Xu Qing looked at the little maid who was holding her arms and had stopped crying and said, "Are you not afraid of ghosts anymore?"
The little maid shook her head and sobbed involuntarily because she had just stopped crying: "Xuan'er... I'm not afraid anymore..."
Xu Qing wiped the tears on the little maid's face full of collagen with her other hand and said, "Come out if you're not afraid anymore. It's hot in the summer. It's not hot when you get under the quilt. Go and get some ice cubes."
Cool down."
Xuan'er nodded and reluctantly let go of Xu Qing's arm.
Holding my uncle's arm, I really feel so safe...
The little maid put on her embroidered shoes and followed Xu Qing to the kitchen to get ice cubes while she was thinking wildly.
Xu Qing felt the disappearing touch on his arm and looked at the little maid who had stopped crying but still had red eyes. At this moment, he only had one thought in his mind - he underestimated this girl's ability!
Su Qian couldn't help but widen her eyes when she saw Xuan'er following Xu Qing out of the room. Husband...husband, he actually coaxed Xuan'er well?!
Su Qian walked over and looked at Xuan'er, whose eyes were still red but showed no fear at all, and asked curiously: "Xuan'er, aren't you afraid of ghosts?"
Xuan'er shook her head firmly and said: "A ghost has only one life, and Xuan'er has two lives. A ghost can't defeat Xuan'er!"
When Su Qian heard this, she looked confused and said, "What do you mean a ghost only has one life?"
Xuan'er said: "The ghost has already died once, and Xuan'er is not dead yet. Xuan'er can't beat the ghost while alive, but if he dies and becomes a ghost, he can continue to fight!"
After Su Qian listened, she felt like something was wrong, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that there was nothing wrong.
But it would be a good thing if Xuan'er could no longer be afraid of ghosts.
Xu Qing looked at Xuan'er who was full of interest, as if she was ready to find a ghost to fight at any time, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, let's go get some ice cubes."
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The second day
The bell rings
In the past, if there were no major events, the visit would usually take place every five days. Even if envoys from the two countries came from afar, the visit would only be changed from once every five days to once every three days.
Unless there is a foreign war or border tightness or rebellion, it will only be one day at a time.
And it was clear that there had just been a court meeting yesterday, and today the court bell rang again, obviously something big had happened.
All civil and military officials did not dare to slack off. They put on their court uniforms and went to the Qinzheng Hall.
…
Qinzheng Hall
The envoy named Ning Xin stood up and said in a deep voice: "Our deputy envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty was assassinated in Chu State and died tragically in Chu State. Is it possible that the security of Chu State is so poor that even the safety of envoys on missions is guaranteed?
No more?!"
"Please ask the emperor to give us an explanation!"
Emperor Chu said in a deep voice: "Chu and Zhou are friendly neighbors. I am very saddened by the assassination of your deputy envoy. I will definitely find the real culprit as soon as possible and give Zhou an explanation."
"Qing of Dali Temple! Minister of the Ministry of Punishment! Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture, the imperial censor, listens to the order!"
The Minister of Dali Temple, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, the Yushi doctor, and the Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture all came out from among the officials, holding wat tablets in their hands, and said in unison: "I am here!"
Emperor Chu said: "The Jingzhao Prefecture will cooperate with Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Yushitai Legal Department from now on to investigate the case, find out the truth, and bring the murderer to justice! Don't damage the friendship between the two brotherly countries."
Ning Xin said again at this time: "His Majesty the Emperor has not set any time limit for this. Does it mean that if His Majesty the Emperor checks for two or three years, my mission will also be delayed here for two or three years?"
Emperor Chu said: "What else does the envoy have to say?"
Ning Xin said: "It is limited to half a month. Within half a month, your country should give me an explanation."
Emperor Chu said: "Okay, within half a month, I, the great Chu, will definitely give an explanation to the state of Zhou."
After leaving the court, the governor of Jingzhao handed over all the case files investigated yesterday to the Ministry of Punishment and the chief officials of Dali Temple.
The minister of Dali Temple, the censor, and the Minister of Punishment sat together in a circle, hoping to find some clues.
There is only half a month. Once the half-month time limit is up, if the murderer cannot be handed over, the Chu State will be in trouble.
By then it will be a scene of war.
The Chu State suffered more than a dozen natural disasters last year, but now it cannot withstand war!
But the chief officer of the Third Division was in trouble after sitting in the Criminal Department and reading these files.
The deputy was strangled to death, but there were no unnecessary traces around him, not even signs of a struggle. Even the doors and windows were closed tightly, and there were no traces of trampling on the flower beds full of wet mud outside the window.
This was very inappropriate, because the deputy died in the middle of the house, and his body showed no signs of being dragged or moved.
This shows that the assassin had no other choice but to come in through the front door.
Here comes the question, how could the deputy envoy of Zhou watch helplessly as the assassin came in from the main entrance and walked up to him step by step without reacting?
Is he blind?
This is really strange!
If we cannot identify the murderer based on the existing evidence, we should analyze who benefited the most from the death of the deputy.
The deputy envoy was assassinated, and the deputy envoy was the legitimate son of the Yang family, one of the Zhou aristocratic families.
The most profitable?
Who can profit from this?
You can't just let your own people kill the heir of a noble family just to find an excuse for war, right?
The gain outweighs the loss!
Isn’t the sixth prince who was born a concubine much easier to bully than the deputy envoy?
The cost is also relatively small.
Or is it that someone had a blood feud with the Chu State and assassinated the deputy envoy, causing the Zhou State to attack the Chu State?
At this moment, the chief officer of the third division fell into deep contemplation.
At this moment, Jingzhao Prefecture Yin came in with Su Jiyuan, cupped his hands and said, "Did the three adults gain something?"
The Minister of Punishment shook his head and said: "There is too little evidence to make a conclusion yet. Can Mr. Shi gain anything?"
The governor of Jingzhao shook his head and said: "Nothing has been gained. After recording the dossier yesterday, Zhou Guo's gang has already cleaned up the traces of the crime scene. They only found some insignificant evidence and the testimony of the mission. Su
Sir, please put it down."
Su Jiyuan placed the file in his hand on the table in front of several people.
The Minister of Punishment looked at Su Jiyuan and said, "This Mr. Su looks a bit unfamiliar, but he was just transferred to the capital?"
Su Jiyuan cupped his hands and said, "Xia Guan indeed just took up the post of Shaoyin yesterday."
The imperial censor said: "Master Su will be able to achieve the position of Shaoyin at a young age, and his future will certainly be limitless."
Jingzhao Prefecture Yin smiled apologetically and said, "Speaking of which, Mr. Su used to be the county magistrate of a county in the suburbs of Beijing, and the father-in-law of the Anding county uncle."
Just as Jingzhao Prefecture Yin finished speaking, the Minister of Punishment stood up with a cry: "What?! Mr. Su is the father-in-law of my junior brother?! Magistrate of Anding County? Yes, yes, oh, the flood really washed away the whole family in Longwang Temple.
If you don’t know the family, please come over quickly and take a seat.”
Little... little junior brother?
Su Jiyuan's heart suddenly went blank when he heard the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, one of the six dignified ministers, address his son-in-law in this way.
How capable is your son-in-law?
Just when Su Jiyuan was confused, the Minister of Punishment grabbed the stunned Su Jiyuan and sat down: "We are all one family, so there is no need to be restrained. I am the one with the best relationship with my junior brother among the six ministers. Since Mr. Su is my junior brother
My father-in-law, of course he is also mine..."
Something seems wrong...
The imperial censor looked at the Minister of Punishment with a look on his face: "What is your junior brother's father-in-law?"