Inscription of Different Cases

As soon as the Taifu said, the Taoist priest who had been waiting for a long time came forward immediately, holding a mahogany sword covered with talismans, and walked directly to Du's original body.When the sword was stabbed, the tree sprayed black blood like raindrops, causing the servants who were watching to sigh.The Taoist's expression remained unchanged, he stabbed several times with his sword, and the pitch-black blood sprayed continuously. Han Lang could almost hear Du Shi's screams, but Du Shi, who could not transform into a human body, could not make a sound, leaving only a steady stream of blood falling continuously. Into the sand, forming eyeball-sized pits one after another.

The Taifu did not come out, only a few officials, two wives and servants from the mansion were present.Except for Han Lang and He Yijiu, everyone looked relieved.The Taoist drew back his long sword and chanted a mantra secretly, and a scarlet flame suddenly rose into the air.The branches of the rhododendron crackled and crackled in the fire, and the black smoke rose into the sky, quickly obscuring the view.

The Taoist came back, bowed, and asked the family members of the mansion about the follow-up matters, then waved his sleeves and strode away.The flames writhed and twisted like a poisonous snake, and the flames danced wildly, illuminating everyone's faces in a flickering fashion.After about two quarters of an hour, the flame finally gradually extinguished, leaving only a pool of hopeless black ash inside.Han Lang was led away by He Yijiu, and when they walked to the outside lobby, they saw the Tai Tuo standing with his back, and there was a sob once or twice, his face was already full of tears.

At this moment, some words are on the lips, but they cannot be uttered.They walked out of the room and looked at each other subconsciously, and they both saw a trace of unreasonable predation in each other's eyes.

A gloomy night finally passed the stage, but the case in Taifu's mansion was pushed to the monster.The next day Han Lang rushed to Dali Temple, and Yu Zuoshu said that this case still needs to be investigated, and it can only be investigated secretly.He had other official duties to do, and he couldn't go to Taifu's mansion all the time, so he asked Han Lang to continue for him.

Han Lang immediately bowed to accept the order, and Yu Zuoshu sighed again: "The Holy Majesty had another nightmare last night, and he almost stayed up all night."

Han Lang raised his eyebrows. He still couldn't let go of Du Shi's death. Hearing the news, a kind of vengeful malice flashed in his mind: "Didn't it be said that Du Shi did it all?"

"It seems not all," Yu Zuoshu said, seeing Han Lang's unkind eyes, he shook his head helplessly, "Don't get angry, Brother Han, it is true that Mrs. Du may be innocent, but at that time, no one could be innocent. I can't protect her. Besides, she's a demon, and if a demon is in the crowd, it's inevitable that she will have plans."

As soon as the second half of the sentence came out, Han Lang's heart turned cold.But he is also very contradictory. From the perspective of ordinary people, Yu Zuoshu's words are not wrong at all.In the end, he could only sigh slightly, and said to himself: "Yes, she is a monster..."

Yu Zuoshu frowned: "Brother Han, what's wrong with you recently, it seems a little abnormal?"

"……how do I say this?"

"Now you are really not like the young man who kept pursuing the truth a year ago and wanted to advocate justice for the people who died unjustly. Do you still remember what you said in Yunhai Villa, 'As a minister, you should make contributions to the rich and help the poor The people are sins'. Back then you were so ambitious and fearless, why do you hold your head back now?"

Han Lang was speechless, yes, what happened to him?Although he is not as great as Yu Zuoshu said, but a year ago, he wanted to be a good county captain who could serve the people.He didn't want to see innocent people die unjustly, so he put himself in danger and has been to this day.But now he is not a county lieutenant, nor will he become a county lieutenant again.His heart has changed, he only hopes that the chaotic situation in the court can be resolved safely, and then he will leave this officialdom completely and hide in a place that no one knows.

Has he lost his original intention, or has the experience of the past year smoothed his edges and corners?

What Yu Zuoshu said is right, he has changed, he is no longer so self-righteous and stupid, he starts to want to protect himself, and also wants to protect the people he cherishes.He didn't know whether his change was good or bad, but what happened to Mrs. Du in the past few days had made him realize: Don't fantasize anymore, staying here will lead to bad results sooner or later, he must stay away from those who don't welcome him. commoner.

Perhaps, he should also stay away from He Yijiu.

But he couldn't bear it.

He scratched the back of his head irritably, facing Zuo Shu's questioning, he never said a word.The other party stared at him fixedly, that persuasive gaze made him shudder.Fortunately, Yu Zuo Shu temporarily gave up on the deep investigation, and after a moment of silence, he patted Han Lang on the shoulder in frustration: "You, think about it carefully."

Afterwards, the two talked about some irrelevant topics. It was getting late, and Han Lang said that he would go back and ask He Yijiu to go to the Grand Tutor's Mansion together. When Yu Zuoshu heard the name, his expression changed instantly.

"Brother Han, wait a minute."

"What's wrong?" Han Lang was puzzled.

Yu Zuoshu's expression was weird, as if he was hesitating to speak. After a while, he lowered his voice and said, "Brother Han, Brother Yu, I would like to advise you to be more careful with that person recently."

Han Lang seemed to hear the funniest joke: "Who are you on guard against? He Yijiu?"

Yu Zuoshu was dissatisfied with his easygoing, and slightly emphasized his tone: "A spies reported that he has been in contact with the virtuous king recently, and he seems to be planning something."

Han Lang still didn't believe it. He knew He Yijiu too well. He Yijiu didn't love money or power. He just liked to live freely. How could he meet the King Xian?Someone must be sowing discord.But Yu Zuoshu's attitude was serious, Han Lang couldn't act too casually, so he just dealt with it and said: "Okay, I understand."

After speaking, he strode out the door.

The sky outside is already cloudy, there is no wind in the afternoon, and it is autumn, but it is very sweltering. The whole capital is like a huge steamer, steaming people into a hot sweat.Han Lang went straight to his home, the entrance of the teahouse was bustling with people, there were not many guests inside, they were drinking tea and chatting quietly.Han Lang found a seat by the window and sat down, the light in front of him was suddenly blocked by a black shadow, and then the man sat opposite him with a plop, raised Erlang's legs, stretched out his hand and patted his head: "Are you back?"

Han Lang raised his eyes and smiled, facing He Yijiu's blue eyes: "Well, Mr. Yu has entrusted me with the case of Taifu's Mansion."

He Yijiu smiled and said, "It's fine if he doesn't intervene, he's very annoying."

Han Lang wanted to ask about the meeting with King Xian, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.Forget it, he just trusts He Yijiu, and if he says it at this time, it will inevitably cause the other party to misunderstand, so it's better not to say it.

The two chatted for a while and had lunch in the tea house.Just at this time, a person from Dali Temple suddenly came outside looking for Han Lang.Han Lang followed him to a secluded place, and he reported a piece of news, which was really surprising.

The things in Taifu's study had been checked before and found to be non-toxic, but now an animal that was tested for poison died.

"We used silver needles first, and then we used rats to test the poison. We tried the water, sugar, tea leaves and orange peel in the study, and everything was fine at the beginning, so the possibility of poisoning was ruled out. Unexpectedly, after a few days , the mouse that touched the sugar bowl died."

"So the poison is in the sugar?"

The other party nodded: "Master Han, do you want to check with us?"

Han Lang immediately asked He Yijiu to go with him, and it was just as the person said, the poison was indeed in the sugar.Han Lang took the sugar bowl over and inspected it carefully, He Yijiu twisted it up with a spoon and put it on his nose to smell it. "Mostly sugar," he said, "but you see, something is different."

As he spoke, he sprinkled the sugar granules on the table and spread it out with a spoon.Sure enough, most of it was ordinary sugar, but the other part of the granules were obviously whitish, and the texture seemed to be softer, probably poison.Neither of them knew what kind of poison it was, and no one in Dali Temple knew about it, saying they had never seen it before.He Yijiu studied it carefully for a while, then said in a low voice, "It's not something you can buy outside, it looks like a poison you prepared yourself."

However, people who know how to make drugs are rare and extremely difficult to find.Han Lang lowered his head in thought, then stood up resolutely, pulled He Yijiu up and said, "Let's go back to Anping."

"doing what?"

"Zhu--" He was halfway through the sentence, turned around and saw the officials of Dali Temple around him, and temporarily changed his words: "Ask an acquaintance."

One of the officials didn't understand: "Acquaintance?"

"We have a friend in Anping who is proficient in...pharmacology. He should know how this poison is prepared."

"That would be the best, Mr. Lao Han will take a trip."

The two left immediately, and they hadn't returned to Anping for a long time, and they were quite emotional in their hearts.It's a pity that they don't have much time to reminisce about the old days. Fortunately, Zhuzhen was at home, and Ruan Ping was also there, ermine and skink turned into prototypes, one left and one right, lying on his shoulders, revealing two small heads.

When Skink saw Han Lang, he yelled, "The one who lives at the opposite door!"

Han Lang was silent, thinking that this kid would not be as good as before if he didn't get in touch with him for a while, at least he would call himself Big Brother Han before.

Zhuzhen is carving children's toys, and Ruan Ping is boiling sugar. At first glance, the division of labor seems to be quite harmonious, but what they do does not match their identities.The two seemed to have nothing to say, Zhuzhen especially didn't like to pay attention to Ruan Ping, after hearing Han Lang and He Yijiu Daoming's intentions, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Let me see."

Han Lang handed over the sugar bowl in Taifu's study room, but before Zhu Zhen could pick it up, the skink smelled the sweetness, and even flew over and hung it on Han Lang's arm, and licked it away with his tongue. half.Han Lang was so frightened that he hurriedly tore him away and shouted, "It's poisonous! Spit it out!"

Skink opened a pair of bean-like eyes, blinked, and then swallowed it all with a thumping sound in his throat.Han Lang stretched out his hand to support his forehead, and Zhu Zhen said indifferently at this moment: "It's okay, this little poison can't do anything to him."

"This candy is not tasty," Skink showed a weeping expression, and went back to find Ruan Ping, "Brother Ruan, give me candy!"

"Eating sugar will damage your teeth!" The ermine stopped him.

The two little monsters began to fight, and the four adults just got together to talk.When Zhuzhen heard that Han Lang was still working for King Zhao in the capital, she immediately said angrily, "You really don't turn back until you bump into the south wall."

Han Lang scratched his head.

"I can't see it for a while, you go to the side and rest." Zhu Zhen waved her hand and began to chase people away, walked to the cubicle by herself, and closed the door directly.There were only three people left in the hall, and the two little monsters had had enough trouble, and began to pester Han Lang, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, chattering.He Yijiu took the opportunity to laugh and pull Ruan Ping aside, and said in a low voice, "What's the matter, brother, did you succeed?"

Ruan Ping is not as rascal as him, he is still very gentlemanly, he waved his hand and said, "Not yet."

"How about I teach you a few tricks?"

Ruan Ping showed a distant smile, and waved his hand politely again: "Thank you, no need."

About half an hour later, Zhu Zhen came out from the back room and returned the sugar bowl to Han Lang: "It should be a daffodil stem."

Han Lang didn't quite understand: "Huh?"

Zhuzhen rolled her eyes and began to explain: "Cut the rhizome of the narcissus, and a kind of translucent branches and leaves will flow out of it, which will become granular after solidification and drying, just like this."

With his fingernails, he picked out a few crumbs from the sugar bowl and spread them on the table in front of them.

"Is this thing poisonous?"

Zhu Zhen once again showed the expression of "playing the piano to a cow": "Obviously."

Han Lang and He Yijiu looked at each other in blank dismay, thinking of where there was a narcissus in the Taifu's mansion, they immediately had a judgment in their hearts.But Zhu Zhen always plays tricks, which is quite annoying, He Yijiu urged directly angrily: "Don't be foolish, we are in a hurry, hurry up and finish talking."

Zhuzhen was about to chat with him, when Ruan Ping walked up to his side and patted him on the shoulder a few times.Zhuzhen actually endured the sarcasm she was about to utter, and glanced at He Yijiu and said, "This poison is different from ordinary poisons, it won't kill you immediately, but it will cause retching, after diarrhea Seemingly normal symptoms. If taken for a long time, it will be life-threatening.”

"How long does it usually take?" Han Lang hurriedly asked

"For a human, two or three months is usually enough." As he spoke, he suddenly felt Ruan Ping's hands stroking his hair, and immediately said annoyedly, "If it's like him, I guess the dosage should be increased."

Ruan Ping shrank back immediately, as if his hand had been scalded by a soldering iron.The ermine not far away gave a chuckle, and even Han Lang hooked his mouth helplessly.

After bidding farewell to these two people, they rushed to the capital without stopping. "He's too thin-skinned." On the way, He Yijiu was still commenting on Ruan Ping's reaction. "If it were me, I would be able to follow his words and leave him speechless."

Han Lang was speechless: "What can you say?"

"Such as 'Thank you for the reputation of my daughter-in-law' or something."

Han Lang knocked him unceremoniously: "Do you think that everyone in the world is as shameless as you?"

He Yijiu went even further, and climbed onto him with a smirk: "What are you going to do, I just want a wife!"

The two pushed and shoved for a while, and were affected by the sound of the bumpy horse's hooves, and gradually calmed down.Han Lang looked at the dawning light outside, obviously he hadn't slept all night, but his heart was extremely excited and he didn't feel sleepy at all.This time, I can cleanse Du's grievances, even though she is no longer alive, everything he does is useless.Even if it can be proved that Mrs. Du did not murder the Grand Tutor, those gossiping ministers can still find out countless crimes and accuse this monster of Mrs. Du, but he just wants to win back this tone.

"This time...she didn't run away as the murderer, right?" Han Lang murmured.

"Then there are fakes? Everyone knows that there are countless daffodils in her house, and the flowers are withered this season and they are not thrown away. Who else could it be?"

Han Lang twitched the corner of his mouth: "The eldest wife is really a good chess player."