Dragon Pattern Roll Set

In the courtyard of Hongying Village.

Eight fat girls and some servants were tidying up the carriage.

Everyone brought a lot of salutes. They are busy investigating the case these days, and the car has been parked in Dazhai without moving.This time they went to the Demon Palace, everyone had to bring a lot of things, especially the second and third masters of Xingkong Island brought a lot of special products to send to the Demon Palace, so they had to rearrange their salutes.

In the evening, Xi'er caught Xiao Sizi as he passed the yard, "Little Sizi, what should I do with that load of books?"

The fourth son blinked and asked, "What book?"

"It's a huge pile. What kind of scrolls are written with dragon patterns?" Xi'er replied.

"Ah, that's the dossier." The fourth son said.

"I see there is room in that car, can I put some cloth in it?" Xi'er asked.

"Hmm..." Xiaosi followed Xi'er to the side of the carriage, and saw that dozens of carriages were full, only the carriage with dragon pattern rolls still had space.

"How about laying out a blanket?" Although the fourth son is small, his father is the master of the Kaifeng mansion after all, and he knows that these files are very important.

So the enthusiastic little four climbed into the carriage to see if he could move a little more.He reached out and half opened a stack of books... Then he froze.

Zhan Zhao and the others packed their bags and were about to go out, when suddenly, they heard the voice of the fourth son, "Yeah!"

From the curtain of the carriage, the fourth son flew out, and was picked up by the little Liangzi who also flew over.

Xiao Liang sat on the ground with his buttocks in his arms, and looked at his chubby face. He saw his eyes wide open, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong, Jin'er?"

The fourth son bulged his cheeks, and pointed to the carriage for a long time, "The little mouse family..."

Everyone was stunned.

Bao Yan hurriedly opened the curtain, and immediately let out a similar scream, "Ahhh!"

I saw a hole behind the pile of books moved away by the fourth son...in the hole, a nest of little mice lived.

Everyone rushed to rescue the dossier.

Pang Yu took out the litter of little mice first, and originally wanted to kill them... But one and two looked like they were born only a few days ago, so he couldn't do it.

The few little mice were trembling, but everyone understood why the big mouse made its nest in the carriage, because there were so many cats in Hongying Village, and the mice were almost extinct, except that the carriage was surrounded by soldiers, and people came and went frequently. So the cats don't come.

When everyone was moving books out, Pang Yu grabbed the big mouse that hid after being taken aback by the fourth son, and brought it over, "You can say that you are a mother, you can see it by yourself. Run first and don't care about your children."

The big mouse squeaked, Bai Fu found a cage, put all the big and small mice in it, took them to a forest far away from Hongying Village, stuffed them into a small tree hole, and grabbed peanuts for them .

Let go of the mouse and the family, and just say that everyone is in a hurry to "save" the dragon pattern scroll.

Hongying Village is very humid. The books have been sitting there for only a few days, and some of them are moldy. A total of three volumes were bitten and mutilated by rats, all of which were cases near the Demon Palace. One book was the worst, half of it was bitten off. .

The other two dilapidated books are not serious, they were sorted out by Gongsun and Bao Yan, those who read them can remember them, so they have been completed, and the loss is not big.But the most troublesome thing was the missing half of the book, which was prepared by Pang Yu.An Lehou can remember the Pai Jiu horse crane, but he can't remember this thing, and he can't make it up even if he scratches his head.

Yin Hou glanced at it, "The cases in Le County, Lin County, and Yaojia Village?"

Pang Yu nodded with a sad face.

"They're all near the Demon Palace. When you arrive at the Demon Palace, you can ask someone to ask them to complete the case." Mr. Bao didn't blame Pang Yu for not remembering, or that Gongsun and Bao Yan didn't pay attention to the file, and everyone's previous case was just a case. It's already very busy, and it's only been stored for a few days. No one would have thought that it would attract mice.

Everyone packed up the files again, got into the carriage, and embarked on the journey to the Demon Palace.

……

"When will your elder brother and sister-in-law come?"

Zhan Zhao rode on the horse, because Zao Duoduo would stick to Bai Yunfan for no reason, so Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang always walked side by side, Zhan Zhao asked Bai Yutang.

"Well, the fourth brother will go back to pick them up by boat, maybe three or four days soon, anyway, we should be able to arrive a year ago." Bai Yutang replied to Zhan Zhao's words, and asked, "Mao'er, the woods around here are a bit strange. "

Zhan Zhao looked at him, "What did you find?" He asked, looking around.

"Oh, there seems to be a cedar within less than fifty feet, which is different from the surrounding pine trees..." Bai Yutang said.

Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows, "Yes! You have good eyesight!"

With that said, Zhan Zhao leaned over and whispered to Bai Yutang.

It turned out that these different species of trees were the road signs to reach the magic palace. According to the formula, following the different tree species, you can reach the magic palace smoothly.Needless to say, this road is actually quite complicated, and thanks to Bai Yutang's cleverness, he understood it as soon as he heard it.

Later, Great Monk Wusha teased Yin Hou, "Your kitten is teaching the mouse how to get to the cat's nest."

Yin Hou was also helpless, but after his previous trip to the Demon Palace, Bai Yutang had already been recognized by the entire Demon Palace, and he was indeed no longer an "outsider".

In the carriage, Mr. Bao and the others were sitting together, flipping through the scroll with dragon patterns.

This trip to the Demon Palace is a vacation. After Zhao Zhen received Bao Zheng's letter, he was very satisfied with the handling of the case and let Bao Zheng and others rest well during the New Year.But Zhao Zhen specifically explained that they should return to Kaifeng as soon as possible after the Chinese New Year, which seemed to be something.

But taking a break doesn't mean being idle.Everyone in Kaifeng Mansion here is on salary, so of course they have to do business, so everyone sorted out all the pending cases near the Demon Palace, and prepared to solve them when they are on vacation.

As the people walked all the way, the sky gradually darkened.

"Not far ahead is Tianxing Village."

When they came to a hillside, Ouyang, who was leading the way, pointed to a small village down the hillside and said, "Should we drive overnight or take a rest before leaving tomorrow morning?"

"Sky Star Village?"

At this moment, in the carriage, Bao Yan heard a voice and came out to ask.

Everyone looked at him.

Zhan Zhao is a local snake in the vicinity, and introduced, "The village of Tianxing Village is laid out according to the orientation of the Big Dipper. It is a very old village. The village is very large and has delicious food. You can stay for one night."

Yin Hou also nodded, "It's still some distance away from the Demon Palace, it's inconvenient for a carriage to travel the mountain road at night."

Everyone nodded and decided to stay in Tianxing Village for one night.

"Let's go to the inn."

The shadow guards wanted to find a place to stay first, but was stopped by Hong Jiuniang, "What kind of inn do you want to stay at the door of your house? Go to Anfu."

Everyone was stunned.

Bai Yutang recalled that Zhan Zhao's boss, An Yun Mo'an, who was the same generation as the Devil's Palace, was a big businessman with industries all over the world, so it's not uncommon for him to have a mansion near the Devil's Palace.

"Xiao'anzi, that girl has houses in all the prefectures and counties around the Demon Palace. Let's live there." Hong Jiuniang said, leading the way for everyone.

Zhan Zhao went to the side of the carriage and asked Bao Yan in the carriage, "Is there any problem with Tianxing Village?"

Bao Yan pointed to the file that was bitten off in Pang Yu's hand, and said, "Tianxing Village is under the jurisdiction of Le County, and the first case on this file happened in Tianxing Village."

"It was a murder case that happened three years ago." Gongsun said, "A farmer named Wang Da in Tianxing Village was suspected of killing an old man in his neighbor's house. The neighbor's dog kept barking at Wang Da. The county magistrate found it strange. He searched Wang's house and found a gold hairpin. According to the identification of the old man's family, the gold hairpin belonged to the old man, but Wang Da said that the gold hairpin belonged to him. Picked it up, but refused to plead guilty... The county magistrate decided that Wang Da was the murderer and put him in prison. On the day he was imprisoned, another old woman was killed, which was also robbery, and the method was the same as that of Wang Da's neighbors before. So Wang Da Da’s family refused to accept, and the county magistrate released Wang Da... However, the two murder cases have not been solved.”

"Oh……"

At this time, Huang Yuelin came up and said, "I remember this case!"

Everyone looked at her.

Behind Huang Yuelin, Blue Fox and Zhuge Luyi also approached, "Oh! That case was quite a sensation back then."

Zhan Zhao didn't live in the Demon Palace in those years, so it's unknown, but he said, "Looking at a very ordinary case, why is it such a sensation?"

Pang Yu pointed to the part at the back of the file that was bitten off by the little mouse and said, "When the county magistrate reported the case, he indicated that there were doubts, but he couldn't see it anymore."

"Is there anything suspicious?" Everyone asked the three aunts who seemed to know the ins and outs of the matter.

"It's because of that gold hairpin!" Huang Yuelin said, "Do you know how much that gold hairpin is worth?"

Everyone looked at each other.

Zhao Pu wondered, "Is the gold hairpin in a peasant woman's house some kind of rare treasure?"

Huang Yuelin nodded, "The old man who was a money fan went to see the gold hairpin that was dirty, and when he came back, he said that it was not an ordinary hairpin, it was the phoenix hairpin worn by Concubine Yang Guifei back then!"

Zhan Zhao helped explain, "The old money fan is Cai Jinbao, who is known as the old money fan."

Tianzun nodded, "The old money fan is an expert in appraising treasures, and what he said is true is basically true."

Everyone was surprised.

"Why does the peasant woman have such a gold hairpin?" Gongsun was curious, "Could it be some kind of legendary origin? Or is it very rich?"

Zhuge Lvyi shook his head, "The peasant woman is an old man who washes clothes for others. Her house is utterly desolate. At first, people in the village thought it was inconceivable that she was robbed and killed. The only relative of the old man is her son, a poor man. Filial piety. He said that his mother has always cherished this golden hairpin, and often took it out in the dead of night to look at it in a daze, no matter how poor the family is, she would not be willing to sell it."

Everyone looked at each other.

"So..." Zhan Zhao frowned, "If someone really robbed and killed that old woman, it means they would rob that golden hairpin! How could they lose the only valuable golden hairpin and let Wang Da pick it up?"

Blue Fox nodded, "Yes!"

"Then Wang Da, how is your character?" Master Bao asked.

"He came from an honest farmer, and his brothers have inherited a lot of ancestral property. In fact, they are living a very good life." Zhuge Luyi said, "I heard that Wang Da really likes to take advantage of small things, but he is very timid. Don’t even dare to kill a chicken, let alone kill someone.”

"Where's the big dog?"

At this time, Lin Yehuo leaned over and asked, "Is the big dog staring at Wang and yelling?"

Everyone looked at Lin Yehuo who was leading the "dumb".Dumb has grown into a big dog, with lush hair and majestic appearance. Because he has half wolf blood, he has hardly barked, which really fits the name "Dumb".Dumb is very obedient, gets close to everyone, and gets along very well with Xiaowu... The only trouble is that every time I call "dumb", two people will be called...

As a qualified dog idiot, Lin Yehuo was naturally entangled in the dog problem.

Zhuge Luyi said, "This is also one of the strange places! It is said that this big dog was picked up by that old lady and is very loyal and obedient."

"Then you don't need to ask!" Lin Yehuo raised his eyebrows, "The big dog is the most loyal! Yelling at Wang Da means that Wang Da is the murderer!"

Although Lin Yehuo's statement was groundless and subjective, Zhan Zhao and the others nodded, and even Bai Yutang agreed, "Indeed, dogs have spirituality, and there must be a reason for yelling at Wang."

"The strange thing is." Zhuge Luyi continued, "The big dog was later adopted by Wang Da, and every day, Wang Da took it to wander around the gate of the old woman's house. It seems that he also wants to find the murderer."

"Oh?" Everyone frowned, it was indeed strange.

"Wang Da was cleared of suspicion because of this incident, but the villagers isolated him, thinking that there was something wrong with him. In the end, he also became obsessed, thinking all day long about catching the murderer and clearing himself of suspicion." Huang Yuelin said.

"Big Dog's willingness to live with him means that he is not a murderer!" Lin Yehuo rubbed his chin, "Then why did you bark at him in the first place?"

"What about the other old woman?" Bai Yutang asked, "What was she taken away from?"

"This old lady is also very poor, but what was snatched away was a pair of golden phoenix bracelets!" Lan Fox said, "It's such a coincidence, it's the same as the gold hairpin before! But the gold hairpin was found, and the phoenix bracelet The bracelets were not found, but I only heard from the old woman’s family that such a pair of bracelets were missing.”

"The old money fan said that in addition to two phoenix bracelets and a phoenix hairpin, that set of gold ornaments also had a phoenix crown inlaid with sea pearls, a set of neck ornaments inlaid with a hundred birds facing the phoenix, and a necklace inlaid with eight treasures. Double phoenix belt, golden filigree skirt with hundreds of flowers and phoenix birds, a pair of gold phoenix-headed boots, a pair of golden phoenix earrings and a gold phoenix wrench inlaid with jade... According to legend, it was the favorite of Concubine Yang Guifei back then. The record has been lost."

"The murderer seems to be collecting this set of gold ornaments?" Zhan Zhao wondered.

"That golden phoenix crown..."

When everyone was wondering, Bai Yutang suddenly asked, "Is there a big phoenix on it, twelve small phoenixes, and one hundred and one sea pearls inlaid on it, the biggest one on the crown, the size of a pigeon's egg?"

Everyone was stunned and looked at Bai Yutang.

Zhan Zhao was curious, "Have you seen it before?"

"Uh..." Bai Yutang didn't seem to know where to start, but the third master Xu Qing came over, "When the eldest brother and sister-in-law got married, the sister-in-law wore that phoenix crown."

Everyone opened their mouths wide and looked at Mr. Xu—is it true? !

Han Zhang also came over and said, "Brother loves sister-in-law very much. He learned about the sale of that phoenix crown from a friend. It was worn by Concubine Yang back then. After seeing it, he bought it at a high price and gave it to sister-in-law."

The corners of everyone's mouth twitched.

The fourth son gossips, "That crown is so expensive, isn't it?"

Xu Qing thought for a while, "It seems quite expensive, but elder brother is always willing to spend money for elder sister-in-law."

Han Zhang also nodded, "It really feels rich and honorable."

Everyone silently glanced at Bai Yutang—there were so many people in Zhakong Island who lost together, yet they were still ridiculously rich.

"that……"

At this time, Pang Yu suddenly raised his hand and asked, "That golden phoenix necklace, there is a big, big pigeon's blood red ruby ​​in the middle, right?"

The corners of their mouths twitched and they looked at Pang Yu.

Master Bao narrowed his eyes, "Oh? Could it be that he is in the Pang Mansion?"

The grand master stared at his son with wide eyes.

Pang Yu hurriedly waved his hands, "No, the emperor gave it to my sister."

"That necklace is in the palace?" Everyone was curious.

"En!" Pang Yu nodded. "My dynasty was relatively frugal. The royal family seldom made new gold ornaments, and most of them were left over from the previous dynasty. Then Datang liked the elegant and luxurious style. In fact, my sister didn't like it very much. She said it was too big. She looks like an upstart, but she's not as plump as Concubine Yang Gui, she feels empty."

"I've seen that ring finger before." Zhao Pu said, "My dead emperor Lao Tzu has worn it, and it should be at Zhao Zhen's place now."

Everyone looked at each other.

Seeing Master Bao stroking his beard and looking at him, Pang Yu said, "That necklace really doesn't belong to my father."

Lord Bao nodded, and just as the grand master breathed a sigh of relief, Pang Yu continued, "That belt belongs to my father..."

"puff……"

The grand master took a sip of tea, Master Bao squinted at Pang Ji, that look - a dead crab!How dare you take bribes and break the law!Kill you!

The grand master hurriedly waved his hand, "Oh, I bought it in a serious way, not greedy!"

Master Bao looked at him with raised brows - he wouldn't believe it!

At this time, the blue fox intervened in good time to save the grand master, "The pair of earrings are in the hands of girl Yunmo. She bought them before, and after the gold hairpin yamen returned them to the old lady's son, Yunmo paid a high price to buy them again." I've come here, I've kept it in my collection, I planned to give it to your future daughter-in-law as a betrothal gift..." After speaking, the aunts all looked at Bai Yutang with smiles.

Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he thought it was all right, Zhan Zhao elbowed him and squinted at him—you really have no taboos?

Bai Yutang smiled indifferently - it doesn't matter whether he is a dowry or a dowry, he will accept all the money!

Zhan Zhao was speechless.

"So, the only thing I haven't found so far is the pair of jade bracelets, a pair of golden boots and a golden skirt, right?" Tianzun asked.

Everyone nodded.

"It's justifiable for things belonging to the court of the former dynasty to fall into the hands of the emperor's relatives, merchants, wealthy households, and corrupt officials." Mr. Bao stroked his beard.

The corner of Pang Ji's mouth twitched, "Delete corrupt officials!"

Gongsun was also quite puzzled, "Why are there still two items in the hands of ordinary peasant women, and they also caused the disaster of killing..."

Pang Yu shook the tattered scroll of dragon patterns in his hand, and he was relieved. Fortunately, the old men and women in the Demon Palace were gossip, and the investigation of the case near his home was so clear.

Then again, what else can the old man and the old lady do besides chatting about family matters?It seems!It shouldn't be difficult to complete this broken book!