I solved crimes in the Song Dynasty and strengthened the country [Seventh Five-Year]

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When Jiang Lin heard the news, he was taking a bath with Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang.

They had been scrambling in the mountains for too long a while ago, and Jiang Lin always wanted to take a good bath. It happened that Bai Yutang was born in the south and had never experienced a bathhouse, so Jiang Lin wanted to bring him to experience it.

Feeling awkward, Bai Yutang insisted on pulling Zhan Zhao over who had never been in the bathhouse.

They picked the best soup restaurant in Kaifeng Prefecture.It was also the first time for Jiang Lin himself to experience an ancient bathhouse, and it was fresh from the very beginning.It was only after entering that I realized that the age of the literati was very particular about taking a bath. Not only did they burn incense and close the curtains, but they also offered piano music, flowers and birds for guests to enjoy.

Jiang Lin compared it, and felt that this place was not much different from some fancy hot springs, and the environment was quite comfortable and pleasant.

Most of the guests cover a little bit of their private parts and are not open with others.

Seeing this, Zhan Zhao heaved a sigh of relief, and put on a simple robe.

Bai Yutang, who only wore a pair of underpants, tugged at his belt in dissatisfaction: "Why are you twisting, you look like a big girl with yellow flowers. Are you afraid that your figure is not as good as mine, and you will show timidity in front of me, Fifth Lord?"

Zhan Zhao took a step back helplessly: "Don't make trouble."

Bai Yutang rolled his eyes: "Tsk, she looks more like a girl. The cat can't really be a daughter's house, can it? Let me see..."

As he said that, he stretched out his hand like a hooligan, but when Zhan Zhao counterhanded him, he reached out to hook him again.Zhan Zhao twisted his wrist and kicked him in the hollow of his knee, the bathroom floor was slippery, Bai Yutang staggered, and Zhan Zhao hugged his waist.

"Haha, you've been fooled..." Bai Yutang touched Zhan Zhao's stomach directly, and Zhan Zhao backed away in fright, throwing him on the ground with a bang.

"you……"

"Hey, isn't it quite sturdy? Why don't you dare to teach others to look at it?" Seeing the embarrassed expression on Zhan Zhao's face, Bai Yutang laughed and rolled on the ground, "A cat's belly is afraid of being touched, haha Ha ha……"

Jiang Lin, who had just picked a lot of petals, turned the screen with the wooden basin in his arms, and said in surprise, "Fifth Master, there is no rule of rolling on the ground before taking a bath, and it's not a real mouse..."

Bai Yutang jumped up and kicked his wooden basin, causing petals to fly and chickens to dance.

The hot water poured over his body, and Jiang Lin was enjoying the rare relaxation time in the past three months, when he heard the chatter from the next door.

"You know, right? The envoys sent by the Liao Kingdom are arguing with us. Yelu's family has lost his wife, so he insists on putting the blame on us."

"Why? I don't even look at how many people the Liao Kingdom brought to guard them in a separate garden specially prepared for them. Their own food, clothing, housing and transportation are handled by themselves. How can they blame us if something goes wrong?"

"It's not because the woman was poisoned to death, and the time of death happened to be after the banquet, that Yelu insisted that there was something wrong with the food at our banquet..."

"Damn! That woman seems to be from the Song Dynasty. If we can really tamper with the banquet meal and poison him, Yelu Zongyuan, or the concubine he pampered, it's no better than poisoning him and being left out in the cold." Can your wife pick things up?"

People who can come to this bathhouse to take a bath are either rich or expensive, Jiang Lin is not surprised that those people know the news earlier than himself.He was just listening casually, but he heard his name suddenly mentioned by the other party.

"I'm afraid that Jiang Shaoqing will have to investigate this case again. He is now a popular rookie in Dali Temple. Not to mention his fast promotion speed, he is quite favored by officials..."

"I've also heard of Jiang Shaoqing's name. He became a fourth-rank official at a young age, and his future is limitless. With him here, this case will definitely be resolved smoothly!"

Jiang Lin usually heard a lot of boasting, but it was the first time when he was wearing only a scarf on his body, he heard others brazenly praise him behind his back.

Bai Yutang couldn't help teasing him and said, "Yo, Detective Jiang Shaoqing, it's quite pompous."

Jiang Lin waved his hand, only thinking about getting out of the bathhouse quickly.

He originally wanted to rest and take a bath today to enjoy life, but in the end he encountered such a big thing.If the case was delayed because Dali Temple could not contact him and the negotiations between the two countries were affected, then the matter would be serious.

As a result, just as Jiang Lin stood up from the soup pool, he saw Tan Cuo rushing in.

When Tan Cuo saw that the three of them were bare-chested, his face became hot, and he yelled like an occupational disease: "Jiang Shaoqing, there is a case in the palace, and the officials urgently order you to investigate it!!"

Hearing this sound, several people behind the screen couldn't help poking their heads out.Zhan Zhao silently covered his face with a cattail fan, and Bai Yutang laughed out loud.

Jiang Lin never expected that he would encounter something more embarrassing than hearing someone talking behind his back in the bathroom.

That is to be identified in front of everyone in the bathhouse and summoned into the palace.

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Bai Yutang was also from Dali Temple after all, seeing that he was gloating so much, Jiang Lin backhandedly snatched him into the palace as well.

This time the case was obviously extremely sensational, the envoys of the Liao Kingdom were waiting in full force in the other garden, the Prime Minister Fu Bi was personally in charge, Bao Zheng and Fan Chunren had also arrived at the scene.

As soon as Jiang Lin entered, he noticed Mrs. Yelu lying sideways beside the desk in the room.She was wearing the dress she had seen at the banquet yesterday, and there were some delicate and beautiful pastries in front of her.

Her whole face was extremely pale, and there were obvious signs of struggle on her body, it should be a homicide without a doubt.

In summer, the temperature is high, and the fragrance of powder on her body can no longer cover up the faint smell of corpse.

Jiang Lin asked: "Has Wu Zuo ever checked the cause and time of her death?"

"The cause of death was poisoning, and the time of death must have been after the banquet and before the morning when the body was discovered. But the specific poison and time..." Bao Zheng looked at Yelu Zongyuan, "You still need to consult your envoy."

Jiang Lin was about to ask why, but Yelu Zongyuan yelled: "You hypocritical Song people, you don't know what kind of poison you put in the food and drink, which killed my wife, and you still want to open her abdomen for an autopsy! Mengyao is also from the Song Dynasty, and she also pays attention to a person who can rest in the soil, so don't bully her too much!"

"Your envoy be careful!" Fu Bi said angrily, "The two countries are still negotiating, so please be careful when speaking."

Yelu Zongyuan sneered and said, "Oh, it's not that you have a problem. Could it be that our own people killed my wife? What good does it do us?!"

Jiang Lin thought to himself, this would be more beneficial, seeing that Yelu Zongyuan didn't look like he wanted to negotiate properly, at this moment, sacrificing a woman who didn't have such a deep relationship would give him enough reasons to make troubles without reason and tear up the contract.

Once Song and Liao failed to reach a deal, Yelu Zongyuan could return to the battlefield and be his majestic king.

However, negotiations are all about back and forth. No matter how loud Yelu is at the moment, when Da Song is washed out of infamy in the future, he will hold more moral chips in his hands.

Although the Liao people are indeed shameless, having a psychological advantage in negotiations can also win more benefits for Song Dynasty.

Jiang Lin listened to Yelu Zongyuan's pressure on Lai for a while, and then reminded: "But the meals that Mrs. Yelu used were all inspected by the envoys of your country. Now that something happened, could it be Madam? Where else did you get the poison from?"

Yelu Zongyuan frowned and looked at Jiang Lin. At first he was not sure where he came from, but he suddenly realized, "Are you the son of Commander Jiang?"

"In Jianglin, I met the noble envoy of the Liao Kingdom." Jiang Lin said with a smile.

Yelu Zongyuan raised his chin and glanced at him, seeming to be interested: "Since it's Jiang Zhigao's offspring... that's interesting. You don't plan to dig my wife's stomach anymore?"

Jiang Lin's heart was not sure, but he said on the face: "Your emissary must first tell me, where did your wife go yesterday? Did you stay in the other garden all the time?"

Yelu Zongyuan turned his eyes to a maidservant kneeling at his feet, and said, "This is Xiao Cui who is with Madam, and also from Song Dynasty. If you have any questions, just ask her."

Xiao Cui was a little panicked, but she spoke Chinese neatly: "Reporting to the lord, my wife has been staying in the other garden for the past few days, but she said yesterday that she felt bored and wanted to see the scene in the Kaifeng mansion, so she talked with Xian Madam walked around the city together."

Jiang Lin followed her gaze to look at Mrs. Xian, Yelu Zongyuan's concubine.

Mrs. Xian looked very young, with a round and sensual face on her beautiful face, she was bowing her head and said: "Yes, sister Mengyao said that she misses the delicious food in her hometown, so she took me to wander around the city together."

"Tell me about your specific route."

Mrs. Xian raised her fingers and counted: "I went to drink mutton soup and steamed buns in the morning, went to Xianghuilou at noon, and tasted the food and wine there. There were elbows, roast goose, and fried bamboo shoots. I bought them at the market in the afternoon. Sugar people, candied haws, sweet-scented osmanthus cake..."

Everyone was speechless, Jiang Lin couldn't help but turned to Xiao Cui and said, "Later, you will make a list of what the two wives ate, and tell me what you did afterwards."

Xiao Cui nodded, and continued: "Because I had to prepare for last night's banquet, Madam returned to the Bieyuan yesterday afternoon after a short stroll. After changing her clothes, she went to the banquet with the prince. However, Madam was at the banquet Halfway through, he said he was not feeling well, and came back at Xushi."

Yelu Zongyuan said: "Look, Mengyao felt unwell at the banquet. Did you say that there is something wrong with your food?"

Jiang Lin ignored it, and only asked Xiaocui: "And then? When did you last see your wife?"

"When I came back with Madam, Madam didn't like us staying in the yard, and the servants were waiting outside the yard, so until this morning, the servants didn't see Madam again."

Xiaocui said: "However, at [-]:[-] pm, the prince came back to see his wife, and later, Mrs. Xian also came. But the slaves don't know what they said."

Mrs. Xian quickly said: "When I came, I saw that the lights in my sister's room had been turned off, so I didn't enter the room. If you don't believe me, ask the maid beside me!"

The little maid beside her nodded quickly.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Yelu Zongyuan couldn't help but frowned and said, "What are you looking at me for? When I left, Mengyao was still alive and well! Then I went to Axian's yard How could it be possible to harm her?"

Jiang Lin showed a faint smile: "Messenger Yelu, I'm afraid Jiang must open Madam Zun's abdomen to test what kind of poison she was poisoned and when she died."

"I said not to touch her body..."

"Haven't you found out yet?" Jiang Lin interrupted, "If you insist on not doing an autopsy, you will be the biggest suspect in this case."