Although the Shangyuan Festival palace banquet is just around the corner, to Qin Wan, this palace banquet has little to do with her.
Early the next morning, Qin Wan went out to Meng Mansion. It was still early when he arrived at Meng Mansion. The front door of Meng Mansion was closed. After Qin Wan knocked on the door, he waited for a while for someone to open the door. Seeing that it was Qin Wan, the concierge dared not neglect , hurried to report to Meng Yao.
After waiting for a while, Meng Yao appeared.
This time, Meng Yao was not as pleased with Qin Wan's arrival as last time. The case of the Meng family was settled, and the Meng family not only knew who the murderer was, but also faced the subsequent conviction of Meng Ziyi and the Xu family. In the end, The murder case in the Meng family exposed the deeper level of filth and sin in the Meng family, and Meng Yao really wasn't in the mood to laugh now.
"Today I'm going to run out of entertainers, so come and sit with me first."
Meng Yao's face was full of fatigue, and her eyes were still black and blue. It was obvious that she hadn't slept well in the past two days. Qin Wan nodded and followed Meng Yao slowly to her own yard.
After two consecutive nights of snow, the Meng Mansion was also covered in silver, very much like what you saw in the painting, but unfortunately, compared with that day, things are different today, and because Something happened to the Meng Mansion, and the servants who were visible earlier have disappeared. Naturally, the snow in the corridors and the atrium has not been taken care of, and the snow particles are falling down. Chilled, and looking at Meng Yao again, her face was full of despair and sadness. Although she could not be said to be rude to Qin Wan, Meng Yao had already guessed that the progress of this case had something to do with Qin Wan, and Qin Wan had never mentioned it before. .
Meng Yao walked in the front, Qin Wan looked at the curve of Meng Yao's lips, and didn't say anything for a long time.
After half a day's work, they arrived at Meng Yao's courtyard. The two of them entered the door. Qin Wan just realized that the room was extremely cold. When they arrived at the Nuan Pavilion, they realized that Meng Yao had opened the window lattice. She didn't know what she was doing earlier.
Qin Wan sighed, "Your body can't bear it like this. If you get wind and cold, your asthma will get worse."
As Qin Wan said, she closed the window, Meng Yao didn't stop her, but her face was still full of despair, Qin Wan looked at it and sighed, Meng Yao's servant served a cup of hot tea and then retreated .
"How have you been in the mansion for the past two days?"
Qin Wan asked, and Meng Yao shook her head, "It's not very good, my third aunt fell ill when she came back, and something is wrong with my father. I'm lying down right now, so I won't see you today."
Qin Wan hurriedly said, "Do you want me to take a look?"
Meng Yao continued to shake her head, "No need, it's just an old problem, and another doctor has already been hired."
Qin Wan nodded, and took a sip from the cup of tea.
Meng Yao was stunned for a while, then sighed and turned to look at Qin Wan, "Don't worry about it, the case is settled, we know the inside story, and I feel really sad, the second uncle and elder brother have gone, now the third brother and the third brother My sister-in-law doesn't know the way forward, I'm really tired from taking care of my third aunt and father these two days..."
Qin Wan shook her head, thought for a while and said, "I'm here to explain to you today."
Meng Yao laughed and shook her head, "There is no need to explain, I know that this case happened as soon as it happened, if these inside stories were not revealed this time, we would never know, you are just helping Master Zheng and His Royal Highness to solve the case , if it wasn't for you, the case wouldn't have been solved so quickly..."
Qin Wan pursed her lips, "When this case happened, you and I didn't know each other, so I concealed something at first, but later on, it's even harder to say anything to you. You only know that I have something to do with solving the case, but you don't know what I'm doing. What did you do, right?"
Meng Yao nodded, although she didn't know, she was not very interested, and although she didn't blame Qin Wan, it was hard for her trusted friend to hide a lot.
Qin Wan said conveniently, "My medical skills, besides being able to treat people, have another purpose..."
Qin Wan spoke in a slow voice, this said, with a bit of suspense, immediately aroused Meng Yao's doubts, she raised her head and looked at Qin Wan, "Is there another use?"
Qin Wan nodded, "I can still use my medical skills...to perform an autopsy."
When Meng Yao heard this, her complexion changed immediately. She raised her brows first, and then her eyes became confused, "Autopsy? You mean... the autopsy that Yamen Fuzuo is going to do?!"
Meng Yao knows that Qin Wan's medical skills are extremely powerful, but medical skills are medical skills, and even though they are skills, they are respected and admired by others. Small ones can heal pain and save injuries, but they can bring the dead back to life. Excellent medical skills, but they are regarded as everyone! But what is an autopsy? Autopsies are only done by yamen clerks, and those who do clerks are all men from humble backgrounds. As far as Meng Yao knows, she has never heard of a female autopsy, no matter in the former dynasty or the Great Zhou Dynasty!
Meng Yao was extremely shocked, because she was too shocked, and her depression and despair disappeared. She looked at Qin Wan carefully for a few moments, and only after she made sure that Qin Wan was not joking with her did she calm down, "You...you still Able to do an autopsy..." At this point, Meng Yao's eyes suddenly trembled, "So, so you did the autopsy on the bodies of Second Uncle and Eldest Brother?"
Qin Wan nodded, "That's right, I just heard about your case when it first came out, including when you first went to the Hou's mansion to see a doctor, I didn't know the inside story, but two days later, because the case had no progress, so Master Zheng and His Royal Highness asked me to take a look, on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, I went into your mansion to examine your second uncle's body, this is the first time I know the inside story of the Meng Mansion case."
Having said this, Qin Wan saw Meng Yao's serious eyes, obviously wanting to know the whole process, so he continued, "The first autopsy, because your family is unwilling to do an autopsy, so I only infer that your second uncle was not an accident And death, most likely murder, so the government continued to investigate. After a few days, the government suspected your fourth uncle, but at this moment, your elder brother died, and your elder brother was also disguised as suicide. But after I went to see it, I found that your elder brother had scars on his body, and he was murdered to death. Only then did you agree to the autopsy, and after the autopsy, we got a few key clues."
Meng Yao's pupils narrowed slightly when she heard this, she is a decent lady, she only knows the etiquette of poetry and books, and she only knows about Wu Zuo's business, but now listening to Qin Wan's words, she even mentioned autopsy, she couldn't believe it, Qin Wan A pair of white and slender hands like Wan would go for an autopsy...
"When you say the autopsy of the forehead, do you mean cutting the dead person open with a knife?"
Meng Yao's voice was obscure, and now she was attracted by Qin Wan's words, and she had long forgotten the worries brought about by the case in the mansion.
Qin Wan nodded, "That's right, after a person dies, clues will be left in his stomach, mouth and nose. If a person is drowned, then there will be clues in his stomach where he drowned..."
Because the deceased was Meng Jin, Qin Wan couldn't say too directly. However, Meng Yao heard what Zhan Yang said that day. He found the seeds of rose flowers in Meng Jin's stomach, and then found them in Xu's place for many days. Meng Yao gently held the useless bathtub and the petals of the rose flower with the hand hanging by her side, her eyes were full of disbelief.
"You... how did you do it, how dare you..."
Meng Yao couldn't imagine how Qin Wan dared to face a dead body with such a delicate face and such a quiet and elegant demeanor. Not only that, but also dared to cut a person open...
There are not a few people who have asked Qin Wan this question. Qin Wan's face is calm, his eyes are full of solemnity, "Everyone in the world thinks that being a corpse is a lowly slave. Not only that, but also think that touching a corpse is very dirty, but just think about it. When a person dies, if he has a soul, how much he hopes that someone can avenge him. Someone can tell what happened to him after his death, so that the yamen and the tolerance can catch the murderer... and Zuo is to help them people…”
Meng Yao's eyes moved a little, and Qin Wan said in a firm voice, "Wu Zuo seems to be a lowly labor, but in my opinion it is a very noble skill. A doctor can save the living from the pain of disease, but what about the dead? Fearing the dead, Wu Zuo may be the only one who speaks for them. I don't think Wu Zuo is cheap and dirty. In addition, Wu Zuo has many similarities with medical skills. By chance, he helped the Yamen... "
"So, this isn't your first time?"
Meng Yao tentatively asked a question, and Qin Wan nodded as expected.
Meng Yao stared blankly at Qin Wan, with mixed emotions in her heart. A few days ago, she had a very happy conversation with Qin Wan. Although they had known each other for a short time, they felt like old friends at first sight. She did not object to Qin Wan's help in investigating the case, but she was thinking, they At that time, the relationship was good, but at that time Qin Wanming knew that she was anxious and worried, but still didn't reveal anything to her. She didn't blame her, but she still felt unhappy in her heart. Qin Wan was rational and calm. Perhaps in Qin Wan's view, they The relationship is not so frank...
The case in the mansion made her worry a lot, and Qin Wan's matter made her feel even more disturbed. So, seeing Qin Wan today, she inevitably lost the joy of the past, but looking at Qin Wan's serious eyes at this moment, she suddenly felt a little nervous. I understand Qin Wan's thoughts. Before we met her, she had already participated in the case with a serious attitude. If this is the case, how can I tell her casually
"What happened later? What else do you know?"
Qin Wan continued, "My autopsy results are limited, and the others still need to be investigated by the people in the yamen, but until that day you showed me those paintings..."
"Painting?" Meng Yao was slightly surprised, "You mean those paintings made by Master Ning?"
Qin Wan nodded, "It's those paintings. When I first saw those paintings, I didn't find anything, but on the eighth day of the lunar new year, I went to Yong'an Hou's Mansion as a guest, and Yong'an Hou's Mansion also invited a painter to paint for us. Upstairs looked at the people in the west, but the painter was painting in the east, and the painter persuaded us and Merlin to be included in the painting, but he didn't see the people in the west."
Meng Yao was a little puzzled when she heard the words, Qin Wan continued, "Because his sight was blocked by Mei Lin, I suddenly remembered what you said to me. You said that those paintings were painted by three painters in different places. Then I thought of the painting of your father's three brothers. At that time, your second uncle looked down at the downstairs, as if he was looking at something fascinated... "
Meng Yao was clever, and immediately understood, "So you think the second uncle's death might not be due to a family property dispute?"
"That's right, so I told His Royal Highness this idea..."
"Then His Royal Highness brought people to my house to look at the paintings?"
Qin Wan nodded, "Yes, my guess was proved later, your second uncle was looking at the young lady that day."
After saying it a few times, Meng Yao's eyes dimmed. This is not a positive thing. On the contrary, what happened to the Meng Mansion is a great shame. She lowered her eyes for a moment and exhaled before saying, "Because of this, I doubt it. The third room?" As she said that, Meng Yao recalled Yan Chi and Zheng Baishi's inspection of the third room later, "But nothing came out of the test in the end."
Qin Wan said "Yes", "That day when your siblings went to play in the Hou's Mansion, Zichen said that he had seen the third young master's expression differently before, and that he broke a thick wolf hair with one hand. Surprised, after you guys left, I took a lot of pens to test myself, and finally determined that to break a thick wolf hair, at least a normal adult man can do it, but the third young master is not like this, and then I came Your family wants to confirm one or two by yourself, after seeing it that day, it was confirmed that the third young master's arm is good, there is no damage to the joints or meridians—"
"If the third young master is pretending, then he wouldn't have been pretending for so many years. At that time, I thought that the third young master didn't lie to everyone, but the broken arm made him have a heart block. Even if the arm recovered later, he didn't Get well, and later, he has a soft temper, and only when he thinks he is his brother can his arms be strong."
At this point, Meng Yao is clear about the case, "So, there is the final game?"
Qin Wan nodded, "Yes...so there is the final situation."
After listening to the ins and outs, Meng Yao looked into Qin Wan's quiet eyes, and didn't know how to react for a while. She knew Qin Wan's strength a long time ago, but she never expected that Qin Wan's temperament had reached such a point. Her eyes gave birth to a bit of respect. Come, but because I suddenly knew that Qin Wan had such a side, I was at a loss for a while.
"Without you, I'm afraid this case would still be unsolved."
Meng Yao sighed, "You... you can do it... if it were me, I really..."
Qin Wan's eyes showed a bit of tenderness, "You grew up in the Meng Mansion, and you would be afraid when you heard that people died, how could you be like me?"
Qin Wan's tone was relaxed, but Meng Yao suddenly thought that Qin Wan grew up in Jinzhou after his parents died.
Suddenly, Meng Yao asked, "You are in Jinzhou, how are they treating you?"
This question stumped Qin Wan. After thinking about it, she still said truthfully, "Let's force it. Anyway, I've grown up so much. Don't you think I'm fine now?"
Having said that, Meng Yao could tell from Qin Wan's moment of hesitation that she couldn't help feeling pity in her heart. The case of the Meng family was indeed not a trivial matter, but it was not a matter of life and death after all, but she was overly worried because of this matter. She also became depressed, and looking at Qin Wan again, her parents are gone, she has been wandering for more than ten years, but now she is so broken, which is heartbreaking.
Thinking about it this way, Meng Yao suddenly felt that she was too weak and petty, and she even made a lot of guesses about Qin Wan, adding to her annoyance, she straightened her back, and tried to hold her lips, "Does anyone else know about this? "
Qin Wan nodded, "Yes, but not many people know about it..."
Meng Yao breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, that's good. You know, today's folk customs still don't accept those things, let alone you are a woman. You have to pay more attention to these aspects." She asked again, "Everyone Who knows?"
Qin Wan thought for a while and said, "His Royal Highness, Mr. Zheng, my uncle, my third brother, other people's words, my sixth sister, two close girls beside me, the emperor also knows about the words in the palace..."
Meng Yao was surprised, "What?! The emperor also knows?!"
Qin Wan nodded, and said something about Yuanzhou before. Meng Yao was even more surprised when she heard it. She grew up in the deep boudoir of the Meng Mansion, so how could she know about the outside world? Hearing what Qin Wan said, he suddenly felt that Qin Wan was like a character in a picture book. Everything he experienced was so far away from her, yet so exciting and vivid!
"No wonder! It turns out that you are responsible for the solution of that big case!" Meng Yao's tone was no longer as gloomy as Qin Wan's when she first came here. Her eyes were shining brightly, "I know now! You said before that you would one day open a The medical center is also good, this statement is not false, it is true, what is impossible for you?"
Seeing Meng Yao like this, the corners of Qin Wan's lips curved slightly, "When that day really comes, I'll feel at ease."
Then he said, "I've finished talking with you, can you blame me for being gloomy about you?"
Meng Yao's face was slightly red, and she hurriedly said embarrassedly, "How come? I did have some bad guesses before, but now I know everything..."
Qin Wan said again, "You don't think I'm unlucky either?"
Miss from aristocratic family, who would like to be friends with someone who has dealt with dead bodies
Meng Yao slapped the table when she heard the words, "How could it be! People have been killed in my house, aren't you not afraid?" Meng Yao said with a sigh, "You don't talk about these things, I just treat you as a medical fairy, After you said this, I will regard you as the heroine in the picture book, who can cure diseases and save people, and can also help people get justice. I don’t even dare to think about what you have done, let alone do it... "
Qin Wan breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Meng Yao's words. She used to have very few friends and was not a warm-hearted person, so after she came back from the dead, she didn't want to let down those who treated her sincerely, like Yue Ning, and later Qin Wan Both Shuang and Meng Yao now.
"It's not that powerful, I just use what I have learned to help others."
Meng Yao smiled deeply when she heard this, and let out a big breath, as if she wanted to let out all the suffocation and troubles of the past few days, and then she pushed open the window lattice again, "You helped me again today. Me, these days I think of my second uncle and elder brother, and I think, they are the people I have lived with since I was a child, how could they be such sinful people? I also think of my third brother, third brother and third sister-in-law They are poor people, but they don't know whether they are alive or dead now... In less than half a month, and at such a festive time of the Chinese New Year, our mansion is really full of troubles. After that, my father's official position will definitely be demoted. Go out, the outside world doesn’t know how to spread the word about our family…”
"I had these thoughts one after another. I didn't fall asleep for two nights in a row. I couldn't fall back to sleep after a short nap this morning. Thinking about my third aunt and my father's illness, I felt that I was the only one in the whole house who could take care of me." , I feel that the whole person is going to collapse at the moment, and now hearing what you say, I feel that a woman can be so powerful!"
Xu Shi had just come out of the depression, Meng Yao's words were quite heroic, she glanced at the snow outside and said, "I want someone to prepare some food and wine, and I want to have a drink with you, You don't know, I've been suffocated for the past two days."
Qin Wan couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and just as he finished speaking, a figure ran in from outside the Nuan Pavilion, "Sister, I want to..."
Qin Wan and Meng Yao were surprised, but they saw that Meng Zichen hid outside the door at some point, and he didn't know how much he had heard, and now he was staring at Qin Wan with bright eyes. Seeing this, Meng Yao waved his hand, "Okay, today too According to you!"
As he spoke, he acted as if he had ordered someone to prepare, and Meng Zichen leaned towards Qin Wan, "Ninth Sister, I knew you were not an ordinary person..."
Soon, the food and drink were delivered to the Nuan Pavilion, and a pot of plum wine was heating up on the small red clay stove. Qin Wan didn't want to let Meng Yao and the two of them drink, but Meng Yao was really bored, and it was plum wine again, so he let her drink two glasses , Meng Zichen gave up a glass, Qin Wan was overwhelmed with alcohol, took a couple of sips and then put down the glass.
"I couldn't tell you clearly earlier, but now I can tell you a few words. I don't know how the third young master and young lady will be convicted, but there is still hope. Yesterday, Mr. Zheng reported this matter to the emperor..."
Qin Wan told what Zheng Baishi reported to Yan Huai yesterday, only omitting the argument between King Cheng and the crown prince. When Meng Yao heard it, her expression was really brightened, and her eyes turned red for a while, "So, so it's not necessarily true. It's a capital offense, right?"
Qin Wan nodded, "I can't guarantee it, but there is hope."
Meng Yao sighed, "Second Uncle and Eldest Brother were buried yesterday, and now it's hard to give them a big deal. Last night, my father called me over and said that he would also prepare for the Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law. , the result has not come out yet, but everyone knows that two lives are inevitable... "
Meng Zichen's eyes were also slightly red, "Father fell ill, my sister took care of it in the middle of the night last night, something like this happened in the mansion, and the servants below are disobedient, my sister never took care of these things before, and she made it difficult for the servants .”
Meng Yao didn't intend to complain to Qin Wan when she heard the words, "Forget it, there is hope compared to the three sisters-in-law, these are nothing. It's true that the third brother and the third sister-in-law are guilty, but they are all poor people , I absolutely don’t want to see them beheaded.”
Qin Wan listened to Meng Zichen's words and sighed. Although what Meng Yao said was not serious, the Meng family was really on her shoulders in this situation. Qin Wan didn't know what to do for her, so she said , "Drink less wine, and I will change your medicines later. At this time, you two should be well. If there is any news from the government office, I will tell you as soon as possible."
Meng Yao complied repeatedly, and sure enough, she stopped drinking too much. After the meal, Qin Wan added some soothing medicines to Meng Yao's prescription, and then went to see Meng Zhou's condition before leaving.
After leaving the Meng Mansion, Qin Wan let the carriage go straight to Qin's House in Tongqian Lane.
Qin Wan is not good at drinking, although he only drank a couple of sips, his heart felt a little hot at the moment, the carriage was walking slowly, outside the curtains was the flying snow foam and Lin'an City covered in silver, Qin Wan opened the curtains to see Looking at the street scenes outside, she felt a little shy in her heart. She comforted Meng Yao, but the pain in her heart surfaced. Meng Yao could talk about the affairs of the Meng Mansion, but she couldn't talk about her own affairs. Can't say a word.
The Shangyuan Festival is approaching, and this year is coming to an end. Based on what she learned from her father, she helped solve another case, but what about her father's own case, how did father and mother spend this year
Qin Wanxuan closed her eyes and leaned against the wall of the car, her heart aching and unbearable. She said that she did not believe in ghosts and gods, but she often wondered where the souls of her father and mother belonged. They were killed unjustly. Will they have no peace under the Nine Springs? And how will she find an opportunity, even if she touches the edge of the case!
"Miss, it's here—"
I don't know how long it took, Fu Ling called softly, Qin Wan opened his eyes, and sure enough, Qin's house had arrived, and it was already afternoon, this alley was quiet and no one was there, and the snow that had been coming for days made the whole All the alleys were covered with thick snow, Qin Wan looked outside the carriage, and suddenly said, "Let's go down for a walk."
Fu Ling was slightly taken aback when she heard the words, "Miss, it's very cold outside."
Qin Wan shook his head, "It's okay—"
Fu Ling only felt that Qin Wan's expression was a little strange, so she didn't dare to ask any more questions, so she stopped the carriage at the gate of Qin's house, took an umbrella and walked with Qin Wan on the deserted street.
Changlefang is a place where nobles live in the west. The mansions are next to each other, and the people who live there are either rich or noble. Because of this, the alleys next to here are very quiet. Before, the old footprints on the road were covered by fresh snow, and only a few faint traces could be seen. Qin Wan remained silent, Fu Ling looked at Qin Wan's expression several times and finally couldn't help it.
"Miss, what's the matter with you?"
Qin Wan shook her head when she heard the words, "It's just that I suddenly thought of some old things."
Fu Ling only thought that Qin Wan thought of Miss Jiu's parents, so she said, "Miss returned to the capital, so she had to see many old friends. Listening to Miss Meng's words, did she think of the time when the old lady was here?"
Although she asked this question, Fu Ling couldn't figure it out. Meng Yao is very different from the Qin residence in the past. When Qin Yi and his wife were here, Qin Wan could be said to be the noble lady envied by many children, but now it is very different.
Qin Wan walked very slowly. Hearing this, he shook his head and didn't say much. Fuling sighed and didn't ask any more. He just accompanied Qin Wan from the gate of Qin's house to the end of the street. Seeing how far he had gone, Fuling subconsciously said: , "Miss, are you tired? Let's go back. I don't know if Han Bo and Er Bao did anything delicious today..."
Qin Wan shook her head, "Let's go—"
As he said that, he was about to turn the corner of the street, but Fu Ling had no choice but to continue to follow. After turning another street, Fu Ling didn't know the place. Seeing that Qin Wan had no intention of speaking, he had to follow. Rarely, occasionally one or two servants came out from the side door, only looked at Qin Wan and hurried away, no one would stay on the empty street for a long time in such a cold day, soon, Qin Wan came again The other side of the street.
After walking two streets in a row, Fu Ling was a little tired, let alone Qin Wan, but seeing what Qin Wan meant, she had to go to another street. The aura on his body became more and more sad.
Fu Ling was convinced that Qin Wan must have thought of his deceased parents, and a look of sadness appeared on his face, and after walking half a step, Qin Wan suddenly stopped in his tracks.
After this pause, Fu Ling was slightly surprised, thinking that Qin Wan was finally going back, but when she looked up, she only saw a rather dilapidated mansion. Although the surrounding mansions were not as grand and grand as the Zhongyonghou mansion, they were At least they are all quiet and luxurious with white walls and gray tiles, but the house Qin Wan is looking at now is extremely dilapidated.
The vermilion lacquer gate is mottled, the lintel is covered with cobwebs, and the signboard that should have written the mansion's surname has disappeared. The empty door beam is very cold, and Fu Ling looks inside after crossing the lintel. , but saw a section of scorched beams at a glance. If you look into the courtyard walls of other mansions, you can often see the roofs of cornices, bucket arches, pavilions, or lush forests and bamboos, but what happened to this scorched beam that Fuling saw? What's going on? Not only could you see the scorched beams, but you could also see half of the ruined walls. Fu Ling frowned, subconsciously thinking that this place was not very auspicious.
"Miss, it seems that there was a fire in this house. Look, the houses inside are all like that." Speaking of Fuling, she moved closer to Qin Wan, "I don't know if anyone died here. Miss, this place is not very good. Let's go."
After Fuling finished speaking, Qin Wan didn't move. Not only did she not move, but mixed emotions suddenly appeared in her eyes, and she even took two steps forward. Fuling was surprised, "Miss, what are you doing?"
Qin Wan's footsteps stopped suddenly, and she suddenly lowered her eyes. She didn't know what to think of, so she turned around quickly and walked back.
"Nothing, let's go back."
Fu Ling was confused for a while, but hurriedly opened an umbrella to follow, and when she reached the corner of the street, she couldn't help but look back at the abandoned mansion, "How can there be an abandoned mansion in such a good place? I don't know." Whose family is it?"
Fu Ling muttered to herself, but Qin Wan walked very fast, as if she didn't know she was tired at all.
Fu Ling followed Qin Wan, sweating profusely, and finally reached the carriage, but Qin Wan got on the carriage directly, "I won't go in, it's getting late, we have to go back early."
Fu Ling was slightly surprised, glanced at the gate of the Qin residence, which was very close at hand, and followed the carriage very strangely.
When the carriage started to move, Fu Ling couldn't help but lift the curtain to look in the direction of the abandoned house. Her young lady was really weird today. This is just to go to the abandoned house.
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Qin Wan got into the carriage and closed her eyes to meditate. After entering the gate of the Hou Mansion, the strangeness from earlier was swept away, and she went straight to the main courtyard. When she entered the door, she looked calm and smiled, as if the strangeness just now was just Fuling's. illusion.
"Guan'er is back, come and have a look, these are the clothes prepared for you to wear when entering the palace."
Mrs. Hu pulled Qin Wan closer to several small boxes in the house, "Look, see which one you like..."
There were not only the Hu family in the room, but also Qin Chaoyu, Qin Shuang and Qin Xiang. Qin Xiang was originally angry, but today he was standing with Qin Shuang with a smile on his face, although his jaw was still raised a bit. She looked proud, but it was a big improvement for her to come out on her own initiative. Qin Wan was not interested in clothes, so she just picked two sets at random.
Mrs. Hu smiled and nodded in agreement, and said, "It's only two days before the Lantern Festival. The palace banquet for the Lantern Festival is in the afternoon. In the evening, let your two brothers take you to the Lantern Market." .”
After saying this, Qin Shuang and Qin Xiang were immediately overjoyed. The two of them could not enter the palace, and the only thing they were looking forward to was visiting the Lantern Market.
Qin Wan naturally responded, and just as he was speaking, Qin Shu suddenly strode in from the outside. Compared to the smiles on the faces of the few people in the room, Qin Shu frowned. The first time Shu entered the door, he looked at Qin Wan for a moment. Qin Wan felt something, but he didn't ask the question immediately. Instead, it was Hu who stepped forward.
"Master Hou, where did you come back from? What happened?"
Qin Shu shook his head, walked to the main seat, and waited for the servant to serve tea. While drinking the tea, he looked at Qin Wan again for a moment. Although his gaze moved very quickly, Qin Wan was already suspicious, so naturally he would not miss it. this detail.
Qin Shu put down the teacup and sighed, "Shangyuan Palace Banquet... Otherwise, girl Wan still won't go."
Hu Shi was taken aback when she heard this, Qin Xiang and Qin Shuang were also surprised, and Qin Chaoyu took a step forward, "Father, what's the matter? Why didn't the ninth sister go?"
The corners of Qin Shu's lips were pursed tightly, "Although it's a good thing to let Wan girl go, but..." Qin Shu said, his eyes turned slightly, "But I have something that I want her to do for me that day, so she Still not going."
Mrs. Hu glanced at Qin Wan, then at Qin Shu. Naturally, she would not disobey Qin Shu, but after everything was agreed, it seemed a little unreasonable to suddenly let Qin Wan not go. Qin Wan is now valued by the emperor and queen mother. If she doesn't go then, they won't be able to explain, "Master Hou, what do you want Wan girl to do for you?"
Qin Shu showed impatience, "It's a very important matter, so don't ask me first."
He didn't even say anything about Hu's question, and looking at Qin Shu's face, the others didn't dare to say more. Qin Shu looked at Qin Wan and said, "Girl Wan, what do you think? Uncle needs your help, Shangyuan Palace Banquet... Some have the opportunity to enter the palace for a banquet."
Qin Wan didn't care much about palace banquets at all, and he didn't have any objection when he heard the words, "It's nothing, just follow uncle's orders."
Qin Shu showed a satisfied smile when he heard the words, paused and said, "For these two days, don't enter the palace, just wait in the mansion..."
There are only two days left before the Shangyuan Festival, and according to the time, she will enter the palace tomorrow to see a doctor for the Queen Mother, but now Qin Shu won't even let her enter the palace? Qin Wan frowned, as if something important had happened.
Mrs. Hu felt uncomfortable when she heard it, "Master Hou, what about the Empress Dowager's illness?"
Qin Shu waved his hand, "Don't worry, just say that Wan girl is unwell, and she is afraid that she will give the queen mother a bad temper."
Qin Chaoyu and Hu Shi looked at each other and felt that the matter was not easy.
First to help, then to complain of illness, this is simply to prevent Qin Wan from entering the palace on purpose, but why
"That's it, Wan girl, don't worry, I will arrange it for you."
After Qin Shu finished speaking, he put the teacup away, got up and went to the study. Although he left, the whole room was left behind with wide-eyed people. In the future, there will be more opportunities to enter the palace..."
Qin Wan was not afraid of not having the opportunity to enter the palace, so she nodded her head when she heard the words.
When Mrs. Hu heard the words, she added another set of clothes to Qin Wan, and after talking for a while, Qin Wan broke up. On the way back to Songfengyuan, Qin Shuang said in a strange way, "What's going on, uncle? Was it too strange just now? You were asked to complain of illness and not go to see the Empress Dowager, and you were only asked for help on the day of the palace banquet, not tomorrow."
The corners of Qin Wan's lips curved slightly, "It's okay, the empress dowager is well now, even if she is only a day away from entering the palace, it's fine."
Qin Shuang shook her head, "I still find it strange... It seems that you are not allowed to enter the palace on purpose."
Qin Xiang also analyzed, "Will something bad happen to you when you enter the palace? Have you ever warmed up to anyone in the palace before?"
Qin Wan laughed, "How could I offend anyone..."
Having said that, Qin Wan suddenly remembered that she met someone when she entered the palace yesterday!
Cheng Wang, she met Cheng Wang, but what she said yesterday did not offend Cheng Wang...
But if it wasn't becoming king, who would it be
Qin Shu refused to let her enter the palace, and was extremely worried. It must not be a simple matter. Could it be that someone set a trap in the palace to harm her? Or, wanting to use her would be bad for the Hou family
Qin Wan couldn't figure out why Qin Shu did this, but she was a little uneasy subconsciously, and her intuition told her that something was going to happen, and it must have something to do with her.
If it was as she expected, would Qin Shu's method of hiding her in the mansion really work