Dreaming back to the Tang Dynasty, I was working as a detective in Chang'an

Chunjiao followed us to Yizhuang. Although it was broad daylight, Yizhuang seemed to be shrouded in gloom and mist. Although the sun was shining outside, it was very dark inside Yizhuang, with several unclaimed corpses parked there. Some corpses that had not yet been put into coffins were lying quietly on wooden boards, covered with white shrouds, and small signs with numbers written on them were hung from their feet. The silent air is filled with a sad atmosphere, which makes people feel frightened and unspeakably depressed. She took one look outside the door and was so frightened that her whole body collapsed and her face turned pale.

I see her as a frail woman who is so good-looking, and I really can't bear to let her see such a cruel headless female corpse. Would she be frightened to death if she saw it?

I told her: "This is Yizhuang, a place where people are put to death. There is no need to be too afraid. When people die, they are dead and there is nothing left. But you have to be mentally prepared. Her head was chopped off." , will be more terrifying, but with us by your side, if it is really your sister, you also hope to catch the murderer as soon as possible."

Although Chunjiao was trembling with fear, when she thought of her sisters, there was something firm in her eyes, and she walked into Yizhuang resolutely.

Lin Wan'er's body was placed in a black, thin-skinned coffin, which the fat man had specially ordered. The coffin had a certain antiseptic effect and could keep the body as long as possible.

The fat man and I came to the coffin. The fat man said to the coffin: "Someone is here to see you. If you are Miss Chunjiao's good sister, then tell him with your body." After that, the fat man and I With all his strength, he opened the lid of the coffin.

We have already put on Lin Wan'er's clothes and covered her neck with a piece of hemp paper. When Chunjiao saw the body, she was so frightened that she couldn't stand. I quickly helped her up. She only glanced at it, tears streaming down her face, and she said in a trembling voice, "It's Lin Wan'er from our Yijiangnan Embroidery Workshop."

I stared at Chunjiao with suspicion and asked puzzledly: "If you take a closer look, how can you be sure that she is Lin Wan'er with just one look?"

Chunjiao turned around and didn't dare to look again. She pointed at the coffin and said, "She is Lin Wan'er. The bracelet on her hand was the dowry I gave her. I recognize it. The pattern on the bracelet is the sunset flower she loved. It is I specially asked a craftsman to make it, so I can recognize it at a glance."

"Besides this, are there any other characteristics?"

Chunjiao cried and said: "She was sold to Yijiangnan when she was seven or eight years old. I was six years older than her. At that time, I was only a child of twelve or thirteen years old, just an apprentice. Our master was very strict. We were either beaten or scolded. She and I share the same fate, so I take good care of her. She has been very attached to me since she came here. I am the one who gives her a bath every time. Once I found a spot on her left ankle. I thought the bruises were from the master, but she told me they were birthmarks, you can look at her ankles, if there are any, it's her."

I turned up a corner of Lin Wan'er's skirt and looked at her feet. There was indeed a blue birthmark the size of a copper coin. It seemed that she couldn't be wrong this time.

In the county government office, Chunjiao was still very scared and trembling constantly. I handed her a bowl of water to help her calm down slowly.

I asked, "You said Lin Wan'er got married. What on earth is going on?"

Chunjiao held the bowl, curled up, stared at the ground, and said with a trembling voice: "Our embroiderers here were all sold here since they were young, and they signed a deed of sale. The best destination is to find a home. Marry a man who can redeem yourself and live a normal life.

Wan'er is luckier than me. She has been beautiful since she was a child, and has a lively and cheerful personality. Her work is even more impressive. Anything she embroiders is sold out as soon as it is put on the shelves. Every year on March [-]rd, we can go out for outings. This is also the happiest time of the year.

On March [-] this year, all the sisters in our embroidery workshop made an appointment to go to Xingqing Lake. We rented a boat and hired a piano player. Wan'er was good at embroidery and could also sing, so we let her sing. A song. At this time, there was also a boat on the lake, and there was a young man standing on the bow. He was attracted by Wan'er's singing, and asked the boss of the boat that we were embroiderers from the south of the Yangtze River. From then on, he became a regular customer of our embroidery workshop.

Every time he comes, he buys a lot of embroidery and takes good care of our business. As time goes by, he gets to know Wan'er well. It's obvious that he likes Wan'er very much. And our Wan'er also had a good impression of this handsome young man, and she was happy every day. During those days, eight out of ten of the whispers she whispered to me were from him.

His name is Zhang Ziming, and he is the third eldest child in the family. We all call him Zhang Sangongzi. He is from Suzhou and came to Chang'an to do the tea and silk business. He is very generous. He wants to marry Wan'er and make him a child. This way he can have a sweetheart and finally get married, and he can also use Wan'er's craftsmanship to take his business to the next level. building. A month later, he came to the embroidery shop to propose marriage. Not only did he redeem Wan'er's body, but he also helped us renovate the embroidery building.

Just over half a month ago, he came to marry our Wan'er. On that day, everyone happily sent her to the boat. She is such a cute and kind-hearted girl. Who would have thought that after this trip, He ended up with such a tragic end! "As he said this, he covered his face and cried sadly.

"What ship are they on?"

"Generally, it is very slow to go from Chang'an to Suzhou by dry road, and it is more than ten days faster by water than by water. I remember that Mr. Zhang rented a merchant ship from Huai'an County, and he came here specifically to transport silk. He took some Chang'an with him on the way back. The precious specialties. Mr. Zhang thinks that not only will this not delay getting a wife, but he can also take care of his business, killing two birds with one stone."

This is very strange. Since Chunjiao said that she watched Lin Wan'er get on the boat, how could her body appear in the mass grave? Who is this Young Master Zhang? Is he the same person as the masked man Fuyaozi saw? And is everything Chunjiao said true?