Gu Mingke was angered by Li Chaoge and left. Li Chaoge took over the evidence with a smile, and said to the subordinates who followed: "Move these back to the Zhenyaosi. Take the corpse to the morgue for safekeeping."
The subordinates should fork their hands. The emperor sent a thousand soldiers to Li Chaoge from the Beiya Imperial Army, and now Li Chaoge has never been richer than ever. Soldiers came in and out to carry things, Li Chaoge stopped under the corridor to watch, He Lanqing walked slowly to Li Chaoge's side, smiled and asked: "My cousin seems to know Gu Shaoqing very well. Why did my cousin deliberately make Shaoqing angry today?"
Li Chaoge watched the crowd passing by without turning his head, and said coldly, "First of all, during the court, you should call me the commander. Secondly, whether I know him well or not, what does it have to do with you?"
Li Chaoge's words were merciless, He Lanqing's smile gradually subsided, and said: "Princess Sheng Yuan is indifferent to everyone, but she is different from Gu Shaoqing. I thought that Gu Shaoqing was different in the princess' heart."
He Lanqing said these words on purpose to provoke Li Chaoge, but unexpectedly Li Chaoge smiled, looking back at him with a half-smile but not a smile? He Lanqing said: "It's different. After all, his appearance, temperament, conversation, and talent are far beyond the ordinary. With this jewel In the past, who would still have eyes for Yumu? It’s useless for ordinary men to provoke me, don’t you think, Cousin Helan?”
He Lanqing reluctantly hooked her lips, and said with a smile, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, what Princess Sheng Yuan said is true."
After Li Chaoge taunted He Lanqing with a gun and a stick, he looked away, not even bothering to give alms out of the corner of his eye. For this kind of ordinary greasy man who is full of self-confidence, he can't give him a good face. He Lanqing's frivolity like this is just what the women around her are used to.
Mrs. Han is such a son, and He Lanqing has a good appearance. She had red lips and white teeth when she was a child. Mrs. Han and Mrs. Yang love him very much. The female elders of the Wu family spoiled him, the maids of the Helan Mansion spoiled him, and even the brothel women outside were obedient to him. Over time, he developed such a frivolous and ruthless temperament. But He Lanqing is not ashamed, but proud.
However, women outside are used to him, but Li Chaoge won't? He Lanqing repeatedly bumped into a wall with Li Chaoge, and finally no longer dared to provoke Li Chaoge, and left angrily. Li Chaoge snorted slightly in his heart, and directed the subordinates of the town demon division: "You guys continue to move, for a while? No? You don't have to wait? I will directly pull back to the town demon division. I will come as soon as I go."
"yes."
Li Chaoge came to Mrs. Korea's house to investigate the case, but he couldn't go straight. He had to visit his aunt before leaving. Li Chaoge walked towards the main courtyard. Mrs. Han and He Lanmin had been waiting in the room for a long time. The maid came in to pass the message. Mrs. Han put down the spoon and sighed slowly: "It's finally here."
He Lanmin stood up and helped Madam Han to get up. Li Chaoge came in and saw it, and said, "Auntie wait a minute. You are not feeling well, just rest and recuperate. How dare I bother Auntie to get up."
Mrs. Han gave way, so Shi Shiran sat back on the collapsed bed. He Lanmin pulled back her knees, and said to Li Chaoge, "Princess Sheng Yuan."
"Cousin Helan."
Mrs. Korea leaned on the beauty couch, and the maids knelt on both sides, gently fanning Mrs. Korea. Mrs. Korea supported her chest with one hand, covered her mouth and yawned. Her sleeves slipped from her arms, revealing a large piece of plump and moist skin.
Li Chaoge saw it and asked, "Auntie, what's wrong with you, didn't you sleep well last night?"
Mrs. Han put down her hand and complained: "No? Do you know what's going on? Recently, I've been very sleepy during the day. I can't sleep at night, but I can't sleep during the day. It's really annoying."
Mrs. Han's complaining tone was coquettish and flattering, soft as water, as if a cat was acting coquettishly. Isn’t Li Chaoge? He’s a man. Since she was a child, she couldn’t understand the cuteness of acting like a baby. When she heard this, she seriously suggested to Mrs. Han: “Auntie is sleepy during the day and can’t sleep at night? It’s probably due to lack of exercise. Deficiency and lack of energy. Auntie, why don’t you do more activities, such as horseback riding, archery, running and outing, you can do it.”
After Li Chaoge finished speaking, the room fell into a brief silence. After a while, Mrs. Han half covered her face, and said with a coquettish smile, "Thank you Sheng Yuan for reminding me, but I'm getting older, so I'm too lazy to move like you young people."
Li Chaoge thought to herself that Mrs. Han complained about her lack of power, Li Chaoge gave a solution, but she said she was too lazy to move, so what was she thinking? Li Chaoge? Want to say more, nodded and said: "Auntie can arrange it by herself. Cousin and cousin are filial, and will definitely share your worries."
Mrs. Han's eyes moved when she heard this, she sat up slowly, sighed: "I have worked hard for most of my life, but now I want to enjoy a happy life, but the two of them are more noisy than each other, which makes me How can I feel at ease? Miner is fine, she will be seventeen this year, I will choose a husband for her, and this life will be considered stable. However, Da Lang can't settle down, and I have asked him to marry him several times, but he always Saying that you are still young, don’t you want to be bound by a woman. Oh, don’t you know when I can hug my grandson.”
He Lanmin waved a fan for Mrs. Han, and when she saw this, she glanced at Li Chaoge lightly, and said, "Mother, don't worry, brother, don't you want to get married, just because you haven't met someone you like yet. Wait? When he met him, his heart settled down."
Mrs. Han laughed and said, "I hope he settles down quickly. No? I know which girl it is, so he can calm down."
Doesn't Li Chaoge? He likes to play games with female relatives, but that doesn't mean she doesn't understand. How many people did Li Chaoge meet in his two lifetimes? Is the ability to perceive words and emotions comparable to that of the Korean lady, a boudoir? Li Chaoge noticed the look in He Lanmin's eyes, and then thought about Mrs. Han's vague voice and He Lanqing's ambiguous attitude. How could he not understand what these people wanted to do
It turns out that Mrs. Han wrote to Tianhou to ask Li Chaoge to take over the case of the maidservant in the Helan Mansion. On the surface, she wanted to drive Dali Temple away, but in fact, she wanted to match Li Chaoge and He Lanqing. Mrs. Korea has a very high vision. She picks and chooses the noble girls in Dongdu, and thinks that no one is worthy of her precious son. In a blink of an eye, she has her eyes on the princess.
With the hearts of Mrs. Han and Mrs. Yang, they would never allow He Lanqing to become a princess, but Li Changle has been close to the Pei family since he was a child. No matter how much Mrs. Han prefers her son, she knows that He Lanqing can't compare with Pei Ji'an anyway. . Originally Mrs. Han had put out this idea, but Li Chaoge came back.
Li Chaoge and He Lanqing are four years apart. They are rich and beautiful, and they are still the eldest daughter. Looking at the changes in the direction of the court this year, the saint is extremely supportive of the eldest daughter, and he loves Li Changle no less than the little pearl of the Eastern Capital. Mrs. Han's mind gradually became active. Seeing that Li Chaoge is getting older, if he doesn't want to marry, no one will want to marry him. Why not marry He Lanqing, cousins and sisters, wouldn't it be just right
As for the fact that Li Chaoge is out in the public eye all day long? Mrs. Korea can be generous and ignore it. He Lanqing can't bear the hardships. Only gold, mud and jade can afford him. Although Li Chaoge is not submissive and interesting as a wife, at least he can make money. Mrs. Han and He Lanqing can barely accept it.
Mrs. Han thought her sizing eyes were very subtle, but in Li Chaoge's eyes, it seemed nothing. Li Chaoge was silent for a moment, not knowing what to say.
It was the first time she saw eating Ruanfan, who was so picky and full of superiority. Li Chaoge doesn't mind supporting the family, but the question is, why did she choose He Lanqing
With Li Chaoge's powerful position, she hooked her hands, and some men pounced on her. The same boy, Li Chaoge? If you choose Bai Qianhe, at least Bai Qianhe will fight lightly. What can He Lanqing do
Li Chaoge? I want to sit down again. She even felt a little regretful, didn't she just now? She should have choked Gu Mingke away, and this case should be handed over to Dali Temple.
Mrs. Han and the maids of the Helan Mansion all looked at Li Chaoge with teasing eyes. They thought they would? They saw a blushing young girl with Hanchun, but they only saw Li Chaoge stand up coldly, his eyes were clear and his face was clear. Ruo Bingshuang: "Is Cousin He Lan really young? It's time to find a cousin. It's just that my cousin's personal morals are unscrupulous, and there are friends everywhere. I'm afraid it's not easy to find a cousin who is tolerant. Aunt needs to hurry up."
Mrs. Han's expression froze, she straightened up, and was about to speak when Li Chaoge preempted her and said, "Is there anything else I need to do in Zhenyaosi? Let's take a step first. My cousin will be very happy in the future, and I will bring my son-in-law to the door to congratulate me. Auntie stay behind, Farewell."
After Li Chaoge finished speaking, he didn't even bother to see Mrs. Han's reaction, so he turned and left. Mrs. Han was curled up lazily on the bed like a cat, but at this moment, the comfort on her face was gone, and her pink face turned from red to white, and finally turned blue.
He Lanmin didn't know whether to go out to see Li Chaoge off or stay here to comfort her mother. She looked at Mrs. Han's face, and said: "Aniang, Princess Sheng Yuan is arrogant and willful, don't you care about it. Even if she is favored by the sage again, such as marriage, etc., she still has to rely on her parents' words."
The anger on Mrs. Korea's face was hard to dissipate. Since the Queen of Heaven came to power, everyone supported Mrs. Korea, and few people dared to shake Mrs. Korea's face. Mrs. Korea thought that everyone would be happy when she got married, but she was taunted by a junior in person. How could she bear this kind of anger
Mrs. Han's face was full of anger, and she dropped her handkerchief angrily: "I meant it well, but she just didn't appreciate it, and she even said something like a son-in-law to anger me. Is this what an unmarried woman should say?"
Mrs. Korea sat down for a while after scolding, but she was still angry: "Did someone say something to her? Well done, how could she say something like 'Bring a son-in-law to congratulate you'?"
The maid who was beating her legs beside the couch lowered her head, not daring to vent her anger. A person who looked like an aunt hesitated to speak, and finally leaned into Mrs. Han's ear and whispered: "Ma'am, there are rumors in the palace that Princess Sheng Yuan is very fond of a cousin of the Pei family, even the saint Tianhou knows about it."
"Oh?" Mrs. Han raised her eyebrows. How can a cousin who depends on others compare to her son? Mrs. Han sneered, and asked with a sneer, "Where did this shabby household come from?"
"It's the only son of the Guangyuan Gu family." The aunt said, "It's the Dali Temple Gu Shaoqing who came to the house today."
"It's him?" Mrs. Han's eyes widened in surprise. Mrs. Han doesn't want to ask about world affairs anymore. During this time, I have also heard that the sage valued a young man very much and was promoted by leapfrogging. Unexpectedly, Li Chaoge's favorite person is actually him.
Mrs. Korea raised her eyebrows and her face darkened. This is a little difficult.
When Li Chaoge left the gate of Helan's house, she was still disgusted. After returning to Zhenyaosi, she calmed down. Isn't Li Chaoge an ordinary lady? If other women are forced by their parents to marry someone they don't like, they might resign themselves to their fate after crying, but Li Chaoge won't
What she doesn't want to do? No one can force her, not even the Empress Dowager.
Li Chaoge? I want to find out whether Tianhou knows about Mrs. Han's plan. Tianhou sent her to He Lan's house to investigate the case. What Li Chaoge would do? It was just to investigate the case.
Li Chaoge walked into Zhenyaosi, and his subordinates reported: "Commander, Dali Temple has sent the file, where do you think it is placed?"
Li Chaoge said, "Put it on my desk."
"yes."
Li Chaoge went to the East Hall to explain things, and when she came back, the files were neatly placed on her desk. Li Chaoge picked up a case file, the handwriting on it was neat, the surface was clean, and the clues were recorded in an orderly manner. It was Gu Mingke's handwriting at first glance.
Li Chaoge didn't feel any guilt at all for occupying the fruits of other people's labor. She changed her posture and continued to read comfortably.
The young lady of a wealthy family, the wife of Liang Ling Shucheng, and the maidservant of the Helan Mansion. If this is a serial murder case, then the murderer must have a deep hatred against them, and at the same time, he can also get in touch with women from these classes who are completely different. Li Chaoge recalled the death conditions of these people. They died of abdominal pain, coughing up blood, and colic. It sounded like some kind of poison, but Wu Zuo did not check the corpses for poison.
Li Chaoge knows that poisoning is the most difficult to check, because it can only be compared with existing toxins. If it is not a known poison, then it has to be tested like looking for a needle in a haystack. There are so many poisons in the world, who can know what killed the dead
For serial poisoning cases, one way is to carefully check the things the deceased had been in contact with before death, and the other way is to check the relationship between the characters. If these three people were really killed by serial killers, then there must be overlaps between the three families.
Li Chaoge looked carefully at the records in the file. That rich man was in the silk and satin business. Guanglu Temple Liangying Shucheng is a ninth-rank official, and you can't find it in ordinary places in Dongdu. His wife also raises flowers, teases birds, and goes out to gather wind with ladies of the same class when the weather is good. They are all no different from the wives of ordinary petty officials, and the ordinary ones don't even have enemies. As for Wanxiang, He Lanqing's pet maidservant, she has quite a few enemies, but they are all maidservants in the inner house. They are usually good at fighting and jealous. Once they get serious, those women are not even strong enough to kill a chicken , It's really not like being able to do a high IQ case like serial poisoning.
The more Li Chaoge looked at it, the more her headaches became more and more painful. She went to check the family backgrounds of the three people, and found that the wealthy household, Liangying Shucheng, and Helan Mansion were all involved. The three deceased did not know each other and had no contact with each other. It is really hard to imagine what can connect these three families.
Li Chaoge studied it all afternoon, until Sanya was still thinking about it. Li Chaoge has now moved out of Ziwei Palace, and is living in his own princess mansion. She rode a horse back to the mansion. The concierge of the princess mansion saw her and hurried down to lead the horse: "Princess Jin'an."
Li Chaoge dismounted, handed the reins to the porter, and said, "Pull it down to feed the grass, so I can take care of it."
"I understand."
After Li Chaoge packed his mount, he went back to the main hall to take a bath. Princess Shengyuan's Mansion is located in Chengfufang, next to the Imperial City, with Luohe River just outside the door. The scenery is beautiful and the location is superior. This house was originally a dowry for Li Changle, and it has been built one after another since five years ago, and now it has been built magnificently and imposingly. Li Chaoge moved in calmly, and didn't feel that he had taken away Li Changle's things. The Princess Mansion is the property of the imperial court, and whoever is bestowed by the emperor will return it. In the previous life? This house belonged to Li Chaoge, and in this life? Even more so. Li Changle couldn't beat Li Chaoge in his previous two lifetimes. If you want to complain, just blame the saint and queen.
After taking a bath, Li Chaoge casually rolled up his wet long hair and went to the study to read the files. The window of the study room is half open, and the bamboo curtains and spikes are swaying leisurely. Li Chaoge looked at it for a while, and heard the voice of a maid shouting from outside.
Li Chaoge stood up, rolled up the curtain, and looked out the window. In the courtyard, the maid of the Princess Mansion is holding a bamboo pole and chasing something in the bushes. Li Chaoge looked at it for a while and asked, "What are you doing?"
The maids turned around and saw that it was Li Chaoge, and hurriedly saluted: "See the princess. Did the servants disturb the princess?"
"It's okay." Li Chaoge waved his hand casually and asked, "What are you looking for?"
"A black cat." The maids replied, "Is it not allowed in the palace? Cats are allowed. This black cat came from nowhere. screaming, it disturbed the princess, so I came out to drive away."
"Cats?" Li Chaoge was a little surprised. Are cats allowed in the palace? She also knew that it was an unwritten rule. Since the death of Concubine Xiao Shu, there were no cats in the palace.
Concubine Xiao Shu and Queen Wang died in extremely miserable conditions. Their limbs were chopped off, stuffed into jars, and suffocated to death. The Empress Dowager was also vicious, so she soaked the two people in a wine jar, hung them with ginseng, and tortured them for several days before agreeing to end them.
There is also a reason why Tianhou hates it like this. After Concubine Xiao Shu and Queen Wang were abolished, they lived quietly in the cold palace together. Once the emperor couldn't bear it, and secretly went to visit Concubine Xiao Shu and Queen Wang. He was very heartbroken to see his former beloved wife and concubine become like this. After this matter got to Tianhou's ears, Tianhou was furious and went to the emperor aggressively. The emperor loved and feared the Empress Dowager, once she became stronger, she became weaker. In the end, the emperor was persuaded by the Queen of Heaven and handed over Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu to the Queen of Heaven.
When the emperor made this decision, he already knew what situation Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu would face. But the emperor didn't? He didn't ask, and let the Queen of Heaven come forward to be a villain. Tianhou soaked these two women in the wine jar, just to satirize Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu's whimsy and want to show weakness to turn over. Since they can dream, let them have a good soak in the wine jar to make them drunk to the bone.
It is said that before she died, Concubine Xiao Shu shouted like crazy: "Ah Wu is so cunning, so much so! May he live? I will be a cat, and Ah Wu will be a mouse. Live? Live? Choke his throat!"
Concubine Xiao Shu and Queen Wang's howls of pain lingered in the cold palace for three days, and all the court ladies and eunuchs who heard the cries trembled and had nightmares for half a year. Later, no one in the palace dared to keep cats.
Concubine Xiao Shu said that in her next life she would be reborn as a cat to take revenge on the queen. If people in the palace still keep cats, are they afraid? It’s because they think their lives are long. Later Tianhou and Shengren came to Luoyang and lived there for many years. The incidents of Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu have gradually faded away, but the taboo of keeping cats in the palace has remained.
Li Chaoge didn't care about these ghosts' words, but Tianhou didn't want to see cats, so there was no need for Li Chaoge to confront Tianhou. Li Chaoge looked in the grass and said, "Go find some citrus and use the tangerine peel to make incense, so the wild cats won't dare to approach."
The maid promised, and hurried to the kitchen to look for oranges. Li Chaoge put down the bamboo curtain, turned around and saw the scroll, and started to get into trouble again.
She let out a long sigh, closed her eyes, and thought slowly: "February 30th, March 12th, March 24th... What does it matter?"
The maid came in to change tea, heard Li Chaoge's voice, and replied, "Princess, do you want to find something about these few days? That's not it? It's easy, these few days are twelve days away."
Li Chaoge opened his eyes, the maid was taken aback by Li Chaoge's eyes, and stammered: "Princess, did the servant say something wrong..."
Li Chaoge stared at her for a long time, thoughtfully, and said, "This is also a way of thinking. Could it be related to Twelve?"
The maid was kneeling on the edge of the cave, holding a hot water bottle, trembling, in a dilemma. Li Chaoge came back to his senses, and waved to the terrified maid: "It's okay, you can go down. Wait? Wait?, bring the calendar."
Early the next morning, the sky was dim, and officials from Dali Temple came in one after another. They were saying good morning to each other, when they suddenly saw a figure walking in hurriedly, and asked, "Where's Gu Mingke?"
The officials of Dali Temple were stunned, and an official pointed out: "Shaoqing is in Chongguang Hall."
Li Chaoge said nothing? He lifted the hem of his clothes and walked towards Chongguang Hall. People in Dali Temple looked at Li Chaoge's back in surprise, and asked, "What happened to Princess Sheng Yuan? Why did you come to see Shaoqing so early in the morning?"
"No? I know. They just robbed the case of Dali Temple yesterday. Shaoqing has a good temper and didn't argue with them. Why is Princess Sheng Yuan still looking for trouble today?"
Li Chaoge quickly ran to the front of Gu Mingke's palace, and pushed open the door with one palm: "Gu Mingke!"
The door hit the wall with a loud bang. Gu Mingke was writing something, but his fingers didn't shake at all because of his loud voice.
Gu Mingke hung his wrists straight, without raising his head, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Li Chaoge didn't feel at all that she needed to restrain herself in someone else's territory. She strode into the hall, sat down aggressively, and said, "I know how these three cases are connected."
With a calm face, Gu Mingke said, "Are you talking about the case at Mrs. Korea's house yesterday? This case has been handed over to the Zhenyaosi. It has nothing to do with Dali Temple. The princess came to me and said something?"
Li Chaoge raised his eyebrows, his patience was gradually exhausted: "Are you listening?"
Gu Mingke put down his pen, straightened his sleeves, and said, "Let's talk."
Li Chaoge cheered up immediately, and said, "It turns out that there are other mysteries in these cases. The three victims seem to have nothing to do with each other. In fact, their deaths were all twelve days apart. I checked the calendar yesterday and found that the three victims Every day is a child's day."
After Li Chaoge finished speaking, he looked at Gu Mingke expectantly. Gu Mingke looked back, and after a while, Gu Mingke asked, "You came up with this after thinking about it all night?"
Does Li Chaoge look happy? "You already knew?"
"Such an obvious thing? I thought you would have guessed it when you heard the date." Gu Mingke sighed, "From now on, read more books and listen less to those nonsense things."
Li Chaoge was stunned for a moment, but was immediately enraged. She got up angrily, not even wanting to talk to Gu Mingke. Damn it, who can't you see? She insists on showing him the case!
The yamen servant trotted to send a message to Gu Mingke, and when he approached, he suddenly saw Princess Sheng Yuan coming out aggressively. He was startled, braked quickly, and almost hit Li Chaoge. Li Chaoge took a step back and avoided the yamen servant in time. The yamen servant stood firm and quickly apologized to Li Chaoge: "Princess, forgive me, do you know that you are in the house?"
The yamen servant was frightened, for fear of offending this unruly princess. However, Princess Sheng Yuan didn't say anything, but Gu Shaoqing came out of the palace and looked at him with a calm face: "What are you doing? Why are you panicking?"
The yamen servant shivered from the cold in Gu Shaoqing's eyes, he reacted and saluted hurriedly: "Shaoqing, princess, something serious happened in the palace?"
Li Chaoge actually didn't care about the offense from the yamen servant. When she heard this, she raised her eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong?"
"The Queen of Heaven wants to give Princess Yi'an a marriage, so she pointed to Quan Da, the guard at the gate of the palace."
Li Chaoge's eyes moved slightly, and he asked knowingly, "Who is Princess Yi'an?"
"Xiao Shufei's daughter."
The author has something to say: Ah Wu is so cunning, even to this point! May he give birth to me as a cat, and Ah Wu as a mouse, and choke his throat. ——"Zi Zhi Tong Jian"