Kaifeng House Small Dining Table

Zhao Hanyan nodded happily, and handed another bag to Yan Shu.

Yan Shu was satisfied and thanked him before leaving.

Before noon, Ma Han came to the small kitchen to get something to eat. He asked for Wang Chao's and Zhang Long's portions, choosing three rice cakes, boneless chicken feet, and dried goose breast.

Zhao Hanyan asked him if shopkeeper Xue could find clues.

"He is a businessman, and he calls friends everywhere, but when something happened, everyone said it was just a face-to-face relationship, and he didn't have a deep friendship with shopkeeper Xue. The guys in the store said that he was always alone when he went out. When I was in the store, there were too many people coming and going.” After Ma Han said, he felt that it was hard to find shopkeeper Xue’s ‘accomplice’, “Bao Buqi found out that something happened to him, and he wiped the soles of his feet long ago. It's oily."

"Not necessarily, maybe I'm still waiting for an opportunity to save him."

Last time Zhao Hanyan asked Shopkeeper Xue why he did something stupid to expose himself, but Shopkeeper Xue suddenly replied that they might be friends in the next life.Zhao Hanyan thought carefully about what shopkeeper Xue said last time, and she felt that shopkeeper Xue probably chose to expose himself for the sake of his friends.

Shopkeeper Xue must have secrets here, why he set up a fake Wangyou Pavilion, why he must take the risk of sending poison to Miss Zhang and Miss Lu Er, there are all things in it.

Zhao Hanyan asked Ma Han to tell the people in the prison to take good care of shopkeeper Xue and not to have any accidents.

Not long after sending Ma Han away, the janitor at the back door of Kaifeng Mansion came to Zhao Hanyan and said that there were two women who were Lan'er's aunt and grandmother.

When Zhao Hu later sent someone to Chenzhou to investigate Qian Shi, he said that Qian Shi's mother had gone to live with his daughter.

Zhao Hanyan immediately met the two, the older one was in her fifties, kind-hearted, and the younger woman was in her early thirties and spoke frankly.

After listening to the two of them explaining their identities, Zhao Hanyan invited them to sit down and served them tea.

After exchanging pleasantries between the two parties, Mrs. Qian told Zhao Hanyan that they came here to take Lan'er back.

Lan'er's grandmother, Zhang Shi, couldn't help but shed tears when she heard Qian's mentioning Lan'er.

"Poor child, such a hard life! Blame me for not protecting him well! Her father has no conscience, and uncle is also a bastard. It is my fault that the two children have grown up like this." Zhang cried and wanted to kneel down to Zhao Hanyan. Apologizing, but also thanking, was stopped by Zhao Hanyan.

"It's enough trouble for you to come here by car at an early age, but don't hurt yourself any more." Zhao Hanyan asked the two of them to take a sip of tea for a while, and called Xiuzhu to call Lan'er.Zhao Hanyan gave Xiuzhu a special wink.Xiuzhu understood that her princess wanted her to take the time to bring the child, she nodded knowingly, and went.

After helping Zhang to get up, Mrs. Qian thanked Zhao Hanyan.When mentioning her two eldest brothers, Qian's expression was extremely bad, "I really don't know what to say, it's extremely embarrassing. Fortunately, there is no one in my in-law's family, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to hold my head up for the rest of my life."

"The son-in-law doesn't say anything on the surface, but he might think about our mother-in-law behind his back!" Zhang sighed, "But I must bring my granddaughter back. At worst, I will go back and lead that crazy daughter-in-law to make do with it. The children are innocent."

"Mom, how can I abandon you? I'm not afraid anymore. At worst, let him divorce me. Our mother and I will depend on each other and raise our children together." Mrs. Qian took Zhang's hand.

Mrs. Zhang shook her head, never wanting to delay her daughter's life because of this matter.

Zhao Hanyan knew what to say at the moment but comforted the two of them, none of which had any practical effect.I asked them if they had lunch, and she had freshly made five-spice cakes, which were warming up.

"What an embarrassment." Mrs. Zhang hastily declined.

"It's already noon, and you didn't eat it. It just happened to be ready and I don't know how it tastes. Please help to taste it." Zhao Hanyan sliced ​​the newly cooked five-spice cake and served it to them.

The two of them couldn't stop their hospitality, and one of them took a piece and put it in his mouth to taste.

Just like the last time Zhao Hanyan asked Qian Shi, he asked the two of them a few questions, but they were all telling the truth from the parents, and there was nothing tricky in their hearts.Only then did Zhao Hanyan feel relieved, and asked Ren Chunlai to urge Xiuzhu to hurry up.

Not long after, Xiuzhu came holding Lan'er's hand. As soon as Lan'er came, she smelled the smell of fragrant pastries, and thought that sister Xiuzhu had brought her to eat, so she happily ran to Zhao Hanyan, waiting for her to bring her something. food.On the fat cheeks of the baby, there are a pair of bright black eyes, which are particularly pleasing.

Seeing her lovely granddaughter, Mrs. Zhang stood up excitedly, wept, and called out "Lan'er" softly, her voice trembling.

Lan'er turned her head to look at Zhang Shi and Qian Shi, and was stunned.

"Good boy, I'm your grandmother, don't you recognize me?" Zhang smiled and continued to cry.

Lan'er recognized it, her eyes were red, she threw herself into Zhang's arms, and cried loudly.Seeing this, Qian also wept, grabbed Lan'er by the shoulder, asked her if she was okay, and looked her from head to toe at the same time.

Lan'er leaned against Zhang's arms while weeping, nodded, gestured, and told them that everyone here was very kind to her.

Zhang Shi and Qian Shi had a good meal talking to Lan'er, and gradually got better.Seeing that Lan'er was really unable to speak, Mrs. Zhang felt even more uncomfortable.Sending Qian to take Lan'er to play there first, Fang asked Zhao Hanyan if Lan'er could not talk about it.

"Witnessed the death of my own parents and brothers, and I was so frightened. Not to mention she was so young, even an adult will be left with fear for a lifetime when she sees this kind of thing. Maybe it will get better slowly. You are willing to treat her with care, This possibility will be greater." Zhao Hanyan explained.

Mrs. Zhang nodded, and asked Zhao Hanyan to rest assured that she would treat Lan'er well, and Lan'er was her own granddaughter.

"But she may not be able to speak for the rest of her life." Zhao Hanyan told Zhang Shi the worst result and asked Zhang Shi what her plan was.

"My child, I can't guarantee anything else, but as long as I have a bite to eat, I will give it to her first." Zhang told Zhao Hanyan that she still had some dowry, and planned to leave it to Lan'er, and find an honest and dutiful man for her to rely on later.If Zhao Hanyan is willing to check the candidates, Zhang will feel even more honored, and it will be the blessing of her family, Laner.

Zhao Hanyan felt more at ease when she heard Zhang's honest answer.Zhang Shi and Qian Shi then discussed with Zhao Hanyan that they would take Lan'er back tomorrow.

"Our mother and I specially hired a carriage, so that Lan'er will not suffer on the road." Qian said.

Zhao Hanyan was happier than ever when Laner saw her own grandmother and aunt, and was also happy for her.No matter when, children are best raised by their closest relatives. Even if life is hard, it is better than relying on others.

Zhao Hanyan was really reluctant to part with Lan'er, but she wanted to.In the end, he was intimate with her for a while, and slipped a 100 tael silver note into her hand.

Lan'er is already at a sensible age, the natural way is the benefit of money.

"Keep it for yourself, don't tell anyone. What will happen in the future? If you have money, at least you won't suffer too much. If you can't, hire a car to come to me. This Kaifeng mansion is known to everyone. You spend money It’s easy to find a car if you hire a car.”

Lan'er nodded with tears in her eyes, grabbing Zhao Hanyan's hand and refusing to let go.

"You are smart and smart. As long as you are strong, life will get better and better. Maybe you will be seen as different in some eyes, but don't worry about that. The past wounds cannot be erased in your heart, but you can try your best Don't think about them, turn your beautiful eyes to other places, relatives, flowers, the sky...anything that can make you calm and happy. Let your heart expand, and those hurt pasts will be relatively smaller. Just like cooking, you are the one who really decides the taste of the food." Zhao Hanyan patted Lan'er's face lightly, telling her to be strong.

Lan'er nodded to Zhao Hanyan with two lines of tears hanging down her face, she was silent for a while, and gestured with a blushing face.

Zhao Hanyan didn't move her, and frowned at her.Lan'er was so anxious that she continued to gesture, but Zhao Hanyan still didn't understand.It just so happened that Su Yuerong came back at this time, and seeing Lan'er, who was blushing anxiously, waving her arms anxiously at Zhao Hanyan, Su Yuerong finally couldn't stand it anymore.

"She told you to wait for her, she wants to grow up and marry you." Su Yuerong glanced at Lan'er with the eyes of a rival in love, and asked her if she meant that.

Lan'er nodded hurriedly, then glanced at Zhao Hanyan quietly, turned around and ran away quickly, like a little butterfly.

Su Yuerong looked at Zhao Hanyan with a smile, "How about it, do you like such a young girl? That's why you rejected me?"

Zhao Hanyan: "Don't make jokes."

"It's not my business. The little girl said it herself. Besides, it's your fault. Who told you that you are so nice and attractive." Su Yuerong felt that Zhao Hanyan must have been lucky recently.

Zhao Hanyan suddenly remembered that the blind Taoist once said that he had committed a crime of love, so it was really so weird that he was right?

Su Yuerong found out that the five-spice cake was out of the pot, so she quickly took a piece and stuffed it into her mouth. It was soft and glutinous, with red beans and raisins sandwiched in the middle. It was a pleasant surprise to chew on it.Of course Su Yuerong wanted to ask how to do it.

"In addition to two servings of glutinous rice, eight servings of japonica rice, plus a serving of Euryale Gorgon, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria, Amomum, nourishing qi and dehumidification, it is suitable for people who are often tired and stay up late." Zhao Hanyan told Su Yuerong that he could eat more food supplements.

Su Yuerong was not a polite person, but after hearing what Zhao Hanyan said, she became even more rude. "Then I have to save mine for the night and tomorrow morning, otherwise it will definitely be gone."

As Su Yuerong said, she took a basin, picked out a few pieces, covered them with a cloth, put them in a basket, and hung them on the beam.

When it was released, Su Yuerong looked around vigilantly to see if there were other people, and she was relieved only after she was sure it was safe.

……

Zhuangyuan Building, private room No. [-].

Jiang Ping was about to put a piece of sweet and sour fish into his mouth when the door suddenly opened.The person came with a gust of wind, and Jiang Ping heard the smell of plum fragrance, so he knew who it was, so he continued to eat fish without raising his eyelids.

Bai Yutang sat down beside Jiang Ping and looked at him.

Jiang Ping looked at Bai Yutang with raised eyebrows, "Don't mess with me, otherwise I won't tell you what I found. I'll talk about it when I'm full."

Taking advantage of Bai Yutang's weakness, Jiang Ping was very proud.

As expected, Bai Yutang didn't say anything, he simply ignored Jiang Ping and put the knife on the table.

Clang!

Jiang Ping hurriedly put down his chopsticks, swallowed what was in his mouth, and said to Bai Yutang: "The surname is Zhao, the character is Feibai, I haven't been sure about it, but from your description, it may be the youngest son of the Eight Sage Kings, but others He is not in the capital now. This one is interesting, he has not been raised in the palace since he was a child, because he is weak and sick..."

"It can't be him." Bai Yutang directly vetoed it. He knew about the situation of the eight sage king's youngest son, and the little cook pretended to be this identity. He told him about the eight sage king's young son's situation, and Bai Yutang went to check it later. The part about the youngest son of the Eight Sage Kings mentioned by the little cook is basically true.

"Why not?" Jiang Ping was dissatisfied, "Why did you deny me before I finished speaking!"

"I said that this man's bearing and talent are not taken lightly, and he can't hide his sharpness at all. The youngest son of the Eight Sage Kings has no reputation, let alone ambition. People who talk like Zhao Feibai must be some famous princes of the royal family. One." Bai Yutang explained.

Jiang Ping shrugged his shoulders, "The only ones who are famous are those few, and there seems to be no nonsense. I can't find the name of the eighth prince's youngest son, so I suspect him. In addition, I also found out that he is very handsome, and he is also very handsome. Talent, let’s guess it’s him. But people seem to be a bit indifferent to fame and fortune as you said. Since you said no, it must not be.”

"Let's talk about the next one." Bai Yutang's expression didn't seem to change, but his heart was already in suspense, so he remained motionless.He was afraid that if he moved, he would show his flaws and be seen through by the clever Jiang Ping.

"The second one should be right. Among the noble girls surnamed Zhao in the capital, there is only one born on the third day of the third month, and that is Princess Pingkang." Jiang Ping took a special look at Bai Yutang when he said this, and found that he didn't even have eyes. He didn't even blink, and he didn't even dare to look at himself, his eyes narrowed into a slit when he smiled.

The more he tried to avoid it, the more tricky it was. It seemed that his fifth brother was really caught by someone this time.I don't know what kind of Princess Pingkang is like, and how the family hooked up.

"Princess Pingkang has been brought up by the queen mother in the palace since the death of King Pingkang and his wife three years ago. In the summer, it seems that some disasters caused him to return to his mansion to practice. Logically speaking, Princess Pingkang is currently living in the palace. It should be in Princess Pingkang's mansion and never leave the house. How did Fifth Brother know her?"

Jiang Ping blinked his excited little eyes, staring at Bai Yutang closely, his whole body revealing the aura of gossip.

Bai Yutang didn't speak.

Jiang Ping was not reconciled, "I will help you with the work, and you don't even reply to me, and you don't take my fourth brother too seriously. If you don't tell me, I will—"

Bai Yutang looked sideways, and slapped Jiang Ping coldly.

"I'll stick to you every day. I want to see how you had an affair with that Princess Pingkang. Then I expose you. The Holy Majesty and the Queen Mother will definitely be pissed off, and you will be wanted all over the country."

After Jiang Ping finished threatening with great interest, he explained to Bai Yutang how much Princess Pingkang was favored in the palace, that is, the few princesses waiting to marry in the palace were far less treated than Princess Pingkang.

"Naturally, the emperor went away, and those princesses were not born to the empress dowager, so how could they like it so much." Bai Yutang only explained the least important one.

"Why do you sound so proud? Great, my fifth younger brother, you really honored the Five Rats of the Sky Island!" Jiang Ping rubbed his chin, "Tell me how far you have come, Princess Pingkang?"

Bai Yutang glanced at Jiang Ping, "When did I say that I have something to do with Princess Pingkang? You're thinking too much. This is just for the Kaifeng government to investigate."

"You lied to ghosts, I believe it's weird!" Jiang Ping snorted, scolding Bai Yutang for his heartlessness.

"Don't ask too much, there is nothing, and no rumors are allowed." Bai Yutang looked at Jiang Ping seriously.

Jiang Ping realized something, and his tone became serious, and told Bai Yutang: "Old Wu, if I think too much about this, then forget it, and you should listen to nonsense. If, as I guessed, you really have thoughts about others, just listen to it." Take my word for it, and think about it.

This Princess Pingkang belongs to the royal family, and is deeply favored by the Holy Majesty and the Empress Dowager. You are from the rivers and lakes, why is the Ming Dynasty marrying someone? "

What Jiang Ping said was too serious and realistic, and the atmosphere was instantly heavy.

"But it doesn't matter, we can do the same things as the sons and daughters of the world. Fortunately, you have a good skin. Let's seduce him with beauty first. You have a good figure. When it's critical, you can take off your clothes. She will definitely see it." After that, I straightened my eyes and let you not leave. If you use your body to keep the heart of others, you can drag them to elope, and if you have a child, you won't be able to run away seriously.

Anyway, Princess Pingkang is alone, even if we abduct her, she will have no family members who will be implicated. "

The more Jiang Ping talked, the happier he was, the corners of both mouths were grinning to the ears.

Bai Yutang glanced at Jiang Ping speechlessly, feeling that he was being stupid to listen to his advice just now.Bai Yutang thanked him and got up to leave.

Jiang Ping stopped, "I've already helped you, what about my business?"

"What's the matter with you?" Bai Yutang asked puzzled.

"You man, why did you forget? I told you last time that the Kaifeng mansion police officers should bring me along too. I'm a little bit capable, so I'm sure I can help." Jiang Ping told Bao Zheng when Bai Yutang was free. .

"My lord Bao cherishes his talents and will want you, but you are used to being easygoing, and you are afraid that you will not be able to stand the shackles of the government's rules." Bai Yutang suggested that it would be better for Jiang Ping to be as he is now.

"You were more crazy than me before, you can do it, why can't I. Besides, I have nothing to do if I stay here all day, and helping Kaifeng Mansion with errands is considered a heroic act, isn't it?" Jiang Ping asked Bai Yutang to speak.

Bai Yutang agreed and sent Jiang Ping to continue eating. After he closed the door, his eyes were half-closed, thinking about Zhao Feibai's identity as he pedaled downstairs.

Shopkeeper Liu greeted Bai Yutang with a smile when he saw Bai Yutang coming down, but after saying three words, he found that Bai Yutang didn't hear him, so he just left.

"I was in a hurry when I came, and lost my mind when I left. What's wrong?" Shopkeeper Liu looked at Bai Yutang's back and sighed in confusion.

……

At night, Zhao Hanyan chatted with Lan'er's aunt Qian and grandmother Zhang for a while, inevitably mentioning Qian Shi's death.The mother and daughter cursed for a while with red eyes.

Later I heard that Qian Shiguai had a disabled girl, and now there are two girls in the prison who may have passed through his hands.Mrs. Zhang suddenly remembered something, and said to Zhao Hanyan: "Four years ago, I lived with that bastard. Once he specially asked someone to make a wheelchair, and then he went out to Xinlin County."

Zhao Hanyan immediately took a map to check, and found that Xinlin County was eighty miles north of Chenzhou. Zhao Hanyan and Gongsun Ce explained the situation, and Gongsun Ce immediately sent people to Xinlin County to investigate.It will take a few days to communicate, so we can only wait for the news.

Wang Chao and Zhang Long happily came to report at this time that they had found Tang, the concubine of the tofu shop. She wanted to leave the city before dusk, but after seeing the strict inspection by the city gate, she ran away in a panic. , and then notified the Kaifeng government.

Just now Wang Chao and Zhang Long finally led a carpet search and brought him back.

"It's a good thing that people are still alive."

Bao Zheng immediately interrogated Tang, and Tang's confession was similar to what shopkeeper Xue said before.The only difference is that the Tang Corporation was not killed as shopkeeper Xue said.

After the accident, Tang went to the place agreed with shopkeeper Xue. At that time, it was agreed that someone would give her the remaining money, and then send her to leave Tokyo to settle down, but Tang didn't dare to wait for two days without seeing anyone. After waiting any longer, he planned to go out of the city, but unexpectedly he was caught when he turned around.

"In this way, shopkeeper Xue may not have any accomplices, otherwise he should have killed Tang corps long ago." Wang Chao sighed.

"The purpose of silence is to keep shopkeeper Xue innocent. But if you know that shopkeeper Xue has been convicted of a crime before the attack, then there is no need to silence." Bao Zheng explained, "so we can't judge whether he has accomplices based on this. "

Wang Chao nodded, hurriedly expressing that he was educated.

In the middle of the night, Zhan Zhaote went to wake up Bao Zheng, and told him that Qu Changle was drinking with friends in the Zhuangyuan Building, and he was staggeringly drunk, but he still quarreled and refused to go home.

Bao Zheng hurriedly changed his clothes and asked Zhan Zhao where Qu Changle was now.

"I have been invited to a small house in the east of the city. I just woke up Brother Zhao and asked her to prepare some good wine and food. You can go there and have a good talk with him."

People are most likely to expose their weaknesses when they are drunk, and this is the right time.

Bao Zheng agreed, boasting that Zhanzhao was ready for a while, and then sighed for troublesome Zhao Hanyan.

"Do you want to take little brother Zhao with you?" Zhan Zhao asked deliberately, because Zhao Hanyan just told him that he wanted to go too.

Bao Zheng pondered for a moment, then shook his head, "There are so many people that it is easy for him to be on guard. You can follow me alone, and there is no need for a coachman."

Zhan Zhao agreed, sent someone to tell Zhao Hanyan, and followed Bao Zheng.

After Zhao Hanyan heard the news, he understood Lord Bao's arrangement, but unfortunately he couldn't hear Qu Changle's heartfelt voice.However, Zhao Hanyan believed that Master Bao's ability to know people must be better than her.

After waking up in the middle of the night and finishing working for a while, it is not easy to fall asleep.Zhao Hanyan remembered that Bai Yutang was visiting the Grand Master's Mansion at night today, and he didn't know what the situation was.Zhao Hanyan simply went to Bai Yutang's room and waited.

Zhao Hanyan took a book, sat at the table, and read by the candlelight.She started to turn the book from the first page, and when she read more than half of the book, she couldn't open her eyelids, and fell asleep lying on the table without knowing it.

Waking up again, Zhao Hanyan found himself lying on the bed, covered with a quilt, and smelled the faint fragrance of plum blossoms.

The author has something to say:

Recently, it is very popular in Tokyo to get up early in the morning and update the status of a sentence in the "Tokyo Bianliang Basin Friends Circle".

Zhao Zhen: When I woke up early in the morning, my temples twitched, as if something bad had happened.

Queen Mother: I had a nightmare last night. My precious niece was carried away by a mouse!

Taishi Pang: I slept so deeply last night, it's so strange, I haven't slept so well since I was old. (Because Bai Yutang blew the mist when he visited at night)

Pang Yanqing: The nth night when I miss her.

Zhao Hanyan: I'm a little confused.

Bai Yutang: Sweet.