Chapter 135 – Goodbye to Senior Uncle (Second Shift) (1 / 2)

After Niangzi Lu arranged everything properly, she went back to the back hall and saw Mu Ziyan leaning on the soft couch with her eyes closed, she gently went up, took the thin blanket and covered her body, turned around and retreated.

Above the morning court, Zhang Zong handed in the folding, to be mentioned last night night night into the palace, standing in the wind waiting for two hours but not to see, Zhang Zong respectfully kneeling on the ground, but also do not forget to complain about the bitter.

When the emperor heard, his eyes sank, turned his eyes coldly swept over Zhang Xi, Zhang Xi hastily knelt down, secretly screaming, this culpability can only be borne by him.

However, for Zhang Zong so bluntly, the emperor did not blame, knowing that he is this kind of temper, if Zhang Zong will last night into the palace matters to avoid mentioning, then the emperor is afraid to reconsider Zhang Zong’s loyalty to him.

To be after the morning court, the emperor is to move to the Beijing Zhaoyin Yamen, with all the officials above the third grade, the ceremonial weapon is set up, from the palace out, the line of people will go to the Beijing Zhaoyin Yamen in great numbers.

Mu Zi Yan took a nap, when she opened her eyes, she turned her eyes to look at the engraved hourglass, slowly got up, stretching her arms, and waited until Niangzi Lu entered, “Smokey, the Emperor has arrived.”

“Oh.” Mu Zi Yan also but faintly responded, lifting her steps and walking outside.

“You girl, you are really composed.” Seeing her so calm and unhurried, Niangzi Lu couldn’t help but laugh.

Mu Zi Yan stood in the courtyard, it was now midday, I’m afraid I won’t be able to eat lunch this day, she turned her eyes to look at Niangzi Lu, “Sister Lu, I want to eat the dim sum you made.”

“At this hour,” Nyx Lu asked in a low voice, her eyes slightly pensive.

“I remember last night is not good left two pieces,” Mu Zi Yan said slowly.

“There are two pieces left.” Niangzi Lu then remembered, “But this is already overnight, you can’t use it since.”

“Where to be so particular,” Mu Zi Yan waved her hand, “This time I just want to eat the dim sum you made.”

“Hey.” When Niangzi Lu saw her say so, her heart was filled with sweetness, and she turned around and went to the kitchen, bringing over the pastries.

Mu Zi Yan took it with a smile and settled it instantly, which made her feel a bit more comfortable.

“Is it really that good,” Niangzi Lu looked at her with a satisfied look and handed her the tea.

“Delicious.” Mu Zi Yan nodded her head and responded, staying to sip a few mouthfuls of tea, then she left the back hall.

Straight to wait until the sound of reports from the outside, they see Zhang Zong has arrived outside the government offices, followed by the imperial chariot, a line of officials from standing outside the government offices waiting, until the imperial chariot stops, the emperor got up and slowly stepped down the imperial chariot.

“Long live the emperor, long live the emperor,” the crowd then knelt down and shouted in unison.

“Level off.” With one hand behind his back and one hand naturally in front of him, the Emperor lifted his steps and entered the government office.

Zhang Zong from the side, to be into the public hall, the emperor did not sit with the case, only sit with the lower head, “Zhang Aiqing, you are the main trial, I listen to it.”

“Yes.” Zhang Zong was not polite and respectfully responded, then he sat down in front of the case with the hall.

The other officials had to stand on both sides of the public hall and keep quiet.

“Passing on a criminal.” Zhang Zong said in a cold voice, his face not changing color, just short of having the word “Iron Face” engraved on his forehead.

“Yes.” The magistrate on the side led the order, turned around and then raised his voice, “Pass the prisoner.”

I saw the magistrates escorted two people into the public hall, the two people hung their heads down, hair disheveled, could not see the appearance.

“Who is under the hall, still do not report your name.” Zhang Zong’s voice is strong and low, very powerful, now calmly and coldly drank, even if the emperor is present, but also has some parental officer’s posture.

The emperor is not angry, see Zhang Zong so, here on the contrary, a lot of solid, only because Zhang is his personal selection, now quite a few points of the pearl of triumph.

“Kee Fou.” Only the man dressed in a profane shirt and pants answered in a low voice.

“Ji Fou.” The other man also called himself Ji Fou.

The emperor’s eyes condensed, apparently did not expect this public hall above the two Ji Fou, can know that this Ji Fou for dozens of years, he was the emperor even did not know that there are two Ji Fou in the world!

“Summon Lu Erniang.” Zhang Zong said in a deep voice.

“Yes.” The magistrate answered, and then he raised his voice, “Summon Lu Erniang.”

Mu Zi Yan unhurriedly entered the public hall with her head hanging down, wearing a long raven green dress, her footsteps were light as she marched to Ji Fou’s side, and then she knelt down, “My daughter, Lu Erniang, has seen you, Your Excellency.”

“Lu Erniang, this case was solved by you along with this official, so this official will let you produce the evidence in person today.” Zhang Zong said as he coldly looked at Mu Zi Yan.

“Yes.” Mu Zi Yan answered in a low voice, then said, “My lord, can you carry all the corpses in”

“Men, carry the body in.” Zhang Zong said in a deep voice.

In a short while, it was seen that the yamen entered one after another, and in a moment, the public hall was filled with the stench of corrosion.

“Back to my lord, there are a total of twenty-eight victims, all of them are women, aged between thirteen and sixteen, the deceased suffered from abuse before they were born, and the murderer’s methods were very cruel.” Mu Zi Yan continued, “These corpses have one thing in common, that is, the corpses, in addition to the traces of pre-birth abuse, there are no other traces of defilement, from which it can be concluded that the murderer is an extremely clean person.”

“En.” Zhang Zong whispered, “And?”

“At the murder scene of these eight people, the murderer destroyed all the evidence, from this we can judge that the murderer is an extremely conceited person.” Mu Zi Yan said in a cold voice, because she purposely made her voice a bit shrill, so now if she amplified her voice, it would sound a bit harsh.

Chapter Staffer from the side, his eyes always fell on Mu Zi Yan’s body, to see her standing beside the corpse, eyes firm, calmly analyzing and deciding the case, his heart also swayed, this is a kind of emotion he desperately want to desire and have and has never had before.

Mu Zi Yan continued, “Please see, my lord, these corpses have one more thing in common.”

“What,” Zhang Zong raised his eyes to look at Mu Zi Yan, obviously not expecting her to find out another common denominator.

“It’s the traces of abuse on this woman’s body, although it looks like it’s all over the place, but it’s all extremely regular.” Mu Zi Yan said, then pointed at the body and said.

At this moment, all the people’s gazes followed Mu Zi Yan’s judgment and looked over, if separated and looked one by one, indeed could not find anything, if they looked together, there are traces to follow.

“This seems to be,” Zhang Zong looked at it carefully, his eyes flashing with a ghostly light.

Mu Zi Yan turned to look at Niangzi Lu behind her, “Sister is ready”

“En.” Lady Lu nodded her head in response.

Mu Zi Yan then said, “Please look, my lord.”

Niangzi Lu then took out a vermillion brush and squatted in front of the body with the rest of the magistrates, tracing out all those wounds, and when she was done, she retreated to the side.

And Mu Zi Yan was ordered to arrange according to the hour of death of the victim, a surprising scene appeared, even the side of the emperor sitting upright at the moment eyes also flashed a flash of surprise.

Simply because the marks traced out with a vermilion brush before him, so well placed, turned out to be a painting.

“It is not difficult to see, this painting has informed the murderer is who” Mu Zi Yan looked to Ji Fou, “I remember Ji adults have always loved plum, when the gold list, but also all because of a poem of plum.”

Ji Fou raised her eyes to look at Mu Zi Yan, her eyes flashed with a touch of shock before she lowered her eyes.

Mu Zi Yan continued, “And this picture of a beauty reclining on a plum is from the plum garden next to the attic of that murderous mansion, right?”

“Murder House,” the Emperor asked in a low voice, his eyes cold and heavy.

Mu Zi Yan respectfully saluted, “Your Majesty, I’m afraid that this matter has to start from that murderous mansion.”

“Tell me.” The emperor raised his eyes to measure the Mu Zi Yan in front of him, see her appearance and Lv Niangzi is a few points of resemblance, more or less heard of Lv Niangzi’s sibling into the capital, today see her analyze this kind of reasoned, can’t help but more than a few points of interest.

Mu Zi Yan said with downcast eyes, “that is located in the west of the city of the murder house, thirty years ago is a rich merchant to repair the mansion, this rich merchant has a daughter, looks elegant and beautiful, appearance is not bad, life favorite plum blossom, and that the attic is specially built for this young lady, specially in the attic next to the plum blossom, the young lady is of high moral character, and later befriended a scholar, that scholar is rich in knowledge, full of experience, is also a rare young talent at that time, the family is rich, but unfortunately that scholar has an unknown secret, that is, he is not an only son, but a twin child. The scholar was a rare young talent at that time, and his family was rich, but unfortunately, the scholar had a secret that was not known to the public, that is, he was not an only son, but a twin child.”

Mu Zi Yan said at this point, the eyes of the crowd also fell on the kneeling on the ground Ji Fou, in the Great Amazing Country, twin children are to be implicated in the nine clans, is a bad luck plague, so, but all the families who have given birth to twin children, and in the end, can only be ruthless to drown one.

Mu Zi Yan was silent for a moment, and continued, “This scholar is not a person, but two people, one good at poetry, one good at calligraphy and painting, it’s just a pity that the two of them can’t appear at the same time, therefore, an agreement was made, and the two of them appeared at intervals in the same capacity, and that young lady didn’t suspect it at first, thinking that she loved the same person, and didn’t expect that one day, she realized that this scholar turned out to was a twin.”

“And then what” a voice suddenly sounded, is standing behind the emperor’s officials could not help but ask.

“Later, that young lady committed suicide, followed by the disappearance of the people within the entire mansion overnight, and then rumors spread that there were evil spirits within the mansion, and then later on, but anyone who lived inside the mansion would move out in less than a few months.” Mu Zi Yan looked at the two Ji Fou kneeling on the ground, “Dare I ask Lord Ji, is what my daughter said correct”

“A bunch of nonsense.” Ji Fou raised his eyes to stare at Mu Zi Yan and said in a deep voice.

“Then how does Lord Ji explain everything in front of him” Mu Zi Yan stared at the other Ji Fou on the side and hooked her lips and asked.

“I admit that I am a twin, but I did not kill anyone.” Ji Fou looked straight at Mu Zi Yan and said in a cold voice.

Mu Zi Yan laughed lowly and said, “Lord Ji, please look.”

She said from her arms to take out a painting, to be unfolded, the crowd is sighing, only because this painting and these female corpses lead out is exactly the same, and the paragraph is also the word of Ji Fou.

Ji Fou looked straight at Mu Zi Yan and raised his hand to snatch the painting from her hand, while the other Ji Fou had already gotten up and pounced on her right away.

Mu Zi Yan retreated backward, two magistrates stepped forward to subdue her, and Ji Fou angrily shouted, “Bitch.”

“This painting was made by you for that young lady, unfortunately, that young lady, after knowing your secret, wanted to break off with the two of you, where the two of you were willing to finally conspire to turn that young lady into such.” Mu Zi Yan pointed at those female corpses and said.

“Bitch,” Ji Fou’s eyes were scarlet and his face was fierce as he growled lowly.

Mu Zi Yan looked at the two people in front of her, she knows that everyone has a dark side, and these two people since childhood can not survive as an independent person, but also for fun, often treat each other as another part of themselves, which does not allow anyone’s betrayal, and therefore will make these crazy behavior to.

“After you two abused that young lady to death, you killed all the people in that mansion in order to kill and silence them, and then in order to cover up the evidence, you built those people inside the attic walls.” Mu Zi Yan said in a cold voice.

“What” now everyone is sucked a mouthful of cold air, did not expect the day rarely speak, noble Minister of the Ministry of households will do this kind of heartlessness.

Mu Zi Yan continued, “You take pleasure in killing people, only because you want to complete that picture of a beauty lying on a plum tree.”

“Bitch,” the two of them were like crazy at the moment and kept screaming at Mu Zi Yan.

The Emperor’s countenance was even more grimly severe, and he said in a deep voice, “Don’t shut up yet.”

Zhang Zong signaled the magistrates to forcefully subdue the two, Mu Zi Yan raised her eyes to Zhang Zong, and then said, “Your Honor, the truth is this, my daughter will leave.”

“You shall stand down.” Zhang Zong nodded his head in response.

The emperor did not expect such a heartless person to appear within his courtroom, he then got up, “Come on, split the two into five horses.”

“Yes.” The imperial guards on the side led the order, and then they dragged these two out.

Staffer’s eyes were downcast, and he wondered how many more surprises this girl had in store for him.

Mu Zi Yan in the public hall I wait, the emperor has angrily out of the Beijing Zhaoyin Yamen, driving back to the palace.

And the officials since kneeling outside the government office to send off, and then get up, raised his eyes to look at Zhang Zong, did not say more words and left.

Zhang Zong excitedly returned to the back hall and looked at Mu Zi Yan with a smile, “Smokey ah, you’ve made a name for yourself this time.”

Mu Zi Yan laughed lightly and said, “His Majesty is in a bad mood.”

“Haha.” Zhang Zong, however, raised his voice and laughed, “It’s not pretty since, but so what”

Mu Zi Yan saw that Zhang Zong didn’t care, and then stretched her arms, “Since the case has been solved, your honor may let my daughter go to rest”

“Go rest yourself.” Zhang Zong responded with a smile, and then went off to work on his own case.

At that moment, he personally led the magistrates rushed to the murder house, and indeed found many skeletons within the walls of the attic, and when he ordered the skeletons to be carried out of the murder house, the old lady of Pingxi County was so frightened that she fainted as if she had fainted.

This is less than two days, the old lady of Pingxi County was not a small shock, this is considered to be completely sick.

Wish砾自是去了公堂，当得知凶宅的来由，当下便命人搬离了出去，也不管平西郡老夫人是否同意，先住进了客栈，自行做主收拾妥当后便回平西郡王府。

Inside the Marquis Mu’s residence, Mu Qinglin returned from his duty, his brows were deeply locked, remembering the truth of the murder house, and when he returned to the study, Zhu Yue had since heard about it, and when he saw him return at this moment, his eyes flashed with tears.

Mu Qinglin remembered that she had also lived in the murder house for two months, and now that he saw her face in fear, he inexplicably felt a pang of heartache, and sprinting forward, he wrapped her in his arms, “Don’t be afraid.”

Zhu Yue leaned reassuringly into Mu Qinglin’s embrace, narrowed her eyes and whispered, “Fortunately, I moved out.”

“I’ll make a trip to the Fourth Princess’ place and get you initiated as soon as possible.” Mu Qinglin only felt that he couldn’t be too condescending to Zhu Yue and said in a low voice.

“Good.” Zhu Yue obediently responded, but a coldness permeated his heart.

When Mu Qing Lin went to Jun Yu Fei’s place, Pin Er hurriedly went forward to welcome him into the house.

Jun Yufei sat on a chair, saw him enter, whispered, “The matter of your concubinage, this palace has already delivered a folding to father, this palace is since promised, you will carry her into the door as early as possible, the courtyard this palace has also ordered people to clean up.”

“Many thanks, Your Highness.” Mu Qing Lin’s many grievances against Jun Yufei were born out of gratitude at this moment, if Jun Yufei had made a scene, both he and Zhu Yue would have to die.

Jun Yufei waved her hand and said, “This body of this palace is not set in stone, since the extra horse harnessed by the side of a team can not be allowed to guard this palace alone, one more person to take care of the extra horse harnessed by the side of a team, this palace will also be at peace.”

“Your Highness don’t be like this.” Mu Qinglin was at this moment, but he was also born with intolerance.

Jun Yufei sighed, “Go ahead and get busy as long as you’re harnessed by the emperor’s side, this palace will take a break.”

“Your Highness rest well.” Mu Qinglin’s heart was jubilant at the moment, and when he left the courtyard, he went straight to the study.

Pin’er entered the room and reported in a low voice, “Your Highness, the little county king of Pingxi moved out of the murderous mansion and has already begun to make arrangements to return to Pingxi in the next few days.”

“En.” Jun Yufei smiled lightly, “Is this palace too merciful?”

“Your Highness.” Pin’er looked at her, “If you wish to keep him, the slave girl will do it herself.”

“There’s no need to give him medicine this day, send him a message at the teahouse, this palace wants to see him.” Jun Yufei whispered, her eyes downcast as she lightly coughed a few times.

“Yes.” Pin’er answered and then retreated.

Pingxi County old lady is still in a coma, and shocked and frightened, and was angry, and now is the blood and Qi attack heart, the old maidservant guarded at one side, full of sadness.

Wish gravel see Pingxi County old lady so, think of the old days of their own, in addition to spend the day drinking, is nothing to do, the House of the old lady by the Pingxi County one to carry the matter, and now she suddenly collapsed, instead of letting him some do not know what to do.

Just as he was secretly reflecting, he saw someone coming from outside, he took the letter handed by the scribe, and when he unfolded it, he obviously gave a start, and then he put away the letter, glanced at the old lady of Pingxi County, turned around, and went out of the inn.

As promised, he arrived at the teahouse, and the shopkeeper welcomed him to the elegant room, and when he entered, he saw Jun Yufei standing by the window with her back to him, and he appeared to be a little hesitant, and was obviously a little uneasy.

At this moment, some strange images always came to mind, her flirtatiousness, her style, and her He was just imagining things when he saw Jun Yufei slowly turn around.

“Sit down.” Jun Yufei looked at him, her voice dripping with faint weakness.

“Yes.” Wish Gravel hung his head and answered, lifting his steps forward and sitting down carefully.

Jun Yufei also slowly sat across from him, “Don’t really remember”

“What,” Zhu Cong looked across the table at her, his heart growing more and more flustered, and when she opened her lips to speak, he was a little unable to react.

“Here.” Jun Yufei got up straight away, and then traveled to the bed couch, gently touching the mechanism, and a dark room inside appeared.

Zhu Cong stared at the head there and then at Jun Yufei, rising in surprise and looking at her incredulously, “Here you”

“Looks like you remember.” Jun Yufei looked straight at him and slowly walked towards him.

Wish Gravel froze in place, until she stood in front of him, he instantly sobered up, then took a few steps backward, “Why are you”

“What do you say” Jun Yufei hooked her lips in a sneer, “You made me a joke, and now you’re asking me why”

“I I was also counted.” Zhu Cong mentioned the word counted, then he remembered all these hours of sober lovemaking with her within this dark room, every time he woke up, he felt that it was in a dream, not realizing that it was true, his eyes sank, and he lifted his eyes to look at Jun Yufei, “What have you done to me?”

Jun Yufei, however, raised her hand and gently hooked her fingers, “Come here.”

Zhu Cong met her eyes, unconsciously as if under compulsion, involuntarily and slowly approached her, his gaze was dull, just whispered, “Who are you?”

Jun Yufei gently clapped her hands, Zhu Cong instantly came to his senses, he looked at her as if he had seen a ghost, “You you”

“I what” Jun Yufei’s eyes shot out a flash of ghostly light, she raised her hand to caress over his face, “Could it be that you haven’t been moved at all”

Zhu Cong avoided her touch, but did not know how to answer, he Zhu Cong how can he like a person woman for him is just a plaything.

Jun Yufei suddenly raised her voice and laughed coldly, “Haha, men really are like that, he is, and so are you.”