Kaifeng House Small Dining Table

Like the previous two female corpses, Qian Shi's body was casually thrown on the bank of the river.There is a dagger on the chest, inserted in the heart, it can be seen that it was killed with a single knife, simply and neatly.

"This technique must come from someone who practiced martial arts." Zhan Zhao said.

Since the murderer came from a wealthy family, it is not unusual for him to have servants and guards who practice martial arts around him.So although the method of death has been changed, the murderer is likely to be the same person.

Zhao Hanyan asked Wang Chao and others what useful clues they could get when checking the carriages.

Dynasty: "It's not easy to check. There are more than a hundred vehicles traveling here and there. Most of the carriages are too ordinary. The gatekeepers don't know who they are. I remember a few royal relatives and nobles. There are eight princes. The Minister of Rites and Xuan Feng The doctor, the general, the censor Zhongcheng, and the secretary of the Ministry of punishment."

"Why are there so many dignitaries?" Zhao Hanyan realized after asking, "By the way, yesterday was fifteen."

"It just so happens that on the day of Shangxiang, there are many carriages of rich and powerful families leaving the city early in the morning." Zhao Hu sighed helplessly.

Gongsun Ce continued: "It is speculated that the time of death of the deceased was in the middle of last night. The dew on the entire body has not yet dried up, so the body should have been here before this morning. Either the body was thrown away immediately after the killing, or this place is the first place where the crime occurred. The first scene. Because the dagger is still stuck in the chest, basically it will not cause blood splashes, so there is also the possibility of the first crime scene here."

By the way, Gongsun Ce regretted that the two corpses were found too late in the afternoon. The sun was shining brightly and the dew had dried up early, so it was impossible to judge whether the specific time of dumping the corpses was at night or in the morning like now.

"Then who is going back to the city today?" Zhao Hanyan asked Zhao Hu.

"The only one remembered by the guards guarding the city gate is Sir Yan, the Minister of Justice, and the ordinary carriages." Zhao Hu continued to reply.

"Master Yan left the city?" Gongsun Ce asked.

Zhao Hu shook his head, "I'm not sure if I went out of the city yesterday, but it's sure that Lord Yan returned to the city this morning. The guards guarding the city gate saw Lord Yan sitting in the car with their own eyes."

"It's just that he's out of the city occasionally to run errands, so it can't be him." Gongsun Ce sighed, and then discussed with Zhao Hanyan to see if Qian Shi's case and yesterday's female corpse case could be handled together, and it was determined that they were committed by the same murderer. for.

"The corpse throwing site is too clean, and the evidence is not enough." Zhao Hanyan suggested that Gongsun Ce should first ask witnesses to identify Qian Shi to confirm whether it was Qian Shi who took Pi Susu away.

When the group returned to Beijing from Caihe, they happened to meet Wangchen at the gate of the city.

"Where are you calling?" Zhao Hanyan asked.

Wangchen bowed to everyone, and said with a smile: "I went out of the city early in the morning to help my young master pick some red leaves, and the young master said that he would use these leaves for painting."

After Wang Chen finished speaking, he showed everyone the bag of leaves on his back. Zhao Hanyan pinched a piece, and the surface of the leaves was moist with dew.After Wangchen left, Zhao Hanyan went to confirm with the guards at the city gate. The guards had an impression of Wangchen, and indeed they saw him riding out of the city on horseback when the city gate was opened early in the morning.And last night, no one left the city with a token all night.

"Why did you inquire about this? Could it be that you thought that Wang Chen killed Qian Shi and that Mr. Pang Sangong was the murderer?" Zhan Zhao approached Zhao Hanyan and asked in a low voice.

Zhao Hanyan thought for a moment, then shook his head: "The third son of Pang's temperament is not admiring, I probably think it's just a coincidence, just to be cautious, I still have to ask."

Zhan Zhao nodded, thinking that Zhao Hanyan's behavior was very good, so as to avoid being biased in the investigation of the case due to personal interests.Immediately, he glanced at Zhao Hanyan's waist and found that she was wearing the jade pendant that Mr. Pang San gave her yesterday.

"I brought it too, and it looks pretty good." Anyway, the case was over, and everyone went back to the house together, and Zhan Zhao and Zhao Hanyan rode side by side while chatting.

"Well, it's very beautiful. The carving on this piece of jade is really exquisite. I thought there were only a dozen kinds of birds and beasts. I counted them yesterday when I was bored before going to bed. There may be fifty, or there may be more than that." All." Zhao Hanyan said.

"Your jade pendant is a bit interesting, it seems to be better than mine." Zhan Zhao sighed.

"Then let's change!" Zhao Hanyan said indifferently.

Zhan Zhao shook his head: "Farewell, simple and simple is more suitable for me. When Mr. Bao Buqi Pang gave things, he thought of our different temperaments."

Zhao Hanyan was about to nod his head in agreement, when he suddenly heard a warm word from behind him.

"Your piece is Linglong Jade, which turns red when exposed to water. It is said that wearing it can save lives." Bai Yutang rode his horse between Zhan Zhao and Zhao Hanyan, and the two of them rode side by side and became three people walking side by side. .

But Zhan Zhao and Zhao Hanyan didn't pay attention to this, they all focused on the thing called Linglong Jade.

"I heard that this Linglong jade is the treasure of Zhenshan in Huashan. The old head of Huashan was a combative master before he was alive. He said that if anyone in the whole world has the ability to steal this jade, the jade will belong to whoever it is, and it will never be held accountable. Later, because the new master was not good at kung fu and could not disobey the rules set by the dead master, he was afraid that the master would steal it, so he hid the jade, and no one knew its whereabouts."

A piece of exquisite jade aroused Zhan Zhao's interest in telling anecdotes about the world.

"So, my piece of jade is very valuable?" Zhao Hanyan quickly pulled it off and put it in his sleeve.

Bai Yutang was amused by her actions, because he knew in his heart that she was not short of money, and she knew that she did this deliberately to amuse everyone.Bai Yutang still didn't forget to ask: "Pang San gave you this as a meeting gift, I'm afraid it has some other purpose, so be careful."

"I think so too, but I have to accept it. He sent it very sincerely. If I don't accept it, he should be sad."

Zhao Hanyan knew a little bit about Pang Yanqing's character. He was sensitive and easily overthinking. If he had refused at that time, he would have felt depressed and uncomfortable, and he might have fallen ill again.So accepting this gift was because she was showing kindness, but from Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang's ears, it was just an excuse for her to want someone's gift.At this moment, one of them smiled helplessly, while the other sighed expressionlessly.

"What are you two doing? I'm serious, he will be really sad if he doesn't accept it!" Zhao Hanyan said.

The two of them looked at Zhao Hanyan with 'contempt' at the same time.

"It's only today that I've really seen what it means to be a good boy when you get a bargain." Bai Yutang sighed.

Zhan Zhao echoed: "Me too. Although I have accepted gifts from others, I have a heart of gratitude."

"I can't chat with you guys." Zhao Hanyan pinched the horse's stomach with his feet, and moved forward quickly, calling Zhao Hu to talk.

Zhao Hu was very enthusiastic, but he asked Zhao Hanyan about Xiuzhu while he was talking.

"That's my maid, if you ask any more nonsense, be careful I'll beat you!" Zhao Hanyan finally couldn't hold back anymore and warned Zhao Hu.

Zhao Hu quickly shrank his neck and said, "Didn't you say she is your younger sister?"

"So what, you can do whatever you want? It's so easy! Let me tell you, keep a distance from Jia Xiuzhu in the future, and don't take advantage of her, you know?"

"Okay, okay, I got it." Zhao Hu chuckled, "Then I will stick to you from now on."

"Don't!" Zhao Hanyan said, "If you dare to cling to me, I will make it impossible for you to see Xiuzhu for the rest of your life."

Zhao Hu was so frightened that he apologized again and again and said he dared not.

Bai Yutang watched coldly and didn't say anything at the time, but after everyone went back to Kaifeng mansion and separated, he said to Zhao Hanyan alone: ​​"You still have the nerve to talk about someone else, who is talking to Xiuzhu every day?"

"Me, what's the matter." Zhao Hanyan asked straightforwardly, and immediately saw that Bai Yutang looked at him wrongly, and realized that as a 'man', he and Xiuzhu seemed to be too close.

Zhao Hanyan looked at Bai Yutang in a low voice and said, "How many times have I told you, I'm used to her serving me, it's not like you don't know my background."

Bai Yutang was stunned. Thinking about it, this matter was obviously over with him a long time ago, but why did he show concern just now?

Bai Yutang sat down and poured himself two cups of cold tea.I feel that I probably slept too late yesterday to investigate the case, and I was a little dizzy this morning, so that I was confused and forgetful.

Seeing Bai Yutang drinking tea and not talking, Zhao Hanyan thought he was still angry. Thinking about how close he and Xiuzhu were unconsciously, it was easy to cause misunderstanding.

"I will pay attention in the future. It is my fault that I always forget to avoid taboos after playing small games until I grow up." Zhao Hanyan admitted voluntarily.

At this moment, Bai Yutang suddenly raised his eyes to look at Zhao Hanyan, his eyes were squinted, and there was a lot of scrutiny in his eyes.

Zhao Hanyan sat down in front of Bai Yutang, "What's your expression?"

Bai Yutang's whole body was like a jade carving, standing still.

Zhao Hanyan stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Bai Yutang's eyes. It seemed that being in a daze was also contagious, and she infected Bai Yutang.

The dangling wrist was suddenly grabbed, and Zhao Hanyan was taken aback.Zhao Hanyan looked at his wrist being held by Bai Yutang, and asked him what was wrong.

Bai Yutang was stunned for a moment, and slowly let go of his fingers, with a confused expression on his face.

Zhao Hanyan asked him what happened again.

Bai Yutang shook his head and said, "It's okay, I have something to do later, so I'll take my leave first."

After that, he picked up the knife, got up and left.

When Zhao Hanyan regained his composure, he only saw a corner of his clothes.

Zhao Hanyan doesn't understand what kind of crazy Bai Yutang is. By the way, why is he always entangled in Xiuzhu's matter?

Zhao Hanyan went to get the lamb chops with doubts, and chopped a fat lamb chop into finger-length pieces with an axe. After soaking in boiling water, drain and set aside for later frying.

At this time, Xiuzhu came, with a green cloth shirt on her upper body and a light green skirt on her lower body. At this time, she had just made a set of autumn clothes.The new clothes are bright and brand new, they look very fresh, and the tailoring is very decent, which just brings out Xiuzhu's big bust and thin waist.Although Xiuzhu's appearance is not glamorous at first glance, it is the kind of long-lasting and attractive, which is what many men call the kind of appearance that is just suitable for taking home and being a regular wife.

"What does the young master want to do, I'll help!" Xiuzhu was so happy, she rolled up her sleeves and ran over in a gust of wind.

Zhao Hanyan reached out to stop Xiuzhu, and asked her to take a few steps back so that she could take a good look.

Xiuzhu was a little confused, but she must obey the princess's instructions, so she took a few steps back and stood still.

Zhao Hanyan looked at Xiuzhu in a circle with her hands behind her back, rubbed her chin, "I seem to have discovered a big secret today."

"What secret?" Xiuzhu asked curiously.

"Zhao Hu is kind of interested in you, right?"

Xiuzhu nodded shyly, and was about to explain, but was stopped by Zhao Hanyan.

"Chun Qu treats you a little too?"

Xiuzhu was embarrassed for a while, then nodded.

"Okay, so popular, give me a face." Zhao Hanyan said happily, "Now even Bai Yutang has fallen."

"Occupied?" Xiuzhu asked incomprehensibly.

"It means it's also interesting to you." Zhao Hanyan said flatly.

"Bai, Bai Yutang?" Xiuzhu swayed her feet, if she hadn't supported the stove, she would have sat on the ground in shock, "Young master, don't make such a joke."

"Who is joking with you? Bai Yutang has repeatedly warned me not to get too close to you, implying that you are a big girl, and telling me to keep a distance from you!" Zhao Hanyan analyzed with Xiuzhu seriously, "He is a man You know what kind of character you are, how lonely and indifferent you are, and you usually don’t meddle in other things, but now you mentioned it twice for me and you, and today he found out that I didn’t intend to change, and his face was very ugly.”

Xiuzhu stared wide-eyed, but still shook her head in disbelief, "Sir, don't be joking."

"Then tell me, Bai Yutang is such a cold-tempered person, why do you say that? He can't possibly like me, I'm a man." Zhao Hanyan motioned to Xiuzhu, giving her a chance to refute herself with reason.

"Maybe it's because you care about my son, you think I'm annoying, and you want to send me away?" Xiuzhu said.

"He just likes to eat the food I cook, but I am a big man with a servant girl serving him, what is it that hinders him? Why does he want to take care of it? Unless this servant girl is someone he cares about." Zhao Hanyan felt that his reasoning was very important. Reasonable.

Xiuzhu was stunned again and again, and it seemed to make sense after thinking about it.She shrank her shoulders in fear, "But son, I don't think Bai Shaoxia is special to me at all."

"When Zhao Hu was interested in you at first, did you feel it?"

Xiuzhu shook her head.

"Zhao Hu also got close to me at the beginning, and praised me for delicious food. In the end, he proved that he didn't want to drink, so he took the opportunity of cuddling me to see you." Zhao Hanyan thought for a while, and added, "Yes, he He even joked that if I was a girl, he would marry me and go home. In fact, he was just making excuses and looking for perfunctory. Now Bai Yutang treats me the same way Zhao Hu treated me back then. He is even more arrogant. So the situation may be more serious than Zhao Hu."

Xiuzhu opened her mouth, but there was nothing to refute.She can't refute the princess's words, and they all sound reasonable.The process of scrutiny seems to be correct, but it always feels weird when it comes to the final result.Would Young Master Bai like her?No matter how you think it's impossible, if the sow climbed the tree, someone like Bai Shaoxia shouldn't like her.

"How about it, which one do you want to choose?" Zhao Hanyan was a little happy for Xiuzhu, looking at her with bright eyes, "Look, I really didn't run out of that place in vain this time. I didn't say anything about my wish. It can solve your lifelong affairs. You can decide which one you like, and you don’t have to worry about the rest of the slavery dowry, I’ll take care of it for you.”

Xiuzhu's legs became weaker when she heard this, and she hurriedly pulled Zhao Hanyan to cry out, "I don't have such ambitions, I just want to serve you well. No matter how those people treat you, my heart is on you."

After Xiuzhu finished speaking, she gave Zhao Hanyan a pitiful look and firmly expressed her loyalty.

"No wonder Bai Yutang thinks I'm getting close to you, it seems that I'm really a stumbling block." Zhao Hanyan couldn't help but sigh with emotion when he saw Xiuzhu's sticky hands.

"My lord, don't make fun of me, Young Master Bai...impossible!" Xiuzhu thought it was good that Bai Yutang didn't hate her.

"Don't you like him? In terms of appearance, martial arts, speech and manners, almost everything is good, and you can't be too picky." Zhao Hanyan comforted Xiuzhu earnestly.

Xiuzhu was terrified, she waved her hands and shook her head, "I don't dare to choose, what kind of person is Bai Shaoxia, he looks like he came down from the sky, and what kind of person am I, I just got out of the dirty mud on the ground. This is the difference between heaven and earth, forever. There is no way to touch the ground."

"True feelings can be regardless of background, so don't underestimate yourself." Zhao Hanyan patted Xiuzhu on the shoulder, forcing Xiuzhu to beg for mercy repeatedly, begging Zhao Hanyan to let her go.

"Forget it, think about it, I'm going to fry lamb chops."

Zhao Hanyan deep-fries the drained lamb chops into a hot oil pan until they are burnt, then seasons them with wine, soy sauce and other condiments, puts the fried lamb chops into the soup and simmers for a while. That's it, sprinkle white sesame seeds, cumin, etc. to complete.

Zhao Hanyan put the freshly made lamb chops on a plate and sent Xiuzhu to Bai Yutang.

In the past, every time the Princess made a good dish, she would ask her to order it for Shaoxia Bai to taste, and Xiuzhu got used to it.After agreeing to leave, Xiuzhu realized halfway that it might be interesting for the princess to ask her to give something this time.

When Xiuzhu walked to the door of Bai Yutang's room, she was more nervous than usual. She took a deep breath, raised her hand slowly, and finally knocked on the door.