Give you a spring

Guan Shan didn't come back to the mansion until [-]:[-] pm today, more than half an hour later than usual. The kitchen didn't know he came back so late today, and he had already prepared dinner. Madam sat at the table and waited for a long time. Hot, finally saw my husband walking in with a tired face, and immediately greeted him.

"Is something wrong? It's so late today?" She helped Guan Shan take off his coat and asked.

Guan Shan didn't return her, went straight to the table and drank some tea before saying, "There was a murder case in the city this morning, did you hear about it?"

"Well, everyone said that the scene was very bloody, half the alley was covered with blood," Madam originally made an appointment with a few close sisters to buy rouge and gouache, but because of the sudden murder case, the trip was canceled.She looked at the tired Guan Shan, "Did you come back late because of this incident?"

"Yes," Guan Shan rubbed the center of his brows, and his wife stood behind him to help him massage his shoulders and neck, "You know what happened to Mr. Liu last year, right? As soon as the news came out this morning, he called me to the mansion to talk, what's the problem? It's just that I didn't know about this matter, and then he called Lao Liang over again and asked him if the people who patrolled the capital last night found anything unusual, but you also know that last night on the Lantern Festival, everyone was caring, so how can there be any surprises? Why do you want to patrol, of course..." Nothing.

Guan Shan sighed.

Madam sat back beside him, "Did you say that what happened last night has something to do with the son of Shifu?"

"Master Liu is suspicious like this. There is so much blood at the scene, the death must be very miserable," Guan Shan said, feeling annoyed, "This yamen is also the same. The crime happened last night, and the corpses were moved away. Why don't you remember to clean it up?" scene?"

"Maybe he did it on purpose," Madam said casually.

"Convict Shi Qianlin by the mouth of the people?" Guan Shan asked.

Madam nodded, "Do you want Yue'er to help Lord Liu find out?" Guan Yue and Shi Zongxi are both in the Ministry of Industry, and they may receive some news that they don't know.

Guan Shan also thought of this, but...he hesitated for a while. Back then, he had a big fight over his son's entry into the Ministry of Industry. If he were to ask him about Mr. Liu today, would it be okay? ... a little embarrassing.

The madam smiled, she slept together for so many years and her husband still doesn't understand, she said, "May I ask for you?"

"..." Guan Shan's expression froze, and he was about to ask him to think again when the butler suddenly walked in, "My lord, the Fifth Prince is here."

Ping Wei stood waiting in the front hall, He Zhou was not with him, he went to the Liang Mansion to find Liang Jingzhao with the blueprint with the hairpin on it, he came to the Guan Mansion this time to find Guan Yue and ask him about Shi Zongxi and the prince thing.

After all, the other party and Shi Zongxi are both in the Ministry of Industry, so they might know something.

He told the butler that he was looking for Guan Yue, but maybe the other party didn't hear clearly, Guan Yue didn't see anyone, but he saw his father.

Guan Shan didn't take a few mouthfuls of rice, he stood up hastily after hearing the steward's announcement, walked up to Ping Wei and bowed to him, "Your Highness Fifth."

"Master Guan," Ping Wei didn't expect to see the other party, and in fact he didn't intend to have a chat with the other party, so he asked casually, "Have you eaten, sir?"

"I'm eating," Guan Shan subconsciously said, surprised by the sudden visit of the Fifth Prince.

"The adults eat first? I want to ask if Guan Yue is there, and tell him if there is something to do," Ping Wei looked up at him.

Guan Shan was taken aback, seeing the other party's expression was cold, obviously he didn't want to waste time with him, so he glared at the butler next to him, and said, "Yes, it should be in the room, and the officer will bring you here soon."

This tone was like bringing a prisoner over here, Pingwei wanted to laugh a little, and said softly, "Thank you, my lord."

After a while Guan Yue walked into the front hall, Ping Wei was drinking the tea brought by the butler, when he saw him he waved, "Guan Yue."

The other party walked over quickly, "Why did you come here suddenly? It has something to do with the murder case in the alley this morning?" He said while drinking the tea that Pingwei handed over, raising his eyebrows, "This seems to be my father's favorite tea. , I usually hide it and don’t want to use it, but I didn’t expect to take it out today.”

"Do I have so much face?" Ping Wei remembered Guan Shan's expression when he saw him just now, and couldn't hide the panic on his face, and couldn't help but frowned, as if every official would always be shocked when he saw him.

"Maybe, the fifth prince who appeared out of nowhere, everyone is not familiar with you, and can't understand your thoughts, so naturally they want to please you."

"You treat me casually." Ping smiled and glanced at Guan Yue, "Not to mention anything else, I really came here today to talk to you about the case last night."

He originally told the other party what happened in these two days, including his own guesses and actions.

After Guan Yue listened, "You just told me so unreservedly?"

"I told Your Majesty that you belong to me, so naturally I have to be honest with you," Ping Wei glanced outside to make sure no one was eavesdropping, and then said, "Do you know any news from the Ministry of Industry, what happened? For such a big matter, I don't believe that Shi Zongxi has no doubts about his son."

"Indeed," Guan Yue said, "He asked for sick leave for a whole day."

"that is all?"

"Ah."

"So it's possible that after Shi Qianlin came home last night, he sensed something was wrong with the other party, so he directly reported illness and refused to return to the Ministry of Industry," Ping Wei thoughtfully.

"Young master of the Shi family indeed has a problem," Guan Yue said.

Ping Wei looked at him.

Guan Yue: "Have you read the file about the case of the daughter of the Liu family last year? It contains the reasons for Shi Qianlin's murder and an analysis of him."

Ping raised his eyebrows slightly, he had seen this, but he still wanted to hear Guan Yue's opinion, so he said, "Tell me?"

Guan Yue: "In Daqi, after a man reaches the crown, his family will start to choose a wife for him, and he will start a family in his early twenties. But Shi Qianlin is in his twenties this year, but he has never married."

"Why?" Ping Wei remembered the information from the previous investigation, "It is said that he is short in stature and ugly in appearance, is this the reason?"

"Yes, it's strange to say that Mr. Shi is not very handsome, but he is also very upright. I don't know why his son looks like this. I heard that Shi Qianlin was often bullied because of his appearance when he was a child. Maybe it's because of these experiences , made his character cowardly and inferior, and he didn't talk much. Since Shi Qianlin became an adult, Master Shi has been worrying about his son's marriage and arranged many blind dates. The Shi family is powerful and powerful, and they are not willing to marry him."

Guan Yue took a sip of tea and continued, "Master Shi has been in the Ministry of Industry for a long time. He is considered a veteran official in the court. His son has never been able to marry a wife. After a long time, there will inevitably be a lot of gossip."

He said it very implicitly, Ping Wei thought for a while, and asked, "Did these words hurt Shi Qianlin? He was teased about his appearance when he was a child, and he couldn't find his wife because of it when he grew up." Speaking of this, Ping Wei Suddenly thought of something, and sneered, "Did he hate the women because of this? He didn't blame the people who laughed at him, and he didn't find reasons on himself, but he just wanted to take revenge on those innocent women."

"It's better to pinch persimmons if they are soft," Guan Yue said sharply, "The daughter of the Liu family is one of the wives that Shi Zongxi once found for him, and Qi Zheng wrote it in the file. Among so many young ladies, the Liu family has the least members, and Miss Liu is also the thinnest."

Ping nodded slightly, "It's convenient for him to start."

"And——" Guan Yue sat up straight, and said in a low voice, "There is another reason why Miss Liu was chosen. It is because she is beautiful. Shi Qianlin may know that he will not survive after killing someone, so he wants to go there. Let's make a pair of underworld couples with her."

"..." Really sick, Ping Wei suppressed the sudden rush of blood in his heart, and asked, "Does Master Liu know about this?"

"I know, he was beside Qi Zheng during the interrogation."

"No wonder he still holds grudges about this. Did your father come to see you today? Master Liu is in the Ministry of War with him, and you are in the Ministry of Industry like Master Shi."

"I don't know, he might want to come, but he doesn't want to come because of face," Guan Yue looked at the good tea in his hand and smiled lightly.

"Where is the eldest prince?" Ping Wei said again, "What is his private relationship with Shi Zongxi?"

"It seems that I haven't heard that the two have a good personal relationship, I mean, before the accident."

"Have the two of you dealt with anything together before?"

"He participated in the imperial examination of the Wen Kao the year before last," Guan Yue added after thinking for a while, "His Majesty has assigned the Eldest Prince to be in charge of the Wen Kao for the past two years, but this year because of Shi Qianlin's incident, many people speculate that His Majesty will hand it over to the Second Prince." Prince."

"Why did people from the Ministry of Industry participate in the literary examination? Shouldn't it be arranged by the people from the Ministry of Rites?" Ping Wei asked with doubts.

"This..." Guan Yue hesitated for a while, and said in a low voice, "The management of the six ministries has been chaotic these past few years, people from each ministry can be called at will, to put it bluntly..."

"As long as I like, I can let people from the Ministry of Industry do what the Ministry of War should do, or I can let people from the Ministry of Rites work in the Ministry of Households?" Ping Wei raised his eyebrows and continued.

"Is such that."

"Then you came to pick me up at the city gate..." Ping Wei narrowed his eyes.

"It's true that the Ministry of Rites is busy with the Shangyuan Festival and cannot spare any manpower," Guan Yue was afraid that he might misunderstand, so he quickly explained.

Ping Wei didn't speak, but then remembered something again and asked, "Before you said to investigate Mr. Yuzhailou storyteller, did you get any results?"

Speaking of this matter, Guan Yue's face suddenly became serious. He was actually a little careless when Ping Wei asked Shi Qianlin before, but when he talked about the storyteller in Yuzhailou, Guan Yue's eyes flashed strangely, and he said in a low voice, "I Can't find out."

"What?" Ping Wei looked at him.

Guan Yue stared at him frankly, "I can't find out anything about that gentleman, I only know that his name is Zhao Shenghe, he came to Beijing more than [-] years ago to take the imperial examination but failed, and then he worked as a teacher in a private school. What happened," Guan Yue said after a pause, "I can't find out at all."

Ping Wei was silent for a while, "The day I entered the city, what did he say besides the fact that the second prince went to Hunan to provide disaster relief?"

It seemed that the question was on point, Guan Yue said word by word, "Also mentioned the case of Miss Liu's being killed."

"How specific?"

"I only said that the murderer was the son of an official in the court. The eldest prince helped him to plead with His Majesty, but he also fell out with His Majesty because of this matter."

It's very detailed... If Ping Wei didn't deliberately prevent Qi Zheng from cleaning up the murder scene last night, the people in Linjing would not have known about the secrets of the court. Over there, the news was specially concealed, so that the people in the city would not know.However, the storyteller Zhao Shenghe not only knew, but also knew that the relationship between the First Prince and His Majesty had become tense because of this matter.

He must know someone in the court, and the other party told him.

"How many people know about the case last year?" he asked.

Guan Yue thought for a while, "Almost everyone knows about it. Your Highness, it's a bit difficult to find out."

"It shouldn't be the two princes," Ping Wei said slowly, "Xie Shi and Xie Lianzheng didn't know the existence of my new prince before." How wonderful the expression is, he still remembers it now.

Guan Yue didn't speak, and looked sideways at Ping Wei, who lowered his head slightly, his eyes alternated in light and dark, obviously thinking seriously.After a long while, he turned to look at him and said, "I'm thinking of someone now, but I'm not sure. I'll ask after Shi Qianlin's matter is completely over. Zhao Shenghe, don't look into it."

"Why?" Guan Yue asked.

"If you continue to check, there will be no results," Ping Wei said, "Go and find out if anything special happened in the Wen test last year. According to what you said earlier, these two people only met in the Wen test, then Shi Zongxi must have caught Xie Shi something, or the two of them did something shady in the palace examination together, and Shi Zongxi used this to blackmail Xie Shi."

"it is good."

Guan Yue remembered it in his heart.

"That's right..." Ping Wei said again after finishing giving instructions.

Guan Yue waited for a while, seeing him hesitate to speak, "What's wrong?"

Pingwei met the other party's probing gaze, with a complex look in his eyes, it seemed difficult to speak, and said softly, "You just said that people from the Sixth Department of Chaonei can be transferred at will, so if someone commits a crime and needs to be exiled... Could the escort be someone from the Ministry of Industry?"

"Those who need to be exiled are generally felons who have killed people. The military department pays more attention to this matter, so it may not be possible." Guan Yue looked at Ping Wei with some concern, "Why, is anyone you know going to be exiled?"

"That's right," Ping Wei lowered his eyelids, "I'll just ask if I'm okay..."

"Your Highness wants to save someone who is about to be exiled?" Guan Yue interrupted him, looking at Ping Wei with burning eyes, Ping Wei didn't speak.

So he raised his eyebrows again, "Didn't you say that I am your person and you should be honest with each other?"

Ping Wei looked calm, "It's not good for you to know too much, besides, I just have this plan, I'm not sure yet."

Guan Yue came to a conclusion, "That means someone you know is going to be exiled, and you want to save him." After a pause, "Male or female?"

Ping Wei: "..." He silently glanced at Guan Yue opposite, and said in a warm voice, "I didn't know Master Guan cared so much about me?"

Guan Yue said "Yes", waited for a while, saw that the prince on the other side still didn't intend to tell the truth, so he found a way for himself, and said, "The lower official is just worried that His Highness will encounter some embarrassing things, and it is difficult to make a decision." Make a decision, just ask, if His Highness wants to ask the next official to help you with anything later, just ask someone to notify you."

"Such as hijacking a prison car?" Ping Wei looked at him.

Guan Yue was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect the other party to be so bold, and after thinking for a while, he said cautiously, "I'm afraid I have to talk to my father..."

Ping Wei laughed out loud, Guan Yue immediately swallowed half of what he said after hearing it.

Ping Wei stood up, with a slight smile in his eyes, "It's not that far, okay, I've bothered you for so long tonight, I should go." He drank the tea in his cup, "Help me Tell Lord Guan, this tea is really good."

Before Guan Yue could speak, he turned around and left.

It's really...

Some come without warning.

Guan Yue froze on the spot—although the two of them chatted about the same thing, but at first he wanted to ask the other party if he wanted to stay and have a meal before leaving, but looking at this posture...

He got up and glanced at the engraving behind him. At eight o'clock in the morning, he chatted for less than an hour. He sighed and Master Guan got up and went to the back hall for dinner.

Fortunately, his father has finished eating.