Kaifeng House Small Dining Table

When the Taoist priests heard this, they all condemned Xie An.Xie An kept his head silent, but he didn't feel too ashamed.He has done this kind of thing a lot, and he has dealt with such a scene long ago.

Zhao Hanyan noticed that Xie An's wrists, eye sockets and bridge of nose were slightly bruised, which was caused by the beating and had not completely faded away.

The last time he came to Kaifeng Mansion to provoke, it was because he owed money to the gambling house, so he wanted to go to the official place to hide the debt.This time I'm afraid Ziyan Temple came here to avoid debts.

"Yes, that's why you guessed it right." Xie An admitted to Zhao Hanyan with a cheeky face.

Dong Lin was furious when he heard this, "Civil Master Zi Yan sees you as pitiful, and he kindly took you in, but his kindness was not rewarded, and he provoked a shameless thief like you!"

"That's right, it's really shameless, let him go." All the Taoists echoed.

Among the Taoist priests was a thin, extremely gentle man, around seventeen or eighteen, who was Xilin, the younger brother of the Taoist priest Donglin.

"Brother, forget it, now that the bridge is broken, where do you tell him to go?" Xilin persuaded softly, and when he spoke, he didn't even look at Donglin.But as soon as he spoke, the other Taoist priests present fell silent.This second senior brother speaks politely, but he is the most ruthless in carrying out the rules and regulations.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Dong Lin said, and turned to Xie An and said sternly, "You can thank my second junior brother, he has a compassionate heart."

Xie An hurriedly went to thank Xilin, but he was still full of anger and didn't mean to be grateful.

Zhao Hanyan asked again who had seen Daoist Qingxi just now.

Xiaodaotong, the gatekeeper, hurriedly said: "When the bridge was on fire, I went to find someone. I saw Taoist Master Qingxi, and told Taoist Master Qingxi about it. The Taoist asked me to call everyone to fight the fire."

"Where did you see him?"

"The path behind the mourning hall."

Zhao Hanyan then asked if anyone else had seen him after this, and two disciples who usually served beside Taoist Master Qingxi said that they also met Taoist Master Qingxi on the trail at about that time, and the Taoist priest sent them to fight the fire.

"After the Taoist priest gave us instructions, he headed back towards his own yard." The Taoist priest continued.

Zhao Hanyan then ordered everyone to leave first, go back to their rooms, and wait for the Yamen to ask questions.

"Before the bridge caught fire, Taoist Qingxi was still alive." Bai Yutang stared at Zhao Hanyan, "The murderer is now set on this Purple Smoke Mountain!"

Zhao Hanyan nodded.

"Come with me tonight."

Zhao Hanyan originally thought that Bai Yutang would analyze the case next, but he didn't expect to jump to such a sentence suddenly.

"The letter was sent to you specially, and it's too unsafe for Ziyan Temple to kill two people in succession." Bai Yutang's tone was cold and hard, with a strong imposing manner of not being able to refuse.

"Actually, the letter wasn't for me, it was for Chunlai, but it doesn't matter if it's for anyone. His purpose is to pass the news to Kaifeng Mansion. I won't sleep tonight. I have to think about the case. If you come to accompany me, I'd be happy." As a matter of fact, there happened to be someone talking." Zhao Hanyan nodded his head, his dark eyes rolled around, full of wit.

Seeing her like this, Bai Yutang had the illusion that he was being tricked, but it was obviously his initiative.

Next, Zhao Hanyan will understand the situation of the people in the Taoist temple.

The Taoist priests were sent away temporarily, but Xie An, shopkeeper Xue and Li San all stayed.

Zhao Hanyan continued to ask Xie An: "It's just to avoid disaster, why did you think you have to come to Ziyan Temple?"

Xie An: "I heard that this Taoist elder is good and willing to take in the downcast, so I'm here."

"Who said that?" Zhao Hanyan asked.

Xie An: "I was sitting on the street the day before yesterday, and a man passed by on horseback, and he gave me money, and told me that sleeping on the street is not an option, and the weather will get cold soon, so why don't you go to Ziyan temple and ask the Taoist priest for help. I rushed to the monastery yesterday, and I didn’t expect that the priest took me in without saying a reason, and said that I can stay until I want to leave.”

"Can you see the face of the person who gave you alms?"

Xie An shook his head, "I'm wearing a black gauze straw hat, so I can't see it."

Zhao Hanyan turned his eyes and asked Shopkeeper Xue, "Do you really happen to come here to fulfill your wish?"

Shopkeeper Xue nodded.Zhao Hanyan asked Shopkeeper Xue again if he had anything special to say.Shopkeeper Xue shook his head, and repeatedly assured Zhao Hanyan that he did not kill anyone.

Zhao Hanyan then looked at Li San.

Li San couldn't sit still for a long time, so he got up quickly, and then raised his hand to swear to Zhao Hanyan that this matter had absolutely nothing to do with him, he was only forced to come here by his parents' urging and persecution.

"But it's amazing, I recovered from my illness." Li San sighed.

The two of them still had the same argument as before, Zhao Hanyan nodded and asked the three of them to go back for now, and asked Bai Yutang's opinion instead.

"Just listening to it like this, I can't see any clues, so I feel suspicious." Bai Yutang replied truthfully.

"Duan Silian hasn't asked yet." Zhao Hanyan said.

"He didn't show up after the bridge caught fire just now." After Bai Yutang finished speaking, he ran towards Duan Silian's room suspiciously.

There were two guards at the door, seeing that it was Bai Yutang, they immediately notified him, and Duan Silian immediately came out to meet him and smiled back.

Bai Yutang then informed him of the death of Taoist Qingxi, and asked him why he didn't show up just now.

"I already know. Deputy Jiang told me just now. I was supposed to go, but there are too many people and too messy. I might as well wait here."

Duan Silian saw that Zhao Hanyan was also here, so he asked Zhao Hanyan when she could leave and if she had spread the news.

"No." Zhao Hanyan glanced at him.

"What!" Duan Silian panicked, "How can this work? I have to attend the palace banquet the day after tomorrow. If I can't go out the day after tomorrow, how can I meet the Emperor of Song Dynasty. Do you know how important this day is?"

"I don't know."

"I don't have any malicious intentions, I just want to go out as soon as possible, because the day after tomorrow is a very important day for me, not only to face the saint, but also related to my life-long event,"

Zhao Hanyan was not interested in Duan Silian's trivial thoughts at first, and kept them all out of his ears. Finally, when he heard him talk about life-long events, his eyes widened and he asked him: "What life-long events?"

"Marriage." Duan Silian said seriously.

"Who do you want to contact?" Zhao Hanyan still stared at him.

"Who else could it be? You already knew it, Princess Pingkang!" Duan Silian said frankly.

Originally, Duan Silian wanted to contact the princess first in private to get some advice, but the Pingkang princess's mansion was too strictly managed, and he had no way of doing anything.Fortunately, he befriended a powerful person and agreed to help, so he naturally asked the emperor of Song Dynasty for marriage with confidence.

"I came to Ziyan Temple not only to enjoy the scenery, but also because I heard that the incense here is efficacious, so I want to ask the Taoist priest to help me, and bless my wish of marrying Princess Pingkang to be realized."

Before Duan Silian didn't say this sentence, Zhao Hanyan could bear it, but after hearing this sentence, he really wanted to vomit.

She slapped the table and stood up, startling Duan Silian.

"Zhao still needs to investigate the case, so I will leave first." Zhao Hanyan saluted Duan Silian perfunctorily, turned around and left.

"Hey, you—" Duan Silian looked at Bai Yutang puzzled, "What kind of crazy is he smoking?"

"It's good to do it for yourself." Bai Yutang also looked down on Duan Silian, and after saying these four words, he also turned around and left.

Duan Silian felt baffled, and couldn't help complaining that the two of them were abnormal, and had a vague premonition that he seemed to be unable to catch these two 'talents', and that one was more eccentric than the other, and both were very disrespectful to him. Almost exhausted.

Duan Silian took a breath slowly, and persuaded himself to be patient, if the marriage is done, then bring these two talents back to Dali.Then his visit to the Great Song Kingdom this time was considered a 'worthy trip'.

After Bai Yutang caught up with Zhao Hanyan, he asked her why she reacted so badly just now.

"I really hate him who is a duplicitous person." Zhao Hanyan hates others to control or interfere with her life. She hated this in her previous life, and she hates it even more in this life.

"This man is very annoying."

Bai Yutang saw that Zhao Hanyan was very angry, so he quietly stayed by her side, only silently looking at her thin shoulders, and said nothing.

The yamen servants then presented the confessions they had compiled to Zhao Hanyan.

Within about a stick of incense after the suspension bridge was found to be burning, Daoist Qingxi died, and during this time period, all Taoist priests had alibi.Most of them participated in fighting the fire, but the few remaining were also in the Taoist temple, and they could prove each other.

The only people who did not have proof of presence were Li San, shopkeeper Xue, and Xie An.Duan Silian has subordinates who can prove it, but because his subordinates obey him, the testimony may not be reliable, so he and Jiang Wangji are also suspected.

"The five people are all suspected of lying, and now they can't leave because the bridge is broken, and they can't confirm their testimony. Who do you think is the most likely?" Bai Yutang asked.

"If it's really one of the five of them, it won't be difficult." Zhao Hanyan said.

"Then how do you solve it?" Bai Yutang asked.

"It can be solved with a meal." Zhao Hanyan turned his eyes to look at the chrysanthemums blooming on both sides of the path, and couldn't help sighing, "The chrysanthemums bloom early, so they look pretty."

"It's cooler in the mountains." Bai Yutang said.

Zhao Hanyan knelt down to pick one, sent it to his nose and smelled it.The moment I closed my eyes and smelled the fragrance of flowers, the corners of my mouth rose in relief.

People are more beautiful than flowers.

Bai Yutang didn't want to use 'beautiful' to describe a man, at least he didn't like others to describe him like this before, but at this moment he couldn't find a better description than this word.

It seems that he will get rid of his prejudice against the word 'beautiful' in the future.

Just as Bai Yutang was still admiring 'people are more beautiful than flowers', Zhao Hanyan grabbed a lot of petals and stuffed them into his mouth.

A good little Qiuju that bloomed just right was turned into a little bald head by Zhao Hanyan.

"Are you hungry?" Seeing that Zhao Hanyan was still eating vigorously, Bai Yutang couldn't help asking.

"It tastes good, do you want to try it?" Zhao Hanyan plucked a better one and brought it to Bai Yutang's mouth.

Bai Yutang was stunned for a moment, and when he hesitated, he took a bite.

Bai Yutang's heartfelt voice: It's not tasty. I'm afraid the little cook is going crazy with hunger. He even eats the flowers on the roadside.Go to the Taoist kitchen for a while and get him some food to fill his stomach.

When most people eat ordinary daily meals, it is to fill their stomachs, just like drinking water to satisfy thirst.When drinking water, no one will think about how delicious the water is and what the taste of the water is.

The same is true of daily meals in many cases. If there are a few dishes that are often eaten on the table day after day, most people's reaction is to eat in action, and they don't think too much about 'eating'.

Zhao Hanyan went to the Taoist kitchen just now and found that the dishes they cook are really common, that is, steamed rice and cabbage stewed tofu, and this is what they ate last meal.For Duan Silian, he bought ready-made vegetables for him to eat. Now that the bridge is broken, of course it can't work.

If people don't think about 'eating', Zhao Hanyan can't hear the voices of these people.

Obviously, stewed tofu with cabbage does not stimulate the hearts of these people.So she has to think about some special meals, so that these people will have a better reaction when eating.

Of course, the best result is that when people think about 'eating', they can move their thoughts related to the case.This makes it easier for the case.

But this body deviation is beyond Zhao Hanyan's control, it depends on luck.Although Zhao Hanyan can give some guidance when eating, it still cannot guarantee that everyone will think in this way.

In short, do your best.

For Qiuju, yellow is the most positive.

Zhao Hanyan picked some flower stalks, the purple ones were the most yellow ones, and asked Bai Yutang to help him with a bunch, and he picked the same bunch himself, and carried them to the kitchen.

"Could it be that you want to cook with chrysanthemums?" After Bai Yutang asked, seeing Zhao Hanyan nodding, he thought it was too fresh.

But he still didn't understand how Zhao Hanyan's so-called problem that could be solved with a meal would be solved.

Zhao Hanyan heard Bai Yutang's doubts, and responded cleverly: "Before you said that I can watch the mind, did you forget it so quickly? It is easiest for people to let go of their guard and relax when they eat, so I want to eat it with them." When you ask them something, you can easily see the flaws from their expressions."

Bai Yutang nodded, to make others suspicious. Bai Yutang had personally tested Zhao Hanyan's ability to observe the mind, so at the moment, he felt that there was nothing wrong with her words, and he firmly believed in what she said.

After the two of them ran Chrysanthemum to the kitchen, several Taoist priests in charge of cooking in the kitchen felt very strange.

"You two poor men, what are you doing here with so many chrysanthemums?"

"Cook for you." Zhao Hanyan happily rolled up his sleeves when he saw the kitchen, and washed his hands first.

Seeing this, Bai Yutang washed his hands too, and then he followed Zhao Hanyan's example and cleaned all the chrysanthemums, removing the stems and keeping the flowers.

There are usually medicines stored in Taoist temples, so it is easy for Zhao Hanyan to find some licorice.After she decocted the licorice into a soup, she added some salt and put the freshly washed chrysanthemum into the water.After cooling, tear off the chrysanthemum petals and throw away the torus.

Then cook the rice as usual, and when the rice is slightly cooked, put the chrysanthemums in the pot together with the rice and let it suffocate for a while, then uncover the pot cover, and a pot of "golden rice" covered with chamomile petals is ready. it is done.

The scent of chrysanthemum is light and slightly bitter, but it has the effect of clearing heat, detoxifying and dispelling fire.The steamed golden rice has both the fragrance of the rice and a very light herbal taste. It may be a little uncomfortable to taste at first, but when the taste gets used to this taste, you will find the taste of this rice. Fragrant and refreshing place.

Early autumn is likely to cause frequent coughing and throat discomfort, and golden rice just has the effect of alleviating this symptom.While filling your stomach, you can maintain your health, and you can easily avoid autumn heat and dry cough, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Of course, Zhao Hanyan's most important purpose for making golden rice is because it looks fresh and special.Most people will be curious and think about it when they eat it.

Next, Zhao Hanyan will take this kind of rice and give everyone a taste one by one, hoping to hear whether there is a confession from everyone who may be the murderer.

Zhao Hanyan first brought someone to serve the meal to Li San, shopkeeper Xue and Xie An, and let the three of them eat together in order to save time.

Xie An refused, and said in his heart: "What the hell is this, cooking with chrysanthemum petals? How dare you come here and doubt this, doubt that, I think you are the murderer, the murderer who kills with food!

After Xie An finished slandering, he quietly glared at Zhao Hanyan.

Li San believed in Zhao Hanyan's cooking skills very much. He picked up the bowl, took a bite with chopsticks and put it in his mouth.

The petals of the chrysanthemum are very tender and soft. When you put it in your mouth with rice, you can hardly feel it, but the fragrance is really good. When you eat it, there is a feeling of flowers blooming in your mouth. It was originally due to illness. Coughing and swollen, my throat feels a little comfortable.

Li San's heartfelt voice: The taste is indeed different from ordinary rice, but I like it.I heard that chrysanthemum can relieve cough, and my illness is only a little cough, so it is just right to eat this.It was really the right time to come to the Taoist Temple this time, but it was quite miserable, and I couldn't go home because of an unexpected situation.

Li Sanzhen came to the Taoist temple because of his medical treatment.His suspicion was immediately ruled out by Zhao Hanyan.

Shopkeeper Xue, as the shopkeeper of Sanchunlou, was naturally curious about some fresh food, so he picked up chopsticks to taste after Li San.

Shopkeeper Xue's voice: I don't like this taste very much, but since this rice preserves health, it's not bad to eat.