Kaifeng Cat and Mouse Detective Manuscript

After that, Bai Yutang lay his head sideways on the collapsed wooden table, his eyes followed Zhan Zhao's movements, his chin rested on his arm, and he ran his fingers around his hair and asked, "Si Quyin said last night When is he coming?"

"I guess I'll be here in half an hour."

There was a lot of voices outside, Zhan Zhao folded the crumpled quilt, and went to the table to touch the pot, the porridge inside just became warm.

"Come over to eat,? Don't drink too much today."

Apart from porridge, what Zhan Zhao served were a few plates of fluffy pastries. Bai Yutang picked up a few pieces and soaked them in a bowl, and after a few sips, he propped his head and closed his eyes to rest.Zhan Zhao took the treasure bag from his waist, and added some stones into it.

"It's pretty round, where did it come from?"

Bai Yutang took a piece and slid it between his fingers. Then he exerted force with his wrist, and the gray stone turned into a flying shadow and hit the door frame.

"Xing Xiao deliberately found it in the backyard."

Zhan Zhao tied the treasure pouch to Bai Yutang's waist again, emphasizing the word "specially".

"Hey, this kid is very caring."

Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows and smiled, knowing that Ren Xingluo was still worried about what happened that night in Yizhuang.

Sure enough, after Zhan Zhao opened the door and came out, Ren Xingluo stood outside and greeted Zhan Zhao respectfully, then moved to the side and winked at Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang went downstairs quickly as if he hadn't seen it, and let the master and apprentice slow down behind him. Slow chatter.

There are several people sitting in twos and threes in the hall.Bai Yutang hugged his sword and kicked stones with Zhan Zhao at the side of the wall. A palm-sized, sharp-edged stone flew in the air, never landing on the ground.

"coming."

After a few rounds, Zhan Zhao suddenly stopped, hooked his toes and stepped on the stone on the ground, and then sent it back, the stone fell safely to the corner.

Bai Yutang followed his gaze to the right of the inn, and saw a steed galloping towards the corner, before it came to a stop at the door, Si Quyin, wearing an inconspicuous dark blue military uniform, slumped down and stood up. Clasped fists in front of the two.

"Master Zhan, Lord Bai, wait a long time." The chivalry loomed in his actions, and he looked more like a seasoned veteran than a rich man.

"where."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang seem to love dealing with such open and honest people.

After another round of politeness, Ren Xingluo was sent to the backyard to lead the horse, and Wuyun Taxue was locked in a small stable for more than a day. When he saw Bai Yutang, he raised his neck and breathed non-stop. Bai Yutang touched its ears, Get on the horse.Four fierce horses galloped all the way against the fog, and Si Quyin stopped in front of a house in a short time.

"Please!"

Si Quyin handed over the horse to the servant who had caught up.

"Is there a happy event in the house?"

When Bai Yutang entered the door, he saw red lanterns hanging everywhere, and many maidservants were busy in and out.

"There is one thing. My sister made a promise to someone earlier and has already fixed a date. No, I'm busy now."

Si Quyin led Zhan Zhao and the others to the front hall, and after letting the servant girl watch tea, he said politely to the three of them, "Master Zhan, Fifth Master Bai, wait a moment, let my younger brother invite my father to come."

"Mao'er, this Si family is not generally rich."

After the people left, Bai Yutang leisurely picked up the porcelain lid and frothed the tea. After taking a sip, he realized that it was the famous Dahongpao. Taking this cup as an example, although it is not comparable to the imperial palace tribute tea, it is still It is not something ordinary people can drink.

"The Si family monopolizes half of the wine and food business in Kaifeng, plus they wandered around in the rivers and lakes in the early years, and some of them were brought up by people."

Zhan Zhao fumbled with his fingers on the scabbard of the giant que, hoping that the white mouse would drink less today, so as not to toss about again at night.

The old man of the Si family is not confused, but his body is very strong. Before Zhan Zhao saw anyone, he heard a hearty laughter from the outside, and then saw Si Quyin entering the room.

This gathering in the mansion is just a matter of the wine table, Si Quyin did not forget, when the table was served, people hugged several jars, the wine glasses were also removed, and all of them were replaced with sea bowls.

"Dongyang wine." Bai Yutang took a sip and confirmed.

Dongyang Liquor is a famous wine in Jinhua Prefecture. It has been famous in the previous dynasty.

Bai Yutang lived here when he was a child, and he often tasted it from his elder brother Baijintang's wine kiln. Unexpectedly, Yingzhou, thousands of miles away, had it hidden.

Although Zhan Zhao doesn't like wine, but he has heard the name of this wine, and he feels terrible in his heart.

Sure enough, Si Quyin and Master Si joined the battle one after another. Zhan Zhao refuted and drank half a pot, and felt dizzy in his head. Finally, under Si Quyin's persuasion, the three of them stayed in Si's mansion tonight .

"Cat, cat?"

Bai Yutang wakes up and finds that he is in a strange room. He slaps his head and remembers how much fun he had with Si Quyin before, and was later taken back to the room by Zhan Zhao.

After getting up and getting out of bed, Bai Yutang walked around again, but didn't see Zhan Zhao.

The house was in a bamboo forest, it was evening, the sun shone on the leaves, and shone into the window sill, Bai Yutang tidied up a little, rubbed his swollen forehead, and walked out slowly with Zhanlu.

There were quite a few maids busy outside, and when someone saw Bai Yutang coming out, they rushed over to ask for their orders.Bai Yutang waved his hand, asked the way, and walked out along the path alone, but unexpectedly, he went astray somewhere, and after a while, he got lost in a bush as tall as a person.

The shrubs were well pruned, and there was a path paved with stones in the middle, with several winding paths, Bai Yutang was a little dizzy at first, and now he couldn't find an exit inside.

"I should have known and asked where the cat was."

Bai Yutang grabbed a round leaf and played with it in his hand, raised his head and looked around, ready to use Qinggong directly.

"Why are you here now?"

"I………"

Before he could move, he suddenly heard a voice behind him. Logically speaking, as a gentleman, he should avoid it. Bai Yutang also thought so, but he didn't want the voice to get closer and closer. He probably wanted to come over.

Only the bottom of the bushes can hide people in these surroundings, Bai Yutang didn't have time to think about it, he shrunk his body, and lay down directly underneath, his head hurting from being poked by the branches, he only hoped that these two people would leave quickly.

"I'll think of a way, Dad, he..."

The female voice gradually came in front of him, Bai Yutang raised his eyes, he didn't recognize the man, but the woman wasn't Si Nianying who was in the restaurant with Si Quyin last night?Didn't the Si family say that she is about to get engaged, why is she walking here with a man at this time?

Bai Yutang's mind was spinning a thousand times, and when the two of them were far away, he hurriedly came out from under the bushes, quickly wiped off the dust on his clothes, and with his toes, he flew to the wall one by one with the evergreens, arguing. After the orientation, go to the yard you just came out of.

Si Nianying had a tryst with a man at night, and the man who had a tryst was not his fiancé. For the aristocratic family, this is not a trivial matter.Bai Yutang was thinking about whether to make a vague suggestion to Si Qu, when he bumped into a human wall with a "boom".

"Huh? Cat?"

Bai Yutang smelled the familiar body fragrance on the tip of his nose, and knew that he had bumped into Zhan Zhao without even looking.

"What are you thinking? I saw him coming with his head down from afar."

Zhan Zhao put his arm behind his back, brushing away the dead leaves stuck to his hair, and seeing Bai Yutang's appearance just now, according to his intuition, there must be something wrong.

"I encountered another thing."

Bai Yutang never thought of hiding it from Zhan Zhao. Seeing no one around, he leaned directly on the rockery by the pond and waved to Zhan Zhao, beckoning him to come over.

"What's the matter?" Zhan Zhao was suspicious, always feeling that it was not a good thing.

"I saw..."

Bai Yutang hooked Zhan Zhao's neck, and explained in his ear what he had just seen in detail, and finally asked, "Dead cat, should we tell Si Quyin a little before we leave?"

"…………"

Zhan Zhao also encountered difficulties in this matter, he never expected that Bai Yutang would run into Miss Si's tryst with someone even if he went out for a walk.But in retrospect, they were just outsiders whom they knew by chance, and it was not clear what happened between Si Nianying and that man.

"I'll ask again before I leave tomorrow, and see if it's convenient for me to disclose." Zhan Zhao said.

This matter must never be casually told to Si Quyin, don't both of them get dirty after something happens.

Having said that, Bai Yutang didn't struggle too much, and followed Zhan Zhao back slowly.

Although there are a lot of bamboos outside the guest room, unexpectedly no insects flew over. Bai Yutang didn't bother to close the window after returning, letting the evening wind blow in slowly.

It was also at night that the two of them knew how rich the Si family was. They even used night pearls the size of eggs for lighting.Bai Yutang lay on the bed, stretched his fingers to the top of the bed, and leisurely fiddled with the bead tied on top, with the shaking, the bright white light moved left and right.

"Mao'er, let's go to Donghai to buy some..."

Finally, before going to bed, Bai Yutang said with his head stuck in the quilt.

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On the second day, the three of them went to the front hall to say goodbye after packing up.

"what happened?"

As soon as Bai Yutang stepped into the gate, he saw Si Quyin sitting on a chair with a painful expression on his face, as if he had become bald overnight, and the master of the Si family was no longer as radiant as yesterday. Zhao has never seen it.It was as if something happened suddenly in the whole department.

"Master Zhan, Fifth Master Bai."

The master of the Si family squeezed out a smile from his face, and got up with Si Quyin's support, "I'm sorry for neglecting you two."

"Master Si is polite, but this is it?"

Zhan Zhao's tone was puzzled, he looked around, and saw that the red light and red silk outside had been taken down, something bad happened faintly.

"Yes, it's my sister... Last night, she fell into the water and died."

Si Quyin's voice was choked with sobs, his eyes were red after he finished speaking, Master Si took out a handkerchief from his sleeve to cover his eyes, and slowly sat back on the chair.

"Fell into the water and died?"

Bai Yutang glanced at Zhan Zhao, and the same shock was revealed in his eyes, he wasn't doing well last night, why did he die alone this morning?

"Is there a reporter who asked me to do it?" Zhan Zhao always felt that it would not be an accident, and Bai Yutang also had the same idea, but it was difficult to say it directly before the official sent.

"Already invited, on the way here," Si Quyin wiped his face, and walked in front of Zhan Zhao, "I didn't expect that it was my younger brother's fault that Master Zhan and Fifth Master Bai would encounter such a thing."

"Brother Si, you are very polite. If you need Zhan's help at this time, just ask."

Looking at it like this, it was inconvenient for the two of them to leave directly, so they had to wait for the officials to come over and find out the cause of Si Nianying's death before leaving.