Yun Shang was stunned, and quickly took the booklet from Luo Qingyan's hand, opened it, and recorded in detail Cao Shanxiu's birth date, time of entering the palace, and family background.
The time of entering the palace was almost consistent. Yun Shang took a closer look at his family background. Cao Shanxiu's father was just a fifth-grade magistrate of the state, but...
Yun Shang's eyes fell firmly on the line below. Although Cao Shanxiu's father was only the fifth-rank magistrate of the state, he was the younger brother of the former first-rank general Jianwei.
The title of General Jianwei, with the word "Qian" added in front of it, made Yun Shang squint her eyes. In this way, she was almost sure that this Cao Shanxiu was the Cao Cairen. She was not favored because of her family background.
, it’s because she is from the Cao family. It’s no wonder that Xia Huanyu let Xia Houjing’s biological mother hide in Cao Cairen’s palace. Firstly, because Cao Cairen was not favored, she was relatively unnoticed, and secondly because Cao Cairen
The relationship between Cai Ren and the daughters of the Cao family is that of cousins. The relationship is close enough, so they sincerely help hide it.
Yun Shang nodded, raised her eyes and looked at Luo Qingyan and said: "It's her. I don't know if she is still alive or in the palace. If she is found, Xia Houjing's life experience will come to light.
"
Luo Qingyan nodded gently, and his eyes fell on the three words on the cover page of the book: "I ordered someone to check it out."
The two talked for a while, then put the book away and went down to the library together. It was really dark outside, so Qin Yi simply took a palace lantern from the library and illuminated it.
Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan returned to Weiyang Palace together.
After returning to Weiyang Palace, before she sat down, Yun Shang saw the excitement on Qian Zhan's face and said with a smile: "What's going on today? Look at such a happy look."
After Qian Zui heard the words, he walked to the door and looked around, then returned to the house and whispered in Yun Shang's ear: "Madam, there are two pieces of news, one good and one bad. Which one do you want to hear first?"
Looking at her expression, Yun Shang knew that the good ones were much better than the bad ones, so she smiled and said, "Then let's listen to the bad ones first."
Qianzuo smiled and nodded, then responded softly: "The secret guards searched all over the harem, but they couldn't find the place called Luoxue Pavilion."
Hearing this, Yun Shang was a little surprised: "No? How come there isn't?"
Qin Yi was also stunned: "Could it be that the palace maid named Yuqin deceived us?" After saying that, she shook her head again, "It's impossible, we just saw what was recorded in the booklet, and it was indeed called Luoxue Pavilion.
ah."
Yun Shang secretly guessed in her heart. The most likely possibility is that Xia Huanyu had already changed the name of Luoxue Pavilion. The Cao Cairen in Luoxue Pavilion was not favored to begin with. The palace servant from twenty or thirty years ago
There aren't many people still in the palace, so I'm afraid not many people remember Luoxue Pavilion.
With Yun Shang thinking in her mind, she raised her head and looked at Qian Zui and said, "This is bad news, what about the good news?"
Qian Zui blinked mysteriously, and Fang smiled and said: "We have found the butcher Liu Jin in Yangliu Village."
Yun Shang couldn't help but froze when she heard this, and a bit of surprise appeared in her eyes: "What's going on today? The clues are coming one after another."
After a pause, he asked again: "What did you ask?"
Qian Zhui nodded and replied: "That Liu Jin said that it was the teacher with the same name as him who gave them silver to move. The teacher said that in their eyes, having the same name as a butcher is a big deal.
It was a very insulting thing. He didn’t think much about it and moved his family away.”
He drank lightly and said softly: "The secret guard quietly checked the county annals of the county where Yangliu Town belongs. It is written in it that Liu Feixue, who entered the palace as a concubine, has been a butcher for generations in her family."
It was just as Yun Shang thought.
Yun Shang snorted coldly. Liu Jin was afraid that he was not called Liu Jin at all. He settled in Yangliu Town and lived in the name of a teacher, and then sent Liu Feixue to the palace, but he was afraid of being
When someone found out, they simply gave the butcher and his family some silver to move, and then replaced them with the butcher's name.
And what is the purpose behind all these actions? Yun Shang squinted her eyes, thinking of the information that the secret guards had found out in Yangliu Town, and she had some guesses in her heart. I am afraid that all of this is to protect Liu.
Singing to the wind.
Liu Jin called Liu Yinfeng his master, and tried every possible means to enter Jincheng, and sent Liu Yinfeng to Xia Huanyu in this way.
What is Liu Yinfeng’s identity?
Yun Shang was thinking in her mind, and Luo Qingyan spoke softly: "I have ordered the secret guards to try every possible means to rescue Liu Yinfeng. It shouldn't take long."
Yun Shang nodded slightly and frowned, feeling that he was surrounded by all kinds of mysteries everywhere.
"By the way, my secret guard reported that there are many people dressed as soldiers in Liucang City who are acting wantonly in the city, robbing people of their money, killing ordinary people at will, and defiling women. This has aroused the anger of the people in Liucang City.
Luo Qingyan said, then raised the corner of his mouth and smiled: "I'm afraid Liu Yinfeng has a headache now."
Hearing this, Yun Shang felt a little happy in her heart, and responded with a smile: "That's good, I would like to see how Liu Yinfeng will handle this matter, but no matter how he handles it, the reputation of his soldiers will be
It has been corrupted, but it is very disadvantageous to him."
After dinner, Yun Shang entered the inner hall and saw the empty place next to the table. Then she remembered it, turned around and looked at Qian Zui and said, "But I found out who entered the hall that day and changed the bottle."
The plum blossom in the middle?”
Qianzuo nodded in response and whispered softly: "We found out, it's Peilan."
"Peilan?" Yun Shang frowned, "Isn't Peilan one of our own?"
Qin Yi was also a little surprised and said quickly: "I promise that Peilan will be fine. There must be some hidden secret in this matter. I might as well call Peilan in and ask her carefully."
Yun Shang nodded: "Ask Peilan to come in."
Qian Zui went out and called Peilan. Peilan walked in and bowed to Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan. Yun Shang asked softly: "Pelan, yesterday you changed the flowers in the vase in the inner hall."
of?"
Peilan thought for a moment before replying: "Is your Majesty asking about the plum blossom branches in the celadon vase?"
"Yes, that's the plum blossom."
Hearing this, Peilan nodded gently and said: "It was my slave who changed it. Yesterday, my lady followed the guard to the inner chamber, and then someone from the palace came into the inner hall to clean it. I thought that Aunt Qinyi had told me not to do anything.
Let the other palace attendants enter the inner hall alone, and the slave girl followed him in. When the palace attendant was cleaning the celadon vase, he accidentally took out a plum blossom from the vase. The slave girl looked at the plum blossoms under the blanket.
The areas where the water was soaked turned black, so he asked the palace servants to pour the water out of the vase, wash the vase, and fill it with fresh water, and then the servant went to pick plum blossoms to replace them."
When Yun Shang heard what Peilan said so calmly, she was a little bit dumbfounded: "You really did something bad this time with good intentions."
When Peilan heard what Yunshang said, she knew that she might have done something wrong, so she stood there with some embarrassment.
Luo Qingyan's brows furrowed slightly: "I feel that the cleaning lady is a bit suspicious."
After Jing Luo said this lightly, Yun Chang also came to his senses. If it was as Peilan said, the palace servants came in to clean. Normal cleaning would only wipe the surface of the vase with a cloth, so what?
Will you bring the plum blossoms out of the bottle? And the time coincides with the moment when Yun Shang left after discovering the secret of the plum blossoms. Such a coincidence is a bit too much.
"Do you remember who the palace man is?" Yun Shang asked softly.
Peilan thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I really don't remember much."
Yun Shang frowned. Could it be that besides Shen Ke, there were other people in the Weiyang Palace who were staring at her? And that other person was probably not as simple as Shen Ke, just staring.
Although she didn't know what was in the vase, it was definitely not a good thing. What that person wanted was her life.
It's just that Peilan doesn't remember the appearance of the palace man. There are many palace people in Weiyang Palace, and it will be very difficult to find out. All she can do at the moment is to take precautions.
Yun Shang smiled and asked Peilan to retreat, then raised her head and said softly: "It doesn't matter, a fox will always show its tail."
Li Fuhua's body was discovered two days later in a well in a very remote part of the palace. The body had been swollen and must have been soaked for some time. When the palace officials came to report the matter, Yun Shang
I couldn't help but frown: "This Chinese New Year is really unlucky. Go and ask Li Qianmo to come and take a look."
The guard responded. Yun Shang thought for a while and finally stood up: "Let's go and take a look."
The palace is at the eastern end of the harem, running east and west from the chamberlain who Li Fuhua escaped from that day, and almost passes through the entire palace. When Yun Shang arrived at the entrance of the dilapidated palace where Li Fuhua's body was found, she found that the palace was in a state of dilapidation.
, even the plaque at the door fell to the ground, and it was already covered with vines.
"Mother, be careful." Qinyi saw this and quickly stepped forward to help Yunshang, "The steps are covered with moss. It has snowed in the past two days, and the ground is wet and a little slippery."
Yun Shang nodded and entered the yard. The yard was also overgrown with weeds, and some wormwood grew almost up to her waist. Because of the accident that had just happened, there were many palace people watching the excitement standing in the yard. Yun Shang
Shang frowned: "How come there is such a failed place in this palace? Why is there no one cleaning it?"
When a nun on the side heard this, she quickly responded: "The Empress does not know something. This courtyard was originally sealed by the Supreme Emperor's order, and then it was gradually forgotten. If it hadn't been for something like this, I'm afraid everyone would be there."
No one remembers a place like this exists here."
Hearing this, Yun Shang had a flash of doubt in his eyes, but it didn't last long, and he walked towards where the crowd was gathering.
"Everyone give way, the Queen is here." The guard on the side quickly raised his voice, and the people surrounding him quickly gave way.
The well where Li Fuhua's body was found was hidden among the wormwood that was half a man's height. Li Fuhua's body had been fished out, placed in the open space beside the well, and covered with a shabby white cloth.
Yun Shang did not go to see Li Fuhua's body, but just walked around the well. Although the well was covered by wormwood, there was a protruding platform about three feet beside the well, and the surrounding areas of the well were also very dense.
It is dilapidated and covered with moss. There are messy footprints on the moss, but there are no traces left by anyone slipping.
Yun Shang looked at it and then returned to Li Fuhua's body. The guards quickly lifted off the white cloth covering the body. Yun Shang's eyes fell on the body and she couldn't help but frown. The body was soaked.
He was extremely swollen, but his clothes and shoes were in order, and there were no obvious injuries on his body.
Yun Shang stood there and frowned. Li Fuhua probably didn't fall by himself, but who was the murderer?
Yun Shang stood by the well for a while, then turned around and ordered the guards: "I'm afraid the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment will arrive soon. Please order someone to ask the palace officials who has been around here in the past few days.
Let them stand aside, and when Master Li comes, he should be able to ask them questions."
The guard responded softly, and Yun Shang continued to order: "Whoever discovers Li Fuhua's body first, let him stand aside. Master Li will definitely ask about it when he comes later."
After the guards heard this one by one, they gathered all the palace people who were watching in the courtyard and asked those who needed to be questioned to stand aside.
Li Qianmo was afraid that he happened to be in the meeting hall, so he ran over not long after, and hurriedly took a look at the scene, then took the palace people aside, and ordered the guards to cut down all the wormwood in the courtyard.
Some places that needed to be cleaned were also cleaned up. Yun Shang felt a little strange. She didn't move anything just now because she was afraid of destroying the clues and making it difficult for Li Qianmo to investigate. But she didn't expect him to give such instructions as soon as he arrived. This was obvious.
This is how to destroy the scene.
When Yun Shang saw this, she became somewhat interested and stood in the distance watching Li Qianmo's instructions.
Not long after, the guards all started to move. They pulled out the swords from their waists and looked at the mugwort. Then they were tied up and carried out by the palace servants. Li Qianmo asked questions under the eaves, all about writing ordinary questions.
Yun Shang looked at the frequently asked questions in the case for a long time but couldn't find any clues. He was afraid that his presence here would affect Li Qianmo's handling of the case, so he asked Qin Yi and Qian Zui to leave the yard together.
Outside the yard, someone was also tidying up the vines outside the door. The very lush vines had been cut down, and some had been trapped by the palace officials and taken out. Yun Shang's eyes fell on the plaque that had been erected aside.
, but his eyes suddenly stopped.
Seeing Yun Shang suddenly stop, Qin Yi felt a little strange. She followed Yun Shang's gaze and paused slightly. Then she seemed to think of something, her eyes were full of surprise, and she raised her eyes and looked at
Yun Shang said: "Luoxue Pavilion? Isn't this the one..."
She suddenly stopped mid-sentence, but Yun Shang knew what she wanted to say.
This is Luoxue Pavilion where Cao Cai lives. No wonder the secret guards couldn't find Luoxue Pavilion. No one thought that Luoxue Pavilion had not been renamed, but had been defeated like this.
only……
Yun Shang suddenly turned around and looked into the yard. Li Qianmo was busy in the yard. He was conducting an autopsy and Li Qianmo was questioning the palace people. The wormwood in the yard had been cut down, and Yun Shang could see Li Fuhua from the door.
The corpse was covered with a white cloth. Yun Shang's eyes fell on the corpse, then turned to look at the faded Luoxue Pavilion plaque at the door with a corner missing, but she felt a little confused in her heart.
Yun Shang had ordered people to inquire about Cao Guiren before. Yesterday, a secret guard came to report that he could not find the Luoxue Pavilion. But today, Li Fuhua's body was found in the Luoxue Pavilion. What happened to this matter?
Is it a coincidence or someone did it deliberately.
If someone did it deliberately, it was obviously to provide her with clues. What was that person's purpose?
"Your Majesty." Qin Yi asked Yun Shang softly. Yun Shang was silent for a long time, then raised his head and said softly: "It's okay, I just suddenly remembered that there is one more thing I haven't said to Li Qianmo." Yun Shang raised his head and gave instructions.
Looking at the palace servant who was cleaning up on the side, he said: "Go and tell Mr. Li, and ask him to report to me if there is any progress."
After Yun Shang finished her instructions, she raised her feet and climbed up the steps: "Let's go back to Weiyang Palace."
Returning to Weiyang Palace, Yun Shang took a book and sat on the soft couch in a daze, thinking about the three words "Luoxue Pavilion" on the failed plaque. Many things were still full of questions and could not be solved.
Yun Shang felt a little irritable, sighed softly, and didn't speak for a long time.
After taking a nap, not long after I woke up, I heard someone outside reporting that Li Qianmo was here.
Yun Shang stood up and left the inner hall. Seeing Li Qianmo standing in the hall, she asked, "How is the investigation going? Are there any clues?"
Li Qianmo quickly turned around and saluted Yun Shang, then said: "After the autopsy, Li Fuhua did not drown to death, but died before jumping into the well. A very small object was found nearby.
, is a piece of silk thread and a very small jade bead, which may have fallen from the murderer's body. No one has been to that yard for a long time, and other clues have not been found yet."
Yun Shang nodded slightly, then stood up and said: "Let's go, follow me to the Imperial Garden. I want to hear some of your opinions on this case."
Li Qianmo agreed and followed Yun Shang out of Weiyang Palace and went to the Imperial Garden together. There were many palace people coming and going in the Imperial Garden. Yun Shang walked to the pavilion by the lake and stopped, then turned around and looked at
Li Qianmo said: "Now that you are in charge of this case, you can find a way to search the Luoxue Pavilion in the name of searching the scene."
Li Qianmo had just come over there, so he naturally knew where Yun Shang mentioned Luoxue Pavilion, so he was stunned and asked, "What does the master want to search for?"
Yun Shang was silent for a long time and then said: "I got some clues some time ago about the life experience of the Seventh Prince Xia Houjing. Those clues show that Xia Houjing is not the child of Concubine Liu. Xia Houjing's biological mother is a member of the famous Cao family of the Xia Kingdom.
Girl, Xia Houjing's biological mother lived in Luoxue Pavilion in the name of a chamberlain. Cao Cairen, the master of Luoxue Pavilion at that time, was the cousin of Xia Houjing's biological mother. I want to know the specific identity of Xia Houjing's biological mother and who Xia Houjing is.
He's not Xia Huanyu's child. I don't know what clues there are in the Luoxue Pavilion. You just need to know about it. When the time comes, you can keep any suspicious things and send them over quietly." (To be completed.)
