous snake in Tianguanfang will reach Wang Xiangshan's ears?"

Ye Huaiyun said without hesitation, "Of course someone will tip off the news."

"After Wang Xiangshan heard about this, he must have been worried and couldn't sit still in the Yamen." Chu Tingyun asked again: "But he can't reveal his identity to go to Tianguanfang during the day, where do you think he will go?"

Ye Huaiyun quickly reacted, "The mountains outside the city."

When they came back from Tianguanfang just now, Chu Tingyun asked the shadow guards to hide around the county government office to watch Wang Xiangshan's movements, which turned out to be a precautionary measure.Once the shadow guards sent the news that Wang Xiangshan was going out of the city, they immediately followed, and they would be able to catch up.

This is not only more appropriate than going directly to the door to arrest people, but also avoids disputes with the officers and soldiers of the county government.

Chu Tingyun combed his black hair with his fingers, "So now take a nap and rest for a while."

After what he said, Ye Huaiyun really felt a little tired, so he nodded, took off his coat and lay down on the soft couch.

"What about you? Aren't you going to sleep?" Ye Huaiyun looked at the person still sitting at the table and asked.

Chu Tingyun covered him with a thin blanket, "I'll adjust my breath for a while, and I'll see you for a while."

Ye Huaiyun narrowed his eyes suddenly, "Is it just by the way?"

"I'll look at you, and adjust my internal energy by the way." Chu Tingyun changed the word order very consciously.

The corners of Ye Huaiyun's mouth twitched unconsciously, and he closed his eyes, feeling extremely at ease, and temporarily forgot about Wang Xiangshan's bastard behavior.

The soft couch is close to the porch window, and rays of sunlight leak in through the hollow space of the panes, casting thin mottled shadows on the gentle and handsome face.And the person sitting at the table watching suddenly felt something warm blowing through his heart like a gentle breeze.

On the other side of the county government, some people are not so leisurely.

Ever since he heard the news about Tianguanfang, Wang Xiangshan held his hands tightly together and kept walking around the house, so sad that he didn't even have the mood to eat lunch.The golden silkworm snakes that he had spent time and energy raising for more than a year suddenly ran out and were killed? !

Everything is dead... How can he explain to the one above him? !

The more Wang Xiangshan thought about it, the more he couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately ordered: "Prepare the carriage, I'm going out of the city!"

The mountain road was winding and narrow, and it was difficult for a horse-drawn carriage to enter, so Wang Xiangshan ran up panting with his body fat.

"Come here!" Wang Xiangshan stood beside the mountain stream and shouted, "Must trouble me!"

The followers who followed him here were all confidantes who knew the whole story, and immediately understood what to do. One of them picked up a long branch, and plunged into the water to start stirring.

But after a long while, the bottom of the water was still calm, except for the occasional pond fish spit out a few bubbles, there was no other movement.

Wang Xiangshan stomped his feet anxiously, why is there nothing here?

All of a sudden, a cold low laugh sounded from behind, "What are you looking for, Mr. Wang?"

Wang Xiangshan turned his head suddenly. A man in black was lazily leaning against a tree trunk, with a slight arc in the corner of his mouth. The young man beside him was wearing a water-green silk suit, staring at him with a cold and majestic expression, which made people unable to help. Shrunk his neck.

Before Wang Xiangshan could say anything, Chu Tingyun waved his sleeve robe, and a snake as thick as an arm fell on his shoe in an instant.

"what--"

Caught off guard, Wang Xiangshan was frightened and shouted.

Chu Tingyun clicked his tongue coldly: "That's really ugly."

Wang Xiangshan didn't care about being afraid anymore, and stared tremblingly at the two Rakshasa in front of him, "Who the hell are you?"

"People from Yushitai." Ye Huaiyun didn't play tricks with him anymore, and directly took out the documents to prove his identity.

Yu... Yu... Shitai, officials from the local government to the imperial court, which one is not under the control of Yushitai, Wang Xiangshan's legs went limp when he climbed up.

He also thought of the perfunctory attitude of these two people when they reported the case at the Yamen before, so he knelt down before he could stand still, "I didn't know that the two adults were coming, so I was far away from welcoming you. Please forgive me, my lord."

"The crime will not be forgiven." Ye Huaiyun's voice was rare and indifferent, "Come here, take it down for me!"

Wang Xiangshan looked at the group of black-clothed guards who suddenly appeared around him, and even his teeth began to tremble, "What do you mean, my lord?"

"Master Wang doesn't understand?" Ye Huaiyun simply reminded him word by word, "Heaven, official, square."

——The wishes of the world are nothing more than the same, whether it is difficult to be promoted or to get rich.

——Is it possible to be promoted?

Wang Xiangshan shook his body, thinking... It's really over now.

Before he left the city, he was still a magistrate with a good reputation, but after returning to the city, he became a prisoner with nothing. Wang Xiangshan sat on the straw pile in the prison, racking his brains, but couldn't figure out how he exposed his identity.

Since the truth before the incident has not been fully revealed, Ye Huaiyun did not choose to be interrogated in the Yamen, but came down to prison with Chu Tingyun in person.

The chains and the iron bars collided with each other, and Wang Xiangshan stared at the two people in front of him with a dead face. There was anger in his eyes, but more despair.

"How did Pan Xiuxiu die?" Ye Huaiyun cut to the chase and asked the first question.

Wang Xiangshan sat rigidly, his lips did not move.

The dungeon was dark and damp, and even in summer, Ye Huaiyun couldn't resist the bone-chilling cold air coming from the bluestone slabs under his feet, and the moldy breath entered his lungs. Ye Huaiyun couldn't help but coughed twice.

Chu Tingyun was not willing to let Ye Huaiyun stay in such a place, so he squatted down in front of Wang Xiangshan and turned over his arm.

"Master Wang, you'd better cooperate." He took out a golden silkworm snake whose fangs had been pulled out from nowhere, and put it on Wang Xiangshan's arm, "Otherwise, I can't guarantee what it will do to you?"

The venomous snake lost its fangs, so it can no longer hurt people, but the red-tongued Xinzi hissed and licked, and the sticky feeling wrapped around the skin remained undiminished.Wang Xiangshan shook like a sieve, trying to shake it off, but the arm was dislocated and he couldn't use his strength, so he spoke quickly and said in a compromised way: "I killed the man, and then put the blame on Zhong Gui."

Chu Tingyun raised half of his eyebrows in satisfaction, took the golden silkworm snake away from his hand, and said in a deep voice, "Go on, why did you blame Zhong Gui?"

Wang Xiangshan breathed a sigh of relief, "Can I ask you a question?"

After getting the acquiescence of the two, Wang Xiangshan said unwillingly: "How did the two adults notice this?"

Ye Huaiyun unfolded the document written by Jia Li before his eyes, and said flatly: "A businessman is better at planning for himself than you."

Wang Xiangshan opened his eyes wide, he couldn't believe that he was betrayed by someone on a boat!

"Can we continue now?" Ye Huaiyun urged him.

Wang Xiangshan lowered his head, as if resigned to his fate, and said in a low voice: "If I tell the whole story, can the two adults be gracious and save the official life?"

"You are not qualified to negotiate terms with us." Chu Tingyun's eyebrows were cold.He had never had much patience with others, and the environment in the prison was bad, so he wanted to take Ye Huaiyun out as soon as possible, and immediately made another gesture to sacrifice the golden silkworm snake.

Probably because he was frightened by the poison, and also intimidated by Chu Tingyun's ruthlessness, Wang Xiangshan, who was interrogated afterwards, became honest and answered all questions.

According to what he said, five years ago, he took the initiative to find Jia Li because he was greedy for money, and the gambling shop brought in the fastest money, so the two cooperated to open Tianguanfang.

Over the past few years, Wang Jia and his wife took advantage of various conveniences to earn a lot of black-hearted money both openly and secretly.Including Jia officials oppressing the people and increasing land rents infinitely, he also turned a blind eye and ignored the people's complaints.

As for Pan Xiuxiu, it was because the girl accidentally discovered the golden silkworm thread in the hidden compartment, and she was so frightened that she lost her mind.Wang Xiangshan was afraid that he would say something crazy, so he just didn't do anything and kept killing him.

And Zhong Gui was originally a farmer outside the city who made a living by plowing the land. After being oppressed by the land rent of Jia Li and unable to make a living, he came to Tianguanfang to try his luck.The luck in the first few days was really good, but in the end, the loss was terrible, and he was heavily in debt.

According to the unwritten rules of Tianguanfang, those who have no money to repay their debts can use people to pay off their debts, so Zhong Gui had to sell himself to Tianguanfang.And in order to cover up the killing of Pan Xiuxiu, they made up a drama about their elopement.

Wang Xiangshan said: "This is the whole story."

Ye Huaiyun was thoughtful, in this way, all the unusual things they encountered before could be explained clearly.

With only the last bit of doubt left, Ye Huaiyun asked: "Why do you raise so many golden silkworm snakes?"

Wang Xiangshan narrowed his eyes and said: "It is the order of the master above."

The expected answer, what Ye Huaiyun most wanted to know was who his master was.

Wang Xiangshan hesitated for a while, and Chu Tingyun was about to put a golden silkworm snake on his arm again.

"It's His Royal Highness King Xiang." Wang Xiangshan was so frightened that he blurted out.

"What?!" Ye Huaiyun barely restrained his emotions, and cried out in shock.

Chu Tingyun also raised his hand to strangle him, with anger in his eyes, "You must know what will happen to you if you talk nonsense!"

Wang Xiangshan's throat was clamped by him, unable to utter a word, shaking his head desperately.

Until Chu Tingyun let go, Wang Xiangshan's face was pale, and he panted with difficulty: "Everything that the lower official said is true, if the two adults don't believe it, you can go to the study to search for the letter between His Royal Highness King Xiang and the lower official."

His words and attitude did not seem to be fake at all, Chu Tingyun turned his head to look at Ye Huaiyun, their eyes converged, and both of them saw a trace of confusion in each other's eyes.

Ye Huaiyun also calmed down, and asked, "Since five years ago, the person who has been in contact with you has always been His Royal Highness King Xiang?"

"No." Wang Xiangshan explained, "At the beginning, Lord You Fufeng, until Lord Jin was imprisoned in March this year, it was His Royal Highness King Xiang who directly contacted the lower officials."

[The author has something to say: This chapter is very hardcore, basically explaining the whole story of this case clearly.And then... General Chu's character design, from the beginning to the end, only treats one person tenderly, as for the others: heh, it's up to you.Ha ha ha ha. 】