When Han Changmu heard this, his face darkened, and he stared at the messy courtyard that had been dug up.
The snow and soil were dug out and piled in the corners, countless large pits as deep as one person were dug in the courtyard, and even rockeries were knocked down.
The only place in the courtyard that was still intact was the frozen pool.
Han Changmu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly walked out of the corridor and looked up at the blue sky.
He tapped his toes, jumped up to the ridge, looked back at the courtyard, then walked along the glazed tiles to the middle of the ridge, staring at the cold ice surface.
The ice surface was as smooth as a mirror, without a trace of dirt. The setting sun of the west slanting sun shone on the ice surface, condensing into colorful haloes the size of heads.
Yao Yao looked up from the corridor and looked at Han Changmu's uncertain expression. She raised her eyebrows and also jumped to the ridge of the roof. Then she lightly passed over the glazed tiles and walked to Han Changmu's side. She also looked at the ice.
She looked at him for a long time, but she didn't see anything inappropriate. On the contrary, Han Changmu's face became more and more gloomy, and a strong aura of hostility overflowed from his whole body.
Han Changmu looked at him silently for a long time, then flew back to the courtyard and waved to He Zhenfu: "Have you finished asking all the questions?"
He Zhenfu's voice was a little hoarse, and his voice was crackling: "Sir, we have finished asking questions. I have ordered the suspicious person to be escorted back to the Department of Internal Health for trial."
Han Changmu said in a deep voice: "Have you caught all the shopkeepers in Sese Building?"
He Zhenfu nodded: "We went through the list one by one sent by Fang Zheng, and we caught them all, many of them."
Han Changmu was silent, as if he was making a very difficult decision, and then said after a long time: "Instruct the guards to break the ice along the shore, but do not touch the water or anything in the water, let alone Fall in."
He Zhenfu nodded in surprise, but without asking any more questions, he ordered the inner guards to get ready.
Yao Yao was even more surprised. Did Han Changmu think that the body that could not be found after digging three feet into the ground would be hidden in this pool of water?
This pool of water looks very frozen. It cannot be frozen in a day or two. And the heads in the hall look like they have just been chopped off. Who would have such great ability to let the pool water freeze in two days? It was frozen like this in three hours.
Han Changmu didn't explain much. He just stood not far away, looking at the sparkling silver ice, with a thoughtful expression on his gloomy face.
Not long after, the sound of jingling bells was heard in the courtyard where the wind was whistling. The lights and shadows of swords on the shore were shaking continuously. The guards were slashing the ice surface with their swords, sometimes with sledgehammers and the like. It hit the ice hard, and sparks shot out from the thick ice.
Han Changmu's eyes narrowed severely. If he hadn't just jumped up to the roof to investigate carefully, he would have thought that he was wrong.
He Zhenfu had arranged everything in Sese Tower, and suddenly came in a hurry, bowed slightly and said: "My lord, a message has been sent from Prince An's Mansion. Princess Rong is awake. Please come to the mansion to talk to me."
Hearing this, Han Changmu had a worried look on his face and sneered: "It's time to wake up. She has been sleeping for almost a month. If she doesn't wake up, she will really never wake up."
Hearing the name Princess Rong, Yao Yao thought of the unlucky Huo Hanshan. She pursed her lips and asked, "My lord, is Huo Shaoqing still in the prison of the Department of Internal Security?"
Han Changmu turned around and smiled deeply: "Why, Yao Canjun wants to visit the prison?"
Yao Yao saw the word "malicious intentions" in Han Changmu's smile, staggered back a step, and waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, sir, you heard me wrong."
Han Changmu smiled tightly and said to He Zhenfu seriously: "You are here to guard. Except for the people from the Internal Security Department, other people are not allowed to enter the Sese Building. All the physical evidence is sealed, and the relevant people are escorted back to the Internal Security Department. Judge, you killed so many people in one breath. No matter where you killed, there will always be traces. You can take people to visit the neighbors and see if anyone has heard anything suspicious in the past few hours. There was movement and I saw a suspicious vehicle entering Sese Building." He paused and turned to look at Yao Yao: "Yao Yao and I will join the army to go to Prince An's Mansion."
He Zhenfu hurriedly bowed and said yes, giving Yao Yao a sympathetic look.
Yao Yao suddenly felt something ominous, and a chill ran down his spine. He said coldly, "Sir, please don't leave this humble position."
Han Changmu also smiled coldly: "Princess Rong is a boudoir girl, it is more convenient for you to ask questions."
Yao Yao pursed her dry lips and followed Han Changmu out of Sese Building.
I don't know if it was an illusion or something, but I just felt that as soon as Fang walked out of Sesel Building and stood under the setting sun, the gloomy chill in the building just now was swept away, and his whole body felt warm.
Han and Changmu got on the carriage one after another. The driver raised his whip and drove straight to Prince An's Mansion.
The carriage was quite spacious, and the seats were cushioned. The two of them sat opposite each other, and it didn't seem crowded at all.
There was a small table in front of the two of them, with a pot of four cups placed on it. The freshly brewed tea was steaming from the spout, and the tea was fragrant.
Han Changmu opened the lattice cabinet in the corner and took out two hand stoves that had just been replaced with charcoal. He put one in his hand and handed the other to Yao Yao.
The hand stove is made of purple gold and copper, with a thick satin cover on the outside. When you put it on your hand, even though the charcoal is newly replaced, the hand stove is not hot and the temperature is just right.
Yao Yao thanked him, put the stove on his lap, poured two cups of tea from the pot, and gave Han Changmu a cup, then he was speechless.
Prince An's Mansion is on the South Street at the Cross Street of Sixteenth Prince's House. It has to cross half of Chang'an City from the West Market. The coachman knew that Han Changmu was anxious, so he crackled his whip and drove the carriage very fast.
Yao Yao lifted up the curtains of the car and looked out. He saw the carriage running very fast, and everyone was trying to avoid it. He couldn't help but shake his head. Fortunately, the carriage had the sign of the Department of Internal Health, otherwise the driver would have been riding down the street like this. It’s like seeing a carriage out of an airplane. Tomorrow, the news about the imperial censor’s impeachment should be flying all over the saint’s desk like snowflakes.
But this car belongs to the Department of Internal Health, and the people riding in the car are from the Department of Internal Health. Both of these are enough places to drive sideways in Chang'an City, let alone turning the carriage into an airplane, even if it is turned into a rocket. , and no one dares to impeach.
She pursed her lips and smiled sarcastically.
"What are you laughing at?" Han Changmu suddenly asked, startling Yao Yao.
Yao Yao hurriedly sat upright and said seriously: "I am so happy to think that I can enter the palace to expand my horizons."
Beat Han Changmu to death. Han Changmu didn't believe Yao Yao's nonsense. He felt that she was born to lie. Nine out of ten sentences were false, and one was made up.
He lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and asked quietly: "Ah Yao, after you came out of Xinchangfang today, why did you go around in such a big circle in the city, and finally walked into the Sese Building in the West Market?"
Yao Yao raised his eyebrows and said calmly: "When I came out of Xinchangfang, I noticed someone was following me. I went around in a big circle without getting rid of him. I knew that the Brahmin Hu Ji had come to Sese Tower to perform illusions in the past few days. , there were so many people watching, so I wanted to go to Sese Tower first, and then take advantage of the chaos to get rid of the person following me." She laughed at herself: "If I knew that the person I was following was the Young Envoy, I wouldn't have bothered with this effort. ."
Han Changmu nodded. These words sounded flawless and meticulous. In fact, Han Changmu didn't believe a word of it. He had caught Yao Yao for his act, so she had such words. If he hadn't caught her, then he asked If you get up, it will inevitably be another set of sophistry.
He continued to ask calmly: "How much do you know about the situation in Sese Tower?"
Yao Yao's body swayed with the moving carriage, his whole body was lazily, and even his voice was careless: "The host of the building is a Sogdian Hu, named Kang Lianfu. He speaks Chinese particularly well. Chang'an City has been doing business for more than 30 years, and has never had any misdeeds, and its reputation and credibility are excellent. Kang Lianfu's wife passed away fifteen years ago, and he soon married another wife. Wan is the current head of the Wan family. Millionaire niece.”
Han Changmu was drinking tea. When he heard this, he gasped and choked and coughed: "Wan, Wan, Wan Million's niece, isn't Wan Million the same age as Huo Hanshan? She is twenty-six this year, and his niece, Fifteen years ago, how old was that?”
Yao Yao sighed: "Sir, it seems that you don't have a deep understanding of the situation in Chang'an City." She smiled enigmatically: "Sir, have you forgotten that there are tens of thousands of people above you?" Three sisters, the thirteenth sister is married to Huo Shangshu, and the eldest sister is twenty-nine years older than Wanwanwan, and her eldest daughter is six years older than Wanwanwan, fifteen years ago She is exactly seventeen years old, which means she is late to get married."
Han Changmu was speechless after hearing this. Chang'an city has a population of one million, and the twists and turns of the relationship between relatives and old friends are so short that it is really unclear.
He asked: "How many children does Wanwanwan's eldest sister have?"
Yao Yao counted on her fingers and said: "Wan Yuanniang, the eldest sister of Wanwan, is marrying someone else but her uncle's cousin." She frowned slightly: "As for the name, I can't remember clearly for my humble position. I just remember that Wan Wanwan’s uncle’s family name is Su. The Su family is a scholar. There is an academy in the suburbs of Beijing. I think you have heard of it. It’s called Yunwei Academy. Yes, Wan Yuanniang married the head of the Su family, Yunwei. The current dean of the academy.”
Han Changmu was stunned. Yunwei Academy's reputation was so great that he couldn't help but be stunned.
This academy is named after the four major academies of the Dajing Dynasty. Although the name is literary, it is seriously a famous martial arts academy.
The military examinations of the Dajing Dynasty were inherited from the previous dynasty, but they were more perfect than the previous dynasties, and abandoned the trend of emphasizing civility over martial arts. The military examinations and civil examinations were equally valued by the court. Many famous generals in the army participated in the three-year competition. A martial arts test.
