The dead person was Qiu Kui's aunt, because the blacksmith had beaten her not long ago. The government now believes that the blacksmith is most likely the murderer.
When the blacksmith was taken away by the officers, he kept looking back and assuring Qiu Kui that he had only beaten someone and not killed anyone.
Faced with this sudden situation, Qiu Kui was obviously stunned, and cried anxiously: "Hua Hua, what should I do?"
Jiang Yanyi patted her shoulder and comforted her: "The government will handle it impartially."
Qiu Kui nodded obediently, but there were still tears in her eyes and she kept sobbing.
Jiang Yanyi originally wanted to find Feng Shuo and ask him to send someone to help investigate the matter. The death of Qiu Kui's aunt was obviously related to the group of people who were looking for Qiu Kui.
Unexpectedly, Feng Shuo came to her first.
In order to avoid being seen, Jiang Yanyi took Feng Shuo to the guest room in the west wing.
"Marquis Xing'an was instigated to rebel. The Yuzhou garrison joined forces with your uncle's troops to rescue your cousin and his family. You can return to Xizhou today."
This is the biggest good news in these days. The Chu family is safe and sound, and they have gained Xing'an Hou as an ally.
But Feng Shuo's face did not show much joy. He said, "Wait for your uncle to come back, and we will arrange the marriage first. After the mourning period is over in a year, we will get married."
The mourning period in the Daxuan Dynasty was at least one year and at most three years.
No matter how anxious Feng Shuo was, he couldn't arrange the marriage without considering that Jiang Yanyi was still in mourning period. However, once the marriage was arranged, it was almost like an announcement to the world that the Princess of Liaonan had been chosen.
Marriage is always the most solid alliance. Countless princes came to his side and wanted to send their daughters to the palace. Only when he made his stance clear did those people completely give up the idea.
Knowing that Chu Changping and the others were safe and sound, Jiang Yanyi felt relieved. She knew very well why he was in a hurry to get engaged.
Jiang Yanyi was moved and said, "Okay."
These days he handles official business until late at night every day, and his face also looks a bit tired. Jiang Yanyi looks at him with pity: "Have you not eaten well recently? You have lost weight."
Speaking of eating, Feng Shuo thought of the pot of skewers that was taken away by his mother.
He nodded confidently: "No."
Jiang Yanyi: “…”
The warmth and tenderness were suddenly gone with just the word "no".
He said he wanted to eat a shuangyuan hotpot, so Jiang Yanyi went to the kitchen and asked Chef Yao to prepare a pot. The broth was prepared every night, and the base ingredients she had fried before were not used up yet. She put the broth and base ingredients in the pot, added boiling water to rinse, and then simmered them on the silver charcoal on the small stove.
Jiang Yanyi knew that Feng Shuo didn't like to eat vegetarian food, so he deliberately prepared more meat dishes when picking ingredients.
A diner outside ordered a plate of pickled garlic, and Yang Xiu told the people inside to prepare the dish faster.
The jar of pickled garlic that Jiang Yanyi had pickled in late autumn was ready and was very popular in the restaurant as a side dish.
Mrs. An picked up a garlic from the kimchi jar and broke off the cloves. The garlic skin had been soaked until it was translucent. The thin layer of skin wrapped around the garlic cloves was as crystal clear as jade, and smelled sour and sweet, very appetizing.
Eating hot pot with pickled garlic can help relieve the greasiness. Jiang Yanyi thought about it and peeled a small plate for Feng Shuo himself.
When she brought the pot and side dishes to the room, Feng Shuo discovered that the meat on the plate was not on the bamboo sticks, and said, "It's a little different from what you had someone send it to me the other day."
Jiang Yanyi said: "It tastes the same even if you just blanch it like this. I've used up all the bamboo sticks and haven't sharpened them yet."
The silver charcoal in the stove was burning vigorously, and the water in the pot began to boil. Feng Shuo picked up a piece of pork belly with wooden chopsticks and put it into the red soup pot.
Pork belly is the best piece of meat on the pig, with 90% lean meat and the remaining layer of fat in a crisscross pattern. It is neither greasy nor dry because it is all lean meat. It will not become overcooked even if it is cooked for a long time, and has an excellent taste.
While he was eating, Jiang Yanyi told him about the blacksmith: "West Street Liuxiang is really suspicious. Qiu Kui has been with me since she left the Xizhou camp. Suddenly someone went to great lengths to find her. After the blacksmith asked about her aunt, her aunt died. This is too strange."
Qiu Kui is someone close to Jiang Yanyi, and Feng Shuo is afraid that someone might harm Jiang Yanyi through Qiu Kui, so he immediately said, "I'll ask Xing Yao to personally supervise the case."
He agreed, and Jiang Yanyi felt relieved. He said, "Why don't you send someone to tell the government? I'm afraid I'll confess under torture."
Feng Shuo glanced at her.
Jiang Yanyi realized belatedly that he seemed to be speaking the truth.
Her face suddenly became hot for no reason, but she thought that this was not allowing Feng Shuo to abuse his power for personal gain. The blacksmith was indeed wronged. She just didn't want the blacksmith to suffer in the cell because of Qiu Kuri.
So she straightened her back again and met Feng Shuo's gaze with confidence.
Feng Shuo looked at her guilty and self-righteous appearance, and the corners of his lips curled up unconsciously: "It's up to you."
Jiang Yanyi had finally prepared herself mentally, but when Feng Shuo said this, she felt embarrassed again.
Seeing Feng Shuo eating meat in the red soup, and the mushroom slices that were put in the clear soup at the beginning were still floating, Jiang Yanyi said: "Don't just eat meat, vegetables cooked in clear soup are also delicious."
Feng Shuo didn't respond, but the disgust on his face was obvious—he didn't like eating vegetarian food.
Jiang Yanyi had no choice but to pick up a piece of pickled garlic from the plate, peel off the thin white skin and hand it to him: "Try this."
Feng Shuo didn't reach out to take it, but directly took the pickled garlic she fed him with his lips.
The first feeling when you take a bite is sweetness. When you chew it, your mouth is filled with a slight sourness that can only be formed through long fermentation, as well as a hint of the original spicy taste of garlic. However, it has been marinated for too long and the spicy taste is no longer obvious. It is mainly sweet and sour.
The taste was surprisingly good.
Although Feng Shuo had lost his sense of taste for many years, he knew that garlic was used as a seasoning, so he had never eaten garlic before. This was his first time trying it.
It turns out that this thing can be eaten directly as a cold dish
Afraid of appearing to be surprised, Feng Shuo nodded calmly: "It tastes okay."
He still didn't know how to explain the matter of taste to Jiang Yanyi. The two of them were brought together because of his intermittent sense of taste, but his feelings for her did not originate from this.
Afraid that Jiang Yanyi would misunderstand his original intention of liking her, Feng Shuo decided to find a suitable time to tell her.
When he returned that day, Feng Shuo asked Xing Yao to take charge of Qiu Kui's aunt's case.
This investigation revealed a lot of things.
The group of people who secretly inquired about Qiu Kui's identity were sent by the emperor. At Jiang Yanyi's request, he had previously written a letter to Qiu Kui requesting the restoration of her good citizenship and sent it to the capital.
Although the emperor did not approve it, the fact that a prince like him suddenly asked for a good citizenship for a woman who had been demoted to a military prostitute still made the emperor concerned.
He had never withdrawn the defense line on the main street of the Protectorate Palace since he first set it up, so that even if he was not at the palace, the safety of Jiang Yanyi and the Grand Empress Dowager would be guaranteed.
When the emperor asked the spies in Xizhou City to investigate, they found that Qiu Kui lived next to Feng Mansion. The streets of Duhu Mansion were also covered with a dragnet, so they determined that Qiu Kui was his weak spot. At that time, he was using Jiang Yanxi to threaten the emperor, so the emperor asked the secret agents in Xizhou City to find Qiu Kui's uncle's family, wanting to capture Qiu Kui to threaten him.
All the secret agents of the emperor in Xizhou City were wiped out in one fell swoop, and after a severe torture, the cause of death of Aunt Qiu Kui was discovered.
The undercover agent learned that the blacksmith was going to sue Qiu Kui's aunt, and was afraid that Qiu Kui's stepmother would reveal too much information, so he silenced her.
When Feng Shuo told Jiang Yanyi the result of the case, Jiang Yanyi also sighed.
She had originally asked Feng Shuo to help restore Qiu Kui's status as a good citizen, but she never expected that it was the letter that almost harmed Qiu Kui.
After Feng Shuo finished speaking, he started to drink the chicken soup cooked by Jiang Yanyi, but he noticed a dish of cold food in the food box... Grass roots
The off-white grass roots were cut into small pieces one inch long, with brown grass knots on them. There were tiny hair-like whiskers growing on the knots, and it looked inedible no matter how you looked at it.
Feng Shuo couldn't help but frown: "You let me eat grass?"
The author has something to say: Foolish King: I just helped my wife a lot, and she actually asked me to eat grass? I don’t even eat vegetarian food, how can I eat grass? I definitely won’t eat it! (Angry.jpg)