Kaifeng House Small Dining Table

Zhao Hanyan stared at the back of shopkeeper Xue leaving.

Bai Yutang walked over and asked Zhao Hanyan, "Coincidence?"

Zhao Hanyan shook his head to express his ignorance, and bid farewell to him when he saw Bai Yutang mount quickly.

"Aren't you going back with me?" Zhao Hanyan asked.

"I still have something to do, let's go first." Bai Yutang gave Zhao Hanyan his hands, then swung his whip and rode away.

Zhao Hanyan looked at Bai Yutang who was leaving in Juechen, blinked, and finally recovered after a while.I don't understand why Bai Yutang has something to leave so urgently, obviously everyone returned to Beijing together.

"It runs really fast."

Zhang Ling was still leading the horse in a daze. He looked enviously at the figure who was about to disappear at the end of the road. The demeanor of riding a horse is particularly elegant, so beautiful!"

Zhao Hanyan also got on his horse and told Zhang Ling to leave.

Zhang Ling stood on the spot and thought about Bai Yutang's movement of getting on the horse just now, planning to try it himself.He raised his right leg first, then leaped heroically, sat on the saddle quickly and steadily, and then swung the whip smartly, galloping the horse.

"Okay!" After Zhang Ling accepted Zhao Hanyan's call, he stared fiercely at the horse in front of him.Ma Ye was looking at Zhang Ling with dark eyes, and let out two breaths.

Zhang Ling quickly raised his right leg and rushed towards the horse——

A horse honked.

thump!

Zhang Ling fell headfirst and ate shit.

The horse that was standing upright in front of Zhang Ling had already moved away, and the horse hid far away sideways, exhaling unhappily through its nostrils while raising its four hooves, as if it wanted to leave in dislike, but because of a mission The body had to reluctantly stay.

All the yamen servants laughed when they saw this, and asked Zhang Ling: "When you get on the horse, you get on the horse. Why don't you hold the rein and kick the horse in the stomach!"

Zhang Ling got up from the ground, patted the dirt on his body in embarrassment, and scolded them not to laugh.

"Ha, I got it, he wanted to be like Young Master Bai, he leaped and flew out. But he didn't expect that he would sink with a leap!" Another yacha jokingly said.

Everyone burst into laughter again, and the fatigue from the whole night's tossing was relieved a lot at this time.

Zhang Ling stared at them embarrassingly, "Go, go, go, go back and recover your life so that you can go home and sleep."

When everyone heard that they were sleeping, they all stopped and were ready to go.

Zhao Hanyan asked Zhang Ling with a slight smile if the fall was broken.

"See, this is a good man. You all know how to laugh at me." Zhang Ling was not forgiving, and took the opportunity to curse back, then shook his head at Zhao Hanyan to express that it was okay, then grabbed the rein, and went up as usual. got the horse.

A group of people set off.

On the way back, Zhao Hanyan thought about his words for a while, and after returning to his room, he wrote a letter to report the general situation to Zhao Zhen.The way of delivering the letter was still the old way, when Chunlai was not in the room, let Xiuzhu stuff it under his pillow.

Zhao Hanyan yawned twice in a row, and now he was sleepy, and he didn't feel hungry even when it was time to eat.She wanted to take a hot bath and sleep, but considering that Bai Yutang was probably next door, she called Xiuzhu to help watch, and knocked on Bai Yutang's door. After hearing that there was no sound in the room, Zhao Hanyan lightly Pushing the door lightly and looking around, he saw that the room was empty and there was no one there. Knowing that Bai Yutang probably went to work and hadn't returned yet, he felt more at ease, and urged Xiuzhu to prepare water quickly.

After taking a refreshing bath, Zhao Hanyan lay down on the couch and fell asleep soundly.

When I woke up again, it was already afternoon.

Xiuzhu smiled and told Zhao Hanyan that she had successfully delivered the letter. Just because Zhao Hanyan was too tired, Xiuzhu didn't dare to say anything. It was different now. She kept saying that she missed her very much while serving Zhao Hanyan to change her clothes.

"I couldn't fall asleep thinking about Young Master last night."

"It's only been a day." Zhao Hanyan asked how she and Su Yuerong got along.

"She's a nice person, but it's not easy for her to take care of a child by herself," Xiuzhu sighed, then suddenly remembered something, and told Zhao Hanyan that Jiang Ping had visited yesterday, "She said that she had found a suitable house for Miss Su, not far from Fengfu .Go back and buy two maids, and after cleaning and tidying up, you can move in!"

Zhao Hanyan nodded: "That's good."

"Then I can go back to the young master soon!" Xiuzhu happily embraced Zhao Hanyan's arm again.

At this time, someone knocked on the door suddenly, and then opened the door to come in.Xiuzhu hurriedly let go, but she didn't have time for the person who came to move quickly, so when Bai Yutang entered the room, he saw Xiuzhu's hand with a faded smile from Zhao Hanyan's armpit.After Xiuzhu saw Bai Yutang, she bowed her head a little cautiously, and hurriedly turned around to pour tea for herself.And it seemed to Bai Yutang that he was avoiding because of shyness.

Hearing Zhao Hanyan's question, Bai Yutang said to Zhao Hanyan: "Judge Shi is looking for us."

Zhao Hanyan was a little worried because she didn't hear Bai Yutang's footsteps just now, but she didn't know if Bai Yutang heard what she told Xiuzhu about delivering the letter.But at this moment, Bai Yutang's expression was normal, so he probably didn't notice anything.Moreover, Zhao Hanyan was sure that the two of them said this in a very low voice, even the people standing outside the wall should not be able to hear anything, let alone Bai Yutang is not the one who listens to the bottom of the wall.

Zhao Hanyan thought that Judge Shi wanted them to report back to Ziyan Temple, so he quickly agreed and went with Bai Yutang.

Judge Shi was waiting in the Sansi Hall, when he saw the two people entering, he hurriedly got up to greet them, sighed for their hard work, and thanked them for their efforts to solve the case for Kaifeng Mansion.

Judge Shi is about forty years old, and his usual temper is not outstanding. He is a well-known good man in Kaifeng Mansion, and everyone usually likes to get along with him.However, although he is a good person, he is only limited to the normal time when he has nothing to do. If he is doing business, he must be impartial and never favoritism. This is very similar to Mr. Bao, so he is also highly valued by Mr. Bao.

This time Bao Zheng went to Chenzhou, and he was very relieved to hand over all the affairs of Kaifeng Mansion to Judge Shi to manage.

After hearing Zhao Hanyan's brief account of the Ziyanguan case, Judge Shi was speechless, and sighed that the case was horrifying. so thoroughly."

Judge Shi smiled and invited Zhao Hanyan and Bai Yutang to drink tea so that they could rest well, and thanked them for their contributions to Kaifeng Mansion.

After coming out of Sansitang, Bai Yutang looked at Zhao Hanyan twice before speaking again: "I killed two rabbits in Ziyan Mountain, have you ever eaten roasted rabbits?"

Zhao Hanyan shook his head. When it comes to food and cooking, Zhao Hanyan's eyes must be brighter than usual.She hurriedly asked Bai Yutang how to cook the roasted rabbit, but before Bai Yutang could answer, she recalled it.

"No, we have been together in Ziyan Mountain. When did you get the rabbit? And when you just went back, you didn't see the rabbit."

"Maybe you didn't pay attention." Bai Yutang's tone was so firm that Zhao Hanyan really suspected that he didn't pay attention.In fact, in order to avoid Zhao Hanyan's discovery, Bai Yutang specially wrapped the rabbit in a black cloth and asked a government servant to help him quietly bring it back.Of course, Yachai himself didn't know that this matter was 'quietly'.

From yesterday to this morning, the only time when Zhao Hanyan was not with Bai Yutang was when he slept in the first half of the night, which probably lasted about an hour, and then there was the matter of the janitor Daotong killing Donglin.It seems that Bai Yutang only had time to rest there, and went to the mountain to look for rabbits.Although he knew that Bai Yutang's survival skills in the wild were very strong, but in the dark of night, the hares could still run extremely fast, and it would be very difficult for someone who had mastered the skills to catch the rabbits away at night.The key is to spend the only rest time he has to do it.

"Okay, then let's make roasted rabbit together!" Zhao Hanyan thanked Bai Yutang for his kindness and cheered happily.Game is delicious!The hazel mushrooms I ate earlier were very fragrant, but the hare is meat, so it must be a hundred times more fragrant than the hazel mushrooms.

"It's already done." Bai Yutang said in a flat tone, sounding not in a high mood, but the corners of his mouth raised showed that he was actually in a very good mood right now.

Zhao Hanyan was stunned, "It's ready?" Bai Yutang didn't rest last night, and it's not long since he returned to Kaifeng Mansion. He has already roasted the rabbit. Could it be that he hurried back just to roast the rabbit meat?

Zhao Hanyan lowered his eyes and thought, and caught a glimpse of black ash on the corner of Bai Yutang's robe.She often works in the kitchen, so she can recognize the bottom of the pot at a glance.

Everyone was so tired that they fell asleep when they came back, and they all rested up, but Bai Yutang ran to the kitchen...

Zhao Hanyan was even more moved. He didn't expect that he would really prepare so seriously just because he had an idea at that time.

"Thank you for making this for me."

Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows handsomely, and corrected Zhao Hanyan, "I just want to eat it, I bought one more and couldn't finish it, so I brought you along."

"Haha, good." Zhao Hanyan nodded repeatedly, but did not expose Bai Yutang.

Zhao Hanyan happily wanted to follow Bai Yutang to the kitchen, but was sent back by Bai Yutang.

"Just wait in the room."

Zhao Hanyan originally wanted to see how the rabbit meat was roasted, but since it was Bai Yutang's intention, he nodded obediently and went back to his room to wait.

When Bai Yutang arrived, Laiwang hurried over and said to Bai Yutang: "The last time is almost ready, it will definitely be done."

Bai Yutang nodded, and asked Laiwang to quickly take out the rabbit, leaving a piece of rabbit leg for Laiwang, cut up the rest, put them on a plate, and took them out himself.

When Zhao Hanyan returned to the house, he found that Zhang Ling was putting food on the table with a food box.

"This is?"

Zhang Ling thought that Zhao Hanyan was asking for food, so he explained carefully: "The fried peanuts from Aunt Sun's house in Zhouqiao, the fried tofu from Aunt Liu's house, the bad duck feet from Miaoji, and the sorrel boxes and mushroom shoots from Zhuangyuanlou Pigeon egg soup. Everything here is the most famous special delicacy in Tokyo that people can eat for a lifetime.”

Zhao Hanyan thought that the few dishes on the table were just random dishes for drinking, but when he heard this introduction, he was very surprised, and asked if they were bought by Zhang Ling.

"I helped to buy the Zhuangyuan building. The first one was brought back by Mr. Bai Wu. It seems that he brought it back when he went to work. By the way, I almost forgot. There is a better one." Zhang Ling hurried to Take another food box.

The things in this food box are exquisite. There is an iron plate under it, with two pieces of charcoal, and an iron grate on it. Dried lotus leaves are spread on the grate, and three pieces of golden lures are placed on the lotus leaves. Human pie.

"This is sesame seed cake?" Although Zhao Hanyan recognized it at a glance, but seeing such a delicate storage method, he was a little afraid to recognize it, so he asked Zhang Ling for confirmation.

"This is the most powerful. This is the old man's sesame seed cake from Yujie Jin." Zhang Ling said.

"Yujie Jin Old Man Shaobing?" Zhao Hanyan had never heard of it, and was about to ask Zhang Ling what was going on here, when Xiuzhu outside said that Bai Yutang was coming.Zhao Hanyan hurriedly got up to greet him, and saw him bring in a large plate of roasted rabbit meat cut into slices.The strange thing is that the surface of each piece of rabbit meat is burnt red, and there are tempting white sesame seeds sticking to it. He swallowed a few times.

Bai Yutang put a plate of fine salt beside the rabbit meat.

"When I don't go to the village shop, I often eat this in the mountains." Bai Yutang said, "Would you like to try it?"

Zhao Hanyan couldn't wait a long time ago, so he picked up a piece of charred rabbit meat with chopsticks, dipped it in some fine salt, and put it in his mouth. The grainy salt on the surface of the rabbit meat first stimulated the taste buds on the tip of his tongue. The rabbit meat bursts out with a very mellow meaty aroma.The taste is fragrant and refreshing, very crisp, and it makes a crackling sound when biting. Occasionally, a few white sesame seeds are eaten, which complements the meaty fragrance of the rabbit.

Zhao Hanyan originally thought that game such as rabbit would inevitably have a fishy smell even if it was grilled, but the part she ate had no fishy smell at all, and the crunchy sound seemed to be in her brain. Not only the satisfaction of taste, but also the pleasure of sound, the more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes.

After Zhao Hanyan picked up the upper layer of meat, he saw that the same was true for the lower layer of rabbit meat, and there was no piece of meat that had not been roasted, so he hurriedly asked Bai Yutang what method he used to roast the rabbit meat.

"The food I make is definitely not as good as yours. In fact, I don't pay attention to how to remove the fishy smell and keep it fresh and tender. I just peel the skin and roast it until it is dry and cooked, and eat it with salt. Game meat smells fishy, ​​and so does rabbit meat. I Every time, in order to taste better, I only eat the outer layer of crispy skin, and after tearing it off, continue to bake the next layer."

No wonder Zhao Hanyan saw that the surface of each piece of rabbit meat looked burnt red, it turned out that it was roasted layer by layer.

"Well, it's worthy of being made by Bai Wuye. It's delicious." Zhao Hanyan then picked up another piece, without any salt, stuffed it into his mouth, felt the pure taste of roasted rabbit meat, and nodded to Bai Yutang again and again, approving He is doing well.

Zhang Ling also took a piece and put it in his mouth at this time, his facial features stretched out in an instant, and he nodded in surprise.

"I figured it out. This amazing person is amazing no matter where he is. Look at Fifth Master. His kung fu, appearance, and talent are already perfect, and now he has another cooking skill." Zhang Ling got up ashamed, I begged Bai Yutang to give ordinary people like him a way to survive.

Zhao Hanyan sighed with a smile: "I have a trick I can teach you."

"What trick?" Zhang Ling hurriedly asked Zhao Hanyan.

"Be stronger." Zhao Hanyan replied.

"Ah——" Zhang Ling lamented, accepting his fate dumbfoundingly, "It seems that this is the only way to go. Fortunately, my father doesn't know you two. Otherwise, I am still older, so he should scold me It's time to leave."

Zhao Hanyan smiled, looked at Zhang Ling again, and sighed that he was very interesting, but it was not very pleasant when we first met.

When Bai Yutang asked the reason, Zhao Hanyan simply told the story.

Zhang Ling shamelessly apologized repeatedly, "Don't mention the past, when I was stupid, I also got along with those so-called aristocratic children, and I always felt that I would be ashamed if I didn't put on airs, bully a few people, and put on airs like Uncle Guo. In fact, when I came to Kaifeng Mansion as an errand, I was laughed at by those people, and I felt even more upset. After I came to Kaifeng Mansion, I wanted to bully others to make up for it. Looking back now, I really don’t know what I did wrong. Wait for something stupid."

Bai Yutang glanced at Zhang Ling with sideways eyes, and chuckled, "No one has ever been confused when young."

"Really?" Although Bai Wuye only said a very simple comforting word, to Zhang Ling, it was like a gifted treasure, "But Wuye is younger than me, but he has never been confused. In the final analysis, I am not up to date, and I have no brains."

"When I was confused, you weren't there." Bai Yutang said.

Zhao Hanyan picked up another piece of rabbit meat and carefully observed the piece of meat for a long time before stuffing it into his mouth.When the mouth is eaten, the corners of the mouth are slightly raised, and there will be a contented smile.

Bai Yutang happened to catch a glimpse of this scene, and his mood became brighter, "Don't just eat, prepare green plum wine, it's not very strong, you can drink some too."

Bai Yutang has been with Zhao Hanyan for a long time, so he naturally knows some of Zhao Hanyan's preferences.

Zhao Hanyan nodded, held up the wine cup to respect them, and saw that both of them drank the wine in the wine cup in one gulp.Zhao Hanyan didn't imitate them at all. He brought the wine cup to his mouth and took a sip, then put it down and picked up peanuts.With a bang, it is extremely crispy, neither raw nor mushy, just cooked, and the most fragrant!

Peanuts are the best garnish for drinking. The preparation method seems simple, but it is very important to grasp the heat, because whether fried peanuts are delicious or not, apart from the variety of peanuts, the most important thing is to know when they are fried. It can be said that the degree of fire determines life and death.

"It's fried very well. Does it taste like this every time you buy it?" Zhao Hanyan asked.

Zhang Ling nodded, "I bought it three times before, and it was so delicious every time. This is why Auntie Sun's fried peanuts are so famous. Everyone recognizes her craftsmanship."

Bai Yutang promised, "Sometimes the cook in Zhuangyuan Building can't compare to her."

Zhao Hanyan made a note in her heart, and she must visit this Aunt Sun when she has a chance later.In the process of cooking any ingredient, the mastery of the heat is a crucial step.In ancient cooking, there is no thing that can control the heat constantly. No matter how artificial the fire is, it will inevitably be big and small. It is absolutely powerful to be able to distinguish the state of the best taste through the condition of the ingredients.This Aunt Sun who can fry peanuts must be good at this method.

"Brother Zhao, come and taste this, old man Jin's crispy biscuits." Zhang Ling hurriedly brought the plate of biscuits to Zhao Hanyan.

"I think these biscuits are stored very carefully." After Zhao Hanyan finished speaking, she looked at Bai Yutang suspiciously. She wanted to know what was the mystery of the biscuits.

"If you buy it for a long time, it won't be brittle. This is the way the old man Jin taught me to preserve it." Bai Yutang explained.

Zhang Ling was a little excited and asked Zhao Hanyan if he knew about the Jin old man's biscuits.

Zhao Hanyan shook his head puzzled, telling Zhang Ling to speak quickly.

Zhang Ling: "It's only sold on a single day, one hundred a day, no more than one, and people will appear on Yujie shortly after dawn every morning. But it doesn't matter where they are. I heard that every morning in Tokyo Three to five hundred people went to his biscuits, and it was a great fortune to meet him and buy them. Besides, even if they did, they couldn’t buy more, and each person was limited to three.”

"That must be delicious."

Zhao Hanyan picked up the biscuits and took a bite, and the crispy layers of the biscuits immediately made the sound of being bitten off.The crispy pieces fell gently on the table, even though Zhao Hanyan caught it with a bowl, it didn't block everything.Because the crispy skin is very thin, layer by layer, the crispy fragrance after biting is in the mouth, and it seems to melt in the mouth before chewing. There is a thin layer of filling in the noodle fragrance, and it is hard to eat what it is. It looks like bean paste, but it still has a meaty taste. It is said to be all meat, but it doesn't have the slightest taste of meat, nor does it have the greasy taste of meat.

After Zhao Hanyan swallowed the part in her mouth, she looked at the rest of the cake. From the section she bit into, she could see that the crust was divided into many layers. After trying to count, it was less than half of the 20 layers. It is not detailed enough, and the bite out section itself cannot fully reflect the number of layers.

Then there is the filling in the center, which looks very delicate, red and black in color, just like what she felt when tasting it, it is as delicate as sand, it is a carefully processed filling, the specifics cannot be seen by the eyes, but by the taste Can't find a specific recipe either.

"How?" Zhang Ling asked.

Although Bai Yutang didn't say anything, he kept observing Zhao Hanyan's expression as he tasted the crispy sesame seed cake.

Zhao Hanyan raised his bright eyes and sighed, "It's amazing!"

"That's right, it's very delicious, but the old man Jin sells too little, otherwise I guess he will be famous all over the world with this biscuit." Zhang Ling sighed.

Bai Yutang asked Zhao Hanyan, "Did you see anything?"

Zhao Hanyan shook his head and replied seriously: "I don't understand anything about the stuffing except for the thousand-layer crispy skin. There is a sky beyond the sky. This old man's craftsmanship is amazing and admirable. I must know him."

Bai Yutang smiled, picked up the wine glass that Zhang Ling had just filled, and drank it in one gulp, feeling very refreshed.

Zhao Hanyan ate a whole crispy biscuit in surprise, amazement, and pondering, and still felt that he still had more to say.

Bai Yutang said: "We have eaten all of them, these three are for you."

Zhang Ling moved his eyeballs, silently took a peanut and put it in his mouth.Fifth Master Bai actually sometimes spoke unreliably, when did he eat it?He hasn't eaten the golden old man's pancakes for more than half a year now, and he doesn't know whether he is unlucky or what. The same goes for squatting.Almost every time I saw it, there was already a group of people surrounding the old man Jin. By then, it was too late, and the crowd had already robbed it first.

Zhang Ling was so greedy that he secretly swallowed his saliva several times.He thought that the three bought by Bai Wuye happened to be one for each of them, but he didn't expect that they were all for Brother Zhao, so sad.

Zhao Hanyan had just heard Zhang Ling explain how difficult it is to buy the golden old man's pancakes, and he fully understood why Bai Yutang was in such a hurry to return to Beijing before he came here. It was not because of the roasted rabbit meat, but because of this.

"How can I eat it alone? For such a rare thing, let's have one for each of the three of us." Zhao Hanyan shared.

When Zhang Ling heard this, he was happy, and was about to thank him for going to clip, when he heard Bai Yutang speak first.

"Just to let you have a good taste. After thinking about it, we can eat as many as we want."

Zhang Ling shortened the travel of the chopsticks and picked up peanuts again.

Zhao Hanyan couldn't refuse Bai Yutang's kindness, so he ate the remaining two biscuits very bluntly, with rabbit meat and bamboo shoots and pigeon egg soup, not to mention how delicious it was, as if traveling in a gourmet paradise suffer.

Zhao Hanyan was very full after eating, so he personally poured wine for Bai Yutang, respected him, and thanked him for his hospitality.

Before Bai Yutang said much, he raised his wine glass, smiled elegantly at Zhao Hanyan, then raised his head and drank the wine in one gulp.

The three of them were almost full after eating, so they drank slowly and chatted about the Ziyanguan case. Zhang Ling asked many questions that he didn't understand.

"By the way, how did you find out that the real Taoist Ziyan is hiding under the corpse in the coffin?"

"At that time, since I thought that the black hand behind the scenes was unlikely to 'exist', I naturally suspected that the Taoist leader Ziyan was burnt and couldn't tell his identity. Guard, what backup way does he have to protect himself by surprise?" Zhao Hanyan then told Zhang Ling that not only was the height difference between the inside and outside of the coffin, "there are ventilation holes at the bottom of the coffin, and the coffin is filled with dead people, so naturally there is no need for it. But if there is a living person, he always has to pant. At that time, Zi Yandao was hiding under the interlayer, and a hair leaked out from the air hole."

"Ah, that's how it is." Zhang Ling suddenly realized, and then he couldn't help feeling that Taoist Zi Yan's modus operandi was too complicated, "I really don't understand, why did he use that kind of case to target us Mr. Bao? Ziyan Temple It is a place he is familiar with, and he may have a deeper understanding. He used tricks to silence the mouth, in order to provoke the Kaifeng government, and it still makes sense. But in the first three cases, how did he know that the murderer wanted to kill and instigate them to commit crimes? It can't be said that the murderers of these three cases and the hatred accumulated for more than ten years were all planned by him, right?"

Zhang Ling's question was exactly what Zhao Hanyan couldn't figure out before.What was the way, and what method did he use to delete and select so accurately that he could instigate these murderers who harbored hatred and wanted to kill?What role did Taoist Ziyan play in the process of these murderers' crimes, so that these murderers were so obedient that they did not confess to him, and would send something to the kitchen of Kaifeng Mansion according to his wishes.

The person is already dead, so it is difficult to find the answer. After searching every item in the dormitory of Ziyan Temple, they can't find anything wrong or special. It can be said that they can't find any traces at all.His house is just like Elder Baiyun's thatched hut. There are things, but no traces of life can be seen. It is too neat, and it looks like it was deliberately arranged to make people look like it.

"Zi Yan once said in his previous confession that someone ordered him to retreat, but he decided to stay for the sake of fighting with you. Therefore, all those who should have been silenced were presented as victims of the case. , planning a clever serial murder case." Bai Yutang explained, "From this point of view, he was already prepared to evacuate, so naturally he would not leave any relevant traces for us to investigate."

In terms of Zi Yan's way of doing things, he will indeed be as perfect and cautious as possible.

Zhao Hanyan agreed with Bai Yutang's statement, "Even if there is something left behind, this clue may not be credible."

"This case will only involve the two of you. If it were me, I would definitely be blindfolded. I wouldn't be able to detect anything, and I would be played around." Zhang Ling sighed in admiration, and went to pick up another peanut in depression.

Zhao Hanyan's face became solemn, "The Taoist master Ziyan received the news to retreat, who gave the news, why did the good Ziyan temple suddenly give up?"

"It should be that the imperial court found out the clues, and that 'Guanglin Demon' issued the order in order to protect himself." Bai Yutang followed Zhao Hanyan's analysis and analyzed.

"Exactly here, why does the Guanglin Demon feel that the Ziyan Temple is not safe?" Zhao Hanyan stared at Bai Yutang, "We in Kaifeng knew about the Ziyan Temple, and it was only thanks to the Ziyan Taoist priest who sent a letter to himself that he noticed it. .”

Bai Yutang looked back at Zhao Hanyan, and said slowly, "Yan, Shu?"

"Master Yan began to investigate the silver theft case half a year ago, and he began to suspect Ziyan Temple in the past month..." Zhao Hanyan looked at Bai Yutang, "Guanglin Demon must have noticed the clue from Yan Shu, and told Ziyan Daochang to silence and retreat. .”

Bai Yutang nodded, agreeing with Zhao Hanyan's statement.

Zhao Hanyan got up immediately: "Let's go to Lord Yan." This matter is urgent.

The two then got up and left.

Zhang Ling hadn't recovered from it yet, and when he nodded in agreement, he realized that the other two people on the table were gone, so he quickly put down his chopsticks to catch up.

Yan Mansion.

The sound of the piano is rustling, melodious and long, adding a little melancholy, just like this autumn with fallen leaves at dusk.

When Zhao Hanyan and Bai Yutang arrived at the back garden of the Yan Mansion, they heard the sound of the qin, and then saw Yan Shu in purple casual clothes with bat patterns on the waterside pavilion by the green lake, concentrating on playing the qin.He didn't wear a crown, and his long hair was naturally tied behind his head with a purple headband. When the piano was playing, his ink-like hair was also flying.

Under the guidance of the servants, Zhao Hanyan and Bai Yutang walked up to Yan Shu, but Yan Shu still focused on playing the piano without noticing it. It was not until the end of the song, when the sound of the piano stopped, that Yan Shu raised his head.Seeing that the two of them had arrived, they were quite surprised, and blamed the servants for not notifying them in advance.

Yuan Ming said helplessly: "Your Excellency may have forgotten that you have told him earlier that if you come, please come in directly, and there is no need to report in advance."

"Really, why can't I remember when it happened?" Yan Shu asked quite forgetfully.

"When Lord Bao left, he praised the two for their good looks." Yuan Ming replied obediently.

"Oh," Yan Shu got up with a smile, and invited Bai Yutang and Zhao Hanyan to sit down, apologizing for his demeanor, "After Song Shangshu and I finished our case, we went home to rest, but couldn't sleep, so we came here to play the piano when we were bored."

"My lord is too polite. I don't think your lord's outfit is disrespectful. On the contrary, it's more chic." Zhao Hanyan felt that Yan Shu's hair looked better than a crown when he loosened his hair. "Besides, Brother Bai and I are not outsiders." ,Right?"

Yan Shu just likes Zhao Hanyan's cleverness, and her sweet mouth. When she praises others, she is not the kind of blunt compliment, which is very touching and pleasing to the ear.

"Get some good tea soon." Yan Shu ordered Yuan Ming, and then asked him the reason for their sudden visit.

Zhao Hanyan told Yan Shu what he and Bai Yutang had just thought of. On the one hand, he hoped that Yan Shu would be more careful, and on the other hand, he wanted Yan Shu to recall that no one knew about his surveillance and suspicion of Ziyan Temple.

"I also told you at the beginning that this matter must be related to someone in the court. So I was very careful when handling this matter. Except for a few cronies around me, most people didn't say anything about it." Yan Shu explained.

"Have you mentioned it to other officials?" Zhao Hanyan asked,

Yan Shu nodded, "No, even my superior, Song Shangshu, didn't know. What's more, this time I came back to tell him about it, and he blamed me for not bringing him on such a big case. Look, he said he was pushy , it's true."

"My lord, please make a list of those who know." Zhao Hanyan said.

Yan Shu was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Zhao Hanyan to be so serious, he immediately realized something, and asked in surprise, "Could it be that you suspect that there are spies around me?"

"Daoist Zi Yan said that the 'magic' is very powerful." Zhao Hanyan did not answer Yan Shu's question directly, because she herself was not sure.

"It's impossible. Yuan Ming and the others are all close friends who have been by my side since childhood." Yan Shu shook his head, but seeing Zhao Hanyan persistently looking at the list he wanted, he had no choice but to write a copy and hand it to Zhao Hanyan.

After Zhao Hanyan took the list, he saluted and said goodbye to Yan Shu.

Yan Shu saw the two off, then shook his head and smiled at the honored guest who reappeared behind him: "These two children are really young and frivolous, reminding me of when I was young!"

……

Seven days later, news came from Chenzhou that the Chenzhou case had been investigated clearly, and Bao Zheng and others would escort the guilty officials back to Beijing in a few days.

Zhao Hanyan asked, the guilty minister was Pang Yu, the son of Pang Taishi. Everyone knew about Pang Taishi's temperament, and now there was going to be another disturbance in the capital, but Zhao Hanyan firmly believed that this incident must be done in the end. It ended up blowing Pang Yu's head.

She didn't worry about it at all, but was worried about studying Old Man Jin's crispy biscuits.

It's hard, I can't figure it out.

So on this day, Zhao Hanyan decided to take Bai Yutang to buy old man Jin's sesame seed cakes early.They didn't want the two of them to go out through the back door, but Zhan Zhao came riding a horse.