Chapter 37: The Soul (1)

After dinner that day, Zeng Tai came to Di Mansion again. At the entrance of the study, he met Di Chun who had just served tea. Zeng Tai grabbed him and asked in a low voice: "Best housekeeper, how are your mentor feeling good these days? How are you in good health?" Di Chun smiled and said, "It looks pretty good. After all, our third young master has returned home, and the master doesn't show anything on his face, but I know he is still very comforted. The third young master is also much more settled than in the past. He is doing all day long to provide medicine to Shang Pharmaceutical Bureau, which doesn't make the master angry."

Zeng Tai nodded repeatedly: "That's good, that's good. Oh, I heard that this time the third young master came home and brought a beautiful Western tribe princess?" Di Chun stuck out his tongue: "Oh, Lord Zeng, you have become the minister of Dali Temple, you are indeed a master of abilities." Zeng Tai shook his head and said, "Hehe, I am ashamed, ashamed!" Di Chun smiled with a wicked smile: "You heard General Chen say... Well, the Princess Mengdan of the Tuqishi brought Mr. Mei's letter to the master. The master smiled happily when he saw it." Zeng Tai pretended to be confused: "Master, is the teacher happy when he saw the letter or when he saw the princess?" "Hehe, this is hard to say..."

"Zeng Tai, come into the house when you come." The two outside the door laughed at each other and said, "Mr. Zeng, please come in quickly. I also want to arrange someone to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to pick up Bin'er's little ancestor. This little guy is dragged by the King of Linzi to play with something. Our master is not at ease, but he is not worthy of the King of Linzi." "Oh, please be busy." Di Chun nodded and walked away. Zeng Tai pushed the door and entered the house, bowed and said, "Students have met their mentor." Di Renjie put down the test paper that was being flirted with, and smiled and greeted: "Zeng Tai, sit down."

Zeng Tai sat down, looked at the test papers full of cases and asked, "Mr., is the list of this examination almost out?" Di Renjie turned his neck, beat his waist again, and sighed, "Yes, it's finally settled. This list will be sent to the emperor for review tomorrow morning. If nothing unexpected happens, the ranking will be issued in three days." Zeng Tai couldn't help but sigh, "This is another matter of great merit. Master, you have worked so hard."

Di Renjie smiled and picked up the teacup and took a sip. Zeng Tai hesitated and asked again: "Teacher, then Yang Lin..." Di Renjie put down the teacup and said in a deep voice: "Speaking of it, his articles can really be on the list." "Is it true?!" "But..." Di Renjie shook his head slightly again: "He has many suspicions and seems to be involved in extremely dangerous crimes. Such people are not suitable to recommend to the court until the truth is revealed."

"That's true." Zeng Tai frowned and agreed. Di Renjie sipped the tea, and asked coldly: "What? He still refused to say anything?" "Well, yes." Zeng Tai shook his head helplessly: "He looked dazed from beginning to end, just insisting on seeing his mother, otherwise he would not say anything." "His mother still has no news?" "No."

Di Renjie stood up and slowly paced in the room: "Actually, even if Yang Lin didn't speak, we can still basically confirm that Chen Huai is the person behind the scenes who led him to me. The question is, what is the purpose of Chen Huai doing this? Is there a darker power behind him? The most important thing is, is he..." Di Renjie's voice fell, and deep melancholy covered him inadvertently, making the joy he had just revealed dimly again.

Zeng Tai felt a faint pain in his heart. Di Renjie's hesitation in Yang Lin's case and hesitation was something Zeng Tai had never seen in him: he didn't even dare to interrogate Chen Huai directly, but just tried it repeatedly, and did not hesitate to find out the truth... Because why, isn't it just for the word "Xie Lan"? Zeng Tai often couldn't help thinking, if Chen Huai was really Xie Lan, it would probably not be good news for Di Renjie, but a disaster! But Zeng Tai absolutely did not dare to say this idea, nor could he bear to speak clearly to Di Renjie.

"Zeng Tai, the most important thing at the moment is to let Yang Lin speak." Di Renjie thought, "Since Yang Lin said that his mother was helping servants in the Shen family, Yang Lin must be worried that Chen Huai would not be good for his mother, so he gritted his teeth and refused to speak." Zeng Tai replied, "But I have sent someone to inquire about it secretly. He left the Shen family a few days before the examination and has not returned yet. I also have someone to keep an eye on the tribute student named Zhao. If you see an old woman coming to the door, don't let it go, but you have nothing to get... Mentor, do you think He will be really Shen..."

Di Renjie interrupted Zeng Tai: "Zeng Tai, I know what you are thinking. However, at this moment, we don't have any clues in our hands. Even if we ask Chen Huai directly, we can't find out anything. I just spoke a little bit of a sensation two days ago. These days, he hasn't shown up in the mansion." After pondering for a while, he smiled bitterly and said to Zeng Tai: "I still don't want to force him too much. Therefore, Zeng Tai still wants to ask you to think more and find He... At least now Yang Lin is in our hands, this clue is at least preserved. As long as you find a way to let him speak as soon as possible." "Yes, students must do their best."

After a long silence, Di Renjie said leisurely again: "I hope He is just hiding. By the day of the list, I think she will appear as long as she is alive." Zeng Tai closed his lips and nodded. Although he was not very talented, his understanding of Di Renjie still helped him see through the other party's heart. Di Renjie was afraid that He would encounter an unexpected situation, not all for the case, nor even for sympathy for Yang Lin and He, but more probably the attention to "Xie Lan" - Di Renjie needs the truth, and more for a truth that can comfort him, not a sin... Thinking of this, Zeng Tai felt a little confused: Xie Lan, Xie Lan, do you have no sympathy for the old man in front of him? He is in his twilight years and has not had much time. No matter what kind of resentment he had, can't he really let go?

"Oh, the third young master! The third young master! Be careful..." The shouts suddenly broke the tranquility of the backyard of Di Mansion. Di Renjie and Zeng Tai were very surprised. They looked out together and heard footsteps of kicking outside the door. The servant suddenly shouted Di Jinghui's voice suddenly appeared in his long voice and chanted loudly: "The sky gate is wide open, I ride the mysterious clouds. Let the wind be the pioneer, and the rain is the dust... There are all the nine provinces, and I am here..."

Di Renjie's face darkened, and he quickly walked to the door and pulled it. Di Jinghui was supported and surrounded by two or three servants, and stumbled and almost hit Di Renjie. Zeng Tai followed closely and saw Di Jinghui's face flushed, drunken eyes, and drunken breath came over his nose. He couldn't help but feel confused: Why did this third young master re-cut?

Di Jinghui shook his feet and looked at Di Renjie hard, and smiled and said, "Dad, my son has drunk two more drinks today. Don't be angry. I... are also for the public, socializing." Di Renjie vented his anger in his nose: "Business socializing? Just socializing like this? Finally, you still know your home, know me!" Di Jinghui burped: "Uh... Dad, I'm not drunk! Today is pure, pure accident! Who knows that eunuchs can drink so much? My son thinks, no matter what... we can't lose to a few castrated people, right?"

Zeng Tai almost laughed out loud, then he realized that Shang Pharmacy was now controlled by several eunuchs. Di Renjie was also very upset and shook his head and sighed: "A castrator on the left and a castrator on the right. Do you want to be a good imperial merchant? I am really worried for you!" "It's okay!" Di Jinghui waved his hand: "Dad, don't worry, my son knows it! The one who treats to the servant Duan today, I can tell at a glance that he is a character, but it gives him enough face!"

"Duan Canghai?" Di Renjie stroked his beard unconsciously and said thoughtfully: "The servant Duan Canghai is the supervisor of the Ministry of Eunuch, but he has no direct relationship with Shang Pharmacy Bureau. Why did he invite you to have a banquet?" "How could I know this?" Di Jinghui took the sobering soup brought by his servant, drank it dry, and curled his lips and said, "I'm so thirsty!" Although his eyes were red, the brilliance was not turbid. He only said with a sly speech: "This Master Duan is really a studious person. Haha, I insisted that I tell him the customs and customs of the Western Regions... Well, I also talked to me about scriptures and verses, and I was full of talented people!" Di Renjie's eyes were deep: "The 'Dashi Ming' you just chanted just now was also what I talked about tonight?"

Di Jinghui knocked on his head: "Ah? I can't remember it... I chanted 'Dashima'? Oh, it seems... I talked about life and death... This Dashima dominates life and death..." He yawned: "I can't hold on anymore, Dad, son will go to bed first!" "Go." Di Jinghui bowed to his father and Zeng Tai, and was about to walk away, but he took out a note from his arms and handed it over with both hands: "Uh... I'm confused! Dad, today my father-in-law showed me a few treasures and said that he likes to collect, and those are always collected... I don't understand very much, so he said a few good words. As a result, he made a list and asked me to present it to you!"

Di Renjie took the order and asked suspiciously: "Why do you want to show it to me? I'm not good at collecting it." Di Jinghui had already taken a few steps and said loudly: "Well, let me see it! I think this Eunuch Duan is not drunk..." Zeng Tai looked at Di Jinghui's figure and disappeared into the depths of the shade of the trees. Suddenly, Di Renjie was next to him saying: "Zeng Tai, come and take a look at this list too." "Oh?" Zeng Tai hurriedly took it over and browsed, and suddenly said: "Mr. Master, why are the names of the objects listed here so familiar?" Di Renjie looked like water and said slowly: "Yes, all the treasures listed here are the national treasures that Liu Yifei, the young minister of the Honglu Temple, robbed and still unknown! "

Zeng Tai was speechless, Di Renjie pondered and said, "Zeng Tai, do you remember? We had a confrontation with Zhou Liangkun about Liu Yifei's death." "Yes, mentor. At that time, you used strict and reasonable inference to force Zhou Liangkun to admit his crime of killing Liu Yifei." "Well," Di Renjie gently stroked his beard, slowly walked down the steps, and started scattering in the courtyard in front of the study: "At that time, the reason why Lord Zhou confessed was that Liu Yifei stole the national treasures in the Sifang Pavilion, and he was worried that he would be

The killer was only caused by implicating it. But I always have some doubts about Zhou Liangkun’s real motive for murder, so I asked you to suppress this case first, and at the same time I sent Shen Huai to monitor Zhou Liangkun’s actions, hoping to discover new clues and try to find the lost treasures." "That's right." Zeng Tai nodded repeatedly, hesitated and said: "However, the surveillance in General Shen's place has never made much progress. However, Lord Zhou Liangkun died inexplicably at the Saibao Conference a few days ago, and it became a new mystery."

Di Renjie glanced at Zeng Tai and said meaningfully: "The monitoring of Chen Huai is indeed not progressing. Of course, Zhou Liangkun restrained his words and deeds after being frightened. During this period, we ran to Longyou Road. Chen Huai didn't find anything. It's just that today's list made me suddenly have a new idea." "Oh, what new idea? Mentor?" "I was thinking, is it that all these things are closely related. Look, Zhou Liangkun killed Liu Yifei because of the treasures of Honglu Temple in the twelfth month of last year, and killed himself in full view of the public half a year later. And today we received a list of lost treasures from Honglu Temple that was obviously deliberately sent to me by Jing Hui... Zeng Tai, think about it, will these things be inherited in their own lineage?"

Zeng Tai seemed to have some understanding of the head: "It's possible, it's really possible. All these things are inseparable from the treasures of the Honglu Temple... However, the student had a question: Zhou Liangkun confessed that he took the risk of killing Liu Yifei to prevent the rumor of the case of Liu Yifei stealing the treasure. Therefore, the only one who knows the details of the treasures of the Honglu Temple was the one who knew the details of the treasures of the Honglu Temple, Zhou Liangkun and I. So where did Eunuch Duan, the Eunuch of the Eunuch of the Eunuch Province get this list?"

"This question is very good." Di Renjie thought and replied: "I think that Eunuch Duan is particularly close to Jing Hui and passed this list to me. The meaning I want to express is nothing more than: He knows some of the inside story and wants to cooperate with us in some aspects. In addition, I just heard Jing Hui chanting "Da Siming" in a dim drunken state, as if there was some mystery." "Mystery?!" Zeng Tai was a little confused. Di Renjie smiled: "Siming is the meaning of dominating life and death. Jing Hui would not chant this word for no reason. Listening to his drunken words just now, it should be something that someone mentioned at the banquet. Life and death, life and death, Zeng Tai, don't you think this word is very familiar?"
Chapter completed!