Less than a quarter of an hour later, Yan Shi came back.
"Brother, how are you? Are you injured? I was scared to death just now. Why did you suddenly run after that person? You didn't even say hello. Do you know how worried I am?" Hua Ling saw When it came to Yan Shi, he kept talking like a cannonball, with unconcealable anxiety on his face and worry in his tone.
Seeing the appearance of his little princess, Yan Shi's heart softened, and there was a trace of guilt: "I made you worry."
"It's good to know that I'm worried, so why don't you do this in the future?" The little princess can climb up the pole, and she will never give up until she gets a satisfactory answer.
"I will definitely put my own safety first in the future." There was a hint of pampering in Yan Shi's words that he didn't even notice.
Just as he was talking, he had come to the place where the man disappeared just now, Yan Shi squatted beside Jiang Qingyue: "Did you find anything?"
"Yes," Jiang Qingyue pointed to a silver needle on the ground, "I suspect that one end of the silver needle contains corpse water, and the murderer used this silver needle to kill people. The people were panicking and took away the silver needle when no one was paying attention. After committing the crime this time, they happened to meet His Highness, and the murderer didn’t have time to take the silver needle away.”
When Hua Ling heard that the silver needle on the ground might be stained with corpse water, he quickly pulled Yan Shi back a few steps.
Yan Shi patted him comfortingly, and wanted to go up to have a look, but Hua Ling's hand held his arm tightly, not letting him move, so Yan Shi could only stand where he was and said, "That man is very skilled in martial arts just now, Let him escape without fighting him, first take this silver needle back to Dali Temple."
There is a pharmacy not far from here, Yan Shi went there to buy a small porcelain bottle containing the medicine, and under Hua Ling's eyes that he was going to die in the next moment, he took the small porcelain bottle and poured the silver needle into it without changing expression. Put it in. This matter has to be done by him. Neither Hua Ling nor Jiang Qingyue knows martial arts, so the strength in their hands is definitely not as accurate as him. I don't know how strong the corpse water left on the silver needle is. Be careful, it can be troublesome if you get it on.
"Huh—" Hua Ling let out a long sigh of relief, patted her chest with her hands, and couldn't help complaining: "You're worrying me again." It was clear that I had agreed to never worry about me again.
Yan Shi smiled slightly, and actually made a joke: "Xiaosheng made Madam worry again, so damn it."
Hua Ling's face flushed slightly, she opened her mouth and said nothing.
The three of them walked slowly towards the palace, while Yan Shi and Jiang Qingyue were still discussing the case.
"Your Highness," Jiang Qingyue said, "They actually killed people in this night market today. I think it must be the day when they really want to do something."
Yan Shi looked up at the moon: "It seems we have to hurry up."
After arriving at Prince Ruiying's mansion, Yan Shi asked Hua Ling to go back to Nuanyang Pavilion on the pretext that he had something to do.
After Jiang Qingyue and Yan Shi were left alone, Yan Shi said, "Qingyue, do you have something to say to me?"
"Your Highness still understands me." A smile appeared on Jiang Qingyue's face, and she continued, "I'm afraid this case is related to the seizure of the throne." He still couldn't fully trust Hua Ling.
"The patrol battalion belongs to King Mu. If he wants to do something, he doesn't have to spend so much trouble." Yan Shi said, "Then there are only King Zhao and King Ding, but what exactly are they going to do?"
Jiang Qingyue said: "King Mu can't be completely ruled out. He has always been thoughtful. It's hard to guarantee that this is not a deception to deceive people. But whether it is related to the seizure of the throne or not, they will definitely take action in the near future. This city gate must be controlled. Well, in case contraband is smuggled."
Yan Shi and Jiang Qingyue discussed the case in one side, while Hua Ling in the other side had already returned to Nuanyang Pavilion.
The dumb mother looked back, made sure that he was the only one behind and asked, "Why did you come back by yourself?"
The joy on Hua Ling's face couldn't be stopped: "I've been with my brother all day today, and he will come again later." This is something that I never dared to think about before.
"Promise." The dumb mother curled her lips and brought a plate of snacks, "I made it today, try it."
Hua Ling pinched a piece and put it in her mouth: "If people in the Jianghu know that you spend all day in the kitchen making snacks, how many people will laugh their teeth off."
The dumb mother patted his head with a shudder: "Little bastard, I'm not doing this for you. Besides, if anyone dares to laugh at me, I can't beat him to death!"
Hua Ling rubbed her head and laughed for a while, then told everything that happened today.
After hearing this, the dumb mother said: "Unexpectedly, the person next to the prince is really clever, and he can find out this corpse water. However, it is rumored in the world that the corpse water has disappeared as early as a hundred years ago. Now I really don't know who will know it." have."
Speaking of business, Hua Ling slowly put away the smile on his face: "A hundred years ago, only the Blood Moon God Sect and Ghost Spirit Sect mastered the secret recipe of corpse water. Fish. Go check their descendants and see if there are any clues."
Because they were afraid that Yan Shi would come back at any time, Hua Ling and the dumb mother didn't dare to say more, they just finished the matter, and the dumb mother withdrew.
Yan Shi came back not long after, and Qingji also came to look for him: "My lord, there are people from the palace today."
"Oh? What's the matter?" Yan Shi asked.
Qingji said: "The empress sent someone to explain that there will be a flower viewing banquet in the palace tomorrow, and the princess is invited to participate."
Since then, I like flowers and hold a flower viewing feast every year. All concubines, princesses and wives or young ladies of dignitaries in the imperial city are invited to participate. Hua Ling hadn't been married in previous years, so she wasn't invited. But if you get married this year, you will naturally be on the invitation list.
Men must be married to participate, and Yan Shi is married, so he cannot participate. Only Hua Ling will go there tomorrow, Yan Shi is a little worried.
But the little princess looked completely indifferent: "The queen mother likes me very much, nothing will happen." Of course nothing will happen, isn't it just a small flower viewing feast. Tomorrow, he will make a good mess.
Looking at Hua Ling's innocent smiling face that day, Yan Shi's restless heart gradually calmed down. There will be a lot of people tomorrow, so it is estimated that there will be no trouble for him in the future, so it should be fine.
Just in case, Yan Shi explained to Hua Ling in detail what needs to be paid attention to, what should be said and what should not be said. Finally, he took out a jade bracelet from a box: "If you meet Huo Jia tomorrow, give this to her for me. Tell her brother that everything is well outside, so she doesn't have to worry about it."
Yan Shi bought this jade bracelet for a long time, but never had the chance to give it to Princess Huojia.
Yan Shi was eight years old when the accident occurred in Empress Yuan, and Princess Huojia was only four years old. According to the custom, the princes and princesses should be given to the queen to be raised. Emperor Chongjin also wanted to send the two of them to his successor. But at that time Yan Shi refused to go, and even committed short-sightedness, Emperor Chongjin let him stay alone in Zhengyang Palace in a fit of rage, and only gave him a personal eunuch, Qingji.
As for Princess Huojia, she is still young and doesn't know much about the grievances and resentments between the successor and the Yuan queen. She just doesn't want to go if her brother doesn't go. But still because of his young age, he didn't act like Yan Shi. At that time, Empress Depin had just had a miscarriage, and the imperial doctor concluded that she had injured her body, and that she might not be able to have any more children in this life, seeing Yan Shi's brothers and sisters in such a situation, they inevitably felt sympathetic. But she couldn't raise the prince, so she could only beg Emperor Chongjin to let him hand over Princess Huojia to his care.
Empress Depin was in favor at that time, and Emperor Chongjin felt sorry for her infertility, so he granted her request. To this day, Princess Huojia is still in the Empress Palace of Depin. Later, there were more and more young and beautiful concubines in the palace, and the concubine de concubine had long since lost her favor.
Yan Shi knew what kind of life the fallen concubine and the prince lived in the palace. Princess Huojia grew up so big that she didn't even have a decent piece of jewelry. In the past, Yan Shi didn't have any money in his hands, and he couldn't leave the palace, so he couldn't give his sister anything. Now that she has left the palace to build a mansion, she is naturally thinking about her.
As for Empress De, it's not that Yan Shi didn't want to give her something, it's just that an adult prince, a concubine in the palace, was afraid that someone would gossip if she gave something. Kindness, please repay it later.
Hua Ling wrapped the bracelet carefully with a small handkerchief, then put it in her arms and patted it: "Don't worry, brother, I will definitely give it to my sister."
Yan Yi smiled: "Thank you very much."
"Brother, don't be strangers to me like this. Huojia is your sister, that is, my sister." Hua Ling said and paused, "Speaking of which, tomorrow is the first time I see my sister, so I should give her some Gifts are. But what should I give? The shops outside are closed long ago, and it’s too late to buy them tomorrow. I don’t have anything for women in my dowry, so what should I do.”
Seeing Hua Ling's anxious running around, Yan Shi felt a burst of embarrassment in his heart: "It's okay, Huo Jia won't blame you."
"But I feel sorry for myself." Hua Ling felt a little restless, "It would be great if my mother was here, I can borrow something from her, but right now I don't even have a woman's thing."
The sweat on Hua Ling's head was about to come down, and Yan Shi couldn't help but said, "What about your mother's dowry?" Hearing what Hua Ling said, I felt something strange, so I asked.
"The dowry my mother prepared for me doesn't contain anything for women." Hua Ling replied. Yan Shi really didn't know how much dowry Hua Ling had. At that time, he was dissatisfied with the marriage, so he gave Qingji the full responsibility.
Yan Shi felt more and more that this matter was wrong: "I mean your biological mother's dowry."
Hua Ling gave him a puzzled look, it seemed that this little fool really didn't understand, so Yan Shi gave him a rough explanation of the law in this regard. According to the regulations of the Dayuan Dynasty, the dowry is the private property of the married party and cannot be used by the husband's family. If the married party dies, the husband's family cannot control it, and the dowry must be left to his children.
For those who marry like Hua Ling, their mother's dowry must also be brought along with them, but as it stands now, there is none.