Dressed as the sister of the runaway heroine

Chapter 121

Gu Heng was taken aback for a moment, she looked at the resentful shop owner in front of her, and asked, "I haven't heard of any major fortifications in Zhending Mansion?"

The shopkeeper sighed.

"We are ordinary people, and the official builds a house, isn't it just a corvee?"

Even Jing An was a little angry, she said: "Does the imperial court not care?"

The shop owner sneered: "How do you manage it? Isn't the imperial court opened by those officials?"

Jing'an continued: "Then you go to the Beijing Normal University to file a complaint with Tianfu. The imperial court is also rectifying the administration of officials, so there should still be someone in charge."

The shop owner looked at the passers-by outside, and said coldly: "There is indeed a person who does not believe in evil, but he was arrested when he arrived at Yingtian Mansion. Who else can believe in such a court?"

Jing'an's face was very ugly. After she came out of this shop, she said coldly: "I want to see, if I catch that dog official who dares to use the name of the imperial court as fish meat people, I will definitely beat his face into a pig's head!" .”

Before Jing'an could find someone to start beating the pig's head, they were stopped by the soldiers of Zhending Mansion, who said that all foreigners who came to Zhending Mansion for the first time had to come to the prefecture and county office to report .

In order not to reveal their identities, Gu Heng and others went to the state government office of Zhending Prefecture with a group of merchants from other places.

As soon as he arrived at the door, he saw many people queuing up. There were a few soldiers standing at the front, and there was a box in front of the soldiers. Gu Heng stood on tiptoe and saw what was in the box.

It turned out to be vain copper coins. Every commoner walked to the front, and a clerk wrote down the names of the common people, and then accepted a handful of copper coins.

Gu Heng glanced at Yang Youye, and Yang Youye said, "Usually bandits and bandits collect tolls, but the imperial court has also started to collect tolls."

Xu Shi heard the complaints from the people behind him, and a businessman standing in front said, "Isn't it? I heard that the Zhending Mansion wants to collect donations to repair the embankment, so they set up tricks everywhere to collect money."

Gu Heng frowned, and she asked: "There is no big river near Zhending Mansion, why do we need to build river embankments?"

The merchant said, "It's not because King Huai wants to..."

Before the merchant finished speaking, a whip fell on him, only to see a soldier in armor looking at them coldly, and he said: "If you continue to talk nonsense here, you will go to Zhending Mansion to stay." Let's go."

Gu Heng was taken aback for a moment, and she looked at Jing'an.

"King Huai?"

Jing'an said: "It's the younger brother of the late emperor, our emperor's uncle, who is considered to have a detached status, that's why he was granted to such a wealthy place as Zhending Mansion."

Yang Youye stroked his beard, and said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness King Huai also had the opportunity to sit on the throne, but now he can only live in the small Zhending Mansion. He must be extremely dissatisfied in his heart?"

Jing An shook her head.

"But I heard that my uncle has suffered from a serious illness in recent years, and he basically doesn't care about world affairs."

The situation in Zhending Mansion was much more complicated than they imagined. After Gu Heng and others paid the money, they found a clean inn to stay.

Jing An secretly called Gu Heng to her room.

She said to Gu Heng: "Ah Heng, there is one thing I didn't tell you just now, because it concerns the dignity of the royal family. After all, Mr. Yang is not..."

Gu Heng nodded, and she said, "I know the pros and cons, so just tell me."

Jing'an struggled for a moment and said: "I heard from Thirteen Brothers that Uncle Huang was obsessed with something called Fushou Gao a few years ago, and now he is so confused that he can hardly be a director."

Gu Heng frowned, and she said, "You mean that someone may be controlling your uncle."

Coupled with the poppies found in Mount Lu, Gu Heng is almost certain that the White Lotus Sect should have penetrated into the whole of Beizhili.

But this matter is too much to think about, so I can't jump to conclusions, I need to find someone to inquire about the situation in the palace.

During dinner in the evening, Yang Youye also mentioned this matter, and he said: "I have inquired about it, and the house that was built was ordered by the Zhending Mansion, but the supervisor is indeed a man of King Huai, which is really strange. "

Gu Heng opened his mouth and asked: "Could it be that they are colluding together? As the saying goes, the world is as black as crows, and this official must be fishing for money."

Yang Youye shook his head and said: "The general judge of the Zhending Mansion is my old friend. I know his character. I believe he will never be able to do such things as fish and meat."

Gu Heng looked at Yang Youye, and she said in a low voice: "But you haven't seen him for ten years, who knows what he looks like now? This officialdom is like a big dyeing vat. Once people enter, it is difficult to get out. "

Yang Youye was noncommittal, he said, "I'll find a chance to meet him tomorrow."

Gu Heng and Jing An looked at each other. Yang Youye is a very smart person, but he still has some literati temperament. After dinner, Gu Heng went back to his room to get ready to rest.

It may be that there are more foreigners coming these days.

Moreover, the room she lived in was not soundproof, and she heard the sound of a man and a woman arguing next door.

These two people had a very strong dialect, and Gu Heng couldn't quite understand it, but he could vaguely hear a few key words, it seemed to be Jiangnan, it seemed to be action or something.

It really puzzled Gu Heng.

She fell asleep in a daze, and there was a vague quarrel in the next room, and then she heard a shrill cry, and Gu Heng woke up suddenly.

The night watchman at the inn naturally heard it too.

The waiter at the store opened the door and saw a woman with a severed head. She was frightened out of her wits and shouted loudly, regardless of the other guests who were still sleeping.

"It's dead!"

"It's dead!"

Jing'an woke up from her sleep, she ran to Gu Heng's room, seeing Gu Heng standing there in a daze, Jing'an said worriedly: "Ah Heng, are you okay, what happened?"

Just as Gu Heng came over slowly, she said, "After I heard that woman screaming, I secretly took a look at the window."

Gu Heng peeked from the edge of the window, just in time to see the back of the murderer going out.

"Last night, they used words like Jiangnan and action in their dialect. I'm from Jiangnan, but I can't understand them."

Jing An was thoughtful, and she whispered: "Maybe it is really related to the White Lotus Sect, I will sleep with you tonight, lest you be afraid."

Gu Heng nodded.

The two slept with their clothes on, and the next morning they got up from the bed when an official knocked on the door, saying they wanted to know what happened last night.

Gu Heng opened the door.

The person who came was a burly and tall police officer, he looked Gu Heng and Jing An up and down.

"Are you foreigners?"

Gu Heng said: "Yes, come to Zhending Mansion with Master to do business."

(End of this chapter)