There’s a Dragon Girl in the Desolate Sea: 751|Sixty-four dragon scales (nine)

Sixty-four dragon scales (nine)

It's not the first time that Linglong has encountered such a thing as eating a family. The mainstay of the family is gone, leaving orphans and widows and mothers, which will attract those greedy people. Linglong has handled a case like this before. It was a businessman under the control of Jingzhao Mansion. Leaving his wife and children helpless, his brother entered the house, not only occupied his property, but also forced his widow to remarry. Tears fled from his uncle's house to Jingzhao Mansion to complain.

The emperor hated this kind of thing deeply. He put himself in the hands of others. Now he has no children. If one day he died, and someone coveted his country, he would hate to climb out of the ground and kill people!

Therefore, for the relatives of Miss Gan's family, Linglong directly brought a team of arresters over there. The ones who should be caught and the ones who should be beaten were all cleaned up. The female relatives they brought were also driven out of Gan by Linglong. In the house, a few men still dared to scold, and they were honest after being beaten.

Linglong then asked Miss Gan to list the destroyed and robbed property of the home one by one, and then threw the person into a prison for a few years. When Miss Gan sent him out of the house, she thanked him again and again, and looked at Linglong's eyes. glowing.

She had only heard of Master Liu's prestige before, but today is the first time she has seen such a decisive appearance.

Although she is not caring for her, she is soft-spoken, as if she is afraid that she will scare herself if she speaks a little louder. Miss Gan's jade cheeks are raw powder, she thinks that Mr. Liu is not as scary as the rumors, but very amiable.

But the most important thing right now is to take good care of her grandmother. Her father has passed away and she can no longer be that innocent eldest lady. Her grandmother is her only relative and she cannot lose her.

As for the girl's mind, she can only hide it in her heart, and then quietly reminisce in the dead of night.

Linglong went straight to the Department of Punishment to find Mr. Hong after dealing with the Gan Mansion, and wanted to access the files related to Mu Mingtao's case. At that time, when he was writing a history book in the Ministry of Punishment, he was responsible for taking care of old cases, such as Mu Mingtao's treason, and the Ministry of Punishment generally had another case. Therefore, the name Mu Mingtao was mentioned by Master Cui, and it was only Linglong who learned about it for the first time.

The emperor had instructed Linglong to be the presiding judge and the Censor Desk of the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment to assist him. Master Hong gave him permission without saying a word, and accompanied Linglong to reread the case file of Mu Mingtao.

Looking at the dossier, Linglong said strangely: "It turned out that the one who reported Mu Mingtao was Lord Zhu Wenzhu?"

Master Hong nodded: "That's why, Zhu Wen's own talent is not obvious, and it is because of this case that the emperor was promoted to the minister of punishment by the emperor."

The dossier of that year is very well maintained. From the perspective of the dossier, Mu Mingtao's collaborating with the enemy and treason and harboring the imperial prisoners has all the evidence and evidence, which is basically a sure-fire fact. Therefore, the emperor was furious and only looked at the dossier and the physical evidence. Can't really find anything wrong with it.

But the whistleblower was Zhu Wen, which made the old case confusing.

Who is Zhu Wen?

Mu Mingtao is a highly respected scholar who is admired and admired by countless people. Such a bright and upright figure, who has never leaked the clues, was discovered by Zhu Wen as evidence of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country. Do you think it is strange? If Zhu Wen had this ability, would he be able to stay in the punishment department for almost 20 years? Before, he was just a small clerk, and he didn't get promoted for many years. He only turned his back on the big case of Mu Mingtao!

In this case, Zhu Wen has undoubtedly made the first contribution, and there is nothing wrong with it. It seems that Mu Mingtao is indeed a big traitor who is collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country.

"What's wrong with Master Liu?" Master Hong asked.

"Mu Mingtao cooperates with the enemy, what are you trying to do?" Linglong couldn't understand this, "There are always things that people can't give up, some people are very famous, some people are very rich, Mu Mingtao's reputation and status have reached the peak, there is no need at all. This is done, and there is this harbouring prisoner... To put it bluntly, who is the prisoner? How did he hide it? After the case is closed, where is the so-called prisoner? What about harbouring Qin and committing this crime?"

Master Hong was silent for a moment before saying: "...This, did the emperor tell you?"

Linglong shook her head: "What did you say to me?"

The two are in the clan, no one is around, and they are friends with each other. Some palace secrets, Lord Xin Hong, still dare to tell Linglong: "Do you know where this dragon robe comes from?"

Linglong nodded: "I know."

"Although all the children of the late emperor have died, there was a fire in the palace before ascending the throne today. It was at that time that the youngest son left by the late emperor, the eleventh prince, who was only seven years old, was buried in the fire. The body is difficult to identify, only the jade pendant on his body can be found as evidence, and today he will be buried in the imperial mausoleum as the eleventh prince."

There is no need to speak clearly to a smart person, Linglong understands in seconds: "...The emperor suspects that the eleventh prince is not dead?"

If this is the case, you can understand why the emperor always showed a thoughtful expression before. In any case, the seat today was snatched from the emperor. If the eleventh prince is really alive, he will raise his arms. One call, even if it doesn't work, it will definitely hurt the vitality of the court. And if the Eleventh Prince lived to this day, he would have been around 30. The Mu Mingtao case happened fifteen years ago. If we count the time, the "impaired criminals" that Mu Mingtao hid at that time would have escaped. The eleventh prince who returned to the capital after the palace.

He has grown up and wants to take revenge and regain his own throne, and Mu Mingtao, who was enlightened by the late emperor, is undoubtedly a very suitable candidate to win over.

The case of Mu Mingtao caused a great sensation, but the "impaired criminal" was not caught. He should have escaped from the capital while taking advantage of the chaos. After his death, he kept a low profile for many years and there was no news. Today, he is not sure whether the eleventh prince is really alive or not. He just wanted Mu Mingtao with the idea that he would rather kill him by mistake. 's brain.

And now that the capital murder case is re-emerging, it cannot be said that someone is behind it.

Zhu Wen seems to have died from the sun, but his death is actually quite humiliating. A dignified court official, a second-rank official, but not | Either provocation or insult, no matter which, the premise must be to find the woman who was once with Zhu Wen.

Linglong has a hunch that when she finds this woman, many mysteries will be solved.

Master Hong closed the file, "Master Zhu and Master Gan are inextricably related to Mu Mingtao, but I don't understand, what did Master Gan do wrong? Because he is Mu Ming Taoist student, he has not been reused for many years, and he has never done wrong, so why did the murderer want to kill him? Could the real murderer behind the two cases be the same person?"

"Lord Gan was bound with limbs before he died. It is reasonable to say that suffocating to death while conscious is a very painful thing, but after an autopsy, it was found that in addition to the physiological reaction of suffocation, Lord Gan's body was also suffocated. No resistance scars were found. Could it be that the murderer had given him a drug in advance? But if he had given the drug, it would have been a slap in the face, so why use such a cruel method of murder?"

Linglong said: "Unless, he doesn't want to resist."

Remove all the impossible factors, and the remaining possibility, no matter how bizarre and absurd, is the truth.

While the two were discussing, Chief Tong of Jingzhao Mansion came and said that the whereabouts of Mu Mingtao's descendants had been found.

Linglong stood up and said goodbye to Lord Hong. The dossier has not been read yet. Whether there is any doubt about Mu Mingtao's case, these must be handed over to Lord Hong. Although the emperor said that it was hosted by Linglong, the people from the three judicial divisions should not be idle, they must be sent by him.

While walking, I listened to the head catcher Tong saying that only one of Mu Mingtao's two granddaughters survived. This year is exactly eighteen years old. When Mu Mingtao died, the Mu family's daughters were imprisoned in the church and became official prostitutes. She is only three years old, she is ignorant, and she has no memory of what happened in those years. Tong Zhaotou sent someone to investigate. She has no idea who she was. She is gentle and considerate, obedient and obedient, so she didn't suffer much. , And because of her beautiful appearance, she is quite favored by her mother.

Linglong glanced at her official robe and stopped.

Tong Zhaotou was stunned: "Sir? Where are you going?"

"Go back and change."

Tong catches his head and scratches his head: "You look good in this!"

Linglong is too lazy to take care of this scumbag. Officials in this dynasty are not allowed to engage in prostitutes, and even official prostitutes can't blatantly go there. It is enough to drink a pot of ginseng when someone sees it.

He did not let Tong Caotou go with him, but brought four pounds to the Jiaofang Division.

Most of the official prostitutes of the Jiaofang Division in this dynasty were dispatched to various states to serve the officials. Only those with outstanding appearance and talent could stay in the Jiaofang Division of the capital. It was not a good life here. It was more strict than the brothels outside. They had undergone strict education, and most of them were women from official families.

As soon as she heard that Linglong was looking for someone, Jiaofangsi's mother hurriedly sent someone to call, but Linglong raised her hand: "No, I can go in person."

He was so beautiful and beautiful that the girls couldn't help blushing and beating. As he walked, Linglong asked the heavily-makeup mother, "I heard that the girl Shuangzhi is beautiful and talented, but I want to see it today."

Mother shook her handkerchief and laughed, "Sir Liu is right, but it ruins my daughter! Others dare not say that Shuangzhi is a really learned person! Whoever writes and writes all day long, those literati and calligraphers! , is the most sought after for her! Some of the previous adults even offered a thousand pieces of gold to see Shuangzhi but couldn't!"

She was about to praise Shuangzhi to the sky, and Linglong was also interested: "Is it really so good?"

"Of course! The old man dares to deceive Mr. Liu, who is very careful!"

The two of them came to Shuangzhi's room while they were talking and laughing. The one who opened the door was a maid with a double bun. As soon as they entered, Linglong could smell the faint fragrance of books and ink.

The woman sitting at the table stood up and saluted: "Shuangzhi has seen Master Liu."

"Sir, you are here to have a good chat with my daughter, is the old man going to work first?"

Linglong chuckled softly and threw a silver ingot in the past. Her mother took it and put it in her mouth. Laughing, she dragged the little maid out with her backhand and took her to the door.

Linglong threw off the folding fan with a swipe, he was really handsome and romantic, the son was unparalleled, he didn't have the rush of other officials, nor was he obsessed with Shuangzhi's beauty, instead he walked around the room twice.

Nowadays, there are four official prostitutes in the Jiaofang Division who have the most famous reputations. Each is good at one's own skills. It is said that these four official prostitutes, with their beauty and talent, have countless ministers under their skirts, who may be their guests, but very few. That group of men holding silver and heart, may not be able to exchange for the beauty to look back.

As a beauty of the rank of Shiori, she can already live on one floor for two people. The room is huge, the furnishings are refreshing and elegant, and you can't smell the incense. Her clothes are not luxurious either, just looking at it with her eyes, she is a beauty who is naturally carved out of hibiscus.

She speaks very elegantly and softly. She can speak every word to the heart of people. She is definitely a master of conversation. What Wushan Yunyu?

"Does Shuangzhi still remember her life experience?"

Even if Linglong asked her like this, Shuangzhi was soft and calm: "The slave family has become a low-ranking member, and all the past events have passed by, and the slave family was only three years old when they entered the Jiaofang Division, so I can't remember anything in the past. "

"Mu Mingtao." Linglong stared at her jade-like face, "Do you have an impression of this name?"

Shiori was dazed at first, then thought, and shook her head apologetically after a while: "Sir, forgive me, the slave family has never heard of this person."

She tried her best to meet Linglong's eyes, but in front of her, Mr. Liu, who was surrounded by the wind, had a beautiful face, but her eyes were sharp and frightening.

"This Mu Mingtao, a former scholar who worshipped Baohe Dian University, is the enlightened mentor of the late emperor and the present. He is highly respected and admirable."

Shuangzhi snorted: "Forgive the ignorance of the slave family, it is true that I have never heard of this adult's name."

"But this man was old and disobedient, actually collaborating with the enemy and treason with the intention of treason. Today, he is merciful. Instead of condemning him to be beheaded, he only chopped off his head. Girl, do you think this person is too stupid? There is such a greedy and shameless person in the world. You must know that there is a country and a family, but he has set up the country, society, and people for his own selfish interests. Girl, don't you think so?"

Shuangzhi still looks gentle, but there is a little more fear on the face: "Master Liu, this is too scary, the slave family is timid, don't say such a thing to scare the slave family. And the slave family. She's just a weak woman, how can I get the slave family to talk about this matter?"

She has a slender figure, bright eyes and white teeth, and Xizi holds her heart. She is extremely pitiful. She is a hard-hearted person who is afraid that she will turn into a puddle of water when she sees it, but Linglong said with a smile, Yan Yan, unmoved: "The Mu family's daughter-in-law couldn't bear the humiliation, and they all committed suicide. Only the two granddaughters of Mu Mingtao were left. Because they were young, they were brought up after they joined the Jiaofang Division. After the eldest granddaughter died for some reason, only the youngest remained. Granddaughter... Do you want to know where the little granddaughter is now?"

"Your Excellency is joking." Shuangzhi showed a slight smile helplessly, "Then what is the relationship between Mu Mingtao and the slave family, whether his granddaughter is alive or dead, and what does it have to do with the slave family? As a prostitute, the first thing my mother taught was to forget the past, or else be arrogant, how to serve adults well?"

Yes, since the day she joined Jiaofang Si, she has no self-esteem and pride to speak of. It doesn't matter who she was in the past, and now she is just a lowly official prostitute, that's all.

Linglong watched her carefully, she said this very calmly, so calmly that it seemed that she didn't care at all, and she had completely accepted her current life, but there are people in this world who really don't care about the cruel fate Resent? You must know that she is not the daughter of a small farmer and a small household, but the granddaughter of Mu Mingtao. If Mu Mingtao had never been disobedient in his later years, she is now a noble girl who is sought after by everyone, so how could she be reduced to prostitution?

Linglong has seen countless hard-working people, and only a handful of them can accept their fate. There is a fire in people's hearts. This fire may freeze because of an unfair fate, but it will never disappear. As long as it is lit, it will spread from the flames. into an astonishing flame.

"Then how will Shuangzhi girl serve me?"

Shuangzhi never expected Linglong to say such a sentence. There were traces of surprise on her beautiful face. Obviously, she knew that Linglong came today, not to linger with her, but to ask questions, but he Suddenly, the topic changed, and the atmosphere was completely different. Shuangzhi, who was mentally prepared, couldn't react. He only felt that Mr. Liu, who was a zhilan and jade tree in front of him, instantly took off his sharp and dangerous coat, revealing a suave and suave look. from the inside.

The back and forth are changing so fast that she can't even be sure which is the real him.

In the Jiaofang Division, I have seen many officials, and there has never been anyone who is so outstanding in appearance, and who has never made Shiromori subconsciously feel dangerous like him.

Seeing the small fan-like eyelashes trembling, Linglong used the folding fan she carried with her to hold up her chin, and looked at her small face carefully, with bright eyes and bright teeth. In the prostitutes, but there is no vulgar atmosphere, but a strong bookish air, like a lady.

But Linglong also knew that she was just like that on the outside. No woman in the Jiaofang Division knew the way of men and women, and she was different from ordinary noble women. It is the different postures under the bed that are even more fascinating.

"Adult..."

Linglong grabbed one of her wrists, easily making her unsteady, and fell into his arms. Shuangzhi's body only stiffened for a moment, then quickly softened, clinging to his arms softly, winking like a wink. The silk face is full of spring affection, and it looks like a delicate state that wants to refuse and welcome, and it is really unbearable for ordinary people.

Top beauties, top statures, top seductions, the only eunuchs in the palace who can turn a blind eye.

Even with such a posture, Shuangzhi is not unrestrained, just like a delicate and blooming peony.

“Miss Shuangzhi really doesn’t remember anything?” Linglong spoke next to her small jade-like ears, and the hot breath quickly dyed her pink cheeks and ears red, “If I say, Miss Shuangzhi is that little girl. Where's your granddaughter?"

"Yes or no." Shiori tried to keep her voice from trembling, "I don't even remember the slave family, what's the point?"

Linglong continued to talk beside her ear, her voice was as light as a whisper, "Mu Mingtao's case is full of doubts. The person who reported the incident died suddenly, and the people related to him also died. This has to make me curious. Is there anything in it that I don't know, or that I haven't found out? Shuangzhi girl Bingxue is smart, so please explain it to me."

Shuangzhi's body trembled slightly, "How can the slave family have such ability, the adults look down on the slave family too much..."

"Ms. Shuangzhi is Mu Mingtao's granddaughter. Anyone with a heart can find it out. Isn't Miss Shuangzhi not afraid of getting killed?" Linglong played with her soft little hands and opened her fists. With her ten fingers clasped together, intimate and domineering, but this is obviously the first time they have met.

It's just because she's an official prostitute, with a lowly position and a low profile, that's all.

Which of the officials who came to Jiaofang Division did not despise them in their hearts?

Rao is joking and laughing on the surface, but what he reveals is contempt.

Shiori understands this, and she can react very quickly, so the trembling of her body, the withdrawal of her words, and the shyness of her demeanor... are just what she should show.

Fifteen years after Jiaofang Si, she has long been taught | to be docile and obedient, and how she should react to what kind of person has become a brand engraved in her soul. Here, you can be coquettish, playful, and hypocritical, but all of this is based on obedience. Their looks, talents, and postures are all trained to serve men. They can each have their own merits, but their essence will never change.

"The slave family is naturally afraid, but this is the Jiaofang Division, and ordinary people can't get in. If they really get killed, they may die."

This is the difference between official prostitutes and ordinary prostitutes. Ordinary prostitutes still have the hope of redemption. Official prostitutes are the daughters of sinners, and they can only die of old age and teach Fangsi.

This is the most water-tight and smartest woman Linglong has ever seen in this world since she was born. Although her appearance is tender and watery, Linglong can feel that her soul is by no means the soft and docile she shows. .

She has an unyielding soul.

Right now, Shuangzhi naturally won't trust him, and Linglong has no way to tell each other everything the first time they meet.

It's okay, there will be time in the future.

Shuangzhi almost thought that the warm and slender hands that were holding her were about to open the front of her clothes, and she was mentally prepared, but he didn't move, just got close to her neckline and gently sniffed.

Shuangzhi's face was instantly dyed red, such a move... She couldn't help but want to stay away from him, and thinking about her identity, she couldn't help it, and she took the initiative to let him go Ask for anything.

Linglong didn't move her anymore, put her down from her lap, took out a silver note and stuffed it into Shuangzhi's hand, smiled at her, and left without saying a word.

Shiori looked at the silver note in her hand, the smile on her face gradually disappeared, and an intimidating coldness appeared.