The first work of the imperial prison

Wood chrysanthemum, also known as drunken flower, should be the reason why the family fell asleep.

When Ye Baiting found this thing, his doubts were not completely cleared. The wooden chrysanthemum is not a product of the Central Plains. It comes from Fanbang. It should be rare in the capital. No matter who made it, whether it has anything to do with murder or not, this thing is not easy to find and buy , casually recognizable and proficient in use.

The autopsy continued. Now that the autopsy had been done and the stomach was recorded, it was natural to take a look at other organs.

The performance of the larynx was consistent with the initial inspection at the scene. The larynx was fractured, which was a very obvious strangulation injury. The deceased died of suffocation, and the liver and kidneys were not healthy. There were not many analytical instruments. Ye Baiting could only judge based on his experience. The deceased should have some rich man's disease, such as mild fatty liver...

He also carefully observed the knees and feet. There were boils, carbuncles and other recurrent signs of purulent infection that were not easy to recover. These symptoms are more common in diabetic patients.

After listening to Ye Baiting's explanation, Shang Lu couldn't help touching his chin: "...they are all good food, too delicate, this master's life is too good."

Ye Baiting remembered what Ban and An said at the scene of the crime. In Ying Gonghou's mansion, the eldest son Ying Haorong was the eldest son, and he was born as the eldest son, with a detached status. The eldest son, however, was not taken seriously. Instead, he wanted to avoid the edge of the eldest son. For a long time, he lived with his mother in other places, and no one in the capital knew of such a person.

There are many battles over the succession rights of the aristocratic families in this Marquis Mansion, so why can the third child live so well without being taboo about anything?Just because he is a bastard and has no chance, so there is no need to be on guard?

Ye Baiting felt something was wrong, bastards were not valued and had no chance, it was normal in this era, and there was indeed no need to drive them out of the capital, but why was the salary so high?He can do whatever he wants at home, he can ask for silver flowers at will, he can be picky about the elder sister who was taken back to his natal family, he is notorious for being greedy and lustful, and the female relatives outside hide when they see him. , give him a good life, even wipe his ass and clean up the mess?What is so special about him?

If he behaves so recklessly, regardless of whether he is crazy outside or at home, the harassment that the second wife Cai will receive will definitely not be less.

After all, even his first wife, Lu Shi, knows that he has a crush on Cai Shi...

Wait, Ye Baiting suddenly remembered, and secretly thought in the underground of the Hou's mansion: "Where are the clothes of the deceased? When he fell on the beam, he was not wearing shoes. Where are the shoes he took off? Did they come here?"

It's true that the secret passage is a passage, but all the entrances and exits are closed and locked, and the only one that can enter and exit is the rockery in the outer courtyard. When no one is walking around, isn't it a secret room?Although this secret room is a bit bigger, it is also convenient for doing some things, such as what I said before - cheating.

Shang Lu shook his head: "For the time being, only the corpses are being sent over. The other physical evidence will probably be sealed up at the scene and sent back one after another."

Ye Baiting thought, then I have to remind Qiu Yiqing to check the soles of the deceased's shoes for any special traces of dust, as well as the menu of the meal and the amount of ingredients, all of which need to be paid attention to...

When Qiu Yiqing received the letter sent by Ye Baiting, he was still studying the secret passage of Ying Gonghou's mansion. He always felt that there was something wrong here, but he was not sure where it was, so he had to look for it.

After opening the letter and reading it, he immediately went to the study room at the scene of the crime, found the deceased's shoes, picked them up and looked at the soles of his feet——

Sure enough, the traces are a little subtle.

The underground passages are not often used, and there are not many footprints coming and going. The inside does not see the sun all the year round, it is more humid than the outside, and the traces of dust are heavier. It is easy to accumulate lumps when stepping on the feet. Walking outside in peacetime Not the same.

So before the accident happened, that is, after lunch, when he came out of the main courtyard and went back to the study to take a nap, he had gone to the secret passage.

What did he do?

Qiu Yiqing went back to the secret passage again, took a closer look, and found footprints matching the size of the shoes at the entrance, and they disappeared after a few steps. Because the secret passage has been trampled on all the year round, the middle section has been smooth and flat, and there will be no footprints left behind. trace.

He can only confirm the footsteps of the dead man coming back. This is easy to find, similar to when he came in. There is dust at the intersection, and he can see clearly, but that's all. .

Then there are menus, ingredients, and kitchen cooking, and the process of serving dishes, carefully inspecting each one... This process is relatively cumbersome, and he has assigned Jin Yiwei to do it, but now he needs to add one, looking for traces of wood chrysanthemums.

Since the deceased had been to the secret passage, motive analysis is very important. Since the point of 'personal relationship' is too obvious, Qiu Xunqing went to the courtyard of the second room.

The yard is normal, nothing special, but the space is a little big, and there are not many things in it, so it looks a little empty. He didn't ask anyone to go in to report, because there is no need. Cai is squatting on the veranda under the sun, holding a piece of paper in his hand. Paper.

It seemed that she had found something that attracted her. Her expression was very strange, and she couldn't get back to her senses.

It wasn't until the servant girl saw the commander, pushed her a little harder, and said something quickly in her ear, that she turned her head and saw Qiu Yiqing.

"Commander?" Cai's squatting legs were a little numb, unable to stand up, she could only stretch out her hand, and handed the piece of paper that attracted her to Qiu Xunqing, "I can't sit still, I've always been very concerned about amnesia, When I came back, I found this thing."

This is a piece of flower paper, the size of letter paper, very exquisite, with a light peach blossom color, and a very light crescent moon painted on the background color, like a hook like an eyebrow, very beautiful.There is no letter written on the flower paper, but a small portrait, which is a picture of a beauty.

In the picture, there is only one beauty from the back, with jet-black hair and a fiery red dress. The hem of the skirt is sweeping to the floor, her waist is slender, her head is tilted slightly, revealing a little curve from her chin to her neckline. The artistic conception is very beautiful.

On the side of the beauty, in the blank space, there is a line of poem - knock all over the railing.Ask the bottom of the curtain is slender, when will we see you again?

Qiu Yiqing: "Is this your husband...painting you?"

He has learned about Ying Puxin's related information. This person is the best at calligraphy, and his thin golden body has developed the essence, like orchids and bamboos, graceful and graceful, which is consistent with the characters left in this painting.

Mrs. Cai shook her head, her voice a little harsh: "The woman in the painting is in red, and I am clearly not like this."

Qiu Yiqing: "Why are you crying?"

Cai paused for a moment, then stretched out her hand belatedly, and touched the tears on her face. The tears instantly surged and flowed even more: "I... I don't know." She paused, lowered her eyes, her voice was slightly hoarse, "Maybe I feel aggrieved, or jealous, and my heart is sour and uncomfortable."

Qiu Yiqing looked at the maidservant Xiao Xing who was standing aside: "How does your wife and master feel?"

Xiao Xingfu made a salute: "If you go back to the commander, you have a very good relationship, and everyone will say yes when they see you."

Qiu Yiqing looked at Cai: "Maybe you remembered something?"

"think……"

Cai tried hard to think, but suddenly closed her eyes, put her hand on her forehead, and moaned in pain: "My head hurts..."

"Ma'am, what's the matter with you?" The maid Xiao Xing hurriedly squatted down to check, and once again saluted Qiu Suqing, "My wife's situation, the doctor explained before, needs to go with the flow, not force it, like this... I'm afraid it will take a while I can't even remember."

It seems that there is no way to cooperate with the investigation, Qiu Xingqing said: "I am going to put this thing away first, and I will check the environment in your courtyard later, so you can rest at the side for a while, and then cooperate with Jin Yiwei when you feel better." other work."

Cai's face was pale, and she was helped up by the maid: "Thank you Commander for your understanding."

……

At the same time, Shen Jiang was in the yard of Ying Baisu, the married daughter who was brought back.

He came here at first to confirm one thing, whether Ying Bai Su fell into a deep sleep after lunch, what is his state, what is the timeline, and whether there is anything suspicious. Only when he came here did he find that this process was not easy.

Ying Baisu vomited very badly. Others just slept after eating and couldn't wake up. She needed someone to wake her up. ...It's easy to think wrongly and associate it with women's dislike.

But who is she, the eldest sister who married and brought back, is most afraid of being questioned about her reputation, so she is still at home, so she immediately called the doctor over.

The doctor pinched the pulse carefully and asked about it. He said that this symptom cannot be nausea, but it is not a casual disharmony between spleen and stomach, it is more like eating the wrong thing.

Shen Jiang nodded after hearing that: "It's not just her, the masters of Ying Gonghou Mansion all ate something wrong today."

Everyone couldn't sleep well and needed to be woken up, but everyone else was fine when they woke up, only Ying Baisu vomited so badly.

The doctor asked Ying Baisu: "Is there anything this lady can't touch or eat?"

"This..." Ying Baisu nodded, "If you don't mention it, I'm afraid I'll forget it. I can't touch chrysanthemums, but there are no chrysanthemums in this season."

Shen Jiang didn't know that the young master's autopsy had found something like a 'wooden chrysanthemum', but as usual, he wrote it down carefully in a small notebook, including the subsequent questioning process.

A homicide case occurred in Ying Gonghou's mansion. Jin Yiwei was supposed to be busy for a day, and then he continued to work, but there were other important matters in the middle, and Qiu Yiqing had to leave to deal with it. Jiang thought that there are other things to check anyway, so he can ask later, but before evening, the sky suddenly changed, and it started to rain. Convenience, Shen Jiang can only pack up and prepare to go back to Beizhen Fusi.

Before leaving, he went to collect the things left by the commander, his eyes lit up, and he was so excited that he couldn't tell!

Riding fast all the way to Beizhen Fusi, walked into Ye Baiting's Nuange: "Master, I know about this case! It is against the married woman Ying Baisu!"

Ye Baiting just came out of the morgue, washed his hands and changed his clothes, before he sat down at the table, he was startled: "Aiming at Bai Su?"

"Look!" Shen Jiang took out the things he had found, "This wooden chrysanthemum you found! If others accidentally eat this, they will only fall asleep and not easy to wake up, but Ying Baisu is allergic to chrysanthemums. Take half your life!"

Ye Baiting read it carefully, this is indeed an important piece of information, but——

"If it was aimed at her, why was Ying Yutong the one who died?"

Shen Jiang froze for a moment: "Yes...why?"

If it was for Ying Bai Su, shouldn't she be the one who died!

"What did you find?" Ye Baiting sat down at the table, rubbing his forehead with his fingers, "Looking at the corpse for a long time, my eyes are a little bit dry, please tell me."

Shen Jiang picked up the teapot on the table, poured himself a cup of tea and drank it, and of course he did not forget to pour it for the young master: "The most I know today is this married woman Ying Bai Su. It's very beautiful, but the marriage is not going well. When you are an old girl, you say you are married. When you marry the man's family, others don't cherish it. The mother-in-law doesn't like it. She thinks she is cold-tempered, and the husband never speaks for her. She gave birth to a son. Later, when her husband died unexpectedly, the mother-in-law said that she restrained her husband, and everyone was very dissatisfied with her. After her son died, the mother-in-law was even more dissatisfied. Well, the Marquis Ying Gong's mansion brought him back probably because of this..."

"Tell me, she is also the eldest daughter of Ying Gonghou's concubine. She has a good background, looks outstanding, and it's not that she didn't add a son to the man. How can she live like this? Alas, she is too quiet and has no temper. If you learn from Third Madam Lu's disposition, you won't be so miserable."

Ye Baiting: "What's the relationship between her husband's family and Ying Gonghou's mansion? Were they in frequent contact before?"

Shen Jiang: "No."

"Is it the elders on both sides looking at each other?"

"Yes."

"Ordinarily, this daughter-in-law passed her mother-in-law's eyes first, and her mother-in-law should be satisfied. How could her attitude change so much?"

"I don't know, the relationship between the couple is not very good."

Ye Baiting asked again: "You just said that she got married very late, why so late?"

Shen Jiang: "According to her own thinking, she doesn't want to get married, and she has always resisted this matter in her heart, but everyone, including her family, said that she is a girl, and it is shameful not to marry when she reaches her age. How will a man live in the future, don't believe in those words in the book, how can there be so many "lifelong love" love, love, it doesn't matter who you fall in love with, anyway, just marry and live in the past, everyone It’s all here, even if you pick a random man to marry, it’s better than it is now, men are all alike, and so are husbands and wives in the world, if you don’t relax yourself, how will you live better in the future?”

Thinking about the atmosphere when Ying Bai Su said these words at that time, Shen Jiang felt depressed: "In this world, women are indeed not easy, not to mention that she is quiet and has no smiling face. If I live in such an environment where I am accused every day, I will Got to be gloomy too."

"After she came back to Ying Gonghou, she lived in her own yard. She spent most of the time in the small Buddhist hall and never went out. She didn't like to talk about family affairs, and she didn't like to say anything about herself. She was not very energetic. Qishen, like..." Shen Jiang thought for a while, "It's like the kind of 'whatever', one day counts as one day, the feeling of living through it, even if you die now, you don't feel a pity, not to mention regret .”

Ye Baiting was thoughtful: "According to what you said, she has no conflicts with anyone."

Shen Jiang nodded: "There is really no conflict, there is no need to fight for anything, there is nothing I want, and Ying Gonghou's mansion is not short of the money to support her. I really want to say that no one thinks she is very pleasing to the eye, only the old man who died Three, he himself is unscrupulous, spends money like running water, and has to wipe his family's ass when he causes trouble outside. In order to control him, the prince often takes his money. In his opinion, Ying Baisu's life is too comfortable, and the money is allocated too simply, why should a married woman have it, but he, the heir, does not."

Ye Baiting tried to bring in the third master Ying Yutong. They were not born of the same mother. Ying Baisu was much older than him. Presumably they didn't spend much time together and couldn't develop much relationship...

Shen Jiang rolled up his sleeves: "Speaking of which, my fists are going to be hard. That third child is just lustful outside, but he even dares to make jokes about his own sister!"

Ye Baiting thought for a while, and said: "The joke he made may be just to humiliate him."

Shen Jiang rubbed her chin: "Yes, there is a possibility... But no matter what I think, I feel that this wood chrysanthemum is related to Ying Baisu, and she is the only one in the whole family who is allergic to this, but the only one who has conflicts with her is the third master. It should be the third master himself who made the move? Then he made the move, why did he die instead?"

Ye Baiting: "Evidence is still needed."

"Evidence... By the way, young master, please look at this again!" Shen Jiang took out the case files left by Qiu Yiqing when he left Ying Gonghou's mansion. Destruction, he specially wrapped oiled paper on his body, and he almost forgot if he didn't mention it!

So Ye Baiting saw the back of this beauty, with black hair and red skirt, slender waist and snowy neck, so beautiful and charming.

Shen Jiang pointed to the writing on one side: "Look at this—knock all over the railing. Ask the bottom of the curtain, when will we see you again?"

There are only these words on the small portrait, but Ye Baiting recited the following poem: "I don't understand lovesickness, the moon is full tonight."

"I don't understand lovesickness, the moon is full tonight."

At the same time, the door was pushed open, and Qiu Xinqing came in, reciting the second half of the same poem.

Ye Baiting saw him: "Are you back?"

"Ah."

"You saw this little statue too?"

"Found it at Cai's place."

Ye Baiting found it difficult to look away from him: "Who... have you met?"

This look is not talking about the case.

Qiu Yiqing looked down at himself, and found that the sleeves were not quite right, and there were some different wrinkles. He paused and said, "I'm not a crooked person."

Ye Baiting frowned: "That's not what I said."

These folds are too obvious, Qiu Yiqing is the commander of Jinyiwei, with this identity, who can, who dares to get so close, and even pull his sleeve?He's outside... is he in trouble?

Qiu Yiqing sat next to the small table: "I hope that's what you're talking about."

He wants to see Xiao Wu as jealous of him, and it's okay to make trouble for no reason.It's a pity that Xiao Zuo is too smart to cheat.

"It's Dongchang Changgong Fulixing."

"he?"

"He came out of the palace, and he was traveling in the direction of Beizhen Fusi. Since I bumped into him, I said hello. He said that he knew something about Ying Gonghou's residence, and he might be able to help us."

Of course, Qiu Xunqing was not as simple as saying hello. He sensed something was wrong with R&F's performance, facial expressions, and hidden meanings in his words. The Zhenfusi expressed his kindness, but his target was not him. Both of them had more than respect for him, but not enough friendship. Their goal...was a small job.

For those who want to poach their own corners, the commander is of course as ruthless as the autumn wind sweeps the fallen leaves, and the others are speechless at the moment, and force them to explain the relevant information of the case by the way, and of course they will not tell Ye Baiting that this is a case. By chance, Dongchang just happened to have something, and it happened that the weather was not free, so I was going to give Beizhen Fusi a favor.

"Related to the case?" Ye Baiting's eyes lit up immediately, and he poured tea for Qiu Xingqing with his own hands, "The commander has worked hard, tell me!"

Qiu Yiqing picked up the teacup slowly: "It is said that Ying Baisu, the young lady who returned home from Ying Gonghou's mansion, her husband's death is a bit strange, and the death of the second master Ying Puxin is also very unusual."

Ye Baiting was taken aback: "Is there any other life involved in this case?"

Qiu Xunqing: "I don't know. The deaths of these two people are said to be accidents. The government investigated them back then. People love and hate, but it is not an accident."

"That……"

"You didn't smell anything?" Qiu Xunqing reminded.

Ye Baiting was belatedly aware of this, and smelled a burst of fragrance: "Snack?"

Qiu Xunqing: "I know you must not eat well, I brought it for you, it was a bit cold on the road, it should be hot now."

Ye Baiting's mind was immediately taken away, and he stared at the door, and soon the soldiers brought up hot dishes, the aroma was so tangy that it made people's index fingers move.

Shen Jiang wiped his face: "No, I can't take it anymore, I'll be back later!" When others want to eat supper, he has to put it away, and he can't say that he can't hold back and has to go to the latrine.

Qiu Yiqing saw that he was sensible: "Leave some for you."

Shen Jiang glanced into the food box, pointing at the burrito with vegetables: "Just keep two of these for me!"

Ye Baiting was very familiar with the dishes at first glance, and after taking a bite, the taste was even more familiar: "My sister made it? How dare you go to her place for supper, and how dare you let her cook it yourself?"

"It's not late at night, it's not too late," Qiu Yiqing said calmly, "My sister is very happy to see me, and told me that you have a bad temper and a spoiled temper, I hope I don't care about it, tolerate you more, and give it back to me A page of gift cards was stuffed."

Ye Baiting: ...

As expected of my sister.

Qiu Xunqing looked at Xiao Zuo with deep eyes: "Your method is not very good. In the future, when she knows the truth and thinks back on what she has done, she may want to kill someone."

Ye Baiting felt a little guilty, and looked away: "I can't do anything..."

It was a bit shameful to be caught by his sister on the spot to fall in love, and the response at that time was the same. He was too embarrassed to say what he said, and of course he didn't mention it to Qiu Xunqing.

"I don't know, but I can guess it," Qiu Xunqing thought back and forth, and seeing Ye Baishao's eyes that hesitated to speak, he could understand, "You don't have to be like this, I will walk the road that I should walk."

Ye Baiting: "What is the path you should walk..."

Qiu Yiqing leaned forward, there seemed to be a sea of ​​stars in his deep eyes, and his voice was dim: "If you want to take away the bright moon in the sky and the white snow on the mountain, how can you do it without suffering?"

Ye Baiting tilted his head back: "You..."

But Qiu Yiqing just approached, pressed his thumb over, and wiped the soup from the corners of his lips for him.

Knowing that Xiao Zuo was shy, he even poured tea for him, slowly: "I've checked for you, my sister is in good health and spirits, she doesn't look like she's in trouble."

Ye Baiting secretly scolded the dog man for being too good at it, controlling himself not to be distracted, the case hasn't been solved yet!

The small portrait as evidence was accepted and put aside, Ye Baiting looked over, looked at it, and suddenly stopped.

Knock all over the railing.Ask the bottom of the curtain is slender, when will we see you again?I don't understand lovesickness, the moonlight is full tonight (note).

"This is a love poem, asking when the beautiful woman will see each other again, I don't understand lovesickness, the moon is full tonight... I send lovesickness with the full moon, but the painting is a crescent moon, why?"

The little beauty is drawn on flower paper. The craft of making flower paper is different from that of ordinary rice paper. It has a background color and patterns, and it is only used as a background to add elegance. The one on the upper right corner of the flower paper looks like a crescent moon. , is the background color of the flower paper, which comes with it when it is made, but the small portrait is drawn by human ink. The two seem to have nothing to do with each other, but this is a painting.

If it is a text, it describes how beautiful a beauty is and how he misses it. He may not be able to think of this, but the ancients always pursued the artistic conception when they painted. He doesn't believe that the artist didn't see it. If he has other ideas, there is no need to draw on this piece of paper. He will write here. The results complement each other.

The crescent moon... But what's so special about it?

Who is the beauty in the red dress in this painting?

The author has something to say: (Note) knock on the railing.Ask the bottom of the curtain is slender, when will we see you again?I don't understand lovesickness, the moonlight is full tonight. ——"Qi Tian Le Shang Yuan", Nalan Xingde.