The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 160: Eight Treasures Makeup 14

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Chapter 160 Eight Treasures Makeup 14

Bao Ruoyou returned home and told Cheng Yunzhi about Huo Weilou's proposal to marry the emperor. Cheng Yunzhi was writing prescriptions for Huo Weilou to heal his old wounds. Hearing this, he immediately frowned.

"Marriage? Is it really going to be a marriage?"

Bo Ruoyou nodded: "The Marquis mentioned it once before, but he said that Your Majesty is willing to learn from each other, and I'm afraid it will take a long time. Today, the Marquis mentioned it again, saying that it might be soon."

Cheng Yunzhi's lips twitched a little, feeling a little annoyed, thinking that Huo Weilou's marriage proposal was a sure thing. Although he was not Bo Ruoyou's biological father, he was more like his biological father, and he was willing to marry him. Although it was extremely honorable, it seemed too simple compared to the ordinary six rituals. Bo Ruoyou's status was settled by giving him a marriage, and he felt that his daughter was about to get married.

After pondering for a while, Cheng Yunzhi said: "Given his status, it is normal for him to be given a marriage." He sighed, "As long as Marquis Wu Zhao treats you sincerely, my adoptive father won't say anything. Now it's just a matter of paying it off. But people's hearts are complex and changeable. If something goes wrong in the future, we, father and daughter, have no room to fight against him."

Bao Ruoyou was moved when he heard this, "The foster father is at ease. The daughter trusts the Marquis, and the foster father does not have to worry. If that day comes, what the daughter wants is not power and glory. At worst, the daughter wants a reconciliation, and she will serve her wholeheartedly when the time comes. Foster father."

Cheng Yunzhi said hurriedly: "Don't say such things, it is unlucky." He thought for a moment, "Wu Zhaohou has his own plan. As long as he is polite and does not wrong you, his adoptive father will naturally feel at ease, but... his adopted father is still I think it's too fast, and he made the decision himself, and he never asked his adoptive father if he would marry you to him, which is really rude."

Huo Weilou is a nobleman, and it is not easy to treat Cheng Yunzhi with humility. As for marriage, he only wants to marry Bo Ruoyou home as soon as possible, and he never thought of asking for Cheng Yunzhi's approval. When Bo Ruoyou heard this He hurriedly agreed with Cheng Yunzhi, "What my adoptive father said is reasonable. The Marquis' temperament is indeed not familiar with rules and etiquette."

Cheng Yunzhi snorted lightly, knowing that he could not demand too much from a person of Huo Weilou's status, and he was also a reasonable person. He just wanted to resent Bo Ruoyou. He glanced at the prescription he was writing, and with a flick of his pen, he added two more herbs. Bo Ruoyou followed the tip of his pen and couldn't help laughing.

Cheng Yunzhitian's two herbs have excellent medicinal properties, but they are both extremely bitter. He usually prescribes prescriptions to take care of the patient's taste, but now it's hard to say anything on the surface, so he wants to let Huo Weilou take the decoction. He nodded bitterly. His thoughts were a bit childish, but he didn't intend to change them. When he thought about the Lin family, he hesitated for a moment and didn't mention it to Bo Ruoyou.

Early the next morning, Bo Ruoyou sent a new prescription to the Hou Mansion. Eunuch Fu took the prescription and looked at the medicinal materials on it, "Hey, today's prescription is very different from before."

"My adoptive father said that Mr. Hou's old injury has almost healed, but this time the injury was serious and damaged the heart and energy. This prescription is mostly for warming and recuperating."

Eunuch Fu did not doubt that he was there, so he quickly answered the call and went to boil medicine for Huo Weilou, while Bo Ruoyou went to the study.

Although Huo Weilou did not go to court, he still sent the official documents to the Hou Mansion without any delay. He was writing something on the desk when he heard footsteps and knew that it was Bo Ruoyou.

Looking up, he saw Bo Ruoyou slowly walking through the door. The early morning light fell behind her, making her beautiful eyes as bright as stars, making her look even more immortal. He wrote and stood up to greet her, "I'm not leaving this morning. Yamen?"

Bo Ruoyou smiled and said: "My foster father wrote you a new prescription. I came to deliver the prescription. Eunuch Fu has already gone to boil the medicine."

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Cheng."

Huo Weilou took Bo Ruoyou's hand and sat down in front of the window, and asked him to serve tea. Bo Ruoyou glanced at the desk and asked, "What are you busy with, Mr. Hou? Today's news seems to be more interesting than the previous few days." More."

Huo Weilou's eyes darkened slightly, "This is an official document from the Ministry of Personnel. The case of the Ministry of Household Affairs has lost many court officials above the fifth rank. This time, the Ministry of Personnel is planning to use a new official roster, and there are many candidates."

Bo Ruoyou suddenly realized that since he was appointed by an official, she did not ask any more questions. However, Huo Weilou continued: "You know two of these people. One is Wu Yu, a member of the Ministry of Rites, who is transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs, or There is another person who can take the position of director, Lin Zhao. He came out of the Hanlin Academy and had previously served as a guest in the Ministry of Household Affairs. He will be retained in the Ministry of Household Affairs this time."

Master Wu from the Ministry of Rites, whom Bo Ruoyou had not seen since he returned to Beijing, and Lin Zhao, a young talent who had been training in the Hanlin Academy for two years and was going to enter the sixth department, she nodded, not surprised, but I thought of another thing, "There are no clues about the Luozhou case in the capital. Mr. Wu hasn't thought of anything in the past six months?"

Although the case of the Buddha's bone relics in Famen Temple and the human life case has been solved, there is still no trace of the Buddha's bones and relics. The clue to the case is found in Wang Qingfu, the young minister of Taichang Temple, and Wu Yu has a good relationship with Wang Qingfu, which is considered the most likely Someone who knows the clues from back then.

Huo Weilou shook his head, "No, if he thought of something, he would come to me. The Buddha bone relic has been missing for ten years, and it is even harder to find now. When he returned from Luozhou last time, His Majesty almost gave up on finding the relic."

Bo Ruoyou felt a little regretful. After all, it was a Buddhist treasure that had been wandering around. If it was used by someone with intentions, the Buddhist treasure would be used for evil.

After a slight pause, Huo Weilou held Bao Ruoyou's hand and said, "Did you know that Lin Zhao is going to break off the engagement with your cousin?"

Bo Ruoyou's pupils opened slightly, "I don't know, I didn't hear my adoptive father mention it last night, why should I break off the engagement?"

Huo Weilou said calmly: "The Bo family wanted to get married early, but the Lin family didn't want to, so the Bo family's eldest wife started to make a fuss. There were a lot of twists and turns. Lin Zhao didn't mean to do it at first, but she also annoyed him somehow. Then he decided to break off the engagement, and in the past two days, Mr. Bo went to Lin's house to make trouble, causing a lot of rumors."

Bao Ruoyou didn't know this at all, "How could it go so far as to break off the engagement?"

Looking at her expression, Huo Weilou knew that she did not want to go anywhere else. He squeezed her palm and said, "You said before that you came back to the capital and wanted to get back what belongs to you. What did you mean?"

Bo Ruoyou's eyes darkened when he heard this, "At that time, I didn't want to go back to the Bo family, so I wanted to take out the memorial tablets of my father and mother and build a new ancestral hall for worship. I should also take my mother's dowry and the property of the third family. When I came back to Beijing, I felt that there was no need to get involved with the big family. My father was the son of the Bo family, and it would be against the rules to build another ancestral hall, so I suppressed this thought for the time being. In addition, what happened to my younger brother that year? I can’t remember how it happened, but I thought I might be able to remember it when I come back.”

Huo Weilou's eyes darkened when he heard this, "Even if Sanfang doesn't want the family property, your mother's dowry should be taken back. As for your brother's accident, Mr. Cheng never told you?"

"My adoptive father was not here at that time. He only said that he encountered an accident while traveling with his family. He didn't know the details. If the family was traveling, I should be with him, but I can't remember anything." Bo Ruo. There was a dark color in You's eyes, "They said that I killed my brother. I don't believe it. He is only one year younger than me. I only remember that he was in an accident around the Lantern Festival."

Huo Weilou suddenly thought of when he was in Qingzhou, on the night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Bo Ruoyou went alone to the bamboo forest to burn paper. Only then did he understand, and he couldn't help but feel sorry for him, "There is no such thing as being invincible. If you feel concerned, , we can do a ritual to pray for your father, mother, and your brother."

Bo Ruoyou said casually: "The death anniversary of my father and mother is next month. I will go to Xiangguo Temple to perform a ritual ceremony for them then."

Huo Weilou remembered what he said in his heart. Not long after, a freshly brewed decoction was delivered from outside. As soon as the medicine was delivered to Huo Weilou, Bo Ruoyou smelled the bitter taste. When he entered the entrance of Huo Weilou, he was not afraid. He frowned in pain, "Hiss, this medicine is particularly bitter——"

Bao Ruoyou covered his lips and smiled, "Good medicine is bitter, but Lord Marquis will be fine after using this recipe."

Bao Ruoyou stayed in the Hou Mansion for half a day. Because he remembered the case in Bainiaoyuan, he left the Hou Mansion and went to the Yamen before noon. When he arrived at the Yamen, Wu Xiang and the others were still guarding the warehouse and had not come out. .

When they were out on business, it was rain or shine, and they were not tired. This time, the cat checked the files in the inner treasury, but it really cost them half their lives. When Bo Ruoyou arrived at the Yamen, he also accompanied him to check. At this time, the file has been opened from the 19th year of Jianhe to the 18th year of Jianhe.

Wu Xiang said with a bitter face: "The old master didn't give an accurate estimate. Although there have been several fires inside and outside the capital in the past two years, none of them were related to the troupe. Many people have been left in Bainiao these days. Garden, for fear of something going wrong again."

It is right to prevent the murderer from committing another crime. At least one or two lives can be saved. However, if no clues can be found, the Yamen will not be able to withstand such trials, while others in the capital are asking about what happened eleven or twelve years ago. , it’s almost like finding a needle in a haystack.

While looking through the files, Bo Ruoyou said, "Then we will search further. As long as the government has records, we will definitely find -"

Wu Xiang drank two sips of strong tea, then steeled himself to search again.

Bao Ruoyou is a good hand at reading. The pages of the book were turned in her hands. She read quickly and carefully, never letting go of any place. At a certain moment, her eyes suddenly stopped on one of the pages. above, with a look of surprise on his face.

Wu Xiang saw it from the side and leaned over in confusion, "What did you see?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes widened, "This Ming family, is this the Zhengming family of Taiyuan Hospital?"

Bo Ruoyou responded, feeling a little puzzled in her heart. What she saw now was actually the unexpected kidnapping case of Ming Guilan at the end of the 17th year of Jianhe.

Fourteen years later, the case file records are still complete. On the ninth day of October in the seventeenth year of Jianhe's reign, Ming Guilan left the capital and played at the lantern festival by the Luohe River. Being kidnapped into an abandoned house...

The description in the case file was all said by Ming Guilan himself and the servants who followed him that day. Because Ming Guilan did not see the appearance of the perpetrator and was **** and covered his head and face, the description is not complete. The place was later abandoned. The place was found, but it was just a dilapidated temple. The murderer left no trace and disappeared.

This case has become an unsolved case.

Thinking of Ming Guilan's broken legs, Bao Ruoyou read over a hundred words several times. However, there were no more witnesses or physical evidence, and she had no clue. The only thing that was clear was that the murderer had infiltrated the In the lantern market, he wears a monkey king mask that children like very much, and holds a rattle in his hand, which is very entertaining to children.

Bao Ruoyou frowned. Evildoers who specialize in murdering children know how to amuse themselves. Young children cannot distinguish between good and evil. In addition, if evil people do what they want, they will most likely do it. succeed.

Wu Xiang said solemnly: "This case was not solved back then, and the Ming family master even became disabled because of it."

Bo Ruoyou responded, "Based on these records alone, it is indeed difficult to trace the murderer's traces, and it has been fourteen years now. I'm afraid it will remain an unsolved case."

Wu Xiang sighed, "There is nothing we can do about it. Even in the past two years, the Yamen has accumulated a lot of unsolved cases. The murderers of some cases were very cautious and missed the best opportunity by mistake. If you find strong physical evidence, you will never be able to uncover it."

Bao Ruoyou understood in his heart and turned down the page again. Wu Xiang sat back down, still a little bit sad, "I came to be a police officer because I wanted all the evildoers in the world to be punished. Unfortunately, I still did it. Not enough."

Bo Ruoyou has been in the capital government office for more than half a year. He knows how hard Wu Xiang works when running errands. Hearing his words, he felt even more respectful. A group of people were flipping through books when a person suddenly came in from outside the door. Everyone looked up. There, it was Hu Changqing whom I hadn’t seen for a long time.

The poison of the golden ointment on his body has been contained. After two months of recovery, he has returned to his handsome and relaxed state. Today he is coming to the Yamen to answer the question. When Wu Xiang saw him, he naturally pulled him to come with him to suffer the punishment. Hu Changqing smiled. I agreed, very wholeheartedly.

After searching like this until dusk, most of the files from the 17th year of Jianhe were searched, but still nothing was found. It was as if the fire in Zhao's class had never happened. Wu Xiang even suspected that someone had missed it and returned. After searching for him for a long time, Bo Ruoyou saw nightfall before saying goodbye and going home.

The carriage set off from the Yamen and headed all the way to Changshoufang. Halfway there, the lights of the entire Imperial Street were lit up one after another. When the prosperity of the capital was at its peak, Bo Ruoyou couldn't help but lift the curtains. Look outside.

I originally wanted to see the scenery on the street, but as I watched, Bo Ruoyou discovered that his carriage was followed by a carriage. The carriage seemed to be simple and unpretentious, but it was still following them when they turned the corner and entered the alley. , Bo Ruoyou's heart suddenly lifted.

She felt a little uneasy, which made Zhou Liang speed up. At this time, the carriage was thrown away. She was a little suspicious. She didn't know if someone was really following her or she was too nervous. When she got to the door of her house, she got off the carriage. , Bao Ruoyou specially asked Zhou Liang to wait at the door for a while, but after waiting for a cup of tea, no stranger came over, and she felt relieved.

……

Lin Zhao returned home from the Yamen. As soon as he walked outside the side door, he saw a carriage parked in the dark. It looked like he had been waiting for a long time. He frowned and hesitated for a moment, but did not avoid it. , but ordered the attendant to drive the carriage to the door.

The curtain of the parked carriage opened, revealing Bo Yixian's slightly slimmer face. Seeing Lin Zhao get off the carriage, she hurriedly jumped down, but Lin Zhao did not enter the door, but stood at the door waiting for her.

The door of Lin Mansion has been closed for many days. Bo Yixian also felt that her mother was making trouble every day, so she naturally tried to persuade her to stop. Today, she came alone because she wanted to plead with Lin Zhao.

"Brother Zhao, you finally stop avoiding me."

Lin Zhao looked at Bo Yixian indifferently, "What do you want?"

Bo Yixian's face turned slightly pale, "Brother Zhao, I'm sorry. As soon as my mother heard that the Lin family was going to break off the engagement, she felt like the sky was falling. I couldn't persuade her no matter what, so I let her come and make trouble for two days. I'm sorry, brother Zhao. ..."

Lin Zhaosi sighed, "It's enough to make my aunt angry. This matter will damage the reputation of the Bo family. No matter how rumors spread about the Lin family's treachery, the Lin family will not explain more. In this way, the marriage contract That’s it.”

Tears instantly filled Bo Yixian's eyes, "Brother Zhao, why on earth? Why on earth? You shouldn't be like this. We have been engaged for several years, and I have long regarded you as my future husband. How do you treat me You have always been good, but why can you be so cruel? Does my aunt blame me? Or does my uncle blame me? As long as I can make them calm down, I can do anything."

Lin Zhao looked at her tearful eyes, but there was no wave in his eyes, "No one blames you, it's just that the two families are in such trouble, even if you and I get married, it will not be a happy marriage after all. You are from a noble family, and you have With a reputation as a talented girl, it would be best to break off her engagement with the Lin family and find another son-in-law——"

Seeing what Bo Yixian was going to say, Lin Zhao added: "The most important thing is, even if you and I get married, I will still be disappointed by you. I have always agreed with this marriage since I was a child, but now, I don't I feel that you and I are not the same people. If we are going to become enemies in the future, it is better for you to choose someone else earlier."

"Resentful spouse? How could it be?" Bo Yixian stepped forward and grabbed Lin Zhao's sleeve eagerly, "Brother Zhao, I am the most virtuous person. I will do whatever you want me to do. I will not disobey you. How can you and I have any resentment?"

When Lin Zhao heard what she said, his disapproval deepened, "Why do you have to obey everything? You are the daughter of the Bo family, you shouldn't be like this. As for me... my heart is not with you, and I will definitely do it in the future. If it makes you suffer, why should you persist?"

This was the first time Bo Yixian heard such straightforward words from Lin Zhao. She felt a pain in her heart and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Zhao's heart is not with me, but who is it? Is it with the second sister?" ”

Lin Zhao's eyes narrowed, "Don't talk nonsense——"

After he finished speaking, he looked away, with a slight fear in his eyes. Even she couldn't tell what he was thinking. Seeing him like this, Bo Yixian became more and more sure of her suspicions. Tears rolled down her face and she became angry, "I knew it! I just knew it!" I know it's her...Brother Zhao, I have said before that her thoughts are not with you. She relied on her beauty to get close to Wu Zhaohou, and now she has become a person around Wu Zhaohou, but Wu Zhaohou is a nobleman and does not give her a name. It’s just a split, why don’t you believe me!”

Lin Zhao suddenly looked at her, "How can you still speak like this? She is your sister. Even if you are ruthless, you should not criticize a little girl like this. A woman's reputation is so important!"

Bo Yixian laughed angrily, "You don't believe it? Well, have you ever seen a girl going to the Hou Mansion every day? Have you ever seen anyone riding in the same carriage with Wu Zhaohou? Now Wu Zhaohou is Brother Zhao, don't you believe it that you can accompany her to the Yamen in person without going to court? If she hadn't become a member of Marquis Wu Zhao's room, how could Marquis Wu Zhao treat her like this?"

Lin Zhao was shocked when he heard this, "You...why do you know that?"

Bo Yixian laughed miserably with tears on her face, "Because I know that Brother Zhao is also confused by her appearance, so he is so cruel to me. I want Brother Zhao to know how willing she is to humble herself, and that she loves her so much." The powerful and wealthy people in the Wu Zhaohou Mansion would rather be a concubine for Wu Zhaohou than have their hearts set on you, Brother Zhao——"

Lin Zhao didn't believe it at first, but Bo Yixian's words were conclusive, which made him hesitate, "She...she is not that kind of person..."

Seeing Lin Zhao's hesitation, Bo Yixian wiped the tears on her face, "Brother Zhao doesn't believe it. You can go to Wu Zhaohou Mansion a few more times and you can always meet your second sister, or you can always go to Cheng's house and you can always see her. Marquis Wu Zhao is coming to visit." She sobbed, "I know that Bo made a mistake this time, but I don't want Brother Zhao to be deceived. You will know after you go and see it."

Lin Zhao couldn't hear what Bo Yixian said next. He thought of Bao Ruoyou following Huo Weilou to solve cases and perform autopsies. Huo Weilou had extraordinary trust in her, and she worked hard without complaining. Later, Bo Ruoyou Entering the Marquis's mansion, he was indeed very close to the people in the mansion. The more he thought about it, the weirder he felt. When he looked up again, he saw that Bo Yixian had already said goodbye and got on the carriage. His heart sank to the bottom of the valley, and he entered the mansion almost in a panic. .

He walked towards the main courtyard very quickly. When he reached the door of the main courtyard, he hesitated for a moment. He didn't know if he was here to say hello or for something else. Bo Yixian's words echoed in his ears, and he couldn't help but I would like to believe that Bo Ruoyou was so conceited during the tryst, but when I thought that Bo Ruoyou would become a concubine in the Hou Mansion, I felt guilty and guilty. If the marriage agreed back then had not changed, how could Bo Ruoyou become a concubine?

He hesitated for a moment but did not enter the door. He turned around and walked towards his courtyard.

At dusk on the second day, Lin Zhao resigned and left the yamen. He should have returned home, but instead he ordered the carriage to drive to Jingzhaoyi yamen. When he arrived outside the yamen, the sun had set in the sky, and it was brilliant. Clouds spread across the horizon, but his heart was filled with gloom. He got off the carriage and entered the yamen, and asked if Bo Ruoyou was in the yamen.

That morning, Bo Ruoyou did not go to the Hou Mansion, but arrived at the Yamen early in the morning. Because Wu Xiang wanted to re-read the previous files, she was busy in the Yamen all day. After hearing what the Yamen said, Lin Zhao felt slightly relieved. He hesitated for a moment, but did not enter the Yamen. Instead, he returned to his carriage. He was a little panicked, but he did not leave. He didn't know what he was waiting for.

After two hours of burning incense, Bo Ruoyou walked out of the Yamen. She got into her carriage alone, and then went to Changshoufang. Lin Zhao's heart was beating loudly, and she ordered the carriage driver to follow her. After the carriage, he walked all the way through Yujie auxiliary alley. When he saw Bo Ruoyou's carriage entering Changshoufang, his heart dropped to the ground.

Bo Ruoyou returned to Changshoufang instead of Lanzhengfang, which made him relieved. Thinking of this, Lin Zhao felt guilty. He was originally a person who respected ethics, but now he secretly followed a woman like this. However, it was impossible for him to ask Bao Ruoyou, nor to inquire about Wu Zhaohou's mansion. Such sneaky behavior was the most outrageous thing he could do.

Lin Zhao did not dare to follow for too long. Seeing Bo Ruoyou's carriage heading towards Chengzhai, he wanted to ask the driver to turn around and go home. But at this moment, he saw Bo Ruoyou's carriage suddenly stop. When he got down, he felt suspicious and asked his coachman to move forward a few feet. This time, he saw another two-horse carriage with a red lacquer canopy.

I don’t know how long the carriage had been waiting here. It seemed to be waiting for Bao Ruoyou. Soon, he saw Bao Ruoyou getting off his carriage and running briskly towards the pair of horses. Then the curtain was lifted, and a man leaned out from under the curtain and pulled Bao Ruoyou up. After the curtain fell, Bo Ruoyou's figure disappeared.

Although it was only for a moment, Lin Zhao could see the figure clearly. The person in the carriage was Huo Weilou!

Lin Zhao was stunned as if struck by lightning, and was speechless for a long time.