Bo Ruoyou carried the box and got into the carriage. Just as she sat down, Huo Weilou had already grabbed her hand. He tapped on the wall of the carriage, and the carriage rattled and drove out of the street in front of Cheng's house.
His palm was rough, dry and warm, and Bo Ruoyou's hand was wrapped in his big palm, before he could say anything, he felt him leaning forward, causing the back of her hand to rest on his forehead, "I'm afraid it will take the whole night this time. "
The corners of Bo Ruoyou's lips were slightly curved, and because the carriage was cramped and dark, her voice was also low, "I thought about it, I told my adoptive father when I left that they wouldn't wait for me, Lord Hou, what's the matter this time?"
Huo Weilou raised his eyes from the back of her hand, and looked at her very closely, "It's still the corruption case of Weicang in Qinshui County, and now it's very involved, and an important court official died."
Bo Ruoyou's expression turned serious. This is not an ordinary murder case. She didn't ask any more questions, and Huo Weilou explained a few more words, "This matter is of great importance, and it will affect the military supplies for the Northwest War. Feed their stomachs, if you delay any longer, something will happen, and the person who died...is the servant of the household department."
Bo Ruoyou's heart is tight, and the assistant is a third-rank position, which can be called the humerus of the court. If such a person is murdered, how high is the murderer who murdered him
Seeing her silent, Huo Weilou straightened his voice, "With me here, don't be afraid, just treat it as an ordinary murder case."
Bo Ruoyou's tensed back slightly loosened, "Okay, I'm not afraid."
Huo Weilou pinched her palm, and then asked her if she had been to the Yamen in the past two days, Bo Ruoyou answered, thinking of the case of galloping horses in the market, he hesitated a little, but she didn't say anything, she could see that Huo Weilou There was a lot of exhaustion on her face, and Huang had given up on the prison case, so her words were useless.
However, Huo Weilou stared, "Is there something wrong?"
Bo Ruoyou shook her head hastily, she prided herself on being calm, and the thoughts in her ordinary heart were rarely shown on her face, and at the moment the carriage was dimly lit, so I don't know how he could tell.
Huo Weilou could tell that she would naturally not be coaxed by her, and said in a low tone, "Is it about the yamen? Tell me, lest I go inquire."
With a persuasive gaze and perseverance, Bo Ruoyou sighed and briefly explained the case of horse-riding and wounding.
Huo Weilou frowned, "The son of Wei Shu..."
Bo Ruoyou hurriedly said: "Mr. Huang is no longer willing to sue in court, I am not suing Lord Hou."
Huo Weilou felt helpless, "If I don't ask more questions, you won't talk to me? Although you are not very angry, there is grievance in your heart."
"Hou Ye is usually worried about family and country affairs. Although this case is unfair, there is no need to worry Hou Ye. Moreover, Wei Shangshu is a court official, and Hou Ye is above him, and each department has its own rules. , I shouldn't say too much."
Huo Weilou couldn't help tightening her hand, and his eyes were deep, "I really don't need to take care of this case, but you are bothered by it, so it's worth telling me, I want to hear it too."
Bo Ruoyou's face was slightly hot, and Huo Weilou slowly rubbed the back of her hand, as if to comfort her, "Ms. Huang really shouldn't pursue the lawsuit. Although it's unfair, it's better than losing his life."
Bo Ruoyou sighed, "I understand, I just feel a little hopeless."
Huo Weilou looked at her, "Youyou—"
Bo Ruoyou's heart skipped a beat suddenly, her face turned red, and she looked at him in surprise. She didn't expect him to call her like that, and he was attracted by her expression, "Why? I can't call you like that ?”
Bo Ruoyou shook her head slowly, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and some uncontrollable shyness came to her face, Huo Weilou smiled deeper, and said to her: "You don't need to be depressed because of this, seeing that Wei Shu has blessed Wei Yan , but the officials of Yushitai will record this matter in the book, and those who regard him as hostile will also pay attention to this matter. If he is not wrong, let it be. Sooner or later he will pay the price."
Bo Ruoyou's pupils were slightly bright, and at this moment, the carriage drove through the busy city, and the dim lights outside the curtain came in through the gap, reflecting her eyes like stars, and Huo Weilou couldn't help but caressed the corners of her eyes: "Why? worry?"
Bo Ruoyou thought about it for a while, and then told about the Bo family's visit, Huo Weilou frowned, his face looked ugly, "The eldest son doesn't know what's good, and the second wife can't do anything, it's nothing more than bullying that your parents aren't here, and no one is making decisions for you .” He squeezed her hand tightly, as if thinking about something.
Bao Ruoyou tugged at him, "Don't worry, Lord Hou, I'm not bothered by this. The adoptive father has already made it clear to them, and they don't dare to entangle them anymore. Now they are afraid of causing trouble."
Huo Weilou stared at her with phoenix eyes, of course he understood what it meant, Lin Zhao didn't know about it yet, if Lin Zhao knew that he was betrothed to another person when he was young, even if Lin Zhao still accepted the current marriage, in his heart, Bo Ruoyou Thinking about it, it should be a bit special.
Not to mention, now Lin Zhao is warm to Bo Ruoyou.
"There is a way to completely solve this matter." Huo Weilou said a little gloomily, "If you have a new marriage, everyone's small thoughts will be scattered. It can be called a once-and-for-all solution."
Bo Ruoyou's eyes trembled, "Master Hou..."
Huo Weilou could see that she was still not happy, his thin lips were pursed for a moment, his expression darkened, he looked a little disappointed, Bo Ruoyou looked at him for a moment, saw that he was not as angry as before, and no longer forced her with words , my heart was slightly relaxed, and my voice was a little lower, "Master Hou?"
Huo Weilou didn't look at her, raised his empty hand and squeezed the center of his brow in discomfort, as if her hesitant appearance was the most hurtful, Bo Ruoyou frowned beautifully, and his voice became softer, " Marquis..."
At this time, she seemed to be acting like a baby, Huo Weilou's heartstrings moved slightly, but his face showed distress, "Forget it, I know you don't want to, you have a lot of balance in your heart, and you have more respect for me than friendship, so you don't want to answer me." .”
He has always been the one who intimidated and intimidated others, but Bo Ruoyou couldn't bear to see him getting depressed because of anything else, "It's not because I don't want to, but there are so many complex scruples here, how can I make a decision with a single word?"
Huo Weilou looked at her now, and asked in a low voice: "Then do you have me in your heart?"
Bo Ruoyou's face was red like blood, but seeing Huo Weilou staring at her, she finally said in a low voice, "If there is no Marquis in my heart, how could..." She looked at Huo Weilou and still held her hand tightly. hand, "How can you make Hou Ye like this?"
After she finished speaking, she became ashamed and wanted to struggle, but Huo Weilou held her both hands together, his phoenix eyes were burning with eagerness, as if he wanted to do something else, he stared at her for a few moments, Throat rolled slightly, and then thinking about where he was going on this trip, he tried his best to suppress the heat in his eyes, "At last you have some conscience."
When she woke up from a serious injury that day, he couldn't help confessing his heart, but she had to force the word "admiration". Later, he acted arbitrarily, which frightened her quite a bit. Now that it's been a month, she has finally become wary Pine, Huo Weilou sighed from the bottom of his heart, and there was a feeling more abundant and heavy than the joy of winning a big victory in the siege of the city.
In the past twenty years, this is the first time he has tasted such a feeling. The lake in his heart that has been calm for many years is boiling hot, and even evil fires have sprung up, but he knows in his heart that if he takes another step, he will scare the people in front of him again. Return.
The carriage slowed down at this moment, Huo Weilou had sharp senses, lifted the curtain and glanced out, saw the street scene clearly, and knew that the destination was approaching, he came to see Bo Ruoyou again, and gently told, "I am not alone today, I'll be by your side, you can just do the autopsy at ease, don't worry about others, after the autopsy, I'll take you home."
Captivated by his gentle look, Bo Ruoyou nodded obediently.
When it comes to work errands, she is obedient and obedient, Huo Weilou's heart was full of taste, and when the carriage stopped, he reluctantly let go of her hand. He got off the carriage first, and when she came out, he stretched out his hand to help her. , Bo Ruoyou didn't care about the cover of the carriage, and he gave her hand after seeing him dissatisfied. Fortunately, he was surrounded by his cronies.
He raised his head and looked at the courtyard in front of him, but it was a luxurious mansion with white walls and vermilion households, with the words "Song House" written on it, the attendant stepped forward to call the door, and it was Ning Xiao who opened the door. Ning Xiao was not surprised to see her coming, but just swept her away. With a glance, he lowered his eyes, "Master Hou, all the innocent people have been sent away."
Huo Weilou looked back at Bo Ruoyou, saw that she was carrying the wooden box containing the autopsy items, and raised his hand to take it. Ning Xiao took a look, and quickly stepped forward, "Master Hou, leave it to your subordinates."
Huo Weilou handed it over, and walked into the depths of the house, Bo Ruoyou followed him closely.
The entire mansion was pitch-black, even Huo Weilou, and only the embroidered clothes envoys led the way. The corridor they walked was so wide that it led directly to the main courtyard. Not long after, Huo Weilou took her into a place. Elegant courtyard.
The courtyard is brightly lit, especially in the upper rooms. When you walk to the atrium, you can see figures on the window lattices.
Huo Weilou's footsteps were not fast, so as soon as he entered the upper room, Bo Ruoyou followed her in. In an instant, all the people in the upper room who hadn't had time to salute all looked at her.
There were seven or eight people standing in the room, and Bo Ruoyou glanced quickly, only seeing Lin Huai whom he recognized.
"Cousin, what do you mean?"
A young man in his late teens was the first to speak. He was handsome in life, with intricately embroidered patterns on his robes. His thin eyes drifted away, and he saw the five-clawed coiled dragon pattern on the hem of his robe at a glance.
According to the rules of the Great Zhou Dynasty, only princes who are direct relatives can wear robes with five-clawed dragon patterns, and call Huo Weilou his cousin... Bo Ruoyou's heart trembled slightly, but he didn't know which highness this was.
"Bo Ruoyou, Wu Zuo, this time I ordered her to do an autopsy." Huo Weilou said concisely.
The people in the room looked at each other, and the previous person said again: "In the past, you brought the young master of the Ming family with you in such important cases."
Huo Weilou said with an ordinary expression: "He is not a serious worker after all, and it is very inconvenient." After finishing speaking, he did not explain much, but looked at the curtain on the west side of the room, and said to Bo Ruoyou: "Follow me."
When talking to Bo Ruoyou, his tone was much gentler, but he didn't speak much, and other people couldn't hear it. At this time, another man in green robe who was about thirty years old said, "It's really unheard of for a maid."
Lin Huai said, "In order not to blame you in the future, let me make it clear that this woman is the daughter of my old friend, and Hou Ye is very clear about his business and private affairs, so you don't have to doubt it. She was the one who went to Luozhou and Qingzhou earlier when Hou Ye went to Qingzhou." Follow Lord Hou for an autopsy."
Everyone was surprised when they heard that, and the person from earlier asked again: "It means... the case of the Marquis of Anqing was also conducted by this woman? You said she is the daughter of your old friend, from the capital? Which family?"
Lin Huai nodded, "Yes, Second Highness, she is the daughter of the Bo family."
Everyone's expressions changed again, as if they had never thought that a family daughter would do such a lowly labor.
On this side, Huo Weilou led Bo Ruoyou into the curtain, inside was a study room, at this moment a small narrow door appeared on the right wall of the study room, which seemed to lead to a dark room.
Huo Weilou said: "The corpse is inside the secret room."
Huo Weilou led Bo Ruoyou into the secret door, and then walked through the corridor about ten steps long into the dark room. As soon as he entered the dark room, Bo Ruoyou saw books, papers and pens scattered all over the floor. The dark room was simply furnished. There are cabinets on three sides, desks on the north, and a low couch and a set of tables and stools on the west. There are many rare things in the treasure house, but some paper tubes are piled up layer by layer. At this moment, most of the paper tubes have fallen on the ground , the lid was opened, and there was nothing inside.
And the deceased was lying prone on the desk in the north.
Lying on the stomach was a tall and thin man in his late years, with gray hair on his temples, purple complexion, and an indistinguishable dirt on the corner of his lips. When Bo Ruoyou saw it, he felt that the man had died of poisoning. At this moment, Huo Ruoyou The dangerous building opened its mouth.
"This man's name is Song Yu, and he is the servant of the household department. He has a lot to do with the corruption case that was investigated recently. He was fine in court today, but he didn't return to the mansion immediately after he came down from the court, nor did he go to the court to treat him. It was dusk when he returned home, and there was no one around him, but when he came back, his face was pale and sweaty, and he was quite uncomfortable. The servants at home asked him, and he only said that he felt sick after eating, so the servants went to make soup for him to nourish the stomach , Two guests came to the house in the middle, and the servants were delayed, and when they came back after the medicine was prepared, they saw the guests leave, and the master was dead—”
Huo Weilou paused for a moment, then said again: "Then the embroiderer envoy arrived. Originally, when it was dark today, he was going to be arrested and sent to the prison."
He was supposed to be arrested and sent to prison, but he died before the embroidered clothes envoy arrived!
Bo Ruoyou looked at the dark room. There were no obvious footprints on the ground, but the pen, ink and paper on the desk had been turned under the desk. The empty paper tubes showed that someone had rummaged through them, and even took the things inside. gone.
Bo Ruoyou didn't ask who the two people in the middle were, turned around and took the box in Ning Xiao's hand, and then prepared for the autopsy. She walked to the dead man carefully, first collected the dirt from the corners of his lips and the table, and then Looking at his exposed head, face, hands, etc., just as she was doing the autopsy, people waiting outside came to the door of the dark room.
The dark room was small, so many people came all at once, and the air was a little stagnant, and everyone looked at Bo Ruoyou, as if to prove whether Bo Ruoyou really knew how to do autopsies.
Huo Weilou was standing at the side with a stern expression. Now seeing so many people staring at Bo Ruoyou without blinking, he felt inexplicably unhappy, "What are you all standing here for? Go outside and wait."
The Second Highness Zhao Xi looked at Song Yu's body without raising his head when he saw Bo Ruoyou, and his eyes widened as he looked at him, "Cousin, how did you find this girl? This is too weird, how can a little girl not be around?" Learn, did you learn this lowly slave?"
Zhao Xi's status is aristocratic, and his words are unavoidable, Huo Weilou frowned and looked at him, "It doesn't matter whether it is a man or a woman, if the truth can be verified, it is a good job. If your uncle is involved in this case, if she proves the truth, you still have to do it." Thank her."
Zhao Xi opened his mouth, "I..." He pointed at himself, then pointed at Bo Ruoyou, thinking, he is a dignified prince, to thank a little girl? Or a little girl who is a lowly servant
He only felt that Huo Weilou's words lowered his status, but he had always been afraid of this cousin, so he could only smile helplessly: "It's best to get a real seal, otherwise, I will tell my father, cousin, you are now Regardless of public and private interests, she was bewildered by a beautiful woman and smiled for a Pomeranian, making her treat such a big event as a joke."
Although Bo Ruoyou seemed to be concentrating, but Zhao Xi's voice was so loud that she couldn't hear her. She was inexplicably nervous when she heard this, and she quickly took a look at Huo Weilou, and she became even more energetic.
Huo Weilou sneered at this moment, "Then His Majesty may be happier."
Huo Weilou has never been close to women, and he feels a sense of cutting off human desires. Emperor Jianhe asked and urged him many times, but Huo Weilou still went his own way. If he knew that he had someone by his side, even if he slackened his errands, he would be happier blame.
Zhao Xi rubbed his nose, "That's all, I'd better go outside and stay."
As soon as Zhao Xi left, several people followed, only Lin Huai and the green-robed man from Shicai stayed behind. Seeing Bo Ruoyou's appearance, the green-robed man was quite amazed, "The little girl is quite It's rare that I didn't panic at all."
Lin Huai nodded with a smile, and there was some appreciation in his eyes.
There are quite a lot of court officials today, and I don't know her well, and there is the Second Highness around. With so many people watching, Bo Ruoyou's face does not show nervousness, but his expression is focused and dignified, inexplicably giving people a sense of trustworthiness , although Wu is a lowly slave, but if she has a good autopsy technique and can make the truth emerge so that innocent people can be cleared of suspicion, what about the lowly slave
Huo Weilou listened to the two people's words, his eyes lit up, he couldn't help but want to stand closer to her, you know, at the beginning in Qingzhou, he was attracted by her appearance, even with the woman who hated her in his heart. The habit of entering into tolerance is relieved.
Bo Ruoyou listened to the second prince's words, her heart was pounding, but she didn't show it on the surface. The mystery this time is not trivial. She was brought by Huo Weilou. If she can't find out why, she won't be blamed or questioned. It could only be Huo Weilou, this thought made her serious mind even more tense, when she was concentrating on it, the eyes and words of others disappeared.
After inspecting hands, feet, head and face, Bo Ruoyou raised his eyes suddenly, "Master Hou, the cause of death was poisoning, why and when he was poisoned, an autopsy is required." He looked at the dark room, "It's inconvenient here."
The person who died was a member of the imperial court, and the involvement was extensive, so the autopsy was of course nothing. Huo Weilou ordered the embroidered envoys to come in and carry the deceased to the west room of the study. Under the suspicion of everyone in the main hall, Bo Ruoyou followed past.
The body was placed on a felt blanket, and Bo Ruoyou began to untie the dead man's clothes, and then peeled off the dead man's clothes with a few gasps. In this way, the purple-red corpse spots and a few suspicious marks on the dead body were immediately exposed. out.
Zhao Xi and the others were looking at the door, and they were all stunned when they saw this situation. They couldn't imagine how a little girl like Bo Ruoyou could maintain her composure looking at the body of a dead adult man.
Bo Ruoyou didn't care about those, chose the autopsy knife, put on the hand towel, and then dropped the knife, and began to exert force along the chest of the deceased. The death time of the deceased was short, and blood was seen as soon as the knife fell. The body was filled with the smell of blood, and Bo Ruoyou's hands were also bloodshot. Others felt scared when they saw so much blood, but she was very calm.
Bo Ruoyou's autopsy was meticulous, and it took a lot of time to do the autopsy. Lamps were constantly being sent in, illuminating the entire west chamber brightly. Sweat was dripping down their face, Lin Huai and the others were still looking around at first, but now they couldn't stand and sit down in the main hall, there were only two of them in the room.
Huo Weilou took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, and went forward to wipe her sweat. Bo Ruoyou was fiddled with in the belly of the deceased, startled by his trip, he was stunned before he realized it, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Huo Weilou There was pity in his eyes, he didn't say a word, he quickly wiped the sweat off her forehead, then got up and stood aside without disturbing her.
Bo Ruoyou was absent-minded for a moment, then lowered her head again. Soon, she cut off the stomach of the deceased. The deceased was obviously poisoned, and there were traces of vomit on his lips when he died. After the autopsy, she became more and more convinced Her suspicions were cleared, and the most important thing was the contents of the deceased's stomach.
The rancid and bloody smell filled the air, and after a while, Lin Huai glanced at the door again, saw Huo Weilou standing by the window, and said, "Master Hou, the night is getting dark, you should be at ease for the autopsy, why don't you come out to rest ?”
Huo Weilou shook his head, "No, this Marquis looks more at ease."
Lin Huai only thought that he felt more at ease watching Bo Ruoyou's autopsy, so he backed out again. When he arrived in the hall, Zhao Xi looked at him and said, "Why is my cousin still in there? The smell is too strong. I'm waiting for a while." I can't stand it."
Lin Huai quickly said, "Master Hou attaches great importance to this case, and even the autopsy will be watched by the sidelines, so I don't feel at ease if I don't watch it."
Zhao Xi looked like he really did, and shook his head without saying anything.
In the wing room, Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou, and felt that Bo Ruoyou seemed to be more focused tonight than ever before. She straightened up very rarely, as if she was tireless, her face was sweaty and she rarely wiped her forehead. There is a special look of ecstasy, and when she bends her body for a long time, even a man with good military strength can hardly maintain this posture for too long, and her waist is unbearable, weak and boneless, and she does not know how she has persisted for half a day of.
He went forward to wipe her sweat again, at this time Bo Ruoyou seemed to be used to it, but he didn't even raise his head, when Huo Weilou backed away again, he couldn't help looking at her waist again, he looked a little bit Distracted, after an unknown amount of time, Bo Ruoyou suddenly straightened up, and she gasped a little tiredly.
"Master Hou, it's the poison of arsenic."
Huo Weilou's expression tightened slightly, and Bo Ruoyou said again: "He left the palace from the next day, and returned home in the evening, and the food he ate was not much, and it was a bit special."
"What is it?"
Bo Ruoyou picked up the filth that had been washed by clear water, "It's wormwood cake. It's the height of spring, when wormwood grows wildly, but wormwood is bitter and often used as medicine. Few people use wormwood to treat it." Make pastries." At this point, she frowned, "Except for one place..."
Huo Weilou seemed to have thought of something too, they met each other and spoke together.
"Taoist temple."
"Taoist temple"