Capture the Jade:

Teng Yuyi saw Mrs. Jingchen at a glance outside the Chuihua Gate. Master Jingchen was talking to several great monks in front of the court, and she was the shortest among the crowd.

"Teng Tanyue." Master Jing Chen took the initiative to greet her. She was born with short legs and was born with a short temper, so every time she took a step, she seemed faster and more anxious than others.

Teng Yuyi hurriedly stepped forward: "Greetings to the teacher."

Master Jingchen was full of guilt: "After Teng Tanyue talked to Pindao that day, Pindao took two disciples to the underground palace to search for it. Unfortunately, the mechanism has been activated for several rounds, and the things are no longer where they were. , After searching for a long time, I couldn't help Teng Tanyue find that Bu Yao."

Teng Yuyi was stabbed in the chest, but no matter how regretful she was, she knew that no one else could be blamed for this matter. She hurriedly bowed and said earnestly: "I accidentally lost something, and I asked my teacher to help me find it. The kindness of the heart is really touching. I am not allowed to walk around without authorization for a while, and I will go to the expensive temple to offer more incense candles in another day."

Master Jingchen waved his hand: "It's serious. Losing Buyao and being so anxious, it can be seen that Teng Tanyue cherishes the things of his deceased mother very much. Tanyue is pure filial piety, how can a poor man dare to treat you poorly."

At this moment, Mrs. Du brought Du Shaotang over, and she sighed after hearing the words: "Yuzhen Nuguan Temple has always been effective in asking for a lottery, and Yu'er has been suffering a lot of disasters recently. My son can't leave the temple recently, or let me, the aunt, go for the child."

During the conversation, the two great monks Ming Xin and Jian Xing came to invite Mrs. Jing Chen to have a vegetarian meal in the temple.

Master Jingchen is too cheerful a person, so he flicked his fly whisk immediately, and said cheerfully, "Then trouble the two mages to lead the way."

Mrs. Du brought a few children to the Yunhui Hall, and when she sat down, Gui Gui opened the food box she brought: "It's all made by my aunt, and the stuffed ones are vegetarian. Eat at ease, good boy, just bear with me for a few days. After this turmoil is over, Auntie will make you some more meat dishes that you like."

Finally, he clasped his hands together, closed his eyes and murmured, "Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, bless me, Yu'er, to get through this disaster safely."

Du Shaotang laughed and said: "Aunt, how can you be like this? You have to eat fast and chant Buddha for a while, and then go to the Taoist temple to offer incense to Cousin Yu."

Madam Du opened her eyelids and gave her son a hard look.

Du Tinglan smiled and spat at her younger brother: "Stop talking nonsense, Auntie is in a hurry. You are so young, how can you understand Auntie's loving heart."

Du Shaotang sat down next to Teng Yuyi, and said worriedly: "We passed by Dali Temple in the morning and saw Prince Cheng talking to an old woman in front of the gate. Now, I drove my horse closer to see, it turned out to be him. Is the case this time particularly difficult, even Cheng Wang's son was late at night."

Teng Yuyi was taken aback. When Lin Chengyou left last night, he said that he was going to interrogate Zhuang Mu in the prison. He got up so early in the morning, so he must have been busy all night.

She touched her chin and said in a low voice: "It seems to be quite tricky. The murderer has not left any clues so far. He solved those cases in three days."

Madam Du's heart moved slightly, and she turned her head to look at Teng Yuyi carefully.

She looked at it carefully for a while, and then felt that she was thinking too much.

She nodded and sighed, "I've heard that Cheng Wang's son is good at judging cases. I think it's not always flattering by the officials below. Look at Shaotang, if the nobles are like this, you should be more diligent than before." Yes, later on, your grandpa will ask you to memorize a few more books, so don't complain to me."

Du Shaotang pouted, no matter what he said, A Niang would always find a way to get around him.

He ran away in despair: "I have heard for a long time that the scenery of Dayin Temple is quiet, my son went outside for a walk."

The more Mrs. Du thought about it, the more disturbed she became, she tightened Teng Yuyi's hand and said, "Did you see the murderer that day? I heard that the thief killed many people, so he wouldn't come to Dayin Temple to commit murder."

Teng Yuyi said: "Don't worry, Dayin Temple is the safest place in the world now. I have many eminent monks and blessings around me. I forgive that thief for not dare to act rashly."

Afraid of her aunt's wild thoughts, she buried her head in her aunt's arms: "When I get out of the temple later, I want to borrow some osmanthus from you."

Madam Du was startled, her eyes softened: "You want to cut a dress for Grandpa yourself, don't you? Last time, your elder sister told me that if your grandpa found out, you might be so happy. And wait, when you get home, Auntie will send Gui Gui to you."

Sister Peng Huayue and Li Huaigu also met with their family members. Although they were only trapped in the temple for one night, it seemed like they had been locked up for a whole year. Endless words.

Only Duan Qingying's voice was low when talking with the servants, as if she was afraid of being heard.

Mrs. Du suddenly patted her forehead: "I almost forgot the business. Zheng Pushe's eldest son is going to be engaged to Wu Zhongcheng's eldest lady. The mansion is also considered a family friend, your grandpa may not be able to take care of it because you are busy, don't forget to ask Cheng Bo to send a gift to each of the Zheng mansion and the Wu family."

Teng Yuyi has never dealt with Mrs. Wu face-to-face in her previous and present lives. She only heard that Mrs. Wu's temperament is quiet and she doesn't often go out to socialize. Guan Guan, Wu Qi and Zheng Shuangyin's courage impressed her deeply, and for Wu Qi's character, she should also prepare a generous gift.

She hurriedly said: "I will send someone to send a letter to Cheng Bo later."

The Peng family over there seems to have mentioned this too, Peng Huayue asked curiously: "Have you been engaged since childhood? Why did you only get married recently?"

"It is said that Zheng Pushe made people count Mr. Zheng's fate. It is not suitable for Mr. Zheng to be engaged before 20, but both Zheng Pushe and Wu Zhongcheng are very satisfied with this marriage, so they waited until Mr. Zheng was married. It takes twenty to celebrate."

Peng Jinxiu said: "No wonder Wu Qi said that her sister didn't have time to come to our flower viewing party recently, so she was planning to get engaged. Wu Qi's sister is probably a beauty."

Her voice was a little high, which attracted everyone's attention. Teng Yuyi accidentally glanced at it, and saw Duan Qingying holding Luopa tightly in her hand, her face was so ugly that it seemed to be covered with a layer of gray.

The servants of Peng's mansion laughed and said, "Ms. Wu looks good and has a good temperament, and Mr. Zheng is also a good-looking person. Chang'an said that this marriage is a match made in heaven."

Duan Qingying suddenly got up, Peng Jinxiu and others were a little surprised: "Qingying, what's wrong with you?"

Duan Qingying put her hand on her forehead, said with a light smile, "I'm not used to living in the temple, maybe I have a cold, so I won't have breakfast with you, go back to the East Wing to rest first."

Du's mansion brought a lot of dim sum. Du Tinglan reckoned that Teng Yuyi would have enough to eat, and she was taking Gui Gui to present the dim sum to Peng Huayue and the others. Upon seeing this, she handed two boxes to Duan Qingying: "No need for breakfast Hungry, this is my aunt's vegetarian dish, take two boxes back to fill your stomach."

Duan Qingying accidentally smelled the aroma of snacks, and immediately showed an expression of wanting to vomit.

Du Tinglan and the others were stunned.

Duan Qingying hastily turned her head and covered her throat, suppressed it forcefully, then smiled and said: "Thank you."

As he spoke, he took the snack with his own hands, and came over to thank Mrs. Du.

Madam Du looked at the back of Duan Qingying leaving in a hurry, with a puzzled expression.

Teng Yuyi gently pushed Mrs. Du's arm: "Auntie, what are you thinking?"

Madam Du came back to her senses and said with a smile: "My aunt remembered that when she was pregnant, she could not eat as if she had caught a cold. You must be careful these few days. You are so comfortable at home, call Chun Rong to prepare more quilts for you at night, don’t catch the wind and cold like Mrs. Duan.”

The first time Teng Yuyi heard this statement, she couldn't help being taken aback for a moment. She thought that being pregnant was just a matter of her belly getting bigger day by day, so she would feel as uncomfortable as a cold.

While speaking, Ming Xin came to urge everyone to leave the temple. Mrs. Du asked if she could stay with Teng Yuyi in the temple for a few days, but Ming Xin politely refused, so Mrs. Du had to take Du Tinglan and Du Shaotang away.

Teng Yuyi walked all the way to the gate of the temple. When Mrs. Du and her daughter got into the car, the cart suddenly shook.

Du Shaotang ran to the front of the car to have a look, and quickly turned around: "Mother, you and sister are here to talk more with Cousin Yu, I will go to the nearby horse bridle to rent a car."

Madam Du and Du Tinglan were surprised: "What's wrong?"

"The calf's leg is cramped, and he can't go on the road for a while." Then he told Huo Qiu, "Brother Huo, stay here and take care of it."

Teng Yuyi originally wanted Duanfu to take care of it, but seeing Du Shaotang quickly made up his mind, he smiled inwardly and stopped helping Zhang Luo.

Du Shaotang was about to leave when Abbot Yuanjue and Chun'an County King happened to come out. Seeing the situation and asking why, Mingxin said that the Du family's cart was broken.

Mrs. Du brought a few children forward to salute, and she heard Chun'an County King say: "Give my calf cart to Mrs. Du, and I will ride Guichang's horse into the palace later."

Madam Du hurriedly said: "Don't dare to bother His Royal Highness, I have already agreed to let the dog go to the bridle to hire a car."

The king of Chun'an County pondered for a while: "The nearest horse bridle is several streets away from here, and it takes at least an hour to go back and forth. Madam, don't worry about it. I have received great kindness from General Teng in the early years, and I have always admired Duke Du. I happen to see him today, so I can't just sit by and watch, not to mention such trivial things, it's really just a matter of little effort."

Although his tone was not warm, he was very sincere. If he continued to refuse, it would seem deliberate. Mrs. Du could only say gratefully: "Then thank you, His Royal Highness."

Aniang had spoken, and Du Shaotang also stopped planning to hire a car. After a while, the servants of the county palace moved the cart to the door. Mrs. Du led the children to thank the Chun'an king again and again. Drove home.

***

Lin Chengyou looked at Chen Sangu in front of him, what he said last night was really useful, this woman was waiting at the gate of Dali Temple before dawn, but her head and face were tightly covered, as if she was afraid of being recognized.

"Your wife has been unable to sleep well since she was pregnant?"

Chen Sangu's eyes shone with fear: "That's right, Madam was fine when she first married into the mansion, but after she became pregnant, she developed a lot of strange problems. A servant girl is accompanying me by the bed, I don't know what I'm afraid of."

"Does your son know about this?"

"I know, the prince has always loved his wife very much. For this reason, he specially invited Master Jingchen to come to the Yuzhen Nuguan Temple, performed a ritual, and pasted many talismans on the doors and windows. The lady is considered better. "

Lin Chengyou suddenly said: "You know what your wife is afraid of."

Chen Sangu shivered in fright: "How could this servant know."

Lin Chengyou nodded with a smile: "If you really don't know, why did you come to Dali Temple early in the morning? Yesterday you heard that the murderer might know Xiao Jiang, so you were so scared that you didn't sleep all night. The lady in charge of the Jiang family, if the murderer wants to silence you, he will be the first one to find you. If you hide it, let alone Dali Temple, even the gods will not be able to save you."

Chen Sangu's legs went limp, and she said with a sob in her mouth, "It's not that I don't want to talk about it, but talking about these things will cause great disaster."

She bit her lip and said with determination: "Everyone in the house said that the former lady was killed by her."

"Madam Qiantou? Da Jiang?" Lin Chengyou said intentionally, "Isn't your wife the biological sister of Da Jiang?"

Chen Sangu nodded uneasily: "That's the fault. Madam married into the mansion last year. At first, everything was normal, but after a while, she found an excuse to drive away all the old maidservants of the previous madam. Madam's clothes and jewelry were either locked in a box by her, or simply moved to the warehouse, and distributed until the end, none of the old people and old things were left.

"The people below said that those were all left by my own sister. The former lady treated her sister so well when she was alive. It's good for the lady to leave a thought, but the lady is so resolute, it seems that she is afraid of seeing her." Seems like these things.

"It so happened that Dalang woke up in the middle of the night to look for his aunt, and his wife hugged Dalang in her arms to coax him. Dalang fell asleep in a daze, and lost his temper and pushed his wife: You drove my aunt away , you give me back my mother.

"Madam's expression changed on the spot. Since then, Madam has been taking care of Da Lang and Da Niang in every possible way, but in private, she has become much colder. The servant girl feels puzzled in her heart, how can the child's words be taken seriously, why does Madam keep holding grudges.

"In addition to these things, several old people in the mansion said that the wife had not been clear with the prince before she married. Last year, the lady came to visit her two nephews and lived in the mansion for a long time. One night, the prince Drunk, I entered Madam's guest room for some reason, and stayed in Madam's room until midnight that night before coming out. The next day they went into the room to clean up. Although Madam cleaned it up in advance, there were obvious marks on the bed. Madam met her brother-in-law the next day, and her demeanor was very charming. They all said that Madam lost her virginity before marriage. But speaking of this, Madam passed away a few years ago, and there was no one to take care of her son. In the past few years, she has become more beautiful than before, so it is not surprising that the son will be tempted."

Lin Chengyou asked: "Does your son and uncle know about these discussions?"

Chen Sangu trembled: "How dare you spread it to the ears of the uncle and the son. The uncle has a strong order, knowing that we dare to talk about the lord's family, and will definitely kill us. The son and his wife are now in love. Hearing these words I can only say that we slander the mistress. In other words, the madam decided to distribute the things of the former madam on her own, and the eldest son also got angry a few times, but the madam said that she thought about others when she saw things, and put away her sister's things because she was too sad. Every time I talk about this matter, my wife will cry very sadly, and the son's heart will soften."

Lin Chengyou said with a smile: "Her words make sense. It's too far-fetched for you to guess that she killed her sister just because of this. Is there something else in it?"

Chen Sangu licked her dry lips: "Speaking of this, we have to start with the first wife giving birth."

When Mrs. Jiang was pregnant for the last time, Mrs. Jiang lived in the mansion. Mrs. Jiang did her best to take care of her sister, and Mrs. Jiang also cherished her sister very much. When she was about to give birth, the mansion called Mrs. Wen to come. Mrs. Wen saw that the fetus was not big, and the fetal head entered the basin on time. The wife had given birth once, so it was expected that there would be no problems. Unexpectedly, when Da Jiang had an attack that day, he couldn't survive. He was born on the bed for two days and two nights, and finally lost blood and died.

"The son and the uncle asked someone to investigate afterward, and Feng Yu said that the former lady seemed to be eating something wrong, but the chef had always prepared the meals of the former lady herself, and everything was checked by the former lady and the people around her. After several days of investigation, there was no poison, and no tire slippery thing. Feng Yu could only say that the former wife is a delicate person, such a person is the most likely to hurt the mind, and the wife works hard every day, and it may be because of this that the childbirth is difficult. After hearing this, I feel extremely guilty.

"At that time, the old lady was also sick in bed, and passed away a month later. The son lost his wife and mother, and his health almost collapsed. The uncle and the servants in the house were busy with the funeral. It's over."

After saying this, Chen Sangu wrung her hands uneasily: "Your Highness, that's all this servant knows. I wonder if I can help you solve the case. It's best to catch the murderer as soon as possible."

Lin Chengyou said: "Let me ask you again, why did your wife suddenly go to that spice shop that day? Did someone invite her there?"

Chen Sangu pondered for a while, then shook her head and said, "I remember that the mansion didn't receive any post the day before yesterday, so it's probably not surprising that Madam went there on a whim. Madam used to do this often, such as suddenly wanting to eat a certain fruit. If you say go out, go out."

"How long have you been with Little Jiang?"

"When I married into the uncle's house, the old slave was assigned to serve my wife. It has been more than a year."

Lin Chengyou asked again: "Your wife is from Huazhou, does she know someone named Shu Liniang?"

Chen Sangu shook her head blankly: "I don't know, Madam never mentioned it."

He said again: "My son, the servant came out secretly. If there is nothing else, the servant will leave first."

But Lin Chengyou said: "Wait a minute. Is there a short male servant in your mansion?"

He measured it: "It's about this high."

Chen Sangu was slightly surprised: "Such a short servant? I've never seen it before."

"Think about it again. This person may not work in your mansion for a long time, as long as he has been in and out of your mansion."

"My servant has been serving the uncle's mansion for more than forty years. If there is such a person in the mansion, it must be hidden from my servant's eyes. I have never seen it before."

As soon as Sangu Chen left, Lin Chengyou decided to go find Shu Liniang's cousin. It happened that Yan Sizhi had just returned from the maids who had gone to question Shu Liniang early in the morning. He got off his horse in front of the door and said out of breath: "Shu Liniang doesn't know Xiao Jiang, those servants said that Shu Liniang has never mentioned Xiao Jiang, let alone met Xiao Jiang."

Lin Chengyou was stunned. Xiao Jiang and Shu Liniang were both from Huazhou. He thought they were acquaintances in the past. This could also explain why the murderer found out the details of the two within a day.

But when asked at both ends today, Chen Sangu didn't know Shu Liniang, and Shu Liniang's servants didn't know Xiao Jiang either. If these two people had a relationship, it's impossible that the servants on both sides didn't know about it.

This at least shows that Shu Liniang and Xiao Jiang have not dated for more than a year, so why were they both targeted by the murderer at the same time?

Lin Chengyou frowned and thought, excluding the fact that the two had known each other in the past, whether there would be anything in common, he didn't know for the time being.

He hurriedly took the notebook from Yan Si: "Where has Shu Liniang been in the past two months?"

Yan Sizhi recorded meticulously and remembered it meticulously. Hearing the words, he clicked on the book: "Like what Zheng Pushe said last night, this month Shu Liniang only went out on the night of the Shangsi Festival, and then she went to the West Market for the tailoring of silk and satin. I bought clothes once, and this shop is next to Fendielou, called Huanshazhai. In the past month, Shu Liniang visited many times: to buy pens and inks in the West Market, to go to Yuzhennvguanguan to walk through the Qing Dynasty, to go to the 'Jinjin' shop in the East Market Yunpu'has cut clothes, and eaten at these restaurants, these are the places where ladies in Chang'an love to go—"

"Jinyun Waterfall?" Lin Chengyou fixed his gaze on that record.

Xiao Jiang also cut clothes in this shop.

He handed the notebook back to Yan Sizhi, got on his horse and said, "Let's go, let's go to Dongshi first."

In the middle of the road, a small cart passed by on the opposite side. Lin Chengyou didn't care to look aside, and galloped the horse like the wind.

Yan Sizhi hurriedly reined in: "What's wrong?"

Lin Chengyou looked back at the end of the alley, and if he read correctly, the man riding the horse was Du Shaotang.

Du Shaotang rode his horse and was accompanied by a calf cart, in which the female family members of the Du family were supposed to be sitting. This was perfectly normal, but the calf cart next to Du Shaotang belonged to the emperor's uncle.

How could the female family members of the Du family sit in the uncle's cart?

Yan Sizhi looked at the past, and nodded in a daze: "It seems to be the calf cart of the king of Chun'an County."

Lin Chengyou flicked the reins and continued to drive the horse towards the east city, but he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, Du's family looked noble, and Du Yuzhi and the emperor's uncle were not close acquaintances, how could the Du family's female family get into the emperor's calf cart .

By the way, Teng Yuyi said yesterday that Du Tinglan would stay in Dayin Temple for one night, and this cart happened to come from the direction of Dayin Temple. It's a matter of course.

So where did the Du family's own cart go? broken?

Uncle Huang has always been a corporal, and happened to see it, so it is understandable to take the initiative to let the cart out.

The question is why the Du family is willing to accept this kindness.

What's even more strange is that the car at the aunt's house broke down. Why didn't Teng Yuyi let Duan Fu get the car for the aunt? She also felt that she could accept the uncle's kindness?

Suddenly it occurred to me that Teng Yuyi was in a hurry to get Xiaoya bath soup that night at Le Dao Villa, but Teng Yuyi was stealing from him, but when she found it on the emperor's uncle, she asked her uncle to ask for it directly.

Looking at it this way, did Teng Yuyi have known for a long time that the emperor's uncle has a modest temper, so he dared to ask for such an unreasonable request for "begging for bath soup" in person.

After thinking about it, when they arrived at the gate of Dongshi, Lin Chengyou got off his horse and found out where the shop named "Jinyun Waterfall" was, and then walked straight in with Yan Si.

After walking a few steps side by side, I heard Yan Sizhi say: "Speaking of Chun'an County King, last year a relative of mine from Minshan accidentally ran into the calf cart of His Highness the County King because of drunkenness. The person sitting in the car was His Highness, who was so frightened that he lost his soul. How could he know that His Royal Highness ordered to help my relative to the side of the road, and drove away without a word of criticism. The alley was very remote at that time, and the King Your Highness is still so considerate of others, it can be seen that his morals are always good in private."

As he said that, he laughed: "That day I heard from some ladies that there are not many young ladies in Chang'an City who love His Royal Highness, and I don't know which lady will be lucky enough to marry His Royal Highness in the future."

Lin Chengyou was thinking about the situation where Teng Yuyi was waiting for him to go last night, and raised his head and asked: "Why do young ladies usually fall in love with a certain gentleman?"

Yan Sizhi said: "There are many things. For example, if you like a certain gentleman's talent, or like a gentleman's character, there are also those who look at his family status, or some of his appearance. If the family status, character They are all the same, so what you look at is the appearance."

Appearance.

Lin Chengyou glanced sideways at Yan Sizhi, and soon looked straight ahead and said, "Then——Yi Yan Sizhi looked, who is better off between me and the emperor?"