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Being publicly interviewed at the court, An Mingxi thought that An Qingxuan had some important matter to discuss with him, but he didn't think it was just a reminder to get married.

An Mingxi bent down and pushed his hands towards An Qingxuan who was standing in front of him: "Please forgive me for not agreeing."

"Why? Do you have a sweetheart?"

An Mingxi raised his head slightly to observe An Qingxuan's expression, seeing that he was still solemn and unpredictable, he lowered his head again, looked back to the ground, and asked without answering, "Why is your father suddenly anxious about my marriage?"

"How do you start a business without a family?"

"The imperial brothers are not yet married, how can Mingxi get ahead of them? I am still young, so I am not in a hurry to marry a wife."

An Qingxuan simply pretended he didn't hear it, and said to himself: "Li Shangshu has a daughter, who is gentle and virtuous, beautiful and dignified, with a generous demeanor. It's not too late to make a decision after meeting her."

"Excuse me, I can't agree," An Mingxi repeated the words of refusal, "I have no intention of marrying a wife. Wouldn't this meeting dishonor the girl's reputation?"

"You—" An Qingxuan almost pointed at his nose and cursed, but he still held back his hand, held back his temper, and said, "No matter what, it is my order to see her."

"I'll see you there." An Mingxi responded calmly.

"Do you have someone in mind?"

"No." An Mingxi put down his hands, straightened his waist, and looked at An Qingxuan.

In the meantime, An Mingxi had already thought up the answer to this question - he was not yet able to deal with the twists and turns that he might face next, so it would be better to exchange lies for a smooth road for the time being.

An Qingxuan looked at him silently, saw that his words were not flickering, and asked again: "Since there is no one he likes, so what about marrying a wife."

"What good will it do me or my father to marry someone I don't love?"

"A wife, a few children, the beauty in it, how can it be summed up in terms of good or bad?"

"I don't want to have these beautiful things yet, so my father should let the other brothers experience them first!"

An Qingxuan nodded: "Of course, a real man always wants to marry a wife and have children—tomorrow you will take a bath, and you will take Mr. Li for a walk around the city. Don't be rude."

"Yes." An Mingxi bowed again, raised his left heel slightly, obviously intending to leave.

An Qingxuan saw that An Mingxi didn't want to stay for a long time, so he waved his hand to make him retreat.He looked at An Mingxi's back, and remembered what An Qingfeng had warned him a long time ago...

He had doubts at first, until Hua Qianyu stayed at An Mingxi's residence for one night and did not return the next day, then he began to face up to this problem - his fourth son likes men, and the person he prefers is Hua Jueming's boy .

He once thought that An Mingxi might be the same as he was when he was a teenager, but he mistook that vague emotion for love. It is also difficult to wake up from this obscurity... Now he only hopes that the geographical barrier will gradually weaken their relationship.

With An Qingfeng as a lesson from the past, An Qingxuan doesn't think it's the right way to make things big. If it works, he will always use secret methods to separate the two hearts, and then this will be a secret that no one wants to mention past.

He is quite satisfied with An Mingxi's performance today, but An Mingxi's affection for Hua Qianyu may not be as deep as he thought.

That's right, how can a young man understand affection?

……

Does An Mingxin hold grudges towards Luo Ling because he thinks that the tragedy was caused by Luo Ling fanning the flames, or does he hate Luo Ling for not being able to change An Qingxuan's decision?Or maybe it was Luo Ling's existence itself that was angry.

The news of Luo Ling's family background moved him no more than the stories An Mingxin told. Although he warned himself that the truth An Mingxin remembered might not be true, he still couldn't help but think about An Qingxuan's cruelty—if he had been so cruel when he was young His happiness is based on the pain of his half-brother, so how can he blame others for hating him?He felt the pain of losing his mother, and because of this empathy, he changed a lot towards An Ming.

He thought he shouldn't have the empathy that put him in an embarrassing situation—the youngest son was innocent, even if he put it on the name of revenge, he didn't think that what An Mingxin did to him was justice.

He recalled the oiran in Changxiyuan who was also called "Luo Ling".If An Mingxin thinks it is correct, perhaps the appearance of the new "Luo Ling" is not a coincidence.In order to find out the truth, An Mingxi appeared in the Changxi courtyard after he was released from the yamen, but the courtyard was unusual the next day, and he did not see the madam welcoming guests for a while after entering the courtyard, and the number of guests in the courtyard suddenly decreased a lot.

Since he was unhindered when he entered, it should be open today.

Entering the east seat, seeing that the atmosphere today is really not as good as before, even the silk and bamboo plays are all sad and joyful, and the guests who came here for pleasure are also sighing.An Mingxi didn't intend to delve into this matter, so he stopped the servant serving tea and asked, "Where's Luo Ling?"

The boy opened his mouth, unable to speak, his eyes seemed to be a little red.

Seeing this, An Mingxi turned to ask: "Where's the madam?" There are young ladies in the yard, even the waiter and maids are all young and handsome.Therefore, the madam, who is about the same age as his mother and concubine, may have some intersection with his mother.

The boy told him that the madam was busy with something, so she couldn't meet the guests, so An Mingxi asked what was the matter.The little servant was having a hard time, he hesitated for a while, seeing that An Mingxi wanted to ask why, he said: "Together with Dali Siqing."

"In Dali Temple?" An Mingxi was surprised.The boy shook his head and said, "It's in the north seat."

"Why is the temple minister looking for the bustard?" Could it be that because he is the minister of the Dali temple, he needs special hospitality?Besides... Could it be that Hua Qianshu is also there?

The servant was still vague, and for a while he was unwilling to say why, and just asked: "Does the guest want to see the Si Qing?" Instead of seeing the madam, he thought that An Mingxi would shrink back, but he didn't think about it. An Mingxi said generously: "Take me there." The servant had no choice but to bite the bullet and lead An Mingxi to the north seat.As soon as he entered the door, Zhuge Xingyun stood up, pushed his hands, bent down, and saluted An Mingxi before the servant asked the Dali Temple Minister who was sitting in a conspicuous place, and called, "Fourth Young Master." They all bent over with him.

The boy was glad that he saw clearly and did not refuse such a person's request, he bowed and bowed before retreating, giving them the space.

In addition to Zhuge Xingyun, those present in official uniforms were also people from Dali Temple——Dali Temple is investigating the case?No wonder the atmosphere is wrong today.

"What happened?" An Mingxi approached and asked.

Zhuge Xingyun answered simply: "Murder case."

murder?Could it be that a minister or a relative of the emperor lost his life?Lao Dali Temple Minister needs to end the game in person.

"Who died?"

"Oiran."

He frowned: "Luo Ling?"

"Yes," Zhuge Xingyun nodded, "Fall name Luo Ling, real name Zhao Shuiqi, Jiangdong native, died of poison."

Poison...

An Mingxi felt like a lump in his throat.

The same name, similar fate, An Mingxi didn't know whether it was the maliciousness of the heavens, or someone did it on purpose.

He turned his clenched right hand behind his back and asked in a nonchalant manner, "Where's the prisoner?"

"Still checking."

An Mingxi sighed silently, and then asked: "Where's the madam?" Since "Luo Ling" is not his real name, the situation should be similar to what he guessed, and now he needs to find the madam to verify.

"She went to call someone."

Saying that everyone arrived, the madam Yu Niang brought several girls and maidservants to Zhuge Xingyun under the supervision of another policeman, and when she caught sight of An Mingxi who turned to face her, her eyes suddenly changed—the madam He must know his concubine mother, he vaguely remembered that her behavior was unusual when he first met.

An Mingxi knew that his appearance was similar to that of his mother and concubine.

Considering the reputation of Changxi Court, Zhuge Xingyun decided not to bring him back to Dali Temple for interrogation.He wanted to ask a question now, although it was useful to know the mother-in-law of Changxi Courtyard, but he still gave up to An Mingxi, and the two of them left here.When the "uncommon noble son" was gone, the female police officer behind him quickly said to him, "Siqing, let us handle such a small case. Why should Siqing do it by himself?"

Zhuge Xingyun shook his head, and only ordered the secretary to record the interrogation process.The female catcher met the secretary's eyes, and she couldn't tell from this look whether the secretary had the same question as her: Did someone really hit the mark?The Si Qing, who has always had no desires or thoughts, is attracted to the oiran?

The image of Dali Temple's courtesans who are not close to women is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Once upon a time, the news that Zhuge Xingyun was received by the oiran in the Changxi courtyard caused discussion. Now the news that he personally investigated the real culprit for the dead oiran quickly spread among the officials. Later, these words quickly entered Hua Qianmo's ears, and was used to tease Hua Qianshu: "I heard that Your Excellency Siqing wandered around for the sake of his dead lover, and interrogated thousands of people in the Changxi Court one by one, but Infatuated... Ai, how can a lover who is separated by life and death not make the hearer shed tears?"

Standing against the pillar, Hua Qianshu looked up at the moon, raised the wine glass in his hand, and then slowly poured the sake on the ground, lowered his eyes, and said sadly: "Heaven also loves women, and they took beauties away from the world early and became immortals." , and regardless of whether she is okay or not, the joys and sorrows of this world..."

Seeing him like this, Hua Qianmo felt guilty for taking human life as a trifle, but he didn't know Luo Ling well, and he didn't know how to agree, so he chose to remain silent.

"Oh," Hua Qianshu looked at the short line drawn on the ground by the wine in the glass, and sighed, "She makes good wine, so I don't know if she likes this thin wine."

Hua Qianmo pursed her lips, and then said, "I'll drink with you."

Hua Qianshu raised his head, turned his gaze to Hua Qianmo, and suddenly laughed out loud, Hua Qianmo couldn't understand the laughter.

"To be honest," Hua Qianshu raised his glass to Hua Qianmo, and said, "Your way of comforting people is not very clever—but I have received your kindness."

It's a pity, Hua Qianshu is also curious about the reason why Zhuge Xingyun cares - Zhuge Xingyun has been working in Dali Temple for ten years, he should be used to seeing life and death, logically Zhuge Xingyun and Luo Ling only met once, It shouldn't be considered familiar - could it be that after that, Zhuge Xingyun still ran to Changxi Courtyard with him on his back?He knew that it might be negligible, and he didn't have any fantasies, so he talked about it when he met Zhuge Xingyun the next day.

"Exaggeration," Zhuge Xingyun said, "Such a small case can be solved in half a day." The case is not without clues. For him who is used to seeing criminals, it is not difficult to identify suspicious persons through questioning, and soon The murderer can be identified, and the subsequent interrogation is to ensure that there is no misjudgment.

"Hmm, I also heard that you worked so hard to get justice for your lover."

Zhuge Xingyun was taken aback for a moment, and asked: "What justice do you need me to seek?"

Hua Qianshu gritted his teeth and held back a smile, and raised his hand to cover half of his face, but seeing the serious expression on the face of the person opposite him, he couldn't help laughing loudly after all. Why do you have to go to the Changxi Court to investigate the case yourself?"

Zhuge Xingyun was silent for a moment, and replied: "Human life is at stake."

Hua Qianshu clapped her hands, pretending to admire: "As expected of Your Excellency Siqing, you really love the people like a son, but you have done everything, are your subordinates putting on good looks?"

Zhuge Xingyun was speechless.

"to be frank."

Hua Qianshu was serious, Zhuge Xingyun had no choice but to be honest: "I thought you killed him."

"..."

He really wanted to pry open Zhuge Xingyun's brain to see what was inside.

The author has something to say:

orz it's really not that I became lazy in May, it was my homework that hit me first, or was it cruel... I seriously think that dear teachers think we are idle at home orz.

The second half of the semester is full, and I have to take advantage of the holiday to learn how to drive... I am so hard to change every day, please forgive me (well, I know you have almost forgotten the previous plot T^T.

I'll do my best to update as quickly as possible.

Those who can insist on seeing here are all angels (*·3·*)~PS: Just to repeat, Luo Jing’s daughters are often called "female sons" (for example, Li Shangshu’s daughter Li Gongzi, Hua Feiyue is also called "female son") Sun Gongzi), "Miss" mostly refers to prostitutes (limited to most of the Central Plains, Jiangnan and other places are different).

(Miss: In the Song Dynasty, it was called Lehu, prostitute, etc.)