Half an hour later, the carriage stopped at the side entrance of Meng Mansion.
Both Yan Chi and Li Muyun left from the Meng Mansion earlier, and now arrangements have been made within the Meng Mansion.
After getting out of the carriage, I saw several guards in black guarding the side door. Qin Wan glanced at the guards and found that they were all seen when they beat Feng Zhang a few days ago. Salute respectfully.
Yan Chi said quickly, "The mansion has been cleaned up, Master Zheng and Butou Zhan are also here, let's go in."
Qin Wan nodded, and followed Yan Chi with Fu Ling.
After entering the gate of the mansion, one can see a large stretch of corridors and winding paths inside the Meng Mansion, which seems to be much larger than the Hou Mansion, Qin Wan said, "The mansion of the Meng Mansion is really huge."
Li Muyun came up from behind, "There are four houses in the Meng Mansion, and their yard is a combination of two houses. Now one house is half the size of a normal mansion."
Qin Wan glanced at Li Muyun and nodded slightly in greeting.
Yan Chi continued, "In the mansion, apart from the scenery such as the flower garden and inner lake, the houses of the four families have been clearly distinguished a long time ago. The big house with the first room and the second room are on the east side, and the mansion with the third room and the fourth room is on the west side. The inner lake of the land is between the two big houses."
Qin Wan nodded, and Yan Chi led Qin Wan along the corridor to the east.
"The body of the deceased is parked in the side courtyard of the second room."
Walking along the corridor all the way to the east, I only saw a few guards dressed in black, but none of the servants of the Meng Mansion came and went, which shows that Yan Chi has made the arrangements for the mansion properly.
After walking for half a stick of incense, several people arrived in front of a side courtyard.
The gate of the courtyard was still guarded by guards in black. Seeing that Yan was late, they hurriedly saluted.
Yan Chi nodded, and led Qin Wan into the courtyard without saying a word.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Zheng Baishi and Zhan Yang standing in front of the main entrance. When Yan Chi and Li Muyun returned, they also brought Qin Wan.
Qin Wan blessed the body, and Zheng Baishi looked at Qin Wan and said, "Ninth girl is going to be invited again, but this time His Highness is the presiding judge. Your Highness has to pay back this favor."
The corners of Yan Chi's lips curved slightly, "Nine girls are famous now, this is a great favor."
Qin Wan narrowed her eyes and said, "Your Highness and all the adults value it. It's Qin Wan's luck. I only hope Qin Wan can help."
Yan Chi walked straight to the door, "Come in."
Qin Wan followed into the room, but saw that there were sacrifices and other things in the room. It seemed to be a half-decorated mourning hall. Seeing Qin Wan's expression, Zheng Baishi said, "Originally the mourning hall has been decorated, but the young master of the Meng family came I reported it to the official, so I withdrew again."
Qin Wan nodded and looked at the coffin bed in the house.
A person covered with a white cloth lay on the coffin bed, so it was undoubtedly the deceased.
Qin Wan glanced at Fu Ling, "Light some incense."
Seeing the dead several times, Fu Ling is now much more cautious, and after following Qin Wan for half a year, she has been infiltrated by Qin Wan's calmness and composure, and is no longer the bragging little girl she used to be.
With Qin Wan's order, Fu Ling went to the corner and lit the incense for dispelling dark spots.
Qin Wan took out the gloves and put them on again, then walked to the side of the coffin bed and lifted the white cloth covering the corpse.
The white cloth was lifted, revealing a pale face of a male corpse in his forties.
The person died on the night of the first day of the lunar new year, and today is the fourth day of the new year. Although it has been almost three days, due to the cold winter, the corpse did not show obvious corruption, only a slight corpse smell. Qin Wan lowered his head and looked around bit by bit. stand up.
Yan Chi said from the side, "His name is Meng Jin, he is forty-two years old, and he is the second master of the Meng Mansion. Earlier, the office worker of Lin'an Mansion came to examine him, and said that he was indeed drowned, and there were no obvious injuries or struggles on his body. It doesn't look like it was murdered."
While Yan Chi was talking, Li Muyun and Zheng Baishi gathered around him.
Zhan Yang stood behind Zheng Baishi, while Fu Ling stood by the door.
Qin Wan checked Meng Jin's head first, and then looked all the way down through the ears, nose and mouth. Then he untied the mourning clothes on Meng Jin's body, and said as he untied, "I will report to the official after the mourning hall is set up. Why didn't I report to the official at the beginning?"
Zheng Baishi said casually, "It was Meng Jin's son Meng Wei who reported to the official. Meng Wei thought his father was just an accident at first, but after the mourning hall was set up in the afternoon of the second day of junior high school, his fourth uncle, the fourth master of the Meng family, Meng Hui came to worship, and during the worship, Meng Hui said a few disrespectful words to Meng Jin, and then Meng Wei insisted that his father was killed."
Qin Wan raised his head, "What did Meng Hui say?"
Zheng Baishi looked at Zhan Yang, and Zhan Yang said, "Meng Hui said that Meng Jin did too many bad things, so he deserved to die. Pulled away."
Originally, Qin Wan was only invited to come over for an autopsy, but for some reason, everyone trusted Qin Wan so much, Yan Chi was fine with that, Zheng Baishi and Zhan Yang also said what Qin Wan asked.
Qin Wan listened, deep thought flashed across his eyes, and then he continued to look down.
Although Meng Jin's corpse had been put on new clothes, the surface of the corpse still had gray and white folds that had been soaked in water. Qin Wan inspected Meng Jin's neck and chest very carefully, but found no scars. Wan suddenly found a faint bruising mark near Meng Jin's navel, Qin Wan immediately frowned, and first suppressed the doubts in his heart, Qin Wan went to look at the hands, feet and other places of the deceased, and when all the inspections were completed, Qin Wan Just now he straightened up.
"The deceased's chest and abdomen were swollen, and there was a small amount of white foam in the mouth and nose. He was undoubtedly drowned, and there were no fatal wounds on the deceased's body." Qin Wan pointed to the stomach of the corpse, "Only here, You see, there is a very shallow, horizontal bruise here, as if it was knocked out."
The place Qin Wan pointed at was the place where the belt was tied, and Zheng Baishi saw it, "This scar doesn't mean anything. On the night of the first day of the new year, a big family in the Meng family had an argument over dinner, and Meng Jin and Meng Hui There was pushing and shoving, could it have been left at that time?"
Qin Wan nodded, "Besides, there are three damages on the fingers of the deceased's left hand. This damage seems to be scratched when he grasped something. In addition, there is also a bruise on the head and neck of the deceased, which is on the back of the head. The location is not serious, and there is no bleeding under the skin, so the scars in Chengdu will only make people feel a little pain, but they will not be unconscious."
Zhan Yang said, "We went to see, there are many ancient stones beside the inner lake in their mansion. Scratched, the bruise on the back of his head, since it didn't make people unconscious, then someone knocked him unconscious and threw him into the lake, could it be that he scratched or hit something when he fell into the lake?"
Qin Wan did not refute Zhan Yang and Zheng Baishi's conjectures, she was here for the autopsy, and she just needed to tell everyone what she saw.
Qin Wan said casually, "These are two doubtful points, and the other doubtful point is that the distribution of corpse spots on the deceased's body is somewhat uneven."
Having said that, everyone looked at Meng Jin's corpse, and Qin Wan took off his mourning clothes, so that Meng Jin's pale skin and the faint spots on it were exposed, Qin Wan said, "This is the most critical part. However, all drowned people are soaked in cold water, so the blood flow is extremely slow, and the water flow will flow, so people are not standing still when floating or sinking in the water, so the corpses of drowned people It will be slow and shallow, but—"
As Qin Wan said, he pushed Meng Jin's corpse with great effort, "But you see, the color of the corpse spot on the right side of the chest and the right arm of the corpse is darker than other places. Most people drown, no matter whether they are facing up or facing down. , the corpse spots rarely appear on the side of the body. I don't know what the deceased experienced when he died, but I only know that the corpse spots are telling me that the deceased did not float on his back for a period of time after his death. It's not floating face down, his body is slightly turned sideways, and the possibility of this movement happening in the water is extremely small."
Zheng Baishi and Zhan Yang looked at each other, and Zheng Baishi said, "When I reported to the official just now, someone from our government came to ask. Meng Wei said that when his father was found, he was a Taikoo stone floating on the shore. Besides, could it be that he struggled when he was drunk and drowned, and then his body turned a little sideways because of the obstruction of the water flow and stones?"
Qin Wan nodded, "It's not impossible." Qin Wan said tidying up Meng Jin's mourning clothes, and then said, "A family like the Meng family must not accept an autopsy, right?"
Zheng Baishi smiled wryly, "It's like this. Not only did he not accept the autopsy, but even though Meng Wei reported to the government, he still wanted to bury Meng Jin beautifully. Knowing about our autopsy, he also confessed that his father would not lose a single hair. So he went to ask Mr. Meng to put pressure on the Ministry of Punishment, although Mr. Meng didn't say anything, but now this matter has shocked the government and the public, and the emperor has asked twice."
Although the second wife of the Meng Mansion is not an official, but Meng Wei does not allow an autopsy, it is really difficult for the government to force an autopsy.
Qin Wan put the burial cloth on Meng Jin again, "If you can't autopsy, you can only get these."
Li Muyun looked at Qin Wan and asked, "Does Nine Girls think Meng Jin was murdered?"
Qin Wan's eyes were deep for a moment, as if he was thinking about it, and when he raised his eyes after a while, his eyes were already full of determination, "I can't tell whether he committed suicide, but the suspicious points I just mentioned, especially the last point, make me think that the deceased in this case The possibility of being murdered is even greater. If the autopsy can be done, there may be further clues, but if the autopsy is not possible, the other aspects can only be investigated by the adults." Qin Wan said again, "I don't know if I can bring Shall I go to the lake where the dead man was found?"
Yan Chi nodded, "Of course I can, I'll order someone to arrange one or two."
As soon as the words fell, a guard in black came in from outside, "Your Highness, Meng Wei is here!"
Yan Chi frowned, and the others also frowned, Zheng Baishi said, "Why is Meng Wei here at this time?!"
The guard said, "Meng Wei knows that someone is coming for an autopsy, so he wants to come in and see."
Yan Chi's eyes narrowed slightly, Zheng Baishi glanced at Yan Chi, and said helplessly, "Your Highness and Miss Nine wait a moment, I'll go and see what Meng Wei wants to do—"
Yan Chi nodded, and Zheng Baishi walked out with Zhan Yang.
Soon, Meng Wei yelled outside, "Master Zheng, I trust you so much, but you don't even let me see the autopsy. My father also had some friendship with you before he was alive. How can you bear that?" I have already said that my father must have been killed by my fourth uncle. The fourth uncle hated my father for not wanting to separate the family. He also said that my father had been greedy for the money of each house earlier. Father ruined the family property, and that night, he said that father would suffer retribution sooner or later, just after the quarrel, father died that night, who is it not fourth uncle?!"
Meng Wei's voice was very high, but it was full of anxiety and grief, but it was not easy to reprimand him. I don't know what Zheng Baishi said, Meng Wei cried, "Master Zheng, you are Lin'an Mansion Lord Qingtian, I believe you will be able to find evidence to catch Fourth Uncle, I dare not lie to you, father died in the mansion, and the only person in the mansion who wants to harm Father is Fourth Uncle."
Zheng Baishi probably comforted me for a long time, and after a while, he turned back with a wry smile on his face, "This second master did know me before his death, and because of this, this case has to be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple. During the interrogation, Meng Wei kept saying that it was Meng Hui who killed his father, but we asked, and Meng Hui stayed in his courtyard that night."
Qin Wan frowned and said, "He said that the reason why Meng Hui harmed his father was because he felt that his father was greedy and cheated. But now that the family property is in a slump and Meng Jin is dead, what good can Meng Hui do?"
Li Muyun said, "Meng Jin is dead, if Meng Hui wants to divide the family again, the big house can't stop it, so the family can only be divided."
Qin Wan subconsciously felt that something was wrong, killing people to separate the family
Shaking her head, Qin Wan sighed, "It seems that I didn't help much this time."
Yan Chi took a step forward, "I'll take you to Fuzhong Lake to have a look and then send you back. I'll leave it to Mr. Zheng and Mr. Li." Yan Chi said and looked at Zheng Baishi, "Mr. Zheng, since the cause of this matter is It is related to the family property of the Meng Mansion, but right now we can check the family property of the Meng Mansion, and maybe we can find something."
Zheng Baishi nodded hurriedly, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will go and investigate right away."
Yan Chi nodded, and then led Qin Wan out.
After the two left, Zheng Baishi glanced at Meng Jin's body and sighed, "It's a pity that the autopsy can't be done. Brother Meng, if you can't find anything, don't blame me."
He said and looked at Li Muyun, "How does Master Li feel?"
Li Muyun nodded, "It's true that she is an extraordinary woman, but I haven't seen her ability to solve cases you mentioned. She is calm, intelligent, and meticulous in her thoughts. Being able to judge the root cause of the traces by looking at the traces on the corpse is truly well-deserved.”
Although Li Muyun praised her words, there was not enough surprise in his words. Zheng Baishi smiled helplessly, "That's because you haven't seen her autopsy yet, and you think he is a doctor, so looking at it like this today is just not scary." Dead people are smart, but think about it, how shocking it would be for a girl to talk about a dead man being cut open, not to mention that Nine Girls are women, even if she is a man, she is also shocking. , you still met too many people in the prison, so you don’t feel it anymore.”
The corners of Li Muyun's lips pursed slightly, and his eyes darkened for a moment, "Since she is so powerful, please remember to call me when I invite her again."
Zheng Baishi smiled, "The Dali Temple supervises the handling of this case, and I will call you if I don't."
On this side, Yan Chi led Qin Wan out of the courtyard, and walked west along the corridor. Along the way, he still only saw a few guards in black, but no other people in the mansion.
Qin Wan said casually, "You sent away all the people in the mansion?"
Yan Chi nodded, "Today you are wearing women's clothing, and if they see you, you will have to spend a lot of time talking."
Qin Wan sighed, "Unfortunately, the autopsy cannot be done."
"Don't think it's not helpful, the old clerk of the Lin'an government office also came to do the autopsy, and he could see all the scars, but he didn't find the abnormal spots on the corpse you mentioned." Saying that, Yan Chi pointed to the front, "Fuchu Neihu is right there."
Qin Wan followed Yan Chi's hand to look over, and he saw the inner lake not far away. This lake in the mansion is about the same size as the Banyue Lake in the Qin Mansion of Jinzhou. The flowers and trees are scattered, and the closer you go, the more you can see the cold lake in winter like a mirror that shines on people.
Looking closer, in addition to the verdant flowers and trees, there are also various stone landscapes made of ancient stones on the shore of the lake. On the case, there is a corridor built around the lake, and there are some plum trees outside the corridor. , Looking at the past at a glance, the red plums are facing the water, and the artistic conception is extraordinary. To have such a scene, it is necessary to spend a lot of money, which shows the wealth of the Meng Mansion. It is not surprising that the family property disputes caused by this.
Qin Wan walked a little closer along the corridor, and sure enough, he saw the ancient stone rockery group extending into the lake, and although the corridor connected the city, there were four or five places in the middle to walk to the lake, even if Meng Jin Afraid of water, it is not impossible to walk by the lake by mistake and fall into the lake while drunk. When the breeze blows, the surface of the lake is shimmering, and there is an undercurrent surging below it. Since it is running water, Ruo Zhanyang's speculation is not impossible.
Thinking of this, Qin Wan sighed, she was already very concerned about the case of killing people, now that she came, she naturally wanted to help, but at the moment it seems that she still can't be sure.
"Zhan Butou's conjecture is not impossible. The corpse spot only shows that Meng Jin is likely to be killed, but it is not completely sure that Meng Jin was killed." Qin Wan said in a low voice, "Did Meng Wei say that their father and son talked that night? what happened?"
Qin Wan proposed to come to the lake to have a look. It was already a bit over the top. She couldn't walk around any more. After asking this question, Yan Chi said, "I asked, Meng Wei said that in the past few days, their father and son were talking about how to recover the losses at home. It was the same at night, during the big banquet at home, Meng Jin was mocked by Meng Hui and almost got into a fight, because of this, he comforted his father for a long time."
Qin Wan listened and didn't think there was any problem, but Yan Chi narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "When I asked, Mr. Zheng and Mr. Li were all there. Although Meng Wei said that there was no flaw, but I felt that He seems to be hiding something."
Qin Wan looked at Yan Chi hurriedly, "Why?"
Yan Chi said quickly, "He was a little nervous when he said this, and his eyes were particularly erratic. Later, when I mentioned it, Mr. Zheng and the others only said that he might be overly sad, and then they asked him again, and there was no discrepancy."
Qin Wan pursed her lips, "If there was no witness at the time, then there was no way to verify this matter, so I had to choose to believe him."
Yan Chi nodded, "That's exactly the reason." Yan Chi raised his chin again and said, "I often encounter suspected secret agents in the army, although it's not like you were in Jinzhou, where you can know the murderer by specific movements. I think, but after all, I have some good sense of people, this Meng Wei, when I saw him for the first time, I thought there was something wrong with him."
Qin Wan just couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, "You are being modest. How can the well-known young commander of the devil king not know people well? I just memorized some specific actions."
Speaking of which, Qin Wan asked again, "What did you think of Meng Wei when we first met?"
Yan Chi narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "The first time we met, Meng Wei's eyes were red and he cried terribly. It's normal for a son to grieve when his father dies, but I think he's a little too much. Not only that, Meng Wei was In addition to excessive grief, he also gave me a very anxious and anxious look... "
"Very anxious and anxious?" Qin Wan was slightly surprised, and then thought again, "Could it be because of the property of the Meng Mansion?"
Yan Chi said, "Yesterday, I asked the subordinates to check. It is true that half of the property of the Meng Mansion was sold by Meng Jin earlier. The money obtained must be at least a hundred thousand pieces of silver. This money is the money that Meng Jin was cheated of. For the rest, because Meng Jin also took away the turnover money of other shops at that time, several shops are now facing the dilemma of closing their doors, but these are nothing to Meng Jin's deception. Whether it is the connections or the family property, it is impossible to manage the existing scores, so what should be worried is when his father was cheated years ago, not now."
"Perhaps he is afraid that if his father dies, the fourth family will fight over the property?"
Qin Wan thought for a while, and could only speculate like this, Yan Chi nodded, "There is no evidence at the moment, so I am still asking the people below to continue to investigate. I guess it is probably related to the family property of the Meng family."
Qin Wan nodded. Seeing that it was getting late, Yan Chi said, "Don't you still want to visit your father's shop? It's getting late, I'll take you out now."
Qin Wan nodded, turned around and walked towards the side door with Yan Chi.
They walked from the lake to the side door, which was already different from the way they entered the mansion before. Before they had gone far, two servants from the Meng Mansion suddenly walked over from not far away. Qin Wan paused, seeing the two men No one had noticed her yet, so he didn't know whether to avoid her, but at this moment, Yan Chi grabbed her wrist, and the two of them took two steps back, and went behind the flower wall instead.
Fu Ling and Bai Feng, who followed all the way, also quickly avoided to the side.
Soon, the two servants came to him.
"I still can't find it, how can this be good, how can I deal with the young master?"
"Is there any way to do this? The young master only said to find a key, but I don't know what shape it is."
"Yes, people in the mansion are panic these few days, not to mention the young master only let us two look for it."
"The voice is quieter, I'm afraid it's a precious key, the young master won't let it go..."
One of them has a higher voice and the other has a lower voice, but Yan Chi and Qin Wan are only separated by a wall, and they can still hear everything they say. When the two walk over, Qin Wan and Yan Chi look at each other, looking for the key? !
"His father just died, and while he was anxious about his father's case, he was looking for the key?"
Qin Wan asked in surprise, Yan Chi pondered for a moment, "It seems to be a very important thing, you don't have to worry about it, I will ask someone to check."
Qin Wan nodded, the two of them just walked out from behind the flower wall and walked along the corridor to the side door. After a while, they reached the door of the side door and got into the carriage. Yan Chi asked Qin Wan, "You should know the location of your shop, right?" ?”
Qin Wan's eyes turned slightly, "It's getting late, I know that my father has a house nearby, why don't you go and identify the house first, it's in Tongqian Lane—"
The Meng Mansion is also to the west, and it is at the southernmost side of Changlefang. Although it is far away from the former Shen Mansion, Qin Yi's house is very close to the Shen Mansion. Qin Wan can't go to the Shen Mansion. It is also good to see.
After the words were settled, Yan Chi knocked on the wall of the car and reported the location.
The carriage moved slowly, and Bai Feng drove the carriage to Tongqian Lane.
Yan Chi said, "Can you go back to the old house to see?"
Qin Wan lowered her eyebrows slightly when she heard the words, and shook her head, "No."
The third household of the Qin family was divided. The eldest son, Qin Shu, was already the son of the Hou family, because the old Lord Hou left early, and inherited the position of Lord Hou early, and the second son, Qin Yi, took a job in the court earlier Later, after getting married, they were allocated a Qin family mansion in Xing'an Square to the east and moved out, and the old lady in Jinzhou was the successor of Zhongyong Hou, and after giving birth to Qin An, she also had quite a bit of money in the mansion. However, Qin Shu was not her own after all. After the old Hou Ye passed away, in order not to provoke suspicion in the capital, he also saw that Qin An was helpless, so he simply took Qin An and moved to Jinzhou.
After Qin Yi and his wife had an accident, Qin Wan moved into the Hou's mansion. The original Qin Yi's mansion was abandoned. Now, it is also an empty house like the mansion in Tongqian Lane. It stands to reason that Qin Wan grew up there when he was a child. , I should go back and have a look after I come back, but Qin Wan is not the real Miss Nine, and she doesn't have that nostalgic heart, and secondly, she is afraid of revealing flaws, so she didn't go back to the old house for the reason of feeling sad.
"Father and mother left early, but now that we go back, we have to think about what happened back then, which will only increase our grief." Qin Wan said this, and then said, "I didn't want to see these mansions and shops at first, but at least they were left by my father. down."
Yan Chi only felt that Qin Wan's sad memories were touched, so he quickly switched to other topics, "How is going to see the imperial grandmother in the palace today? The imperial grandmother's health will gradually recover, right?"
Qin Wan raised his eyes to look at Yan Chi, his eyes were slightly relaxed, "The Queen Mother's illness is similar to that of the Taichang Princess. After passing that test, she will get better and better if she recuperates slowly."
The corners of Yan Chi's lips curved slightly, and he held Qin Wan's hand in his palm, "I knew that you would be able to save the emperor's grandmother."
Qin Wan also grabbed Yan Chi, "Don't worry, although the empress dowager is getting older, as long as she takes good care of her, she won't be able to make it that far. At least she will wait until Prince Rui returns."
What Qin Wan said was just thinking of the Queen Mother's words, but when she finished speaking, she felt that Yan Chi's hand holding her was slightly tighter. She was slightly surprised for a moment, and when she looked up, she saw Yan Chi's expression was normal again. . Qin Wan thought of the rumor that Banxia mentioned for a moment, and felt a slight tightening in her heart, so she raised her hand and took out the jade pendant Yan Chi gave her from her collar, "You give me this Afterwards, I didn’t see what the character was in the middle, but when I went back to read it again, I found it was a small character written in ancient seal script, which I couldn’t recognize, what kind of character is this?”
Qin Wan took out the cold moon-like jade card, Yan Chi looked at the jade card with slightly curved lips, and his eyes softened, "This is actually a combination of two characters, it is the word 'Shouxin' in ancient seal script. Character."
"It turned out to be spelled with two words. No wonder I can't recognize the word 'Shouxin'?"
Qin Wan was slightly surprised for a moment, and said again, "Why this word?"
Yan Chi smiled and said warmly, "Because my concubine mother, her boudoir name is 'Shou Xin'."
Qin Wan's eyes opened slightly, and there was a flash of luster in her eyes. She knew that Yan Chi's mother and concubine came from the Lu family in Lanzhou, but she didn't know her mother's concubine's name. Feeling that this name is particularly tight, I couldn't help but ask, "Why did you choose this name? It is very different from ordinary daughters' boudoir names. When I first read it, I feel quite Zen-like, and when I read it again, it is quite sentimental... "
Ordinary daughters' families either follow the genealogy nameplates, or contain some kind of moral, or are full of poetry and songs, which are elegant and delicate for daughters' families, but this name is really tasted by Qin Wan.
Yan Chi rubbed Qin Wan's palms, and his eyes were moist, "I heard that when my mother was just born, a Taoist priest made a divination for her, and the divination said that my mother will have a calamity in this life. , it should be above the word love, because of this, my grandmother named her the word 'Shou Xin'."
After Yan Chi finished speaking, Qin Wan unconsciously grabbed Yan Chi tightly.
Although Qin Wan didn't know the inside story, Princess Rui did die young, and it was rumored that it was Prince Rui who killed Princess Rui. Qin Wan couldn't ask rashly about the details, but the death of Princess Rui must have something to do with Prince Rui. Well, in this way, doesn't it really answer what the Taoist priest said
Sensing Qin Wan's concern, Yan Chi smiled again, and did not continue talking about his mother, but instead said, "I also have an aunt, who is my mother's older sister. When she was born, a Taoist divination for her, said She was too thoughtful in her life, or was trapped in a prison, and her grandmother named her 'Youxin' at that time."
Lu Shouxin... Lu Youxin...
One wants to keep his heart, but the other wants to let his heart go.
Qin Wan subconsciously asked, "What about that aunt?"
Hearing that Qin Wan is also called aunt, Yan Chi's smile deepened, but soon, the smile faded, and he sighed, "Grandfather only had my grandmother all his life, and my grandmother only gave birth to two daughters. After giving it to my father, my aunt stayed in the Lu family, and now she is the head of the Lu family, although she is one year older than the concubine mother, she has not married yet."
Qin Wan's heart twitched when she heard this. Although she didn't know what Yan Chi's aunt was doing now, she could think about it. The huge Lu family in Lanzhou was all on the shoulders of a woman, and now she had at least four Ten years old, but never married, it is conceivable that he obeyed the Taoist priest's words, and was trapped in the Lu family of Lanzhou all his life.
Qin Wan sighed, "Have you not seen her for a long time?"
When the concubine mother is gone, Yan Chi may place half of his longing for the concubine on this great aunt, but after Qin Wan asked, Yan Chi smiled wryly, "You may not know that the Lu family in Lanzhou was originally a rich family in the former dynasty. , in the Great Zhou Dynasty, they had a family rule, that is... the men in the clan are not allowed to be official, and the women in the clan are not allowed to marry officials and royal families. Therefore, for so many years, the Lu family in Lanzhou has only married other scholarly families. Concubine mother—”
Having said this, Yan Chi smiled wryly for a moment, "So over the years, although the Lu family in Lanzhou is my natal family, I have only met that aunt twice, once on the tenth anniversary of the mother's concubine's death, and One time was last year, on the 20th anniversary of the mother's concubine's death, my aunt brought people to Beijing to visit her before going to her mausoleum."
Qin Wan felt a chill in his heart when he heard that, and couldn't help leaning over to hug Yan Chi. Both of her parents died, but after all, her father and mother loved her for more than ten years, but Yan Chi's mother and concubine passed away not long after Yan Chi was born. His relationship with him is not close either.
Seeing Qin Wan like this, Yan Chi smiled first, hugged her tightly, and put her chin on her shoulder and said, "My aunt has a lot of resentment towards the father and king, but she is okay with me. I have suffered a lot in the army, and every year I send people to Shuoxi to send a lot of shoes and socks made by her, plus tonics and so on. Although I rarely see her, I respect her like a mother in my heart." Watching Yan Chi look down at Qin Wan again, "It's a pity that I didn't meet you last year, otherwise I'll let her meet you."
Qin Wan couldn't help laughing. Normally, he would disagree, but now he softened his tone, "There will be opportunities in the future, won't they?"
Yan Chi nodded, and kissed her hair twice.
The carriage was still advancing at a leisurely pace. Since Yan Chi was holding Qin Wan in his arms, how could he be willing to let go, so Qin Wan leaned in his arms. For a while, the Queen Mother's illness and she still couldn't see the direction. The road to revenge was temporarily unloaded, and the speed of the carriage slowly slowed down after half a day of effort.
Qin Wan withdrew from Yan Chi's embrace, opened the curtain of the car and took a look, "It's here—"
It was already late for Qin Wan to come out. It was already dusk, and the carriage gradually stopped. Qin Wan saw the mansion in the middle of this quiet alley. This mansion only had two entrances, and the lintel was not too high. It is wide, and no one has lived in it for many years. The door is now locked, and it feels a bit old.
Yan Chi said, "Look at the house, but what are your plans?"
Qin Wan thought for a while and said, "Although I live in the Hou's Mansion, I still have occasional inconveniences. In addition, I met the old housekeeper today. His son is married and lives in the south of the city. He lives alone. On the Zhuangzi outside the city, I thought, otherwise I would clean up this small house and let him live here, and if I have anything to do in the future, I will have another place to live in."
There are too many inconveniences in the Hou's residence. It is true that Qin Wan is thinking about Han Bo, but he also has his own ideas.
Yan Chi sighed when he heard this, "You treat my servant so well, I think the old butler is also very loyal."
Qin Wan nodded, "That's right. I haven't had time to tell them today. I'll find them tomorrow and talk about it." As he spoke, Qin Wan subconsciously looked to the northwest.
Anyway, she has lived in the capital for three years, she is not that familiar with other places, but she knows the surroundings of her home like the back of the palm of her hand. The former Shen's residence is located in Liu'er Lane, which is two streets away from Tongqian Lane.
Qin Wan was lying on the car window, Yan Chi couldn't see her eyes, and said, "That's good, the location here is good, not far from Prince Rui's Mansion, it's much more convenient than Hou's Mansion."
Qin Wan's thoughts were pulled back, and she laughed, Prince Rui's Mansion is outside the imperial city to the west, it is indeed closer to here than to Hou's Mansion, but could it be that she made this arrangement for a private meeting with him? Thinking this way, Qin Wan lowered the curtain, "Let's leave it at that today, I'll confirm the location, and I'll go to their father and son to discuss arrangements tomorrow."
When Yan Chi heard the order to return to the Marquis' Mansion, the carriage began to move again. Suddenly, Yan Chi said as if thinking of something, "By the way, do you know that this place is very close to Shen Yi's mansion?"
Qin Wan's heart skipped a beat, "What?"
Yan Chi said casually, "It's only two streets away." His tone sank again, "After an accident happened a year ago, Shen's residence caught fire for some reason, and the current Shen's house is already abandoned."
Qin Wan frowned fiercely. First, their family was besieged and killed, and then the house was also on fire.
If there is no conspiracy, how can she believe it? !
The father's case is tied to the case of King Jin. What secrets does King Jin's case hold
Does the death of the imperial concubine have anything to do with the struggle for succession
Qin Wan frowned. Concubine Jin's death didn't affect either the crown prince or King Cheng, and it didn't seem like it either... Xiang Yanchi held both of her hands in his, "Why are your hands so... cold?"
Qin Wan returned to his senses, but asked, "Does His Royal Highness King Jin still have any cronies alive?"