The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 37: Biscolor Lotus 09

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Chapter 37 Two Color Lotus 09

Eunuch Fu was leaning on the couch in the tea room, feeling a little drowsy. When he woke up, he realized that it was already dusk. He got up and looked for Bao Ruoyou. As soon as he walked to the entrance, he heard something turning inside. At the sound of the book, Eunuch Fu smiled and walked in with gentle footsteps. However, as soon as Bao Ruoyou heard the sound of footsteps, he turned around, as if he was frightened.

Eunuch Fu was surprised, "What's wrong?"

Bao Ruoyou breathed a sigh of relief and said with a wry smile: "Somehow, I was always a little surprised today. Just now, I still felt that someone was watching the women outside the window."

Eunuch Fu frowned and walked towards the window. It was a gentle breeze today and the window was wide open. However, he leaned out and looked around, but did not see anyone.

Bo Ruoyou said casually: "Don't worry, father-in-law, the daughter of the people has seen it. If there is no one, the daughter of the people is too nervous."

Eunuch Fu sighed, "You have been thinking about the case all day long, so of course you are very nervous." As he said this, he looked at the book in her hand.

"What can you find after looking for so long?"

Bo Ruoyou shook his head, "There are many records about the relics, but they are all similar."

Eunuch Fu said with a smile: "That's not surprising. The Buddhist classics that can be placed in Famen Temple cannot have those weird words in them."

"However, the girl found several books recording the secret treasures of Buddhism." Bo Ruoyou raised the Buddhist scriptures in his hand, "This contains the Asoka Pagoda seen in the underground palace today. ..."

Eunuch Fu glanced at the sky outside and said, "It's getting late, why not go back and have a rest first?"

Bo Ruoyou hesitated for a moment and said, "The daughter of the people wants to see if there is anyone who wrote the five-fold treasure letter."

But Eunuch Fu stepped forward and took the Buddhist scripture from Bao Ruoyou's hand without any explanation, "Don't worry, it's time to have dinner at this point."

Bo Ruoyou had no choice but to put down his Buddhist scriptures and follow Eunuch Fu out of the Buddhist scripture building. However, as soon as he left the Buddhist scripture building, the back of a monk in gray robes flashed past the moon cave door not far away, and Bo Ruoyou frowned. Wrinkled, "Stop——"

The figure did not stop, Bo Ruoyou picked up her skirt and chased after her. When she ran to the moon cave door, she saw an empty space outside, and there was no one there. Eunuch Fu followed, "Who is it?" ”

Bao Ruoyou shook his head, "I never saw his face. I only saw a monk wearing a monk's robe in the temple. He was not short. If he was just passing by, he would definitely stop when he heard the folk girl shouting. But when the folk girl shouted, He seems more anxious."

Eunuch Fu's face also darkened. Thinking of what Bo Ruoyou had said just now, someone seemed to be watching her outside the window, Eunuch Fu did not dare to be careless, "Let's go back to the monastery first."

Bo Ruoyou nodded and followed Eunuch Fu back to the monastery.

In the monastery, Huo Weilou and Ming Guilan were sitting in the upper room talking. Huo Qinghong was bored and took a monk stick and danced outside. It was strange to see Eunuch Fu and Bo Ruoyou coming back with solemn expressions. , "What's wrong with you?"

Eunuch Fu shook his head and went straight into the main room, "Master Hou——"

Huo Weilou and Ming Guilan stopped talking and looked up. Mr. Fu said, "There seems to be someone in the temple watching Youyou."

"Monitor her?" Huo Weilou stood up and walked out of the house, and saw Bo Ruoyou standing outside, "What's going on?"

Bo Ruoyou was blessed and said: "Not long after I went to the Sutra Pavilion, I noticed someone seemed to be outside the window. But when the girl went to look, there was no one outside the window. Just when she came out, a figure flashed past the Yue Cave door. The folk girl told him to stop, but he disappeared faster, as if he had been staying outside but didn't want to be discovered."

Huo Weilou frowned, and Ming Guilan turned the wheel and arrived at the door, "Can you see who that person is?"

Bao Ruoyou shook his head, "No, I only saw the back." After thinking for a while, Bao Ruoyou said: "They are not very similar to the three masters Liaofan, Liaojuehui and I saw today..."

Huo Weilou said in a deep voice: "From now on, you are not allowed to walk alone in the temple. Everyone knows that you can do autopsies. The murderer is afraid that it will be detrimental to you. Wherever you go, you must inform me. ."

Bo Ruoyou nodded hurriedly in response.

The sky was already dark, and after dinner, night fell. At half past midnight, Lu Ke, who went to visit the foot of Houshan Mountain, came back. As soon as he entered the door, Lu Ke said: "Master Hou, we have made a major discovery! ”

Ming Guilan and Huo Qinghong were both there. Hearing this, Huo Weilou asked Eunuch Fu to call Bo Ruoyou and Lin Huai. Then Lu Kecai said: "There are seven farmhouses living at the foot of the back mountain, five of them. , who came to do small masonry work when the Buddha was being sculpted. According to them, they were not able to help with the sculpting of the Buddha, so they could only help with some hard work, and the two statues of the Venerable were both invited at that time. It was made by a craftsman named Zuo, who is said to be a good Buddha sculptor and also made a set of Arhat statues."

"They didn't know what was unusual about the Buddha. Because their home was at the foot of the back mountain, they would rest at sunrise and sunset, and then go home as soon as it got dark. Later, after the Buddha was finished, the workshop was demolished. , they all received their wages, and half a year later, birch trees were planted in the temple. However, it was the busy farming season, and there were only two families, seven or eight people, who went up the mountain to plant trees."

At this point, Lu Ke's expression perked up, "It was from these two families that I found Master Jingkong's Buddhist beads!"

He waved, and an embroiderer opened a small bundle. When the bundle was opened, there were dozens of sandalwood beads. Each bead was engraved with a Buddhist verse, as well as the Buddhist verses found in the corpse. No different.

Huo Weilou looked at it and asked, "Did they pick it up when they were planting trees?"

Lu Ke said hurriedly: "Yes, half a year had passed by then, and the site of the demolished workshop was already deserted. To plant trees in the temple, it was natural to shovel grass and loosen the soil. The two of them lived close to each other. We also have a good relationship. At that time, we dug up Buddhist beads and guessed that they might be from the temple. Seeing that they had fallen outside, we hid the beads secretly. We thought they were Buddhist treasures. After we brought them home, we could hang them on our juniors to ward off evil spirits. , or it is enshrined together with the ancestral tablets, but it has never been exposed by anyone over the years."

Bo Ruoyou stepped forward and counted the beads, "It's not enough, there should be some missing in the soil."

Lu Ke said: "That's true. They rummaged through the soil nearby and found a few. But later they didn't dare to let the people in the temple know, so they didn't dare to search blatantly again. Back then, they didn't dare to let the people in the temple know. If these people could report this matter to the temple, I am afraid that the murder of Master Jingkong would have been exposed long ago."

Huo Weilou asked again: "Did you tell me where you picked it up?"

"It's just east of the workshop latrine, almost the same as the place we visited during the day. Half a year later, the latrine also collapsed. They filled it with soil and planted trees directly on it." After Lu Ke finished his answer, he added Said: "Master Marquis, in this way, the place where Master Jingkong was killed can be determined, but how did the murderer lead Master Jingkong there?"

Huo Weilou pondered for a moment, "At that time, we were still investigating the case of the missing relics, which is probably related to the case."

Hearing this, Bo Ruoyou said: "The person who murdered Master Jingkong back then used cruel methods. This time Master Feng was killed, and the murderer was also a man of considerable force. Although Master Feng was old and not very tall, he was still the same after all. He is a man, and there are many bruises on Mr. Feng’s body. Is it possible that the murderer back then and the murderer today are the same person?"

Huo Weilou narrowed his eyes and said, "As far as I know, Yue Mingquan is very good at martial arts, Wu Yu also has some skills, and only Wang Qingfu, the minister of Taichang Temple, has ordinary skills. These people were also in the temple when Master Jingkong disappeared. If you want No matter how suspicious the person is, Jingming cannot be excluded."

Huo Weilou looked at Lin Huai, "When Jingming asked the court to be the host, who was in charge?"

Lin Huai said: "It is difficult to know the accurate information, but the Royal Buddhist Temple has always been supervised by the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple together, and the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple are also responsible for arranging the relic ceremony."

The Ministry of Rites is in charge of the etiquette system and tribute laws in the world, Taichang Temple is responsible for the sacrifices of the royal ancestral temple, and Famen Temple delivers the documents to the capital. These two places must be aware of it. Of course, given the situation at the time, Jingming is indeed the best host. Candidate.

Huo Weilou pondered for a while, but found no evidence and no doubts. He had just arrived at Famen Temple for one day and had already learned a lot, so there was no need to rush for success, so he asked everyone to rest and check again the next day.

Lin Huai and Bo Ruoyou exited. Huo Weilou looked at Huo Qinghong and said, "You guys should go and have a rest too."

Huo Qinghong agreed and pushed Ming Guilan out towards the outside. They arrived late and the monastery was no longer enough, so they had to live in another courtyard. Huo Qinghong stood in the courtyard and looked at the house where Bao Ruoyou lived. Looking at Huo Weilou delivered to the door again, I always felt strange, "I never thought that one day, there would be a woman in my eldest brother's yard."

Ming Guilan couldn't stop laughing, while Huo Weilou frowned helplessly and turned around to head into the house.

"Okay, Your Majesty, let's go. It's not like you don't know the Marquis' temperament."

Huo Qinghong muttered, "Then the question is, what kind of woman in this world can make my eldest brother attracted? My eldest brother is already a grown man, Lin Zhao is engaged, and His Highness the Second Highness is about to get married... …”

Ming Guilan couldn't laugh or cry, "You are starting to worry about the Marquis. It would be great if you don't let the Marquis worry about you."

Huo Qinghong was very dissatisfied and left the monastery while muttering and arguing with Ming Guilan.

Early on the next morning, when Huo Weilou got up, he saw that there were two missing embroidery envoys in the courtyard. Eunuch Fu came over and said, "Master Hou, Youyou went to the Sutra Collection Pavilion again early in the morning. I'm worried." , let the two embroiderers follow."

Huo Weilou raised his brows and glanced at the sky outside. It was just dawn, so he hesitated and asked, "Have you had breakfast?"

Eunuch Fu smiled, "Don't worry about it."

Huo Weilou also had breakfast, and then took the embroiderer to the morgue. Not long after, Yue Mingquan and three others came one after another. Huo Weilou asked about what happened back then. Ten years had passed since the incident. The three of them could not remember many details clearly, but their words were all serious. Even Huo Weilou could not find any mistakes for a while.

……

In front of the Sutra Pavilion, Lin Zhao just brought two monks in and found that someone had arrived earlier than him. Seeing the embroidered envoy guarding the door, Lin Zhao thought it was Huo Weilou who had arrived, but as soon as he entered, he only saw A beautiful figure stood under the bookshelf.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Bao Ruoyou also turned around and saw that it was Lin Zhao, and he was very busy.

Lin Zhao came forward and asked, "Girl, why are you still looking at these? Didn't you find them?"

"I found it, but now I am looking at the records of Buddhist secret treasures and magical artifacts. Dare I ask, Master, are all these two types of classics engraved here?"

When Bao Ruoyou asked, Lin Zhao thought for a moment and walked back with Bao Ruoyou, "Follow me."

The two walked past two rows of bookshelves. Lin Zhao pointed to a bookshelf in front of him and said, "There are many records and classics here, Buddhist secret treasures, Buddhist rituals, teachings, etc., are all here."

Hundreds of classics filled the bookshelves. Although it was only the tip of the iceberg in the Sutra Pavilion, it was still too much for one person. Lin Zhao looked at Bo Ruoyou and said, "I'm afraid the girl can't see it."

The corners of Bo Ruoyou's lips curved slightly, "It's okay."

Seeing that Bo Ruoyou was a little insistent, Lin Zhao was not familiar with her, so naturally it was difficult to say anything, so he turned to another storage room to decorate the scriptures. Bo Ruoyou brought a shelf, stood on it and started to read. stand up.

……

Huo Weilou repeated the question about the past several times, and Yue Mingquan couldn't help but said: "Does the Marquis doubt the three officials?"

Huo Weilou did not hide it, "When Jingkong died, the three of you were in the temple. Now that Feng Lun has died, the three of you are also in the temple. It has to make people doubt that many things in the ceremony were handled by the three of you. Arrangements are made for me to conduct more rigorous inquiries, so that the suspicions of the three of you can be cleared."

Yue Mingquan said with a bitter face: "It is natural for the Marquis to do his job impartially, but it is true that a low-ranking official will not harm anyone. I heard that a clearing place of death has been found. What clues may be found there?"

Yue Mingquan is a rough man, and naturally the most impatient. Huo Weilou said: "Ten years later, the forest has changed greatly, and most of the sandalwood has long since decayed. There is no point in looking for it anymore."

Seeing that the three of them were dejected by the question, Huo Weilou waved his hand and said, "Stand back first. If you have any questions, I will call you back."

Hearing this, Yue Mingquan felt as if he had been granted amnesty. He bowed before exiting. Soon Wang Qingfu and Wu Yu came out. Wu Yu sighed and said, "Hey, things are difficult to handle. The weather is good today. Brother Wang, why don't we go to the top of the mountain?" Take a look at the pagoda and feel relieved."

Wu Yu and Wang Qingfu were friends and had made this agreement. After they finished talking, they realized that they had ignored Yue Mingquan, so they asked again: "General Yue, do you want to go with us?"

Yue Mingquan glanced at the sky and said, "I won't go."

Wu Yu was not surprised. The three of them left the courtyard together. Eunuch Fu saw this scene and laughed a little. When he entered the door, he saw Huo Weilou's eyes were serious and said: "Master Hou Relax and hurry up, learn from the three adults, how to be an errand instead of being an errand, why bother so much."

Huo Weilou raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows, glanced at him and asked, "Where is Hong'er?"

Eunuch Fu laughed and shook his head, "I'm still sleeping, but Mr. Ming got up early in the morning and asked the monks in the temple for two books on Buddhist secret medicines to read."

As soon as he heard about the book, Huo Weilou asked: "Is Bo Ruoyou still in the Sutra Collection Pavilion?"

Eunuch Fu nodded, and Huo Weilou's eyes became dark. Suddenly, he stood up and walked out. Eunuch Fu hurriedly followed him. After leaving the door, Huo Weilou went straight out of the yard. Eunuch Fu looked at the direction he was walking. Isn’t it the Sutra-Tibetan Pavilion!

"Master Hou goes to see Youyou?"

Huo Weilou was noncommittal, but he acquiesced.

When the two of them arrived outside the Sutra Pavilion, two embroiderers immediately came up to salute and said, "Miss Bo is still inside and hasn't come out. Mr. Lin was also there earlier and left just now."

Huo Weilou nodded and entered the door.

As soon as he entered the door, he was greeted by the aroma of books. Huo Weilou looked around, but could not find Bao Ruoyou. After a moment of concentration, he heard some noise deep in the Jinglou, so he stepped inside. Going, his footsteps were already light, and landing in the Sutra Building was not out of place at this moment. Rows of bookshelves passed by him, and when he reached the end, Huo Weilou saw Bo Ruoyou.

The wooden ladder was leaning against the bookshelf. Bo Ruoyou had stood at the highest point. She stretched out her hand but still could not reach the top row of books. She even stood on tiptoes on the wooden railing. Huo Weilou frowned, "You should-"

Be careful of falling.

Huo Weilou wanted to remind her, but Bo Ruoyou's mind had been tense these past two days. He suddenly made a sound, which startled her. She trembled, her feet suddenly fell into the air, and she fell. He fell down in an instant!

Bao Ruoyou let out a frightened cry and fell down. The wooden ladder was also knocked down by her. Amidst the clang, an arm came up and the next moment, she fell into a generous embrace. .

Huo Weilou hugged her sideways, turned around, and stabilized himself with his back to the bookshelf.

Bo Ruoyou raised his head and looked at Huo Weilou without coming back to his senses for a moment, but at this moment, the fallen wooden ladder hit the bookshelf, and two books that Bo Ruoyou had just read but had not put away The book fell from the top. Huo Weilou couldn't see it with his back turned, but Bo Ruoyou could see it clearly. Her expression changed, and she subconsciously raised her arms to hug Huo Weilou. She protected Huo Weilou's back with one hand and the other hand. Protecting the top of his head, from a distance, the posture is quite sentimental.

Bo Ruoyou buried herself on the side of his neck. She felt a few books hit the back of her hand before falling to the ground. The Buddhist classics were two or three inches thick. It was not too light to be hit like this. Her eyebrows hurt. She jumped, and when she raised her eyes, she saw Huo Weilou looking at her with dark eyes.

Bao Ruoyou was still frightened and breathed quickly. Seeing Huo Weilou's expression was somber and hard to understand, he tremblingly took his hand back, and he was two minutes away. He was about to ask Huo Weilou to put her down. Two inappropriate voices sounded.

"You..."

"This..."

Bao Ruoyou suddenly turned his eyes and saw Eunuch Fu and Huo Qinghong standing at the corner without knowing when! Her expression changed and she immediately struggled away. Huo Weilou naturally saw the two of them, but his eyebrows were calm and he let Bao Ruoyou down calmly.

Bao Ruoyou took a step back and stood up, folding his hands in front of him, closing his eyes as if to explain: "Thank you, Lord Marquis, for saving me."

The wooden ladder fell to the ground and the books were in a mess. It was not difficult to imagine that Eunuch Fu and Huo Qinghong felt something was wrong for no reason, while Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou's hand falling in front of her. Her skin was delicate. Like porcelain, although the palms of a pair of hands are a little rough, there are no flaws on the backs of the hands. Therefore, the redness and swelling the size of peach pits are particularly shocking.

That was the one who protected him from being hit by a book just now.

Huo Weilou found it unbelievable that Bo Ruoyou, who had been frightened just now, had the thought to protect him. Although the book was heavy, what if it fell on him?

When will he, Marquis Wu Zhao, need a woman to protect him?

Eunuch Fu came forward and helped up the wooden ladder, "How did you do it? Is Youyou okay?"

Bao Ruoyou subconsciously put the aching back of his hand into his sleeve, "It's okay."

Huo Weilou saw it again. He stared at Bo Ruoyou and said nothing for a while. Huo Qinghong picked up the book on the ground and said, "What a thick book. I heard that you read from yesterday to today. What are you looking for?" ”

Bo Ruoyou said: "Look for records about the secret treasures in the temple."

Huo Qinghong looked at the deserted library, especially the one at the back, which was even more eerie, "You are too determined. I will never be able to stay here longer than a stick of incense." ”

Bao Ruoyou didn't know how to respond, so he had to say honestly: "Folk women are stupid and can't think of any other way."

Huo Qinghong said again: "If you work so hard, will there be any reward?"

Bo Ruoyou paused, "Right now, women just want to get things done."

Huo Weilou took a deep look at her, "What did you find?"

Bao Ruoyou then raised his head and answered with a frown, "No clues related to the case have been found yet, but it is a bit strange. The secret treasures enshrined in the underground palace of the temple are all Buddhist sacred objects, but the pagoda and the spiritual tent are All these have been recorded, but the five-fold treasure letter enshrining the relics of the Buddha cannot be found. The Lord Hou must still remember that there is a three-layer treasure letter in the back room of the underground palace. The common girl has just found it. Within this three-layer treasure letter, which is enshrined before There are three relics of a eminent monk who died after his death. The first layer is the iron tower-shaped box we saw, the second layer is the obsidian coffin, and the third layer is the jade coffin with a pot-door seat. The folk girl found it There are detailed records of this object in the ancient books, and the origin and structure are written very clearly, but there is no record of the most precious five-fold treasure letter."

"If there is also a record in this five-layered treasure letter, the girl suspects that it must contain the structure of the square lock on the copper box and the shape of the key. But the girl has searched all over and still can't find it. Now, only the I haven’t read the Buddhist scriptures in the top row.”

Bao Ruoyou looked at the top row of Buddhist scriptures with hope in his eyes. Huo Weilou straightened the wooden ladder, stood up one step and reached for the top row of Buddhist scriptures. Bo Ruoyou took it from below, only After a cursory search, she found out that several Buddhist scriptures did not contain what she was looking for. After flipping through dozens of Buddhist scriptures, she still found nothing.

Bo Ruoyou said with a bitter face: "Is the treasure letter so valuable that the temple destroyed the recorded classics? Or put it somewhere else?"

Huo Weilou took the book from her hand and put it back on the bookshelf. , the relics were stolen, and there were no signs of damage on the copper box. Most thieves opened it with a key. Since the shape of the key to the copper box may be recorded in the Buddhist scriptures, those who wanted to steal the relics would naturally be inconspicuous. Start with Buddhist scriptures."

After putting away the books, Huo Weilou told Eunuch Fu, "Go find Jingming."

Eunuch Fu turned around and went out. Huo Qinghong didn't like this place and left too. Bao Ruoyou originally planned to follow Huo Weilou out, but saw that he didn't move for a moment.

The next moment, Huo Weilou turned around and took two steps closer to her, "Extend your hand and take a look at it——"