Mu Yuliangyuan

Time flies like a flash, and 12 years have passed in a flash. During these 12 years, the capital has not been peaceful, with grass bandits everywhere and chaotic parties running around.Even the capital under the emperor's feet is in turmoil and the people are in panic.

On a cold winter moon night, as soon as it got dark, every household closed the doors and windows tightly, the streets were empty, and the stone-paved road was slippery, so one had to be careful when walking, or he would surely fall.

There were only [-] young girls who came out of this Tian's noodle shop, their bodies were slender, and their figures were extremely beautiful when viewed from the back.The moonlight shone on her body, and her long black hair was as delicate as brocade.If such a beautiful young woman is walking on this street, if someone looks at her, she will definitely be lustful.

"Miss, let's, let's wait for the housekeeper Lao Qin to pick us up at the noodle shop." Behind the girl was her personal maid, Luzhu. The night was dark and the atmosphere was strange, so she couldn't help but tugged at her cuff and reminded her in a low voice. road.

"Don't be afraid, it's only a stick of incense back home from the noodle shop, so don't bother Lao Qin." The girl's eyes were as bright as the moon, she blinked playfully, and the corners of her lips were slightly hooked, revealing two sweet smiles. dimple.The moonlight shines on her fair face, which is pretty and charming.

"Hey, miss, let's take the main road, there are no lights in the alley." Seeing her young lady turning around to walk into the bottomless alley, Luzhu felt a thump in her heart, and hurried forward to stop it.

"Silly Luzhu, hurry up and go back here. If you take the main road, you will have to take a long detour. It's okay. Don't we have lanterns to light it?" The girl pursed her lips, blinking her bright black eyes. The color is like stardust.She raised the lantern in her hand and took the initiative to walk in front, illuminating the road ahead.

Lu Zhu walked behind her, a girl who was more courageous than the sky, but the alley went deeper and deeper, so deep that there was no light to be seen.In the end, only the solid walls remained.

"Miss, how did you lead the way? This is a dead end." Luzhu was timid, and saw that after walking for a long time, there was no way ahead, and she was so anxious that she couldn't distinguish between superior and inferior, even the young lady blamed her.

"Yeah, I remember walking like this, maybe I remembered wrongly." The girl stuck out her tongue, patted Luzhu's shoulder, and said. "Let's go back the same way."

Luzhu suppressed her fear and nodded, at this moment a black shadow sprang out, so frightened that Luzhu cried out.The lantern in his hand was also frightened and dropped to the ground.The whole alley was plunged into darkness.After a while, the girl picked up the lantern and took a photo in the distance, and saw a black wild cat lying on the roof, looking at them strangely with dark green eyes.

"Silly Luzhu, what's there to be afraid of? It's a wild cat." The girl patted Luzhu on the shoulder, gave her a hard look, and said. "Haven't you heard that people are scary, scaring people to death?"

"Miss, I always feel that something is wrong here, let's go quickly." Luzhu tugged at the girl's sleeve, tears glistened in her eyes, this area seemed uninhabited, very scary.

"Let's go, coward." The girl curled her lips at Lu Zhu, her eyes full of contempt.The two girls were about to go forward, but a figure jumped out of the alley, blocking their way.As soon as Luzhu saw the man's face clearly, she lost her voice and shouted again.

"Ah, Miss, yes, it's Wang Mazi." Lv Zhu shouted, the girl hurriedly twisted the lantern and waved it towards the man's face, and saw that it was indeed Wang Mazi in the wanted portrait they saw outside the Yamen Mansion yesterday. .Who is Wang Mazi? He is the flower picker who has handled more than 30 murders of young girls.

"Little lady, I'm going to run there in the middle of the night." Wang Mazi smiled and stared at Qin Lianxue.Since she came out of Tian's noodle shop, he has been staring at her. Wang Mazi has seen countless women, but this is the first time he has seen such a beautiful woman. Body fragrance, his evil heart began to breed evil thoughts.His thick hands grabbed Qin Lianxue forcefully.

"Little lady, you are so beautiful, even more beautiful than flowers." Wang Mazi pulled Qin Lianxue to his side, squinted his eyes and looked her up and down. Looking at her from such a close distance, her fair skin was like a peeled egg. , if you touch it, it is extremely tender and smooth.Just as he was about to reach out to touch her, Qin Lianxue widened her eyes and shouted.

"Hold on."

Wang Mazi was taken aback, and looked at Qin Lianxue, seeing that she was not afraid at all, but was looking at him calmly, recalling the girl he caught, which one was not so frightened, she was the first one to be so calm .

"Are you the wanted criminal related to more than 30 missing girls, Wang Mazi?" Qin Lianxue looked at Wang Mazi and asked seriously.This made Wang Mazi amused. He grabbed Qin Lianxue's hand and pulled her to the edge of the wall. Facing the direction of the moonlight, he took out a crumpled wanted portrait from his pocket and placed it in front of Qin Lianxue. Glancing at the portrait, he said with a smile.

"Is this portrait really not as handsome as I am? Little lady, you are lucky to see me, Wang Mazi, in person today."

"It's really an honor to meet you at last." The calmness on Qin Lianxue's face disappeared, showing a playful smile, and holding Wang Mazi's hand backhand, as if afraid that he would slip away .

"I didn't expect that the little lady is such an active person, so I won't be polite." Wang Mazi showed a mournful look, and wanted to kiss Qin Lianxue, but saw Qin Lianxue shouted.

"Second Uncle, Third Uncle, come out to receive the goods soon."

When Qin Lianxue shouted, although her voice was very loud, it quickly disappeared into the night. This deep alley was deserted, so how could there be any popularity there.But Wang Mazi was still shocked by her shout, and immediately covered Qin Lianxue's mouth.His deep black eyes wandered around, seeing that no one responded, he returned to his relaxed look just now, hooked Qin Lianxue's chin, took out a gleaming silver knife from his bosom, and said in a deep voice.

"Little lady, if your pretty face is scratched, it won't look good. If it falls into my hands, don't try to play any tricks."

As soon as he said this, Wang Mazi felt a heavy pat on the shoulder.Surprised, Wang Mazi turned around and saw a man who was even tougher than him, looking at him covetously.The sharp knife in this hand was just about to stab instinctively, but his hand was grabbed by this person. This person's arm strength was amazing, just grabbing Wang Mazi's hand, he lifted him up alive, and his feet were already dead. More than half a meter off the ground.

"Dare to injure our little princess, I think you don't want to live anymore." Qin Laosan raised his eyebrows, and slapped Wang Mazi hard on the stomach with his casserole-like fist. With this punch, his face turned blue instantly, and he couldn't help but squeeze out tears.

"Third Uncle, don't break him, it's not easy to deliver." Qin Lianxue reminded from the side.

"Of order, little Princess." Qin Laosan nodded and said seriously.Turning around, he said to Qin Lao Er who was hidden in the night.

"Second, pass me the sack." Crack, there was a sack on the ground, and Qin Laosan became angry when he saw it, and turned around and said.

"Second brother, how can you be so uncooperative? I'm holding on to this turtle grandson. How can I pick it up from the ground?" Seeing Qin Lianxue pick it up from the ground and hand it to Qin Laosan, Qin Laosan swiftly picked it up Wang Mazi was packed into a sack, tied a knot with all his strength, and carried on his shoulders.Qin Lianxue was looking for the green pearl with a lantern, and seeing that she had already frightened the seven souls out of three souls, she sat on the ground stupidly.

"Luzhu, it's okay." Qin Lianxue patted her on the shoulder and said in relief.But when she saw Lu Zhu cry out, she burst into tears, choked up while crying.

"Miss, can you let me know in advance next time you catch a bad guy?"

"Your acting skills can't fool anyone." Qin Lianxue pouted and shook her head.

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In the middle of the night, outside the yamen, there were drums beating everywhere.Yin Qiuming, the county magistrate, was awakened from his sleep, and the concubine who was sleeping next to him rubbed his sleepy eyes and shouted unwillingly.

"My lord, where are the scumbags who dare to beat the drums in the middle of the night? Don't they want to live?" As soon as the words came out, Qiu Ming covered his mouth. Wearing an official hat, he trotted all the way and rushed out.The gate of the mansion has been opened by the guards, and Qin Lianxue is seen sitting on a wooden chair beside the court, drinking tea.

Qiu Ming rushed up to greet him, knelt down and kowtowed.

"Give it to the next official, to the little princess, please be well."

"Lord Qiu, there is no need to be formal, just take a look at what I brought you today."

"I'll go and have a look now." Qiu Ming stabilized his official hat, walked to the sack, opened the bag and took a look, good guy, this is Wang Mazi who was hunted down by the patrol room for three months and hadn't been caught yet.When Qiu Ming saw it, his eyes lit up, he turned around and humbly gave Qin Lianxue a thumbs up, praising him.

"This Wang Mazi is extremely cunning, his whereabouts are unpredictable, but the little princess was caught, really amazing."

"Of course, who am I? I can't solve the case without me in the entire capital." Qin Lianxue raised the corners of her lips and raised her eyebrows proudly.Looking at Qiu Ming, he asked with a smile.

"Master Qiu, what about the bounty we agreed upon?"

"I'll go get it now, my subordinate." Qiu Ming slapped his head and ordered the government office to take Wang Mazi into the dungeon, then turned around and entered the house.When Qin Lianxue saw that Qiu Ming was going to get the bounty, she immediately jumped up happily, pulling the green bead around in circles.said in his mouth.

"Great, this time I have money to buy a bracelet for my mother's birthday."

Luzhu was also happy, thinking to herself, great, finally I have collected enough money to buy a bracelet for my wife, so I don't have to worry about Qin Lianxue anymore.Guessing that Qiu Ming was about to come out, Qin Lianxue put on the posture of a little princess again, and stood in front of the chair.

Seeing Qiu Ming holding the bank note and handing it to her respectfully, Qin Lianxue glanced at the number on the bank note, her beautiful eyes showed dissatisfaction, she pouted her lips and asked.

"Master Qiu, why is the bounty less than what was agreed upon?"

"Is there?" Qiu Ming touched the sweat on his forehead, still struggling.

"That's right, the agreed 200 taels, here is only 50 taels." Qin Lianxue held the bank note, pointed to the number on it, and said righteously.Seeing Qiu Ming's eyes twinkle, Qin Lianxue felt strange and asked.

"Master Qiu, what's going on."

"Little Princess, a plague suddenly broke out in the village under the jurisdiction of the official, and many villagers died. All the silver in the treasury was used for disaster relief. There are only so many at present." Qiu Ming looked at Qin Lianxue helplessly, Tell the truth.

"The villagers are more important, so take this money too. I don't want it anymore." Qin Lianxue nodded after hearing this, and exchanged the 50 taels of silver to Qiu Ming. Seeing Qin Lianxue's understanding of righteousness, Qiu Ming couldn't help being moved.But Qin Lianxue is very melancholy now, seeing that Wei Hanyu's birthday is coming soon, but he can't give her the jade bracelet that his mother likes.Just about to leave with Luzhu disappointed, but seeing Qiu Ming stopped them again and said.

"Little Princess, I have a big case that the Ministry of Criminal Justice is helpless. If you can catch the suspect, the bounty will be directly paid by the Ministry of Criminal Justice."

When Qin Lianxue heard this, her eyes lit up, she looked back at Qiu Ming, and asked suspiciously.

"How much is the bounty?"

"One, 1000 taels." Qiu Ming raised his finger and said excitedly.

"Ha, that's great." Qin Lianxue took Luzhu's hand and jumped up excitedly.

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Qiu Ming took Qin Lianxue to the file room, patted the dust accumulated on it, pointed to a thick stack of bamboo scrolls and said.

"Little princess, this is all the information on this case." Qin Lianxue walked to the bamboo scroll, opened a scroll at random, and couldn't help mumbling

"In the year of Jiazi, on the third day of the fifth lunar month, Li Ren, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, was killed by cutting his throat with a sharp weapon. There were traces of searches at home, but no gold or silver was lost. A single lamp and a small amount of incense were left at the scene of the crime. The case has not yet been resolved. Crack it."

"In the year of Jiazi, on the seventh day of the sixth lunar month, the governor of Sanjiang, Wang Qiya, was killed by cutting his throat with a sharp weapon. There were traces of searches in his home, but no gold or silver was lost. A single lamp and a small amount of incense were left at the scene of the crime. The case has not yet been solved. .”

After Qin Lianxue read it one by one, in just two years, more than a dozen adults were killed one after another. These officials were all high-ranking ministers in the middle of the court. The homes of the dead ministers were all heavily guarded, and the killers could come and go freely. .But why kill these officials, and what is the connection between these officials?Qin Lianxue couldn't help but fell into deep thought, as if thinking of something, she looked at Qiu Ming and asked.

"Master Qiu, do you have a portrait of this person?"

Qiu Ming shook his head and said helplessly.

"According to Dali Temple's speculation, the fragrance and technique used by this person do not seem to be the methods of the Central Plains people, like." Qin Lianxue had already said before Qiu Ming said it.

"It's from the desert."