After the family fell, I wanted to lie down

Chapter 62 Angry

It was already noon. Zhilin went to the academy, Yutang put on the veil and left, but Yingge yawned, feeling sleepy.

"Xiao Taohong, I'm going to sleep. Please put the food away. I'll eat it in the evening. Don't let anyone disturb me."

Xiao Taohong didn't ask a single question, let alone offer any comfort. The young master was sleeping instead of reading in broad daylight. Persuading people was the job of the book boy, and she was just a little girl.

When lunch was served, Xiao Taohong said, "The young master is sleeping, I dare not disturb him."

Ye Muyang and his group wanted to come and take a look during their lunch break, but were blocked outside by Xiao Taohong. "The young master is taking a lunch break, don't disturb him."

Ye Muyang said, "Let her sleep, we just don't disturb her." But he was sternly stopped by Xiao Taohong.

Helplessly, they had to leave in disappointment.

But some people are very angry.

"Sir, this Yingge is too outrageous. Do you know what she usually does?"

"They say they live in the academy, but in reality they either eat, drink and have fun all day long, or they sleep all day long. This is too outrageous."

The academy's doorman said angrily.

"You don't even know that there are women and men in her cottage reciting poems and singing all day long... Tell me, is she here to study or to have fun?"

It was so obvious, what else could it be? Of course, she came here to play. Mr. Zichun put down the book in his hand. What book was she reading? She was being taught by a group of people who thought she was well-educated. He didn't expect her to learn much. After all, she grew up in the city, so it was enough for her to grow up safely. He would teach her slowly in the future, or maybe it would be much better when she knew her true identity. After all, the burden on her would be different.

"Her injury has just healed, so just let her recuperate slowly. Do you really expect her to pass the county exam next year?" Mr. Zichun said.

"What the teacher said is true. How can you expect a person who only knows how to call friends all day to achieve anything great? Zhilin is the same. He doesn't even think about what kind of life he is living. Fortunately, the teacher did not agree to let him live in the academy, otherwise I don't know how many students he would have led astray!"

Fortunately, she is only thirteen years old, so nothing can be seen now. If she were older, it would be hard to tell. She was raised by Lord Pei, so maybe he taught her some other things, such as how to find a son-in-law or marry into a wealthy family... Mr. Zichun frowned.

Mr. Zichun paced back and forth in the room, thinking.

Oh, look how worried he is now. He is not like this on weekdays. "Don't worry, sir. I will keep a close eye on the gate of the academy and will not let students go out to play casually in the future."

These words did not make Mr. Zichun frown. The doorman was just praying that someone would come sooner next year, so that the kid would never shamelessly ask to live in the academy again.

Some people hope that time will pass faster and faster, while others hope that time will pass slower and slower, such as the people from the Imperial Edict who will be sent by the court, and the people of Mo City. August 15th is coming, and in previous years the festival has always been a big event in Mo City. However, this year, due to the assassination of a big shot, people don't know if it can be done, and they are eager to know the news.

But no matter how you think, things will never go as you wish. A eunuch who supervised all officials of the court died in the territory of Mocheng. The officials on duty in Mocheng must have felt a lot of pressure. Fortunately, he took the initiative to turn himself in. Although everyone still had little confidence after turning himself in, when they knew that the officials from the Ministry of Justice sent by the court came directly without paying a visit to Liang Jingtian and went to Yiyuan, they did not have any resentment, and even if they did, they had to endure it.

"He seems very angry. This doesn't look good."

"I've heard that the current Queen Mother treats Lu Gongqing very differently..."

"Saying this at this time will only increase my psychological burden and will be of no use at all."

The officials were all talking about it, and saw some soldiers from Shangjing standing solemnly at the gate of Yiyuan making way for Liang Jingtian, who strode out. No matter what, they had to give the prefect some face. It would be fine if he didn't pay him a visit, but if he stopped him from entering, it would be really a disgrace to the local officials.

"My lord, how is it?"

"Sir, who is this person who came to Beijing for this case?"

The officials waiting on the side went up to ask questions.

Because it happened rather suddenly, of course the arrangements to go to the capital were also made quickly. All we know is that the court handed the matter over to the Silijian and the Ministry of Justice. As for who came this time, no one knew anything. Moreover, they arrived suddenly in the middle of the night, and after arriving, they quietly moved into Yiyuan. If the Beijing soldiers they brought with them had not driven away the officials guarding Yiyuan, alarming Liang Jingtian, he would not have known about it!

As the prefect of a state, Liang Jingtian was very dissatisfied with their practices. When he heard the question from the officials waiting outside, he said directly, "The one in the Imperial Household Department is Liao Chengyi, and the one in the Ministry of Justice is Zhang Zhe."

"Sir, the names of these two people sound a bit unfamiliar. Why aren't they the vice ministers, junior ministers, or deputy officials?"

The officials were somewhat puzzled, and some of them kept repeating the names of the two people. Suddenly, he let out an "eh" and his expression changed slightly.

"Zhang Zhe, is that the Zhang Zhe who is in charge of the prison of the Ministry of Justice?"

"Well, that's him."

How come that Zhang Zhe is very famous? The officials all turned their doubts to the official who was speaking. When they saw an official, they said, "This man is really fierce!"

In Yi Garden, in the hall where Lu Gongqing was killed, two officials in red and green robes were standing. In front of them, two red-robed guards had just put down a coffin.

The official in the red robe was pale and young, probably in his forties. He was holding a handkerchief to cover his mouth and nose, and slowly walked around the coffin. It was an ice coffin, and through the ice on the outside one could directly see Lu Gongqing lying inside.

"Lord Lu can be said to have eternal beauty." He said this mainly because the ice coffin still retained Lord Lu's gorgeous face when he was alive, but his face was a little paler.

After saying this, he touched his face unconsciously again, with a hint of envy on his face.

The red-robed guard waiting on the side had a look of disdain on his face. He thought that no one wanted such a beauty, but he did not dare to resist, and then he lowered his head again.

The other official who was waiting at the side was wearing a Lv robe and was slightly fat, about thirty years old. He smiled and said, "It's not difficult. If you want, Lord Liao, you can ask me to help you."

The red-robed official chuckled and said, "How can I trouble you, Master Zhang? I don't dare."

Two adults, one in red and one in green, were joking beside the body of Lu Gongqing in the hall of Yi Garden. The atmosphere in the hall was relaxed and cheerful, but the atmosphere outside Yi Garden became more solemn.

"You just said he was fierce, then who is this Zhang Zhe?"

“I haven’t heard of it.”

"Haven't you heard about it in Shangjing? The prison needs it, the jail?"

"I heard that when a vicious person enters the prison, he will only have half his life left, and if he can't get out within half a day, he will never be able to get out again."

"It is said that this Zhang Zhe came to the prison five years ago. Look at his official robe now, it has turned green..."

"So what? If you turn the green robe over, it will be red too!"

It turned out that this man was a famous cruel official. The officials finally understood and their expressions were complicated but also somewhat clear. Although the world is peaceful now, since the deaths of the late emperor, the late crown prince, the Duke of England and others eight years ago, there must have been some unbelievable secrets and strange situations. Cruel officials have always been indispensable in these changes.

This topic was not something that could be discussed. Liang Jingtian coughed heavily, trying to serve as a reminder.

"We have already told them all the details we found out."

"They didn't say anything, they just told me to send Nian Shilan to Yiyuan."

"Does this mean you're going to take over the case?" This was also expected.

"Just send it over. We've already asked all those questions."

"This time they asked the question themselves, so they can't say we cheated."

Everyone expressed their opinions.

"What do you mean? We didn't lie in the first place."

Hearing this, one can probably guess that the meeting just now might not have been pleasant. Come to think of it, one can know that Liang Jingtian, who was born in the Hanlin Academy, is somewhat arrogant, but this is not the time to be arrogant.

"Don't be angry, Your Excellency the Prefect. This incident happened too suddenly, and they didn't intentionally target you!"

"It's better to find out sooner rather than later."

Everyone tried to comfort him and followed Liang Jingtian away.