The punishment of the female imperial court

Chapter 20
Yuqiansi, who was holding a black object with muddy hands, didn't come back to his senses until he stood at the bottom of the steps, and looked at the dark room with Boyi, showing a rare bit of bewilderment.

"What are you doing?"

A little color flashed across Boyi's black eyes, and he said solemnly, "If you die, there will be no one to clear up my grievances."

Yuqian frowned and raised her eyebrows back, speechless. Although she was too careful, it was not unreasonable.

"Anyway, you have seen what's inside. The sky is just right, find someone to move out all the things you think are useful, and check them carefully in the yard."

She patted Boyi's arm, admiring him very much, thinking that he was very smart once in a while.

Turning his head and looking around, Lin Shen didn't know where he went, so he asked the three Wuya guards to move out the stones one by one.Sure enough, traces of black lines were found on one of the square hollowed-out half-worked stones as high as a footstool.

Yuqiansi put the half black object and cotton thread that he had just discovered together, and smiled at Boyi treacherously, "Oh, with these things added together, your suspicion is getting bigger and bigger!"

The cruel and brutal words were said by her beamingly, as if she was enjoying it.Thinking of himself letting go and still worrying about the safety of such a person, Bo Yi was so angry that he almost turned his back.

Just at this moment, Lin Shen brought over all the people related to the Hou's mansion.Stand in the courtyard, waiting for Yuqian to summon.

The servants and stewards dressed in indigo, and the maids dressed in peach pink, make a group of three or five.

As soon as I came in, I saw that the yard was even more messy than yesterday, full of black stone sculptures, and a red dress was looming in it.Although he was dressed in a mess, his sleeves fluttered lightly, full of vigor.Standing in front of the dark room, he looked like a rakshasa in front of the hall of Yama, a ghost waiting only for the soul to come to his door.

Seeing her approaching, each of them flinched.

Yu Qiansi pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled even more, was she afraid that she would eat them?

This is better, the mind is blank under fear, and if you lie, it is easier to show your feet.

She had read Lin Shen's record earlier, and it had been written in great detail.

"Don't be nervous, just five questions for you."

He casually pointed to the splashing canister and water dragon in the yard, and asked, "Did you assign people to watch out for the re-fire yesterday?"

A young steward continued: "The younger one is Wu Tong, the steward who is in charge of chores in the backyard. Of course I understand all of this. After putting out the fire yesterday, I sent two servants to guard the yard all day. Isn't this—" he pointed Pointing to the two people behind him, "I came over to call you before I had time to rest."

Indus?She remembered that Cui Zhu's son was a steward in the outer courtyard, so he should be him.

Then he turned his head and saw that the two guards guarding Fuhuo were really in a daze, with dust all over their cuffs and corners.By the looks of it, it's been a long time since I slept.

But what Yu Qiansi is more interested in is the phoenix tree.After looking him up and down for a while, he asked, "You know how to make pottery."

Verbal affirmations, not questions.

Wutong was slightly startled when he heard the words, looked down at his hands, and immediately understood.

The pads of the ten fingers are slightly darker, and there are traces of mud in the nails.And she must have seen the long strip of dark skin extending from the outside of her thumbs to the tiger's mouth.Other marks are easy to talk about, but only craftsmen who have been working with clay for a long time will leave such marks on their hands if they use the plasticity of the tiger's mouth and the outer side of the thumb.

Immediately, he became more respectful to Yuqiansi: "My lord is brilliant. The little one takes care of chores in the other garden on weekdays, and builds a small clay stove to burn some small things in his free time. Because the old housekeeper Yu Ren is good at stone tools Sculpture, so I have occasional contacts with him."

It was heard that Yu Ren's hands were very skillful, so he was allowed to live in this courtyard and guard the water reel.It's a pity that he has a weird temper, is withdrawn, and rarely interacts with others.No wonder Wutong was summoned together. I'm afraid Lin Shen thought that he could understand the deceased better.

Only then did Yu Qiansi turn her head and ask the two young men who guarded the yard yesterday to prevent the fire from resurging.

"Yesterday you have been guarding the yard, did you notice anything unusual?"

The two looked at each other, and said hesitantly: "My lord, the little people stood guard outside the courtyard gate for a while early in the morning. Not long after Maoshi, the county government came and a crowd of people came to check in the courtyard. I really don't know what to do. It's abnormal."

She let out a "huh", then turned her head and asked, "Which two witnessed the fire? What were you doing yesterday?"

The two maids, one tall and one short, blessed Fuli.

The taller one was calmer, and replied: "Responding to my lord's words, after the fire was extinguished, Mrs. Meng took pity on her and took a rest with her servants and Hua Liao for a while. When she woke up, she was sent by the county government to question her."

Yu Qiansi looked at the record in his hand, Hua Liao should be the petite maid next to her.

The two maids were ordered to fetch the flowers and plants that the Princess had cut earlier.Because there is a small ice cellar in the hidden garden, they put all the flowers in the ice cellar early in the morning, and only waited for them to be retrieved and encoffined for the funeral.

After the fire was put out, the two stayed together. They only rested for more than an hour, but they were also in the same room.

"Aren't the flowers washed and wrapped in advance, why do you need two people to come?" Yu Qiansi glanced at the petite maid with her head bowed deeply.

He nodded, "You answer."

The little servant girl was even more flustered when she heard the words, she was shaking like a bone, and she couldn't even speak clearly.

"Going back to my lord, Madam originally ordered Hua Liao to come alone, but the night was too dark and the servant was afraid, so she asked Sister Dongqing to accompany the servant to come."

holly?It is also grass.

"Are you also from the old lady's yard?" Yu Qiansi turned her head and looked at the taller maid.

"Yes", Dongqing replied: "The servant girl is responsible for taking care of the flowers and plants in Fengtingyuan, and waiting for Sasa."

Yu Qian nodded, lightly and slowly, indicating that they could leave.

The servants and maids all breathed a sigh of relief, and under the leadership of Wutong, they left the hidden garden in three steps and two steps.

Yu Qiansi turned around and sat on a stone carving, looking at the pond with her head up, her fingertips chattering.

Boyi frowned and was speechless, did he really only ask five questions?All kinds of things today made Boyi feel absurdly idle towards Yu Qiansi.

Doing things so casually, how can you continue to investigate unjust prisons?
At this moment, the sky was fading, and Yu Qiansi felt a dull pain in her stomach.

When Boyi saw her curled up there, most of his annoyance disappeared, and he became a little worried.

"Speaking of which, I haven't eaten well since early in the morning. Do you want to take a rest first? I can't think when I'm hungry."

"What did you say—the things that the deceased was stolen from could be?"

Seeing that she was weak and confused in her speech, Boyi thought it was because of this intricate case that she had lost interest. After all, this matter might have happened because of him, so he subconsciously wanted to share her worries.

"Maybe. It's just some stones."

As soon as the words came out, his heart sank, and he looked sideways, and sure enough, he saw almond eyes half-covered, sly fox eyes gleaming, and he looked listless.

"You! You again."

Repeat the trick again!

He wished he could slap himself in pain, how could he have accidentally fallen into the trap of this witch again.

Yu Qian smiled "haha" and circled around the embarrassed Boyi.

"Thank you for your help."

Although Boyi was annoyed by the words, he was still curious.

"Thank you, do you know who the murderer is?"

Yu Qiansi didn't deny it, "I talked with them just now, and it's already roughly clear, now just wait—"

Yu Qiansi stretched out her hand and was about to point somewhere, but was interrupted by a sudden scream at the gate of the yard.

"——What! So fast? What did I miss!"

The two turned their heads and saw that they had suddenly disappeared earlier. Lin Shen, who had just entered the courtyard with big bags and small bags, looked shocked.Boyi smelled the fragrance of vegetables wafting from his body.

"Your speed is too fast! I'll go and buy you something to eat, why is it just over?"

After all, he underestimated Yu Qiansi's intelligence.

Yu Qian put her hand to her lips to make a silence, signaling Lin Shen not to make a fuss.

On the one hand, he said complacently: "Although the truth will not come to light, it is still close."

After finishing speaking, he approached Lin Shen and asked, "Have you bought some wheat candy?"

The three Wuya guards at the side took the food box in Lin Shen's hand, moved tables and stools neatly, placed them in the courtyard, and invited Yu Qiansi to take a seat.

Lin Shen took out a small bag of wheat candy from his arms and stuffed it into Yu Qiansi's arms.

"Hey, I heard that you want to bring little Yilun back and forth with the wind, so I know your plan. I just went around a long way to buy it. That's why I came back a little late. Do you have a stomachache again?"

"You have stomach problems?"

It was only then that Boyi knew that Yu Qiansi's fragility just now was not a disguise.

"It's not a big deal," Yu Qiansi waved her hand indifferently as if talking about other people's affairs, "It's just that I was busy occasionally and forgot a meal or two. After all, I still have enough to eat. Compared with many people, I don't know How much better."

He was full of smiles and satisfied, like a little beggar holding a broken bowl and begging for half a steamed bun.

Seeing that the case was clear, she seemed to be in a good mood, and waved her hand, "Sit down and eat."

The people in charge of punishment have long been accustomed to Yu Qiansi's unmatched spirituality, and they always act like you point out where we will fight, and they don't talk about doubts at all, looking stupid and abnormal.

But Lin Shen couldn't hold back.

Asked: "Who is the murderer?"

Yu Qiansi squinted her eyes, and asked calmly, "The murderer? Which one are you asking?"

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