The first work of the imperial prison

Get punished?What punishment?Why should you be punished?He is just a weak and pitiful boy who braved the wind and snow, and was accidentally tricked into a small car by a dog to do nothing, why did he have to suffer so much!

"Aren't you leaving?" Qiu Yiqing glanced at the boy's legs, and began to slowly roll up his sleeves, "Are your legs weak again?"

Ye Baiting is very familiar with this posture. On the day Beizhen Fusi was attacked, Qiu Xunqing happened to catch him under the wall, and when he came back to dismount, he was in this posture... Could it be possible to carry him into the house?

Still, or take him to the punishment room to beat him?He did accidentally tire Gouzi, but he really didn't mean to...

"No! I'm fine!" In order to prove that he was indeed fine, he immediately ran into the house.

It is only a moment to be able to escape.

But after waiting for a long time, Qiu Yiqing did not come in. When did Commander Jin Yiwei move so slowly?

The longer I waited, the more anxious I became. Could it be that Qiu Yiqing is going to come for the real thing?Is it possible that you don't even need the board, and you will be punished?Speaking of which, since the day he came to the prison, he has been too disrespectful to the commander. At first, he remembered to salute, but then he gradually got to know him. , he even dared to make jokes, and even dared to point his nose when he was drunk and say that he was presumptuous...

Ye Baiting stroked his forehead and thought about himself, he seemed a little drifting.

But this is really not his fault, he has never lived in this kind of feudal society, because he is too powerful, he is overwhelmed with pride, and he has neglected etiquette... What's wrong?

It's over, it's over, he's coming, he's coming!

Ye Baiting heard Qiu Yiqing's footsteps!This man's footsteps are so special, as if they have been measured by a ruler, both the pace and frequency are very consistent, with a very special sense of rhythm, he definitely can't hear it wrong!

"Come here and drink."

Ye Baiting smelled a slightly pungent smell, turned his head, and saw Qiu Yiqing holding a bowl in his hand, the water vapor was lingering on it, suffocating the cold winter: "Ginger soup?"

Qiu Yiqing put the ginger soup on the table, seeing people still not moving, the ink in the bottom of the eyes blurred, seeming to be able to dye the sky of Beizhen Fusi: "Huh?"

Ye Baiting quickly came over, took a sip, and immediately smiled: "Are you mixing honey?"

Qiu Yiqing snorted: "Squeamish."

Ye Baiting took the bowl and dried it in one go.Although the ginger water is a bit spicy, but the honey is added, it is super delicious!

Is this the punishment?Then you said it earlier, it made me so nervous.

"Can I... have another bowl?" Ye Baiting licked his lips, Jiang Mishui, he was still a little greedy.

Hatred and ruthless: "No."

Ye Baiting: ...

So this is the original punishment!

Suddenly there was a noise outside the door, and after a while, someone came to report that the young master had found what he was looking for.

Before Qiu Yiqing asked what it was, Ye Baiting had already grabbed his sleeve and shook it, his eyes sparkling: "Quick, let someone in! There are important evidence!"

Whether it is punished or not, the business is coming, everything is not important, please be sure to forget it!

Looking at the young man's long and slender hands, Qiu Yiqing nodded without asking, "Call in."

The person who came in was a soldier in Jinyiwei, very young, with a very dark complexion. Obviously, because the commander was also in the room, he was a little nervous, and he was a bit more polite: "Commander, under the guidance of the young master, I found someone near the scene of the crime. this!"

A square piece of wood, eight inches long and five inches wide, with obvious bloodstains on it...

Qiu Yiqing understood it at a glance: "The...tea set tray at the scene of the crime?"

"Yes!"

Xiao Bing spoke quickly, and quickly explained clearly. Because of Ye Baiting's request, they revisited the area around the scene. This time, the focus was not on the garbage dump by the river and other places where the murder weapon was easy to handle. It was not far behind the house. Yes, the stains on the back wall were too late to clean up, it was very dirty, and the smell was very bad. Everyone avoided walking, and the rat problem was much more serious. Cats and dogs that no one kept often walked and rested there. This tray is there. found.

Qiu Yiqing raised her eyebrows: "What else?"

"And... the man's thing that was cut off," Xiao Bing said with a somewhat reserved expression, "I don't know if it was bitten by a mouse or a dog. It's dirty and smelly. It's not in shape anymore, it's almost like rotten meat Tuo, the subordinates almost didn't recognize it...do you want to bring it up?"

Ye Baiting: "Send it to Wu Zuofang." He paused again, "Whatever it looks like after you find it, it will look like it when you send it over, there is no need to clean it up."

"Yes!"

"Where's the murder weapon, the whip or something like that?"

"I didn't find this..."

After asking a few more questions, Ye Baiting told people to go down without finding anything more. Although the murderer is not known yet, this piece of meat...is really found!

He took a long breath, his eyes were bright and shining, so the murderer didn't want to collect these things, he didn't have such a habit, he just threw this rotten meat as garbage, any dog ​​or mouse could eat it!

The boy's expression was so bright that it could almost warm the whole winter, Qiu Yiqing raised his arm, and pressed the boy's head with his big hand: "Good job."

Ye Baiting was praised and became even more swollen: "Of course! You are all busy, and I can't be idle! But I don't understand the murderer's behavior..."

Chou Xunqing: "It is necessary to take this lump out of the room."

"Yes." Ye Baiting pointed at the tray, "Look, the murderer doesn't want to hold it with his hands, so he has to use tools. It shows how much he hates that lump of stuff. Why can't he throw it away? Why take it out? Even if there are few people at night, There is no special curfew system in the capital, aren't you afraid of meeting people and being seen?"

How to explain it then?The risk is very high.

"Wow!" General Dog suddenly ran in again.

Qiu Suqing squinted his eyes: "Didn't I ask you to receive the punishment?"

General Dog shrank behind Ye Baiting in fear. Ye Baiting also saw the note on his neck, reached out to take it off, and said to Qiu Yiqing: "It is helping me, and it can be regarded as an atonement. The commander is considerate. What?" He patted the dog's butt again, signaling it to go out quickly, don't glance at it at this time, "Isn't it that you haven't eaten yet? Go and chew the bones."

Gouzi barked and jumped out, Qiu Xunqing didn't say anything after all, insisting on punishing Gouzi.

Ye Baiting was relieved, and opened the note. It was something Xiang Zi'an found out, and it was quite quick. He said that Prince Lu is really not a thing. He has a special hobby, beating people. He doesn't just hit anyone, he just likes beating own wife...

In the previous case, Ye Baiting had seen a man who liked to hide behind others, so he hoped that his wife would be capable, and she would carry out "madam diplomacy" in various ways to help him smooth his official career. He saved his energy while enjoying the fruits of victory. Similarly, he can't do it himself, and he doesn't want those around him to be able to.

He doesn't like his wife to show up in public, so it's better not to go out to socialize, make contacts, or have friends, even if he is useless, he is still firmly guarding Lu Wangfu, and he doesn't need anyone to help him.

In the eyes of the people below, he is a high-ranking and powerful person, but in the eyes of the higher-ups, he is a piece of mud that cannot support the wall. In his own territory, he is like something. He did what he said. For example, his wife might beat her when she was disobedient at first, but later it gradually became that as long as she felt uncomfortable, she had to beat her to vent her anger.

His married wife is called Sheng Ling, and her life is really hard. After suffering so much, she dare not say it outside. When she returns to her natal family, her natal family refuses to support her. As for Prince Lu's Mansion, it has a title, and how many people outside want it but can't, such persuasion, such comfort, is just one word, tell her to endure.

Whose women come here like this, is a man a man if he has no temper?Just bear it and pass it, and you can't die.

Sheng Ling has a concubine sister named Sheng Long. The two were not born to the same mother, and there is a big difference in age, but they look very similar. The family thinks this is fate, so they simply put Sheng Long under the name of their aunt and became her. The closest sister in the relationship.

Maybe it's a true match, Sheng Ling has been very kind to her sister since she was very young, there is no dispute between the two of them, and the relationship has always been very good, Sheng Ling married someone, became the princess, She didn't forget this sister, she almost treated Sheng Long like her daughter and cared for her...

Qiu Yiqing leaned over and took a look at the paper: "You asked Xiangzi An to check?"

Ye Baiting nodded: "Prince Lu's son is not a thing, and so is the Sheng family."

The concubine's situation is very embarrassing. Her husband's family is not merciful, her mother's family is not kind, a good girl, being beaten like this by her husband, her mother's family even taught her daughter to be patient. Why don't they bear it? ?

He didn't know what this imperial concubine was thinking, whether she had thought about resisting, whether she was willing to accept her fate, how desperate she was before she died, but she must be showing affection for her younger sister who looked like him.

The younger sister is like another herself. She hopes that her younger sister will be safe and successful, and not go through this kind of pain. This feeling is real and not fake at all.

As for Sheng Long, who is nineteen years old this year, he will be twenty in the next year, and he is so old that he has not been engaged, so his family must have something on his mind...

Ye Baiting has never met this Sheng Long before, so she doesn't know what kind of character she is, but she has a vague feeling that she should not be stupid. Even if she was naive, at this age, she probably knows everything she should know, and she has seen everything she should have seen. After that, what did she think about her sister's death?

When he was thinking, Qiu Yiqing had already looked behind, and tapped the words on the paper with his slender fingertips: "Sheng Long has never been married, there really is a reason."

Ye Baiting quickly looked down.

Sure enough, Xiang Zi'an wrote later that Sheng Long talked about getting married four years ago, and almost settled down, but at that time Sheng Ling's health was not well, and the family had a secret meeting with Prince Lu's son, so they pushed her away. The marriage was never brought up again after that, Sheng Ling went home and made trouble a few times, and after that she was lingering in the sick bed, and it was difficult to get up, so there was no way to deal with this matter.

On the other hand, Sheng Long didn't have any emotions in this matter from the beginning to the end, as if her parents let her marry, she would marry, and if they didn't let her marry, she wouldn't marry. She always listened to her parents. She never asked about the tacit agreement, and she still went to the Lu Palace to visit her sister and take care of her two children... In recent years, there will always be something big or small in the Lu Palace. Prince Wang was embarrassed, wondering if this girl was to blame.

In short, Sheng Ling, the crown princess, lived a small miracle. After the doctor determined that she would not live for a year, she forced herself to last for nearly four years before she let go. , it is a certainty...

"For the missing of the son, it seems that this girl Sheng Long needs to be investigated."

"Ah."

Ye Baiting read the entire letter, only to realize that the current posture is a bit ambiguous. He is holding the letter in his hand. If Qiu Yiqing wants to read it with him, he must be very close. He can feel the other party's breath falling in his ear.

There are still hands... Qiu Yiqing just pointed to Sheng Long's name, and the spot of that name was right in his palm, what can a thin piece of paper block?He could almost feel the touch of the other's fingertips, which was slightly higher than his body temperature.

Turning his eyes slightly, he saw Qiu Yiqing's face again.

This man's face is so handsome that it angers others, but because he is too serious and indifferent, others seldom stop looking at him, let alone admire him?On this face, under the eyes, there are light and dark marks...

How long has he been up?

With a "snap", Ye Baiting slapped the letter paper on the table, leaned forward, took the teapot, and poured tea: "Where is the commander, what did you find?"

Qiu Yiqing took a look at the young man, and sat back slowly: "Two troupe masters."

Ye Baiting became interested again, forgot the previous embarrassment, looked over with shining eyes: "Tell me, tell me!"

The heated kang was turned on in the warm pavilion, and after sitting for a while, the boy's red nose and ears from freezing earlier had already recovered, but now his warm cheeks were reddish, paired with sparkling eyes, and he was very energetic, but his mouth was a little dry.

Qiu Yiqing didn't speak, but tapped the side of the teacup with her fingertips.

Ye Baiting: ...

Does that mean you have to drink tea with me?Not in the mood to drink tea?

He hurriedly poured himself a glass, as if toasting, and persuaded the leader with a smile: "It's cold and windy today, the commander should moisten his mouth first."

After drinking the two cups of tea, the lips of both sides became much moister and softer, so Qiu Yiqing opened his mouth not so meanly: "These two theater troupes, the troupe masters are both women, and they were both invited to attend the hall."

Ye Baiting guessed that only these two things might not attract this man's attention, so he tried to think of a direction: "Do they... understand spices?"

"That's right." Qiu Yiqing looked at the young man appreciatively, "The Rong family's troupe is good at "The Peony Pavilion". They sing the best in this play in the whole capital. In the early years, he was very sensitive to the smell of spices, and he was very popular in the industry. If he can continue to study, he may become a master. However, he suffered a serious illness eight years ago and lost his sense of smell, so he no longer blends fragrances.”

Ye Baiting: "Loss of smell... what about the other one?"

Qiu Xunqing: "The other one is Yan's troupe, they are good at "Peach Blossom Fan", and they are the only ones who sing the best in this play. The skill of making incense is not good, but the taste of incense is very good, but if she can buy and use the incense, it must be the most special, many ladies and ladies will follow her to buy, and occasionally invite her to ask for advice."

The spices at the scene of the crime, except for the overly strong powdery smell that seemed to be covering something, the spices burnt in the incense cauldron are extraordinary, absolutely no one can mix them out, and the smell is pure and ambitious, ambiguous Sultry, perfect for a romantic affair.

Thinking of this, Ye Baiting asked again: "Is their business... not so clean?"

Earlier, Shen Jiang also said that the churches held by men are sometimes not so serious.

Qiu Yiqing nodded: "That's right. The Rong family class business has been in business for more than 30 years, and it was not clean in the early years. In other words, the special business for this kind of church has been restrained in the past ten years. Rong Ningyu became the class leader. Afterwards, I made it clear that I would no longer do such business, and I would communicate in advance before each church meeting, stating that there are certain things that I will not do."

Ye Baiting pondered: "Are you always in trouble?"

How can the business of the nobles be so easy to do? If you say you will do it, you will do it, and if you don’t do it, you will not do it?Even if you sign the contract, they can force you to play tricks. Zi Yuan in the previous case, didn't he die unjustly enough?

He guessed that the situation of the Rong family class might not be so comfortable.

"Yes, most of them are resolved by the head of the class," Qiu Yiqing said, "Rong Ningyu is gentle and intelligent, spring wind turns rain, and he has some skills."

Ye Baiting asked again: "What about the Yan family troupe? Both troupes have a first place. Is the competition fierce?"

Qiu Yiqing nodded: "Almost every big business, both sides have to fight. Yan Rouman was also in Rong's class at first. At first, she learned art well, but then somehow, she always had conflicts with Rong Ningyu. , left the Rong’s class six years ago, created her own Yan’s class, and took over business outside... It’s not that clean. Basically, as long as you give enough money and respect, she will agree, and Yan Rouman likes to do it the most. The business is to grab the business of Rong's class."

Ye Baiting thoughtfully: "There are indeed doubts..."

"No matter how suspicious you are, you can't compare to Mrs. Li!"

While the two were talking, Shen Jiang also came back, came in to salute, and then expressed his judgment: "The murderer must be Lou Kai's wife, Mrs. Li!"

Seeing that he was in a hurry and his lips were chapped, Ye Baiting kindly poured him a cup of tea: "How can you tell?"

Shen Jiang took a sip of the tea, and sighed comfortably: "She came to Fusi in Beizhen that day. Her husband just died, and she cried pear blossoms with rain. Is she weak or pitiful? Let me tell you, it's all just pretending." When I reported the funeral to her, she was too shocked, she did cry, but when she came back from us, she was doing everything in order, let alone crying, I observed quietly for a while, and saw that she was satisfied Laughed five times!"

"Five times!" Shen Jiang stretched out her finger and gestured excitedly, "It is said that there is nothing wrong with people laughing, but her husband just died, and she smiled so happily, isn't it a bit weird? She didn't kill it, why did she do that? satisfy?"

"She is not good to her mother-in-law either! Although Lou's mother doesn't look like a good person, she looks like the type who likes to squeeze her daughter-in-law, but Li's bad direction is completely different from what I have seen... "

Shen Jiang recounted what he had seen before, and looked at Young Master Jiao with piercing eyes: "You say she is not suspicious!"

Ye Baiting tasted these things, narrowing his eyes slightly: "It's really interesting."

Shen Jiang became even more enthusiastic: "Not only that, this Li Yao has also disappeared! When she was 14 years old, she met a bandit on Jiangnan Road and disappeared for a year. All outsiders speculated that she was taken to a brothel. Who knows what he learned, maybe he has received customers! I wondered, if I had such an experience, the brothel outside is different from our capital, and the rules are also different, did Mrs. Li learn those "special jobs"?"

"Another point of evidence is that Lou Kai and Li's sex is not frequent, at most once or twice a month, but every morning after the incident, Lou Kai will go to buy medicine, or the clothes on his body will be stained with medicine...he will send all the next People drive far away, don't let anyone know and hear it, it must be a good one, and I always play it at home!"

Shen Jiang finished speaking in one breath, and looked at Ye Baiting: "Master, tell me, what is the psychology of this person who likes to be beaten? Don't you just want to have fun when you do that kind of thing, and with your sweetheart, you should not want her to get hurt, let alone Will you be willing to be injured... If you are hurt, it will not affect your performance? There is no way to do it to the fullest!"

Gee tut.

Ye Baiting glanced at Shen Jiang: "Sure, Shen Baihu, the idioms are pretty good."

Shen Jiang: ...

"Brilliant or something... I just said it casually, I didn't mean to talk about dirty jokes! I didn't say that I have a nightlife, you don't, I mean the most amazing thing!"

Qiu Yi's green fist came to his lips, and he coughed twice.

Shen Jiang immediately shut up and didn't say anything, so as not to make the description worse.

Ye Baiting has studied psychology and has a certain understanding of this kind of letter circle game. If the deceased is an M...

"People who tend to be abused and beaten, most of them have very low self-esteem, which may come from family or from other sources. This person must be extremely insecure, and will want to be used, played with, manipulated, and To be coerced, even to be thrown away...things like that."

"They will strongly need someone to give them a sense of security, a sense of security that is strong enough to control everything, so that they don't have to be afraid, don't have to worry about anything, and even their daily life can be arranged, removing the possibility of any choice, as long as there is No matter what this person does to them, they can accept it.”

Shen Jiang frowned after hearing this: "Then Lou Kai's performance...isn't quite the same."

"There is another possibility," Ye Baiting narrowed his eyes, "the deceased was not from this group at all, it may just be a simple love pain, or there is a special psychological projection, I have seen an example before, an adult man, he was not abused Tendency, not in love with pain, and lived a happy life since he was a child, but because his parents were too tolerant and doting, he has never been spanked, and he has such a habit when he grows up, he likes to be spanked."

There are many reasons for the formation of human personality, and every tiny factor may produce different changes. He is not a researcher, and sometimes he just serves as a reference direction, and more often he relies on his profession to solve the case.

"We need more evidence... Can you see Li's injuries clearly?" Ye Baiting turned to Shen Jiang.

Shen Jiang shook his head, with rejection written all over his body: "I'm a big man, I can't peek at women taking a bath, my wife will beat me to death!"

Ye Baiting: ...

"Did I tell you to take a peek? The commander used textbook-level guidance before, forgot?"

"That's right," Shen Jiang punched his palm, "I can't take a peek, can I call an aunt to help me!"

Ye Baiting reminded: "Mr. Li has a meticulous mind, so be careful when doing things. In addition, the commander and I also discovered something here..."

He told Yu Shenjiang the news he had just received.

"The son of grass is not a thing!" Shen Jiang rubbed his chin, "Sisters of the Sheng family are so miserable, and the son has been unable to find him, don't have anything to do with Lou Kai's murder..."

It can be seen that everything in the world is uncertain. They took a break at halftime, and they were just about to go out to find new clues, and the next report——

Prince Lu's son has been found.

already dead.

The author has something to say: Shen Jiang (proud): Having a daughter-in-law is amazing, and I can fully express myself every night! (☆_☆)

Qiu Yiqing (indifferently): Your wife is so pitiful. ▼_▼

Shen Jiang (dissatisfied): Huh?What face do you have who can't even coax your wife back home... φ(￣ー￣)

Qiu Xunqing (staring with contemptuous eyes): It doesn't matter whether the envoy can be vivid or not, what is important is that the envoy knows that Ting Ting likes it - the raging waves hit the shore continuously, stirring up a thousand layers of snow. ▼_▼

Ye Baiting (shaking his head crazily): I'm not me without you, don't talk nonsense! ╭(╯^╰)╮