After exchanging lives, I can't get rid of the binding cp

Ban Xiyu and Wen Jisheng set off three days earlier than the motorcade from Xuanping Palace.

After they left, Fu Guan put an end to his official duties.

The first is the refugees from Nanhuai Prefecture who are living outside.Fu Guan ordered the county magistrate of Xunjiang Town to interrogate all the refugees, and after clarifying the ins and outs of their detention by Wuji Palace, he sent them back to Nanhuai Mansion.

The group of refugees encountered this innocent disaster, and they wished to go back to Nanhuai Mansion as soon as possible. At this moment, the Yamen escorted them, so they naturally happily agreed.

It's just that the number of refugees returning to Nanhuai Mansion this time is less than half of what it was before.

At that time, they had no choice but to become bandits, earning a living by robbing other people's finances.But in that accident, he snatched the head of the person who shouldn't be snatched, and was later found by the Wuji Temple with a dark heart.

They thought that the underground casino would guarantee their food and clothing, but they didn't expect that this would require their lives and freedom in exchange.

They have lost many companions and relatives, and even if they can embark on the journey home, they will inevitably be discouraged.

Fu Guan knew that they needed time to regain their confidence, so he wrote a letter of divorce and ordered the prefect of Nanhuai to make arrangements for the livelihood of the refugees.

After taking care of the refugees, the second thing Fu Guan had to deal with was to arrest the accomplices in the "Murder Case of Xu's Father and Daughter".

According to the murderer's confession, the accomplice who provided the poison was a gambler in Xunjiang Town.In the past few days, Xuan Miao sent people to investigate secretly, but they still found no clues.

Then came the "Wuji Temple" case, and the progress of the murderer had to be slowed down.

It just so happened that Lou Xiyue sent off Ban Xiyu and Wen Jisheng recently, and happened to be free, so he took on this task.

She inquired around the city for news, and then heard the local people talk about a gambler, who looked somewhat similar to an "accomplice" in appearance, but——

"Oh, you're looking for the third son of the Gao family? That's really a coincidence." The people living by the river said: "He's dead! Here, the body is buried in the back mountain."

Lou Xiyue asked in surprise, "He's dead?"

How come it's such a coincidence that she died just as soon as she found her?It must have been a strange coincidence.

Lou Xiyue was puzzled, and asked again: "When did he die? What is the cause of death?" She turned her head and looked in the direction pointed by the people: "Excuse me, can you take me to his grave? "

She kindly invited her, but the other party had no choice but to take her there: "The Gao family is a hooligan in Xunjiang Town, especially the youngest of the Gao family. He is especially fond of gambling and drinking, and gets drunk every day. return.

"A few days ago, Father Gao hurriedly asked us to help find someone, saying that the third child of his family had disappeared."

Speaking of this, the other party shrugged and said: "The third son of the Gao family is a famous jerk. He sneaks around all day long, and most of the neighbors in the neighborhood look down on him. He disappeared, and everyone didn't take it to heart." , just as if he went somewhere to fool around again."

While talking, they came to the foot of the back mountain.

In the desolate wilderness, there is only one solitary grave that stands out.

"What happened later?" Lou Xiyue asked.

The man replied: "A few days later, someone found Gao Laosan's body by the river. At that time, he almost fell into the water, and when he was fished out, his whole face was blue from the suffocation.

"Wu Zuo did an autopsy and said that he fell into the river and drowned after being drunk, so the case was hastily closed."

The man said again: "Papa Gao died of his son, and he was very sad. After he dug a hole for his son and buried him here, he packed up his things and left Xunjiang Town, saying that he wanted to leave this sad place and find another way out. "

He shook his head and said: "It's funny to say, he is a local ruffian, what else can he find out? It's just a change of place and then eating and dying."

Lou Xiyue looked at the tombstone thoughtfully: "I see..."

After she figured out what was going on, she thanked the people who led the way, and then dug Gao Laosan's grave in private.

It wasn't long before the third child of the Gao family died. When the body was dug up, it wasn't completely decomposed, but it exuded a stench, which was very pungent and unpleasant.

Lou Xiyue took a quick look and found that the exposed skin of the corpse was a strange blue color.Especially the part behind the ear, there is an obvious black.

She judged that Gao Laosan probably died of poisoning instead of drowning.

Lou Xiyue had to bury the corpse when she could no longer bear the smell of the corpse.But when his eyes wandered, he saw the faint blue leaf veins under the sleeve of the deceased...

She paused, and immediately pulled out the blade of grass from the bottom: "It's the grass of the lost soul!"

After Lou Xiyue returned to the posthouse, she told Fu Guan about this discovery: "Could it be that the father and daughter who died in Nanhuai Mansion are also related to the Lost Soul Grass?"

Judging from the current incidents, Lost Soul Grass involves a lot, and Lou Xiyue can't help but think carefully and fear.She thought of the epidemic caused by the flood a while ago, and a terrible conjecture emerged in her mind——

She said: "You said... Will the Lost Soul Grass be mixed into the medicinal materials used to treat the epidemic?"

At this time, Fu Guan also had a dignified expression.He said: "Probably not. When we left Nanhuai Mansion, we had carefully searched the herb shops, medical halls and other places inside and outside the city, and found no poison. Perhaps this is just a coincidence."

But after thinking about it, these "coincidences" are too many - why are they all related to the Lost Soul Grass?
To be on the safe side, Fu Guan kept an eye out and asked Xuan Miao to send out a team to make a special trip to the major pharmacies in Nanhuai Prefecture for another check.

"By the way, speaking of medicinal materials—is the medicine merchant Qi Lian who stayed at the post house still there?" Lou Xiyue suggested, "Should we call him in for interrogation?"

Fu Guan shook his head, and replied: "It's too late. After Miss Ban and Wen Jisheng left, the pharmacist also checked out of the room. The man left in a hurry, leaving almost before dawn Let's go."

Hearing this, Lou Xiyue couldn't help frowning.

At first she didn't think so, but now she felt that Qi Lian's behavior was a little weird.But if she wanted to think about what was wrong, she couldn't explain why.

Fu Guan said: "Forget it, don't worry about this matter, I will ask someone to pay more attention to it."

He had made a clear plan, and after they set off in the near future, he ordered the two brothers Xuanmiao and Xuanyi to stay in Xunjiang Town temporarily.In addition to hunting down the escaped head of the Wuji Temple, they also need to investigate the details of the drug dealer Qi Lian.

Lou Xiyue has no doubts about Fu Guan's official arrangements.

After she and Qingshuang packed their bags, they embarked on the return journey back to Beijing the next day.

There is no important business to deal with when going back this time, so the speed of the convoy heading north has been slightly slowed down, and everyone has some time to enjoy the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River.

During this period, Lou Xiyue taught Qingshuang how to write letters with a pigeon that heard the sound of silence. On the way, they also sent several letters to Ban Xiyu.

Although Qingshuang was worried about Ban Xiyu's safety in her heart, the correspondence made her worry a little less.

On the way back, Fu Guan wanted to take a detour to the Ban family in Huaijiang Mansion. He thought that Lou Xiyue might want to say goodbye to the elders of the Ban family.

But after Lou Xiyue thought about it carefully, she was worried that she would show her feet in front of the two old people, and then reveal her identity, so she gave up the idea of ​​returning to Banfu.

Fu Guan respected her wish, so he turned to the capital directly.

And when they hurried all the way to the capital, the first autumn leaves had already fallen on the tree-lined roads in the suburbs of Beijing.