Detective Di Renjie's legend of Wu Dynasty

Chapter 66 Death News
Di Renjie looked around and asked, "Liu Si Nong, why don't you see Mr. Liu?"

Liu Charlie's lips trembled, and tears rolled down his face.

He choked up and said, "Xiao, Xiaoer Chuan Lin died unfortunately!"

Di Renjie was startled, and Li Yuanfang beside him exclaimed, "What, Young Master Liu is dead?"

Wang Mang frowned: "How is this possible?"

Liu Charlie burst into tears as he spoke.

Zeng Tai looked at Liu Chali who was crying bitterly, frowned, and shouted: "The imperial envoy is here, crying like this, how decent is it? Thanks to you, you are still an official!"

Di Renjie waved his hand and said, "Okay, losing a child in old age is a great pain. It can be forgiven."

Di Renjie then asked, "When did this happen?"

Liu Charlie sobbed, "Yesterday morning."

Di Renjie asked strangely, "Yesterday morning?"

Liu Zhali nodded: "Yesterday, my father and son climbed Cuiping Mountain behind the villa together. The child said that Lin unfortunately slipped and fell off the cliff to his death!"

Wang Mang and Di Renjie looked at each other with suspicion in their eyes.

Di Renjie let out a long sigh: "Unexpectedly, Mr. Liu, who was still hospitable to guests a few days ago, has passed away at this time. It's true that the heavens do not bless talents! Liu Si Nong, since you are dead, you should mourn."

Wang Mang and Li Yuanfang also sighed.

Liu Chali bowed and said, "Thank you, Mr. Qin, to comfort you."

Di Renjie glanced at Zeng Tai, Zeng Tai understood, and said, "The Imperial Envoy admires your garden and plans to stay here for a few days. You should prepare immediately!"

A trace of hesitation appeared on Liu Zhali's face, and he said, "It's a blessing from Caomin III that the imperial envoy came to the humble house, but now that the funeral is held in the village, I wonder if you are jealous?"

Di Renjie sighed, and said: "It's okay! Although Mr. Liu and I only met once, I cherish his talent and personality, and we can be regarded as friends who have forgotten the years. Now that the young master has passed away, this pavilion should also pay homage to him. .”

Wang Mang also sighed, "Brother Chuanlin and I are good friends, so we should pay our respects!"

Liu Zhali said "yes" when he heard the words, and led Di Renjie, Wang Mang and his party to the mourning hall in the backyard.

Di Renjie held three sticks of incense and inserted them into the incense burner, and then Wang Mang and Li Yuanfang also worshiped Liu Chuanlin.

Seeing this, Liu Zhali led his family to kneel down and said, "Thank you, Mr. Qin Envoy!"

Seeing this, Di Renjie put his hands up: "Liu Si Nong, please get up!"

Liu Chali thanked him and stood up.

Wang Mang looked around, nanmu coffin, sapphire shrine, soul-calling banners, paper figurines, paper horses, paper money, grieving family members...

Wang Mang raised his eyes and found that Di Renjie was also looking around. The two looked at each other and nodded slightly.

After Liu Zhali got up, he pointed to a beautiful young woman in plain clothes beside him and said, "My lord, this is the wife of Cao Min, Fang's Yingyu."

Wang Mang looked at Yingyu, Yingyu's eyes were red and swollen, she hurriedly bowed down to Di Renjie: "My lord, all blessings!"

Di Renjie waved his hand: "That's all!"

Suddenly, Yingyu saw Wang Mang standing beside Di Renjie, panicked in her eyes, but immediately covered it up.

Di Renjie saw this scene inadvertently, and became thoughtful.

Liu Zhali said to Di Renjie: "My lord, the family has arranged everything properly, please go to the back hall to rest."

Di Renjie was still thinking about what happened just now, he didn't speak, and nodded casually.

A group of people walked slowly on the path in the garden.

Di Renjie gave Li Yuanfang a wink, Li Yuanfang nodded knowingly, and asked casually, "Does Yuanwai Liu have any friends in the capital?"

Liu Zhali was taken aback, and replied: "There are some, but they haven't seen each other for many years, and they gradually became estranged."

Wang Mang nodded: "As the saying goes: If you don't come to the house for three years, you don't even kiss when you are a relative!"

Liu Charlie hurriedly replied, "Yes!"

Li Yuanfang smiled: "In the capital, before leaving, an adult in the court once told me that he was acquainted with Yuanwai Liu, and asked me to inquire about it for him."

Liu Charlie was taken aback, and asked, "Oh? I don't know who it is?"

Li Yuanfang said, "My surname is Wu."

Liu Charlie thought for a moment, his face changed slightly: "Surname Wu?"

Li Yuanfang nodded affirmatively: "Yes. I wonder if Mr. Liu still has any impression?"

Liu Chali shook his head in a panic: "No, Cao Min never knew an official named Wu."

Li Yuanfang looked at the flustered Liu Zhali and smiled: "That's right!"

As they walked, Di Renjie quietly observed the change of expression on Liu Zhali's face, and suddenly said, "His name is Wu Xiaojie, and he is a bachelor in charge of the Chongwen Academy under the Crown Prince's Guard."

These words came so suddenly that Liu Zhali had no time to think about precautions, he blurted out: "Wu Xiaojie? Isn't he already dead?"

As soon as the words were spoken, Liu Charlie's expression changed suddenly.

Di Renjie smiled and said, "Oh? It seems that Liu Sinong's news is very well-informed. This pavilion only learned about Wu Xueshi's death last night. It seems that Liu Sinong has already known about it."

Liu Zhali hastily argued: "Oh, yes, that's how it is, news from someone from Beijing. But Caomin doesn't know this Mr. Wu. Why, he said he knew Caomin?"

Wang Mang looked at Liu Chali, who was sweating slightly on his forehead, and said with a smile, "Didn't you just say that you have no contact with people in the capital?"

Liu Charlie was speechless for a while.

Di Renjie glanced at the flustered Liu Chali, and said with a smile, "Oh! Maybe he remembered it wrong! Yuan Fang, Jing Yang, look at that rockery, does it look like a crane?"

Wang Mang and Li Yuanfang laughed and said, "It's really similar!"

Liu Charlie walked behind and hurriedly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and followed.

After Liu Zhali settled the people's residences, he withdrew.

Wang Mang followed suit.

……

At dusk, Wang Mang was admiring those Nalan jacquards in the garden.

"You know these flowers?"

Suddenly, a charming female voice came from behind Wang Mang.

Wang Mang turned around and looked at the beautiful young woman in plain clothes in front of him, and said, "Not only do we know each other, but we are also very familiar. What happened to Liu Chuanlin's death?"

The young woman is Liu Chali's new wife - Fang Yingyu.

Yingyu didn't dare to look Wang Mang in the eyes, lowered her head, and said, "How do I know?"

Wang Mang looked at Yingyu steadily, and asked, "You really don't know?"

Yingyu nodded, suddenly her expression changed, and she said bitterly: "This heartless man deserves a good death!"

Wang Mang looked around, no one was there, and asked, "Then what's going on with you now? How did you become Liu Charlie's wife?"

Yingyu raised her head, and said with tears in her eyes: "I was originally a woman in a brothel, and later, Liu Chuanlin redeemed me from the brothel. It didn't take long for you and Liu Chuanlin to know each other, but a month ago, Liu Chuanlin, who had a bad heart When Han got a new love, he forgot about his old love. Not only did he want to abandon me, but he also gave me away. In desperation, I returned to the brothel and met my current master. I didn’t expect him to be Liu Chuanlin’s father.”

Wang Mang let out a noncommittal "Oh" and stopped talking.

Now, Yingyu became embarrassed instead, and said falteringly: "You, why are you with the imperial envoy?"

Wang Mang raised his eyebrows: "Old acquaintance!"

Yingyu Qiqi said Aiaidi: "You, can you not tell others about me and Chuanlin?"

Wang Mang asked, "Why?"

Yingyu shyly said: "This, this kind of thing is too..."

She was ashamed to say no more.

Wang Mang didn't answer, but said with a half-smile, "Brother Lin, I'm afraid he will die in peace!"

Seeing that Wang Mang refused to enter, Yingyu's face suddenly changed: "You'd better not care about the affairs here, otherwise something bad may happen."

Wang Mang said coldly: "What? Instead of pretending to be pitiful, I changed it to a threat? Do you know what I hate the most?"

Yingyu shook her head, and Wang Mang said: "What I hate the most is when others threaten me, but what I fear the most is threats. You are still far behind!"

Yingyu's expression changed when she heard the words: "What do you know?"

Wang Mang didn't answer, but smiled and said, "A brothel girl first seduces Brother Chuan Lin, and then returns to the brothel, planning to seduce his father. What do you want?"

Yingyu's complexion changed drastically.

Wang Mang sneered: "Brother Lin is said to be infatuated with you, but you do such a thing, no matter what your purpose is, what difficulties you have, I'm afraid Brother Lin will die with regret!"

Yingyu's face changed a few times: "Who are you?"

Wang Mang said indifferently: "Brother Lin's friend."

Yingyu shook her head: "You are definitely not an ordinary person."

Wang Mang sneered: "But to you, I'm just Chuan Lin's friend!"

Yingyu wanted to say something more, but Wang Mang interrupted her with a wave of his hand, and said, "In a few days, when Mr. Di asks you, you'd better not lie."

Yingyu said coldly: "You'd better not meddle in the business here. Even if you told Di Renjie about Liu Chuanlin and I, without evidence, who would believe your words?"

Wang Mang shook his head and smiled: "You don't know Mr. Di!"

After speaking, Wang Mang turned around and left.

(End of this chapter)