The first work of the imperial prison

"Snapped--"

The sudden sound of broken porcelain broke the silence of the room, everyone's tense nerves had to be tightened again, and everyone's focus was on the source of the noise.

It turned out to be Zhao Xingde, who was preparing to refill tea for everyone in the room.

At the moment, there is no one else in the room, and all the people here are officials, one is more powerful and reliable than the other, Zhao Xingde looks at others, and then at himself, he is getting more and more empty, the round of tea that Jiang Yiqing continued just now is almost finished, Everyone's teacups are almost empty, and the father-in-law of Dongchang just used tea as a raft, saying that he was thirsty. No matter what the final reason is, everyone's teacups are about to bottom out, and they will not continue... Isn't it obvious that the Ministry of Accounting will not treat customers ?

Zhao Xingde was able to get to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, he did not lack the eyesight and strength, he had the most experience in serving the Shangguan, look at these people in the room, which one seems to want to move?And he can't go out to call people, so who would he do if he doesn't do this job?Pointing at the Shangguan?

He quietly picked up the teapot and refilled the tea one by one, from east to west, but his mind was good, but his hands hadn't done this work for a long time. Shouting and huddling, a group of people waited on them, not very skilled in technology, and with a slip of their hand, with a 'pop' sound, Shangguan's teacup was accidentally thrown to the ground by him, making a big noise.

However, this is not over yet, do you think it's fine to just throw the teacup out?There is new tea in it, and the tea is boiling hot, so it won't hurt if it splashes on your hands?Pain, what will subconsciously do?

Like all ordinary people, Zhao Xingde had no time to think about it, and he couldn't do it, so he let go of his hand and threw the teapot away.

He threw it away, did it burn, everyone understood, but the teapot was thrown in the wrong direction, directly aimed at Ye Baiting!

Shen Jiang immediately became anxious: "What are you doing! Young master, get out of the way—"

At this time, the Xiuchun knife is useless. If you split the teapot, wouldn't the boiling water in it splash all over your body?Shen Baihu jumped directly in front of the young master. It doesn't matter if he has rough skin and thick flesh. If he burns his body and soaks it back, his daughter-in-law will still hurt, so he definitely can't hurt the young master!

And the teapot was thrown in the face!The people in the household department are black-hearted!

There is one thing faster than him.

With a sound of '咻', a small thing flew over from the side of the open window against the charcoal gas. The speed was fast and urgent, and the force was precisely controlled. The teapot in my hand didn't break, but turned around and turned diagonally, and landed on the blank ground. There was a 'snap', it wasn't broken, but a small hole was opened, and the tea slowly flowed out from it, wet ground...

No one was hurt!

What a handsome effort!The window is only opened so little, and it is so accurate to see and shoot so accurately!

Looking at the little thing that smashed the teapot, everyone became even more silent. It was about half the size of a palm, with gold letters on a black background, and a big word for "Chou" written on it. Who couldn't recognize the brand of Jinyiwei?There is also the word 'resentment', who is coming, there is no need to guess.

The owner of the factory, Fu Lixing, even closed his eyes, watching his nose and nose with concern, and didn't say a word.

He was a little surprised before, why Ye Baiting and Shen Jiang came so abruptly, and asked miscellaneous questions, which seemed to have nothing to do with the case, as if they were asking casually, there must be some small tricks, unthinkable, those who wanted to cover up, unexpectedly Is it this 'big mouse'?

Soon, there were footsteps approaching from far and near. Xuansu's soap boots, dark blue clothes, the corners of the clothes slid away like water patterns, the swing of the long legs showed momentum, and the lines from the waist back to the shoulders were smooth Perfect, with a majestic figure, slashed sideburns, staring eyes, a person who can walk out of the aura of thousands of troops, who is not Qiu Xunqing?

The identity of the visitor is unusual, and no one speaks. The Minister of the Household Department also has to stand up to receive him, and express his attitude: "The unknown command envoy is visiting, and Wan Mou is far away to welcome him."

Qiu Yiqing ignored him at all, rolled his eyelids, and slid over the leaking teapot on the ground: "Who smashed it?"

Zhao Xingde knelt down with a plop, trembling with fright: "Xiaguan... Xiaguan missed for a while, it was not intentional..."

Wan Chengyun frowned: "Isn't it a bit inappropriate for the commander to break into the household department and ask me about the official's crime when he comes?"

The hostile green blade-like gaze turned to him: "Those who bully this envoy, have you asked this envoy?"

Zhao Xingde: "The lower officials were wronged! Didn't the lower officials—"

Wan Chengyun frowned even deeper.

At this time, Shen Jiang had already picked up the commander's signboard on the ground, wiped it clean, and handed it to Qiu Yiqing. Qiu Yiqing put it away again, walked to Ye Baiting's side, and took the person from head to toe carefully. Read it again.

Ye Baiting knew that he was worried about himself, there were so many people in the room, it was hard to talk, but the two of them were so close, taking advantage of others not being able to see, he suddenly held Qiu Yiqing's hand, and put his little finger on the other's palm, gently Scratched lightly.

Qiu Suiqing: ...

The commander reacted too slowly, and didn't give a response. Ye Baiting bent his fingers again, and used to pay attention to trimming at all times. His nails didn't grow very long, and scratched Qiu Xingqing again, indicating that he was fine, don't be nervous, really.

Chou Yiqing not only itched slightly on his palms, but also on the tip of his heart and his throat, as if he was hooked by a naughty cat and wanted to play, but he couldn't refuse, so he simply shook Ye Baiting's hand with his big hand.

Ye Baiting: ...

The commander didn't speak, but he could understand the look in his eyes: Be quiet.

Who am I for!Although the trouble came to my door today, the purpose of the trouble was to solve the case, to get down to business, not to make trouble!All of you are here, it's obvious that things are almost done, and there is no need to cover up, so don't make a fuss. If others insist on being serious, we are not afraid, but we will not waste time!If you have that little effort, why don't you go to investigate and search for evidence?

Qiu Yiqing seemed to have never seen R&F until now: "The factory owner is also there."

Fulihang: ...

The middle-aged eunuch once again showed the fake smiling face that has remained unchanged for 800 years: "Isn't this a coincidence? First Mr. Ye Xiao, and the commander also came."

Compared with the ability of yin and yang, Qiu Yiqing is not lacking. Turning his gaze down, he saw the empty teacup he was holding: "Would you like tea?"

Fu Lixing could only continue to smirk: "The tea from Hubu...is pretty good."

Who cares about this crap, does he drink less of the good tea in the palace?He wants to come, your people let me go!

Qiu Yiqing seemed unwilling to even talk about the scene, and was too lazy to socialize, so he looked at Ye Baiting: "Have you finished all the questions?"

Ye Baiting coughed, and looked at Zhao Xingde who was kneeling on the ground: "Last year, on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, what were the people in your household department doing?"

Zhao Xingde was a little afraid of Qiu Xingqing's eyes, he didn't dare to look up, thought about it, the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, isn't it a young year?

"It's the festival that day, so I'll be at home... Li Guangji is not very sociable. I heard that he was bored at home all day, reading books and drinking wine. Jiang Yiqing seems to have gone out for fun and came home at night. Lord Wan and Lord Deng The family is big and the business is big, there are a lot of guests in the house, and the officials want to say that they will visit in the past, but there is no way to sit down and chat..."

After Ye Baiting listened, he looked at Qiu Yiqing: "I'm done asking, let's go."

Crowd: ...

Is this a question you really want to ask!No matter how you look at it, it looks like perfunctory!It's the 'big mouse' that's done, you can go now, right?

No matter what others think, Qiu Xunqing certainly has no objection to his little assistant: "Let's go."

As a result, as soon as he walked to the door, Lin Bin from the stall came over with cleaning tools. He must have heard the sound of broken porcelain coming from the room just now, and felt that no one cared. He walked in a little hurry and accidentally bumped into Hatred.

"sorry……"

It stands to reason that Qiu Xunqing would not be hit by him so easily, but there is Ye Baiting beside Qiu Xunqing, and the door is not big, protecting people, so he can't avoid himself, and others are not malicious assassins, so he can't just use the knife casually Hidden weapons.

But this isn't the first time this has happened.

Ye Baiting could see clearly that Lin Bin came here for Qiu Yiqing. Last time in the hall of the household department, Lin Bin said he would pour tea for Qiu Yiqing.

The unresponsive ones, such as Shen Jiang, didn't notice anything, and the sharp-eyed ones, such as the factory owner Fu Lixing, immediately saw that this young man was white and thin, with a pure and innocent face. What's the Difference Between Flower Boys?

Taking advantage of this moment, Ye Baiting not only carefully observed Lin Bin, but also turned his gaze back to the three of Deng Hua, Qiwan, and Zhao Xingde, paying close attention to see if he could see other clues...

Qiu Yiqing was not so gentle. Seeing someone poking in front of him and refusing to leave, Xiuchun swung the scabbard and pulled him aside.

Lin Bin is a young man who doesn't know martial arts. He has a thin waist and a weak body. He couldn't stand his push and pull. He staggered a few steps, leaned to one side, and was supported by Wan Chengyun: "Be careful."

Zhao Xingde pulled the man over and stood up: "What are you doing? What's wrong with your eyes! The commander dares to bump into you, why don't you apologize!"

Lin Bin hurriedly knelt down, or he had to kneel if he didn't kneel, as if his leg was hurt and he couldn't stand still: "The little man knows his mistake... It wasn't intentional, but he just heard the noise and the officials outside were busy, so he thought Come here and help clean it up, who carelessly..."

When he was kneeling, his legs were trembling, and while he spoke cautiously, he held on stubbornly, which made anyone feel very pitiful, but he shouldn't say a harsh word.

Qiu Yiqing sneered, and looked at Wan Chengyun: "Do you guys in the household department all behave like this?"

When the line of sight slid over, it seemed to fall on Shen Jiang's body.

Shen Jiang instinctively tightened his waist and lifted his chest up to show an example. Look at our North Town Fusi, Jin Yiwei, all of them are so energetic!Never engage in those messy flower jobs, have you seen it!

Afraid that others would not notice, he coughed loudly twice, and looked around, looking rather disdainful—all looking at me!Look at me! !

Lin Bin kneeling on the ground: ...

Wan Chengyun, who was provocatively pointed at his nose and asked: ...

Qiu Yiqing didn't wait for anyone's answer at all, and left with Ye Baiting and Shen Jiang. The Jinyiwei outside lined up like a stream of water, and followed them away, saying that the well-trained pace was enough to make people admire.

Wan Chengyun: ...

Always feel like I'm losing.

R&F came over and patted him on the shoulder: "My lord, look at this matter. It's not that our family doesn't want to help. The Fusi of Beizhen has resorted to all kinds of tricks to investigate the case. Master Wan still has doubts." Number, try to be on guard, if there is an emergency—you know how to find our family."

The three of Ye Baiting left the household department and walked to the street. It was already dark outside, the tired birds returned to the forest, and the dusk was deep. Lanterns had been hung up in the shops on the street, faintly illuminating the road ahead.

Finally walking a little further, Ye Baiting couldn't hold back, and asked Qiu Yiqing, "Did you get what you were looking for?"

Unexpectedly, Qiu Yiqing didn't hold back, and opened his mouth at the same time as him: "If you want to ask, can you ask?"

The two were startled together, their footsteps paused slightly, their eyes met, and they nodded at the same time.

Shen Jiang: ...

What, what?What is what you are looking for?What do you want to ask?

He froze for a moment, savoring the eyes of the two people, the feeling of facing each other, and understood, the Ministry of Finance made a fuss, one of the two provided cover for the other, one supported the other, one got something, and the other asked for clues ...

"And just me... had a quarrel with real feelings?"

He didn't intend to make a sound, but Nai He was too shocked, so he didn't hug him, and said what he was talking to himself.

Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing turned around at the same time, their eyes were similarly staring, or disgusted: "What do you think?"

However, Shen Jiang's performance today was just right. The room was full of people, and all his movements and expressions did not seem to be fake. Others didn't react at the first time, and when they did, it was basically useless. If you are still obedient, just stop it with confidence, what can you do?In the end, I couldn't stop it anymore. It is estimated that Qiu Yiqing's work is over. If he can show up without hiding, he won't be afraid of being discovered...

The young master was in a good mood, looking up at the vast night, the corners of his lips curled up: "Tonight will probably be very long."

Qiu Su Qing's head: "You have to prepare a pot of good tea."

Ye Baiting: "I still need a full meal."

Qiu Xunqing: "Alcohol can only be drunk later."

Shen Jiang scratched the back of his head: "No, what are you... talking about?" How could he not understand!

Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing turned their eyes to him: "Shen Baihu will probably work overtime tonight."

"Maybe I won't be able to go home."

Shen Jiang: ...

I'm just asking this question!

Alright, overtime work is overtime, he is used to it...

The place where the three of them worked overtime was still Master Jiao's warm pavilion.

Shen Jiang has been promoted to a hundred households, and has his own class room, which is not shared with others, and the place is not small, but it is very deserted. He basically does not go there except to change clothes and take a rest. It's his own room, the first one in Beizhen Fusi, spacious and clean inside, every day someone cleans the aromatherapy, but he basically doesn't sleep, he leaves after changing clothes, relatively speaking, Ye Baiting's place is comfortable and comfortable, It's not a question of old and new, it seems that as long as he is here, no matter how wide or neat it is, the place is comfortable and pleasing to the eye, and even the dog has developed a habit in the past two months. For training, I have to run over to take a look first, see if the young master is there, smell it, feel relieved, and then go back...

It’s not difficult to have a full meal. Even in the middle of the night, Beizhen Fusi’s stoves will not be completely extinguished, and there is always one left. I’m lucky tonight. The kitchen has made sour soup and fatty beef, which is delicious no matter whether it is served with rice or noodles. The side dishes are also good, the three of them don't talk much, and eat quickly.

Water was boiling on the small red clay stove next to it. When the water boiled, he slammed against the lid of the kettle. Qiu Yiqing stretched out his big hand, not afraid of being scalded, and made tea easily. When Ye Baiting finished eating, the tea was ready too. , the temperature is slightly hot, but it tastes just right, warming the heart and stomach.

"Let's go over the case."

Ye Baiting asked the handyman below to find a way to make him easier to solve the case, and built him a small wooden board with a bracket. Usually, he does not need to prop it up against the wall and put it against the wall. When he needs to use it, he opens it up and it becomes a small blackboard. No, small whiteboard.

Because it is inconvenient to write with a brush, I sent a special charcoal pen from below. The material of the wood board is also very special, a little rough, and it is easy to erase the written words. You can also use small nails to press the written on paper, without leaving too many marks .

"First, the first impression of the person involved in the case—"

Ye Baiting wrote down a few names on the small whiteboard, Wan Chengyun, Deng Huaqi, Zhao Xingde, Jiang Yiqing, Li Guangji...the deceased Guan Xiuzhu and Meng Nanxing were written side by side in the middle.

As soon as he wrote the pen, Shen Jiang felt a little offended, the young master wrote with a dog's paw...

"I'll still come."

He volunteered, with a positive face, Ye Baiting didn't want to be upset, so he gave him the pen, and he put it back on the heating kang, sitting next to the desk, took a sip of tea, Qiu Xunqing pushed the snacks over, and even gave him A small pill was stuffed in his mouth and let him taste it.

Shen Jiang: ...

Forget it, who told us that our brains are not as good as others?

"Wan Chengyun first," Ye Baiting looked at his name on the small whiteboard, and said, "High position, dignified, good family background, good skills, good at managing subordinates, it seems that everyone admires him."

Qiu Xunqing: "Deng Huaqi has a huge family behind him. He doesn't seem to be motivated, and he doesn't even appear in the household department, but no one dares to question him. To deal with him, his focus is more in the external officialdom, but Ruohu If there is something wrong with him, he must be able to solve it."

Not capable, his family is also capable.

The boss started to analyze, and Shen Jiang couldn't be idle. He added keywords around each name in small characters, and followed the analysis: "Zhao Xingde... is slippery and sophisticated, good at dancing with long sleeves? Like that Jiang Yiqing, if Jiang Yiqing's official career goes well, he will Probably about the same age as him. Meng Nanxing... looks good and has good handwriting, but he deliberately keeps a low profile and has no sense of presence. Li Guangji is even worse. He is timid and cowardly. He has a lot of business affairs crowded into him, and he doesn't know how to refuse. Guan Xiuzhu is different, he looks handsome, he likes to laugh and has no temper, but he is actually a tough guy with a stubborn side..."

"The two deceased are both young people, so let's start with the young people," Ye Baiting held a cup of tea, "Which of the few people advanced to the household department?"

Shen Jiang pointed at a person's name: "That must be Jiang Yiqing."

Ye Baiting: "What happened to him when he entered the household department? What's the working atmosphere like in the household department?"

Shen Jiang was taken aback for a moment: "Is...do you have to think so far?"

Ye Baiting smiled slightly: "It's a long night, don't you have nothing to do, if you are hungry, the commander can still make you supper, can't you?"

As soon as his eyes came over, Qiu Yiqing nodded: "You are hungry."

Shen Jiang: ...

He can work overtime, but there is no need for supper. He feels that he is very full now, very full, and there is no need to feed him anymore!

"Also... yes, from the beginning to the end, everything is clear, I don't believe that I can't find a clue!"

Ye Baiting returned to the topic: "Today in the household department, you heard what Jiang Yiqing said. He said that when he came to the household department, he had to work overtime and often came home very late, and he didn't even have time to eat dinner. The leader—that is, Wan Chengyun , I care about him very much, I will ask about his life, I will meet him occasionally when I walk late, and I will take him out to socialize when I hear that he has not eaten, and he is good at drinking. A direction of doubt..."

Shen Jiang: "Is there a problem here?"

Ye Baiting nodded: "I asked Jiang Yiqing to refill the tea for everyone here before leaving. During this process, did you notice anything?"

"What?" Shen Jiang thought for a while and shook his head honestly. He can still recall the scene at that time in detail, but he really didn't find any clues.

"Sense of distance." Ye Baiting gently stroked the rim of the teacup with his fingertips, "Think about it carefully?"

Shen Jiang thought about it carefully: "Jiang Yiqing seems...to be very close when pouring tea for Zhao Xingde and Wan Chengyun?"

Ye Baiting: "The short distance is the problem."

Shen Jiang: "What's the problem?"

Ye Baiting looked at him: "Have you poured tea for the commander yet?"

Shin Kang: "It must be the other way around"

Ye Baiting: "When you pour tea for him, will you be so close?"

Shen Jiang thought for a while, then shook his head immediately: "The commander can't cut me?" Now he doesn't even dare to get so close to pouring tea for the young master, "I don't pay attention to the distance only when I'm pouring tea for my daughter-in-law , it doesn't matter if it's near or far."

Ye Baiting smiled: "Is this serious?"

Shen Jiang suddenly realized, the tip of his pen flicked, and almost drew a line: "Young Master, what you mean is that this household department...has that kind of problem!"

Seeing that he understood, Ye Baiting continued to use Beizhen Fusi as an example: "If a newcomer comes to Beizhen Fusi as an errand and is not proficient in business, will the commander let him work overtime alone?"

Shen Jiang shook his head, saying that he was not proficient in business and worked overtime alone, what should he do if he made a mistake?Shouldn't this kind of person be thrown into the old people's pile during the day when he is on a job, and practiced to death, so that he can ask questions, grow quickly, and become a person who can handle affairs independently?

Ye Baiting: "Because I'm too busy with official duties, there's nothing I can do. The newcomer has to work overtime alone. Will the commander come over in time to show his concern?"

Shen Jiang shook his head again, isn't the person who brought the newcomer responsible for this kind of thing?Not to mention the commander, for example, if a new Jinyiwei enters his own team, the old Jinyiwei will be in charge of leading him, and he will be responsible for keeping an eye on him to see if there is any problem at any time. ?There are so many people up and down, let the commander see, can the commander see it?

Ye Baiting continued: "Not only did this newcomer work overtime alone as soon as he arrived, he had to take special care of the commander, he was also brought into the social circle by the commander, where he exchanged cups and dinners, helped him to broaden his horizons and make connections..."

Shen Jiang was confused, yes, what did Wan Chengyun do?Other people's surname is Jiang and not Wan. The household is so big, so many people, so many things.

"Create feasible opportunities, give you extra care, give you extra care, act like you are very sensible, and I want to support you..." Ye Baiting said slowly, "What is the next step?"

Shen Jiang thought, if this newcomer is so nice and likes him so much, it must be: "Promotion and salary increase?"

But a newcomer, who has no foundation and is not familiar with the business, who will be convinced by a promotion and salary increase?Is the newcomer not guilty?Dare to promise?

Ye Baiting: "The boss makes an appointment for a meal alone, implying that the newcomer has a chance to be promoted. A clever person like Jiang Yiqing will think, why should I? What do I need to pay?"

He thought of Qiu Yiqing's clues: "This Jiang Yiqing has been promoted to a small rank after three months since he came in. Up to now, not only has there been fewer official duties on the table, but also less responsibility for accidents. He can survive in the cold." People's household department hall occupies the best position, casually jokes with Zhao Xingde, the servant, and is not timid in front of Wan Chengyun, dare to speak and do, what do you think, why is this?"

"Between them... powerful and sexual transactions!"

Ye Baiting nodded, yes, it is the unspoken rules of the workplace.

That kind of extremely secretive, extremely ambiguous sense of distance, non-intimate relationship will not form.

Shen Jiang paused, and then said: "But when Jiang Yiqing poured tea, he was very close to Zhao Xingde and Wan Chengyun. Was he with Zhao Xingde or Wan Chengyun?"