I am imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion

No wonder he said 'It's useless to read it now', it is indeed useless.Because it is "Bianjing Gourmet Record", after reading it, I was greedy. They are not in Bianjing now, so they have no way to eat.

Cui Tao roughly flipped through the contents of the brochure, and summarized in great detail all the delicacies in Bianjing from south to north, and from east to west, including night market snacks, restaurant signature dishes, tea shop snacks, etc.While recording the specific name and location of each food, there are also one or two comments, such as lychee meat, the comment is 'smooth, crisp and tender, and the gravy is overflowing'.

Cui Tao roughly counted, there are nearly a thousand delicacies recorded in this gourmet record, and it is impossible to make them without spending some time.The whole Bianjing has a population of one million, and the delicious food is everywhere. I have searched it from beginning to end, and I have to inquire from house to house to sum up the word of mouth. Even if Han Qi is not the only one who is busy, and more servants are sent to inquire about these, it is extremely time-consuming. I can't sort out the work in a month or two.And the most troublesome thing is to sort and organize the information obtained from inquiries according to the rules, and finally compile and draw it into a book in Qingjun Xiaokai, which is very, very labor-intensive.

Cui Tao felt that the one kiss to Han Qi just now was too few, and that he should have kissed Han Qi at least ten times.This gift really went to her heart!

You don’t know if you don’t look at it, but now you only know that the road to taste Bianjing’s delicacies is a long way to go.She has only completed the huge map as small as the belly of a thumb.This is so pleasing, and it promises that she will have something new to eat for a long time to come.

After returning to Bianjing, she decided to try the poached fish from the Eastern European old man's house first.I heard that this is pasta that does not need to be chewed, but it tastes delicious, which makes people curious.

The next day, Cui Tao changed into a brand-new dress made of peach blossom powder, and went to old lady Cui's place to settle down.

Everyone is used to seeing Cui Tao who often wears blue and emerald, but today when they saw her wearing pink, they all felt fresh and beautiful.

"This time you dress up like your name, like a burning peach blossom." Cui Tao's aunt couldn't help but praise in delight.

The old lady Cui nodded repeatedly, her eyes filled with smiles, and she sighed that Cui Tao should usually wear it like this, with eye holes, it looks good.

"Like a fairy, who is not worthy? Only others are not worthy of our daughter!"

Xiao Ma heard people whispering yesterday that Cui Tao was lucky to be paired with Han Liulang.She didn't like to hear that, of course it wasn't that Han Qi was bad, but her daughter was not bad either!

"Okay, I will wear it like this when I have free time in the future." Cui Tao agreed with a smile.

She came to say goodbye to Mrs. Cui and the others. She and Han Qi were going back to Bianjing today, and there was still a case waiting for them to investigate.Cui Tao explained the reason to Mrs. Cui. The case involved colleagues who work together in the office on weekdays, so they had to go back as soon as possible.

Cui Tao's second and third aunts were reluctant to part with the words, and asked Cui Tao to stay at home for a few more days, suggesting that Han Qi should go back to deal with the case first.It was rare for her to come back, and the whole family missed her dearly.But before they could say a word, they were stopped by Mrs. Cui.

"The child is going to do business and serve the court. It is my Cui family's fortune. How can we hold back!"

Mrs. Cui told Cui Tao to rest assured.Xiao Ma also nodded in agreement, telling Cui Tao not to forget to take good care of herself while handling the case.

After Cui Tao agreed one by one, she had breakfast with Mrs. Cui and others.After that, Cui Mao brought Han Qi to greet Mrs. Cui and say goodbye.

Cui Tao saw that the faces of both of them were tired, so she asked why, only then did she know that the two of them chatted at night while holding candles, and didn't sleep until early in the morning.

Cui Tao complained to Cui Mao: "I know he has to hurry today."

"Look, this person hasn't married yet, and his heart has already turned away. This is helping the husband's family to speak!"

Cui Mao shook his head and sighed, which made Mrs. Cui and others laugh.But enough laughing, everyone unanimously blamed Cui Mao for being wrong.

Han Qi smiled lightly and explained to Cui Tao: "There is indeed something to discuss, and we had a very pleasant chat."

After careful questioning, I found out that Cui Mao was discussing with Han Qi how to govern Anping, how to make achievements, and how to benefit the people.Since we are talking about serious things, no one can say anything wrong.

After saying goodbye to the Cui family, everyone set off for Bianjing.

After riding a fast horse for a day, we arrived in Bianjing before dusk.

Naturally, Cui Tao couldn't forget the big thing about eating, and immediately said that he would eat the poached fish from Old Man Ou's house.Wang Siniang and the others immediately responded to these words. If you are on a crazy journey, you will easily get hungry. If you eat too much dry food, a bowl of steaming pasta with soup would be perfect. Just thinking about it makes your mouth water.

Not long into the city from Nanxun Gate, they were watched by the people from the military patrol shop.As soon as these yamen servants saw Han Qi and Cui Tao, they rushed over and told them that Zhang Susu's case had progressed, and Judge Wang had found it.

"Inspector Wang specially explained that we should be able to come back at this time, and told us to tell Officer Han and Mrs. Cui the news as soon as we saw someone during the inspection."

The meaning of telling them quickly is obvious, and I hope they can return to Kaifeng Mansion as soon as possible.

Cui Tao knew that this group of fish would not be available right now, so she asked Wang Siniang and Ping'er to eat first, and then bring her and Han Qi a portion.

The yamen servant took the opportunity to be on the way, and briefly explained the situation of Judge Wang to Cui Tao and Han Qi.

Yesterday evening, a person was found in a grass ditch next to an official road outside Bianjing. At that time, the person had completely passed out, and the back of his head was red and swollen.After a passer-by reported the case, the yamen servant went to investigate, only to find that this person was Judge Wang.

"Judge Wang has been in a coma since he was rescued, and he didn't wake up until noon today, but after waking up, the person was a little confused."

The yamen servant then led Han Qi and Cui Tao into the room where Judge Wang was.In the middle of summer, everyone was sweating and hated to wear clothes, but Judge Wang was wrapped tightly in a quilt, shivering in a corner of the bed, making an indistinct whining sound.

After Cui Tao listened carefully, she could vaguely distinguish the pronunciation of the words 'killed' and 'dead'.It sounds like he witnessed Zhang Susu being killed.

After Wang Zhao got the news, he hurried back. He was very happy that Cui Tao and Han Qi were back.Immediately, he hurriedly asked Cui Tao if Judge Wang's madness could be cured.The three doctors who came to see me before all said there was nothing I could do.Wang Zhao felt that if there was a way, it could only be with Cui Tao.

Cui Tao checked the redness and swelling on the back of Judge Wang's neck, "The injury is not serious. Drink some decoction that promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis. After a few days of rest, it will be almost the same. As for his confusion, it should be caused by shock."

Cui Tao looked at Wang Zhao's current clothes, which looked like a new set of clothes.She then asked Wang Zhao where Judge Wang's original clothes were.

"The original clothes? When we found him, Judge Wang was wearing this clothes. I am ashamed to say that we men are careless. After placing him here, we never thought that we need to change his clothes. Judge Wang's house is a The notification has been made, but because he is a suspect involved in the case, Judge Han ordered that no one be allowed to visit for the time being." Wang Zhao explained.

Han Qi also looked at Judge Wang's clothes, which looked brand new and clean.

This is a bit strange, people found in the grass ditch, but the clothes looked as if they had just been changed, without any dirt.It seems that after a person changed his clothes, he didn't move much, so he put it cleanly and lay on the grass.

After Cui Tao waited for Wang Siniang and Ping'er to come back, she asked them to identify Judge Wang's clothes. "Three days ago, when you witnessed Judge Wang and Zhang Susu together, was Judge Wang wearing this suit?"

"This one is dark blue. I remember he was wearing a blue robe at the time, so it must not be this one." Ping'er said.

Wang Siniang agreed, affirming Pinger's words again.

Cui Tao looked at Judge Wang's leather boots again, and the surface was considered clean without any dirt.

"There are no carriages or horses near the place where the person fainted, and the carriage in which Judge Wang disappeared has not been found yet." Wang Zhao continued to report the situation.

Cui Tao concluded: "On the day of Zhang Susu's death, soldiers guarding the city gate witnessed Judge Wang's carriage leaving Bianjing from Nanxun Gate. The next day, Judge Wang was found fainted in a grass ditch next to the official road, with redness and swelling on the back of his neck. , was beaten, changed clothes, and his clothes and shoes were clean and not stained."

After Cui Tao finished speaking, let everyone think about how this situation happened.

"If you cut your throat to death, there will be a lot of blood splatter. Could it be because the original clothes were stained with blood?" Han Zong said.

Cui Tao nodded immediately, sighing that Han Zong's way of thinking was correct.

After receiving Cui Tao's compliment, Han Zong couldn't help but secretly raised the corners of his mouth and smiled.

"The back of the neck is red and swollen, frightened and demented. It looks like someone has been hijacked. Maybe someone hijacked Judge Wang and Zhang Susu. In front of Judge Wang, he cut his throat and killed Zhang Susu, and then spattered Judge Wang with blood." .” Wang Zhao pondered.

"This deduction is reasonable, but there is one thing that confuses me. Why do you need to change Judge Wang's clothes and clean him up?" Seeing that the clothes that Judge Wang is wearing now fit just right, it should be his own clothes.

Some people with status go out to take a car, and they often keep another set of clothes in the car for emergencies.It seems that Judge Wang's change should be the one prepared in his carriage at that time.This was confirmed when he questioned Judge Wang's servants later.

At present, there are two servants missing along with Judge Wang's carriage. They are called Zhitian and Zhidi respectively.

There are no more clues. If you want to know more, just wait for Judge Wang to regain his sanity and ask him what happened that day.After Cui Tao administered acupuncture to Judge Wang, Judge Wang's mood calmed down a lot, and he was no longer as scared wrapped in a quilt as before.But after he drank the medicine, his eyelids fought and he fell asleep.

"This is?" Wang Zhao originally thought that when Cui Tao finally came back, he would be able to ask something from Judge Wang, but now he saw that the person was sleeping like a dead pig, and he was a little anxious.

"In such a frightened situation, the spirit needs rest the most, so there is no rush. Let him slow down for now, and wait until he wakes up tomorrow." Cui Tao does not guarantee that Judge Wang will regain his sanity. Mental problems have always been difficult to talk about. But if you just get sick and recuperate in time, the probability of recovering sanity should be relatively high.

Cui Tao and Han Qi can finally taste the poached fish that Wang Siniang bought back from Old Man Ou's house together.

The method of pulling fish is just as its name suggests. Use a small spoon to scoop the batter into the boiling water, turn left and right, and fly into the pot one by one. The cooked noodles are shaped like fish with big heads and small tails.After passing through the cold water, pour the special vegetable juice and sprinkle with a layer of chopped green onion and sesame seeds. It is sour and spicy, and a little numb. It is most suitable to eat a bowl when the heat is too hot in summer.

But eating poached fish is not called eating, but swallowing.Take a sip, the refreshing soup and the slippery noodle fish can be swallowed without chewing, so they are called swallowing fish.

But when Cui Tao and Han Qi ate, they were disobedient and chewed.Cui Tao felt that swallowing food without chewing was not conducive to digestion.But she also tried the method of swallowing without chewing, and found that chewing is more delicious.

I heard that many people who do rough work like to order this fish for breakfast. Everyone is in a hurry to rush to work. It is more convenient to take two bites to fill their stomachs. It is more convenient. This is probably how the habit of swallowing fish has been passed down. of.

I don't know about others, but the poached fish soup from Ou Laohan's family is very delicious. If you don't chew it and taste it carefully, it will really live up to the deliciousness.

Although he only asked for one day off, but it was the Qiqiao holiday, so after two days, Han Qi already had a lot of backlog of government affairs to deal with.After he finished his meal, he went to work immediately.

Cui Tao was free, rubbing her belly, planning to take a walk, and think about Zhang Susu's case by the way.

Han Zong suddenly appeared from behind and stopped Cui Tao.

"Before the Qiqiao Festival, you went back to Anping with him?"

Han Zong didn't know why Cui Tao had asked for leave before, but after learning that Han Qi had also asked for leave, he couldn't help but think about it.He deliberately inquired with people familiar with Wang Siniang, and confirmed that the two had returned to Anping.

"What's wrong?" Cui Tao asked back.

Han Zong frowned and stared at Cui Tao, hesitatingly said: "You and him suddenly went back to Anping together, did you..."

"Well, we're engaged." Cui Tao saw what Han Zong wanted to ask, and gave him the answer readily.

"What did you say?" Han Zong looked back at Cui Tao with disbelief.

"We're engaged." Cui Tao emphasized again, she didn't think it was necessary to say more, and she had explained it clearly to Han Zong many times before.So she just waved to Han Zong to say goodbye, and he left.

After Han Zong stood still for a long time, he narrowed his eyes slightly and clenched his fists.

Zhuzhao felt that her husband was not in the right mood, so she called softly.

Han Zong took a deep breath, then sneered, with coldness in his eyes.

"I can't pretend anymore, what should I do?"

……

Washer, Guangxian Building.

Sitting by the window, you can see that the women's sumo wrestling is going on in the arena over there.One party actually grabbed the other party's hair, so that the other party's brains almost fell off.

Seeing this, Zhao Zongqing clapped his hands again and again.Hearing that the people beside him were as quiet as if they didn't exist, Zhao Zongqing raised his eyebrows, and slowly turned his eyes to look at Han Zong.

"It's rare for you to come here once, how can you be so disappointed?"

A piece of dim sum on the plate that Han Zong was fiddling with, smashed and threw it on the ground, "I really can't be an honest person."

"No, you can do it. It's just that you can't get the person you want now." Zhao Zongqing sighed.

Thinking of Cui Tao, Han Zong frowned, said nothing, but took another piece of pastry, crushed it and threw it on the ground.

Zhao Zongqing continued to admire sumo wrestling, clapped his hands several times, and turned his head to Han Zong with a smile, feeling that he liked Erniang Qian who had been beaten several times and had her hair plucked the most.

"There is a huge gap, Ning Yin endures the crime, and he is unwilling to admit defeat. Such a person is the most likable."

Zhao Zongqing paused, then mentioned Cui Tao, and told Han Zong that he had a good eye.If you want to talk about the best in survival in adversity, she is none other than her.

Han Zong cast a cold glance at Zhao Zongqing and said nothing.

"How is the investigation of Judge Wang's case?"

"It's strange, I don't have a clue." Han Zong replied.

Zhao Zongqing got up, and then beckoned to Han Zong to watch sumo wrestling with him. At the moment when it was the most exciting time, Erniang Qian was going to fight back desperately.

Han Zong stood by the window with Zhao Zongqing as promised, so that he could enjoy the sumo performance over there one step closer.He took a look at Qian Erniang's moves, every move was ruthlessly hitting the opponent's vitals. He knew that he was not strong enough, and his strength was not as strong as the opponent's. He was destined to lose, but he still desperately tried Knock down the opponent.

"It's not right, it's just an ordinary competition, and there is no special prize today, why is she working so hard?"

As soon as Han Zong finished speaking, he heard a woman screaming from the other side.That Qian Erniang actually gouged out the opponent's eyes, and then strangled the opponent's neck and wouldn't let go.

The common people watching the competition below were still cheering lively, but suddenly they were all frightened and stunned by the battle, and then someone shouted to kill.

The people in charge of the sumo match on both sides of the arena panicked, and hurried out four strong men to control Qian Erniang, but saw that Wan Sanniang, who was fighting with Qian Erniang, was lying motionless on the ground. I was so frightened that I asked someone to call for a doctor, and then told someone to report to the official immediately.

Seeing this, Han Zong wanted to check the situation, but Zhao Zongqing pressed his shoulder.

"It's better not to join in this kind of excitement. The case is clear. The Kaifeng government only needs to send a patrol to investigate. There is no need for you, the judge, to go out in person."

Hearing that Zhao Zongqing's words were reasonable, Han Zong sat down with him and did not move.

There was a lot of noise outside the window because of the sudden murder.

Zhao Zongqing acted as if he couldn't hear anything, poured a glass of wine for Han Zong, and toasted him.

"Before drinking, I have to ask, can we be regarded as close friends now?" Zhao Zongqing smiled, with an indescribably gentle and peaceful expression.

"Naturally." Han Zong immediately raised his glass and drank it down. He said to Zhao Zongqing with emotion, "It's rare to have a thousand cups of wine when you meet a bosom friend. I regret that I didn't get to know you early."

Zhao Zongqing laughed happily, "It's not too late to meet each other now, but speaking of it, I am probably the only person in this world who can really understand Zhongwen's mind and understand you."

"Yes." Han Zong agreed, and had another drink with Zhao Zongqing.

"Let me say something more, in fact, the two of them are engaged, and it's not like you don't have a chance."

When Zhao Zongqing said this, he turned his head to look at Qian Erniang, who had been controlled by Kaifeng government officials on the other side of the ring.

"She is a weak girl, she is willing to risk her life because she refuses to admit defeat."

Han Zong looked at Qian Erniang and sneered, "This kind of fight? How stupid."

"She is a rude woman who has no education, so she is a stupid person doing stupid things." Zhao Zongqing sighed and stared at Han Zong, "But you are different."

"That's true." Han Zong drank another glass of wine, and couldn't help but think of what Cui Tao said to him today, and he was heartbroken, pouring wine into his mouth glass after glass.

If it wasn't for coveting too much, how could it be where it is today...

Seeing his distress, Zhao Zongqing had no choice but to drink with him with a smile: "Love is the most bitter in this world, and love is the easiest to make people lose their minds. I will definitely not touch this kind of thing, and ask for trouble."

"Don't touch it, it's cool." Han Zong sighed enviously.

Zhao Zongqing patted Han Zong on the shoulder and told him to drink to his heart's content. He will accompany him to the end tonight.

……

Cui Tao had done an autopsy on Wan Sanniang, the victim of the Washer sumo case last night, early in the morning.

The circumstances of this case are clear, a typical murder of passion.There were many witnesses present, and they all saw Qian Erniang gouging Wan Sanniang's eyes back and forth on the ring and strangling him to death.

Qian Erniang confessed to her murder, so there is nothing suspicious about this case.

The autopsy further confirmed that the cause of Wan Sanniang's death was indeed as stated in the case.After Cui Tao wrote the autopsy results, she handed them in and went to check on Judge Wang's mental state.

When Cui Tao arrived, Judge Wang was still awake.Cui Tao asked someone to bring a small incense burner and lit the incense in the house.

After waiting for a while, Cui Tao tried to call Judge Wang in a low voice, and finally woke him up and opened his eyes.

Judge Wang's eyes moved in a daze, and he observed the surrounding environment in a daze. Then when he saw Cui Tao, he became excited.

"Killed, killed! Susu is dead, she was killed!"

Cui Tao heard him speak clearly, and this time the sentences were more reasonable and coherent, and he reckoned that he had recovered his sanity.

Cui Tao told Judge Wang not to worry, just take it easy and don't speak, listen to her talk about the current situation in Kaifeng Mansion, and then he will take it slowly.At the same time, Cui Tao also ordered someone to notify Han Qi and Wang Zhao.

When everyone arrived, Judge Wang almost calmed down and sorted out what he was about to say.

"That day, Susu and I went to the shop to pick up the hairpin crowns, and then we took the car and planned to return to Susu's residence. When we passed by Zaozi Lane, there was the sound of a child crying, and the car stopped. I saw a woman with her face covered. Came to rob the car, not only knocked out my servant, but also forced us to get out of the car with a knife. She held Susu hostage, and I thought she was robbing money, so I wanted to give him the flower hairpin crown and the money she carried with her. But she Don't let me move around, if you want me to stand in front of Susu, I cut Susu's throat..."

"A lot of blood was sprayed on my face and body. I was so scared that I passed out. When I woke up again, I found that I was in the car and the carriage was not moving.

I climbed out of the car and saw my two servants, Zhitian and Zhidi, lying on the ground.I found that I was on an official road, so I yelled for help, and suddenly the back of my neck hurt, and I lost consciousness again. "

Judge Wang told Cui Tao, and then he woke up, this is the situation now.

"Then you don't remember what happened when you went crazy yesterday?" Cui Tao asked.

Judge Wang was surprised: "Did I go crazy yesterday?"

It can be seen that he was at a loss in this sentence, and he was telling the truth, but in the process of describing it, Cui Tao felt that Judge Wang's expression was unnatural, and he seemed to be suspected of lying.

After coming out from Judge Wang, Cui Tao asked Han Zong and Han Qi what they thought of Judge Wang's confession.

"There are concealments."

"I think so too." Han Zong agreed.

"Looking at how frightened he was, he was indeed very frightened, and he really didn't need to kill Zhang Susu. But what made him hide something, and he washed the blood off his body and changed into a clean one. clothes."

Han Zong also expressed that he didn't understand, "It's too puzzling."

Cui Tao: "The murderer's act of killing Zhang Susu is also very strange. Why did he kill Zhang Susu without saying a word in front of Judge Wang?"