After returning home, Huo Weilou knew that Bo Ruoyou had been there in the morning, and also that Bo Ruoyou had come to the yamen, so he brought people to the yamen, but when he arrived, he found out that Bo Ruoyou and Wu Xiang had left, but the yamen did not For the new case, even Sun Zhao didn't know where they went.
That being the case, Huo Weilou waited at the yamen. After waiting for two cups of tea, Wu Xiang came back. He called two yamen servants to go to Hu Changqing's house, and then went to the inner hall to meet Sun Zhao. When he saw Huo Weilou was there, Wu Xiang quickly saluted.
Sun Zhao glanced behind him, "Why did you come back alone? Where's Xiao Bo?"
Wu Xiang understood the purpose of Huo Weilou's visit, and hurriedly said: "Xiao Bo is behind, and will be back soon."
Sun Zhao asked again, "Where did you go?"
"My lord, this subordinate is going to report this matter to your lord. It happens that Lord Hou is here, so I can hear whether this matter is of great importance." Wu Xiang took a breath and continued: "Just then this subordinate took Xiao Bo to see Hu Changqing, this guy seldom comes to the yamen to be on duty these days, and I came across him once a few days ago, and saw that he was haggard and seriously ill, so I went to his house to see him this morning..."
Wu Xiang told how Hu Changqing tied him up and how he lost his mind, and also told how Bo Ruoyou discovered that Han Jiang's younger brother was different, and then said solemnly: "Bo Yuzuo thinks this is not a trivial matter. She suspects that something is wrong." There are a lot of poisons in circulation, which have hallucinogenic effects and can easily cause people to go insane."
Sun Zhao was slightly horrified when he heard that, "You mean, Hu Changqing was poisoned for two days? And he tied himself up?"
"Yes, my lord, and he was so mad that he even hit his head against the edge of the bed, causing his head to bleed."
At first, Huo Weilou heard that it was the work of the yamen's servant, so he didn't look very concerned, only when he heard about Hu Changqing's madness, his face became serious, "Will he be sober when you go?"
Wu Xiang nodded, "I'm half awake, I can recognize the person, but I can see that he is in great pain and discomfort, and then I couldn't bear it any longer, so I hit my head against the edge of the bed, and the blood flowed profusely after a few hits, and I passed out."
Sun Zhao also looked serious, "Do you know what kind of poison he was poisoned by?"
Wu Xiang shook her head, "I don't know, that's the reason why it's weird. He didn't tell me when I asked him, but he kept saying that it was a fairy medicine that could make him enter a state of bliss—"
Huo Weilou frowned, "Elysium?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he looked past Wu Xiang to the outside of the hall, and Bo Ruoyou came back.
Bo Ruoyou lifted her skirt slightly, and her footsteps were lighter than usual. She walked through the atrium, and saw Huo Weilou sitting in the hall at first sight. The worrying thoughts on the way were dispersed, and she hurried into the hall to salute.
"Meet the Marquis, my lord—"
Huo Weilou waved his hand, his gaze was pulsating, Wu Xiang hurriedly said: "Little Bo, I have already told Lord Hou and the adults what you are worried about, and Hu Changqing did say the words "Blissful Realm" and "Spiritual Medicine" at that moment. Right?"
Bo Ruoyou was looking at Huo Weilou, when she heard the words, she hurriedly looked at Wu Xiang, "Yes, that's what I said."
Huo Weilou frowned, how could there be a state of bliss in this world? And in the past few days, it was not the first time he heard this, he looked at Bo Ruoyou, "Do you suspect that the poison in that work is the poison of the fragrance?"
Wu Xiang had already explained Bo Ruoyou's doubts, and Bo Ruoyou nodded hesitantly, "It's different from the Meixiang in the brothel, but it should be similar, or more pure, because I I have seen some scraps of paper among Hu Wu writers, and there are some residues on the scraps of paper, which smell more intense and pungent, just like... like spicy spirits and plum wine, although they both have the smell of alcohol, But for ordinary people, one is spicy and intoxicating, while the other is only slightly drunk."
When she described it like this, it was very vivid, Sun Zhao said: "Since Hu Changqing has been poisoned by this thing, then bring him to the Yamen, and when he wakes up, he can ask him and he will know what it is."
Huo Weilou asked Bo Ruoyou, "What is the smell of poison?"
Bo Ruoyou hurriedly said: "The taste is astringent and bitter, and it has a musty smell, which is a bit pungent."
Huo Weilou felt a little relieved when he heard this place. When he heard the word bliss, he naturally thought of what Huo Qinghong had offered him, but what Huo Qinghong gave him had a sweet smell, and he thought it was not the same thing.
Bo Ruoyou looked at Sun Zhao again, "My lord, I'm afraid Hu Yuzuo won't wake up for a while. I saw that the younger brother of the deceased in the brothel case was also a little weird, so I thought it's better to go to the Han's house first. That's okay." It can prove whether the poisoned person is an individual case."
Sun Zhao nodded in response, and turned his eyes to look at Huo Weilou. Although Huo Weilou felt that this kind of poison was not offered by Huo Qinghong, but because of emotion and reason, he attached great importance to this matter, so he said: "This Marquis will also go together. .”
Since Huo Weilou had this intention, Sun Zhao would naturally accompany him. He ordered the carriages and horses to be prepared, and soon the group left the hall.
Bo Ruoyou naturally walked behind, her eyes fell on Huo Weilou, when she walked out the door, Huo Weilou suddenly turned around, and immediately met her eyes, she was stunned for a moment, but Huo Weilou held his lips, and said: "You come over."
Wu Xiang and Sun Zhao's eyes changed slightly when they heard the words, but they didn't look sideways, and they didn't dare to show strange expressions. Bo Ruoyou couldn't help but cast a glance at the two of them, and forced himself to calmly head towards Huo Weilou's carriage, and got into the carriage , was relieved.
Huo Weilou lifted the curtain of the car, and ordered the embroiderer next to him to tell Zhou Liang to go home first, Zhou Liang was already used to it, and quickly agreed.
Bo Ruoyou said casually: "How long has Hou Ye been in the Yamen? But do you have other errands?"
Right now the two of them are not easy to talk privately, now Bo Ruoyou asked the question in his heart, Huo Weilou said: "I came here to find you, why did you go to that writer's house?"
Only then did Bo Ruoyou explain all the previous things, and then said: "I thought it was an ordinary poisoning, but I didn't expect to see Hu Wuzuo tortured and lost his human form when I went there, and after the connection, I guess Hu Zuozuo touched this thing. There are more than a month."
Wu Xiang said that Hu Changqing was very stable in the past and had no other bad habits. In this way, he could only be harmed by this kind of poison. Bo Ruoyou looked at him, "But this matter may not be that serious. It's getting late now. Already, Master Hou is done with his work today? Also, did you find that beauty?"
"I'm done." Huo Weilou leaned over and got closer to her for a while, "We sent someone to check the Wei Shu family you mentioned before. Song Yu is the servant of the household department, and the person who interacts with him the most is Wei Shu. I mentioned this Minister of the Household Department, but I went to check and found out that the Wei Shuren was in the Weifu that day, and Song Yu did not go to the Weifu."
Bo Ruoyou was stunned when he heard that, "So that's how it is. I read some medical books in the Pharmacopoeia these days, and it was said that Beauty Smile has other names such as Misanghua, Furongyingsu, etc., and it often grows in the southwest area. This thing is used for ornamental purposes. Its use is very beautiful, it is very effective as medicine, and it is also very rare, but I saw that some doctors in the previous dynasty said that this medicine has hidden dangers, and you must be very cautious when using it. I think it is because of this that it has not been popularized. Haven't found anything else that is good for finding beautiful women."
Seeing her putting in so much effort, Huo Weilou's eyes darkened: "Although we haven't found a beautiful woman, there are still other clues. You are working so hard, but for me?"
Bo Ruoyou hesitated but didn't answer, but Huo Weilou held his lips silently, he couldn't help but hold Bo Ruoyou's hand, although he didn't say anything, he was quite happy to be pleased.
The Han family is a rich family of merchants, and their home is in Yongkang Square in the south of the city. Wu Xiang rode in front of the horse, and walked all the way towards Yongkang Square, crossing the streets and alleys, and stopped in front of the Han family's gate after half an hour.
The Han family has a large family, and at this moment, it has been hung with silk. Wu Xiang went to call the door, and learned that someone from the yamen wanted to see the second young master of the Han family. Everyone in the Han family was a little surprised. Han Jiang's mourning hall has been decorated.
Mrs. Han came out to welcome her, "Captain Wu, but what happened to the case?"
She looked back and saw that Sun Zhao was wearing a third-rank official uniform, and she became even more nervous. Wu Xiang said, "Today we came to see the second master of your family. Where is he?"
Mrs. Han was a little panicked. Although she didn't recognize Huo Weilou, she felt that Huo Weilou's demeanor was more aggressive than Sun Zhao's. Although they were wealthy, they were just merchants. They didn't dare to delay, so they hurriedly took Sun Zhao and his party to the inner courtyard go.
"He's been feeling a little unwell recently, and he's been staying in his own room for the past two days, except for offering incense in the mourning hall." Mrs. Han swallowed, wondering whether the Han family was about to face disaster. "Second brother, he is a scholar. I don’t go out very much here, my lord, catch the head, could it be that he caused some trouble?”
Sun Zhao said: "That's not true, you don't have to worry too much, let's meet people first."
Mrs. Han didn't dare to ask any more questions, she went all the way into the inner courtyard, and after a while entered a small courtyard, and then knocked on the door of the main room, "Second Brother...Second Brother, are you there?"
After shouting twice, there was no answer, Madam Han said again: "Han Ming? Come out, the people from the yamen are here and want to see you."
There was still no movement inside the door, Huo Weilou looked at the closed door and frowned, "There are people inside."
Madam Han didn't dare to delay, she pushed the door open with all her strength, and when the door opened, a special pungent smell permeated out, Wu Xiang's complexion changed immediately, "It's this smell, Xiaobo, right?"
Bo Ruoyou nodded, and Wu Xiang took the lead and walked in first. Madam Han was terrified, she watched the crowd rush in, and finally followed.
There is no one in the left and right wing rooms of the house, and the more one walks into the inner room, the stronger the smell, because he is a man, Wu Xiang did not shy away from it, so he entered the inner room within a few steps, and stopped as soon as he entered the door.
Sun Zhao and Huo Weilou followed closely behind, and when Bo Ruoyou entered, they all breathed lightly when they saw the scene in front of them.
Han Ming was lying on the long couch under the west window with half-clothed clothes. On the couch was a table with several bottles and cans on it. He also held a bamboo tube in his hand. There was something in the bamboo tube, but smoke was coming out of one end. Han Ming put the bamboo tube on his mouth and nose with a face of intoxication, and lowered his head to inhale the smoke from time to time.
The entrance of the smoke must be very choking, but he didn't notice it at all. Instead, his face was fascinated, as if he had forgotten all his troubles, and he didn't know where he was. When he heard footsteps, he looked over slowly. Seeing this When many people appeared, he didn't feel panicked at all. Instead, he sucked on the bamboo tube again, and then laughed foolishly.
Mrs. Han came in and was startled by this scene, "Han Ming! What are you doing?!"
The room was smoky, giving it a smoky feeling, and the doors and windows were closed, making it even more weird and strange. Mrs. Han went up to open the window. Seeing that Han Ming was still drunk, she couldn't help but pushed He said, "Han Ming?!"
Pushed by her, Han Ming staggered, he fell limply on the couch, his joints seemed to be limp, but at this moment the smoke in the bamboo tube suddenly stopped, his complexion changed, he hurried to get the fire bag, He ignited tremblingly, and went to the end of the burning bamboo tube. Soon, the smoke came out again. He took a deep breath in fascination, and lay down stretched again, intoxicated and ecstasy, the corners of his lips were still raised.
Mrs. Han was taken aback, "You you-"
Bo Ruoyou couldn't help but walked up to Huo Weilou, and said to him: "Master Huo, there is poisonous substance wrapped in paper rolls and burned there. Same."
Huo Weilou's heart that had been put down just now hung up again, not for anything else, just for the method of inhaling smoke of the person in front of him, although the usage of this is different from that of Huo Qinghong's offering, it is also the same reason.
Hearing that Bo Ruoyou said that Hu Wuzuo was the same, he immediately stepped forward and opened the bottles and cans on the table. Even so, he did not disturb Han Ming, his eyes were blurred and he leaned against the pillow , just hold on to the bamboo tube firmly.
And when Huo Weilou opened the third small ceramic pot, his already stern face suddenly turned cold.
The first two are filled with brown-black debris, but the third one is filled with a golden paste. Although it contains many impurities, it is exactly the same as what Huo Qinghong offered!
He grasped the clay pot firmly, looked at Han Ming again, and found that the end of the bamboo tube in Han Ming's hand was stained with gold paste. For a moment, he seemed to see Huo Qinghong through him, thinking that Huo Qinghong might also be like that at this moment. Han Ming lost consciousness like swallowing clouds and fog. He put the clay pot and turned around and said, "I leave this to you. Be sure to investigate the cause and effect clearly. If you understand, come to the Marquis Mansion to report."
After he finished speaking, he left, and when he got to Bo Ruoyou's side, he said, "Follow me."
When the words settled down, he didn't explain much. When Bo Ruoyou realized, he had already left the inner room. It must be a big deal to make him so nervous. She said goodbye to Sun Zhao and the two and followed.
After getting into the carriage, Bo Ruoyou looked at Huo Weilou suspiciously. Huo Weilou had already started the carriage, and said at this moment: "I just saw another kind of poison. When he sent it, he also said that it can refresh the mind and make people tireless, and also said that if the dosage is large, it can make people reach the state of bliss.”
Bo Ruoyou was extremely surprised, "But the brocade box I saw that day?"
Huo Weilou nodded, thinking that he had concealed something from Bo Ruoyou that day, he explained: "When he gave this thing that day, he only said it could refresh his mind. Although he mentioned something else later, he was not close to me. Women don’t need to be used in that way, so I didn’t tell you clearly.”
A flash of inspiration flashed in Bo Ruoyou's mind, "Your Majesty, did you say that this thing can add to the fun?"
At that time, what he and Ming Guilan thought were all about aphrodisiac and aphrodisiac, but they had similar meanings. He nodded, "I asked him at that time if he bought it in the place of fireworks, but he said that it was the son of Zhongyi Bofu." As a gift, Ming Guilan also said that he didn't know the toxicity of this substance, so I didn't take it to heart, and now I'm afraid that he is deeply poisoned and doesn't know it."
Bo Ruoyou understood, and she also thought of Han Jiang's case, "A person died in the brothel the day before yesterday, and it was Han Ming's elder brother whom I saw just now. In addition, when I went to the autopsy, I found that it was not like an ordinary horse, but that it seemed to be seduced by Meixiang, but after Wu's investigation, I found that there were many places where Meixiang was used, and other places were not. Nothing happened, but now it seems that it may be caused by Meixiang and the deceased used a more powerful poison at home."
With that said, Huo Weilou was even more worried on the floor, and Huo Qinghong often went to find flowers and ask willows, and he had already mentioned before that using gold ointment could make people happier under the bed.
He didn't answer, his face was dark, Bo Ruoyou rarely saw him with such an expression, and thinking of Huo Qinghong's preferences, he became even more worried, but couldn't help comforting Huo Weilou, "Master Hou, maybe the son It was just a whim, and it wasn’t used much later.”
Huo Weilou knew Huo Qinghong too well, "He was a man of gold and jade since he was a child, and his parents pampered him quite a bit, so his temper is very wanton. People who are used to pleasure, if they really taste a good taste somewhere, They just let themselves go.”
Bo Ruoyou's heart tightened, and he couldn't say any words of comfort for a while, Wu Xiang said that Hu Changqing was not a weak-minded person, and he had no bad habits in the past, even he was like that, let alone Huo Qinghong
Huo Weilou narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes vacantly fell on the car in front of him, but obviously his mind had been elsewhere, his brows were furrowed very tightly, besides the urgency on his body, he was also a little restless, Bo Ruo You looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and reached out to grab his clenched fist on his knee.
Huo Weilou looked at her, his eyes recovered a bit, and he held her hand behind his back.
The carriage galloped all the way, and when it arrived at Duke Huo's mansion, Huo Weilou quickly got out of the carriage, even though he was in a hurry, he still waited for Bo Ruoyou outside the carriage, and only after she got down did he take her all the way into the Duke's mansion.
Guogong Mansion and Wu Zhaohou Mansion have almost the same organizational system, the same luxury and nobles, grand and exquisite, but compared to the coldness of Wu Zhaohou Mansion, there are many servants here, and it is even more lively in the Duke's Mansion. Huo Weilou has just walked to the main courtyard At the door, Huo Guogong and his wife came out to welcome them.
There was a lot of joy on the faces of the two, Huo Guogong Huo Cheng smiled and said: "Why are you here in the dangerous building?"
Huo Weilou looked serious, "Where is Hong'er?"
Huo Cheng and his wife looked at each other, and the Duke's wife, Yue Shi, pointed to the direction of the inner courtyard, "It's in my own courtyard, why, what happened?"
Huo Weilou didn't answer, and walked towards the inner courtyard, he was naturally very familiar with the Duke's Mansion, striding away all the way, Huo Cheng and his wife were stunned for a while, and hurriedly followed, only then did they notice that there was a handsome man behind him The beautiful woman, the two were a little startled, and looked at each other again, wondering what the situation was.
As soon as Huo Weilou entered Huo Qinghong's courtyard, others greeted him. Seeing that Huo Weilou brought Bo Ruoyou with him, he was a little surprised, "Brother? Youyou? Why are you here?"
Seeing him coming out intact, Huo Weilou's tense heartstrings finally loosened, he looked him up and down for a moment, and asked in a deep voice, "Have you used gold ointment these days?"
Huo Qinghong was startled, his eyes flickered, "No...it's not very useful."
How could Huo Weilou believe it, and seeing that he seemed to be thinner than before, he immediately stepped into his room, "Find out all the golden ointment you have here."
Huo Qinghong looked at Bo Ruoyou suspiciously, but Bo Ruoyou, who had always been gentle and friendly, also had a solemn expression at this moment, blessing him, not even showing a smile, Huo Qinghong scratched his head helplessly , Go into the house to find gold ointment.
Soon, two brocade boxes were found, and Huo Qinghong put them on the table, "Here, that's all, what's the matter, brother?"
Huo Cheng and his wife also walked in, and were a little surprised when they saw the things on the table. Huo Cheng asked Huo Qinghong, "Hong'er, what is this?"
Huo Qinghong said solemnly: "It's just something for fun."
"This thing is poisonous." Huo Weilou opened his mouth, and he looked at Huo Qinghong with serious eyes, "What's wrong with you these few days?"
Huo Qinghong scratched his head again, "What's uncomfortable? No, I'm fine."
Right now he looks fine, although he is a little thinner, but he is young after all, and he is usually well-clothed, and his face is not scary, but Huo Weilou is still worried, "Take this thing with you, Come back to the Marquis Mansion with me, this thing is not usable, as for what damage it will do to your body, we will find out later when the people in the yamen interrogate you."
Hearing that the Yamen was involved in this matter, Huo Qinghong showed jealousy. He hesitated, obviously not wanting to go with Huo Weilou, and even looked at Huo Cheng and his wife as if asking for help. Huo Cheng coughed lightly and said, "Dangerou ,This issue… "
Huo Weilou turned around and looked at Huo Cheng, "Second Uncle, this matter is not trivial, if it gets serious, I'm afraid it will hurt him fundamentally."
Huo Weilou's expression was menacing, and Huo Cheng seemed to shrink back in front of him. After a while, he looked at Huo Qinghong, "Hong'er, your elder brother is also doing it for your own good, so you should go to the Hou's mansion, anyway, you won't be afraid of it." What's in the way."
Huo Qinghong looked at his parents reproachfully, the corners of his lips twitched a few times, and finally gave in, "Okay, okay, then I'll be back at night."
After speaking, he hugged the two brocade boxes and went out first.
Before Huo Weilou left, he comforted Huo Cheng and Yue Shi, "You don't have to worry, if there is anything wrong, I will send someone over to inform you."
Huo Cheng and Yue Shi agreed repeatedly, at this time, Huo Weilou took Bo Ruoyou away, they left the house, but Huo Qinghong wanted to take his own carriage, Huo Weilou shook his head without saying anything, got into the carriage and took a seat Then he exhaled.
Bo Ruoyou also felt a little relieved, "Master Hou, don't worry too much. On the surface, the son doesn't look like he's been poisoned too deeply."
Huo Weilou nodded, and couldn't help scolding him angrily, "You really indulged him too much. If you didn't find out in time, you might be like those two."
Thinking of Huo Qinghong's actions, Bo Ruoyou sighed in his heart.
As soon as the group returned to the Hou's mansion, the porter said, "Master, Mr. Sun has arrived."
Huo Weilou responded, and glanced at Huo Qinghong who was behind him with an innocent face, and walked all the way to the main courtyard. Mr. Fu was entertaining Sun Zhao, so he couldn't help being surprised to see the three of them coming back together.
After sitting down, Huo Weilou asked Sun Zhao to speak bluntly, and Sun Zhao said: "Master Han, that Han Ming is not sober yet, but I asked Mrs. Han, she knows what it is. Good and bad, the worst is brown stuff with a pungent smell, the best is a golden paste with a sweet smell, you can get a small bag for a few taels of silver, but the best is comparable to gold, Those things were bought back by Han Jiang two months ago, at first they were just for pleasure, but later the two brothers couldn’t live without them, and it would be quite uncomfortable if they didn’t enjoy themselves for a while every day.”
Gold ointment, bliss powder... Huo Weilou couldn't help but cast a cold glance at Huo Qinghong. Huo Qinghong's complexion changed a little, and he looked restless. The brocade box in his hand looked like a hot potato, but he couldn't bear to throw it away. .
Bo Ruoyou inferred his inference about Han Jiang's death at the right time, and Sun Zhao also nodded, "It's true. The fragrance in the brothel is probably the worst thing, and it doesn't stimulate people that much, but What they use at home is a mixture of good and bad, so the effect is naturally much stronger."
Sun Zhao sighed, "Lord Hou, Mrs. Han said that this item is not considered rare in the market, and ordinary rich and noble families can afford it, and many people are already using it now, and there are many places that sell this item." Well, in the capital, there are some famous brothels, restaurants and teahouses, and some wine shops are also selling them."
Huo Weilou pondered for a moment, "Right now we need to know how poisonous this substance is. Apart from making people intoxicated, selfless and insane, there are other harms. As for the place where this substance is sold, the Yamen will investigate and record it, and issue a ban. It is also necessary to find out when this thing flowed into the capital, where it originated, and who made it flow into the capital... "
Huo Weilou and Sun Zhao were talking about the follow-up investigation, Bo Ruoyou listened carefully first, but at a certain moment, her eyes suddenly caught Huo Qinghong, Huo Qinghong sat up straight, but Bo Ruoyou sat Opposite him, you can just see his hands on his knees.
She keenly discovered that Huo Qinghong's hands were trembling uncontrollably at the moment, and there was also a look of impatience and anxiety on his face...