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Wei Yining came to Zhudong Wangfu to visit Yan Tingzhen, and the two had not seen each other for more than a month, so they sat and talked on the golden silk rattan chair under the wooden fragrant flower trellis in the courtyard.

The maid placed tea and snacks on the small stone table, and the aroma of freshly roasted jasmine tea was fragrant, and the fragrance of woody flowers was not offensive.

Yan Tingzhen loves to wear green, and today's upper body is a set of skirts with bean green fragrant cloud yarn, and a pair of white soft satin bow shoes are slightly exposed under the skirt, and the upper is embroidered with the pattern of swallows and willows, which is fresh and good.

Wei Yining is wearing a moon-white skirt, only embroidered two embroidered edges on the neckline and cuffs, which are generous and elegant, and very attractive.

Yan Tingzhen supported herself with one hand, and said idly: "Shao Tong's long-cherished wish has been fulfilled this time, and the eldest lady of the Wei family is a famous flower, and it is indeed a happy marriage." ”

Wei Yining saw her like this, and she had the meaning of "the young man doesn't know the taste of sorrow, and he is worried for the new word", so he joked to her: "Since it is a happy marriage, what are you sighing about?" Don't you hate to marry too? ”

Yan Tingzhen took a sip of her and said, "You are getting more and more narrow, and I have to get married." Just thinking of my starling, I don't know when he will be able to get his wish. ”

Yan Yuntang likes Wei Lanshan, and Wei Yining and Yan Tingzhen both know about this.

It was reasonable for Yan Tingzhen to worry about her brother, Wei Yining stopped teasing her, and was about to say some comforting words when she saw Yan Yuntang striding into the courtyard.

The two couldn't help laughing, they really said that Cao Cao Cao would arrive.

Yan Yuntang didn't know why, but when he saw that they seemed to be smiling deeply, he stopped and asked, "What are you laughing at?" ”

Yan Tingzhen hurriedly waved her hand and said, "I didn't laugh at anything, Yining just told a joke." ”

Yan Yuntang didn't doubt him, so he didn't ask anymore.

Yan Tingzhen asked the maid to move another chair over, and asked Yan Yuntang again: "Why did the starling remember to come to me?" ”

Yan Yuntang got straight to the point and said: "I just listened to my father and the staff talk about a few new cases in the capital in the study, and everyone didn't have a conclusion, it was boring, I wanted to come out to take a breath, so I came to you to sit down, but I didn't expect the fifth girl to be there." ”

Wei Yining had also heard about these things, Yan Yuntang's father, Yan Lingfeng, was a high-ranking official of the Criminal Department, so he naturally wanted to ask about it.

Yan Tingzhen heard him mention this and said: "I don't know who committed the case, which made people panic." My mother didn't allow me to go out, and I originally wanted to go out with Yining. ”

"Now there is no one in Wangchun Mountain during the day," Yan Yuntang said, "You better stay at home obediently!" ”

"Speaking of which, Duanwang Shizi is really lucky, if he hadn't met Grandpa Zhong, I don't know what would have happened!" Yan Tingzhen said: "I just wonder when Jingshi was so unpeaceful. ”

"It's been a bit unusual lately," Yan Yuntang said, "The Holy Lord is furious about this, and the Arrest Department of the Criminal Department and the Zhaoyi Mansion are already very busy. Transferred people from everywhere, but the people in Ouchi didn't move. ”

"I heard that many jewelry shops on the street have been stolen, can these cases be solved?" Yan Tingzhen asked.

"Not yet," Yan Yuntang shook his head: "Dozens of shops have been stolen, this is not a joke, although the thief did not loot the shop, but only took some jewelry, but he can't hold up the large number." ”

Wei Yining listened and didn't speak, but Yan Yuntang said, "It just so happens that the fifth girl is here, I want to ask you to help analyze this matter." ”

Wei Yining smiled when he heard this: "The eighth prince thinks too highly of me, where will I judge the case." ”

Yan Yuntang insisted: "Otherwise, I have never treated you as an ordinary woman. What you do is something that ordinary men can't do, and I admire it the most. ”

Wei Yining lowered his head, slightly ashamed.

Yan Tingzhen also said: "Brother Starling is right, Yining is the most brave and resourceful, not to mention the bystanders, maybe they can find something!" ”

"But I'm also hearsay about these things, and I don't know the specific details, so I really can't go into details." Wei Yining said.

"By the way, I've got a copy of the lost and found list here, with which jewelry store has stolen what." Yan Yuntang said and took out a piece of paper from his sleeve.

Wei Yining took it and looked at them one by one, her eyebrows were indifferent, not impatient, and she said after a long time: "There are not many things lost, which means that there are not many people involved in the theft." And so many shops were stolen overnight, and it seems that it was not the work of one person. ”

"Yes, the old men of the Criminal Department also think so," Yan Yuntang said, "I still think that these thieves have no knowledge, because the most valuable jewelry in the shop has not been stolen." ”

"Eighth Prince, I don't know if you have found it. There were roughly a dozen pieces of jewelry lost from the stolen shops, and each store lost different things, but there was one thing on their lost and found list. ”

"Oh, I didn't notice that." Yan Yuntang hurriedly said: "After all, there are dozens of shops, and I only see that some things are missing from each store, but there are miscellaneous things, and there seems to be no pattern to be found." ”

"That's true, the things stolen from each house are different, and there are very few overlaps," Wei Yining said, "After all, each of these stores deals in a slight focus on jewelry." ”

"And what do you mean by common?" Yan Tingzhen leaned over and asked, "Is it really that every store is lost?" ”

"It's lapis lazuli," Wei Yining said and handed the list to Yan Tingzhen: "Look at it." ”

"Sure enough, yes." Yan Tingzhen looked at the lost and found list carefully and felt very surprised: "Yining, your eyes are really poisonous." ”

Wei Yining didn't pay attention to this compliment at all, she observed things in detail, it had become a habit, and she didn't feel anything.

"Could this be a coincidence?" Yan Yuntang said: "It just so happens that the jewelry they stole has lapis lazuli in it. ”

"It's very unlikely." Wei Yining shook his head and said, "I don't believe you can look at other jewelry, but there are more than ten?" Why is there lapis lazuli every time? ”

Yan Yuntang took the list over and compared it carefully, and found that except for lapis lazuli, which was lost by each family, the rest of the jewelry did not overlap more than ten times.

So if it's a coincidence, it's a bit too reluctant.

"Actually, if you want to prove that these people are mainly here to steal lapis lazuli, there is another way." Wei Yining said: "That is, to check the jewelry store that has not been stolen, and see if there is no lapis lazuli in their store at the time of the crime?" ”

"But even if they're here for lapis lazuli, what is the purpose?" Yan Yuntang frowned: "It's not the most precious gem. ”

"I don't know." Wei Yining smiled: "I can't guess either, but since they came to steal, it means that it must be useful." ”

"Thank you, I'll tell my dad what you've found." Yan Yuntang went happily.