“大人，又出事了。”厨房里头的小厮连滚带爬地跑进来，脸都吓白了，手里的菜刀“哐当”一丢，差点割到自己脚上。

我正坐在后院晒太阳，手里捧着个粗瓷碗，咂摸着刚泡上来的粗茶，闻言眉头一挑，端着碗走出来：“又怎么了？jectif进步不小，这次能惊动你跑这么快，下手肯定不轻。”

“不不不，是州府那边，”小厮咽了口唾沫，“城南李员外家，小姐……小姐被人……”他后面的话有点说不下去，uj aujourd'hui指了指自己。

我挑眉：“死了？”

“嗯。”小厮点点头，眼圈有点红，“听说……听说死得凄惨，脸上都是血……”

我放下茶碗，眼神沉了下去。这地界儿上管民政的知州，是我一手提拔上来的，虽然能力是没得说，但底下那些个捕快、衙役，多少都有点劣根性。李家小姐这事儿，十有八九不是什么简单的意外。

“备马。”我言简意赅地吩咐，没再多问。

riding out of the mansion, the sun was already high in the sky. The horses were swift beneath me, kicking up dust as we cantered towards the city. I was already thinking about the case, the clues I would need, the people I would have to question.

As we approached the scene of the crime, the air grew thick with tension. The L family’s mansion was a place of mourning, with relatives wailing and officials trying to maintain some semblance of order. I dismounted and walked towards the entrance, my gaze sweeping over the area.