Fu Chengzu shook his head, "The half of the candle found in the ruins of the Buddha Hall is real, but the arsonist did not find it. ”

"Since the arson has not been found, how can the mastermind of the arson be determined?"

Feng Luoli looked up at Fu Chengzu with an embarrassed face, and Yi Hun also pointed out that Yi Ling and several lower-ranking concubines were responsible for arson, which also included Empress Dowager Chang, but did not mention who the arson was.

"This ......" Fu Chengzu looked at Feng Luoli with some embarrassment, as if he didn't know how to speak.

"Lord Fu, you are the supervisor of the Imperial Horse Supervisor of this palace, and the supervisor of the Buddha Hall this time. Although the arson case was handed over by the emperor to General B for investigation, if there was any mistake, General B was a person with meritorious military achievements, and he could shirk the general's bad behavior. This palace still doesn't know what to do with Lord Fu? Feng Luoli raised his eyes to look at Fu Chengzu, and a hint of fierceness flashed in his eyes.

"Mother's forgiveness!" Fu Chengzu pounced and knelt in front of Feng Luoli.

"Fu-sama, please get up!" Feng Luoli stood up and walked to Fu Chengzu, "Because the arson case is related to the palace, I can't help but ask carefully." Master Fu doesn't need to worry, this palace doesn't mean harmless, it's just to find out the reason for the matter! ”

Fu Chengzu slowly stood up, looked at Feng Luoli, sighed and said, "Niangniang! As you just said, General Yihun is a person with military exploits, and Weichen really can't afford to be guilty! ”

"This palace is not an unkind person, and I came here today to ask about it only as a rule, and it is not recorded. Even if Lord Fu has a secret and can't disobey the person who hosts, this palace will not say a word in front of His Majesty. ”

Master Fu was relieved at this time, and only after a while did he speak: "Niangniang doesn't know, Weichen was born in a poor family and his parents died early, and he and his eldest sister have relied on each other since he was a child. The eldest sister took me up with great hardship and provided me with education. Later, I participated in the imperial examination and finally got an official position. The eldest sister died of exhaustion, leaving a son to stay at home. Weichen added the position of the imperial horse supervisor, and didn't want Weichen's unscrupulous nephew to run rampant in the township. He also killed someone by mistake. Fortunately, General B conscripted him into the army, so that he was spared the disaster of paying for his life. Saying that, Fu Chengzu stopped and looked at Feng Luoli, his face was a little embarrassed, "Niangniang forgive me." It was the improper discipline of Weichen that caused this disaster. This should not be a matter of ignoring national law. But the kindness of the eldest sister, Weichen really can't forget. ”

Feng Luoli nodded, "It's normal for Lord Fu to do this, how can this palace be responsible." ”

"For this. When General B investigated the case this time, he happened to mention the matter of Weichen's nephew. also reassured Weichen that he would take more care of Weichen's nephew. ”

"Therefore, when General B investigated the arson case, you did not dare to object?"

Fu Chengzu nodded, "General B has full authority to investigate this case, and Weichen is just handing over the clues investigated one by one!" Until the case was completed, General B ordered Weichen to refer to the book, and said that the case was closed, and neither the emperor nor he wanted to make any further troubles in this matter. ”

"I think Master Fu noticed something wrong. General B is just a wake-up call for adults! ”

"What the mother said is true. General B's closing statement seems to be conclusive and reasonable, but the omissions in it relate to the fact that there is another mastermind in the case. ”

Feng Luoli nodded, "What did Master Fu find?" ”

On the day of the fire in the Buddhist hall, Weichen and Bao Wei carefully investigated the scene. In addition to the half of the candle that testified against Niangniang, three days later, Weichen also found traces of tung oil outside the Buddhist hall. ”

"Tung oil?!"

Fu Chengzu nodded, "Tung oil is a combustion-supporting thing, the wind is southwest that day, and the southwest side of the Buddha hall is piled up with the Buddha's materials, and everything is flammable. However, the location of the candle is in the open space on the north side, and the Buddhist hall has not yet been built, and most of the materials used are earth and stones. The fire of the day burned all the things that were worshiped by the Buddha. This is incomprehensible, why does the flame of the candle burn to the object of worshipping the Buddha? ”

"Do you think it's because of tung oil?"

Fu Chengzu shook his head, "According to Weichen's view, the fire of that day was not caused by candles. It's because of tung oil. ”

"Among the things that worship the Buddha this time, the palace remembers that there is tung oil, so how can you see that the traces of those tung oil are not caused by the things that worship the Buddha have not burned out?"

"Niangniang doesn't know, the things of the Buddha are in the Buddha hall to avoid the wind and rain, and the tung oil is flammable, so take care of it carefully. On that day, the traces of tung oil checked by Weichen were outside the walls of the Buddhist hall. If Weichen's guess is correct, someone deliberately used tung oil to ignite the things of the Buddha and then set fire to the Buddha hall. ”

Feng Luoli stared for a moment, then looked at Fu Chengzu, "The purpose of that half of the candle is to frame the palace?" ”

"Probably so!"

"It would be too arbitrary to conclude that the mastermind is someone else based on just a trace of tung oil. Since the person who masterminded the arson dared to frame the palace, he was naturally completely prepared, Lord Fu ......" Feng Luoli looked at Fu Chengzu and waited for his next words.

Fu Chengzu stood up and bowed to Feng Luoli, "Niangniang!" The use of tung oil is determined by the law of our dynasty, and it is a forbidden thing in the inner room of the palace. This time the construction of the Buddha hall to worship the Buddha should be a special order of His Majesty. Who can use this tung oil, the amount of use, there is no need to say in detail. ”

Feng Luoli nodded, got up and looked at the dim outside, and said with a light smile: "Thank you, Lord Fu, for your doubts, this palace is leaving!" ”

Fu Chengzu bowed and saluted, "It's dark, go slowly!" ”

Qingcao put on Feng Luoli's coat, carried the lantern that Fu Chengzu personally replaced with a new candle, and helped Feng Luoli to leave slowly. Fu Chengzu watched the glimmer of light go away, and then slowly straightened up, his eyes solemn.

"Qingcao, Lord Murong wrote a few days ago to mention where the exam class has arrived?"

The cold wind was cold, blowing the lanterns swaying, and Feng Luoli and Qingcao walked slowly like a lone person on a mountain road. The wind was cold and biting in his neck, Feng Luoli couldn't help but tighten his neckline and looked at the night sky with only a few stars.

"Pingzhou! The slave maid remembered that Niangniang said that the day when the examination officials would return to Beijing was not far away, and she thought that Lord Murong was about to return to Beijing! Qing Cao carefully looked at the road under her feet, and didn't seem to think carefully before taking Feng Luoli's words.

Feng Luoli nodded, "Tomorrow, you find someone to send a letter to Lord Murong, I heard that Yingzhou is prolific with snow ginseng, please ask Lord Murong to bring some back to the palace!" ”

Qingcao nodded, "Yes!" ”

"There is another thing, when she is free, she will order someone to clean up the melodious room, and she will also be on an errand in the Zhaoyang Palace. You also told the people of the palace that they should only treat each other as before, and not disdain. ”

"Niangniang, Melodious is unforgivable for this crime, why do you want to rescue her?"

Qingcao is really puzzled, melodious several betrayals, Feng Luoli is a lot of forgiveness. But this time it is really a heinous sin, and forgiveness is like burying the root of the curse again. (To be continued.) )