I am imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion
Chapter 75
Cui Tao was very surprised. She didn't expect to investigate the case, and it turned out that the victim was related to the investigator.
Cui Tao immediately inquired about the situation. It turned out that Han Qi suspected that the female mummy was his biological mother and sister Cai Lianzhi. She was the last sister in the Cai family. She is only 24 years old now.
"Then how do you confirm that the mummy is your little aunt?" Cui Tao asked puzzled.
"Ms. Fang recognizes the pair of embroidered shoes and tin flowers."
Han Qi told Cui Tao that both his biological mother and aunt were from bad backgrounds, but with the help of his sister-in-law, his aunt married Li Chaole, Li Chaole, the county captain of Chenliu County, and continued to be his wife.When he went to Beijing for scientific research, he walked around with his little aunt several times, but then stopped.
Chef Fang and Han Qi's biological mother, Cai Shi, were good sisters. They worked together as domestic servants in the Han family's mansion. Later, Cai married Han Qi's father. Although Cai's identity has changed, the two The relationship has always been good.Cai took care of his younger sister Cai Lianzhi, and Cook Fang also took care of her. Later, they had Han Qi, and they also took care of Han Qi together.Later, when Han Qi took scientific research and became an official in Beijing, Mrs. Cai was inconvenient, so she entrusted Cook Fang to follow Han Qi to Beijing.
Cook Fang accompanied Han Qi in Beijing for the past few years, and often had contacts with Cai Lianzhi, because one day she saw Cai Lianzhi soak her shoes when it rained.She begged Han Qi for good materials, and personally made two pairs of embroidered shoes for Cai Lianzhi, specially brushed with tung oil, so that she could wear them on rainy days.
After Han Qi became an official, he only listened to Cook Fang and his little aunt with his ears, and never saw her again.The gifts that should be given on New Year's Day are never missing.
In February last year, Cai Lianzhi's mother-in-law passed away, and her husband Li Chaole resigned to stay at home with Ding You.Later, Cai Lianzhi asked someone to send a letter to Cook Fang, saying that she would go to the Great Buddha Temple to fast and pray for blessings, to observe filial piety for her mother-in-law for two years, and to sincerely repent in front of the Buddha for her past mistakes.When the letter arrived, it said that everyone had already left, so Cook Fang couldn't ask any more questions.
Half an hour ago, Han Qi turned back to Kaifeng Mansion to look for Cui Tao, and learned that the descendant of her assassination had already gone to the Jianyi Mansion, so Han Qi stayed in Kaifeng Mansion to check the files of missing persons reported years ago. Make a comparison to see if there is a situation that matches the clothes of the missing person at that time.
Chef Fang planned to give Cui Tao a jar of pickled sour plums in Japan today, but because of the sudden incident, she didn't have time to send it.At this moment, Cook Fang had nothing to do, so she brought her things and asked Zhang Chang to take her into Kaifeng Mansion.When she happened to see Zhang Chang coming with embroidered shoes and tin flowers, Cook Fang was shocked, and she was even more shocked when she learned that it was the body of a female mummy.
Cui Tao suddenly understood, no wonder she smelled sour plums when she just returned to Kaifeng mansion, she thought it was the illusion that she was greedy again, but she didn't expect that a jar of pickled plums was overturned.
"This tin flower is my little aunt's dowry. It is a golden step. Before she got married, my sister specially arranged this thing for my little aunt. It is not a rare thing, but it is also a unique thing. Fang Chu My mother has seen it before, so she can recognize it at a glance."
Han Qi told Cui Tao that he immediately sent someone to Chen Liuli's house to inquire about the situation.The Li family hesitated at first, claiming that Cai Lianzhi should still be worshiping the Buddha at the Great Buddha Temple.After careful questioning, the Li family admitted that they only found out six months ago that Cai Lianzhi had ceased to be at the Dafo Temple as early as March, and they searched everywhere for someone, but they never found him.
The reason why they didn't notify Han Qi was because they were afraid that Han Qi, who had already become a high-ranking official, would hold them accountable;
There are two places where the shoe and the tin flower are the same, and the time of disappearance is also in line with the time when the female mummy was killed. This female mummy is indeed like Han Qi's little aunt Cai Lianzhi.
Cui Tao observed that Han Qi's face became more and more cold, so she could somewhat understand his feelings.
When Han Qi came to Beijing to take the imperial examination, he still had contact with his little aunt, Cai Lianzhi, but after that, they stopped seeing each other very much. I think there must be some incidents or conflicts that caused the two of them not to contact each other. The rest of the cook, Fang, walked with Cai Lianzhi.The sudden death of a relative who had lost contact with him, and when he knew the news, the person had already passed away for a year, was indeed a thrill.
Cui Tao held Han Qi's hand and comforted him in mourning.
Han Qi lowered his eyes and remained silent for a while, then Fang raised his eyes and asked Cui Tao, "Aren't you curious why I don't associate with her?"
"Liu Lang is a restrained and respectful person. If you don't keep in touch, the reason why you want to come is not your fault." If it was the fault of the deceased, how could Cui Tao ask at this time, after all, Han Qi is still in the process of getting used to it. Emotionally accepting the loss of a loved one.
"You're really smart. Since you're so smart, you didn't know that you would secretly let me know when you were in danger." Han Qi sighed softly, with a little helplessness in his breath.
Cui Tao was stunned for a moment, thinking that Han Qi was only grim and sad because of his little aunt. It turned out that she chose to be assassinated alone and went to the Yifu to investigate the case. It made him even more uncomfortable.
"It's my fault." Cui Tao bowed her head and obediently admitted her mistake, and pinched Han Qi's finger aggrievedly, "Give me a chance, I'll pay attention next time."
"When you have a choice, don't put yourself in danger. You are lucky this time."
She said she let him leave early to lure the thief out.In fact, based on their tacit understanding with each other, she can completely hint to him, let him leave temporarily, and when someone shows up, they will deal with it together.But she chose to take the risk alone and sent him away directly.
This was indeed not something that made Han Qi feel good.Because the woman he likes encounters danger when walking with him, but she doesn't want to rely on him.
But Han Qi knew that Cui Tao needed a process of adaptation. She was used to working alone, and every experience in the past told her that she could only rely on herself and could not rely on others.So for Cui Tao's actions, Han Qi still feels distressed more.
"Got it." Cui Tao agreed softly and obediently.
"The matter between me and my little aunt is a long story."
Han Qi told Cui Tao that Li Chaole was already 34 years old and had three sons and four daughters when Cai Lianzhi was married to Li Chaole, Lieutenant of Chenliu County.When he came to Beijing for the scientific examination, Li Chaole's eldest daughter was just sixteen years old, and it was time to discuss marriage.
Han Qi has the talent of Jinshi, which is known to all those who are familiar with Han Qi's literary talent.So that time he participated in Chunwei, he must have passed high school, the only thing that is uncertain is the ranking.There are not many young Jinshi, but the number of son-in-laws under the list is limited. Many of them will look for someone who has the potential to go to high school before the list, and snatch them in advance to negotiate a good marriage.
When Han Qi came to visit Cai Lianzhi for the first time, he was attracted by the Li family.Cai Lianzhi also listened to the advice of the Li family, and tried his best to arrange for Han Qi to meet with Aunt Li, and wanted to arrange a marriage between Han Qi and Aunt Li.Han Qi didn't care about it, so he directly refused.
His mother and elder brother could make decisions about his marriage, and his elder brother Han would definitely not agree to it in terms of the Li family's background.So no matter from Han Qi's own wishes or from his family's, it is impossible.
The Li family seemed to understand this situation, but they were not reconciled.When Han Qi came to visit for the third time, Cai Lianzhi even tried to let Han Qi and Aunt Li spend time alone. He suspected that Han Qi would tarnish Aunt Li's reputation and had to marry her.
Han Qi noticed something strange in advance, and left first, breaking the calculations of these people. After that, he naturally didn't want to visit Li's house and Cai Lianzhi again.
Cai Lianzhi came over and apologized weepingly, saying that she was deluded for a while, and she was foolish enough to think that it would be good to kiss like that despite the lobbying of Li's family.
After all, it was his little aunt, so Han Qi couldn't just send her to see an official or something.Although the matter was over, the knot was always there, and the relatives between Cai Lianzhi and Cai Lianzhi were all done by Cook Fang on behalf of Han Qi.
Although in the next two years, Cook Fang often explained Cai Lianzhi in front of Han Qi.Han Qi still hasn't resumed contact with Cai Lianzhi, because although Aunt Li is engaged and married, the Li family still has the second and third mothers of the right age.Han Qi felt that those from the Li family were not cheap.And his aunt, Cai Lianzhi, was soft-hearted and confused, and she was always confused.
"They all know what you mean. You are such a big official here, how dare they treat you like fat again, regardless of the consequences?" Cui Tao asked in surprise.
Han Qi chuckled, "When you meet the people in the Li family, you will probably understand."
It's too late today, the Li family can only wait for tomorrow to investigate.
But judging from the current situation, it is quite incomprehensible.
The Great Buddha Temple is famous far and near, and the incense is at its peak. It takes about three days to get there from Bianjing by horse-drawn carriage.
Han Qi's little aunt was so young, she took the initiative to live in the Great Buddha Temple for two years in order to honor her mother-in-law's filial piety, which was too long.Even her own son, Li Chaole, did not do this. Why did her daughter-in-law do this?
Moreover, the Li family even agreed to her going. The mistress planned to be away for two years and they would not stop her. After missing for so long, she still wanted to hide it from Han Qi. Who would believe it if there was nothing tricky about it?Too weird, too weird.
Han Qi asked about Cui Tao's assassination in detail.I heard that after she fought Chun Li, she met a man in black wearing a black hat and cloak.
"The deaths of Su Yuwan and Cui Shiniang are strange. Now that Chunli has appeared again, it is also strange that she was suddenly rescued by someone."
Han Qi then told Cui Tao that the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of War had wiped out the main rudder of the Dizang Pavilion in Suizhou, and it was said that they had gained a lot.
"The siege and suppression of Kaifeng Mansion is under the charge of Judge Wang, and the Ministry of War will send out the main force. They will operate in secret, and people who have nothing to do with it will conceal the news."
Han Qi also told Cui Tao that when they were handling the case in Anping, there were rumors in the capital that the imperial court had completely wiped out the main rudder of the Dizang Pavilion, and many people set off firecrackers to celebrate, so the false news spread even more.The Kaifeng Mansion was scolded for being incompetent in dispelling the rumors, and the officials in the court even condemned it constantly.
Now Kaifeng Mansion is in the "headless" time, and there is no governor or official in the imperial court to defend Kaifeng Mansion, so Kaifeng Mansion can only accept the final agreed result, and cooperate with the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of War to wipe out the land as soon as possible. The chief rudder of the Tibetan Pavilion.
"The news that the chief rudder of the Dizang Pavilion is in Suizhou was provided by the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and the troops were dispatched quickly."
"It's so strange! The Dizang Pavilion has only been established for a few years, and it does have some reputation in the Jianghu, but the Jianghu is small-scale after all, and ordinary people don't know much about the Dizang Pavilion. Besides, they do assassinations secretly. Suddenly there are so many people setting off firecrackers to celebrate?"
Han Qi nodded in agreement, "It's really strange, it seems that there is a pair of invisible hands pushing the court to destroy Di Zang Pavilion as soon as possible."
"The Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment is also strange." Cui Tao said.
Everyone in Kaifeng Mansion knew that Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment was at odds with Bao Mansion Yin, and later his son Lin Sanlang had an accident.
"Now that the news about the chief rudder of Dizang Pavilion is known to him, why doesn't he take the credit all by himself, but wants Kaifeng Mansion to show off the limelight, and he just brings the Ministry of War to assist?"
Han Qi agreed with Cui Tao's point of view, "It is said that the case of the Dizang Pavilion was originally in charge of the Kaifeng government, and the owner of the Dizang Pavilion was also punished because of our thorough investigation, and the main credit is not his fault."
"I think this is to push Kaifeng Mansion to the top of the wave and let everyone in the rivers and lakes know that it is Kaifeng Mansion that wiped out Di Zang Pavilion. If Su Yuwan has a companion who can avenge her, then she will come to Kaifeng Mansion for any debts." liquidation."
Kaifeng Mansion has been dealing with Di Zang Pavilion, so naturally it is not afraid of being targeted by the remnants of Di Zang Pavilion or other people in the Jianghu.But Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice's operation made people think that he seemed to know something.
Cui Tao suggested that Han Qi should list the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice as a special observation target, and observe secretly when he has time.No problem is the best, if there is a problem, it is to plan ahead.
Han Qi promised that the court order officials should not be followed by surveillance, and he would arrange two reliable people to pay more attention to the situation of the Minister of Punishment as much as possible under legal circumstances.
When Han Qi said goodbye to Cui Tao, he heard from Cui Tao that Lu Gongbi decided to let go, and after he recovered for a period of time, he would obey his mother's arrangement and get engaged.
"Smart man." Han Qi judged.
Cui Tao glanced at him, then took his hand, and once again advised him not to be too sad.
"After solving so many cases and seeing such life and death, I naturally understand the truth that the deceased is dead. Don't worry, I will be fine. It's just that if the news reaches Quanzhou, she will be sad again." Han Qi mentioned The birth mother, there is worry in her eyes that cannot be resolved.
"Then let's go back and visit her someday, shall we?" Cui Tao immediately suggested.
"Us?" Han Qi stared at Cui Tao.
"Maybe it's inappropriate for me to follow?" Cui Tao asked tentatively.
"It's not appropriate." Han Qi agreed.
Cui Tao lowered her head, nodded in agreement, and didn't say much.
"It would be appropriate for the daughter-in-law who has not closed the door to visit." Han Qi added immediately.
Cui Tao raised her head suddenly, and was about to speak when Han Qi blocked her mouth with her finger.
"Don't rush to answer me."
Immediately, he turned around and left with a lantern in hand, his slender figure gradually melting into the night.
Then, Cui Tao heard the sound of a carriage leaving in the distance.
……
After Chunli was rescued, she wanted to return to the Jianyi Mansion, but was warned by Mo Zhuiyu's teacup.
Behind the screen, Mo Zhuiyu quickly dropped his black cloak and night clothes, and then came out in a flowing white brocade robe.
He glanced at Chun Li unhappily, and saw the tea bowl shattered at her feet, frowning violently.
It was only after seeing this that Chunli came to her senses, hurriedly cleaned up the things on the ground, wiped the ground clean with a rag, washed her hands immediately, and went into the house to look for Mo Zhuiyu again.
"Brother asked me to come to Beijing to take care of you, and you caused me such a big trouble. Who told you to do anything to Cui Qiniang?" Mo Zhuiyu said, then pulled out the dagger from his waist, and gently wiped the blade with his index finger Pass.
Chun Li hurriedly apologized to Mo Zhuiyu, "I'm really annoyed that Pavilion Master Su was just—"
"Cui Qiniang has led someone to investigate the Admonition Mansion and confirmed your identity."
Chun Li stared round in shock, she never expected that Cui Tao would strike so quickly and accurately find her head.How can this be?She obviously covered her face, but she found out that she was the person next to Han Erlang. There were so many maidservants with similar eyebrows and eyes around Han Erlang, and there were quite a few in the whole mansion. How could she be sure that it was her?Chun Li couldn't figure it out, let alone figure it out.
"Look at your stupid face, how dare you show yourself in front of Cui Qiniang?"
Mo Zhuiyu sneered, he couldn't stand Chunli being so stupid.It all came to fruition afterwards, and she still couldn't figure out what was going on.
"There are too many fools in this world who don't know what to do—"
"Mo Erlang, please forgive me! I will never dare to do it next time, and I will obediently obey my master's orders." Chunli hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy, crying that her life was worthless, but she wanted to avenge the pavilion master before she died.
"Your kung fu is not inferior to Cui Qiniang, but your brain... oh, I can't bear it!" Mo Zhuiyu got up and quickly moved to Chunli's side, grabbed Chunli's collar with his left hand, lifted her up, and was about to insert a knife in the next moment .
"Erlang, the young master will keep her." A voice came from outside the door.
Mo Zhuiyu immediately shook her hand, throwing Chunli to the ground, and then dropped the dagger in her hand.
"It was of great use to keep you in the Admonition Mansion, but now your recklessness has ruined it." Mo Zhuiyu turned his back to Chunli, washing his hands and disgustingly.
Everything happened so fast, Chun Li lay on the ground in shock, then slowly got up, looking at the dagger dropped by Mo Zhuiyu on the ground.
When Mo Zhuiyu was wiping his hands, he saw Chunli's appearance from the corner of his eye, and deliberately didn't turn around.
Chun Li slowly reached out and grabbed the dagger.
Instead, Mo Zhuiyu raised the corners of his mouth, just when he thought that Chunli was going to attack him, he saw Chunli raised her dagger and cut her own throat.
Mo Zhuiyu curled his lips in dissatisfaction, "So you are stupid. Just a moment ago, you said you would avenge your Pavilion Master, but now you forgot your previous oath, and only care about your own death."
Chunli was startled when she heard this, she dropped the dagger in her hand and began to cry, "Mo Erlang is right, I'm too stupid, I'm useless..."
"Stupid, useless, not the most stupid. The most stupid thing is knowing that you are stupid but not knowing how to change..." Mo Zhuiyu said, "Okay, it's rare that you are still loyal and risk your life. The young master probably likes you." Get over your point. Go on! Be quiet for a few days, so that you can reflect, and when you do this stupid thing again during the next mission, you will go to hell and show Su Yuwan how stupid you are."
Chunli agreed, and kowtowed to Mo Zhuiyu twice before she backed off.
Imperial Palace, Wende Hall.
Zhao Zhen wrote, and a light crimson landscape painting was completely displayed on the table.Zhao Zhen smiled and asked brothers Zhao Zongdan and Zhao Zongqing to comment. The two brothers are one year apart, and they are about the same age as Zhao Zhen. Usually, the three of them get along best.Especially Zhao Zongdan, who has been Zhao Zhen's companion since childhood.
"The brush strokes are precise, the ink is skillful, and the artistic conception is good!" Zhao Zongdan praised.
Zhao Zongqing glanced at it, slightly hooked the corner of his mouth, and only said: "It's okay."
Zhao Zongdan glared at his brother, meaning that what he said was too offensive.
Zhao Zhen didn't mind, instead, he lamented that Zhao Zongdan was too polite, so that Zhao Zongqing could say whatever he had in mind.
"Mediocre, lacking in vigor, and less aggressive." Zhao Zongqing told the truth.
When Zhao Zongdan heard this, he even scolded him for being unruly, "It's better to go back to your extreme optimism and continue to be a dirty Taoist priest."
"Don't, it's so easy to call him back, so he can tell the truth and find fault with my paintings." Usually in the court, there are not a few people who find fault with him for state affairs, but when it comes to poetry When it comes to painting this kind of thing, no one will talk about his faults, but in this respect Zhao Zhen wants to listen to the truth.
Zhao Zhen then asked Zhao Zongqing how to draw in order to be more bold and sharp.
"Officials let go of their hearts and indulge in the vast world, and it will come naturally." Zhao Zongqing then asked Zhao Zhen in a low voice if he wanted to give it a try.
"Try what?" Zhao Zhen asked back.
Zhao Zongdan hurriedly stopped him and said: "The officials must not listen to his nonsense, he is not used to being serious, otherwise why would he go to the Taoist temple for many years and refuse to return, and even take the Taoist name Shuangfu."
"The world is blessed, I am blessed, isn't this an excellent name?" Zhao Zongqing asked back.
Zhao Zhen agreed, and patted Zhao Zongqing on the shoulder, feeling that the name was excellent.
late at night.
Zhao Zongqing raised his head on the roof of the Wende Palace, and then pulled Zhao Zhen to lie on the roof together to watch the night and admire the stars and moon in the sky.
At first Zhao Zhen carefully looked around, for fear that the palace people would find out that he, the emperor, had actually climbed into the room.Then when he lay down, the excitement of secretly violating the rules made him inexplicably happy, and seeing the night was beautiful again, his mood became even better.
Zhao Zongqing handed a jug of wine to Zhao Zhen. He also had a jug himself, and then half-lyed on the tiles, holding the jug high to the entrance.
Seeing this, Zhao Zhen also learned a bit, but the corners of his mouth were stained with wine.
Both of them laughed.
Zhao Zongqing took out a brocade handkerchief embroidered with lotus flowers on one corner and wiped it for Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen raised his head and poured the wine into his mouth again, this time on target.
"It's so comfortable! When you were a Taoist outside, did you live like this?" Zhao Zhen asked.
"More casual than this." Zhao Zongqing replied with a smile.
"Good life is enviable, unlike me."
"It can't be compared to the official family. The official family has to take care of the people of the world."
Zhao Zongqing then raised his head and poured a sip of wine into his mouth, there was not a trace of ripples in his black pupils.
"During the time I was not in Beijing, what interesting things happened in the palace, can the officials tell me?"
Zhao Zhen: "What interesting things can happen in the palace? It's not as interesting as you outside. But a few days ago, there was a case. Fortunately, it was solved in time, so that there would be no suspicion between me and the eldest lady."
After Zhao Zongqing heard Zhao Zhen's story, he sighed: "I know this Cui Qiniang, so I came back with them. You can see that she is a good woman."
Zhao Zongqing immediately told Zhao Zhen that Cui Tao helped him make a snack when his stomach hurt.
Zhao Zhen sighed: "Then she is destined to be with you."
"En." Zhao Zongqing raised the corner of his mouth.
Zhao Zhen thought for a moment, "A few days ago, when my aunt entered the palace, she even complained to her about your marriage, saying that you don't listen to discipline and devote yourself to becoming a monk. you……"
"My official family is so busy that they are so busy that they don't touch the ground. Why do you worry about my marriage? Drink a few more drinks, and we will go to paint later!" After Zhao Zongqing finished speaking, he took his own pot of wine to drink 'Zhao Zhen.
The two of them didn't climb down from the roof until late at night. Zhao Zhen felt quite happy. Accompanied by Zhao Zongqing's ink painting, he splashed ink, and this re-created painting was indeed much more magnificent and open. There is no need for Zhao Zongqing to comment, Zhao Zhen himself feels that a lot has changed.
"Stay in the palace for two more days." Zhao Zhen strongly invited.
……
The next day, before dawn, Cui Tao was busy in the kitchen for a while.When Wang Siniang and Ping'er smelled the scent and got up in a daze and were rubbing their eyes, Cui Tao had already left Kaifeng mansion with the food box.
As soon as Han Qi got up and finished changing, Zhang Chang reported that Cui Tao had come.
Han Qi thought that after Cui Tao slept, she found some important clues, and immediately came to the side hall to meet her, but saw her laying breakfast on the table.
The meals are simple, one is scallion pancakes, the other is braised small shrimp balls with minced vegetables in a bottle. This dish smells delicious, and its fragrance is wafting all over the room.
The soup in the bowl was very clear, with chopped chives floating on top, and when the spoon was pushed aside, you could see snow-white tofu cubes, chopped bottle vegetables, and golden-yellow shrimp balls.
The soup is very fresh, boiled from shrimp shells, the more it boils, the clearer it becomes, and the shrimp shells are removed only when it is completely clear.
The tofu cubes are extremely tender, and the shrimp balls are made by adding pepper, salt and ham to the shrimp meat balls and frying them. They are put into the soup with a bottle of vegetables and simmered slowly over low heat.
Even people with a bad appetite can hardly resist the temptation of this dish. The elderly and children will probably love it more. It is neither greasy nor greasy. It has meat and vegetables. It seems to be stewed together lightly, but it can be delicious. You feel drunk.Children love meat, so eating vegetables by the way is good for your health.The old man prefers plain food, but the meat and meat in it are not greasy, and it is easy to digest when chopped, and it can also give strength to the body after eating.
Han Qi asked Cui Tao to use it with him, he knew that Cui Tao must have no time to eat if he brought him food so early.
When the two of them ate, they both ate without speaking.
After eating, Cui Tao hurriedly asked Han Qi how it tasted?
"Best workmanship."
Han Qi personally brought Cui Tao a cup of lychee cream and water, and asked her not to bother preparing meals for him next time.
"It's delicious and not greedy. You can sleep more."
Han Qi stretched out his hand to straighten the broken hair around Cui Tao's ear, obviously because he was in a hurry on the road, the strands of his hair were all messed up.
"Sleep less sleep is nothing, I can bang a big wall for you." Cui Tao enthusiastically confessed to Han Qi.
She knew about Han Qi's mummy case, and she was not in a good mood. This is the time when she needs to show up.
This is how two people get along, to show that you can be needed by the other party when the other party needs you most.Emotions need to form dependence on each other to promote an unbreakable relationship.From liking, intimacy, love, to unswerving until death, every increase in the level of relationship has to go through wind and rain and work hard to get along.
"I don't think your head is hard enough, so please don't hit the wall." Han Qi patted Cui Tao's head with his hand, and told her not to talk nonsense, but his eyes were full of emotion.
"What will Liulang do for me?" Cui Tao asked casually.
"You'll know."
Han Qi immediately took Cui Tao to do business, Wang Zhao also got the news, and everyone met at Chen Liuli's house.
Ever since Li Chaole heard that Han Qi had sent someone to inquire about Cai Lianzhi last night, he was restless and didn't sleep all night, wandering around the main hall.Several sons of the Li family also worried along with Li Chaole.
It was late in the morning and finally heard the news of Han Qi's visit.They are finally at the end of their anxiety, waiting to be sentenced to death.
When Li Chaole saw Han Qi, he saluted, apologized sadly, and explained what happened regretfully.
"It's all my fault. My harsh words made her go to the Great Buddha Temple in a fit of anger. It was said to be praying for blessings, but it was actually an anger between us. Last fall, I found it strange that she was still angry and didn't move at all. I sent someone to Ask, I know that she lived in Dafo Temple for three months and then left, but she never came home.
I thought she was still trying to scare me, so I waited for a few more months until the end of the year was almost the Chinese New Year. I saw that the person hadn't come back, so I knew something was wrong. I asked around but couldn't find where the person was.I was afraid that I would be held accountable if I reported this to the official Han Tui, so I kept it a secret. "
Cui Tao took Wang Siniang and Ping'er to inquire about it in the backyard of the Li family, and the general situation was indeed in line with what Li Chaole said.Cui Tao also interrogated the real reason for the cold war between the two of them back then.
Li Chaole just passed a sentence, saying that it was because of a small family matter, but in fact Li Chaole saw that Han Qi had never been engaged, and was still greedy for Han Qi's "fat meat".
Li Chaole's daughter, Li Erniang, is even worse than her elder sister Li Auntie. When she saw Han Qi, she missed her whole life and lost her lovesickness.She always felt that she was not favored by Han Qi in the past because her appearance was not good enough. Now that she is ten times more beautiful than her eldest sister, Aunt Li, she felt that she had a possibility, and she should ask for a chance, so she cried with Li Chaole all day long .
Li Chaole knew that Han Qi was a high official now, and it was difficult for him to be a daughter of the Li family, and Han Qi had clearly rejected him at the beginning.But after all, it was delusional thoughts in his heart, coupled with Li Erniang's continuous crying and lobbying, Li Chaole heard a lot, and felt that there was some truth, which made him start dreaming again.
Li Chaole urged Cai Lianzhi to talk to Han Qi again, even if he is not a regular wife, he can consider it.Cai Lianzhi didn't want to say that. At the beginning, she was confused and hurt her relationship with her nephew. She didn't have the face to say goodbye. When she heard that Li Chaole still didn't give up, she quarreled with him, so she made a fuss and went to the Great Buddha Temple to 'watch the funeral'.
Han Qi heard this, his face was very gloomy, no matter how Li Chaole apologized, he didn't look at him again.
The account is then settled, and the case is investigated first.
Cui Tao and Han Qi then arrived at the Great Buddha Temple and asked about Cai Lianzhi's departure that year.Indeed, as Li Chaole said, Cai Lianzhi left normally after living in the Great Buddha Temple for three months, and two women who accompanied her to the temple to worship the Buddha walked with her.
But it was not the two women who died together with the female mummy, but two men.
Because it has been a long time, the relevant personnel don't remember much more about that year, and it is difficult to obtain more clues. The case is difficult for a while, and it is difficult to make more progress.
Cui Tao and Han Qi had no choice but to go back to Beijing first, and then review the case history to see if they could find a new breakthrough.
Cui Tao also rechecked the situation of the mummy three times, and further confirmed that the identity of the female mummy was indeed Cai Lianzhi.Cook Fang said that Cai Lianzhi once fell on her right leg when she was a child.Cui Tao confirmed this by looking at the leg bones of the mummy.However, the cause of death of the three mummies is still difficult to determine, and all causes of death that do not cause trauma, such as suffocation, poisoning, and drowning, are possible.
After another five days, the case was still unclear.
……
As the saying goes, "If you walk too much at night, you will meet ghosts", and if you sell too much hair care lotion, you will also encounter troubles.
Today, a troublesome man came to the store, claiming that after using the hair conditioner in the store, he became completely bald.
As he spoke, the man took off his hat, revealing his shiny bald head.
Seeing this scene, Wang Siniang and Ping'er were stunned. They looked at each other and found empathy in each other's eyes.
To say that their boss - Mrs. Cui, is really amazing.I also said before that no matter how bad this hair conditioner is used, at most it will make people bald, and now this baldness is coming.
God predicts, it is amazing to match the gods!
After the man made a fuss, the customers in the shop who originally wanted to buy hair lotion all withdrew their hands that were going to pay and turned to watch.
Seeing this man was very messy, Wang Siniang scolded him for finding fault and causing trouble, causing the bald man to argue with him unconvinced, attracting more people to watch.
Ping'er was busy at the side trying to persuade her, and said softly: "The hair care lotion in our shop has been used and said to be good, but why is it that you just use it and you become bald? You can follow our advice, gently Apply it on your hair and wash it off after a stick of incense?"
"Nonsense, can I still burn my head with the paint? I don't care how good others use it, anyway, I use it, paint it well, and then I will be completely bald! Tell me what to do!" The man yelled violently road.
"How is this possible? There will be no problem for normal people to use it." Pinger's eyes were red from being yelled at by the man, but she still insisted that her hair care lotion is fine.
"What do you mean? Are you saying that I'm not a normal person? Can you talk, and you're not as good as the ugly lady next to you!" The man roared even more violently, and was pissed off by Pinger's way of speaking. He was half dead, and then he turned around and lowered his shiny head for everyone to see, "Everyone take a look, everyone help to see, is there a hair on my head?"
Seeing this, all the onlookers stretched their necks to look carefully.Oh, it's true, this gentleman's head is more delicate than some women's cheeks, it's smooth and shiny, and there's really not a single hair on it.
"no!"
"no!"
"no!"
……
The crowd joined in.
"No—yes!" An eight-year-old boy carefully looked at the man's head on tiptoe, from front to back, from left to right, and then with a super loud voice, followed by the echoes of the crowd, a long and long voice Shouted out loudly.
Bald man: "..."
He gave the boy a helpless look, and immediately turned his anger on Wang Siniang and Ping'er.
"Look, everyone has seen it, I don't have a single hair on my head now!" The bald man became irritable when he mentioned this.
Wang Siniang and Ping'er saw that they couldn't deal with this matter, and if the trouble continued, the whole city of Bianjing would think that their hair care lotion was not good, and it would be too miserable.This business has only been in business for a month, and their addiction to making money has just started.
Cui Tao was then hastily invited by Wang Siniang and Ping'er.
The bald man took a look at Cui Tao, and his envious gaze stayed on Cui Tao's black and shiny hair for a moment, then he asked Cui Tao angrily: "Are you the shopkeeper of this shop?"
"Yes, yes." Cui Tao responded with a smile.
The so-called stretch out your hand does not hit the smiling face.
The bald man's attitude towards Cui Tao was not bad, compared with the two guys behind her, it was much better.
The bald man calmed down a bit, pointed at his bald head, and asked Cui Tao what to do, "I just used your hair conditioner, and now I don't have a single hair left."
Cui Tao asked the bald man to bow his head so that she could see the condition of his head.
After Cui Tao glanced around the bald man's smooth head, he frowned, and asked the bald man sympathetically.
"So you're pretty bald?"
"Nonsense! There are hairs! Here, in the middle, there are three strands! They are gone because of your hair lotion! If you don't pay back, I will call your hair lotion bad!"
Hearing Cui Tao's words, the man shouted angrily again like a firework that was ignited and about to burst into the sky.
Cui Tao immediately inquired about the situation. It turned out that Han Qi suspected that the female mummy was his biological mother and sister Cai Lianzhi. She was the last sister in the Cai family. She is only 24 years old now.
"Then how do you confirm that the mummy is your little aunt?" Cui Tao asked puzzled.
"Ms. Fang recognizes the pair of embroidered shoes and tin flowers."
Han Qi told Cui Tao that both his biological mother and aunt were from bad backgrounds, but with the help of his sister-in-law, his aunt married Li Chaole, Li Chaole, the county captain of Chenliu County, and continued to be his wife.When he went to Beijing for scientific research, he walked around with his little aunt several times, but then stopped.
Chef Fang and Han Qi's biological mother, Cai Shi, were good sisters. They worked together as domestic servants in the Han family's mansion. Later, Cai married Han Qi's father. Although Cai's identity has changed, the two The relationship has always been good.Cai took care of his younger sister Cai Lianzhi, and Cook Fang also took care of her. Later, they had Han Qi, and they also took care of Han Qi together.Later, when Han Qi took scientific research and became an official in Beijing, Mrs. Cai was inconvenient, so she entrusted Cook Fang to follow Han Qi to Beijing.
Cook Fang accompanied Han Qi in Beijing for the past few years, and often had contacts with Cai Lianzhi, because one day she saw Cai Lianzhi soak her shoes when it rained.She begged Han Qi for good materials, and personally made two pairs of embroidered shoes for Cai Lianzhi, specially brushed with tung oil, so that she could wear them on rainy days.
After Han Qi became an official, he only listened to Cook Fang and his little aunt with his ears, and never saw her again.The gifts that should be given on New Year's Day are never missing.
In February last year, Cai Lianzhi's mother-in-law passed away, and her husband Li Chaole resigned to stay at home with Ding You.Later, Cai Lianzhi asked someone to send a letter to Cook Fang, saying that she would go to the Great Buddha Temple to fast and pray for blessings, to observe filial piety for her mother-in-law for two years, and to sincerely repent in front of the Buddha for her past mistakes.When the letter arrived, it said that everyone had already left, so Cook Fang couldn't ask any more questions.
Half an hour ago, Han Qi turned back to Kaifeng Mansion to look for Cui Tao, and learned that the descendant of her assassination had already gone to the Jianyi Mansion, so Han Qi stayed in Kaifeng Mansion to check the files of missing persons reported years ago. Make a comparison to see if there is a situation that matches the clothes of the missing person at that time.
Chef Fang planned to give Cui Tao a jar of pickled sour plums in Japan today, but because of the sudden incident, she didn't have time to send it.At this moment, Cook Fang had nothing to do, so she brought her things and asked Zhang Chang to take her into Kaifeng Mansion.When she happened to see Zhang Chang coming with embroidered shoes and tin flowers, Cook Fang was shocked, and she was even more shocked when she learned that it was the body of a female mummy.
Cui Tao suddenly understood, no wonder she smelled sour plums when she just returned to Kaifeng mansion, she thought it was the illusion that she was greedy again, but she didn't expect that a jar of pickled plums was overturned.
"This tin flower is my little aunt's dowry. It is a golden step. Before she got married, my sister specially arranged this thing for my little aunt. It is not a rare thing, but it is also a unique thing. Fang Chu My mother has seen it before, so she can recognize it at a glance."
Han Qi told Cui Tao that he immediately sent someone to Chen Liuli's house to inquire about the situation.The Li family hesitated at first, claiming that Cai Lianzhi should still be worshiping the Buddha at the Great Buddha Temple.After careful questioning, the Li family admitted that they only found out six months ago that Cai Lianzhi had ceased to be at the Dafo Temple as early as March, and they searched everywhere for someone, but they never found him.
The reason why they didn't notify Han Qi was because they were afraid that Han Qi, who had already become a high-ranking official, would hold them accountable;
There are two places where the shoe and the tin flower are the same, and the time of disappearance is also in line with the time when the female mummy was killed. This female mummy is indeed like Han Qi's little aunt Cai Lianzhi.
Cui Tao observed that Han Qi's face became more and more cold, so she could somewhat understand his feelings.
When Han Qi came to Beijing to take the imperial examination, he still had contact with his little aunt, Cai Lianzhi, but after that, they stopped seeing each other very much. I think there must be some incidents or conflicts that caused the two of them not to contact each other. The rest of the cook, Fang, walked with Cai Lianzhi.The sudden death of a relative who had lost contact with him, and when he knew the news, the person had already passed away for a year, was indeed a thrill.
Cui Tao held Han Qi's hand and comforted him in mourning.
Han Qi lowered his eyes and remained silent for a while, then Fang raised his eyes and asked Cui Tao, "Aren't you curious why I don't associate with her?"
"Liu Lang is a restrained and respectful person. If you don't keep in touch, the reason why you want to come is not your fault." If it was the fault of the deceased, how could Cui Tao ask at this time, after all, Han Qi is still in the process of getting used to it. Emotionally accepting the loss of a loved one.
"You're really smart. Since you're so smart, you didn't know that you would secretly let me know when you were in danger." Han Qi sighed softly, with a little helplessness in his breath.
Cui Tao was stunned for a moment, thinking that Han Qi was only grim and sad because of his little aunt. It turned out that she chose to be assassinated alone and went to the Yifu to investigate the case. It made him even more uncomfortable.
"It's my fault." Cui Tao bowed her head and obediently admitted her mistake, and pinched Han Qi's finger aggrievedly, "Give me a chance, I'll pay attention next time."
"When you have a choice, don't put yourself in danger. You are lucky this time."
She said she let him leave early to lure the thief out.In fact, based on their tacit understanding with each other, she can completely hint to him, let him leave temporarily, and when someone shows up, they will deal with it together.But she chose to take the risk alone and sent him away directly.
This was indeed not something that made Han Qi feel good.Because the woman he likes encounters danger when walking with him, but she doesn't want to rely on him.
But Han Qi knew that Cui Tao needed a process of adaptation. She was used to working alone, and every experience in the past told her that she could only rely on herself and could not rely on others.So for Cui Tao's actions, Han Qi still feels distressed more.
"Got it." Cui Tao agreed softly and obediently.
"The matter between me and my little aunt is a long story."
Han Qi told Cui Tao that Li Chaole was already 34 years old and had three sons and four daughters when Cai Lianzhi was married to Li Chaole, Lieutenant of Chenliu County.When he came to Beijing for the scientific examination, Li Chaole's eldest daughter was just sixteen years old, and it was time to discuss marriage.
Han Qi has the talent of Jinshi, which is known to all those who are familiar with Han Qi's literary talent.So that time he participated in Chunwei, he must have passed high school, the only thing that is uncertain is the ranking.There are not many young Jinshi, but the number of son-in-laws under the list is limited. Many of them will look for someone who has the potential to go to high school before the list, and snatch them in advance to negotiate a good marriage.
When Han Qi came to visit Cai Lianzhi for the first time, he was attracted by the Li family.Cai Lianzhi also listened to the advice of the Li family, and tried his best to arrange for Han Qi to meet with Aunt Li, and wanted to arrange a marriage between Han Qi and Aunt Li.Han Qi didn't care about it, so he directly refused.
His mother and elder brother could make decisions about his marriage, and his elder brother Han would definitely not agree to it in terms of the Li family's background.So no matter from Han Qi's own wishes or from his family's, it is impossible.
The Li family seemed to understand this situation, but they were not reconciled.When Han Qi came to visit for the third time, Cai Lianzhi even tried to let Han Qi and Aunt Li spend time alone. He suspected that Han Qi would tarnish Aunt Li's reputation and had to marry her.
Han Qi noticed something strange in advance, and left first, breaking the calculations of these people. After that, he naturally didn't want to visit Li's house and Cai Lianzhi again.
Cai Lianzhi came over and apologized weepingly, saying that she was deluded for a while, and she was foolish enough to think that it would be good to kiss like that despite the lobbying of Li's family.
After all, it was his little aunt, so Han Qi couldn't just send her to see an official or something.Although the matter was over, the knot was always there, and the relatives between Cai Lianzhi and Cai Lianzhi were all done by Cook Fang on behalf of Han Qi.
Although in the next two years, Cook Fang often explained Cai Lianzhi in front of Han Qi.Han Qi still hasn't resumed contact with Cai Lianzhi, because although Aunt Li is engaged and married, the Li family still has the second and third mothers of the right age.Han Qi felt that those from the Li family were not cheap.And his aunt, Cai Lianzhi, was soft-hearted and confused, and she was always confused.
"They all know what you mean. You are such a big official here, how dare they treat you like fat again, regardless of the consequences?" Cui Tao asked in surprise.
Han Qi chuckled, "When you meet the people in the Li family, you will probably understand."
It's too late today, the Li family can only wait for tomorrow to investigate.
But judging from the current situation, it is quite incomprehensible.
The Great Buddha Temple is famous far and near, and the incense is at its peak. It takes about three days to get there from Bianjing by horse-drawn carriage.
Han Qi's little aunt was so young, she took the initiative to live in the Great Buddha Temple for two years in order to honor her mother-in-law's filial piety, which was too long.Even her own son, Li Chaole, did not do this. Why did her daughter-in-law do this?
Moreover, the Li family even agreed to her going. The mistress planned to be away for two years and they would not stop her. After missing for so long, she still wanted to hide it from Han Qi. Who would believe it if there was nothing tricky about it?Too weird, too weird.
Han Qi asked about Cui Tao's assassination in detail.I heard that after she fought Chun Li, she met a man in black wearing a black hat and cloak.
"The deaths of Su Yuwan and Cui Shiniang are strange. Now that Chunli has appeared again, it is also strange that she was suddenly rescued by someone."
Han Qi then told Cui Tao that the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of War had wiped out the main rudder of the Dizang Pavilion in Suizhou, and it was said that they had gained a lot.
"The siege and suppression of Kaifeng Mansion is under the charge of Judge Wang, and the Ministry of War will send out the main force. They will operate in secret, and people who have nothing to do with it will conceal the news."
Han Qi also told Cui Tao that when they were handling the case in Anping, there were rumors in the capital that the imperial court had completely wiped out the main rudder of the Dizang Pavilion, and many people set off firecrackers to celebrate, so the false news spread even more.The Kaifeng Mansion was scolded for being incompetent in dispelling the rumors, and the officials in the court even condemned it constantly.
Now Kaifeng Mansion is in the "headless" time, and there is no governor or official in the imperial court to defend Kaifeng Mansion, so Kaifeng Mansion can only accept the final agreed result, and cooperate with the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of War to wipe out the land as soon as possible. The chief rudder of the Tibetan Pavilion.
"The news that the chief rudder of the Dizang Pavilion is in Suizhou was provided by the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and the troops were dispatched quickly."
"It's so strange! The Dizang Pavilion has only been established for a few years, and it does have some reputation in the Jianghu, but the Jianghu is small-scale after all, and ordinary people don't know much about the Dizang Pavilion. Besides, they do assassinations secretly. Suddenly there are so many people setting off firecrackers to celebrate?"
Han Qi nodded in agreement, "It's really strange, it seems that there is a pair of invisible hands pushing the court to destroy Di Zang Pavilion as soon as possible."
"The Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment is also strange." Cui Tao said.
Everyone in Kaifeng Mansion knew that Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment was at odds with Bao Mansion Yin, and later his son Lin Sanlang had an accident.
"Now that the news about the chief rudder of Dizang Pavilion is known to him, why doesn't he take the credit all by himself, but wants Kaifeng Mansion to show off the limelight, and he just brings the Ministry of War to assist?"
Han Qi agreed with Cui Tao's point of view, "It is said that the case of the Dizang Pavilion was originally in charge of the Kaifeng government, and the owner of the Dizang Pavilion was also punished because of our thorough investigation, and the main credit is not his fault."
"I think this is to push Kaifeng Mansion to the top of the wave and let everyone in the rivers and lakes know that it is Kaifeng Mansion that wiped out Di Zang Pavilion. If Su Yuwan has a companion who can avenge her, then she will come to Kaifeng Mansion for any debts." liquidation."
Kaifeng Mansion has been dealing with Di Zang Pavilion, so naturally it is not afraid of being targeted by the remnants of Di Zang Pavilion or other people in the Jianghu.But Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice's operation made people think that he seemed to know something.
Cui Tao suggested that Han Qi should list the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice as a special observation target, and observe secretly when he has time.No problem is the best, if there is a problem, it is to plan ahead.
Han Qi promised that the court order officials should not be followed by surveillance, and he would arrange two reliable people to pay more attention to the situation of the Minister of Punishment as much as possible under legal circumstances.
When Han Qi said goodbye to Cui Tao, he heard from Cui Tao that Lu Gongbi decided to let go, and after he recovered for a period of time, he would obey his mother's arrangement and get engaged.
"Smart man." Han Qi judged.
Cui Tao glanced at him, then took his hand, and once again advised him not to be too sad.
"After solving so many cases and seeing such life and death, I naturally understand the truth that the deceased is dead. Don't worry, I will be fine. It's just that if the news reaches Quanzhou, she will be sad again." Han Qi mentioned The birth mother, there is worry in her eyes that cannot be resolved.
"Then let's go back and visit her someday, shall we?" Cui Tao immediately suggested.
"Us?" Han Qi stared at Cui Tao.
"Maybe it's inappropriate for me to follow?" Cui Tao asked tentatively.
"It's not appropriate." Han Qi agreed.
Cui Tao lowered her head, nodded in agreement, and didn't say much.
"It would be appropriate for the daughter-in-law who has not closed the door to visit." Han Qi added immediately.
Cui Tao raised her head suddenly, and was about to speak when Han Qi blocked her mouth with her finger.
"Don't rush to answer me."
Immediately, he turned around and left with a lantern in hand, his slender figure gradually melting into the night.
Then, Cui Tao heard the sound of a carriage leaving in the distance.
……
After Chunli was rescued, she wanted to return to the Jianyi Mansion, but was warned by Mo Zhuiyu's teacup.
Behind the screen, Mo Zhuiyu quickly dropped his black cloak and night clothes, and then came out in a flowing white brocade robe.
He glanced at Chun Li unhappily, and saw the tea bowl shattered at her feet, frowning violently.
It was only after seeing this that Chunli came to her senses, hurriedly cleaned up the things on the ground, wiped the ground clean with a rag, washed her hands immediately, and went into the house to look for Mo Zhuiyu again.
"Brother asked me to come to Beijing to take care of you, and you caused me such a big trouble. Who told you to do anything to Cui Qiniang?" Mo Zhuiyu said, then pulled out the dagger from his waist, and gently wiped the blade with his index finger Pass.
Chun Li hurriedly apologized to Mo Zhuiyu, "I'm really annoyed that Pavilion Master Su was just—"
"Cui Qiniang has led someone to investigate the Admonition Mansion and confirmed your identity."
Chun Li stared round in shock, she never expected that Cui Tao would strike so quickly and accurately find her head.How can this be?She obviously covered her face, but she found out that she was the person next to Han Erlang. There were so many maidservants with similar eyebrows and eyes around Han Erlang, and there were quite a few in the whole mansion. How could she be sure that it was her?Chun Li couldn't figure it out, let alone figure it out.
"Look at your stupid face, how dare you show yourself in front of Cui Qiniang?"
Mo Zhuiyu sneered, he couldn't stand Chunli being so stupid.It all came to fruition afterwards, and she still couldn't figure out what was going on.
"There are too many fools in this world who don't know what to do—"
"Mo Erlang, please forgive me! I will never dare to do it next time, and I will obediently obey my master's orders." Chunli hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy, crying that her life was worthless, but she wanted to avenge the pavilion master before she died.
"Your kung fu is not inferior to Cui Qiniang, but your brain... oh, I can't bear it!" Mo Zhuiyu got up and quickly moved to Chunli's side, grabbed Chunli's collar with his left hand, lifted her up, and was about to insert a knife in the next moment .
"Erlang, the young master will keep her." A voice came from outside the door.
Mo Zhuiyu immediately shook her hand, throwing Chunli to the ground, and then dropped the dagger in her hand.
"It was of great use to keep you in the Admonition Mansion, but now your recklessness has ruined it." Mo Zhuiyu turned his back to Chunli, washing his hands and disgustingly.
Everything happened so fast, Chun Li lay on the ground in shock, then slowly got up, looking at the dagger dropped by Mo Zhuiyu on the ground.
When Mo Zhuiyu was wiping his hands, he saw Chunli's appearance from the corner of his eye, and deliberately didn't turn around.
Chun Li slowly reached out and grabbed the dagger.
Instead, Mo Zhuiyu raised the corners of his mouth, just when he thought that Chunli was going to attack him, he saw Chunli raised her dagger and cut her own throat.
Mo Zhuiyu curled his lips in dissatisfaction, "So you are stupid. Just a moment ago, you said you would avenge your Pavilion Master, but now you forgot your previous oath, and only care about your own death."
Chunli was startled when she heard this, she dropped the dagger in her hand and began to cry, "Mo Erlang is right, I'm too stupid, I'm useless..."
"Stupid, useless, not the most stupid. The most stupid thing is knowing that you are stupid but not knowing how to change..." Mo Zhuiyu said, "Okay, it's rare that you are still loyal and risk your life. The young master probably likes you." Get over your point. Go on! Be quiet for a few days, so that you can reflect, and when you do this stupid thing again during the next mission, you will go to hell and show Su Yuwan how stupid you are."
Chunli agreed, and kowtowed to Mo Zhuiyu twice before she backed off.
Imperial Palace, Wende Hall.
Zhao Zhen wrote, and a light crimson landscape painting was completely displayed on the table.Zhao Zhen smiled and asked brothers Zhao Zongdan and Zhao Zongqing to comment. The two brothers are one year apart, and they are about the same age as Zhao Zhen. Usually, the three of them get along best.Especially Zhao Zongdan, who has been Zhao Zhen's companion since childhood.
"The brush strokes are precise, the ink is skillful, and the artistic conception is good!" Zhao Zongdan praised.
Zhao Zongqing glanced at it, slightly hooked the corner of his mouth, and only said: "It's okay."
Zhao Zongdan glared at his brother, meaning that what he said was too offensive.
Zhao Zhen didn't mind, instead, he lamented that Zhao Zongdan was too polite, so that Zhao Zongqing could say whatever he had in mind.
"Mediocre, lacking in vigor, and less aggressive." Zhao Zongqing told the truth.
When Zhao Zongdan heard this, he even scolded him for being unruly, "It's better to go back to your extreme optimism and continue to be a dirty Taoist priest."
"Don't, it's so easy to call him back, so he can tell the truth and find fault with my paintings." Usually in the court, there are not a few people who find fault with him for state affairs, but when it comes to poetry When it comes to painting this kind of thing, no one will talk about his faults, but in this respect Zhao Zhen wants to listen to the truth.
Zhao Zhen then asked Zhao Zongqing how to draw in order to be more bold and sharp.
"Officials let go of their hearts and indulge in the vast world, and it will come naturally." Zhao Zongqing then asked Zhao Zhen in a low voice if he wanted to give it a try.
"Try what?" Zhao Zhen asked back.
Zhao Zongdan hurriedly stopped him and said: "The officials must not listen to his nonsense, he is not used to being serious, otherwise why would he go to the Taoist temple for many years and refuse to return, and even take the Taoist name Shuangfu."
"The world is blessed, I am blessed, isn't this an excellent name?" Zhao Zongqing asked back.
Zhao Zhen agreed, and patted Zhao Zongqing on the shoulder, feeling that the name was excellent.
late at night.
Zhao Zongqing raised his head on the roof of the Wende Palace, and then pulled Zhao Zhen to lie on the roof together to watch the night and admire the stars and moon in the sky.
At first Zhao Zhen carefully looked around, for fear that the palace people would find out that he, the emperor, had actually climbed into the room.Then when he lay down, the excitement of secretly violating the rules made him inexplicably happy, and seeing the night was beautiful again, his mood became even better.
Zhao Zongqing handed a jug of wine to Zhao Zhen. He also had a jug himself, and then half-lyed on the tiles, holding the jug high to the entrance.
Seeing this, Zhao Zhen also learned a bit, but the corners of his mouth were stained with wine.
Both of them laughed.
Zhao Zongqing took out a brocade handkerchief embroidered with lotus flowers on one corner and wiped it for Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen raised his head and poured the wine into his mouth again, this time on target.
"It's so comfortable! When you were a Taoist outside, did you live like this?" Zhao Zhen asked.
"More casual than this." Zhao Zongqing replied with a smile.
"Good life is enviable, unlike me."
"It can't be compared to the official family. The official family has to take care of the people of the world."
Zhao Zongqing then raised his head and poured a sip of wine into his mouth, there was not a trace of ripples in his black pupils.
"During the time I was not in Beijing, what interesting things happened in the palace, can the officials tell me?"
Zhao Zhen: "What interesting things can happen in the palace? It's not as interesting as you outside. But a few days ago, there was a case. Fortunately, it was solved in time, so that there would be no suspicion between me and the eldest lady."
After Zhao Zongqing heard Zhao Zhen's story, he sighed: "I know this Cui Qiniang, so I came back with them. You can see that she is a good woman."
Zhao Zongqing immediately told Zhao Zhen that Cui Tao helped him make a snack when his stomach hurt.
Zhao Zhen sighed: "Then she is destined to be with you."
"En." Zhao Zongqing raised the corner of his mouth.
Zhao Zhen thought for a moment, "A few days ago, when my aunt entered the palace, she even complained to her about your marriage, saying that you don't listen to discipline and devote yourself to becoming a monk. you……"
"My official family is so busy that they are so busy that they don't touch the ground. Why do you worry about my marriage? Drink a few more drinks, and we will go to paint later!" After Zhao Zongqing finished speaking, he took his own pot of wine to drink 'Zhao Zhen.
The two of them didn't climb down from the roof until late at night. Zhao Zhen felt quite happy. Accompanied by Zhao Zongqing's ink painting, he splashed ink, and this re-created painting was indeed much more magnificent and open. There is no need for Zhao Zongqing to comment, Zhao Zhen himself feels that a lot has changed.
"Stay in the palace for two more days." Zhao Zhen strongly invited.
……
The next day, before dawn, Cui Tao was busy in the kitchen for a while.When Wang Siniang and Ping'er smelled the scent and got up in a daze and were rubbing their eyes, Cui Tao had already left Kaifeng mansion with the food box.
As soon as Han Qi got up and finished changing, Zhang Chang reported that Cui Tao had come.
Han Qi thought that after Cui Tao slept, she found some important clues, and immediately came to the side hall to meet her, but saw her laying breakfast on the table.
The meals are simple, one is scallion pancakes, the other is braised small shrimp balls with minced vegetables in a bottle. This dish smells delicious, and its fragrance is wafting all over the room.
The soup in the bowl was very clear, with chopped chives floating on top, and when the spoon was pushed aside, you could see snow-white tofu cubes, chopped bottle vegetables, and golden-yellow shrimp balls.
The soup is very fresh, boiled from shrimp shells, the more it boils, the clearer it becomes, and the shrimp shells are removed only when it is completely clear.
The tofu cubes are extremely tender, and the shrimp balls are made by adding pepper, salt and ham to the shrimp meat balls and frying them. They are put into the soup with a bottle of vegetables and simmered slowly over low heat.
Even people with a bad appetite can hardly resist the temptation of this dish. The elderly and children will probably love it more. It is neither greasy nor greasy. It has meat and vegetables. It seems to be stewed together lightly, but it can be delicious. You feel drunk.Children love meat, so eating vegetables by the way is good for your health.The old man prefers plain food, but the meat and meat in it are not greasy, and it is easy to digest when chopped, and it can also give strength to the body after eating.
Han Qi asked Cui Tao to use it with him, he knew that Cui Tao must have no time to eat if he brought him food so early.
When the two of them ate, they both ate without speaking.
After eating, Cui Tao hurriedly asked Han Qi how it tasted?
"Best workmanship."
Han Qi personally brought Cui Tao a cup of lychee cream and water, and asked her not to bother preparing meals for him next time.
"It's delicious and not greedy. You can sleep more."
Han Qi stretched out his hand to straighten the broken hair around Cui Tao's ear, obviously because he was in a hurry on the road, the strands of his hair were all messed up.
"Sleep less sleep is nothing, I can bang a big wall for you." Cui Tao enthusiastically confessed to Han Qi.
She knew about Han Qi's mummy case, and she was not in a good mood. This is the time when she needs to show up.
This is how two people get along, to show that you can be needed by the other party when the other party needs you most.Emotions need to form dependence on each other to promote an unbreakable relationship.From liking, intimacy, love, to unswerving until death, every increase in the level of relationship has to go through wind and rain and work hard to get along.
"I don't think your head is hard enough, so please don't hit the wall." Han Qi patted Cui Tao's head with his hand, and told her not to talk nonsense, but his eyes were full of emotion.
"What will Liulang do for me?" Cui Tao asked casually.
"You'll know."
Han Qi immediately took Cui Tao to do business, Wang Zhao also got the news, and everyone met at Chen Liuli's house.
Ever since Li Chaole heard that Han Qi had sent someone to inquire about Cai Lianzhi last night, he was restless and didn't sleep all night, wandering around the main hall.Several sons of the Li family also worried along with Li Chaole.
It was late in the morning and finally heard the news of Han Qi's visit.They are finally at the end of their anxiety, waiting to be sentenced to death.
When Li Chaole saw Han Qi, he saluted, apologized sadly, and explained what happened regretfully.
"It's all my fault. My harsh words made her go to the Great Buddha Temple in a fit of anger. It was said to be praying for blessings, but it was actually an anger between us. Last fall, I found it strange that she was still angry and didn't move at all. I sent someone to Ask, I know that she lived in Dafo Temple for three months and then left, but she never came home.
I thought she was still trying to scare me, so I waited for a few more months until the end of the year was almost the Chinese New Year. I saw that the person hadn't come back, so I knew something was wrong. I asked around but couldn't find where the person was.I was afraid that I would be held accountable if I reported this to the official Han Tui, so I kept it a secret. "
Cui Tao took Wang Siniang and Ping'er to inquire about it in the backyard of the Li family, and the general situation was indeed in line with what Li Chaole said.Cui Tao also interrogated the real reason for the cold war between the two of them back then.
Li Chaole just passed a sentence, saying that it was because of a small family matter, but in fact Li Chaole saw that Han Qi had never been engaged, and was still greedy for Han Qi's "fat meat".
Li Chaole's daughter, Li Erniang, is even worse than her elder sister Li Auntie. When she saw Han Qi, she missed her whole life and lost her lovesickness.She always felt that she was not favored by Han Qi in the past because her appearance was not good enough. Now that she is ten times more beautiful than her eldest sister, Aunt Li, she felt that she had a possibility, and she should ask for a chance, so she cried with Li Chaole all day long .
Li Chaole knew that Han Qi was a high official now, and it was difficult for him to be a daughter of the Li family, and Han Qi had clearly rejected him at the beginning.But after all, it was delusional thoughts in his heart, coupled with Li Erniang's continuous crying and lobbying, Li Chaole heard a lot, and felt that there was some truth, which made him start dreaming again.
Li Chaole urged Cai Lianzhi to talk to Han Qi again, even if he is not a regular wife, he can consider it.Cai Lianzhi didn't want to say that. At the beginning, she was confused and hurt her relationship with her nephew. She didn't have the face to say goodbye. When she heard that Li Chaole still didn't give up, she quarreled with him, so she made a fuss and went to the Great Buddha Temple to 'watch the funeral'.
Han Qi heard this, his face was very gloomy, no matter how Li Chaole apologized, he didn't look at him again.
The account is then settled, and the case is investigated first.
Cui Tao and Han Qi then arrived at the Great Buddha Temple and asked about Cai Lianzhi's departure that year.Indeed, as Li Chaole said, Cai Lianzhi left normally after living in the Great Buddha Temple for three months, and two women who accompanied her to the temple to worship the Buddha walked with her.
But it was not the two women who died together with the female mummy, but two men.
Because it has been a long time, the relevant personnel don't remember much more about that year, and it is difficult to obtain more clues. The case is difficult for a while, and it is difficult to make more progress.
Cui Tao and Han Qi had no choice but to go back to Beijing first, and then review the case history to see if they could find a new breakthrough.
Cui Tao also rechecked the situation of the mummy three times, and further confirmed that the identity of the female mummy was indeed Cai Lianzhi.Cook Fang said that Cai Lianzhi once fell on her right leg when she was a child.Cui Tao confirmed this by looking at the leg bones of the mummy.However, the cause of death of the three mummies is still difficult to determine, and all causes of death that do not cause trauma, such as suffocation, poisoning, and drowning, are possible.
After another five days, the case was still unclear.
……
As the saying goes, "If you walk too much at night, you will meet ghosts", and if you sell too much hair care lotion, you will also encounter troubles.
Today, a troublesome man came to the store, claiming that after using the hair conditioner in the store, he became completely bald.
As he spoke, the man took off his hat, revealing his shiny bald head.
Seeing this scene, Wang Siniang and Ping'er were stunned. They looked at each other and found empathy in each other's eyes.
To say that their boss - Mrs. Cui, is really amazing.I also said before that no matter how bad this hair conditioner is used, at most it will make people bald, and now this baldness is coming.
God predicts, it is amazing to match the gods!
After the man made a fuss, the customers in the shop who originally wanted to buy hair lotion all withdrew their hands that were going to pay and turned to watch.
Seeing this man was very messy, Wang Siniang scolded him for finding fault and causing trouble, causing the bald man to argue with him unconvinced, attracting more people to watch.
Ping'er was busy at the side trying to persuade her, and said softly: "The hair care lotion in our shop has been used and said to be good, but why is it that you just use it and you become bald? You can follow our advice, gently Apply it on your hair and wash it off after a stick of incense?"
"Nonsense, can I still burn my head with the paint? I don't care how good others use it, anyway, I use it, paint it well, and then I will be completely bald! Tell me what to do!" The man yelled violently road.
"How is this possible? There will be no problem for normal people to use it." Pinger's eyes were red from being yelled at by the man, but she still insisted that her hair care lotion is fine.
"What do you mean? Are you saying that I'm not a normal person? Can you talk, and you're not as good as the ugly lady next to you!" The man roared even more violently, and was pissed off by Pinger's way of speaking. He was half dead, and then he turned around and lowered his shiny head for everyone to see, "Everyone take a look, everyone help to see, is there a hair on my head?"
Seeing this, all the onlookers stretched their necks to look carefully.Oh, it's true, this gentleman's head is more delicate than some women's cheeks, it's smooth and shiny, and there's really not a single hair on it.
"no!"
"no!"
"no!"
……
The crowd joined in.
"No—yes!" An eight-year-old boy carefully looked at the man's head on tiptoe, from front to back, from left to right, and then with a super loud voice, followed by the echoes of the crowd, a long and long voice Shouted out loudly.
Bald man: "..."
He gave the boy a helpless look, and immediately turned his anger on Wang Siniang and Ping'er.
"Look, everyone has seen it, I don't have a single hair on my head now!" The bald man became irritable when he mentioned this.
Wang Siniang and Ping'er saw that they couldn't deal with this matter, and if the trouble continued, the whole city of Bianjing would think that their hair care lotion was not good, and it would be too miserable.This business has only been in business for a month, and their addiction to making money has just started.
Cui Tao was then hastily invited by Wang Siniang and Ping'er.
The bald man took a look at Cui Tao, and his envious gaze stayed on Cui Tao's black and shiny hair for a moment, then he asked Cui Tao angrily: "Are you the shopkeeper of this shop?"
"Yes, yes." Cui Tao responded with a smile.
The so-called stretch out your hand does not hit the smiling face.
The bald man's attitude towards Cui Tao was not bad, compared with the two guys behind her, it was much better.
The bald man calmed down a bit, pointed at his bald head, and asked Cui Tao what to do, "I just used your hair conditioner, and now I don't have a single hair left."
Cui Tao asked the bald man to bow his head so that she could see the condition of his head.
After Cui Tao glanced around the bald man's smooth head, he frowned, and asked the bald man sympathetically.
"So you're pretty bald?"
"Nonsense! There are hairs! Here, in the middle, there are three strands! They are gone because of your hair lotion! If you don't pay back, I will call your hair lotion bad!"
Hearing Cui Tao's words, the man shouted angrily again like a firework that was ignited and about to burst into the sky.
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