Queen's Detective

The wind blew the flowers and swayed, the air was filled with an elegant fragrance of flowers, and a burst of bloody smell accompanied by the fragrance of flowers.Several flower girls stood on the official road, their faces pale, and two of them were still vomiting by the ditch. Even the official servants who often saw corpses couldn't help covering their mouths and noses.

Only Yan Sanbai squatted next to the corpse without changing his expression, stretched out his hand to check the temperature, "It's still hot, it's been half an hour at most since he died."

Moving his eyes to the right, there is a sickle stained with blood next to the corpse.

There are many footprints on the ground, all of which are messed up and cannot be traced.

Suddenly, Yan Sanbai noticed what was stuffed in the mouth of the deceased, stretched out his hand and took it out to see that it was an embroidered handkerchief.

"Hmm..." The officials next to him all showed disgusted expressions. Gain's white handkerchief was stained with blood and saliva, which was really disgusting.

"Is this something from the murderer?" Ling Ding asked with disgust.

Yan Sanbai murmured: "Not necessarily. But since you asked, let's go down and look it up. The embroidery pattern is rare, it should belong to a lady from a rich family, it's not hard to look it up."

"Uh..." Ling Ding rubbed his nose, caught a glimpse of his master's gloating look from the corner of his eye, and reluctantly held the corner of the handkerchief to take it over.

Li Yan took out his handkerchief and handed it to Yan Sanbai to wipe his hands, "This Cheng Rui was on Qin Sang's boat. I wanted to ask him to come over for questioning, but I didn't expect him to be killed here. The murderer was not General boldness."

"The two deceased had both been on a painting boat. Could this be what they have in common?" Ling Ding suddenly had an idea.

Li Yan raised his eyebrows, "Who told you that Li Qian went on a boat?"

"Didn't you tell Cheng Rui, my lord..."

The corner of Li Yan's mouth twitched, revealing the cruel and cruel smile when he faced Cheng Rui just now, "This is called soldiers never tire of deceit."

Listening to the conversation between the master and the servant, Yan Sanbai couldn't help smiling, and said: "The more dangerous the place is, the safer it is. This place is only a little distance from the painting boat, and there are many flower girls around. The murderer killed people here as if nothing had happened. Bold but cautious."

The people around suddenly felt terrified, think about it, in such a beautiful flower field, cutting people like this with a sickle in full view, it's as simple as chopping firewood.

Ling Ding suddenly thought of a key point, "Hero Yan, the murderer is not a woman, right? You see, she can hide among flower girls without being discovered, and she is not very strong, and she is not good at wielding a knife."

Li Yan said: "If the murderer is a woman, it does meet these conditions. What about the person who killed Qin Sang? How can a weak woman move someone to the roof?"

Yan Sanbai shook his head, "Single point is very reasonable, and we are not sure that the one who killed Qin Sang is the same person who killed Li Qian and Cheng Rui."

Li Yan thought for a while, indeed, they all came to a dead end, who said that the three murders were committed by the same person, maybe someone was avenging Qin Sang, or maybe they were using her death to cover up people's eyes and ears.

Thinking of this, he asked, "It's noon now, have you eaten yet?"

"Ah?" Yan Sanbai was stunned.

Ling Ding was also stunned, he thought that the master was rarely thinking deeply about some big problem!

All the officers and servants couldn't help but twitch their mouths. Next to it was a bloody corpse. They were actually discussing whether to eat or not here. Vomit... I feel like I won't be able to eat all day today.

Ling Ding felt the same way, so he chose to investigate the handkerchief, while Li Yan took Yan Sanbai to the boat for dinner.

Watching Yan Sanbai eat is a very pleasant thing, and the slow, serious and elegant appearance can whet one's appetite.The screen of the faceless scholar was placed next to the table of the Eight Immortals, Yan Sanbai glanced at it from time to time, while eating, his mind turned and turned.

When he is concentrating on thinking, his chewing speed will slow down, his eyes will unconsciously open wide when he has a flash of inspiration, his eyebrows will be raised and lowered, and his nose will wrinkle when he can't think of it.

He was so engrossed that Li Yan didn't notice even after looking at him for a long time.

Suddenly, he put down the bowl and chopsticks and asked, "Is there any temple near here?"

"Yes, Lingjue Temple is in Xishan." Li Yan understood immediately, "Do you think it is possible for Qin Sang to meet someone there?"

"Well, judging from Tang Xiuwen's confession, Qin Sang once regarded him as Dong Lang, so she may also regard all the men she has been in contact with as Dong Lang, but for some reason, she found that these men are not the same as Dong Lang Dong Lang is far away from each other, so we separated again."

Li Yan nodded, "That makes sense, whether it's Li Qian, Cheng Rui or Tang Xiuwen, they all have one thing in common—they are all scholars, just like Dong Lang."

"Before Qin Sang's accident, she once told Qiu Chan, 'Dong Lang finally came to her'. After hearing this, she seemed very sure that this person was the one she was waiting for, so this person must be more serious than others. In line with Dong Lang's original appearance." Yan Sanbai swallowed the last mouthful of rice in the bowl, "In the story book, the place where Dong Lang and Miss met for the first time is in a temple, I want to try my luck there, maybe Find this 'Dong Lang', and the whole case will be solved."

If the deaths of Li Qian and Cheng Rui can be explained in blood, then what was the motive for killing Qin Sang?The last person Qin Sang had contact with before his death was most likely this 'Dong Lang', and only he knew the truth.

"However," Yan Sanbai said, "I want to meet Xiaoyue before that."

Xiaoyue is Qin Sang's personal servant girl, and originally Yan Sanbai was the first person she was looking for, but the old bustard Jiu Niang said that Xiaoyue was frightened by witnessing Qin Sang's death, and was taken back by her lover.

Of course, according to Jiuniang's tone, that is Xiaoyue's concubine.As for the identity of this concubine, it was somewhat beyond his expectation.

"Didn't you think so?" Li Yan led the way in person, "Young master of the Yuan family is considered a good man, and I don't know how he and Xiaoyue see each other. When Qin Sang mentioned it to me before I went to Chang'an, I also felt that Quite surprised. After all, Xiaoyue is Qianjianglou's maidservant, but Yuan Yiqing is a scholar with a bright future and has not yet married. It is very rare for him to accept Xiaoyue sincerely."

Yuan Yiqing was the son of the owner of the Yuanfeng steamed stuffed bun shop that Yan Sanbai had been to before. Looking at him from a distance that day, Mr. Yuan had a pretty face, and he really gave a good impression.If he and Xiaoyue could have a lover and finally get married, it would be something that Qin Sang could not do.

The Yuan family's house was just behind the steamed stuffed bun shop, and the old couple of the Yuan family were still busy in the shop, so Li Yan knocked on the Yuan family's door directly.

It was an old servant who opened the door. Yuan's family is not big, so the old servant would help with sweeping on weekdays so that Yuan Yiqing could study with peace of mind.

When the old servant saw that it was the King of Luoyang, he rushed to welcome him in, but when he was about to call out for the young master, Yan Sanbai stopped him.

"Don't bother the old man, we will go in by ourselves."

Li Yan gave him a puzzled look, Yan Sanbai looked into the room calmly, and walked in first.Li Yan smiled knowingly, and walked in with the folding fan behind his back.

In the main room, a man and a woman are eating.The man has delicate features and gentle temperament, he is exactly the Yuan Yiqing he saw that day, while the woman next to him is not as beautiful as a fish or a wild goose, but she can also be called Xiaojiabiyu, her pair of beautiful eyes made the ordinary face much more vivid, but there is a slight gap between her brows. Looking sick, she was holding vegetables for Yuan Yiqing, and gently asked him to eat more.

There is not much talk between the two, but the warmth here is enviable to others.

"Cough." Yan Sanbai coughed before walking in, "Excuse me, both of you."

The two heard the words and looked over, the woman was naturally Xiaoyue, she didn't recognize Yan Sanbai, but she saw Li Yan behind Yan Sanbai at a glance, and quickly stood up in surprise, "My lord!"

Yuan Yiqing also hurriedly stood up and saluted, "I don't know that the prince came to the humble house, and the students are not far away."

Li Yan waved his hand, "It's okay, but it's inconvenient for us to bother you during the meal. This is Mr. Yan San and Bai Yan. I think you all know our purpose."

Li Yan cut to the chase, Yuan Yiqing and Xiaoyue looked at each other, their expressions became a little heavy.There was a trace of sadness in Xiaoyue's eyes, "Actually, even if the prince doesn't come to look for you, after this meal, Yi Qing will accompany me to look for you. Miss is still lying in the yamen with her bones still cold, I... really ..."

"Xiaoyue, you are not in good health yet, let's sit down and talk first." Yuan Yiqing considerately supported her to sit down, then greeted Li Yan and Yan Sanbai, and personally brought tea.

"Xiaoyue, can you recall, was there anything unusual before Miss Qin Sang died?" Yan Sanbai asked.

Xiaoyue shook her head, "It's not that there are abnormalities, but miss, she often talks about Dong Lang, as if immersed in her own fantasy, so that people really don't know when it is abnormal. The prince should know too."

Li Yan nodded, indicating that she was right.

"It's just that recently, Miss has mentioned Dong Lang more and more. She seems to have become very excited, and even used rouge and gouache more often. Yi Qing will redeem me soon. I saw Miss like this, I thought I could go away in peace, but I didn't expect..." Xiaoyue said, her eyes turned red, and the sickness between her brows deepened.Yuan Yiqing stood beside her and supported her shoulders to show comfort.

"My lord, Mr. Yan, Xiaoyue and Miss Qin Sang are sisters. This time, such a big incident happened to her, and Xiaoyue was also deeply saddened. What's more, she witnessed that scene with her own eyes." Yuan Yiqing said sincerely : "Although we can't do much, please solve the case as soon as possible, and give Miss Qin Sang justice."

"Young Master Yuan seems very sure that Miss Qin Sang was killed?" Yan Sanbai asked suddenly.

Yuan Yiqing was startled, and asked back: "Isn't it?"

"It's impossible for Miss to commit suicide!" Xiaoyue looked at Yan Sanbai a little excitedly, with two blushes of sickness appearing on her face, "Master Yan, you must believe me, she was so happy a while ago, I have already It's been a long time since I saw her smile so heartily, how could she end her life so easily..."

Yan Sanbai hurriedly comforted, "Miss Xiaoyue, don't get excited. The prince and your young lady are also close friends. If Miss Qin Sang didn't commit suicide, we will definitely find out the real culprit."

"Yes," Yuan Yiqing also comforted: "Mr. Yan is famous all over the world. With him around, Miss Qin Sang will definitely not die unjustly. Don't get excited, it will be bad for your health."

Only then did Xiaoyue calm down a little, Yan Sanbai asked again: "Miss Xiaoyue, do you still remember the scene that day? When were the candles in the room lit?"

"I had an appointment with Yi Qing that day, so I went out early in the morning. When I came back... I saw the young lady fall from the building. At that time, all the candles were already lit, and I don't know when it was lit."

Yan Sanbai nodded, and then asked a few more irrelevant questions. Just as he was about to leave, he seemed to think of something again and asked, "Qiu Chan, has she always had a bad relationship with Miss Qin Sang?"

Xiaoyue froze for a moment, took a peek at Li Yan, and then said: "Yes, Miss Qiuchan doesn't seem to like my young lady very much, but she has never seen the quarrel, but I don't have much contact with each other on weekdays. Mr. Yan asked this, but Miss Qiuchan she……"

"Oh, nothing, I just asked casually."

When going out, Li Yan asked, "How is it?"

Yan Sanbai shook his head, "I can't see anything yet, let's go to Lingjue Temple first."

Hearing this, Li Yan hammered his shoulder with a folding fan, raised his head to estimate the time, and said, "Then let's wait."

"Wait?"

"Wait for the carriage." Li Yan turned his head and blinked at him, "I haven't closed my eyes from yesterday to now, and it's you Yan Daxia, but I don't feel bad at all."

Yan Sanbai rubbed his nose, didn't know how to answer the conversation, so he didn't answer, instead he said: "Miss Qiuchan seems to like you."