Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

After leaving the prison and arriving at the guardhouse hall, the two men had just sat down when tea was served.

No need to ask, it must have been arranged by Mao Xiang in advance.

Wei Wu picked up the teacup and took a sip. It was mellow, sweet and lingering. He had to say it was indeed good tea.

Seeing that Wei Wu was satisfied with the tea, Mao Xiang finally spoke.

"Master Wei, regarding Shen Lin's matter, it's not my fault. I think there must be some misunderstanding."

"I really haven't received the decree. Maybe too many things have happened recently, and the decree couldn't reach me in time!"

"But I believe that Master Wei will not say anything nonsense. Those people will be released soon."

Having said that, Mao Xiang suddenly let out a long sigh.

"Hey! First, the Marquis of Yongchang broke into the mansion at night, and then there was that incident in the palace. I've been so busy that I haven't slept a wink!"

After Mao Xiang finished speaking, Wei Wu didn't think he was making excuses.

A lot of things happened that night. First Lan Yu and then Zhu Xiongying fell ill, and Empress Ma sealed off the Kunning Palace.

Old Zhu was extremely anxious, and it was normal for small people like Shen Lin to be ignored.

However, when Wei Wu heard Mao Xiang mention things in the palace, he asked curiously.

"Have you made any progress on the smallpox case?"

It would have been better if I hadn't asked this question. As soon as I asked, Mao Xiang immediately sighed with a sad face.

"The man infected with smallpox and the palace maid Chunxi have absolutely no connection with each other. They are complete strangers."

"I wanted to conduct a thorough investigation from Chunxi's side, but the Crown Princess sent someone to inquire about it, and her words were full of concern."

After hearing this, Wei Wu also understood Mao Xiang's difficulties, after all, it involved the Eastern Palace.

The Crown Princess is of noble status, and Mao Xiang, to put it bluntly, is just a subject.

When dealing with things, we must consider the problem from multiple levels.

If he really relied on the emperor's order to act recklessly, Mao Xiang would be close to death.

If we count the commanders of the Embroidered Uniform Guard throughout the dynasties, as long as the emperor was a powerful ruler.

Few of these people had a good ending; they were all thrown out to take the blame.

Just as Wei Wu was lost in thought, Mao Xiang continued to tell his story.

"I couldn't torture her, so I could only search Chunxi's home for clues, and I did find some clues."

"The clue is related to Shen Lin. I came back to look for him, but I never expected to run into Master Wei in the prison cell."

Shen Lin?

Hearing Shen Lin's name, Wei Wu immediately asked.

"Commander Mao, is Shen Lin related to this case?"

Seeing Wei Wu's expression, Mao Xiang knew that he had misunderstood, so he shook his head and explained:

"It's not about Shen Lin, but Shen Lin knows the palace maid named Chunxi, and they are neighbors."

"It was only after I found out this that I rushed back to the garrison to see if I could get some useful clues from Shen Lin."

"But now, I can only trouble Master Wei to approve this matter. After all, they are the people bestowed upon you by His Majesty."

After hearing what Mao Xiang said, Wei Wu picked up the teacup directly.

"It's okay, I'm also quite curious about this matter. Let's go find Shen Lin after we finish drinking!"

Upon hearing this, Mao Xiang immediately raised his glass, and the two of them drank the tea in the cup in one gulp and stood up.

Logically, Shen Lin should be asked to come over, but Shen Lin is seriously injured now, so it is indeed inconvenient.

Wei Wu suggested going to find Shen Lin out of protectiveness, but fortunately Mao Xiang was not such a picky person.

Then the two of them came to Shen Lin together, and the doctor was applying medicine to him.

What's strange is that when Shen Lin was applying the medicine, his eyes were fixed on a room not far away.

He didn't even see Wei Wu and Mao Xiang coming.

Seeing this, Wei Wu walked forward curiously and asked softly:

"Shen Lin, is there a beautiful girl in that room? You are so fascinated by her."

Shen Lin came back to his senses when he heard Wei Wu's voice and scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Master Wei, please stop laughing at me. How could there be a beautiful girl among the Jinyiwei?"