Lin Shen had been waiting at the city gate for a long time and saw Yu Qiansi riding into the city. Just as he was about to greet him, he saw behind Yu Qiansi, Boyi, who was being regarded as the number one suspect, dressed in simple black clothes, riding his horse to follow in a swaggering manner.
At that time, I was so shocked that I couldn't breathe. When I turned around and saw Princess Changsi walking with them in plain clothes, I almost lost my breath.
When Yu Qiansi dismounted, Lin Shen's facial features wrinkled together.
"My aunt, what are you planning to do?"
With these two scourges, are you here to investigate the case, or are you here to cause trouble and just watch the fun?
Yu Qiansi knew that Lin Shen had good intentions and couldn't bear to tease him any more, so she handed him two pots of Peach Blossom Drunkenness that he had not had time to drink yesterday.
He comforted him and said, "Don't worry, Guangzhi. This visit is a serious official business, and I know it well. Please tell me how the situation is."
Lin Shen took the wine unceremoniously, looked up to the sky and sighed, but was not convinced by Yu Qiansi's "knowledge". When his thoughts changed, he thought of what he had heard this morning - the murderer of the murderous signature case was dead. Could it be.
He leaned over and asked in a low voice: "Did you bring him here because of that monk -"
"——Guangzhi." Yu Qiansi glanced at him lightly and interrupted: "Time is pressing."
Lin Shen had no choice but to speak carefully as if he was resigned to his fate.
Yesterday morning, in order not to delay the funeral, Lin Shen was forced to promise that the princess would thoroughly investigate the fire in the backyard. He planned to go through the process, but unexpectedly he discovered something strange.
The fire was lit at about 2:00 p.m. The two little maids followed the order and went to the backyard to pick up the old lady's belongings for burial. Because they also included flowers and other things that were often planted in the old lady's courtyard, Yu Ren kept them in the ice cellar in the backyard early in the morning.
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When the two arrived at the backyard, they saw only candles burning in the room. Yu Ren seemed to be crouching in front of the table, carving something by the candlelight, and his shadow was imprinted on the window by the candlelight.
Yu Ren likes to play with stone carvings on weekdays, and his craftsmanship is very good. However, because of his weird temper, neither of them dared to disturb him. They just wanted to get something and go back quickly, so they bypassed the house and went to the cellar. As a result, they just left.
When they arrived at the entrance of the cellar, they heard a "rumbling" sound inside the house, like the sound of many heavy objects falling to the ground. The two were startled, and when they looked back, they saw that the fire was already burning.
The two little maids shouted quickly. However, the group that had experienced the test in the evening was at a dark and sleepy time, and the yard was even more remote. By the time the two reached the place where there were people, the fire had already lit up the whole place.
A piece of night sky.
After the funeral, Lin Shen hurried back and wrote a letter to Yu Qiansi. After finishing the official business at hand, he took people to check the fire scene. More importantly, he wanted to check the origin of the fire so that he could have some information about the Hou Mansion.
An explanation.
Unexpectedly, this investigation revealed many problems.
When Lin Shen said this, he stopped and looked at Yu Qiansi with a smile.
Yu Qiansi had to slow down her journey that day because of the large number of people. In order to enter the capital early in the morning, Chou Shizheng took the troops and took the token to open the city gate and left without knowing about the fire. It was rare for her to wait patiently for a long time, but unexpectedly
When Lin Shen talked about the real key point, he was too vague.
He snorted coldly: "I can't find the clues that you can find out? If you continue to lie, I won't let you get drunk next time."
Seeing that Lin Shen couldn't control Yu Qiansi, he reluctantly told his discovery while holding two bottles of good wine.
Although the entire house had been burned to ashes, the roof beams had not collapsed, and we could barely go in to check. Although the house was pitch black, after a rough inventory, we found that there were indeed some valuable things missing.
When he heard that something was missing, Boyi, who had been silent all the time, felt a little strange.
"You have lost something valuable, but you can still sit at the table carving stones with peace of mind late at night?" Yu Qiansi said, deliberately taking a few steps behind and looking at the princess, but found that there was nothing unusual about the princess after hearing about the theft.
Lin Shen echoed: "That's not all! We investigated the origin of the fire and found that although there were traces of the oil lamp being knocked over in the house, the traces of oil spreading were messy and all over the floor."
This does not rule out the possibility of arson.
Lin Shen continued: "Now that we have reached this point, I had no choice but to find a widower to come over and check the body. I didn't expect it! Guess what? Although my widower is not as good as your brother Zhang, he also said that the body should have died before the ugly time.
.However, the body was burned to a disgraceful state, and he could not find out the specific time."
Yu Qiansi had a headache. Lin Shen's eloquence was really suitable for being a storyteller. He was definitely a hard-to-find talent.
She had to remind: "Guang'an Marquis' Mansion is about to arrive, is there anything else you want to say? Also, what's going on with that leak?"
How come the murderer must be Boyi?
When it came to Geng Lu, Lin Shen couldn't say anything. He leaned next to Yu Qiansi and whispered: "I quietly told you about Geng Lu, and I haven't told the people in the Hou Mansion yet. But... well, that Geng Lu is real.
It’s strange, I’d better take you to see it myself. You’ll know then.”
Yu Qiansi looked at the gate of the Hou Mansion in front of her, raised her eyebrows and smiled.
Regardless of the purpose of the person who did all this, he dared to do these tricks under his nose in an attempt to hide the truth. Yu Qian sharpened his knife vigorously and led the two people into the Guang'an Marquis' Mansion with murderous intent.
The Marquis of Guang'an was waiting at the door early and invited Yu Qiansi in.
When Yu Qiansi saw the smiling and amiable Marquis Guang'an waiting for him in the front hall, he couldn't believe that this was the same person as Yu Feng, who had treated him coldly that day.
Even when they saw Boyi and Yu Anning, their expressions did not change.
Little Zhang, on the other hand, sat aside with a face ashen as gray, and a little unnoticeable panic.
"Yutixing is here. I have to ask you to come in person for a small fire. My little girl is really causing trouble for you. I guess this young master is Mr. Bo from Weiran Academy. It was a misunderstanding that night, a misunderstanding.
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The news was very good. Yu Qiansi thought that there were people from them in the Ministry of Finance, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly. Being in the suburbs of Beijing, still in mourning, and having such eyes and ears, it was really amazing.
She always hated these pretentious exchanges, and when she was about to get to the point, she was interrupted by Boyi who was standing aside.
Boyi bowed politely and said: "I don't dare to take it as 'Sir', I'm just a junior of my uncle's family. The misunderstanding between the junior and Yu Ti Xing disturbed the peace of your house the night before. I really feel sorry for the junior and the adults."
.Please also ask the Marquis to allow us two to go and offer a stick of incense to the old lady as a mark of respect."
He looked up and saw the somewhat guilty and nervous princess beside him, and added: "Princess Changsi is also worried that there are evil people in the palace. For the safety of you and your wife, she asked Dali Temple to thoroughly investigate the fire. People in the capital heard that
Regarding this incident, everyone praised the princess for her filial piety, and hoped that the marquis would not blame her for her sincerity."
Boyi's words were sonorous and powerful but not aggressive. They really had the air of a gentleman who had been immersed in the academy, and the Marquis Guang'an's displeasure with Yu Anning immediately faded away.
The name of Weiran Academy is not small. In addition, Boyi is handsome in appearance, elegant in temperament, and has a free and easy manner. He is much better than Yu Qiansi next to him. Yu Feng repeatedly said "Take all the trouble" and never mentioned Yu Anning again.
They were led to the old lady's yard to offer incense.
According to the rules of the capital, when keeping a vigil for the elderly, the coffin can only be moved after five or seven days of absence. Therefore, as soon as the funeral ceremony was over, the old lady's coffin was moved back to Fengtingyuan for enshrinement.
Yu Anning hurriedly stepped forward and said warmly: "I'll take Sister Yu and the others there."
After Yu Qiansi agreed to help, she breathed a sigh of relief and returned to her girlish nature. Holding Yu Qiansi's hand, she felt warm to her heart and asked her to once again convey the name of "Jade Rakshasa" to her.
The man cursed me like crazy.
When Yu Feng saw Yu Anning, he was furious and could not get angry, so he just told her to leave quickly with a cold face.
Yu Anning kept moving and quickly took the two of them and led the boy away together.
After leaving the front hall, Yu Anning glanced at Boyi and saw that Boyi was staring at Yu Qiansi as if he had something to say, so he stopped talking. He turned his eyes and ordered the young man to lead the way with her.
He and Yu Qiansi and Boyi opened a small distance.
When he was far away, Boyi lowered his voice and taunted Yu Qiansi in a low voice that the servant could not hear.
"You're still investigating the case like this? Not only do you not know how to say nice things, you don't even know how to look at people's faces."
Yu Qiansi pursed her lips, but said loudly, "I never rely on people's looks when investigating cases."
That's why she hates dealing with these wealthy people. They all like to come and go with each other in a pretentious manner, and they really waste their time on useless work.
Seeing Boyi beside her who was so at ease, his ordinary black clothes couldn't hide his majesty. Even though her eyes were high, she had to admit that his trick was somewhat effective. He could go to the old lady without any effort.
Check out the yard.
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