I am imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion

Cui Tao responded to the invitation in the letter and came to the Eight Immortals Building alone.

As soon as she entered the door, Sibo Hean hurriedly greeted her, and told Cui Tao with a smile that the advice she gave after tasting the food last time, the doctor of tea, rice and wine had been changed according to the order, and now the business of the Eight Immortals Building is better than before. More and more nobles came here here, and the restaurant has earned a lot of money these days.

He An asked Cui Tao to wait, and then ran back from the back kitchen, presenting a money bag to Cui Tao.

This is naturally the tribute to Cui Tao from the Eight Immortals Building.

When Cui Tao took it, she found that the purse was not heavy, and it must not be as heavy as last time.But the owner of this restaurant is not stupid, Cui Tao guessed that there should be not only money, but also Jiaozi.

The weight of copper coins is too heavy, and it is troublesome to carry when large-value transactions are made. The government issued Guanjiaozi to replace the use of large-value silver coins with paper amounts.

Sure enough, as Cui Tao had expected, He An immediately told her in a low voice that there were several notes in the purse.

"Originally, the doctor wanted to give it to Jiaozi, but I said that I needed some loose money to spend, so I prepared some Jiaozi and some copper coins." He An explained.

"Careful, yes." After Cui Tao praised He An, he arrived in front of Tianzi No. [-] room, and then told He An, "If you don't have my order, don't let anyone disturb you, even near here."

He An patted his chest and promised again and again, reassuring Cui Tao that the guarantee was safe.

After Cui Tao entered the private room, she immediately closed the door, and when she turned around, she saw Han Zong who was sitting at the table standing up immediately, ready to welcome her.

"peach!"

Han Zong excitedly called out to Cui Tao, and was about to rush towards Cui Tao with big strides.

Cui Tao hurriedly raised her hand to signal Han Zong not to get excited.

Han Zong immediately stopped walking, with a smile in his eyes, he breathed a sigh of relief: "I couldn't believe it when I suddenly met you in Wazi three days ago. I am so happy to see you safe and sound. These two days For more than a month, I haven't had a good night's sleep."

"How much do you know about me now?" Cui Tao wanted to know if Han Zong knew her current situation and knew that she had lost her memory.After all, it's no secret that she has lost her memory, but if Han Zong pretends to be confused in this regard, it can be used as a criterion for considering his problem.

"You went to the prison of Kaifeng Mansion because of the case of Meng Da and his wife, and now you have amnesia." Han Zong said.

In this respect, Cui Tao did not lie, and Cui Tao asked Han Zong again: "Then this morning, why did you pretend not to know me in front of Han Tuiguan?"

"Of course it's to take into account your reputation, and there are some things that are inconvenient for the government to know, otherwise you will be convicted and I will not be able to rescue you." Han Zong explained to Cui Tao sincerely, "Since you After I disappeared, I kept asking around, but I never expected you to come to Bianjing. Three days ago, I ran into you at Washe's. I was so happy, but before I could say anything, Han Zhigui came. I can only avoid it. In the past two days, I have heard that you have lost your memory, and that you are the daughter of the Boling Cui family, so I am even more anxious and want to find a chance to meet you."

Han Zong's father is a privy direct bachelor, and he has some connections in various yamen in Bianjing, so he can inquire about some inside information.

Then, Han Zong explained to Cui Tao the relationship between him and Han Qi.Cui Tao listened to his narration, but it was not much different from what Han Qi said.

"Han Zhigui is extremely smart. I don't want him to find out too much because of me, which will damage your reputation and make it difficult to recover from the crime."

"Then what was our previous relationship?" Cui Tao looked at Han Zong suspiciously.

"Look at my brain, I forgot that you have lost your memory." Han Zong was stunned for a moment, facing Cui Tao's confused expression, his eyes were filled with sadness, "You don't remember anything about me. gone?"

"I remember the mole on your hand." Cui Tao took a look at Han Zong's finger wrapped in gauze, and asked Han Zong tentatively, "Why did you lie and say that your finger was burned?"

"Hey, it's kind of funny to say. I didn't have a mole at first, but I got a tattoo later. I planned to go see Han Zhigui, so I gouged out this 'mole'." Han Zong untied the gauze and took the mole on his index finger. The wound is bright for Cui Tao to see.The place where the mole had originally been gouged out has become a wound lacking flesh.

Cui Tao suddenly understood why she felt that the moles on Han Zong's fingers were different from Han Qi's. It turned out that Han Zong's hands were tattoos.

"Why is this?" Cui Tao asked him puzzled.

"Young people are stupid."

Han Zong smiled embarrassedly, and told Cui Tao that he grew up with Han Qi since he was a child, because Han Qi was exceptionally intelligent and talented, and the family members who studied with Han Qi all regarded Han Qi as their leader. example.Especially him, he admired Han Qi very much.

"At that time, the brothers were deeply in love, and then they were about to separate. I quietly stabbed a mole like him on my hand, trying to encourage myself. Now I go back to Bianjing to see him again, but I am too embarrassed to tell him goodbye This is why I got rid of it yesterday.

Originally, when I went to Kaifeng Mansion today, apart from seeing him, I also wanted to find out about you from Judge Wang, who is an old friend of my family, and I didn't want to see you directly. "

After Han Zong finished speaking, he gazed at Cui Tao tenderly, his Lang Lang face could not help but smile.

"Taozi, it's great to see you again."

Cui Tao directly ignored Han Zong's affectionate confession, and continued to maintain her calm mind to analyze the problem.At present, Han Zong's explanations made sense, so she sat down, poured herself a cup of tea, poured a cup for Han Zong, and asked Han Zong to sit across the table.

Han Zong sat down obediently, turning his eyes to look at Cui Tao from time to time, as if Cui Tao would disappear in the next moment if he missed a glance.

"Tell me in detail what happened to me in the past." Cui Tao said.

Since Han Zong deliberately concealed it from Han Qi, it seems that she had some things in the past that were not suitable for Han Qi to know, so she should be suspected of breaking the law.

"A year ago, you were hunted down by the government when you stole the map of salt transportation from the government office in Dengzhou. I happened to meet you, and I rescued you. I placed you in a room of our Han family in Dengzhou. In the old house. At that time, you cried and told me that you didn’t really want to commit those things. Those people in Dizang Pavilion refused to let you go, and they threatened you with your relatives. Later, I found someone to arrange for you Feign death, so that you can get rid of those people's control.

A year has passed in peace, but on the ninth day of February, I was ordered by my father to rush to another place to say goodbye to you, when I bumped into people from Dizang Pavilion who came to your door and wanted to take you away.I led my entourage to fight them desperately, and finally beat them away, and then hurriedly arranged you to another house.I thought you would be safe that way, but I was negligent. When I rushed back, you were no longer there.The maidservant who served you said, you received a letter and cried secretly for a long time before leaving that night without saying goodbye. "

Immediately, Han Zong took out a letter that had obviously been rubbed and wrinkled from his arms, and handed it to Cui Tao.

Cui Tao opened it and looked at the letter, which read: "Tonight at midnight, City God's Temple, if you come, you will live, if you don't come, you will die."

"You left this letter under the pillow, presumably you left it for me specially, to give me an explanation." Han Zong sighed, and apologized to Cui Tao guiltily, "I blame my lack of thoughtfulness for not being able to protect you well."

Cui Tao pointed to the 'person' on the letter, "Could it be that this refers to my relatives?"

"Probably, you never told me who they threatened you with. In fact, you never told me about your life experience." Han Zong lowered his eyes and said slowly, with a slightly hurt expression.

"That day you fought desperately with the people in Dizang Pavilion, what kind of clothes were you wearing, did you have blood on your body?" Cui Tao asked again.

Han Zong immediately raised his head and looked at Cui Tao in surprise: "I did have blood on my body, a large piece on my chest, because my father urged me to not stay longer, so I hurriedly said goodbye to you and left. Taozi, did you remember something?"

It turned out that this was the original scene in her memory where the man with blood on his chest appeared.

Because the two memory fragments were blood-stained, she instinctively analyzed them in the same scene, thinking they both happened at the scene of the crime.In fact, the scene of Han Zong saving her and saying goodbye to her was more than two months ago.

"You and I are not relatives. When you saw me, I was still being arrested by the government. Why are you willing to believe me, a bad person, and help arrange and take care of me?"

"When I saw you for the first time, there was only one sentence in my mind, 'You are a beautiful woman, how can you be a thief', I believe you are not a bad person!" Han Zong said in a particularly firm tone.

Cui Tao probably understood what Han Zong meant, he fell in love with her at first sight.Just looking at her face, I don't think she is bad.This causal connection is quite good, and it is worth promoting in Kaifeng Mansion, so she doesn't have to go to jail in Kaifeng Mansion.

"So have we already—" Cui Tao knew in her heart that she was perfect, but she deliberately tried to test Han Zong, wanting to know how he would answer.

Han Zong hurriedly explained in a panic: "Don't get me wrong! We have never done anything beyond the rules. But I admit that I have always wanted to win your heart, but I didn't want to keep you as a concubine. I planned to take the imperial examination After high school, I discussed with my father to marry you in. As for the identity, I have been trying to find a way to find a suitable person to help you arrange a suitable new identity, but I didn't expect such an accident to happen now."

After Han Zong finished speaking, he bowed his head in silence for a while, holding the teacup in both hands, and when he looked up, he looked at Cui Tao expectantly: "Tao Zi, do you really not remember me at all?"

"Of course I remember you a little bit, the 'dot' on your finger. I think, I should have had feelings for you before." When she first met Han Zong, her heart suddenly felt a twitching feeling, which should be an instinctive condition of her body reflection.

Han Zong was a little happy to hear what Cui Tao said, but also a little sad.Because Cui Tao stated this matter frankly and without any shyness, it shows that she has no feelings for him now.

"It turns out that I have been coveting the court's salt transportation map." Cui Tao sighed, "It seems that this crime cannot be shaken off."

"If you don't tell me, if I don't tell you, no one will know. As for Meng Da's case, as long as you don't admit it, there is no evidence to prove your guilt. I will find a way to help you clear your grievances later."

"I wasn't wronged in the first place, how could I be wronged? I'm very strange. Why did I know that I didn't kill the person, but when I was arrested by the government, I pleaded guilty and wanted to die?"

"I think it has something to do with the relatives you want to protect. Dizang Pavilion has been threatening you with this. When I met you a year ago, I felt that you really didn't have much intention to live." Han Zong sighed.

Cui Tao nodded, and said to Han Zong: "Thank you for explaining my confusion today, and thank you for taking care of me. I will treat you to this meal."

Cui Tao called He An, ordered the special dish of Baxianlou, and ordered green plum wine for Han Zong.

Han Zong was happy that he could have dinner with Cui Tao, but Cui Tao picked up the purse and said goodbye to him.

"Hey, you won't eat with me?" Han Zong asked.

"There are still corpses waiting for me to examine in Kaifeng Mansion. I'm taking time out of my busy schedule to see you. Next time." Cui Tao smiled and waved at Han Zong, and turned around conveniently, as fast as a fluttering butterfly Downstairs.

Han Zong looked at Cui Tao's leaving back with a smile, and then stood by the window with his hands behind his back, watching Cui Tao coming out of the Eight Immortals Building, his figure gradually disappearing at the end of the busy street.

At this time, Han Zong's complexion completely sank, his hands behind his back were clenched tightly, and his originally bright peach blossom eyes instantly turned cold to the bottom.

A moment later, a man dressed like a warrior flashed into the room and cupped his hands to Han Zong: "You have returned to Kaifeng Mansion safely."

"Send her the word, if there is another time, I will kill her!" Han Zong spat out the words fiercely, his eyes filled with ruthless sternness.

The entourage hurriedly responded humbly, then hurriedly retreated and closed the door.

While accompanying the guests with a smiling face in the lobby on the first floor, He An kept an eye on the situation in the No. [-] private room from time to time.Half an hour later, when he saw Han Zong coming out of the private room, he hurriedly greeted him with a smile, and asked Han Zong if he needed anything else and whether he had finished eating.

Han Zongwen responded with a smile, generously gave He An a reward of three hundred Wen, and then walked away gracefully.

He An immediately took people to No. [-] private room to clean up, but saw that every dish on the table happened to be half-eaten, and even the wine was only half-drinked.

When it was dark, He An took the food box and went to see Cui Tao under the pretext of delivering food to Kaifeng Mansion.

Cui Tao: "How?"

"It's very generous to give the villain three hundred Wen." After He An finished speaking, seeing Cui Tao staring at him seriously, he hurriedly said, "After Mrs. Cui left for about two sticks of incense, a man dressed as a warrior went in, and then came out again. .After that, about half an hour later, he came out."

He An then told Cui Tao that Han Zong had eaten half of the food and drink, and sighed strangely.

"It's really strange." Cui Tao probably understood that the half left by Han Zong's wine and dishes was her share.No picky eaters, no preferences, half of everything is evenly reserved, which shows that there is a paranoid side in this person's nature.

After He An left, Cui Tao lingered in place, wondering if he should tell Han Qi about this matter.

Cui Tao is not sure about the truth in what Han Zong said, but it seems that what he said makes sense and is logically passable.If Han Zong deliberately concealed his knowledge of her, it was really to protect her reputation, and also to avoid her being held accountable and convicted. Cui Tao couldn't think of a reason for betraying Han Zong.

Always think about the old relationship, and never be ungrateful. If Han Zong is really as he said, he has taken so much care of her and helped her evade the pursuit of the government.In fact, judging from the fact that Han Zong did not take over her beauty, it shows that he should respect her. Even though he is paranoid in nature, many people have bad personalities, but this is not the case. It means he must be a bad guy himself.

"You went out quietly again today?"

Think of Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here.

When Cui Tao heard Han Qi's voice behind her, her back stiffened, then she turned around and met his eyes.

"Follow me." Han Qi turned around and left.

Cui Tao followed Han Qi, guessing that Han Qi must have guessed or suspected something.

After Han Qi brought Cui Tao into the room, he picked up a hairpin from the table and handed it to Cui Tao.

Cui Tao remembered this hairpin. It was this hairpin that was on her head at the scene of the death of Meng Da and his wife.Before she knew that Auntie Qiu was the real murderer, she had always claimed that she was greedy for money and murdered, and this hairpin was one of the evidences.Later, Han Qi suspected that she was doing it carefully, so he checked and found that the hairpin was hollow.

"Since Meng Da and his wife were not killed by you, your reason for killing money and killing your life is not valid. Then this hairpin belongs to you. There is blood on the hairpin, which means that you touched this hairpin after you were stained with the blood of the deceased. .” Han Qi said.

Cui Tao nodded, agreeing with Han Qi's statement.

"At the scene where Meng Da and his wife were murdered, you fell into a pool of blood in a panic, and the auntie Qiu led the crowd to surround you and frame you for murder. On your head. Afterwards, you were arrested and brought to Kaifeng Mansion, and you never defended yourself, preferring to plead guilty and beg to die, obviously you have long since lost your will to survive."

Cui Tao continued to nod.She understood what Han Qi meant. At the critical moment of the murder scene, when she no longer had the desire to survive, she cared about this hairpin all the more.This shows that the hairpin has a very different meaning to her.

Cui Tao took the hairpin and looked at it. The head of the hairpin was in the shape of a 'butterfly falling flower'. A butterfly with its wings cocked delicately landed on the three closely clustered peach blossoms.Peach Blossom may have the meaning of echoing her name.Although this hairpin is made of silver, it is not more valuable than gold, nor is it inlaid with pearls or gemstones, but the carving is very fine, which is different from ordinary hairpins on the market, especially the flying posture of the butterfly, which can be called a kind of aesthetics, which can be grasped skillfully. The craftsman who lives the essence of this structure and proportion must be extraordinary.

"Such exquisite craftsmanship seems to come from the palace or a noble family." Han Qi then took out three butterfly gold hairpins of different shapes from his sleeves and put them on the table. Compared with Cui Tao's one, these three hairpins The delicacy of the hairpin is somewhat inferior to that of the silver hairpin.

Since it is already a golden hairpin, you can tell that it must come from a wealthy family without asking.

Cui Tao reasonably suspected that this exquisite silver hairpin was probably given to her by Han Zong, who was born well.But if it was a gift from him, the head of the hairpin can be broken apart, the inside is hollow, and it is used for fine work, what does it mean?

Cui Tao raised two index fingers irritably and rubbed her temples.

Seeing her like this, Han Qi chuckled lightly, "Do you have something to tell me?"

"Can I not say it?" Cui Tao asked back.

"Alright." Han Qi agreed, without forcing it, and immediately picked up a piece of snack from the plate and put it into his mouth.

Cui Tao heard a snap, and her eyes immediately fell on what Han Qi ate.Triangular in shape, browned in appearance, crisp to the bite, and even smells of milk and almonds.

Cui Tao remembered that when she was watching sumo in Guangxian Building that day, Han Qi brought her a plate of this kind of snacks.She ate very happily at the time, and finished it in one sitting. Afterwards, because she had to deal with Zhao Zhen, who loves acting, she forgot to ask in detail what the dessert was and how it was made.

Cui Tao reached out to eat a piece, but Han Qi said, "No."

"Official Han Tui is being stingy, and he even cooks for you specially, what's wrong with eating a piece of dim sum for you?" Cui Tao dissatisfied.

"Oh? Those two meals weren't your sincere thanks to me?" Han Qi asked back.

Cui Tao: "Of course."

Han Qi nodded and continued to take a bite of the dim sum.

Cui Tao couldn't hold back, and asked again: "Then what's the name of this dim sum?"

Han Qi glanced back at Cui Tao, but didn't say anything.

Cui Tao snorted, "If you don't tell me, I'll find out. I'll find out when I go to the Eight Immortals Building."

After Cui Tao finished speaking, she got up and said goodbye, arrogant!

"That's a bit difficult, it's my cook's skill." Han Qi said.

Cui Tao froze immediately, sat back to her original seat, and asked Han Qi with a good-natured smile, what she wanted to know.

"I want to know everything about you and Han Zong."

Cui Tao laughed: "What can I do with him."

Han Qi smiled, continued to eat the second snack, and did not deny or deny Cui Tao's denial.

"Okay, I met him at the Eight Immortals Tower. But if Han Tuiguan is informed of all this, and Han Tuiguan confronts Han Zong, it will become very troublesome." Cui Tao explained the reason.

"Who said I'm going to confront him,"

Han Qi picked up the third piece of dim sum and put it into his mouth, and ate it gently, each bite caught Cui Tao's eyes.

"You know why I specifically pointed out your amnesia when I offered a reward for your portrait."

Cui Tao: "If the answer is correct, can I have some snacks?"

Han Qi smiled a little, as if he agreed with Cui Tao.

"fishing."

When Han Qi's portrait was offered as a reward, there was absolutely no need to specifically mention her amnesia.The reason why this information was revealed was for fishing.If she is a secret worker, if there is someone behind her, she must be moved upon hearing the news.Therefore, the Dizang Pavilion was recruited, and whether the current Han Zong is also related to it needs further investigation.

Cui Tao immediately took a piece of dim sum, took a bite, and wanted to analyze the materials used here. Later, she figured it out by herself and could make it, so as not to be 'threatened' by someone.The inside of the dim sum has a fresh milky and taro fragrance, and the crispy skin on the outside has a mellow nutty fragrance, and the nuts must also contain almonds.

"How could I startle the fish when it bites the bait?" Han Qi said.

Cui Tao understood what Han Qi meant, that is, no matter what news she told him now, he would keep quiet for the time being and would not confront Han Zong.

"Then about my forgiveness—" Cui Tao took another piece of snack, put it in her mouth, and looked at Han Qi eagerly, like a puppy sticking out its tongue.

Han Qi smiled, "According to your current ingenuity, if you don't blame Kaifeng Mansion for evil ideas, and you are willing to serve Kaifeng Mansion loyally, it will be enough to atone for your sin."

"Naturally, I am loyal and have no second thoughts. If I hide something, it is because of other reasons." When Cui Tao said this, she took a special look at Han Qi.Then Cui Tao told Han Qi everything about her meeting with Han Zong without reservation.

In fact, Cui Tao had already decided to tell Han Qi when she was wandering in the yard and was stopped by Han Qi.After holding back for so long, I wanted to see how much Han Qi tolerated her now.The result was gratifying, he was just threatening her with snacks, it was so cute.

After listening to Cui Tao's whole narration, Han Qi pondered for a moment and asked Cui Tao what he thought.

"There are no flaws, and the case of Meng Da and his wife also echoes the case of stealing salt transportation maps. Since it happened in Dengzhou Prefecture, my lord can send someone to secretly investigate whether there were any thieves trying to steal the map last year." Cui Tao said.

Han Qi agreed, and then looked at the mole on his finger, "It really has something to do with me."

"I'm quite surprised. Since he had a good relationship with Han Tuiguan since he was a child, even after he parted with Han Tuiguan, he still had a mole tattooed on his hand. Why did Han Tuiguan suspect him and disregard any affection? Unambiguous at all?" He calmly treated Han Zong as a stranger in an ordinary case, without even a hint of surprise.

"It's just a casual acquaintance, but I don't understand where his friendship comes from." Han Qi said calmly, "However, it surprises me that your matter can involve him."

"Then he is covering up the criminal, will your lord pursue it?" The criminal here naturally refers to Cui Tao herself.

"There is no basis for empty words. As long as he changes his words, it will be difficult to convict him. Besides, it is still unknown whether he is a fish or not. It is better not to be surprised."

"No matter what, at least I can be sure now that I must have been related to the Dizang Pavilion in the past three years, and the matter of the salt transportation map is indeed inseparable from me."

Cui Tao couldn't help sighing, she was indeed a sinner, she was guilty.

After sighing, Cui Tao stood up, took the snack plate that was originally placed in front of Han Qi, and brought it to him to eat.

Han Qi: "..."

"So what's the name of this snack?"

"Crispy Yellow Dumpling is not a new dish at all, but it is completely different from other cooks in the hands of Mrs. Fang." Han Qi told Cui Tao that this dish is made of steamed taro, wrapped in almonds and ground torreya. Then fried.As for the specific method, he doesn't know, he can ask Cook Fang for her some other day.

Cui Tao has also eaten crispy yellow dumplings, but the impression is not very deep, because the taste is much different from that made by Mrs. Fang. The skin will not be so crispy after being fried for so long, and the taro inside will not taste as good. So smooth and moist, not to mention milky.

"Then trouble Han Tuiguan, you must help me ask. It doesn't matter if you don't want to tell me, it's enough to make five catties for me."

When Han Qi heard that Cui Tao wanted five catties, he took a special look at Cui Tao, naturally doubting how a slender person like her could eat five catties.

"Aren't there two more people in my yard?" Cui Tao used Wang Siniang and Ping'er as an excuse, but she thought in her heart that she would only give half a catty to each of Wang Siniang and Ping'er, and there must be no more. Own.

When Cui Tao was about to leave, Wang Zhao happened to report back and forth about the progress of the investigation of the ten charred corpses, and Cui Tao listened by the way.

In all the villages and counties near Bianjing, there is no record of the loss or transfer of female prisoners.The situation of those prisoners passing through Bianjing during their exile has also been taken into account. Whenever a prisoner is escorted across the border of Tokyo in each state and county, he must show the customs clearance document when he passes through the customs, and each checkpoint will record it. Recently, there have been no exiles. Records of female prisoners.

In general, there are no ten people.

"This is too strange, ten female prisoners, the number is not a small number, can they still appear out of thin air?" Cui Tao sighed.

Wang Zhao also nodded in agreement, "We all feel that something is wrong. We have investigated and inquired in all the nearby states and counties for so many days, but they have not found out why. Could it be that the ochre-colored clothing is just a coincidence, not a A female prisoner, but what other identity?" Wang

"There is too little evidence of charred corpses. As far as the two corpses that can be inspected, the deceased were tortured before death." Cui Tao sighed. It is huge. But there is no absolute, and other possibilities are not ruled out. If there are other possibilities, it is too difficult to find out. Where exactly did the ten women disappear, and it has not caused a sensation so far, not even a little bit of news?"

Wang Zhao scratched his head and felt that this matter was tricky. If it weren't for the female prisoners, it would be even more difficult to find out, and there was no way to find it.

Two days later, Wang Zhao and Li Yuan reported the results of the re-investigation to Han Qi. There have only been two cases of missing women in the prefectures and counties of Tokyo recently. One has been found and the other has died. It is also impossible to be one of the charred corpses.

The case is completely lost.

Three days later, the case still hadn't progressed, but what Cui Tao said at the beginning, "There is a bloody disaster in Kaifeng Mansion", has come true.

At dusk and sunset, there are fewer people on the streets.The guards at the main gate of Kaifeng Mansion felt that it was unusually quiet, and couldn't help but feel the desire to take a nap, when suddenly a young man rushed over.

Seeing this, the guards immediately grabbed the big swords around their waists and scolded him not to offend the yamen rudely.But the young man didn't intend to stop, he tried to force his way through the gate of Kaifeng mansion, shouting injustice.

"I want to see Lord Bao!"

"If you have been wronged, just hand over the pleadings and file a complaint. You are not allowed to break into the gate of the yamen! Get out of here!" The guard yelled at the young man again.

After the boy was pushed to the ground, the guards scolded him to leave again, but didn't take him seriously.Unexpectedly, the boy got up suddenly and took out a dagger.

The guards were startled when they saw this, and each drew their knives out to defend, trying to capture the boy.

"Injustice! Injustice—oh!" The boy shouted again, facing the guards approaching him, he suddenly put the dagger on his throat.

Seeing this, the guards stopped and warned the young man not to mess around, but before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly saw a column of blood spurting out.

The boy cut his throat and fell to the ground immediately.

There were two guards around who were a little closer to the boy. Blood was sprayed on his chest and face, and a large area around the ground where the boy died was quickly covered in blood red.

The incident was too sudden and too bloody, the guards were stunned for a moment before they realized it, and then called out in a panic, notifying Yin Bao and Han Qi at the same time, and invited Wang Zhao, Li Yuan and Liu Yu to come over .

Li Yuan instinctively thought that Cui Tao's autopsy was needed, so after hearing the news, he sent someone to call Cui Tao.When Cui Tao came over, Li Yuan saw that Liu Yuzuo had also come, so he realized that he had called the wrong person, so he hurriedly apologized to Cui Tao in a low voice.

Cui Tao shook her head, saying she was fine.She would not compete with Liu Yu for such a bloody autopsy.

However, Liu Yuzuo glared at Cui Tao, and immediately ran to the dead boy to check the situation. It was confirmed that he had cut his throat to death, and he had to see if there were any other abnormalities on his body. After confirming that there was no trauma, he reported it. go up.

Cui Tao looked at the boy with a yellow and thin face, calloused hands, and although his clothes looked neat, his shoes were worn out, showing that his family was in poor condition.

Bao Zheng listened to the guard's statement of the whole incident, and looked at the boy who died on the ground with regret.

"But I don't know what grievances he refused to say, but he chose to commit suicide in front of the Kaifeng mansion so strongly."

Everyone echoed and felt regretful, lamenting that this young man shouldn't be so reckless in seeking death, and his fresh and young life was lost like this.

"This is too strange." Cui Tao sighed, "Look at his attire, he doesn't look like someone from a wealthy family, he can't even wear a pair of good shoes, how can he kill himself with such a dagger?"

Then everyone looked at the dagger held by the young man. The hilt was carved, and the part of the blade that was not stained with blood was glowing cold white. It looked like a good weapon, which was quite different from ordinary daggers and kitchen knives.

Bao Zheng nodded, agreeing with what Cui Tao said, there is indeed something strange about this matter.He ordered to go down and find out the identity of the young man, and then find out what the grievance he wanted to sue was.

After Bao Zheng left, Wang Zhao immediately ordered his subordinates to clean up the blood in front of the mansion, otherwise it would be bad if they would frighten the people who came and went in front of the gate and the officials who came to Kaifeng mansion for business.

"Ms. Cui's words are really effective. She said that there will be a bloody disaster, and it will come." Li Yuan suddenly remembered this matter, so he raised his mouth, marveling and admiring.

Cui Tao raised her chin, and accepted Li Yuan's compliment immodestly.

Han Qi was walking in front, when he heard this, he suddenly stopped and raised his eyebrows to look at Cui Tao.

"If you do the ritual, can you avoid the bloody disaster?"

When asked by Han Qi, Cui Tao, who pretended to be sophisticated, couldn't hold back immediately. She explained to Han Qi with a smirk, "Maybe the mage I invited was not good enough, and he didn't have enough magic power, so he couldn't stop him."

Han Qi waved, motioned Cui Tao to come closer, and asked her in a low voice, "Maybe?"

Cui Tao: "What do you mean?"

"Since your skills are deep, and you are accurate once you say it, why don't you do it yourself? And why didn't you see that the magician you invited was not enough?"

Cui Tao froze for a moment, blinking frequently.

"It can be seen that you have only a half-knowledge." Han Qi asked Cui Tao if she still wanted to eat Chef Fang's Crispy Yellow Dumpling.

Threatened her with food again!

"I reflect on it, and I won't talk nonsense in the future."

Cui Tao obediently bowed her head to the delicious food. She really doesn't know much about fortune-telling, she only knows a little bit, and can predict a general fortune or something.

Probably due to the lack of something and the preference to show off, Cui Tao especially likes to pretend to be mysterious.As for the fact that she has confirmed the two recent times, it is mainly because Kaifeng Mansion has a relatively high probability of inflicting bloody disasters.

Liu Wuzuo then checked the boy's body for the second time and reported the situation to Han Qi.

Cui Tao was still with Han Qi at the moment, and she still tended to think that the ten charred corpses were female prisoners, so she came to read the relevant records of various states and counties brought back by Wang Zhao and Li Yuan during their investigation.

After Liu Yuzuo finished his reply, he looked at Cui Tao from time to time, as if he didn't like her very much.

Cui Tao has been busy investigating cases recently, cooking and eating delicious food, and almost forgot that there is another Liu Wuzuo who has trouble with her.In the past two days, a few more people in the yamen looked at her strangely, calling her a slut behind her back in a small area, and specially seducing men.Those people thought their voices were so small that she couldn't hear them.Cui Tao, however, could tell what they were talking about based on the shape of their mouths.

When Liu Wu went out, Cui Tao hurriedly said goodbye to Han Qi and followed him out.

After Liu Wuzuo walked a few steps, he found that Cui Tao was following behind him, turned around angrily and asked Cui Tao, "Why are you following me?"

"The Kaifeng mansion is so big and the roads are so wide. It belongs to your family. Can others not leave? I think Liu Yuzuo has been on fire lately. How about I give you a bowl of bitter gourd soup to calm your anger?" Cui Tao asked with concern. ask.

"Stop pretending to be fake with me, save your tricks to coax the young Han Tuiguan and Wang Xunshi! I'm old, and I don't want to be a coward." Liu Yuzuo snorted coldly.

"Liu Yu said this, as if they were all trying to please me. You can frame me, but you can't frame Han Tuiguan and Wang Xunshi. They are of high character, how could they be what you said!"

"There are no cats who don't steal, men who are not lewd, especially young men. Isn't it because of your good looks that you can sneak into Kaifeng Mansion so easily?"

After Liu Yu finished speaking, he snorted and turned to leave, but was surprised to see Han Qi and Wang Zhao standing behind him.