The Delicate Lady Coroner: Ten kinds of flowers 16

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Ten kinds of flowers 16

Huo Weilou obviously couldn't let go. As a doctor, Ming Guilan thought that this trip might help Bao Ruoyou remember some old things, but it had a clear sense of risk, and he also told Bao Ruoyou to be cautious.

It was already the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. Bo Ruoyou looked at Huo Wei Tower and finally decided not to rush for a moment, "Just wait, I will give you a reply in three days."

Huo Weilou breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. Ming Guilan couldn't help but ask about the case. He was also one of the victims back then. Huo Weilou had no intention of hiding anything from him. Now that the suspects have fallen on Feng, Wei, and Cao Ming Guilan was also stunned when he saw the three families.

"The three of them used to interact with our family." He thought for a moment, "But Uncle Zhongqin's family gradually moved less and less with us. As for the Cao family, since the Second Highness grew older, they have become more powerful in the capital. At the height of the sun, there are no more contacts, and in Uncle Zhongyi’s house, I can’t even be considered a family friend.”

“You don’t have to have too many contacts, as long as you have some contacts, it’s not difficult to find out the birth date and horoscope.”

After Huo Weilou finished speaking, he asked: "Do you know anything else about these three families?"

Ming Guilan thought for a moment, "The Marquis of the Cao family knows that Uncle Zhongyi likes to practice Taoism. He has lived like a wild crane for many years, which is very comparable to other people. I know even less about the uncle Zhongqin's family, but I know less about them. As far as I know, the third master of Uncle Zhongqin’s family and Uncle Zhongyi both know some pharmacology.”

The murderer back then also knew pharmacology. Bo Ruoyou and Huo Weilou looked at each other, and Huo Weilou said: "We will investigate these carefully." At this point, he told Ming Guilan, "These days, you must also Be careful."

Ming Guilan did not dare to be careless. Knowing that the case was now being tried by the direct envoy, he felt at ease and did not ask more questions.

After he left the house, Huo Wei's floor was covered with haze. He looked at Bo Ruoyou and said, "You said you would give me a reply in three days, but you have planned to go outside the city for a visit after three days?"

Bao Ruoyou's eyes were clear. Hearing this, he took the initiative to step forward and hold Huo Weilou's hand. His palm was covered with thick calluses, which tingled when they touched, but it reassured her, "Master Hou, please Come with me, I'm afraid."

Huo Weilou's eyes trembled slightly, and he raised his hand to take her into his arms. He would definitely accompany her, but when she heard that she was afraid, he couldn't say anything to dissuade or stop her.

For two days in a row, the Yamen visited the families who almost had the accident again, and asked overtly and secretly whether they had any contacts with the three families of Cao Wei and Feng. Two of the official families were indeed acquaintances, but the other two were ordinary wealthy gentry families. They are all merchants with long history. Although they are rich, they are not as wealthy as these noble families, especially the Cao family, which has a noble concubine and a powerful family.

In the main hall of the Hou Mansion, even Lin Huai was summoned, and Sun Zhao said with a sad face: "In addition to Mr. Bo, Mr. Liu's family, and the young master of the Xu family who was killed in the 29th year of Jianhe, The family is an official family of several generations. Although they are not family friends with the three families of Cao, Wei and Feng, they are all in Beijing and have some contacts with the previous generation. The Li family who had an accident in the 21st year of Jianhe and the Li family who had an accident in the 24th year of Jianhe The Chang family is just a wealthy businessman. Although they do business and have some contacts with the government and know some dignitaries, they have no contact with these three families. Moreover, only the parents and grandparents of the young masters know the birthdays of the young masters. The personal wet nurse Before the accident, he was a servant that he was used to, and he would never do anything bad."

Bo Ruoyou frowned when she heard this, and soon she asked: "Nanny won't talk nonsense, but what about Wen Po? Was the Wen Po who delivered their baby at that time a member of her own family, or was she hired by a Wen Po from outside?"

The matter of midwifery can be big or small. Rich people will usually hire experienced old people to do it. But if there is no one in the family who is good at this, they will ask a stable woman from outside. When she asked, Sun Zhao hurriedly said: " I have asked about this, and it turns out that these two families did find a Wen woman to deliver the baby. However, many years have passed since the incident, and the Wen woman could not be found at that time. I have asked Wu Xiang to continue searching, but she may not be able to find her, and it depends on luck."

It is also a job of finding a needle in a haystack, and everyone knows that there is little hope.

Huo Weilou looked at Lu Ke again, and Lu Ke stepped forward and said: "In the past few days, the third master of Zhongqin's Mansion went out of the city and came back. We have found out that this third master is a believer and likes to recruit Buddhists. The reason for the Taoist treasures is that he is in the antique business. Several antique shops in the city that have nothing to do with him are related to him, and among them, the reselling of magical artifacts has made a lot of money."

"The Marquis of Changning was reprimanded by His Majesty for the gold ointment. He has acted very cautiously in the past few months. In the past half month, he has spent a lot of time outside the city. In the past two days, he has been giving porridge at the foot of the Xiangguo Temple. The people outside the city There are many praises for him. He has three villas outside the city, one in the northwest at the foot of Xiangguo Temple, and the other two are on the banks of the Luo River. His Royal Highness goes to stay there every year. Hearing that the living water of the Luo River is drawn into it, He was very extravagant. He liked to build gardens and often renovated them. We found a craftsman who had worked in his garden. The craftsman said that the Marquis of Changning built many pavilions and waterside pavilions in the garden, and every time he found the one with the best reputation in the capital. Craftsman, it seems that there are no shady secrets in the garden, and no abnormalities have been found yet."

"Uncle Zhongyi is still living outside the city these days to make elixirs. We asked the servants of Uncle Zhongyi's house. They said that during the Chinese New Year, Uncle Zhongyi will donate elixirs to the Queen Mother. There was no sleep or food in the room."

After saying this, Lu Ke's voice became heavier, "We also found out that when Wang Qingfu was an official, he had some interactions with these three people. In terms of number, he had more interactions with the Marquis of Changning. Changning Hou is now the head of the clan, and he is very active in many ceremonial matters. In addition, he has to take care of the imperial concubine and His Highness, so he is quite generous to Taichang Temple and everywhere in the palace."

Huo Weilou continued: "The Buddha bone relics of Famen Temple were lost in the beginning of the 21st year of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the Qibao Relic Pagoda was built in the 27th year of the founding of the People's Republic of China. In the past two years, there were no special incidents in the Feng family of Cao Wei. No one has ever left the capital, and at most they have stayed outside the city for a short time. Zhishi has also gone to various antique shops and black markets in the city to inquire about it. Although there are people who are constantly interested in some rare magical artifacts, they have not appeared in the past ten years. Precious magical artifacts, most of these two Buddhist treasures are still in the capital or somewhere around it."

Lin Huai sighed, "I never thought it was related to them. No matter who it is, I'm afraid they have already noticed our movements. The Ministry of Punishment has not yet solved Li Shen's case. I have also paid attention to it these days. , but no one inquired about the case."

Sun Zhao said: "I drew a portrait and showed it to Liu Qing and Chen Mo, but they still couldn't recognize it. It's been too long. And that meeting at the dock was probably a coincidence, but he probably Unexpectedly, these children actually listened to his words and went to kill people."

Lu Ke also said: "Our people have been checking if there are any other traces around the capital, but they have not been found. Most of the people behind the scenes don't want to be exposed. This Li Shen is probably one of the few who knows the method of cultivating death. people."

The investigation is at a deadlock. As long as the murderer behind the scenes no longer commits crimes, the real murderer will never be determined based on the current clues. What is even more frightening is that perhaps the real murderer is not the three people identified this time. Thinking of this possibility, Bo Ruoyou's eyes were filled with fog, and she didn't know where to go next.

Did she think wrong? Wasn't the news about the Ming family case leaked by Huo Qinghong at the dojo in the south of the city?

Huo Weilou pondered for a moment and said: "We still need to go to Feiyun Temple to investigate Li Shen deeply. This person was pushed out by the real murderer to take the blame. It must be because of him. And how did he get involved with the real murderer because of his low status?" Tie? We may need to investigate Li Shen's life to find out. He knew the method of cultivating death before returning to secular life and went to Yizhou, and used it to instigate and defraud money. The yamen needed to go to Li Shen when he was younger. Investigate."

Sun Zhao responded, and Huo Weilou ordered Lin Huai, "Li Shen's case does not need to be finalized. He directly sent the official document back to Jingzhao Yiyamen, claiming that Li Shen was not the murderer in the old case, and only convicted him of murdering Wen Jin." That’s it.”

Lin Huai’s eyebrows moved slightly, “Are you clearly telling the murderer that you want to re-investigate the old case?”

Huo Weilou said coldly: "The real culprit has probably been discovered. If this is the case, we will investigate vigorously. If the envoy comes forward, if I were him, I would speed up the destruction of witnesses and physical evidence. Although Duoshou is dead, No one from the Forbidden Army was left alive, but he committed five cases. It is impossible for all the witnesses and physical evidence implicated in the period to disappear. We have not found them, but he must know that the more anxious he is, the easier it is to make mistakes. ”

Everyone understood what he meant and followed his orders. Huo Weilou and Bao Ruoyou sent the two of them out. Before they could leave the yard, an embroiderer came quickly from outside.

"Master Hou, the news just came back from outside the city. Uncle Zhongyi is in trouble outside the city."

Everyone's expressions changed slightly. At this moment, something happened to Uncle Zhongyi?

Huo Weilou asked solemnly: "What happened?"

"While he was making alchemy, the alchemy furnace collapsed, and the coals poured out, setting the house on fire. He himself was burned. When our people saw him, the people in the village rushed back to the city to ask for the imperial doctor. ”

For a person who has been refining alchemy all year round, the alchemy furnace suddenly collapsed?

Huo Weilou frowned, "Can it be fatal?"

"My subordinates still don't know that at this time, the imperial doctor should have just left the city."

Lin Huai hesitated and said: "I heard that their alchemy furnaces are made of fine iron and are burned with charcoal all year round. The furnace often collapses. Moreover, he was injured himself, so it should have nothing to do with the case, right? ”

Huo Weilou told the embroidered envoy, "Let's see which imperial doctor went to consult. When he comes back, go and inquire about the situation. See how the fire is in Zhuangzi and where the injuries are. Ask for more details and report back."

The embroiderer left in response, and Lin Huai and Sun Zhao also left.

Bao Ruoyou glanced at the gloomy sky and said, "The real murderer has been hiding for many years and came up with a scapegoat. He probably didn't commit suicide because he was afraid that his crime would be exposed. It's just that his alchemy room was on fire——"

Thinking of this, Bo Ruoyou shook his head, "The things that are going to be burned should have been burned long ago, so that no one would stare and make such a big fuss."

Huo Wei said: "Let's wait for the news."

Bo Ruoyou also felt that he would feel relieved only after hearing the feedback, so he stayed in the Hou Mansion. Now that it was nearing the end of the year, the garden that the Hou Mansion had built earlier had been put in place. Seeing that it was still early, Huo Weilou took Bo Ruoyou with him. Look in the direction of Xinyuan.

Most of the regular courtyard pavilions were demolished to create the exquisite waterside pavilions in the south. However, it is difficult to get water in winter. There is only the snow that fell in the past few days in the pool, and a plum grove was planted in the far west. But quietly spit out the buds.

The fragrance of wintersweet is astonishing, and although the red buds are not in full bloom, they have exposed yellow pistils. Huo Weilou leads Bo Ruoyou on the path covered with layers of snow. The cold wind blows, and the two of them step on the snow. The sound creaked.

After walking a few steps, Bo Ruoyou saw a pavilion in the plum forest. There was a plaque hanging on the pavilion with the word "Xunyou" written on it. These two words meant "Xunyou Range Rover" and contained Bo Ruoyou's name. , there is a special interest in it, and the iron calligraphy and silver hook are clearly the handwriting of Huo Weilou. Bo Ruoyou stopped, looked up and looked at the two characters and was slightly lost in thought.

"When did Mr. Hou write it? I don't know."

"More than a month ago, one day when I came back from the imperial court, someone asked me how to name this pavilion, so I wrote it."

Bao Ruoyou turned his head to look at Huo Weilou again. He was tall and tall, with such a broad back. Standing next to him, he felt a sense of security that he would not be afraid of even if the sky fell. Bo Ruoyou's heart suddenly became very fast. After a jump, her beautiful eyes flashed with tiny lights, like ice floating on the lake in early February. She pursed her lips and leaned towards Huo Weilou, "Ah, it's so cold."

The mist from his lips fell on Huo Weilou's chest. He held her in his arms and pinched her cloak, "It's too thin. You have just recovered from a serious illness. Let's go back-"

Bo Ruoyou buried his face in front of Huo Wei's floor, not moving his feet, and silently shook his head.

……

When night fell, there was still no news outside the city. After such a long time, Huo Weilou began to wonder if Feng Qin was in danger. He and Bo Ruoyou had dinner. When Ning Xiao arrived at the house, there was still no news. There is news about Feng Qin.

Ning Xiao came here to report the follow-up of the gold paste case. Bo Ruoyou didn't want to listen. He looked at the sky and came out to talk to Eunuch Fu. He didn't know what he was going to say. He waited until Huo Weilou and Ning Xiao had finished talking. Huo Weilou became anxious when he still didn't see her back after a while.

Ning Xiao finished the discussion and was hesitant to speak. Huo Weilou didn't care about him, "Go back and have a rest. The cases of Fo Bao are all at Lu Ke's these days. If you have time, share some of them with him. ."

Ning Xiao was already obedient in front of him, so after hearing this, he had to leave the house and Huo Weilou came out to find Bao Ruoyou.

He searched around the study room but could not find anyone, so he asked someone to ask. The attendant said: "The county lord and his father-in-law went to the guest house."

Huo Weilou raised his eyebrows high. He couldn't tell whether it was because of the taste or something else, but he thought that in this Marquis Mansion, there was a reason for him to go out to look for people. Halfway to the guest house, he saw Eunuch Fu and Bo Ruo. Youyou came back talking and laughing. When they saw him, the smiles on their faces stopped and they looked at each other again, and then Bao Ruoyou trotted towards him.

Huo Weilou felt even more uncomfortable in his heart.

When someone came to him, Huo Weilou held him in his arms, glanced at Eunuch Fu who was standing upright, and asked suspiciously: "What did you do?"

Bao Ruoyou blinked, "My father-in-law said there were two interesting lanterns in the house, so I went to take a look."

Huo Weilou glanced at Eunuch Fu and led her back, "What lanterns are there in the house? How could I not know?"

Bo Ruoyou laughed, "The Marquis is busy with official duties, so naturally he doesn't know this. Has Deputy Commander Ning left?"

The two entered the Nuan Pavilion while talking, and waited for another half an hour. Seeing that midnight was approaching, news finally came from outside the city.

The embroidered clothes messenger flew to the gate of the mansion and rushed all the way to the two of them.

"Uncle Zhongyi was seriously injured. It was said that the stove collapsed and the red-hot charcoal inside fell directly on his body. His left arm, shoulder and back were burned. The fire in Zhuangzi was not big, and only one of the alchemy rooms was burned. The house was destroyed and some medicinal materials and elixirs were destroyed. The second young master had already left the city to attend to his illness. The incident alarmed the palace, and both the Queen Mother and Her Majesty sent people out of the city to visit."

Huo Weilou's expression did not change after hearing this, and Bo Ruoyou also felt that there was no doubt. When the embroiderer left, he said: "It seems that it is really an accident, but the Queen Mother and Your Majesty are very concerned about the uncle. ”

Huo Weilou said: "It's all because of Princess Anyang, and he doesn't care about official career, doesn't arouse suspicion, is also quite filial to the Queen Mother, and is a pure minister in His Majesty's eyes, so he takes care of her a lot."

Bo Ruoyou recalled what Cheng Yunzhi said, "My adoptive father once said that Uncle Zhongyi had a very good relationship with Princess Anyang. Princess Anyang passed away for many years, but he never renewed their relationship and only focused on practicing Taoism."

Huo Weilou knew this, "It is true."

After he finished speaking, he glanced outside. It was dark outside the window, and when the hour had passed, he asked, "Why don't you stay at the Marquis Mansion tonight? I will send someone back to Cheng's house to explain to Mr. Cheng."

Bo Ruoyou thought for a moment and said, "Then wait a moment, Lord Marquis."

After Bao Ruoyou finished speaking, he was about to go out without waiting for Huo Weilou's reply. He was a little surprised. When he was about to stand up, Bao Ruoyou, who had already walked to the door, turned around and ordered: "Master Hou, don't move."

Huo Weilou paused and sat back calmly. Bo Ruoyou smiled deeply, turned around and ran out of the door.

Huo Weilou frowned and looked at the door. He thought that just waiting for a moment would be enough, but he didn't want to see that half a cup of tea had passed by and it was still quiet outside. His brows became tighter and tighter, and he wanted to get up and go out to see Looking at it, thinking that Bao Ruoyou wouldn't let him move, he changed three positions in a row, but became more and more uneasy.

Just when he was about to be unable to bear it any longer, footsteps came from outside. Huo Weilou straightened his back. The next moment, Bo Ruoyou walked in with a tray on which was placed an order. The bowl of soup cake, which came out of the cold but was filled with steam, made Huo Weilou stunned for a moment.

He sat still, and Bo Ruoyou walked towards him slowly. She smiled brightly, "It's past time, today is the birthday of the Marquis——"

Huo Weilou's pupils trembled slightly. She approached slowly and placed the bowl of soup cakes in front of him. "May the Marquis's birthday be auspicious, as long as the moon, as high as the sun, and as long as the Nanshan Mountain. Collapse is like the luxuriant growth of pines and cypresses, all of them are here to stay."

She looked at him with bright eyes like stars, "Please eat longevity noodles, Lord Marquis——"

Huo Weilou's heart suddenly felt hot, and even his eye sockets were a little hot. Today was the 21st of the twelfth lunar month, and even he had never remembered that the steaming soup cakes made his eyes warm with mist. , his fingertips moved, and then he leaned over, caught the tray and placed it on the table beside him, and pulled the person to his knees.

"Is this why you and Fu'an walked away just now?"

Bo Ruoyou nodded, "Every year for my birthday, my adoptive father would cook longevity noodles for me. When I was young, he would coax me, saying that the longer the noodles, the longer a person's life. A few days earlier, I asked my father-in-law and the Marquis. When I was celebrating my birthday, my father-in-law said that the Marquis never lived long and only visited Her Royal Highness the Princess on her birthday. I thought that the Marquis would also like to eat birthday noodles. This noodle is whole. I wish the Marquis to use it quickly. My Lord may live a hundred years. Tomorrow I will accompany Lord Marquis to visit His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess. Lord Marquis——"

"Well..."