Chapter 10 10. Dust Condensing Fragrance
"What's the big deal for you tomorrow? The prince also wants to tell you something."
When Huang Zixia followed Zhou Ziqin to Daningfang, Zhou Ziqin asked her suspiciously.
"Oh, it's something about the court." In fact, it's okay if I don't go.She thought silently in her heart.
Zhou Ziqin was a little envious, and said: "Chonggu, you are really amazing, there are really very few people who can make a living by King Kui's side."
Huang Zixia nodded, and said, "King Kui is very talented, and he is too capable. Working around him naturally brings a lot of pressure."
"That's right. At the beginning of this year, he didn't go to the hills to worship his mother for half a month. The court was almost in chaos. Dozens of people in various yamen couldn't stand up to him. In the end, the emperor had to issue an order to call him back to Beijing as soon as possible."
Huang Zixia, who had seen Li Shubai handle affairs in various yamen, was deeply impressed, nodded silently, thinking in his heart, living alone in the world, one should always have some hobbies, but King Kui seemed to know everything, and seemed to have no interest in anything. interest.I don't know if this person is alive in the world, what can arouse his interest?
After thinking about it, it seemed that the only one who stayed with him for a long time was that little red fish.I don't know what important things this little red fish is related to?What even the current emperor has clearly stated that he cannot interfere with it must be a great secret that can overthrow the world.
However, what secrets can a little red fish kept in a glass cup, a weak life that can be easily crushed to death with two fingers, hide?
While urging her horse to follow Zhou Ziqin, she suddenly remembered the man she saw in Taiji Palace that day.
Standing beside the man in the window, in the fish tank, there was a small fish as bright red as blood. Although it was far away and its shape could not be seen clearly, she always felt that there was something strange——
I always feel that Queen Wang specially summoned herself into the Taiji Palace, and this man who looked at her from a distance seemed to have something to do with it.
The Langya royal family... Wang Yun.
Thinking of the situation when he met her last time, she felt that the situation she was facing was more complicated and chaotic, and she could hardly breathe.
The things she needs to deal with now are the unjust case of her parents and family, the arrest of invisible people all over the world, the important task of helping her return to the Daming Palace ordered by the Queen, and the unsuspecting case of Princess Tongchang...
Also, Yu Xuan, who reunited unexpectedly, and Wang Yun, who had already exposed her identity.
She felt a deep pain in her head, and she was in a trance while sitting on the horse, and she couldn't even control the hand holding the horse's rein.
Zhou Ziqin suddenly stopped his horse and said, "Wang Yun."
She gave a "hmm" and subconsciously said, "Wang Yun is also difficult to deal with..."
When she said this, she woke up suddenly. Zhou Ziqin looked at her in confusion, while Wang Yun was riding a horse, slowly coming from the other side of the street.
On a cool summer night, a transparent dark blue enveloped Chang'an. Wang Yun walked towards them, with a calm and gentle expression in front of the dark blue sky, and he was still the child of the big family like a spring willow.
"Chang'an is about to have a curfew, where are you two going?"
His voice is gentle, as usual, with a hint of a smile before he speaks.His eyes slid across Zhou Ziqin's body, and then fell on Huang Zixia's body, his smile deepened obviously, and the upward curve of the corners of his lips looked particularly good-looking.
Huang Zixia recalled the last time the two met, what he said and did last time, looking at his smile as clear and bright as the moonlight in Chang'an, a slight resistance and fear rose in his heart, but he couldn't express it in words, he could only be silent She lowered her head, avoiding his gaze.
Wang Yun urged the horse to her side, lowered his head and asked her softly: "Are you going to investigate the case again?"
She bit her lower lip and nodded slightly.
Zhou Ziqin hurriedly said beside him: "King Kui ordered us to go together, and there is also a handwritten letter written by the prince himself, look..."
Wang Yun glanced at it and said with a smile: "If something like this happened in Daningfang, I'm afraid there will be unrest there. Let me go with you."
"Great, I knew Brother Wang was the most enthusiastic." Zhou Ziqin said excitedly, "Chonggu, do you think so?"
Huang Zixia nodded.
Wang Yun walked side by side with her, seemingly casually mentioning: "Tomorrow is a good day, and Zhang Xingying will report for duty."
Huang Zixia hurriedly said: "Thanks to Mr. Wang's help in this matter, another day... I will definitely thank you."
Wang Yun smiled and said: "Tomorrow, you can also come to Zuo Jinwuwei to have a look. Zhang Xingying will definitely feel like a fish in water there and have a smooth life."
"Okay, I like to eat there the most!" Zhou Ziqin immediately regained his spirits, and his eyebrows were beaming when he talked about eating, "Speaking of which, I have eaten in all the yamen in the capital. After eating once, I don't want to go there again." I went to Yushitai. Every time before meals, I have to lecture and preach the imperial education. Do you think so? The most difficult to swallow is Dali Temple. The walls of the dining room are painted white, and they are all laws, either beheading or hanging. Or it’s exile for three thousand miles! And the favorite meal is of course the Zuo Jinwu Guard you’re going to, there are many young people, the tastes are similar, there are many acquaintances and lively, it’s happier than eating at your own home! Ah, that cook of yours is the second best woman in the capital I have ever seen!"
Wang Yun smiled and said, "Who is the first one?"
"Of course it's Second Brother Zhang's unmarried daughter-in-law, she's a master in the kitchen!" Zhou Ziqin yelled exaggeratedly.
Wang Yun smiled and said, "Is it true, even the master chefs in the restaurant for decades can't compare with a little girl?"
"I'm not the only one who thinks this. King Zhao and King E both said so. Chonggu, what do you think?"
"Well, for example, for hibiscus flowers, Miss Adi will definitely pick off the calyx one by one and remove the broken petals, but in the restaurant, people may prepare them first, and then grab a handful of petals and sprinkle them in when they are in use. There may be many petals. It’s not new anymore. From this aspect, it’s natural that Miss Adi has done better.”
Huang Zixia nodded in agreement, but at this moment, something flashed through her mind, which made her stunned for a moment.
She suddenly remembered that that day at Zhang Xingying's home, when they were drinking hibiscus flower soup, E Wang saw that strange painting, and his strange expression at that time, even thinking about it now, makes people feel that something is wrong.
And when she thought about the contents of that painting, she felt even more shocked.
Draw three groups of graffiti, the first group is a person who was struck by lightning and burned to death; the second group is a person who died in an iron cage surrounded by heavy siege...
Impartiality, and in this case, the method of the two murders is almost exactly the same——
Is this just a coincidence?
And what does the third person, who was pecked to death by a big bird descending from the sky, portend?
Big Bird... Luan Phoenix...
In Huang Zixia's mind, for some reason, Princess Tongchang quickly appeared.
She stood on the high platform and narrated her dreams.She said that Pan Yuer, the concubine of Southern Qi Shu, came to ask for her Jiuluan hairpin in her dream.
Jiuluanchai...the person who died under Jiuluanchai.
Sitting on the horseback, Huang Zixia was in a daze for a moment, but she already felt a burst of cold sweat breaking out from her back, which made her unable to sit up straight.
"Chong Gu, what's wrong with you?" Wang Yun's voice sounded in her ears.Because of her shaky figure, he grabbed her rein and helped her stabilize the sand.
Huang Zixia regained her composure, waved away her ominous associations, and said, "It's nothing...it's so dark, I can't see the road ahead."
She raised her head, and there was a low wall in front of her. There were two faded lanterns hanging at the entrance of the square, with the word "Da Ning" written on them.
The three of them got off their horses at Daning Fang, and Zhou Ziqin was a little surprised seeing Wang Yun following in, "Brother Wang...don't you need to patrol the various squares tonight?" "A place as big as Chang'an, if I go alone, won't I be exhausted sooner or later?" Wang Yun said with a smile, "In fact, I usually go back after a few laps. I happened to meet you today. I I haven’t watched a public official investigate a case yet, it’s just an eye-opener.” "The corpse has been carried to Yizhuang a long time ago. What is there to see? Next time I have a chance, I will examine the corpse for you." Zhou Ziqin showed Li Shubai to the veterans guarding the workshop while talking. After reading the note, they led them to Sun Laizi's house. "Sun Laizi, this bastard, was originally named Sun Fuchang. Everyone called him Sun Laizi because of his rotten sores and head full of dysentery. He has no brothers and sisters, and his clan has little contact with him. In addition, his parents died one after another a few years ago, and he lived alone. In the dilapidated courtyard at the northwest corner of Daningfang." Zhou Ziqin led them to walk close to the wall of the square. There was a row of narrow bungalows in the northwest corner, one of which was unlocked and had a government seal. Zhou Ziqin reached out and carefully peeled off the seal. Obviously, he had done this not once or twice, and the entire seal was intact.He pushed the door open, and the room was closed for a long time. Inside, there was a musty smell mixed with rotten smell and other messy smells, which made people want to vomit. Zhou Ziqin came prepared, and had already taken out two cloth strips sprinkled with ginger, garlic and vinegar juice, gave each to Huang Zixia and Wang Yun, pinched his nose and said, "What kind of strange smell is this... the stench is fine. Yes, there is also an indescribable smell mixed in, which is even worse than stench!" Wang Yun was covered with that kind of cloth, and the expression on his face was also distorted. Obviously he was not used to the smell, so he took it off and said, "I won't take your things anymore, this is still for..." Before he finished speaking, he stopped silently, hesitated for a while, and put the cloth back on again. Through the cloth, he said vaguely: "Ziqin, Chonggu, it's really not easy for you. The smell and fragrance are indeed better than others." The mere stench is worse." Zhou Ziqin asked in surprise, "What fragrance?" "Didn't you smell it?" Wang Yun frowned slightly, even though he was covered with a cloth, he unconsciously waved his hand twice in front of his nose, "Linglingxiang." Huang Zixia asked in amazement: "In this dilapidated house... is there Linglingxiang?" She covered her nose and mouth before entering the house, so she never smelled it. "Yes, Linglingxiang," he said with certainty, "although it is very weak and mixed with various odors, but I have quite a lot of experience in the way of incense, and I will definitely not make a mistake." "Although everyone says that you are the number one person in the capital's incense system, I really believe in you," Zhou Ziqin frowned, "but Lingling incense is very expensive, how could it appear in such a dilapidated house?" "It's very strange, but there should be nothing wrong with it." Wang Yun said with certainty. Huang Zixia pulled off the mask and smelled the smell in the house.But obviously, she has no talent in this area, and there is still only the smell of vinegar and garlic left on the tip of her nose.In contrast, Zhou Ziqin, who let go of his nose, was much stronger than her, and nodded while smelling: "Well, I smelled what you said, and it seemed to be there... Hey, where did it come from?" of?" Huang Zixia listened, holding a lantern while looking around the room. Sure enough, as Zhou Ziqin said, this is a very dilapidated loess house, which can be described as a barren house.When entering the door, there is a low bed full of messy things, almost facing the door.There is not even a table in the house, and there is a stove in the left corner. There are two or three cracked earthen pots on the stove, and scattered firewood and broken rice pots are piled beside it.On the right is a broken bearded stool against the wall, and in front of it is a two-foot-long low table, which is also piled up with all kinds of rags. Huang Zixia first picked up the ashes in the stove, but found no embers of Linglingxiang, so she went over to check the things on the low table, most of the daily necessities such as baskets of flint were covered with dust. She went to the bed again and knelt down to check.Due to the crowding of things in the room, this bed is very narrow, almost as big as the door panel.But there were a lot of things piled up on this bed with a big door panel, a few rags, a pair of rusty scissors, a whetstone, two bundles of yellow paper, and a water hyacinth. On the ground in front of the bed, a few things were scattered here and there, such as a wooden sleeper, a broken black tile, a few balls of moxa wrapped in dried lotus leaves, etc. As she was watching, someone from behind had already come over, her eyes hadn't been wiped clean, she nodded and bowed to them: "Three officials, didn't the officials just leave after checking, why bother the three of you to come to check in the middle of the night?" explore..." Zhou Ziqin patted his chest confidently: "We are loyal to the emperor, dedicated to our duties, and act impartially. What's wrong in the middle of the night? Where there are corpses... No, there are unjust cases, there are us!" Li Zheng was in awe, and quickly saluted him: "Yes, yes!" Huang Zixia looked at Zhou Ziqin helplessly, pointed to the things on the bed and asked Li Zheng: "Old man, do you know what these things are on his bed?" Li Zheng turned his head to look, with a gloomy expression on his face: "I know, it's just those." "Which ones?" Zhou Ziqin asked quickly. "Didn't he commit a notorious thing before? Later, somehow, he was not held accountable, and he was proud to show off to others every day. He really humiliated the face of this square! Until the previous A few days ago, a fire broke out in the Jianfu Temple and killed an eunuch from the princess mansion. Everyone said that the wicked will have their own retribution, so he panicked, fearing that he would also be punished by heaven, so he went to the doctor in a hurry and went around to find something to ward off evil spirits. Things. Officer, look, this is a tile soaked in the blood of a black dog, this is a yellow watch paper sprayed with talisman water, and this is a pair of scissors for self-defense... and this wall, look! " Li was holding up the lamp in his hands, and they saw that there were several chaotic spells, calligraphy and paintings pasted on the wall, they did not know where they picked them up, some were new and some were old, some were from Taoism and some were from Buddhism.There was a wooden signboard of Cihang Pudu hanging by the window, a small iron plaque on the door that said Mulian rescued his mother, and a picture of Guanyin delivering a son was pasted on the headboard of the bed. Zhou Ziqin couldn't help pointing to the bed and asked, "It's such a small broken bed, and it's full of things. Can he turn over while sleeping?" "Does he need to turn over? There are sores all over his body, he can only sleep on his side like that, and he still turns over!" Li Zheng obviously hated the shame of this workshop, and sneered, "Three, I didn't say it, When his body was found in the afternoon, everyone said that this is retribution! He spoiled a good girl and boasted everywhere, and I heard that the girl had committed suicide. No, the retribution came so fast! Even if he hid in the house , inserted the door, locked the window, covered it with talismans, and couldn’t move an inch, so he’s dead!” Zhou Ziqin nodded empathetically: "Yes! So people must not do bad things!" Seeing someone affirming his thoughts, Lizheng immediately became even more eloquent: "It is said that when the door of Sun Laizi was opened in the afternoon, everyone saw a wave of resentment rushing out of the house, and the black evil spirit rushed to the sky! Everyone It is said that after the girl who died unjustly took revenge, her soul returned, and she can finally rest in peace!" Huang Zixia and Zhou Ziqin looked at each other, but they didn't answer - because they had just talked to Dicui who "died unjustly" in the afternoon.
After checking everything in the house, and carefully inspecting the door bolt and window lock, Zhou Ziqin pasted the seal and signed Zhou on it. Wang Yun took off the mask, looked back at the room, turned his eyes to stare at Huang Zixia, and sighed: "Chong Gu, I only know today that you are not easy, I really admire it." Huang Zixia lowered her head to avoid his gaze, and said vaguely, "Fortunately...it's not always like this." Zhou Ziqin said proudly: "This is not bad! Last time, when Chonggu and I went to dig up the charred corpse, you didn't see it, and that time when we fished the corpse in the ditch..." Huang Zixia could only pretend that he didn't hear it, and walked to Fusha's side first. Wang Yun asked beside her: "How can such a room with almost no loopholes be able to kill the people inside? And you... how can you find out the truth?" Huang Zixia got on the horse and said in a low voice, "Check it out slowly, I think as long as it's a crime, it can't be concealed." "That's right, Chonggu is in my mind, but she is a detective genius who can keep pace with my ideal person. How can there be a rare case in the world that defeats her?" Zhou Ziqin said proudly, as if Huang Zixia's glory was his. General glory. Huang Zixia didn't know if he should thank him for omitting the last three words in "My Favorite Huang Zixia"—fortunately, Zhou Ziqin was not so stupid and knew that he couldn't say in front of Wang Yun that his favorite was his fiancee. Fortunately, Wang Yun was not interested in Zhou Ziqin's ideal person. Seeing that he had reached the intersection, he just smiled slightly, looked at Huang Zixia and said, "Then, Chonggu, Ziqin, see you tomorrow." "Okay! We will have dinner there on time tomorrow!" Zhou Ziqin waved. After Wang Yun left, Zhou Ziqin discussed with her while riding a horse in the street: "Chong Gu, this matter is really a bit tricky, what do you think?" Huang Zixia nodded and said, "Well, the door bolt and window lock are different from the one in Yizhuang. It is absolutely impossible to use a copper piece or something to open it." "That's right," Zhou Ziqin said annoyed, "It can almost be said that the deceased died in an airtight iron cage!" Speaking of this, he was stunned for a moment, and then called out with an "ah": "Chonggu! You...do you still remember the painting in Zhang Xingying's house? It is the one that was enshrined in the hall, and it is said that it was bestowed by the former emperor." That strange painting!" Huang Zixia nodded, and said slowly, "Of course I remember." "Three strange ways of death in that painting...the first is being struck by lightning and burned to death; the second is being trapped to death in an iron cage; the third is being swooped down by a big bird. Peck to death!" Zhou Ziqin looked at her, his expression was excited and horrified, "Now, out of these three ways of death, two of them have appeared on Dicui's enemies!" Huang Zixia was preoccupied, so she just nodded her head: "En." "Aren't you surprised at all? Tell me, is this a coincidence, or was it done on purpose? Don't you think it's too strange?" "Ziqin," Huang Zixia turned to look at him, looking at him calmly under the dim light of the first street, "Tomorrow, we will meet Second Brother Zhang at Zuojin Wuwei." Zhou Ziqin nodded heavily, but his face was full of complacency: "Look, Chonggu, I finally thought of something you never thought of!" "Yeah... feel ashamed." She said, looking at the Kui Palace in front of her, she couldn't help thinking of the most important thing in her heart—— The third way of death...will it appear? If so, who would the dead... be?
On the second day, the sky was bright and clear.In Chang'an with millions of people, the death of one or two people is insignificant, but the peace remains the same. When Li Shubai brought Huang Zixia to the Ministry of Industry, he didn't get out of the car, he just asked where the waterway was dredged today, and went straight there. Today, the Ministry of Industry is repairing the waterway in the area of Tongjifang. When they passed by, they saw a group of labor servants carrying mud at the mouth of the waterway. Mr. Jiang of the Ministry of Industry was squatting there and looking down. The underground waterway was dark and smelly. Nose frowned and watched, helpless. When Li Shubai and Huang Zixia got out of the car, it happened that the head of the labourer reported to Chief Jiang, saying, "It's cleared up below. Let's see, Chief...do you want to settle the money quickly?" Director Jiang hesitated, and asked, "Is it really clear?" "I'm doing work, don't worry!" the laborer assured, patting his chest, "Anyway, the small ones have to be trusted by the Ministry of Industry to get this job, and they will never mess up! If you don't clear up well, come to me!" "So, the following should be unimpeded?" Li Shubai asked slowly behind Chief Jiang. The head laborer didn't know his background, but he could tell at a glance that he was an extraordinary person, so he hurriedly said, "Oh, don't worry, my lord! I, Zhang Liuer, will definitely be fine with my work!" Chief Jiang turned around and saw Li Shubai, and quickly saluted: "Prince Kui, how can you come to such a dirty place? Hey, hurry to the upper wind..." "No need." Kui King Li Shubai, who is well known in the capital and has a cleanliness habit, stood at the mouth of the waterway and looked at it, and asked, "That Zhang Liuer is in charge of this matter?" "Yes, he knows all about the large and small sewers in the capital. A few years ago, the Ministry of Industry recruited sewer workers, and he became the leader. The Ministry of Industry paid his salary every month. The waterways have to be paid in cash.” Huang Zixia listened in the back, thinking, who broke the rules, every time the sewer is opened, there is an extra fee, this group of people are not looking forward to the sewer blockage every day, wishing for a small blockage in three days, a big blockage in five days, how is it possible What about working hard? Li Shubai didn't speak, but only motioned for Zhang Liuer to come over, and then asked: "Is it really clear?" "It's really clear, really!" "What do you mean by Tonghao, do you dig a hole from the silt and garbage in the waterway below, which can barely drain water to meet the errands, or has the silt and garbage in the waterway been cleaned up and there is no obstruction?" "Oh, look at what the lord said! Naturally, everything has been cleaned up, and I dare not leave a speck of mud!" Zhang Liu'er was sure that Li Shubai would not go down to check, and he said that it was very moving, "The imperial court provides us with monthly supplies. Brother's salary, we also know that this matter is related to the people's livelihood in Chang'an, so how dare there be any mistakes? Everyone is doing their best and dare not be negligent!" "Okay." Li Shubai didn't say much, and motioned Jingxiang to hold up the two locks behind him.The two huge iron locks were indeed eye-catching, and everyone couldn't help but take a second look. "From now on, the Ministry of Industry has other rules for the waterway. Today is the first time for the king to try it out. Since you said that the water below is unimpeded, I also know that the waterway in my court has always been made of blue bricks. It is three feet high and five feet wide. It is not difficult for a person to bend over and walk in it, not to mention crawling." Li Shubai pointed to the first lock and said, "After the waterway is cleared, you, as the laborer in charge of this matter, have to go down into the waterway. The king will lock the waterway with his own hands. You can move forward in the unimpeded waterway, and the king will walk on it. The king will walk along the waterway route you passed this time to the front exit, then turn back and walk again. Wait for me When you arrive at the exit of the waterway there for the second time, regardless of whether you come out or not, this king will lock the exit there with the second lock and take the key away." Zhang Liu'er's face suddenly turned pale, his lips were blue and purple, and he couldn't speak from his throat. Li Shubai picked up the first lock, signaled Huang Zixia to open it, and prepared to lock it: "Besides, since you said that there is no mud at all below, so when you get out, if there is too much mud on your body, then Wang probably won't be too happy either." "My lord... my lord!" Zhang Liuer's body was like a sieve, and he fell limply in the street after a plop, "Please... please let me go down and check again... so as not... so as not to miss anything!" Li Shubai put the lock back into the tray with a half-smile: "Go." Behind him, Jingxiang had already set up a stool under the shade of the locust tree far away, Li Shubai went back and sat down, washed his hands and sat down. Jing Yu set out four-color refreshments, opened the ice bucket and started making iced drinks. Huang Zixia took a glass of ice cheese and ate it, watching Zhang Liuer jumping up and down at the mouth of the waterway like crazy with a group of people, and loads of mud were transported out of the waterway, piled up like a mountain Yes, fortunately they are far away from here, and there is no smell. Chief Jiang walked up to Li Shubai with a full face of joy, and said excitedly: "If you follow this rule, the floods in the capital will be eradicated!" "The Tao is one foot high, and the devil is one foot high. It won't be long before they can find out a countermeasure—and I'm afraid they will first work on you, Mr. Jiang." Director Jiang immediately broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly said: "The little one will absolutely act impartially, and never dare to seek personal gain for himself!" "That's not what I mean. I'm just worried that Mr. Jiang will not supervise them strictly when he sees them working hard. After all, this incident has already caused the destruction of Chang'an people's homes." "Yes, the little one knows where his responsibilities lie, and he will never let go!"
When the sun was approaching noon, Zhang Liu'er, who had rolled into a mud monkey, finally made up his mind, came over and stammered to Li Shubai and said, "My lord, now... it should be almost done." Li Shubai nodded, stood up and walked to the waterway. Zhang Liu'er took a bucket of water next to him and poured it on himself, washing away the mud on his clothes and face, and then shrank his body into the waterway. He was really cruel this time, Li Shubai walked halfway along the waterway slowly, he had already rushed out from the exit, and there was not much mud on his body. "That's right, if it's all like this, do you still need me to come and watch in person?" Li Shubai expressed his relief. A group of onlookers next to them were talking about it, and all of them were happy.Someone yelled at Zhang Liu'er: "Liu'er, you run really fast! King Kui should let you climb all the waterways in the city, hahaha!" Another person said: "What's the matter with Liu'er climbing over there, Boss Qian should be allowed to climb over there, right?" Amidst the applause of the crowd, a short fat man in the crowd next to him bowed his head and stood there weeping, with a bad look on his face. Li Shubai saw him at a glance and gestured to Huang Zixia. Chief Jiang is inviting a group of people to come to collect their wages.Huang Zixia saw Zhang Liu'er, who had received the money, walk up to the short fat man, and smiled wryly at each other. She walked up to the short fat man, cupped her hands and saluted: "Brother, may I ask your surname?" When the short fat man saw the eunuch next to King Kui approaching, he quickly apologized and said, "I've seen Eunuch! Eunuch, the villain is terrified... I don't know why Eunuch is looking for the villain?" Huang Zixia asked: "Are you the famous Qian Guansuo in the capital, Boss Qian?" "Oh, don't dare! The villain has opened a few shops, just to make a living, to make a living." He nodded and bowed, as if she was a great person, and the short and fat figure and the waist of the bucket could bend out a little. The arc of the semicircle is also really rare. Huang Zixia has seen many people of all kinds, but it is rare for a eunuch to bow his knees and bow his head.She was a little helpless, and said, "Boss Qian, I just asked a few words, there is no need to be polite." "Yes, yes, father-in-law, please tell me, the villain must know everything and say everything!" She gestured to the water channel in front and asked, "Zhang Liu'er is familiar with you?" "To be honest, father-in-law, villain... There is a carriage and horse shop, and then a group of masons were hired to help people build houses. Later, villain... just took some jobs, and connected the waterway with these people in Beijing. Brothers contacted to do it together, so..." Seeing his embarrassment, Zhang Liu'er simply said for him, "I'm sorry, father-in-law, it's just us laborers doing private work outside the yamen, and occasionally helping Boss Qian with some work." Although the yamen supported this group of people, it was no secret that they took on private jobs outside. Everyone just turned a blind eye, so Huang Zixia didn't care.But Qian Guansuo was terrified, and hurriedly said: "The villain is guilty! The villain please punish the father-in-law! Please show mercy and let the villain live..." "Boss Qian, this matter has nothing to do with me. I'm not asking you to pursue this matter." Huang Zixia was really helpless, so he had to signal him to take a step to speak. The two walked to a low wall next to them, and Huang Zixia asked, "Does Boss Qian know Sun Laizi?" "No... I don't know." As soon as this matter was mentioned, the flesh on Boss Qian's fat face almost collapsed, it was extremely ugly, "Elder-in-law, please forgive me... The villain is really just impulsive after drinking. That's why we broke down the door of his house in the past... At that time, everyone present can testify for the villain, and when the villain entered, he was already dead and almost rotting!" After two hours of death, it will rot.Huang Zixia laughed off his exaggeration and said, "I know this. I want to ask you, where were you at noon yesterday?" "At noon yesterday...I collected the bill at Jing'anfang! Many people can testify for me!" The fat on his face was trembling with excitement, "The people in Dali Temple also checked it, really Eunuch, the villain is really unlucky! Yesterday the villain... even touched a dead body! It is said that this bad luck will last for three years! What about the villain's business, the villain didn't sleep last night..." "Then, have you met Wei Baoheng, Princess Tongchang's son-in-law?" Huang Zixia interrupted his whining and asked. He was stunned for a moment, and the miserable expression froze on his fat face, which looked a little funny. "You lied to the people of Dali Temple, but you actually met Wei Baoheng, the son-in-law, didn't you?" Qian Guansuo finally panicked, tremblingly took out two pieces of silver from his bosom and stuffed it into her hand, pleading: "Eunuch, please forgive me... I really only saw the son-in-law a few times, I... I didn't even say a word!" "How many times?" Huang Zixia pushed the silver back without blinking. "Two... twice, really!" "Boss Qian, do you know what is the crime of deceiving people in the public family, especially the officials of Dali Temple?" "Three...Three times! One time, I was just at the gate of the mansion, and I glanced at it from a distance, and the villain left quickly...so the villain only counted twice!" He wished to cry, and stuffed another piece of silver into the her cuffs. Huang Zixia threw the money back to him, and said with a smile: "That's enough, Boss Qian, I know you have money, so I took so much money with me when I went out. I'm an eunuch, how can I use these? You should tell me how many times you have met the son-in-law. Tell me in detail." Qian Guansuo's face was wrinkled like a bitter gourd, but he had to give in. He could only snap his fingers and say, "Oh, father-in-law, let me tell you the truth...Three times, really, really only three times!"
"It is said that we met three times in total. The first time was at the trial horse field of Zuo Jinwuwei, which is what you told me last time, my lord; the second time was in the princess mansion. When his men went to repair the waterway of the manor, he went Check, the son-in-law told them not to disturb the princess with their stinking people; the third time was outside the princess' mansion, he happened to see the horse-drawn carriage approaching, so he quickly avoided the corner of the street, not daring to rush forward." After hearing this, Li Shubai didn't say anything, but asked, "Do you believe it?" "Naturally, I don't believe it. A businessman like Qian Guansuo would try his best to get close to the son-in-law whenever he had the chance. Why would he hide aside instead?" Li Shubai was noncommittal, and asked again: "How does he explain lying to Dali Temple?" "He said he knew something happened to the son-in-law, and it was related to the horse he bought for Zuo Jinwuwei, and because the son-in-law had criticized his horse, so he was afraid of harming himself, so he simply said that he had never seen it." "It sounds like it makes sense." He stood up and said, "It's almost noon, go home. You ask the kitchen to arrange lunch at Zhenliuxie." Huang Zixia hesitated a little, but did not dare to speak. His eyes swept over her face: "what?" "Zhou Ziqin and I have an appointment... to go to that... Zuo Jin Wuwei at noon today." She bit the bullet and said to him, like a thorn in her back, superimposed guiltily, "By the way, let's see if there are any clues about the son-in-law's case .” Li Shubai's eyes narrowed slightly and fixed on her for a moment. Even the sun at noon in summer couldn't make her sweat, but a look from him forced all the sweat out of her body, and she didn't dare to lift her eyes. Fortunately, it was only for a moment, Li Shubai turned his eyes away, looked at the sky and said coldly: "As a eunuch in the royal family, I work everywhere." She wept silently in her heart, thinking to herself, isn't it because... Your lord, you make me poor and poor?There must be a way to go to the yamen to earn a living! "Yes... the servant is convicted, and the servant is going back to Zhou Ziqin..." "No, in case you are in Cao Ying and your heart is in Han, you think Zuo Jin Wuwei's food is delicious." He left her and turned around, leaving her alone.
The three of them got off their horses at Daning Fang, and Zhou Ziqin was a little surprised seeing Wang Yun following in, "Brother Wang...don't you need to patrol the various squares tonight?" "A place as big as Chang'an, if I go alone, won't I be exhausted sooner or later?" Wang Yun said with a smile, "In fact, I usually go back after a few laps. I happened to meet you today. I I haven’t watched a public official investigate a case yet, it’s just an eye-opener.” "The corpse has been carried to Yizhuang a long time ago. What is there to see? Next time I have a chance, I will examine the corpse for you." Zhou Ziqin showed Li Shubai to the veterans guarding the workshop while talking. After reading the note, they led them to Sun Laizi's house. "Sun Laizi, this bastard, was originally named Sun Fuchang. Everyone called him Sun Laizi because of his rotten sores and head full of dysentery. He has no brothers and sisters, and his clan has little contact with him. In addition, his parents died one after another a few years ago, and he lived alone. In the dilapidated courtyard at the northwest corner of Daningfang." Zhou Ziqin led them to walk close to the wall of the square. There was a row of narrow bungalows in the northwest corner, one of which was unlocked and had a government seal. Zhou Ziqin reached out and carefully peeled off the seal. Obviously, he had done this not once or twice, and the entire seal was intact.He pushed the door open, and the room was closed for a long time. Inside, there was a musty smell mixed with rotten smell and other messy smells, which made people want to vomit. Zhou Ziqin came prepared, and had already taken out two cloth strips sprinkled with ginger, garlic and vinegar juice, gave each to Huang Zixia and Wang Yun, pinched his nose and said, "What kind of strange smell is this... the stench is fine. Yes, there is also an indescribable smell mixed in, which is even worse than stench!" Wang Yun was covered with that kind of cloth, and the expression on his face was also distorted. Obviously he was not used to the smell, so he took it off and said, "I won't take your things anymore, this is still for..." Before he finished speaking, he stopped silently, hesitated for a while, and put the cloth back on again. Through the cloth, he said vaguely: "Ziqin, Chonggu, it's really not easy for you. The smell and fragrance are indeed better than others." The mere stench is worse." Zhou Ziqin asked in surprise, "What fragrance?" "Didn't you smell it?" Wang Yun frowned slightly, even though he was covered with a cloth, he unconsciously waved his hand twice in front of his nose, "Linglingxiang." Huang Zixia asked in amazement: "In this dilapidated house... is there Linglingxiang?" She covered her nose and mouth before entering the house, so she never smelled it. "Yes, Linglingxiang," he said with certainty, "although it is very weak and mixed with various odors, but I have quite a lot of experience in the way of incense, and I will definitely not make a mistake." "Although everyone says that you are the number one person in the capital's incense system, I really believe in you," Zhou Ziqin frowned, "but Lingling incense is very expensive, how could it appear in such a dilapidated house?" "It's very strange, but there should be nothing wrong with it." Wang Yun said with certainty. Huang Zixia pulled off the mask and smelled the smell in the house.But obviously, she has no talent in this area, and there is still only the smell of vinegar and garlic left on the tip of her nose.In contrast, Zhou Ziqin, who let go of his nose, was much stronger than her, and nodded while smelling: "Well, I smelled what you said, and it seemed to be there... Hey, where did it come from?" of?" Huang Zixia listened, holding a lantern while looking around the room. Sure enough, as Zhou Ziqin said, this is a very dilapidated loess house, which can be described as a barren house.When entering the door, there is a low bed full of messy things, almost facing the door.There is not even a table in the house, and there is a stove in the left corner. There are two or three cracked earthen pots on the stove, and scattered firewood and broken rice pots are piled beside it.On the right is a broken bearded stool against the wall, and in front of it is a two-foot-long low table, which is also piled up with all kinds of rags. Huang Zixia first picked up the ashes in the stove, but found no embers of Linglingxiang, so she went over to check the things on the low table, most of the daily necessities such as baskets of flint were covered with dust. She went to the bed again and knelt down to check.Due to the crowding of things in the room, this bed is very narrow, almost as big as the door panel.But there were a lot of things piled up on this bed with a big door panel, a few rags, a pair of rusty scissors, a whetstone, two bundles of yellow paper, and a water hyacinth. On the ground in front of the bed, a few things were scattered here and there, such as a wooden sleeper, a broken black tile, a few balls of moxa wrapped in dried lotus leaves, etc. As she was watching, someone from behind had already come over, her eyes hadn't been wiped clean, she nodded and bowed to them: "Three officials, didn't the officials just leave after checking, why bother the three of you to come to check in the middle of the night?" explore..." Zhou Ziqin patted his chest confidently: "We are loyal to the emperor, dedicated to our duties, and act impartially. What's wrong in the middle of the night? Where there are corpses... No, there are unjust cases, there are us!" Li Zheng was in awe, and quickly saluted him: "Yes, yes!" Huang Zixia looked at Zhou Ziqin helplessly, pointed to the things on the bed and asked Li Zheng: "Old man, do you know what these things are on his bed?" Li Zheng turned his head to look, with a gloomy expression on his face: "I know, it's just those." "Which ones?" Zhou Ziqin asked quickly. "Didn't he commit a notorious thing before? Later, somehow, he was not held accountable, and he was proud to show off to others every day. He really humiliated the face of this square! Until the previous A few days ago, a fire broke out in the Jianfu Temple and killed an eunuch from the princess mansion. Everyone said that the wicked will have their own retribution, so he panicked, fearing that he would also be punished by heaven, so he went to the doctor in a hurry and went around to find something to ward off evil spirits. Things. Officer, look, this is a tile soaked in the blood of a black dog, this is a yellow watch paper sprayed with talisman water, and this is a pair of scissors for self-defense... and this wall, look! " Li was holding up the lamp in his hands, and they saw that there were several chaotic spells, calligraphy and paintings pasted on the wall, they did not know where they picked them up, some were new and some were old, some were from Taoism and some were from Buddhism.There was a wooden signboard of Cihang Pudu hanging by the window, a small iron plaque on the door that said Mulian rescued his mother, and a picture of Guanyin delivering a son was pasted on the headboard of the bed. Zhou Ziqin couldn't help pointing to the bed and asked, "It's such a small broken bed, and it's full of things. Can he turn over while sleeping?" "Does he need to turn over? There are sores all over his body, he can only sleep on his side like that, and he still turns over!" Li Zheng obviously hated the shame of this workshop, and sneered, "Three, I didn't say it, When his body was found in the afternoon, everyone said that this is retribution! He spoiled a good girl and boasted everywhere, and I heard that the girl had committed suicide. No, the retribution came so fast! Even if he hid in the house , inserted the door, locked the window, covered it with talismans, and couldn’t move an inch, so he’s dead!” Zhou Ziqin nodded empathetically: "Yes! So people must not do bad things!" Seeing someone affirming his thoughts, Lizheng immediately became even more eloquent: "It is said that when the door of Sun Laizi was opened in the afternoon, everyone saw a wave of resentment rushing out of the house, and the black evil spirit rushed to the sky! Everyone It is said that after the girl who died unjustly took revenge, her soul returned, and she can finally rest in peace!" Huang Zixia and Zhou Ziqin looked at each other, but they didn't answer - because they had just talked to Dicui who "died unjustly" in the afternoon.
After checking everything in the house, and carefully inspecting the door bolt and window lock, Zhou Ziqin pasted the seal and signed Zhou on it. Wang Yun took off the mask, looked back at the room, turned his eyes to stare at Huang Zixia, and sighed: "Chong Gu, I only know today that you are not easy, I really admire it." Huang Zixia lowered her head to avoid his gaze, and said vaguely, "Fortunately...it's not always like this." Zhou Ziqin said proudly: "This is not bad! Last time, when Chonggu and I went to dig up the charred corpse, you didn't see it, and that time when we fished the corpse in the ditch..." Huang Zixia could only pretend that he didn't hear it, and walked to Fusha's side first. Wang Yun asked beside her: "How can such a room with almost no loopholes be able to kill the people inside? And you... how can you find out the truth?" Huang Zixia got on the horse and said in a low voice, "Check it out slowly, I think as long as it's a crime, it can't be concealed." "That's right, Chonggu is in my mind, but she is a detective genius who can keep pace with my ideal person. How can there be a rare case in the world that defeats her?" Zhou Ziqin said proudly, as if Huang Zixia's glory was his. General glory. Huang Zixia didn't know if he should thank him for omitting the last three words in "My Favorite Huang Zixia"—fortunately, Zhou Ziqin was not so stupid and knew that he couldn't say in front of Wang Yun that his favorite was his fiancee. Fortunately, Wang Yun was not interested in Zhou Ziqin's ideal person. Seeing that he had reached the intersection, he just smiled slightly, looked at Huang Zixia and said, "Then, Chonggu, Ziqin, see you tomorrow." "Okay! We will have dinner there on time tomorrow!" Zhou Ziqin waved. After Wang Yun left, Zhou Ziqin discussed with her while riding a horse in the street: "Chong Gu, this matter is really a bit tricky, what do you think?" Huang Zixia nodded and said, "Well, the door bolt and window lock are different from the one in Yizhuang. It is absolutely impossible to use a copper piece or something to open it." "That's right," Zhou Ziqin said annoyed, "It can almost be said that the deceased died in an airtight iron cage!" Speaking of this, he was stunned for a moment, and then called out with an "ah": "Chonggu! You...do you still remember the painting in Zhang Xingying's house? It is the one that was enshrined in the hall, and it is said that it was bestowed by the former emperor." That strange painting!" Huang Zixia nodded, and said slowly, "Of course I remember." "Three strange ways of death in that painting...the first is being struck by lightning and burned to death; the second is being trapped to death in an iron cage; the third is being swooped down by a big bird. Peck to death!" Zhou Ziqin looked at her, his expression was excited and horrified, "Now, out of these three ways of death, two of them have appeared on Dicui's enemies!" Huang Zixia was preoccupied, so she just nodded her head: "En." "Aren't you surprised at all? Tell me, is this a coincidence, or was it done on purpose? Don't you think it's too strange?" "Ziqin," Huang Zixia turned to look at him, looking at him calmly under the dim light of the first street, "Tomorrow, we will meet Second Brother Zhang at Zuojin Wuwei." Zhou Ziqin nodded heavily, but his face was full of complacency: "Look, Chonggu, I finally thought of something you never thought of!" "Yeah... feel ashamed." She said, looking at the Kui Palace in front of her, she couldn't help thinking of the most important thing in her heart—— The third way of death...will it appear? If so, who would the dead... be?
On the second day, the sky was bright and clear.In Chang'an with millions of people, the death of one or two people is insignificant, but the peace remains the same. When Li Shubai brought Huang Zixia to the Ministry of Industry, he didn't get out of the car, he just asked where the waterway was dredged today, and went straight there. Today, the Ministry of Industry is repairing the waterway in the area of Tongjifang. When they passed by, they saw a group of labor servants carrying mud at the mouth of the waterway. Mr. Jiang of the Ministry of Industry was squatting there and looking down. The underground waterway was dark and smelly. Nose frowned and watched, helpless. When Li Shubai and Huang Zixia got out of the car, it happened that the head of the labourer reported to Chief Jiang, saying, "It's cleared up below. Let's see, Chief...do you want to settle the money quickly?" Director Jiang hesitated, and asked, "Is it really clear?" "I'm doing work, don't worry!" the laborer assured, patting his chest, "Anyway, the small ones have to be trusted by the Ministry of Industry to get this job, and they will never mess up! If you don't clear up well, come to me!" "So, the following should be unimpeded?" Li Shubai asked slowly behind Chief Jiang. The head laborer didn't know his background, but he could tell at a glance that he was an extraordinary person, so he hurriedly said, "Oh, don't worry, my lord! I, Zhang Liuer, will definitely be fine with my work!" Chief Jiang turned around and saw Li Shubai, and quickly saluted: "Prince Kui, how can you come to such a dirty place? Hey, hurry to the upper wind..." "No need." Kui King Li Shubai, who is well known in the capital and has a cleanliness habit, stood at the mouth of the waterway and looked at it, and asked, "That Zhang Liuer is in charge of this matter?" "Yes, he knows all about the large and small sewers in the capital. A few years ago, the Ministry of Industry recruited sewer workers, and he became the leader. The Ministry of Industry paid his salary every month. The waterways have to be paid in cash.” Huang Zixia listened in the back, thinking, who broke the rules, every time the sewer is opened, there is an extra fee, this group of people are not looking forward to the sewer blockage every day, wishing for a small blockage in three days, a big blockage in five days, how is it possible What about working hard? Li Shubai didn't speak, but only motioned for Zhang Liuer to come over, and then asked: "Is it really clear?" "It's really clear, really!" "What do you mean by Tonghao, do you dig a hole from the silt and garbage in the waterway below, which can barely drain water to meet the errands, or has the silt and garbage in the waterway been cleaned up and there is no obstruction?" "Oh, look at what the lord said! Naturally, everything has been cleaned up, and I dare not leave a speck of mud!" Zhang Liu'er was sure that Li Shubai would not go down to check, and he said that it was very moving, "The imperial court provides us with monthly supplies. Brother's salary, we also know that this matter is related to the people's livelihood in Chang'an, so how dare there be any mistakes? Everyone is doing their best and dare not be negligent!" "Okay." Li Shubai didn't say much, and motioned Jingxiang to hold up the two locks behind him.The two huge iron locks were indeed eye-catching, and everyone couldn't help but take a second look. "From now on, the Ministry of Industry has other rules for the waterway. Today is the first time for the king to try it out. Since you said that the water below is unimpeded, I also know that the waterway in my court has always been made of blue bricks. It is three feet high and five feet wide. It is not difficult for a person to bend over and walk in it, not to mention crawling." Li Shubai pointed to the first lock and said, "After the waterway is cleared, you, as the laborer in charge of this matter, have to go down into the waterway. The king will lock the waterway with his own hands. You can move forward in the unimpeded waterway, and the king will walk on it. The king will walk along the waterway route you passed this time to the front exit, then turn back and walk again. Wait for me When you arrive at the exit of the waterway there for the second time, regardless of whether you come out or not, this king will lock the exit there with the second lock and take the key away." Zhang Liu'er's face suddenly turned pale, his lips were blue and purple, and he couldn't speak from his throat. Li Shubai picked up the first lock, signaled Huang Zixia to open it, and prepared to lock it: "Besides, since you said that there is no mud at all below, so when you get out, if there is too much mud on your body, then Wang probably won't be too happy either." "My lord... my lord!" Zhang Liuer's body was like a sieve, and he fell limply in the street after a plop, "Please... please let me go down and check again... so as not... so as not to miss anything!" Li Shubai put the lock back into the tray with a half-smile: "Go." Behind him, Jingxiang had already set up a stool under the shade of the locust tree far away, Li Shubai went back and sat down, washed his hands and sat down. Jing Yu set out four-color refreshments, opened the ice bucket and started making iced drinks. Huang Zixia took a glass of ice cheese and ate it, watching Zhang Liuer jumping up and down at the mouth of the waterway like crazy with a group of people, and loads of mud were transported out of the waterway, piled up like a mountain Yes, fortunately they are far away from here, and there is no smell. Chief Jiang walked up to Li Shubai with a full face of joy, and said excitedly: "If you follow this rule, the floods in the capital will be eradicated!" "The Tao is one foot high, and the devil is one foot high. It won't be long before they can find out a countermeasure—and I'm afraid they will first work on you, Mr. Jiang." Director Jiang immediately broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly said: "The little one will absolutely act impartially, and never dare to seek personal gain for himself!" "That's not what I mean. I'm just worried that Mr. Jiang will not supervise them strictly when he sees them working hard. After all, this incident has already caused the destruction of Chang'an people's homes." "Yes, the little one knows where his responsibilities lie, and he will never let go!"
When the sun was approaching noon, Zhang Liu'er, who had rolled into a mud monkey, finally made up his mind, came over and stammered to Li Shubai and said, "My lord, now... it should be almost done." Li Shubai nodded, stood up and walked to the waterway. Zhang Liu'er took a bucket of water next to him and poured it on himself, washing away the mud on his clothes and face, and then shrank his body into the waterway. He was really cruel this time, Li Shubai walked halfway along the waterway slowly, he had already rushed out from the exit, and there was not much mud on his body. "That's right, if it's all like this, do you still need me to come and watch in person?" Li Shubai expressed his relief. A group of onlookers next to them were talking about it, and all of them were happy.Someone yelled at Zhang Liu'er: "Liu'er, you run really fast! King Kui should let you climb all the waterways in the city, hahaha!" Another person said: "What's the matter with Liu'er climbing over there, Boss Qian should be allowed to climb over there, right?" Amidst the applause of the crowd, a short fat man in the crowd next to him bowed his head and stood there weeping, with a bad look on his face. Li Shubai saw him at a glance and gestured to Huang Zixia. Chief Jiang is inviting a group of people to come to collect their wages.Huang Zixia saw Zhang Liu'er, who had received the money, walk up to the short fat man, and smiled wryly at each other. She walked up to the short fat man, cupped her hands and saluted: "Brother, may I ask your surname?" When the short fat man saw the eunuch next to King Kui approaching, he quickly apologized and said, "I've seen Eunuch! Eunuch, the villain is terrified... I don't know why Eunuch is looking for the villain?" Huang Zixia asked: "Are you the famous Qian Guansuo in the capital, Boss Qian?" "Oh, don't dare! The villain has opened a few shops, just to make a living, to make a living." He nodded and bowed, as if she was a great person, and the short and fat figure and the waist of the bucket could bend out a little. The arc of the semicircle is also really rare. Huang Zixia has seen many people of all kinds, but it is rare for a eunuch to bow his knees and bow his head.She was a little helpless, and said, "Boss Qian, I just asked a few words, there is no need to be polite." "Yes, yes, father-in-law, please tell me, the villain must know everything and say everything!" She gestured to the water channel in front and asked, "Zhang Liu'er is familiar with you?" "To be honest, father-in-law, villain... There is a carriage and horse shop, and then a group of masons were hired to help people build houses. Later, villain... just took some jobs, and connected the waterway with these people in Beijing. Brothers contacted to do it together, so..." Seeing his embarrassment, Zhang Liu'er simply said for him, "I'm sorry, father-in-law, it's just us laborers doing private work outside the yamen, and occasionally helping Boss Qian with some work." Although the yamen supported this group of people, it was no secret that they took on private jobs outside. Everyone just turned a blind eye, so Huang Zixia didn't care.But Qian Guansuo was terrified, and hurriedly said: "The villain is guilty! The villain please punish the father-in-law! Please show mercy and let the villain live..." "Boss Qian, this matter has nothing to do with me. I'm not asking you to pursue this matter." Huang Zixia was really helpless, so he had to signal him to take a step to speak. The two walked to a low wall next to them, and Huang Zixia asked, "Does Boss Qian know Sun Laizi?" "No... I don't know." As soon as this matter was mentioned, the flesh on Boss Qian's fat face almost collapsed, it was extremely ugly, "Elder-in-law, please forgive me... The villain is really just impulsive after drinking. That's why we broke down the door of his house in the past... At that time, everyone present can testify for the villain, and when the villain entered, he was already dead and almost rotting!" After two hours of death, it will rot.Huang Zixia laughed off his exaggeration and said, "I know this. I want to ask you, where were you at noon yesterday?" "At noon yesterday...I collected the bill at Jing'anfang! Many people can testify for me!" The fat on his face was trembling with excitement, "The people in Dali Temple also checked it, really Eunuch, the villain is really unlucky! Yesterday the villain... even touched a dead body! It is said that this bad luck will last for three years! What about the villain's business, the villain didn't sleep last night..." "Then, have you met Wei Baoheng, Princess Tongchang's son-in-law?" Huang Zixia interrupted his whining and asked. He was stunned for a moment, and the miserable expression froze on his fat face, which looked a little funny. "You lied to the people of Dali Temple, but you actually met Wei Baoheng, the son-in-law, didn't you?" Qian Guansuo finally panicked, tremblingly took out two pieces of silver from his bosom and stuffed it into her hand, pleading: "Eunuch, please forgive me... I really only saw the son-in-law a few times, I... I didn't even say a word!" "How many times?" Huang Zixia pushed the silver back without blinking. "Two... twice, really!" "Boss Qian, do you know what is the crime of deceiving people in the public family, especially the officials of Dali Temple?" "Three...Three times! One time, I was just at the gate of the mansion, and I glanced at it from a distance, and the villain left quickly...so the villain only counted twice!" He wished to cry, and stuffed another piece of silver into the her cuffs. Huang Zixia threw the money back to him, and said with a smile: "That's enough, Boss Qian, I know you have money, so I took so much money with me when I went out. I'm an eunuch, how can I use these? You should tell me how many times you have met the son-in-law. Tell me in detail." Qian Guansuo's face was wrinkled like a bitter gourd, but he had to give in. He could only snap his fingers and say, "Oh, father-in-law, let me tell you the truth...Three times, really, really only three times!"
"It is said that we met three times in total. The first time was at the trial horse field of Zuo Jinwuwei, which is what you told me last time, my lord; the second time was in the princess mansion. When his men went to repair the waterway of the manor, he went Check, the son-in-law told them not to disturb the princess with their stinking people; the third time was outside the princess' mansion, he happened to see the horse-drawn carriage approaching, so he quickly avoided the corner of the street, not daring to rush forward." After hearing this, Li Shubai didn't say anything, but asked, "Do you believe it?" "Naturally, I don't believe it. A businessman like Qian Guansuo would try his best to get close to the son-in-law whenever he had the chance. Why would he hide aside instead?" Li Shubai was noncommittal, and asked again: "How does he explain lying to Dali Temple?" "He said he knew something happened to the son-in-law, and it was related to the horse he bought for Zuo Jinwuwei, and because the son-in-law had criticized his horse, so he was afraid of harming himself, so he simply said that he had never seen it." "It sounds like it makes sense." He stood up and said, "It's almost noon, go home. You ask the kitchen to arrange lunch at Zhenliuxie." Huang Zixia hesitated a little, but did not dare to speak. His eyes swept over her face: "what?" "Zhou Ziqin and I have an appointment... to go to that... Zuo Jin Wuwei at noon today." She bit the bullet and said to him, like a thorn in her back, superimposed guiltily, "By the way, let's see if there are any clues about the son-in-law's case .” Li Shubai's eyes narrowed slightly and fixed on her for a moment. Even the sun at noon in summer couldn't make her sweat, but a look from him forced all the sweat out of her body, and she didn't dare to lift her eyes. Fortunately, it was only for a moment, Li Shubai turned his eyes away, looked at the sky and said coldly: "As a eunuch in the royal family, I work everywhere." She wept silently in her heart, thinking to herself, isn't it because... Your lord, you make me poor and poor?There must be a way to go to the yamen to earn a living! "Yes... the servant is convicted, and the servant is going back to Zhou Ziqin..." "No, in case you are in Cao Ying and your heart is in Han, you think Zuo Jin Wuwei's food is delicious." He left her and turned around, leaving her alone.