I'm a detective for Dongchang

Chapter 118

The assassination of King Jing caused turmoil in the entire court. The emperor asked Dongchang to take full responsibility for thoroughly investigating the assassin, so Yuan Yanxi was very busy. They met less than five times in the past 20 days, and they were all in the middle of the night. He said He missed her so much that he could only steal a piece of incense like a flower picker. This was the first time Lu Xizhi heard such unscrupulous nonsense from him, and he was overjoyed.

The shadow in his eyes showed that the matter was very difficult. She had repeatedly expressed her desire to help, but the man only told her to wait obediently and investigate the case carefully. With Bei Xue and Xing Yun around, he was also relieved.

Sighing lightly, Lu Xizhi propped his chin and looked thoughtfully at the soldiers who were practicing on the playground.

It has been five days since the last time we met. Since yesterday, she has sensitively noticed that the entire East Factory has stepped up security, especially in the dungeon and prison room. She asked Beixue what happened, The other party only said that a prisoner was caught and it was nothing serious.

But just last night, a fire broke out in the back mountain of Dongchang Prison, and many people died, including soldiers from Dongchang.

Lu Xizhi guessed that things were not simple, so she didn't go out today, she had a premonition that something would happen.

Sure enough, near noon, there was a lot of movement outside the gate of the East Factory. From far to near, the sound of horseshoes was deafening. Lu Xizhi ran outside the door and saw with sharp eyes that the leader was Yuan Yanxi, all in red. , imposing.

Yuan Yanxi got off his horse and walked towards her quickly, with an uncontrollable smile on his face.

Donghai whispered to Nanyang Xifeng beside him, "Have you noticed that the factory supervisor likes to laugh?"

Nanyang glared at him: "It's long-winded."

Xifeng twitched the corner of his mouth slightly and remained silent.

"Is the matter resolved?"

Yuan Yanxi took her hand naturally, "Well, soon."

Lu Xizhi was still a little unaccustomed to being so intimate in public. She tried to take out her hand, but the man held it tighter, not allowing her to get rid of it, and said: "This is my place, don't worry."

He waved the others away and let them go to eat. He fixedly looked at the little girl, waiting for her to ask questions.

Sure enough, how could Lu Xizhi bear it?

"last night…"

Before she could finish asking, he took over the conversation: "Worried about me?" He patted her on the head: "I'm fine, isn't it alright?"

"But I heard from Bei Xue that several brothers died."

Yuan Yanxi was taken aback for a moment, then took her hand to her lips and kissed her: "I'm very happy, you treat them as your own."

Lu Xizhi didn't expect that he said it out of his own mouth, and it was a bit of a thing to be said by him.

"Well, I like it here."

The man nodded gratified, "Someone has been sent to appease their families, and they have also sent relocation allowances."

Yuan Yanxi buried her face in Lu Xizhi's palm, stroked it a few times, and said, "I thought I could rest for a while and take you somewhere, but..."

"what happened?"

He took a sharp breath and exhaled: "It seems that it's not working yet, just wait."

Yuan Yanxi didn't say anything, and the two just cuddled together quietly until Donghai came up with food.

That night
After listening to Dong Hai's report, Yuan Yanxi raised his neck and drank the bitter concoction in one gulp.

"Is Cao Jinyue back yet?"

"Back to the factory supervisor, Cao Jinyue is back, but Lian Shen is still in Hong County. He only goes in and out of the county office every day, and doesn't go anywhere else."

"What about the palace?"

"That...nothing happened, but...the Ministry of Accounting has recently transferred the staff from the two departments of Jin and Cang, and it seems that Lu Yuanwai has been promoted."

Yuan Yanxi suddenly opened his eyes: "Lu Zhonglian was promoted?"

"Yes, Yuanwai Lu has been working for eight years."

Li Xuewen, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, is cautious and scheming. In the past few years, he has not caught any clues, which shows that he behaves in a low-key manner.

However, he and Chang Chonghu were schoolmates back then, and the two were close friends who had both civil and military skills. After being named Minister of the Ministry of War, in order to avoid suspicion, the two stopped their close communication, but no one else could know about their personal relationship in private.

A sense of uneasiness faintly rose in Yuan Yanxi's heart, and the sense of fate that had been planted in him since childhood struck him again.

Lu Mansion
In order to celebrate Lu Zhonglian's promotion to Jinke Langzhong, the fifth-rank official title, the whole Lu family rested for half a day, and the servants also set up two big tables in the courtyard, and had a feast with the master's family.

The creases on Lu Zhonglian's face never stopped. Of course he was happy, and he specially told Li Wenjun not to buy food today, but all from his own house. The three women liked it, and ordered a lot of food. Not polite.

During dinner at night, Lu Zhonglian couldn't wait to stand up and toast:
"Today's promotion for my husband and father, the Lu family is overjoyed. Thank you for your ancestor's blessing, thank you for your hard work at home, and thank you for your harmony over the years, so that I can feel at ease when I go out. I will drink three cups first."

Everyone applauded, followed by Lu Ziyi, the only son of the Lu family, who also gave similar congratulatory speeches, and then Li Wenjun, according to ordinary families, concubines and their children cannot sit together at the table, but in the Lu family, all the rules are in vain. As the saying goes, only "family harmony" can "everything prosper".

This night was the happiest night since Lu Xizhi came here. The family exchanged glasses and played with drinking orders. Although this is Lu Xizhi's weakness, she was happy to be punished and drank a lot. Elder It was also rare that they didn't hold back the wine, smiled and watched her get drunk, hugged them and kissed them, it was a joy, and the servants also ate and drank to their heart's content in the outer courtyard and watched happily.

No sleep tonight.

A few days later, Lu Xizhi was discussing with Wang Yuanzhi the woman's body that had been discovered before, but no one came to claim that expensive jade pendant.

At this moment, Bei Xue walked in quickly and said to Lu Xizhi, "Miss Lu, I offended you."

Immediately, with a lift, he jumped out with his arms around her. Before Lu Xizhi recovered his senses, he came to the carriage after a few jumps, "Miss Lu, please get in the carriage."

"Beixue, where are we going?"

"Miss Lu will know as soon as she gets in the car, please hurry up."

"This..." Lu Xizhi was at a loss, but seeing Bei Xue's anxiety, she thought something serious had happened, so she hurriedly climbed into the car with all her hands and feet.

When passing by the Lu residence, there was a burst of noise, and Beixue yelled: "Get out of the way!"

However, the tens of seconds of stopping were enough for Lu Xizhi to hear clearly:

"Hey, what's wrong with Mr. Lu?"

"Hey, I heard the official who came in just now called Lian Shaoqing, it must be Lian Shaoqing from Dali Temple."

"Oh, could it be that something happened to Officer Lu? A few days ago, I heard from the concierge in their mansion that Mr. Lu has been promoted. Why is it that today..."

Lu Xizhi's head buzzed... what? ? ?Lu Mansion?What happened to her family?
Opening the curtain of the car, she saw that many people had surrounded the front of the house, and there were people dressed as soldiers blocking the main entrance, and there were many officers and soldiers standing in the back street.

She wanted to jump out of the carriage in a panic, but before she could stretch out her feet, her eyes suddenly went dark, and she didn't know anything.

Beixue: "Take it easy! She doesn't know martial arts."

Xingyun looked at his hands, shrugged his shoulders, and replied to her with his thoughts: I am already very light, she is just too weak.

(End of this chapter)