Attack Jade (攻玉) - Chapter 104

[Chapter 73 [Double shift in one] Set up a game…]

Yan Sizhi stared blankly at Lin Chengyou, and did not recover for a long time.

“How do you compare this, this?” He laughed in surprise, “Lin Pingshi and His Royal Highness are both dragons and phoenixes.”

However, Lin Chengyou’s tone was serious, and he was actually asking serious questions. Yan Sizhi looked carefully, inexplicably When he got nervous, he was used to being strict. The other party asked serious questions. Even if it was a silly question, he couldn’t help but take it seriously. Your Royal Highness, Fengqingyuelang, both of you have their own advantages, but if you only talk about the word ‘good-looking’—”

He slightly tilted his head back a few inches, and looked at Lin Chengyou seriously: “Lin Pingshi’s facial features are slightly better.”

After saying this, he quietly wiped his sweat.

Lin Chengyou thought for a while, a confident smile appeared on his face, yes, he thought so too. Teng Yu had said that he had seen the uncle, and if she liked the uncle, she should be concerned about the uncle.

But she was always worried that something would happen to him in the future just because of a dream. In addition to asking someone to send him a message, she even dispatched Grandpa and Xiaoya to make him pay attention to her words.

Before going to bed last night, he pondered this matter for a long time, and came to the conclusion that Teng Yuyi was very concerned about his affairs. She might have fallen in love with him already.

Today Yan Sizhi said this again, and he is more and more certain of this conclusion. Yan Sizhi is already married, and he understands these things very well. According to Yan Sizhi’s analysis, maybe Teng Yuyi likes his appearance more.

Thinking about it this way, the pace became completely brisk, but unfortunately, most of his poison can’t be solved, and he doesn’t know how to get rid of Teng Yuyi’s thoughts. Alas, let her like it for the time being, and then look back and find a chance to let her understand this truth.

If she still insists on liking him…

then—

he thought about it seriously, remembering that the master said that the most difficult thing to figure out in this world is “people’s heart”, and the most uncontrollable thing is “love”, Teng Yuyi insisted He couldn’t stop him if he liked him, so let her like him.

Although Yan Sizhi answered the question with a cold sweat, he was silently muttering in his heart. Lin Pingshi suddenly asked such a strange question, which was really confusing. In front of him, he also asked why the little lady liked a certain Langjun. Hey, could it be? ——Yan

Sizhi was startled, turned his head to look suspiciously at Lin Chengyou’s profile, and saw Lin Chengyou smiling, as if thinking of something happy.

He was even more astonished. Lin Pingshi was probably because he was young and not yet enlightened. He had worked in Dali Temple for so long, and he had never had a relationship with any little lady.

For this reason, he often sighed that the Chengwang couple taught their son well, and Lin Pingshi was arrogant and arrogant, but he did not have the playful habit of Jialiang’s children. However, looking at today’s battle, Lin Pingshi not only questioned and was clueless. , and suddenly began to care about why the little lady likes a certain Langjun, shouldn’t it be… the little lady of a certain family in the picture!

Lin Chengyou was troubled by the fact that Teng Yuyi liked him, when he suddenly felt two strange eyes from the side, and when he turned to look, he found that Yan Sizhi was looking at him in confusion.

He wondered: “What’s wrong?”

Yan Sizhi was stunned for a moment. I should have asked this question. He quickly shook his head and pointed forward, “Ah, Jinyun Waterfall is coming soon.”

Lin Chengyou smiled slightly and raised his eyes. Looking at the shop, he entered first.

In order to facilitate the investigation of the case, Lin Chengyou and Yan Sizhi are both wearing casual clothes today. The man looked at their appearance and greeted them enthusiastically: “Come in, the two young masters want to make clothes for the wife?”

“Madam?”

“The two sons don’t know. We Jinyun Waterfall have always only made dresses for ladies.”

Lin Chengyou said nonsense: “Oh, that’s right. You find me a guest room first, and by the way, bring your master’s house.”

The master heard the man describe Lin Chengyou’s Dressed with grace, it is expected that a big customer will come, and he hastily put down the work at hand, and rushed upstairs without saying a word.

“Young Master is like a fairy, so Madam must not despise ordinary clothes. Don’t worry, other stores in Chang’an City have them, and my store has them; other stores don’t have them, and my store also has them! The best materials in the store are all here. I’ll bet, no matter how picky the lady is, she won’t look down on these pieces of fabric.”

Lin Chengyou was too lazy to listen to the shopkeeper’s clamor, but when he heard the last few sentences, he couldn’t help but glanced at the pile of brilliance like silver Even the most picky little lady won’t look down on it? Dare to brag.

He smiled and interrupted the host flatly: “Do you know Mrs. Rong Anbo Shizi’s wife?”

The host first paused, then showed a frightened expression: “Young master knows this too? She came to the store a few days ago. I was cutting clothes, and I heard about this lady yesterday… sigh…”

Lin Chengyou asked logically, “So what kind of unusual behavior did Mrs. Rong Anbo have when she came to your shop?” The shopkeeper

was about to nod his head when suddenly he He looked at Lin Chengyou suspiciously, as if wondering why he inquired about these things.

Yan Sizhi spread out the pen and ink he had asked for, and said slowly: “This is Yan Sizhi from Dali Temple. This is Lin Pingshi. I am here to investigate the case.

” The son is actually the prince of the prince? He didn’t dare to prevaricate any more, and hurriedly said: “If you want to say anything unusual, this lady doesn’t have it herself, but when the villain heard the bad news yesterday, he immediately thought of a strange thing. On the 17th, Mrs. Shizi came to our shop. Cut the clothes. The guy suddenly told the villain that the dirty bastard was coming again, and he couldn’t even drive him away. The villain was afraid of affecting the business of the store, so he had to go downstairs and drive people in person. At this time, Mrs. Shizi also chose After the cloth was finished, I went downstairs with the villain. As soon as the rogue saw us, he ran away. Later, when Mrs. Shizi got into the car and left, the villain saw the robber mixed in the crowd again, and looked at the posture, as if he wanted to follow the prince. It was like the lady’s cart. The villain was worried about the accident, so he wanted to ask someone to remind Mrs. Shizi, but two days later, Mrs. Shizi came to Dongshi to buy gouache. It was just a coincidence that the villain didn’t have much more to do. But there are so many entourages of the Shizi’s wife, there is something wrong, and the people around you should have noticed it.”

“What does the pooch look like?”

The shopkeeper said: “He is very short, it only reaches the chin of the villain.”

Lin Chengyou and Yan Si looked at each other, the shop owner was not tall anymore, that person only reached the chin of the shopkeeper, so he was about the same height as Zhuang Mu, look Laibacheng is the murderer.

That being said, this person followed Xiao Jiang for a period of time before he started, otherwise he would not be so familiar with Xiao Jiang’s habits. In the end, it was decided to lay out and start at the spice shop in the West City.

“What else is unusual about the appearance of the sloppy skin?”

“Wearing a felt hat, with a dirty head and face.” The boss recalled carefully, “Speaking of this, I remember that one year the villain went outside the gate to buy fabrics, and he was in the post. The museum met an official, the official said that it is common for people walking on the rivers and lakes to change their appearance, but no matter how disguised, a pair of hands and a pair of eyes cannot be changed. When I go shopping and walking, I always look at the people in the rivers and lakes. That day, the villain was afraid that this scumbag would steal things from the shop, so he paid special attention to his hands. His hands were extremely dirty. The knuckles of his hands are very thick, and the palms are very large—” The

shopkeeper measured and said, “It’s probably this big.”

Such a short man has such large hands, either born with different bones or practiced all year round.

As for the short nails…the hands can be temporarily stained, but the nails can’t be temporarily grown.

Maybe this person is used to cutting his nails short on weekdays.

A person who even pays attention to trimming his nails in a timely manner is clearly pampered, how can he be a scumbag in the market?

Lin Chengyou: “You just said ‘The Poppy is here again’, which means he has been here before?” The

store owner: “No, the Poppy walked past the door last month, but he left in a flash that day. It’s not like I stayed outside the door for so long later.”

“Which day was that last month? Are there any customers in the store?” The

store owner shook his head: “I can’t remember.”

Lin Chengyou: “There is a customer named Shu Liniang, you should always remember that she came to cut clothes last month, and a few days ago, she asked the lady tailor in your shop to deliver the clothes to her door.”

“The one in Chun’an Lane?” The shopkeeper nodded hurriedly. “Remember! Remember! The villain secretly guessed that Mrs. Shu was the wife of a foreign giant, because it was less than a month before and after, and she spent nearly ten thousand dollars just cutting clothes. Only last month did she make a bunch of clothes. , I asked the people in our store to send another batch of clothes soon. The villain could not ask for it, but those new clothes have not been worn a few times in the last month

. I don’t know that this lady is pregnant?” The

shopkeeper was shocked: “Pregnant? No wonder it’s like this.”

Lin Chengyou lowered her eyes and thought, it can be seen that Shu Liniang is not as flamboyant as the little Jiang family, and she never mentions her pregnancy when she walks outside on weekdays. , Besides, she was only three months pregnant, so she shouldn’t be able to tell her body shape. Zheng Pushe was very secretive about this relationship, and it was impossible to publicize it everywhere. How did the murderer know that Shu Liniang was pregnant?

He thought for a while and then asked, “Shu Liniang came here on the 11th of the last month. Did that puppy dangle at the door that day?” The

shopkeeper smiled wryly and shook his head: “I can’t remember, there are too many customers in the shop every day, how can a villain be able to do it? I remember everything.”

“You can even tell the appearance of this poppy, you must remember that he appeared in front of the store a total of several times.”

The store owner is quite sure: “The villain has seen it twice with his own eyes, once for ten On the seventh day, once was a certain day last month.”

Lin Chengyou rubbed his chin: “When Mrs. Shu came to the store, did she chat with the customers next to her? For example, “It’s been a long time”, “Why did you come to Chang’an” and so on. If so.” The

store owner thought that this was strange: “No, this Mrs. Shu is always alone.”

“Have you seen her talking to Xiao Jiang?

The shop owner shook his head like a rattle: “I haven’t seen it before. The two ladies have never had female companions besides their servants. Mrs. Shu must have not been in Chang’an for a long time, so she has no friends. The strange thing is that the prince Rong Anbo The same is true of Madam. Speaking of this, I have heard a few words from others—”

“Oh?” Lin Chengyou smiled, “What are they talking about?”

“Speaking of Mrs. Shizi—” The shopkeeper hesitated for a while, then smiled awkwardly, “The villain doesn’t want to talk about the guests behind their backs, but talking about these things may help solve the case. They all said that other ladies from aristocratic families don’t think highly of this prince’s wife, so they don’t interact with her very much. The lady at the front of the Amber Mansion has not been here very often, but she is always accompanied by ladies from aristocratic families.”

Lin Chengyou’s eyes wavered slightly: “Have you seen the Dajiang Clan?”

“Of course I have, and Jinyun Waterfall is also in Dongshi. It has been running for many years. The former Da Jiang family sometimes accompanies her mother-in-law to tailor clothes, and sometimes she comes with a good wife. The villain is listening to them. I know that the ladies like the Da Jiang family very much, the villain I also thought that there is such a decent lady in the house of Rong Anbo, how can I worry about the low reputation in the future. Later, I heard that this lady passed away, and the villain also felt sorry for it. By the way, at that time, the prince Rong Anbo often accompanied his wife. I’ve come to the store to make clothes, but I haven’t been here in the past few years.”

Lin Chengyou and Yan Sizhi went out of the East Market, Yan Sizhi pondered and said, “This is too coincidental, the fake ‘Poppy’ has appeared twice, and once was Stalking Little Jiang, and the other time to stalk Shu Liniang?”

Lin Chengyou thought about it for a while, then smiled: “Let me guess, the murderer has been following for a while, and found that he couldn’t find a chance to kill Shu Liniang outside, but he was patient. I was anxiously waiting to feed the second Yueshuo Tongjun, so I had to do it at her house?”

Yan Sizhi was shocked: “What Lin Pingshi means, the murderer prefers to do it outside?”

Lin Chengyou smiled: “This person is staring at Xiao Jiang’s and Shu Liniang, which means that he even knows what bad things they have done in the past, and people who know the details of each other well, how can they not know where the two live? It takes a lot of stalking before starting. , just to find out where the two usually go, doesn’t this mean that he has been thinking about where to start? Maybe the murderer never thought of taking a baby at the victim’s home in the first place.”

After speaking, he turned his head to look at Yan Sizhi and explained patiently: “This point is easy for Xiao Jiang to make sense, the Rong Anbo Mansion is heavily guarded, and even a top expert can’t make a perfect match in Bo Mansion. Come, so the murderer stalked the little Jiang family for a period of time, and finally decided to arrange it in the spice shop.”

Yan Sizhi said stunned: “But the murderer also stalked Shu Liniang. The house in Chun’an Lane has only six masters and servants. Isn’t it easier to get a baby directly at Shu Liniang’s house when it is crowded and crowded?”

Lin Chengyou pondered and said, “That’s right, but the murderer still stalked Shu Liniang outside for a while before he started the operation, indicating that unless absolutely necessary, he I also don’t want to do it at Shu Liniang’s house.”

Yan Sizhi was puzzled: “Why is this?”

Lin Chengyou smiled meaningfully: “It’s because this person is thoughtful, you must eliminate all clues that can be found on yourself before you start. You heard it, even the tailor didn’t know that Shu Liniang was pregnant. It can be seen that she made clothes and turned them into clothes, but she never mentioned it to outsiders. However, the murderer not only knew that she was not a good person, but also accurately knew that she was pregnant. , This person has been in contact with Shu Liniang in the past three months, that is, after Shu Liniang was pregnant, and may even have been to Chun’an Lane recently, as for why he refused to do it in Chun’an

Lane–” Lin Chengyou snorted: “Perhaps because I know that even if Falling people down with the best incense, you may be caught by Shu Liniang’s neighbors when you escape, but if you do it outside, you don’t have to worry about it.”

Yan Sizhi thought about it back and forth, and gradually revealed an enlightened look: “Yes, the face can be easily changed. But I can’t change my body shape.”

Lin Chengyou was silent for a moment, and became more and more sure of his guess, so he continued to follow his train of thought: “If a neighbor accidentally sees the murderer’s body when he is fleeing, he will soon be able to associate it with this person. The murderer will have such worries, it can only mean… He is an acquaintance of Shu Liniang, and he has been to Chun’an Lane recently. Not only Shu Liniang’s master and servant know the murderer, but the surrounding neighbors also know this person, so our previous thinking was wrong. Now, the little Jiang family is not the key to solving the case, but Shu Liniang.”

Yan Sizhi was refreshed, and Shu Liniang had only one relative in Chang’an.

“So now we’re looking for—”

“Shu Changshi.” Lin Chengyou said coldly, shaking the reins, the horses flew out like arrows.

The two rushed to the Jingzhao Mansion. The Jingzhao Mansion and Shaoyin were both absent. The officials at the bottom greeted him in person. Hearing that Lin Chengyou came to look for Shu Wenliang, he was slightly surprised and said, “Looking for Shu Changshi? Did he take a ten-day vacation today? Come to the yamen.”

Lin Chengyou asked Qing Shu Wenliang’s address, and then asked, “Is this Shu Changshi tall?” ”

Extremely short.”

“How short?”

He gestured at his chest: “It’s only so tall.”

Yan Sizhi and Lin Chengyou exchanged glances.

An official said with a smile: “Speaking of this, Shu Changshi was wronged because of this. I heard that he was a jinshi fifteen years ago, but he was screened out because of his ugly appearance when he participated in the official election. Being arrogant, he went to Huaixi Road to serve as an assistant to General Peng, and it was not until two years ago that he returned to Beijing to take office on the recommendation of General Peng.”

“Is that so?” Lin Chengyou raised his eyebrows, “Thank you for letting me know.

” Leaving Jingzhao Mansion, but not in a hurry to go to Shu Mansion, instead he dismounted at the nearest square gate, found Wuhou and bad people nearby, and put the goldfish bag around his waist: “Go to the left and right leading guards to send a message, Immediately block the gates of the city. If there are any criminals today, they will be arrested, and no one will be allowed in or out.”

“What does the crime look like?

” If you see a short person who has made a disguise, they will all be detained first. If that person claims to be Shu Changshi, he will be caught as well. By the way, this person is not bad and knows sorcery, so be careful when you catch someone. Conspiracy.”

“Yes.” The Marquis took their orders and left.

After arranging all this, Lin Chengyou and Yan Sizhi rushed to the Shu Mansion. There were only a few old servants in the mansion, and they rushed out after hearing the sound: “Master took a friend’s post and just left the city with his wife and wife, saying yes. I have to go to the friend’s house in Wangchuan to rest for a few days, and I won’t go very far.”

Yan Sizhi hated to punch, and he came a step too late. Fortunately, Lin Pingshi had already made arrangements in advance, and maybe it was too late to stop this person.

Lin Chengyou asked the old servant, “What’s the name of that friend?” The

old servant shook his head: “I don’t know.” The

two of them bridled out of the alley in front of the Shu residence, and Yan Sizhi asked anxiously, “Let’s go now. Where?”

Lin Chengyou said: “These pregnant women in the city have basically been recorded in the book. The murderers can only go out of the city to get the fetus. I will go to the palace immediately, please go to the Dali Temple to find the pile of 15 years ago. “The Evil Party Case” file.”

“The Evil Party Case?” Yan Sizhi was inexplicable.

Lin Chengyou pondered and said: “The murderer knows how to collect Yueshuo Tongjun, and he also knows how to wake up and bear patience, which shows that he is very knowledgeable about mysticism. In addition to the recent cases, it can be seen that these sorcerers are showing signs of making a comeback. I always feel that It has something to do with the sweeping of the imperial court fifteen years ago. Maybe it was those wicked people who were at work back then. I have to go to the palace and ask my uncle what happened back then. If Yan Sizhi has found all the files from that year, hurry up and send someone to the palace. Send me a message here.” The

two parted ways in front of Shunyi Gate, and Lin Chengyou continued to rush to the palace, but he met Kuan Nu on the way, and Kuan Nu brought a group of guards to greet him, as if he had been searching for the little master for a long time. “My dear prince, I’ve searched for most of the city, and finally found you.”

Lin Chengyou reined in the reins: “How is it, have you found it?”

Kuan Nu approached and whispered, “We followed Mr. Zheng all morning, I didn’t see which woman or wife he was looking for, will the prince think too much, maybe the eldest son of Zheng was just surprised by the murderer’s ferocity, so he only asked one more question last night.”

Lin Chengyou touched his chin, Zheng Yan asked Bai I was working on an errand in the Ministry of Rites every day, and I was busy with the engagement with the aunt of the Wu family after returning to the mansion.

No, it’s better to be cautious.

“If you can follow up with the results in the morning, then follow me.” Lin Chengyou glanced at Kuannu, “By the way, have you checked the pharmacies that you asked you to check the day before yesterday, and have any women come to secretly buy abortions recently? Medicine?”

Kuan Nu patted his chest: “Don’t worry. After the prince said this the other day, the younger ones have checked them one by one. Recently, a total of 37 ladies in the city bought this medicine at the pharmacy, except for a few. Most of the little ladies who were pregnant before marriage were secret prostitutes in Pingkangfang. After the little ones found the whereabouts of these ladies, they specially went to Mrs. Wen. Thirty-seven ladies had taken medicine, and all of them have slipped. Now… plus the recent investigations by the yamen, Marquis, and bad guys from Dali Temple, there will never be any unregistered pregnant women in the city.”

It seems that there will be no more “fish slipping through the net” . “Yes, but the endurance and the murderer’s ability are not trivial. Lin Chengyou racked his brains to think about it, frowned and pondered: “If you think about it again, there are usually cases in which women are not pregnant.”

Kuan Nu said with a bitter face Lin Chengyou: ” How can the little one know? The little one has never been married, so he doesn’t understand this kind of thing better than the prince.”

Lin Chengyou: “Idiot, don’t you know how to ask Commander Chang? I’m rushing into the palace now, and you will share it with you. Call back and ask Commander Chang, and the rest will continue to be followed in the major pharmacies, if someone sneaks over to buy medicine, immediately go to Dali Temple to send a letter to Yan Sizhi.”

***

Teng Yuyi returned to Libaixuan, thinking of changing into men’s clothing to practice. Jian, considering that there are too many eyes and ears in the temple, he had to give up the idea again, and walked around the yard twice with his hands behind his back.

He went back to his room and lay on the bed, just closed his eyes, remembered what Jue Sheng and Qi Zhi had said in the morning, turned over and sat up again.

Hey, I don’t know who the little lady who went out privately last night, knowing that Naizhong might break into the Dayin Temple at any time, that person dares to sneak out, isn’t he afraid of being eaten by Naizhong halfway?

She asked herself if she was brave enough, but recently she didn’t dare to go out alone late at night, so she felt strange no matter how she thought about it.

When she recalled the last time she was turned into a puppet by the corpse, she gradually became uneasy. Yesterday, Lin Chengyou and the officials of Dali Temple were busy looking for the murderer. Unfortunately, the murderer was too cunning and had no clue for the time being. Do you want to tell Lin Chengyou about this? Probably a breakthrough.

Last time, Xiaoya said that she had to slay the demons to solve the disaster of fate, but this time, the heavy-duty mana was too terrifying. She felt that a head-to-head confrontation was not a thing to think about, so she never dared to think about it, but if she could help With a little bit of merit in eliminating demons, he might be able to get rid of the unfortunate situation of being entangled by evil all day long as soon as possible. After all, endurance is not an ordinary evil.

With the thought together, she began to seriously ponder this matter.

Last night, Juesheng and Qizhi only saw the man’s big cloak…

the big cloak… She thought about it for a while, it’s simple, there are only a few ladies in the temple, even if they only see this, it’s barely enough. But to figure out who that person is, you have to make a plan first.

She made up her mind, got out of bed and called, “Chunrong, help me call Duanfu in.”

When Duanfu arrived later, Teng Yuyi was pacing in the yard with her hands behind her back, and started making arrangements: “Biluo, you go and give it to me. The four ladies in the east wing have a message… When you see them, just do as I say; Chunrong, go to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion to find the two little priests; Duanfu, wait for me to confirm one thing, you Let someone go to Dali Temple to find Lin Chengyou, and if he is not there, I will turn to Yan Sizhi, and in short, bring my words to you.”

***

Lin Chengyou entered the palace and was told that the royal uncle would meet in the Hanyuan Hall. A courtier, when the emperor heard that Lin Chengyou was coming, he quickly sent a message and asked Lin Chengyou to wait for his uncle at the queen’s place, saying that he would come later.

Lin Chengyou saw that the news had not come in from outside the palace. He knew that the people from all over the world had been dispatched. No matter how anxious he was, he could only wait patiently. So he left the Hanyuan Palace and arrived at the Queen’s bedroom. As soon as he entered the palace door, he saw the Queen put Changyi He and Azhi hugged him in his arms, smiling and leading the two children to choose jewelry.

Lin Chengyou’s eyes fell on the buoy in the Queen’s hand, and suddenly remembered that Teng Yuyi said yesterday that she had lost a buoy and threw it in the underground palace. Joy jumped off the queen’s legs.

“Brother!” The

queen was also pleasantly surprised: “Your uncle was still talking about you in the morning. It’s just right, come and pick some jewelry. Don’t stand still. Auntie knows that you don’t have a favorite little lady. This is for your two sisters. picked.”

[End of This Chapter]