To Hold One’s Joy

  Chapter 438 Suspect

   Wei Feng frowned and shook his head: "I can't think of it."

   When Zisu asked the girl from the Wang family, she actually said that her sister saw a man chasing her, how could he guess?

   To be honest, the moment Lin Teng asked, he thought of one person, his sister's fiancé Su Yao.

  In Wei Feng's opinion, Su Yao is the only man who can make his younger sister catch up after seeing him from a distance.

  You can think about it, but it’s not easy to say it casually.

  Su Yao is a young and talented number one scholar, even if something like the crown prince is deposed, being the prospective son-in-law of the Pingnan Palace will not affect his reputation. He opened his mouth to bring Su Yao in, and if he had nothing to do with Su Yao in the end, the marriage would be ruined.

"In this case—" Lin Teng glanced at the door, "It's very late now, it's inconvenient to inquire about the news, why don't we wait until tomorrow. The two girls of the Wang family can see the princess chasing a man to go There must be others who will see it.”

  Wei Feng asked unwillingly: "Why don't you ask the Fourth Miss from the General's Mansion? Didn't the shopkeeper say that Miss Xu Fourth also came to the store?"

  Lin Teng took a deep look at Wei Feng, and explained: "The princess was still in the shop when the Fourth Miss Xu came in. Obviously, she won't know what happened after the princess went out."

   Wei Feng touched his nose awkwardly.

  Lin Tengchong handed Wei Feng his hands: "Tomorrow morning I will lead people to continue the investigation. During this period, if the prince finds anything, or the princess returns to the mansion, I will ask the prince to send a letter."

   "Naturally." Wei Feng nodded.

  People always have to rest, not to mention the time of night ban is coming soon, the matter has come to this point and we can only talk about it tomorrow morning.

   This night was spent in the unrest of many people.

  The next morning, the wind was a bit strong, and there were few pedestrians on Qingxing Street, so Lin Teng took a team of subordinates to investigate separately.

  There was a wine shop just around the corner, Lin Teng stood there thinking for a while, then walked in one direction.

   This is where the man that the princess mentioned by the Wang family turned the corner. As long as the two big living people don't fly with wings, someone will always see them.

  A girl selling flowers came in front of her.

   "May I ask if you saw a girl wearing an apricot-colored silver silk pleated skirt when it was almost noon yesterday..." Lin Teng described Wei Wen's appearance.

  The girl blushed slightly and shook her head.

   "Thank you." Lin Teng thanked him, and continued to ask questions with one of his subordinates.

   I don't know how long it has been like this, the two of them are dry mouthed, but there is still no progress.

  The subordinate couldn't help but said: "My lord, inquiring like this is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack."

  Lin Teng glanced at him, and even though his lips were chapped, he still spoke calmly: "You have been with me for a long time, why are you still complaining about this? There are so many gods in the real investigation, relying on these stupid methods."

   Simple, heavy, but indispensable.

  Lin Teng walked forward, and saw several beggars fighting for food at the bottom of the opposite wall, and immediately raised his eyebrows and strode over.

  As Lin Teng approached, several beggars looked over. Some were curious, some were guarded, some were fearful, and their reactions varied.

   "I want to ask you about something." Lin Teng tried to soften his voice as much as possible.

   Several beggars looked at him and said nothing.

  Lin Teng pointed to the steamed bun shop that had opened not far away, and winked at his subordinates.

  The subordinate immediately ran over and bought a bag of steamed buns. Several beggars surrounded him, took the steamed buns and stuffed them into their mouths desperately.

  Lin Teng did not urge him, and waited for the beggars to gobble up the food before asking the previous question again.

   This time, several beggars spoke up one after another.

   "I didn't see it." The beggar who said this quietly touched the steamed bun hidden in his bosom.

  Even if you don’t see it, the steamed buns won’t be returned.

   "I didn't pay attention."

  …

  Lin Teng noticed a strange look on a beggar, and asked gently.

   Beggar hesitated and said, "I don't know if what I see is the person you want to ask—"

   "It's okay, let's talk about it."

  Lin Teng's amiable face gave the beggar courage.

"Actually, the first thing I noticed was not the little lady in the apricot-colored pleated skirt, but the man walking in front of her. That little lady was chasing that man, so I noticed it." Beggar bit her nervously. lip.

   This is not surprising, men and women in rich clothes can be seen everywhere in Qingxing Street, and it is difficult for ordinary people to notice a strange girl without special events.

  The same goes for strange men.

  So Lin Teng asked patiently: "Why, do you know that man?"

   Beggar nodded: "Many people should have seen it, I look like the number one scholar who rode through the streets a few months ago."

  Lin Teng's heart skipped a beat, and he said calmly, "The number one scholar? Are you sure?"

   Beggar scratched his head, a little embarrassed: "It's just that I got a glimpse of Zhuangyuan Lang in the crowd a few months ago, and I think it looks like him. If you want to say for sure...Xiao Min is not sure."

  Lin Teng nodded in understanding, and then asked, "Did that girl catch up?"

   Beggar pointed out his hand: "I chased into Maoyan'er alley."

   "Did you see them come out?"

   "Didn't come out again." Beggar groaned, "I was a little curious to see that they all went in, so I kept paying attention..."

  Lin Teng asked a few more questions, but seeing that there was nothing else to ask, he ordered his subordinates to take the beggar back to the yamen first, and walked to Maoyan'er Alley.

  Maoyaner Hutong is a narrow alley, the walls on both sides block most of the sunlight, and moss grows at the base of the walls.

  Lin Teng walked in it, feeling oppressed, but to his delight, this was a dead end.

   There is no exit from the dead end. If they did not come out as the beggar said, the whereabouts of the little princess probably fell in this area, at least someone in the neighborhood should have seen it.

   It was obvious that Lin Teng could not do it alone by asking all the people in the alley. He went out of the alley and summoned people to go door-to-door, and invited Wei Feng and Su Yao to the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment.

   "Any news?" Wei Feng asked.

  Lin Teng looked at Su Yao and said, "Someone saw the princess chasing a man into Maoyan'er Alley, saying that the man looked like Su Xiuzhuan."

   Wei Feng turned cold when he heard this: "Su Yao, where is Wen'er now?"

  Su Yao's calm expression has changed a little since he came in: "I heard that the princess disappeared yesterday. I thought it was a rumor, but I didn't expect it to be true."

   Wei Feng sneered: "Don't pretend to be confused at this time. Why did you hide Wen'er? Could it be that you are dissatisfied with this marriage and don't want to bear the reputation of making things worse, so you have such crooked thoughts?"

  Su Yao laughed: "Don't get angry, son, shouldn't you ask where I was at that time?"

   "I asked Su Xiu to come here to ask for clarification." Lin Teng calmly interjected.

  Su Yao said indifferently: "At that time, I was eating with a few colleagues at the restaurant opposite the Imperial Academy."

   Hearing that Su Yao reported several names, Lin Teng immediately sent someone to verify.

  After an unbearable wait, the yamen servant came back and replied: "My lord, several adults in the Imperial Academy have confirmed that Master Su was indeed with them at that time."

  (end of this chapter)