After lunch, Rose and Canghai asked Bai Piaoxue to meet in Mafu. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Standing in the pavilion in the heart of Mafu Lake, Bai Piaoxue inadvertently looked forward, and suddenly his eyes lit up: between the pavilions and green trees, two people, one black and one white, came fluttering, elegant and elegant, like two beautiful people.

It was the sea and the roses that came.

Bai Piaoxue forcibly suppressed the feeling of being involuntarily attracted and shocked, and walked forward quickly.

"Ma Mingyang - Ma Gongzi is the nephew of Master Ma, Master Ma unfortunately passed away, and the affairs of the house will be taken care of by him for the time being." Bai Piaoxue introduced Rose and Canghai, and the young man who walked behind him.

Rose looked at it and praised: "Ma Gongzi has a good bone appearance, clear and elegant, and his complexion is also like jade, which is extraordinary." ”

But when I heard a soft and nice voice, it slowly sounded: "How fortunate is it to be able to get the reputation of Boss Rose." Boss Rose is famous all over the world, and he will be able to see everything clearly, so that his uncle will not be wronged. ”

Everyone entered the hall together, but they saw that there were carved flower windows on all sides, and the wind was smooth and cool. The hall is elegantly arranged, full of calligraphy and paintings, and a beauty gourd next to it is filled with lotus flowers that have just been picked from the pond.

Rose praised: "The room is full of elegance, and the owner should be an extraordinary person!" ”

She looked up at the wall, "poofed", and said, "Good word!" Good poetry! Look at the meaning of this poem, when Master Ma was alive, he loved alchemy? It's just that the immortal immortality is nothing! ”

Alchemy began in the Qin Emperor and flourished in the Wei and Jin dynasties. Nowadays, the rich and noble families also have alchemy, but they no longer use poisons such as gold and mercury as in the previous dynasty, and they disdain alchemy, most of which are used for physical fitness.

Ma Mingyang felt slightly embarrassed and replied: "Uncle Jia had a serious illness a few years ago, and his temperament changed drastically after the illness. We, the younger generations, dare not comment. ”

Canghai suddenly asked: "Drifting Snow Boy, has the place where the crime occurred ever been closed?" ”

Bai Piaoxue replied: "The east courtyard is all closed, and there are people to guard it day and night, and outsiders are not allowed to enter." If they want to investigate, let them lead the way. ”

The Ma family is magnificent, the east courtyard is three in and three out, and the houses are clustered, which is very gorgeous.

Ma Mingyang pointed to a big room to the left, and said in a low voice: "All the family members live in the west courtyard, and this east courtyard is where my uncle lives alone, and that is my uncle's Dan room." Uncle ...... The door of the Dan room was opened, and the uncle died violently on the corridor outside the Dan room. ”

Bai Piaoxue thought that Canghai and Rose would go there, but who knew that Rose's eyes rolled and said, "Then, let's go to see Mrs. Shui's bedroom first." ”

Mrs. Shui's bedroom is faced with a large bed with a Zhuluo tent. On the table under the west window, there was an embroidery thrown at random, which could be seen to be an unfinished belly pocket, and the needle and thread were still diagonally inserted on it.

Bai Piaoxue took out a small green cloth bag from under the pillow on the bed, and said, "We have opened this baggage, but because Boss Rose is coming, it has been restored to the scene at that time, and it is also placed in the previous position." ”

Rose opened the baggage, rummaged through the same and said: "There are only a few pieces in the baggage, women and children usually change clothes, wrap their heads with handkerchiefs, and scatter about five or six taels of silver. It seems that Mrs. Shui planned to pack simple luggage before leaving with Wu Nan. Hey, didn't Wu Nan send her a golden ear dig? ”

She wrapped the burden again, looked at the few beads piled up on the dresser, and sighed: "This is a strange woman, leaving her husband's house, but refusing to take away any fine soft jewelry from her husband's family. ”

Canghai suddenly said: "Drifting Snow Boy, Rose is not born to catch fast, maybe not as old as you - what clues did you have when you investigated the scene before?" ”

Bai Piaoxue said: "Is there a clue...... When we came, we saw that the windows were closed and the doors were open, and there were no signs of a struggle in the room. ”

Canghai said: "Well, it means that Mrs. Shui at least went out safely." ”

"But her burden was left indoors, and Wu Nan didn't see her climb over the flower wall, and the family at the main gate didn't see her ......go out," Bai Piaoxue wondered.

Ma Mingyang listened attentively on the side, and at this time he couldn't help but lose his voice: "Could it be that you have gone through the secret passage?" ”

"Secret Passage?" The three of them looked at each other and gathered together.

Ma Mingyang's face turned red and he covered up: "I only remember that my uncle said that there was a secret passage when this house was built." However, after all, he is only a nephew, and he doesn't dare to ask each other, and he doesn't know where the secret path is. ”

Rose shook her head and said, "But why did she leave a burden?" Why do you close the window and leave the door open? It is reasonable to say that if she knew the secret way, she must be orderly, and only after closing the door and closing the window can she leave with her baggage. She doesn't care about herself, but the little master's clothes must be brought. ”

Canghai's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said, "It means that at that time, Mrs. Shui was called out." It happened suddenly, and it was inconvenient for her to bring her baggage, and she didn't even have time to close the door! It is worth noting that she also brought her baby with her at that time! ”

He stroked the bed with his hand and said, "Usually Mrs. Shui must have slept with her child by herself, without the help of the nurse, right?" ”

Ma Mingyang was stunned and said, "That's exactly the case...... You ......"

Rose pursed her lips and smiled: "Because there is an extra small mattress under this mattress, I think it is to make the children sleep softer." ”

"So we also decided at that time that the person who asked Mrs. Shui to go out and take the child must be Master Ma!" Bai Piaoxue said.

He strode to the door, pointed to the Dan room, and said: "The Dan room is quite close to here, we have asked the servants and maids of the Ma family, and they all say that Master Ma always asks Mrs. Shui to accompany him when he alchetes, so her mother and son live here and do not live in the west courtyard." Master Ma is so clean, the family members are outside the courtyard, and they are not allowed to enter if they do not listen to the summons. ”

He showed a puzzled look on his face, and said: "Because of this, we have always suspected that it was Master Ma who called Mrs. Shui, and she couldn't get out for a while, so she had to suddenly poison Master Ma and kill him!" ”

Rose's eyes lit up and said, "How did she kill Master Ma?" ”

Bai Piaoxue replied: "Poison!" We asked him about it, and said that Master Ma had taken poison before he was poisoned to death! A good person is not poisoned by others, how can he take poison? ”

Canghai sniffed in the air, suddenly bent down, and unmistakably felt a cloud of yellow paper from under the bed.

Ma Mingyang saw it in his eyes and was not surprised.

Canghai unfolded the yellow paper and said, "It's Dansha." ”

This yellow paper is wrapped in the best dansha refined by the Chen family, also known as cinnabar. This kind of dansha is all loaded one by one, disassembled and ready to use, and the effect is not good after a long time, and there will be a layer of iron gray on the surface......

Canghai touched his finger, which was slightly stained with red, and said: "I have heard for a long time that Master Ma's Dan room is exquisite, and it is the first in the county." The tragedy of the Ma family is quite strange, why don't we go to the Dan Room to have a look, maybe we can get some clues. ”

Ma Jiadan's room is really spacious and gorgeous; All kinds of refining tools, such as porcelain pots, stone bowls, etc., are readily available; A row of sandalwood shelves against the wall, full of all kinds of books, is nothing more than some Taoist alchemy and the like.

However, the most striking thing is a Dan furnace in the room.

The bricks are built, the belly is large and the mouth is small, it is a regular octagonal column, there are more than two people high, I am afraid that it is difficult for the three people to hug it, it looks quite majestic.

Ma Mingyang was curious: "Boss Rose also understands alchemy?" ”

Rose looked intently into the pot and replied with a smile, "I don't understand - what's in this pot?" Strange color, a lot of crystalline powder, I'm afraid it's something that hasn't been used up in alchemy. Can Ma Gongzi recognize it? ”

Ma Mingyang smiled and said: "Uncle Jia is proficient in these, if you look at it below, I only think that alchemy is red, green and green, which is very interesting, but after all, it is some spiritually dead things, so people can't remember it, how can they live forever?" So I don't think so. ”

Rose stooped down suddenly, and picked up a booklet from the bookshelf beside her, the pages of which were a little yellowed, and obviously old.

She looked back at Ma Mingyang and smiled, and said, "Uncle Zun, did you often read this book when he was alive?" ”

Ma Mingyang looked at it and said busily: "It's a scripture book about Danfang that Uncle Jia just got from a Taoist chief when he was alive - I don't know how Boss Rose knows?" ”

Rose smiled: "Next to this bookshelf is the recliner, people lie on the chair, take it casually, the most convenient thing to get is this book - it can be seen that Master Ma used to read it when he was alive." ”

"Dao Chief? What kind of Taoist leader? Canghai suddenly asked.

"I haven't seen it either, but I heard from my uncle that he is a great Taoist." Ma Mingyang shook his head and said.

"On the night of Master Ma's accident, someone saw ten girls walking out with a man in black outside the door of your backyard, do you know what's going on?" Bai Piaoxue asked coldly.

"Drifting Snow Boy, I don't know anything about this!" Ma Mingyang hurriedly shook his head and said.

At this time, a family member hurriedly came in outside, and Shi Li said: "Eldest son, it is almost noon, the refreshments you ordered are ready, and they are placed in the flower hall, how many people do you want to invite over?" ”

Canghai looked at the opposite side of the lotus pond and was silent for a long time.

Rose and Bai Piaoxue looked at it, but saw a log in the air on the opposite bank, with pulleys on it, and a belt in the wheel groove, and a wooden barrel hanging high. In the distance, someone pulled the belt, and the bucket was filled with water from the lotus pond, babbling, and slowly slid all the way into the flowers under the shade of the willows.

Rose praised: "This mechanism for drawing water is so exquisite, it saves effort and road. ”

Jia Ding said proudly: "This is a special design for my eldest son a few years ago, and our flower craftsman can save a lot of energy." ”

Canghai snorted and said: "The scenery here is very good, and the lotus pond full of ponds is beautiful, and it is expected that it must be like a picture." I want to have tea and drink with Drifting Snow and Boss Rose here, and I don't have to go anywhere else. ”

Bai Piaoxue looked around, and sure enough, there was a big lotus pond, the lotus was luxuriant, and the fragrance was blowing with the wind. It's just that I was only looking at the Dan Room before, and I didn't even notice it.

Ma Mingyang said with a smile: "In this way, let's arrange some dim sum tea and rice first, and the three of you will wait." ”

After saying a word, he gave a salute and went first.

The smile on Rose's face gradually disappeared, and she said to Canghai: "This Ma Mingyang ......"

Canghai said: "He should be proficient in alchemy, right?" ”

Bai Piaoxue was taken aback, and said in a lost voice: "He? You ......"

Rose said, "Not bad. In my opinion, if he hadn't been properly recuperated with all kinds of pills for a long time, he would not have such a good skin appearance; But he still pretends not to know cinnabar! He also said that he didn't think much of alchemy! ”

Canghai pondered for a moment and said, "Well, Ma Mingyang obviously knows about alchemy, why is he quite evasive?" ”

Rose snorted: "There must be a ghost in my heart!" ”

Seeing that the two of them cooperated tacitly, Bai Piaoxue couldn't help but admire it even more, and wondered: "Could it be that Master Ma's death has something to do with him?" No, we once asked the Hefu family that Ma Mingyang was not in the Ma Mansion that night, and it was not the chronic poison that killed Master Ma, could he have poisoned it in advance? What's more, Master Ma is a person of alchemy, very sensitive to toxins, and his daily dishes, chopsticks, and utensils are all made of silver. ”

Canghai said: "Not bad...... Ma Mingyang's matter, there may be other hidden intentions, let's not talk about him first. As long as you find out the whereabouts of Mrs. Shui and the little young master, everything should be solved. ”

While talking, Ma Mingyang brought his family and brought the refreshment box over.

Seeing that Ma Mingyang was generous and thoughtful, Rose couldn't help but smile at Jiading: "Ma Gongzi is really talented, and when Master Ma was alive, he must have liked it very much." ”

Jia Ding said: "This is nature. The lord loves it very much. ”

Ma Mingyang stood with his hands down, and after a while, his eyes turned red, and said: "But I hope that all adults can find out the murderer as soon as possible, and don't let my uncle be wronged underground." ”

At this time, Rose took out the new alchemy book that Master Ma had recently obtained from her sleeve, turned a few pages, and whispered: "I have read them one by one, and they were originally talking about Taoism and art, but there was a line on which someone made a deep mark with a fingernail. The next page seems to have been torn apart. ”

"What do you mean by the line that was scratched by your fingernails?" Canghai asked.

Rose read: "Baby girl, Lu Dan is the guide." These are all Taoist terms. ”

"Drifting Snow Boy, you have seen this scene once, and I think there is something to gain. I want to ask, in the opinion of the Snow Boy, when should Mrs. Shui enter the Danfang? Was it before or after Master Ma's violent death? Canghai suddenly asked.

"As far as I can see, Mrs. Water's embroidery is placed on the table, indicating that she has been working here. But Wu Nan said that only there was a light in the Dan room. It shows that Mrs. Shui was born in a poor family and cherished lamp oil, presumably by doing things by moonlight, and only when she was a child, the moonlight fell here. Later, he was called into the Danfang by Master Ma, and it should have been when he was a child. But the violent death of Master Ma was between Yin and Mao, that is, after the time of the child. Mrs. Shui disappeared first, and Master Ma died violently later. It's just that there is a difference of nearly two hours, what happened between Master Ma and Mrs. Shui?

If Master Ma was killed by Wu Nan, and Mrs. Shui has fled, why didn't Wu Nan leave with Mrs. Shui, but turned back and killed Master Ma? It is precisely because of this suspicion that he did not confirm the case for a long time, and only agreed to detain Wu Nan. Bai Piaoxue said unhurriedly.

Rose pursed her lips and smiled: "Drifting Snow Boy, you are really smart." ”

Canghai thought for a while, and said slowly: "There is one thing that I still can't understand. Mrs. Water's mother and son entered the Dan room and never went out again. They didn't know where they were going, but Master Ma died violently. If they are captured by traitors, Master Ma should protect each other desperately, and there should be traces of fighting in this room, or cries for help. ”

Rose pursed her lips and said, "What's so difficult about this, maybe they never went out at all!" ”

Canghai smiled: "If you haven't gone out, where have you gone?" ”

He muttered, "Heaven? No, the eaves are intact, and the woman is not a martial arts master, how can she be high and low? Leave a sickbed? Hehe, this underground is so hard that there is no trace. Ma Mingyang said that there is a secret road here, which is simply nonsense. ”

Bai Piaoxue was already admiring at this time, and hurriedly asked: "It's neither heaven nor earth, and there is no secret passage in and out, can't they turn into ashes and dust?" ”

He just said it casually, but when Rose heard the words "flying ash and dust", her eyes couldn't help but light up, but then she bit her lip slightly, and her eyes were already on the Dan furnace.

A flash of pity flashed in Canghai's eyes, and he sighed, "Not bad." Maybe it's true...... Turned into fly ash and dust......"

Bai Piaoxue only felt a chill on her back, and the original sweat finally came out: "Boss Rose...... You mean...... It's ......"

Rose said lightly: "Drifting Snow Boy, call all the brothers in, I'm afraid that the mystery of Mrs. Water's whereabouts will be solved soon." Oh, call the person in charge of the Ma family too, Ma Gongzi is definitely coming. ”

At one time, everyone came, the Dan room was wide, and more than ten people were not crowded together. But they all looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.

Rose suddenly said, "Ma Gongzi." ”

Ma Mingyang's body was shocked, and he responded: "Boss Rose, what do you command?" ”

Rose looked him up and down for a moment, and said slowly: "When I listened to you just now, my foundation was weak, and I was afraid that I would have to take some cinnabar to make up for it." ”

Ma Mingyang smiled and said: "Cinnabar can only cure palpitations, what ...... do when taking it" Before he could say a word, his face suddenly turned pale.

Canghai saw it in his eyes, sneered, and said, "It turns out that Ma Gongzi knows the pill. ”

Ma Mingyang's face was pale, he smiled reluctantly, and said: "I serve my uncle below, I know the slightest bit, and I don't dare to fiddle in front of the famous rose boss in the rivers and lakes." ”

Rose said lightly: "Where did Mrs. Shui's mother and son go, doesn't Ma Gongzi know?" ”

Ma Mingyang said abruptly: "Boss Rose, this is a strange question, didn't I say it?" If Mrs. Shui's mother and son leave here, they can only leave through the secret passage of the Ma family! Our Ma family was originally a craftsman who was proficient in the art of earth and stone, and he was not a descendant of an official eunuch. ”

The crowd was in good spirits, and they all tried to keep their eyes open and swept the four walls of those bookshelves one by one.

Rose saw his intentions, smiled freely, and said: "This Dan room is in the middle of the east courtyard, the left is where Mrs. Shui lives, and the right is idle, and there is nothing. Directly in front of me is a large lotus pond, I just tried it with my feet, and found that the surrounding soil is very loose. Ma Gongzi, you keep saying that the Ma family started as a stonemason, and the ancestors are miraculous, you don't say that you are proficient, but I am afraid that you also know a little bit about it. In Ma Gongzi's opinion, with the loamy soil layer of this place, if there is a hidden tunnel if it is really repaired, I am afraid that in a moment, there will be pond water soaking the soft soil layer, pouring in, and the foundation of the East Courtyard will not be solid - how can such a bad craftsman choose to dig a secret tunnel in such a terrain! ”

Ma Mingyang was speechless, but cold sweat gradually soaked out of his white jade-like forehead.

Rose said leisurely: "Ma Gongzi, ten thousand words, it is better to be silent." Your words are also a little more. ”

She turned around and shouted to the crowd, "Bring the guy, pry open the door of this Dan furnace for me!" ”

Everyone was taken aback, and Ma Mingyang was even more sweaty, and stammered: "Boss Rose!" You...... This is my uncle's favorite thing before his death, and it can't be destroyed casually. ”

Rose smiled and said: "Ma Gongzi, don't worry, just destroying a furnace door is not much damage, it's a big deal, I'll pay you one." ”

Ma Mingyang lost his voice and said: "The alchemy immortal qi in this furnace is not easy to leak!" ”

Canghai smiled first: "The alchemists are all dead, what's the use of this immortal qi?" ”

Ma Mingyang saw that the two fast catchers were fast, and an iron ruler had been inserted into the gap in the furnace door, and was prying hard.

Rose looked at him coldly, but saw the sweat dripping down his forehead, and only muttered, "This ......"

Bang!

The door opened.

A puff of yellow-white ash fell, and countless smoke and dust rushed to the face, mixed with the smell of mineral medicine.

Dingding.

There were two soft sounds, and there were two more shiny things in the pile of ashes.

Rose's eyes lit up, and she stepped forward, not caring about the dust and dirty skirt, and leaned over to pick up the two things.

Bai Piaoxue stood aside and saw clearly: the same was a golden ear digging, and the other was a gold lock plate worn by a child.

His head thumped and he lost his voice, "This ...... This...... Don't...... Lady Water, Mother and Son......"

Rose silently handed the two things to Bai Piaoxue's hands.

Bai Piaoxue lifted the golden ear to dig, and when he looked at it, he saw the extremely small font engraved on it: "Wu"

He blurted out: "Isn't this the golden ear digging that Wu Nan confessed and asked the princess to transfer to Shui'er for engagement!" How can it be ...... In the ......"

Everyone lost color together, some of the timid almost fainted, Ma Mingyang's face was like earth, and he couldn't say a word.

Canghai's face was finally moved for the first time, a painful look appeared, and he said lightly: "Not bad." Why didn't the family see Mrs. Shui's mother and son go out, and Wu Nan never waited for them; It's just because they have long been buried in the green flames of this Dan furnace and turned into ashes and dust of ignorance. ”

Bai Piaoxue couldn't bear to look at it anymore, and hurriedly asked, "Boss Rose, are you ...... How did you come up with the idea...... Lady Water, Mother and Son......"

Rose glanced at Ma Mingyang, who was stunned, and said, "Originally, I didn't expect that, after all, the burning of corpses in the Dan furnace is beyond the imagination of ordinary people. It's a pity that Ma Gongzi was too flustered, his sentences were confused, and his feet were exposed. The more he wanted to draw our eyes out of the Dan Room and make up a secret lie, the more I decided in my heart that Mrs. Shui's mother and son must be in this Dan room! ”

Ma Mingyang blurted out: "I didn't!" I, I, I, ......" (To be continued.) )