"If there is nothing to do, the old slave will retire first, and there are still some things to be busy in the medicine house." Steward Gu put everything on the table, and Frost stretched out her head curiously, looking at the two invitations on the brocade box, as well as the big brocade box.

"Miss, can you open it? It seems that there is something alive inside. The silly girl stared at the crack in the brocade box and heard a hissing in her ears.

"Wait, beware of deception." Ichidao said vigilantly.

Before the words were finished, the extremely curious Frost Frost had already opened the brocade box, and a huge python rushed out, and everyone who couldn't react watched the open blood basin bite towards Yan Frost.

"Frost-"

Yan Shunhua's outstretched hand didn't have time to push Yan Shuangshuang away, and the three-foot-long python had been subdued by the stupid girl.

Subdued...

Subdue...

She served.

“......”

The little scholar watched his little daughter-in-law touch the golden python in a daze, and got goosebumps unexpectedly.

"Why are you... It's all like being pointed, and it doesn't move? Frost spoke as she gently stroked the giant golden python.

In an instant, Shun Hua felt that his legs and feet were a little weak, and his outstretched hand could not be taken back, and he asked in a trembling voice:

"Good frost, you still put it around your neck, aren't you afraid that it will panic?"

"Well, it's okay, it's a little bigger than the little snake in the country, it's pretty cool." Yan Shuangshuang smiled innocently.

Is it cool?

Silly girl, is it time to be cold?

Mother, she's going to be scared to death.

Shunhua tugged at the corners of his mouth stiffly, not knowing whether to cry or laugh, Fu Mujin looked at this scene seriously, and commanded softly:

"Miss Frost, you better go find a vat first and put it away, otherwise, I'm afraid your young lady will be frightened."

"Okay, Frost is going now." Frost nodded lively, and went out with the golden python thicker than her arm.

Seeing that the big python was carried out, Shunhua, who was relieved, propped himself on the table with one hand, and found that there were still some things in the brocade box.

In the delicate brocade box, a set of plain clothes sewn with silk and satin were neatly placed, as well as some golden hairpins and beads, as well as jade bracelets.

"Young lady, you better be careful, the person who can enlarge the snake in the brocade box may poison his clothes." The little scholar kindly reminded.

Shunhua picked up the chopsticks and picked up this plain dress suspiciously, only to find that it was brand new, with no fat powder smell at all, not like someone had worn it.

"Although this color is plain, it looks heavy, this orange-red, not everyone likes to wear it, if Miss Ben comes to give a gift, she will definitely give a more popular clothes, even if the owner can't wear it, you can also give it to others."

Shunhua lowered her eyes slightly and looked at those hairpins, there was still a strand of hair on them, she looked down and smelled it, there was a strong jasmine fragrance.

"These jewelry still have some scent of powder, as if someone has used it."

"Someone has used it and sent it, and those gifts are really picky." Yidao clasped his hands, shook his head again and again, and took the opportunity to boast: "If I give a gift, I will go to the market to buy a new one if I give a green onion." ”

Shunhua glanced at him speechlessly, will someone send green onions to use it?

She picked up the invitation casually, flipped it open, and her hands trembled a little.

"Young lady, what's the matter, who is the person who slammed the door?" The little scholar asked.

"Uh... The Queen? ”

"This snake, and these used onions, no, the used jewelry, the new clothes were sent by the queen? Why is she so picky! The little scholar said indignantly.

But Fu Mujin didn't think so, and he looked carefully at the brocade box, as well as the handwriting on the two invitations.

"She didn't send it." The two said in unison.

Shunhua and Fu Mujin looked at each other in surprise, but they didn't expect that what they thought in their hearts coincided.

"This brocade box is only wrapped in a layer of red paper, and the handwriting of the two invitations is different, and it is likely that two or even three people sent it." Fu Mujin said softly.

Shunhua immediately took over the conversation, put on the brocade box and said:

"The invitation has a unique agarwood fragrance in the palace, a faint fruity fragrance mixed with a sweet honey fragrance, it is the special agarwood that Lian Qianjian has just paid tribute this year, and now, the entire Wanqiong Kingdom, and even the entire Seven Kingdoms, only the royal family of Lian Qianjian and Wanqiong have, and this brocade box... There was no smell on the outside. ”

The little scholar listened in a fog, and turned his head to ask Childe for advice, "Although Yidao is a little stupid, you try to explain it, I can still understand it." ”

"If it is really sent by the queen's mother, if it is you, will you hug it tightly for fear of breaking the master's things, and do this, it will definitely make the brocade box stained with agarwood." Fu Mujin asked patiently.

"Childe, do you mean that the man has been holding the brocade box containing the python tightly and not letting go? Babble, yes—"

Just when the little scholar who was shocked by the sour plum dried completely misunderstood the point, Shunhua opened the second invitation, and suddenly his face tightened, and he felt that his whole face was numb.

It says that she should go to Rongxianglou at the harvest festival next month to meet someone she wants to meet, but has never been able to meet.

The payer is Gu Liyue.

"Young lady, what's wrong with you, why is your face so ugly?"

She raised her eyes, pretending that nothing had happened, looked at Yidao, and said casually: "It's not a big deal, it turns out that the queen wants to invite me and your son to the birthday banquet of the saint." ”

"Really? Childe, you can bring a rice, I also want to take the opportunity to see and understand. ”

The little scholar's thoughtful words didn't seem to reach Fu Mujian's ears, and he looked at Shun Hua who didn't look right at this time, worried.

I always feel that something bad is about to happen.

*

In the middle of the night, a group of hurried people knocked on the door of the Jade Mansion, and the yawning little maid just saw the tiger stripes on their shoulders, and suddenly the whole person sobered up.

"Official, official, I don't know what happened when I came in the middle of the night?"

"The Criminal Department is handling the case, please ask Lord Yu and Mrs. Yu to cooperate." Tatsu replied simply and clearly.

"Okay, okay, let's go for the little one."

After a short pause, Ning Xiaoxiao and Chen You waited for the belated Jade Xiangfeng in the inner hall.

"The two of you came late at night, presumably the mother's case has progressed, right?" He asked earnestly.

"No, this official and Lord Ning are here to investigate the case of Xu Manyang's poisoning and death."

Yu Xiangfeng was stunned, a little disappointed in his eyebrows, and a little embarrassed.

"It turned out that I came to investigate the case of my mother-in-law..."

Ning Xiaoxiao saw some red marks on his neck and bruises on his face, and said with a smile: "I only heard that Mrs. Ling was pregnant a few days ago, and now you are so affectionate, you are really envious of others, Mrs. Zun shouldn't have gotten out of bed yet, right?" ”

"Ning Xiaoxiao's case, be serious."

Chen You scolded softly, and just turned his head, he saw Yu Xiangfeng's face pale, stunned in place, as if he had done something wrong and had been discovered.

"Jade-sama, what's wrong with you?"

"Ah, no, it's fine." Yu Xiangfeng raised his hand and pressed his neck in a panic, and pretended to be calm and ordered: "Why don't you hurry up and pour tea for the two adults, don't you see that the tea is cold?" ”

"Yes, small, I'll pour tea right away."

Ning Xiaoxiao and Lord Chen You looked at each other, feeling a little strange.

Su Wenyu is polite and polite, speaks gently, and never shouts at the little guys, but now his tone is so fierce and blunt.

"Lord Ning and I still have something to ask her, I wonder when Mrs. Zun will come out?"

"Nei, Neiko, she... She just lost a child, and now she is sad and bedridden, the official doesn't want to stimulate her, please forgive the two adults. Lord Jade said with a panicked expression.

The two of them were startled, Ning Xiaoxiao felt that the joke she had just made was too big, but she felt very strange, if her wife had just lost a child, wouldn't Lord Yu be messing around?

I'm afraid that the bruises on my face must have been beaten by my wife, and I beat them quite hard.

"So that's the case, it's a faux pas." Tatsumi clasped his right hands together and said apologetically.

"It's okay, if you have any questions, just ask the official."

"Then the official is welcome."

The subordinates behind him took out brushes and booklets and carefully made notes.

"Dare to ask my lord, why did Xu Shi lie sick in bed, and when did he find out that he died in bed?" Tatsuyo asked softly.

"Listen to Neiko, mother-in-law, when she went back to the Yan family to visit relatives before, she was maliciously beaten by the evil servants of the Yan family, but this official later heard from colleagues in the officialdom that it was because she bullied a father-in-law that she was beaten with sixty boards as a punishment."

Yu Xiangfeng picked up the teacup, took a sip slowly, and then said: "Later, her illness was good and bad, and Neiko has been taking care of her intimately, always hoping that she will be well, but unexpectedly, on the night before yesterday, she died suddenly. ”

"What hour?" Ning Xiaoxiao asked nervously.

Yu Xiangfeng, who was weak-hearted, shook his head and lied: "I don't know, at that time, after the official finished handling official business, he drank a few drinks at the tavern, and when he came back, the house was already full of white silk and the mourning hall was arranged. ”

"I don't know if my mother-in-law dies, I guess Lord Yu must have something very troublesome in his heart?" Ning Xiaoxiao quipped.

Seeing that Yu Xiangfeng's expression was wrong, immediately, Lord Chen stretched out his elbow and bumped Ning Xiaoxiao, looking at Yu Xiangfeng and said:

"If you can, I still hope that Lord Yu will confess, maybe it will help the case."

The other party hesitated for a moment and said, "This official... At that time, Miss Yan agreed to the marriage of the only son of the Lin family, and the official and her have had a deep relationship since childhood, and they have also been engaged, and they don't want her to be in a ... Such a man wasted his years, and when he was unhappy for a while, he went to drink. ”

"Then you've been drinking for a long time, you've been drinking for a few days." Ning Xiaoxiao, who was in the know, covered her mouth and smiled.

"Ning Xiaoxiao." Chen Youzheng said, "If it is possible, the official wants to ask the slaves at home, I don't know if it is possible?" ”

"Naturally." Yu Xiangfeng was relieved, "Why don't you hurry up and invite the people in the mansion out?" ”

"Yes."

Seeing the little guy hurriedly go out, Ning Xiaoxiao turned her head slightly, looked at the coffin, and a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Xu's is not buried, and now, the death of the jade mother is suspicious, and it is parked in the yamen, who is in this coffin?

He stood up slightly, walked to the coffin in a nervous mood, and was shocked to find that the coffin was actually empty.

"Lord Yu, why don't you wait for Lingtang's case to be cleared up and the body returned before you buy the coffin, aren't you afraid that the size of the coffin will not match?"

A trace of doubt quietly fell on Yu Xiangfeng's head.

"No, my mother's clothes and shoes, although they are dotted by the inner son on weekdays, but the size, the official has always remembered that filial piety is the first thing in a hundred lines, and now that the mother has suffered misfortune, it is natural for the son to first handle everything that can be done."

"Then do you know what clothes Ling Tang wore on the day he was killed?"

Yu Xiangfeng was stunned suddenly, not quite understanding what Chen You meant.

"Isn't my mother's clothes on her body, you can just look at the corpse."

"Uh..."

This is to ask Chen You, I can't say it directly, your mother is defenseless, so they don't know what she was wearing when she was killed.

"It's a plain dress sewn on satin, dark orange red." Yan Rubing, who was pale, was being supported by the maid and walked into the door.