Bo Yixuan frowned and asked, "What happened to make you so unruly?"
He came to visit Cheng Zhai, no matter how urgent the matter was, he would never chase after someone else's door and yell like this. In front of Bao Ruoyou, he felt quite ashamed.
The servant cried, "My lord was captured by the government, son, you should go back to the manor!"
Bo Yixuan's complexion suddenly changed. Although Bo Jingqian's official position is not high, but the position of a member of the household department, Wailang, can still support a declining family in the capital. Moreover, as the head of the Bo family, he has always been the pillar of the family. Bo Yixuan can't imagine He who has been cautious for many years as an official will be arrested by the government!
If something happened to Bo Jingqian, the Bo family would be destroyed!
"Why were you arrested?" Bo Yixuan was stupefied at first, then suddenly panicked, and hurried towards the carriage, forgetting even Bo Ruoyou.
The attendant said: "I don't know, the people who came here are extremely fierce, the Elder Master doesn't even have time to tell his wife."
Bo Yixuan got into the carriage, and the coachman galloped away with his whip raised.
The door of Cheng's house was wide open, and Bo Ruoyou was standing at the door. He waited for the carriages and horses to turn around at the end of the long street before he frowned and turned around. He returned to the main hall and told what he had just heard. Cheng Yunzhi was silent for a while, and sneered for a while, "Bo Jingqian is good at stealing money." This time, I'm afraid that the boat capsized in the gutter, this matter has nothing to do with us, whether it is good or bad, it all depends on his own good fortune."
Bo Ruoyou nodded in agreement, her heart was very calm, Cheng Yunzhi asked what Bo Yixuan had said to her, and after she finished answering, Cheng Yunzhi shook his head, "I've expected such words, I'm afraid it's not just his thoughts , his parents, and the big house, I'm afraid they all think like this, it's ridiculous, my father didn't say anything, so it's their turn to point fingers."
Although Cheng Yunzhi thought about it for her safety, he never allowed Bo's family to teach Bo Ruoyou a lesson. Seeing him angry, Bo Ruoyou smiled leisurely, "Don't be angry, foster father, I won't say this Take it to heart."
Of course he knew Bo Ruoyou's stubbornness towards Wu Zuoyi. Seeing her normal expression, he sighed and said, "You look so good-natured, if you talk like this in the future, you ask him to come to me and say it. "
Bo Ruoyou responded with a smile, but although she looked good-natured, she was not a weak and easy-to-handle person, trying to scare her with a few words would simply underestimate her.
She put away her thoughts and thought about the beauty's smile again, and went through the medicine book twice after entering the door. It was more and more sure that it was the seed of the beauty's smile. The seeds can be used as medicine. Could it be that Song Yu has been to a medicine shop? Either he has been to a place where beautiful women's smiles bloom, and he told Huo Weilou about it, and used some manpower to investigate, but he didn't know if he could find anything.
With this in mind, she wanted to look for Huo Weilou, but Huo Weilou couldn't stay in the Hou's mansion during the day, and she might be in vain if she went, so she ordered Zhou Liang to get into the carriage and wanted to visit several medicine shops by herself. Take a rough look.
To the west of Changxingfang is the Imperial Street. Bo Ruoyou chose a huge medicinal herb shop and walked in. Since this thing is rare and expensive, it is impossible to have an ordinary score. However, after Bo Ruoyou finished asking, he saw this shop There is no such medicine.
The shopkeeper also said: "Young lady asked how long this medicine grows in the southwestern valley. It is quite unusual and expensive, but the medicinal properties are not irreplaceable. If this is the case, why bother to buy this medicine?"
Even though this was the reason, Bo Ruoyou felt unwilling, and walked around Yujie to Dongshi, but asked four or five well-known pharmacies and medical clinics, all of them said no, Not only that, some young doctors didn't even recognize this medicine, Bo Ruoyou hesitated now, could it be that someone in the capital really has a beauty smile? Or, is there a beauty smiling in the Taoist temple that Song Yu has been to
She got nothing, and her thoughts were gloomy. She felt that she had never helped Huo Weilou. He only cared about the important affairs of the court. During this period, the mystery and tricks were in the dark for her. The only skill she had was not of much use this time. , is really powerless.
Just like this, she rode home in a carriage, and before reaching the gate of the mansion, Bo Ruoyou saw a carriage parked at the gate of Cheng Zhai. The carriage and horses looked very familiar to her, and her eyes lit up immediately. Come up, "Miss Bo, Lord Hou ordered us to pick you up over the house."
It was dusk, and Bo Ruoyou was still hesitating, but the attendant added, "It's because of last night's case."
Now Bo Ruoyou was completely relieved, and went to the door of the house to explain to Cheng Yunzhi, then got into the carriage and went to the Hou's Mansion. When she arrived at the gate of the Hou's Mansion, the sun set into the sky, and the last ray of afterglow was covered by the clouds. Step into the mansion and go straight to the main courtyard.
Eunuch Fu hadn't seen her for a few days, and after a long time to ask her about her health, after entering the study, Eunuch Fu withdrew.
Huo Weilou was sitting behind the desk, looking down at something, when he heard the movement, he raised his eyes, his expression was a bit unusual, Bo Ruoyou saluted, and asked, "Why did Lord Hou order me to come? Have you found the Taoist temple?"
Huo Weilou got up and walked out, pointed to the low couch under the west window and told her to sit down, "I found it at noon today. It's the Sanqing Temple in the east of the city. The Taoist priests in the temple remembered that Song Yu had been there. Not only that, the AI used by Song Yu Cao Gao was also in the Sanqing Temple, and he still remembered that Song Yu met a person in the temple, this person had a dispute with Song Yu, and then left first."
After eating the wormwood cake, meeting someone, and having a dispute, Bo Ruoyou's eyes lit up, "Who is the person you saw? Did you find it?"
Huo Weilou's eyes darkened a bit, and he said for a moment, "It's your uncle, the member of the household department, Wailang Bo Jingqian."
He had no intention of hiding anything, Bo Ruoyou sat up straight when she heard it, and thought of the Bo family's servants rushing to look for Bo Yixuan during the day, she immediately understood what happened to Bo Jingqian. Huo Weilou, "Is it because of this that Lord Hou ordered me to come?"
Huo Weilou looked at her, "This incident is quite serious, he has been implicated in it, and the whole Bo family cannot get rid of it, plus he has been an official in the household department for many years, but he is not a clean-handed master. If you suffer a little bit, it will drag down the whole Bo family, let me tell you, so that you can have a bottom line in your heart."
Bo Ruoyou looked at him for a moment, then smiled suddenly, but said: "Master Hou, do you remember what happened yesterday? I went home and searched for books with my adoptive father for a long time, and I found out that it was the seed of the beauty's smile. The beauty's smile is colorful, Watch it immediately, the fruit, seeds, and husks can be used as medicine. I went to several shops during the day, but none of them had this medicine. I guess, this medicine is rare in the capital, and the reason why Song Yu's feet were stained with flower seeds , most likely went to a place where beautiful women smile in full bloom.”
Huo Weilou frowned, turned around and told Eunuch Fu, "Prepare the frame."
Eunuch Fu responded, and he entered the door again, "I have never seen the flower you mentioned, so follow me to Sanqing Temple."
Bo Ruoyou had already thought about this, so she got up immediately, the two went out together, and soon got into the carriage, Eunuch Fu stood on the porch and watched them, anxious for Huo Weilou, the two of them were always on errands, When can this get closer
In the carriage, Bo Ruoyou asked again: "Why did my uncle go to see Mr. Song? Since there was a dispute, he was suspected of poisoning Mr. Song."
Huo Weilou looked at her, as if trying to understand the deep meaning of her words, Bo Ruoyou was looked at by him, and quickly said: "I don't want to ask, if it's inconvenient for Master Hou, don't bother me, I have no selfish intentions. "
Huo Weilou said: "I know you are not very close to Da Fang, but after all they are your relatives, I'm afraid you will be unhappy if you don't keep it from you." He paused again, "It's really hard to tell you a lot of inside information, but he always He was suspected of killing Song Yu with poison, and secondly, he was also implicated in Wei Cang's corruption incident. He was imprisoned for a long time and interrogated for a long time, but his words were vague, and he really concealed something."
Bo Ruoyou didn't dare to ask more about corruption, but poisoning was a homicide case. She had done the autopsy, so she naturally knew what to ask and what not to ask, she nodded, "I see, Lord Hou is just and impartial. , I trust Lord Hou, and I will not lose my temper."
"You really don't want to inquire about anything else?" Huo Weilou looked at him again.
Bo Ruoyou thought for a while, "If this matter falls on my adoptive father, I'm afraid I won't be able to bear it."
She is not a person without selfishness, but this selfishness is only used on the closest people, Huo Weilou's eyes darkened, "What if this matter falls on me?"
Bo Ruoyou subconsciously thought it was impossible, "Is there anyone in this world who dares to arrest Lord Hou?"
Huo Weilou laughed for a while, and didn't ask any more questions. The carriage drove across the long street and went straight to the Sanqing Temple in the east of the city. , the night came in panic.
Huo Weilou got out of the carriage and climbed up the steps surrounded by a group of attendants. Bo Ruoyou followed behind him. As soon as he entered the door, two small paths greeted him. They had only been searched during the day. The look on his face was even more anxious.
Huo Weilou straight to the point asked about the beauty's smile, but the two people looked at each other in dismay, neither of them knew what the beauty was, Huo Weilou looked ugly, and ordered: "Search the front and back yards, and the woods in the back yard, too. Let go."
His voice was cold, and the attendants left in response, and he turned to look at Bo Ruoyou, "Come with me."
His voice subconsciously softened, and Bo Ruoyou hurriedly followed. This Taoist temple is not big, and there are only this pair of senior brothers who are always there. The wormwood cake started to be made recently, and they come here to offer incense or add Anyone who paid for the incense would give a copy, but Bo Ruoyou followed Huo Weilou around to the place where the flowers and trees could be planted, but he didn't see any colorful flowers and plants.
After all, the Taoist temple also emphasizes purity of heart and asceticism, and the beautiful smile is gorgeous, it is really not easy to be planted in the temple by the Taoist priests, Bo Ruoyou frowned, and went to find the little Taoist priest to inquire. Prepare medicinal materials.
Knowing that this place probably has nothing to do with the beauty's smile, Bo Ruoyou asked about Song Yu's condition when he came, and the little Taoist said: "It was fine when I came here, there were not many pilgrims yesterday, and that old man has a great bearing and is quite eye-catching. In Guanzhong, I went to the main hall to pay homage, and then called Suzhai in the backyard to use it, and there was moxa cake in it, and at this moment, the second master came."
"The two of you seemed to have an appointment, and the younger ones didn't dare to disturb them, but after a while, they heard a noise. When they entered the pavilion in the backyard, they heard something. Then the second master became very angry. After leaving, the teacup on the case was blown to the ground and shattered, and it was obvious that there was a dispute and the villains did not dare to disturb each other, and waited for a while before seeing the first master leave."
Bo Ruoyou asked nervously, "What was his expression when he left?"
Xiaodao hurriedly said: "When I left, my expression was as usual, and I didn't see any discomfort. It was only half past the hour."
The embroiderer envoy had already asked these words, and Huo Weilou was no different when he was listening, but Bo Ruoyou pondered for a moment, and when he came out of the Guanmen, Bo Ruoyou said: "The seed of the beauty's smile, isn't it?" If he was in the Taoist temple, he was somewhere else, and he left in the middle of the hour, but returned to the mansion at dusk, and during the two hours in between, it is impossible to wander around in the market."
Then he muttered: "My uncle can't miss a single word? This place is a bit remote, and if he doesn't believe it, he will come here by appointment."
After getting into the carriage, Huo Weilou said: "He only said that he came here by order, and he also said some ordinary things about the household department. As for the dispute, he said that Song Yu planned to dismiss his position as Yuanwailang and replace him with someone else. He was so annoyed that he just moved his hand."
The carriage left the Taoist temple and went to the Hou's mansion. Bo Ruoyou glanced out, "The beginning of the poison is not obvious, so although he left with a normal look, there is a possibility of being poisoned. As for going elsewhere, we just Where can I find a beautiful woman smiling in the capital?"
The embroiderer still needs to investigate, Huo Weilou didn't know what he was thinking about, and he didn't speak for a while, Bo Ruoyou knew that this case was not as simple as a murder case, so he didn't dare to ask more, after walking two streets, Huo Weilou just came Said: "Didn't you have dinner? Accompany me back to the Marquis Mansion for dinner, and I'll take you home again."
It's nothing to eat, so Bo Ruoyou agreed, but when he returned to the gate of the Hou's mansion, Bo Ruoyou saw a car and horses parked outside the mansion, it was a visitor, Huo Weilou glanced at the attendants waiting at the gate , and said to Bo Ruoyou, "It's Lin Huai."
Bo Ruoyou wanted to avoid it right away, but Huo Weilou said: "He already knew about the autopsy for this case, what are you doing to avoid him?"
After entering the Hou's mansion, they saw that it was not Lin Huai who came alone, but their father and son together. The two of them didn't expect Huo Weilou to be accompanied by Bo Ruoyou. He said indifferently: "Her autopsy obtained new clues, and just now followed Benhou to a Taoist temple where Song Yu had been."
Lin Huai understood, and hurriedly said, "Master Hou, we are here to ask about the Bo family."
As if to avoid something, Lin Huai and Lin Zhao said, "Zhaoer, take your sister to wait outside."
Huo Weilou frowned, but he wanted to ask about the case, he glanced at Bo Ruoyou, but he didn't stop him, and when the two young ones left the main hall, Lin Huai asked with a wry smile: "Master, can you recruit? "
Huo Weilou put on a half-smile: "It seems that people from the Bo family begged to come to your door. They recruited, but they made some useless words. When they asked the key points, they kept their mouths tight. But today they are only going to the prison. On the first day, after two more days, I'm not afraid that he won't speak."
Lin Huai slightly hesitated, "Then, look, Lord Hou, how much does this matter have to do with him?"
Seeing Huo Weilou frowning, Lin Huai said again: "It's not that I want to plead, but I have an idea in mind. If they beg to the door again, it will give them a reassurance."
Huo Weilou didn't look at Lin Huai, his eyes fell outside the hall door, and he seemed a little annoyed because he couldn't see what Bo Ruoyou and Lin Zhao were doing, "As long as the account books of the household department pass his hands, he will In comparison, it is not important that Song Yu's death has nothing to do with him." After a pause, he looked at Lin Huai, "If you are really worried, you can go to the prison tomorrow to make sure he has nothing to do with it." If you open your mouth, you will suffer less."
Lin Huai's brow was filled with cold sweat.
Lin Zhao and Bo Ruoyou came out together, not daring to stand at the door, so they walked a few steps towards the corridor on the right, Lin Zhao's brows were clouded with gloom, and after he stood still, he asked Bo Ruoyou, "Does Second Sister know?"
Bo Ruoyou nodded, "Master Hou said so."
Lin Zhao sighed, "It's quite serious. Although my father knows some inside information, he can't help." He glanced at the hall door, "Shibo has been in the household department for many years, and he doesn't seem like someone who can't tell the importance."
Bo Ruoyou didn't say anything, but Lin Zhao turned to comfort him, "But you don't have to worry, Lord Hou is fair, and he won't wrong Shi Bo."
Bo Ruoyou felt that Lin Zhao had misunderstood her, but she was not worried about Bao Jingqian.
Seeing that her face was serious and not answering, Lin Zhao suddenly said: "This case is of great importance. I didn't expect Lord Hou to order you for an autopsy. If something goes wrong, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain." After a slight pause, he asked: "Now Are there any clues against Uncle Shi?"
Only then did Bo Ruoyou raise her eyes to look at Lin Zhao. Lin Zhao and Bo Yixian are engaged, so it's normal to care about Bo Jingqian at this time, "Young Master Lin shouldn't come to ask me about that, my autopsy, Uncle Lin, is also watching."
Lin Zhao was a little embarrassed for a while, "I am talking too much, second sister don't mind."
Bo Ruoyou shook her head and didn't answer. Seeing her indifferent expression, Lin Zhao felt uncomfortable for a moment. Thinking of going to the yamen that day, he felt that he was too abrupt, and went to visit later, but went ahead rudely. Maybe so, Bo Ruoyou didn't feel the concern in his heart, so he said, "Second sister often works with Lord Hou on business, do you think it's hard work?"
Bo Ruoyou glanced in the direction of the hall door, shook her head, "I don't feel tired."
Lin Zhao didn't know what to say for a while, he was hesitating when he saw Lin Huai coming out with sweat on his brow, Lin Zhao rushed to meet him, Bao Ruoyou also blessed him, Lin Huai looked at the The two of them really didn't like it in their hearts, because of their family friends and in-laws, he moved around for the Bo family, but in this way, the Lin family would easily attract suspicion, and seeing Huo Weilou's intentions, no one would be able to forgive them lightly this time.
He looked at Bo Ruoyou, and for a moment thought that it would be great to change the marriage to her, but it was over, and it was just a delusion after all, he exchanged a few words with Bo Ruoyou, and then told Lin Zhao, "Let's go, Zhaoer. "
Lin Zhao glanced at the hall door, "What did Lord Hou say?"
Lin Huai shook his head, "We'll discuss it later when we return home."
Lin Zhao understood, but looked at Bo Ruoyou, "Second sister and Master Hou are done with their errands? Shall I take you home?"
"Not yet, the servants of the Hou Mansion will send me off later."
Seeing this, Lin Huai took Lin Zhao to bid farewell and walked out. Lin Zhao turned his head three times a step at a time, saw Bo Ruoyou briskly entering the main hall, and seemed to have no sense of awe in Luozhou for Huo Weilou. Come on weird.
Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou with some dissatisfaction in his eyes, "Why have you been gone for so long?"
Bo Ruoyou stepped forward, "Uncle Lin said a few more words after he came out."
Huo Weilou got up, and ordered someone to set the meal, the two of them went to the side hall, and saw the delicious food on the table, and the person in front of him was sitting opposite him, it seemed that she had become the mistress of the Marquis Mansion, and this was just her daily companionship The feeling of an ordinary meal, the brightly lit candles in the hall, reflected her delicate face like jade, especially a pair of eyes that were twinkling and soft, seductive.
She sat in front of him so obediently, no matter how much dissatisfaction he had in his heart, it would disappear. He ate this meal extremely slowly. He had never had such a slow meal in the past few years.
In the past, his schedule was always tight, there were always endless official documents on the desk, and endless errands in the palace. There were countless pairs of eyes staring at him inside and outside the court. I'm sorry, after running around here and there, he even thought it would be better if people didn't need to eat and sleep.
The steel and iron bones are made in this way, but now facing him, he unconsciously wants to make the time go slower. Some of the original taste is no longer like the taste of chewing wax in the past.
Bo Ruoyou felt that Huo Weilou was always staring at her, making her feel guilty. After dinner, she was about to leave the house. Seeing that she wished she could slip faster than a rabbit, Huo Weilou frowned again, and wanted to see her off in person. She, Lu Ke came to the mansion, Bo Ruoyou saw Lu Ke as if seeing a relative, smiled and exchanged greetings with him, and followed Eunuch Fu to the gate of the mansion, Huo Weilou still ordered his attendants to see her off.
Lu Ke watched Bo Ruoyou leave, and smiled, "Miss Bo seems to be very happy today, and her smile is sweeter."
After saying this, when he turned his head and met the chilling eyes of his Master Hou, his heart skipped a beat, he quickly took out the official document in his hand, and said solemnly, "Master Song, Mr. Song's wife and children have been found. People did go back to Yunzhou, our people asked, and they said that when they left that day, Song Yu said that if they could save their lives, they would resign from their official positions and return to their hometowns. Come back to Beijing."
Huo Weilou took the official document and went into the study, and said as he walked: "Song Yu went to the Taoist temple first, and then went to another place, there is probably a kind of flower called Beauty's Smile in that place, and I will take someone to check it tomorrow morning , you must find this place, if you know who he has seen, you will know who poisoned him."
Lu Ke raised his eyebrows, "Master Bo who was caught today..."
After Huo Weilou sat down on the desk, he sneered, "He doesn't have the guts, but he has been in the household department for many years, and he has a slippery disposition of turning a blind eye, and he can pry out some other things from his mouth. of."
Lu Ke asked again: "Is it a serious interrogation, or..."
Huo Weilou said without raising his head: "After being entered into the prison by the direct envoy, there are still people who are not properly interrogated?"
When Lu Ke heard this, he touched his nose and said hesitantly: "It seems that this subordinate is wrong, and this subordinate thought Mrs. Bo was Miss Bo's uncle, and the Marquis wants to treat him differently." After all, our serious interrogation will kill people." After he finished speaking, he looked at Huo Weilou very carefully, for fear that what he said would offend him.
Huo Weilou stopped looking at the official document for a while, and after a while he said in an ordinary voice: "You didn't think wrong either."