Liu Yun came in and said in a low voice: "Yao Shougu hanged himself in the woods next to the ordering platform..."
Hanged?
"Yes!" Liu Yun glanced outside and saw that Mrs. Zhou's mouth had been covered by the people around the old lady and taken away. She then said: "The situation was chaotic at that time. Everyone was looking after Mr. Zhang Qi and no one paid attention to Yao Shougu.
"Where is her maid?"
"She was locked up when she was taken into custody. She didn't take her maid with her when she went to the general station."
How was the body discovered?
"Li Rendan noticed that he saw Yao Shougu going into the woods from a distance... He was injured and was not walking fast. When he arrived, he was already..."
So, Mrs. Zhou came! Tongtong's hands kept asking, "How are funerals done?"
"They all lay down their bodies in Yizhuang and choose a day for burial."
Tongtong sketched on the paper with a pen, and she told Liu Yun, "Go to Shisun and ask him to help gather Zhang Qiye's attendants and close subordinates. I want to question him."
yes!
Liu Yun looked at the portrait on the paper, then turned around to send the message.
Tongtong refined the portrait for a moment or two, then stood up and still didn't believe it. Zhang Kejing went to the beauty club for a private meeting without taking anyone with him. These people had no impression of this woman at all.
If you want to find it, this is a clue.
She got up and went out with Qingya.
In front, Lin Chongwen had already gathered people. When he saw Tongtong, he frowned: "I'm injured, so I'll ask you anything you want."
"Brother, I'm afraid no one can find the person I'm looking for except me." Tongtong only explained this sentence, and then he saw more than ten people standing in front of him. These people had their heads lowered, and some of them had circles under their eyes.
Still red.
She glanced at the crowd and asked, "Who spends the longest time with Master Zhang Qi? I take him with me whenever I go out!"
"Zhang Da!"
"Zhang Da!"
"Zhang Da!"
Almost all gave this answer.
"Who is Zhang Da?"
A man of medium build and haggard face stood up without saying a word.
Lin Yutong walked towards the pavilion in the distance, "Come here."
Zhang Da followed closely step by step. Tongtong sat in the pavilion and asked him: "Master Zhang Qi has a woman outside?"
Zhang Da hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Yes!"
"Where is the woman placed?"
Zhang Da shook his head: "There is no arrangement! That woman comes and goes as she pleases. Wherever she goes to meet, she is notified randomly." Notified randomly?
Tongtong frowned and asked, "Who should I inform you about? How to contact me?"
"It's the street gangsters and gibberish who help run errands. Every time the person comes, it's different. When they come, they always bring a letter. The envelope is blank, without a single word. As for what's written inside, the little one
It’s unknown.”
Tongtong looked at him, "Then you should remember where you, the seventh master, met this woman. When did you first meet, how often did you meet, and roughly where did you meet. Are the places in the right order?
It doesn’t matter, just point out the meeting place.”
"The first time we met... I can't tell you what I'm talking about!"
How can you say it's not good?
Zhang Dajiu said: "The Seventh Master usually has the habit of asking Hu Ji to accompany him for drinks. At this time, I don't follow him very much. I just remember two years ago, once, when I went to pick up the Seventh Master, the Seventh Master was holding a
A woman looked at her handkerchief back and forth, and then carefully put it in her arms."
Two years ago?
The time seems wrong! Tongtong asked, "Aren't you curious about what kind of woman your seventh master met?"
The opened head lowered, and after a while he said: "I am curious...but I have never seen the front. Only once, I saw a graceful woman wearing a bonnet from a distance..."
What about the voice? How old does it sound?
"Around twenty? It's the voice of a very young woman."
Around 20? Tongtong had doubts in his heart. Sound cannot be used as an absolute criterion.
As for the graceful figure? What does it mean to be graceful? Logically speaking, it should be delicate. But looking at Zhang Da, he is not a man who has received a lot of education. The description on his lips may not be accurate. Moreover, men look at women.
Different eyes have different opinions. How do you say this to a middle-aged man? The seventh wife, Zhou, is already slender and graceful, and she looks pitiful. She is a 'weak' woman who needs protection.
So, what is the probability that Mr. Zhang Qi will find another woman like this?
Lin Yutong asked Qingya to bring a pen and paper, and drew several figures of beauties on the paper. Some were plump and voluptuous, some were slender but plump, and some were weak and slender, like a willow blowing in the wind.
Various simple drawings were presented in front of Zhang Da, "Which one is considered graceful?"
Zhang Da directly pointed at a plump and voluptuous one, "This one!"
Lin Yutong covered the first one and asked Zhang Da to look at it, "Where are the other ones? Are there any similar ones?"
Zhang Da shook his head, no more.
Lin Yutong frowned. Song was very good-looking, but not plump. She was slender but plump, not overly exaggerated, but definitely not weakly slender.
She asked: "How many people does this woman... bring with her?"
"I have only seen one maidservant. The maidservant also wore a hood, but judging from her voice...she must be young! She seems to be about the same age as the princess..." As he spoke, he pointed at the slender and plump girl.
The body shape, "The maidservant is almost this body shape, she looks very neat."
The body shape is similar to the Song family, but the age is different from the Song family!
Tongtong pondered a little, "Do you remember where they met?"
Remember!
That's fine, "Go and wait."
Zhang Da went to wait under the eaves about ten meters away.
Tongtong also asked the waiters to come over one by one and ask relevant questions, and look for clues from their conversations.
But among these people, only the words from a coachman and a young boy who served closely were useful.
Xiao Yao said that Mr. Zhang Qi had a very important handkerchief. Once when he was changing clothes and it fell on the floor, Mr. Zhang Qi felt distressed for a long time. He said he wanted to help wash it, but Mr. Zhang Qi refused to let him go. He only smelled it and was careful.
He put it away without asking him to talk too much.
"Why are you afraid of the veil?"
Xiao Yao said, "Master Qi must be carrying it with him."
Okay! Go and wait.
As for the coachman, the coachman said that several times, when passing by Baiyun Temple outside Yinzhou City, Zhang Qiye would ask him to take a two-mile detour to Baiyun Temple and ask for medicine from an old Taoist. The old Taoist's Qutong Pills are excellent!
Pain-removing pills?
Tongtong asked the coachman to go and wait, and then sent Qingya, "Go and ask Dr. Zhang immediately. Ask him if Mr. Zhang Qi can ask her to prescribe a prescription."
yes!
Qing Ya turned around and ran away. Doctor Zhang was living in the mansion. The princes were injured, and Doctor Zhang did not dare to stay away.
Today, Dr. Zhang was giving medicine to King Yong. Qing Ya asked through the screen.
Doctor Zhang thought for a while and said, "Yes! I have prescribed it! It is for women to treat irregular menstruation."
Qingya asked, "Does Grandma Qi have such a disease?"
No!
The fourth master then asked, "What is the princess investigating?"
Qingya didn't know either, so she could only say: "It seems to be related to...that certain saint."
Tongtong got the report from Qingya and knew it well. This woman has dysmenorrhea. Ordinary women only need to take good care of themselves and get better slowly. But if they are women who have been traveling for a long time and have their period, they cannot take medicine in time.
.Painkillers are indeed more practical than conditioning drugs.
She stood up, leaving Xiao Yao and the groom alone, and then asked Lin Chongwen: "Brother, arrest these people first. We will release them after the results are known."
OK!
Tongtong walked out, but Lin Chongwen followed him, "I'm not worried about you going out, so I'll follow you!"
It doesn't matter.
One person and one horse, leading Zhang Da.
Zhang Daxian took him to an inn, "Master Qi saw that woman here before, but he didn't ask me to enter the inn."
"Who doesn't know Mr. Zhang Qi? Has he ever pretended to be?"
Zhang Da frowned, "It's almost always at night when I come out, wearing a big hat..."
Lin Yutong stopped asking, dismounted and entered the inn.
Lin Chongwen didn't ask anything and just followed.
As expected, the store had no impression of Mr. Zhang Qi. "There's no way we wouldn't know about Mr. Zhang Qi's arrival," the shopkeeper said.
The lights are dim at night, and the big bamboo hat can cover the face in shadow. It is normal for the occasional guest to forget.
Tongtong asked, "Are there any special guests, such as female guests, who cover their faces tightly? It is rare to see women covering their heads and faces in the northwest! This covering up of faces should not be unimpressive. Think again, that woman is wearing
She is gorgeous, but she does not come from a small family. She can tell she is beautiful just by looking at her figure, but she has never seen her appearance..."
After saying this, not only the shopkeeper remembered it, but also the proprietress next to him, "If I go back to the princess, it would have been last year... All of them wish they could have their eyes glued to that woman! Fortunately, this shop
I'll do it! We are all women, and we have to be considerate of women's difficulties. Who would be willing to let women show up if they can help it? I scolded the men who looked at them, and the lady even rewarded me with two taels of silver."
"You are a woman, have you seen her appearance?"
"No!" said the landlady, "I said I had sores on my face and came out to seek medical treatment."
"What about the maid?"
"I've never seen him before. He said he was infected." The landlady said, "But that night, my husband moved in."
"His husband came to stay for one night?"
The landlady nodded, "I came late but left early. She must have been on errands. I didn't see her face clearly, so she must have been wearing a bamboo hat! I was also thinking that even the maid was infected. Her husband may not have been infected. People covered themselves up.
, it’s not surprising. I had all the things she used in her home washed and boiled in broken jars for fear of contamination. Sure enough, I never infected anyone again. It’s a pity that many things were thrown away.
I have to re-purchase the two items for the upper room."
Two people going to bed? "You mean, the maid lived in a room alone."
Yes! The landlady pointed upward, "Those two are right next to each other."
Lin Yutong looked up, "Can I go take a look?"
Of course! The landlady led the way and pushed the door open, "We haven't had any guests yet. We don't have guests here every day."
As soon as you step in, you will see that this place is very large and well-organized. The entrance leads to the main hall, which is divided into east and west rooms. The east room is the bedroom, and the west side is the study room. There are tables, chairs, and couches in the study room.
The couch is very thickly covered with two pillows.
The landlady said: "Some noble people take their servants with them when they go out. Our bed is prepared for those who serve. It has a bed, a cover and pillows..."
Lin Yutong pointed outside, "The door is closed, is it soundproof?"
Of course it is soundproof! Our place is mostly built with rammed loess and covered with blue bricks. "Such a thick wall cannot be exposed to the sun in summer, but it can insulate from cold in winter. The soil is not valuable, so I would rather build it thicker, so it is naturally soundproof."
.”
Tongtong tried it and found that it was indeed very soundproof.
Going to the next room, the decoration is exactly the same, very particular.
Tongtong asked again, "What are the characteristics of these two people? Apart from not being able to see their faces, what are their characteristics?"
"Bai... those exposed hands look white, they are extremely beautiful! And those nails are beautifully trimmed. The clothes they are wearing are also beautiful..."
Tongtong pointed to the skirt on her body, "Is it like this?"
No! The boss lady pointed to her own body, "It's a style like this on young ladies. I learned to wear it because it looks good. It's pretty much the same."
Today's clothing is actually mostly from the Han and Tang Dynasties. Tongtong is now slender, so she often wears narrow skirts like skirts. The boss lady is wearing a skirt from the Tang Dynasty. Such clothes are suitable for plump beauties.
She is extremely good-looking, and she looks like a boss lady who has put on weight and has a little belly. It is true that such a dress can cover it up better.
It's getting hotter today. The boss lady's skirt has a huge hem and she is wearing a long-sleeved blouse. It seems that the light blouse can slip off her shoulders at any time.
This is more similar to the costumes of the late Tang Dynasty, which means that the Southern Tang Dynasty continued this style.
Tongtong felt that he had touched a little edge!
She asked again, "How did those two women come? Did they bring a groom? Can't they just walk and stay, or ride horses?"
The landlady was stunned for a moment: "...This... I have no impression! There is no carriage, otherwise I would definitely remember it! Maybe you hired a carriage?"
Tongtong shook his head in his mind: The other customers in this store are probably accomplices of this woman. Otherwise, how can they rest assured that two women are living alone in the store.
After leaving this inn, I followed Dazhang to seven more places, and the results were similar. I only remembered that there was a pair of masters and servants, but I never saw their faces. The descriptions were very different from those described by the inn proprietress.
I remember there were only two women. The woman's husband came at night and left before dawn. I don't remember anyone else.
The eighth place is a courtyard.
Finally, when he arrived at the door, he saw three horses at the door. Lin Gao was standing at the door. He was stunned for a moment, "Princess? Grandson?"
Tongtong was also surprised, "Daddy is in there?"
yes!
Tongtong and Lin Chongwen walked inside and saw Lin Keyong standing in the yard, looking around.
"Daddy!"
"Second uncle."
Link looked at Tongtong with a frown, "Didn't I ask you to check?"
Tongtong didn't reply to his question, but just asked, "How did you find this yard?"
"It's impossible for Mr. Zhang Qi to raise this woman in the same place, otherwise it's impossible for your eldest uncle not to know about it! The family law is strict. If your eldest uncle finds out, he won't be able to do anything. Then he can only do it somewhere else.
You can go back and forth in a fixed place. But if you go around again, you must have a fixed residence! The reason why a beauty is a beauty is that she must have her own place to rest and take care of herself. You can’t be beautiful if you are floating on the road all day long!”
Lin Chongwen: "..." It makes sense! But this angle is really strange.
Lin Yutong understood, "Beauty loves exquisiteness, so it can only be exquisite! If you live in a nunnery or a place like a temple, if it is exquisite, it will be too eye-catching."
That's right, "So, you still have to find a yard! If you are familiar with Yinzhou, you will know that this area is the foothold of Hongshang. Hongshang is rich and has a good place to live. However, Hongshang's whereabouts are unpredictable. Sometimes he is gone for half a year, and sometimes he is not there for three years.
I'll come back. It's not strange for anyone to come or leave suddenly. It's even less strange to bring a few beautiful women in and out. So, where else can they go besides settling here?"
Lin Yutong nodded, there was nothing wrong with Link's consideration in this direction.
She turned around to look at the situation in the room. There were still a lot of ashes in the copper basin. Apparently, all the things on the paper were burned. But the clothes were all there.
The clothes in the main room are all simple and elegant, and they look smaller in size. Looking at the things on the dressing table, they are very simple.
When I went to the West House, the sizes of the clothes were a little wider, and most of them were colorful. There were also rouges and other items on the dressing table, which were in many colors.
After carefully distinguishing the scents in the two rooms, Tongtong felt that he had smelled them before.
Looking at the other houses, there are signs that someone has lived in them, and they are all men.
There are still good pancakes and vegetables in the kitchen. It is obvious that they have lived here for a long time and have not been away for a long time.
After being transferred out, Tongtong said, "Did you ask someone to chase you?"
Lin Kuan asked, "Which direction should I pursue? If he had turned into a mountain man and hid in any ravine for a year and a half, he would never have been found."
Tongtong shook his head and looked at Link Yong. Link Yong pondered for a moment before he was about to speak. An idea flashed in Tongtong's mind, "I know! Let's go!"
Link Yong: "...Do you know where to go?"
"Follow the Wuding River and enter the Qingshui River. From the Qingshui River, enter Liupan Mountain. There is Longyin Temple on Liupan Mountain. Longyin Temple is their hiding place! It is not yet time for the water to be filled, so they can't walk fast.
, we will definitely be able to intercept him." After saying that, he got on his horse and rode away.
Link Yong smiled and looked at Lin Kuan: "How about my girl?"
Intelligence is extremely intelligent! But I don’t understand.
Link pointed towards the room, "Those clothes and the smell of spices all indicate that these people are related to the previous dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, during the Anshi Rebellion, Tang Xuanzong was driven out of Chang'an by An Lushan. At that time, Prince Li Heng and Tang Xuanzong
Parting ways, he went all the way north and stationed troops in Liupan Mountain. Li Heng took his son Li Yu to stay in the temple, and the temple was renamed Longyin Temple. After that, Li Heng proclaimed his accession to the throne in Lingwu, honoring his father Xuanzong as the
Both the Supreme Emperor Li Heng and Li Yu, their father and son, took refuge in Longyin Temple..."
Got it! Longyin Temple is where Li Tang found his way out of desperate situations!
Lin Keyong nodded: "After Li Yu came to the throne, in the first year of Guangde, Tubo mobilized troops to capture Chang'an. Li Yu fled, and then boldly used Guo Ziyi to defeat Tubo."
Lin Kuan understood a little bit, "Guo Ziyi was stationed in the Western Region, and his energy in the Western Region was extraordinary! The soldiers stationed in Anxi after that were all related to Guo Ziyi. Most of them took root in the Western Region..."
Yes! Longyin Temple - Descendants of the Tang Dynasty Royal Family - Western Regions - Guo Ziyi - Anxi Garrison.
Doesn’t this thread go together?
Lin Kuan asked, "Can we catch up? Looking at the current situation, the saint should not be the Song family. But if it weren't for the Song family, who would pay attention to the princess and you?"
Who?
Tongtong stopped the person in the river. Due to the dry season, some parts of the river were open and some were blocked. Didn't Tongtong cross the path and quickly catch up?
There must be dozens of people in the three small boats, most of them are capable and strong men.
There were only two women among them. The one sitting upright was indeed a voluptuous and beautiful woman, but she was not the Song family.
Standing behind this beautiful woman was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl with her head half lowered, dressed quite simply.
Lin Yutong did not look at the beautiful woman who looked up and smiled at her, but looked at the young girl, "Master Li Nan, the direct princess of the late Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor's uncle bestows upon you the title of princess! May I ask, your highness, is it you?
?”
The girl raised her head, looked at Tongtong calmly, and then smiled, "Cousin, are you always kind?"
Lin Yutong's face was complicated. This person was the daughter of Empress Song. Unlike Empress Song, this daughter was very low-key. She should be in Anlehou Mansion, but she didn't know why she appeared here.
I'm afraid that the person in the house is a substitute, and I don't know when I found it.
She sighed: "The Tang Dynasty has become a thing of the past, and the Imperial family of Dachen has never made things difficult for you. Isn't it good to live a stable life in the palace? Why did you come out?"
Why?
Li Nanshi laughed out loud, then tilted his head to look at Tongtong, "How did you know that I was the mastermind?"
"You live in an inn but not in the servants' room. The upper room has a west side room with excellent sound insulation. It won't affect you because the men and women there have sex. But you still can't bear it, so you opened another room.
, Isn’t it strange? The small courtyard where you stayed, the main room is simple, and the clothes and furnishings tell me that it is for you. You two have very clear priorities."
Master Li Nan suddenly realized: "So that's it! I've always been noble, I thought I was condescending, but it turns out it's full of loopholes."
She walked from the back to the front, and the plump woman quickly got up and stood in the back.
Master Li Nan calmly sat down and looked up at Tongtong, "My mother always said that she is smarter than my aunt, but I am not as smart as you. You will know if you are smart or not by comparing yourself. You are smart, but I am not.
Stupid?"
You are not stupid! You are very smart. You have incited so many people to make trouble with you! In addition to the more than 4,000 soldiers who suppressed the rebellion, more than 4,000 people died, and more than 10,000 people were incited by you to rebel.
.In total, about 20,000 people died because of you.
"Just to compete with me to see who is smarter?"
Master Li Nan snorted coldly, and his face turned cold, "My brother is young, but this princess is already an adult. Our Tang Dynasty has produced empresses and princesses who dominated the world... Men and women are not important in the Tang Dynasty! You guys
You have forgotten that this princess is also of the bloodline of the Empress. As long as the bloodline of the Tang Dynasty is still there, I will definitely restore my country, Zuo, the Tang Dynasty!"
"In a world of chaos, are you looking for an opportunity to restore your country amidst the chaos?" Lin Yutong looked at her, "Is this your purpose?"
"Not bad!" Master Li Nan raised his lips, "And I... almost did it!"
Lin Yutong looked at the beautiful woman and saw the rouge mole between her eyebrows, "It is said that the late Emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty loved a concubine named Zhou very much..."
The woman was silent and said nothing.
Tongtong turned around and said, "Come with me! You can't escape."
Master Li Nan looked at Lin Yutong: "How about making a deal with you?"
What?
"You take this woman back for business. And you let me go..." Li Nanshi said. Seeing Tongtong frown, she said, "Don't refuse in a hurry! If you let me go, your mother will be saved; if you don't let her go,
I, it’s hard to say what will happen to your mother.”
It means that the Song family is in her hands.
Lin Yutong sneered, "I don't care whether the Song family lives or dies. And you, you have to think about whether I will give the Southern Tang Li family a way to survive!"
Li Nanshi looked over at Chao Tongtong with extremely sharp eyes. Tongtong looked at her and told her word for word: "Twenty thousand people died because of you. This is a disaster that cannot be eradicated! Your stupidity is called
