Kaifeng House Small Dining Table

Bai Yutang raised his eyes to meet Zhao Hanyan's, and looked at them for a long time.

Zhao Hanyan didn't have as much concentration as Bai Yutang, so he blinked quickly, "Are you a boring gourd, why don't you say anything to me?"

"I don't know what to say, I have something on my mind." Bai Yutang admitted.

"You can talk about it. I'm still here, and I can give you advice. I don't know why it's so wonderful. If anyone has a difficult hurdle in his heart, it will be much better if he talks to me." Zhao Hanyan's tone is soft, with a very just right smile on his face , exactly like a professional psychologist when dealing with patients.

Bai Yutang poured tea for himself, "I don't want to talk about it."

"Well, just tell me when you want to." Zhao Hanyan smiled lightly, without forcing Bai Yutang, "You can do it anytime, you know how to find me."

Bai Yutang looked up at Zhao Hanyan again, his heart skipped a beat, then he frowned and asked Zhao Hanyan, "Do you treat everyone like this?"

"Ok?"

Bai Yutang: "Look at who is sad, and they are so easy-going and friendly?"

"If someone encounters difficulties and needs to listen, they will. But I usually hang out in the kitchen, and I don't have many people around me, just you guys." Zhao Hanyan explained with a smile.

"A lot." Bai Yutang sighed, and then thought of what Zhao Hanyan said before that one of his favorite characteristics was 'exclusiveness'. He choked himself, and couldn't say what he said later.

"Xiuzhu went to look for you today, did something happen?"

Zhao Hanyan saw that Bai Yutang seemed to be unable to speak, and had already had many possible guesses in his mind. After deliberation, he and Xiuzhu were probably the only ones that were difficult to talk about.

"Me and Xiuzhu? What's the matter with energy!" Bai Yutang shook his head in denial.

Zhao Hanyan felt strange. Could it be that Bai Yutang felt ashamed and didn't want to admit it?But it's not good for her to ask about this kind of personal privacy.

Zhao Hanyan picked up the teapot to make tea.Bai Yutang watched Zhao Hanyan's busy figure, his gaze slowly moved down from her bun, neck, shoulders, back, waist... Although she was wearing a robe, when she twisted her waist, the robe wrinkled, The slenderness of its waist can be clearly discerned.

What was he thinking about!

Bai Yutang retracted his eyes in self-criticism, turned his head to push the window open, and stared blankly at the night that had already fallen outside the window.

The cool night wind slowly crossed the window and blew on his forehead, which calmed him down a lot.

"Here comes the hot tea! Hey, why do you open the window? Isn't it cold in autumn?"

Bai Yutang turned his head, just in time to see Zhao Hanyan's slender hands holding the teapot, his eyes slid up the fingers, and saw the slender wrists, his skin was so fair.

Zhao Hanyan closed the window, exchanged a bowl of hot tea for Bai Yutang, brought it to him, and sat down.

"You martial arts practitioners are physically strong. I can't do it. I'm a little afraid of the cold wind." Zhao Hanyan sat down and held hot tea to keep warm.

"It's not cold yet, so you're so afraid of the cold?" Bai Yutang tried to use a normal conversation to look directly at Zhao Hanyan.

Zhao Hanyan was stunned for a while, quietly covered his slightly aching stomach with one hand, and made excuses with a sneer: "Maybe it was because I kicked the quilt while sleeping last night and caught a cold, so I'm a little afraid of the cold."

"The two points that were short just now, can you tell me about it." Bai Yutang couldn't hold back, and asked anyway.

Zhao Hanyan was stunned for a moment, and then realized what the "two points" referred to, his eyes lit up instantly: "Could it be that you really have someone you like?"

Bai Yutang avoided Zhao Hanyan's gaze, looked at the teacup in his hand, and replied vaguely, "I don't know, I'm not sure."

"Okay, then I'll tell you something." Zhao Hanyan immediately agreed excitedly, looked at Xiuzhu who was burning the fire over there, and said to Bai Yutang, "But the last two points are a little bit of that, we are all men, so we don't shy away from it. "

Bai Yutang glanced away at Zhao Hanyan and nodded.

"The third is possession."

"Possession?" Bai Yutang reminded Zhao Hanyan suspiciously, "Did I remember wrongly, just now when you said second, you meant possession."

"It's not the same. This 'possession' specifically refers to physical possession. You will inevitably have some impulses on her body, which is what men do to women." Zhao Hanyan added, "Every part of her body You can’t help but look at some parts, such as your face, waist, neck, and even your hair. You also want to get close to her very much, and you have the urge to hug and kiss.”

Bai Yutang frowned fiercely, poured the whole cup of tea into his mouth, and asked Zhao Hanyan, "What about the fourth?"

"The fourth is a bit difficult to say. It can be summed up vaguely in one word, which is 'understand'. If you are proud of him, you will have more sympathy and understanding for him. When you think of him when you are in a bad mood, your heart will I feel stable and warm, no matter what happens, he will be willing to share it for you, and will think of helping you relieve the weight on your shoulders."

When Bai Yutang heard the last word, his frown slowly eased.

"Actually, this is the only way to talk about real liking. If there are only one or two kinds, they are green and unripe fruits, and there is no question of eating. How about it, are you sure you like him?" Zhao Hanyan was curious and excited Ask, "Who is so and so? Is it convenient to tell me, I am very strict."

"It's inconvenient." Bai Yutang got up and said goodbye to Zhao Hanyan. He was going back to rest.

"Then think about it carefully, and tell me when you're done thinking about it. If you're really embarrassed, it's fine if you don't tell me." Zhao Hanyan smiled and watched Bai Yutang leave, then turned around and ran to Xiuzhu's side, squatting in front of the stove like Xiuzhu, "He seems Only then did I realize."

"What?" Xiuzhu looked at Zhao Hanyan in a daze.

"Bai Yutang, he seems to have just realized that his bad attitude towards you before must be because he didn't understand. Some men are like this. When facing someone they like, they like to treat them with a bad attitude. They think it's strange and they will attract you. The other party's eyes are off. In fact, they used the wrong method! You will have an epiphany!" Zhao Hanyan explained.

Xiuzhu stared at Zhao Hanyan with rounded eyes, and warned word by word: "My lord, please, don't, again, teasing, teasing, slave, servant girl!"

"Why is it teasing? I am concerned about your lifelong affairs." Zhao Hanyan poked her head with his fingers and scolded her for being stupid.

"I don't seem to be the one with the brain." Xiuzhu muttered in a low voice.

"What did you say?"

"No, I didn't say anything." Xiuzhu pursed her lips, thought about it in a blink of an eye, and suggested to Zhao Hanyan, "Master must have misunderstood, that person is really not me, there must be someone else. Why don't you take a good look at it Let's see who Bai Shaoxia really likes. Even if it is me, please provide convincing evidence, don't use personal speculation and speculation, if you misunderstand."

Xiuzhu learned the last sentence seriously.

"You girl, you are so courageous, you dare to imitate me!" Zhao Hanyan nodded Xiuzhu's head severely.

Xiuzhu covered her head and laughed, "My lord, how about we make a bet, I don't think the person Bai Shaoxia likes is definitely not me. If it were me, I would stick two green onions in my nose, kneel down and crawl around the kitchen three times, like a pig .If it wasn't for me, the young master can figure it out."

"Boring, I don't want to meow like a pig." Zhao Hanyan thought for a while, "Give one of your wishes, don't go too far, what I can do is not against morality."

"Okay! It's more real than mine." Xiuzhu clapped her hands happily, and then she pretended to sigh sadly, "It's all because I don't have much money. I really don't have anything to give to you, so I can only use my stupid appearance to make you laugh."

Zhao Hanyan patted Xiuzhu's head and comforted her: "This is also a kind of talent, don't deny yourself."

After Zhao Hanyan finished speaking, he immediately got up and walked away.

The pitiful atmosphere that Xiuzhu originally created was instantly destroyed by Zhao Hanyan, who got up and stamped his feet, and went to chase Zhao Hanyan.

The two chased after each other and had a fight for a while.

After all the crab cakes were ready, Zhao Hanyan sent Xiuzhu to everyone, specifically telling her to remember to give it to Zhan Zhao first.He stretched his tired arms and walked back lazily.When he was about to reach the gate of the courtyard, Zhao Hanyan saw Bai Yutang wandering there with his hands behind his back.

"Why didn't you rest?"

Bai Yutang stopped in his tracks and was stunned for a moment, realizing that he was in a trance again, martial arts practitioners were always on guard, he didn't even know that someone was approaching him.

"I have a doubt," Bai Yutang immediately regained his composure, and strode up to Zhao Hanyan.

A burst of cold plum fragrance wafts in the wind.

Zhao Hanyan blinked at Bai Yutang.

"Where did the four points you mentioned come from, and how did you know them?" Could it be that you have liked someone before?

Zhao Hanyan looked away, turned around and walked blindly elsewhere.

"This one……"

Bai Yutang still looked at Zhao Hanyan very intently.

"Am I smart?" Zhao Hanyan asked.

When faced with a person's questioning and you can't tell the truth, the best way is to divert your attention and ask back.

Bai Yutang nodded.

"Then am I good at watching people's hearts?" Zhao Hanyan asked again.

Bai Yutang nodded again.

"That's enough, it's my special talent that allowed me to obtain these four points." Zhao Hanyan coughed immodestly, "All living beings are suffering. When I was in the temple before, I followed several masters and saw many sufferings in the world. This summary is actually nothing. If you go back and live for a few months, maybe the things you summed up are better than mine."

Bai Yutang made sense after thinking about it, and told Zhao Hanyan to have a good rest at night, and specially emphasized that she should pay attention to cover the quilt at night.

Zhao Hanyan nodded, thanking Bai Yutang for his concern.He is really a warm man, he remembers everything about covering the quilt.

Zhao Hanyan yawned, and when he saw his room, he felt tired all over his body, so he rushed into the room and collapsed on the couch.

At night, it was dark and dense, with a cool breeze blowing leisurely all night.Some people sleep soundly without dreams, some people toss and turn sleeplessly.

The east gradually began to turn white, and the area near the sky began to turn red. A round of red sun slowly rose, illuminating the entire blue sky, and white clouds occasionally wandered in it, which showed that it was another refreshing autumn morning.

Zhao Hanyan just put the rice for breakfast into the pot when he saw Wangchen in the small kitchen.

Zhao Hanyan hurriedly invited him to sit down and made tea for him.

Wang Chen looked at the environment in the kitchen, shook his head politely and smiled, "I'll return as soon as you pass on the message, the young master is still waiting for me to serve you."

"But did you find the news?" Zhao Hanyan asked.

Wangchen nodded, and saw that there were still people busy in the kitchen, so it was hard to talk.

Zhao Hanyan took him to a secluded place to talk.

"Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites." Wang Chen simply said these four words.

"No more?" Zhao Hanyan asked.

"The third son said that these four words are enough, you must understand." After Wangchen finished speaking, he saluted Zhao Hanyan and left.

Zhao Hanyan went to Zhan Zhao and Gongsun Ce and asked them what they knew about Qu Rongfa, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites.

"It's a great success, and I'm afraid of trouble. Did you forget? The reception of the young prince Duan should have been the work of the Minister of Rites, but he excused himself to our Kaifeng mansion with an excuse. By the way, the carriage of the Minister of Rites also left the city during the crime. " Zhan Zhao commented immediately.

"I still remember the case of Jin Shuilian. There was a confession that both Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites and Grand Master Pang had been to Shuranzhai." Zhao Hanyan frowned, "So it seems that this Qu Rongfa is not a good official?"

Gongsun Ce nodded, feeling that this person was very suspicious, and said to Zhao Hanyan and Zhan Zhao: "Master Bao has always disliked him, but this person is in a high position but does nothing, only good at flattering. , was promoted extremely quickly, and was originally a doctor in the Ministry of Rites four years ago."

Zhao Hanyan: "Then let's investigate him carefully and look for evidence."

Both Zhan Zhao and Gongsun Ce agreed.

Zhan Zhao then asked Zhao Hanyan where Bai Yutang was, "I didn't see him coming with you."

"I was cooking in the kitchen early in the morning, so naturally he couldn't be with me. Maybe something happened. I asked someone to notify him." Zhao Hanyan replied.

Chunlai happened to report back at this time, telling Zhao Hanyan that Bai Yutang was not in the house at all.

"Could it be that he left the house?" Zhan Zhao sent someone to ask the guards at the gate, and the guards all said that they had never seen Bai Yutang leave in the morning.

"I almost forgot, sometimes he doesn't come to the door, so I can't count the number of questions." Zhan Zhao smiled, "Forget it, when he comes back, he will find out when he asks."

When Zhao Hanyan heard that Zhan Zhao was going to personally investigate Qu Rongfa, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, he told him to be careful.

After coming out of Sansi Hall and returning to the kitchen, he would pass by the yard where Bai Yutang lived.Zhao Hanyan glanced in by the way, and when he pulled his eyes back, he glanced up inadvertently. He was stunned, looked intently, and made sure that the white smear on the roof was indeed due to someone lying there.

Zhao Hanyan walked into the courtyard with his head up, and asked Bai Yutang with a smile: "Why did you go to the house, do you want to remove the tiles?"

Bai Yutang was resting on his arm with his eyes closed, and suddenly heard Zhao Hanyan's voice, but opened his eyes slightly, looking at the white clouds in the blue sky in a trance.

"Could it be that he fell asleep?" Zhao Hanyan couldn't see Bai Yutang's face because he was under the room.Since there was no response, it was guessed that Bai Yutang might really have fallen asleep.It's late autumn, the roof is so cold, Bai Yutang was able to lie on it and fall asleep, it's really because of his great health.

Zhao Hanyan turned to leave, when a voice came from above.

"You came?"

Zhao Hanyan turned around and looked up at Bai Yutang with a smile, "I thought you were asleep."

In fact, Bai Yutang hadn't slept all this time. He also heard Zhao Hanyan's first sentence just now, but he didn't expect that he would actually come to talk to him.

Bai Yutang jumped down from the roof and asked Zhao Hanyan, "What's the matter?"

"Pang Yanqing sent the news, which means that Qu Rongfa, Minister of Rites, has that kind of habit." Seeing that Bai Yutang didn't have any surprised expression on his face, Zhao Hanyan asked him, "You also checked these two days, what news did you get?"

"It's also him, but he didn't find evidence, so he didn't rush to tell you." Bai Yutang said to Zhao Hanyan with a firm gaze, "If this happened, it must not be in his own mansion."

Zhao Hanyan moved his eyeballs, and asked Bai Yutang in surprise, "Could it be that you arrested and tortured his followers again, but did anyone die?"

"No." Bai Yutang said.

"Maybe it will startle the snake?" Zhao Hanyan worried.

"Many high-ranking nobles let a few people out in autumn every year in order to show compassion, kindness, and compassion for their servants. I'm asking these people, and they don't notice it." Bai Yutang reassured Zhao Hanyan that he was not stupid enough The degree of mindlessness.

"Blame me for worrying too much." Zhao Hanyan apologized to Bai Yutang, "So you did this last night, why lie on the bed and sleep, it's too easy to catch a cold."

As soon as Zhao Hanyan finished speaking, Bai Yutang sneezed.

"Look, I really caught a cold." Zhao Hanyan immediately grasped the 'evidence' to confirm his statement.

Bai Yutang looked surprised, probably because it was the first time he felt such a critical wind and chill.

"Is your head hot?" Zhao Hanyan saw that Bai Yutang was still a little silly, so he directly tested his forehead with his hand, it was really hotter than his own.Zhao Hanyan asked Bai Yutang to follow him back to the kitchen.

"Why must you say that I went out last night?" Bai Yutang asked as he followed Zhao Hanyan to the kitchen.

"Your eye circles are darkened, obviously you haven't slept all night, if you didn't go out last night, could it be that you were lying on the roof all night without opening your eyes?"

Bai Yutang didn't speak.

Zhao Hanyan sensed something was wrong, "Could it be that you didn't go out last night, but you just suffered from insomnia? Do you really have something on your mind?"

Bai Yutang thought of Zhao Hanyan's pursuit of his "worries" last night, and was afraid that she would pursue the matter further, so he nodded and accepted the fact of going out.

When Zhao Hanyan made the ginger soup, because he was afraid that Bai Yutang would find it too spicy, he deliberately added more brown sugar, and prepared a plate of candied fruit for him.

"Blowing and drinking while it's hot will have an effect." Zhao Hanyan instructed while bringing the ginger soup to Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang took a sip and frowned, "The cold porridge tastes better."

"You're at this level, cold porridge doesn't work well. You've been running all night, so why don't you go to rest on the roof and really think your body is made of iron?" Zhao Hanyan finished babbling, and urged Bai Yutang to drink it quickly.

"Ah."

Bai Yutang agreed, and drank a big bowl of ginger soup little by little with lowered eyes.

Zhao Hanyan sent him back to catch up on sleep and put on the quilt.

"Don't worry about the case, come back when you have a good night's sleep."

Zhao Hanyan personally sent Bai Yutang back to the room, watched him go to bed, then quietly walked out and closed the door.

Bai Yutang inside the door listened intently to the sound of Zhao Hanyan's footsteps getting farther and farther away, and then gradually closed his sleepy eyes when the sound disappeared.

Kaifeng Mansion received another report, five miles south of Tokyo City, on the only way to Xiangguo Temple, a female corpse was found in the tall grass by the roadside.

"Aged about ten years old, the corpse has already begun to decompose, and passers-by noticed it because of the stench. There are strangle marks on the neck, which are obviously fatal injuries. Besides, this girl seems to be blind in both eyes. I don't think her eyes are bright. It's normal." Gongsun Ce said uncertainly, "But because of the decay of the corpse, whether this is the case will not be confirmed until I go back and investigate in detail."

Zhao Hanyan took a closer look at the girl's facial features, and could vaguely tell that she was very beautiful when she was alive.

"Age, appearance, if you are blind again, it must be related to the previous two cases. Su Su from Qian Shiguai, and Lan Er, are at such an age."

"Go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to check the reports of missing persons in the past one or two years." Gongsun Ce then ordered the dynasty.

Gongsun Ce returned to Kaifeng Mansion for further autopsy, and got the result: "It is indeed blind, and this child is also different from the previous two female victims in that it is a perfect body."

After saying this, Gongsun Ce felt that such a statement was too cruel.

Zhan Zhao tightly held the Juque sword in his hand, and gritted his teeth forbearance: "If the first two girls died because of jealousy, what about this girl? She is only ten years old, and she knows what jealousy is! Why did she die? "

Zhan Zhao immediately looked at Zhao Hanyan with red eyes, trying to find the answer.