Warm fragrance cloud around

The books on several bookshelves were covered with this special smell. Lin Junnuan approached the bookshelf and took a few deep breaths, trying to recall where the smell came from. There was a slightly pungent smell mixed in the smell of ink, the smell of ink, the books ... By the way, it turned out to be that time!

One or two months ago, when she was still working on the case with Princess Cha Jiayi, she smelled the same smell from the big wooden box that Ahua and the others moved! (See Chapter 19)

It seems that what Ah Hua and the others were hired to carry should be the batch of books from Baiji Study Room.But how can such a strange smell be mixed in a good book box?It's a bit pungent and offensive, and you'll want to sneeze after smelling it for a long time, like... yes, the smell of paint.

Lin Junnuan tugged at Cheng Jiangyun's sleeve, took out a book and held it in front of him, "Smell it, what does it smell like?"

Cheng Jiangyun sniffed and sniffed several times, with a blank expression, "Scholarly, what's the problem?"

The smell sticking to the book had dissipated very faintly, and only people with an abnormal sense of smell like Lin Junnuan could smell it. She couldn't help being a little discouraged, and described the smell a little bit, "What smells like paint?"

"Paint? Tung oil?"

"By the way, tung oil!" Lin Junnuan's eyes lit up, "It should be tung oil. What's the use of tung oil? I know it can be used to brush furniture, make paper umbrellas, and what else?"

"Tung oil has another important purpose," Cheng Jiangyun said with a slightly restrained expression, "maintaining the sword."

Lin Junnuan lowered his voice unconsciously, "Then, the smell of tung oil on these books, could it be that...they were once placed with swords?"

There are not just one or two books that smell of tung oil, but several bookshelves. To put it more bluntly, could it be that Baiji Study secretly transported a batch of weapons into the capital under the guise of transporting books?

Lin Junnuan was taken aback by this assumption. The purpose of smuggling weapons into Beijing is not to show off. There must be some ulterior conspiracy. What details?

When it comes to the eccentric Liniang and Chen San who live on the mountain, the sword hidden in the pile of firewood, and the bandits that Chen San mentioned, the whole thing is like clouds and mist, but it also makes people faintly have an ominous premonition .

She glanced at the shopkeeper inadvertently. At this time, he was greeting the scholars of Huiwen. He would occasionally say a few words of his own opinion, and he would be greeted with applause. He seemed to be quite talented, and his attitude was always gentle and humble. No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a person with a dark heart.Of course, she still understands the truth that people should not be judged by their appearance.

"What should I do?" She looked at Cheng Jiangyun inquiringly. If her sense of smell is correct, if Baiji Study really smuggled weapons, this may be a major event related to the safety of the entire capital, and it is not something that a small person like her can get involved in. .

Cheng Jiangyun shook his head slightly, signaling her not to act rashly, selected a few books and paid the bill with a normal expression, and the two walked out of Baiji's study.

"Give me the jade pendant, and I'll take you back first."

If Baiji Study really smuggled weapons, whether it was for his own scheme or for others, the interests involved behind it would definitely not be simple, and there was no need to involve Lin Junnuan.

Lin Junnuan took a deep look at him, "Okay."

On the way back, neither of them spoke, until Lin Junnuan got out of the carriage when they were almost in front of the Chengyi Mansion, and then sighed: "I hope our guess is wrong."

Cheng Jiangyun did not respond to this topic, but pursed his lips and smiled, "You are tired today, take a good rest."

"You too."

Lin Junnuan took out the mirror and looked around, "Can you see the wound on the face? It shouldn't be disfigured." Those small gashes hadn't bled for a long time, only slightly stinging, which hurt her I didn't care, but I was afraid that the two girls, Anshi and Chuntaoxiahe, would make a fuss when they saw it.

Cheng Jiangyun stretched out his finger subconsciously, wanting to touch the smooth and soft cheek, but before he touched it, he recovered and quickly retracted it, said in a low voice, "I can't see it", and used a voice that only he could hear Added a sentence, "If it is disfigured, I will be responsible."

The inaudible voice did not reach Lin Junnuan's ears. She waved her hand to say goodbye to Cheng Jiangyun, and swaggered into Uncle Chengyi's mansion through the main entrance. It's still early today, so she can be more upright.Cheng Jiangyun watched her disappear behind the door before driving away in the carriage.

With her hands behind her back and her head held high, Lin Junnuan strode across the front hall to go back to her yard when An's voice came from the hall.

"stop!"

"Mom, so you are here!"

Lin Junnuan immediately put on a dog-legged smile, and after greeting An Shi, he leaned against her affectionately and acted like a spoiled child.

Anshi tapped her forehead angrily, "Where did you go? Who sent you back?"

It seems that there is An's eyeliner at the concierge. As soon as she entered the door, An already knew that she was sent back.Lin Junnuan raised her eyebrows, "I didn't go anywhere, I just climbed the mountain with my friends and had dinner. I was tired from climbing, so he sent me back."

"Friend, what friend?" An Shi squinted her eyes suspiciously, "I heard from Ah Da that you seem to know each other very well?" chat.

"I'm not very familiar." Lin Junnuan shook An's arm, her face was full of the coquettishness of a little daughter, "It's just business contacts, mother, you are impatient to take care of these things."

An's sighed helplessly, "Mother is not impatient to take care of it, she really can't take care of it."

It’s quite interesting to say that the title of the Duke of Chengyi’s mansion was obtained in exchange for the wealth accumulated in business. It is reasonable to say that the ancestors also had some genetic talents for doing business, but when the uncle of Chengyi is now, he has no business skills at all. The old man arranged several shops for him to practice, but without exception, all the shops immediately went downhill under his hands, and they started losing money within a month.

And An's was born in a scholar's family, barely able to manage the house's internal affairs, but also unable to do business outside.

The old man was also very helpless. The line of the Lin family didn't have many heirs, and it was unrealistic to adopt someone from a remote branch to raise children. Just when he was worried that the ancestral family business would be destroyed, Lin Junnuan was born.

It seems that all the business talents of the two generations of the Lin family have gathered in her. She can do arithmetic at the age of three, and can crack the abacus at the age of four. By the age of five or six, she can already read the account books alone.

The old uncle is an open-minded person, he doesn't care about Lin Junnuan's female status, he completely trains her as his successor, and Lin Junnuan has not let him down. Besides managing the shop in an orderly manner, he also puts forward many novel ideas from time to time. After taking over the Lin family's property, they doubled it several times within a few years.Of course, for the sake of Lin Junnuan's reputation, not many people know about these things, even the store manager, many of them have never known the real identity of their big boss.

Lin Junnuan: The education of more than 20 years in my previous life was not for nothing.

Let his daughter take care of all the family property. Although Uncle Cheng is a little guilty, he is also happy to be at leisure. Because of this, the couple usually feel sorry for Lin Junnuan, and rarely ask or control them. After all, they cannot share the burden on their daughter. It would be annoying to point fingers again.

There's no way to help her in business, so An's is now hoping to help Lin Junnuan choose a good husband, so that she can live a more comfortable life for the rest of her life. Well, her daughter likes handsome men, so she has to choose this aspect as well.

"Ada said that the man looks pretty good, compared with the Xu family boy, who is better looking?"

Lin Junnuan squinted his eyes and thought about it. Both of them were above average in appearance, one was deserted and the other soft, the other was strong and the other was elegant. From her own subjective point of view, compared to the nerdy Xu Yinian, of course Cheng Jiangyun, who knows kung fu and investigates cases, is more attractive.

But she couldn't say such words nonsense, Lin Junnuan heard the footsteps approaching from far outside the door, and the corner of her mouth curled up: "They are all pretty, but ah, none of them are as good-looking as Daddy."

Uncle Chengyi, who had just entered the door, heard his daughter's compliment and was almost elated with joy. He half tilted his head up and said, "That's natural. Your father and I were the first of the four princes in the capital when we were young, otherwise we wouldn't be able to marry your mother."

An Shi rolled her eyes: "Let's not talk about looks, anyway, he is the thickest-skinned in the capital."

Lin Junnuan hugged An Shi and laughed together. The question about Cheng Jiangyun was misled like this, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

***

As for Cheng Jiangyun, after leaving Bo's mansion, he immediately went back to Dali Temple to arrange someone to watch him, and inquired about the origin of Baiji's study.

The shopkeeper of Baiji Study is named Bai Mu'an, aged 43, and is a native of the capital. He was admitted as a scholar many years ago and ranked very high, but he has not taken the scientific examination since then.Bai Mu'an has made some friends with outstanding literary talents. Ten years ago, he set up shop and opened this study. Because the study has a rich collection of books, and invites famous scholars to hold poetry and literature meetings from time to time, it is also somewhat famous among the students in the capital.

Bai Muan's parents had passed away a long time ago, and now there is not much information to be found. Hearing the report from his subordinates, Cheng Jiangyun became more puzzled.No matter how you look at it, this shopkeeper Bai is an unwilling scholar. How could he have anything to do with smuggling weapons?Could it be that they were thinking too much?And Liniang and Chen San on the hillside of Ghost Ridge, what relationship do they have with Bai Mu'an?

Cheng Jiangyun took out the jade pendant that Lin Junnuan gave him, and carefully played with it in his hand.Except for the gap on the side, there are no other marks on the jade pendant.He carefully expanded the outline of the jade pendant with pen and ink, a small piece was missing on the semicircle, and the edge was irregular, as if it had been bitten by a wild animal.

The outline of the gap always looks somewhat familiar, like flower petals and water droplets, where does it seem to have been seen?

Cheng Jiangyun picked up a pen and gestured, trying to complete the other half of the pattern, when he happened to see a wooden sign on the table, which was found from the arms of Huixianlou's corpse last night, engraved on it to represent Chi Yan...

Yes, it's flames!Isn't the pattern of the gap on the half of the jade pendant the half of the flame? The jade pendant is divided into two, and the flame is also divided into two.

The half flame pattern on the jade pendant is slightly smaller than the pattern on the wooden sign, but the overall shape is almost exactly the same. It can be concluded that the jade pendant is inseparable from Chi Yan, that is to say, Liniang, Chen San, and shopkeeper Bai Mu'an are all It has something to do with Chi Yan.Since it's about Chi Yan, their guess about smuggling weapons is very likely to be correct!

Cheng Jiangyun's heart sank involuntarily.

Chi Yan, who had been silent for many years, suddenly reappeared in the capital. Not only were he involved in two murder cases, he even smuggled a large number of weapons into Beijing.