MTL - Perfect Encounter-Chapter 21

Xie Gang has been watching An Ruochen's back in the dark. Zong Zeqing appeared out of nowhere, and came to his side abruptly: "What did you do to her in the carriage? Seeing how she kowtowed, I can't wait to agree with you."

Xie Gang glanced at him: "When the emperor named you General Huwei, did he know that you were so ignorant? The only way to describe gratitude is the word "promise with your body?"

Is this sentence again? A little fresh no! Zong Zeqing frowned vigorously to express his disgust. Xie Gang saw that An Ruochen had finally turned away, and said again: "The general asked me to point out her. After all, she was raised in a deep boudoir. She has not gone through many things. I am afraid that she will be nervous and say the wrong thing in the hall."

Zong Zeqing said: "Your Majesty's face is much more benevolent than the general's." He said in a tone that you really worry about.

Xie Gang gave him a white look.

"So you gave her advice on how to get rid of the engagement?"

"No. The general didn't ask me to give advice on this." He didn't think of any good way to ask him to give advice.

Zong Zeqing shook his head and shook his head: "I don't think the general has thought it through yet. The time just now was too short, and I didn't have time to think about it carefully, and I couldn't explain more to Ms. An. If it takes a long time, if you report to the official, you won't be able to seize the opportunity. Maybe In the end the general still had to rob, so he said he needed to use Miss An as a bait to lure out the leader of the spy and call her into the army."

"If I were Master Qian, I would definitely cooperate fully. I would arrange guards to take strict precautions, and the general would send people to pretend to enter the mansion. I would also let the new wife go out from time to time so that the spy boss could take advantage of it. The new lady reported After the case is completed, the careful work will be alerted, and we will get married and live as usual, only the careful work will dare to act, and the plan will be successful."

Zong Zeqing sighed: "You are right. According to common sense, this is indeed a reasonable and reasonable strategy to lure the enemy. If she quits her marriage and hides in the Yamen or a place strictly controlled by the military, the enemy will lure It won't work."

Xie Gang didn't say anything, he leaped across the alley and hid himself on the roof, watching An Ruochen staggering from a distance.

Zong Zeqing also followed, watched together, and sighed after a while: "It's very pitiful, isn't it? You escaped desperately, and you have to go back in the end."

"At least after such a disturbance, the prefect and the general stared at her, so Qian Pei would never dare to do anything out of line with her. An Zhifu can't beat her up anymore."

"Well, in this way, things have a good turn for the better."

The two of them remained silent and watched An Ruochen struggling to walk outside the gate of the mansion. The two guards saw her and were about to question her, but she seemed unable to hold on any longer and fell to the ground. Two yamen servants hurried over to check. The distance was too far, Xie Gang and the others couldn't hear what the two sides said clearly, they saw one yamen rushing into the yamen, and the other yamen helped An Ruochen to the door where "Singing the Drum of Injustice", An Ruochen supported Standing up straight with the drum stand, he picked up the drum hammer and beat the drum a few times, and then fell to the ground again. After a while, several yamen servants came out, lifted a board, and carried An Ruochen inside.

The first step is done.

Xie Gang and Zong Zeqing looked at each other, they all jumped back to the alley, rode their horses back to the house, and returned to Long Da.

Hearing this, Long Da nodded, looking calm and calm. But after waiting for a long time, before the **** Yao Kun sent someone to invite, Xie Gang's spies came back and reported that two groups of people rushed out of the Yamen, one went to Anfu, and the other left the city, heading towards Go in the direction of Fu'an County.

Zong Zeqing frowned: "Master the prefect contacted those two first. Could it be that Miss An's words were not heard, and the prefect wanted to send her home, so he called her family to pick her up?"

Xie Gang said: "On the way, I have explained to her the prefect's conduct..."

Zong Zeqing interrupted him: "I never said that you gave bad advice. Now I'm talking about whether the prefect believes Miss An."

"It's time to believe it." Long Da calmly said, "He attaches great importance to this matter, so he sent people to stabilize the two families first, so that they don't cause trouble and make noise. So that he can deal with An Ruochen's situation with peace of mind. It’s a matter of reporting. If he hasn’t invited me in the future, he must want to ask a few more questions, and he will tell me when he is sure.”

"Yes." Xie Gang gave Zong Zeqing a white look, he just wanted to say that since he knows himself and the enemy, with Miss An's intelligence, it shouldn't be too difficult to win the trust of the prefect.

Waited for a while. Finally, a guard came to report that the prefect sent someone to invite him to discuss important military affairs with General Long. The situation was urgent and he hoped that the general would leave immediately.

Long Da complied, and asked the visitor to go back first and report back, and he would arrive after leading the person.

On the way, Zong Zeqing whispered to Long Dao: "The prefect said that the situation is urgent, could it be that he wants to let the general finish his questioning quickly so that Miss An can get on the sedan chair on time?"

Long Da nodded. This seems to be Yao Kun's style, explaining the matter clearly, and then clearing the responsibility, so as not to cause trouble.

"Does the general have any countermeasures?" Zong Zeqing felt sorry for An Ruochen.

"Is it okay to ask for a longer time?" Long Da asked lightly.

Zong Zeqing's face collapsed, is it real or not? Then out of the corner of his eyes, he caught sight of Xie Gang's smile, well, he understands, it's not appropriate for you to tease people like this, General? And he was still molesting General Huwei, who was personally appointed by the emperor!

Zong Zeqing pulled the rein of the horse, stepped aside a little, and was alone quietly. You are not in a hurry, I will try my best to think about it, in case I really come up with a good way to help a group of Miss An before the matter is over.

When he arrived at the county government office, Zong Zeqing hadn't come up with any good ideas yet. But they saw An Zhifu standing at the gate of the yamen with Anping and several servants. An Zhifu's face was livid, panicked and angry. Zong Zeqing immediately understood Long Da's gaze. He intentionally slowed down his pace, and when Long Da and the others entered the yamen, he turned to An Zhifu.

An Zhifu immediately greeted him with pleading and grateful expressions.

"Master An, why are you here?" Zong Zeqing asked first.

An Zhifu almost wiped away his tears, and explained in a mess, saying that his daughter had to get on the sedan chair tomorrow morning, and suddenly disappeared in the middle of the night. Report to each other. Let them stay calm and wait patiently. After the questioning is over and the matter is settled properly, they will be asked to bring their daughter back.

"It turns out that the prefect summoned the general to come over to discuss the matter, and it has something to do with Ms. An." Zong Zeqing comforted: "Since the prefect said so, Mr. An just wait at ease, don't worry. But what big girl An can do? Case, is there any trouble in Master An's house?"

An Zhifu was waiting for this sentence, and hurriedly said: "General Zong doesn't know. My eldest daughter has always been obedient and obedient before, but recently she has become disobedient. Her marriage has already been arranged, and everything is going smoothly. But I'm sorry to say, this is really a family scandal. A while ago, my fourth daughter was lost. I guessed that it was the eldest daughter's trouble, so I beat her up and locked her up. I didn't expect her to sneak away tonight She came out and made a fuss with Mr. Taishou. This is a bastard. She has been a little crazy recently. I was afraid that her nonsense would anger Mr. Taishou, discredit her family, and cause trouble. But Mr. Wang won’t let us in , I can only wait here, to be honest, I can't guess what nonsense she will say. General, you know, no matter what, we are all housework, but we haven't violated any laws."

"Yes, beating your daughter is of course a family matter. The prefect will not blame you for this. If you think about it carefully, there have been some strange things recently. The prefect has called General Long, and I am sure It's not for the trivial matter of beating my daughter."

An Zhifu opened his mouth, as if he just realized it. "Well, the prefect called General Long because of Chen'er?" He became anxious all of a sudden, that's right, General Caizong seemed to have said that just now, but he didn't listen to it because he wanted to separate the relationship. "The general is very clear. I am a businessman with my own duties. I am a serious businessman. I have never committed crimes. I beg the general to give me a good word in front of General Long. I am really honest in business. Yes. Chen'er was beaten by me, and she held a grudge. She must have said nonsense to vent her anger. Ah, yes, her mother left early, and the child didn't understand. But there were several fights, and then I grew up and became sensible. I didn't take her seriously, but I never thought that she still held a grudge. I hit her again this time. She must hate her so much, so she made up something Take revenge on me with a big lie." An Zhifu broke out in a cold sweat as he spoke.

Zong Zeqing hurriedly comforted: "It's all right, I understand. I have to go in quickly, or General Long will blame me. Don't worry, wait for me to hear what's going on. If I can help you, I will definitely help you. You too Think about what Miss An can use to arrange, and tell me later, I will think of a way."

An Zhifu hurriedly thanked him.

Zong Zeqing went in, while Long Da and Xie Gang entered the backyard of the yamen hall slowly, waiting for someone to come and collect them. Zong Zeqing hurried over and reported to Long Da in a low voice: "The An family's business must be dirty. An Zhifu was frightened. He thought there was something in Miss An's hands."

Long Da nodded silently. At this time, the Lord Bo Jiang Hongqing came out to greet him, and said to Long Dao: "Don't blame the general. It happened suddenly, and it was related to important military affairs. It is inconvenient to open the court to try the case, so the prefect ordered him to move to a private room in the backyard. General please Come with me."

Jiang Hongqing told the situation softly while leading the way. That's what Long Da has heard from An Ruochen. Long Da had a serious face and frowned slightly, as if he had heard this for the first time. When he got to the door of the elegant room, Jiang Hongqing had roughly finished reporting the incident, he stopped in his tracks, and said, "My lord Taishou saw that she was wounded all over. After walking such a long way, many wounds were already bleeding, so I called a doctor to treat her wounds. My lord wants to see the general first, and after discussing it clearly, I will call Miss An to come out and ask questions."

Long Da nodded and stepped into the house.

There was no one else in the room, only Yao Kun frowned and sat under the lamp. Seeing Long Da coming, he hurriedly got up and greeted him with salutes. Long Da returned the salute, Xie Gang and Zong Zeqing saluted each other, and they all sat down after performing the salute.

Jiang Hongqing greeted the yamen servants to serve tea, and when the arrangements were made, he closed the door, and five people in a room looked at each other.

Long Da first said: "Master Yao, just now Jiang Zhu Bo has told me about the matter. Then Miss An's words can be trusted?"

Yao Kun nodded: "It's quite believable. Xu Matchmaker died inexplicably, and Miss An was chased and killed by Xie Jin at the oath meeting. Xie Jin's case was already full of doubts, but I just wanted to investigate further, but it was all wrong. No clue. Ms. An didn't know Xie Jin, but Xie Jin chose her to attack. Some girls, let them get information. Xie Jin opened a tavern, with three schools and nine streams, and people come and go. It is also a good place to pretend to cover operations. And these two people are dead. They are very likely to be put in place If the girl revealed her identity, it is reasonable for Nanqin to silence her."

"Whoever killed it, does Ms. An know?" Long Da asked.

"She said that when she escaped Xie Jin's pursuit and hid in the bushes, a man tried to lure her out. At that time, the officers and soldiers went into the forest to search for him, and the man left in a hurry. I thought too much and thought I was one of the officers and soldiers, so I never reported the matter.”

"Officers and soldiers searched the forest, but no other suspicious persons were found except Xie Jin and Miss An."

Yao Kun said: "I also asked about what General Long said. Ms. An said, if that person is really careful, he must be cunning. Maybe he hid in a tree." Yao Kun paused, "I searched for it at the time Lin's yamen asked, and at that time, they and the general's personnel did not search the hiding place in the tree."

Xie Gang raised his eyebrows, the prefect really maintained his style as always, and he also wanted to emphasize that his manpower was similar to the general's manpower.

Long Da's face was expressionless, as if he didn't understand Yao Kun's implication, he said: "Since we haven't searched the tree, we can't say that there is no one on the tree, and we can't say that there are people on the tree. The person Miss An mentioned, except for Miss An Myself, who knows?"

Yao Kun choked, and frowned: "If you report a false case, what good will it do for Ms. An?"

"I haven't concluded that Ms. An reported a false case." Long Dao said, "I'm just raising doubts."

Yao Kun was choked again, thought for a moment, and said: "Miss An's words are quite reasonable, and it can be compared with what happened recently. But she is a girl, and she suddenly came to report the crime in the middle of the night. It is really weird. Military aircraft, please also ask the general to try this case with me.”

Long agreed with a big gulp.

Yao Kun winked at Jiang Hongqing, Jiang Hongqing went out and sent someone to bring An Ruochen up.

The wound on An Ruochen's body has been bandaged again, and after a little tidying up, she looks much cleaner and more energetic. She limped in, knelt down with difficulty, and saluted all the adults.

Long Da looked at her calmly, without saying anything. On the contrary, Yao Kun was quite polite, let her excuse herself, and allowed her to sit down and answer the words.

Long Da asked unceremoniously: "An Ruochen, do you think Xu Matchmaker told you so many things to teach you to find out some information for her when you enter the Qian family?"

"Yes." An Ruochen bowed his head and replied respectfully.

"Since it happened earlier, why did you say it now?"

This question was asked sharply, and Yao Kun asked it before, so that Long Da would not think that he was confused, Yao Kun hurriedly said: "An Ruochen, I have asked you all these questions, and you should tell me what you have said. , Tell General Long carefully again."

An Ruochen responded respectfully, and said: "Minnv is just the daughter of an ordinary family. She has no experience and no ambitions. She only wants to keep herself safe. Regarding the matter of marrying into the Qian family, Minnv dare not lie to the adults. The girl was very nervous, not knowing what would happen in the future. At first, Matchmaker Xu said that she could teach me how to live a good life, so I was willing to listen carefully. But later, I realized that the situation was not right, and what she wanted me to do was actually No matter how ignorant the Minnv is, she would not dare to do such a crime of treason. But the Minnv dared not confront Matchmaker Xu. She was afraid of getting killed, so she kept talking to her, trying to stabilize her first, and play by ear in the future. It's good to get into trouble. As for the reporter, Minnv has no evidence in hand, and Xu Matchmaker is slick and eloquent. If you can’t beat her, you dare not report to the officials.”

An Ruochen paused, and continued: "But Minnv really doesn't want to be manipulated by Matchmaker Xu to do things for her in the future, so when Minnv was talking to her, she deliberately said that the crime of treason would be sentenced to death. , Minnv was afraid, and advised Matchmaker Xu to think more about herself, and asked her if she was sure that the people behind her would not attack us. If something happened, she would stand behind us who inquired about the news. I told her , be careful on weekdays, and keep some physical evidence to save your life. My original intention was to let her feel that I was one with her. In the future, don’t embarrass me when thinking about this friendship. But those words seemed to hit the heart of Xu Matchmaker, she said I'm right, she needs to be careful and hold her hostage, she can't always be called around."

"What did she do?" Long Da asked.

"Minnv didn't know what she did. That was the last time Minnv talked to her. After a while, I heard that she committed suicide at home. Minnv was surprised and happy at the time. She was surprised because she didn't know what happened to her. I was afraid that I would be encumbered by the fact that I would be murdered. The good news is that after she died, no one would trick or coerce me into committing crimes against the law and treason. Afterwards, the matchmaker was replaced by a folk daughter, and everything went on as usual. There were no accidents, and Minnv gradually felt relieved. Later, when Xie Jin happened, Minnv didn't know him, and the government finally closed the case. He was a liar, and Minnv thought he had nothing to do with Xu Matchmaker. I didn’t think about it there.”

"Since nothing happened and everything is going on as usual, why are you taking the risk to report to the official now? It was dawn today when you got into the sedan chair, and you chose this time to report to the official with such a gesture of fleeing for your life. What is your intention?" ?” Long Da asked again coldly.

Zong Zeqing was sweating for An Ruochen in his heart. Although he knew that the general's actions were justified, he had been dismantling Miss An's platform, and he didn't seem to give up if he couldn't ask her. If you say a sentence or a sentence wrong, it will be bad.

As expected, An Ruochen became flustered. She plopped down on the ground, her eyes filled with tears, and she choked up and said, "General, my lord, the girl is really helpless after being forced, and the girl is afraid. During this time Today, not only many things happened in the city, but also some troubles happened in the house of the miner. The miner and the fourth younger sister have the best relationship. The father discussed marriage with Mr. Qian and promised to marry the fourth younger sister. The fourth younger sister was afraid of crying, so I coaxed her The fourth sister said to take her away from home..."

Xie Gang frowned, didn't he tell her not to talk about these things and not to cry and pretend to be pitiful, it would annoy the prefect, she couldn't hold her breath.

"Father knew about this matter, so he taught us a lesson. The injury on Minnv's body came from this."

Xie Gang took a sneak peek at Yao Kun, and sure enough his face was a bit ugly. Xie Gang was about to say something to An Ruochen, the general and your lord are not here to listen to what you said, so hurry up and talk about something serious, and wanted to use this to remind her, but An Ruochen changed the subject and said: "These things, I am I shouldn't tell the adults that we should be taught by our parents and elders as children. Blame me for being ignorant, how to use this to coax my sister, it is absolutely wrong. I knew I was wrong and was punished. But later My fourth younger sister disappeared suddenly, and the whole house searched for her for several days but failed to find her. At that time, I was still being punished and locked in the house. Hearing about this strange thing, the more I thought about it, the more afraid I became. Could it be the person who controls Matchmaker Xu? Still want me to help find out the news, but Xu Matchmaker passed away, the previous coaxing me is no longer countable, and it is not easy to talk to me slowly, unable to lure me to help, so I took away my most distressed Younger sister, and after I marry into the Qian family, she will use my younger sister to blackmail me."

These were things she hadn't said just now, Yao Kun was shocked: "Is there such a thing?"

An Ruochen knelt on the ground and sobbed softly: "My lord, the min'er is stupid, the min'er can't think of any other reason, how can a good little girl just say no and disappear, the maid in her room said, she was at the time She was taking a nap in the room. The concierge also said that she had never seen her go out. She must have been taken away from the house. I was locked and guarded, so it was not easy for anyone to come close to me, so I turned to me. My sister started. I thought about it, what else can I do?"

An Ruochen raised her head, with tears rolling down her cheeks, she was very pitiful: "My lord, general, please be aware, because of what I lied to my sister, my father thinks that I instigated her to run away, if I tell him these speculations He doesn't know the past, how can he trust me, he is afraid that he will think that I am making up lies. As soon as the day breaks, I will get on the bridal sedan chair and enter the Qian's mansion. Maybe someone will come to threaten me and force me to do it Some collaborating with the enemy and traitorous things that violate conscience and morality. When I arrived in Fu’an County, I didn’t know the place well, and I was in my husband’s house. If adults tell me about this, will they also think that I am restless in making up lies, or that I am simply crazy? When the other party finds out about the matter, I will have no life left. As soon as I get on the sedan chair, I will be alone and helpless. There is a dead end. Just like this, I had no choice but to pry open the window at the last moment, climb out from the firewood pile in the backyard, and report to the adults. God has eyes, and I really saw the adults. Here comes the General."

Xie Gang and Zong Zeqing looked at each other quietly, and they understood each other's eyes. This girl is really talented.

At this time, An Ruochen kowtowed vigorously: "My lord, general, what the minnv said is true. The minnv's sister is missing. I don't know if she was taken away by those secret agents. Please, my lord and the general, investigate the matter carefully and help me." I found my sister."

Xie Gang gave An Ruochen a thumbs up in his heart, now he justified the matter of looking for his sister to the general. If the general is really willing to help her find someone, he can do so openly, without having to hide it, and it will be much more convenient to do things.

Yao Kun nodded, and turned to Long Dao: "General Long, Ms. An has overcome all difficulties to come here. In any case, what she said is better to be believed, and she should check everything carefully, and don't miss it again. Xu Matchmaker Since it is to control and use the girls recommended by her mediator, this is a good clue. I think it is not as good as this. This is a serious crime, and it should be handled by the general. My county government office assists the general. Miss An has made a report. You can make a note first. She married into the Qian Mansion as scheduled, and I will wait for Xi Zuo to contact her. I will greet the county magistrate Qian and discuss clearly. I will put people in the Qian Mansion to protect Miss An. You can take him down in one fell swoop. How about this plan?"

Let the general do the things that are difficult to investigate, and he handles the simple things of sitting on the sidelines and waiting to catch people. Zong Zeqing thinks this plan is really not good. Most importantly, Ms. An still wants to marry into the Qian family. After the spy case, who can protect her again.

Zong Zeqing looked at Long Da, what is the general's countermeasure, take it out quickly.

Long Da opened his mouth: "Your Excellency's words are very reasonable, but the matter of spies is complicated, how can Ms. An be able to explain it clearly in a few words. During such a long time, she has talked with Xu Matchmaker many times to obtain information, and Xu Matchmaker committed suicide. It doesn't matter if you keep your mouth shut, you have been in contact with Ms. An before. That is to say, Ms. An is the last among the spies trained by Matchmaker Xu. There must be many subtleties to be investigated. What is Ms. An's words? Whether it is true or not, it still needs to be carefully examined. I need to detain Ms. An..."

Ah, it turned out to be a long question. Zong Zeqing hadn't had time to be happy for understanding the general's intentions. He heard the prefect interrupt the general's words.

"General." Yao Kun said, "Miss An has done a good job in reporting the crime, and today is her happy day. Now her family is waiting outside the Yamen to take Miss An back. It is really inappropriate for the general to detain her. Besides, An If the girl can't get married as scheduled, those details will definitely raise suspicions, and the trick of luring thieves won't work. What does the general want to ask, after Miss An marries into Qian's mansion, the general will send someone to Fu'an County for further investigation. it is also fine."

Zong Zeqing's heart skipped a beat, sure enough, it was true. He looked at Long Da. The general is staring at the prefect with a calm expression, the sword is on the verge of breaking out!