Eunuch Zeng was very old and thin, with a gloomy face, like a shopkeeper who came to collect debts, and would take out his abacus and account book at any time, listing every debt and interest in detail.

"You're Hu Guiyang?"

"It's me, please take a seat, oh, already seated. Tonight's snow is not small, and it will be a good year. Is the palace okay? How many days can you rest during the New Year? Can ordinary people go to Puen Temple to take a bath? ”

Eunuch Zeng waved his hand, "Stop, I'm not familiar with you, where is so much nonsense?" ”

"Hehe, I think it's because I'm not familiar with it, I have to talk more and improve my understanding, and after I am familiar, I can enjoy the silence, such as me and Wei Baihu, who have been talking less and less recently."

Wei Ying snorted twice, not about to answer, but suddenly found that her silence was in line with Hu Guiyang's statement, as if she was providing him with proof, and hurriedly said, "Is there something wrong with Grandpa Zeng's late visit?" What kind of tea would you like to drink? ”

At this time, it is no longer up to Wei Ying to stay by Hu Guiyang's side.

Eunuch Zeng glanced at Wei Ying, "Your uncle asked me to take it for you, you go play elsewhere, I'll say a few words to Captain Hu." ”

"Yes, yes." Wei Ying immediately retired and gave the old eunuch a gift to the juniors.

Hu Guiyang said loudly: "Wei Baihu, don't worry, no matter what we say, we will tell you in detail later!" ”

Wei Ying waved her hand and shook her head, indicating that she didn't have to, she didn't dare to speak more, and went out of the hall and closed the door gently.

Hu Guiyang didn't know much about the costumes in the palace, but he could also see that the eunuch Zeng would not have too high a position in the palace, so he sat down and said with a smile: "I wanted to go to Puen Temple to find you, because there was an urgent matter to delay, I didn't expect you to come. ”

Eunuch Zeng sneered, he had heard a lot of flattery, and Hu Guiyang was the most perfunctory, "If you can work, I will come to the door in person, you have a lot of face." ”

"Don't dare, if I have a little face, it will be given by the factory, and it has nothing to do with me."

"You are a little self-aware, but you don't have to use Wang Zhi to press me, our friendship is very good, and there is no intrigue."

"Then we're our own family." Hu Guiyang gave up his hand again.

Eunuch Zeng snorted, "Didn't Wang Zhi tell you, is there a limit to the investigation of the case?" ”

"As I said, I'm not allowed to find any reason to enter the palace, not even half a step."

"In that case, you still dare to check on me?"

"I didn't take half a step into the palace? Puen Temple is outside the Imperial City, and my home is farther away from the Imperial City. Hu Guiyang said in surprise, not understanding why the other party had this question.

Eunuch Zeng was so choked that he couldn't say anything, and he squeezed out a smile for a while, "So it's my troubles, don't come to see you at all, and there will be nothing to do." ”

"Then I have no choice but to pick the black magpie alley and Puen Temple, I can't enter the palace, but the matter must be investigated."

Eunuch Zeng was furious, raised his hand and slapped the table, "Boy, don't be ignorant, you are investigating a murder case, and it has nothing to do with Man Huchun, why are you staring at us?" ”

"It's really not a small relationship, Lou Juma died because of drinking too much of the full pot of spring, Tong Feng died in Guangxingpu, although no one said that he also drank the full pot of spring, but I think the two may be related."

Eunuch Zeng stared at Hu Guiyang, "Do you really want to find out?" ”

"There's no way, there are too few clues now, catching one is one, I will never give up, unless I ......"

"Unless what?"

"Zeng's father-in-law has such a good relationship with the factory, why don't you ask for an extra period of time on my behalf, from one month to one year, then I don't have to worry."

"Phew, the investigation of the case is a business matter, and no matter how good the friendship is, it can't be interfered with."

Hu Guiyang gave his hand again and said with a straight face: "It's rare for Grandpa Zeng to have such insight, then I will rest assured, I will definitely investigate to the end, and never disappoint the expectations of the palace." ”

Eunuch Zeng was speechless again, held back for a while, and couldn't help but burst out with a dirty word, "Good boy, your mouth is really poisonous, for the sake of Wang Zhi's face, I don't care about you." Say, what do you want to know, let me tell you that you are not allowed to interfere with Wuque Hutong in the future, nor are you allowed to check Manjuchun again. Am I clear enough? ”

"Clear."

Neither of them spoke, was silent for a moment, and at the same time spoke, one said, "Say it." The other said, "Just ask." ”

Both of them were silent again, and finally it was Eunuch Zeng who spoke, "What do you want to know, ask?" ”

"I want to know everything, so please go ahead."

Eunuch Zeng cursed again.

Hu Guiyang smiled: "I guess the palace must be very strict, so I like to scold people when I leave the palace." ”

Eunuch Zeng was reluctant to discuss such a topic, "You want to know everything?" Okay, I'll tell you everything, there is a batch of Yunyang Jindan in the palace, the quality is average, the waste left after use, was made full of pot spring, found that the effect is good, so it was sold to Wuque Hutong to make some extra money. Who made it? Immortal Chief Li Zi Province and several real people from Lingji Palace. That's everything. ”

These contents were all said by the shopkeeper Niu, and Hu Guiyang smiled: "Grandpa Zeng is so frank, I really have a few questions to raise." ”

"I asked you earlier."

"Why do you want to make a full pot of spring?"

"Huh? What kind of doubt is this? ”

"I'll be honest, you people can't use a full pot of spring, right?"

Eunuch Zeng snorted coldly and didn't want to answer, but Hu Guiyang always stared at him, so he had to speak: "Of course." ”

"So the full pot of spring is not made for you."

"I said it, I sold it to Wuque Hutong to make extra money." Eunuch Zeng became more and more puzzled.

Hu Guiyang continued: "There are not only eunuchs in the palace, but also palace maids, but women don't need to be full of spring. ”

"What exactly do you want to say?"

"And Your Majesty and the Prince, they are normal men who can use a full pot of spring ......"

"Hey, be careful when you speak, even though you're investigating the case, you have to have a door."

Hu Guiyang ignored the warning, "But they won't use it, why?" Because if the palace uses a full pot of spring, it will never be sold to Wuque Hutong again, and good things must be used exclusively by the royal family, right? ”

Eunuch Zeng finally understood what Hu Guiyang wanted to say, "You can't figure out why the palace was full of pots in the first place?" ”

"With the status of Li Zi Province, it is a bit overkill to make a full pot of spring, he should serve His Majesty wholeheartedly, how can he have spare strength to help you?"

Eunuch Zeng had to admit that it was too tiring and difficult to talk to this Captain Hu, he fell silent again, and thought for a long time before replying: "Of course Immortal Li has no spare energy to do anything else, full of spring ...... It was an accident. ”

"Accident?"

"Li Xianchang and Lingji Palace originally wanted to create another medicine, but they didn't succeed, but they had a full pot of spring. might as well tell you the truth, there is not much left in the full pot of spring, at most it will be sold until March and April, and there will be no follow-up. ”

"Because Li Zi Province is concentrating on making 'another medicine'?"

"Yes, and there are a number of gold pills, and there are naturally not many wastes, so it is impossible to keep making them."

"What's the 'other medicine'?"

"I don't know about this, there is a way for you to ask Li Xianchang, but it's a pity that he won't be out of the palace recently."

"I can also go and ask Lingji Palace."

Eunuch Zeng shook his head, "It's useless, several real people who participated in the making of medicine have been in the palace for a few months, and they have never left the palace for half a step, and the rest of the people don't know about it, and it's useless to ask." Of course, if you are willing to run and no one stops you, who will let you have a backer? ”

"I believe your words and don't go to Lingji Palace."

"Done?" Eunuch Zeng showed his intention to leave.

"There is one more thing, who is in charge of the full pot spring in the palace."

"Me."

"Just you?"

"Just me, if you want to ask me who my boss is, you can also tell you, Liang Neisquire."

Hu Guiyang knew about this earlier, and said with a smile: "If you manage the medicine alone, it will be easy to do." ”

"What's so easy to do?"

"Lou Juma tasted Manju Spring before he went to Wuque Hutong, and he must have gotten it from you, right?"

"It's not." Eunuch Zeng replied coldly, obviously extremely unhappy.

"And where did he get it?"

"I don't know."

"This is strange, is it a private sale by the people of Guangxingpu? I'll have to ask again. ”

"Don't ask, it's definitely not Guangxingpu."

"Grandpa Zeng, we've been chatting very well, why bother hiding it in this matter?"

"Lou Kuoma is not an alien, and his identity is relatively special, why are you investigating the cause of his death?"

"I don't know, maybe it's because the two cases are relatively close to each other, and I have been involved in both, so I told the factory to investigate together. To be honest, I regret it a little now, but I can't help it, I can only continue to investigate. ”

Eunuch Zeng's face was full of surprise, "What the hell are you...... Forget it, I don't care, I can't answer anyway, you go ask someone else and see what you can ask. Leave. ”

"It's so late, can Grandpa Zeng still enter the palace? Why don't you stay with me for one night, I can't sleep today, let's talk at night, maybe ......"

"I have a place to live." Eunuch Zeng walked out as soon as he stepped forward, looking very urgent.

Hu Guiyang caught up, "Father-in-law Zeng walks slowly, I'll give you a ride." ”

"Not necessarily." Father-in-law Zeng stretched out his hand to stop Hu Guiyang, "I will meet you this time, and I will make it ......clear."

"But I still have doubts."

"That's your business, I've said everything I should say, Manjuchun has nothing to do with the case you investigated, if you have to keep an eye on it, everyone has to fish and die in the net - you are not a fish, nor a net, just a small insect that has been affected."

"Thanks for the reminder." Hu Guiyang smiled and said, "It's my honor to be a little bug in such a big matter." ”

Eunuch Zeng stared at Hu Guiyang in disbelief for a while, shook his head helplessly, and strode away.

Wei Ying stepped under the porch and whispered, "Congratulations, you have offended a big man again." Eunuch Zeng is a close confidant of Liang Neishi, who is in charge of the foreign wealth of many eunuchs in the palace, and offending one of him is almost equivalent to offending everyone. Alas, I don't know how long the factory can hold out for you. ”

Hu Guiyang knew how long Wang Zhi could last, before Li Zi Province created "another medicine", he who had carried the Tianji Pill would definitely be safe, and it would depend on luck after the medicine was completed.

"Let's go for the night, I hope the Assassins don't come to the door during this time, and the Inhumans don't fight."

Everything in the backyard has not changed, Hu Guiyang's footprints before are covered by the new snow, and the sky and the earth are white, and there seems to be a faint light everywhere, but nothing can be seen clearly.

After following Hu Guiyang twice, Wei Ying finally couldn't bear it, "What, I just remembered, I have to hand in another excerpt tomorrow......"

"You go and rest, since I'm back, I won't run away for no reason."

Wei Ying was no longer polite, said goodbye, and ran back to his bedroom in the second courtyard, wrapped in a big quilt, unless the factory father came in person, he didn't plan to get up.

Hu Guiyang walked alone in the courtyard in the snow, and the flatbread ran to follow for a while, and soon hid in the house again.

"One person is too boring, I have to disturb the others." Hu Guiyang muttered to himself, looked left and right, and walked towards the East Cross Courtyard.

Knocking on the door a few times, Luo's cold voice soon came from inside, "Something?" ”

Hu Guiyang said through the door: "You once helped Wuque Hutong improve Manhu Spring, right?" ”

"Hmm."

"One thing I want to know now, what is the effect of improving the previous full pot of spring? Or what's wrong? ”

There was silence in the door, and Roche seemed reluctant to answer.