"Come on—"
The iron arm wrapped around his waist, it was too hard to grasp, but Huo Weilou immediately called out in a deep voice!
The embroidered envoys in front of the Yaoyue Pavilion were startled by the loud noise, but now they obeyed the order, but after turning the corner, they were all stunned.
How could their Master Hou, who was a girl with Wu Zuo,... hugged her
Huo Weilou pointed to the third floor, "The beam fell for no reason, almost hurting someone, go up and have a look."
Strangely, there was the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground, it was actually a beam falling, the height of the third floor, and the thickness of a hug, if it hits a person, no matter how steel and iron the bones are, blood will splatter on the spot, although I guess Huo Weilou is for This is the case for saving people, but when the embroidered clothes envoys turned to leave, they still couldn't help but take another look.
It is so strange!
His Lord Hou didn't even have a maidservant by his side, and now he had a beautiful woman in his arms, which was really unprecedented.
The sound of footsteps came into the building around the corner, and Huo Weilou lowered his eyes to look into his arms again.
Bo Ruoyou froze in his chest, her face was still frightened, her little face lost all color, her pair of clear and bottomless eyes seemed to be a bit unsettled at the moment, like a frightened deer, she was originally a beautiful and beautiful person. The face, such an expression, revealed an even more shocking and delicate posture, Huo Weilou's phoenix eyes sank, "Are you scared?"
Huo Weilou's tone was not ordinary, but lacked the intimidation and coldness of Mount Tai, to Bo Ruoyou's ears, it sounded like a gentle wind and drizzle, she regained half of her consciousness, and couldn't help lowering her eyes to look at the vermilion lacquered beams again. full back.
If Huo Weilou hadn't rescued her, she would probably have been killed by smashing her skull and spine at this moment, not only that, her sternum and ribs would all be broken, the broken sternum might pierce her heart, even a god would be hard to save.
Bo Ruoyou swallowed with lingering fear.
Huo Weilou was still holding her, and just as his arms loosened, Bo Ruoyou's body shook, and she couldn't stand still.
Huo Weilou had no choice but to hold her up, and when he heard the footsteps getting louder and louder in the building, he took her back a few steps, then something happened suddenly, if there was anyone upstairs, it was a deliberate murder, if there was no one, Huo Weilou just Afraid of another heavy object falling.
When Huo Weilou retreated, he held Bo Ruoyou to his side, this is a protective posture, if there is really another falling object, his tall stature, broad shoulders and broad body, can completely block her.
The cold wind also disappeared suddenly, and Bo Ruoyou was shrouded in his shadow. When he looked up again, he saw Huo Weilou's chiseled silhouette exuding a forceful coldness and toughness, which was usually frightening. , but inexplicably has a kind of calming power.
The frozen breath loosened, as if the frozen blood was flowing through all the limbs again, she felt that she was still leaning on Huo Weilou, she hurriedly took a step back to stand firm, and then exhaled, "Thank you, Lord Hou Save each other."
Most of Huo Weilou's eyes fell on the high-rise building, and he didn't answer immediately. Soon, several figures leaned out from behind the railing and shouted down, "Qi Hou Ye, there is no one upstairs, and the beam that fell off must be a mortise and tenon joint." Because of the long decay."
Huo Weilou withdrew his gaze, and then looked at Bo Ruoyou.
Bo Ruoyou folded her hands in front of her body, clenched them tightly, her head was slightly drooped, and a section of her beautiful neck was exposed at the neckline. Huo Weilou saw that she was still in shock, so he just asked, "It's so early, why are you here to do this?" What?"
Bo Ruoyou took a deep breath and raised her head, pointing to the outside of the cornice on the second floor, Huo Weilou followed her gaze, and just as she looked over, her eyes darkened, although it was covered by a layer of plain snow, she could still see that There are two gray tiles missing from the edge.
Yaoyue Pavilion is located in the northeast of the Hou Mansion, surrounded by flower forests, with white jade as the steps, the shape is magnificent, and the carvings are exquisite. In spring and autumn, when you climb up and look far, you can overlook the entire Hou Mansion. But now in the middle of winter and the first month, almost no one comes here.
The eaves on the second floor were not damaged, only two pieces of gray tiles were missing here, Huo Weilou looked narrowly at the place where Bo Ruoyou was standing just now, "Are you looking for those two pieces of tiles?"
After this moment, Bo Ruoyou has managed to calm herself down, "Yes, in the last month, there have been three or four snowfalls in Qingzhou Mansion, each time every few days. If you find the tiles in the snow, you might be able to tell when they fell."
After Bo Ruoyou finished speaking, she looked at the falling beam and sighed. It was not easy to see the snow layer, but now that it was smashed like this, it must be difficult to distinguish. She was frowning for a while, and Huo Weilou watched her eyes deepen.
Soon, the embroidered clothes on the upper floor came down, Huo Weilou pointed to the beam on the ground, "Move it away, and check if there are any tiles under it."
Several embroiderers stepped forward, immediately moved the beam away, and rummaged through the snow pit for a while, and found a few broken tiles, Bo Ruoyou looked at the chaotic snow pit, and the method of timing in his mind was no longer needed On the other side, Huo Weilou took a few broken tiles and looked at them, "It fell for five or six days."
When Bo Ruoyou heard the words, she immediately looked up to her. Huo Weilou saw her doubts, and said mercifully, "There are moss growing on the tiles. This kind of moss can survive for eight or nine days at most out of the soil."
The eaves have been flying for a long time, and the gaps between the tiles have accumulated dust into mud, and moss grew on the soil. At this moment, most of the moss branches on the tiles are dry, which is enough to prove that they fell six or seven days ago. At that time, it was Zheng Wenchen who was pushed away. Downstairs day.
Bo Ruoyou's eyes lighted slightly, but when she glanced over the vermilion lacquer beam, she frowned. She stepped forward and carefully looked at the vermilion lacquer on the beam. The vermilion lacquer was probably repainted a year ago, although it was a little faded, But it hasn't fallen off yet, but right in the middle of the beam, there is a strip of peeling paint. Bo Ruoyou raised his hand and touched it, "This beam may not be as simple as the mortise and tenon tenon decaying for a long time..."
The mortise and tenon on one side of the beam is indeed a bit decayed, but the other side is intact, and seeing the paint peeling off here, Bo Ruoyou said: "This place seems to have been worn by something, and the shape looks like... "
"It's a rope." Huo Weilou came to a firm conclusion. He raised his eyes and looked at the railing on the third floor, "If you put a rope on the beam, a person with a little skill can pass from above the third floor without knowing anyone. I feel like I jumped down, so the falling tiles have an explanation."
Bo Ruoyou nodded in agreement, the surrounding flowers and forests were dense, if someone escaped in the chaos, no one would be able to notice.
This is how it creates the illusion of ghosts killing people.
After reading the beams, Huo Weilou turned around and walked towards the main entrance. Bo Ruoyou knew that he was going upstairs, so she quickly followed. Seeing her coming, Huo Weilou was noncommittal, but Bo Ruoyou not only knew how to conduct autopsies, but also had very keen powers of observation, which was quite useful.
The first floor is the hall where several famous landscape paintings are hung. Because no one has been there for a long time, dust has fallen on the tables and stools. The stairs are on the right side of the hall. Huo Weilou went upstairs first, followed by Bo Ruoyou. She could see Huo Weilou's back with her eyes, and inexplicably, she felt that Huo Weilou's figure was getting taller and taller, and he looked quite trustworthy and reassuring.
Bo Ruoyou pursed her lips. Before this morning, she only hoped for nothing to solve the case. No matter how powerful and cold-blooded this Marquis Wu Zhao was, it had nothing to do with her, because most of them would There is no chance to meet again, but Shicai's rescue really made her feel grateful.
As soon as she went up to the second floor, Bo Ruoyou stopped, her breath moved slightly, she didn't continue to go up, but went to the Nuan Pavilion on the second floor separated by Duobao Pavilion.
The first floor is a spacious hall, and the second floor is like a study room. The Duobao Pavilion cuts off the sight of the stairs. Once you go inside, you can see that there are bookshelves on both sides of the wall, and the bookshelves are full of books. There are ancient books, book cases and piano tables, and there is a long couch table under the west window, and in the corner of the west window, an inconspicuous incense burner is placed on the ground.
Bo Ruoyou walked towards the incense burner.
The censer was made of bronze, small and exquisite. Bo Ruoyou picked it up and took a look. She sniffed it lightly, revealing that she really did, and then looked around. Soon, she took the censer and walked to the Duobao Pavilion in the south. The incense burner was placed in one of the empty grids.
There was also dust on the grid, but there happened to be three places where the dust fell lighter. When the incense burner was placed on it, it just fit the foot of the burner.
Huo Weilou walked slowly, and Bo Ruoyou held the censer and said, "Master Hou, the incense is here. The murderer lit the incense with the censer and put it in the corner. After Zheng Erye came here, it is very likely He fell into a coma without realizing it."
Bo Ruoyou put down the censer, and went to look at the stairs from the second floor to the third floor, "There are strips of bruises and abrasions on the body, presumably they were left when he was dragged to the third floor. Although Second Master Zheng is Adult men are not tall, and ordinary people can drag them casually."
Zheng Wenchen is less than six feet tall, with a slender figure, weighing no more than a hundred catties.
However, there are many furniture and decorations here, but they are all neat and tidy, which shows that there has been no fight. Why did Zheng Wenchen come here? And he was stunned before seeing the murderer? Or have you already met the murderer
Bo Ruoyou had many questions in her heart, and Zheng Wenchen had been dead for seven days, so she couldn't check here for the first time, a lot of evidence might have disappeared, just as she was thinking, Huo Weilou was going to the third floor, she hurriedly followed.
When I went upstairs, I saw that the hall on the third floor was very small, with windows on all sides, and only a portrait of the old Anqinghou was hung in the north direction. Along the way, there were ashes on the road, as Bo Ruoyou deduced, and there were people on the ground. With traces of dragging, Bo Ruoyou came out of the small open door and arrived at the balcony where Zheng Wenchen fell from the building.
The view here is wide, whether it is the place where the old lady rests or the yard where she lived last night, you can see it at a glance. The only disadvantage is that the eaves are a bit low. Although there is moonlight that night, it is not difficult to imagine that the murderer is hiding in the Behind Zheng Wenchen, it is difficult for people below to see his head and face clearly.
Drag the person up, then grab him and lean against the fence, wait for someone to come from below, then push Zheng Wenchen down, and then go around to the back...
Bo Ruoyou went around while thinking, and saw Huo Weilou standing under the eaves with the beams missing.
Although the beam is heavy, there are mortise and tenon joints on both sides. Even if one side of the mortise and tenon rots and breaks, there is another side that can bear the weight. However, someone puts a rope on the beam to go up and down. The weight of the person is the tenon and tenon. Another reason, but it was a coincidence that the beam fell down just now, although a cup of tea had passed, but thinking of the scene just now, Bo Ruoyou still felt a chill down her spine.
Bo Ruoyou was about to go forward, but Huo Weilou turned around and said, "Stand there."
Bo Ruoyou hurriedly stopped, and then saw Huo Weilou and the embroiderer around him ordering, "Go and tell Zheng Wenyan, it's best to repair and check the whole third floor, the tenons and tenons around here are a little loose, if you come again, I'm afraid there will be an accident."
The embroiderer responded, and Huo Weilou turned around and said, "Go down."
Bo Ruoyou followed him downstairs, and after Huo Weilou, she unconsciously began to look at him. Although she didn't know Huo Weilou's age, everyone knew that he was named Marquis at the age of eighteen, and then became famous. It has been handed down for four or five years, and now it is only twenty and three, but Huo Weilou gives people the impression that it is a city of great power, mature and prudent, as if it has passed away, when they first met, they still called her "Young girl".
And he habitually kept a straight face, as if there was always something heavy and unpleasant in his heart.
Bo Ruoyou sighed, one person is under one person and over ten thousand people, and he is also burdened with a heavy burden, and there are hundreds of feet of dangerous buildings, and the loneliness is endless.
As soon as he left the building, he saw Eunuch Fu and He Cheng waiting outside.
When He Cheng saw that Marquis Wu Zhao came so early to handle his errands, he felt very flustered in his heart, "Master Hou came to inspect the scene so early, it really makes the officials ashamed, with Lord Hou sitting in charge..."
"This Marquis is not the first." Huo Weilou interrupted He Cheng's compliment, and went straight to the west.
At this time, He Cheng saw Bo Ruoyou behind him, "Xiao Bo, you..."
Bo Ruoyou blinked, and the corners of her lips raised slightly, "Good morning, my lord." Seeing that Huo Weilou had left again, he couldn't help asking, "Where is Hou Ye going?"
How did He Cheng know, Eunuch Fu smiled and said, "I'm going to the Buddhist hall, Miss Bo and Mr. He are still not following up?"
He Cheng hurriedly followed after hearing the words, Bo Ruoyou blessed Eunuch Fu, and followed, Eunuch Fu was also about to leave, but an embroiderer suddenly stepped forward and said something in Eunuch Fu's ear.
When Eunuch Fu heard this, his eyes widened, and he said happily, "My God, the iron tree of our Lord Hou is blooming?!"
The embroiderer added another sentence, and Eunuch Fu frowned bitterly, "I just said... how is it possible... this old iron tree, I don't know when it will bloom!"
The Buddhist hall is located west of the Hou's Mansion, although the location is remote, it is very quiet. Once the old iron tree Huo Weilou stepped into the Buddhist hall, he didn't feel half of Zen, but he felt the self-suffering feeling of this Buddhist hall.
The huge Buddhist hall is a separate courtyard, but the main hall of the Buddhist hall is very empty. On the left is a table for copying scriptures, on the right is a low couch, and there is nothing else. It seems like a real place for monks to practice Buddhism. Only the Buddhist niche in the middle is simple in shape and exquisitely carved, in which there are three saints of the West, all of which are solemn treasures.
Bo Ruoyou and He Cheng were also surprised when they walked in. Most of the Houmen family had Buddhist halls for Buddha, and the decorations were elegant and quiet. They were either hung with eminent monks' calligraphy, or hung scripture curtains, and prepared lectures. The place of tea is not only for self-cultivation, but also for fun, but the Buddhist hall here is really poor. He Cheng can't imagine that the old lady who is over fifty years old often worships Buddha here all night.
The Buddhist hall is empty, so you can see everything at a glance, and there is no abnormality, but Bo Ruoyou walked to the front of the Buddhist altar. She looked at the incense burner in front of the altar, and raised her hand to pick up the incense ash. At this moment, an angry shout sounded suddenly.
"Stop, stop, this is an offering, how can you move it casually?" Zheng Wenyan hurried to the Buddhist hall, saw Bo Ruoyou moving the incense burner at first sight, and stopped immediately.
He was so emotional that Huo Weilou and He Chengcheng looked over. Zheng Wenyan's complexion turned slightly, and he cupped his hands and said, "Qi Hou Ye, the three saints of the West that my mother enshrined were invited from the Xiangguo Temple in the capital, and they were blessed by eminent monks. Under the Buddha of Infinite Life, there is also a relic left by an eminent monk when he passed away, it is really precious!"
He finished speaking anxiously, but Bo Ruoyou was shocked when she found something, she made sure several times, and finally turned around and said: "Master Hou, there is a mandala inside the incense ash."
Huo Weilou frowned, mandala again