The loyal minister was forced to marry the traitor

Xing Yue didn't catch it.

When Jin Yiwei found it, the body was in a ruined temple in the west of the city.

The assistants of Dali Temple ran so hard that their legs were broken, and Bai Yan's face was not very good-looking.

First Master Ba, then Xing Yue, he was a step behind.Bai Yan couldn't help feeling a little anxious, "What did you find?"

Wu Zuo wiped his sweat, "The body has three stab wounds, one on the right shoulder, one piercing the chest and abdomen, and the last one on the neck, which is also a fatal wound."

"There is no residue in the stomach, and based on the condition of the corpse, it should be dead for less than three hours."

"The clothes are neat, and there are no injuries on other parts, the nails are clean, and there is nothing on the mouth and nose. There should be no other fatal injuries."

Standing at the door, Bai Yan scanned the surrounding environment, and another temple official from Dali Temple also arrived at the right time. When he saw Bai Yan, he first bowed, "My lord."

"Those customary etiquettes will be exempted." Bai Yan entered the innermost part with him.

This time, Sizheng obviously had a wink, and he didn't flatter Bai Yan or talk nonsense. He checked all the places, and he probably had a bottom line in his heart, "My lord, the deceased was head down, and there was no blow injury anywhere, and There is no trace of hands here, it should be an acquaintance who committed the crime."

"And here, few people come to the ruined temple here, and the footprints have been treated, so there is less dust on the ground." He rubbed a little blood on Xing Yue's collar with his fingers, sniffed it gently, "There is a faint smell of mutton."

"Smell?" Bai Yan was slightly taken aback.

"Correct."

"Daliang seldom eats mutton and beef. Generally, the smell of mutton is either the butcher or..."

"People from Beidi." Si Zheng accepted Bai Yan's words, and both of them looked unhappy.

Bai Yan immediately sent someone to invite Huai Chun and Xiao Jiuqin over.

Not long after, Xiao Jiuqin came first. As soon as he came over, he looked Bai Yan up and down, "Are you all right?"

"It's okay." Bai Yan squeezed his palm calmly.

The two were about to start talking, Huai Chun also rushed over, unexpectedly Wei Chengdan also came, not only that, the fifth prince Wei Chengju also followed behind.

The original intention was to ask Xiao Jiu and Qin Huaichun to talk, but unexpectedly, Bai Yan hesitated for a while.

Wei Chengju spoke bluntly and raised his eyebrows, "Lord Bai, you can't trust my two brothers..."

Bai Yan was not very happy at all, just as he was about to reply, Xiao Jiuqin stood in front of him, "Since His Royal Highness is self-aware, I don't need to deliver it in person. Please..."

"Xiao Jiuqin, you!" Wei Chengju was extremely angry, and when he was about to lose his temper, Wei Chengdan suddenly called out to him, "Old Five."

Wei Chengzhe loosened his clenched fist, and gave Xiao Jiuqin a look of hatred, unexpectedly, Xiao Jiuqin didn't even give him a look.He was so angry that he almost exploded, and walked out with a wave of his hand.

Wei Chengdan smiled apologetically, "He is just that temperamental, and he has no bad intentions."

Huai Chun nodded, "Let him go."

Regarding Wei Chengdan, Bai Yan didn't shy away from anything, "This matter is a bit complicated, the fewer people who know about it, the better."

"I saved it." Wei Chengdan stood beside Huai Chun, only listening to a few people with peace of mind.

"If there are no accidents, Zhang Yun, Mr. Ba and Xing Yue, the three of them have some involvement with Beidi people."

Bai Yan asked someone to take the collected gunpowder residues and motioned them to look at them, "I told Sizheng just now that the gunpowder is not pure, and it was not only found in Lord Ba's mansion, but also in this ruined temple. A little, but the strange thing is that Xing Yue was killed by a knife, and the fire/powder was useless at all."

"Xing Yue's martial arts skills are not bad. If he was prepared, he should have left some traces, but all the clues prove that he has almost no backhand power."

"Beidi people are tall, but it's not that Xing Yue has no chance to escape." Xiao Jiuqin has fought with Beidi for five years and is familiar with each other's weaknesses. Most of the people in the state don't understand Daliang's official language, if they appear, they will definitely attract attention."

"How is Jin Yiwei's search going?" It was said that there were clues, but in fact they were pointless, and the few of them were in a difficult situation for a while.

"Don't be too anxious," Huai Chun persuaded, "Now the other party is in the dark and we are in the light. The more anxious we are, the happier we are about the convenience."

Xiao Jiuqin glanced at Huai Chun, and then at Bai Yan, "Xing Yue's body was sent to Dali Temple to send people to look at it, you should go back to sleep first, you have been tossing around all day yesterday, and your feet are not stable."

Bai Yan shook his head, and went into the ruined temple to look around again. Finally, he stood at the door and asked Jin Yiwei, "This ruined temple is not very remote. Doesn't anyone come here on weekdays?"

"It was originally abandoned, and there are also many abandoned houses here. Most people have moved elsewhere in the past two years, and it has become what it is now..."

"Where's the beggar?" Bai Yan asked suddenly.

Jin Yiwei was startled.

Xiao Jiu, Qin Huaichun and the others were also stunned.

Bai Yan touched the abandoned Buddha statue with his fingertips, "Send someone to find out who the beggars in Yingdu have seen around here, or who have been wandering around Bafu and Xingfu in the past half a month .”

He always felt that he had overlooked something, but he never thought of it.

Looking at his tired face, Xiao Jiuqin couldn't help but take him away.

"With Huai Chun and the Second Highness watching, don't worry, go back and rest, and check slowly."

"I..." Bai Yan still wanted to argue, but Xiao Jiuqin carried him into the carriage and kissed him hard. He raised his head for a long time, his eyes full of threats, "Do you want to continue?"

"Ji, continue with what?" Bai Yan was stunned, a layer of crimson appeared on his cheeks.

Seeing this, Xiao Jiuqin wanted to kiss again, but he was afraid of offending him, so he gave up the next best thing. He rubbed his fingertips on Bai Yan's lips, "What else can we do? Naturally, we should investigate the case..."

After speaking, he lowered his head again, leaned closer, and breathed on Bai Yan's face, "Could it be that this is what you're thinking about?"

The moment his lips were touched, Bai Yan was in a daze for a moment.

Xiao Jiuqin didn't wrong himself in the end, leaned over and satiated him inside and out, leaned against Bai Yan's ears for a long while panting slightly, "I can't wait..."

Bai Yan: "..."

"You said, you and I are also childhood sweethearts, and we know each other's temperament, so don't you have any desire for it?"

"Thirst?" Bai Yan was confused, "What do you want?"

Xiao Jiuqin retreated a little, staring straight at Bai Yan's eyes full of spring, a little annoyed, "Is it true or fake?"

"I really don't understand." Bai Yan pressed a person on top of him. Although it was uncomfortable, he didn't speak. Since Xiao Jiuqin was willing to cling to him like this, let him go. Anyway, he couldn't lose a few pieces of meat.

Xiao Jiuqin sighed, "Since ancient times, I have been cultivating myself, regulating my family, governing the country, and the world. Now I have also cultivated myself. Governing the country is not counted, but there is protection for the country. Ping the world... It is half of the level, but it is missing."

He felt a little aggrieved, "Don't you think there is something missing?"

Bai Yan blinked.

I said, this guy turned a few corners, so he was waiting for him here!

Under Xiao Jiuqin's gaze, he slowly cleared his throat, "The Qi family, of course, must be together."

Xiao Jiuqin's eyes were shining, and he was already looking forward to Bai Yan's next words.

"In the past few years when you were not in Yingdu, I have thought a lot..."

Xiao Jiuqin's knees were so nervous that his knees went limp, and he seemed to have a villain in his heart, jumping up and down—continue to talk!

"In the final analysis, you have reached the crown." Bai Yan's voice was unhurried, Xiao Jiuqin was about to be hung up by him, his eyes were full of anticipation, the crown was reached, what's next?

"It's time to marry a wife." As soon as these four words were uttered, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

The only difference is that Xiao Jiuqin was beaming with joy, but Bai Yan lowered his eyes.

"Do you want to marry a wife?" Bai Yan asked.

"Of course." Xiao Jiuqin's voice was a little higher, and it was a little broken.

Bai Yan smacked, feeling rather uncomfortable, but he still squeezed his palms secretly, "There are not many noble girls in Beijing who are suitable for marriage, and they are in line with the Marquis of Pingjin... even less, I have chosen for you before." In the end, only four companies were selected.”

"Princess Yueyang, the second daughter of the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, the granddaughter of Duke Min, and the eldest daughter of the Xue family, the Queen Mother's nephew."

He breathed a sigh of relief as if he was afraid of being robbed of the conversation, "But I thought about it again, Princess Yueyang is stubborn and willful, and you two have different temperaments; the second daughter of the minister of the Ministry of War is Miss Wen Wan , but the Minister of the Ministry of War is in charge of military affairs, and the marriage of your two families is easily suspected by His Majesty; and the granddaughter of Min Guogong, I heard that she is not in good health, and she is not a good person. As for the eldest daughter of the Xue family..."

Bai Yan suddenly ran out of words.

He can find fault with other things, but the eldest daughter of the Xue family is really impeccable. She has a beautiful appearance and is a well-known talented woman in Yingdu. Her family background is comparable to that of the Marquis of Pingjin and she is not arrogant. , is indeed one of the best in a hundred.

And in all fairness, she and Xiao Jiuqin were indeed a match made in heaven.

Bai Yan's eyes were slightly dark, and the words "Made in Heaven" were a bit of an eyesore.

After Bai Yan evaluated the three, he fell silent. He lowered his eyes, and naturally he didn't notice Xiao Jiuqin's teeth itch with hatred.

"Why don't you continue talking?" How happy Xiao Jiuqin was at that moment, how disappointed he is now, it was clear that he didn't mean that, but Bai Yan chose to bring out four girls.

He gritted his teeth, wishing he could beat up Bai Yan, so that he would know what human words are.

But rationality stopped him, Xiao Jiuqin's voice was dark and sad, "Princess Yueyang is not suitable to be savage, the Minister of the Ministry of War has a sensitive status, and the granddaughter of Duke Min is not in good health. What about Miss Xue?"

His voice seemed to be mixed with ice, "Is she the most suitable wife you've chosen from thousands of times" for me?"

The words "thousands of choices" seemed to be covered with an extremely heavy weight, which made Bai Yan's breathing stagnate.

He was silent for a long time, slowly shaking his head.

"No."

Xiao Jiuqin frowned, "What is that?"

"Miss Xue is not suitable." Bai Yan's voice was slightly weaker.

Xiao Jiuqin asked her, "Why is it inappropriate? What's the reason?" It was clear that he wanted to clean up Bai Yan, but he was angry.

But he didn't expect the next sentence to completely freeze him.

Because Bai Yan said, "I don't like her."

As if he had accumulated all his strength, Bai Yan raised his head and said word by word, "I don't want you to marry her."

Xiao Jiuqin said later, "You don't like it? It's not that you married..."

"Then do you like her?" Bai Yan grabbed his sleeve with a serious and stubborn expression, "Do you like her? Do you want to marry her?"

Xiao Jiuqin was also 12 points serious, looking at Bai Yan fixedly, "I don't like it."

He seemed to feel that it was not convincing enough, and said, "I don't like Princess Yueyang, Miss Xue, or anyone else's precious golden lump..."

"Then who do you like?" Bai Yan asked.