Chapter 9 The Hou Mansion is on fire, this time it's real
Chapter 9 The Hou Mansion was on fire, this time it was real
Author: Bu Yiqiu
Chapter 9 The Hou Mansion was on fire, this time it was real
She ordered Su Ren to return to Fajintang with her.
He greeted Su Ren in the back hall and offered him new tea at a small price. He opened the wooden box and found a pile of brand new bamboo signs inside.
She looked back at the wall that Wang Song was looking at today.
The wall was originally empty, but Yu Qiansi used it to hang many bamboo plaques with five-color silk threads. The bamboo plaques shook gently, making a tiny knocking sound. If you look carefully, you can see that there are many words written on the front and back.
Different threads represent different relationships. People's names are engraved on the front of the bamboo cards, and related things are written in ink on the back of the bamboo cards. The whole wall is chaotic and orderly, but it has its own interesting. Whenever a case is completed
, she will remove the corresponding bamboo sign and silk thread.
Yu Qiansi looked down and saw a note inside:
"I hope the world will be clear and bright, and we will no longer use hanging bamboo as a wall."
The faded green bamboo slices are light and slightly curved, with moderate hardness and softness, making them excellent writing materials.
Yu Qiansi carefully put the note back into the box, closed the wooden box, took out the Hsinchu card and the carving knife on the side, and began to ask Su Ren for details.
"What happened in Guang'an Hou Mansion today?"
Su Ren took a sip of the fragrant early spring Longjing, and the fragrance danced between his lips and teeth. He didn't have time to sigh at its deliciousness, so he quickly took out a letter from his arms and handed it over with both hands.
"Something happened this morning. But strictly speaking, it should have happened before and after you left last night. But there was a big fuss at the funeral this morning. The magistrate was at the funeral at the time. After attending the funeral, he checked
After finishing the situation, I immediately rushed back to the county government office and wrote this letter. I ordered the villain to rush to the capital to give it to you. Your Excellency explained the cause and effect one by one in the letter.
But the villain was at the scene at that time, and I specifically told you that I would tell you everything I know, and I will tell you everything."
Yu Qiansi felt the thickness of the letter and felt ashamed. Lin Shen was really a talkative person. Even if he wrote such a thick letter, there probably wouldn't be much point.
It would be thoughtful to send someone with knowledge. But it would be better if you can find someone who can speak to the key points.
Yu Qiansi sighed silently in his heart, motioned for him to sit down and drink tea, and replied slowly.
"At about three o'clock in the morning, a fire broke out in the backyard of the Hou Mansion."
Su Ren glanced at Daoyu Qiansi's playful smile and coughed dryly to cover up his embarrassment, "Ahem, it's different this time. It's really a fire."
Yu Qiansi motioned for him to continue, while opening the letter and reading ten lines, it turned out to be full of nonsense and not much useful information. So he picked up the carving knife and continued to write and draw on the bamboo sign.
"The two little maids who discovered the fire at that time said that there was an old housekeeper in the burning house. It took a long time to put out the fire. But the person was burned out of shape by the fire. This was not over yet. Immediately afterwards, the Marquis of Guang'an
The little princess of the mansion made a big fuss in the mourning hall, saying that there was something very strange about the old lady's death, and that the housekeeper's death tonight was definitely not that simple. She also threatened that she would not be buried until the truth of the matter was found out. She also said. "
Su Ren secretly glanced at Yu Qiansi, who was indifferent, and plucked up the courage to say: "The little princess also said that what you arrested last night was not a thief, but an insider of the fire. I want you to let him go and thoroughly investigate the fire."
Seeing that Yu Qiansi still had no reaction, only smiled slightly and lowered his head to carve the bamboo sign, he had no choice but to continue talking.
"In order to appease the little princess and not let her delay the funeral, my lord has no choice but to promise that she will thoroughly investigate the fire. After the funeral ceremony is over, it is Mao time. You also know that the old county captain in Nan'an County is not in charge of things, lord.
He personally took the bad guys to inspect the scene of the fire, and immediately asked me to deliver a message to you."
Yu Qiansi's carving knife paused for a moment. Even though she didn't know much about Gaomen's affairs, she also noticed something strange in it.
"How come there is a little princess in the Guang'an Marquis Mansion?"
Su Ren had been instructed by Lin Shen early in the morning, so he conveniently made the introduction.
It turns out that there was not only one princess in the Guang'an Marquis Mansion, but two.
The old lady of the Marquis Mansion is one of them. Her origins are really not trivial. She is actually the daughter of Princess Leyang, the late emperor's direct aunt. Princess Leyang was favored since she was a child and was given money by the extremely wealthy "Number One Duke" An Guo. The family gave birth to three sons and one daughter, and the daughter was named the princess. The princess later married the old Marquis of Guang'an, the old lady of the Marquis' mansion who had just passed away.
After the death of Princess Leyang, the late emperor planned to give the descendants of the Qian family the title of princess to express his grief for his aunt. Unfortunately, the descendants of the Qian family were prosperous. For three generations, there was only one female dependent, Mrs. Guang'an Hou. The old lady only had one female dependent. She gave birth to an only son. Coincidentally, the Marquis of Guang'an had just given birth to a young daughter at that time, who was Mrs. Hou's granddaughter, so they took advantage of the situation and gave her the title of "Princess Changsi".
If this is the case, wouldn't the ancestors and grandchildren be equal? The late emperor thought about it and originally planned to make him the county head.
But when the old lady heard about this, she wrote to the late emperor, stating that she had already been granted a title by the imperial court, and she was willing to ask for the title of princess to be removed so that her granddaughter could become the princess.
Yu Qiansi's mind was racing with thoughts, and he kept carving in his hand. After several exchanges, three bamboo cards had been engraved with powerful inscribed names on the front: Boyi, Guang'an Houfu, Qingyuan.
At this time, Sui Feng dragged his tired and weak steps into Fajin Hall.
"How's the interrogation going?" Yu Qiansi asked without raising his head, gently blowing away the bamboo chips on the bamboo sign.
She placed the bamboo plaque engraved with the three characters "Guang'an Hou" on the left side of the table, and the bamboo plaque "Qingyuan" on the right side of the table. She stared at the two bamboo plaques in front of her, tapping the table with her index finger, moving the jade in the fingertips. The universe also spun round and round, making sporadic sounds.
"Yao Guang is still interrogating other details. There is no news yet, but it does not look like homicide."
Suifeng really couldn't figure it out. Such a way to die, this monk was too cruel to him.
Yu Qiansi didn't expect Sui Feng's brain to come up with any useful ideas. Wu Ya Wei's orthodox leader Yao Guang was experienced and calm, and was indeed more suitable for interrogating clues.
Sui Feng is a man of great martial arts, and if calculated carefully, he should be number one in the Wuya Guard. But in the end, he only ended up with the position of deputy commander and was under the spotlight because his mind is really simple and he never uses his brain when faced with problems. , only knows how to make noises, and his ideas are extremely naive.
Yu Qiansi's evaluation only has eight words: a seven-foot man, a delicate girl.
Yu Qiansi looked at the bamboo cards on the table and thought, if the problem was not in Dali Temple, then it could only be on the way to Beijing early this morning.
She placed the bamboo sign with the word "Bo Yi" engraved on it in the middle of the two wooden signs, her eyes silent and silent.
The strange man captured outside the Guang'an Marquis' Mansion, the vigorous singing of an old man inside the wall, a fire broke out in the middle of the night, and an old man happened to be burned to death. The princess did not hesitate to make a fuss in the mourning hall to prove that there was another reason for her grandmother's death. And the Marquis' wife Little Zhang behaved even more strangely.
How does all this relate?
Seeing that it was already getting late, Yu Qiansi raised his head and ordered: "Suifeng, settle down little brother Su and treat him to some delicious food. Then go to the household department and retrieve Hongzhou Boyi's household registration file. Tomorrow morning, we must Give me all the information about Boyi."
Yu Qiansi picked up the pen, turned over the three bamboo cards one by one, and wrote and drew on the back.
I don't know how much time passed, but Yu Qiansi suddenly felt a pain in his stomach and couldn't concentrate. When he looked up, he saw that it was already dark. He had forgotten to eat again. He calculated the time, and he could still make it to the evening market.
She stretched her body, walked out of Ti Xing Si, turned to the alley on the right, and walked around to the back door of Ti Xing Si. It was like another world of fireworks.
Different from the desolate and lonely places on both sides of Tixingsiqian Avenue, the place is bustling with people and lively. Numerous snacks are steaming with steam, like fish lingering in front of the tip of the nose like clouds.
The crowds were like weaving, and the candlelight was dancing, reflecting the clear light and dark on everyone's face. The existence of shadows actually deepened the smiles and enthusiasm on people's faces.
The hawking sounds around her slightly smoothed the frown on Yu Qiansi's face. If she had time, she really wanted to sit here all day.
It's a pity that after buying snacks now, I still need to turn back before the curfew. I still need to complete the case statement tonight. If I don't publish the list tomorrow, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of gossip.
Not long after returning to the Punishment Division, she heard a lot of noise outside. Yu Qian sighed with her forehead raised, how could it be so lively today?
Not long after, the voice suddenly dropped, and Sui Feng walked in with a dark face.
"What's going on outside?"
"Oh my lord, it's a long story. There is a woman outside who is clamoring and insisting on seeing you. I have already told you that she has already gone to the Yamen. It is really unreasonable to make such a fuss! Moreover, the woman is dressed in filial piety, so miserable that it is really unlucky.
Don't worry, I'll delay it a little longer, and when the curfew is over, the night watchers will naturally take her away."
After Sui Feng settled down with Su Ren, she happened to encounter this woman making a noise when she came back for the night watch, so naturally she would not let her go.
Yu Qiansi stared at Sui Feng angrily, no wonder the noise was so loud just now. Did you have a love quarrel with someone?
That’s all, what’s the point of following Feng’s wooden head!
A young woman dressed in filial piety, clamoring to see her?
She turned the world around and gently pressed the bamboo sign of Guang'an Marquis Mansion with one hand. She didn't expect the person to come so quickly.
Suddenly an idea struck me, and I picked up Lin Shen's letter and read it carefully.