"Why is Brother Li here?" Zheng Baishi looked at Li Muyun and asked hastily.
Li Muyun saluted Qin Wan with a normal expression, and then said, "There is a lot of discussion about this case in the court, so I'll come over and have a look, Brother Zheng, what are you and the Princess—"
"We plan to re-examine." Zheng Baishi glanced at Qin Wan and said, "We have to find some more clues before we can confirm the identity of the deceased, otherwise we will have no confidence to speak before the emperor."
The emperor would ask him, are you sure this person is Song Xiwen
If Zheng Baishi said "probably", "maybe", "possibly", the emperor would throw the imperial brush on his head in the next moment, Zheng Baishi smiled bitterly, "Brother Li, why don't we take a look together? When the time comes, the emperor will ask." Come on, you might as well help me out."
Li Muyun was good at prison matters, and he was good at autopsy, but he was not as good as Qin Wan.
Having said that, Li Muyun followed naturally.
Entering the inner hall where the corpses were parked, there was already a government officer waiting with autopsy tools, Qin Wan sized up the adult male corpse, and said in silence for a moment, "I'm afraid this is not enough, I have to ask Mr. Zheng for help." .”
Zheng Baishi and Li Muyun looked at Qin Wan together, "What is the princess' order?"
Qin Wan thought for a while, first she looked out the window, saw that the rain outside had stopped at some point, she had an idea in her heart, looked up, and saw a pen and paper not far away, she immediately went forward, He picked up the pen and paper, wrote a few strokes on it, and then showed it to Zheng Baishi, "I want Mr. Zheng to find a place to dig such a crypt."
What Qin Wan drew on the paper was a rectangular crypt, on which the length, width, and height were marked, "This crypt is five feet long, three feet wide, and two feet deep. It looks like you put it in."
Zheng Baishi took a closer look, and found that such a crypt was not difficult to dig at all, but he didn't know what Qin Wan was digging for, so he hurriedly asked, "Dare to ask the princess, what is this for? "
Qin Wan pursed his lips slightly, "I want... steamed bones."
Steamed bones? ! Zheng Baishi's eyes widened, and he looked at Li Muyun who was beside him, but he saw Li Muyun's expression was extraordinarily surprised.
Because of the urgency, Qin Wan didn't have time to pay attention to their expressions. The autopsy methods were just those, but ordinary autopsy methods couldn't get more clues, so she had to use extraordinary methods.
Now that Qin Wan had given the order, Zheng Baishi naturally had to follow suit. He called two yamen servants, brought up tools, and walked out of the back door of the Yizhuang all the way to a gentle slope facing a small river. , this river is a small tributary of the Yushui River, because Yizhuang is in the south of the city, and there are few houses around it, even if the slope is dug, it will not matter.
According to Qin Wan's instructions, the two government servants dug a long and deep hole on this slope.
When the yacha was digging the slope, Qin Wan put on the protective gloves and began to clean up the bones. This time, Qin Wan was more dedicated than the last time. This corpse was washed thoroughly, the greasy dirt on it was washed away, the bones revealed their original appearance, and then Qin Wan scraped off the waxy decay on the bones layer by layer, and soon, the corpse completely changed A pair of skeletons.
After disposing of the corpses, the caves of the yamen were almost complete. Qin Wan went to see them, and then asked people to add firewood and charcoal to the cave until the walls of the cave were burned red, because they did not go down. After the rain, it took half an hour for the crypt to burn like Qin Wan wanted. Qin Wan asked someone to shovel out all the charcoal and firewood, and the heat in the crypt was poured into it again. Three liters of wine and five liters of vinegar, and taking advantage of the steaming heat, put the corpse wrapped in a mat into it.
After covering the outside with a few straw mats, the bones began to steam.
After this process, I have been busy for almost two hours. Several clerks were sweating profusely, and there were piles of charcoal and matches outside the crypt. Qin Wan, Zheng Baishi, and Li Muyun stood not far away and watched. Li Mu Yun asked, "I don't know how long the county chief will steam for?"
Qin Wan said quickly, "An hour and a half."
Zheng Baishi clicked his tongue, "The princess's method... is really... I thought it was to boil water to steam the bones, and I don't know where the princess's method came from?"
Qin Wan said without changing his face, "I read it in the book, I hope it will be useful. I checked it roughly earlier, but now that I have to re-check it, I shouldn't miss anything. Only this method can clean the bones and restore the blood. The original scars on the bones were revealed."
Li Muyun looked at Qin Wan, "The princess's method is unprecedented."
Qin Wan glanced at Li Muyun calmly, but found that Li Muyun looked at her very deeply. Qin Wan felt a little uneasy in her heart, but at this point, uneasiness has become a common occurrence for her, and she has formed a habit. , on the contrary, she didn't feel anything, and she also had a fearless and lonely courage that came with it.
Facing Li Muyun's gaze, Qin Wan said, "This steamed bone can only be steamed on a sunny day. If it rains and the bone cannot be steamed, it should be boiled. Like Mr. Zheng said, boil water, add ten liters of vinegar, and put Salt and white plums, boiled together with the bones, can still show the scars on the bones, if the rain has not stopped just now, we will have to find a pot to boil the bones."
Hearing this, Zheng Baishi felt a chill down his spine for some unknown reason. Thinking of a group of people setting up a pot to boil the corpses of the dead in Yizhuang, the picture made people feel frightened. Compared with this, steaming the bones is better. be gentle.
Thinking of this, Zheng Baishi couldn't help but admire Qin Wan's eyes. Sometimes Zheng Baishi couldn't believe that Qin Wan was a teenage girl. Based on what she knew, an old man with a white beard would be more convincing.
Since they still have to steam for so long, Zheng Baishi and Li Muyun were not in a hurry, and went back to Yizhuang to wait.
Not long after returning to Yizhuang, Zhan Yang walked in from the outside.
Zhan Yang looked distressed, and Zheng Baishi said when he saw him, "How is it? The Wu family hasn't left yet?"
Qin Wan raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and Zhan Yang nodded helplessly, "I didn't leave, I couldn't wait, I slipped out."
Qin Wan then asked, "Which Wu family?"
Zhan Yang smiled wryly, "It's Uncle Weiyuan's Wu family..."
Qin Wan understood, and Zhan Yang continued, "Last time things went wrong. Uncle Wei Yuan wanted to find the eldest son even more after he knew about it. The second son has also woken up a little bit, and now he comes here every day. The yamen asked, I'm getting annoyed."
At the beginning, Wu Yu caused a misunderstanding because of swallowing the public property of Weiyuanbo Mansion, and was framed by the murderer, and was finally arrested as a prisoner. Later, the truth came out. Although Wu Yu was not the murderer, his selfishness could not be concealed. Uncle Weiyuan probably felt that the third son was not his own, so he was unreliable, so he stabilized Wu Yu, and at the same time went down to look for the eldest son Wu Jin. Yu made a fuss, but Uncle Weiyuan's family had long been controlled by Wu Yu, and Wu Yu was still an official, so the second son had no choice but to make trouble, so he made up his mind to find his elder brother.
Qin Wan frowned upon hearing this, "Is there no clue yet?"
Zhan Yang smiled wryly, "It's been too long, I really don't have any clue..."
Qin Wan could also understand, Zheng Baishi snorted and said, "I didn't know how to look for it earlier, but now I'm anxious because I can't make a family. I come to the government every day to play tricks!"
Zheng Baishi seemed to be very displeased with the second son. The second son of the Wu family was originally a wine bag and rice bag, but now he was forced by his father to run to the government. He thought he was not good at dealing with affairs. Qin Wan shook his head, but it was not Lin'an government office. If you don't help, now that the case of Prince Jin's Mansion is coming, Zhan Yang naturally can't take care of this old case.
After complaining for a while, Zhan Yang took a few steps into the inner room, and soon he turned around and said in shock, "Where's the corpse?!"
Zheng Baishi was taken aback for a moment, and then he laughed, "That's true, I forgot to tell you, the body is in the dirt slope outside the back door."
Zhan Yang obviously didn't understand, his eyes widened, Li Muyun then explained the idea that Qin Wan had come up with, Zhan Yang was amazed, he hurriedly went to the back door to look, and came back after a while, and threw himself into Qin Wan's admiration!
Qin Wan looked indifferent, this method was indeed read in a book, but it seems to be his father, who also improved this method, he used it several times during the autopsy, and solved the suspicious cases.
It took a long time to steam the bones, so Zheng Baishi and Li Muyun talked about the suspicious points of the case.
Zheng Baishi said, "If the identity is confirmed, can we investigate the Department of Imperial Punishment?"
Li Muyun frowned slightly, sighed, "It's difficult."
The imperial palace is a place outside the law, and the Department of Punishment does not have the rules of the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Now it is against the rules to go inside for an outside case, but if you don't ask, how will you know how Song Xiwen got out
Yan Chi and Qin Wan knew about it, and most of Zheng Baishi and Zhan Yang also knew after the investigation that Song Xiwen had entered the Department of Immortal Punishment, but no one knew what happened after entering and how he got out. Know.
Zheng Baishi smiled wryly, "It's easy not to investigate this case, but once it is investigated, the future is really uncertain."
Zheng Baishi's words were extremely bleak, and Qin Wan immediately thought of his father. If his father had not been the presiding judge of King Jin's case, then his father would not have been involved in that incident no matter what.
At the side, Li Muyun's complexion changed, his slender eyes narrowed, and Qin Wan also saw a bit of desolation in those eyes. She couldn't help but sneer in her heart, you were the one who exposed her father, so who is the desolation in your eyes for? !
Since the case needs to be investigated this time, it is natural that Zheng Baishi took the lead. Before the emperor said anything, he had little to do with Li Muyun, but he came to Yizhuang on his own initiative, and it was under the premise that he would not know Zheng Baishi...
There was only one thought in Qin Wan's mind, and Li Muyun had a ghost in his heart.
Taking a deep breath, Qin Wan actually didn't want to make such suspicions without any evidence, but she just knew that it was Li Muyun who exposed her father at the beginning. Combining all kinds of strange things, Li Muyun is really the number one suspect.
It's just that Li Muyun back then was just a third-rank young minister of Dali Temple. He was not from a high family background. If there was no one behind him, how could he dare to handle such a big case? But who is the person hiding behind Li Muyun
Qin Wan fell into deep thought, while Li Muyun hesitated and said, "If this case pulls out what happened last year, it will be difficult for you and me to protect ourselves..."
Zheng Baishi hesitated for a while, but he still didn't ask anything.
Not long after, Qin Wan said to go to the back to take a look, and everyone naturally accompanied him.
When he got to the back, he saw that the heat had faded from the red-hot cave, Zhan Yang touched the soil slope beside him, and said, "The heat has almost dissipated, I don't know if it's gone."
This method of digging a hole to make a fire can roast sweet potatoes, but now, there is a pair of human bones steaming in the hole in front of it. If any passer-by passes by and knows the truth, they will probably jump in fright.
Qin Wan shook her head, "Don't worry, wait and see."
After waiting for a while, Qin Wan poured the rest of the wine at the mouth of the crypt, and waited until the traces of the wine were scalded away by the last heat, then Qin Wan nodded and ordered, "Take out the corpse."
The sealed straw mat was opened, but there was still steam inside, and the smell of wine and vinegar mixed together, which was quite choking. The two servants carefully took out this pair of human bones and put them on the wooden board beside them. Carrying it back to Yizhuang, Qin Wan directed the Yacha to place the wooden planks under the eaves, and Qin Wan began to inspect carefully in the light of the sky outside.
"The deceased's third and fourth ribs on the left, left wrist bone, right tibia, kneecaps on both sides, and left and right lutes all had light red lines and a faint shade of blood, which indicated that the deceased suffered a lot in front of him. Injuries, most of these injuries were impact injuries, only the first ones were caused by sharp objects. Simply put, he was punched and kicked in front of him, or he was tortured with other blunt objects. There is also a purple-black halo at the occipital bone on the back of the head, which should be caused by a blunt instrument."
"There was a faint crack on the small fibula of the deceased's left leg. The blood was very faint. It should be an old injury from a long time ago. In addition, there was a similar crack on the ulna of his right arm. Such an injury It should be caused by a strong impact, such as raising your hand to resist the opponent's heavy hammer during a martial arts competition, or when you jumped from the back of a horse and put your hands on the ground. Leg injuries are also similar. —”
"In addition to the scars, this person also has short legs. His left knee is slightly bent inward, so that the right leg is longer than the left leg. When he walks, the left and right shoulders should shake from time to time, and his footwork It should be very stable, especially..." Qin Wan paused, "Especially good at attacking with the left leg and the right leg."
Qin Wan looked at it one by one, and everyone seemed to be just a pile of bones, but in Qin Wan's view, there were countless clues. Zheng Baishi, Li Muyun, Zhan Yang and other government servants all had a kind of blind worship for Qin Wan And trust, she said, and the clerk at the side recorded that Zheng Baishi didn't know much about autopsies, and Li Muyun didn't know as much as Qin Wan. Under absolute professional pressure, Qin Wan said that the person in front of him was Song Xiwen and Zheng Baishi I dare not doubt it.
But Qin Wan couldn't say that, she said all these things one by one, other things, needless to say, Zheng Baishi and Zhan Yang will naturally investigate, Qin Wan checked it carefully, and said, "This person has suffered a lot before. Less torment, but to go along with the fact that Song Xiwen once entered the Department of Imperial Punishment, I don't know about the rest."
Zheng Baishi hurriedly said, "Don't worry, the princess, we will check."
Qin Wan looked around carefully again, "On the bones, let me estimate a more accurate height based on the information for the time being. This person is about five feet seven inches, only tall but not short, plus Based on the appearance and characteristics detected before, it is very easy to determine such a person in Jinwangfu."
Even if a person is about the same height and looks like a person from the Western Regions, do they have the same injuries
Especially the few old injuries and kung fu skills that Qin Wan found out, as long as you go to check, you will be able to find out the clues.
Zheng Baishi looked over the inspection records, and was full of sighs. The office worker in Lin'an government office saw this skeleton, and he was quite helpless. The bone was covered with thick wax, and even if he scratched it, he could only see a piece of ashes. Brown bones, only Qin Wan can use this method to make all the scars that should be exposed appear.
"The princess has worked hard. With these, the evidence is much more sufficient."
Qin Wan waved his hand, "The bones can be kept, maybe I can think of other clues."
Zheng Baishi nodded, and said a few more words to Qin Wan. Seeing that it was getting late, he personally sent Qin Wan out of Yizhuang.
When Qin Wan got into the carriage, he squeezed his sleeve pocket.
Compared with other martial artists, she took the lead. Yan Chi gave her a lot of information about Song Xiwen, including whether she is left-handed or right-handed, her usual kung fu methods, etc. She searched in this direction and found it. On the way to Yizhuang, she even thought about whether she should lie if she finally found out that this person was not Song Xiwen.
Fortunately, this person is Song Xiwen, God did not let her face such a choice.
The specific details will naturally be inspected by the government. Qin Wan took the carriage back to the Marquis Mansion to rest. In such a small shift, the strength he got from Yan Chi seemed to be running out. One can imagine that Yan Chi's Prince Rui was hanging all over the place. She was exhausted in the house, so her tiredness and anxiety were nothing.
Early the next morning, Qin Wan went to Prince Yi's mansion to see Yan Ze's eye disease.
Yue Ning had been waiting at Prince Yi's mansion for a long time. When Qin Wan arrived, she saw Yue Ning walking in the garden holding Yan Ze's hand.
Qin Wan's footsteps were light, and the two of them didn't realize that the boy leading the way was about to make a sound, but Qin Wan stopped him with a wave of his hand.
Then I heard Yue Ning say, "Third Brother, did you feel it? Did you touch it? Guess what it is?"
With a gentle smile on Yan Ze's face, "It's Dangui."
Yue Ning frowned, and said strangely in a boring way, "You... I really doubt that your eyes have healed long ago!"
Yan Ze smiled, "The flower buds are so small, and the sweet-scented osmanthus smells so strong here, I can't help but guess right." Yan Ze took a sip of the sweet-scented osmanthus in his palm and said with a smile, "I'm blind!" It's been too long, if you don't have a smarter head, you won't be able to survive..."
Yan Ze was joking, but Qin Wan saw Yue Ning's complexion darken at a glance.
Yue Ning said eagerly, "Don't worry, third brother, he will be fine soon."
Yan Ze smiled, stretched out his hand to touch the top of Yue Ning's head, "I know." He said as if he couldn't bear it, "But... But don't expect too much, after all, it's been so many years."
When Yan Ze said this, Yue Ning was even more heartbroken, Yan Ze was the one who was sick, why did he let him comfort her
Yue Ning hurriedly said, "I know, don't worry, third brother, if you can't cure your eyes this time, then I will be your walking stick."
Yan Ze was stunned for a moment, and soon smiled gently, "It's not that serious. If you want to marry in the future, how can you be the third brother's walking stick? It's just a pity, the third brother may not be able to see you get married with his own eyes. "
Yue Ning moved the corners of her lips, hesitant to speak, Qin Wan just walked over at this time.
Yue Ning saw Qin Wan at a glance, and hurriedly said, "Qin Wan is here!"
Yan Ze heard footsteps, and turned to Qin Wan, "The princess is here."
Qin Wan smiled, "Meet Your Highness."
After saluting, several people walked into the flower hall together.
"How are you feeling these days, Your Highness?"
Yan Ze smiled and said, "There is still a layer of gray cloth in front of my eyes, sometimes the color is so dark that it turns black, and sometimes it is like a gray mist, but I still can't see anything."
Qin Wan hurriedly said, "Your Highness, don't worry, it's a good sign to be able to do this. Your Highness's eyes have already felt the color of the light, which means that the distance to see is not far away."
During the conversation, Sun Muqing also came, and after saying a few words, Sun Muqing took advantage of Qin Wan's preparation to give the needle and said, "Princess, my house is ready, come and have a look tomorrow?"
Qin Wan was taken aback for a moment, then nodded, "Okay—"
It was originally said that Qin Wan and the others were asked to go and have a look at the end of last month, but there have been a lot of things these few days, so Sun Muqing saw the vacancy now. Seeing that Qin Wan agreed, Sun Muqing went to talk to Yue Ning and Yan Ze again, The two naturally readily agreed.
After Qin Wan finished applying the needles, Yan Ze felt much warmer and more comfortable around his eyes.
Sun Muqing smiled and said to Qin Wan, "His Highness's eyes are getting better and better these days, and I can see them soon after I look."
Qin Wan also breathed a sigh of relief, "Yes, Mr. Sun took a lot of trouble about the decoction."
Sun Muqing waved her hands again and again, feeling quite embarrassed, "Actually, it's mainly because your needles are too powerful."
Qin Wan shook his head and laughed, and Sun Muqing couldn't help but said again, "My little junior sister used to like to study acupuncture very much, and later she was better than my senior uncle. The two of them often discussed this for a long time. Unfortunately, I Not that stuff."
Qin Wan's heart tightened, and she hurriedly said, "Mr. Sun, don't underestimate yourself. I know very little about Mr. Sun."
Seeing that Sun Muqing still wanted to talk, while Yue Ning and Yan Ze were on the sidelines, Qin Wan quickly changed the subject, said a few words like this, and made an appointment to meet at Sun Muqing's new house the next day, Qin Wan just left.
As soon as Qin Wan left, Sun Muqing sighed, and Yue Ning said, "Sun Gongzi, do you really think Qin Wan is like your little junior sister?"
Sun Muqing shrank her neck, "No, no, the princess is the princess, naturally not my junior sister, but..." Sun Muqing thought of many details, but it is always bad to think that a living person is like a dead person , so he said, "Maybe I've never seen a woman with such high medical skills at such a young age, hehe, I'm really rude."
Sun Muqing was innocent, so she apologized first, but it made Yue Ning uncomfortable to ask again.
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Early in the morning of the second day, Qin Wan ordered someone to prepare presents, and went to Sun's house.
In just over two months, the former criminal's old house had been given a brand new look, the plaque on the front door was changed, and the entire courtyard was completely demoralized. When Qin Wan's carriage stopped in front of the door, he was in a daze for a moment.
She wanted to do this, but she never did it, but Sun Muqing was ahead of her.
When Sun Muqing came to Beijing this time, she didn't bring any servants with her, but there must be two people in such a big house, so Han Bo found two smart and good-natured young servants for Sun Muqing. Someone is coming to welcome guests.
The moment he entered the door, Qin Wan's footsteps stopped. After a fire, the house was destroyed, but the foundation was still there, so Sun Muqing asked someone to build the house on the original foundation. The wing room was changed into a pool and rockery landscape, and most of the other places remained unchanged. Therefore, Qin Wan immediately found that strange and familiar feeling.
How many times has she wandered past this street without daring to get close, now that she stepped into this door, Qin Wan only felt a heat on the tip of her nose, and her throat choked up all of a sudden, she froze inside the door, and the servant who was leading her Both Bai Ying and Bai Ying were a little surprised, Qin Wan clenched her fist tightly, her nails got stuck in her palm, the pain brought her back to life.
Qin Wan said, "This house is really elegant—"
After a word of praise, Qin Wan walked in slowly, and Sun Muqing walked out, smiling, "I built this according to the original house, and the original owner was very particular about it."
Qin Wan laughed. When my father bought this house, he didn't pay much attention to it. It was because my mother took care of it, thinking that my father would stay in the capital for a long time, and the house for the whole family was not easy.
Walking along the corridor of the atrium, Qin Wan soon saw the main courtyard with almost the same layout. In a blink of an eye, Qin Wan could vaguely see how her father used to entertain guests in the main hall, and her boudoir was still behind. As soon as the father came back, he would sit in the main hall for a while, and then he would go to the study room. The mother would send the prepared refreshments directly to him. After coaxing back, the mother will take a detour to find her, and the mother and daughter will talk for a while before the mother returns to the room. She knows that her father must have encountered a problem again, so she cooks a pot of his favorite Biluochun for him and gives it to him. Go, whenever this time, father will even tell her his doubts...
"Princess? What's wrong with you, Princess?"
When Sun Muqing's voice came, Qin Wan came back to his senses in shock, and quickly said, "It's nothing, what did you just say?"
Sun Muqing looked at Qin Wan worriedly, "Princess, are you really okay?"
Qin Wan lifted his spirits and smiled, "It's okay! I just thought of the case of Prince Jin's Mansion, and my mind was a little distracted. I'm sorry."
Sun Muqing waved her hands again and again, "I also know the case that the princess said, it has been spread all over the capital, it doesn't matter, the princess really worked hard, I mean, there are two sweet-scented osmanthus trees in the backyard, I asked someone to pick them to make tea , it is Xinxiang."
After the voice faded, a servant came over and said, "My lord, the Princess and His Royal Highness are here!"
Sun Muqing's eyes lit up, and she felt a little embarrassed.
Qin Guan said empathetically, "You go, I'll go and see the sweet-scented osmanthus tree you mentioned..."
Sun Muqing smiled, and asked another person to lead Qin Wan to the backyard, while she went straight to the gate of the house. Qin Wan actually didn't need another person to lead the way, but she still had to suppress the dark swell in her heart and walk slowly with a calm expression. On the way, I passed my father's study, passed my mother's favorite warm pavilion, and saw the atrium that my mother used to care about. After that, her boudoir was located. In late autumn, the two osmanthus trees were lush and green, yellow The dots of flower bones were all over the treetops. Qin Wan felt a severe headache when he saw it, because there were sweet-scented osmanthus trees in his father's mansion in the north. When he arrived in the capital, he planted two more trees. Obviously, most of the branches were cut off...
Qin Wan unconsciously walked to the osmanthus tree, the autumn wind was blowing, and the petals were falling. Qin Wan smelled the gentle and sweet fragrance, and his whole body was trembling slightly. What's wrong with Wan, the boy was not familiar with Qin Wan, but he couldn't see anything for a while, soon, Sun Muqing walked in with Yue Ning and Yan Ze.
Probably because of not attracting attention, Yan Ze didn't wear a medical scarf today, if Yue Ning hadn't pulled his sleeves, others might not be able to see the difference between Yan Ze and normal people, he walked calmly from the outside. Dao Shang walked all the way in, a pair of phoenix eyes were clear and clear, if the pupils hadn't moved, who would have thought that he was actually blind
Yue Ning paused, and Yan Ze also stopped.
Yue Ning looked at Qin Wan who was standing under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, frowning slightly, and Sun Muqing who was at the side also looked at Qin Wan, Yan Ze didn't know what happened, but his gaze fell on Qin Wan's direction, but his face was a little dazed .
Qin Wan realized that it was too late when Sun Muqing and the others came to her. Her throat was choked and her hands trembled, but everyone could see that something was wrong with her. Sun Muqing hurriedly said, "Princess?"
Qin Wan turned around, held a few sweet-scented osmanthus flowers in her palms, and said with a wry smile, "My mother likes sweet-scented osmanthus, and has liked to make sweet-scented osmanthus cakes for me since I was a child. There are also sweet-scented osmanthus trees in the Qin Mansion in Jinzhou." He looked at Yue Ning, "Do you remember?"
Yue Ning had been to the Qin Mansion in Jinzhou, she vaguely remembered it, she nodded hurriedly, "I remember." Saying that, she let go of Yan Ze and walked forward, "I just said that something is wrong with you, so it turns out that I remembered something from the past."
Yue Ning grabbed Qin Wan's wrist and brought her forward, "Standing there alone in a daze is scary enough, let's go drink tea, and heard from Dr. Sun that this house has been burnt to the ground. Everything is new, let's go and see."
Yue Ning was straightforward, and didn't want Qin Wan to be immersed in sadness, so she pulled her away from the two osmanthus trees.
Yue Ning dragged Qin Wan away, even Yan Ze forgot for a while, Yan Ze stood there in a daze, his eyes moved slightly, trying to follow Yue Ning and Qin Wan's footsteps, but they walked away He knew that Sun Muqing was still in front of him, so he turned to Sun Muqing again, "No wonder you smell the scent of sweet-scented osmanthus as soon as you come in. There are sweet-scented osmanthus trees here?"
Sun Muqing smiled, and Yue Ning left. As the master, he naturally had to take good care of Yan Ze, and said, "Yes, these two osmanthus trees belonged to the original yard. A fire burned the trees. Death, on the contrary, new branches have grown. I remember that my little junior sister liked osmanthus, so she asked someone to leave the tree behind. The whole yard, only this corner of the house can still be seen. I guess, this is probably my little junior sister's boudoir, so I left this piece as it is."
Knowing that Yan Ze couldn't see, Sun Muqing didn't say much, just raised her hand and said, "Your Highness, come with me."
Yan Ze slid his hand, grabbed Sun Muqing's sleeve, then smiled wryly, Yue Ning insisted on being his cane today, but this girl walked very fast, it was inconvenient for him not to bring a cane today.
In the front hall, Qin Wan was already recovered and was talking to Yue Ning. When Yue Ning saw Yan Ze leading Sun Muqing in, she immediately jumped up, "Ah, third brother, I actually forgot about you..."
Yan Ze said helplessly and dotingly, "Look, I dare not let you be my walking stick."
Yue Ning was very embarrassed, and gave Qin Wan a reproachful look. Qin Wan covered her lips and smiled, and Yue Ning followed Yan Ze in a low voice. Well, this time Sun Muqing has spent a lot of thought. Although Yan Ze can't see him, he rarely leaves Prince Yi's mansion when he returns to Beijing, so it is also beneficial to go out for a walk.
Everyone prepared gifts, Qin Wan didn't want Sun Muqing to be misunderstood, so he didn't do what he liked, and only gave him a set of four treasures of the study, and stayed in Sun's residence for half a day. When everyone parted, Sun Muqing followed Yan Ze back to Prince Yi government.
He didn't buy this house to really live in it, but mainly because he thought that it was a deep house in the past. Qin Wan understood everything in his heart, and felt heavy and uncomfortable on the way back to the Hou's mansion.
She even remembered the chaos on the last day of fleeing. Her father had never been so heavy before. Her mother and she knew something had happened at the first glance, so when her father ordered to pack up and leave, she and her mother could prepare without asking a word. They abandoned many things, and went out in the time of a cup of tea. Later, later, everything returned to blood, fire and dust.
Bai Ying was driving, and Qin Wan was the only one in the carriage. She suddenly felt that her eyes were wet, and she quickly closed them. This is the reason why she dared not buy the house for a long time. Once she entered that door, all the memories really came flooding back. In my mind, there is no way to avoid it, I just want to go back to Beijing for the first time and walk outside the imperial city. How can a person who has died once forget the feeling of panic and anger
Qin Wan covered her eyes with her sleeves, and the exquisite silk and satin sucked away the tears. When she took off the sleeves, except for the wetness of her eyes, there was no trace of crying anymore. The cold wind from outside came in, and as soon as the cold wind blew, all the grief and anger just now dissipated. She looked at the gloomy sky outside for a while, and exhaled the last breath of depression.
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Two days later, Prince Rui's coffin returned to the capital under the escort of Prince Yi.
On that day, the Nine Cities Patrol Battalion was under martial law outside the city gate. The coffin containing Prince Rui's body was slowly marching towards the city gate together with a large piece of spiritual banners. Yan Chi was dressed in mourning clothes, standing behind him Many servants of Prince Rui's Mansion and the Inner Mansion watched the snow-colored approaching with a solemn expression.
Prince Yi also wore white flowers on his cuffs. His royal horse walked in the front, and when he saw Yan Chi, he got off his horse. Those who carried Prince Rui's coffin were the Liangzhou garrison. Each of them looked tired and black after a long journey. However, there was no complaint or arrogance on their faces. What they were carrying was the coffin of Prince Rui Yanlin. The person who was sleeping inside was the commander who had guarded the northwest for decades, the eagle soaring nine days above the northwest plateau, Without him, there would be no peace and happiness in the cities of the northwest. Without him, the enemy would have broken through the mirror and entered the hinterland of Dazhou.
None of the soldiers and civilians in the northwest knew the reputation of Prince Rui Yanlin. When this towering mountain that could withstand all wind and rain fell, the soldiers and civilians in the northwest couldn't even believe it. When the emperor's obituary was issued, the soldiers and civilians in the northwest had already fallen into panic. Among them, when the capital city was shrouded in the shadow of Prince Rui's death, no one in the northwest land could sleep well.
Yan Chi looked at the coffin in a daze, it was an extremely ordinary coffin, not worthy of the identity of Prince Rui Yan Lin at all, Yan Chi looked at the coffin, and only hoped that the person lying inside was not his father.
He has only been away from Shuoxi for a year, if he knew that leaving could not change, why did he return to Beijing
For the first time, he began to question his father, the man who was the commander in chief to the northwest and the eagle to him.
"Yanchi, kowtow to your father and take him home!"
Prince Yi patted Yan Chi on the shoulder and said in a deep voice.
Yan Chi was stunned for a while, then stepped forward, lifted his robe and bowed.
He kowtowed three times, his expression dazed and indifferent, but after half a month of seeing each other, Prince Yi looked at Yan Chi, who looked downcast and tired, and sighed...
Yan Chi finished kowtowing, got up, turned around, and walked into the city with dull steps.
Before the funeral ceremony was held, there was not even a memorial tablet, Yan Chi's hands were empty, the whip that he held in his hand just now had already fallen to the ground, he came out on horseback, but now he walked back as if he had forgotten .
Several eunuchs in the inner palace looked at each other, but they didn't dare to remind Yan Chi. Prince Yi sighed and followed Yan Chi.
The long dragon, full of silk, finally entered the capital mightily.
After so many years, Prince Rui Yanlin, who wore golden armor in all battles in Huangsha, returned to the capital in such a desolate way.
His achievements are in the northwest, so that the people in the capital don't have much gratitude for the man who left the capital for a long time, except for the fear of the royal family. This person protects the northwest and the nobles at the feet of the emperor. What's the matter
The road from the city gate to Prince Rui's Mansion was extremely long. When the coffin stopped at Prince Rui's Mansion, the long-prepared funeral formally began to be arranged. Looking at the dark and quiet Prince Rui's mansion, some felt that the mansion was going to be turned into a coffin, so he gathered himself together, and Yan Chi ordered the eunuchs in the inner mansion to prepare that he would personally change his father's clothes.
Qin Wan didn't leave the Hou's Mansion all day long, and the news came in one by one. When the mourning hall in Prince Rui's Mansion was set up, Qin Wan also got the news. The person went out, and Qin Wan sat in the room feeling cold all over. Fu Ling clearly put a hand warmer in her hands, but her hands still couldn't warm up.
At midnight, there was a noise from the direction of the main courtyard, Bai Ying came in from the outside and said, "Miss, Lord Hou and Madam have returned from Prince Rui's mansion. I heard from Housekeeper Wu that Prince Rui will be buried tomorrow afternoon."
Prince Rui died for many days, even the first seven days have passed, but returning to the capital to bury him in such a hasty way is still too hasty. That is Prince Rui who has fought hard in Shuoxi for decades!
The deep anger in Qin Wan's heart rose again, it's not fair, this world is so unfair!
Bai Ying looked at Qin Wan's face and hesitated to speak, but suddenly, a slight noise sounded from the rear window, Bai Ying's complexion changed, she walked to the inner room quickly, opened the rear window, and suddenly there was a sound of breaking through the air There was a sound, and Bai Ying raised her hand to grab it, there was no sound outside the window, but there was a letter in her palm, Bai Ying frowned, and handed the letter to Qin Wan.
The child's hour has passed, and the whole Hou Mansion is quiet.
Wearing a crow blue cloak, Qin Guan walked through the center of the flower garden lightly with Bai Ying on his back, all the way to the side door of the Hou Mansion. I saw a carriage parked outside the door.
Qin Wan's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. She walked quickly to the carriage and opened the curtain to take a look. She saw Yan Chi in plain linen at a glance. He was hidden in the shadows and couldn't see his emotions clearly, but the plain white on his body was particularly striking. His eyes were so dazzling, Qin Wan almost immediately had the idea of wanting to hug him.
Qin Wan's eyes were slightly hot, Yan Chi leaned over and pulled her up.
Sitting still in the carriage, Yan Chi's eyebrows became clearer, his face was silent and calm, the more he was like this, the more worried Qin Wan was. Qin Wan held Yan Chi's hand and wanted to say a lot in an instant, but before she moved her lips, she heard Yan Chi whisper, "Come with me, do me a favor."