"Oh, I thought it was something important! It's just a small matter! "
It was a small matter for the Hanlin Academy to issue a handwritten order.
There was no need to ask the King of Huyi.
Lord Zheng took the handwritten order and narrowed his eyes to look at it.
It was no different from the handwritten orders that were usually sent to him.
Moreover, it was written better than usual. The handwriting was neat, and the elaboration was very clear!
It was written by a literati.
Therefore, he did not doubt it.
Then, Lord Zheng took out the seal that he had placed in the drawer and stamped it.
It's finally done!
However, he could not help but ask, "But, is there anything in the Hanlin Academy that needs to go to the Ministry of Revenue recently? Why don't I know about it? "
Gong Shilin was naturally well prepared. He said, "There was a rat in the library and many historical books were bitten and destroyed, so we have to slowly sort them out. However, some of the lost contents may need to be compared with the information from the Ministry of Revenue. After all, they are historical books, and we can't be careless."
It was said in an orderly manner!
There was not a single mistake that could be picked out.
After Lord Zheng heard this, he grunted in acknowledgment.
He handed the sealed handwritten order back to him, "You can go and do your work."
"Okay."
Gong Shilin left.
However, Lord Zheng stopped him and said, "By the way, Shilin! How is your father, Gong Zuo Xiang, doing recently? "
"Father is doing well."
"Let him have tea with us when he has time."
"Okay, I will definitely pass it on."
Gong Shilin left.
He returned to his office, took out his seal, and stamped it next to Lord Zheng's seal.
The seal was square and engraved with the words "Hanchang Jian Seal"!
In the middle of the four words, there was a flower of unknown species.
This was also unique to Gong Shilin.
After everything was done, he left the palace and planned to give this handwritten order to Li Cheng.
In the end, she had helped him with this matter!
However, Gong Shilin did not expect that when his carriage stopped at his door, he would see Li Cheng's carriage.
They 'bumped' into each other.
Gong Shilin thought, could it be that Li Cheng already had a premonition and knew that he had written the handwritten order, so he came?
He hid the handwritten order in his sleeve, wanting to give Li Cheng a surprise.
After getting off the carriage, the servant held an umbrella for him.
Heavy snow fell, and the cold wind rustled.
He took a few steps forward and saw Li Cheng jumping down from the opposite carriage and hurriedly walking towards him without even opening an umbrella.
"I was just about to look for you." Li Cheng said.
"I also want to find you." Li Cheng glanced at the servant beside him. "Tell your men to stay away."
Gong Shilin expected that nothing good would happen. Otherwise, Li Cheng would not be so anxious.
"Let's talk inside."
"No need. Just say it here. I have other things to do after that."
"…" Gong Shilin was speechless. He could only instruct the manservant beside him, "You go in first."
"Yes." After the servant passed the umbrella to him, he moved further away.
Gong Shilin reached into his sleeves and prepared to take out the handwritten order. He said, "You came at the right time. I have something to …"
Who knew —
However, she was suddenly interrupted by Li Cheng.
Li Cheng asked directly, "Gong Shilin, let me ask you one last time. On the day Du Mubai died, did you see him?"
Ugh!
Gong Shilin's hand, which was in his sleeve, suddenly stopped.
His fingertips had already touched the handwritten order. At this moment, he could take it out and give it to Li Cheng.
But —
He silently pulled his hand out of his sleeve.
He looked disappointed.
The heavy snow faintly blocked his sight. He looked at Li Cheng standing in front of him and said, "You already asked me last time in the Third Marquis's Mansion. I still said the same thing. No!"
He responded with great certainty.
"You really didn't?"
"Li Cheng, if you have something to say, just say it." "Now the case has a rough idea. It is preliminarily concluded that the person Du Mubai went out to see that day is the murderer! And the person he went to see must be someone who can help him in the officialdom. But apart from our Marquis Pingyang's Mansion, the only person I can think of is you. After all, you recommended him to my father.
He recommended it to my father. When he was at his wits' end, the only person he could think of was you. That's why I came to ask you. "
In the end, he still didn't believe him.
Gong Shilin smiled bitterly. He thought that Li Cheng was still thinking about what happened when he was a child, and now he was taking this opportunity to question him.
He said, "In the end, you still suspect me. You think that Du Mubai's death must have something to do with me."
"Don't misinterpret my meaning. If I really thought you were the murderer, I wouldn't have come here. I would have sent someone to arrest you and bring you to the city department for questioning."
"Then why are you saying this now?"
"I just want to confirm it."
"And then?"
"And then …" Li Cheng was speechless.
Gong Shilin said, "Forget it. In your heart, you still think that the person Du Mubai went to see that day was me, so no matter what I say, you will still suspect me."
"Then take out an alibi for that day."
"Alibi?"
"In other words, what were you doing on the day Du Mubai died?"
"If you don't believe me, it's useless for me to say anything." Gong Shilin didn't want to explain. "Didn't you say that you still have something to do? Then hurry up and do it. When you find evidence to prove that the person Du Mubai went to see that day was me, you can send someone to arrest me at any time. I will not resist. "
After saying that, he turned around and entered the mansion.
Li Cheng chased after him and shouted, "Didn't you say that you also have something to talk to me about?"
He didn't even turn his head, "No."
Originally, he wanted to give the handwritten order to Li Cheng, but he changed his mind at the last minute.
He wouldn't give it to him!
Looking at his back, Li Cheng was at a loss.
His heart was in turmoil, and he didn't know how to calm down.
Until the guard who came with him came forward to remind him, "Sir, it's snowing so heavily, it's better to get in the carriage."
At this time, Li Cheng's body had already been covered with a layer of snow.
There was no answer, so he could only get in the carriage and leave.
Just after Li Cheng left, Gong Shilin's footsteps that were about to enter the mansion suddenly stopped. He turned around and watched Li Cheng's carriage gradually disappear into the heavy snow.
Even in the cold winter, his palms were sweaty!
He clenched his fists tightly.
His originally pitiful and innocent eyes also sank a little bit.
No one understood him.
Until the servant next to him called out to him, "Young master?"
He came back to his senses.
"Young master, what's wrong?"
"Nothing."
He tightened his neck, then took out the handwritten order from his sleeve, handed it to the servant, and ordered, "Take it and burn it."
Uh?
Although the servant had never been in the officialdom, he knew that the yellow scroll belonged to the imperial court and couldn't be burned.
"Young master, you can't burn it."
"There's no waste paper, it's okay to burn it."
After saying that, he went in the direction of his courtyard.
The servant didn't say anything more.
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