In the early morning of the next day, Qin Wan went to the Lin'an government office. When he arrived at the Lin'an government office, he only saw Zhan Yang waiting inside the office.
Qin Wan hadn't seen Zhan Yang for many days, but when he saw him today, he described Zhan Yang as a little depressed, but Zhan Yang was very happy to see Qin Wan, "Why is the princess here?"
Qin Wan smiled, "There has been no progress in the corpse case of Prince Jin's Mansion in the past few days. I suddenly thought that Ning Buyi's case was still somewhat suspicious. Hey, I am a person who can't sit still, so I wanted to come here and ask you, can you make the case clear? I'll look at the file once I find it, especially Ning Yi's background, servants, etc. that were discovered after the case was closed."
Zhan Yang obviously didn't expect Qin Wan's purpose to be this, "How about the Princess..."
In fact, Zhan Yang didn't really believe that Qin Wan looked at the previous case again because he was too idle. There were indeed doubts when the case was closed, but now it's been half a year since Qin Wan thought about it. Will not refuse.
"Originally the file has been sealed, but the princess can see it, of course, the princess will come with me."
Zhan Yang took Qin Wan to the warehouse of the government office, and Qin Wan asked as he walked, "Master Zheng is not in the office?"
"My lord has gone to the palace, I don't know whether to meet the emperor or the prince."
Zhan Yang answered casually. Compared with Zheng Baishi, Zhan Yang was not involved in the imperial court's factionalism, he was just a small headhunter, and he could only see murderous bandits in his eyes.
Qin Wan said again, "There haven't been any cases these days, right?"
Zhan Yang waved his hand, "No, only a few theft cases have been settled."
Qin Wan was relieved, seeing that it was the end of the year again, if there were any troubles in the capital, the people would be afraid to celebrate the New Year again.
"By the way, where is the eldest son of the Wu family? Do you have a clue?"
Zhan Yang sighed helplessly, "There are no clues yet. In the past two months, many people have been sent to investigate and investigate, but they still can't find any clues."
The case of Chen Nian's disappearance is the most difficult to investigate, unless someone provides reliable clues and information, but obviously the Wu family has missed the best time to investigate the case.
After a pause, Zhan Yang said again, "There is no progress in the case of the corpse, so His Royal Highness Cheng Wang wants to continue the investigation?"
Qin Wan has given up all hope for Yan Qi in his heart, and when he sent back the report of the military ration case, Yan Qi is afraid that he will put all his thoughts on the military ration case, how to use this opportunity to hit the prince with the greatest force is what he values most at the moment...
"There should be more investigations, but I'm afraid it will become an unsolved case again."
Qin Wan's tone was low, and Xiang Zhanyang walked a few steps, "It's okay, the murderer will pay the price one day."
Qin Wan couldn't help turning her head to look at Zhan Yang, there was no major case when she came in, but Zhan Yang's expression was a little depressed, and she had heard this for the second time from Zhan Yang's mouth, Zhan Yang always had a steely attitude towards criminals Perhaps it is because of this that he was able to sit in the headhunting position at a young age.
"But some killers will get away with it."
Qin Wan wasn't too emotional. The more he learned, the stronger his idea became. There are too many outlaws in the world.
Zhan Yang turned his eyes and looked at Qin Wan, "If this is the case, then it is our yamen's fault, or in other words, it is the fault of Da Zhou Xing Lu."
Qin Wan was surprised, but Zhan Yang had already withdrawn his gaze, "Unfortunately, there is no one who can change everything."
Qin Wan recovered his composure before realizing what Zhan Yang meant, "How do you want to change?"
Zhan Yang pursed his lips slightly, and then smiled wryly, "Actually, I don't know. The rules of the Great Zhou have been followed for hundreds of years, and they cannot be changed overnight. It has been maintained for hundreds of years, can the princess imagine that one day the untouchable slaves will sit in the courtroom? I’m afraid I can’t, even I can’t think of it, but the current criminal law is set according to this.”
Unless the gap between these classes is changed, what can be changed
Qin Wan understood the meaning behind Zhan Yang's words, and immediately looked at Zhan Yang with admiration. Zhan Yang was cold-faced and taciturn, and looked like a rough person, but he never expected such thoughts to cross his mind. Qin Wan smiled, "Today, I am very impressed with Zhan Butou, but if this is the case, Zhan Butou can tell me."
Zhan Yang also smiled, "That's natural, I wouldn't say that to adults."
Speaking of Zheng Baishi, Qin Wan frowned. Zheng Baishi is part of the prince's party. Now that something happened in the East Palace, what should Zheng Baishi do
"Did Mr. Zheng say anything about the changes in the court in the past few days?"
Zhan Yang shook his head, "I'm just a head catcher. It's okay to catch bandits and investigate murder cases, but the affairs in the court have little to do with me. At most, I know something about the Criminal Department of Dali Temple. What the Princess wants to ask...is about the East Palace Bar?"
Qin Wan smiled wryly. Everyone knew that the prince was her brother-in-law, so it was normal to react so quickly.
Seeing Qin Wan's acquiescence, Zhan Yang said, "My lord is indeed a little anxious. After all, my lord has always insisted that the crown prince be the crown prince, and later he valued him very much. But in this situation, there is nothing my lord can do."
Although Zhang Qide was imprisoned, the emperor did not say that he would be interrogated. He didn't know whether to wait for Yu Wenxian to return or there was no suitable candidate to preside over the case. The names of those people can be said to be in a state of panic in the court at the moment.
"Have you thought about what step to take in the future?"
Although Zhan Yang's position is not high, he is the big head arrester of the Lin'an government office, and he will have a way to go whether he goes to the Ministry of Punishment or to Dali Temple in the future.
But obviously Zhanyang didn't think about these things, he just smiled, "Maybe I'm only suitable to be a head catcher."
While talking, he arrived at the government office warehouse, Zhan Yang ordered two office servants to go in to get the files, and asked Qin Wan to rest in the side hall on the side of the warehouse. Soon, the two office servants came over with more than ten files. Wan looked at the file and asked indistinctly, "Did Mr. Li come here these days?"
Zhan Yang was taken aback for a moment, "The Princess is referring to Li Muyun, Master Li?"
Qin Wan nodded, and Zhan Yang shook his head, "I haven't been here before. Every time the corpse case comes, I always go to Master Li."
Qin Wan nodded, and opened the file. She knew all the evidence documents before the case was closed, and she read it very briefly at this moment, but after the case was closed, she had to read it carefully. Now, the property mansion under his name will also be confiscated and seized, but Qin Wan looked all the way, but did not see how much property Ning Buyi has, "Doesn't Ning Buyi have any mansion and family business other than the ink painting gallery? "
Half a year has passed since the case, but because Ning Buyi's case has caused quite a stir, Zhan Yang remembers the details very clearly.
"No, it's actually a bit strange, but we asked the old and new friends in his building, but we didn't find out, including the painters he knew, and they didn't know that he had a mansion elsewhere. He usually lives in the painting hall. The backyard... Oh yes, and Miss Zhong, we also asked, but she didn't understand either."
After Zhan Yang finished speaking, doubts arose in his eyes. Although the case was closed, there were still many things that had not been clarified. This was difficult for him and Qin Wan who were obsessed with the truth. It is impossible to devote endless energy to old cases.
Seeing Qin Wan emphatically turning over a few pages of Ning Buyi's background, Zhan Yang said, "Ning Buyi's life experience is very clear, but it's a pity that no one knows where he went and what experiences he went through in the past few years. , Have you found any clues about this case?"
Qin Wan raised his head and shook his head, "No, I was just thinking about the purpose of his murder. At that time, he planned to kill seven people. The avenue of seven people can go against the law of heaven. Is it possible that he didn't kill for himself at all?"
"If not for himself, then for whom? His old circle of friends is very simple."
This is the strange thing, Ning Buyi is a painter and also a businessman, if he wants to do a good job in the capital, he will naturally find ways to make friends with powerful and powerful people, but although Ning Buyi is famous and has some connections with many nobles, but No one can be called familiar, why is this
The more Qin Wan thought about it, the more weird he felt, and even more that every word on these few pieces of paper was unreasonable.
After reading the last file back and forth three or four times, Qin Wan sighed, "I didn't see anything for a while, maybe I was thinking too much."
Qin Wan didn't want to delay Zhan Yang's time too much, so he had to put down the file and prepare to leave.
While sending Qin Wan out, Zhan Yang said, "If the princess has any clues or questions, you can tell me, and I can help the princess to investigate. I don't know if this case is settled."
Qin Wan sighed, "Okay, I really suddenly remembered to come and take a look. If I find anything later, I will definitely come to you for help."
After Qin Wan said these words, he took a step forward, while Zhan Yang looked at Qin Wan's back thoughtfully.
After leaving the Lin'an government office, Qin Wan couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. Could it be that the relationship between Li Muyun and that house was really a coincidence
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When Qin Wan went to Shoukang Palace again, he found that not only Yue Ning and Yan Ze had arrived, but also Princess Taichang.
Qin Wan hadn't seen the Taichang Princess for many days, and he was happy in his heart. He accompanied the Taichang Princess and talked a lot with the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother insisted on pulling the Taichang Princess to play chess. However, the combination of the two is not the Queen Mother's opponent.
While talking and laughing, Qin Wan turned his eyes and saw a scar on Yue Ning's hand, and hurriedly said, "What's wrong with your hand?"
The wound on Yue Ning's hand wasn't too big, but it was still a bit scary. When Qin Wan asked, everyone looked over, and Yue Ning could only smile wryly, "It's nothing, I just touched it accidentally."
Yan Ze frowned beside him, "Ning'er? What's going on?"
Yan Ze couldn't see it, so naturally he didn't know whether the wound on Yue Ning's hand was big or small, Princess Taichang hurriedly waved her hand, "Come here and let me have a look, hiss, girl Wan has better eyes, I didn't see it just now, this …like a knife cut out…”
Yue Ning was about to withdraw her hands and go back when Yan Ze asked, "Did you get hurt during the engraving yesterday?"
After asking such a question, Yue Ning was speechless immediately, and Yan Zechang sighed, "It must have been hurt at that time, so I said why you suddenly stopped engraving, I blame me for this."
Both the Queen Mother and Princess Taichang looked at Yan Ze, and Yue Ning hurriedly waved her hands, "No, no... Hey, I just talked to my third brother about the engraving when I was a teenager two days ago. I don't know if the Queen Mother and grandmother still remember it. I got a dagger, and used that dagger to make a wooden sword, carved a doll, and carved a seal, but then I threw it away when I got older. When I talked to the third brother that day, I also felt itchy for a while. Brother took out a piece of good jade and gave it to me, but..."
"As a result, my hand was born long ago, and I even hurt myself!"
Princess Taichang scolded angrily, and Yan Ze hurriedly said, "Grandaunt, don't blame her, blame me."
Princess Taichang smiled and said, "Just protect her. It's her own carelessness. It's nothing to carve things. It's just that she has a careless temper."
The queen mother's eyes were in a daze for a moment when she heard this, "Yes, you all liked to play with knives and carve things when you were young."
Yanze and Yue Ning's expressions didn't change when they heard this, but Princess Taichang looked deeply at the Queen Mother for a moment, and their eyes met with sighs.
Yue Ning didn't want Princess Taichang and the Queen Mother to talk about these things anymore, so she pulled Qin Wan up and said, "I see the sun is good outside, let's go for a walk?"
Yue Ning looked at the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother took the Taichang Princess by the hand and said, "I'll talk to your grandmother, you little ones go around, Yan Sui is in his room, take him up too, later Come back for lunch...”
Yue Ning naturally complied, pulling Qin Wan and helping Yan Ze to walk outside.
Early winter is approaching, and hoarfrost can be seen on the grass leaves in the early morning. Now the sun is warm at noon, and it is suitable for walking.
Yue Ning supported Yan Ze and said, "Miraculous doctor Sun said that it is best to take off the medicine towel for the third brother's eyes every day, so that he can see the bright light outside, which may stimulate the perception." After Yue Ning finished speaking, Yan Ze Taking off the medical towel on his face, Yan Ze blinked, his eyes were still motionless and dazed.
Yue Ning was a little disappointed, but she didn't dare to sigh. She fantasizes every day these days, maybe one day Yanze's medicine towel will fall off and he will be able to see it!
"Ning'er, is your hand okay?"
As Yan Ze said, he groped for Yue Ning's hand, but in front of Qin Wan, Yue Ning's face suddenly turned red.
Yan Ze probably touched Yue Ning's wound, and sighed, "You didn't tell me about this blind man."
Yue Ning immediately became anxious when she said this, and hurriedly said, "It's not that I didn't tell you, but I was afraid that you would worry... Okay, okay, I will definitely not hide it from you next time."
Yan Ze said helplessly, "I can't see it, if you don't tell me, I don't know how many things you will hide from me."
Yue Ning was a little embarrassed, this incident brought out Yan Ze's blindness, which she absolutely didn't want.
Seeing this, Qin Wan covered her lips and smiled, "Wait for me here, I'll go see the Ninth Prince..."
After Qin Wan finished speaking, he turned around and left. He originally wanted to go to Yan Sui's house, but suddenly thought that Yan Sui wanted to play chess that day but failed, so he went back to the Empress Dowager's warm pavilion to get a pair of chess pieces, but Qin Wan just left Outside the Nuan Pavilion, she heard voices coming from the room. The empress dowager's voice was painful, and Qin Wan stopped unconsciously.
"Back then, Yan Han liked to carve these things the most. He also liked to dance with knives and sticks. He was even more playful than Yue Ning when he was a child. He even made me a mahogany comb. I don’t know how many seal jade pendants he has made. Now I still have two at the bottom of the box, and later he got interested and forged his own sword, hey... "
"When I heard Yue Ning say it just now, I thought of him when he was a child. After so many years, I dreamed of her again in the past few days."
The queen mother's words became heavier and heavier, and the princess Taichang comforted her, "We are getting old, and it is easy to think about these things, but don't worry, the emperor let Yan Li attack the prince, this is the attitude for everyone to see, no one in the court dares Belittle Yanli's mother and son, and their mother and son will live well for the rest of their lives."
"This is the introduction. I was thinking of putting a stick of incense on Yan Han to give him a message, but..."
The princess Taichang sighed, "Don't, if the emperor knows about this, he must be unhappy in his heart. Although he is a real brother, the emperor almost lost his life because of that incident. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to let go. Yanli's mother and son have already been extremely merciful."
"I know this truth, it's just that they are all my own flesh and blood..."
"Sister-in-law, now is not the time to talk about these things. It's been so many years, why bother to make trouble again? Have you forgotten what happened back then?"
"I know what you mean. At the beginning, I just wanted to give Yan Han a tomb. He was buried on Fenglei Ridge. He deserved to be blamed. However, I thought that his lonely ghost would feel uncomfortable without a safe place. Now that I think about it At that time, the emperor had just recuperated after lying in bed for more than half a year, and I was afraid that he hated his brother so much. I really shouldn't have done it at that time. Hey, I was also dizzy with grief at that time. Fortunately, the emperor was only separated from me. After a year or two, it got better later on.”
Princess Taichang said, "Your Majesty is a Mingjun, although that incident has hit him hard, but since he ascended the throne, he knows what to do and what not to do, and it all depends on your sister-in-law to teach you well, otherwise the late Emperor Lord, I'm afraid that the spring will be uneasy!"
Speaking of the first emperor, the empress dowager sighed even more, "The royal family is most taboo against brotherly murder. The first emperor was not in good health at that time, but he was so angry that he couldn't afford it. Fortunately, the consonant medical skills rescued the emperor, otherwise ... Hey, Yan Han is indeed a sinner..."
"Okay, okay, it's all old things, and I don't say that sinners are not sinners. It's a good thing for the emperor to let Yanli take over the title. You mother and child love each other. Don't let the old things chill the emperor's heart now. Recently, there have been a lot of affairs in court, and I heard that the queen is still grounded?"
The queen mother responded, and talked to Princess Taichang about the queen's grounding. Outside, Qin Wan slowly retreated.
After walking out of the Nuan Pavilion, just as Nanny Chen came over, Qin Wan suddenly returned to God, "Trouble Mommy to find a pair of chess pieces, I'll play with Jiudian for a while."
Chen Momo smiled and said, "You have the patience to play with His Highness the Ninth Prince. You can go, and the slave will bring it to you immediately."
Qin Wan nodded, and then walked towards Yan Sui's room. After listening to the Queen Mother and Princess Taichang, she thought of the wooden hairpin that Princess Gong gave her. Was it made by Prince Gong himself? If Prince Gong was the one who would make peachwood combs for his mother and wooden hairpins for his wife, then why did he end up on that road of no return? Qin Wan certainly doesn't understand the evil thoughts that power brings.
Yan Sui was still practicing calligraphy in the room. The little man was standing on the low stool, with his wrists dangling for a long time, trembling slightly.
Qin Wan stood aside and watched for a while. Yan Sui was extremely focused, but suddenly he turned his head as if sensing Qin Wan's gaze. Seeing Qin Wan standing at the door, Yan Sui's eyes lit up, but he didn't leave immediately. Come over, but continued to bow down and finished writing the remaining few words, then put away the pen and stepped off the low stool, Qin Wan greeted him with a smile, "Now you are getting more and more serious, do you want any rewards?"
Yan Sui looked at Qin Wan eagerly, and suddenly asked, "Has Jinqueer come back?"
Qin Wan's eyes dimmed, and he continued to smile and shook his head, "No, they probably settled down in the mountains."
Yan Sui didn't feel disappointed either, but let out a breath as if letting go of something.
Qin Wan smiled and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to play chess..."
Yan Sui was immediately happy when he heard the words, his face was full of joy, Qin Wan led him to the atrium, and saw Yue Ning was supporting Yan Ze sitting on the gazebo and talking, Qin Wan smiled and pulled Yan Sui. Sui entered the pavilion, and Mother Chen had already set up the chessboard, Yue Ning said with a smile, "You don't want to play chess with the Empress Dowager, but you like to play with His Highness the Ninth Prince."
Qin Wan said, "I can only teach His Highness the Ninth Prince..."
The two sat down, Qin Wan really explained to Yan Sui in detail, but Yan Sui obviously had deep roots in the previous method, Qin Wan told him twice that he didn't quite understand, Yue Ning listened but smiled, Yan Ze said , "It's really the same as when Yanli was a child."
Chen Momo stood aside and waited to watch the excitement, her eyes changed slightly when she heard the words, "Hey, His Highness Shizi doesn't think so, so speaking, His Highness Ninth Highness and His Highness Li are really like... I remember that His Highness Li was also a jade doll when he was a child Like."
Yue Ning smiled, "Yan Li was really good-looking. I thought he was more like a girl when I was young." Yue Ning looked at Yan Sui, as if recalling what Yan Li was like when he was a child, Yue Ning nodded for a moment, "Really? , I heard from my grandmother that Yan’s boys all look three points alike, especially their eyes.”
Chen Momo smiled and said, "That's right, so did the late Emperor and the princes."
Qin Wan didn't pay much attention to what they said. She just concentrated on teaching Yan Sui seriously. The golden bird died long ago, but she lied to Yan Sui. Seeing Yan Sui trust her so much, she felt very uncomfortable in her heart. I just hope that Yan Sui will learn how to play chess soon, and he will forget about that bird when he has a new hobby.
Yue Ning said again, "It's interesting to say that, Yan Li and His Highness the Ninth Prince also have a very good relationship."
Yan Sui thought of something when he heard this, and suddenly asked Qin Wan in a low voice, "When will he enter the palace?"
Qin Guan was stunned for a moment before realizing that Yan Sui was asking about Yan Li. Thinking of Yan Li saying that he would bring a reward to Yan Sui that day, he knew what Yan Sui was thinking about. Qin Wan rolled his eyes and said, "Your Highness Li These few days are very busy, I guess he will enter the palace tomorrow."
Yan Sui frowned slightly, and said in a low voice, "Liar—"
Qin Wan laughed, and coaxed again in a low voice, "What does Your Highness want? Tell me that I will bring His Highness into the palace?"
Yan Sui shook his head, stubbornly dropped a sunspot on the right place, Qin Wan patted his head pityingly, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will not break my promise."
Yan Sui snorted lightly and stopped talking.
After lunch, Princess Taichang planned to say goodbye and leave. Yue Ning and Yan Ze also wanted to leave the palace together when they saw this. Walking to the Zhengyang Gate, Qin Wan saw a familiar figure approaching the palace! But it was Wei Qizhi who hadn't seen him for many days!
Wei Qizhi probably didn't expect to meet Qin Wan and his party here, so he hurriedly bowed to Princess Taichang first.
Princess Taichang was riding in a sedan chair, and asked Wei Qizhi with a smile, "Xiao Wei, why did you enter the palace today?"
Qin Wan nodded to Wei Qizhi, Wei Qi glanced at Yue Ning and Yan Ze, and took a special look at Yue Ning's hand supporting Yan Ze, then said, "I was ordered by my aunt to visit the palace. It’s been a long time since I arrived at your old man’s house, but you are still so energetic!”
Princess Taichang smiled happily. Wei Qizhi had been to the Anyang Marquis Mansion several times, so she naturally knew that Wei Qizhi's aunt was Concubine Wan, "Where have you been these days? Why don't you come to the mansion?"
Wei Qizhi glanced at Yue Ning, "I'm going to the north, my junior will definitely visit you someday, and I got a few excellent white fox furs, and I'll send them to you then!"
Princess Taichang was very happy, "Okay, okay, then I will wait for you to come to the door, and I won't delay you now, you go to see your aunt!"
Wei Qizhi saluted again, and then he left. Qin Wan and his party continued to walk out, Yan Ze said in a low voice, "This is..."
"It's Concubine Wan's nephew, he knows Guan'er and Ning'er, and he was also a guest in the mansion." Princess Taichang explained, and said with a smile, "Now that the government is restless, Duke Song's mansion can bear it, but I don't know Concubine Wan asked Xiao Wei to enter the palace to do, Xiao Wei's temperament, it's a pity not to enter the court, and it's even more pity to enter the court..."
Yue Ning frowned and said, "Grandmother, don't worry if he doesn't have this ambition."
Princess Taichang glanced at Yue Ning, "I hope, after last year, Concubine Wan will be quite safe."
At the beginning when Song Rou was accused of marrying Yue Jia, it was Concubine Wan who advised her. After such a thing happened, Concubine Wan naturally knew that she had offended Princess Taichang. For so long, I have only bumped into Jing twice at banquets, and I have never been embarrassed to see her with her tail between her legs.
After walking a few more steps, Yue Ning said, "Grandmother, how long will the Empress be grounded?"
Princess Taichang's smile disappeared, and she sighed, "I'm not sure about that."
The group of people who were talking had already left the Zhengyang Gate, and they were about to walk out of the Zhenghua Gate. The Princess Taichang suddenly looked back and said calmly, "If it weren't for the emperor's sister-in-law in this palace, I would be a little I don’t even want to come back…”
Yue Ning and Qin Wan looked at each other, but said nothing.
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Qin Wan thought about Yan Sui, and went to the West Market first when he left the palace gate. There were many shops on the West Market. Qin Wan bought dozens of trinkets that were not seen in the palace and put them on the carriage before heading to Prince Rui's Mansion. However, thinking of this point, Yan Chi was afraid that he hadn't left the Yamen yet, so he turned to Qin's house in the west again.
Uncle Han hadn't seen Qin Wan for many days, so he smiled happily. Qin Wan gave Erbao two gadgets, and then talked with Uncle Han in the main hall.
"The princess asked Han Dong to go to the presidency before. The list has come out. The income of the past six months and all the living money on hand are written on this list. The situation of other shops is also on it..."
After a slight pause, Old Man Han said hesitantly, "Master, it's not the end of the year yet, I wonder what the master is doing with these things?"
Qin Wan roughly looked around, and although these properties belonged to the second wife, Qin Yi and his wife, they were quite substantial. Qin Wan heard the words, "The wedding date for me and Prince Rui has already been set, these days my aunt is preparing my dowry, I think That said, I am the daughter of the Qin family after all, and there is no reason to take all of my father's property away, so I plan to hand over the property to my uncle and aunt. As for my dowry, what I have saved is almost the same. Most of my aunts will add makeup to me, and I will not refuse their makeup, but I will take away all the properties of the second bedroom."
Uncle Han's face changed slightly, "Master, in fact... In fact, these properties belong to the master, and you should take them away."
Qin Wan could only smile wryly. If she was the real Miss Nine, it would be fine, but she is not. For more than a year, it was only the gift from the Taichang Princess, and the rewards from the Queen Mother and the Emperor are quite a lot. Those things add up to be enough for her dowry , and many of these industries are the ancestral property of the Qin family, she really doesn't want to do it.
"Although uncle and aunt don't mind, I am no longer the daughter of the Qin family when I marry into Prince Rui's mansion. Uncle doesn't say anything, but I have to be courteous. Uncle Han, don't worry, Han Dong will definitely be there in the future In the shop, I will also take care of you for the elderly, you and Erbao just live here."
Uncle Han quickly waved his hands, "That's not what the villain meant. Hey, Miss married to the palace, there are many places to use money and silver, Miss should think about herself."
The old man Han was concerned, and he was confused, so he stopped calling the princess, while Qin Wan nodded reassuringly, "I know these reasons, don't worry."
Qin Wan put away the list, and said again, "Is there something going on with Mr. Sun these days?"
When he said this, Old Man Han immediately said, "Miss, don't tell me that the villain will report to you. In the past few days, Mr. Sun has been making scenery in the mansion. He dug two pools and said that he will make a lotus pond. The villain helped find him. Young Master himself is also watching all the time, when the villain passed by yesterday afternoon, his appearance has already appeared, just wait for all the prepared Taihu Lake rocks to be moved in, and it will be completely built in half a month."
Qin Wan frowned slightly, "Did Mr. Sun say that he plans to live in the capital for a long time?"
Uncle Han laughed, "Although he didn't say anything, it looks like he's going to stay here for a long time, otherwise why would he spend so much time thinking about it?"
Qin Wan couldn't help but her heart sank, she couldn't sit still, she got up and said, "I'll go and have a look."
There is only one street between the two houses. When Qin Wan arrived at Shen's house, the front door was half closed, and people could vaguely hear people's voices in the yard. When Bai Ying stepped forward to call the door, it was Sun Muqing who opened the door. Sun Muqing didn't expect The person who came was Qin Wan, who was overjoyed for a while, "Why is the princess here!"
Qin Wan said with a smile, "I came to see Uncle Han, so I came to see you."
"Princess, please... I'm really sorry, the yard is in a mess right now, please follow me into the flower hall, princess..."
Sun Muqing beckoned a little boy, ordered the boy to serve tea, and then led Qin Wan into the corridor. In the atrium, the original pots of bonsai were removed, and now a square pool was dug out on the ground, and the ground was already built with huge stones. Four weeks later, the pool had not yet been filled with water, and two craftsmen were measuring the size with a meter.
Sun Muqing smiled and said, "Originally, I lived in this house well, but I lived alone. There were too many houses, so I thought about whether I could change the scenery, so I pushed away two empty houses and added two more pools. There is a courtyard in the middle of the courtyard, and there is another one besides the study at the back, can the princess go and have a look?"
Qin Wan looked at the familiar courtyard and nodded in a daze, "Okay—"
Sun Muqing walked in front, looking back from time to time, and seeing Qin Wan's eyes dazed, she just thought she liked the layout of the courtyard, "It's too messy now, after everything is set up, please invite the princess to sit down, the princess is here side please..."
Passing through a moon cave gate, I saw that the two side rooms that were close to the former Shen Yi's study had been pushed away, and now there is an empty pool on the ground.
The window of the study room is facing this empty pool. If lotus flowers are planted in it, it will definitely be a beautiful sight in summer.
Qin Wan looked dazed and walked a little slower.
She clearly remembered that her father sat alone in the study every night before the accident, and occasionally walked out of the study, just standing under the corridor and staring at the sky in the atrium in a daze. .
Did father already think about fleeing with his family at that time
Qin Wan shook his head, no, no, at that time his father must not have made up his mind, what made him make up his mind was seeing King Jin for the last time, but it was also the same meeting with King Jin, why did his father panic after the last time? What else did father do before meeting King Jin
The more Qin Guan tried to think, what appeared in his mind was his father's anxious look. What else did his father do and say in those few days became more and more vague. Come, "Princess? What's the matter?"
Qin Wan shook his head, and Sun Muqing said strangely, "The princess seemed to be in a daze for a while when she came last time."
Qin Wan smiled concealedly, "It's nothing, I was wondering if you plan to live in the capital for a long time..."
Qin Wan repeatedly told Sun Muqing that the capital is not a place to stay for a long time, and Sun Muqing also agreed, but now he has backtracked...
Sun Muqing's expression was a little impressive, so naturally she didn't have time to think about what Qin Wan was thinking just now.
Sun Muqing raised her hand and said, "Let's go to the flower hall and talk."
Qin Wan nodded and glanced at the study before moving forward. Sun Muqing said, "Firstly, His Royal Highness's eye disease is still not healed, and secondly...it's nothing important for me to go back to the Valley of the Medicine King. Don’t open a clinic in the capital to treat others.”
When Qin Wan heard this, he gasped, and it was fine if he didn't leave, but he had to open a medical clinic! Once opened, the clinic will probably be overcrowded, and Sun Muqing still wants to leave? !
Qin Wan refrained from opening her mouth, but her face was already very ugly. Sun Muqing shrank her neck and looked at Qin Wan, "Princess, I promised you last time, but...but I can't bear this house. I found a few old things in this yard that haven't been burned... I'm even more... "
Qin Wan stopped abruptly, "What did you find?"
Sun Muqing was surprised by Qin Wan's sudden question, "The medicine pestle, a few books, and a set of short knives... There are also some scattered things, anyway, they are all things that have not been destroyed by the fire. Little Junior Sister, hey, it's a pity that I never came here before she was alive."
Qin Wan's heart suddenly ached. She knew that there would be some old things left in this house, but she never came to pick them up. She didn't have the courage or even dared to face them so many times. Unexpectedly, Sun Muqing did all of these.
"You...you are really... nice to your little junior sister..."
Sun Muqing scratched her hair in embarrassment, "I'm just such a junior sister."
"Where are those things? Can you show me there?"
Qin Wan's eyes were a little moved, as if he was moved by his behavior, Sun Muqing smiled and said, "Of course, actually, I found a lot when I first rebuilt the house, and I didn't let them throw it away. I can see it." I put them away, but they are all made of stone and iron. A few days ago, when I dug a pool, I found two more things. I also found a small medicine pestle. The medicine pestle was something from Yaowanggu. I know, I felt a little uncomfortable at the time, hey, so I really can't bear to leave."
Sun Muqing took Qin Guan around to a side room where sundries were piled up. As soon as the door was opened, he saw many things piled up in the room, including stone benches and tables, hoes for planting flowers, two high black cabinets that had been baked by fire, and There was a mess of iron and porcelain piled up in the room. The fire burned more than half of the Shen residence, but the iron and stone wares, including porcelain, were not easy to burn. A lot of porcelain rotted away, but Sun Muqing picked up all the small damaged ones. When she came back, the room was full of old objects with smoky traces, which made Qin Wan's eyes burn for a moment, and she gritted her teeth so as not to cry.
"Look, it's this little medicine pestle."
Sun Muqing opened the high cabinet that was dark on the outside but could still hold items inside, and took out a medicine pestle from it.
The medicine pestle was polished from obsidian, and it was smooth and shiny by Qin Wan long ago. Even after a fire and buried in the soil for many days, it did not lose its luster. When Qin Wan took the medicine The pestle, the touch of holding it made Qin Wan feel a little bit in a daze.
In a daze, she was still Shen Guan.
"I also have a medicine pestle like this. It's in the Yaowang Valley right now. I knew it belonged to my younger martial sister when I saw it. There is also a set of short knives in it, which should also belong to my younger martial sister. My younger martial sister likes to study human bones before. That pair The short knife can also cut open the corpse."
Speaking of which, Sun Muqing couldn't help but said, "The princess is taking advantage of these things, but they belong to my junior sister, so I'd better keep them safe."
Even if Sun Muqing was on good terms with Qin Wan now, she still couldn't bear to give away Shen Guan's things. Qin Wan felt sore in his heart, and he couldn't bear to let go of the little medicine pestle.
"There is also an inkstone, a white jade paperweight, and a set of pens. I don't know if it belongs to my junior sister or Uncle Shen. There are also several pieces of jewelry, which should belong to Aunt Shen. Hey, I have the heart to pay homage to them when I come to Beijing. But... I'm thinking about whether to set up a tomb for them, and put a few old things in it, so I can think about it."
"Stand up." Qin Wan said softly suddenly.
Sun Muqing suddenly turned around to look at Qin Wan. Originally, Qin Wan didn't like him talking about the old things of the Shen family. Qin Wan did it for his own good. He understood, and couldn't help but mention it today. He thought Qin Wan would give some more advice, but he didn't expect Qin Wan even agreed with the matter of clothes and tombs!
Seeing the surprise in Sun Muqing's eyes, Qin Wan had no choice but to say, "I didn't agree with it at first, but... I'm a little moved. Didn't you say that I have similarities with your little junior sister? Why don't you call me when you get up? Do my best for them, I... I learned many of my autopsy techniques from Master Shen's writings. Master Shen is really half a master to me. Apart from you, I'm afraid there is no one in this world for them Set up a tomb, and I will pay homage to one more, and I think it will also comfort them."
Sun Muqing's eyes widened, the surprise inside was about to overflow...
"Princess... this... this is really great!"
Qin Wan couldn't look directly at Sun Muqing's eyes, she turned slightly sideways, as if she was looking at the whole room, and said, "You are not familiar with the place in the capital, why don't you let me handle this matter, I will let Han Bo go Find a geomantic place outside the city, and when the arrangements are made, you can bring these things over there, what do you think!"
Sun Muqing is really not good at arranging these things, not to mention that it is impossible to set up a tomb for Shen Yi with great fanfare. Now with Qin Wan's help, everything can be arranged. Sun Muqing nodded hurriedly, "Of course it is good, thank you very much, Princess!"
Qin Wan moved her lips, but said nothing. She should be thanking him.
Taking a deep breath, Qin Wan just settled down, "It's nothing, leave it to me, it's just... I'm afraid it's not easy to engrave words on the tombstone."
The smile on Sun Muqing's face disappeared, "Ah, then... what should I do..."
Qin Wanqiang twitched the corners of his lips, "Why don't you just use a stele without characters, and engrave characters later."
Shen Yi is a guilty minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty. His grave was chosen outside the city, so the probability of being discovered is very high. Most of the engraving will bring disaster for himself, and also implicate Qin Wan. Sun Muqing understands this, but Qin Wan said that he will engrave the characters later. Quickly asked, "Can I engrave characters in the future?"
Qin Wan nodded, "It's definitely possible."
Her four words were like a promise, which immediately reassured Sun Muqing, and he apologized again, "This matter is very dangerous, I hope everything goes well, otherwise I will implicate the princess."
Qin Wan couldn't help but waved his hand, and reluctantly returned the pestle to Sun Muqing, "This..."
Sun Muqing quickly took it and put it back in the high cabinet.
The old things in the room carried the memories of the past, which weighed heavily on Qin Wan's heart. For a while, Qin Wan didn't dare to stay any longer, so he hurriedly turned around and walked out. Sun Muqing came out from behind to follow, Qin Wan suddenly turned around and said, "Can you Did you find anything like books and documents in the house?"
Sun Muqing shook her head, "The books and documents must have been burned to ashes, why did the Princess ask this question?"
Qin Wan had no choice but to say, "I admire Mr. Shen's ability in punishment and prison, and I want to see if there are any leftovers."
Sun Muqing scratched her head, "I really didn't see this..."
Qin Wan didn't ask any more questions, and didn't even intend to stay longer in the house. He followed Sun Muqing back to the flower hall, and left after only drinking a cup of tea.
Sun Muqing sent Qin Wan to the door, watched her get into the carriage and left before turning back, thinking as he walked, how could he meet such a good person as Qin Wan, knowing that it was a shame, but still wanted to help him …
Qin Wan went back to the Qin residence, and immediately called Uncle Han to instruct him to find the cemetery, "It's best not to look for the one in Qiwu Mountain, it's a little farther away from Qiwu Mountain, and you need three tombs, no, two, one of them For the tomb where husband and wife are buried together, Feng Shui is better, it is best to find a stranger to do it, this matter must be kept secret, and send me a message when you are ready."
Uncle Han was a little puzzled, "Miss, are you helping a friend?"
Qin Wan nodded, "Very important friend."
After Qin Wan said that, Old Man Han didn't dare to be careless, "Don't worry, this matter will definitely be settled, and there will be an answer within five days at most."
"Don't worry. After the tomb is built, I will take my friend with me. I can't find the bones of my friend's parents. This time, it's just a tomb. I have to explain that."
Old Man Han asked, "The tombstone should be prepared in advance, I don't know if it is..."
"Use the stele without characters first." Qin Wan replied decisively, "No characters."
Uncle Han was slightly surprised in his heart, but didn't say much, "Yes, the villain understands."
After Qin Wan finished explaining, she felt that she hadn't come out of the room full of old things. Even after talking so much with Uncle Han, she still felt a severe pain in her heart. There were twenty-four members of the Shen family. I don't know where it turned into bones, but she can only help her father and mother build a clothes grave, and the truth of her father's case is still hidden behind the fog, which makes her feel like a knife is hanging in her heart.
Qin Wan took a deep breath, "I'm leaving first, and when I'm ready, let someone come to the Hou Mansion to find me."
"Little man understands, don't worry—"
Qin Wan left the Qin residence, and then went straight to Prince Rui's mansion.
Arriving at Prince Rui's mansion, Qin Wan went straight into the water pavilion before Yan Chi returned home.
Ever since leaving the Qin residence, Qin Wan hadn't said a word. At this moment, Qin Wan's expression was even more sad, and Bai Ying looked extremely worried.
"Miss, what's the matter with you?"
Qin Wan waved his hand, "It's nothing, let me sit by myself for a while."
Qin Wan sat alone behind Yan Chi's desk, and didn't care what was on Yan Chi's desk for a while, but just looked straight at the withered early winter lake view outside the window, looking at it, Qin Wan felt his nose sour and his eyes wet Yes, the corners of her lips became tighter and tighter, and she restrained herself so as not to shed tears. The warmth of a family of three came one after another, and Qin Wan was filled with grief and anger. The self more than a year ago had never thought of Will my family end up like this
Her mother was born in a down-and-out official family, and she was kind-hearted, and she couldn't bear to be trampled to death by an ant, but in the end, she watched her fall into a pool of blood. To this day, she still remembers her mother watching her tear up In the heartbreaking pain, even at the last moment, she wanted to hug her and block the rain of arrows like locusts for her. Qin Wan's hand by his side trembled slightly, and the pain from the arrow piercing into his heart seemed to spread densely again, and the sound of horseshoes from the imperial guards surrounded Qin Wan's mind. , the whole person seems to have fallen into blood and fire, unable to distinguish between reality and dreams—
When Yan Chi came back from the outside, he knew that Qin Wan had arrived, and after waiting for him for half an hour, Yan Chi strode towards the waterside pavilion, and as soon as he reached the gate of the waterside pavilion, he saw Bai Ying standing outside with a serious expression, Yan Chi frowned. Wrinkled, "What happened?"
Bai Ying shook her head, "Actually, it's nothing serious, it's just that Miss is not in a good mood."
Yan Chi frowned, and walked into the water pavilion in two steps, but he froze as soon as he entered the door.
Qin Wan didn't know when he lay down on his desk, he seemed to be asleep, but from such a distance, he clearly saw Qin Wan's shoulders trembling slightly, Yan Chi's heart tightened, and he hurried up Going forward, his footsteps were quieter, but if it was normal, Qin Wan would still be able to react immediately, but now he walked beside Qin Wan and she didn't respond, Yan Chi was anxious, hugging Qin Wan His shoulders lifted her up.
As soon as Qin Wan was lifted up, Yan Chi was stunned as if struck by lightning.
Qin Wan closed her eyes and seemed to be asleep, but her face was full of tears, her brows trembled slightly, and she was in a nightmare.
"Wan Wan?" Yan Chi's heart panicked, he hugged Qin Wan horizontally, but Qin Wan was not awakened by such a big movement, he didn't have time to ask Bai Ying, he just strode towards the inner room Walking away, Yan Chi originally wanted to put Qin Wan on the bed, but when he got to the bed, he was reluctant to put her down. Instead, he sat on the side of the bed and put Qin Wan on his lap. He hugged Qin Wan, not daring to let her go. Calling her loudly again, he held her in his arms as if he was only protecting her.
Qin Wan frowned, tears fell one by one, Yan Chi's heart ached when he saw it, in his memory, when did Qin Wan shed tears? ! Even the most urgent moment of life and death, she is not in a hurry, what happened! Why is she like this? !
Yan Chi felt distressed and angry again, did he not know what happened today? Did someone bully her
However, when these two questions were settled, Yan Chi subconsciously vetoed them. Qin Wan was a person who never changed his color before the collapse of the mountain. No matter how others bullied her, it was impossible for her to cry like this. It could make her so sad. , must be her dearest loved one.
Yan Chi suddenly thought of Qin Wan's long-cherished wish... the secret buried deep in her heart that she couldn't even be honest with him.
Yan Chi's heart ached for a moment. He was the one who hated women crying, but now that Qin Wan was crying silently, he felt like a knife was being cut in his heart. Yan Chi carefully replaced Qin Wan. Wiping away the tears, seeing the corners of her eyes were red, he simply lowered his head and kissed her rolling tears. The salty taste spread on the tip of his tongue. Yan Chi hugged Qin Wan tightly, and he gently rubbed her cheeks. Looking at her face, I want to give her the most intimate comfort.
"Mother..."
Suddenly, a murmur sounded in Yan Chi's ears, and Yan Chi's back stiffened, but he heard Qin Wan shouting, "Mother, these two words are soft and sad, and they immediately brought out the grief in Yan Chi's heart. Only then did he come to his senses, it turned out that he had dreamed about his mother.
Yan Chi pityed and felt distressed, hurriedly kissed Qin Wan's eyes and cheeks a few more times, his embrace was generous and warm, not long after, Qin Wan suddenly murmured again.
Yanchi listened closely—
"Father… "
Yan Chi felt like his heart was about to break!
Qin Wan is always calm and self-possessed. Occasionally, she sees a gentle and charming girl, but the word "fragile" is not related to her. However, now, Qin Wan's face is full of tears, her body trembles slightly, her eyes are red, and she is no longer as usual. Yan Chi's indifferent look in her eyes made Yan Chi wish he could enter her dream and bear all the pain for her. Yan Chi silently kissed Qin Wan's tears. The trembling didn't stop, she subconsciously shrank into his arms, and stopped crying after a while, Yan Chi saw that his throat was congested, but he didn't dare to call her, and waited for another two sticks of incense. After a while, Qin Wan slowly opened his tear-filled eyes.
Seeing Yan Chi's face at once, and also realizing that he was in Yan Chi's arms, Qin Wan's expression was a little blurry, unable to distinguish between dream and reality.
Yan Chi lowered his head and kissed her on the lips, "Wanwan, you're having a nightmare."
Qin Wan was still in a daze, her pupils shrank for a moment as if she remembered the scene in her dream, she gritted her teeth, her eyes turned red again, but when she woke up, in front of Yan Chi, she couldn't speak. Tears came out, and Yan Chi saw that the tears gathered in her eyes, which were moist, reflecting the sadness and fear in her pupils that had not had time to dissipate.
Yan Chi touched the corners of her moist eyes with one hand, "What did you dream about? My heart is broken when you cry."
Qin Wan stared blankly at Yan Chi, her eyes were flickering, suddenly, she hugged Yan Chi's neck, and buried her head deeply on the side of Yan Chi's neck, Yan Chi was stunned, only to feel Something hot and humid landed on the side of his neck, he closed his eyes, he had no choice but to hug her tightly.
"It's okay, it's okay, I'm back, I'm here."
Yan Chi coaxed Qin Wan with an unprecedented soft and low voice, "No matter what you dreamed, it's all over, Wanwan, it's all over."
Qin Wan let out a low sob in his throat, but he couldn't hold it back. Yan Chi only felt that the side of his neck was wet, and his heart ached again. Words were always lacking in comfort, and he didn't know what Qin Wan had dreamed of. , he stroked Qin Wan's back lightly, and kept saying "he's here" a few words. After a while, Qin Wan seemed to have stopped crying, as if all her strength had been taken away from her. Limp in his arms, she rubbed against the side of his neck from time to time.
Yan Chi's clenched heart also calmed down as she calmed down. Seeing her nestled in his arms, he was afraid that she would be uncomfortable. Yan Chi's arms tightened, and he was about to turn around and take her to lie on the couch, but he remained silent. Qin Wan suddenly spoke in a hoarse voice, "Yanchi, I have a secret."