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Zhou Lan said nonsense without changing his face: "My family is in the spice business, and I have been sensitive to the smell since I was a child. I also brought a few orchid sachets with me. Would you like to give them to you adults?"

Chu Shao pretended to be suddenly enlightened and nodded: "Ah, this way, thanks to the vigilance of the young master—leave a sachet for me, and take it to the girl another day, thank you!"

"You are welcome, General Xiao Chu." Zhou Lanmu sat on the chair and bowed to him, then turned and continued, "After I asked Xiao Brown to report to the officer, I was bored by the well, so I fetched another bucket of water. This time it's okay. No, I was so lucky that I caught a golden hairpin—the one next to the beads. Oh, there was blood on the hairpin, which shocked me. I took this thing and stood by the well, naturally A group of spectators gathered around. Later...the grown-up said that I looked like a suspect, so he brought me here..."

Wu Shun hurriedly said: "The villain received the report from the officer, and immediately sent someone to investigate beside Chaozhong Well and Chaozhong Canal. After spending a lot of time, he found a female corpse in the well, which was Mrs. Jin. You dare not be rude After seeing Mrs. Jin's body, she only took a few glances and said that Mrs. Jin had no obvious injuries, and she probably died of... drowning."

There was a moment of silence in the hall, and Wu Shun bit the bullet and continued: "If your lord still has doubts, we can only ask Mrs. Tu to examine the body carefully..."

"Since my father-in-law passed away, my wife has been depressed, and occasionally she is in a trance..." After a long time, Jin Mingjing raised his head, just right to let everyone see that the man who has dominated the battlefield all his life and commanded the forbidden army has faint eyes. There were some tears, "I was only on duty in the palace for a while that day, and my wife escaped from the guards and left the mansion. I sent people to look for it every day, and I didn't dare to miss the errand. I didn't expect..."

"General Jin's condolences, life and death." Qin Mu, Jin Mingjing's subordinate, comforted him. He looked very young, but his face was indifferent, and there was no sign of sincere comfort. "The most urgent thing is to ask the general to live well." Place the body of the lady."

"Old Jin, don't be too sad," Shen Amber said, "We came here in a hurry after receiving the letter from Zhao Sin, just because we were afraid that you would be too sad to deal with the matter. Don't worry, if you have any troubles, please tell me." For us, the brothers have been on the battlefield together, and it is a life-and-death friendship, so don't be afraid of trouble."

"General Shen is right," Chu Shao interjected, "Everyone in Zhongyang knows that General Jin and his wife are deeply in love with each other, so they are naturally heartbroken when they encounter such a calamity. If there is anything that needs to be taken care of, just leave it to us."

"Well, excuse me—" Before Jin Mingjing could reply, Zhou Lanmu who was sitting in the hall suddenly said, "I haven't let you test it, how can I conclude that my wife must have committed suicide? I don't want to offend Mrs. Jin, but this In the world, there are too many ways to die from poisoning, drowning, scaring from needles, and leaving no trace, so the general doesn’t want to find out for Madam?"

"Where did the unknown pawn come from? Are there any places for you to talk among the generals?" Qin Mu glanced at him and said coldly.

"Yes, yes," Zhou Lanmu responded repeatedly, "Of course the generals are the ones to make the decisions, and the villain is just offering some suggestions."

"Old Jin, I think what this young master said is also reasonable. If you are afraid of offending, you should ask someone to take the body back first, and then call someone to the mansion." Shen Amber gave Zhou Lanmu a meaningful look, "In this case, it is better to ask someone first Go to the mansion and bring a carriage."

Jin Mingjing sighed, and turned sideways to order the servants around him. Taking advantage of this gap, Shen Amber turned to Zhou Lanmu and asked with great interest, "Your Master's family is in the spice business?"

Zhou Lanmu blinked his eyes: "Young and old are not deceiving."

Shen Amber said: "I'm a little interested in spices these days. I don't know if you have a shop in Zhongyang? If I'm free, I'll go and pay a visit."

"I have just arrived in Zhongyang, and I am still looking for a shop. I will visit again when I find the general," Zhou Lanmu said softly, "I wonder what kind of spices the general is interested in?"

Shen Amber didn't answer his question, but said: "Then it's settled, the young master must know where my mansion is, and when you find it, remember to send someone to let me know."

Zhou Lanmu chuckled and agreed.

The two spoke in a low voice, and the people next to them could only see the conversation, but they didn't know what they were talking about.Here Zhao Sinsi is busy with Jin Mingjing to claim Mrs. Jin's body, and Qin Mu said he will go back to the imperial city to be on duty, so he got up and left very rudely. Then one after another, the Zhao Sin Division was released.

After exchanging greetings at the gate of the Zhao Sin Division, everyone dispersed, Zhou Lanmu paused, and randomly chose a direction where no one was around. Chu Shao didn't bring his servants, so it was convenient for him to follow behind him until everyone disappeared. , he jokingly said: "The fourth son comes from a family, and the trick of cheating the sky and crossing the sea is easy to catch, Chu admires it."

"Don't dare," Zhou Lanmu said leisurely without even turning his head, "Speaking of which, I have to thank General Xiaochu for not tearing down the stage face to face, saving me some face."

"The Fourth Young Master stayed in the Zhao Sin Division for two days, but no one came to look for him. It's really distressing." Chu Shao quickly walked a few steps and stood side by side with him. He was originally taller than Zhou Lanmu. He lowered his head and whispered in his ear, It seemed even more ambiguous, "You sent yourself to the prison to 'understand the people's sentiments', with good intentions, if I tear down your platform, wouldn't it be disgusting to you, besides——"

Zhou Lanmu lazily raised his eyelids, glanced at him, and said with a half-smile: "Besides what?"

He was born extremely white, even better than ice and snow under the sun, and his appearance was originally innocent, but when he raised his eyes, he saw a red cinnabar mole under his right eyelid—this mole is usually invisible when he lowers his eyes, but now it appears, reflecting With those loving eyes, it is even more charming and beautiful.

Chu Shao was too close to him, and with a vacant glance, his heart fluttered uncontrollably, and he took a step back before saying: "...Besides, His Majesty and the eldest son just gave me the news yesterday—the fourth son is a child of an aristocratic family. There is an official position, the eldest son wants to let the fourth son enter the Ducha Temple, and I heard that the imperial decree will come down soon, fourth son, congratulations."

Zhou Lanmu showed a very pleasant expression: "What General Xiao Chu said is true, then I will thank His Majesty and Eldest Young Master in advance."

Chu Shao said: "Of course it's true, it's just that I didn't tell you adults. That's why I said just now that it's my job for the Fourth Young Master to take care of the murder case. How can I hinder the Fourth Young Master's handling of the case?"

"Ducha Temple is not an easy place to enter. Your Majesty praises me, so I have to do my best." Zhou Lanmu frowned, seemingly very sadly replied, "The general saved my life, and I have been bothering you in your house for a long time, and I feel a little sorry , just looking for a case, and it can be regarded as a repayment for your kindness."

Chu Shao's eyebrows twitched: "What does the fourth son mean?"

Zhou Lanmu stretched out his hand to support his hair crown, and said in a low voice: "I know that General Xiao Chu and General Jin have been at odds for a long time, if this case has an opportunity, it will be my first gift to show my loyalty to the general."

As soon as he finished speaking, he caught off guard and began to cough again. Chu Shao used to think about what he had not finished speaking under the fragrance of feng shui, so he didn't dare to approach him, and wandered outside all day. This is the first time he has seen him like this. Jump: "What's wrong with the fourth son?"

"Cough..." Zhou Lanmu had no time to reply, he supported his arm with one hand, stroked his chest with the other hand, bent down and coughed heavily, Chu Shao felt that the hand on his arm was trembling violently, but it was also true. It didn't look like it was pretending, and I was in doubt, so I had to keep silent for the time being.

Zhou Lanmu coughed for a long time before he managed to recover, and said slowly, "I'm sick... General Xiao Chu laughed."

"Fourth young master, please take care of yourself. This doesn't look like a minor illness." Chu Shao looked down, but accidentally saw a string of red turquoise bracelets on his slender wrists. How can you get sick if you want Fourth Young Master to worry about it?"

"It's just a weak disease brought about by the womb, the general doesn't have to worry about it." Zhou Lanmu waved his hand and said with a modest smile, "If you don't want to say anything, you will continue to disturb the general - this disease is said to have no cure, but Doctor Fang said there is a cure for me Good strategy, I know I don't have that much face to borrow Doctor Fang away, so I have the cheek to stay for a while longer."

Chu Shao was just about to see what he wanted to do, and said naturally after hearing the words: "It's just a trivial matter, there is no need to be too polite."

However, within two or three days, Jin Mingjing issued an obituary, saying that his wife had already been buried, and now she was waiting to be buried in the Jin family's mansion, and an auspicious time was chosen for the funeral.

Although Chu Shao didn't have much friendship with the generals who lived in Xianmingfang, but they were both born in the Xuanjian camp, so the matter of face still has to go.After seeing Jin Mingjing's obituary, he went to the door to express his condolences. Zhou Lanmu's identity is unknown now, so he asked himself to pretend to be his bodyguard and follow him.

It's just that even though he was wearing coarse linen clothes, he still had a graceful demeanor, and I don't know how many people looked at him along the way.Chu Shao put the famous post on the tray held by the servant at the gate of the Jin Mansion, turned to him and said in a low voice, "It's a great honor for Chu to serve as my bodyguard. It's just that the fourth son has an extraordinary bearing, how can anyone Believe that you are my subordinate, say that I am your subordinate—”

Zhou Lanmu reminded him in a low voice to be careful of the steps, and then reached out to support his forearm, pretending to be full of respect, but his tone was casual: "This identity is not an important thing at all."

"But as the Fourth Young Master, how can we investigate the case?" Chu Shao looked up at the mirror that Jin Mingjing hung in the center of the lobby. The burial is a sure thing, the Fourth Young Master won't be so wicked as to dig someone's grave?"

"Don't worry about it, General." Zhou Lanmu helped him all the way to the door of the lobby, bowed and saluted, and said, "Your subordinates just wait at the door, General, please—"

Chu Shao gave him a fixed look, chuckled lightly, turned around and went in.

Zhou Lanmu held an ordinary iron sword and stood at the door for a while. When the guests entered the lobby one after another and there was no one in the courtyard, the maids who were standing opposite him surrounded the people in the courtyard. The stone table began to whisper.

A servant girl said first: "Oh, our mansion is always peaceful, why did so many things happen in a few days?"

"Yeah, Boss doesn't know where he went, Madam is such a nice person, why can't he think about it..."

Some of these servant girls were the original servants of the Jin Mansion, and some came to express their condolences. The masters all entered the house, and they were naturally curious when they got together, so a seventeen or eighteen-year-old servant asked: "Who is your boss?" ?”

Zhou Lanmu listened for a while, then took a few steps forward, took a cloth bag from his bosom, dumped the melon seeds in it to the stone table where several people gathered, and naturally joined the conversation: "I I also heard that a few days ago, besides the madam, there seemed to be a guard missing from the Jin residence?"