The first work of the imperial prison

While talking to the old doctor, Ye Baiting gave Shen Jiang a wink without any trace.

Shen Jiang received it, and immediately patted his chest: "Yes, I promise! Only you and I know what happened here today. If we go out, we will definitely not hear it from others!"

There are a lot of investigation tasks recently, everyone is busy, all his subordinates have been sent out, and only one or two are around him to run errands and pass on messages. The team of Jinyi guards who escorted the young master stopped at the door, first to guard the yard, and second to be vigilant Around, there is no one else in this room except the old doctor and young master and him.

"Master Guan Qiao has already told you clearly, you know in your heart what you should be nervous about and what you should be wary of, and we will not bully you, so what are you afraid of?" Seeing that the old doctor has not spoken yet, I wonder if it is Shocked, but still unable to react for a while, Shen Jiang thought about it, and then said, "Well, I'll give you another sign, so you should feel relieved?"

What he took out was Jin Yiwei's signature. It was different from the identity plate, but it also had his name written on it. It was embossed by Beizhen Fusi.

Shen Jiang lit the small wooden sign: "Words are empty words. Others may be honest or treacherous. There is nothing wrong with it, right? This is sent by the commander himself. Not to mention Jin Yiwei, it is the commander himself. If this incident causes you any trouble, you take it to Beizhen Fusi. If anyone dares to ignore you, you can kick the door and curse the street. The commander will definitely punish us at that time , not you!"

After finishing speaking, he snorted again: "It means that you are a doctor, and you are old, and there are merits in helping the world and saving the people. The young master just said something. We have to respect it. If you change someone else, you will definitely not be treated like this. Listen! Got it?"

The old doctor looked at Ye Baiting, at Shen Jiang, and then at the sign stuffed in his hand, everyone else was talking about this, if he...

He sighed slowly, and finally said: "This young master is right. Just half an hour ago, a few people knocked on my door and said something to me... They are all embarrassing, I don't know you. But by looking at his demeanor and movements, he knew it was Lian Jiazi, who had blood on his hands. I dare not offend. They seemed to know that Shen Baihu had approached me before and threatened me not to talk nonsense, but they didn't know that I was There's something here."

Shen Jiang nodded: "Don't worry, we will pick this thing up outside, and you haven't seen it before."

Ye Baiting also said: "Since the other party is only warning and has no other actions, they probably believe that what you are involved in is not serious. You can rest assured that Jin Yiwei knows it well."

The old doctor was tired from standing, so he walked to the table and sat down, and pointed to the seats next to him, asking Ye Baiting and Shen Jiang to sit down too: "You want to ask, Meng Nanxing, right? He is a good boy, he has been very good since he was a child, Sensible, not mischievous, know how to love my mother, it should be congenitally deficient in the womb, he was a little weak when he was a child, and often fell ill, and later his father passed away, the family conditions were not good, and he didn't raise him up, so his physique was worse than others , not very tall, we were neighbors at that time, he often came to see a doctor when he was young, but then my son had an accident in a foreign country, so I moved away, and it took about ten years before I moved back again, and met again he."

"His health is getting worse and worse, and he is a little bit weak. He has too much internal wear and tear, and he needs to strengthen his foundation, but he doesn't like to take medicine. Stubborn, no one will listen to any persuasion... When Shen Baihu came last time, I asked him about his condition. According to my experience, his pulse is just weak. Baihu said that he vomits frequently, which should not happen logically. Most of his symptoms when he contracted wind-cold were fever, night sweats, at most poor appetite, and rarely spleen-stomach disharmony and vomiting, which may happen occasionally, but definitely not all year round.”

"And this thing," the old doctor pointed to what Shen Jiang found out, "it's what he left for a doctor's visit before he left the capital. I really don't know anything about the rest. He came to me just to see a doctor and get medicine. I never knew what happened to me, what friends I made, whether I was proud or sad."

Ye Baiting looked over: "When did the thing fall?"

The old doctor: "One day before the first year of the year, on the morning of the 22nd lunar month, his mother's funeral was over. He was going back to his hometown Ding You and asked me how many more doses of medicine he would take. My eyesight is not good, and I didn’t notice it at the time. I saw it when I was about to pack up and rest at night. It was too late. They probably left the city early, so I had no choice but to put it away. How to hand it over to him."

On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the people by the moat slaughtered the meat for the New Year, and a large amount of hot water was poured into the moat, causing the water flow to change in a short period of time. And just the morning before, the old doctor met Meng Nanxing's man. Needless to say, the deceased was killed and arrested. The time to dismember the corpse is on this day, the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month!

As for what fell that morning...

Ye Baiting looked at it, it was a concentric knot.Two rhombus-shaped accessories connected together, with a lanyard on the top and a silk ribbon on the bottom, the two diamond-shaped sharp corners reach the space of the lanyard, and there are two small balls woven from red ropes for decoration. The main color of Fangsheng is yellow Green and light blue, with silk ribbons of the same color hanging underneath, the look and feel of the whole object is not too dazzling red, nor too plain, in short, it is beautiful and generous.

It is common for men to use diamond-shaped accessories, but concentric Fangsheng is a bit more subtle. Fangsheng was originally a headdress style of women's hairpins, and later it is often used as a metaphor for love. The meaning of complaint, not to mention the victory of concentricity?

Ye Baiting looked at the Fang Sheng, and asked the old doctor: "You have known him for a long time, do you know if he has a sweetheart?"

"No?" The old doctor paused, "Should...not?"

Shen Jiang remembered a little bit: "His mother looks at him so closely, staring at him like eyeballs, hoping for him to be famous all day long, and trying to win face for herself, will she show him a good girl?"

The old doctor: "This..."

Ye Baiting understood, and the corners of her eyes lowered slightly: "Meng Nanxing's loss is too great, and the deficiency cannot be replenished... What's going on?"

The old doctor knew at a glance that he was a smart person, and there was no need to hide it, so he said three words: "... Wu Geng Xi."

Shen Jiang didn't understand: "What? What venting?"

Ye Baiting pointed out the essence of the condition directly: "Kidney deficiency."

The old doctor nodded: "It's just kidney deficiency. He has been weak since he was a child. He has suffered losses in the past two years. It's not unusual to have any symptoms. It's not a big deal. If you don't have enough life fire, just make up for it. As long as he listens According to me, if you take the medicine for a year, you will definitely be cured, but he just doesn't cooperate, not because he thinks the soup and medicine are bitter, but because he is busy with work and has no time, his mother knows this, so he never urged him to get married... "

Ye Baiting and Shen Jiang stayed in the old man's house for a long time. After asking the clues, Shen Jiang still remembered what happened before, kicked down the solid wall of others, and cursed Yuan Li loudly: "You are a stubborn old man who thinks If you don’t tell me, I won’t be able to find out! You are the first one who dares to talk back in front of Jin Yiwei, and I dare not punish you because of your age! Just wait, don’t let me touch you next time!”

In the room, the little granddaughter with a bun came out and grabbed the old doctor's clothes: "Grandpa, what's wrong?"

The old doctor patted his granddaughter's head: "...It's okay, baby girl, go play by yourself?"

His fingers clenched the signing card in his hand. What is he afraid of, this old bone half buried in loess?As long as the children are fine and can grow up safely and smoothly, he can feel at ease, Jin Yiwei... not bad.

When he turned around to pack his things, his old but not cloudy eyes glanced over the window. The wind was still cold, but the sky was clear with white clouds.

That child from the Meng family...it's a pity.

Shen Jiang studied the concentric Fang Sheng in his hand, looked over and over, but found nothing: "Is this thing useful?"

"Of course it's useful, it's evidence," Ye Baiting walked on the road under the sun, "it's an important physical evidence that proves that Meng Nanxing died on the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month."

Shen Jiang's eyes widened immediately: "What? When did it happen, and there is a specific time of death?"

Ye Baiting pointed to the concentric Fang Sheng in his hand: "Look at the color of it, his mother has just died, and he is worried and about to be a filial piety, why does he have such a thing on him? Isn't the color too bright?"

Shen Jiang looked at it and nodded: "That shouldn't be taken." Is there a rule for keeping filial piety, "Could it be that you didn't bring it out, but just kept it on your body?"

"So this thing is very important, you can't forget it, even if you want to go home, you have to take it with you first."

Ye Baiting looked at the mottled light and shadow on the ground: "Mother passed away, and Ding You was invited by the Ministry of Finance. What is the most important thing to him now? What is so special about this thing? Before leaving the capital, in the last period of time, what he wanted to do? What is it? Where do you want to go? Who do you want to see?"

This concentric victory is just a sense of ritual, or does the last thing he wants to do need this concentric victory?

"If all the problems are clarified, we will know who the murderer is."

"That's right! If you look for it again, you will be able to catch the murderer!" After Shen Jiang nodded, she recalled, "No, how did you determine the time of death of the deceased, young master? Why is it the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month?"

What did he miss again!

Ye Baiting: "The commander found something." He briefly described what Qiu Xunqing found, so that the other party would know.

Shen Jiang: ...

If you had said that earlier, I would not have asked, Commander...Of course I would have missed it, otherwise I would have been cut off. The Commander can only belong to you, Young Master!But the commander is really capable, he is too busy here to check the clues and confess, and the commander has done so many great things without making a sound!

"Then what's the matter with the old man today? He suddenly retorted..." Shen Jiang pondered for a moment, "Could it be because we have an imperial edict? The commander asked for an imperial edict, which made others excited?"

Ye Bai glanced at it: "Finally a little smarter."

Shen Jiang laughed twice, then frowned again: "Then what should we do next? Others are doing this kind of thing secretly, can we still find new clues?"

Ye Baiting: "Did you get information about Meng Nanxing's mother?"

"That's right, there are quite a lot. As long as it has nothing to do with the murder case, others have nothing to hide. Besides, there are people coming and going in the market, and there must be something to talk about..." Shen Jiang took out his small notebook , while looking at it, he said, "Meng Nanxing's mother's surname is Wang, she is a woman with a strong personality, she has face, but she can also let go, she is aggressive, and she has never lost a fight..."

"Ms. Wang's request to Meng Nanxing is that she must study hard, get ahead, and be famous. Apart from studying, Meng Nanxing doesn't have to do anything, and she doesn't have to take care of the house. She can take care of everything, and she doesn't need to take care of her son. Don't let Meng Nanxing go out, don't let him socialize, don't let him play, he has to study when he wakes up in the morning, and goes to bed at night... It's really a headache. The neighbors still remember how hard it was for this child to read and read. .”

"Ms. Wang has very high requirements on Meng Nanxing's schoolwork. If she can't finish her homework, she is not allowed to sleep. Once her husband's test scores fail to meet the standard, or if her husband says something similar to worry, she will punish Meng Nanxing very severely."

"Meng Nanxing hasn't been bullied much outside, and he doesn't have a chance. Doesn't he go out often, but even if he just passes by a certain place and is talked about by a naughty child, Mrs. Wang will stop at the child's house and scold him for a day. , All the punishment and grievances he has received since he was a child probably all came from his mother."

"Wang's life's hope and glory are all in his son, and the words on his lips are 'you have to strive, mother only has you'. It's not that the mother and son have never had quarrels. Generally speaking, they still depend on each other and depend on each other. Mrs. Wang has always been in good health. The year before last, she had a serious illness. It was also because of Meng Nanxing's household affairs. The two quarreled and she vomited. "

After Shen Jiang finished speaking, he sighed: "The relationship between these two people, how should I put it, the mother is very strict, and the son is very obedient and filial. He will try his best to listen to his mother so that she can be healthy. I am in a good mood, I have asked all the way, and I feel that the two of them, it seems that the son relies on the mother to take care of him, so that he can live easily, but in fact, the mother relies on the son to live..."

Ye Baiting listened, and gradually began to think about it.

Even though he went out today, he didn't dare to go too far. Shen Jiang didn't dare to take the young master elsewhere when the commander was not there. The road under the two of them was the direction back to Beizhen Fusi.

Unexpectedly, there are many turmoil today, and it is impossible to see him safe. The two of them are still on the road, and before they reach the gate of Fusi in Beizhen, they received a letter. Go to the Ministry of Households, and Shen Baihu goes with you.

Shen Jiang: "I'm going too? The commander knows I'm here?" Before the soldier could answer, he nodded again, "I have to go, I won't go, the young master is on the road alone, what can I do without protection? ?”

Ye Baiting quickly finished reading the letter, folded it, and put it in his arms, his eyes were bright and dark, and a cloud of mist was surging.

Shen Jiang felt something was wrong: "What's wrong?"

Ye Baiting looked at him: "Go to the household department and make a big fuss, how dare you apply for Baihu?"

"Making a scene? Afraid?" Shen Jiang's expression immediately became excited, gearing up, "I'm afraid it's not lively enough! Make trouble with them! Tell them not to cooperate! Small sample, even playing dirty tricks to block Grandpa's way, punish them!"

Ye Baiting spread out his palms, and handed the small sign that came with the letter to Shen Jiang: "What about now?"

Shen Jiang took a deep breath and held the small sign: "Today I am the boss, and anyone who stands in my way will die! The same is true for the Minister of the Household Department!"

Shen Baihu turned around and left in a menacing manner, leading the young master all the way to the household department.

The door of the household department is closed, the door plaque hangs high, the gray walls are blue tiles, the atmosphere is solemn and quiet, even a bird flying by has to flatten its wings and breathe, so that people can't hear the sound.

But in Ye Baiting's field of vision, a figure appeared and disappeared for a short time. Inside the deep courtyard wall, deep in the roof, he was wearing dark blue clothes, wearing soap boots, with a thin waist, slender legs, and smooth lines from his shoulders to his arms. Graceful, especially those big hands, from the shape to the knuckles are familiar to him...

"There seems to be some movement?" Shen Jiang turned his head left and right, trying to hear where the movement came from.

Not only him, but the guard standing in front of the door also seemed to have noticed something, and wanted to send a signal to summon his colleagues to look.

Ye Baiting narrowed his eyes: "Kick the door."

"Ah?" Shen Jiang was stunned for a moment, "Isn't it a bit inappropriate to just come up here?"

Even if it is to show off one's power and show off one's power, one must be polite first, even if one pretends to be aggressive, wouldn't it seem that one is at a disadvantage?

Ye Baiting's face was serious, without ambiguity at all: "I said, kick the door."

Master Shen Jiangxunsi is not a person who doesn't know the importance. Since he gave such an order, there must be a reason for him, but there is no time to tell... He spread his big hand, spit in a gesture, and rubbed it: "Kick, kick!"

He didn't ask anyone to pass it on, he kicked his feet on the spot to accumulate energy, rushed forward, and lifted his feet——

With a bang, the door of the household department was kicked open.

It was the duty time in the morning, and the door of the household department was so wide open that it was closed, but it would not be bolted. Shen Jiang's kick did not open the door, but a slap in the face!Why is it an official office, how can such provocation be tolerated?

Almost instantly, the air became tense. No one paid any attention to the little movement before, and no one wanted to go behind to see what was going on. All the focus of sight and attention were focused on the front of the gate, including the four Guards on duty outside.

A group of people rushed over here, and soon, the officials in the household department were also alarmed, and some people walked out with their official robes, rushing here.

Ye Baiting looked at the far side of the inner wall, where a certain figure swayed for a moment and then disappeared, the corners of his lips curled up—it was done.

Shen Jiang looked at Kungfu and then took a look, and he admired him even more in his heart. If it were the young master of our Beizhen Fusi, he was very courageous, and he didn't have any fear at all when he came to provoke and slap his face. When others were nervous and angry, the young master would still laugh Woolen cloth!

He took a few steps back to protect the young master, and looked at the barking people vigilantly: "What are you going to do?"

Zhao Xingde became even more angry: "What are you going to do? In broad daylight, the world is bright and bright. This is the official office of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the face of the court. How dare you call on the door? Do you still have Wang Fa in your eyes!"

Shen Jiang felt a little guilty, and turned his head quickly to see what words were more appropriate, and he could be more stubborn...

The young master over there has already opened his mouth: "It is obvious that your household department did not obey the imperial decree and did not cooperate with Jin Yiwei's investigation, so Jin Yiwei had to come to the door to look for it in person—your department's ability to fight is really good."

Zhao Xingde was dumbfounded by what he said, who was it?Obviously you kicked the door wrong!

Shen Jiang also reacted, and straightened his back even more. That's right, what the young master said was right!

"That's right, the imperial decree has been issued, asking your household department to cooperate with the investigation. Why did Fu Sikong in Beizhen wait for a day, but no one came to the door? If you don't go, we have to come and investigate in person!"

When Shen Jiang was talking, Ye Baiting kept paying attention to the surrounding environment. Seeing that the surroundings had calmed down, and someone wanted to go to the back to take a look, she covered her lips with her fingers and said softly, "Go inside."

go inside?

Shen Jiang was quite obedient, he held his head up straight, pulled Zhao Xingde away, and went straight in.

He wasn't worried about the young master either, he was not the only one who came with him, he also brought a team of Jinyi guards behind him, Yishui's flying fish suits, embroidered spring knives, and they were all well-trained, and they had to practice every morning and evening, as soon as the team was pulled out , The two sides divide the water and stand, that is a mighty domineering, no one dares to provoke.

Ye Baiting followed him all the way.

As Shen Jiang walked in, he quietly asked, "Master, when will you stop?"

Ye Baiting also whispered back: "When I say yes."

But the young master has never said yes, Shen Jiang has rushed to the hall of the Ministry of Accounts, there is no way ahead, and the territory of the Minister of the Ministry of Human Resources and Accounts is ahead, still rushing!

"Master?"

Shen Jiang asked for instructions again, but the young master didn't speak, Shen Jiang understood and had to rush.

He didn't care about it, rushed to the door of the Minister of the Household Department, and didn't ask anyone to pass it on, just pushed the door open.

Excuse me!It's quite neat, who is inside, there are the household minister Wan Chengyun, the servant Deng Huaqi, and the very familiar father-in-law, Dongchang Changgong Fu Lixing.The three of them were not sitting down, they were standing in the middle of the room talking, Wan Chengyun had a piece of paper in his hand, and several people were pushing... grabbing?

Everyone inside: ...

"Why-"

Shangshu Wan Chengyun hadn't finished his sentence yet, Shen Jiangxian yelled, "What are you doing!"

Not only did he yell like he was catching a female gangster, but he also rushed over, snatched the paper quickly, and handed it to the young master to read together.

It was a list, and Ye Baiting saw Jiang Yiqing's name.

At this time, Zhao Xingde, who was falling behind, finally caught up and ran over panting: "My lord, they—"

Wan Chengyun's face sank like water: "What's going on?"

Zhao Xingde made a salute: "Forgive me, my lord, Jin Yiwei broke down the door with force, but the lower officials couldn't stop it..."

As he was talking, he glanced at Ye Baiting with a terrified expression. This young man...isn't he the love of the commander of Jin Yiwei!Why did you get mixed up with Baihu again?

Yes... a bit powerful.

Seeing Ye Baiting, Fu Lixing smiled, "Hey, isn't this Mr. Ye Xiao? Why are you here at the household department today?"

Ye Baiting said calmly: "The factory owner also has official duties here? It's really hard work, I'm sorry."

The servant on the right, Deng Huaqi, is a fat man with a greasy body and a greasy mouth: "So you are the well-known little master of Beizhen Fusi. As expected, you are young and promising, with outstanding demeanor."

The look in his eyes, not to mention greasy, at least a little bit of inquiry, and the meaning of wanting to get acquainted.

Zhao Xingde was a little dazed: "No, isn't it just a little love?" Why do you all respect him so much, don't you know that he came in!Could it be that you have identified the wrong person?

He frowned and insisted: "My lord, this person doesn't know etiquette, and he is arrogant because of being favored. He should be punished and rewarded with a lesson. I beg my lord to reward me!"

Just after these two sentences, there was a sudden commotion outside, as if tiles had fallen to the ground.

Everyone subconsciously wanted to see it, and Zhao Xingde was about to call someone——

Ye Baiting suddenly raised his voice: "Presumptuous!"

Shen Jiang followed immediately and stared at Zhao Xingde: "How is Mr. Zhao talking? How dare you slander my Jinyiwei man! This is Ye Baiting, the governor of Beizhen, who has been famous before the emperor. Can you point it out?" ? Call sir!"

Ye Baiting glanced at Wan Chengyun indifferently: "Is this how Master Shang Shu manages his subordinates? The rules of the household department are really an eye-opener for a certain person."

This scene happened suddenly, the room was quiet, and I didn't know what to do. Almost everyone subconsciously looked at Fu Lixing, Dongchang Changgong. Among all the people, he was not the most serious official, but he was the one who could influence things the most.

Fu Lixing looked at Bai Ting, his eyes darkened slightly.

Ye Baiting raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why, does the factory owner have something to say?"

At this moment, his squinting posture, way of speaking, and even standing posture all subtly overlap with Qiu Yiqing, as if the person standing here is not him, but the entire Beizhen Fusi, and anyone who wants to speak must pay attention.