C16

Xu Chu said that it was a scroll in her hands, but there were words that were immediately sealed outside. It could be seen that this dossier was sent from Beijing, but what relation did the few unknown merchants from Yunzhou City have with the capital?

She made all sorts of guesses in her mind as she opened the file without delay. After a moment, she said hoarsely, "Wu Daqing is actually a lowly citizen? You're still examining the corpse of the yamen? "

And now, the autopsy order in Xu Chu's hands, under the category of coroner, were actually some of Wu Daqing's famous names. In other words, Wu Daqing was not only a lowly person, but he was also a part of the coroner.

"Twenty years ago, Wu Da Qing suddenly resigned from his position in coroner and moved his family. After that, Wu Ming Fang appeared in Yongan County and became a servant!" A thought suddenly appeared in Xu Chu's mind, he pursed his lips and thought for a while, but he thought about the relationship between the two, "It also means that the Wu family suddenly gained a fortune 20 years ago, and the property was enough for them to bribe local officials or small officials to change their identity list, and they did not even hesitate to fake and leave their identity list."

This was also the reason why she did not find anything amiss when she scrolled through the files that she had transferred from the place. If not for the King Jing'an discovering some suspicion in the capital, he would probably have to spend a lot more effort to solve it.

Xiao Qinglang saw that Xu Chu was deep in thought, and did not say a word to disturb him, but took the warm tea cup and drank. He waited until the sparkling sound of the wheels slowly stopped, then he pointed at the scroll in her hand and smiled, "We're here, let's get off first." After drinking a few cups of coarse tea at the tea house throughout the day, could it be that she will be able to keep up with her hunger? "

When he got off the carriage, Xu Chu was still holding onto the account book and the documents he had found. This lively performance caused Xiao Qinglang to raise his eyebrows once again, and unconsciously looked towards the wooden bench on the side of the carriage, where it was easy to climb up and down. He thought to himself, This young lady is indeed not a normal person, not only did she become a prostitute, she even managed to act so rudely and take it for granted …

He lightly curled his lips, then leisurely walked into the drizzle.

"Wei Guang, get someone to prepare a meal."

Xu Chu still had some doubts in her heart, but she did not hesitate to follow Xiao Qinglang's footsteps. Her only thought was to know if Xiao Qinglang knew anything else, and she completely forgot the surprised expression on the usually meticulous Wei Guang's face.

She had walked the path of the manor once already, but she had never gone to the place where Xiao Qinglang lived before.

The food was placed outside of Xiao Qinglang's room, and the servants who came forward to serve him quietly left after washing up. Only Xu Chu and Xiao Qinglang were left looking at each other.

It was only at this moment that Xu Chu realised that she had overstepped her boundaries and followed the prince to the most unsuitable place.

"Your Highness, this humble girl will take her leave first." Xu Chu bent his body, endured the heat on her face and said softly, "After you eat, Your Highness, I will come again to seek an audience."

"Alright, hurry up and sit down. This King can afford a meal." With that, Xiao Qinglang pointed to the seat opposite of him, indicating her to sit and speak.

As the saying goes, eat without saying anything. The two of them just sat at the same table and silently ate their food. To be honest, Xu Chu truly felt that the King Jing'an's food was too light and simple, it was fortunate that the chef was good at cooking.

After just eating a few bites, Xu Chu had slightly restrained herself. It had to be known that she was not the only one who was eating with the King Jing'an back at the Qian Family. Later on, when they were in the Xu Family's small courtyard, that was her own territory. No matter what, she would not feel lacking in confidence.

This is probably what humans are like. Every time they enter a familiar environment, they would feel incomparably safe …

However, when the gluttony in her stomach got hooked, she felt extremely hungry. Furthermore, when she glanced at Xiao Qinglang and saw that he was still concentrating on eating the bowl of food, she heaved a sigh of relief.

Outside the carved window sash, droplets of rain were still dripping onto the roof. However, the room was completely silent. There was only the sound of chewing and scraping.

A quarter of an hour later, all the delicacies on the table that could not be considered rich were swept away. Of course, King Jing'an only picked up a few chopsticks in the beginning, but during the rest of the time, he silently drank the clear soup his servants sent him.

After he finished eating, Xu Chu put down the bowl and chopsticks in her hand. But when she raised her head and saw Xiao Qinglang's faint smile, her hands couldn't help but tremble, and then... Calmly, he stood up and called for someone to come and clean up.

Very quickly, the dining table was cleared and the room became quiet once more. Xu Chu then bent down to pick up a file from the side, and turned to Xiao Qinglang and asked: "Why did Your Highness suddenly investigate Wu Da Qing from the Ministry of Justice's records? "After all, when I checked the Wu Clan's files, I couldn't find anything."

"This king did not deliberately investigate Wu Daqing, but only let people find the case files of all the Liulin Village s in Chang Ping County. By chance, I found out that Wu Daqing's autopsy order s by chance." Xiao Qinglang spoke casually, as though he was not paying attention at all, and was just doing it unintentionally.

But now, seeing that Xiao Qinglang was almost casually investigating the suspicions of the Wu Family, she couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable with his shallow thoughts.

However, even so, she knew in her heart that if he had not suspected and noticed something, how could he have received the news from the capital so quickly? It was likely that the matter of him getting the people in the capital to investigate had already started from the moment he took over the Five-elemental Evil Ghost Suo Killings …

Under the light of the flames, Xu Chu took out a small handwritten letter she made herself from his bosom and started to write it down.

Zhang family's suspicion, the Li family's Phantom, the person who made Li Jin angrily leave the residence, and that oceanic arrest warrant that had been there twenty years ago, and that mysterious control that had suddenly appeared.

The change in the Wu family's identity was accompanied by the concealment of secrets that lasted for twenty years.

What in the world could possibly cause a person to become rich overnight, or even change their appearance?

When Xu Chu went back to her room, the rain had stopped. The wind was cold now, causing her, who was a little tired, to suddenly wake up. She kept thinking about what she had missed out on.

But what had been missed?

It had been far too long since they last saw each other. The bailiffs of Pingchang and Anping Counties had already been swapped out several times. According to the customs, it was extremely difficult to find out who the person was twenty years ago from the yamen. Fortunately, the suspicious points on her hands were not alone. She was only searching for the truth and wasn't afraid of not finding it.

Even though he kept comforting himself not to be impatient, Xu Chu just lied on top of the soft and comfortable bed, tossing and turning, and couldn't fall asleep. There was a gust of wind outside the window. It was cold and dismal, causing the bamboo forest to roar with waves of waves.

He tossed and turned until he couldn't fall asleep, then Xu Chu simply stood up, donned a set of outer robes, and looked through the various files and letters in his hands under the light of the palace lamp.

"Cheng De fifty-six years, Changping County has several criminals committed crimes, involving hundreds of thousands. After being exterminated, the leader of the bandits was captured alive. The leader of the bandits then killed the guards and escaped out of the prison. No one knew where he fled to. After the month had passed, the county's good Samaritan found some clues in the village and led a few people to surround and kill the bandit leader. After that, he captured several bandits and sent them to the yamen. " Xu Chu looked at the pile of documents on the bed, and when he thought of the documents that King Jing'an Xiao Qinglang had suddenly given her, he could not help but consider his words carefully. After investigation by the yamen coroner, it was confirmed that the deceased was the bandit leader, Jiang Dakui. "

After that, the county magistrate wrote a document and sent it to the Capital's Ministry of Justice for review. After the Ministry of Justice's approval, the county magistrate of Changping County was ordered to behead the remaining bandits in front of the public.

Reaching this point, Xu Chu's finger could not help but press a few words towards Changping County. Then, after searching through all of Wu Da Qing's autopsy order, they found the result of Jiang Dakui's autopsy.

"The bandits are robbing money, it involves hundreds of thousands of silver taels …" Xu Chu muttered, but in the end, he only recovered no more than ten thousand silver. At that time, the Changping County dossier only mentioned the bandit leader's act. The bandits did not know where the dirty silver was hidden, so after some searching, the government only found a few boxes of silver that had not been delivered yet.

Where did the rest of the money go?

It seemed that she really needed to go to the Liulin Village. She did not seek to find too many people who knew about it, but wanted to confirm a bold guess from her heart. If it could be verified, then many mysteries could be solved with a blade. Even if the case was not solved eventually, she could guess the murderer's motive and pattern.

Presently, besides Liu Chan, three other people had died under the effects of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Xu Chu believed that the other two people that were chosen by the culprit would definitely not stop or let off just because of an accident where Liu Chan had died.

The light of the palace lamp was extinguished, and the lamp oil was used up to extinguish it. The lanterns in the corridor outside gradually dimmed, causing the courtyard to become even more tranquil. Slowly, Xu Chu grew sleepy as she lay on the table and pressed the scroll to her chest.