"After the murder, the murderer escaped through the window without anyone noticing."
Murong Ci walked to the window and pointed to the shoe print, "Come and see, although the shoe print is very faint, it should be a man's shoe print."
Shen Zhiyan walked over to take a look, frowned and said, "The murderer killed Mr. Li, could it be that he wanted to kill someone to silence him?"
Her eyes were cold, "It should be. The person who sold the drug was informed that the man who had traded with the person who bought the drug was captured. He was worried that we would find out about Mr. Li and the servants of the Li family, so he would act first and kill Mr. Li." .In this way, this thread is broken."
He nodded heavily, "The servant of the Li family was sent by Mr. Li to buy drug ointment. I asked him. He was ordered by his master to do something, and he didn't know what he brought back. Therefore, he escaped a catastrophe. "
She looked at Master Li on the bamboo couch, and said, "Master Li's figure is no different from that of an ordinary person, he should have been taking Aphrodisiac Ointment not long ago."
At this time, a group of female relatives rushed in and shouted loudly: "Master, Master!"
Some were distraught, some were shrill, and some were weeping. After doing the math, there were five women and housekeepers.
Murong Ci looked over, and the three who flung themselves in front of the couch should be Master Li's wives and concubines, and the one standing behind should be his beautiful daughter.
"Master, how could you just leave me and just leave? I have only been in the family for two years, and I have never had children for you. You passed away. What should I do? You taught me how to live." The daughter was only four or five years older, and she was crying hoarsely, her shrill voice almost piercing the sky.
"Master, you have died so badly, I will definitely avenge you." Mrs. Li said with a firm expression, sad and angrily.
Murong Ci saw that Mrs. Li, who was dressed in gold and silver, was very dignified and looked down upon the youngest concubine, as if she disliked her crying like this in such an occasion with outsiders. It's not easy to teach on the spot.
But I don't see that Mr. Li who spends his days drinking and drinking, he must be in the Qinlou Chu Pavilion next to the red and green.
The female relatives were crying and crying, sad and sad, leaving Shen Zhiyan and Murong Ci aside.
The housekeeper introduced to Mrs. Li: "Madam, these two are the officials of Dali Temple."
Mrs. Li stood up and bowed to them, "I pay my respects to the two officials, I made you laugh."
"If the two officials hadn't come to the mansion to look for the master and forced their way into the study, the villain wouldn't have known that the master had passed away," the housekeeper wiped his tears.
"You two officials, my master died so badly, you must avenge my master." She cried with a sad look.
Then, the concubines and daughters of the Li family chattered about redressing their grievances, making Murong Ci feel dizzy.
Shen Zhiyan said: "Madam Li, don't worry, I will definitely find out the truth and bring the murderer to justice. By the way, Madam Li, don't you all know that Master Li is in the study today?"
Mrs. Li replied: "About an hour or so ago, the master said that he was going out, but I haven't seen him since. How could I have thought that he was in the study?"
The housekeeper mourned: "The villain watched the master walk towards the gate. I don't know when the master will come back."
Others also said they didn't know, and they didn't see Mr. Li in this hour.
Shen Zhiyan and Murong Ci looked at each other in blank dismay, which is strange, Master Li quietly came back after going out, hid in the study room and sucked drug ointment
"Is there anything unusual about Mr. Li's words and deeds recently?" she asked.
"Master is the same as usual. He goes out to patrol the shop in the morning and comes back in the afternoon. Sometimes he comes back later." Mrs. Li replied.
"Master can eat and sleep, it's no different." The concubine in her early thirties replied.
"Thinking about it carefully, the past half a month has been a bit unusual for the master." The youngest concubine tilted her head slightly and recalled, "The fresh fruit that the master likes most, the concubine laughs too much, and the few fruits that the master likes most I haven't looked at Xiang Zhenwan for a long time. The master's complexion is not as good as before, and he yawns all day long. I let him sleep for a while and he didn't sleep, so he went straight to the study."
"People will always change, what's so strange about that?" The concubine in her early thirties rolled her eyes contemptuously, and said bitterly, "Of course you get tired of it when you're fresh."
This is a pun, and it refers to the youngest concubine.
When the young concubine heard the words, her little face immediately turned red, then turned blue and then white, and finally turned pale.
Shen Zhiyan asked again: "Apart from this, is there anything unusual?"
The housekeeper shook his head, suddenly remembered something, and said: "Master goes out to patrol the shop, usually he doesn't return home for dinner, this has been the case for more than ten years. In the past half month, master has returned home for dinner almost every day. Stay in the study after dinner, and don't let villains disturb you."
Murong Ci and Shen Zhiyan looked at each other, so it can be concluded that Mr. Li has been smoking Afulan ointment for more than half a month, and he also smoked secretly in the study.
A few more questions were asked, and they took their leave.
Back at Dali Temple, they immediately interrogated the servants of the Li family.
"Master Li asked you to go to Qingyang Lane several times in total," Shen Zhiyan asked.
"Three times, the villain remembers it is three times." The servant is an honest man. He has already lost his soul and seven souls when he was captured by Dali Temple. He is trembling. How dare he hide something
"In addition to patrolling shops, Master Li also likes to go somewhere to have fun, such as
Which teahouse do you like to go to drink tea, which shop do you like to go to see jade wares, calligraphy and paintings, etc. "Murong Ci asked coldly.
The servant thought for a while and replied: "The master likes to drink tea, but he doesn't like to go to teahouses. The master is arty, but he likes to buy some calligraphy and paintings. Try to go to Cuiwei Pavilion to look at calligraphy and paintings, but he won't go there recently. Oh yes, The master likes jade articles recently, and bought several valuable jade articles."
She seemed to think of something, and asked, "Which jade shop did you buy the jade?"
He scratched his head, "Your villain was right in thinking about it, the villain remembered it, it's Linglongxuan."
Surprised, Murongci looked at Shen Zhiyan, and it was Linglongxuan again.
is it a coincidence or
"How long does it usually take for Master Li to go to Linglongxuan to buy jade?" Shen Zhiyan didn't know why he would ask such a question.
"It's strange to say that once the master said to go to Linglongxuan to look at jade wares, he came back after two full hours." The servant said.
Shen Zhiyan and Murong Ci came out of the cell and came to the porch of the backyard, both looking thoughtful.
At this time, she had a lot of thoughts, and she wanted to sort them out, but she couldn't figure it out, "Linglongxuan looks like a jade shop with no interesting things, but it's full of weirdness. Master Li really spent two hours looking at jade in Linglongxuan." , isn't that strange?"
"Is Linglongxuan related to the sale of drug ointment?" He rubbed his chin in thought, his brows furrowed into two hills.
"It seems that it is very necessary to go to Linglongxuan." Murong Ci did not mention the inextricable connection between Linglingxuan and the Military Weapons Supervisor.
"Your Highness, if Linglongxuan is really related to this matter, then it is a dragon's lake and a tiger's lair, so don't go there rashly." Shen Zhiyan suddenly raised his eyebrows, and said excitedly, "By the way, I'll go to the dealer's house and the Gan's house to ask, Mr. Zhuang and Mr. Gan Have you ever been to Linglong Xuan before your death? Your Highness, you should go back to the East Palace first and wait for my news."
This is also good, first seek proof and then act.
She bid farewell to the East Palace, and met Qin Ruo who was looking for her on the way.
Qin Ruo whispered: "Your Highness, Mr. Rong has news."
Surprised and delighted, Murongci rushed to Shuyuxuan.
In the private room of the bamboo building, Rong Zhan waited for a long time. The brewed fragrant tea, fresh iced melons and fruits, and delicate and delicious pastries are all available.
When she pushed the door open, he immediately stood up to greet her, bowed and cupped his hands, very respectful and thoughtful.
"Master Rong, what are you doing?" Qin Ruo joked with a smile.
"I was too negligent to put the villa owner in danger last time, and I'm here to apologize today." Rong Zhan, dressed in white, was elegant and unrestrained, smiling mellowly.
"You are self-aware." She said with a smile.
Murong Ci sat down with a smile, looked at the delicious food on the table, and suddenly felt that the Wu Zang Temple was empty, so he immediately picked up pastries, melons and fruits and ate them politely.
Qin Ruo smiled and said, "Didn't Mr. Rong say that there is good news?"
He motioned for the two of them to drink tea, and said, "Master, I have finally found out the reality of Linglongxuan."
"Oh." Murong Ci was very pleasantly surprised, "Say it quickly."
"Linglongxuan specializes in jade, but it's actually just a superficial effort. What Linglongxuan is doing behind the scenes is" His voice became lower and lower, and his expression was secretive.
She listened carefully, her bright eyes became brighter and colder.
Qin Ruo covered her mouth in surprise, "I didn't expect Linglongxuan to do these things secretly."
Murong Ci frowned puzzledly, "It's not that they are not allowed to open, is there still a shortage of gambling halls and Qinlou Chu halls in the capital? Why should Linglongxuan cover it up?"
Rong Zhan picked up his teacup and took a sip, "That's all we've found out right now. Most of Linglongxuan's guests are wealthy and officials. If people know that officials are having fun like this, it will damage their official reputation and future."
Qin Ruo nodded, "It is indeed detrimental to the official voice."
Her cold eyes were concentrated in one place, "Wan Fang and Wang Tao went to Linglong Xuan to play with these things."
"What is the owner's plan?" Seeing her resolute expression, he knew it in his heart.
"Linglongxuan is too mysterious, it looks like we have to take a trip." She smiled.
"I'll go with the owner." He immediately volunteered.
"The slaves are waiting for you outside." Qin Ruo said.
When the lights came on, the street market was still bustling with noise.
With beautiful lights, a luxurious carriage slowly stopped at the door of Linglongxuan.
The clerk in the shop had sharp eyes and immediately came out to greet the customers. Seeing the two gentlemen in brocade clothes getting off the carriage, the clerk's face turned into a flower with a smile, "The two gentlemen are here to appreciate the jade, please come in, please come in, please come inside, just arrived yesterday, a batch of new goods, all of which are exquisitely carved Excellent jade carving, the two young masters must take a look."
The two handsome and personable young masters entered the shop, looked around the shop, and did not speak.
"What kind of jade do you two want, can you tell me?" The man was a little anxious when he met these two cold guests.
"What's so good about the jade carvings here? I have them all over the house." The thinner young master said contemptuously.
"Don't mind, buddy, my cousin's eyes are higher than the top, and it has always been like this." The other young man laughed, "Today I will take him out to play some new and interesting things, and the jade reward will be avoided."