It was just after noon, and the heat was so intense that it made people feel depressed.
The branches of the old locust tree at the gate of the Zhenfusi Yamen are slender, like a patient who is about to die of thirst.
Green Ulva blushed and stood under the shade of the tree. She glanced at the two laughing officers at the door with shame and anger. She bit her red lips with her white teeth and looked down at the two flying swallows embroidered on her shoes.
After a while, Chen Sijing hurriedly came out of the Yamen. After seeing Lvchun, he walked a few steps forward and asked, "Miss Lvchun, what are you looking for?"
Lu Xun's face softened when she saw him, and she whispered: "Can't it be convenient for you, sir? We girls have something important to tell you."
Chen Sijing hurriedly asked: "Where is Miss Xu? I will go with you right away."
It turned out that in order to avoid suspicion, Xu Chunjun stopped the carriage at the corner of the street and sent Lvchun over to find Chen Sijing.
Chen Sijing and Lu Shen walked over, but after only a few hundred steps, the backs of their official clothes were soaked with sweat.
Xu Chunjun came out of the Prince's Mansion for an excuse, but Jiang Nuan and the others had not left yet.
The weather was too hot, and she didn't feel any better sitting in the car. Her face was sweating and her cheeks were red.
"Mr. Chen, I'm really sorry that you came here." Xu Chunjun nodded slightly and apologized.
"Miss Xu is so polite. You must have something important to do with me." Chen Sijing knew that Xu Chunjun was not some arrogant and deceptive vulgar fan. He must have something extremely important to come to the Yamen to find him.
"When I was watching the play today, something suddenly occurred to me. The adults said that the murderer who killed Liu Er was very strong and did not look like a woman. Could it be that someone was pretending to be a woman?" Xu Chunjun expressed his speculation.
, "For example, actors, although they are all men, they can look exactly like women when they dress up as women. If you don't pay special attention, you won't be able to tell."
"What Miss Xu means is that there was a man pretending to be a woman in the teahouse that day?" Chen Sijing felt a beam of light shine into his heart.
"Of course I'm just speculating, and there's no complete evidence. But I took Bell Ding to the back of the stage, and she said that the wood shavings used by the actors to attach the wigs were the same as what she smelled on the handkerchief that day." The case was complicated and confusing, and they
With very few clues, Xu Chunjun could only rely on the bell to support his guess.
The troupe is all men, but there is a certain type of men who specialize in playing women.
When you go on stage, you have to put on theatrical makeup and put wigs on your temples, and the material used to put the wigs on must be elm wood shavings.
Over time, the troupe members and the objects they use are inevitably contaminated with this smell.
"If this is the case, the murderer must be the one who threw the veil!" Chen Sijing couldn't help but feel refreshed: "Although there are many theater troupes in the capital, there are only a few that can sing in the homes of wealthy families.
There are only thirty or forty people playing leading roles in it. Let’s check them one by one. I don’t believe he can still escape!”
"My guess may not be accurate. Don't expect too much, sir." Xu Chunjun knew that the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment. She did not dare to speak big words before things were determined.
"Don't worry, Miss Xu, I will follow this clue to investigate. If it doesn't work, I will never give up." Chen Sijing felt more and more that Xu Chunjun was a smart and lovely girl. She was like a white rabbit when she was cautious, but she was as perceptive as a hunter.
eagle.
"Then I wish you sir to solve the case soon." Xu Chunjun said no more and prepared to leave.
But Chen Sijing stopped her: "Miss Xu, please don't leave. Please wait a moment."
Then he said to Lvchun: "Can you, Miss Lvchun, please go down there with me?"
Xu Chunjun didn't know what he was going to do, and neither did Lvchun. He just followed him across the street to Lady Su's herbal tea shed opposite.
Chen Sijing ordered a few portions of Rock Sugar Crispy Mountain. The Crispy Mountain is made from frozen yoghurt. It is ice-cold and sweet, and is a great way to relieve the heat.
Served in special celadon bowls, each bowl comes with a small spoon.
Chen Sijing asked the store clerk to put the sushan into oil paper bags. He held four of them himself and asked Lvchun to take one.
After walking across the street, he handed everything in his hand to the green shield: "The weather is too hot, eating some of this may relieve the heat. I won't go there, lest you ladies refuse."
"Thank you, Mr. Chen!" Luxu smiled and thanked her. She was not polite, because this small amount of money was really nothing to Chen Sijing, not to mention that girls all like to eat this.
Chen Sijing smiled at her, nodded to Xu Chunjun on the other side of the road, turned around and strode back to the Yamen.
Green Ulva ran back to the carriage with a smile and said to Xu Chunjun: "It's so hot that everything on the road has melted after just a few steps."
"Let me tell you, I will never ask for other people's things next time." Xu Chunjun also knew that there was no way to return this thing, so he could only warn Lvchun not to do it again.
Green Ulva nodded, got in the car and said, "Let's go home quickly! It's really hot!"
Sitting in the car and eating the cold and sweet Sushan, Lvyan thought silently in her heart that Mr. Chen and her young lady were a perfect match. She could also see that Mr. Chen liked Xu Chunjun very much.
It's a pity that the young lady has already made a promise. Although it has not been made public, it has been confirmed.
If they could have known each other earlier, if the young lady's situation wasn't so difficult...
Alas, what's the use of light? How can things in this world go as people wish?
Thinking of these, Lvchun lost his appetite and watched the bowl of Sushan melt before his eyes.
As for Chen Sijing, he returned to the Yamen happily.
Most of the colleagues in the yamen took off their official uniforms to enjoy the shade under the trees or play cards in the room.
"You guys put on your clothes and come with me to the West City." Chen Sijing walked over and started arranging the people, "Brother Qi, you take them to the East City."
"Don't even look at what kind of weather it is! It feels like your head is on fire. Are you going to die from the heat?" There are also aristocratic children who work with Chen Sijing, but they are not as serious and diligent as him.
"There are new clues in Liu'er's case, we have to investigate quickly." Chen Sijing said.
"It's just a girl who died. Why are you so concerned about it? Besides, can't you see what our adults mean?" Qi San asked him, "It's obvious that the case will be closed as soon as the teahouse owner dies."
Of course Chen Sijing understood what the boss meant. It was unworthy of him to repeatedly bother an official's wife over a maid.
Anyway, the teahouse owner is dead. It is said that he committed suicide in fear of crime. He can quickly close the case and gain a reputation for solving cases in a timely manner. At the same time, he will avoid annoying all the gentlemen. Isn't it the best of both worlds?
But Chen Sijing refused: "There are many doubts about the death of the teahouse owner. Besides, even if he died, there is no sufficient evidence to prove that Liu Er was killed by him. I will definitely investigate this case to the end. Do you want to come with me?"
No difference."
After saying that, he took the saber, turned around and went out. Qi San cursed and followed closely.
