The woman's eyebrows were calm and her eyes were calm. She couldn't see anything wrong. She opened a brocade handkerchief and said seriously: "When I performed an autopsy on the Zhou family, I found red mud on Zhou Ting's shoes. I asked Qiu Chan before, and there was only one This kind of soil can only be found in a place called Monkey Mountain."
Since the mud is still on the soles of the shoes, it means that he went to that place not long before his death, and a catastrophe occurred after he came back. Is it related to the place where he went?
"Is this what you want to say?" Yun Qi tapped the armrest of the chair with his knuckles, "Then just go there."
"It's not this one." Lu Anran shook his head, sat up a little, and opened his long eyelashes slightly, "The weather is hot, and the bodies of the Zhou family are badly decomposed. In order to determine how the injuries on the body were caused, I want to steam the bones and conduct an autopsy. I need you to say hello to Magistrate Qian."
Yun Qi's right eyebrow raised, "You are really good at finding trouble for me."
The territory of the Daning Dynasty was grand, and customs were different in each place. For example, Diqiu County was particularly obsessed with keeping the body intact. Even if the limbs were bitten to pieces, they had to fill them up and cremate them within three days. In their words, in this case, the deceased himself would still be alive. I didn't realize that I was physically disabled.
The reason for the three days is that after the soul leaves the body, it has three days to wander around the world. One is to say goodbye to relatives, and the other is that the soul is weak after being separated. These three days are also the accumulation process of absorbing Yin Qi to strengthen the soul. When the Yin Qi is enough, If it is too heavy, the bull-headed and horse-faced beasts from the underworld will follow the yin energy and lure their souls to the Palace of Hell.
The soul is originally empty, and when the yin energy is absorbed and slowly kneaded and bonded, it gives the opportunity to reshape the body.
Yun Qi had a headache. In such a superstitious place, you are now saying that you are going to skin someone and boil their bones in an iron pot. This is not the same as digging up people's ancestral graves.
Lu Anran reminded: "It seems that the Criminal Division is responsible for the case?"
Yun Qi said helplessly: "Yes, yes, I will do it for you."
The two of them discussed it, and Yun Qi went back to his room to change clothes. Passing by Lu Anran, he suddenly lowered his body and smiled frivolously, "Looking at the way you acted just now, I thought you were jealous."
Lu Anran's eyelids were half drooped, and his voice was as calm as water: "Your Majesty, you think too much."
"Really?" Yun Qi smiled meaningfully.
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The smell of green smoke rose from the yard and drifted over from the next wall.
"Ah sneeze - little Taoist priest, if you do this again, I will throw your incense burner into the street." Lu Taotao covered her nose and jumped up and down, her round face almost wrinkled.
Xunqing's young but mature voice followed closely, "Donor, please understand. Master said that morning and evening classes are compulsory courses for Taoists in the temple. Morning classes are set at Mao time every day, and the "Qing Jing Sutra", "Heart Seal Sutra", "Sutra of Warning of Disasters" is read once. There is an evening class at the evening time, "Sutra of Saving Sufferers", "Sutra of Ascension to Heaven and Achieving Dao", "Sutra of Explanation of Wrong and Eradication of Sin" and so on. To cultivate one's own way, one must rely on the scriptures of the ancestors, recite the above The sage's golden book and jade edict reveal one's true nature and true heart. Without science and education, one cannot promote the Dao, and without reciting lessons, one cannot maintain Yuanhe."
Lu Taotao changed from covering her nose to covering her face - the little Taoist recited it to the point of toothache!
"I said you are young, could you please stop being so annoying?"
"No, reciting the sutras will ward off natural disasters, and gods will protect the country; they will bring poison to save the people. Donor, you are not a good hearted person, why not recite sutras with me for a few days to see the effect."
Lu Taotao tilted his head and fell on the table next to Lu Anran, "I'm dead."
Mo Yan stepped on the door of the courtyard. When he heard this, he hurriedly said: "Prepare a big pot tonight, skin this fox and make soup."
Lu Taotao stuck out her tongue at him and made a face, "I will suck all your essence tonight."
Yun Qi straightened his sleeves and came out, changing out of the clothes that were stained with morning dew and dust. He wore a set of fine aqua blue silk brocade with wide sleeves. The cuffs were embroidered with large brocade patterns. The collar was outlined with colorful embroidery thread to outline a cloud pattern, and the belt hung from the waist. The jade pendant, with its bright red silk ribbon, is extremely ostentatious and bright.
Dressed like a peacock in a cluster of flowers, but paired with this charming face and charming peach blossom eyes, it looks particularly complementing each other.
"Yun Dasheng, are you going on a blind date?" Lu Taotao covered her mouth in amusement.
Yunqi's peach blossom eyes glanced over and asked Mo Yan: "How is the situation in Longling?"
"It's tragic, it's so tragic." Mo Yan said vividly: "What a powerful beast. It rushed over and trampled people into meat pies. They sank into the ground for more than half a foot. After being scooped up with a shovel, not to mention the flesh, the bones were not even connected." Chopped chopba can be mixed with stuffing directly. "
"How many people died?"
"There are about ten of them. Except for Qi Shang's two soldiers, the others are all from Sanyuan Palace. The injuries of the remaining ones were not caused by animals, but because they were bumped into each other and trampled on each other when they were running away. That's why they were so injured. Many injured."
Lu Taotao spread his hands forward and waved them up and down, "This time those Taoist priests really ascended to heaven."
Mo Yan grabbed a mung bean crystal cake and stuffed it into his mouth, and said vaguely: "I can't get promoted. The few who died are all young Taoist boys. I'm afraid they are not cultivated enough. The one who was guarding the outermost corner encountered a wild beast. Those old Taoists ran away when they saw something wrong." Quick as hell."
Yun Qi chuckled: "It seems that calling for the Buddha Amitayus in the face of a crisis doesn't work."
Lu Anran lifted the tea lid and pushed it gently, "Human nature."
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In the Linhua Palace, the emperor took the letter that Wang Qie had taken from Fei Ge, and read it from top to bottom. His face changed visibly, and he became completely gloomy at the end.
The second prince, Sang Hao, waited uneasily. There was no movement for a while and he couldn't help but raise his head and take a peek. He happened to meet the emperor's dark eyes and trembled, "Father."
"You said you want to go to Diqiu?" The emperor's eyes were so dark that it was impossible to see through.
Zi Sanghao lowered his head, bowed and said, "I think praying to heaven for blessings is a great way to do it, so I also thought of a little help."
The emperor looked at him silently for a while, even though he didn't speak, the pressure on him made Zi Sanghao feel even more pressured, and he kept checking whether he had said anything wrong.
Sometimes Zi Sanghao admired Nangong Zhi very much. Every time he faced his father alone, he couldn't do what he wanted. He didn't know why Nangong Zhi came and went in Linhua Palace so casually again and again.
This time Emperor Qiu held a dojo. Except for the prince who had been invited to Emperor Qiu to eliminate the bandits earlier, the other princes and princesses did not accompany him. However, just because there was a prince there, Concubine Shu was worried, fearing that all the credit would go to the prince. go.
"The former prince and the latter Nangong Zhi, all the great things happened to them." Concubine Shu grabbed a handful of handkerchiefs with her hands painted in red, and turned her sharp eyes, "You go and talk to your father. Said, you also want to go to Diqiu."
Zi Sanghao was secretly upset. If he had known that his father would be unhappy after mentioning it, he might as well have stayed in the capital.
After thinking about it, the Miss Su family has not entered the palace in the past few days, and even accepted the eldest princess's post and said it was inconvenient. Could it be that something happened at home?
"Your news is quick." The emperor snorted coldly, pulling Zi Sanghao's consciousness back, and he raised his head inexplicably.
"Father, I don't understand."
The emperor's fingers were spread flat on the letter paper, his body was slightly lowered, and he looked sideways. His eyes were filled with haze and black mist, and it was impossible to understand the emotions inside.
"Xue Tai has established a good family fortune in Diqiu, and he has contributed a lot to your second prince, right?"
Zi Sanghao was horrified, and the shock that he had no time to conceal fell under the emperor's nose, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. "Master Xue has been ordered to serve as the Warlord Sima, and of course he wants to settle in Diqiu."
The emperor twitched one corner of his mouth, smiling more horribly than not smiling, "I know you want to go to Diqiu, go back first."
Zi Sanghao opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but finally shrank back under the emperor's heavy gaze, raised his hands above his head, and saluted: "My son, please retire."
Stepping out of the gate of Linhua Palace, he took a deep breath and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Suddenly he remembered something and grabbed Wang Qie who was guarding the gate.
When he reached a deserted corner, he lowered his voice and asked, "Eunuch Wang, didn't you say that my father was in a good mood today, so why did you scold me as soon as you came up?"
Wang Qie was gasping for breath, stroking his heart and said: "Second prince, this old slave did not tell lies, but later the emperor received a letter from Di Qiu, so..."
Zi Sanghao thought that this was indeed the case, and couldn't help but ask: "Where did you send the letter to your father just now?"
Wang Qie thought for a moment, thinking that sooner or later this matter would be spread out. He looked around, covered half of his mouth and whispered: "I can talk to the second prince casually, but the second prince must not go out and ask."
Zi Sanghao nodded: "Don't worry, Eunuch, I understand."
Wang Qie's voice became even lower, "The emperor's hill is haunted by ghosts, there are yakshas who eat people, and everyone in the house is slaughtered."
Zi Sanghao's mind was spinning rapidly. Thinking of the emperor's words just now, he immediately took a breath and thought of a question——
Could it be that Yasha's cannibalism has something to do with his uncle?
No, he had to go back and ask his mother and concubine immediately.
Wang Qie grabbed Zi Sanghao's sleeve and said, "Another matter."
Zi Sanghao was surprised, "Any more?"
"The Longling Dojo was attacked, with numerous casualties!"
Zi Sanghao couldn't stay any longer this time, but he was still very polite to his old father-in-law, who was serving the emperor personally. "Your Majesty is so frank with me. This palace remembers your feelings and won't make things difficult for your Majesty. Don't worry."
Wang Qie smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, please go slowly. I still have to wait for orders, so I won't send you off."
"Your Majesty, please stay."
Wang Qie flicked his fly whisk and walked out of the corner. The second prince was about to walk out of the front yard in a few steps. He shook his head and smiled silently, then puffed out his chest and stood again at the door of Linhua Palace.
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After lunch, Yun Qi took Mo Yan to the county office.
Lu Anran prepared things at home, wiped the last lancet, and returned to the mansion leisurely.
"Official approval," Yun Qi held an unfolded piece of paper and shook it in front of Lu Anran, "Let's go."
Lu Anran nodded and asked Wu Fang to put the herbs and knives she had prepared on the carriage. The most eye-catching thing among them was a huge iron pot.
Yun Qi twitched the corner of his mouth, "You still want to bring the pot from home?"
Lu Anran turned around after sitting down, with the words 'otherwise' clearly written in his eyes.
"Every time before I eat, I will think about whether this pot has allowed you to steam big bones." Yun Qi looked up at the sky and sighed.
Lu Anran: "..." That's not necessary.
Lu Taotao hung her face upside down from the top of the carriage and poked her head in through the window, "Hey, you guys have such a strong taste."
The carriage arrived near Yizhuang, but before it stopped, Wu Fang flew over from the sky and said with a frosty face: "Something happened."
