173 Weighing Monkeys
Before Jiang Yufan's words fell, he heard a burst of laughter coming from the house, and the next moment he saw a round black shadow in front of him: "Oh, Master Jiang, which fragrant wind blew you here?" ”
Before the man's words fell, Jiang Yufan's arm was stopped, and then he stumbled under his feet and almost fell.
"Old Houtou, be lighter, I can't afford your strength master."
Jiang Yufan shook his arm vigorously, and Jun Qinglan saw a swarthy lump roll from his side to the ground. There was a bang.
What's that?
If you look closely, it's a person. Is it a person? It's dark and short, it's just short, it's fat. The man stood up straight, at best, reaching the height of Jiang Yufan's chest, and looked at it coldly...... Scales.
"Jun Qinglan, let me introduce you to you, this is the master of the auspicious silk village, the old marquis. When we do things in the house, we always contact him directly. If you have anything, just ask him. ”
"Good official." The old marquis smiled and nodded towards Jun Qinglan: "Please come in, please come in." ”
His face is not unfamiliar, and all the businessmen in the world look like this when they see the rich man coming to the door. However, this originally enthusiastic and thoughtful look reached a black scale's face, and it was a little unbearable to look at it.
Although the old marquis was fat and short, he moved very quickly. Before the words fell, he had already entered the house in a happy mood. casually picked up the teapot on the table, and was busy re-boiling water and making tea.
Jun Qinglan stared at the old marquis's head for a moment. Although the man's appearance was indecent, his fingers were in no way the same as the vulgarity of his face. Although it is still the same black, it is slender, soft, and flexible. It seems that there is a certain reason why he can become the master of Ruyi Silk Village.
"To become a master, I believe that your years in the silk village should not be short."
The old marquis smiled and nodded: "That's nature." ”
Jun Qinglan stared at him for a moment: "Seven years ago, were you there?" ”
At that time, the old marquis was taking a teapot and pouring tea into Jun Qinglan and Jiang Yufan's cups. She said a word, and watched the old marquis's fingers smack, and the tea in the pot almost splashed out of the cup.
Jun Qinglan narrowed her eyes: "So, you are here." ”
"The villain was apprenticed in the shop when he was a child, and he has been mixed here for most of his life. It's really unclear how many years I've been working in the shop. ”
The old marquis poured the tea and respectfully sent the tea cup to Jun Qinglan and Jiang Yufan.
"What he's saying is that when I was a kid, I watched him make clothes for my mother. He's really loyal to the Silk Village. Jiang Yufan took the teacup and drank it cleanly: "Another cup." I'm dying of thirst. ”
Jun Qinglan stared at the old marquis and poured tea for Jiang Yufan with a good temper, and took the tea cup herself, and took the lid to play with the tea foam floating on the surface of the cup.
After a long time, Fang Cai lazily opened his mouth: "I heard that the wedding dress of Miss Su San of the Changxing Marquis Mansion seven years ago was set in the auspicious silk village?" ”
"Who?" The old marquis shook his wrist again, and this time he really poured the tea on the table.
"Who are you talking about?" Jiang Yufan also turned his head sideways, and looked at Jun Qinglan curiously: "Changxing Marquis Mansion? It's been a long time since I've heard that name. ”
Jun Qinglan didn't pay attention to the surprise in the eyes of the two, took a shallow sip of tea, and put down the teacup: "I heard that Miss Su San was the Duanwang Mansion given by the emperor for marriage back then. Her wedding dress was designated to be made in an auspicious silk village, which was a glorious thing. I think, as an old man in the silk village, don't tell me you don't know. ”
"This ......." The muscles on Lao Hou's face trembled for a long time, and his smile was clearly a little embarrassed: "The villain is indeed ...... I was a little impressed. The third lady's wedding dress was designated to be made by a villain in the Hou Mansion back then. But at that time, the villain happened to have another job to do, and the shopkeeper was handed over to another master to do. After the villain's work was completed, he took over the wedding dress of the third lady again. ”
"Yo." Jiang Yufan smiled and said, "Old Houtou, I really can't imagine that you are so sought-after." ”
The old marquis smiled awkwardly: "Thanks to all the adults, you can afford to eat it." ”
Jun Qinglan's fingertips slowly rubbed the edge of the teacup, and the old man in front of him spoke fluently, without loopholes. But when he spoke, his eyes kept rolling, as if he was hiding something important.
"It's been so long since this happened, how can the master still remember it so clearly?"
"My lord also said that Miss Su San has a special identity, and she ...... later. Something went wrong. How can things related to her be easily forgotten. ”
"I have heard that most of the clothes of the nobles are taken over by a master from beginning to end. In order to avoid disagreements in the production process and delay the construction period. Why did Miss Su San's wedding dress making meeting change people halfway? ”
"This ......." The old marquis was stunned, and his face became more and more embarrassed.
"Can't tell?"
"Old Marquis." Jiang Yufan glared: "We treat you as a friend when we ask you now, if we wait for the day to go to court and ask you again, I'm afraid it won't be so easy." ”
The old marquis tugged at his lips, and his smile was slightly bitter: "There's nothing that can't be said, it's just that I was selfish when I was young and did something not very honorable." ”
The old marquis scratched his head and said: "The marriage given by the emperor is unique in our capital, and if anyone is lucky enough to become the maker of the imperial wedding dress, it will be a great honor." The villain naturally hopes to earn this glory, so he ...... Some extraordinary means were used. ”
His face gradually turned pale, and he was clearly embarrassed: "The villain took advantage of the unpreparedness and put some laxatives in the original master's teacup. When the wedding dress arrived, it naturally fell on the villain's head. ”
"Your Excellency." The old marquis bit his lip: "What the villain said is true, and there is no longer anything to hide." Are you trying to get the villain away? How many years will the villain be imprisoned? ”
"Huh." Jiang Yufan blinked: "I can't imagine that you can do this kind of thing with such an honest appearance?" ”
The old marquis closed his mouth, hung his head with a bowed head, and didn't dare to speak anymore.
"Your sin is not too big, but it is not too small. I can give you a chance to make amends, and if you do it well, it will completely offset your guilt. ”
"What is it?" The old marquis's face immediately raised, and his whole body lit up.
"I heard that the day before Miss Su San's wedding, someone in your shop had seen Miss San. Do you know who that man is? ”
"Blue." Jiang Yufan approached Jun Qinglan and whispered in her ear: "Su San has been dead for seven years, who can remember such a small incident seven years ago?" ”
Jun Qinglan smiled: "Su San is not an ordinary person, she died so vigorously, all the things about her will naturally be remembered." Old marquis, isn't it? ”
"Yes, yes." The old marquis nodded hurriedly: "The villain naturally remembers the matter of the third miss, and the person who met the third miss that day was the villain." ”
Jun Qinglan hooked the corners of her lips, this is really unintentional.
"What are you doing at Su's house?"
At that time, the villain had just taken over the production of Miss San's wedding dress, and there were many details that had not yet been communicated with Miss San. So, I made an appointment to ask the third lady to personally select the embroidery painted by the villain. ”
"Is it the third lady's maid who is communicating with you?"
"Not really." The old marquis shook his head decisively: "It was the third lady herself who personally contacted the villain and chose the appearance of the embroidery herself." I also talked with the villain about many ideas for the wedding dress. ”
"What was Su San's mood when he was talking to you?"
"Very good." The old marquis said: "Although the third lady wears a veil, her voice is very light and cheerful. The villain could hear that she was quite happy in her heart. Therefore, I also talked to the villain for a long time that day. ”
"Did anything unusual happen in the courtyard of the third lady that day?"
"Nope." The old marquis shook his head with a deep sigh and said, "The third lady was in high spirits that day, and she had been discussing the style of the wedding dress with the villain for about an hour. Nothing out of the ordinary happened in between. If anything....... ”
The old Hou Tou changed his words and said: "It was when the villain was about to leave, and a mother-in-law came in to report that the Hou Ye had brought a Taoist priest over and asked the young lady to pay attention to avoidance." When the villain heard that there was something going on in the Hou Mansion, he packed up his things and left. I wonder if this is a special thing? ”
Jun Qinglan narrowed her eyes, Su Cheng said that the Ying Tiandao people had warned in the mansion before Su San made a marriage alliance. However, the old marquis said that the day before the marriage of Peitian, a Taoist went to the courtyard where Su San lived. The Taoist who can ask the Marquis of Changxing to allow him to enter Su San's courtyard does not think about it except for the famous Ying Tiandao person.
Although Su Cheng and Lao Hou Tou both mentioned Ying Tiandao, the timing obviously did not coincide. Did any of them remember the time wrong?
"When you left, did you see the Taoist priest that your mother-in-law said?"
"Not really." The old marquis shook his head: "The Taoist priest came in a hurry, and the mother-in-law led the villain out of the back door." When the villain was leaving, he saw a small servant leading a man dressed as a Taoist into the courtyard. But he didn't look closely, and hurried away. ”
Jun Qinglan sighed slightly and got up: "Thank you for your hospitality, maybe I will have something to trouble you in the future." At that time, I hope you will cooperate as you do today. ”
The old marquis was busy saying yes in a row, and respectfully sent Jun Qinglan and Jiang Yufan out, and then he breathed a long sigh of relief.
Jiang Yufan glanced at the back of the old marquis, ran two steps, and approached Jun Qinglan.
"Why did you just leave? You didn't ask any questions. ”
"I've almost already asked all the questions that should have been asked."
"Really?" Jiang Yufan's eyes lit up: "What great things do you know?" Could it be that Su San's case is also related to Xiao Wan's case? ”
Jun Qinglan's eyes flashed slightly: "I can't be sure now, after I go to another place." If what I expected is correct, I can almost say for sure. ”
Jiang Yufan was instantly interested, and said with a smile: "Where are we going?"