The tall captain of the Jinyiwei was named Zheng Feng. His position in the Jinyiwei was inherited from his ancestors. In his generation, he stood out from a group of captains because of his bravery and was promoted to captain before he was thirty. His future was limitless.
He took the lead and said to Yao Yuan, "Master Yao, the East Office has already interrogated Xu Baocai, Chen Shuangxi, and Feng Shuanzi, who was just sent here. Because it is dark and the evidence is insufficient, they can only ask about the general situation for the time being. There is no result yet. The testimony can only be written tomorrow."
He spoke in a very cold and hard tone, and his attitude was neither hot nor cold, but there was no obvious hostility in his words.
Yao Yuan smiled politely and said, "Thank you, Captain Zheng. I wonder if the East Office has any arrangements for tomorrow?"
As he spoke, his eyes turned to the several Jinyiwei around him. All the Jinyiwei were wearing Feiyu uniforms, with embroidered spring swords on their waists, and everyone had a gold or silver dragon and tiger badge. They were all heroic and dignified young men, and it was difficult to tell who the new town envoy was.
His eyes moved around, and Zheng Feng let him look. Finally, Yao Yuan's gaze only stayed for a moment on a Jinyiwei who was standing casually beside Zheng Feng, and he didn't look at him any more.
"As for arrangements, tomorrow the Royal Guard will investigate Rong Jingui's actions before his death, his external and internal connections, and Lord Yao must provide the autopsy specifications tomorrow for reference."
Zheng Feng, on the other hand, spoke freely, seemingly without any fear that Yao Yuan would take all the credit. He finished his words in a businesslike manner with a cold face, then bowed and said, "Master Yao, I'm leaving."
After saying this, the cavalry of the Jinyiwei filed out, leaving only the young captains to guard various places in the Yuyong Prison and not allow the people in the Yuyong Prison to enter and leave at will.
Yao Yuan then sighed and said to Li Da with a bitter face: "Li Da, send someone to keep an eye on the houses where the craftsmen live and try not to let them talk to each other."
With this arrangement, the prison finally calmed down.
At this time, Jiang Lingyao was already on her way home.
Shen Suning took her on a horseback ride. It was late at night and the sound of horse hooves was clearly audible.
Jiang Lingyao asked Shen Suning: "What do you think of today's performance?"
Shen Suning was silent for a moment, then said, "We need to investigate both the place where the deceased was and the surrounding environment. Even the dead insects on the deceased's body cannot be missed."
Jiang Lingyao nodded and said, "Master entrusted you to me because he trusts me and you. Only if we solve more cases and get more clues can we know the truth one day."
Shen Suning was a man of few words. Apart from describing the situation at the scene, she remained silent. After hearing Jiang Lingyao's words of comfort, she nodded and said, "Sir, I understand."
Jiang Lingyao sighed slightly and was about to analyze today's case when her ears suddenly moved.
Shen Suning also held her breath immediately. The two of them listened for a moment before Shen Suning whispered, "There are two more riders coming the same way."
Jiang Lingyao's expression changed slightly, and she said, "Hurry up, we still have two alleys to go."
Shen Suning pulled the reins, and the horse neighed softly, carrying them quickly towards the Yongping Marquis Mansion.
However, while catching their breath, the two stopped at the place where they had left their horses before.
The sound of horse hooves behind him gradually faded and became almost inaudible.
But at this moment, neither of them had the mind to observe what was happening around them. Shen Suning tied up the horse, reached out and grabbed Jiang Lingyao, and flew with her on the spot, and in an instant they were on the roof.
The two of them held their breath and only breathed a sigh of relief when they returned to the bedroom on the second floor of Xinghuang Garden.
Xingyun only left a table lamp in the dormitory. It was dim and difficult to be noticed even from outside the window.
Jiang Lingyao said as she changed her clothes, "The two riders behind us are always two lanes away from us. When we stopped, they seemed to stop too. They were probably not following us, but just happened to be on the same route."
"But even if it's on your way, I don't know what these two people are up to. Be careful on your way back. Wait until there's no one following you before returning to Shuntian Mansion."
Shen Suning said: "Don't worry, sir, I won't worry about it."
In the time it took to say two sentences, Jiang Lingyao had already changed out of her official uniform and nightgown. She loosened her hair and re-lit the Suhe incense on her body. She said, "Come back soon. I will go to Baorongfang at 9:00 tomorrow. You wait for me there."
Shen Suning bowed, said nothing more, turned over and went out of the window.
After her slender figure disappeared into the night, Jiang Lingyao yawned, "I'm so sleepy."
She eats well and sleeps well on weekdays, and she is most afraid of having to work at night. If she doesn't sleep well at night, she will definitely be tired in the morning.
Xingyun helped her wash up again and applied a thick layer of jade cream on her face before she went to sleep comfortably.
Before going to bed, Jiang Lingyao told Xingyun: "Don't call me tomorrow, just leave some steamed snacks for breakfast."
This means that she wants to take a nap and won't accompany Mr. Duan anymore.
Xingyun smiled and helped her fall asleep before quietly leaving the bedroom.
Jiang Lingyao slept very soundly this time, and she woke up yawning until the thick pomegranate bed curtains could no longer block out the bright morning sun outside.
She lay in bed for a while longer, then said, "Get up."
After Xingyun and the others helped her wash and change clothes, Jiang Lingyao picked and chose, and finally chose a bright red shirt and skirt with round flower embroidery. The hem of the skirt was embroidered with a full garden of flowers in Su embroidery, mixed with gold and silver threads, and it sparkled and dazzling when she walked.
She changed into her skirt and asked Tingyu to put all her long black hair on top of her head, put it in a bun, and pin it with a set of ruby-inlaid round flower head ornaments. In an instant, she became the radiant Miss Jiang Liu again.
No...now she is the bright and charming wife of the third young master of the Duan family.
Jiang Lingyao changed her clothes and then found a small flower hall to have her late breakfast.
Luoxue was cooking lotus root powder for her. Jiang Lingyao took a bite of shrimp dumplings and nodded with satisfaction.
"The chef at Xinghuang Garden is good and suits my taste very well."
Xingyun whispered, "Miss, Wenzhu came up this morning and asked the nun to invite you to have breakfast. I thought you had played leaf games and slept late, so you hadn't gotten up yet. Wenzhu didn't insist."
Jiang Lingyao hummed: "Got it."
Xingyun added: "Wenzhu also said that the Third Young Master also said that the Duan family doesn't have so many rules, so the young lady doesn't have to be restrained."
Jiang Lingyao only raised an eyebrow at this time: "Oh?"
Xingyun saw Jiang Lingyao was surprised and couldn't help but laugh: "Miss, if the aunt hadn't been wandering around outside all day, her reputation wouldn't have been so bad. That's probably why she didn't want to bother you."
Jiang Lingyao understood what Duan Nanqi meant: "I don't care about you, and you don't care about me either, so we can both live in peace."
Jiang Lingyao then raised her eyebrows and smiled, her red lips slightly raised: "He is really calculating."
In just a few words, Jiang Lingyao finished her breakfast. She picked out a few steamed snacks that she thought were delicious, and asked Xingyun to bring a box of fried rice with bacon and bamboo shoots that had just been made in the kitchen before she stepped out of the room.
When she appeared gracefully in the main room on the first floor, the study door suddenly made a muffled sound.
Jiang Lingyao's embroidered shoes paused slightly. She turned her head and looked towards the study with raised eyebrows.
The sky was bright and the sun was scorching, and a bright red figure appeared within Jiang Lingyao's sight.
Duan Nanqi wore a black gauze hat with double wings and vertical ears, a brocade robe with flying fish patterns, a leather belt around his waist, and an embroidered spring sword hanging from his body. His face was cold and stern, and he looked intimidating without even getting angry.
He was dressed in such a Jinyiwei outfit that Jiang Lingyao was stunned and couldn't recover for a long time.
In her misty eyes, Duan Nanqi walked up to her step by step and looked down at her.
Jiang Lingyao was very tall, more slender than ordinary ladies. Even though Duan Nanqi was six feet tall, he was only half a head taller than her.
When he lowered his head slightly and looked down at her, their faces were just meeting, and they were looking at each other in the space between breaths.
The scent of Suhe incense and the cool agarwood fragrance intertwined together. Jiang Lingyao blinked and just came to her senses when Duan Nanqi's words broke her handsome illusion.
"Why, my clothes are too handsome, are you tempted?"
Duan Nanzhu lowered his body again, and the two of them stood together quietly, their breathing intertwined, like the most intimate couple.
"If you are satisfied with my appearance, I can make you happy. What do you think?"
He is so careless that no matter how handsome he looks, he is just a weakling and cannot be accepted by the upper class.
Jiang Lingyao's eyes flashed with disgust. She came to her senses and quickly looked away, retorting, "I only know that my husband is a hereditary Jinyiwei officer, but he only gets a salary to make a living. Why does he have to be a job?"
Duan Nanqi inherited the position of Jinyiwei from his father, who was originally a captain of Jinyiwei and died in the line of duty. He was promoted one rank and was granted the title of fourth-rank Zhenfushi.
Because the Duan family still had some favors, when it came to Duan Nanqi's generation, even if he wanted to inherit an official position, it would only be a demotion with a salary.
Somehow, this unruly and dissolute young master Duan caught the emperor's eye. The emperor favored him very much and would summon him to his court whenever he had free time. Whenever he went out hunting or enjoying the spring, he would always have him by his side. So at the beginning of the marriage, the generous emperor gave his favorite nephew a fourth-rank Jinyiwei Zhenfu Envoy.
This official position is neither big nor small, but it just enters the rank of a hall official. Even if it is just a salaried official, it sounds very good when it is said out.
The salary was just a reward from the court for the meritorious officials and it did not mean they held any real position. It was wonderful enough for them to live a life of luxury and enjoy good food.
Jiang Lingyao thought Duan Nanqi was idle all day long, as he was paid as a town attendant, but today she found out that Duan Nanqi had to go out on duty.
When Duan Nanqi heard Jiang Lingyao's question, he smiled and said in an even more ambiguous tone, "I knew that my wife cared about me very much."
Jiang Lingyao's eyes were dark, she curled her lips and snorted, "I only care about the future livelihood of my family. It all depends on how much you can save for the family."
Duan Nanqi couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "Isn't it just to make money that I work so hard to make a living?"
"My wife has such a cruel heart. The job of Jinyiwei is so dangerous, but she doesn't care about me, but only cares about the salary. I am very sad."
Duan Nanqi was so angry yesterday that he wanted to live in a separate room from her, and said that he would never contact her again, but today he is smiling and doesn't care at all.
Jiang Lingyao looked at him deeply, but was too lazy to pay attention to him. The two of them walked three or five steps apart and left Xinghuang Garden one after the other.
To get from Xinghuang Garden to the main gate of the Marquis' Mansion, they had to go around the sparsely populated corridor first. The two of them did not encounter any maids or servants along the way. It was not until they reached the gate that Jiang Lingyao suddenly turned around and looked at Duan Nanqiao tenderly.
"My dear, I am going to the dowry shop today to check. You are out on duty, so please take care of yourself."
Jiang Lingyao's eyes were full of tenderness, and her attentive and considerate look made passers-by look at her curiously.
Duan Nanqi lowered his eyes to look at her, his face also full of doting: "My lady, please don't work too hard. I will take you home in the evening."
The two of them were so affectionate and affectionate that they spent nearly a cup of tea together before they reluctantly said goodbye.
As soon as Jiang Lingyao got on the carriage, his face immediately fell.
She suddenly remembered that Duan Nanqi's official position in the Jinyi Guard was also a fourth-rank garrison commander.
He is exactly the same as the newly appointed head of the East Office of Beizhenfusi.
Is there anything strange about this?
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