An autumn rain and a cold. After the heavy rain, the people walking on Zhuque Street were in a hurry, and the street vendors' cries were also much weaker, making the shops in the market become more and more desolate.
Golden fallen leaves piled up on the eaves of the house, in clusters and handfuls, like golden waves.
Autumn is known in one leaf. The luster of summer has faded, and the scenery in the street market is very different. Looking around, everything is golden. The people of Chang'an City can't help but sigh that late autumn has arrived.
In the Bibo Pavilion of Prince Qi's Mansion, Li Taiping, the Lord of Yonghe County, was sitting in the pavilion, looking at the koi carps swimming in the pond vying for food.
She had been looking like this for half an hour, without saying a word or even moving her seat, like an old monk in trance.
The maid Huaichun was a little worried and said: "County Master, why don't you put on some more clothes? It's getting cold now, and you can easily catch the cold by sitting like this. You are already weak, so I'm really worried."
Li Taiping shook his head and sighed: "No need, I'll go back to the house. It's boring, very boring. They say that all scenery is a language of love. Why can he write about the sadness and loneliness of autumn when he sees autumn scenery since ancient times? I
It is said that the autumn day is better than the spring morning. A crane lining the clouds in the clear sky brings poetry to the blue sky, but I only see dilapidation and desolation?"
Huaichun bit his lip and said: "County Lord, are you still thinking about Zhao Mingyun? In my opinion, his poem is like a blind cat encountering a dead mouse. He can do countless things. He is just a dandy, imitating the literati.
It’s arty, so maybe he paid someone to write this poem.”
"nonsense!"
Li Taiping pretended to be angry and said: "What do you know, you damn girl? Brother Shizi said that he invited Zhao Mingyun to a banquet in Leyouyuan. Zhao Mingyun spoke extraordinary and polite throughout the whole process. If you are pretending, you can just pretend once, how can you not
Pretending every time?”
Huaichun was not annoyed either. She understood the thoughts of the county lord very well, and said with a smile: "So the county lord has taken a liking to Zhao Mingyun? In terms of identity, he, the heir apparent of Duke Chengguo, is barely worthy of being the county lord.
Golden body."
"What are you talking nonsense about? If you keep talking like this, I'll give you a slap on the wrist."
Li Taiping was exposed and "threatened" angrily.
"Oh, I don't dare to do it anymore. I deserve to die."
Huaichun smiled and begged for mercy.
"Let's go."
Li Taiping stood up, and Huaichun quickly followed and opened the umbrella.
Rules are very important in the palace, and it doesn't matter how much she and Li Taiping tease her behind the scenes, but if someone sees that she has no master, it will be a huge sin, and not even Li Taiping can protect her.
The two walked slowly along the path paved with bluestones, and happened to see the Crown Prince Li Jianye walking towards the outer hall of the palace. Li Taiping quickly shouted: "Brother Crown Prince, have you seen Zhao Mingyun these days?"
"Zhao Xun?"
Li Jianye shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I haven't seen him since that day when I had a drink with him on Leyouyuan. Why does my dear sister miss him?"
"What did brother Shizi say? No."
Li Taiping half turned around and lowered his head slightly.
"Don't worry, I think he will definitely attend the Qujiang Poetry Festival. Are you worried that you won't have a chance to see his celebrity style?"
Li Jianye understood this sister's thoughts best, and his teasing made Li Taiping's face turn red.
"Okay, I won't joke with you. My father asked me to go to the front hall to discuss matters. I'm already late."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Li Taiping looked at Li Jianye's retreating figure and secretly compared their images in his mind.
His elder brother is already slender and extremely handsome.
But that Zhao Xun is more perfect than the prince brother from any angle, and it is not an exaggeration to describe him as Fengshen Junyi.
Could it be that beauty is in the eye of the beholder?
At first, Li Taiping was unwilling to admit it, but gradually she realized that she was thinking about that man day and night.
On Qujiang's side, she had fallen deeply into that kind of lovesickness.
Not talking about food and tea, not thinking about it, but it’s not much different.
But due to her identity, she couldn't show it, otherwise it would be easy for people to gossip.
I just don’t know if this guy understands girls’ thoughts...
That's all, at worst, I can go back and pay homage to the Bodhisattva again and ask for the Bodhisattva's blessing.
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It has to be said that prosperity is indeed the leader in the business world.
In just one day, he sent someone through his connections to check all the wealthy families in Chongrenfang who had bought potted plants in the past five years.
After that, he immediately rushed back to the bad guys' Yamen to claim credit from Zhao Xun.
At first glance, this sounds like a lot of work, but when Zhao Xun saw the list, he found that it was not as much as he imagined.
During this period, there were only a dozen or so companies that purchased potted plants.
If you think about it carefully, the reason is actually simple. Although Chongrenfang is very large, twice the size of ordinary city, because it is a gathering place for the powerful, there are few scattered mansions squeezed in. And the mansions of the powerful usually occupy a large area.
It's so big that if you divide it down, there will be more than a dozen families occupying one square.
It was these noble families who bought potted plants one after another.
So just looking at it from this point of view is equivalent to checking a loneliness.
In-depth analysis and comparison are still needed.
Returning to the government office, Zhao Xun leaned over the desk and immediately started comparing them one by one.
There are many types of potted plants, but there are only three records involving the combination of Nanman white vine and moss.
Golden silkworm Gu has very strict requirements for survival conditions. To survive outside the host's body, it must meet the environment of Nanman white vines and moss. Both are indispensable, otherwise it will die quickly.
What is certain is that people who buy Nanman White Vine and Moss Potted Plants are under serious suspicion.
Zhao Xun was surprised to find that these three records corresponded to three prominent figures.
Chen Liangfu, the left prime minister, Zheng Jie, the chamberlain supervisor, and Li Xiang, the king of Qi.
These three people are all well-known figures in the Zhou Dynasty. If they stamp their feet casually, the Zhou court will tremble.
No matter who is proven to be the murderer in the end, it will definitely set off a storm.
Although Zhao Xun had already prepared that the investigation would eventually lead to a certain big shot, he still felt a little pain in his head when he actually revealed these three names.
Zhao Xun knew that there was a great possibility that the person behind the cultivation of golden silkworms and Gu worms was one of these three bosses, so every step he took now had to be done with caution. If he made a slight mistake, he would fall into a dangerous situation.
Abyss, shattered to pieces.
But who should start checking?
Is it Zheng Jie, the powerful eunuch who is inferior to one person but superior to ten thousand people?
Or is it Chen Liangfu, the left-hand prime minister who dominates the court?
Or is it Qi King Li Xiang, who has a reputation as a virtuous man and is deeply loved by Emperor Xianlong?
In the end, Zhao Xun decided to start with the simplest one.
King Qi Li Xiang!
After all, he has a good relationship with Li Taiping, the head of Yonghe County, and Li Jianye, the crown prince of Prince Qi. He can find various reasons to go to Prince Qi's Mansion to investigate the case secretly, and it is not easy to arouse suspicion.
As for Zheng Jie and Chen Liangfu, let’s see then.
If that doesn't work, you can use the elimination method.
After all, after all unreasonable assumptions are eliminated, the remaining one is the truth no matter how unreasonable it is.