Chapter 109 Painful Death Posture (Part )

Zhou Yunke paused, looked away, and said calmly: "When I was entrusted by you to protect Xue Chengyi, I asked someone to learn about him and found out that he is an honest, loyal, self-disciplined and diligent person. Although he is not particularly resourceful in official circles and his ability is not particularly outstanding, in many cases, a person's quality is more valuable than ability. Ability can be cultivated, but quality is closely related to a person's birth and family education.

Therefore, when I heard that your third cousin was going to take part in the imperial examination this year, I asked Rong Ruo to send him a letter."

Su Liuyue was naturally happy to hear someone praising her uncle, and couldn't help but say with great joy: "Your Highness is indeed a man of vision. Whether it is my uncle or my third cousin, their character is absolutely flawless, especially my third cousin, who is gentle, elegant, calm and steady..."

Su Liuyue had her own selfish motives in praising Xue Wenjin. She thought that her third cousin would have tried it by then, and if Zhou Yunke could help him, his official career would be smoother.

What's more, she really thinks Xue Wenjin is a good person. When he becomes an official in the future, he will definitely be a good official who cares about the people!

Zhou Yunke felt inexplicably irritated. He looked at the woman in front of him with a half-smile and said, "It sounds like you care more about your third cousin. However, whether he can achieve anything depends on whether he can pass the imperial examination."

Su Liuyue raised the corner of her mouth and said, "Of course there will be no problem with my third cousin!"

As the two were talking, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside, followed by Feng Yang's voice, "Your Highness has a guest in his room. What do you want from Your Highness?"

The next thing that came out was Lu Lu's slightly tense voice, "I heard that Young Master Su is also here with Your Highness? I have something to ask Your Highness and Young Master Su."

Su Liuyue frowned slightly.

What is going on that makes the router look for both of them at the same time?

Zhou Yunke also raised his eyes and looked towards the door, put away the distracting thoughts in his mind, and said calmly: "Let him in."

Soon, Lu Lu strode in, bowed to Zhou Yunke, and said with a gloomy face, "Your Highness, I have something important to report. Just now, there was another fire in a house in Zhuangyuan Lane in the outer city. The person who came to report the case said that the two people living in the house were burned to death. The cause of the fire seemed to be that they did not extinguish the candle at night."

Zhuangyuan Lane...

This alley name with a clear meaning made Su Liuyue's heart skip a beat. She couldn't help but think of what Xue Lingwan said yesterday, and asked hurriedly: "Among those who were burned to death, are there any scholars who will take part in the imperial examination this year?"

Because the story of the two scholars being burned to death was spreading more and more, it was not surprising that Su Liuyue guessed it, nodded, and said: "Zhuangyuan Lane, as the name suggests, is an alley related to the champion. It is said that several champions of the imperial examinations lived in Zhuangyuan Lane when they went to Beijing for the examination. Over time, it was said that the scholars living in this alley had a greater chance of passing the imperial examination or even becoming the champion than those living in other places.

Before the imperial examination, the common people living in that alley would move out of the alley and rent out their houses. The rent was not low, but even so, many scholars would scramble to rent a house there.

Therefore, almost all the people living in that alley now are scholars who are going to take part in the imperial examination.

The deceased this time was still the young master of the Wei family. Although his father was only a bastard of the Wei family, his mother was the daughter of a wealthy businessman and had never had to worry about money. Half a month ago, he rented a yard in Zhuangyuan Lane and moved in to prepare for the exam.

The young master of the Wei family?
Su Liuyue was stunned for a moment and said, "Is it the Wei family whose head is the Imperial Censor?"

This is also the Wei family where Miss Shen San’s fiancé lives.

Although it was a pity that the two scholars died earlier, they were of ordinary backgrounds and their deaths did not cause any waves.

This time, Mr. Wei is different. Although he is only a concubine's son of the Wei family, he is also a legitimate son of the Wei family. He has also passed the imperial examination and is an obvious talent. I am afraid that the Wei family will not give up.

"Yes."

Lu Lu nodded and said in a deep voice: "The Wei family took this matter very seriously and came to Jingzhao Prefecture to report the case in person. They also said... so many scholars were burned to death in a row. This is definitely not an ordinary fire.

To be honest, one or two incidents could be considered accidents, but three consecutive fires caused scholars to be burned to death, and I felt that something was not right.

I dare not delay, so I come here immediately to report this matter to His Highness. By the way, I would like to ask Mr. Su to go with us to investigate the scene."

That's right, too many coincidences are definitely not coincidences. Su Liuyue's eyes became fierce, and she asked again: "How was the knowledge of that burned-to-death Wei Langjun?"

Lu Lu's face darkened. Young Master Su always asked the most crucial questions. "This Young Master Wei is a talented man. He took part in the provincial examination this year and got the third place.

The last scholar who was burned to death took the same exam as Wei Langjun and ranked fourth. "

Just like what Xue Lingwan said yesterday.

To be among the top three in the capital city is indeed a great achievement.

Zhou Yunke pondered for a moment, then stood up and asked, "Who from the Wei family came to report the case?"

Lu Lu said: "It's the Second Young Master of the Wei family and his Third Uncle."

Wei Erlang's third uncle is also a legitimate descendant of the Wei family, not to mention that Wei Erlang is the eldest son of the Wei family.

The Wei family does take this matter very seriously.

Zhou Yunke nodded, strode forward and said, "I'll go out and meet them. I'll go to the fire scene with you guys later."

Zhou Yunke went to meet the Wei family, while Su Liuyue followed the route to prepare for the trip.

Just as they prepared two carriages, Zhou Yunke came out of Jingzhao Prefecture, followed by Wei Erlang, Wei Wuyan, whom Su Liuyue had met before at the lotus viewing banquet, and a middle-aged man in his thirties who looked very gentle and elegant. He was probably Wei Erlang's third uncle, Wei Hong.

They walked respectfully behind Zhou Yunke, both of them looked unhappy. After leaving Jingzhao Mansion, Wei Hong and Wei Wuyan walked in front of Zhou Yunke, bowed deeply, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, I will trouble you with the next matter. We lacked care for Wu Lang before, but who would have thought that he would be such a promising child. When we heard the news that he... was gone, our old man's old illness relapsed on the spot.

Wu Lang originally had a bright future, but now he has become a lifeless corpse whose face cannot be seen clearly. God is really blind! If he was really killed by a bad guy, I hope Your Highness will do him justice! "

Zhou Yunke said calmly: "Don't worry, I will do my best."

He turned around and walked towards the carriage in front.

Wei Wuyan and Wei Hong watched Zhou Yunke leave, and suddenly saw a handsome young man who was not wearing official clothes followed Zhou Yunke and got on the carriage behind. They couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Although they thought this young man was a little strange, they were in a heavy mood and did not have the energy to think so much.

The carriage started moving quickly. Zhuangyuan Lane was about a quarter of an hour's walk from Jingzhao Prefecture, but if you took a carriage, it would take a little over a quarter of an hour to get there.

Lu De led Feng Dali and his group, trotting on both sides of their carriage.

After Su Liuyue sat down, he opened the window and asked for directions. "Now, tell me about the two fires."

Matters such as fires in the city were also under the jurisdiction of Jingzhao Prefecture.

Lu Lu nodded and said in a deep voice, "I was the one who led the team to check the scene those two times. The first time the fire broke out, the person who died was a scholar from Lianzhou named Fang Wen. He was a top scholar in Lianzhou, but his family was just an ordinary farmer with little money. And because he liked quietness, after coming to the capital, he rented a quiet courtyard in a village outside the city and lived there.

When we arrived, the fire had been put out. Fang Wen...his whole body was burned to charcoal, and he lay on the ground in a twisted posture. It was obvious that he died in great pain.

Judging from the burnt state of the house and the condition of Fang Wen's body, the fire should have started from the desk near the window. Fang Wen should have been sitting at the desk at that time, and most likely fell asleep on the desk while reviewing his lessons. No one was paying attention to the burning kerosene lamp, which led to the fire.

Fang Wen brought a servant with him. The servant was lying next to Fang Wen when he found him. He must have fallen asleep when Fang Wen fell asleep, but he was not as close to the fire as Fang Wen, so the body was not burned that badly, and his facial features could still be seen..."

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