Self-help guide for non-professional young masters

"This girl did go to the capital earlier, she said that she was a dancer from Wusun, and she also had a relationship with the deceased Qihuang girl. She would always come to visit when there were not many guests on weekdays. Covering her face with gauze, she just ordered some side dishes, and sat for a long time. But she never mentioned her identity, and she never heard anything about her hometown."

"Then what is the relationship between her and Miss Qihuang? Has there ever been any unusual behavior?"

"The relationship...is an enemy or a friend. Seeing Miss Qihuang being favored, she was always dissatisfied, especially in the days when Miss Qihuang was favored by the emperor. Gradually, she stopped coming, perhaps I went to another place and continued to be happy. Abnormal... She has always been very strange, she doesn't like to communicate with people, she says she is a dancer, but she doesn't like to dance for people to see, she is very hypocritical."

"Then one last question." Jun Ziyou called the bustard to come closer, and asked in a low voice, "When did she disappear?"

"About...it was when Miss Qihuang passed away. At that time, she was busy being questioned by the Shuntian Mansion, and she was arrested and imprisoned for a few days. She couldn't protect herself. How could she care about what happened to her? I haven't seen him since then anyway."

Jun Ziyou was silent, he rubbed a handful of peanuts and didn't want to eat them, he just peeled off the skin and put them one by one into the bowl, thinking that there was something wrong with it.

Jiang Linyuan sent the bustard away, poured him another cup of tea, and asked, "What did your lord find?"

"Actually... I'm a bit blind to women, and I can't figure out many things. Help me think about it. Why did Concubine Li secretly go out of the palace to play in Langhua Pavilion? At first, Miss Qihuang hadn't been favored. You are a prophet who wants to kill your rival first, right?"

"It's...not impossible."

Seeing Jun Ziyou staring at him in amazement, Jiang Linyuan said again: "My lord, I heard that the Yuezhi people have the ability to divination and calculation, which is three points more mysterious than our gossip and six lines. I feel that she foresaw it in advance. Nothing is impossible, right?"

Being reminded by him, Jun Ziyou remembered the details he had ignored before: "You are right."

"My lord believes this?"

"It's clear that you were the one who led me astray by talking about gods and ghosts, so I'm ashamed to say it. If Concubine Li learned that Miss Qihuang would be favored through a secret, I wouldn't believe it even if I killed you. See It looks like she did foresee something."

"My lord, you are contradicting yourself."

After the rebuttal, Jiang Linyuan suddenly understood Junziyou's intentions, dipped his fingertips in the tea in the cup, and wrote the word "ju" on the table, Junziyou nodded in satisfaction.

"It's not bad, following me these days has made progress. Indeed, in fact, Concubine Li doesn't have the ability to predict the future, nor can she predict the secrets of the sky. Miss Qihuang's favor with the emperor has been set up by her from the beginning."

After all, he left the tea money and took Jiang Linyuan to the direction of Miyagi.

"Which door did the palace people leave the palace?"

"It should be going out from the Kumen."

"Go, go check out the gate guards there. By the way, let me ask you, does Yingchun have a foreign face?"

Jiang Linyuan replied: "Indeed, she is the dowry maid of the Concubine Pear, so she is naturally from the Yue clan. I heard that the Yue clan has a custom similar to that of our Han people, that is, on the wedding night, the maid must first test the groom's skills. It is only then that the bride decides whether the bride should stay at her husband's house. But this is the palace, who would dare to offend the emperor? The concubine Li should have never done such a thing."

"I was very careful in the harem. I was afraid of losing my life if I made a mistake in my eyes. Even the maids didn't dare to take a second look. I think the group of guards in the palace should have the same thoughts as me. If you don't look carefully The looks of these court ladies are also natural, not to mention that people from the Western Regions all have a face with a tall nose and thin lips, why don't you go and find out for me."

Jiang Linyuan took the order to go, Jun Ziyou found a small stall on the street, ate a bowl of Yangchun noodles to fill his stomach, and when there was half a bowl of soup left, Jiang Linyuan came back with the news.

"Sure enough, I was expected by the adults. The guards said that the people from the Western Regions from the Yue family almost all look the same, and they can't recognize who is who, so they will let them go as long as they wear court ladies' clothes."

"Those? Could it be that Yingchun is not the only maid who came with Concubine Li?"

"That's right, Concubine Li brought two personal maids to marry far away. They are a pair of twin sisters who look very similar. Concubine Yan was afraid that they would not be able to distinguish them clearly in the palace, so she chose Yingchun for them, and the Han Dynasty who cut autumn. But not long ago, Jianqiu fell ill and died, and now only Empress Li and Yingchun are left in the palace."

Jun Ziyou asked the boss to add another half bowl of noodles, and pushed it in front of Jiang Linyuan.

"I have a speculation, which is untenable due to lack of evidence, but it seems to be the most likely truth now, do you want to hear it?"

"My lord, it's okay to say."

"The emperor dotes on Concubine Li not because she can be liked by the emperor, but because the marriage with Yueshi needs to consider the overall situation and the situation of King Jin. The emperor has always loved King Jin and didn't want to embarrass him, so he created a Concubine Li has given up the illusion that Concubine Li is favored. If it weren't for this, Concubine Li would not have been in the palace for many years without any heirs. Concubine Li knew that the emperor's thoughts were not on her, and she was greedy for the little bit of power as assistant to the Sixth Palace. In order to stabilize her foothold, she I thought of a way to personally train my favorite concubine for my own use."

"You mean, Miss Qihuang?"

Jun Ziyou bit his chopsticks between his teeth and nodded.

He hesitated, as if he was struggling with how to complete the story, he tapped the table with his fingers rhythmically, and groaned for a long time.

"The guards at the gate can't distinguish the appearance of people from other places, which makes it easier for Concubine Li to go out of the palace to find candidates. She sat in Langhua Pavilion for a long time, and she should be testing Miss Qihuang's ability, and whether she will do so after she is favored. Acting according to her own ideas, that's why there is an intersection. It's a pity that Miss Qihuang changed her face after the matter was completed, and her relationship with Concubine Li deteriorated, and she became estranged. Later, she passed away due to illness. So I thought Miss Qihuang had become a wicked ghost..."

He couldn't speak anymore, lying on the table in a half-dead manner, "What am I talking nonsense, do Yuezhi people believe in these gods and ghosts?"

Jiang Linyuan was really surprised by his imaginings, and secretly sighed that it was no wonder he could write such a masterpiece.

"My lord, you have forgotten a very important point. Even if Concubine Li secretly left the palace and had an ulterior secret with Miss Qihuang, the most important thing in this case is that Concubine Li was poisoned, not the case with the oiran." connect."

"You're right. I took it for granted. I've eaten enough. Are you still hungry?"

Jiang Linyuan was startled when he heard the words, and looked at his face that was almost softened by soaking without moving, feeling a little dazed.

Seeing him like this, Jun Ziyou grabbed the chopsticks, swallowed the noodles whole, and wiped the soup from the corner of his mouth.

"Let's go, let's eat in another place, maybe we can get some new ideas."

Who would have thought that what he was talking about would be Prince Jin's Mansion?Dare to treat the majestic prince's mansion as a private restaurant, he is definitely the only one in the gentleman's tour.

Seeing Xiao Beicheng's gloomy and blackened face facing the table full of delicacies from mountains and seas, Jiang Linyuan was terrified, only this young minister of Dali Temple is a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water, and even asked Butler Liu to cook his favorite vegetarian soup Serve together.

"Eat, let's eat, you're welcome, anyway, I already owe a thousand taels of silver to Prince Jin's Mansion, so it's not too late to have another meal. Don't just watch, come and eat together, my lord. I happen to have a few things to do." I want to ask, and I hope you will give me your advice.”

Xiao Beicheng gritted his teeth, and said with a smirk: "After all, you still have your idea on me, what a gentleman!"

Jun Ziyou was busy stuffing chicken legs into his mouth, smiling obsequiously, seeing Xiao Beicheng's dissatisfaction, he stretched out his oily hand to grab the latter, so he had to lift his leg, pushing the person one step away from him.

"Eat it, eat it, talk it out, don't touch it."

"My lord, I found out that Concubine Li had been out of the palace many times before and was in contact with Miss Qihuang, so I believe that the reason for her being murdered was not just Concubine Yu's jealousy, so..."

"enough."

"……Um?"

"It's enough to find out this level. You have to understand that things in the world are not black and white, especially in the court and in the harem. You insist on turning things upside down, involving more people and things, and No one will praise your ability to handle cases, it will only make others fear your existence, there is no need to take your bright future for it."

Jun Ziyou looked at Jiang Linyuan again, who was very calm and nodded slightly, obviously agreeing with Xiao Beicheng's words.

Now he couldn't eat anymore, threw away the chicken bone, wiped the greasy hands with a handkerchief, and sighed: "Why do I want to meddle in the harem's troubles? Wouldn't it be fun to be a hands-off shopkeeper like Ye Lanchen, but always If someone wants to uphold justice, this is also what the emperor means, isn't it?"

Whenever there was a disagreement, he would always bring out Emperor Yuan to overwhelm others. This was what annoyed Xiao Beicheng the most, and he slapped the table angrily.

"Now, can the emperor protect you?"

"The emperor can't protect him, but there is always someone who can protect him."

Gentleman You carelessly served a bowl of soup, and deliberately sucked it loudly, just to make people angry.

Before Xiao Beicheng scolded him, he leaned in front of people in a mean way, with half a cucumber in his mouth, smiling playfully.

"My lord, how can such a smart person as you stumble over such a trivial matter? The emperor has already given me a step. If I don't go down, it will be a disgrace to the emperor. On the day when the incident happened, Ye Lanchen, Minister of the Ministry of punishment, and I They were all present, and even if he left it alone, it wouldn't change the fact that this case is a joint investigation between the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple. "

This time, the confused person became Xiao Beicheng.

Even if the emperor punished the Ministry of Criminal Justice with excuses, he would gain money. After all, the situation in Dali Temple could not be worse than it is now.

If the case is really solved and the result is in line with the king's will, then Dali Temple can take advantage of the situation and return to its original position, which can be said to be beneficial and harmless.

Jun Ziyou, who can please both sides, doesn't think it's a big deal. The more noisy the harem is, the more he can jump around.

This is called fearing that the world will not be chaotic.