The first work of the imperial prison

Flower boats, a romantic place where drunken beauties lay on their knees, what they drink is wine, what they listen to is music, and what is rippling is the presumptuousness hidden under the social mask during the day, they come here just to play, this kind of place, will you shoot bows and crossbows?Will people bring it in?Didn't you check it out?

Ye Baiting was a little curious about this.

But there is no need for Mrs. Yao to explain, Shen Jiang can answer his question by the way while asking: "Young Master, I don't know, these are flower boat brothels, there are a lot of flower jobs, I want to see beauties and beauties, I want to play There are gambling games, such as shooting over and throwing pots, all old tricks, very boring, not only the game is accurate, but also bows and crossbows, just set the rules, but most of these games will be set up in the room, at most the room is bigger , won't bring it out..."

While listening, Ye Baiting continued to examine the corpse without stopping, and found something different.

Seeing that his expression was wrong, Qiu Xingqing asked, "What's wrong?"

"Come and see his teeth." Ye Baiting gently opened the mouth of the deceased, letting Qiu Suqing see.

It's not a stain or a special color, but there are slightly corroded, black and rotten marks on the roots between the teeth - I have encountered it in previous cases, and this is the mark that will only be left after long-term use of black incense.

I thought it was an accident and encountered a murder case, but unexpectedly it was related to this kind of poison.

Ye Baiting glanced at Yan Rouman in the crowd, no wonder she appeared here, because her mission was to track this, but what did she find?

Yan Rouman noticed his gaze, didn't speak, just shook her head very slightly.

Ye Baiting immediately understood, probably this clue was just started, Yan Rouman was just looking for it, she didn't find anything more, the relationship between them has not been clarified, she didn't expect this unexpected murder case.

Yan Rouman is now Beizhen Fusi's dark line, and she can't put it on the bright side, let alone expose it. Some questions can be asked privately later, and Ye Baiting just glanced at her, as if observing for a while in the crowd, Without locking on to anyone, he quickly returned his gaze and continued to pay attention to the corpse.

But unfortunately, the light is too dark at night, even if a lot of candles are added, there is no way to conduct more tests on the corpse in this place, so we can only talk about it later.

The survey work on the site still needs to go on, there are many processes to go through, and everything has to be meticulous. Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing are going to change places and look elsewhere. Who knows that they have just reached the corner of the first floor and have not yet gone up. To acquaintances.

"It's rare to meet by chance, Mr. Fuchang, please don't leave—"

"Mr. Banchang stay here."

The two spoke at the same time, but they saw two people at the same time. The two father-in-laws raised their arms and covered their faces with their sleeves. The angle is also different.

"Fu Gonggong?"

"Eunuch Ban?"

The two of them wanted to run, but they were pointed out by name, how could they run?He could only stand still, pretending to straighten his clothes, and patted the non-existing dust on his shoulders or arms with his raised sleeves——

"Look at these visceral..."

"It really doesn't matter at all."

Saying the same excuses and doing the same actions, the two of them froze together and gave each other a very unkind look before turning their heads slowly together. The moment they turned their heads, they tacitly put on the most kind and kind smiles...

"Oh, isn't this our young master? Why are you so expensive today, come here to play?" Fu Lixing looked at Ye Baiting with a smile, "Isn't this fate? Tell me, our family greets the young master La."

On the other side, Ban and An were certainly not to be outdone, but their performance was not as exaggerated as R&F, and they cupped their hands gently and politely: "It's a beautiful night, and we can't rest. I'm afraid you two will have to work hard today. You must remember to drink some good tea later. , use some food to eat, and reward yourself to some extent."

Qiu Yiqing said calmly, "Since we met by such a coincidence, don't rush to leave, please do me a favor."

R&F and Ban Hean looked at each other, countless thoughts flashed through their eyes, and finally calmed down, and they both put on fake smiles.

"It's natural."

"Our family's honor."

The identity of the commander was revealed. It was easy to ask for a clean room on the flower boat. When the guest of honor entered the room and sat down, someone served tea with a low eyebrow. The room was quiet and the atmosphere was calm. Slowly, there were questions. The solemn atmosphere of the time.

The two father-in-laws have been living in the imperial city for many years, and their abilities have been cultivated long ago. It is rare for them to be in such a mood at this moment. They feel a little cramped, and I don't know whether it is because of the current environment or the person sitting in front of them. no.

Qiu Xunqing spoke: "This envoy asks, or do you say it yourself?"

"Then I'll come first?"

It’s really embarrassing to be asked for a confession like a prisoner, Dongchang Changgong Fu Lixing took the lead, “Speaking of it, it’s a bit embarrassing, this is not the place where our family should come. We really have no idea to choose these places for drinking, and we don't have the time. We can't get away from serving the masters and concubines in the palace. Today is a holiday, and Mr. Wei has been promoted to be a minister at a young age. The future is boundless, word spread to our family, our family just came over for the whole ceremony, it only came for half an hour, I didn't plan to sit down, and was about to say goodbye, who would have thought that such a thing would happen today... A bit of luck is also true."

Mr. Xichang did not take the lead, and he was not in a hurry. He quietly waited for R&F to finish speaking, and then put on a surprised face: "Mr. Fu, why did you say everything about our family?"

He cupped his hands towards Qiu Suqing in a slow manner: "Our family is the same, just like Fu Changgong."

Fu Lixing's face immediately turned cloudy, how could this bastard be so shameless, he didn't even bother to think of excuses, but copied him!

Ben and Ann returned a 'kind' smile, anyway, it's done, how are you doing?

Ye Baiting looked interesting: "So the two of you came here today, just to drop by and have a good time. I don't have any deep friendship with the people at this banquet, and I don't plan to stay longer?"

"That's not why," Fulixing sighed pretendingly, "No matter where you are, you are just asking for a living, just to have a bowl of rice to eat, everyone is socializing, lively, hello and me, but it's not really a big deal They are all planning to take advantage of each other, and they are on guard, but no matter what, the road still has to be walked, the life still has to be muddled, the future is long, how can we not make some contacts?"

In a few words, I expressed my helplessness and tried my best to break up the relationship.

Ben and An nodded seriously: "Exactly."

Fulihang: ...

Shameless old dog!Learn from him again!

Ye Baiting: "You two came together?"

"of course not!"

"Why should our family be with this kind of person?"

The two father-in-laws almost spoke in unison, and looked down on each other very much.

Ye Baiting paused: "That's... a coincidence?"

"Not necessarily," R&F Xing slanted his eyes, with a half-smile, "Maybe there is a smart scholar here."

This means that others are following him.

Ban He'an still looked calm, and calmly asked back: "Our family said that today I feel cold in the back. Could it be that Mr. Fu knows the reason?"

Could it be that you followed me?

Both sides have top-notch ability to shake the pot, and this stance looks like it can be torn up immediately.

Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing looked at each other, forget it, let's ask separately.

"The owner of Fuchang just said that he came here half an hour ago." Ye Baiting looked at Fulixing, "Which room is it in, and did you go out in the middle?"

Fulixing: "On the third floor, Hanyu Pavilion, the main hall of Wei Shili Banquet, when our family came, we heard the clock ticking, the time was right, it was half an hour ago, as for the middle... we did go out for a while."

"Where is Banchang Gong?"

"I'm getting old and my memory is bad, but it should be Hefu Changgong. When our family boarded the boat, we happened to see him."

"Can you go out in the middle?"

"nothing……"

Before he finished speaking, Fu Lixing laughed out loud: "Mr. Banchang has a ghost in his heart? Who are you trying to deceive by making up this? How does our family remember that when you go out here, at least you have time for a cup of tea."

"They all said 'it's nothing', it's not nothing, when will Mr. Fuchang be a little patient and let someone finish talking?"

Ban Hean looked at Ye Baiting, and sighed slightly: "Maybe it's because I'm old and I can't bear it anymore. I have to spend a cup of tea in the official room, but I only went out for a while. It's better for Mr. Fu to go out for a while." It’s more than a cup of tea.”

Fu Lixing secretly scolded the stinky old dog, his heart is so dark, every word and every action is stepping on him, as if he is so stupid and how smart he is!

Our family can't lose!

R & F took a sip of tea, and said with a tone of voice: "How old is our family, and our health is not bad, unlike Ban Changgong, who dare not drink this, but who dare not use it. If you drink too much, you will inevitably have to leave the table. Our family pinched the pulse and said that the liver and kidney are not bad, so the time it takes to go to the official room is longer than yours."

Ye Baiting: ...

Both of you are already mature old eunuchs, do you want to be so naive, even this kind of thing is more than, are you teenagers, with such a strong desire to win, and longer than urine?

He straightened out his thoughts, changed his approach, and looked at R&F: "Aside from greeting Wei Shili, the host of the banquet, have you ever gotten close to anyone else when you saw Mr. Banchang?"

"Yes," said Fulihang, who had no psychological burden at all to sell the other party, "it is today's deceased, Fan Moyu. In the entire Hanyu Pavilion, Mr. Banchang had the most conversations with this person, and Wei Shili couldn't compare to him!"

Ye Baiting turned to Mr. Banchang: "Is that so?"

"Yes," Ban and An were sold by R&F, and of course they have to sell back, "Fuchang is full of people, and he is also the closest to Fan Moyu, talks the most, and even made an appointment to meet later?"

Fulihang: ...

You really are an old dog, dare to say anything!

Qiu Su's green knuckles tapped on the table: "What's going on?"

Fu Lixing coughed: "The deceased, Fan Moyu is a revolving messenger. He has a lot of things in his hand and he can turn around quickly. Some things can be bought and changed, and it is convenient to carry some things far away. Why is there a rush? It's inconvenient." , the fastest way is to go with him," he said, alluding to the person sitting next to him, "I heard that the empress dowager asked for something before, didn't Mr. Banchang find him?"

Ban He'an: "It's not as good as your Changle Palace. The master is a few years younger, and she wants a lot of tricks. I'm afraid there will be more connections."

Ye Baiting immediately understood, these two are really big brothers, not to mention second brothers, they have the same way, and they are familiar with each other's methods, neither of them can fool the other.

So... These two really didn't come here for fun. They stared at each other so closely, maybe to grab something, or maybe to catch each other's pigtails. The purpose was on each other, not on the banquet itself.

After all, what is less exciting than the affairs of the master and the empress, and the undercurrent of Gongdou?

He then asked: "Do you two know that each other will come here tonight?"

Fu Lixing sneered directly: "Although this is a bit heartless, but our family has so many things on hand, we don't even care about anyone's cats and dogs."

Who put this stinky old dog at ease!

Ban He'an: "Our family heard someone say on the road that there will be 'acquaintances', but there is no need to deliberately avoid suspicion. There are not many people who can make our family avoid suspicion under the feet of the emperor."

After speaking, the two snorted at each other again, looking down on each other.

You old dog is so shameless!

You dare to lie in front of the young master, you Changle Palace can't do it, I'm afraid it's the end of your luck.

Ye Baiting didn't elaborate on what kind of maneuvers the two of them had, most of them were grudges, but at this moment, he suddenly thought of one thing: "The two of you often need to buy rare things, I'm afraid it's hard work on weekdays, except for this transfer Even Fan Moyu, do you know other people, such as Huang Shang?"

"The young master said..."

"But Tang Gui, who has been missing for the past two days?"

As long as you put your heart into it, you can hear some rumors about big and small things. Knowing that the matter is important, R&F started to speak first: "I asked him to find a jade statue a month ago, and it's still up to now." There is no news, I don’t know where he died, and I don’t know to report a letter to our family, and our family has nowhere to look for him.”

Ban He'an: "About half a month ago, our family heard that Tang Gui had some good things in his hand, and someone sent a letter saying he wanted it, but he never brought anything over, and our family didn't have much contact with him. I don't know why, so I didn't ask."

The imperial merchant is a wealthy businessman with a lot of money, treasures, and extensive business channels. Fan Moyu is a transshipment envoy. I won't look for him to bring, but everything that passes through his hands must be priceless.

The former has been missing for many days and has not been seen so far, while the latter died in the flower boat tonight...

Ye Baiting's gaze collided with Qiu Yiqing, isn't this a little subtle?Is it really a coincidence?

Qiu Yiqing looked at the two father-in-laws: "Is there anything wrong with today's banquet?"

Fu Lixing thought for a while, then shook his head: "I didn't notice it, the wine was full of enthusiasm and the atmosphere was noisy, no different from an ordinary banquet in a flower house."

"Is there something wrong with the face of the deceased? Is his expression nervous?"

"No," Ben and An said, "but he got drunk, yawned and fell asleep, so he was helped out to rest for a while, but he never came back after that."

"He left early?"

"Of all the people, it should be the earliest."

"Is someone embarrassing him today, or has he embarrassing others?"

"That's really not the case. In terms of official rank, he doesn't have the confidence, but his hands are really bad, and there is no need for others to compete with him..."

Ye Baiting then understood that the social status of the deceased was a little bit subtle, he was not the kind of official who carried a lot of authority, and was only responsible for a limited amount of money, but it was enough weight, not to be regarded as inconspicuous, since he was invited by the master , shouldn’t be ignored——

"Wei Shili is the host, have you ever cared about him?"

"He thinks about it too. How can he have time?" Fu Lixing snorted, "Where is the official department, do you think he has a stable position? So what if he is promoted, there are many competitors under him, so he must take the opportunity to serve the superior and be stable." Live on this plate?"

Shangguan?

Qiu Yiqing asked: "Jiang Jihong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, is there tonight?"

"Not only here," Ban Hean said with a deep smile on his lips, "Wei Shili also asked Mrs. Yao to greet and serve her all the time. She is the busiest person tonight."

"Ms. Yao...has been in the Hanyu Pavilion tonight?"

"Yes."

Ye Baiting was a little puzzled, who did she send off in the middle?At that time, he felt that he read the back view correctly. Mrs. Yao must have sent a guest away. Judging by her stature, she should be a young man in his twenties.

He changed the way of asking: "Miss Yao, can you leave on the way?"

"That's a lot of times," R&F said with a smile, "The flower boats are not limited to the third-floor customers, there are many regular customers who need her to say hello, and she has to pay attention to the drinks, vegetables and fruits here, and she has to replace them from time to time. Yes, I have to go out every now and then."

It's just that going out is going out, no matter how many times you go around, you still have to go back to the third floor, so this is the most honored guest.

Ye Baiting understood, and asked Qiu Yiqing a few more questions before finishing talking and letting the two of them leave——

"It's late at night today, you two have worked hard, I'm afraid you will be busy tomorrow, so I won't leave two more."

"The young master still loves people," Fulixing said with a smile, "don't worry, you don't need to ask me too much. We all understand the rules. If there is a need later, we can ask people to ask questions at any time. Who are we with whom? This case , our family will do our best to help the young master solve the case!"

The smiles on Ban and An's faces were not so big, only the corners of their lips curled up a little, but they seemed more sincere and easy-going, and the distance was closer: "Young Master, it's better not to trust others casually, in case there is some deliberate murderer who fabricates lies What about the fireworks last time? Our family saw that the young master liked it. Recently, Ningshou Palace has brought a new batch, and tomorrow we will send two boxes to Beizhen Fusi? Regarding the case, if there is anything that needs to be cooperated, the young master can just call someone Come to send a message, you don't need to run errands, our family will come to Beizhen Fusi by ourselves, and let you save some time, right?"

The two father-in-laws are about to pinch again...

Ye Baiting didn't understand why these two people seemed to respect him so much?This attitude of respect is more than before, not less. He doesn't think it's his own ability, and he doesn't have that much ability to make such people bow down.

His eyes shifted slightly and fell on Qiu Yiqing, Ye Baiting had the answer in his heart, it should still be this man.

When Qiu Xunqing was still the Commander, the two father-in-laws had a unique vision, and they wanted to win over their thighs early on, but they failed. Finally, they thought of a crooked trick, to save the country with curves, and to attack him. Now the Commander is not just a commander. After all, he is still General An, guarding border gates, guarding the gates of the country, never defeated, the formidable god of war, even more amazing, his attitude must be more correct than before!

...and that's it for tonight.

Seeing the backs of them leaving, Ye Baiting asked Qiu Xingqing: "Do you think they look like murderers?"

Qiu Xunqing: "Without evidence, everything is hard to say."

These two have been immersed in the harem for decades, and it is impossible for them to have no lives under their hands. No matter how humble their posture is, they themselves don't have much empathy for killing people, only this attitude of diligence and cooperation ,can not tell.

No matter how sincere they look, there must be some small thoughts that others don't understand.

"Hmm..." Ye Baiting stood up, "Shall we go and see the scene?"

I will ask the two father-in-laws first. One is that they have met each other. The other is that these two people do not have free time and can only stay outside. The palace waits, and the order flow can only be adjusted slightly. I asked them first, and then looked at the others.

The banquet hall and the rooms with open windows have been sealed and controlled by Jin Yiwei, and they will remain as they are, but there is no rush. The first thing they are looking for is the host of this banquet, Wei Shili.

Unfortunately, Wei Shili was drunk.

Today he was the host, it was a celebration banquet for his promotion, he was very happy, he drank a lot, and he kept toasting to the Shangguan, so it was too much?

The one who came over to accompany the explanation was Mrs. Yao who had been questioned by Shen Jiang and let her go: "When the two father-in-laws arrive, Mr. Wei will be a little reluctant. He can't speak clearly and has a big tongue, but the people in the palace can't be disrespectful. Go out After throwing up for a while and coming back, it still didn't feel better, but luckily the two father-in-laws didn't mind, Master Wei stayed with him for a while, half lying on his seat, half awake, and then was helped out...to this room."

The room is not far from Hanyu Hall. It was originally a neatly tidy wing room, but now it is different. The room smells of alcohol, and there are two empty wine jars on the floor. Under the quilt, snoring loudly.

This is Wei Shili.

There was so much noise when they came in, the man didn't respond at all, and the snoring continued.

"This wine jar..."

"Master Wei was drunk, and became more and more greedy for wine. He held on to the wine jar, and when he was helped out, he was still holding it by his hand, and he brought it all the way to this room."

Ye Baiting smelled a bit of makeup, so he didn't need to lift the quilt. The person on the bed was sleeping in a bold and unrestrained posture. It was hot and hot, and the quilt was rolled up, but not really covered. He could see clearly at a glance: "There is a girl here to serve, but there is no one here. succeed?"

"How does the young master know..."

Mrs. Yao was surprised for a moment, and immediately realized that the words were out of proportion, and replied with a smile: "When guests come to my flower boat, they must be attentive in everything. The adults can say no, but the servants have to come and serve. It was the girl arranged by the slave family who helped the lord to this room, but the lord Wei was too drunk, and that place...is not worth it anymore, unable to have fun, and sleeping unconsciously, the girl has no choice but to retreat .”

This is not surprising. If a person is really drunk to death, there is no way to react.

The girl tried it herself...it seems that she is really drunk.

When he was questioning, Qiu Yiqing walked around the bed, and seemed to have tried it in his own way. Wei Shili in front of him was indeed completely unconscious and unable to wake up.

"Are there any other guests at the table, who are still on board?"

"Master Shangshu Jiang Jihong," Mrs. Yao sighed, "He is also drunk, because he went to the official room at that time, and the room he arranged by the way is not here, it is a little far away, the commander wants to see it?"

Qiu Yiqing: "Lead the way."

This room is indeed a little far away. If Wei Shili's room is in the main hall of the banquet, on the left side of Hanyu Pavilion, this room is on the right side of Hanlou Pavilion, and it is still a long way to walk there.

In the middle, Mrs. Yao said that Master Shangshu's performance today is almost the same as that of Wei Shili. He came a little late, but basically experienced everything together... Even if the amount is not too large, he is also drunk.

They are all rooms on flower boats, and the construction and layout are very similar. This room is a little cleaner, at least there is no wine jar poured on the ground, but it is also full of alcohol, not only the smell of wine, but also mixed with powder, and The ambiguous taste after the affair.

Jiang Jihong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was lying on the bed, also not awake, tried to scream, but only hummed twice, unable to wake up at all.

Mrs. Yao knew what Jin Yiwei was going to ask, so she said it herself: "Master Jiang is different from Mr. Wei. He was drunk when he left the room, but not so drunk. He can still have fun with the girl brought by the slave's house, but he seems Some stamina was on the rise, and after finishing the work, I lost my temper, disliked the girl, drove her away, fell asleep myself, and never woke up. "

Ye Baiting listened to Mrs. Yao's words, but suddenly felt a problem - the location.

The location of this room seems to be...

He walked to the window and looked out. It was slightly oblique. It was definitely not the attack angle of the crossbow bolt, but it was very close. From here to the room with the window, the back and forth would be very fast, and it was very likely that... ...silently, undetected.