Become a cat [Zhan Zhao]

The next day, Alan got up a little later than usual.She wiped her face with a towel moistened with cold water from the well, and immediately fled screaming in all directions after being drowsy. A Lan blinked vigorously, feeling that she had regained some energy.

The weather was a bit gloomy compared to the previous few days, and even in the early morning, there was still a dark and depressing feeling—in fact, the sun had not yet fully risen, but Alan needed to help Aunt Qi prepare breakfast, and the latter even went to bed before dawn. Get up.In order to let the yamen who are on the morning shift have a hot meal, everyone in the back kitchen gets up earlier than the chicken.

When Ah Lan walked to the kitchen with a yawn, half of the people were already there.She nodded and said hello to the few handymen whom she had gradually become familiar with these days, probably because A Lan was introduced by Zhan Zhao, and these people were very polite to her.

The kitchen was filled with white vapors that evaporated, so it was much warmer than outside.The water in the cauldron was about to boil, and Aunt Qi was instructing some young women to make steamed buns. When she saw A Lan coming, she said, "A Lan, when the water boils, put the rice in and watch carefully. Don't let the soup boil dry."

Alan responded, and lifted the lid of the pot, and the hot air immediately enveloped her.A Lan squinted her eyes happily, carefully poured the rice into the pot, and then slowly stirred it twice with a spoon.A few handymen behind them were chatting while working, and one of them whispered mysteriously: "Have you heard? Our house recruited thieves last night."

"Just talk nonsense," the other man was cutting pickles, and said disdainfully, "How can we recruit thieves in our mansion? Which thief is tired of his work and dares to break into Kaifeng mansion? I'm not afraid that Master Zhan will cut him into pieces with a sword." Two halves?"

"You don't know that, the one who came last night was no ordinary thief." The other party snorted, obviously dissatisfied with his companion's reaction.

The man heard the words and asked curiously: "Why do you say that? What's so special about a thief? Could it be that he has grown three legs?"

"Is the three-legged man still human?" The other party couldn't help rolling his eyes when he heard this, and then leaned over and said in a low voice, "The reason why I say he is unusual is because the thief not only didn't steal anything, but left two things behind. .Where do you think he stayed?" He even made a fool of himself.

As expected, the man's appetite was whetted, and he couldn't help asking: "Where?"

"In Mrs. Bao's room—it's on the table, a knife that long." The other party lowered his voice again, and stretched out his hand to gesture.

The man couldn't help but gasped: "Really?" After getting the affirmation, he couldn't help muttering in a low voice, "You said that if the knife is not placed on the table, but just wiped on our lord's neck... ..." Before they finished speaking, one of them was hit on the head.I saw Aunt Qi was copying the rolling pin, glared at the two of them and said, "You guys have nothing to do, don't you? Go and chop green onions for me!"

"Auntie, we were wrong." The little handyman immediately turned into a mournful face when he heard this, "The pickles haven't been cut yet."

Aunt Qi yelled: "Alan, come and chop the pickles!" Then she pointed a rolling pin at the two little handymen, "If I hear you gossip again, it's not as simple as chopping green onions, hurry up!"

The two little handymen raised their heads and looked pitifully at Alan who was slowly moving over. The latter showed helplessness in his eyes that he could not help, so they could only resign themselves to their fate and went to chop the green onions.

In fact, Alan had been listening with her ears up just now, and she was a little happy at first, because she knew a lot about this matter.It wasn't until the man said that a thief had left a knife in Mr. Bao's room that she couldn't help being surprised, and countless questions immediately flooded her heart.

——It turns out that Bai Yutang left the knife in Mr. Bao's room last night?What is he trying to do, to provoke Kaifeng Mansion?Does Zhan Zhao know about this?

But even the handyman in the kitchen had heard of it, so he must have known.I don't know if Lord Bao will punish him for this.Ah Lan couldn't help feeling worried, wondering what to do if Zhan Zhao's monthly salary was deducted because of this.

"Alan," Aunt Qi sized her up at this moment, and drew Alan's attention back, "I don't think you look well, are you feeling unwell?"

Alan smiled and said, "It's probably too cold, I'm more afraid of the cold."

"Your children's families are afraid of the cold, and it will be fine when they get married in the future." Aunt Qi went to do other things while talking, leaving A Lan alone with a flushed face.At the moment, the kitchen was very busy, she immersed herself in cutting the old pickles, and felt the blood all over her body rushed to her face.

It's really strange, when she heard Aunt Qi talking about this a few days ago, she didn't feel anything, why did she react so strongly this morning?

But when she got really busy, Ah Lan didn't have time to think about it, and she didn't have time to eat until the dining hall started.The few people who had been idle in the kitchen gathered together, one of them was holding a bowl of hot soup, and one of them was holding a roll of steamed buns with vegetables, and they poured them into their mouths in big mouthfuls.Aunt Qi took a few older ones to the dining hall to cook for others, and the young ones were relieved that they were out of control for a while.

"Hey, what's the matter with the knife you mentioned earlier?" The person who asked the question obviously heard the conversation between the two in the morning, so he asked now.

"Hey, don't mention it. Just said a few words and asked me to chop the onion. My eyes are still tearing up." The other party waved his hands again and again.

The person who asked the question stretched his neck for a look, and then said, "I'm afraid of a ball, Aunt Qi is in the dining hall right now, who will take care of you? Tell me, what's going on?"

"I also met by chance, so don't spread the word." The man was really moved by the persuasion, and immediately put on the posture of a storyteller, "I got up early today to take a pee, and it was only five o'clock at that time. It's still pitch black."

Someone coughed: "Let me tell you about keeping the knife, who listened to your shit and pee, didn't you see the big guy eating?"

"Listen to me and speak slowly." The man took a big mouthful of soup, and then said, "I went out from the house and was just about to find a place..."

Just now the man coughed again: "It's endless, don't you see that there are girls?"

"..." A Lan silently lowered his head to eat, as if he didn't exist.She and the other young women were a little further away, some distance away from the little servants.

"Hey, isn't this almost the end? I just pulled up my belt when I heard someone talking in the distance. Guess who that person is?"

Someone enthusiastically cheered: "Who?"

"Boss Manager!" The man's tone became heated, "Boss Manager went to find Mr. Zhan for this! I heard it for real. Mr. Bao said that there were more knives out of our lord's room out of thin air. It's on the table."

The crowd booed.Someone said: "This is really true. No one even knew that someone sneaked into the adult's room. What if this is an assassin? Are all the school captains in the mansion just for nothing?"

After hearing the words, Ah Lan couldn't help but said silently: Who said that no one knows, only you guys who sleep like dead pigs don't know.

Some people also lowered their voices: "You dare to talk nonsense. If the angry Captain Zhao hears it, let's see if he doesn't beat you into a pig's head."

Everyone echoed: "Don't dare to talk nonsense, don't dare to talk nonsense."

Ah Lan couldn't get enough of what she heard, she felt like she was scratching her heart with her claws, she really wanted to find Zhan Zhao immediately and ask this matter clearly.However, today is the day of the court, Zhan Zhao should follow Mr. Bao and leave before dawn.She couldn't help but sighed, still guessing Bai Yutang's intention for keeping the knife in her heart.

And just as Ah Lan thought, Zhan Zhao was escorting Baogong to court at the moment.He had heard the housekeeper Bao Xing tell about what happened in Mr. Bao's room early in the morning—it was not just a few words that the little handyman heard, but the whole truth was that there was a knife lying on the table in Mr. Bao's room. A note.

On the note, there are four big characters written in dragons and phoenixes-Yan Cha Sanyuan.

Even if Zhan Zhaodang reported to Bao Gong what happened last night, he said that the person who sent the sword and left the sword was Bai Yutang.However, Zhan Zhao couldn't guess his intention for a while, because there was no one named Yan Chasan among the cases handled by Kaifeng Mansion recently.And it must be his friend and brother who can work with Bai Yutang to seek justice from Mr. Bao.But why only the words "Yan Cha Sanyuan" were left behind, but did not describe the details of the case?At least there should be a place.

It's just that there is no rush for this kind of thing, and there is no way to start an investigation.Bao Gong decided to visit slowly after the court was over.In the San Dynasty, Bao Gong took a sedan chair, Zhan Zhao rode a horse, and a group of people turned back to Kaifeng mansion in a mighty way.However, as soon as he arrived at the gate of the yamen, suddenly a child emerged from the crowd and knelt down beside the sedan chair, loudly saying: "You are wronged, my lord, you are wronged!"

"Stop the sedan chair!" Zhan Zhao raised his hand, then got off his horse and went to the child, asking, "Do you have a grievance to sue?" He had a faint premonition in his heart, maybe this is what Bai Yutang left behind the knife to send the letter matter.

The child nodded repeatedly when he heard the words, and when he raised his head, he showed his face. He looked only thirteen or fourteen years old, but he had red lips and white teeth, and was smart.Zhan Zhao stretched out his hand and picked up the child, handing it to Wang Chao Mahan at the side.All the people entered the yamen for a while, and immediately went to the hall to ask questions.

Bao Gong ascended to the first seat, slapped the gavel, and raised his voice: "Ascension hall!" The officials on both sides lined up, pointing water and fire sticks in their hands, and shouted in a deep voice: "Mighty!" The four captains stood on the east and west sides. Zhan Zhao and Gongsun Ce stood at the head of Bao Gong's case.

"Bring that child up!" Bao Gong ordered.

The child was brought to the hall outside.The child knelt down and spoke upwards, saying: "Caomin Yumo, please refer to Lord Qingtian."

"Why did you stop the sedan chair to redress your grievances? Let's sue." Bao Gong said.

The child spoke very clearly, and said loudly: "Caomin is from Wujin County. Just because I went to visit relatives in Xiangfu County under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng with my master..."

"What's your master's name?" Bao Gong asked.

Yu Mo replied: "My surname is Yan and my name is Cha San."

Zhan Zhao was already skeptical in his heart, but now he is more certain after hearing Yu Mo's words - this is what Bai Yutang did to break into the Kaifeng mansion last night.

"Which family did your master vote for?" Bao Gong continued to ask.

Yu Mo said: "It's the family of Liu Yuanwai in Shuangxing Bridge. This member's name is Liu Hong, and he is my master's uncle. My young master and this Liu Yuanwai's daughter have been engaged since childhood. Who would have thought that my master's aunt died three years ago?" No, now Liu Yuanwai is married to Feng Shi'an."

Bao Gong heard it clearly, and nodded secretly in his heart.

Yu Mo took a breath, collected himself and continued, "My little master was originally ordered by his mother to visit relatives. First, he came here to study and prepare for next year's scientific examination; second, he came to marry Miss Liu. Who Knowing that Liu Yuanwai listened to my little master's explanation of his intentions, he turned down his face and sent us to live in the garden-this is really malicious, and after only four days of living here, a yamen servant took my master away early in the morning. Said My master strangled Miss's servant girl, Xiu Hong, to death outside the inner corner gate for no reason. This is a great injustice, my lord. The villain is always with my master. My master has never stepped out of the study in the garden. How could he be there? The maid was strangled to death outside the corner gate?"

"Since this is the case, you should report this to the local county magistrate. Why did you go to Kaifeng Mansion to seek justice?"

"My lord doesn't know. My master has just been taken away by the county, and just after the end of the class, he fully agreed, saying that he strangled the maid to death, and he was willing to die. At that time, the villain was scared out of his wits. My lord can make decisions with my master." He kowtowed repeatedly.

The author has something to say: This case already existed in Qiwuli, and I will adapt it on the basis of the original plan.But the case is not important, the important thing is to cultivate the relationship (#^.^#)