Capture the Jade:

Teng Yuyi smiled in surprise: "For me?"

Open the lacquer box, and a hot white air rises in front of you. The shape is a bit messy, either too flat or too drummed.

Qizhi is a little embarrassed: "This is the Sanqing cake in our view. Juesheng and I got up early in the morning to make it. The dough is not kneaded well enough, but the taste is not bad. Mrs. Du, this box is for Yours."

"I have it too?" Du Tinglan took it with a smile.

Juesheng was full of pride: "The recipe of this Sanqing Cake was handed down by Shigong's Shigong, and a few spirit herbs were added in it, which is good for Qi and strengthening the foundation. Every spring and summer, Shigong will order Guanli to make a few It is very useful to eat. We also mixed a lot of lingsha in the stuffing, which is so sweet. Mrs. Teng and Mrs. Du have been frightened in the past few days. After eating this night, they will not have nightmares. "

Teng Yuyi looked at Dim Sum without speaking, through the sweet heat, he seemed to see the two warm hearts of Juesheng and Qizhi.

She closed her eyes and smelled it, and sighed: "You can tell how delicious it is just by smelling it. Chun Rong, quickly take these food boxes to the flower hall. I won't eat anything else for breakfast. Just eat the snacks made by our Taoist leader."

Juesheng and Qizhi were very happy. They didn't expect Mrs. Teng to like it so much. It seems that the idea of ​​giving snacks is really right.

Actually, until they went to bed last night, they didn't think about what gifts to bring to Teng's mansion tomorrow. Mrs. Teng specially invited them to eat delicious food. After a while, he said that he would draw some talismans and give them to Mrs. Teng, and then he said that he would buy some rouge and gouache today, but at this time, the brother suddenly returned to the temple, maybe he heard what they said, and he said something casually in the corridor passing by : "Do you dare to use the rouge gouache you bought? Doesn't she like snacks very much, and it's not troublesome to make some Sanqing cakes."

Juesheng and Qizhi rushed out of the house, the senior brother had already left, the lights in the scripture hall were still on, but the door was locked. There are Strange Records and various Taoist classics hidden in it. Usually, whenever the brothers encounter difficult things, they will go there to seek answers.

Brother came back late at night to look through the scrolls in the library. It seems that he encountered a difficult problem in the process of investigating Zhuang Mu.

The two of them opened the door and went in, and there was indeed one of the thickest annals missing from the shelf.

When I got up early in the morning to make Sanqing cakes, my brother didn't return to Guanli. I don't know if I slept in the yamen last night or returned to Chengwang's mansion after finishing the case.

The group of people went to the flower hall. On the way, Teng Yuyi asked Chunrong: "Can I have breakfast too early?"

Chunrong smiled and said, "Master is not as sleepy as a lady, and left before dawn."

Teng Yuyi thought to himself, Grandpa should take a rest these few days. He was so busy early in the morning. The conversation last night must have played a role. Plan, the father and daughter will not be murdered like in the previous life.

During breakfast, Teng Yuyi had a great appetite and ate a lot of Sanqing cakes in one go.

Du Tinglan is also full of praise for this dim sum.

Juesheng and Qizhi were so embarrassed by the praise, they scratched their heads and asked: "There were no evil spirits in the mansion to disturb each other last night, right?"

"No, sister and I slept soundly last night." Teng Yuyi said with a smile, after thinking about it, she retreated, "Did you see your senior brother this morning? Zhuang Muke told me why he was raped." Lead to the back alley of the spice shop?"

Juesheng shook his head: "I didn't see my brother in the morning, but I did come back last night, but he only took a copy of Strange Records from Guanli and left without even drinking tea. It should be the judge It didn't go well, otherwise the brother would have gone to catch the real culprit last night, and he wouldn't have run back to the temple so late."

Teng Yuyi: "Isn't Zhuang Mu still willing to say?"

Qizhi rested his chin: "If I were Zhuang Mu, I knew that I was framed by the real murderer, and I told all I knew when I was caught yesterday, why did I keep my mouth shut."

Du Tinglan interjected: "This person must have some concerns."

Juesheng is puzzled: "He was caught by the Dali Temple. If he refuses to confess, he will be sentenced severely. He will die anyway, so why bear the notoriety of a murderer for others?"

Teng Yuyi thought about it and said: "Zhuang Mu is a desperado, the word 'death' may not be a fear to him, but in case there is something bigger than 'death' to him What about the disaster?"

The three people on the table were stunned for a moment.

At this time, Cheng Bo led the chef's servants in. Each of the servants was holding a lacquer box, which was filled with all kinds of snacks, totaling about twenty boxes.

"Here is the Yulu dumpling that the Taoist priest loves most, and here are other pastries that were newly made in spring." It's what you want."

Teng Yuyi inspected it carefully, and nodded with satisfaction: "Let's add a few more boxes of Touhua Ci. Last time when the Taoist priest came, the mansion didn't make it. This time, I just invite them to try something new."

Juesheng and Qizhi couldn't help but blushed: "It's all for us? This is too much, we can't finish it. Madam Teng, you are too much trouble."

Teng Yuyi couldn't help but ask someone to send the lacquer box to the calf cart in Qingyun Temple: "The weather is still cold, and the snacks can be saved. Take it back and put it away. Eat slowly and you won't be afraid of spoiling."

Qizhi and Juesheng thanked him blushingly, and with a single movement, a tube of purple hair fell out of Qizhi's sleeve.

Teng Yuyi was surprised, and bent down to help Qizhi pick up the pen: "Is this the birthday gift I bought for your brother at Mozhai yesterday?"

This kind of high-quality Zihao costs at least ten cents. The two little guys are stingy with themselves, and they really care about their senior brother.

Qizhi hurriedly said: "No, what happened yesterday, we didn't have time to choose a gift. It was given to us by Mrs. Li San."

Teng Yuyi and Du Tinglan looked at each other: "Li Huaigu?"

Juesheng said beside him: "Those little ladies and young masters were frightened yesterday. When we got off, she was the only one left in the car. Mrs. Li San chatted with us, saying that since she ran into a ghost once in Yusuchuan, she couldn't sleep well at night, and asked us if we had any good ideas. I gave her all the talismans on my body. Mrs. Li San was very grateful, and said that she knew that the talismans in our view were very valuable, and she didn't dare to accept them for nothing. She took out two tubes of pens bought in Mozhai and insisted on giving them to us. Seeing that we don't accept it, we say that the right is the incense money in the view of filial piety."

Speaking of this, Juesheng smiled shyly: "Master, he is an old man, he has always been very stingy, and he set the rules very early on. Any incense money offered by the benefactor must not be rejected. Let's see that Mrs. Li is very nice." Okay, besides, it’s not something particularly valuable, so I took it. But Qi Zhi discussed with me in the morning, saying that this money can’t be used for incense, and it’s not good to accept it without authorization. It’s better to just return it by going out today. If Mrs. Li San feels sorry for accepting the talisman in the temple, she can come to offer incense in person some other day."

Du Tinglan: "I see."

Teng Yuyi lowered her eyelashes and took a light sip of tea.

At this time, Cheng Bo entered the flower hall: "Lady, the second lady of the Wu family sent someone to send a post."

"Wu Qi?"

Cheng Bo has two lacquer posts in his hand, one is for Teng Yuyi and the other is for Du Tinglan.

The two sisters took a look, it turned out that the peach blossoms in Yuzhennvguanguan had bloomed a few days ago, Wu Qi invited them to go to the temple today to enjoy the flowers.

Cheng Bo said: "Yesterday, as soon as the lady left, this post was delivered. The old slave was going to give it to the lady last night. I put it aside after seeing the lady and the master talking in the study."

Teng Yuyi was a little hesitant. It's okay to go out to admire flowers during the day, but she promised to take Juesheng and Qizhi to Shanhailou for dinner today.

Cheng Bo warmly reminded: "Lady, Wu Erniang's father, Wu Ruyun, was promoted to Yushi Zhongcheng, and we will make peace with Zhongshumen."

Teng Yuyi understands Cheng Bo's meaning, Wu Rujun worships the prime minister, and grandpa is a strong man on the side of Megatron. In order not to arouse the suspicion of the court, the Teng and Wu families have never had a close relationship, but there is no harm in the two children walking around .

Du Tinglan also said: "After returning to Chang'an, you haven't had a good time to relax. It's good for us sisters to go out and have fun at this opportunity. At worst, come back earlier."

Teng Yuyi looked at Juesheng and Qizhi, but was still struggling.

Juesheng and Qizhi also understood at this time, and hurriedly said to Teng Yuyi: "Ms. Teng, go out and relax. It just so happens that we are going to follow Lu Zhaoan today, and we will have dinner together tomorrow."

Teng Yuyi had no choice but to say: "Then I will go directly to Qingyun Temple to pick you up tomorrow morning?"

Juesheng and Qizhi happily said: "Okay."

Teng Yuyi handed the post to Cheng Bo: "Tell me that we will go to the appointment."

As soon as Cheng Bo left, the maidservant in the corridor said, "Young master is here."

Before he finished speaking, Du Shaotang stepped into the flower hall.

When he was eleven years old, Du Shaotang was thin and thin. He was wearing a spring green round-neck blouse, which looked like a willow from a distance. Was mistaken for a little lady.

Du Shaotang saw Juesheng and Qizhi in the flower hall, showing a look of surprise: "Xiao Daoist?"

Du Tinglan wondered: "Why did you come here so early in the morning? Isn't the Imperial College not going to school today?"

"My master is on ten-day vacation, and I don't have to go to class for these two days." Du Shaotang met with Juesheng and Qizhi, and as soon as he sat down, he said, "Cousin Yu, yesterday I—"

Looking at Juesheng and Qizhi, he hesitated to speak.

Teng Yuyi hurriedly said: "The two little priests are not outsiders, so just say what you have to say."

Du Shaotang said, "Yesterday I was fine at home, so I bought some things and went to visit Ji Zhen in the Hu Mansion. When I left, I took Brother Huoqiu with me, and I also brought this gift from Cousin Yu—"

He took out Dongmingguan's bald pen and showed it to everyone.

"The Hu Mansion saw that I came alone, and this time I was allowed to visit Ji Zhen in the inner courtyard, but they still refused to let me into the back room, only saying that Ji Zhen's appearance was too scary, for fear of scaring me. I sat in the outer room for a while, thinking to myself, Ji Zhen is sick in bed for a while, and I must be looking forward to my classmates and friends coming to visit him. Maybe I am very happy to know that I am here. I said outside the curtain:' Ji Zhen, I’m Shao Tang, I’m here to see you, are you feeling better?’ Then I heard—”

Du Shaotang's voice trembled: "I heard a strange voice shouting in the back room: 'Don't come here, I don't see anything'. The voice was high-pitched and hoarse, and I almost didn't recognize that it was Ji Really sound. After a while, Mr. Hu and Mrs. Hu came out. Mrs. Hu’s face was full of tears, and Mr. Hu’s complexion was also very ugly. He came out and said to me: “There is no symptom in the dog’s disease. Please also invite Mr. Du Haihan .'I don't dare to stay any longer, so I hurriedly said goodbye."

Juesheng and Qizhi became more and more surprised when they heard about it yesterday. When the senior brother told them about Hu Jizhen, he only said that Hu Jizhen became an idiot because he lost his soul. Not a single word was heard from Hu Jizhen. Unexpectedly, Hu Jizhen had such a big reaction when Mr. Du left.

But if you think about it, you will know that Hu Jizhen is not familiar with the senior brother, but Mr. Du is Hu Jizhen's good friend. Hearing the voice of his former classmate, Mr. Hu's remaining soul has a sense, and he has a vague memory. Not surprisingly.

"'Don't come here, I didn't see anything'—" Qizhi chewed the words in his mouth, "Mr. Hu shouted like that?"

Du Shaotang nodded with lingering fear.

Teng Yuyi was startled and suspicious, she had known that Hu Jizhen's illness was strange, according to the situation, it seemed that Hu Jizhen had smashed something before he was assassinated.

Although there are only two short sentences, it may prove that Mr. Hu had foreseen the danger before the accident. He knew that the other party would not let him go. Not soft-hearted.

"Haven't your senior brothers been investigating this matter?" Teng Yuyi turned to Juesheng Qizhi, "Where Hu Jizhen went and who he met before the accident, you will know if you don't check."

Juesheng and Qizhi were a little hesitant. Yesterday when the senior brother talked about Hu Jizhen's strange illness, he mentioned that Mrs. Teng had been investigating Lu Zhaoan, but the senior brother only wanted them to keep an eye on Lu Zhaoan, and he didn't say that they should keep their mouths shut in front of Mrs. Teng.

Young Master Du has made a new discovery today, so there is no need to hide it from Mrs. Teng.

They told about Hu Jizhen's itinerary on the day when Hu Jizhen's accident happened.

"Mr. Hu's whereabouts were unknown for two full hours that day, and it happened that Lu Zhaoan was attending a banquet at the British government at that time, but there is no way to prove that Mr. Hu went to see Mr. Lu Zhaoan before the accident."

Teng Yuyi and Du Tinglan looked at each other, Lu Zhaoan was really too cautious, he was obviously found out, but he still couldn't get a real clue.

Du Shaotang interjected: "Even if Ji Zhen smashed something, he wouldn't be killed like this. Could there be a bigger crime than killing people?"

"It must be the cause of death." Teng Yuyi thought about it, "Once the news leaks, the murderer himself will suffer a catastrophe, but it is too obvious to kill Hu Jizhen, it is better to turn Hu Jizhen into an idiot. The phlegm obsession is almost the same, and nothing can be found out for a while, if Lin Chengyou had not been following Lu Zhaoan secretly for a long time, and thus became suspicious of Hu Jizhen's illness, this matter may not have anything to do with it."

Du Shaotang was stunned for a while, and then he said angrily: "I still can't figure it out, Hu Jizhen is not a talkative person, even if he saw something, he might not spread it around, why should he kill him."

"What if he bumps into Lu Zhaoan killing people?" Teng Yuyi said coldly, "Will Mr. Hu be bored in his stomach?"

Everyone was shocked.

Du Tinglan thought for a while, and said with fear: "Mr. Hu said 'you'. If this was the last sentence he yelled before the accident, wouldn't Mr. Hu see more than one person?"

Juesheng came back to his senses: "That's right, otherwise I wouldn't say 'you', assuming one of them is Lu Zhaoan, who is the other?"

Teng Yuyi looked at the jasmine petals in the cup. It was interesting. Lu Zhaoan’s trip seemed to be deeper than he expected. The more you look down, the more frightening you get. If Mr. Hu was really killed by Lu Zhaoan, who was the person who was with him at that time? It can make people want to kill on the spot, the incident Hu Gongzi saw is definitely not trivial.

"I have to tell your brothers about this as soon as possible." Teng Yuyi put down the teacup and said, "Shaotang, you also go, this matter is of great importance, you should tell Lin Chengyou what you saw and heard in the Hu Mansion yesterday."

Qizhi hesitated: "But brother is busy investigating the cases of pregnant women today, we may not be able to meet him."

"Then wait outside the Dali Temple." Teng Yuyi thought, he must not let Lu Zhaoan know that Shaotang was looking for him, so he said to Du Shaotang, "I will ask Cheng Bo to change your face first, and Huo Qiu can't be left behind." .”

Without further delay, the three siblings returned to the inner courtyard. Cheng Bo took out some fake beards from the warehouse to help Du Shaotang change his appearance. The face changed.

After it was done, Teng Yuyi and Du Tinglan walked around Du Shaotang, talking in amazement, and Du Shaotang himself was dumbfounded. Cheng Bo's tricks were completely invisible, and this time, even if A Niang was present, he would not be able to recognize him.

Huo Qiu knew the art of disguise, and when Teng Yuyi and the other three came out, they had already dressed themselves.

They met Juesheng and Qizhi in the flower hall, and went out of the mansion together.

On the way, Teng Yuyi told Du Shaotang: "Just say your surname is Tang before people."

Du Shaotang nodded. It was the first time he participated in such a "big event". He couldn't tell whether he was excited or scared, because he was walking too fast and almost tripped.

Juesheng and Qizhi hurriedly supported Du Shaotang: "Du—Young Master Tang."

Teng Yuyi dragged Du Shaotang aside, and said in a low voice, "It's just to go to Dali Temple, why bother to panic like this? Remember, you are a man, no matter what happens outside, you must be steady."

Du Shaotang looked shyly at Juesheng and Qizhi who were not far away. These two little Taoist priests were a few years younger than him, but they were already capable of being alone.

Not to mention Cousin Yu.

He hurriedly supported the Fufu head: "Cousin Yu, don't worry, I know how to do it."

Teng Yuyi looked at him sullenly for a while, then nodded.

Before going out, Du Tinglan reminded her younger brother a few more words, while Teng Yuyi watched the servants put the boxes of snacks she prepared onto the calf cart of Qingyun Temple, making sure that nothing was missed, so she was relieved.

Du Shaotang traveled with Juesheng Qizhi, while Teng Yuyi and Du Tinglan took another car.

When passing by a mansion on the way, Teng Yuyi heard some noise outside, looked out through the window curtain, and saw a row of Marquis Wu knocking on the door of the mansion, the leader Wuhou said to the servant who opened the door: "My lord Is there any woman who is pregnant? Regardless of the master's family, the servants under the house must report it. This matter is of great importance, and those who dare to hide it from the government will be severely punished!"

The guard was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "My wife is not pregnant. Please wait a moment, the officials, the villain will go in and ask if the lady in charge is pregnant."

Teng Yuyi was surprised and said: "This is to check the existing pregnant women in Chang'an?"

Du Tinglan was stunned: "Is it because I am afraid that the criminals will make trouble again, so I want to take precautions in advance? Last time my grandfather said that Chang'an is now in Min'an Wufu, let alone has a population of one million, so I don't know what to do if I check it from house to house. When will it be?"

Teng Yuyi thought about it for a while, but others might not be able to find it. If it was Lin Chengyou's idea, then it's another matter. If you dare to refuse his order, Chang'an has a large population, but the number of households is limited. As long as you mobilize the manpower you can mobilize to search the city, you can find out in a few days.

She was a little puzzled. The other party had gone to great lengths to frame Zhuang Mu. Now that Zhuang Mu has been caught, why didn't Lin Chengyou use his tricks?

***

Dali Temple.

Yan Sizhi came out of the morgue and said to Lin Chengyou as he walked: "The corners of Shu Liniang and Bai's skirts are not damaged. It can be seen that the murderer never thought of wrapping the fetus with their skirt corners. Mrs. Xiao Jiang did this in her body. It is clear that she wants to blame Zhuang Mu. Lin Juan, since this is the case, why didn’t he announce that he had caught the real murderer? The murderer heard that we were "in the trap", maybe he could have done it sooner. Show your feet."

Lin Chengyou looked thoughtfully at the pines and cypresses in front of the court, and then answered after a while: "Last night, I looked for the evil spirits and demonic methods used to take fetuses from several Taoist temples. The murderer will never stop just taking the third child. Once another crime is committed, it will be meaningless for the murderer to blame Zhuang Mu. How can such a seasoned murderer do such meaningless actions? I was thinking, the murderer gave Is Zhuang Mu digging so many traps just to get rid of his suspicions, or is there some other deep meaning?"

Yan Sizhi was stunned: "What else could it be for besides planting?"

"Shock? Warning?" Lin Chengyou walked down the steps thinking about it.

Yan Sizhi was even more confused: "Zhuang Mu has already been caught, who can show this so-called 'shock' and 'warning'?"

"What if someone is behind Zhuang Mu..." Lin Chengyou said, "The murderer doesn't mean Zhuang Mu, but the person behind Zhuang Mu's backstage. I asked Yumigui's master Azan, Zhuang Mu works every month Only five hundred yuan. But Zhuang Muping went to the wine shop to drink and gamble from time to time. How could a mere five hundred yuan be enough for him to spend like this? Before he left Chang'an suddenly for a month, where did the money come from? Obviously, the pig ironsmith is only his superficial business, and he must have other masters behind his back."

"I have doubts about this for a long time." Yan Sizhi was stunned for a while, "By the way, Lin Pingshi has checked that Zhuang Mu was not in Chang'an for the previous month?"

Lin Chengyou: "Yesterday, after the prince said this, I sent someone to check. Zhuang Mu did indeed leave Chang'an on the first day of March, and he hired a horse at a post station outside the city as soon as he left the city. He wants to travel far away, Tongzhou is not far from Chang'an, if Zhuang Mu drives his horse, he will arrive in Tongzhou on the fifth day of March in time, but whether he is going to commit a crime or do something else, then I don't know For a person like him, it is not difficult to forge a "pass". It just so happens that Zhuang Mu was also at the scene of the next two cases. Judging from all the existing signs, the murderer deliberately led Zhuang Mu to the incident. But if you look at it from another angle, maybe Zhuang Mu is investigating the real murderer, so he followed the murderer to the scene of the incident again and again."

Yan Sizhi opened his mouth wide in surprise: "You mean Zhuang Mu is following the real murderer?"

Lin Chengyou stroked his chin: "Let me try to guess first. The real culprit is to kill and get a fetus, and Zhuang Mu is to investigate the real culprit. Throw it on Zhuang Mu's head."

"Wait a minute...wait a moment..." Yan Sizhi tried to clear his mind, "Let's not talk about how the real culprit set the trap, Zhuang Mu is just a rascal in the West Market, how could he know in advance? Will the real culprit commit the crime?"

"I don't know about that." Lin Chengyou hesitated, "First of all, he may not know what the real culprit looks like, and secondly, he may not know what the real culprit is doing. Maybe he was just ordered to investigate, and Or to find something...and the time he started the investigation may be earlier than the murder in the same state."

"Since the real murderer found out that Zhuang Mu was investigating him, why didn't he just kill him? By setting up such a trap, wouldn't Zhuang Mu be afraid to tell Dali Temple all about what he found after following these days?"

Lin Chengyou thought for a while: "If the real culprit dares to do this, he is sure that it will not fall into Zhuang Mu's hands. But as long as Zhuang Mu is caught, we will find out from Zhuang Mu who is behind the scenes. As a result, the real murderer can borrow the hand of Dali Temple to find out the people behind Zhuang Mu without spending a single soldier."

"Lin Pingshi means..."

Lin Chengyou smiled: "The real murderer is also very curious about who is behind Zhuang Mu."

Yan Sizhi was stunned for a moment, and seeing Lin Chengyou walking forward, he hurriedly followed: "I understand, this case involves two groups of people. One group is the real murderer, and the other group is Zhuang Mu and the people behind the scenes. Zhuang Mu was arrested on the spot yesterday, but the whereabouts of the fetus could not be revealed, Dali Temple will continue to investigate in order to obtain complete criminal evidence, until the details of Zhuang Mu are found out... This strategy of killing people with a knife is very easy to use."

"It's a good plan." Lin Chengyou said, "It's just that the real murderer didn't expect that the prince would break into the quiet room yesterday. He lurked in the room for a while before escaping. He must have hesitated. Attacked the prince, if he stayed and attacked the prince, he would not have enough time to blame Zhuang Mu, after careful consideration, he could only escape in a hurry. He couldn't tell the difference in appearance between himself and Zhuang Mu, but he never expected that because Wang Gongzi had a lot of research on spices, he could smell the rare 'Tian Shui Shi Luo' on the spot, and because of his carefulness, he discovered that his There was a hole in the clothes on his body. With this flaw, we know that Zhuang Mu is not the real murderer."

Yan Sizhi nodded in a daze: "No wonder Lin Pingshi asked people to investigate pregnant women in the city as soon as he came back last night. Several conspiracies have spread all over the city. Those pregnant women are all in danger. The government did this , can not only appease the hearts of the people, but also tell the real murderer that Dali Temple has not been fooled by him. When the murderer knows that the trap he has painstakingly designed has been seen through, the follow-up plan will also be disrupted. Once it is disrupted, it is easy to make mistakes."

Lin Chengyou smiled, that's right, he was sincerely making trouble for the real culprit.

The people behind Zhuang Mu knew that Zhuang Mu had been arrested, and they quickly figured out that it was a trap set by the real murderer. Since this person can drive away an expert like Zhuang Mu, it is impossible not to fight back. This person is in the dark, but the real culprit is in the open. The real culprit has to be on guard against the government's investigation, but also beware of the Zhuang Mu's behind-the-scenes people dealing with him. When people are busy, it is easy to show flaws. They just wait and see what happens.

"Brother Yan, let's interrogate Zhuang Mu first." Lin Chengyou walked towards the prison.

Yan Sizhi sighed: "Last night, I was busy investigating the matter of pregnant women in the city, and I didn't have time to interrogate Zhuang Mu. I thought that I would let him hang out all night, and he must have a lot to say, but I will go to interrogate him in the morning. It's like a piece of hard iron that still doesn't speak."

***

In the dungeon, Zhuang Mu sat in the cage with his eyes closed.

There are heavy shackles outside the cage, and the dark iron bars have a rock-like hard luster. This is a special iron cage specially made by Dali Temple to detain serious criminals. Every piece of the cage has been painstakingly crafted by hundreds of craftsmen. People are locked in the cage, and even if they have supernatural powers, they will not be able to escape.

Zhuang Mu's body was heavily tied up, with cloth strips stuffed in his mouth, except for a pair of eyes, which were still free, and there was no movement anywhere in his body.

Besides that, four government officials surrounded the iron cage.

The yamen servants were busy chatting, and looked at Zhuang Mu in the iron cage from time to time. They were so prepared, not because they were afraid that Zhuang Mu would escape, but because they were preventing him from committing suicide in various strange ways.

Suddenly, there were footsteps approaching from outside the door. When the door opened, a scent of fragrance wafted into the room. The yamen servants looked over and saw Lin Chengyou and Yan Sizhi came in with an old yamen servant.

The old yamen servant was holding a tray, on which there were five steaming bowls of steaming Hoto, as well as meat-filled pancakes, meatballs, etc., each dish was full of fragrance. The old yamen servant warmly greeted the yamen servants: "Everyone, come over and have breakfast, hey, don't thank me, today's meal was invited by Lin Pingshi."

The yamen servants were thunderous, scrambling to sit at the table, not forgetting to say: "Lin Pingshi, Yan Sizhi, don't you want to eat?"

Yan Si smiled and shook his head, walked to the special case for recording the confession of prisoners, and sat down with his robe lifted.

But Lin Chengyou went straight to the iron prison, squatted down and looked at Zhuang Mu: "Are you hungry?"

The fragrance bursts into people's noses, and everyone would salivate. A person's willpower is often the weakest when he is hungry, but Zhuang Mu has obviously gone through a lot of tempering. No reaction.

"I haven't eaten for a day, so I can't carry it on like this." Lin Chengyou said with a smile, "Why don't I leave you a breakfast, and when we finish talking, I'll give you the food Send it in."

Zhuang Mu slowly opened his eyes, there was both mockery and disdain in his eyes.

Lin Chengyou said, "I see. You are not afraid of hunger, let alone death."

Without waiting for Zhuang Mu to react, he smiled lowly and said, "First, you foolishly took the blame for others, and then you foolishly starved to death in prison. You, even if you die, you must first find out who framed you."

The words were so low that only two people could hear them, Zhuang Mu's expression froze, and the strong irony in his eyes was replaced by surprise in an instant.

"Yes, I know you were framed." The smile in Lin Chengyou's eyes did not diminish, "Now except for me, no one can help you clear your name."

There were small ripples in Zhuang Mu's eyes, as if hesitating and thinking, and then he seemed to remember something, and closed his eyes again.

Lin Chengyou was not in a hurry, turned his gaze, and looked at Zhuang Mu's **** hands: "Let me guess, you ran into the back alley of the spice shop yesterday, probably looking for something , but nothing was found, but the murderer dug a trap for you. Before you went to the Tongzhou capital, you were also hired to do errands, but you didn’t know that the real murderer was already planning to deal with you.”

Zhuang Mu suddenly opened his eyes. Compared with the dubious expression just now, this time his eyes were much more complicated. He looked at Lin Chengyou in shock, as if he began to re-examine the young man in front of him.

"The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind." Lin Chengyou shook his head and sighed, "You have been played around by the other party, and you have to bear the charge of murder for him, Zhuang Mu, can't you swallow this bad breath? The real murderer is like this Damn it, do you want to consider working with me?"

Zhuang Mu's eyes flickered, but he only lost his mind for a while, and the hesitation in his eyes was replaced by a strong look of defense.

Lin Chengyou looked at Zhuang Mu for a moment, and said with a smile: "Yes, I am very interested in your secrets. But compared to these, I want to catch the real culprit as soon as possible. You want revenge , I want to arrest people, and we each get what we need. Do you want to join forces with me to make a game, the real culprit played tricks on Dali Temple and you Zhuang Mu, how about we play him in turn?"