Chapter 269: The Dead Man at the Inn
After the purple bead grass, a few other things were auctioned, and Lan Wan'er was bored to take a more beautifully made hairpin, and it was time for the next thing she was looking forward to.
It was a parchment scroll, and I couldn't see the contents clearly, but according to Lan Xuan'er's estimate, there might be some mysterious map in it.
The host quoted the reserve price, one thousand taels.
Hearing this price, Lan Wan'er almost collapsed.
Thinking that the purple bead grass had won such a high price at the auction, I thought that this thing would be worth more than 10,000 yuan, who would have thought that the reserve price would be so low.
"One thousand taels." Lan Wan'er was the first to bid.
Then there is a quiet wait.
One second, two seconds.
No one shouted the price anymore, the host quickly counted down to three, and the parchment roll belonged to Lan Xuan'er.
Lan Xuan'er: "... ..."
What about the good over 10,000? What about the treasure map? It can't be that she thinks too much, right?
A group of men sent the parchment roll over, and after handing over the money and goods, Lan Wan'er couldn't help but ask.
"What is this?"
"Madam, the seller called this thing a parchment roll, and I can't hide it, this is our third auction."
"The third time?" Lan Wan'er was a little surprised.
Can this thing be returned?
As if seeing her doubts, the guy explained: "If you want to return the auction item, you have to charge a handling fee of 50%, and the price of selling it to Mrs. this time is already the lowest, and the first two reserve prices start at 10,000 and 5,000 respectively." ”
Lan Wan'er didn't feel like she had picked up the treasure, she just wanted to cry.
"Why did they come back before?"
It doesn't cost to waste so much handling fees to return it, which proves how bad this thing is, the point is, it has been returned twice, why do you want to continue the auction?
The man hesitated for a moment and said, "Madame has already bought it, in fact, it doesn't hurt to tell Madame." ”
Lan Wan'er smiled without smiling.
So they're not afraid to return it, are they? They can also get the general processing fee anyway.
"This thing was auctioned here by the seller, saying that it was a treasure map, and he had to set a high price of 10,000 yuan, but it was said that it was a treasure map, and when it was auctioned for the first time, there were still many competitors, and it was finally sold at a high price of 50,000 yuan.
As a result, the buyer had to return it not long after buying it back, and after understanding the situation, he did not plan to continue the auction, but the seller insisted that we should continue the auction, and said that we did not know the goods, just because we did not meet anyone who knew the goods.
In fact, this is our last auction, if it is still returned, this thing will not continue to appear in the auction house, oh and, our boss said that if it is returned this time, it will be refunded in full. ”
Lan Wan'er nodded, relieved.
"What the hell is wrong with this thing?"
The man sighed: "Madame will take it back and see." ”
After letting the guy quit, Lan Wan'er couldn't wait to open the parchment roll, and was dumbfounded for a while.
It was empty, and there was nothing.
Didn't you say it was a treasure map?
Is this a wordless book? You have to be destined to see it?
No wonder the people who bought it before are going to return it.
Buying such a bad thing for 50,000 yuan does test psychological endurance.
"Can you read it?" Lan Xuan'er handed the parchment roll to Wei Xuanyun.
Wei Xuanyun picked it up and looked at it, then shook his head.
Lan Wan'er sighed, "Is it really going back?" ”
It's a pity that she was so happy before, maybe it was a treasure map, and the money was ready.
"Put it away first, and see if you can untie it later." Wei Xuanyun touched the blank parchment scroll.
Lan Wan'er nodded, suddenly remembered something, and splashed the tea on the table.
Useless.
She smiled awkwardly, and Wei Xuanyun shook her head helplessly.
"The person who was the first to buy it should have tried all of these methods." Wei Xuanyun said.
"I'll give it a try." Lan Wan'er stuck out her tongue, "By the way, did you say that the first buyer tried it with fire?" ”
As she spoke, Lan Wan'er directly roasted the parchment roll under the candle flame.
There was no movement.
"It's a god, the fire can't burn it."
She put the parchment roll under her nose and sniffed it, but she couldn't smell anything.
After tossing for a long time, the parchment roll seemed to be invulnerable, and Lan Wan'er had to give up.
Looking out the window, it turned out that he had already auctioned off his own things.
The words "Feather Coat Boy" have reached the point of a trademark, and when I heard that it was the elixir refined by Feather Colebe, I decided to bid for it!
Moreover, considering the practicality, the main function of the elixir refined by Lan Wan'er this time is to use it to cushion physical strength.
Tired of work? Have a blood pill.
Running out of energy for fighting? Have a blood pill.
Stuck in studying? Have a blood pill.
She gave a total of five, and the ones that were auctioned separately ended up in the hands of five people.
After the auction, there are still people who want to inquire about the whereabouts of the feather coat.
But the fact that Princess Wei and the prince of the feather coat are the same person may be known to everyone in Kyoto, the Snow Dragon Kingdom.
After all, Fengwu Kingdom is still a bit far away, except for those who pay attention to Wei Xuanyun who know the true identity of the feather coat boy, like these ordinary people, most of them still think that the feather coat boy is a man.
Therefore, Lan Wan'er sincerely didn't want to show up, and everyone couldn't find out her whereabouts.
After the auction, everyone stayed in Anyang City for another day and prepared to continue their journey.
On the morning of leaving, Lan Wan'er rarely slept lazily, but was lit back and forth on herself by a pair of salty pig hands in the morning.
Lan Wan'er slapped her hands away dissatisfied, turned over, and muttered: "Don't make trouble, let me sleep again, I'm sleepy." ”
Wei Xuanyun smiled and withdrew her hand, helped her pull the quilt, and then propped her head to watch Lan Xuan'er sleep.
When Lan Wan'er woke up again, she saw a pair of smiling eyes, she rubbed her eyes, and asked, "What time is it?" ”
"It's almost noon."
"It's been a long time since I've slept so well, and I'm going to have to travel for several days."
Lan Wan'er sat up and moved her muscles.
Pack your things and get ready to go.
Lan Wan'er suddenly remembered that the disaster that the stinky Taoist priest had said before had not happened.
It seems that she really lied to her, don't let her catch that stinky Taoist priest next time, she will be faintly worried for several days.
As soon as they went out, they were stopped by officers and soldiers who were coming towards them.
"All the people in the inn, from now on, are not allowed to leave the inn for half a step, go back to the room first, go back."
Lan Wan'er frowned.
Wei Xuanyun glanced at Leng Feng, and Leng Feng left.
After a while, Leng Feng came back from inquiring about the news.
"Master, the inn has just died, and now it is being investigated one by one."
Soon, the officers and soldiers found Lan Xuan'er's room.
Probably seeing that the two of them were extraordinary, the officers and soldiers were quite polite, and asked Lan Wan'er and others to cooperate with the search.
"What is this?" The officers and men took out some bottles and jars of small medicine bottles from the retaliation.
Lan Wan'er glanced at it and blurted out: "Poison." ”
"Poison? Take! The officers and soldiers put away the poison.
So, Lan Wan'er was taken to the prefect's yamen with a bewildered face.
Originally, she wanted to do it, but thinking about it, she might increase her suspicion by doing it, so she gave up.
Wei Xuanyun came with her, while Lan Xiaoqi was temporarily left at the inn to look for books and take care of Leng Yu.
"Who's in the hall?" Song Shanming, the prefect's yamen, asked.
Lan Wan'er stood up straight and said lightly: "Lan Wan'er." ”
"Lan Clan, why don't you kneel when you see this official?" Song Shanming asked.
"Why should I kneel?" Lan Xuan'er is not salty or light.
"You! Kneel down for this officer! Song Shanming scolded.
Lan Xuan'er's eyes were cold, and Wei Xuanyun's face was also gloomy, as long as Song Shanming made the next move, the two of them would turn this place upside down.
It's just a small Anyang City, and the two of them don't take it seriously.
"If I don't kneel, what can you do?" Lan Wan'er's voice carried a kind of madness.
Hearing this, Song Shanming immediately wanted someone to drag her down and replay the 20th board.
Just as he was about to open his mouth to implement his idea, a person not far away suddenly coughed, and Song Shanming swallowed back the words that were about to be spoken.
With an unkind expression, he asked, "Lan, are you guilty?" ”
From seeing this prefect's yamen to the present, Lan Wan'er just wanted to send him a few big words: there is a hole in his brain!
She rolled her eyes and said, "I don't know, I was arrested here for some reason, and I want to ask the adults what this means." ”
"You just killed someone, and now that the evidence is conclusive, do you still want to quibble?"
"My lord, when did I kill someone, and how can I have conclusive evidence?"
"And quibble! Didn't these poisons come out of your room? If you don't have a ghost, why do you carry poison with you! ”
Lan Xuan'er glanced at Wei Xuanyun, as if asking: Are the requirements of your Fengwu Kingdom officials so low?
Wei Xuanyun shrugged.
It had been a long time since he had returned to Fengwu Kingdom.
"My lord, because I'm a doctor, I brought poison just to defend myself, I don't know who the deceased is, I haven't even seen him, I don't even know how he died, I'm just a tourist, my lord's judgment is too hasty, right?"
"Bold!" Song Shanming slapped the table heavily.
He glanced at a person not far from Lan Xuan'er's side and said, "The deceased is Master He's only son." ”
"So, this Master He also thinks that I killed his son?"
"The evidence is conclusive, the case has been decided, and the official will show evidence of murder."
"May I ask you, apart from those bottles of poison, where did you conclude that I killed someone? What was my method of killing, and what was my motive? ”
Lan Wan'er originally wanted to defend herself, but where did she think that this prefect could be shameless to a certain extent.
"Hmph, now I want you to truthfully explain to the official, your murder and murder methods, if you don't tell it honestly, it's a pity for your thin skin and tender meat."
Wei Xuanyun's fingers moved slightly, ready to make a move, but Lan Xuan'er gave him a slightly calming look.