Chapter 22: Sweat and Blood

Listening to the little man in the stable, this horse was specially sent by He Jiming to find it from Fanbang.

The horse in front of him is snow-white, with a thin head and a high neck, slender limbs, and a light and graceful step. It is said that you can travel thousands of miles in a day and 800 at night. Not only is it strong in stamina, but it is also extremely thirsty, even if you walk in the Gobi Desert, you only need to drink water once a day. Because of the thin skin and fine hairs, the color of the neck and shoulders is very bright when running and sweating, giving people the illusion of "bleeding", so it is called "sweat and blood horse".

Although Wangshu likes it, he also feels a little pity. This horse must be of great use on the battlefield, and it would be a bit of a waste to practice riding and archery for her.

The ladies and relatives watched around the sweat and blood horses, and they were amazed. Someone couldn't help but be curious, and reached out to touch its hair.

At this moment, the originally docile sweaty horse suddenly became irritable, the horse's hooves kicked the ground wildly, and then raised his head and let out a long roar.

The little guy didn't expect it to suddenly go crazy, and the reins in his hand didn't grasp for a while, and he was dragged out.

The sweaty horse was turning in a manic circle in the backyard, the little guy was chasing after him, and the ladies were afraid of being hit, so they were so frightened that they retreated again and again.

The sweaty horse suddenly turned his head and rushed towards Ye Miaoyi. Ye Miaoyi took a few steps back, but she was already against the pillar and couldn't retreat.

Wangshu happened to be next to her, she was afraid that the crazy horse would hurt people's lives, so she immediately pulled off the Zhu Hai on her head and protected her in front of Ye Miaoyi.

The hairpin fell one by one and plunged into the horse's throat.

The sweaty horse neighed and fell down.

Seeing that the sweaty horse could no longer hurt people, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Several female relatives could not hide their anger, and when they scrambled to escape, they messed up their sideburns and clothes, so they were not embarrassed. Siu Sirou is one of them.

She pushed her messy broken hair behind her ears, and glared at Wangshu with anger in her eyes, "What sweat and blood?" I think it's just a crazy horse, but it's still a baby. This banquet is set up just right! Let everyone here remember it for a lifetime! ”

After all, I was so angry that my heart fluctuated, and it was difficult to control myself. She looked around at the crowd who were just as embarrassed as she was, and her eyes mocked, "Aren't you going yet?" Are you going to wait for that crazy horse to come alive and then chase you for a few laps? ”

After being reminded by her, everyone looked panicked and hurriedly followed her and left.

Kong Yueyao didn't forget to comfort Wangshu when she left, "Xiao Sirou is used to being arrogant, just Miss Xiao don't pay attention to her." It's a horse problem, and it has nothing to do with you. Everyone is a reasonable person, and you won't be blamed. ”

Although it was appeased, Wang Shu looked at the expressions of those female dependents, and a few of them did not complain about her.

Ye Miaoyi was the last to leave. She has never liked to speak, but this time she said to Wangshu apologetically: "Miss Xiao, thank you for saving me." This horse died because of me, and I will find you a horse that is exactly the same. ”

When she said this, she embarrassed Wangshu.

"How could this be your fault? It's that I'm not cautious enough, I should have had someone check it in advance before I brought you to visit. If you are really hurt by it, I don't know what to do. ”

"It's not your fault." Ye Miaoyi shook Wangshu's hand and comforted her. She was pale, and seemed to be still apprehensive, so she left with the help of the maid.

Because of this incident, Wangshu's mood was not very good, and he used less dinner. When Gu Wanyan heard the news, he severely punished the stables and asked them to find out the reason why the horse went crazy. She didn't forget to comfort Wangshu and told her not to feel guilty about this matter.

In the evening, the Prime Minister's Mansion welcomed a distinguished guest.

Gu Huaijin walked in with a wooden box on his face, "Today is your birthday, and I am a little late in giving this gift." ”

Wangshu glanced at him listlessly, "What kind of hairpin is it?" Jade or silver? Carved or dotted? ”

Gu Huaijin looked at her amusedly, "What?" Am I just going to give away hairpins in your eyes? ”

"Or else?" Wang Shu glanced at him coolly, "I heard that you used a hairpin to capture Cui Jinkite's heart before, and I also gave a hairpin to thank you." You have a soft spot for this object. Or is it that this object is convenient to find and extremely cheap, so you deliberately bought a bunch of them and gave them away one by one? ”

Her angry appearance was much more vivid than usual, and Gu Huaijin smiled very happily. He sat down beside her, deliberately approached her, and said, "Do you remember my affairs very clearly?" Didn't you have a mind about me, so what I did, what I said, and what I gave gifts, you just want to forget and can't forget? ”

He teased in her ear, and the ambiguous aura blushed with shame. She stood up and deliberately distanced herself from him, and snorted coldly: "You don't give me a poor mouth." I really don't have the heart to remember your. ”

"But you just remember." Gu Huaijin said quite scoundrelly, seeing that she was a little unhappy, so she changed the topic, "Okay, where do I dare to send you hairpins again." It can be difficult to kill a horse with a hairpin, and you have to find the acupuncture points. So, in order to make it easier for you to kill next time, I have found you a good dagger. ”

These things spread very quickly. Wang Shu looked back at him, and there was a trace of resentment in his eyes, "In your eyes, I am such a cruel woman?" ”

"Where is brutality? This is called decisiveness and praise. Gu Huaijin smiled and opened the wooden box.

The dagger in the box looked like something exotic. The scabbard is golden throughout, and a piece of fire jade is inlaid on it. The hollow carved pattern is particularly delicate, like an eagle with wings ready to fly. This dagger is supposed to be a man's thing.

Wangshu liked it very much, and couldn't help but take a closer look, and took it out again to take a closer look. It feels cold to the touch, and the knife surface of the unsheath is smooth and bright, reflecting the warm candle flame a little cold.

"It's a good dagger." The resentment in Wangshu's eyes dissipated a little, "You are quite similar to my uncle, and they both like to go to Fanbang to find objects." ”

Gu Huaijin propped her head and looked at her lovely, and there was a little doting in her eyes. He smiled: "Baodao BMW, naturally Fanbang's is better." ”

At this moment, Zixu hurriedly walked in and said in Gu Huaijin's ear: "Your Highness, Lord He was taken away by Kong Qingyun's people. ”

Gu Huaijin looked solemn, "For what?" ”

"It was said that Lord He smuggled the new tea."

Gu Huaijin's face became extremely solemn, and he immediately stood up and walked out. Wangshu was also shocked when she heard this, she immediately put down the dagger and chased out.

"I'll go with you."

Last time, Lu Zhengze was sent to the fiefdom to negotiate, which set a precedent for the prime minister not to be in the court, and then Gu Chengye had no scruples, and sent him to other places every once in a while. At this time, Lu Zhengze was not in Chang'an, otherwise it would not be Gu Huaijin's turn to solve the matter by himself.

Gu Huaijin was afraid that Kong Qingyun would abuse the lynching, so he went to the government to negotiate with him first. Wangshu didn't follow, she thought about it, and decided to go to the place where the crime occurred first to understand the situation.

He Mansion has been surrounded by the government army. Those yajun didn't let Wangshu in, so Wangshu took out the token that Gu Huaijin gave her, but those people still didn't buy it.

"Master Kong said that the people of His Highness can't go in."

Wangshu immediately understood. Kong Qingyun and Gu Huaijin were already hostile, so they were naturally afraid that his people would go in and make some kind of moths.

Wang Shu raised his eyebrows slightly, "I'm not Gu Huaijin's person, I'm the 'Qinghe County Lord' personally appointed by His Majesty, the righteous daughter of the eldest princess of Pingle." This time I also came on the order of the eldest princess. ”

The eldest princess of Pingle is equivalent to the existence of His Majesty, who doesn't know His Majesty's respect for her, and those soldiers dare not let her go when they hear it.

Although Wangshu didn't like these bells and whistles, he didn't expect them to be so easy to use at this time.

Mrs. He witnessed He Jiming being arrested, and she was so anxious that she didn't know what to do, and seeing Wangshu at this moment was like seeing a savior.

Wangshu comforted her and understood what had happened.

It turned out that the government received a report from the people that He Jiming Mansion had a large amount of new tea in Litun and was preparing to be shipped to Fanbang. Previously, He Jiming was entrusted by Lu Zhengze to find sweat and blood, and indeed sent some people to Fanbang, but he did not instruct those people to take away smuggling. However, Kong Qingyun's people searched for a batch of new tea from the imperial court in He Jiming's convoy, and then the Yajun surrounded He Mansion and found a batch in He Jiming's study.

"It was also because of me. Auntie, don't worry, Your Highness and I will definitely rescue Uncle He. ”

Wangshu said to one of the yajun: "You take me to the house where the new tea was found." ”

The study was already very messy, and all the drawers were open, and several of them were filled with tea.

Wangshu stretched out her hand and grabbed some, Yajun wanted to stop it, but she smiled and said, "What? With so many people watching here, can I still steal the beams and change the pillars? ”

There are so many guards here, she really can't make any waves.

Yajun was a little embarrassed, so he stopped talking.

Wangshu put the tea under his nose and smelled it, it was indeed a new tea before the rain, but there was not only the smell of tea leaves, but also a slight smell of grass.

Wang Shu frowned, and she asked Mrs. He, "Auntie, have these tea leaves been here all along?" ”

"Yes, only the Yajun took a part from here and sent it to the government for investigation, and we haven't touched the rest." Mrs. He asked incomprehensibly, "What?" Any questions? ”

Wangshu shook his head, "No problem. I would also like to ask you, where are the haystacks placed in the house? ”

"Naturally, it's two kitchens." Mrs. He replied without thinking, and just as Wangshu was about to go to the kitchen, she added, "Oh, by the way, and the stables." ”

Wang Shu first went to the two kitchens to check, and she carefully opened the firewood stacks, but found nothing. So she went to the stables again.

The horses in the stables paced restlessly, and the little servant took them aside so that Wang Shu could examine them.

Wangshu lifted the haystack one by one, and when he reached the third stack, he saw the green fines mixed in the hay. She twisted it up and smelled it, it was a fresh fragrance of tea leaves.

She looked at the irritated expressions of the horses as if she had thought of something. Before her sweaty horses went berserk, they looked similar to them at this time, looking uneasy, irritable and anxious.

The sweaty horse was originally kept in He Fu, and it was thought that the horse became excited after eating the tea by mistake. Tea leaves are mixed in the haystack, and if you eat too much, it is normal to go crazy.

She quietly patted the tea powder in her hand, turned around and asked a few small servants on the side: "Which of you is guarding the stables these days?" ”

One of the servants stood up and replied, "Mao Xing has been guarding these days, and I will occasionally come to replace him." ”

Wangshu walked up to the little guy named "Maoxing" and asked softly, "How many years have you been here?" ”

Mao Xing had been hanging his head, and now he was suddenly asked, looking a little nervous, "The slave maid entered the He Mansion when she was five years old, and now the slave maid is fifteen years old, just ten years." ”

"Ten years is not short." Wangshu sighed thoughtfully, and then she asked, "Is the appetite of the horses okay these days?" ”

"As before, there are no anomalies."

Wangshu glanced at the ground of the stable, where there was still a pile of uncleaned horse manure, and she smiled and asked Mao Xing, "Is this horse manure the same as before?" ”

Mao Xing secretly glanced at Wangshu, met her somewhat sharp gaze, and lowered his head in shock, "There is no abnormality." ”

The smile on Wangshu's lips became a little cold, and she said to Yajun: "Detain this person and go to the government with me." ”

Mao Xing was so frightened that he knelt down, "Girl, why are you arresting slaves?" The slave's words are true, and there is no deception! ”

"If you are open, you need not be afraid. I just asked you to go with me to the government to investigate this matter, or it will kill you. Wangshu glanced at him coldly, "Don't you take it away?" ”

The soldiers looked at each other, a little hesitant. They shouldn't have obeyed Wangshu's orders, and it would be bad if they offended Kong Qingyun because of this. After a few conversations with Wangshu, they also understood her temper, and if she disobeyed, she had other ways to do it. So he could only put his heart down and work together to drag up Maoxing.