When he arrived at the square gate, Han Changmu turned to He Zhenfu and ordered: "Arrange the secret guards to keep an eye on the Jiaofang, and then ask the secret guards from the Sifang Pavilion to come over. I want to know Tuoba Fuyun's whereabouts these days."
He Zhenfu should claim so and leave first.
Concerned about Yao Yao's injury, Han Changmu whipped up his horse and ran back to the Jingzhao government office.
Before he entered the side hall, he smelled the aroma of shredded chicken and japonica rice porridge.
His mind relaxed and his steps became brisk. When he entered the side hall, he saw Yao Yao leaning on the sofa, holding a bowl of porridge and eating with relish.
"Give me a bowl of porridge, I haven't used the food yet." Han Changmu lifted up his robe and sat down, smiling at He Denglou.
He Denglu hurriedly exclaimed, and when he turned around to go out, the smile on his face suddenly turned into a big white eye, secretly cursing that this man really didn't regard himself as an outsider, and that pot of porridge was specially cooked for Boss Yao to replenish his health. This man is a gentleman, fat and strong but not injured, and he comes to join in the fun.
Han Changmu didn't know that he was disliked for being fat and strong. He sat next to Yao Yao and looked at her face carefully. He saw that although her face was not as rosy and healthy as usual, it was not so pale at least. There was blood, and the withered and shriveled skin and flesh slowly became plump and took on a blood color.
Then he was completely relieved and asked: "A Yao, what do you think, but is there anything wrong with it?"
Yao Yao had regained some of his energy and smiled with his dark, clear apricot eyes: "No, thank you for your concern, sir."
Han Changmu's face stiffened and his heart twitched. These words were kind words, but they were so polite that they made people feel depressed. He calmly rubbed his severely blocked heart.
Yao Yao was afraid that Han Changmu would continue to care about her body, and then become concerned about why she was still alive after being poisoned and her flesh and blood had been devoured to such an extent, so she changed the subject with a smile: "Sir, is there anyone in the workshop? What discovery?"
Han Changmu shook his head: "The person ran away, but this was found."
He took out the purple-gold copper Boshan stove from his sleeve and handed it to Bao Cheng: "There is still some residual incense in it. Mr. Bao, take a look and see if it has something to do with the art of cultivating gu."
Bao Cheng also put away his laughter and took the Boshan stove with a solemn expression. He stretched out his hand and wiped some of the remaining ashes out. He sniffed it gently and frowned: "It smells so good even after it has been burnt to ashes. Isn't this the fragrance?" Normal stuff.”
Han Changmu nodded: "It must be unusual. The person thought he was leaving in a hurry, so he pulled this thing down."
Yao Yao asked casually: "Bao Cheng, is it enough to only use an incense burner to raise Gu? That's really simple."
Bao Cheng was turning over and over to look at the remaining fragrance. Seeing that he couldn't smell anything just by smelling it, he suddenly wanted to taste it. When he heard Yao Yao's words, he paused his hands and said: "If it is really that easy, That’s good, I think this fragrance is like an introduction.”
Before he finished speaking, his eyes lit up. He gently put down the incense burner and took out the glass cup. The blood-colored Gu worms lay motionless in the cup, twisting lazily from time to time, like a The pool of blood was stirred by the breeze, causing tiny ripples.
Yao Yao exclaimed: "These bugs are hungry and tired. They worked so hard just now. Why are they half dead now?" She pursed her lips and said, "Bao Cheng, if the Gu bug dies, why don't we find it?" The Gu mother is gone."
Bao Cheng turned Yao Yao's face and said: "This is a Gu worm, a Gu worm, you thought it was a caterpillar, it's so easy to die."
As he spoke, he picked a little of the remaining incense and put it on a plate to light.
When the incense is not lit, it has a rich aroma, like orchid and musk, but once it is lit, there is only a thin wisp of smoke, no smell, just a pale white shimmer, constantly changing postures.
There was no wind in the side hall, but the thin wisp of smoke kept swaying and drifting towards the glass cup containing the Gu insects.
There was no lid on the glass cup, and the thin smoke seemed to have found a place to vent, swarming in and spiraling inside the cup.
The half-dead Gu worm in the cup suddenly came to life, twisting and struggling to crawl out. The blood-red blood on the worm's body became thicker, almost bleeding.
Immediately, the scene in the cup changed drastically. Dozens of Gu worms were gnawing at each other like crazy, making a crunching sound, like fangs rubbing against bones. The hairs on the ears of those who listened stood on end and cold sweat broke out.
Just when the Gu insects were gnawing madly, the thin wisp of smoke flickered, as if blown by the wind, and dissipated in an instant, and the remaining fragrance on the plate was extinguished.
The Gu worms also became quiet, but in just a blink of an eye, seven or eight Gu worms were eaten clean, not even a bit of meat was left, and the remaining Gu worms wilted again. It came down, but the insect's body was obviously larger than before, and its color was even brighter red.
Bao Cheng clicked his tongue and said, "You see, this fragrance is not a poison that nourishes the poisonous insects. It is an inducement that can make the poisonous insects go crazy and devour each other. It is much more powerful than the poison that nourishes the poisonous insects."
Yao Yao and Han Changmu looked at each other in shock.
There were several charcoal pots burning in the side hall, which was extremely warm, but Yao Yao felt cold all over his body, and the chill was frightening.
She has seen a lot of fairy tales and fantasy, and she also knows how to raise gu and insects, and let these things attack each other and kill each other, and the most powerful one will be left in the end.
She also knew that there was a powerful medicine that could cause these things to kill each other, but she didn't expect that she would see it with her own eyes, and the fragrance was so powerful.
She also clicked her tongue and looked at Han Changmu with a confused look on her face: "Sir, that man left in such a hurry and even left such a powerful thing behind. Didn't he find something else?"
Han Changmu shook his head: "No, only this."
Yao Yao frowned tightly: "That's strange. If I left in a hurry, how could I leave behind only this incense burner? If I was prepared in advance, how could I leave such an important thing behind?"
These few words made Han Changmu's brain explode. He rushed out of the hall and called a guard in. After whispering a few words, the guard nodded repeatedly, turned around and walked out. After a while, he The sound of horse hoofbeats sounded, which was particularly clear.
Seeing Han Changmu's behavior, Yao Yao knew that something was wrong in the classroom. When he turned around, she asked in a low voice: "Your Excellency, you suspect that someone deliberately placed this Boshan furnace in that room." ?”
Han Changmu sat down, squinted his eyes, and said, "As you said just now, it seems that someone is playing a trick to deliberately lead us to investigate this person."
Yao Yao heard the meaning of Han Changmu's words, his mind was shocked, and he became interested: "Sir, are you saying that we have found out who is raising Gu?"
Just after scraping out the remaining incense and wrapping it up, Bao Cheng, who was packing the glass cups, suddenly raised his head and asked in shock: "Who is doing this kind of thing? He really lacks great virtue and is not afraid of annihilating his descendants!!"
Han Changmu was embarrassed when he heard this. He coughed lightly and signaled to Baocheng that there was another girl in the hall, asking him to speak in a more restrained manner.
But the only girl obviously didn't take it seriously. She didn't even blush, and even nodded in agreement: "Isn't it true? But people who can do such things may have no descendants long ago."
Han Changmu was speechless. Otherwise, these two people would have hit it off immediately. They were both equally shameless.
But Yao Yao was right. The man was an eunuch. He coughed slightly and said awkwardly: "You are right. The man's name is Huo Zhen. According to Xue Lu, the envoy of the temple, As I said, the man may have changed his appearance and his beard has been glued on. He is most likely an eunuch like Xue Lu." After saying this, he was no longer so embarrassed, and told the truth about the discovered Huo Everything was said one by one.
Yao Yao was extremely surprised. He didn't expect that she was really right.
Bao Cheng even clicked his tongue and said: "Your mouth has been opened before, good things don't work but bad things work."
Yao Yao snorted, turned to Han Changmu and said, "Sir, when the Jiaofang was closed, there was already a curfew. Even if he managed to leave the Jiaofang, it would not be easy to leave Pingkangfang."
Han Changmu nodded and said with a smile: "I have arranged for someone to go check it out. Just rest and recover."
As soon as her injury was mentioned, Yao Yao felt inexplicably guilty and quickly changed the subject: "Sir, since this person is an eunuch, then he is either from the palace, or from the palace, or an eunuch from the imperial city. There are only so many, even if he uses a pseudonym, there will definitely be some clues revealed."
Han Changmu's smile became gentler, and his voice was gravelly and had a different meaning: "I know, I have already asked He Zhenfu to check the list of servants."
Yao Yao's expression froze, and she uttered an embarrassed sigh. Han Changmu could naturally think of the things she could think of, and of course there was no need for her to remind her all the time and bring trouble to herself.
Bao Cheng also knew why Yao Yao frequently changed the subject, but he was just guilty of it. Afraid of Han Changmu's questioning, he quickly changed the subject, took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Han Changmu: "Sir, this is a letter from Master Yuan. , please dismantle it yourself.”
Han Changmu accepted the letter with confusion, and carefully pressed the wax seal on the seal. He glanced at it for a moment and realized that it was such an important event that it could not be passed on to the public and could only be conveyed through letter paper.
He carefully opened the letter, took out the folded square tissue paper, shook it, and read it word by word.
The master of the Yuan family wrote elegant and unrestrained handwriting, showing a heroic and heroic character in every word. Just by looking at this handwriting, one can feel that the person who wrote the letter is a broad-minded man, quite chivalrous.
Han Changmu was attracted by the handwriting, and then was shocked by the content of the letter.
His face gradually turned ugly. He took a deep breath, took the letter and walked to the candle. He took off the transparent gauze lampshade and placed the letter on the dancing candle. With a "squeak" sound, the flames licked the letter paper. , instantly transformed into a bright fire ball.
Light gray ashes were piled under the lamp holder. Han Changmu turned around and saw two stunned faces. He quickly coughed and explained lightly: "What Master Yuan said in his heart is of great importance. I will go to the palace tomorrow to report back." Your Majesty, I will tell you in detail."
