The first paparazzi in the Red Chamber
Chapter 100 Chapter 1 Paparazzi
At the request of Jia Amnesty, the people of Wenyuan Pavilion carefully searched both sides of the Book Pavilion, but did not find any relevant books.Jia Amnesty went to Wenyuan Pavilion in person, and browsed directly from the list of books registered in Wenyuan Pavilion 20 years ago. After browsing for about half an hour, he found six books related to Gu Xinshu, such as " Zhu You's Secret Technique", "Dementor Dafa" and so on.
However, the petty officials of Wenyuan Pavilion searched for the corresponding bookshelves according to the records in these directories, but they could not find them.
"Could it be that when the bookstore was sorted out two years ago, someone disposed of these books, but they didn't cross them off the list?" Qin Zhonglu, who followed Jia She to join in the fun, questioned.
Huang Zhun, editor of Wenyuan Pavilion, said: "This is unlikely. The collection of books in Wenyuan Pavilion has only increased over the years. No one is allowed to remove books without permission. There has been no such thing as moving books in the past hundred years. Pass."
Hearing Wen's words, Jia Amnesty handed over the permission token that had just been approved, and went into Wenyuan Pavilion to check.
From the first floor of Wenyuan Pavilion, Jia Amnesty saw nothing special except for the rows of bookshelves and a few potted flowers decorated by the windows. The same is true for the second, third, fourth and fifth floors after that.
Jia Amnesty went up to the top floor of the sixth floor.
During the period, editor Huang Zhun also told Jia Shexie in detail: "Wenyuan Pavilion is a secret place, and even the cleaning staff has been reduced to the minimum, one person per pavilion. Back then, Zhang Bai was responsible for cleaning only this library pavilion. If the collection of books in the cabinet decreases and the books corresponding to the list cannot be found, it must have been smuggled out by him."
Jia Amnesty thought for a while and asked Huang Zhun, "Wenyuan Pavilion hasn't checked the numbers in the past 20 years?"
"The collection of books is too large. Usually, some important and confidential classics are regularly checked, and other miscellaneous books are not included in the supervision." Huang Zhun said, and then told Jia Amnesty that when Zangshu Pavilion came and went alone, there were people after they came out. Careful body search and investigation, but it is not ruled out that it has been a long time, everyone is familiar with each other, and they sometimes get lazy.
Jia She felt that it was unlikely that Zhang Bai would take the book away. If he was found by a body search, his life would be gone, which would be too risky.In addition, Zhang Bai used hypnotism shortly after he came out of Wenyuan Pavilion, and there is no such thing as half of his studies needing to bring books out to review again, so the practice of risking his life to take the books outside is actually not very meaningful. , it is impossible for someone as smart as him to commit such a stupid thing.
Jia She felt that the books should still be in the cabinet, and proving that these hypnotic books do exist is the key to solving this case.
Jia Amnesty walked around the sixth floor with his hands behind his back, and found that the layout here was the same as that of the lower floors, the only difference was that this was the top floor with beams on it.
Jia Amnesty looked at the bookshelf against the wall, then looked up at the beams of the room, and asked someone to fetch a ladder to go up and check.
Huang Zhun hurriedly arranged for people to go up as ordered.The petty officials climbed up to the beam, stretched their necks to look around, pointed to the south and said, "There is something over there!"
The petty officials moved the ladder, climbed up the beam again, and took down a cloth bag from the beam. The cloth was white, and it was a little yellow because of the age, and there was a layer of dust on it, so it looked even dirtier. some.But looking at the shape formed by the cloth wrapping, it is very easy to know that the thing wrapped inside is a book.
The petty officials dusted off the cloth bag in distaste, and then untied the knot on the top of the cloth bag. As soon as they exerted force, the cloth was torn to shreds, and six books immediately fell out of the cloth bag.
Jia Amnesty picked up one of the "Dementor Dafa", opened it to read, and immediately asked Huang Zhun to record that he wanted to borrow these six books and study them carefully.
Jia Amnesty has been studying at Yushitai until dusk, and has no intention of stopping.Seeing that the other officials had left and it was getting late, Zhu Mao knocked on the door to remind him.On other days, even if their master stayed late at night, he didn't dare to care.But today is different, the master made an appointment with the second girl, the second master, and the third master to have roast venison together in the evening.
After being reminded by Zhu Mao, Jia Amnesty suddenly remembered, and hurriedly asked Zhu Mao to put away the book and take it with him, then drove back home.
Wang Xifeng and others had already prepared the stove, lit the charcoal fire, and marinated the venison and other food properly.And they also responded to the master's request, specially prepared cumin, and also added sweet potatoes, leeks, beef tendon and other ingredients.Yingchun and Jia Cong already liked roasted venison, and seeing that there were other tricks, they were naturally curious, and they all looked forward to Jia Amnesty's return, so as to stop their drooling.
"The old man is back."
After Jia Lian heard about it, he quickly ordered his servants to roast the meat and vegetables on the charcoal.Jia Amnesty changed into plain clothes, and led by Dongsun, passed the waterside pavilion, and saw figures swaying in a gazebo by the edge of the bamboo grove, and when he got closer, he heard children talking and laughing.It was getting dark now, and under the light of the red lanterns swaying in the breeze, all the people in the pavilion had rosy cheeks and festive smiles.
As soon as Jia Amnesty arrived, Jia Lian and others lined up smiling and saluted Jia Amnesty.Ping'er and other servant girls are busy roasting venison, and now they have to put down their work and come to see the ceremony, but they are stopped by Jia She's words.
Jia Amnesty let everyone do whatever they want, without formality.He was invited by the children to the main seat, and when he sat down, the first batch of venison was just roasted.Under the eyes of the children, Jia Amnesty tasted it first, and sighed that it was delicious.Jia She turned around and saw that Jia Lian, Yingchun and the others were all looking at him eagerly, Jia She said with a smile: "I said earlier that there is no need to be formal, what are you waiting for, move your chopsticks quickly."
Jia Lian and others hurriedly agreed, and then everyone picked up the chopsticks and started to eat.There is also a pot of charcoal on the stone table, with iron grates on it, to warm the roasted venison, or to roast it yourself.
"Is this grilled leek delicious?" Yingchun picked up a bunch and asked suspiciously.
Jia She: "Of course, but you have to brush some oil on it before baking, otherwise it will stick to the iron grate, and the taste will not be good enough."
Yingchun promised, turned around and sent Siqi to brush the oil, then picked up a few skewers and put them on to roast.Turning over several times diligently, seeing that the leeks were soft, Yingchun asked Jia Amnesty, and learned that it was cooked, so she hurriedly brushed them with their secret sauce, and sprinkled cumin as he said.
"Cumin?" Yingchun was puzzled.
"It's cumin." Jia She paused, and added, "I also need to add some chili powder to my share."
"I want mine too!" Jia Cong shouted.
Jia Lian said he wanted it too, and asked Wang Xifeng instead. Wang Xifeng rubbed her belly and shook her head. She doesn't like spicy food now.
"Sour sons and daughters, my wife's womb must be a son, the eldest grandson of our Rongfu!" Jia Lian laughed happily.
Wang Xifeng took a reproachful look at Jia Lian and laughed, but there was a trace of worry in her eyes.The matter of giving birth to a child is not a change in taste, it must be accurate.
"Girls aren't bad either. The old lady hasn't had a great-granddaughter yet," Jia She said.
When Jia Lian heard this, she hurriedly said yes, and sighed: "My daughter is also very good. I am not afraid of the cold in winter."
Only then did Wang Xifeng dispel her doubts, and smiled happily. She also felt extremely grateful to the Elder Master. She knew that the Elder Master only made such remarks because he cared about her emotions.
Wang Xifeng turned to Jia Lian and asked, "What do you call a girl, so you won't be afraid of the cold anymore?"
"It's said that a baby girl is my father's caring little padded jacket. If it's a girl, I won't be afraid of the cold in winter." Jia Lian smiled silly at Wang Xifeng.
Wang Xifeng blushed and pulled the corners of her mouth, "You are right about everything."
Jia Lian grinningly agreed, and then brought some vegetables for Wang Xifeng, and asked Ping'er to bring a bowl of bird's nest porridge for Wang Xifeng's body.
"You can eat a few pieces of venison, but eat less of other beef and mutton, it's easy to get angry." Jia Lian instructed.
Wang Xifeng smiled even more happily, and while taking the bird's nest porridge, she obediently agreed to Jia Lian's words.
"Oh, why is it so sweet!" Yingchun sighed.
Seeing that Yingchun was also holding a bowl of porridge, Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "You drink the same as me, why don't I find it sweet?"
"Sister-in-law misunderstood, I didn't talk about porridge." Yingchun snickered, and everyone laughed too.
Jia Cong was a little confused, so he opened his big eyes and looked at Jia Amnesty in puzzlement, "Father, what are your brothers, sisters, and sister-in-laws laughing at? Why don't I feel happy? Even with this porridge, it really isn't sweet. You need to add more sugar to taste it.”
"Look, there is still someone who dislikes not being sweet enough, the second brother needs to work harder." Yingchun smiled.
Jia Lian laughed again and again, then looked at Wang Xifeng.
Wang Xifeng gave Yingchun a stern look, and scolded her for having read too much these days, and her mouth has become so sharp that even she, a phoenix, dared to make fun of her.
"Why don't you dare, with my father here, I'm afraid that my sister-in-law will eat me up." After Yingchun said that, she coquettishly hid behind Jia She, then tilted her head and asked Jia She if it made sense.
Jia She smiled and ate his mutton skewers, shaking his head to express that he would not participate in their discussion.
"Now you have no backing, let me see what you do." After Wang Xifeng said, she got up and made a look like she was going to tidy up Yingchun.
Yingchun hurriedly begged for mercy, and immediately tugged on Jia She's sleeve to complain, "Father doesn't love me."
"They're all my children, so it's not good to be partial in person." Jia She sighed.
When Wang Xifeng heard this, the Elder Master didn't treat her as his daughter-in-law, but as his own daughter.Wang Xifeng felt even warmer in his heart, and when his nose was sour, tears were about to well up in his eyes.
Seeing this, Jia Lian hurriedly reprimanded Yingchun, "Look, your second sister-in-law is almost bullied and crying."
Wang Xifeng pushed Jia Lian with a smile, wiped away her tears with a handkerchief and said, "It's not crying, it's just being happy."
Jia Lian hurriedly apologized and said yes with a smile. When everyone was not paying attention, she took Wang Xifeng's hand under the table and held on tightly.
Wang Xifeng was stunned for a moment, then blushed even more, and nodded slightly, feeling that she was the happiest woman in the world at the moment.Looking at Wang Xifeng's shy and delicate face, Jia Lian also felt that marrying such a smart and virtuous wife was a blessing from her previous life.
Husband and wife, you look at me, I look at you, there is me in your eyes, and you in me.
Jia Amnesty coughed and asked everyone to drink and play some games.
Yingchun hurriedly asked: "What are you playing?"
"With Cong'er here, we can't play too complicated games, how about playing drums and passing flowers?" Jia Lian suggested.
Jia She said this is good, "But there are only a few of us, and the number of people is smaller, and it will be less interesting to play."
"Old lady, it seems that we came at the right time." Yuanyang smiled.
When everyone heard the melodious female voice, they all followed the sound, and saw Jiamu walking towards this side with a smile, supported by Yuanyang and accompanied by a group of women.Tanchun and Xichun were also there, and Jialan followed.
Jia Amnesty got up to meet Jia's mother.
After Jia Mu sat down under the attention of everyone, she said to Jia She with a smile on her face: "I was feeling bored after the meal, and took the children for a walk to eat. I just remembered that your eldest family has a small gathering today, so I wanted to come and see it." Look, I was afraid that you would see me coming and mobilize the crowd, so no one was allowed to pass it on. I just wanted to take a peek, but I happened to listen to what you said, so we will be rude and come to join in the fun."
When Jia Cong saw Jia Lan, he became happy, rushed over, and stretched out his arms to hug Jia Lan.Jia Lan took Jia Cong's hand and talked to him with a smile.
Jia Amnesty asked Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun to sit next to Jia's mother in turn, Wang Xifeng sat next to Xichun, and Jia Lian sat next to Wang Xifeng.Jia Amnesty sat on the other side of Jia Mu, with Jia Cong and Jia Lan beside her.
Wang Xifeng was not in a hurry to sit still, and hurriedly sent the maids to prepare some soup to relieve the fire, and persuaded Jia Mu to eat some venison, which was just warming and nourishing, and eat less of other things, so as not to overwhelm her appetite.
"Look at the noisy girl Feng, you can't let me have a good time." Mother Jia sighed.
Yuanyang hurriedly persuaded Jia Mu to listen, and then explained to Jia She that Jia Mu ate too much watermelon last night, and she had a stomachache.
"The children are filial, so please accept the kindness." Jia She sighed.
Jia's mother nodded when she heard Jia Amnesty's words.Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw this, and sighed that only the old man in this mansion could persuade Jia Mu.
Mother Jia didn't feel angry when she heard this, but she was a little proud.What's wrong with her listening to his Lord Hou's son?No one else has yet!
At this time, the maids have prepared small drums and red flowers made of red silk.
"It's agreed, those who lose will have to drink, and those who can't drink will have to write poems," Yingchun said.
Mother Jia responded with a smile.
Wang Xifeng quit, "What about those who can neither drink nor compose poetry?"
"Yes, yes, yes, I forgot about the second sister-in-law, you are the richest in the house, if you lose, just send us money." Tanchun joked.
Wang Xifeng asked how much, Tanchun thought for a while and said, "It's not fun if it's less, how about ten taels of silver per person?"
"Amitabha, you really dare to ask for it! First bid farewell to the ancestors, and after this meal, I may have to go out to beg for food." Wang Xifeng teased.
Jia Mu was amused by the two of them and laughed, and then said, "Don't pay ten taels of silver, just five taels per person."
Seeing that Wang Xifeng was about to speak, Jia's mother hurriedly said, "Shut up, you should be poor these days after you have been prosperous."
"Look at what you keep saying, how can I be so stingy, I just opened my mouth to agree." Wang Xifeng said with a smile.
Jia Mu was even happier, so she ordered people to beat the drums, and then passed the flowers to the next person.
The person who beat the drum was Yuanyang, and her technique was very powerful. After she was blindfolded, she beat the drum sometimes quickly and sometimes slowly, which made everyone very nervous, and everyone was afraid that the flowers would stay in their hands.But when the drum beat stopped, it was a coincidence that it was Wang Xifeng who received the flowers.
Everyone turned their attention to Wang Xifeng at the same time, and the tension disappeared immediately.Wang Xifeng immediately put on an unhappy face, and then sighed with Jia Lian that the little private money they saved with great difficulty was gone.Everyone was amused by Wang Xifeng's appearance again.
Jia Lian smiled and comforted Wang Xifeng: "It doesn't matter once or twice."
After all, the second round happened to be Wang Xifeng again.
Wang Xifeng hurriedly went to Yuanyang, and stretched out her hand to shake in front of her eyes covered with black cloth.
The mandarin duck felt a shadow swaying and the wind was blowing, so he hurriedly asked, "Who is it?"
Everyone was amused by Wang Xifeng and laughed again. Jia Mu happily slapped the table and said to Wang Xifeng: "Don't make things difficult for her, she really can't see, there is nothing tricky for you to check."
"I just don't believe it, let's come again!" After Wang Xifeng sat down, she let Yuanyang start.
This third time was still Wang Xifeng.Everyone sighed that this was a coincidence, it should be that Wang Xifeng is going to be a fortune-telling boy today.
Wang Xifeng took out the money, but was still unconvinced, and sighed: "I don't believe such a coincidence in this world, Yuanyang, continue."
This time it was finally not Wang Xifeng, but Jia Amnesty who got the flowers and punished him with drinking.Then came Jia Mu, then Jia Lian and Yingchun once each, and Wang Xifeng came twice more.
Jia Mu then told everyone: "When the banquet is over, you can't take the money for nothing, and you must thank the boy who spread the money."
"Hey, old ancestor, don't laugh at me, like I'm willing to spend money, I'm stingy!" Wang Xifeng exclaimed pretendingly.
Jia Mu laughed and said: "Thank you too. Not only did I eat an extra meal for nothing, but I also earned 25 taels of silver."
Then everyone thanked Wang Xifeng as Jia Mu said, and then the banquet broke up.Wang Xifeng wanted to send Jia Mu back, but Jia Mu didn't want to work pregnant women, so she asked Jia Lian to take care of Wang Xifeng, and asked Yingchun Tanchun and the others to accompany her back.After returning home, Mother Jia sent someone to give Wang Xifeng a gold vase, the price was three times what Wang Xifeng gave away today.
Jia Amnesty also returned to Rongxi Hall, and immediately ordered someone to prepare hangover soup.He didn't drink much alcohol, but he was afraid of affecting his thinking. Next, he wanted to study those six books on hypnosis.
The winter bamboo shoots brought hangover soup, and after serving Jia Amnesty, they went out.
Mrs. Yin happened to come over to ask about the master's situation, and Dong Sun shook her head: "I'm afraid I have to stay up all night. It seems to be reading some important books."
Mrs. Yin made a note, so let the kitchen prepare ginseng soup earlier, boil the soup overnight, and serve it to the master tomorrow morning to replenish his body.
Dongsun didn't feel sleepy either, so she followed Mrs. Yin to work, and chatted with him about the small banquet at night.
"You said it's too coincidental. Second Grandma Lian took flowers three times in a row and lost money outside."
Mrs. Yin laughed when she heard the words, and glanced at Dongsun, "Do you really think it's a coincidence?"
Dongsun was stunned, and hurriedly asked Mrs. Yin: "Could it be that there are other mysteries in this?"
"Second Grandma Lian sits closest to the mandarin ducks. Every time Second Grandma Lian finished her tea, she would put the lid on the tea crisply when the sound of the drums stopped." Mrs. Yin decrypted.
Dongsun suddenly realized, and hurriedly gave Grandma Yin a thumbs up, sighing that she has such sharp eyesight that she can see all the little tricks of Lian's second grandma.
Mrs. Yin quickly shook her head and said that it was nothing. She had experienced a lot in the mansion and was a little older, so she naturally saw it more clearly than others.
"However, Second Mistress Lian coaxed the old lady into a smile from ear to ear. She's very happy." Dong Sun sighed, then started chattering and gossiping with Mrs. Yin, "I don't know if Master knows or not."
"What can't our master see through?"
Mrs. Yin asked a rhetorical question, which made Dongsun suddenly understand.It's no wonder that when we were beating the drums and passing the flowers just now, everyone was nervous, only the master looked calm, it turned out that he had already figured out the way here.It's not his turn, no matter what, it's for the old lady's pleasure, and he is happy to accept it.
Dongsun tapped her head, sighing that she was too stupid, she should learn more from Mrs. Yin in the future.
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Early the next morning, Jia Amnesty was awakened by the sound of birds singing outside.Last night when he was tired from reading, he slept with his clothes on and got up immediately.When I walked to the window, I saw Jia Cong in the yard holding a long wooden stick, chasing the birds very quietly and carefully.Jia Cong's nanny also held a wooden stick in her hand and was helping.
Jia Cong then quietly gestured with his little hand.Let the nurse hold him, he will climb the tree.
"Okay, what are you guys doing?" Jia She said out loud.
Hearing this, the nurse who was holding Jia Cong trembled, almost causing Third Master Cong in her arms to fall.The nanny carefully put Jia Cong on the ground, and then took him with him, smiling and apologizing to Jia Amnesty.
"Damn the maidservant for waking up the master."
Jia Cong was also very apologetic.
"It's not that you guys woke me up." Jia She said.
Jia Cong immediately said angrily: "I said that the nest of birds in the yard is noisy, and it will definitely wake up my father! I blame my son for being useless. I couldn't coax the nest of birds away just now."
Jia Shefang understood that Jia Cong's act of chasing birds just now was because he was afraid of disturbing himself.
"It's rare for you to be filial, but those birds don't understand anything. Letting them wake me up makes me feel better." Jia She patted Jia Cong's head and told him to wash his face quickly, and he was going to study after dinner.
Jia Cong agreed with a smile, and went on.
The nanny didn't leave, and said to Jia She: "I woke up early in the morning and said no when I heard the birds chirping. The slaves also don't understand how the third master knew that the master slept late last night, so they took the slaves to drive the birds, trying to make the master Get more sleep."
"It's hard for him to have a heart." Jia Amnesty felt quite relieved, he hadn't been a father in vain these days, and now he had some rewards, and the rewards were quite heart-warming.
After Jia Amnesty took a bath, he had a hasty breakfast, changed into his official robes, and set off immediately.Before getting into the car, Gui San came over on a fast horse, whispered in Jia She's ear, "I lost Zhang Youyun last night, I don't know where he went."
"How did you lose it?" Jia Amnesty frowned and asked.
Gui San immediately said to Jia She, "I just now understand why Zhang Youyun doesn't live at home, but insists on staying in the Tongfu Inn. The room he lives in is near the north wall of the Tongfu Inn. After the wall, there is A song and dance studio. The two shops are separated by a wall, but they are two streets. The younger ones considered the possibility of him climbing over the wall, so the two of them squatted on the roof to monitor. But they didn't expect that there was a person in his room. There is a secret road, which leads directly to the other side of the song and dance workshop. The people who squatted this morning heard that there was no movement in the house, and felt that something was wrong, so they Jiewa looked in, but they didn't see anyone, so they entered the house to find out that there was a secret Hole."
"It means that not only this night is lost, but every night before that is possible. And as long as he stays alone in the Tongfu Inn room, he may go elsewhere." Jia She said.
Ghost San gritted his teeth and nodded, and hurriedly knelt down to apologize to Jia She.
"This is not something you could have expected. It doesn't have to be like this. You will learn a lot from a pitfall, and this time it will be a lesson." Jia She told Guisan to continue looking for someone, and if he found someone, he would immediately go to Yushitai to inform him .
Gui San agreed, and after saluting to Jia She, he mounted his horse and hurried away.
Jia Amnesty thought for a while, and immediately sent the boy to inform the black pig.He wants to know where Cao Lan is now and whether he is safe and sound in the Cao family.
Zhu Mao was a little puzzled: "Master, this piece of You Yun's disappearance has nothing to do with Cao Lan. The case of the son-in-law has nothing to do with the case of Shi's Cao family."
"What do you know?" Jia Amnesty got into the carriage and ordered the driver to drive quickly.When he arrived at Yushitai, he saw that Song Xi and Cai Feiping were already waiting for him here.
Cai Feiping was the most anxious, and asked Jia Amnesty how the investigation was going.
Jia Amnesty put the six books on the table, "It is certain that Zhang Bai grew up by looking at these six books. This mind-witching technique can also be called the soul-hunting technique, which was developed from Zhu Youshu, the earliest witchcraft. , there was once a sorcerer who was known as the Fox Heart Sheren who knew this method very well, and wrote the book "The Great Law of Obsessing Souls", which is very in-depth and comprehensive. The book specifically talks about how to perform Gu Xin. In addition to a certain ability, there is another condition, that is, the person who is bewitched must have an unstable will and be in a trance. If you want a person with a hundred times of energy to obey the bewitching, you need a drug that reduces the will of the person. Auxiliary medicine. The prescription of this kind of drug is also written in the book, and I will ask someone to prepare a dose later to see how it works."
"It sounds abstruse, but if it's witchcraft, it's not too abstruse. After all, this thing needs medicine to work." Cai Feiping sighed.
"There is no magic trick at all, it can only be done by obsessively not touching the victim." Jia She sighed, and then asked Song Xi how to deal with this case and whether he should report it to the emperor.
"It's just a civilian, and you don't need to be too cautious in handling it. After the investigation is clear, you can report it."
At this time, someone came from the Hall of Martial Arts, and Song Xi was asked to call the shots if something happened.Song Xi sent Cai Feiping to deal with it.
Cai Feiping was slightly dissatisfied: "I'm from Wenhua Palace."
"Sooner or later there will be a place for you in the Hall of Martial Arts." Song Xi said.
When Cai Feiping heard this, he smacked his lips, turned around and went obediently.
"My people lost him this morning, and I don't know where he is now," Jia She said.
Song Xi was surprised, and after hearing what Jia She had said, he immediately smiled and said, "He's still a bit capable. Seeing him like this, I wonder what his second uncle Zhang Bai was like back then."
Jia Amnesty glanced at him.
Song Xi raised his eyebrows and asked him what he meant.
Jia Amnesty: "I think you are curious about who helped you and saved your energy."
"I'm not short of strength, but I think it's a pity that they died too quickly." Song Xi laughed lightly, then turned around and said, "Fortunately, there is only one left. Once King Zhenbei died, he lived in even more panic. Uneasy, I heard that he is troubled by nightmares every day, and there must be someone next to his pillow to sleep peacefully."
As soon as Jia She heard it, he knew that Song Xi was referring to the Huainan king, so he immediately got excited and asked someone to inquire if the Huainan king was safe in the mansion.
Jia Amnesty then ordered people throughout the city to arrest Zhang Youyun, and called for a painter to paint Zhang Youyun's portrait and post it up throughout the city.
Hearing this, Song Xi frowned and looked at Jia Amnesty suspiciously, "Do you have proof?"
"Zhang Youyun is Zhang Bai's nephew. When Zhang Bai traveled abroad, he took Zhang Youyun with him. The relationship between the uncle and nephew must be better than that of father and son. Now Master Chang's death is probably caused by Zhang Youyun. If this is the case, then Zhang Bai must have passed on what he learned to Zhang Youyun. I have investigated carefully. After he learned about the relationship between you and me from Cai Feibai, he will leave Beijing. Then his younger brother fell ill and delayed After two days, the original intention was to refuse to leave for two days, but after seeing Cai Feibai again, he completely changed his mind and decided not to leave." Jia She explained.
Song Xi: "What do you mean?"
Jia Amnesty: "I have long since discovered that the way he looks at you is different from the way he looks at ordinary people. I guess the last time Cai Feibai was tricked by him, he said something about you. For example, Zhen She Cao Lan The witchcraft case planned was to frame you, and King Huainan was one of the people who teased you at the beginning. He first heard about the alliance between you and me from Cai Feiping, and he felt that there should be omnipotence, so he decided to leave Beijing. When Cai Feiping heard the deeper news from his mouth, he was relieved and wanted to continue to fulfill his uncle's last wish."
Song Xi thought for a while, then stared at Jia She: "You mean he will continue his second uncle's last wish and repay me?"
"This is what I'm most worried about. If my guess is correct, both Cao Lan and the King of Huainan are in danger of their lives. Based on Zhang Youyun's ability to make friends in the capital these few days, he now wants to get in touch with Cao Lan and the King of Huainan , I'm afraid it's easy." Jia She deduced.
Song Xi sneered, "The uncle and nephew are so ridiculous, they meddle in their own business."
For Song Xi, it's not worth making him happy that he wants to handle things with his own hands, but others take the lead.
Song Xi suddenly remembered, and asked Jia She: "He committed the court lady's case because of this, and why did those suicide cases in the capital many years ago arise?"
Jia Amnesty glanced at Song Xi, and continued: "After Zhang Bai left the palace, he began to investigate the enemies who came to collect his debts and forced him to cleanse himself, that is, the case of these eleven businessmen who committed suicide later."
"What do you think of the son-in-law's case? Since this You Yun has the ability to capture souls, why didn't he cheat money by bewitching his mind instead of defrauding his son-in-law?"
Jia Amnesty: "The Gu Xin technique is not as powerful as you think. It is just a kind of guidance. It will amplify the bad emotions in people's hearts, but not everything. But the case of the son-in-law shows that he is a bit smart, but people Sometimes, just to show off how powerful I am, I want to fool others. And as long as no one reports about this son-in-law, he would be safe, but unfortunately I caught my eye later."
Song Xi nodded.
"As for Zhang Youyun's purpose of becoming a son-in-law, my people have already found out. Zhang Lantern has suffered a serious deficit in the past two years, but still insists on guarding the ancestral business. In order to fill the hole in the family, Zhang Youyun came up with this method for some reason. In short, If he succeeds once, then he will be short of money again, this method has been tried repeatedly.” Jia She sighed.
"Master Jia, all the people from Yuzhou have already arranged to live in Gyeonggi Prefecture, and they have not been allowed to meet." The government officials of Gyeonggi Prefecture reported back and forth.
As soon as the conversation fell, another yamen came and hurriedly reported to Jia She: "Cao Lan cut her wrists and committed suicide at home, and was rescued by the little ones in time. The King of Huainan was... one step too late, my little ones." When I went there, the man had just been fished out of the pond."
Surprised, Jia Amnesty turned to look at Song Xi.
Song Xi's complexion was normal, and he was indifferent.
Jia Amnesty immediately arranged for people to report the death of King Huainan to the court, and Wei Qingdong was called to conduct an autopsy if necessary.
Song Xi watched him busy with cold eyes, and didn't worry about anything else, only worried that tonight's party would be ruined.He was very careful to make people prepare.
Not long after, the emperor passed down a word of mouth, asking Jia Amnesty to find out the cause of Huainan King's death.As for Cao Lan, Shan Guogong and others, the emperor ordered Dali Temple Minister Lin Ruhai to handle the matter.The purpose of the emperor's arrangement is twofold, one is to feel sorry for Jia She, and to share part of the burden on Jia She, so as not to overwork him; It is very convenient to ask Jia Amnesty for advice.
Jia Amnesty took up a pen and briefly wrote down what Cao Lan and Shan Guogong had committed, and asked people to send the letter to Lin Ruhai quickly. Lin Ruhai had to trouble Lin Ruhai to do the follow-up investigation and evidence collection as well as trial and conviction.
Jia Amnesty then went to Huainan Palace, saw the scene where King Huainan died, and asked about the situation last night.Knowing that King Huainan had a drink with Zhang Youyun in the palace in the evening, after drinking for a while, he became drunk and was helped into the bedroom by Zhang Youyun.
The servants also knew that King Huainan had some other hobbies, for example, he and King Beijing often stayed alone in the same room before.So this time with Zhang Youyun, the servants did not raise their vigilance.After only half an hour later, Zhang Youyun left.When the servants went in to serve, King Huainan was still muttering, but his eyes were a bit hollow.Afterwards, King Huainan still shouted to seek death, and the servants only thought that King Huainan drank too much and thought of the sad things, so they didn't worry too much.After that, they went to bed late at night, and the servants didn't know when King Huainan jumped out of the window and ran to jump into the pond.
Jia Amnesty frowned, and immediately ordered people to arrest Zhang Youyun in a stern voice.
However, the petty officials of Wenyuan Pavilion searched for the corresponding bookshelves according to the records in these directories, but they could not find them.
"Could it be that when the bookstore was sorted out two years ago, someone disposed of these books, but they didn't cross them off the list?" Qin Zhonglu, who followed Jia She to join in the fun, questioned.
Huang Zhun, editor of Wenyuan Pavilion, said: "This is unlikely. The collection of books in Wenyuan Pavilion has only increased over the years. No one is allowed to remove books without permission. There has been no such thing as moving books in the past hundred years. Pass."
Hearing Wen's words, Jia Amnesty handed over the permission token that had just been approved, and went into Wenyuan Pavilion to check.
From the first floor of Wenyuan Pavilion, Jia Amnesty saw nothing special except for the rows of bookshelves and a few potted flowers decorated by the windows. The same is true for the second, third, fourth and fifth floors after that.
Jia Amnesty went up to the top floor of the sixth floor.
During the period, editor Huang Zhun also told Jia Shexie in detail: "Wenyuan Pavilion is a secret place, and even the cleaning staff has been reduced to the minimum, one person per pavilion. Back then, Zhang Bai was responsible for cleaning only this library pavilion. If the collection of books in the cabinet decreases and the books corresponding to the list cannot be found, it must have been smuggled out by him."
Jia Amnesty thought for a while and asked Huang Zhun, "Wenyuan Pavilion hasn't checked the numbers in the past 20 years?"
"The collection of books is too large. Usually, some important and confidential classics are regularly checked, and other miscellaneous books are not included in the supervision." Huang Zhun said, and then told Jia Amnesty that when Zangshu Pavilion came and went alone, there were people after they came out. Careful body search and investigation, but it is not ruled out that it has been a long time, everyone is familiar with each other, and they sometimes get lazy.
Jia She felt that it was unlikely that Zhang Bai would take the book away. If he was found by a body search, his life would be gone, which would be too risky.In addition, Zhang Bai used hypnotism shortly after he came out of Wenyuan Pavilion, and there is no such thing as half of his studies needing to bring books out to review again, so the practice of risking his life to take the books outside is actually not very meaningful. , it is impossible for someone as smart as him to commit such a stupid thing.
Jia She felt that the books should still be in the cabinet, and proving that these hypnotic books do exist is the key to solving this case.
Jia Amnesty walked around the sixth floor with his hands behind his back, and found that the layout here was the same as that of the lower floors, the only difference was that this was the top floor with beams on it.
Jia Amnesty looked at the bookshelf against the wall, then looked up at the beams of the room, and asked someone to fetch a ladder to go up and check.
Huang Zhun hurriedly arranged for people to go up as ordered.The petty officials climbed up to the beam, stretched their necks to look around, pointed to the south and said, "There is something over there!"
The petty officials moved the ladder, climbed up the beam again, and took down a cloth bag from the beam. The cloth was white, and it was a little yellow because of the age, and there was a layer of dust on it, so it looked even dirtier. some.But looking at the shape formed by the cloth wrapping, it is very easy to know that the thing wrapped inside is a book.
The petty officials dusted off the cloth bag in distaste, and then untied the knot on the top of the cloth bag. As soon as they exerted force, the cloth was torn to shreds, and six books immediately fell out of the cloth bag.
Jia Amnesty picked up one of the "Dementor Dafa", opened it to read, and immediately asked Huang Zhun to record that he wanted to borrow these six books and study them carefully.
Jia Amnesty has been studying at Yushitai until dusk, and has no intention of stopping.Seeing that the other officials had left and it was getting late, Zhu Mao knocked on the door to remind him.On other days, even if their master stayed late at night, he didn't dare to care.But today is different, the master made an appointment with the second girl, the second master, and the third master to have roast venison together in the evening.
After being reminded by Zhu Mao, Jia Amnesty suddenly remembered, and hurriedly asked Zhu Mao to put away the book and take it with him, then drove back home.
Wang Xifeng and others had already prepared the stove, lit the charcoal fire, and marinated the venison and other food properly.And they also responded to the master's request, specially prepared cumin, and also added sweet potatoes, leeks, beef tendon and other ingredients.Yingchun and Jia Cong already liked roasted venison, and seeing that there were other tricks, they were naturally curious, and they all looked forward to Jia Amnesty's return, so as to stop their drooling.
"The old man is back."
After Jia Lian heard about it, he quickly ordered his servants to roast the meat and vegetables on the charcoal.Jia Amnesty changed into plain clothes, and led by Dongsun, passed the waterside pavilion, and saw figures swaying in a gazebo by the edge of the bamboo grove, and when he got closer, he heard children talking and laughing.It was getting dark now, and under the light of the red lanterns swaying in the breeze, all the people in the pavilion had rosy cheeks and festive smiles.
As soon as Jia Amnesty arrived, Jia Lian and others lined up smiling and saluted Jia Amnesty.Ping'er and other servant girls are busy roasting venison, and now they have to put down their work and come to see the ceremony, but they are stopped by Jia She's words.
Jia Amnesty let everyone do whatever they want, without formality.He was invited by the children to the main seat, and when he sat down, the first batch of venison was just roasted.Under the eyes of the children, Jia Amnesty tasted it first, and sighed that it was delicious.Jia She turned around and saw that Jia Lian, Yingchun and the others were all looking at him eagerly, Jia She said with a smile: "I said earlier that there is no need to be formal, what are you waiting for, move your chopsticks quickly."
Jia Lian and others hurriedly agreed, and then everyone picked up the chopsticks and started to eat.There is also a pot of charcoal on the stone table, with iron grates on it, to warm the roasted venison, or to roast it yourself.
"Is this grilled leek delicious?" Yingchun picked up a bunch and asked suspiciously.
Jia She: "Of course, but you have to brush some oil on it before baking, otherwise it will stick to the iron grate, and the taste will not be good enough."
Yingchun promised, turned around and sent Siqi to brush the oil, then picked up a few skewers and put them on to roast.Turning over several times diligently, seeing that the leeks were soft, Yingchun asked Jia Amnesty, and learned that it was cooked, so she hurriedly brushed them with their secret sauce, and sprinkled cumin as he said.
"Cumin?" Yingchun was puzzled.
"It's cumin." Jia She paused, and added, "I also need to add some chili powder to my share."
"I want mine too!" Jia Cong shouted.
Jia Lian said he wanted it too, and asked Wang Xifeng instead. Wang Xifeng rubbed her belly and shook her head. She doesn't like spicy food now.
"Sour sons and daughters, my wife's womb must be a son, the eldest grandson of our Rongfu!" Jia Lian laughed happily.
Wang Xifeng took a reproachful look at Jia Lian and laughed, but there was a trace of worry in her eyes.The matter of giving birth to a child is not a change in taste, it must be accurate.
"Girls aren't bad either. The old lady hasn't had a great-granddaughter yet," Jia She said.
When Jia Lian heard this, she hurriedly said yes, and sighed: "My daughter is also very good. I am not afraid of the cold in winter."
Only then did Wang Xifeng dispel her doubts, and smiled happily. She also felt extremely grateful to the Elder Master. She knew that the Elder Master only made such remarks because he cared about her emotions.
Wang Xifeng turned to Jia Lian and asked, "What do you call a girl, so you won't be afraid of the cold anymore?"
"It's said that a baby girl is my father's caring little padded jacket. If it's a girl, I won't be afraid of the cold in winter." Jia Lian smiled silly at Wang Xifeng.
Wang Xifeng blushed and pulled the corners of her mouth, "You are right about everything."
Jia Lian grinningly agreed, and then brought some vegetables for Wang Xifeng, and asked Ping'er to bring a bowl of bird's nest porridge for Wang Xifeng's body.
"You can eat a few pieces of venison, but eat less of other beef and mutton, it's easy to get angry." Jia Lian instructed.
Wang Xifeng smiled even more happily, and while taking the bird's nest porridge, she obediently agreed to Jia Lian's words.
"Oh, why is it so sweet!" Yingchun sighed.
Seeing that Yingchun was also holding a bowl of porridge, Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "You drink the same as me, why don't I find it sweet?"
"Sister-in-law misunderstood, I didn't talk about porridge." Yingchun snickered, and everyone laughed too.
Jia Cong was a little confused, so he opened his big eyes and looked at Jia Amnesty in puzzlement, "Father, what are your brothers, sisters, and sister-in-laws laughing at? Why don't I feel happy? Even with this porridge, it really isn't sweet. You need to add more sugar to taste it.”
"Look, there is still someone who dislikes not being sweet enough, the second brother needs to work harder." Yingchun smiled.
Jia Lian laughed again and again, then looked at Wang Xifeng.
Wang Xifeng gave Yingchun a stern look, and scolded her for having read too much these days, and her mouth has become so sharp that even she, a phoenix, dared to make fun of her.
"Why don't you dare, with my father here, I'm afraid that my sister-in-law will eat me up." After Yingchun said that, she coquettishly hid behind Jia She, then tilted her head and asked Jia She if it made sense.
Jia She smiled and ate his mutton skewers, shaking his head to express that he would not participate in their discussion.
"Now you have no backing, let me see what you do." After Wang Xifeng said, she got up and made a look like she was going to tidy up Yingchun.
Yingchun hurriedly begged for mercy, and immediately tugged on Jia She's sleeve to complain, "Father doesn't love me."
"They're all my children, so it's not good to be partial in person." Jia She sighed.
When Wang Xifeng heard this, the Elder Master didn't treat her as his daughter-in-law, but as his own daughter.Wang Xifeng felt even warmer in his heart, and when his nose was sour, tears were about to well up in his eyes.
Seeing this, Jia Lian hurriedly reprimanded Yingchun, "Look, your second sister-in-law is almost bullied and crying."
Wang Xifeng pushed Jia Lian with a smile, wiped away her tears with a handkerchief and said, "It's not crying, it's just being happy."
Jia Lian hurriedly apologized and said yes with a smile. When everyone was not paying attention, she took Wang Xifeng's hand under the table and held on tightly.
Wang Xifeng was stunned for a moment, then blushed even more, and nodded slightly, feeling that she was the happiest woman in the world at the moment.Looking at Wang Xifeng's shy and delicate face, Jia Lian also felt that marrying such a smart and virtuous wife was a blessing from her previous life.
Husband and wife, you look at me, I look at you, there is me in your eyes, and you in me.
Jia Amnesty coughed and asked everyone to drink and play some games.
Yingchun hurriedly asked: "What are you playing?"
"With Cong'er here, we can't play too complicated games, how about playing drums and passing flowers?" Jia Lian suggested.
Jia She said this is good, "But there are only a few of us, and the number of people is smaller, and it will be less interesting to play."
"Old lady, it seems that we came at the right time." Yuanyang smiled.
When everyone heard the melodious female voice, they all followed the sound, and saw Jiamu walking towards this side with a smile, supported by Yuanyang and accompanied by a group of women.Tanchun and Xichun were also there, and Jialan followed.
Jia Amnesty got up to meet Jia's mother.
After Jia Mu sat down under the attention of everyone, she said to Jia She with a smile on her face: "I was feeling bored after the meal, and took the children for a walk to eat. I just remembered that your eldest family has a small gathering today, so I wanted to come and see it." Look, I was afraid that you would see me coming and mobilize the crowd, so no one was allowed to pass it on. I just wanted to take a peek, but I happened to listen to what you said, so we will be rude and come to join in the fun."
When Jia Cong saw Jia Lan, he became happy, rushed over, and stretched out his arms to hug Jia Lan.Jia Lan took Jia Cong's hand and talked to him with a smile.
Jia Amnesty asked Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun to sit next to Jia's mother in turn, Wang Xifeng sat next to Xichun, and Jia Lian sat next to Wang Xifeng.Jia Amnesty sat on the other side of Jia Mu, with Jia Cong and Jia Lan beside her.
Wang Xifeng was not in a hurry to sit still, and hurriedly sent the maids to prepare some soup to relieve the fire, and persuaded Jia Mu to eat some venison, which was just warming and nourishing, and eat less of other things, so as not to overwhelm her appetite.
"Look at the noisy girl Feng, you can't let me have a good time." Mother Jia sighed.
Yuanyang hurriedly persuaded Jia Mu to listen, and then explained to Jia She that Jia Mu ate too much watermelon last night, and she had a stomachache.
"The children are filial, so please accept the kindness." Jia She sighed.
Jia's mother nodded when she heard Jia Amnesty's words.Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw this, and sighed that only the old man in this mansion could persuade Jia Mu.
Mother Jia didn't feel angry when she heard this, but she was a little proud.What's wrong with her listening to his Lord Hou's son?No one else has yet!
At this time, the maids have prepared small drums and red flowers made of red silk.
"It's agreed, those who lose will have to drink, and those who can't drink will have to write poems," Yingchun said.
Mother Jia responded with a smile.
Wang Xifeng quit, "What about those who can neither drink nor compose poetry?"
"Yes, yes, yes, I forgot about the second sister-in-law, you are the richest in the house, if you lose, just send us money." Tanchun joked.
Wang Xifeng asked how much, Tanchun thought for a while and said, "It's not fun if it's less, how about ten taels of silver per person?"
"Amitabha, you really dare to ask for it! First bid farewell to the ancestors, and after this meal, I may have to go out to beg for food." Wang Xifeng teased.
Jia Mu was amused by the two of them and laughed, and then said, "Don't pay ten taels of silver, just five taels per person."
Seeing that Wang Xifeng was about to speak, Jia's mother hurriedly said, "Shut up, you should be poor these days after you have been prosperous."
"Look at what you keep saying, how can I be so stingy, I just opened my mouth to agree." Wang Xifeng said with a smile.
Jia Mu was even happier, so she ordered people to beat the drums, and then passed the flowers to the next person.
The person who beat the drum was Yuanyang, and her technique was very powerful. After she was blindfolded, she beat the drum sometimes quickly and sometimes slowly, which made everyone very nervous, and everyone was afraid that the flowers would stay in their hands.But when the drum beat stopped, it was a coincidence that it was Wang Xifeng who received the flowers.
Everyone turned their attention to Wang Xifeng at the same time, and the tension disappeared immediately.Wang Xifeng immediately put on an unhappy face, and then sighed with Jia Lian that the little private money they saved with great difficulty was gone.Everyone was amused by Wang Xifeng's appearance again.
Jia Lian smiled and comforted Wang Xifeng: "It doesn't matter once or twice."
After all, the second round happened to be Wang Xifeng again.
Wang Xifeng hurriedly went to Yuanyang, and stretched out her hand to shake in front of her eyes covered with black cloth.
The mandarin duck felt a shadow swaying and the wind was blowing, so he hurriedly asked, "Who is it?"
Everyone was amused by Wang Xifeng and laughed again. Jia Mu happily slapped the table and said to Wang Xifeng: "Don't make things difficult for her, she really can't see, there is nothing tricky for you to check."
"I just don't believe it, let's come again!" After Wang Xifeng sat down, she let Yuanyang start.
This third time was still Wang Xifeng.Everyone sighed that this was a coincidence, it should be that Wang Xifeng is going to be a fortune-telling boy today.
Wang Xifeng took out the money, but was still unconvinced, and sighed: "I don't believe such a coincidence in this world, Yuanyang, continue."
This time it was finally not Wang Xifeng, but Jia Amnesty who got the flowers and punished him with drinking.Then came Jia Mu, then Jia Lian and Yingchun once each, and Wang Xifeng came twice more.
Jia Mu then told everyone: "When the banquet is over, you can't take the money for nothing, and you must thank the boy who spread the money."
"Hey, old ancestor, don't laugh at me, like I'm willing to spend money, I'm stingy!" Wang Xifeng exclaimed pretendingly.
Jia Mu laughed and said: "Thank you too. Not only did I eat an extra meal for nothing, but I also earned 25 taels of silver."
Then everyone thanked Wang Xifeng as Jia Mu said, and then the banquet broke up.Wang Xifeng wanted to send Jia Mu back, but Jia Mu didn't want to work pregnant women, so she asked Jia Lian to take care of Wang Xifeng, and asked Yingchun Tanchun and the others to accompany her back.After returning home, Mother Jia sent someone to give Wang Xifeng a gold vase, the price was three times what Wang Xifeng gave away today.
Jia Amnesty also returned to Rongxi Hall, and immediately ordered someone to prepare hangover soup.He didn't drink much alcohol, but he was afraid of affecting his thinking. Next, he wanted to study those six books on hypnosis.
The winter bamboo shoots brought hangover soup, and after serving Jia Amnesty, they went out.
Mrs. Yin happened to come over to ask about the master's situation, and Dong Sun shook her head: "I'm afraid I have to stay up all night. It seems to be reading some important books."
Mrs. Yin made a note, so let the kitchen prepare ginseng soup earlier, boil the soup overnight, and serve it to the master tomorrow morning to replenish his body.
Dongsun didn't feel sleepy either, so she followed Mrs. Yin to work, and chatted with him about the small banquet at night.
"You said it's too coincidental. Second Grandma Lian took flowers three times in a row and lost money outside."
Mrs. Yin laughed when she heard the words, and glanced at Dongsun, "Do you really think it's a coincidence?"
Dongsun was stunned, and hurriedly asked Mrs. Yin: "Could it be that there are other mysteries in this?"
"Second Grandma Lian sits closest to the mandarin ducks. Every time Second Grandma Lian finished her tea, she would put the lid on the tea crisply when the sound of the drums stopped." Mrs. Yin decrypted.
Dongsun suddenly realized, and hurriedly gave Grandma Yin a thumbs up, sighing that she has such sharp eyesight that she can see all the little tricks of Lian's second grandma.
Mrs. Yin quickly shook her head and said that it was nothing. She had experienced a lot in the mansion and was a little older, so she naturally saw it more clearly than others.
"However, Second Mistress Lian coaxed the old lady into a smile from ear to ear. She's very happy." Dong Sun sighed, then started chattering and gossiping with Mrs. Yin, "I don't know if Master knows or not."
"What can't our master see through?"
Mrs. Yin asked a rhetorical question, which made Dongsun suddenly understand.It's no wonder that when we were beating the drums and passing the flowers just now, everyone was nervous, only the master looked calm, it turned out that he had already figured out the way here.It's not his turn, no matter what, it's for the old lady's pleasure, and he is happy to accept it.
Dongsun tapped her head, sighing that she was too stupid, she should learn more from Mrs. Yin in the future.
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Early the next morning, Jia Amnesty was awakened by the sound of birds singing outside.Last night when he was tired from reading, he slept with his clothes on and got up immediately.When I walked to the window, I saw Jia Cong in the yard holding a long wooden stick, chasing the birds very quietly and carefully.Jia Cong's nanny also held a wooden stick in her hand and was helping.
Jia Cong then quietly gestured with his little hand.Let the nurse hold him, he will climb the tree.
"Okay, what are you guys doing?" Jia She said out loud.
Hearing this, the nurse who was holding Jia Cong trembled, almost causing Third Master Cong in her arms to fall.The nanny carefully put Jia Cong on the ground, and then took him with him, smiling and apologizing to Jia Amnesty.
"Damn the maidservant for waking up the master."
Jia Cong was also very apologetic.
"It's not that you guys woke me up." Jia She said.
Jia Cong immediately said angrily: "I said that the nest of birds in the yard is noisy, and it will definitely wake up my father! I blame my son for being useless. I couldn't coax the nest of birds away just now."
Jia Shefang understood that Jia Cong's act of chasing birds just now was because he was afraid of disturbing himself.
"It's rare for you to be filial, but those birds don't understand anything. Letting them wake me up makes me feel better." Jia She patted Jia Cong's head and told him to wash his face quickly, and he was going to study after dinner.
Jia Cong agreed with a smile, and went on.
The nanny didn't leave, and said to Jia She: "I woke up early in the morning and said no when I heard the birds chirping. The slaves also don't understand how the third master knew that the master slept late last night, so they took the slaves to drive the birds, trying to make the master Get more sleep."
"It's hard for him to have a heart." Jia Amnesty felt quite relieved, he hadn't been a father in vain these days, and now he had some rewards, and the rewards were quite heart-warming.
After Jia Amnesty took a bath, he had a hasty breakfast, changed into his official robes, and set off immediately.Before getting into the car, Gui San came over on a fast horse, whispered in Jia She's ear, "I lost Zhang Youyun last night, I don't know where he went."
"How did you lose it?" Jia Amnesty frowned and asked.
Gui San immediately said to Jia She, "I just now understand why Zhang Youyun doesn't live at home, but insists on staying in the Tongfu Inn. The room he lives in is near the north wall of the Tongfu Inn. After the wall, there is A song and dance studio. The two shops are separated by a wall, but they are two streets. The younger ones considered the possibility of him climbing over the wall, so the two of them squatted on the roof to monitor. But they didn't expect that there was a person in his room. There is a secret road, which leads directly to the other side of the song and dance workshop. The people who squatted this morning heard that there was no movement in the house, and felt that something was wrong, so they Jiewa looked in, but they didn't see anyone, so they entered the house to find out that there was a secret Hole."
"It means that not only this night is lost, but every night before that is possible. And as long as he stays alone in the Tongfu Inn room, he may go elsewhere." Jia She said.
Ghost San gritted his teeth and nodded, and hurriedly knelt down to apologize to Jia She.
"This is not something you could have expected. It doesn't have to be like this. You will learn a lot from a pitfall, and this time it will be a lesson." Jia She told Guisan to continue looking for someone, and if he found someone, he would immediately go to Yushitai to inform him .
Gui San agreed, and after saluting to Jia She, he mounted his horse and hurried away.
Jia Amnesty thought for a while, and immediately sent the boy to inform the black pig.He wants to know where Cao Lan is now and whether he is safe and sound in the Cao family.
Zhu Mao was a little puzzled: "Master, this piece of You Yun's disappearance has nothing to do with Cao Lan. The case of the son-in-law has nothing to do with the case of Shi's Cao family."
"What do you know?" Jia Amnesty got into the carriage and ordered the driver to drive quickly.When he arrived at Yushitai, he saw that Song Xi and Cai Feiping were already waiting for him here.
Cai Feiping was the most anxious, and asked Jia Amnesty how the investigation was going.
Jia Amnesty put the six books on the table, "It is certain that Zhang Bai grew up by looking at these six books. This mind-witching technique can also be called the soul-hunting technique, which was developed from Zhu Youshu, the earliest witchcraft. , there was once a sorcerer who was known as the Fox Heart Sheren who knew this method very well, and wrote the book "The Great Law of Obsessing Souls", which is very in-depth and comprehensive. The book specifically talks about how to perform Gu Xin. In addition to a certain ability, there is another condition, that is, the person who is bewitched must have an unstable will and be in a trance. If you want a person with a hundred times of energy to obey the bewitching, you need a drug that reduces the will of the person. Auxiliary medicine. The prescription of this kind of drug is also written in the book, and I will ask someone to prepare a dose later to see how it works."
"It sounds abstruse, but if it's witchcraft, it's not too abstruse. After all, this thing needs medicine to work." Cai Feiping sighed.
"There is no magic trick at all, it can only be done by obsessively not touching the victim." Jia She sighed, and then asked Song Xi how to deal with this case and whether he should report it to the emperor.
"It's just a civilian, and you don't need to be too cautious in handling it. After the investigation is clear, you can report it."
At this time, someone came from the Hall of Martial Arts, and Song Xi was asked to call the shots if something happened.Song Xi sent Cai Feiping to deal with it.
Cai Feiping was slightly dissatisfied: "I'm from Wenhua Palace."
"Sooner or later there will be a place for you in the Hall of Martial Arts." Song Xi said.
When Cai Feiping heard this, he smacked his lips, turned around and went obediently.
"My people lost him this morning, and I don't know where he is now," Jia She said.
Song Xi was surprised, and after hearing what Jia She had said, he immediately smiled and said, "He's still a bit capable. Seeing him like this, I wonder what his second uncle Zhang Bai was like back then."
Jia Amnesty glanced at him.
Song Xi raised his eyebrows and asked him what he meant.
Jia Amnesty: "I think you are curious about who helped you and saved your energy."
"I'm not short of strength, but I think it's a pity that they died too quickly." Song Xi laughed lightly, then turned around and said, "Fortunately, there is only one left. Once King Zhenbei died, he lived in even more panic. Uneasy, I heard that he is troubled by nightmares every day, and there must be someone next to his pillow to sleep peacefully."
As soon as Jia She heard it, he knew that Song Xi was referring to the Huainan king, so he immediately got excited and asked someone to inquire if the Huainan king was safe in the mansion.
Jia Amnesty then ordered people throughout the city to arrest Zhang Youyun, and called for a painter to paint Zhang Youyun's portrait and post it up throughout the city.
Hearing this, Song Xi frowned and looked at Jia Amnesty suspiciously, "Do you have proof?"
"Zhang Youyun is Zhang Bai's nephew. When Zhang Bai traveled abroad, he took Zhang Youyun with him. The relationship between the uncle and nephew must be better than that of father and son. Now Master Chang's death is probably caused by Zhang Youyun. If this is the case, then Zhang Bai must have passed on what he learned to Zhang Youyun. I have investigated carefully. After he learned about the relationship between you and me from Cai Feibai, he will leave Beijing. Then his younger brother fell ill and delayed After two days, the original intention was to refuse to leave for two days, but after seeing Cai Feibai again, he completely changed his mind and decided not to leave." Jia She explained.
Song Xi: "What do you mean?"
Jia Amnesty: "I have long since discovered that the way he looks at you is different from the way he looks at ordinary people. I guess the last time Cai Feibai was tricked by him, he said something about you. For example, Zhen She Cao Lan The witchcraft case planned was to frame you, and King Huainan was one of the people who teased you at the beginning. He first heard about the alliance between you and me from Cai Feiping, and he felt that there should be omnipotence, so he decided to leave Beijing. When Cai Feiping heard the deeper news from his mouth, he was relieved and wanted to continue to fulfill his uncle's last wish."
Song Xi thought for a while, then stared at Jia She: "You mean he will continue his second uncle's last wish and repay me?"
"This is what I'm most worried about. If my guess is correct, both Cao Lan and the King of Huainan are in danger of their lives. Based on Zhang Youyun's ability to make friends in the capital these few days, he now wants to get in touch with Cao Lan and the King of Huainan , I'm afraid it's easy." Jia She deduced.
Song Xi sneered, "The uncle and nephew are so ridiculous, they meddle in their own business."
For Song Xi, it's not worth making him happy that he wants to handle things with his own hands, but others take the lead.
Song Xi suddenly remembered, and asked Jia She: "He committed the court lady's case because of this, and why did those suicide cases in the capital many years ago arise?"
Jia Amnesty glanced at Song Xi, and continued: "After Zhang Bai left the palace, he began to investigate the enemies who came to collect his debts and forced him to cleanse himself, that is, the case of these eleven businessmen who committed suicide later."
"What do you think of the son-in-law's case? Since this You Yun has the ability to capture souls, why didn't he cheat money by bewitching his mind instead of defrauding his son-in-law?"
Jia Amnesty: "The Gu Xin technique is not as powerful as you think. It is just a kind of guidance. It will amplify the bad emotions in people's hearts, but not everything. But the case of the son-in-law shows that he is a bit smart, but people Sometimes, just to show off how powerful I am, I want to fool others. And as long as no one reports about this son-in-law, he would be safe, but unfortunately I caught my eye later."
Song Xi nodded.
"As for Zhang Youyun's purpose of becoming a son-in-law, my people have already found out. Zhang Lantern has suffered a serious deficit in the past two years, but still insists on guarding the ancestral business. In order to fill the hole in the family, Zhang Youyun came up with this method for some reason. In short, If he succeeds once, then he will be short of money again, this method has been tried repeatedly.” Jia She sighed.
"Master Jia, all the people from Yuzhou have already arranged to live in Gyeonggi Prefecture, and they have not been allowed to meet." The government officials of Gyeonggi Prefecture reported back and forth.
As soon as the conversation fell, another yamen came and hurriedly reported to Jia She: "Cao Lan cut her wrists and committed suicide at home, and was rescued by the little ones in time. The King of Huainan was... one step too late, my little ones." When I went there, the man had just been fished out of the pond."
Surprised, Jia Amnesty turned to look at Song Xi.
Song Xi's complexion was normal, and he was indifferent.
Jia Amnesty immediately arranged for people to report the death of King Huainan to the court, and Wei Qingdong was called to conduct an autopsy if necessary.
Song Xi watched him busy with cold eyes, and didn't worry about anything else, only worried that tonight's party would be ruined.He was very careful to make people prepare.
Not long after, the emperor passed down a word of mouth, asking Jia Amnesty to find out the cause of Huainan King's death.As for Cao Lan, Shan Guogong and others, the emperor ordered Dali Temple Minister Lin Ruhai to handle the matter.The purpose of the emperor's arrangement is twofold, one is to feel sorry for Jia She, and to share part of the burden on Jia She, so as not to overwork him; It is very convenient to ask Jia Amnesty for advice.
Jia Amnesty took up a pen and briefly wrote down what Cao Lan and Shan Guogong had committed, and asked people to send the letter to Lin Ruhai quickly. Lin Ruhai had to trouble Lin Ruhai to do the follow-up investigation and evidence collection as well as trial and conviction.
Jia Amnesty then went to Huainan Palace, saw the scene where King Huainan died, and asked about the situation last night.Knowing that King Huainan had a drink with Zhang Youyun in the palace in the evening, after drinking for a while, he became drunk and was helped into the bedroom by Zhang Youyun.
The servants also knew that King Huainan had some other hobbies, for example, he and King Beijing often stayed alone in the same room before.So this time with Zhang Youyun, the servants did not raise their vigilance.After only half an hour later, Zhang Youyun left.When the servants went in to serve, King Huainan was still muttering, but his eyes were a bit hollow.Afterwards, King Huainan still shouted to seek death, and the servants only thought that King Huainan drank too much and thought of the sad things, so they didn't worry too much.After that, they went to bed late at night, and the servants didn't know when King Huainan jumped out of the window and ran to jump into the pond.
Jia Amnesty frowned, and immediately ordered people to arrest Zhang Youyun in a stern voice.
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