Dragon Pattern Roll Set

Everyone has gained a lot in Yaoxiang Pavilion, but at the same time, they also feel very headache. Do they have to find a way to cancel tomorrow's trip to Haotian Tower, or simply don't eat sauced pig's trotters?The edible ones were provided by others, and even the silver needles couldn't be tested with herbs added, maybe it wasn't just the trotters that were poisonous, so everyone had to count on Zhao Pu who went to the Eighth Prince to discuss it.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang also went back to Kaifeng Mansion to discuss with Mr. Bao.

As soon as he entered Master Bao's yard, he saw Master Bao and Mrs. Bao drinking tea, as if they were discussing something.

Seeing Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang bring Gongsun and the fourth son in, he waved to them and told them to sit down and drink tea together.

After everyone finished talking about the clues of the investigation in Yaoxiang Pavilion, Master Bao also fell into confusion after reading the letter written by Si Tong.

"It's strange." Master Bao frowned and thought hard, "Wang Feng and the people from Yaoxiang Pavilion have given so many medicines to the guests of Haotian Tower..."

Mrs. Bao also looked at the ledger, "It's strange, it's not the nobles of the palace who were poisoned, some knowledgeable and wealthy guests, the poison they poisoned would make people temporarily lose their minds or lose their memory. What are they trying to do?"

While discussing, Taishi Pang also came, and walked in, saying, "Old Bao, I found something."

Master Bao asked him to sit down, and instead of letting him speak, he showed Si Tong's letter to him.

After the grand master finished reading it, he raised his eyebrows, "Oh, it's similar to what the old man found out. I asked my acquaintances in the sixth department. Some people know that the criminal department has been a little strange recently. More and more people in the prison died inexplicably. Most of them were serious criminals who had no family members, which made people in the prison panic and said that there were ghosts eating people. In addition, some prisoners at the distribution border suddenly disappeared, and when they were traced, they only said that they died of illness on the way.”

After the Grand Master finished speaking, Bao Zheng looked at him for a long time, and then said, "I said..."

Grand Master Pang raised his hand, "Don't rush, how dare you come to see you just knowing this little! I really found out something else."

Everyone looked at the grand master curiously, wondering what important clues they found?

"Tsk." The grand master smacked his lips before speaking, "This matter... involves some people's private affairs. If it is not for solving the case, it is not good to talk about it behind the scenes."

Everyone made him laugh.

Bao Zheng laughed, "Just say it."

"That's right." The grand master held a cup of tea and whispered, "Actually, although Wang Feng and the princess are married, it's a political marriage."

Mr. Bao looked at the mysterious Pang Ji with some amusement, "Wang Feng is just the adopted son of the Prime Minister, and he is younger than the princess. Don't say that Prime Minister Wang left early, even if he is in court, is he half as powerful as you? Find Wang Feng A political marriage might as well be directly recruiting you as a son-in-law."

"Bah!" Pang Ji asked Master Bao to say, and stomped his feet, "Oh! Political marriage sounds nice, but the worst thing is that the princess fell in love with Wang Feng back then, and she took the love with a knife!"

Everyone was slightly taken aback.

"What does it mean to win love with a knife?" Zhan Zhao was curious, "Did Wang Feng have a lover in the first place?"

"Yes, a commoner woman. She is a good-looking woman who makes umbrellas at home. Unfortunately, she is dumb." The grand master said, "It is said that when Wang Feng was still studying in Taixue in the [-]s, he was caught in the rain once on the road. It was a coincidence that I ran to the eaves of the girl's shop to hide from the rain. It was probably to save money, I would rather hide for a while than buy an umbrella, so the girl saw it and borrowed an umbrella for him."

Everyone raised their eyebrows—the grand master is good enough, he can really find out everything.

"Wang Feng always goes there from now on. That girl may not be able to speak, but she writes very well. The better the two get along, the better. It is said that they are privately engaged for life." Good at painting flowers and birds, the princess at that time was not able to study in the Taixue like Zhao Lan and the others now. The princess loved painting and wanted to hire a painter to teach her, so the emperor asked her to pick out the ones she liked from among the many scrolls and let the painter Entering the palace to teach her. Such a coincidence, the princess fell in love with Wang Feng's paintings at a glance. It is a great honor and a good job to be a painter for the royal family to teach the princess, so Wang Feng went into the palace. After coming and going, Wang Feng himself did not pay attention. The princess fell in love with him, so she told the emperor. The emperor at that time, that is, the first emperor, was actually the princess' brother. Wang Feng came to the banquet. After seeing it, he felt that his character, appearance, and talent were all good, and he was the adopted son of the prime minister. I have already taken Wang Feng as a prospective son-in-law. Think about it, this is the son-in-law of the prime minister's family. Although he is not a relative, his family is still a dumb girl. She is a high-ranking girl. Who knows that not long after, the emperor really granted the marriage."

Everyone frowned, this is a stick to beat the mandarin ducks, why don't you ask the first emperor before making the decree.

"Wang Feng is stubborn." The grand master said slowly, "When the imperial decree came down, the prime minister was so happy. Wang Feng hired a son-in-law, which means he will have a bright future and a bright future! But when he happily told Wang Feng, he refused."

Everyone raised their eyebrows, and they couldn't help feeling a little fond of Wang Feng who was about to poison them.

"Wang Feng is unwilling to live or die, so he wants to marry the dumb girl." The grand master sighed, "This kid was also a lover when he was young. The prime minister said that he just refused and planned to elope with the dumb girl. You Think about it, the imperial decree has been issued, if you don’t get married, it is tantamount to resisting the decree, and you will be beheaded. Besides, don’t want the princess to be a dumb, because you don’t want to be in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty. It means that your future is ruined. Said that the dumb girl hanged herself in order not to hurt Ailang."

"Dead?!" Everyone was shocked.

"Is there anything I can do?" The grand master spread his hands helplessly, "Then it's impossible for the girl to watch Wang Feng resist the decree in order to marry her, right? Being a son-in-law can't even accept a concubine, which means there is no hope of staying together. I guess she has a pretty temper Lie, not in this life, wait for the next life."

Everyone was speechless.

Bai Yutang looked at the Grand Master and asked, "Did that girl really commit suicide?"

Zhan Zhao frowned, "You suspect..."

Bai Yutang said, "Wang Feng's daring to fight for her means that he is not afraid of death. If his lover commits suicide, it is more reasonable for him to die for love."

Everyone touched their chins and looked at the grand master.

The grand master chuckled and said, "There were different opinions on this matter at the time. The umbrella shop also closed the day after the girl died, and no one knew where the girl's parents went. Many people said it was the princess. Knowing this, they sent people to give the family a lot of money, and told them to take their daughters as far as they could go. Some people said that the emperor sent shadow guards to drive the whole family away overnight or simply killed them. In short, there are all kinds of rumors... But later, Wang Feng obediently married the princess. He has been with the princess for so many years and has never seen him have any other women. He lived a very low-key life. The only strange thing is that since then, Wang Feng has never been with his adoptive father, Prime Minister Wang. So many people say that Prime Minister Wang killed the girl."

When the grand master said this, Master Bao shook his head again and again, "Impossible, Prime Minister Wang's character is absolutely impossible to embarrass a dumb girl."

"I also believe this." The grand master nodded, "Besides, Wang Feng is his adopted son after all, and it is impossible for him to do this with his own son. The old man has never trampled an ant to death... I always feel that he has recited something. black pot."

"Wang Qi also said it." Zhan Zhao said, "His grandfather doesn't like to mention Wang Feng very much, and he will lose his temper when he hears Haotianlou."

Master Bao nodded, "It seems that the mute girl back then may be a clue."

As he said that, Master Bao said to Zhan Zhao, "Guard Zhan, go check that umbrella shop tomorrow and see if there are any clues."

Zhan Zhao nodded, and winked at Bai Yutang, what does that mean - we are busy with work tomorrow, let's skip class!

Bai Yutang nodded immediately - that must be done.

Everyone continued to talk about the case, and Master Bao noticed that Mrs. Bao had been looking at the sheepskin blueprint that was taken out of the Yaoxiang Pavilion, using people to make alchemy.

Master Bao saw that she was fascinated, so he patted her lightly, "Ma'am?"

"Huh?" Mrs. Bao raised her head, finally regaining her senses.

"What's wrong with this blueprint?" Master Bao asked.

"Oh..." Mrs. Bao smiled and asked Mr. Bao, "Do you still remember that Chen Erlang in the ruined temple?"

Master Bao was taken aback for a moment, then nodded, "Oh... is that crazy beggar Chen Erlang?"

Madam Bao nodded.

"What Chen Erlang?" Zhan Zhao was curious.

Mrs. Bao said, "There is a ruined temple near our house. There is a beggar in it. His name is Chen Erlang. He always likes to follow Mr. Xiang, saying that he is safe."

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, and then they couldn't laugh or cry. It was indeed quite safe to be by Mr. Bao's side.

"This person is crazy and stupid, helpless." Mr. Bao said, "But he often follows me, and I can chat for a few words. I prepare a copy for him when I eat. When I go to the Imperial Academy to study, I will let him Madame asks the housekeeper to take care of her, and begging in her teens is also a pitiful person."

Mrs. Bao nodded, "I often ask the housekeeper to deliver meals to Chen Erlang. Once, he suddenly asked the housekeeper to bring me a letter, telling me not to go out for a day, or something will happen. I wanted to go to incense that day. Yes, I didn’t go after listening to his words, but there was a sudden heavy rain that afternoon, and the mountain torrents washed away many people who went to offer incense, and I escaped unharmed because I listened to his words.”

"So amazing?" Gongsun was surprised, "Does he know the weather or fortune-telling?"

Mrs. Bao shook her head and said, "I don't know. Later, when I took Yun'er on a trip, he suddenly followed me and said he would stay with me and help me block the evil spirit. I don't understand what happened, but I didn't push him away... Later, when Yun'er and I came out of the shop, he suddenly grabbed us, and who knew that a huge wooden beam fell from the roof... So the roof was being repaired up there."

Master Bao looked at his wife in surprise, "Madam, why have you never mentioned it?"

"Chen Erlang said he won't tell you." Yun'er, the little girl beside him, interjected, "I'm afraid you'll overturn the jar of jealousy."

Everyone laughed silently, Mr. Bao touched his chin in embarrassment, wondering, "Then he is not crazy?"

"Crazy." The servant girl nodded, "I often go crazy and talk to myself, probably every now and then, but he saved his wife four or five times, right?"

Mrs. Bao nodded, "It should be five times."

"That's a nobleman." Master Bao was curious, "Chen Er is still in the ruined temple in his hometown?"

Mrs. Bao shook her head, "The last time she told me to be careful about fire prevention, she left. There was a thunderstorm that night, and the firewood house was on fire. Because the water tanker had been prepared, the house was fine. Before he left, he told me, please He ate for five years, and he saved me five times, so it was paid off.”

Everyone looked at Bao Zheng in amazement, what does that mean—you invited a beggar to eat for five years?

Master Bao stroked his chin, "I knew I would treat him to eat for a few more years."

Everyone laughed, the legendary kindness is always rewarded.

"What does Chen Erlang have to do with this case?" Bai Yutang was curious.

"Oh, this medicine cauldron." Mrs. Bao pointed to the incense burner on the parchment paper that was used to burn people's hearts and make alchemy, "I remember that day Yun'er came to tell me that Chen Erlang was crazy, and asked me for 500 taels silver."

The girl named Yun'er on the side nodded, "Yes, Chen Erlang stopped me outside the gate of the mansion and asked me to send a message, saying that he wanted 500 taels of silver."

Then everyone asked Mrs. Bao, "Did you give it?"

Mrs. Bao nodded, "I asked Yun'er to give him the 500 tael silver note."

The corners of everyone's mouths twitched - this couple is a good match, one treats someone to dinner for five years for no reason, and the other just gives 500 taels to someone.

Madam Bao asked Yun'er to talk about what happened later.

Yun'er said, "I thought it was strange that I gave him the money, and I thought Chen Erlang was going to gamble, right? So he and Xia'er followed him all the way."

As he said that, the maid named Xia'er also helped to say, "We found out that he didn't go to the gambling house or the kiln, but ran to the iron shop! He took out a blueprint to the blacksmith and said to help him. Make an incense burner. After reading the blueprint, the blacksmith said it was very difficult to make. Chen Erlang gave him 500 taels of silver and asked him to do it as soon as possible. The blacksmith can’t earn 500 taels a year. Do it for him."

Saying that, the two girls stretched out their hands and pointed to the blueprint, "It's the same as this one!"

Everyone was shocked.

"It's not the same." Mrs. Bao was more careful, and waved her hand gently, "When he left and said goodbye to me, he was holding this medicine cauldron. It really looks like an incense burner. It's much smaller than this one, probably It is more than two feet tall, and it fits perfectly in his arms. I curiously asked him what it was for, and he said it was used for refining medicine. He has gathered all the medicinal materials, and he is leaving. Come and see me and..." said Then, he took a look at Bao Zheng, "And the pillow kid."

Master Bao was amused, and thought that Chen Erlang was only a few years older than him, so he called him a child, and he looked only sixteen or seventeen.

"It's smaller than this..." Zhan Zhao took the blueprint to read.

"At that time, Yun'er was talking too much." After speaking, Mrs. Bao looked at Yun'er again.

Yun'er pursed her lips, "I told Chen Erlang that 100 taels is enough for such a small stove. If you give the blacksmith that much money, he can make a man as tall as one person."

Everyone looked at the picture subconsciously. No matter how tall a person is, it is the same as the picture.

"He replied to me in a dazed manner at the time." Yun'er followed suit, flicking his sleeves, "Oh, Tong Yan Wuji, these things, the small ones are for refining medicine, and the big ones can be used for refining medicine. If you are unlucky enough to see the big ones in the future, run to tell your uncle that someone is committing murder."

"Small refining medicine, big refining medicine..." Everyone was confused - what's the difference?

"What he said at the time was different." Mrs. Bao shook her head and said, "If I heard correctly, what he said was that the small one is for refining medicine, and the big one is for refining demons."

Everyone raised their eyebrows, "Monster refinement?!"

"How do demons practice?" Gongsun hugged the dozing fourth son, with a puzzled look on his face—it was the first time he had heard of it.

At this moment, a voice asked Mrs. Bao, "Girl, how old is that Chen Erlang?"

Everyone turned their faces... and saw Tianzun standing behind Bai Yutang holding a skewer.

After entering the gate of Kaifeng Mansion just now, Tianzun asked Bai Yutang for pocket money and went out to eat barbecue at the opposite door. Bai Yutang gave him the money. Seeing that his mouth is full of oil, he probably ate well.

"Sixteen and seven..." Lord Bao and Mrs. Bao said in unison, and then Lord Bao sat up straight suddenly, "Uh..."

Mrs. Bao also covered her mouth lightly, "That's right, we saw him when he was thirteen or fourteen, he was sixteen or seventeen."

Bao Zheng also felt something was wrong, "When I grow up in five years, he will still be sixteen or seventeen."

"I was twenty when he left." Mrs. Bao frowned, "He was still sixteen or seventeen...just dirty, no one has ever noticed him."

Grand Master Pang felt goosebumps all over his body, "Oh... are you and your wife hitting a ghost or something? How can someone live for more than ten years and still be sixteen or seventeen?"

"More than that." Tianzun chuckled, "That person lived more than 100 years, and he is still sixteen or seventeen."

"Master, do you know him?" Bai Yutang asked Tianzun.

Tianzun bit the skewer, looked at Mrs. Bao, and sighed, "He actually saved your life?"

"More than once!" Mrs. Bao nodded.

"Oh, are you confused when you are old?" Tianzun seemed puzzled, "Or is your brain not working?"

Bai Yutang patted Tianzun's arm, that means - to be straightforward.

"That boy's name is Chen Gui." Tianzun raised his eyebrows, "He's the apprentice of that Feng Shui turtle. He's good at kung fu, but he doesn't grow old not because of his deep inner strength, but because he refines medicine and studies the technique of retaining face."

Everyone was surprised again, Feng Shui Gui should be talking about Ji Changtian's great-grandfather Ji Run, Ji Run's successor?

Taishi Pang's focus was different, "Zhuyanshu?!" He said while touching his fat chin.

"Wait." Bai Yutang held back Tianzun who was about to eat a pear and set himself on fire, "Then do you know what's going on with this medicine cauldron?"

Tianzun glanced at the drawing and shook his head, "I don't know, but it must be used for doing bad things. The Ergui master and apprentice are not things anymore. It's really strange that they can save people. Maybe Chen Gui has learned it well?"

"Chen Erlang doesn't look like a bad guy." Mrs. Bao said, "His eyes are not bad."

Tianzun touched his chin, "Then I guess you have learned it well, after all, you are so old."

"Do you know how to find him?" Bai Yutang asked Tianzun.

Tianzun folded his arms and shook his head, "It's difficult."

Mrs. Bao also said, "According to the calculation, it happened before Yan'er was born. It's been more than ten years, and I haven't seen Chen Erlang again."

After finally finding some clues and disappearing, everyone stared at the blueprint - refining medicine and refining demons...

"Dumb, is there a bug!"

On the outskirts of Kaifeng Mansion, in a dense forest next to the official road, Zou Liang led a few shadow guards to ambush there. Lin Yehuo stood beside Zou Liang, scratching his calf, "A mosquito bit me!"

Zou Liang looked at him speechlessly, "I told you not to come, go home and sleep."

Lin Yehuo squinted his eyes to look at him, what did that mean—a dog biting Lu Dongbin doesn't know a good heart!

At this time, there was movement outside.Zou Liang quickly covered Lin Yehuo's mouth, and hid behind the tree trunk...

After a while, I saw a few people passing by, and a group of officials escorted these people in chains and shackles across the road.Zou Liang winked at the shadow guards, who immediately dispersed and followed secretly.

Zou Liang and Lin Yehuo also followed from a distance.

Just now, Zou Liang quietly went to look for Si Tong, and Si Tong was rummaging through boxes and cabinets, with cold sweat on his brow, because he clearly remembered that he hid the letter under the bed, but he couldn't find it.

When Zou Liang told Master Bao that the letter was in his hands, Si Tong was relieved. In fact, he was more afraid that the letter would be taken by Wang Feng's people.

Zou Liang told him that he was asked to make up for his mistakes and help Kaifeng government investigate the case, and Si Tong was very cooperative.

Coincidentally, someone came to report that Eunuch Ning sent a servant to deliver a letter.

Si Tong said that every time Eunuch Ning needed death row criminals, it was this servant who delivered the letter. In the past few days, a group of repeat offenders, more than a dozen thieves, were sent here.

Zou Liang took refuge behind the screen, and saw the messenger come in and give Si Tong a note.

Si Tong picked it up to look at it, and saw that it said that males, 26 and seven years old, in good health, were escorted by officials to a cell in the western suburbs at night, and when they passed Jiufengling in the middle of the night, the officials left. Never mind.

After Si Tong read the letter, he burned the note in front of the servant, and the servant left.

Zou Liang walked out.

Si Tong said, "It's like this every time I do things, and I don't want to leave any evidence."

Zou Liang nodded, thinking it was just right, and asked Si Tong to do as required, and he happened to follow up to see what these death row prisoners were used for.

That night, Zou Liang squatted to guard the forest, and Lin Yehuo followed him to make trouble, but what he miscalculated was that there were so many mosquitoes in the field, which made him scratch his ears and cheeks.

The vicinity of Jiufengling was very remote, and the prisoners were also a little puzzled, asking the officials - where are they going?

The officials did not speak, but told them to go on.

Zou Liang and the shadow guards didn't chase after they got near Jiufengling, they waited outside, because they sensed an ambush inside, and they were afraid of ambush.

Zou Liang was waiting for the ambush in the ridge to attack, when he suddenly heard something else, but it disappeared after listening carefully, Lin Yehuo stretched out his hand and gently tugged at his sleeve just as he was wondering.

Zou Liang looked at him.

Lin Yehuo said, "Besides us, there are people following us."

Zou Liang frowned, sure enough, "But the breath quickly disappeared."

Lin Ye nodded, "That man's kung fu is very strange. He has breath for a while, and then disappears for a while. He clearly distinguishes it, and then suddenly disappears."

Zou Liang nodded, expressing that he felt it too. Colleagues, both of them thought of the "ghost-faced man" that Zhan Zhao mentioned, and the black-clothed and white-faced ghost they lost in Taixue... so now follow Who is it?Or, are the ghost-masked man and the black-clothed ghost the same person?