Yanping County Government, South Prison, Female Prisoner's Cell.
Xu Zhen held five or six medicine bottles, opened the lids respectively, and asked Mrs. Wei Senna to smell them.
After sniffing the first few pill bottles, Senna shook her head, but when it came to the last one, Senna recalled and said, "It seems like this one is a bit similar."
Xu Zhen looked at the label, but saw a name written on it that was very popular: Mandala.
Xu Zhen knew that datura contained alkaloids, a highly toxic substance that was commonly used as an anesthetic in ancient times.
Unexpectedly, Mi Xiang also needs it.
"But... the one I smelled seemed to be more fragrant. It was a flower fragrance..." Senna smelled it a few more times to better recall.
"Of course," Xu Zhen said, "If you want to make incense, you can only use this one ingredient. Can you think of anything else?"
"Sachet," Senna said, "That person definitely had a sachet hanging on him. The fragrance at that time was much stronger than these. I could smell fresh pollen and a little sweetness, as if... he had been smeared with honey. The way..."
While speaking, Saina's cheeks were flushed, her breathing was rapid, and her hands unconsciously pressed on Xu Zhen's neck.
"Mrs. Wei," Xu Zhen asked hurriedly, "are you okay?"
"Don't call me Mrs. Wei," Saina pushed Xu Zhen away, "I have nothing to do with that insidious villain anymore!"
After pushing Xu Zhen away, Saina calmed down a lot.
Xu Zhen realized that it might be because she had smelled too much scented material just now, right?
The contents of these small bottles are all the main ingredients that Xu Zhen found through the fragrance formula recorded in "The Demonic Way".
To prepare a real incense, the process is slightly complicated and many rare and precious auxiliary materials need to be added. Xu Zhen can only bring the main ingredients first and let Saina identify them.
I didn't expect that the main ingredients are so strong. If this is a real fragrance, you have to control yourself and don't become a flower picker?
…
Entrusted by others to be loyal, Xu Zhen wanted to use this free time to solve the cuckolding incident of Wei Yulang.
After coming out of the prison, Xu Zhen went to the Wei Mansion and wanted to discuss with Wei Yulang to see if he could gather all the people on the guest list to the Wei Mansion again.
Because Xu Zhen checked all these guests based on the information provided by Wei Yulang, but could not find any suspects.
All the suspects found have now been ruled out as suspects, either because their body shapes do not match, or because they have never seen Senna.
Originally, there was a strong suspicion of a drugstore owner, but all the servants in the house clearly remembered that the man was carried home because he drank too much and did not stay in the Wei Mansion, so it couldn't be him.
Therefore, Xu Zhen wanted to gather those people again and check them face to face.
Unexpectedly, when I arrived at the Wei Mansion and asked, the servant said that Wei Yulang had gone to Wanhua Tower to serve porridge!
Giving porridge?
Xu Zhen was surprised, and the servant in the house quickly added: "There are also steamed buns and pickles..."
What's going on?
Xu Zhen scratched his head repeatedly. Wei Yulang was giving porridge at the entrance of Wanhua Tower?
Isn't this too new?
With the intention of watching the excitement, Xu Zhen rushed to Wanhua Tower.
Sure enough, I saw that the charming sisters of Wanhua Tower were actually giving porridge at the door to help the poor.
I strangled him, and Xu Zhen was dumbfounded.
But among the young ladies, there were many beauties from foreign countries. They all rolled up their sleeves, revealing their green and jade arms, and poured porridge and rice for the poor people waiting in line. They worked enthusiastically, forming a unique and beautiful scenery.
At first, some gangsters wanted to come and take advantage, but Wanhualou's thugs quickly drove them away and ensured that every poor person could receive relief.
According to inquiries, the soup kitchen activity was held for ten consecutive days, and Wanhua Tower was also closed for ten days accordingly.
It seems that Wei Yulang also spent a lot of money.
However, Xu Zhen searched for a long time and found neither Wei Yulang himself nor Wei Yulang's housekeeper Lao Liu.
His men said that Wei Yulang might have gone to the county government office to give gifts to the newly appointed county magistrate.
No way?
Xu Zhen was even more surprised when he heard the news. Wei Yulang always thought highly of himself, how could he think so highly of a small county magistrate?
But after the shock, he also figured out Wei Yulang's psychology.
Wei Yulang was elected by the people as the leader of the four major bullies, the so-called officials, bandits, merchants, and gangsters. Now that the last three have been destroyed, he is the only one left.
Wei Yulang may not be afraid of the court or the county government, but he has to be afraid of the common people?
The fall of the three bullies allowed him to truly see how powerful the common people were. At this time, once someone fanned the flames, a small flame could burn Wei Yulang to ashes!
The common people don't care how big your background is or how many foreign friends you have. As long as you are displeased with you, they will first burn your Wanhua Tower and then your Wei Mansion, leaving you with nothing.
Therefore, Wei Yulang's mentality must have changed dramatically and he became a frightened bird.
He knew something was wrong, so his top priority was to please the people and the county magistrate, so as not to get burned...
Interestingly, Song Zhili left, but the status of the county magistrate was reversed and promoted. Chen Houlu held the power of life and death in Wei Yulang's hands, and had to make Wei Yulang afraid.
What's more, Chen Houlu wears a gold belt bestowed by the emperor on his waist, so his status has naturally risen and cannot be compared to the same level.
All right!
Xu Zhen had no intention of going to the Yamen to see Wei Yulang's embarrassment, so he went straight home.
Although she had a dream to study in Jinxiu Study Studio, because the distance was not far, she still went home to cook for Xu Zhen at noon every day.
There will be a lantern night market tomorrow night. Xu Zhen is wondering if he should go to the night market with a dream in mind and buy her some decent new clothes, some gold and silver jewelry, rouge and gouache to make her daughter-in-law happy. ?
Unexpectedly, when he returned home and looked at the door, he saw two carriages parked at the door, with people dressed as servants unloading things from the cars and moving them into his home.
Before Xu Zhen understood what was going on, he heard a dreamy voice coming from the yard:
"You... don't be like this. My master hasn't come back yet. You have to wait for him to come back. If he doesn't agree, how dare I accept it..."
"Ahem!" At this time, a familiar voice came from the yard, "What do you agree or disagree with? Mr. Xu is my sworn brother. It is only natural that the eldest brother buys things for his sworn brother. Mrs. Xu, just keep it. …”
Wow, no way?
In just two sentences, Xu Zhen already understood something and rushed into the yard.
Sure enough, I saw Wei Yulang's housekeeper, Old Liu, instructing the servants to place items. The items included silk and satin, rouge and gouache, daily necessities, chicken, duck and fish, just like betrothal gifts for a wedding...
"Master, you are finally back!" When Youmeng saw Xu Zhen, he hurriedly ran to him and "complained", "I didn't let them move, but they insisted on moving. I didn't say they would accept it. Please tell them about it." !”
"Really." After hearing Youmeng's "complaint", Xu Zhen immediately became furious and shouted at the housekeeper, "Old Liu, you are so shameless. How could you give so many things? My eldest brother and I have a strong relationship. But how can our pure brotherhood be replaced by material things?"
"Captain Xu, this is from Mr. Wei to congratulate you on your promotion," Old Liu quickly explained, "It's just a small respect, um..."
Before Lao Liu finished speaking, he saw Xu Zhen raising his hand to signal.
"Old Liu, what I mean is, don't just give gifts!" Xu Zhen said seriously, "Look, my house is dilapidated and collapsed in many places and is in urgent need of repairs;
“Also, my yard is overgrown with weeds and has been abandoned for many years. We, the two of us, really can’t clean it;
"Of course, you see how hard my little daughter-in-law is every day. She doesn't have a maid to take care of her at home, and she has to wash vegetables and cook. Tell me...can't the friendship between me and my eldest brother be replaced by material things alone?"
"People, people! I understand," Lao Liu was very capable of understanding and said immediately, "Don't worry, people are even more trivial. The best maid servant, the cook's mother, will be here in the afternoon..."
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(End of chapter)
