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Yan Sizhi stared blankly at Lin Chengyou, and didn’t recover for a long time.

“This, how does this compare to others?” He laughed in surprise, “Lin Pingshi and His Royal Highness are both dragons and phoenixes.”

However, Lin Chengyou’s tone was serious, and he was actually asking a question seriously. Yan Sizhi looked carefully, and was inexplicably flustered. , After thinking about it, he answered carefully with his words: “Lin Pingshi is as handsome as a jewel, and His Royal Highness is as clear as a jade, and the two of you have their own advantages, but if you only talk about the word ‘good-looking’——”

He slightly tilted his head back a few inches, and looked at Lin Chengyou carefully: “Lin Pingshi’s facial features are slightly better.”

After saying this, he quietly wiped his sweat.

Lin Chengyou thought for a while, with a confident smile on his face, yes, he thought so too. Teng Yu had suggested that he had also met the emperor’s uncle, if she liked the emperor’s uncle, then she should take care of the emperor’s affairs.

But just because of a dream, she was always worried that something would happen to him in the future. In addition to asking someone to pass on the message to him, in order to make him pay attention to her words, she even did not hesitate to dispatch Grandpa and Xiaoya.

Last night before going to sleep, he pondered over this matter for a long time, and came to the conclusion that Teng Yuyi was very concerned about his affairs. She might have fallen in love with him already.

When Yan Sizhi said this again today, he became more and more sure of this conclusion. Yan Sizhi has already married a wife, so he understands these things very well. According to Yan Sizhi’s analysis, maybe Teng Yuyi just likes his appearance more.

Thinking about it this way, his pace became completely brisk. Unfortunately, he probably can’t get rid of this poison, and I don’t know how to dispel Teng Yuyi’s thoughts. Alas, let her like it for the time being, and find a chance to let her understand this later. reason.

If she still insists on liking him…

Then—

He thought about it carefully, and remembered that his master said that the most difficult thing to figure out in this world is “people’s hearts”, and the most uncontrollable thing is “love”. Teng Yuyi can’t stop liking him, so then Let her like it.

Although Yan Sizhi answered the question in a cold sweat, he muttered silently in his heart. Lin Pingshi suddenly asked such a weird question, which was really confusing. Hey, could it be——

Yan Sizhi was startled, and turned his head to look suspiciously at Lin Chengyou’s side face, and saw Lin Chengyou’s eyes were smiling, as if thinking of something happy.

He was more and more surprised, perhaps it was because Lin Pingshi was young and hadn’t enlightened yet, he had been working in Dali Temple for so long, and he had never flirted with any young lady.

For this reason, he often feels that Cheng Wang and his wife taught their son well. Lin Pingshi is arrogant and arrogant, but he does not have the usual dandy habits of Gaoliang children. Looking at today’s situation, Lin Pingshi not only has no answer No brains, and suddenly started to care about why the little lady likes a certain gentleman. Could it be… the little lady from a certain family!

Lin Chengyou was worrying about Teng Yuyi’s falling in love with him, when he suddenly felt two strange gazes from the side, and when he turned his head, he found Yan Sizhi looking at him in bewilderment.

He wondered: “Hey, Yan Sizhi, what’s wrong with you?”

Yan Sizhi was taken aback, I should ask this question, he quickly shook his head, pointed to the front and said: “Ah, Jinyun Waterfall is coming soon.”

Lin Chengyou smiled slightly, raised his eyes to look at the shop, and entered first.

In order to facilitate the investigation of the case, Lin Chengyou and Yan Sizhi were both wearing casual clothes today. The staff looked at their appearance and warmly greeted them: “Please come in quickly, the two young masters are going to cut clothes for your wife?”

“Ma’am?”

“The two gentlemen don’t know? Our Jinyun Waterfall has always only made dresses for ladies.”

Lin Chengyou said nonsense: “Oh, that’s right. Find me a guest room first, and find your host’s house by the way.”

Hearing the waiter’s description of Lin Chengyou’s attire and demeanor, the host expected a big customer to come, so he hurriedly put down the work at hand, and rushed upstairs without saying a word.

“Young master is like a god, so my wife must not look down on ordinary clothes. Don’t worry, if there are any other houses in Chang’an City, the humble shop has them; if there are no other houses, the humble shop also has them! The best materials in the shop It’s all here, and the villain dares to bet that no picky lady will look down on these few pieces of cloth.”

Lin Chengyou was too lazy to listen to the noise of the store, but when he heard the last few words, he couldn’t help but glance at the pile of cloth that was as bright as silver. Dare to boast.

He categorically interrupted the master’s family: “Do you know Mrs. Rong Anbo’s son?”

The master paused for a while, and then showed a frightened expression: “Master, you also know about this? A few days ago, she came to the shop to cut clothes, but I heard about this lady yesterday… oh…”

Lin Chengyou said again: “Did Mrs. Rong Anbo’s son behave abnormally when she came to your store in the past?”

The storekeeper was about to nod, when he suddenly looked at Lin Chengyou suspiciously, as if wondering why he inquired about these things.

Yan Sizhi spread out the pen and ink he had asked for, and said slowly: “I am Yan Sizhi from Dali Temple, and this is Lin Pingshi. We are here to investigate the case.”

The store owner broke out in a cold sweat instantly, so the young man in front of him is actually the son of a prince? He didn’t dare to prevaricate, and hurriedly said: “If you want to talk about something unusual, this madam doesn’t have it herself, but the villain heard the bad news yesterday, and immediately remembered a strange thing. On the seventeenth day, Mrs. Shizi came to the shop Cutting clothes. The man suddenly told the villain that the dirty rogue came again, and he couldn’t get rid of him. The villain was afraid of affecting the business of the store, so he had to go downstairs to chase him out. At this time, Mrs. Shizi also chose After finishing the cloth, we went downstairs together with the villain, but the rogue ran away as soon as he saw us. Later, when Mrs. Shizi got in the car and left, the villain saw the rogue mixed with the crowd again. Looking at his posture, he seemed to be following the prince. Like Madam’s cart, the villain was worried that something might happen, and wanted to ask someone to remind Madam Shizi, but two days later, Madam Shizi came to Dongshi to buy gouache, and the villain didn’t see that rascal in the crowd. It’s just a coincidence, and the villain doesn’t have much to do anymore. However, Mrs. Shizi has so many followers, something is really wrong, and the people around her should have noticed it long ago.”

“What does that poppy look like?”

The store said: “It’s very short, it only reaches the villain’s chin.”

Lin Chengyou and Yan Sizhi looked at each other, the owner of the store is not tall anymore, the man only reaches the chin of the store owner, so he is about the same height as Zhuang Mu, it seems that the murderer is most likely.

According to this, this person followed Xiao Jiang for a period of time before making the move, otherwise he would not be so familiar with Xiao Jiang’s habits, precisely because he had determined the time of Xiao Jiang’s stay in various places in advance Only then did he finally decide to set up and work at the spice shop in West City.

“What else is unusual about that poppy’s appearance?”

“Wearing a felt hat, with dirty head and face.” The boss recalled carefully, “Speaking of this, I remember that one year when the villain went to buy fabrics outside the customs, he met an official in the posthouse. The Lord said that it is common for people walking on the rivers and lakes to change their appearance, but no matter how they change their appearance, their hands and eyes cannot be changed. The villain remembered this, and later every time he went out shopping and walking, he would look at his colleagues like this That day, the villain was afraid that this rascal would steal things from the shop, so he paid special attention to his hands. His hands were surprisingly dirty, and his nails were cut very short. By the way, his knuckles were very thick, and his palms were big—— “

The shopkeeper compared it and said, “It’s about this big.”

Such a short man has such big hands, either he was born with a different bone, or he has practiced kung fu all the year round.

As for the nails being short…the hands can be temporarily stained, but the nails cannot grow out temporarily. Maybe this person is used to cutting his nails short.

A person who even pays attention to trimming his nails is clearly pampered, how can he be a rascal in the market?

Lin Chengyou: “Just now you said ‘that rogue is here again’, meaning he has been here before?”

Shopkeeper: “That’s right, this rogue passed by the door last month, but he just walked away that day, not as long as he stayed outside the door later on.”

“What day was it last month? Who are the customers in the store?”

The shopkeeper shook his head: “I can’t remember.”

Lin Chengyou: “You remember Shu Liniang’s customer, right? She came to cut clothes last month, and a few days ago she asked the tailor lady in your shop to deliver the clothes.”

“The one in Chun’an Lane?” The shopkeeper nodded hurriedly, “Remember! It cost nearly ten thousand dollars. I just made a bunch of clothes last month, and not long after, I asked the people in our store to send another batch of clothes materials. The villain naturally wanted it, but I didn’t wear those new clothes a few times last month.”

Lin Chengyou was slightly surprised: “Neither you nor the tailor know that this lady is pregnant?”

The shopkeeper was shocked: “I’m pregnant? No wonder.”

Lin Chengyou lowered his eyes and thought, it seems that Shu Liniang is not as flamboyant as Xiao Jiang. She never mentions her pregnancy outside on weekdays. Besides, she is only three months pregnant, so her figure should not be obvious. Zheng Pushe This relationship is kept secret, and it is impossible to publicize it everywhere. How did the murderer know that Shu Liniang was pregnant?

He asked again: “Shu Liniang came here on the 11th of last month, did that rogue hang out at the door that day?”

The storekeeper shook his head with a wry smile: “I can’t remember, there are too many customers in the store every day, how can a villain remember everything.”

“You can even tell what this rogue looks like, you should remember how many times he has appeared in front of the store.”

This shopkeeper is very sure: “The villain has seen it twice with his own eyes, once on the 17th day, and once on a certain day last month.”

Lin Chengyou rubbed his chin: “Did Mrs. Shu chat with other customers when she came to the store? For example, ‘It’s been a long time’, ‘Why have you come to Chang’an’ and so on.”

The shop owner secretly felt that these words were strange: “No, this Mrs. Shu always walks alone.”

“Have you ever seen her talking to Xiao Jiang?

The store owner shook his head like a rattle: “I haven’t seen it before. The two ladies have never had a female companion besides the servants. Mrs. Shu must have been in Chang’an not long ago, so she has no friends. The strange thing is that Rong The same is true of Mrs. Amber, speaking of this, I have heard a few words from others—”

“Oh?” Lin Chengyou smiled, “What are you talking about?”

“Speaking of Mrs. Shizi—” the shopkeeper hesitated for a while, then smiled awkwardly, “I don’t mean to talk about customers behind their backs, but telling these things may help solve the case. They all said that other wives of the family I don’t think much of this wife of the eldest son, so I don’t have much contact with her. Unlike the lady at the front of Rong’anbo Mansion, she doesn’t come often, but there are always ladies from the family by her side.”

Lin Chengyou’s eyes sparkled slightly: “Have you met Da Jiang?”

“Of course I’ve seen it before. Our Jinyun Waterfall has also been open in Dongshi for many years. The big Jiang in the front sometimes accompanies his mother-in-law to cut clothes, and sometimes comes with a good lady. The villain is listening When they talked, they knew that those wives liked Mrs. Da Jiang very much. The villain thought, there is such a decent headed lady in Rong’anbo Mansion, why worry about her reputation not being high in the future. Later, when he heard that the lady had passed away, the villain also thought about it. It’s a pity. By the way, at that time, Rong Anbo’s son often accompanied his wife to the shop to make clothes, but he hasn’t come here again in the past few years.”

Lin Chengyou and Yan Si went straight out of Dongshi, and Yan Si thought to himself: “This is too coincidental, the fake ‘Popi’ appeared twice in total, one was to follow Xiao Jiang, and the other was to follow Shu Liniang?”

Lin Chengyou thought for a while with his hands behind his back: “As a result, the murderer followed for a while, and found that there was no chance to kill Shu Liniang outside, and Naizhong waited anxiously to feed the second Yueshu Tongjun, so he had no choice but to kill Shu Liniang outside.” Did you start at home?”

Yan Sizhi was shocked: “What Lin Pingshi said means that the murderer is more willing to do it outside?”

Lin Chengyou smiled: “This person is staring at Xiao Jiang and Shu Liniang, which means that he knows exactly what bad things they have done in the past. How can someone who knows each other’s details not know where they live? Where? But before he did it, he had figured out where the two of them usually go, which shows that he has been planning where to do it, so it can be seen that the murderer may not have thought of taking the fetus at the victim’s house in the first place.”

As he spoke, he turned his head and glanced at Yan Sizhi, and patiently explained: “This is easy to understand for Little Jiang. The Rong’anbo Mansion is heavily guarded. The perfect game came, so the murderer followed Xiao Jiang for a while, and finally decided to lay out in the spice shop.”

Yan Sizhi was stunned and said: “But the murderer still followed Shu Liniang. There are only six masters and servants in the house in Chun’an Lane. Wouldn’t it be easier to get the fetus directly at Shu Liniang’s house than doing it in the crowded market?” Succeeded?”

Lin Chengyou thought for a long time, and became more and more sure of his guess: “The words are correct, but the murderer still followed Shu Liniang outside for a while before the attack, which means that unless it is absolutely necessary, he does not want to do it at the victim’s house.”

Yan Sizhi was puzzled: “Why?”

Lin Chengyou smiled meaningfully: “It’s because this person is thoughtful, and he must eliminate all clues that can find him before doing it. You heard it just now. Even the tailor didn’t know that Shu Liniang was pregnant. It can be seen that she made the clothes. Made clothes, but never mentioned it to outsiders. However, the murderer not only knew that she was not a good person, but also knew that she was pregnant. From this, it is speculated that this person had contact with Shu Liniang after she was pregnant in the past three months, and it was even possible I have been to Chun’an Lane recently, as to why I refuse to do anything in Chun’an Lane—”

Lin Chengyou sneered: “It’s because I know that even if I use the best incense to knock people down, I may be caught by Shu Liniang’s neighbors when I escape, and I don’t have to worry about doing it outside.”

Thinking back and forth, Yan Sizhi gradually revealed a dazed expression: “Yes, the face can be changed, but the body shape cannot be changed.”

Lin Chengyou got on the horse: “If the neighbors accidentally saw the figure of the murderer as he fled, he would quickly think of him. The murderer’s concern can only show that… he is an acquaintance of Shu Liniang , Recently, I have been to Chun’an Lane, not only Shu Liniang’s master and servant know the murderer, but also the neighbors around him, so our thinking was wrong before, Xiao Jiang’s is not the key to solving the case, but Shu Liniang is.”

Yan Sizhi was refreshed, Shu Liniang had only one relative in Chang’an.

“So we are looking for Shu Changshi now?”

Lin Chengyou flicked the reins, and the horse flew out like an arrow.

The two rushed to Jingzhao Mansion, but the governor of Jingzhao Mansion and Shao Yin were not there, and the officials below greeted them in person. Hearing that Lin Chengyou came to look for Shu Wenliang, he was slightly surprised and said, “Looking for Shu Changshi? He is going to rest today. I didn’t come to Yamen during the ten-day holiday.”

Lin Chengyou asked Qing Shu Wenliang’s address, and then asked: “Is this Shu Changshi tall?”

“Very short.”

“How short is it?”

The officials were perplexed, and they still made gestures on their chests: “It’s only this high.”

Yan Sizhi and Lin Chengyou exchanged glances.

An official said with a smile: “Speaking of this, Shu Changshi was wronged because of this in the past. I heard that he was screened out because of his ugly appearance when he participated in the official system fifteen years ago. So he went to Huaixi Road to serve as an aide to General Peng, and it was not until two years ago that he returned to Beijing to take up the post on the recommendation of General Peng.”

Lin Chengyou left Jingzhao Mansion on horseback, but he was not in a hurry to go to Shu Mansion. Instead, he dismounted at the nearest square gate, found Marquis Wu and bad people, and took the goldfish bag from his waist: “Go to the left and right immediately to lead the army Wei sent a message to seal the city gate immediately, there are important criminals to be arrested today, and no one is allowed to enter or leave.”

“What does it look like?”

“The stature is extremely short. I don’t know the gender, but the face must have been disguised. You must be very careful when checking. As long as you see a short person who has been disguised, you will be detained first. If that person claims Shu Changshi can also be arrested. By the way, this person is not bad at skills and knows magic, so be careful when you arrest him.”

“Yes.” The Marquis Wu took orders and left.

After arranging all this, Lin Chengyou and Yan Si went straight to Shu’s mansion. There were only a few old servants who were guarding the gate, and they rushed out after hearing the sound: “The master took a friend’s post and just took his wife and lady out of the city.” He said that he was going to rest in the villa of his friend in Wangchuan for a few days, so he didn’t go far.”

Yan Sizhi was so angry that he punched him, but he was a step late. Fortunately, Lin Pingshi had already made arrangements in advance, so he might be able to stop him in time.

Lin Chengyou asked the old servant: “What’s the name of that friend?”

The old servant shook his head: “The old servant doesn’t know.”

The two walked out of the alley in front of the Shu Mansion, and Yan Sizhi asked anxiously, “Where are we going now?”

Lin Chengyou said: “These pregnant women in the city have basically been recorded in the book. If the murderer wants to get the fetus, he can only go out of the city to get it. I will go to the palace right away. Please, Brother Yan, go to Dali Temple to find the pile from fifteen years ago.” □□Case “file.”

“The □□case?” Yan Sizhi was inexplicably surprised.

Lin Chengyou thought about it and said: “The murderer knows how to collect Yueshu Tongjun, and he also knows how to awaken Naizhong, which shows that he himself is very good at mystic arts. In addition to these recent cases, it can be seen that these sorcerers have shown signs of making a comeback. I always feel that it has something to do with the court cleaning fifteen years ago. Maybe it was the gang of thieves who were at fault. I have to go to the palace to ask my uncle what happened back then. If Yan Sizhi has found all the files of the year, hurry up. Send someone to the palace to send me a message.”

The two parted in front of Shunyi Gate, and Lin Chengyou continued to rush to the palace, but he met Kuan Nu on the way, and Kuan Nu came up with a group of guards, as if he had been looking for his little master for a long time: “Oh My son, I searched for more than half of the city, and finally found you.”

Lin Chengyou reined in the reins: “How about it, did you find it?”

Kuan Nu approached and whispered: “We followed Mr. Zheng all morning, and we didn’t see any woman or lady he was looking for. Is he thinking too much? Mr. Zheng may just be surprised by the murderer’s behavior.” It’s cruel, so I asked one more question last night.”

Lin Chengyou rubbed his chin, Zheng Yanrang was working in the Ministry of Rites during the day, and after returning home, he was busy with the engagement with the Wu family aunt. He was so busy every day, would he want to inquire about these things?

No, it’s better to be cautious.

“What results can you follow in the morning? Then follow me.” Lin Chengyou glanced at Kuan Nu, “Also, have you checked the pharmacies that I asked you to check the day before yesterday? Has any woman come here recently? Secretly buying abortion pills?”

Kuan Nu patted his chest: “Don’t worry. After the son said about it the day before yesterday, the little ones checked it one by one. Recently, thirty-seven ladies in the city bought this medicine at the pharmacy. Except for a few A young lady who was pregnant before marriage, most of them are prostitutes in Pingkangfang. After the young ones found these ladies, they specially found Mrs. Wen to come to the door. Thirty-seven ladies have taken medicine, and they have all slipped away. Conceived… plus the investigations by the government servants of Dali Temple, Marquis Wu, and unscrupulous people over the past few days, there will never be any unregistered pregnant women in the city.”

Lin Chengyou racked his brains and thought for a while, it seems that there will be no more “fish that slipped through the net”, but the heavy resistance and the murderer’s ability are not trivial, so he thought carefully: “If you think about it again, women usually have Those who are not pregnant.”

Kuan Nu said with a bitter face: “How can the young one know? The young one has never been married, and this kind of thing is no better than the eldest son.”

Lin Chengyou: “Idiot, don’t you know how to ask Commander Chang? I rushed into the palace, some of you went back and asked Commander Chang, and some of you continued to send people to watch at the pharmacy. If someone came to buy medicine, go to Dali Temple immediately Send a letter to Yan Sizhi.”

***

Teng Yuyi returned to Libaixuan, originally wanted to change into men’s clothes to practice swords, but considering that there were too many eyes and ears in the temple, she had to give up the idea, walked around the yard twice with her hands behind her back and felt bored, and decided to go to the room to sleep for a while Let’s talk. Just as he closed his eyes, he remembered what Juesheng and Qizhi had said in the morning, and turned over and sat up again.

I don’t know who the little lady who went out privately last night was. Knowing that Naizhong might break into the Dayin Temple at any time, that person dared to sneak out, isn’t that person afraid of being eaten by Naizhong halfway?

She thought she was brave enough, but recently she didn’t dare to go out alone late at night, so no matter how she thought about it, she felt strange.

Recalling Juanerli, who was turned into a puppet by the corpse last time, she gradually felt uneasy. Yesterday, Lin Chengyou and the officials of Dali Temple were busy looking for the murderer, but unfortunately the murderer was too cunning and had no clue for now. Tell Lin Chengyou? Maybe it’s a breakthrough.

Last time Xiaoya said that she had to slay demons to solve the catastrophe of borrowing life, but this time the heavy resistance mana was too terrifying, she thought it was impossible to face a direct confrontation, so she never dared to think about it, but if If you can help to slay demons and gain a little merit in slaying demons, maybe you can get rid of the unlucky situation of being entangled by evil spirits all day long as soon as possible.

After all, Resistant is no ordinary evil spirit.

With the thought together, she began to think about it seriously.

Last night Juesheng and Qizhi only saw that man’s big cloak…

Big cloak… She thought about it for a while, simple, there are only a few ladies in the temple, and seeing this is barely enough. But to figure out who that person is, you have to make a plan first.

She smiled slightly, got out of bed and called: “Chunrong, call Duanfu in for me.”

When Duanfu came later, Teng Yuyi walked slowly with her hands behind her back, and made arrangements: “Biluo, go and send a message to the four ladies in the East Wing… When you see them, you are like this.” So and so; Chunrong, you go to the Buddhist scriptures Pavilion to find the two little priests; Duanfu, after I confirm one thing, you send someone to go to Dali Temple to find Lin Chengyou, if he is not there, you can turn to Yan Sizhi. Bring me word for word.”

***

When Lin Chengyou entered the palace, he was told that the emperor’s uncle was meeting several courtiers in the Hanyuan Hall. When the emperor heard that Lin Chengyou was coming, he hurriedly passed a message and asked Lin Chengyou to wait for his uncle at the queen’s place, saying that he would come later.

Lin Chengyou saw that no news had come in from outside the palace, and he knew that the troops from all directions had already been dispatched, so he could only wait patiently, so he left the Hanyuan Hall and arrived at the Queen’s bedroom. As soon as he entered the palace gate, he saw the Queen Holding Changyi and Azhi in his arms, he smiled and led the two children to choose jewelry.

Lin Chengyou’s eyes fell on the walking swing in the queen’s hand, and suddenly remembered that Teng Yuyi said yesterday that she had lost a walking swing and left it in the underground palace. He Changyi happily jumped off the queen’s lap.

“Brother!”

The queen also said pleasantly: “Your uncle was still talking about you this morning. It’s just in time for you to come over and pick out jewelry. Don’t stay still. Auntie knows that you don’t have a favorite lady. This is for your two younger sisters.” .”