Chapter 57
Fang Changan was so angry that he died
"The news that I am in your house has spread widely, and Duan Mufeng also knows about it, but he still hasn't contacted me." A sad look appeared on Yue Ling's face.
"He suffered heavy losses. How could he show up so easily if he didn't have enough confidence? The men I sent to catch him have never let up. There is no way he could have leaked the truth." Shen Jinyu took a sip of the warm water in the cup, "As long as he Knowing that you are with me, you will definitely come, we just need to be prepared."
Yue Ling raised his head and looked at the moon, "If the Moon God is alive, I hope Duan Mufeng can rein in his horse from the brink."
The sun rises and the moon sets, which seems to be a long time, but as soon as I raise my head, they go through it once, and it passes in a hurry. The autumn in the north comes very violently, as if overnight, in the moment of wind, the world has become Fallen leaves yellow.
Leaves were falling everywhere in the imperial city. Shen Jinyu and Song Yao stood on the tower, overlooking the maple forest in the distant mountains. Under the tower, people in coarse linen clothes carried baskets and pushed carts back and forth.
There was a spy in the Jin Dynasty. This was discovered when Concubine Wang Shu committed suicide last time. The dagger she used to commit suicide was a scimitar dagger commonly used by the Dongta people. The handle of the dagger was inlaid with rubies and a chain inlaid with gold and glass. The pendant is hung on the handle of the knife, not like a weapon, but more like an ornament.
"The clues were cut off when we got to Concubine Wang Shu. For more than half a year, we found nothing else. How deep did those people hide?" Song Yao played with the scimitar and dagger and said with a sad face.
"We don't know how deep they are hidden, but what we do know is that those people have infiltrated into the imperial court. Everyone around you and me may be one of them, so be careful first," Shen Jinyu His hand was shaking the sword spike around his waist, and his eyes were filled with confusion as he looked at the people in the distance.
"Their purpose is to cut off His Majesty's heirs. Once the task is completed, the chess pieces will be useless, so Concubine Wang Shu must die. She has this dagger, so she must be the dead soldier in Dongta."
Song Yao nodded: "Dead soldiers usually don't leave any traces, it's difficult,"
The two of them stood in front of the tower for a while, and when they walked back, they met the pedantic old man Fang Chang'an and the students he had accepted.
Today was a holiday. Shen Jinyu and the others were all wearing private clothes. Shen Jinyu had sharp eyes and saw him at once. He suddenly felt that his head was about to be tortured again. He quietly moved to Song Yao's left hand side. Face inside, not wanting to be seen by Fang Changan.
Fang Changan: "Master Song, Master Shen?"
Shen Jinyu: "..."
"Master Fang," Song Yao bowed his hands, "What a coincidence, you are also hanging out here?"
"Oh, I have a rest today. I have nothing to do, so I took my group of students to Gan Library to give lectures. Master Shen, who is this?" Fang Changan looked at Shen Jinyu pretending to be blind and looking at the fan, and asked, "No way. I think Master Shen is still a romantic figure and loves fans."
Shen Jinyu threw away the fan in her hand, turned around and said angrily, "Shen really doesn't like hearing what Mr. Fang says, can't I just take a look?"
"Of course," Fang Changan had long been accustomed to Shen Jinyu's cynicism towards him. "Anyway, Master Shen doesn't like to hear anything the old man says, but he can't control his mouth. I'm sorry, Master Shen, I have to bear it."
Shen Jinyu rolled her eyes at him, "Master Fang, let's talk about your studies. My legs and feet are inconvenient because of my age. The sun has gone down and I haven't even reached the library yet."
"Master Shen, you!" Fang Changan glared angrily, Song Yao quickly pulled Shen Jinyu away, "Master Fang, if we have anything else to do, we'll leave first, see you later." Fang Changan was left blowing his beard angrily.
"You said why you are so vindictive. People just said that to you once. You will get angry at him every time you see him. I guess if Fang Changan dies in the future, he will only be angry at you."
Song Yao has recently become obsessed with the literati style and carries a fan wherever he goes from time to time. Now that he no longer needs a fan in October, he still carries it all day long to show off.
Shen Jinyu sneered, "I love to hold grudges by nature."
"Stubborn donkey." Song Yao summed it up brilliantly.
"Master Shen, Master Song."
It came again. Although Shen Jinyu didn't know who called him, Shen Jinyu made up his mind to speed up and ignored it. Song Yao grabbed him, turned around and greeted him with a smile, "Master Tang,"
Lord Tang? Shen Jinyu remembered that the voice belonged to Tang Yuanqing.
He turned around and nodded in greeting.
Tang Yuanqing had a consistent smile on his face, "Are the two adults also showing up to hang out?"
Song Yao: "Yes, I finally had a rest, so naturally I wanted to go out and play."
Tang Yuanqing: "What a coincidence. By the way, it's almost noon. Can you two have lunch? If you haven't had it yet, why not come with me to eat in Zuixianglou. Master Zheng Li got a pot today." Where’s the wine?”
As soon as he heard that there was good wine, Song Yao's eyes suddenly lit up. He agreed, "Okay, thanks to Mr. Tang, Mr. Shen and I will also try this good wine."
Tang Yuanqing smiled and said: "It's my honor to be a lower official. Master Shen and Master Song come with me."
Zuixianglou is one of the best restaurants at the foot of the Imperial City. It is always packed with seats at meal time. It is not easy to get a good private room at this time.
Tang Yuanqing led the two of them up the stairs and entered a private room on the second floor. Zheng Li was ordering food inside. When he heard the sound of pushing the door, he turned his head and was delighted. When he saw Shen Jinyu and Song behind Tang Yuanqing, Yao and the two were immediately stunned again.
Zheng Li looked at Tang Yuanqing and did not react to the sudden appearance of Shen Jinyu and Song Yao. Tang Yuanqing winked at him. Zheng Li recovered and immediately stood up to salute, "Your Majesty Zheng Li, I have met Mr. Shen, Song grown ups. "
"Don't be so polite. This is not the court. We are here to eat. Just use our names. Sit down quickly." Song Yao found a seat by the window and sat down. Shen Jinyu said to Zheng Li nodded and said, "Sorry to bother you."
"Master Shen, I'm not happy that you two can come." Zheng Li scratched his head and sat down next to Tang Yuanqing, "What do you two adults want to eat?"
Song Yao: "Just order it, I'm mainly here to drink good wine,"
"Okay, then these are the dishes," Zheng Li handed the menu to the waiter, and Tang Yuanqing said with a smile: "Just now at the entrance of Zuixiang Building, I happened to meet Master Shen and Master Song passing by, so I called them over for a drink. , the more people there are, the more lively it will be.”
"Yes, otherwise it would be quite deserted just the two of us," Zheng Li said with a silly smile.
Tang Yuanqing: "By the way, Mr. Shen, have you read the official document I sent you?"
"I haven't had time to see yet. Is there something urgent?" Shen Jinyu asked.
"It's not an urgent matter, it's just a little strange. When I was reviewing the household registrations of the soldiers recruited into the Potian Army this year, I found that there were some mistakes in the household registrations of some people. Maybe the people below made a mistake when they sent it over. Mr. Shen went back have a look."
Shen Jinyu nodded: "Maybe I was too busy at that time and made some mistakes. I'll go back and take a closer look."
Chapter completed!