Chapter 181 Bamboo Rice (4)

Xunzhou opened his mouth and was about to speak when a familiar voice came from the forest not far away.

"Maybe I'm here because of your father's business!"

This voice... Wen Mingtang twitched the corner of his mouth, and followed the sound with Xunzhou. The person who came pushed through the bushes in the mountain and walked out.

Wearing a riding outfit and carrying a bow on his back, he clearly looked like he was hunting in the mountains, but... Wen Mingtang looked at his empty waist: Hunting with only a bow and no arrows?

Lin Shaoqing, who is an expert in solving crimes, should pretend to be more presentable!

Because Lin Fei was not wearing official robes, Xunzhou was unsure of his identity for a moment and subconsciously turned to look at Wen Mingtang.

Wen Mingtang said: "This is Lin Shaoqing from Dali Temple."

As soon as these words came out, Xunzhou's face suddenly changed. This reaction fell into Wen Mingtang's eyes, and he said, "Sure enough," Xunzhou had indeed come to Chang'an City early, otherwise he would not have known Lin Fei's name. .

Compared to Xunzhou's sudden change of expression, Lin Fei's expression was calm. He nodded towards Xunzhou and said, "Lin Fei."

After regaining consciousness, Xunzhou quickly took a step back, saluted Lin Fei with his hands, and said: "Lin Shaoqing!"

Lin Fei said "Hmm" and looked at Xunzhou in front of him. After sizing him up for a moment, he said, "Xunzhou?"

Another person who took the initiative to reveal his identity without him having to say anything. A look of helplessness appeared on Xunzhou's face, but he still said "yes" and then said: "My husband and I came to Chang'an half a month ago. , I have been asking about Miss Mingtang these days, but fortunately, my hard work paid off, and I finally found out!"

Therefore, it is no coincidence that Wang He and Xunzhou will appear here this time.

Wen Mingtang looked at Xunzhou and asked again: "So, why are you looking for me specifically? Is it because of my father's affairs?" When he said "for my father's affairs", Wen Mingtang glanced at Lin Fei who suddenly appeared .

Lin Fei said: "I heard that Wang He recently took him to find a few officials who had a good relationship with your father and were not implicated to ask about what happened back then, so I guessed that his search for love was related to this matter. "

Now that Lin Fei had said this, Xunzhou hesitated for a moment and then simply admitted it: "Lin Shaoqing is right. That's why I came here for this matter."

The girl opposite tilted her head and looked at Xunzhou, waiting for his next words.

"When the teacher's accident happened, I went out to visit my sister and my brother-in-law did not return. Because my brother-in-law was a local official and could not leave without reason, I rushed back to Chang'an alone. It's a pity..." At this point, Xunzhou sighed, his eyes Red, "I didn't even get to see the teacher for the last time."

It took only half a month for Wen Xuance to get into the accident. It took ten days and a half for the news to reach Xunzhou's brother-in-law. How could he possibly see him in time when he rushed back to Chang'an?

Wen Mingtang disagreed with this. She said frankly: "If you had gone to see my father at that time, I might have arrested you for interrogation." At this point, she waved her hand and said, "It was always like that back then. Of course, one less person will be implicated. If you feel guilty about this, you don’t have to be like that!"

Seeing the girl's free and easy appearance, Xunzhou couldn't help but sigh again and said with emotion: "Although the teacher looked serious back then, he had the same temperament as sister Mingtang on the inside. !”

Lin Fei glanced at Xunzhou, who was sighing with emotion, and said, "You should have said one thing less - arrogance!"

It is precisely because of this arrogance that it is easy to offend others!

Hearing this, Xunzhou smiled bitterly and said, "That's what Lin Shaoqing said!"

Talented and arrogant people such as Wen Xuance and Wang He. The difference is that Wang He did not enter the official career because of his arrogance and became a celebrity. For Wang He, this arrogance not only did not harm him, but actually added a bit of celebrity style to him. But Wen Xuance stepped into After entering the officialdom, if this arrogance meets some people, it will become a fatal existence. I am afraid that I will offend a villain without even knowing it.

After sighing, Xunzhou continued: "My brother-in-law and I don't believe that the teacher would do such a thing, so we have been secretly investigating this matter for these years."

For them, Wen Xuance, their mentor, not only preached and gained karma, but also had a great kindness to stand up in times of trouble. How could they forget such a great kindness?

Having said this, Xunzhou paused for a moment, glanced at Lin Fei beside him, and said: "Last year, we found a person by some strange combination of circumstances. From this person's mouth, we learned that the imperial edict was extremely valuable. It may have been replaced mid-delivery.”

Wen Mingtang said "Oh", looked at Xunzhou, and asked, "Is there any evidence?"

Meeting the girl's calm eyes, Xunzhou opened his mouth, glanced at Lin Fei, and hesitated to speak.

Lin Fei lowered his eyes, as if he had not seen the look in his eyes, and stood motionless.

As a last resort, Xunzhou had no choice but to say: "Sister Mingtang, can you lend me a moment to speak? This matter concerns my mentor and is extremely important."

Because the matter was so important, it was impossible for outsiders to hear it.

From Xunzhou's eyes again and again, it was obvious who this outsider was referring to.

Wen Mingtang: "..."

Looking at Lin Fei who came here specially and was not shy about it, Wen Mingtang fell silent. After a moment, she said to Xunzhou: "It doesn't matter, he won't talk nonsense."

Is it? Xunzhou hesitated and paused. Looking at Wen Mingtang's face, Xunzhou said frankly: "I'm not worried about Lin Shaoqing's nonsense. I'm worried about him investigating..."

During the half month they had been in Chang'an, they had inquired a lot about what was going on in Chang'an City. Judging from Lin Shaoqing's past, he would immediately start investigating after knowing about it. If he was alarmed by then, he should not Alarmed people...

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Lin Fei: "Since you found out that there is something wrong with this matter, you didn't start to investigate, and you still kept Xuance innocent. You were going to hide it at home with the evidence." Can’t do it?”

This sentence made Xunzhou speechless. Seeing Wen Mingtang's expression of nodding in response, Xunzhou opened his mouth, and a feeling of helplessness arose spontaneously: Are these two people too courageous?

He sighed: "This matter is of great importance. When the incident happened, someone requested orders for my mentor and conducted an investigation. The evidence was conclusive. The late emperor became angry and said that the case should never be mentioned again..."

"It was the late emperor who said that this case should not be mentioned again," Wen Mingtang said to Xunzhou, "Now His Majesty has no reason not to mention such things again!"

Xunzhou: "..."

Looking at the two calm and calm faces opposite him, he couldn't find anything to say to refute for a moment. Not only could he not refute, but he also had a subtle feeling in his heart: What these two people said seemed to be right. Now Your Majesty has no right not to mention it again!

When Wen Mingtang saw that Xunzhou was silent, he seemed confused, and immediately asked: "So, what evidence did you find?"