The path of the villain is not easy

Chapter 373 The old man in white

Xing Gong's eyelids drooped, covering most of his eyes, so that people could not see his eyes.His lips moved, and he didn't seem angry at all. He just said calmly: "Ma Tutou is a steady person, so he wouldn't say such a thing. Don't just hear it indiscriminately, just take it seriously. It's just drunken nonsense. , can’t be true.”

"Father, how can this be done? He uttered the truth after drinking. If he hadn't drank some wine, how could he dare to say these words. Since he said it, he was dissatisfied with us. It's just that he hides it deeply on weekdays, and we can't see it." Come out. Let me see..."

"Okay, Song'er, I already know about this matter, so don't worry about it anymore, aren't you going to go shopping? Go, or it will be dark soon." Xing Gong said interrupted.

Xing Song frowned, seemingly unwilling, but still bowed his hands, then turned and left the main hall.

After Xing Song left, Xing Gong put the teacup in his hand on the table with a cold expression on his face.

Xing Song was walking out of the Xingfu with two servants full of gloom. From a distance, he saw Ma Ji wearing a captor uniform and walking towards the Xingfu with a long knife in his hand.

Although he was very tired of Ma Ji, since his father didn't let him take care of this matter, he didn't want to intervene anymore, but when Ma Ji was bowing to him, he snorted coldly and walked straight in front of him .

Ma Ji didn't have a good impression of this dude from the Xingfu, but he was the second son of the Xingfu after all, so Ma Ji just shook his head lightly for Xing Song's rude behavior, and then walked in directly. Xingfu.

Under the leadership of his servants, Ma Ji saw the Xinggong and greeted each other.

Xing Gong waved his hand at Ma Ji kindly, motioning him to sit down opposite him, and Ma Ji saluted Xing Gong again, then stepped forward and knelt down opposite Xing Gong.

Holding a small teapot, Xing Gong poured tea into the teacup in front of Ma Ji, and asked with a smile, "Ma Tutou, how is the investigation of this case going, but what did you find out?"

"My lord, this time the other party did a very thorough job. All traces were wiped clean. Although some clues were found, they were not very important clues. However, I have some doubts about this."

"who is it?"

"It's just a guess. If the other party is from outside the capital, then we can stop talking about it. But if it's from within the capital, it may be done by the Crown Prince assisting the Changsun Mansion, or it may be done by the Ma Mansion."

"Ma Fu?"

Ma Ji nodded and said: "The things in Yanzhou can spread in such a fast way in the capital. After that, someone must have deliberately spread them. For this reason, I investigated this matter specifically. I found out that it was the first time to spread this matter. Yes, it’s a vegetable seller in Mafu.”

Xing Gong nodded, indicating that he knew about it.Then he smiled and said: "Ma Tutou is really worthy of the name. He is in good health, can eat meat and drink alcohol, and is so efficient in doing things. I am really envious of this old man. I can't eat these things now, and I can only eat them on weekdays." You can eat some light tea and light rice."

Ma Ji smiled, but didn't answer.Although he could hear something wrong with Xing Gong's words, but he didn't understand what the other party meant.

"I heard that Ma Tutou has been to Changsun's mansion a lot in the past few days. He eats meat and drinks every day. He is very happy. Unexpectedly, Ma Tutou and General Changsun are still familiar with each other."

Ma Ji's eyes moved, and he said softly: "General Changsun invited me to dinner a few days ago, and the conversation was pleasant, so I walked around more frequently, but please rest assured, Ma will not bend the law for personal gain because of personal friendship. If the case really points to General Changsun, Ma will definitely give the Lord an explanation."

"Haha, I'm worrying too much. That's not what I meant. Since I entrusted you with this matter, I naturally believe you. I'm just curious. What did you talk about when you were drinking and eating meat in the mansion? "

"It's just some gossip in the capital and anecdotes about literati, and sometimes some drinking games, and it's not related to official business." Ma Ji replied with a smile.

In fact, he was already a little unhappy in his heart. What the other party said was very sweet, but he still didn't believe in himself, and thinking of the arrogant boy and the arrogant young master made him even more unhappy.

"Oh, today, I heard people say that General Changsun asked you to do something at the door, but Ma Butou readily agreed."

"Well, General Changsun asked me to help him find some interesting facts about investigating the case. It's just a book or two, and it's nothing serious."

"So that's the case, but I was thinking too much." Xing Gong said cheerfully, admitting it openly, without any shyness.

Ma Ji didn't cater, but kept silent.

The two continued to chat for a few more words, and Xing Gong served tea to indicate that Ma Ji could retreat.

Maji got up and left.

Not long after Maji left.Behind a screen not far from the punishment palace, an old man in white came out.

The man didn't salute the punishment palace, he went straight to the place where Ma Ji was kneeling before, picked up the tea that Ma Ji hadn't drunk before, and drank it in one gulp.

Xing Gong didn't care about this person's rudeness, on the contrary, he had an expression that should be taken for granted.When the old man in white put the teacup in his hand on the table.

Xing Gong reached out to pick up the teapot and refilled the teacup with water, then said, "How much do you think what Ma Ji said just now is true?"

The old man picked up the teacup, sniffed the heat of the tea in the cup, looked intoxicated, and praised, "It's really good tea."

The old man took a sip of hot tea and said, "What he said is true, but I don't know if he's hiding it or not."

Xing Gong nodded and said: "Although Changsun Ji has inherited Changsun Lianyi's skills in marching and fighting, his tricks are still not good. Since you want to use countermeasures, why bother to add another word to the mansion and say a few words at the gate of the mansion?" In this sentence, do you really think that I am old and my head is also confused?"

"I really don't know if you're confused or not, but I think you're really underestimating this eldest grandson. Judging from the methods used by the eldest grandson to fight back, the eldest grandson would not do such a mindless thing." , Maybe this kind of reaction of yours is exactly what the other party expected?" The old man stared at the tea and said casually.

"Hehe, it's not true, it's false, it's true, it's unexpected that this eldest grandson Ji can grow to such a degree." Xing Gong was taken aback when he heard what the old man said first, and then he was a little relieved.

"Between the truth and the truth, do you think that Maji and Changsun Jilian have joined forces?"

(End of this chapter)