Bo Ruoyou got up early, had breakfast, and went straight to the yamen, now it is the height of spring, the streets and alleys are shaded by elms and willows, the tops of tung trees are green, and when the sun climbs to the sky, it is already a bit scorching meaning.
When Bo Ruoyou arrived at the yamen, she saw Wu Xiang coming out of the back hall with a stack of documents in her arms. Seeing her entering the door, she greeted her with a smile. Bo Ruoyou glanced into his arms, "What kind of documents are these?"
Wu Xiang sighed, "It's the case of Guzhang Village and the case of riding a horse and wounding people the day before yesterday."
When this case was brought up, Bo Ruoyou's eyes darkened, "Ms. Huang has been here?"
Wu Xiang nodded, and followed her to the office where the clerks were, "I have been here, and the evidence has been written, and the case is settled. The son of the Wei family has also been taken away, and the secretary of the Shangshu family Son, heh—"
Wu Xiang mocked him, then laughed again, Bo Ruoyou looked at him, "What's wrong?"
"My lord and I interrogated him that day, but the young master of the Wei family seemed to be a little abnormal."
Bo Ruoyou frowned, "Isn't it normal?" She thought about it for a moment, and remembering that it was Feng Ye who always spoke that day, she couldn't help asking in surprise, "Could it be... is he dumb?"
Wu Xiang laughed out loud when she heard it, "It's not that dumb, it's just that people are a little confused. I can't see anything, and when I open my mouth, people seem to have a fever and become confused, and they seem to be drunk and delirious."
Bo Ruoyou was a little surprised when he heard it. What he saw that day, he felt that Wei Yan's face was tense and his body was stiff, and he felt guilty when he saw it. He hid beside Feng Ye, obviously relying on Feng Ye very much on weekdays. But he never thought that he would be like this after he spoke, but after hearing what Wu Xiang said and thinking about it, he felt that apart from being nervous that day, he was probably trying to restrain himself.
Bo Ruoyou said: "Maybe I really drank."
Wu Xiang waved his hand, "I asked, but he never drank alcohol. I suspect that he is out of his mind, or has suffered from some kind of disease. It is not surprising that such a person would have such an accident in a busy city, but he is pitiful and innocent." people."
Bo Ruoyou frowned, now that the case has been settled, there is no need to delve into it, and even if the young master of the Wei family got sick, he would still be injured in the end. Huo Weilou said that the price will come sooner or later, but if it comes too late, Still a rare comfort.
The two entered the duty room, Wu Xiang put down the official document, and stretched a little tiredly, "These two days are fairly free, and I can finally sleep well when I go home today."
Hearing this, Bo Ruoyou suddenly remembered that she had known Wu Xiang for two months, and she didn't seem to have heard him mention his wife and children, so she casually asked, "Are all of Wu Butou's family in the capital?"
Without mentioning it, Bo Ruoyou subconsciously felt that Wu Xiang's wife and children were afraid to stay in the old family land, but Wu Xiang laughed and said: "Old Wu has never married a wife and has no children. He is just a single man with nothing to worry about. !"
Bo Ruoyou was startled, Wu Xiang had already passed his thirties, yet he didn't want to marry a wife? In this world, unless the family is poor and can't get a wife, there is no one who is not married, especially men, who think about passing on the family line, and once the age of double ten passes, they have to ask a matchmaker to inquire about it, and they must find a suitable marriage. .
Bo Ruoyou didn't want to show her surprise too obviously, her expression was only slightly startled, the corners of her lips twitched slightly, she wanted to ask but felt overstepped, she didn't ask after all, Wu Xiang came out of the room with a smile, "I also said in the early years It was a marriage, but it didn't work out. Later, my parents also passed away, so I thought, what's the point of marrying a wife? Instead, there will be more entanglements. If there are dangerous things in the future, how can I dare to charge forward? Men and women in this world have to marry wives Married, then I will try a different way of living."
Bo Ruoyou's heart was shaken, Wu Xiang looked bold and reckless, but she didn't want to be so unafraid of the world in this marriage, she didn't feel that Wu Xiang was weird, but rather admired, the world was like invisible shackles, The shackles are light if you go with the flow, but if you do something extremely unusual, the shackles will be a hundred times heavier, and ordinary people can't afford it.
"The captor is bold and unruly, which is admirable." Bo Ruoyou said quite sincerely.
Wu Xiang smiled and held the saber by her side, seeing Bo Ruoyou's sincerity, her face showed uneasiness, "Well, that's not the case, in fact, I haven't met anyone who suits me, one year or two, getting older, others Not to mention, I don't want to find someone to delay others, I also feel troublesome, so that's it, life is how I live, it's important to be happy, in case one day I run into a bad person on an errand, accidentally lose my life , It’s a good thing to not have a wife and children.”
This remark is very unlucky, Bo Ruoyou laughed, "Don't say that when you are a head arrester, safety is still the most important thing when doing business in the future."
The two were talking and laughing, Bo Ruoyou's eyes shifted, and he saw a figure in a green shirt coming in from the corner door. This is the inner office, and ordinary outsiders can't get in, but the man is sneaky, but his back is very strange. Familiar, at this moment, Wu Xiang yelled, "Hu Changqing, you are really amazing, you have been in the Yamen for a few days? Don't you want to do it?"
The shadow in the blue shirt turned around, with a somewhat embarrassed face, it was Hu Changqing.
I haven't seen him for a few days, Hu Changqing is still the same white silk shirt, but he seems to have lost a lot of weight, his eyes are also black and blue, Bo Ruoyou can clearly see it, Wu Xiang is also surprised, he stepped forward two times Step by step, "Little Hu, are you sick? Why have you lost so much weight?"
Hu Changqing coughed lightly, "No... just caught the wind and cold a few days ago, and it's not healed yet..." He covered his lips and coughed lightly, and then glanced into the depths of the inner office, "Is your lord not here?"
Wu Xiang looked him up and down, "If you're not here today, what are you going to do? There's no case, so you're here."
Hu Changqing blushed, "I... I'm here to pay this month's salary."
Wu Xiang raised her brows high, "It's not yet April, and you used to be quite frugal, so you should have saved your money, how can you pay your salary now? Where did your money go?"
Hu Changqing looked at the ground, then looked in anxiously, and said, "Since your lord is not here, I will come back tomorrow." Then he walked out, and turned back after a few steps, "If there is a case, the arrest will be decided." Go call me."
After saying this, he glanced at Bo Ruoyou with some dissatisfaction, as if warning her not to compete for his job, Bo Ruoyou was feeling dumbfounded, but he had already walked out quickly.
Wu Xiang's brows furrowed tighter and tighter, "Did you catch the wind and cold, can you lose weight so quickly?"
Bo Ruoyou hesitated for a while, but still said: "He's just pretending. If he really caught the cold and lost his shape within a few days, then he is already so serious that it's hard for him to get out of the ground, and he just coughed without hoarseness or phlegm. His complexion is pale, not like fever, his breath is weak, but not bad, and he doesn't look like he has been caught in the wind and cold, but his eyes are black and blue, his lips are chapped, his eyes are slack, and his steps are sloppy, as if he has been there for many days. Never slept."
Wu Xiang's eyes lit up, "Yes! That's it, it doesn't look like we are busy and can't take a break." He frowned, "Here's another money, this kid won't be addicted to spending money right?"
Bo Ruoyou didn't know Hu Changqing well, and didn't make any conclusions. Wu Xiang sighed, "He grew up in a scholarly family when he was young, but when he was ten years old, his family was convicted and he was enslaved. The old man is unwilling to learn crafts, but he has already been a lowly slave, and there is nothing he can do. In addition, the adults have praised him a lot. In the past two years, there has been no credit and hard work, but this year has passed a year, Then he became more and more unruly, and if it goes on like this, he doesn't want this job anymore."
"I'm on duty today, I'll go to his house to have a look." Wu Xiang paused for a while, then murmured to himself, "This kid doesn't go to the Goulan place much."
Bo Ruoyou just pretended that she didn't hear this, and seeing that the yamen was fine, she said goodbye to Wu Xiang and went home. At this time, the sun was already setting, and Bo Ruoyou didn't know if Huo Weilou had found that kind of place where beauties smiled. , and relax for a while.
Huo Weilou made no progress here, he went back to Hou Mansion first, Lu Ke and Ning Xiao both arrived after a while.
Lu Ke said with a solemn expression: "I asked about several gardens in the capital, and also went to find the gardeners who go in and out of the various mansions in the capital. Everyone didn't know what this beautiful smile was. The villain thought, or that person used it My own gardener, or it is a coincidence, some people don't know what a beautiful woman's smile is, but because they like flowers and colors, they keep them in the garden."
Huo Weilou disagreed with this statement, "This thing is rare and expensive, and it is very delicate and difficult to keep. The weather in the capital is not suitable for this thing. Since this is the case, if it is just raised casually, how can it be raised well? If it is true as you said, Then we really have met, just use the whole direct staff to find the needle in the haystack."
Ning Xiao said: "Bo Jingqian still used the same rhetoric in the prison. He suffered a bit last night, but he did not change his confession."
Huo Weilou rubbed his fingers up and down, "Don't say anything, let's let it hang out first, let's see how long he can last, as for the beauty's smile, it is the most important clue right now, so don't lose it, besides gardeners, vendors who supply flowers and herbs also need Investigate one by one."
Lu Ke responded, "Maybe Master Hou asked Miss Bo to draw two pictures? The servants only asked the name and knew the general color of the suit, but they didn't know what it looked like."
Huo Weilou glanced at the sky outside, and seeing that dusk was approaching, he ordered someone to invite Bo Ruoyou to come over to the mansion. Just after finishing the order, Huo Qinghong and Ming Guilan came outside to report.
Lu Ke and Ning Xiao stepped back and waited. Not long after, Huo Qinghong pushed Ming Guilan's wheelchair into Huo Weilou's study.
Huo Qinghong not only came here today, but also brought a brocade box. As soon as he sat down, he offered it to Huo Weilou like a treasure, "Brother, this is a new good thing I got recently. Brother, everyone can forget it, but I will never forget it." Big brother, and this item is very helpful to big brother, please accept it."
Huo Qinghong looked like a dog, staring at Huo Weilou, Huo Weilou frowned, "What kind of vulgar thing is it?"
"This is not a vulgar thing! This thing is very expensive, and I paid a lot of money to buy these." Huo Qinghong was very enthusiastic, "The most important use of this thing for big brother is when big brother is tired , just use a small amount, it can refresh your mind, so that my eldest brother will not feel tired when he handles official duties all night long."
It is not the first time for Huo Qinghong to present treasures to Huo Weilou. He grew up surrounded by gold and jade, and ordinary and rare things are not in his eyes. Occasionally he would give some rare things to Huo Weilou, but again No matter how rare and precious treasures are to Huo Weilou, there are only a few weapons that are still in Huo Weilou's mind.
If it was normal, Huo Weilou would have rejected the fancy brocade box when he saw that fancy brocade box, but he didn't expect Huo Qinghong to say that it could keep him up all night without getting tired. He became slightly interested, took it in his hand and opened it, just I saw a jade bottle in it.
He asked: "What kind of medicine is not good?"
Huo Qinghong laughed, "It can also be used as medicine!"
Huo Weilou looked at Ming Guilan who was on the side, and Ming Guilan spread his hands, "I don't know what kind of weird thing it is, I've never heard of it before, as for refreshing the mind, just listen to it, Lord Hou, a human being is a flesh body. It is impossible to truly cultivate into a fairy, and to rest when it is time to rest is the way to preserve one's health."
Ming Guilan is a doctor, so of course he wouldn't listen to Huo Qinghong's nonsense, but Huo Qinghong snorted softly, "I wanted to give you some, but I expected that you wouldn't want it, so I didn't give it to you. I have tried this thing for a few days, and it is very effective every time, if you don’t like these things, don’t come to rob me, anyway, my elder brother can use them.”
Hearing his words, Huo Weilou frowned slightly, opened the jade bottle, and saw a golden paste inside, and put it on the tip of his nose to smell it, but there was only a faint scent of grass and trees, which was nothing strange.
"What is this thing called? Where did it come from?"
Huo Qinghong said with a smile: "This thing has two names, one is called Gold Ointment, and the other is called Ji Le San. It was first spread among the nobles in the southwest area. Now it has only been in the capital for a few days. It is said that it is used to extract the essence of hundreds of flowers and herbs. Chengcheng, the meaning of gold paste, first of all, the color of this thing is like gold, and secondly, this thing is worth a tael of gold for the urine and urine of fingernails, the meaning of bliss is scattered, that is, this thing can make people reach the state of bliss.”
When Huo Weilou heard it, he felt that this thing was not serious, "Do you want to eat it? Is it like alchemy and seeking Taoism?"
In the previous dynasty, there were people who were obsessed with cultivating Taoism and becoming immortals. They used gold, stones, plants, and trees to make alchemy, and then swallowed them into their stomachs. Most of them died of poisoning. Later, in this dynasty, alchemy was called a forbidden technique, and the Taoist lineage also declined. , now that Huo Qinghong sips bliss, it sounds inappropriate to him.
However, Huo Qinghong waved his hand and said: "No, no, it's not something to eat. Don't worry, big brother. I don't dare to give big brother the things that are in my mouth. This thing is used for incense—"
As he spoke, he stepped forward, and took out a fine brass forging treasure in the brocade box, which looked like a lotus seat. There was a hole in the middle of the lotus seat. In the hole, and then light a piece of wick under it, the wick will burn the gold paste on it, and the elder brother only needs to smell the smell."
Huo Weilou felt that it was troublesome, and he frowned and wanted to put it away, but Huo Qinghong couldn't help but continue to praise this thing, "Brother, believe me, this thing will definitely be very useful to Big Brother, but it is better than those heavy sandalwood things." It is very useful, if you feel tired, you only need a little bit, and you can restore your vitality a hundred times after smelling it."
If it's just something to refresh your mind, why is it so valuable? He frowned and said, "What kind of words are you talking about the state of bliss?"
Huo Qinghong smiled deeply when he heard this, "I'm afraid I won't need this for a while..."
Huo Weilou raised his eyebrows puzzled, Huo Qinghong said: "This bliss means that if you are with a woman, if you take more doses of this thing, you will be a hundred times happier—"
With a "snap", Huo Weilou threw the jade bottle heavily into the brocade box, "So you got this thing in the place of fireworks?"
Huo Qinghong quickly waved his hand, "No, no, no, this is not it, it was given to me by Feng Ye and the others, and it is hard to find, but it is different from the things used in the fireworks land, but I heard that there are more powerful fireworks houses in the capital now. The land also has this thing, of course, what they get are all inferior things."
Seeing Huo Weilou's face full of disbelief, Huo Qinghong said again: "Brother, if you don't believe me, ask Guilan. I don't go out much these days. Even if I use this thing by myself, it can make people feel happy."
Huo Weilou still felt that this thing was inappropriate, so he went to see Ming Guilan again, "Is this thing poisonous?"
Before Ming Guilan could speak, Huo Qinghong said: "Look at me, elder brother, see if I'm poisoned? I gave it to elder brother after I tried it myself. If it was poisonous, then Feng Ye and the others would have been poisoned and died a long time ago." .”
Ming Guilan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I've seen Master Hou, it seems that it is indeed non-toxic, but this kind of thing, like those low-grade medicines, is somewhat harmful to people, so it's best not to use it unless necessary."
Huo Qinghong had a bitter face, "Is it so serious? Am I doing well?"
Huo Weilou shook his head, and still put away the brocade box, "Everything that is too full will result in a loss. Words of bliss are just playing with things and losing one's ambition. You don't go out these days. When the case in my hand is over, I want to talk to your parents." Let me tell you, I'll find you an errand."
Huo Qinghong shrank his neck, and didn't dare to argue any more. Seeing that Huo Weilou put the brocade box on the corner of the table and didn't care, he could only sigh regretfully, and Huo Weilou talked to Ming Guilan again. down to business.
"Do you know there is a medicinal herb called Beauty's Smile?" Huo Weilou asked.
"Beauty smile?" Ming Guilan thought back for a moment, "I don't seem to have any impression, what's wrong? Is this medicinal material related to the case?"
Huo Weilou nodded, "I didn't expect that even you don't know. These days we have been looking for a beautiful place in the capital, but we haven't found it yet. I'm afraid it will take some effort."
Ming Guilan pondered, "I really don't have any impression, but do you have an alias?"
Huo Weilou shook his head, and Ming Guilan said: "After returning home, I will ask my father, he may know some rare medicinal materials."
Huo Weilou responded, and turned his eyes to look out the window, as if he was waiting for someone.
Ming Guilan said: "Your Majesty, will you have a visitor later?"
Huo Weilou remained unchanged, "For the case."
Upon hearing this, Ming Guilan looked at Huo Qinghong, "My son, Lord Hou has official duties, let's go, you have also delivered your things, you should return home earlier." He said and glanced at the brocade box, " It’s better to use these unorthodox things sparingly, they might hurt your body.”
Huo Qinghong knew what he meant, he said helplessly: "It's not what you think..."
Hearing what he said, Ming Guilan only regarded this thing as a love potion and aphrodisiac. Although he didn't think it was a good thing, but the children of the aristocratic family played tricks, and he knew some of those messy things, as long as it didn't hurt the fundamental If he couldn't stop it, he didn't talk too much, and because of his disability, he had always been pure-hearted and ascetic, so he didn't even bother to look at these things.
Huo Weilou also said: "If I know that you spend all your time on these things, you don't need to find a job in the capital, and go to the Northland to practice for a few years."
Huo Qinghong was taken aback, and hurriedly made assurances, and after a while, he and Ming Guilan left together.
After the two of them left, Huo Weilou felt helpless looking at the brocade box in front of him. He had listened to this thing for a while, but it was only something that nourished people's energy. After thinking about it for aphrodisiac, and the place of fireworks has begun to circulate, what is the difference between it and the love potion? At most, the person who sold it boasted that it was too expensive.
Although it is non-toxic, he was afraid that Huo Qinghong would lose his body unknowingly. He turned around and put the brocade box on the low cabinet not far away, thinking about the case at hand. He should go to Huo Guogong's mansion. After settling down, he sat down again and looked at the official document.
When Bo Ruoyou arrived at the gate of the Hou's Mansion, she saw a chariot and horse leaving, but she didn't know who it was. After entering the Hou's Mansion, she was greeted warmly by Eunuch Fu. After asking, she found out that it was Ming Guilan and Huo Qinghong Just came here.
Eunuch Fu smiled and said: "The son came to give Hou Ye some treasures, and I don't know what new gadgets he got. It's getting late now, so he went home."
Bo Ruoyou knew it, and went straight to the study. Seeing her coming, Huo Weilou stood up to give up his seat, and then waved to her, "Come here—"
Bo Ruoyou stepped forward in doubt, Huo Weilou grabbed her by the wrist, pulled her to sit on the chair, and spread out a white leaflet, "I asked you to come here today because I want you to draw a picture of the beauty's smile. Today they searched I went around, but did not find this kind of medicinal material, and asked many people, and they didn't know about it, so I made a copy of it, so that people who have seen this thing but don't know the name make a mistake."
Bo Ruoyou was stunned, "So that's how it is. Let me think about it. I found this medicine from my adoptive father's medical books. There are pictures of flowers and fruits on it, but the pictures are very rough."
There were only a few strokes in the medicinal material booklet, Bo Ruoyou thought about it for a while, added a description, and then started to write. Not long after, a slender flower appeared on the paper, "It probably looks like this, The color tends to be reddish-purple, very gorgeous and gorgeous.”
Huo Weilou waited for the ink to dry before picking up the paper, looked at it, and ordered someone to call Lu Ke and Ning Xiao over, and after handing over the painting to them, he went back inside again, entered the door, and saw Bo Ruoyou was reading a military book on his desk.
He walked forward slowly, and asked with a smile, "Can you see clearly?"
The military book was already open, otherwise she wouldn't have read too much. Seeing him coming back, Bo Ruoyou hurriedly stood up to make way for him, "I don't understand it, but I'm a little curious."
Huo Weilou pressed her shoulder and turned over the military book, "Where is the curiosity?"
Standing behind the back of the chair, he leaned over her to turn the pages of the book, his tall figure immediately enveloped her, and the heat of his words fell on the top of her hair, making her shrink back uncontrollably, "I … I wonder why Hou Ye returned to the capital, and he always has military books by his hand.”
She is a little girl who studies medical science and autopsy, so naturally she is not really interested in leading troops to fight, and she just wants to know what he is thinking. Huo Weilou straightened up, "A temple is like a battlefield, but some generals can only fight. Killing the enemy on the battlefield does not involve fighting in the temple, what is fought on the battlefield is the deployment of troops, the right time, place and people, and the same is true in the temple."
Bo Ruoyou turned around and looked up at Huo Weilou, her eyes filled with trust and admiration, "Master Hou still has an opponent?"
He couldn't bear to be looked at by her like this, and couldn't help brushing the hair on her cheeks, and rubbed her palm against her cheeks, she seemed to be a little used to his touch, and she didn't show any embarrassment, His palm also felt numb and numb.
He withdrew his hand and took the time to say, "Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger, the emperor's mind is unpredictable, not to mention the changes in the court day and night, and the peace of mind can last for a long time, and I like this way, so it is not unusual to keep the book in the book. "
This is no different from the Huo Weilou in Bo Ruoyou's imagination. He went to the battlefield when he was young, and he has outstanding military exploits. It is said that his luck is very good, thanks to his good background, but there are not many nobles in Beijing, but no one can be as young as him to take power.
The brighter Bo Ruoyou's eyes looked at him, Huo Weilou's heart swelled, and she almost couldn't help leaning over to do something. The admiration in her eyes was undisguised, even though there were tens of thousands of people who had seen him like this, But she is uniquely different. He is not an arrogant person, his arrogance is engraved in his bones, and he is powerful when he is not angry. At this time, she is looking at him, but his heart is full of waves.
He endured and endured, and just pulled her up, but just as she was about to leave the book case, Bo Ruoyou saw the gorgeous brocade box, the bright and beautiful color with complicated patterns, it was incompatible with his study, and it was not his at first glance Something, she asked curiously: "Master Hou, what is this?"
Huo Weilou's heart tightened, Bo Ruoyou is also good at medicine, if she sees that the contents in the brocade box can replenish essence, strengthen yang and charm, wouldn't it be difficult for him to explain
He said without changing his face: "Oh, Huo Qinghong's things fell."
Thinking of what Eunuch Fu said, Bo Ruoyou rolled her eyes, keenly aware that the matter was not simple.