Listening to Huo Huaixin's words, Qin Wan's eyes widened for a moment.
There was no accident, it was in line with her speculation, it was reasonable and expected.
I don't know if there are many suspicious cases in the case that I followed my father before. Qin Wan always felt that this reasonable and expected result was not so satisfying to her. Shake your head.
There are so many mysteries in the world, and those who handle the case only need to follow the evidence and facts. It would be biased to take it for granted. Qin Wan calmed down, "So the magistrate is going to find the eldest son of the Wei family right now?"
Huo Huaixin nodded, "Exactly, just now, I have asked Mr. Wei to draw a portrait of his direct brother. Later, I will have someone post it all over the city gate. If Jinzhou City can't find it, I will go to other prefectures and counties. go find it."
Qin Wan nodded, "Okay." After a slight pause, Qin Wan thought of the post-mortem dregs she had left to dry last night, "Brought back from Yizhuang yesterday, the dregs taken from the stomach of the deceased Qin Wan was not sure what it was for a while, and I will tell you when I am sure."
Huo Huaixin nodded with a smile, "It's really thanks to Nine Girls this time, if it wasn't for Nine Girls' help, I'm afraid we would all be kept in the dark, or Nine Girls talk a lot, the first time a thorough autopsy should be done, Nine Girls Don't worry, girl, after this case is settled, there will be a big gift from the government for the girl..."
Qin Wan was for his gift, heard that he was about to reject it, but Huo Huaixin cupped his hands and said, "This government has to deal with the case, so let's go first, Miss Nine, go in, Princess Taichang and Mrs. Houye are inside." Woolen cloth."
Huo Huaixin was in a hurry, Qin Wan blessed Fushen and watched Huo Huaixin stride away, it seemed that Huo Huaixin didn't care what she brought back from Yizhuang anymore, the biggest suspect right now was indeed the eldest son of the Wei family.
Qin Wan turned around slowly and looked at the high-walled courtyard of the Anyang Marquis Mansion. The person wearing Song Rou's second wedding dress could come and go freely in the Marquis Mansion that day, and seemed to be very familiar with the terrain of the Marquis Mansion. The young master really sneaked in
"Miss, if the magistrate captures the eldest son of the Wei family, will the case be closed?"
Fu Ling asked in a low voice, and Qin Wan shook his head as he walked inside, "That's not the case, you have to let the eldest son of the Wei family confess himself."
Fu Ling frowned, "Then what if the eldest son of the Wei family kills him and doesn't tell?"
Qin Wan squinted her eyes, "Then we can only use personal evidence to speak, and it's useless to ask him to deny it."
Fu Ling nodded, Qin Wan entered the small courtyard of Princess Taichang, and Lu Yun led her into the main room and went straight into the inner room.
As soon as she entered the inner room, she saw Princess Taichang sighing long and short. Seeing Qin Wan coming, she quickly reached out to Qin Wan, "Guan'er is here, come and sit beside me..."
Qin Wanfu saluted, and then sat down beside Princess Taichang, Jiang Shi said beside him, "Guan'er, please show your mother quickly, she is a bit upset after hearing about His Royal Highness Chi just now."
Qin Wan understood that Song Rou's pregnancy was confirmed earlier, but now that Wei Yanzhi's words are true, Princess Taichang is even more annoyed. The person who has an affair with Song Rou is Song Guogong's grandson. Anyang Hou's Mansion is in his eyes.
Qin Wan asked Princess Taichang for her pulse first, and then stroked Princess Taichang's back, "Don't worry, ma'am, Her Highness Princess Taichang's health has improved a lot, and the wound has healed. She will be fine after another seven or eight days."
Jiang shi was slightly relieved when he heard this.
There were many people sitting in the room, Yan Chi was sitting first on the left, Yue Ning's three brothers and sisters were also there, Yue Qiong was on the right and sighed, "We have been away from Beijing for many years, and the Marquis of Anyang has fallen for them. .”
Princess Taichang grabbed Qin Wan's hand, motioning her to stop rubbing her back, just smiled and said, "I'm still here, they ascended to heaven alone, I want to see how they end up with this matter! "
Speaking of the Taichang Princess, she said, "You don't need to do anything else, just write a letter and send it back to the capital, before sending it to the saint, let him see the cause and effect of the whole situation, if there is no explanation, I will go back to the capital and ask him personally !"
"Mother, do you really want to tell the sage?" Yue Qiong was still a little hesitant, but Princess Taichang sneered again and again, "I want to ask, is this what he meant or who meant it? Is this how you want to slap the Anyang Marquis in the face?"
Yue Qiong heard the words and knew that the Taichang Princess had made up her mind, and immediately nodded, "My son knows."
Princess Taichang breathed out, "If the Holy One is sensible, he will settle this matter for himself..."
As he spoke, he looked at Yan Chi, "Xiaoqi, this time I almost dragged you in and used your people. This favor is owed to you by my aunt... If you need my aunt in the future, just open your mouth."
Yan Chi raised his lips, and a sly smile appeared in his phoenix eyes, "Yan Chi will remember what my aunt said."
Princess Taichang laughed and let out a breath, "Although I shouldn't have said that, but this time, this marriage failed after all, and the government's own dirty affairs will be investigated by the prefect Huo. Well, let's just treat it as our own courtesy, and when this matter is over, Duke Song's Mansion will have nothing to do with us!"
Both Yue Qiong and the Jiang family should be the same, so Princess Taichang turned to talk about something else. After all, Princess Taichang recovered from her illness and became tired after talking a few words. Qin Wan and his party immediately retreated, and Yue Ning naturally invited Qin Wan went to her courtyard.
"Did you meet Prefect Huo when you came in just now?"
"Of course we met." Qin Wan nodded, "Master Zhifu has a plan in mind."
Yue Ning nodded, "Yes, His Highness Chi's news came very timely. If we can find Mr. Wei, the matter will be much clearer."
After entering the courtyard, the green chess beside Yue Ning went to make tea. Yue Ning asked Qin Wan to sit down on the couch by the window. From the corner of his eyes, he saw Qin Wan frowning slightly, as if he was worried, "I'm thinking about it." What? Seeing that the case is about to be concluded, why don't you show your face?"
Qin Wan shook her head, "During the autopsy last time, I took something and brought it back to the Qin Mansion. I thought about it all night and didn't figure out what it was. It's just a little troublesome."
Lu Qi brought tea, and Yue Ning held a cup for Qin Wan, "What is it?"
Qin Wan didn't answer for a while, and only waited for Lu Qi to retreat before saying, "It was taken from Song Rou's stomach."
Yue Ning paused, and stopped when she was about to drink tea. After another moment, she lowered her head and took a sip of the tea soup, "What do you think it is? Is there any doubt? Now the news of His Highness Chi has come, the case It’s clear, you don’t need to think about it.”
Qin Wan smiled and went to drink tea, "The case is the case. I just need to make it clear what I am responsible for. If I can't figure this out, I'm afraid there will always be a knot in my heart."
Yue Ning turned her eyes, "What's the truth in this, come and listen to me?"
After getting along with Qin Wan for so many days, Yue Ning already liked her personality very much. In addition, she grew up in the capital when she was young, and later came to Jinzhou, and she didn't like those delicate and noble women. There is no boudoir friend, and now I have Qin Wan as a friend, so Chicheng naturally treats each other sincerely. Seeing her doubts and doubts, I want to help share some of it.
Qin Wan met her eyes and felt warm, put down the teacup and said, "There is no great reason during this period, it's just that what people eat will be digested soon, but Song Rou died for nine days, she There are still some debris in my stomach, I guess, those things must not be food, but they are not food, so what is it?"
Yue Ning turned her eyes, "Could it be poison?"
Qin Wan laughed out loud, "Of course it's not poison, I can tell the difference."
Yue Ning sat up straight neatly, knocking on the edge of the table with her hands, and suddenly, she raised her jaw, "Where is that thing?"
"It's in my room right now, I haven't had time to explore it carefully."
Yue Ning stood up immediately, "Let's go, let's go to the Qin Mansion to have a look. I was told by you, and I want to know what kind of strange thing it is."
Qin Wan was slightly surprised, "The princess is really going? The princess... don't you think so?"
Not to mention that it was taken from a dead person, it was taken from a person's stomach. It was really unclean and unlucky, but Yue Ning couldn't laugh or cry, "What's so disgusting? Can you take it out and take it with you?" At home, I still can’t see it?”
Qin Wan felt relieved, and nodded, "Okay, then the princess will come with me."
Yue Ning is a vigorous and resolute person. As soon as this idea came out, she immediately ordered people to prepare the carriage. This time, Bai Feng will not be used to send Qin Wan off. Yue Ning directly ordered the concierge of the Hou Mansion to be sent off by the guards of the Hou Mansion. .
After getting into the carriage, Yue Ning said again, "Where is Miss Six in your house?"
Qin Wan smiled slightly, "Don't worry, the princess, the old lady really punished the family law, and now she is grounded."
Yue Ning snorted softly, "That's about the same." She sighed again, "But speaking of it, I really misunderstood His Highness Chi, and I'm also to blame. When I saw him writing with his left hand, I was stunned for a moment. I remember that he used his right hand when he competed with my second brother. It was strange why he used his left hand. I thought at the time, maybe he was trying to cover up... "
Qin Wan frowned slightly, "Most people are naturally good at using their right hand, but there are also very few people who are naturally good at using their left hand." After a pause, Qin Wan continued, "But this is not absolute. There are some people who can even use both hands, these people may be smarter than ordinary people, His Highness Chi may be this kind of person."
"What's so good about being left-handed?" Yue Ning opened the curtains and looked at the market outside, "I heard from Lu Qi that in her hometown, if a child is left-handed, they will not be sent to school. I heard from the maid who buys slaves in the mansion that any left-handed girl, no matter how good at working, is not wanted by rich families."
Left-handed people are easy to be regarded as heterogeneous, and according to Da Zhou's words, left-handed people also have the meaning of bad character and bad character. If a child of a rich family is left-handed, he must be corrected the day after tomorrow. For example, the eldest son of the Wei family The son is like this. The sad thing is that sometimes the secular world is not necessarily right, and sometimes you have to obey it when you know it is wrong.
"For His Highness Chi, whether you use your left hand or your right hand, it's probably the same."
Yue Ning misunderstood Yan Chi last time, but now her tone is much more friendly, "Perhaps, and with his status, no one dares to talk about him, and he doesn't care about his temper."
The carriage sped past the long street of Jinzhou City, and soon stopped in front of the Qin Mansion. Qin Wan brought Yue Ning into the mansion. When the concierge saw that it was the little princess who had arrived, Dang even went to the main courtyard to report. Yue Ning didn't care about this, and let Qin Wan take her back to Tinglanyuan. As soon as she entered the gate of Tinglanyuan, Yue Ning smacked her lips, "I heard that this is a new courtyard?"
Qin Wan nodded and led her into the main room, "Yes, it's much better than before."
Yue Ning snorted, and sat aside waiting for Fu Ling to serve tea, while Qin Wan entered the inner room, and after a while, came out with a small silk handkerchief, Qin Wan told Fu Ling to close the door, and opened the silk handkerchief.
After a night, there was still an unpleasant smell on the silk handkerchief, but Yue Ning looked normal. When Qin Wan opened it, she poked her head over and saw a black mass wrapped in the middle of the white silk handkerchief. Can't figure out what it is either.
Qin Wan also frowned, "Looks like I need to wash it a few more times..."
"Washing?" Yue Ning's eyebrows and eyes showed two points of disappointment, "This color, it seems that the kitchen groceries have been left aside for a few days and no one has taken care of them. They are so rotten that I don't know what they are..."
Qin Wan shook his head, and ordered Fu Ling to find a white porcelain cup, put the lump of unknown substance in it, and then it reached the clear water, and when it was opened, the dirt on it slowly soaked into the water, and then poured the water away, After repeating this many times, the blackness finally faded a bit, but even so, it is still difficult to distinguish...
Suddenly, Qin Wan's eyes lit up, "Use alum stone."
Yue Ning opened her eyes, "Alum stone? What can alum stone do?"
Qin Wan stood up and told Fu Ling when she went out, "Go, let Wan Xing go to the pharmacy to get some alum stones."
Fuling didn't understand why Qin Wan called Wan Xing, but these errands were nothing. After Fuling left, Qin Wan came back and said softly, "Alum stone can purify water. I soak this thing with alum stone. If it doesn’t work for one night, I’ll soak it for two nights, and the color will fade away.”
Yue Ning blinked at Qin Wan, "Is this possible?"
Qin Wan smiled and said, "Try and it won't hurt anything—"
Yue Ning thought about it and smiled, "Well, I'll have a drink with you. I'll come to see it tomorrow, and I'll come the day after tomorrow to see what it is. But speaking of it, a nobleman like Song Rou Miss, you won’t eat anything indiscriminately, right?”
Qin Wan shook his head, "This, we can only find out when our method works."
Yue Ning doesn't like to have fun, and she doesn't like to do ordinary work in her daughter's house. Seeing Qin Wan use this strange method to explore the mess has aroused her interest. Wan Xing will come back soon. It was quick, and when Fu Ling brought the alum stone in, Qin Wan had already prepared a larger white porcelain cup, washed the alum stone first, and then put the filth and the alum stone in together , Then put the lid on and wait the next day to see if it works.
After being so busy for a while, Yue Ning and Qin Wan just sat down to drink tea. Yue Ning said strangely, "How do you know that alum stones can purify water? I only know that alum stones are added to Kodan used by ordinary women, but not Make sense."
Qin Wan refilled Yue Ning's tea and said, "It's all about medical skills. Alumite is used in kaodan to make the color of henna or other plants more transparent. Not only that, boiled mung beans You can also add alum stones to the soup, so that the mung beans are more likely to rot, and the cooked mung bean soup will be thicker, this is the same principle as Kokodan.”
After a slight pause, Qin Wan frowned again, "However, if you do this for a long time, you will be poisoned, so it is best not to eat the mung bean soup with alum stone. It can cure heat-induced dysentery, white fertile women, eczema and sores, and eye pain. It can also strengthen teeth and remove polyps in the nose. It is a good medicine, and it is always available in general pharmacies."
Yue Ning opened her eyes wide, and looked at Qin Wan with admiration, "Does it mean that you can count on every single medicine?"
Qin Wan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Of course not, medicine is a broad and profound field, and I only know one or two things."
Yue Ning shook her head and sighed, "It seems that I used to think highly of myself. Most of the women in the nobles are familiar with "Female Virtue" and "Female Precepts". You know so much at such a young age, Qin Wan, I really underestimated you..."
Yue Ning has a straightforward personality. If she can say this, she has a heart-to-heart relationship with Qin Wan. Qin Wan smiles and pours tea for her. Just now it took a little more effort than others, just as the princess likes to practice martial arts, she is naturally better than other daughters."
Yue Ning laughed, and her smile was bright and clear. It was the first time she had come to Qin Wan's boudoir. She put down the teacup and looked around the room. From the Nuan Pavilion to the study, she asked some questions about medicine. Seeing Qin Wan answering each one at his fingertips, I felt even more admiration for Qin Wan from the bottom of my heart, which was very different from the usual boudoir love.
It was delayed for more than an hour. Seeing that it was getting late, Yue Ning just said his goodbyes. Qin Wan personally sent Yue Ning out. As soon as he walked out of the courtyard of Tinglanyuan, he saw Mrs. Lin waiting outside with Qin Xiang. Mother and daughter, Yue Ning was slightly surprised. Although she had a noble status, she thought that the Lin family was Qin Wan's elder, so she was blessed after all.
"Why is Ma'am here—"
"My concubine pays her respects to the princess." Lin Shi blessed her body and went to see Qin Xiang again. Qin Xiang lowered his eyes and bowed to Yue Ning rather stiffly.
Only then did Lin say, "When I learned that the princess and Guan'er entered the mansion together, I wanted to come to see her immediately, but I thought that the princess and Guan'er must have something private to say so I didn't dare to bother you. The princess is leaving now. What? Why don't you have dinner in the mansion?"
The corners of Yue Ning's lips raised slightly, and finally there was a smile on his face, "Don't dare to bother me anymore, I've talked to Miss Jiu for a long time, it's time to go back, father and mother are still waiting for Yue Ning."
After Lin's words, she couldn't say anything more, Qin Wan knew that Yue Ning didn't like this kind of handling, so she stepped forward and said, "Third Aunt, the princess doesn't care about these etiquettes, I just send the princess out of the house, you can do it yourself. "
Lin hesitated for a moment, but nodded.
Qin Wan immediately accompanied Yue Ning to the west gate of the mansion. As soon as the two of them left, Qin Xiang stomped his feet, "Mother, my daughter has already said that you don't need to pay her respects. The young princess is as old as her daughter. You have to salute her!"
Lin's complexion darkened, "What do you know?! Your ninth younger sister is on good terms with the Hou Mansion right now, and we are going to take this opportunity to arrange a good relationship with the Hou Mansion so as to find a way out for your brother's future career. Your father is sick If it is like that, in the future we can only hope that the Hou Mansion in the capital will not succeed. Mother sees that the Anyang Hou Mansion treats your ninth sister better than the one in the capital. Your brother said a few days ago that your ninth sister said that , Princess Taichang is willing to write a letter for your brother when he enters Beijing!"
Qin Xiang listened to Lin's words impatiently, and wanted to refute, but thought that Qin Chen would bear it.
Lin said again, "Speaking of these, it's all about your Ninth Sister's face, please remember, from now on, don't make things difficult for your Ninth Sister, your grandmother's attitude is also the same, you can let your mother rest assured. "
Qin Xiang bit his teeth and lips, "Understood, for the sake of my brother, my daughter will not mess around." After a pause, Qin Xiang said again, "But what kind of disease does father have? Why didn't you ask a doctor? Or, our family is not Is there a medical fairy?"
Lin's brows were frowned, and there was a sneer in his tone, but he glanced at his daughter as a warning, "This is an adult's business, don't worry about it, and don't ask too much."
Qin Xiang was not convinced, "Then, can I go to see my father? My father is sick, how can a daughter not visit?"
Lin grabbed Qin Xiang and went east, "Your father's illness can infect others, so none of us can go see it!"
These words brought a serious look, Qin Xiang's eyes trembled when she heard it, she pursed her lips tightly, and looked back at Ting Lanyuan with complicated eyes, and was pulled back by Lin reluctantly...
Qin Wan sent Yue Ning out of the gate, and the carriage stopped at the street corner outside the gate. Qin Wan followed Yue Ning and walked over, "Princess Taichang's illness is fine, and the next thing is to take care of her. It's autumn. It's not too dry in the south, but if it's in the capital, Princess Taichang will be worrying."
"Grandmother is worrying too much about this case right now, and it will be all right when the case is over." Yue Ning responded to Qin Wan's words, and when she was about to walk to the carriage, her footsteps stopped abruptly. Wan looked up puzzled, but saw Yue Ning was staring at the corner on the other side of the long street, Qin Wan frowned, "What's wrong?"
When asked, Qin Wan also followed Yue Ning's gaze, and Qin Wan also frowned slightly.
At the corner of another long street more than ten feet away from them, a man in a blue robe was standing there at some point, his body was half hidden behind the corner, only half of his body and half of his face were exposed, separated by It was too far away, Qin Wan couldn't see what that face looked like, but Qin Wan could feel that his eyes were falling on her and Yue Ning as if they were real.
"who's that person-"
Qin Wan asked aloud, but as soon as the words fell, the man retreated vigilantly behind the corner.
Qin Wan frowned, and Yue Ning beside him had already flashed out like a leopard. Qin Wan saw it and hurriedly followed. Qin Wan wanted to trot for a while, but Yue Ning arrived in a short while, but Qin Wan only saw Yue Ning stood still at the corner, she hurriedly followed, but saw only four or five pedestrians walking back and forth on the long street after the corner, but there was no man in a blue robe.
Qin Wan ran a few steps and was a little out of breath, "Does the princess recognize that person?"
Yue Ning shook her head, "I don't know."
As he spoke, he said doubtfully, "When I found him, I felt that his gaze was too strange. It's not wrong to say that it was malicious, but it must not be the gaze of passers-by."
Qin Wan frowned, and turned to look at the gate of the Qin Mansion.
Looking at it from her angle, she could clearly see the people entering and leaving through the side door of the Qin residence.
"Could it be someone who has some dispute with the Qin family?"
Yue Ning also looked back, then nodded, "It is indeed possible." She looked at Qin Wan solemnly, "Tomorrow morning, let Bai Feng pick you up, and I will tell His Highness Chi when I go back, you don't want it yourself. Go out alone."
Qin Wan nodded in response, "I know, don't worry, Princess, it will definitely not happen."
Only then did Yue Ning feel relieved, "When you go back, tell the concierge in your house to be more careful."
Qin Wan responded again, and Yue Ning turned around and walked towards the carriage. When Yue Ning left in the carriage, Qin Wan's eyes sank. Fu Ling followed her all the time. At this moment, she said, "Miss, is that person bad? "
"I don't know if it's good or bad." Qin Wan turned and walked towards the gate of the house, "But it's probably not good to be so sneaky."
Before walking to the gate of the mansion, Qin Wan followed Yue Ning's instructions and told the concierge a few words, but although these concierges did not dare to disrespect Qin Wan, they would not take her words as an imperial edict, they just responded respectfully on the surface. Afterwards, he was still lazy. Thinking of the result, Qin Wan didn't place any hope on these concierges, and went straight to Tinglanyuan after entering the mansion.
Once back in the courtyard, Qin Wan went into the inner room, opened the white porcelain cup and saw that the color of the clump of dirt was indeed lighter.
Seeing that Fu Ling also came to look at it, Qin Wan asked directly, "What does this look like to you?"
Fu Ling blinked, "It's like a ball of catkins crumpled up... It's also like an unclean and smelly cotton cloth, and it's like moldy... Ah, I can't say it..."
Qin Wan shook her head, "Song Rou won't eat catkins and rags." She said and put the lid on, "Let's soak for another night, tomorrow will definitely be lighter than today's color, and it will disperse a little bit. It's too late now. Difficult."
Putting the head down, Qin Wan went to make new medicine for Yan Chi. Over the past few days, it has become a habit to make medicine for Yan Chi. Although thinking that Yan Chi's wound medicine should not be used up, but tomorrow To go to the Hou Mansion, it is always right to do more, and Yan Chi said at that time that he would only stay in Jinzhou for seven days, so is today the fourth day or the fifth day
She must return to the capital, but this may still be the last few times she and Yan Chi can see each other. Yan Chi will definitely go to Shuoxi to guard in the future, and she does not know when she will return to the capital. They were two irrelevant people, and there was nothing worthy of her sighs. Thinking of this, Qin Wan raised her eyes and saw the orchid lantern she hung in the Nuan Pavilion.
Where did her Haechi mask go
After dinner, Qin Wan read a book for a while and rested. Fuling went out to check the yard before going to bed, and when she came in again, she said, "Miss, the main courtyard has started doing things again..."
Qin Wan had already laid down, and frowned upon hearing this, "How many days is it just the ceremony?"
"The third day." Fu Ling replied, and blew out the lamp in the corner again, "The old lady likes to do this. It was a good thing that you escaped the catastrophe, but she did it for us for seven days." Law."
Qin Wan didn't speak, but she knew in her heart that her third uncle's illness must not be a minor illness. Not only is it not a minor illness, but it is also an unclean illness.
The illness of the Patriarch of the Qin Mansion did not affect Qin Wan's good sleep. She did not have nightmares for several days. She slept peacefully and her spirits improved. She didn't go into the room to rest until she was sweating for a while. Miss Jiu's body was too weak, and she had to find a way to recuperate.
After breakfast, Qin Wan was packing up the ointment for Yan Chi when someone came to the concierge, and the person from the Hou's mansion arrived to pick him up.
Qin Wan went out with Poria as usual, and before leaving, she took another look at the white porcelain cup. As she expected, in the clear water, the color of the catkins or cotton rags became lighter. Qin Wan was relieved. Go straight to the gate of the mansion.
Sure enough, Bai Feng was standing outside the gate of the mansion. Qin Wan felt relieved and walked out quickly. Bai Feng greeted him and respectfully invited Qin Wan to get on the carriage. After getting on the carriage, Qin Wan finally settled down and hesitated for a moment. However, she still lifted the curtain of the car and took a look at the corner in the distance. When she saw this, she let out a sigh of relief. No one was peeping there today.
Bai Feng didn't know the joints, so with a wave of the horsewhip, he left the gate of the Qin Mansion as usual. Along the way, Qin Wan wondered whether the filth that returned to the Qin Mansion today would show its true colors, and waited for the carriage to stop. It was only when he woke up in front of the gate of the Hou's mansion that he got out of the carriage. Green sleeves were already waiting at the gate. When he saw Qin Wan appearing, he stepped forward to salute enthusiastically.
Today's Qin Wan is wearing a smoky blue dotted orchid woven emerald white pleated skirt, a shawl of the same color over her shoulders, three thousand black hair tied in a half-moon bun, and a Jiang's The white jade presented was elegant and beautiful, and the skirt floated like haze between walking and walking. Qin Wan was inexplicably wearing the charm of a banished fairy. The first time he saw Qin Wan, he was amazed by the green sleeves. , Now that I have seen Qin Wan so many times, I still didn't react for a while when I saw Qin Wan for the first time this time.
Qin Wan was only sixteen years old, and he was just the flower bone that was just beginning to bloom. When we met on the street that day, Qin Wan still had a sick and indifferent air about him. Now, although there is no obvious change, the whole body The more elegant and intimidating the charm.
"Ninth girl, come in quickly, Princess Taichang has been waiting for a long time."
Qin Wan bent her lips. She has been to the Hou's Mansion more times, and with the care of everyone in the Hou's Mansion, she is much more at ease now.
Qin Wan stepped up the steps, and when she was about to enter, she paused under her feet.
The feeling of being spied on came again!
Turning around abruptly, Qin Wan looked at a tea shop not far from the Hou's Mansion. She only felt that the uncomfortable gaze was cast from the tea shop, but when she looked over, she saw that the tea shop, whether it Both the first floor and the second floor were closed, and the moment she turned around, the discomfort of being peeped disappeared.
Qin Wan frowned tightly.
"Ninth girl, what's wrong?"
Luxiu was a little confused, Qin Wan turned around and shook his head, "It's nothing."
As she said, she entered the mansion with a slight smile, and the green sleeve also looked at the tea shop, and since she didn't see anything wrong, she followed in.
Qin Wan went to Princess Taichang's yard as usual, but when he passed the front yard, he saw Xu He carrying a big box!
Xu He also saw Qin Wan immediately, and he hurriedly came forward to salute and say hello.
"Meet Nine Girls! Greetings to you—"
Qin Wan laughed, "Why are you here? Is the magistrate also here?"
Xu He nodded hurriedly, "Yes, the magistrate had someone post the portrait of the eldest son of the Wei family in the city yesterday, but there was nothing to gain for the time being, so he came here today and asked the son of Wei to draw a new one, and he wanted to interrogate the Song family again. Guard, this time it's all about the eldest son of the Wei family, the villain is here to help."
Although Xu He is a clerk, but his qualifications are low, most of the time he is considered a handyman in the yamen. If there is not enough manpower, he will be pulled over to help. Compared with ordinary yamen, he can read and write, which is also the case One point, in addition to being a handyman, let him help sort out and copy official documents. Even though Qin Wan had to rely on Qin Wan for the autopsy, Huo Huaixin didn't kick him out.
Qin Wan nodded, then looked at Xu He's box, "You made a new box so quickly?"
Xu He had a normal expression on his face, and when he heard Qin Wan's words, his eyes brightened and he said excitedly, "Miss Nine doesn't know something! This box is not newly made by me, but the thief found it and sent it back?!"
Qin Wan was startled, "Send it back?!"
Xu He nodded hastily, and opened the lid of the box to prove that it was the original box.
"Look, you've seen the guys in here before. It's the original box, and everything inside is there. That's... even the villains, the little thief handed it back..."
As Xu He spoke, he took something out of his sleeve, "The villain's body has been sent back, and the villain will have money. The money given to the villain by the nine girls, the villain can return to the girl now."
As he spoke, Xu He held a few taels of silver and offered it with both hands, "Thank you Nine Girls for your generosity."
Qin Wan looked at him for a moment, and seeing that his trip did not seem to be a fraud, she nodded to Fu Ling, and Fu Ling stepped forward to take the money, and Xu He straightened up with a sigh of relief, "I'm afraid Nine Girls won't accept it, thank you Nine Girls gone."
Although Xu He people are a bit straightforward and stupid, they are men after all, and they can read and write. Most men who have studied can speak the word "integrity", so Qin Wan never thought of giving money to Xu He. If he said it was a loan, she would take it back when he came to return it, but what puzzled Qin Wan was why his box was sent back
"This little thief is chivalrous. Could it be that he knew that Xu Wuzuo was not a rich man, so he sent the box back?"
Qin Wan said jokingly, Xu He's eyes sparkled and said, "The villain thinks so too! That person must have looked at the things in the box and felt that the villain is also a poor person, and he couldn't bear it, so he sent the villain The man's box was sent back."
Qin Wan nodded, the doubts in his heart still remained, "When did he send it back?"
"Just this morning! My box was thrown at the gate of the yamen. The brothers who were on duty in the morning saw it. Isn't this the box of the villain? When the villain arrived at the yamen, he immediately returned it to the villain."
Xu He looked happy, but Qin Wan frowned, "Sent to the Yamen?"
Xu He nodded, "Exactly, I'm afraid I saw the villain's certificate of inspection and the official document copied for the yamen in the box."
Qin Wan's frown became tighter and tighter. The thief stole Xu He's box in the downtown area, but returned it back. Could there be some kind of thieves in Jinzhou City? Since he is a grand thief, how can he not be able to tell the difference between the poor and the rich? Xu He's box was not inlaid with gold and treasures, so it would provoke the thieves for no reason, but Xu He provoked it, not only provoked it, but was given back to him.
"You didn't lose anything?"
Qin Wan couldn't help asking again, Xu He shook his head, "No, the villain has checked it, and the paperwork and artifacts are all there! But the villain is very strange, the man dared to put the box at the gate of the yamen, he is not afraid of being caught arrive!"
Qin Wan nodded slowly. What Xu He said was right. Since ancient times, thieves were afraid of and hated officials. Knowing that Xu He belonged to the yamen, how could they send the boxes to the yamen? Is it a provocation
Seeing Qin Wan's pensive face, Xu He also stared at it. This matter is indeed a bit strange. I'm afraid Qin Wan is wondering about the details. Thinking about it, Xu He said, "Ninth Miss! Something Indeed, there is not much, but there is one strange thing, there are a lot of utensils in the villain's box, but this test paper is the only one that is stained with something, the smell is very strange, some smell like medicine, and some smell like something the taste of… "
Qin Wan raised her eyebrows, "Show me—"
Xu He hurriedly opened the box to get the test certificate. Lu Xiu and Fu Ling looked at each other. Although they didn't understand why Qin Wan was so interested in this matter, they didn't dare to disturb him. Two seconds later, Xu He handed the test report to It arrived at Qin Wan's hand.
Qin Wan took it, and as soon as he breathed, his eyes darkened...
Xu He hurriedly asked, "Ninth Girl, do you know what it smells like?"
A dark light flashed across Qin Wan's eyes, and his voice was unprecedentedly cold.
"It's the smell of Jinyu Xugupa."