Kaifeng House Small Dining Table

Zhang Yu was stunned for a while, and after carefully reading the records, he asked Zhao Hanyan what he needed to add in a puzzled manner.

"Just write what you just said on it." Zhao Hanyan said.

Zhang Yuzuo smiled awkwardly, and hurriedly apologized to Zhao Hanyan, apologizing that he shouldn't have chatted with people just now, "It's not right to eat."

"I'm not scolding you," Zhao Hanyan thought that maybe he was just concentrating on the case and his attitude was too serious, so he smiled slightly, telling Zhang Yuzuo not to be nervous, just write as she ordered.

With this smile, Zhang Yuzuo was stunned again. He glanced at Zhao Hanyan stupidly, and then realized that he was being rude.

After Zhao Hanyan waited for the ink to dry, he folded the paper and left.When he was leaving, he saw Zhang Wuzuo’s unfinished biscuits on the table, and sighed in surprise, “Isn’t this old Jin’s biscuits, you’re lucky if you can buy them.”

Zhang Wu's face was a little nervous, and he hid it with a smile: "I found a good wife, she helped me buy it early, it's so good."

Zhang Yu made a heartfelt statement: My father-in-law's pancakes are so delicious that everyone misses them. We must not let everyone know the relationship between him and me. I don't want to be begged by everyone to bring pancakes every day.

After Zhao Hanyan took two steps away, he stopped and looked back at Zhang Yuzuo.

Seeing Zhao Hanyan looking at him, Zhang Yuzuo quickly smiled at him, and asked Zhao Hanyan to go away.

Although Old Man Jin's biscuits are delicious, Zhao Hanyan really wants to compete with them.But people don't want to reveal that old man Jin is his father-in-law because they want to avoid trouble. Of course, Zhao Hanyan can't disturb others because of this matter.

Zhao Hanyan smiled and nodded to Zhang Yuzuo, and continued on.

On the way back, Zhao Hanyan walked slowly because he was thinking about something.Because it is slow and the surrounding is quiet, it is very sensitive to sound.Zhao Hanyan felt as if there was someone behind him, but when he turned around, he found that the surroundings were empty and there was no one at all.

Zhao Hanyan continued to walk forward for a while, listening carefully, and was very sure that the voice behind him was still there, and that someone was indeed following him.

Thinking about who he saw and what he did just now, it is not difficult to guess who sent the person who followed him.

After Zhao Hanyan hurried back to the room, he summoned Xiuzhu to explain and sent her away.

Zhao Hanyan yawned, turned around and lay down on the couch, closing his eyes for the time being.

After finishing what Zhao Hanyan told her, Xiuzhu came back happily, but when she heard no movement from the door, Xiuzhu guessed that her princess might be asleep, so she quietly went back to her room, planning to take a nap as well.But as soon as she lay down, someone hurriedly knocked on the door looking for her.

When Xiuzhu opened the door, she saw that it was the guard at the back door. When she learned that someone was looking for her princess, Xiuzhu didn't ask who the servant was.Because the Princess of her family had just sent word to enter the palace, naturally it was probably the one from the palace who came.Without saying a word, Xiuzhu hurried to push the door, and hurriedly called Zhao Hanyan to get up.

Hearing what she said, Zhao Hanyan hurriedly wiped his face, straightened his appearance, and hurried to the back door.However, when the two were about to reach the kitchen, they heard a woman crying.

Zhao Hanyan was stunned, looking at Xiuzhu in surprise.

Xiuzhu was also stunned, and went to see the servant.

The boy frowned and said to the two of them: "I cried so badly when I came here, you should go and have a look."

Xiuzhu blinked, and quickly explained to Zhao Hanyan: "He said someone was looking for the young master, so I thought it was—"

Zhao Hanyan raised his hand to signal Xiuzhu not to say more.The master and the servant then continued to walk forward, and saw a woman in a dark blue sarong sitting on the ground in the small courtyard in front of the kitchen. He fell to the ground and cried out words like 'poor old five'.

Zhao Hanyan couldn't see the woman's back, so he asked tentatively, "Who are you?"

As soon as the woman heard that someone was coming, she turned her head and tried to look in Zhao Hanyan's direction with her tear-filled eyes.After the woman saw clearly that it was Zhao Hanyan, her eyes widened a little, she hurriedly stood up, rushed towards Zhao Hanyan's direction, knelt on the ground, grabbed Zhao Hanyan's robe, and begged her to help.

Zhao Hanyan had already recognized this woman at this time, she was Aunt Sun who made fried peanuts at Zhouqiao.

"Aunt Sun? Why are you doing this?" Zhao Hanyan helped Aunt Sun up, seeing that her legs were weak and unable to stand up, she sent Xiuzhu to move a stool for her to sit on.

Aunt Sun held onto Zhao Hanyan tightly, seeing her as if she saw hope, she begged Zhao Hanyan to help her with swollen eyes, "Help me find Lao Wu, no matter what the secret recipe for fried peanuts...or something else...even if Even if it takes my life, I am willing! Give it all!"

Seeing that Aunt Sun was very excited, Zhao Hanyan took tea from Xiuzhu's hand and handed it to Aunt Sun, asking her to take a sip of tea to calm down before talking.

Aunt Sun shook her head, she didn't want to drink, and asked Zhao Hanyan.

"Don't talk, drink the tea, so you can calm down, and then tell me what happened, otherwise, like what you said just now, I'm afraid I won't understand what you have to say all day." Zhao Hanyan patted Pat Aunt Sun's hand to comfort her to calm down.

Aunt Sun nodded obediently, and took the tea with shaking hands.The tea is still hot, and you have to blow on it to drink it down.Zhao Hanyan advised her not to worry, but to finish drinking slowly.

Aunt Sun followed suit, and after drinking a cup of hot tea, she really calmed down a lot.Although I was still a little excited, I was able to speak in an orderly manner.

"Brother Zhao, I remember that you are the policeman, right?" Aunt Sun just grabbed Zhao Hanyan's wrist, looked at her fixedly, and choked up again, "My fifth son was lost, and he disappeared last night. We should find him I searched all the places, and I came to report to the officials in the middle of the night. After hearing about it, the government office asked us to go back and look for it again. We found no one at dawn, and no one came to the government office. My child was lost, how could they ignore it! Why? Don't send people to search? A few days ago, didn't a kidnapper die on the bank of Caihe? Isn't the case of kidnapping solved? Why is my fifth child still missing?"

"Did you report to Kaifeng Mansion last night?" Zhao Hanyan asked.

Aunt Sun nodded, "Yes, what else can it be? If something happens, it will be reported here, but no one cares about us! Master Zhao, you are my old customer anyway, just because we are still acquainted Come on, I beg you to help me, help me find Wu'er, peanuts, secret recipe... anything I can give."

"It has nothing to do with those. The most important thing right now is to find someone." Zhao Hanyan told Aunt Sun to wait a while, and sent Xiuzhu to ask the yamen servant who was on duty last night.

Mahan then came over and asked about the situation.When Ma Han saw Aunt Sun, he recognized at a glance that she was the woman who lost her child to report the crime last night.

"A ten-year-old boy, he said he never came back after going out at noon." After Ma Han explained, he asked Aunt Sun, "Have you found the child? Why are you here in the kitchen?"

Aunt Sun looked angry when she saw Ma Han, and turned to look at Zhao Hanyan, her face full of grievances.She knew that Ma Han's status in Kaifeng Mansion was not low, so she was not stupid enough to say bad things about him to his face.

"Aunt Sun reported to the police yesterday that the child was lost, but you took over?" Zhao Hanyan asked.

Mahan nodded.

"You didn't send someone to look for it?"

"I found it. I sent two teams to search near the child's residence, but they couldn't find it. They didn't know exactly where the person was lost. The entire Tokyo city is so big, there is no specific direction, how can I find it? "

Mahan said he also has his own difficulties.Originally, there were not many yamen who were on duty at night, and there were not enough manpower, and some of them were used to investigate cases, so the manpower was even tighter.However, Ma Han did not let it go. Indeed, as he said, he sent two teams to search that night, but there was no result in the end.

Zhao Hanyan explained to Aunt Sun: "The government has indeed sent someone to look for it."

"But I've looked for it. Where's my fifth son? Why haven't I found it yet?" Aunt Sun cried out, begging Zhao Hanyan to help send someone to look for it again. It's best to call on everyone in the city to help.

Zhao Hanyan advised Aunt Sun to calm down, "Where is the child lost?"

Aunt Sun shook her head, "We were busy doing business in Zhouqiao, so we didn't take care of him, and usually followed him around. There were a few who played with Wu'er, but they all said they didn't see each other after lunch yesterday passed him."

"You really think about what clothes he was wearing when he was lost. Tell me about Wu'er's appearance and what are his characteristics. I will ask the artist to draw his portrait and paste it on the main roads out of the city. Maybe someone has clues."

Aunt Sun agreed, nodded again and again, and followed the lead of the yacha to meet the painter.

After Ma Han watched Aunt Sun leave, he turned around and asked Zhao Hanyan for confirmation, "She just complained to you, saying that I didn't send anyone to look for it?"

Zhao Hanyan agreed.

Ma Han was annoyed: "It's pitiful for this person to lose her child, but how can she open her eyes and talk nonsense, obviously I sent everyone out in front of her face!"

"Maybe it's because the child is lost, so I'm too anxious." Zhao Hanyan comforted Ma Han not to worry about it.

Ma Han promised that of course he would not bother with a woman.Taking a special look around, Ma Han smiled and asked Zhao Hanyan why he didn't see Bai Yutang.

"He has business to do, and he hasn't come back yet." Zhao Hanyan asked Ma Han what the result of Mr. Bao's retrial of Qu Rongfa was today.

"I still don't admit it, and I still insist that Master Bao conspired to frame him. But I really didn't give up after seeing Huang He." Ma Han sighed, "If there is nothing wrong, I'll go to the other side of the court to see if there is anything I can help. By the way, why don't Brother Zhao go, together?"

"I have other things to check, you go." Zhao Hanyan smiled at Ma Han.

Ma Han bowed his hands, and he disappeared into the narrow passage immediately.

……

Besides, Duan Silian, after chatting with Zhao Hanyan, he suspected that Zhao Hanyan's identity was unusual.Immediately sent his subordinate Jiang Wangji to send someone to investigate the matter.Jiang Wangji asked people to go outside the mansion to verify Zhao Hanyan's identity, and at the same time sent people to follow Zhao Hanyan, and by the way, he looked at the maid Xiuzhu beside Zhao Hanyan.

"Just after Xiuzhu got Zhao Han's order, she went to find Chunlai mysteriously. After Chunlai left the mansion, I saw him enter the back door of the eight sage king's mansion with my own eyes. Before entering, he looked mysterious and cautious. Looking around, it seems that he is afraid of being discovered." Jiang Wangji replied.

Duan Silian's eyes widened, "He said he has an identity that surprised me. Could it be that he is the son of the Eighth Prince?"

"Will it be a son?" Jiang Wangji guessed.

"The son should not be there, otherwise there will be rumors in the capital. It is not easy to be the son of the eight kings."

Duan Silian was concentrating, thinking about what to do next.

"Actually, this has nothing to do with the prince marrying the princess, let's just let it go." Jiang Wangji commented.

"You can't let it go, this is an excellent opportunity to take advantage of." Duan Silian's eyes lit up instantly, "The cook is the son of the Eighth Prince, and the Eighth Prince will never allow his son to be a cook, so he should sneak away without permission. return!"

"But it has nothing to do with us." Jiang Wangji couldn't figure it out for a while.

"Confused, of course it has something to do with it. This is a handle, and his handle falls into our hands. If we threaten him and don't follow through, and tell his secret, he must be afraid." Duan Silian raised his eyebrows, and the corner of his mouth revealed a touch A very smug smile.

"Yes, yes, we can use this as an excuse to threaten him." Jiang Wangji said happily, and then asked Duan Silian, "But why should we threaten him?"

"Since they are all from the royal family, he must know Princess Pingkang." Duan Silian pondered for a moment, then continued, "Didn't we always suffer from the fact that we had no one to pass on the message, but now we do. The queen mother may touch the marriage Thoughts, but as long as the imperial decree is not issued, everything will change."

"What does the lord mean, let Master Zhao go lobby Princess Pingkang to agree to this marriage?" Jiang Wangji asked.

Duan Silian was not sure: "Do you think this is feasible?"

"This subordinate thinks it's better to have something than nothing, so we can give it a try. But when we think that the princess is such a character, and we have to work so hard, this subordinate will feel wronged for the prince." Jiang Wangji said angrily.

Duan Silian sent Jiang Wangji to find Zhao Hanyan quickly, he couldn't wait to test it out and see the result.

Zhao Hanyan came to Duan Silian again, and asked him with a cold face what he wanted from him again.

"Your identity is very unusual." Duan Silian folded his hands behind his back and deliberately looked Zhao Hanyan up and down with special eyes, "No wonder I saw you with a very different demeanor at the beginning, so your identity is the same as mine."

Zhao Hanyan frowned, then turned to Duan Silian with a smile on his face, and asked him what he meant.

"Don't you admit it, my people have verified your identity." Duan Silian continued to deceive Zhao Hanyan.

Zhao Hanyan was stunned for a moment, then turned his eyes to look at Duan Silian, "You know I'm eight...what do you mean, just tell me."

Hearing this, Duan Silian became more confident: "I know you are the son of the Eight Kings. I can keep this identity a secret for you, but you have to do one thing for me."

After Duan Silian finished speaking, he observed Zhao Hanyan's expression and saw that Zhao Hanyan was already hesitating with downcast eyes, and he became more and more sure that his judgment was right.

Seeing that Zhao Hanyan remained silent, Duan Silian promised her that he would not threaten her with this matter again in the future.

"I want to see Princess Pingkang." Duan Silian said.

"Princess Pingkang doesn't see outsiders." Zhao Hanyan replied.

Duan Silian: "I know, that's why I came here to ask you for help."

"You can't tell me. I'm not that capable. There are so many eyes staring at the Princess's Mansion, so she can't see outsiders." Zhao Hanyan said.

"Then how can Bai Yutang do it? The last time you and I walked outside Princess Pingkang's mansion, we saw Bai Yutang come out of the princess mansion over the wall with our own eyes."

"As I said earlier, he is the guard of the princess's mansion, and the guards in his own mansion are not considered outsiders. Naturally, his own guards can climb the walls at will in the princess's mansion, and it has nothing to do with us." Zhao Hanyan deliberately didn't To say 'over the wall' use 'climb over the wall'.

Although Zhao Hanyan has already stated that the face-to-face is a misunderstanding, but once the suspicion is aroused, it is not easy to recover.In addition, Duan Silian already had a grudge against the appointment of Bai Yutang by the princess's mansion, so saying the word 'climbing the wall' at this time was really a severe mental stimulation for Duan Silian.

Duan Silian was a little angry, he didn't speak for a while, and stared at Zhao Hanyan.

"But you can write a letter, and I'll send it to her for you. If she says something later, I'll send you a message." Zhao Hanyan immediately made a new proposal.

After thinking about it, Duan Silian felt that this method is also possible, so he nodded in agreement.

He immediately expressed his "admiration" for Princess Ping'an in a letter, and told her in the letter that he really wanted to marry her as the queen of Dali.Duan Silian also specifically stated in the letter that he fell in love with Princess Pingkang at first sight because he happened to catch a glimpse of Princess Pingkang at the palace banquet.

This kind of love at first sight is indeed effective for ordinary little girls.For Zhao Hanyan, who knows what he really wants and is older in his heart, it is of course not easy to use.

Zhao Hanyan didn't say a word, put away the letter, and then asked Duan Silian if she had her own portrait.

"What do you want a portrait for?" Duan Silian asked in surprise.

"Naturally let Princess Pingkang take a look at you. You remember her back then, but she doesn't know what you look like. I suggest you draw a picture. Seeing how handsome you are, it may be more useful than a letter."

After hearing what she said, Duan Silian frowned, vaguely feeling that Princess Pingkang is a superficial person.

Zhao Hanyan sneered beside him.Duan Silian's purpose is already obvious, he just wants Princess Pingkang to be favored by the queen mother and the emperor, so now that Princess Pingkang has many shortcomings, he can bear it, because what he wants is Princess Pingkang's identity.

Although Duan Silian was reluctant, but as expected by Zhao Hanyan, he still agreed, went to find a painter, painted a portrait, and handed it to Zhao Hanyan.

Zhao Hanyan left with the letter and portrait, and two hours later she brought back a pot of orchids for Duan Silian.

Duan Silian looked at the budding orchids in the small flowerpot, and asked Zhao Hanyan what it meant in puzzlement.

"She gave you a gift in return."

"For me? A gift from Princess Pingkang?" Duan Silian was a little surprised that the other party returned the gift, but Duan Silian still didn't quite understand the meaning of this pot of orchids.

"A gentleman is like an orchid, wait quietly for the flowers to bloom." Zhao Hanyan explained to Duan Silian.

Princess Pingkang can compare him to a gentleman, which makes Duan Silian very happy.Then he realized that the so-called 'waiting for the flowers to bloom' probably meant waiting for him to appear.

Princess Pingkang was able to confirm her mind so quickly?Don't even ask a question?This made Duan Silian feel incredible.

What he had been looking forward to before was resolved now, so he should be relieved, but now he feels a little uncomfortable.

Zhao Hanyan added another sentence to Duan Silian: "She also said that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. It is rare if you agree, and things can be done."

Duan Silian: "What do you mean?"

"Does this still need to be explained? 'One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers', that is, one tigress in the mountain is enough, and no more can be accommodated." Zhao Han explained with a smile, seeing Duan Silian's expression becoming more and more unhappy.

Duan Silian's identity is after all the prince of Dali, and he has never been asked so repeatedly before.Anyway, I endured it and didn't say much.

The next day, Zhao Hanyan came to Duan Silian again and asked for a letter from Duan Silian.Duan Silian was puzzled and asked why.

"Since you have fallen in love with her at first sight for a long time, and you have held back for so many years, you must have a lot of words in your heart. The hall asked me to come here every day to help her get the letter." Zhao Hanyan sighed helplessly, "Do you think I am willing to be an errand?"

When Duan Silian heard one letter a day, his head grew dizzy.He then asked Zhao Hanyan how Princess Pingkang conveyed this meaning to him.This change is really too fast.

"Perhaps it's because she wanted to stay in the mansion to escape the catastrophe, and she was so bored. She would naturally be willing to have you chat with her." Zhao Hanyan specially explained the portrait of Silian in the next section, telling him that those photos were so amazing that Pingkang The princess, the princess is very happy, "She also asked when you will propose to the queen mother."

Duan Silian couldn't believe that these were the words and deeds of the princess.This woman, whom he hadn't even met, had already started bossing him around, urging him to do this and that.

Duan Silian couldn't bear it anymore, but in front of Zhao Hanyan, he didn't say much except his expression looked a little upset.He went back to his room angrily, and complained to Jiang Wangji about it.

"It is rumored that the so-called Princess Pingkang has such a temperament. He is dignified and gentle, with a pure heart..." Jiang Wangji sighed.

"There are so many rumors that don't match with me, and the person in the palace is the most likely to appear double-faced. I don't think Princess Pingkang is very good."

As soon as Duan Silian finished speaking, word spread that Zhao Hanyan had come.

Duan Silian: "We just left, why are you here again?"

"I forgot to say a word to remind you, before I say this, I just want to ask you seriously, do you really admire Princess Pingkang?"

"En." Duan Silian agreed verbally, but now that he heard the name, he wanted to bang his head against the wall.

"One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. You should remember this." Zhao Hanyan introduced, "She said she was most afraid of men changing their minds. Who wouldn't make a verbal promise? You need to make a written statement. If you violate it, you will pay half of the territory to Da Song. Although she will be hurt by then Heart, no matter what, Da Song didn't suffer."

Duan Silian narrowed his eyes, hearing this sound familiar.

"That's right, I suggested it to her, and she just sighed and said it's a good idea." Zhao Hanyan raised the corners of his mouth and looked at Duan Silian provocatively.

Duan Silian finally understood, he patted the table unbearably, stood up and pointed at Zhao Hanyan: "You're kidding me!"

"Don't dare to play tricks casually." Zhao Hanyan stretched his brows and eyes, with a warm smile on the corner of his mouth, "But I really like teasing monkeys. Of course, the premise is that the monkey has already provoked me."

"In any case Princess Pingkang will listen to my suggestion and report it back to the queen mother, so that you can make a written statement when you marry her. The queen mother is very distressed by Princess Pingkang. This request is nothing at all, and her old man will definitely agree. Anyway. To you, this is nothing, you have already fallen in love with someone at first sight, and once you fall in love, you should be single-minded for the rest of your life, right?"

Duan Silian's eyes were sharp, and he really wanted to stare Zhao Hanyan to death.