I am imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion

If it wasn't for her being unarmed and showing no intention of attacking, Cui Tao would almost have been stabbed with a needle.

There are not many women in Kaifeng Mansion. Although this girl Cui Tao has never been seen before, she has a scent commonly used in morgues.I heard that Zhang Wenpo has a niece who is studying art with her, and her age is consistent with this girl.

"I'm Zhang Wenpo's niece, just call me Susu." Zhang Susu introduced herself.

Sure enough it was her.

Cui Tao laughed, and looked at Zhang Susu's body again.

Zhang Susu understood what Cui Tao meant, so she turned around to show Cui Tao, and asked if she looked like her, "My aunt asked me to learn more from Mrs. Cui. I compared Mrs. Cui's clothes and made them myself."

He admitted quite frankly that Cui Tao let her play by herself, and she had to go back to the deserted courtyard to rest.

Zhang Susu followed Cui Tao, "I have been wanting to talk to Mrs. Cui these days, but I have no chance."

"Is something wrong?"

"Can I worship Lady Cui as my teacher like Second Brother Li?" Zhang Susu's Second Brother Li refers to Li Yuan's younger brother Li Cai.

"No." Cui Tao clearly refused.

Zhang Wenpo asked this girl to learn from her, obviously because she wanted her to learn a craft.Fortunately, she took a slanted sword and learned her appearance.Apprentices can be stupid, but they can't have evil intentions.Although Zhang Susu's current behavior does not seem to have too many moral problems for the time being, people who have such behavior have a higher chance of being wrong-minded in terms of probability.

"Why?" Zhang Susu looked at Cui Tao stubbornly with a bit of grievance in her eyes.

"Too busy recently." Cui Tao originally wanted to reject Zhang Susu directly, but seeing that she was young, she was more tactful, "You should learn the craft from your aunt first, and learn her things thoroughly."

"I have learned everything, so I came to find Mrs. Cui." Zhang Susu replied.

Cui Tao looked at Zhang Susu with her eyes. The little girl looked very lively, smart and quick-witted. In addition, she was dressed exactly like her. At first glance, she really looked like her.

Cui Tao led Zhang Susu to the morgue and asked her to pick a female corpse for inspection.

Zhang Susu chose the one closest to her, lifted the straw mat covering the corpse, and looked at the dead man's face by the light of the oil lamp, she was startled suddenly.

The deceased's eyes had been gouged out, his mouth was tongueless, there were still bright red blood stains on the corner of his mouth, and his whole face was black and blue. Even the evil spirits from hell didn't have her appearance.

This is a case that Cui Tao just took over today, which is rather special, unexpectedly Zhang Susu chose this case directly.

"Try it. If you miss less than three things, I will accept you as an apprentice, but there is also a prerequisite after accepting an apprentice. I will not only teach you crafts, but also teach you how to behave. Of course, if you can't bear it when the time comes, you can also Exit the division, but it is absolutely impossible to enter again." Cui Tao signaled Zhang Susu to start.

Zhang Susu swallowed her saliva, first checked the body form, confirmed the time of death of the deceased, then estimated the height, figure and age of the deceased, confirmed that the gouged eyes were post-mortem injuries, and checked the small places such as the ears and nose of the deceased woman. place,.Check the clothes again, they are quite messy, there are several scratches on the clothes on the body, scratches on the fingers, mud in the nails, mud on the soles of the shoes, oil stains on the uppers, chest and cuffs, and no traces of being violated.

Zhang Susu finished writing her inspection results and handed them over to Cui Tao.

"Is there anything else to add?" Cui Tao asked.

Zhang Susu looked at the corpse again, and shook his head at Cui Tao, indicating that there was no more.

"You didn't find out the fatal injury, the second segment of the spine was fractured." Cui Tao said, "The corpse was murdered less than a day ago, and there may be bruises on the surface of the corpse. You should use fumigation to check the bruises on the corpse."

Zhang Susu was stunned, "I thought Mrs. Cui had checked it in advance, so she fumigated it."

"Then have you asked?" Cui Tao asked back.

Zhang Susu was dumbfounded.

"Because you were shocked by the death of the deceased, you didn't want to turn her head, so you neglected to check the back of the deceased's neck." Cui Tao said, "The most important thing in an autopsy is meticulousness, and you should not neglect this when facing any dead body. a little."

"The deceased also had head lice in the hair, minor abrasions on the feet, calluses and mud in the toenails."

Zhang Susu was stunned for a moment, and immediately took off the shoes of the deceased to check, and it was true.

"I thought……"

"Don't you think, be meticulous and attentive, and follow the facts."

Cui Tao still did not forget to praise Zhang Susu symbolically. At her current age, such an autopsy level is already very good. As long as she overcomes her carelessness and lack of meticulousness, she will be a qualified foreman in the future.

"Then I overcome, will Mrs. Cui accept me as an apprentice?"

"You have failed the assessment."

Cui Tao yawned and said goodbye to Zhang Susu.

Zhang Susu silently covered the corpse with a straw mat. Seeing that the ground was not clean, she swept it again, and then came out of the mortuary room and locked the door.

When Cui Tao left, she noticed Zhang Susu's performance out of the corner of her eye and didn't say much.

Early the next morning, Cui Tao was still sleeping soundly in bed when she was woken up by a burst of fragrance.

Cui Tao sniffled, got up, leaned over to the window and looked out.I saw a pot of steaming vegetables on the stone table in the gazebo. It smelled like braised sauce. There must be meat, but I didn't know what kind of meat it was.

Cui Tao was wondering which one of Wang Siniang and Ping'er was more diligent, and their craftsmanship improved by leaps and bounds?I heard the sound of pushing the window and talking from the east and west compartments.

"Ah, it smells so good! Boss is in a good mood today, did you get up so early to make something delicious?" Wang Siniang rubbed her eyes and poked her head out of the window.

"Well—" Ping'er poked her head out sleepily, "It's so fragrant!"

"It seems that I was thinking too much." Cui Tao sighed while holding his chin.

Wang Siniang and Ping'er immediately regained their spirits, and at the same time looked at Cui Tao who was standing by the window.A head of black hair hangs over her shoulders, and it is obvious that she hasn't washed, and just woke up like them.

"Who did that—"

"Are you awake?" A green figure ran over with a clear and crisp voice.

Wang Siniang and Ping'er looked at the person in bewilderment, who is this?

"The braised boneless chicken feet I just made are still hot. Sister Taoer, Sister Pinger and Mama Wang, would you like to try it?" Zhang Susu asked with a sweet smile.

Just as Wang Siniang was about to agree, she suddenly came to her senses and asked Zhang Susu angrily, "Where did you come from? Who's your mother Wang?"

"Uh--Mother Wang next door to my house is about the same age as Niangzi. Everyone calls her that, so I will also call her Mistress. If the name is wrong, please forgive me, and I will change it immediately." Zhang Susu asked Wang Siniang what to do. what to call her.

"Call her Xiangu, beauty!" Ping'er interrupted with a smile.

Zhang Susu hurriedly bowed to Wang Siniang, and shouted: "Fairy girl!"

Wang Siniang was amused, but she was not angry. She waved her hand and told Zhang Susu to call her Siniang.

Cui Tao picked out a green gauze dress and a dark blue beige, and after changing, she simply did her makeup and walked out.She went straight to the pot of braised boneless chicken feet made by Zhang Susu, and took a look.

Zhang Susu knew that Cui Tao was delicious, so he smiled and invited Cui Tao to taste it.

Cui Tao didn't respond to Zhang Susu's words, but looked at the gate of the courtyard and asked how Zhang Susu got in.

"I came in when I saw that the courtyard door was unlocked. I wanted to ask, but I was afraid that it would be impolite for everyone to fall asleep and wake up, so I put the basin here and waited."

Zhang Susu didn't know if there was any offense in doing so, so she apologized to Cui Tao first after explaining.

"Come on, come on!" Wang Siniang came over with a plate of sesame seed cakes and four pairs of bowls and chopsticks, divided them up, and prepared to eat the delicious braised boneless chicken feet.

Ping'er hurriedly hit her to show her to be more sensible, first to see Cui Tao's attitude.

Wang Siniang hurriedly retracted the chopsticks.

"Do you still want to be a teacher after making this?" Cui Tao asked.

Zhang Susu nodded.

"I told you, I won't accept it," Cui Tao said.

"It doesn't matter if you don't accept it. I disturbed Mrs. Cui yesterday, and Mrs. Cui also taught me a lot. I want to be filial." Zhang Susu hurriedly explained.

"Then we will be disrespectful." Cui Tao thanked Zhang Susu, picked up a piece of sesame seed cake with sugar and sesame sauce, and called everyone to eat together.

After Cui Tao made the noodles last night, he put them directly in the pot and cooked them in the residual heat of the pot.It is so hot now that there is no need to eat hot meals. After everyone wakes up in the morning, sometimes they are too lazy to move, and sometimes they are too late to cook because they are anxious to handle cases.This is convenient, and you can eat it directly when you wake up in the morning.

Tangseed sesame seed cakes are fermented, flat and round. Use chopsticks to pinch the skin and the skin is soft. The front and back are a little golden yellow. The inside is layered, and each layer has a brown color that is evenly spread. sugar sesame paste,

Zhang Susu also sat with everyone to eat. When she heard that the biscuits were made by Cui Tao, she was very careful and pious when she took the first bite, as if enshrining the biscuits as treasures.

Soft elastic noodles, rich sesame sauce aroma, and a touch of almond aroma inside.How can the two flavors blend so well?This is the most delicious sesame seed cake she has ever eaten. It is much more fragrant than those sold outside. The two are like the difference between a piece of jade and a stone.

Zhang Susu's pot of chicken feet is beautifully deboned, almost complete.The boneless chicken feet, after being deep-fried and then braised in soy sauce, are fully flavored, with crispy bones when chewed, crunching.

Wang Siniang took one bite at a time, and couldn't help humming twice while eating, it was so refreshing.Chicken feet are so delicious, everyone loves to eat them, but chewing on the bones is too much effort, but now it is saved.

"It takes a lot of work to remove such a big pot?" Ping'er couldn't help asking.

"It's okay, it will take half a day." Zhang Susu lowered her eyes and smiled modestly.

"The dish you cooked early in the morning, could it be that the bones were taken off last night?" Ping'er tasted a piece of boneless chicken feet, and it was indeed delicious.

"Yes." Zhang Susu agreed.

"Hmm—" Wang Siniang, whose mouth was already full, was about to speak, and hurriedly covered her mouth with her hands, and after swallowing the food, she asked in surprise, "You stayed up all night just to make such a dish?"

Zhang Susu nodded.

Cui Tao ate as usual and didn't say much.

After everyone put down their chopsticks, Zhang Susu packed up the bowls and chopsticks, went to the kitchen to wash them, and wiped the rest of the kitchen by the way.

Normally, Wang Siniang and Ping'er would have to quarrel to finish the work, but she just finished the work so proactively and easily.

Both Wang Siniang and Ping'er couldn't help liking Zhang Susu and asked her to come often.

Zhang Susu thanked them with a polite smile, then bowed to Cui Tao, and then left.It's time for her to go to Zhang Wenpo's place to help.

"The little girl is really nice, she is good at cooking, has a sweet mouth, and can work." Wang Siniang sighed.

Ping'er agreed, and then saw Cui Tao's face was pale, not looking happy, and asked her what's wrong.

"Could it be that Mrs. Cui changed her mind and decided to take her as a disciple after being moved by this meal of braised boneless chicken feet?" Ping'er immediately expressed her support, and she also thought that Zhang Susu was not bad.

"It's impossible in this life." Cui Tao took a sip of tea, a little absent-minded, not knowing what she was thinking.

Wang Siniang and Ping'er glanced at each other, and asked Cui Tao if there was any reason for this, is that Zhang Susu a good person?

"Boss told me earlier, we would not have eaten her dish if we had known earlier!" Wang Siniang sighed.

"It's more troublesome not to eat. Let's see, it may not be what I think it is." Cui Tao asked Wang Siniang to bring some sesame seed cakes to Zhang Wenpo when she was free, and chat with Zhang Wenpo to find out Zhang Susu's origin.

"Leave it on me." Wang Siniang assured, patting her chest.

Li Cai came to find Cui Tao, and whispered to him: "Master, I found a person who is very good at smelling rouge and distinguishing rouge, just by smelling it, you can tell which rouge powder is from. But he is blind and has a weird temper, and he doesn't meet outsiders casually."

Cui Tao asked about the location, and it was the young owner of Aunt Wu's rouge shop in Yujie.

"The shop was originally opened by his mother. He has been a prodigal son with nothing to do in the past few years. He has traveled all over the place. He is very romantic, and his family runs a rouge shop, so he knows women best. The smell of rouge and gouache on his body. Later he got an eye disease, so he took it easy and stayed in Bianjing for a long time." Li Cai told Cui Tao that this person started to have a bad temper after he became blind.

Sudden physical disability will indeed affect a person's temper.

Cui Tao praised Li Cai for doing a good job and would reward him, so she asked him what dish he would like to eat.

"Then apprentice, you are welcome. I want to eat goat tongue sticks and sprout tripe. Two days ago, a few government servants showed off to apprentice, but I am so greedy." Li Cai laughed.

Cui Tao immediately agreed, "I'll make you another flower pot, and you can show it off later."

"That's kind!" Li Cai hurriedly thanked Cui Tao.

Cui Tao thought of Zhang Susu, so he asked Li Caike to know about him.

"I know there is such a person. She is Zhang Wenpo's niece. She has been with Zhang Wenpo in Kaifeng Mansion for more than two months, but I have never seen it. She is at Judge Wang's side. I have heard of it a few times. My brother said that he is good-looking and well-behaved, but it is a pity that the autopsy--" Li Cai stopped talking here, and glanced at Cui Tao, as if he realized that it was inappropriate to say this in front of Cui Tao.

Cui Tao could guess what the men said about women in private, so she didn't ask any more.After sending Li Cai away, Cui Tao went to look for Wang Zhao and asked him if there was any progress in the identity of the nameless female corpse whose eyes had been gouged out and tongue cut out.

The deceased woman was found by the Bian River, and there were no other people around. Because her eyes and tongue had been gouged out, her facial features had been destroyed, so it was difficult to trace and ask people based on her portrait, so her identity would not be sure for a while.

From the time of the deceased woman's death to the present, no one has come to Kaifeng Mansion to report her missing.

"Are there still beggars in Bianjing?" Cui Tao asked.

Wang Zhao shook his head, "Probably not. Idle people will be arranged to go to Futian Yard. Of course, if they can always avoid the patrolling troops of the military patrol shop, it is possible."

The streets in Bianjing have strict jurisdiction, and there are complete places to accommodate homeless people, so there should be no beggars in the city.

"Miss Cui thinks the deceased was a beggar?"

"Head lice, calluses on feet, and mud. It looks like it. But it doesn't have to be. It could be something else, but I can't think of it for a moment."

Cui Tao remembered that Feng Dayou should have a better understanding of the situation in the road department, so she went to find him.

When Feng Dayou saw Cui Tao, he happily showed her his head, and confidently told Cui Tao that he was about to have black hair.

In fact, apart from the dense hair on the top of Feng Dayou's head, there are only a few sparse hairs growing in other places, which are not as good as some people's leg hair.

"I'm afraid this is a bit far from your dream." Cui Tao said honestly.

"It's good if it grows. It's better than nothing. If I continue to use it, maybe my head will really grow back."

After all, after so many years, Feng Dayou has never seen much hair but less hair. Now that he has grown a lot, he just feels full of hope.

After hearing Cui Tao's intention, Feng Dayou said solemnly: "I have never seen a beggar. I also heard about the discovery of a female corpse in a ghost house in Kaifeng Mansion yesterday. I heard that it was a ghost who wanted her life, and that ghost even took the woman's body." Eyes and tongue gouged out?"

Feng Dayou then curiously asked what the scene was like at that time, whether it was gloomy everywhere, whether he heard Devil May Cry, and whether he saw ghosts.

"Yesterday, I asked for leave for business and didn't go to the scene, but I read the description of the scene, and there was nothing like what you said."

Cui Tao heard Feng Dayou's words were very specific, and he thought he should know something, so she asked him where the reason for Devil May Cry and Ghost Shadow came from.

"I heard it with my own ears, I saw it with my own eyes." Feng Dayou told Cui Tao that he found the haunted house of the female victim in Dayu Lane under his jurisdiction.

One day he finished his duty, drank some wine, passed by the heavy rain alley, and when he passed in front of the haunted house, he heard whimpering in the house, and then he looked in through the crack of the door of the house With a glance, he suddenly saw a shadow flashing past, which scared him so much that he ran away quickly.

"Later, I chatted with some vendors who also passed by Dayu Lane, and they all encountered this situation with me." Feng Dayou sighed in horror, it was a real haunted house.So it has been abandoned for five years, and no one dares to sell the house.

Cui Tao knew that the house was now in the hands of Dian Zhai Wu, and Dian Zhai Wu would sell some houses every once in a while, and those who wanted to buy them would bid their own prices, and the highest price would win.Since it's been five years, it's impossible that the housekeeper has not sold this house. It seems that it is really a ghost house that can't be sold.

"So how much do you know about the owner of the house?" Cui Tao asked.

"There used to be an old woman, and her children didn't care about her. When she died, she was found by the neighbors because of the smell in the house." Feng Dayou paused, took a careful look at Cui Tao, and said, "The old woman used to work in Kaifeng Mansion. Steady."

Cui Tao agreed, thank you Feng Dayou for providing the information.

Feng Dayou hesitated to speak, but still couldn't help it, and said to Cui Tao: "I see that Mrs. Cui is young and beautiful, and her business is doing well, but she doesn't necessarily have to stay in the yamen for autopsy. This job is quite taboo in the eyes of outsiders. Delay us in finding a good family!"

Feng Dayou's expression was earnest and thoughtful, which did not match his tall figure and fierce face, and he was chattering like those aunts who love to worry about girls getting married.

"That's taboo, don't do it, who will find out the injuries in the case of a female victim in the future, and redress the victim's grievance?"

"This……"

"It's a problem of treating Wu as a cheap person, and it should be corrected!" Cui Tao reprimanded.

"Yes, yes, it should be changed." Feng Dayou quickly responded to Cui Tao's words.

Cui Tao glanced at Feng Dayou.

Feng Dayou was afraid that his words would offend Cui Tao, so he turned around and refused to give him hair growth cream.Busy swears that if anyone dares to look down on Wuzuo and Wenpo in front of him in the future, he will be the first to go up and beat them.

When Cui Tao went back, she bought some goat milk and planned to make honey and milk-flavored twists for dinner.

Not long after she walked, she felt as if someone was following her.

Cui Tao pretended not to notice, walked forward slowly, turned her head slightly and took a glance from the corner of her eye, and saw Zhang Susu wearing a green gauze skirt, dark blue trousers, and carrying a clay pot of milk in her hand, walking forward like her.

Cui Tao continued to walk forward calmly, and when she reached a deserted alley, she could feel the footsteps getting closer behind her.

She then quickened her pace, and the sound of footsteps behind her also quickened.

"Sister Taoer!" Zhang Susu called Cui Tao from behind.

Only then did Cui Tao stop, and turned to look at Zhang Susu, who was almost dressed like her.

Zhang Susu was stunned for a moment when Cui Tao cast his gaze over, and then took a special look at his clothes, and asked Cui Tao if he minded.

"I saw that Sister Tao'er looked really good in her dress, and I happened to have it too, so I put it on too."

Zhang Susu narrowed her eyes crookedly, and explained to Cui Tao with a smile, but hers were all made by herself, not as good-looking as Cui Tao's body that was sewn by a serious tailor.

Cui Tao pulled the corners of her mouth into a smile, and agreed with Zhang Susu's words, "That is."

Zhang Susu laughed again, then saw Cui Tao holding goat milk in her hand, and quickly said that she bought it too, what a coincidence.

"That is." Cui Tao agreed again.

"Sister Tao'er, shall we go together?" Zhang Susu happily proposed.

Cui Tao didn't agree, and walked normally, Zhang Susu rushed over to walk side by side with her.Because they were dressed similarly, they attracted a lot of people's attention.

"Do you know why my father named me 'Tao'?" Cui Tao suddenly asked Zhang Susu.

"Why? Anyway, I think the word peach sounds nice. When I hear it, I think of peach blossom. It's pink in color, and it sounds much better than my plain."

"Peach can ward off evil spirits, and it specializes in killing demons and ghosts. No matter what kind of monster appears in front of me, I will play to death in the end."

When Cui Tao said this, Zhang Susu's face changed slightly, but she managed her expression very well, and the smile on her face quickly returned to its original state.

"The word peach can ward off evil spirits if you repeat it a lot, so I really like that you call me Sister Tao'er. When you call me, it seems to remind me that it's time to slay demons."

Zhang Susu laughed, and echoed Cui Tao's words, "I didn't expect this name to have such a deep meaning, unlike my father, who chose a name just to make it sound nice."

"That is." Cui Tao agreed for the third time.

Zhang Susu's mouth twitched.

"After all, it is the Cui family of Boling." Cui Tao then added.

Cui Tao didn't like to mention her background before, but now that she has reconciled with her family and can anger others, of course she wants to say a few words.

Her father came from a wealthy family with profound background and was well-read in poetry and books. Her...

People are afraid that if they feel inferior, they will be compared by others.

Zhang Susu shook her hand, and the goat milk jug she was holding fell to the ground, splashing milk on half of her skirt.

"Are you okay?" Cui Tao asked with concern.

"I...I'll go home and change my clothes." Zhang Susu turned around and ran with her wet skirt in her hands.

Cui Tao chuckled, and went back to Kaifeng Mansion with her goat milk jar in her arms.

When the gatekeeper saw Cui Tao, he immediately told her that official Han Tui was looking for her, and told her to go as soon as she came back.

Cui Tao handed the goat milk jar to the yamen servant and asked him to send her back to the deserted courtyard, but she went straight to Han Qi's place, but she didn't see anyone in the room.Then I heard from the little official that a new Judge Han had arrived, and Han pushed the judge to go to the side hall to meet him.

Judge Han?It sounds like Han Zong took office.

When Cui Tao came to the side hall, she saw that Han Zong was wearing a green official uniform, sitting at the first place on the lower left of Han Qi, talking to Han Qi in a low voice.Because the voice was too low, Cui Tao couldn't hear it outside the door.All I could see was Han Qi, who was wearing a red brocade official robe, tilting his head slightly, listening attentively to Han Zong's speech.

Cui Tao watched secretly for a while before calling someone to report.

After entering the door, he politely greeted the two of them and asked Han Qi what he wanted her to do.

Han Qi didn't answer her, but asked what Cui Tao had checked outside.

Cui Tao told Han Qi the characteristics of the deceased, suspecting that she had been a beggar, walking barefoot or something like that, but now there are no beggars in Bianjing.

"I also heard that the house where the body was found is haunted. Feng Dayou and others have seen it with their own eyes."

"There is another case so soon." Han Zong sighed, and asked Han Qi if he could entrust this case to him. It happened that he was a new official and could learn more.

Han Qi agreed.

Han Zong quickly thanked Han Qi with a bright smile, and took another look at Cui Tao.

At this time, a small official led the way for Han Zong and handed over the official seal and various documents for him.

After waiting for Han Zong to leave, Cui Tao walked up to Han Qi and asked what they were talking about just now.

"You Liao envoy is coming to Beijing, Kaifeng Mansion will be in charge of hospitality." Han Qi said.

Cui Tao was stunned, "I don't feel good."

Han Qi looked at Cui Tao and asked her what she meant by that.

"The annihilation of the chief rudder of Dizang Pavilion has already pushed Kaifeng Mansion to the forefront. I wondered if there should be some movement in recent days, but there has been no movement. Maybe it's just waiting for this incident."

Is there anything bigger than disturbing the relationship between the two countries?If this is overturned in the ditch, it is not easy to climb out of the ditch.

"I've thought about it a little too." Han Qi raised the corner of his mouth and took Cui Tao's hand, telling her not to worry, he would make arrangements.

Cui Tao wanted to withdraw her hand, but Han Qi held it tightly, unable to pull away.

"There are people coming and going outside, so it's easy to be seen."

"Who said it was exciting?" Han Qi asked back.

"At that time I opened the window at night, there was no one around." Cui Tao explained.

Han Qi raised the corner of his mouth, but still did not let go.

"Liu Lang is using public affairs for personal gain. Now is the time to do business." Cui Tao joked.

"It's a serious matter for superiors to care about their subordinates." Han Qi answered seriously.

"What do you care about me?" Cui Tao looked at Han Qi pretending to be puzzled.

"I'm concerned about whether my hands are cold." When Han Qi said this, he held Cui Tao's hand even tighter.

"Liu Lang is really bad at learning!" Cui Tao laughed, she turned around and looked around quietly, after confirming that there was no one around, she quickly bent down and kissed Han Qi on the face.

Just outside the door, looking at his clear profile, Cui Tao had the urge to kiss her, but now that she has put it into practice, her idea has come true, and she is naturally satisfied and happy.

The moment Han Qi was kissed by Cui Tao, he was taken aback for a moment, and then let go.He didn't let go on purpose, but subconsciously because of surprise.

Han Qi lowered her eyes halfway, and suddenly her whole body seemed to be fixed by some magic, and she remained motionless without even looking at Cui Tao.

Shy again.

So the courage he has cultivated now is just to say a few words of love and hold hands.One step deeper, the essence remains the same, and you will still be shy.

Cui Tao giggled inwardly, but held back her face.

After a while, Cui Tao saw that Han Qi was still a little reserved, and couldn't bear him to be like this, so she took the initiative to change the subject.

"Then I'm going to investigate the case with Judge Han this time?"

Han Qi nodded in agreement, because there is no leader in Kaifeng Mansion, so many things have been piled up on him and another official.Besides, Han Zong's new official took office, and he really needed experience.

"Row."

Cui Tao happened to also want to observe Han Zong.Although the matter has passed, but for some reason, every time she thinks about it, she always feels a little awkward.

……

Han Zong let Zhu Zhao and other servants decorate his office room, while he sat behind the table and took out a butterfly peach hairpin to watch.

Zhuzhao immediately came to inform: "Everything has been arranged properly, Erlang, let's see if there is anything else that needs to be replaced and changed?"

Han Zong glanced at the landscape paintings hanging on the wall, and ordered the candles to fade away.

There was no inscription on that painting, nor was it signed and signed. Although it was not a calligraphy and painting by a famous artist, and the painting style was delicate, it seemed to be from the hands of a woman.

"Didn't Erlang like that painting the most? He read it every day." Zhu Zhao said.

"I don't need to look at it every day in the future." But Han Zong still told Zhuzhao to keep the painting carefully.

Cui Tao came later, gave Han Zong the file of the latest case, and asked him how to investigate next.

"I'm new to this case, so I don't have much experience, so I'll let you decide the small things first, and we'll discuss the big ones later?" Han Zong asked Cui Tao if it was appropriate to do so.

Cui Tao nodded, no objection.

When she was about to leave, Cui Tao saw Zhang Wenpo bringing Zhang Susu to meet Han Zong.Zhang Susu changed back to the emerald green dress she wore in the morning.

Zhang Susu obviously didn't expect to meet Cui Tao here, she was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded to Cui Tao.

Cui Tao turned a blind eye and went straight to the room.

Zhang Susu followed Zhang Wenpo embarrassingly. After meeting Zhang Wenpo to greet Han Zong, she followed Zhang Wenpo back to the mortuary with red eyes.

"Zengsheng suddenly wronged?" Zhang Wenpo noticed Zhang Susu's abnormality.

"No, it's all right." Zhang Susu sniffled, then turned around to do other things.

Although Zhang Wenpo thought it was strange, she didn't care if she didn't talk about it. The youngest daughter's family was full of thoughts and worries, and she would probably be fine in a while.

"Is Po Zhang Wen there?" Cui Tao called out.

Mrs. Zhang Wen hurriedly agreed, and went outside to meet Cui Tao, and saw Cui Tao carrying at least four catties of white oil sausage.

"You can just hang it up and store it, at least three months. It doesn't matter if you eat it steamed, stir-fried, or fried rice. Because it is stored in air-dried, you may feel uncomfortable when you take the first bite, just get used to it." Cui Tao instructed.

"There's no reason why you don't like sending meat, but there are so many, I feel a little embarrassed." Zhang Wenpo believes in Cui Tao's craftsmanship, and there is nothing unpalatable in her cooking. It's okay if it is unpalatable. I can still eat two more meals.

"This can be regarded as a thank you gift. Your niece specially made us a pot of braised boneless chicken feet this morning. We are embarrassed. I heard that she stayed up all night to remove the bones from the chicken feet. It is really touching, but in the future Don't ask her to do this again just for one bite of food. Staying up late hurts her health and delays her serious work the next day. If she is not energetic, it will be my fault if something goes wrong in the autopsy later."

Zhang Wenpo hurriedly agreed to Cui Tao's words, please rest assured that she will explain to Zhang Susu on her behalf.

After sending Cui Tao away, Zhang Wenpo came to Zhang Susu and told her not to make things to send to the deserted courtyard in the future.

"They don't have time to accept apprentices, so why do you insist on it? If you reject you, if you send something like this to others, they won't accept it. It's unreasonable to bully you, a little girl. Accept it, and they owe you favors again. I'd be embarrassed."

"Understood." Zhang Susu pouted.

Turning around, Zhang Susu went to the kitchen and chatted with Mrs. Liu. She couldn't help feeling wronged, "I don't understand why Mrs. Cui didn't tell me face to face, but told my aunt instead. Let's eat boneless chicken feet together in the morning." When we were together, we were obviously very happy, and we talked about everything."

"Could it be that Mrs. Cui doesn't like you?" Cook Liu asked Zhang Susu.

"I don't know." Zhang Susu lowered her head aggrievedly.

In the afternoon, Wang Siniang told Cui Tao about Zhang Susu's situation.

Zhang Susu is the daughter of Zhang Wenpo's younger brother. Zhang Wenpo's younger brother left early, and his sister-in-law remarried. Zhang Susu grew up with his grandmother.Two years ago, my grandmother also left, and there were rumors that Zhang Susu was hard-pressed, and it was not easy to find a marriage for her.It happened that Zhang Susu was interested in autopsy, so Zhang Wenpo took her to her side and asked her to learn autopsy with him.

This life experience sounds innocent, and there is nothing wrong with it.

Go ahead and see.

The yamen servants of Kaifeng Mansion went to invite Mrs. Wu's rouge shop three times, but they were all rejected on the grounds that she was bedridden.

Cui Tao didn't force it, this kind of strange temper became more and more rebellious, so he had to think about another way.

The next morning, Cui Tao suddenly heard a rumor about Han Qi.

I don't know when it started to spread, anyway, at this moment, when Cui Tao took Wang Siniang and Ping'er to have breakfast in the Eight Immortals Building, he heard several tables of people saying that the official Han Tui of Kaifeng Mansion had a habit of cutting off his sleeves.

Cui Tao was thinking about which political opponent or the remnants of the Dizang Pavilion were secretly spreading rumors, so she heard Wang Siniang ask about the story, and a guest at the next table began to talk about it in detail.

Three nights ago, someone happened to pass by Han Tuiguan's residence, and saw Han Tuiguan suddenly excitedly embrace a slender young man in Tsing Yi and Qingfu. Feeling the lingering affection between the two, in short, it will definitely not be the relationship that ordinary men should have.

Three days ago, at the gate of the residence, Tsing Yi, Tsing Futou... This seems to be her?