Although Yuzhou City is not as lively and prosperous as the capital city at night, it is still a famous prosperous area in the southeast region. Little do they know that behind this prosperity, there are undercurrents and murderous intentions everywhere.
The two of them ran all the way and found an inn long ago and took a rest. The two casually ordered some snacks and fell asleep after eating.
The next morning, the sky was filled with rosy clouds. The sky is extremely dazzling.
The city gate was heavily guarded, and soldiers were conducting strict body searches inside and outside.
"Everyone of you, cheer up for me. My lord said, there are traitors who have sneaked into the city in disguise these days. You have to keep an eye on me carefully. Once let go, you know what will happen. Do you understand? ?”
"clear!"
"good!"
I saw a woman who looked very similar to Mr. Pu walking towards this side.
I don't know if it's just like this or if it's a deliberate disguise. The face can't be called dark, but it's not too white either. Seeing the handles of the soldiers on the city gate, I didn't feel afraid at all. Carrying a bundle on his shoulders, he walked towards the city gate with his head held high.
"Stop!"
The woman was stopped by a soldier and asked: "What do you do!"
"To tell you this, the little girl is in the city to visit relatives."
"Going to the city to visit relatives?" The soldier didn't believe it, and then asked, "Do you have any evidence?"
The woman then took out the paper object from her sleeve and handed it to the soldier.
After confirming that the contents on the paper were correct, the soldier checked the baggage again.
I saw that the baggage was full of clothes, and then it was returned to her.
"Well! That's all right, let's go in!"
The woman who entered the city found a quiet teahouse, had a drink, and then prepared to leave. At this time, Wang Yu and his two men were seen leaving the inn and rushing towards this side.
"when--!"
"when--!"
"when--!"
…
After a while, a burst of sound was heard. The two of them looked over after hearing the sound, and saw the sound of carving a stone tablet coming from a stonemason's shop. The two got up and came to the stonemason's shop. There was a gleam of light and stone dust was flying in the sky.
The man was shirtless, and regardless of the cold, he hammered and carved the writing on the stone tablet again and again.
"I dare to ask this big brother, did a young man named Pu come here to buy a stone tablet in your shop a few days ago?" Su Xin stepped forward and asked.
"He was here before, but he gave us some silver and asked someone to deliver the stone tablet to his parents' tomb. After that, he disappeared!"
"Have you ever seen what he looks like?"
"His whole body is wrapped very tightly, which I have never seen before!"
"It seems that it is still difficult to find him." Wang Yu couldn't help but sigh.
Seeing the two people sighing in search of someone, they must have been very anxious, so the mason told them about a person.
"I see that you are worried about looking for someone. It must be something urgent." The stonemason pointed to the mansion not far away and said to the two of them: "You might as well go over there and ask, maybe there will be something there. clue."
"I wonder where that is——"
"There is a young lady in the Fan Mansion who is as beautiful as a fairy and very smart. She is nicknamed Xiao Zhuge. Anyone who has asked her is impressed by her. You might as well ask her, maybe there will be some clues. "
Hearing this, the two seemed to see hope and quickly thanked the stonemason.
However, the mason reminded the two of them: "However, if you want to enter the mansion, it depends on whether you have the ability!"
"No matter how difficult it is, I will give it a try!"
After that, the two ordered gifts and went to visit the Miss Fan Mansion. Find out if there is such a strange thing, and you can learn something from it. The two found the mansion, knocked on the door, and shouted, "Is there anyone there?"
"Squeak~acridine~!"
The scarlet door was opened.
The person who came out to greet him was a servant in his early twenties, wearing gray casual clothes.
"What's wrong with you?"
"May I ask if Miss Fan is here? We need her help with something." Wang Yu asked.
The Pu man did not answer in a hurry. He first glanced at Wang Yu and the two of them, looked them up and down, and then said, "Did you two come down from Tingtai Mountain?"
"Exactly!" The two of them responded in unison.
"My lady knows that you two will definitely come here, so she has prepared fine wines in advance and is waiting for you to taste them. Please come with me." Pu Ren said to the two of them with a look of joy on his face.
Looking at the two people entering Fan Mansion, the woman drank the wine and seemed to be planning something, then got up and left.
"As expected of Xiao Zhuge, you can count this! How strange!"
The two looked at each other and couldn't help but become curious about the Ruoshui girl. They followed the servant to see what kind of person she was.
"This way, please!" The man led the two of them along the flower path, past a few willow trees by the pond, and walked towards an arch bridge.
Indistinctly, the sound of the piano overflowed. It's like a shallow sound from a mountain spring, splashing half of the water; or like a breeze blowing across the bamboo sea, setting off a wave. Sometimes it slows down, sometimes it rises and sometimes it suppresses. I was really fascinated by the shadows of butterflies all over the sky. I got a little drunk and lay on the bed, and the wind couldn't blow it off.
Going around the rockery, there is a gravel path ahead. At the end of the path is a slightly larger pavilion, surrounded by pink gauze curtains. The breeze blows and makes a rustling sound.
From afar, a scent of fragrance hit my nostrils.
The two of them took a closer look, and saw that the woman was half-covered with gauze and had a pair of phoenix eyes. If they looked closely, it was as if she was carrying water. She was even better than Chang'e in the Guanghan Palace. As the smoke from the lotus scented reed slowly rises, the streamers also spin in the air with the wind, flying non-stop. With slender fingers like jade, he gently picked up the strings, and the notes suddenly rose up one by one.
The woman stopped the strings in her hand, stood up and bowed to the two of them: "My little girl Ruoshui, I have met you two!".
The two of them also returned the gift and said, "Girl, you are polite!"
Pointing to the seat next to him, he said, "Take a seat, please!"
The two people waiting sat down. Ruoshui looked at Wang Yu and said, "I guess this is Mr. Wang, right?"
"Exactly!" Wang Yu said.
"Then this one..."
"Oh! This is my senior sister, her name is Su Xin." Wang Yu replied on behalf of senior sister Su Xin somewhat impatiently.
"You two are far away in the state to investigate the case in that village?" Ruoshui asked.
"Exactly." Wang Yu was deeply puzzled. He didn't know how Ruoshui knew about it, so he asked, "I wonder where did the girl know that the two of us are here for this case?"
"When we were rescuing the injured in Ruoshui Village, we heard that the young master had visited his parents. There are many doubts about this case, and even smart people can see it. Isn't it that the young master doesn't know about it?" Ruoshui didn't wait for Wang Yu to speak, and then Then he said: "I heard that someone in the village said that when the young master was young, he stole bones and practiced medicine to save his mother. It's a pleasure to meet him today!"
As soon as these words came out, Wang Yu felt a little embarrassed and just wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in.
"Ouch! My junior brother! Didn't you see it! Can you do this?" Su Xin crossed her hands, tilted her head and stared at the junior brother Wang Yu who was sitting next to her, looking as cold as ice. The look in his eyes only gave Wang Yu goosebumps all over his body.
Wang Yu covered his face with one hand, lowered his head and drank a glass of wine to strengthen his courage. But he didn't expect that even before he was brave enough, it was so spicy that he couldn't do it.
"That man once said that in order to steal the bones, he almost died..." Ruoshui said with a shy face, smiled softly, and said deliberately.
"Girl, please be merciful, don't expose me..." Ruoshui's words made Wang Yu a little embarrassed, and he begged Ruoshui for mercy in a low voice.
"Young master is a rare filial son, Ruoshui really admires him!" Seeing this, Ruoshui also stopped his hand and spoke kind words for him.
"Junior brother! Well done!" Su Xin put a hand on Wang Yu's shoulder, like a brother, she praised her junior brother and said, "My junior brother should be like this!"
At this time, Wang Yu also guessed in his heart that it must be Wang San's good deeds, and said in his heart: "Well, Wang San, let's see how I deal with you when I get back."
The actions of the two made Ruoshui, who was watching, feel a little embarrassed. She returned to her original position, raised her delicate hand, and started playing the strings again.
"It's not easy for you two to come here. Ruoshui has specially prepared some fine wine, just waiting for you two to taste it. Please!"
"Thank you, girl!" Wang Yu was about to eat when he was pulled down by Su Xin beside him. That Su Xin look gave Wang Yu some vigilance.
"Don't worry, you two! Ruoshui doesn't mean any harm! Besides, Ruoshui and you two have met for the first time, and we have never had any grudges. How can we harm you two?" Ruoshui explained.
"We know that the girl has no ill intentions. It's just that on the way here, the two of us have already eaten snacks, so we don't need to worry about the girl. I still have a few questions to ask the girl. I wonder if the girl would be willing to answer them for me. ?" Su Xin said.
"Both of you, please speak." Ruoshui did not hesitate, but said directly.
"I wonder if Miss Pu knows Mr. Pu?" Su Xin asked.
"Mr. Pu?" Ruoshui calmed down, a little surprised.
"That's right!" Su Xin smiled softly, and continued: "Since the girl has been to the village, she can also learn about the younger brother from the village. I guess she also knows about Mr. Pu, right? "
Na Ruoshui didn't answer in a hurry, just smiled softly.
"Why is Miss Ruoshui laughing?" Wang Yu on the side asked Ruoshui in confusion.
"To tell you the truth, Mr. Pu is disguised as Ruoshui, the little girl." Ruoshui said without any concealment.
"May I ask Miss Ruoshui, have you ever used Xiangshen Pills?"
"Xiang Shen Wan?" Ruoshui was puzzled and asked, "I wonder why Senior Sister Su Xin asked like that?"
"I'm just asking casually. If Miss Ruoshui has any difficulties, there is no need to answer."
"According to records, this fragrant pill is made by grinding spices into fine powder, refining honey into a potion, and pressing it with a pestle thousands of times. The pill is as big as a marble. When one pill is popped, your mouth will be fragrant for five days, your body will be fragrant for ten days, and your clothes will be fragrant for fifteen days. , everyone smells the fragrance, and it cures burning odor, bad odor and mouth odor all over the body. Ruo Shui has been very fond of this sandalwood since he was a child. Because the essence of the spice is expensive and hard to find, and the refining techniques are too complicated, he has never used it. , just replaced with ordinary spices. Apart from this, no other spices are used." Ruoshui looked at the two people in front of him and said carefully.
Su Xin looked at the lotus incense burner, smiled, and casually chanted: "The west wind is too liquid and the moon is like a hook, constantly adding incense and folding the green fur. Burning two rows of red candles, people are in the exposure building all night,"
"I didn't expect that Senior Sister Su Xin is quite accomplished in incense." Ruoshui praised her repeatedly.
"I only know a little bit about it. Compared with Miss Ruoshui, I'm still not as good as you!"
"I wonder if the girl has heard about this case?" Wang Yu finally found the opportunity to interject a topic.
"The young master is referring to..."
"Yes. I wonder what the girl thinks of this case?"
"This case can be considered as two cases. One is the mystery of the death of your father, Zun Lingtang; the other is that the villagers got strange diseases for no reason." Ruoshui's words shocked the two of them. Ruoshui continued: "Although these two cases are not closely related, they are actually the same case."
"Why did the girl say that?" Wang Yu asked.
"As the name suggests, both of these happened in the same place. This is one of the reasons. The second is that these villagers have a neighbor-like relationship with your father-in-law. The third is that it is difficult for ordinary people to notice. , but it is also the most suspicious thing. That is, after the death of your father-in-law, the villagers got the strange disease for no reason, and the difference between the two was no more than one day. I wonder if you two understand the meaning? "
The two looked at each other and seemed to understand a little bit.
"So, the villagers got the strange disease for no reason because someone deliberately did it?" Wang Yu looked at Ruoshui with a vague understanding, and said with some confusion: "But why did this person only save the lives of the villagers?"
"This is the cleverness of the murderer." Ruoshui said with an unpredictable smile.
"What Miss Ruoshui means is that this case was planned by the murderer from beginning to end. The ultimate goal is to wait for one person to appear?" Su Xin thought for a while and said.
"Sister Su Xin is so smart, Ruoshui admires her!"
"But didn't the murderer know that the government would get involved?" Su Xin didn't quite understand.
"Not only did the government get involved, they also caught a beggar from the street and acted as a killer. Within a day, the murderer hanged himself and died in prison. Isn't this ridiculous?"
"Don't you see, sir, that from the beginning to the end of this case, the government was just pretending. But they pointed their heads at Chaoyan's general Zhenguo. Since the beggar had already confessed to the person behind the scenes, why did he still Why commit suicide in prison? This is obviously unreasonable!"
[Questions: 1. Who is the woman who mysteriously appears at the city gate? Where did the real Mr. Park go?
2. If Ruoshui claims that Mr. Park is herself, will it be her? 】
