Chapter 257: Duke Wei Invites Wine
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"Don't stay."
Lan Ting turned around and saw a person walking out of Dong'anmen quickly, although it was also an official wearing a silk collar shirt, but from a distance, his gait and bearing could be distinguished from a bunch of officials on lower duty-Zheng Xiu, the Duke of Wei.
Zheng Xiu is Zheng Guifei's brother-in-law, even if the coming year is over, he is not confused, but time seems to stop in him, he stands there and talks to Lan Ting, it looks like he is not much older than Lan Ting, although it is outside the imperial city, there are no women in and out, but Wei Guogong and Lan Ting's black yarn clothes still attract a lot of attention.
Many spectators were hesitating, eager to come forward to talk, but a little ashamed of themselves.
Lan Ting didn't feel that it was his own reason at all, and he thought that Wei Guogong's limelight was to blame for being so eye-catching.
He didn't complain, he still didn't show his face, but Wei Guogong had already noticed that Lan Ting didn't seem to like such a high-profile appearance, and said with a smile: "Today I am the east, how about you please not go to Yan Zhao Tower for a few drinks?" ”
Lan Ting was a little unhappy, feeling that he still had a bunch of things to deal with, maybe he would have to go back to the Eagle Garden in the middle of the night, and then be delayed by Wei Guogong for some time, even if his little wife did not have the habit of going to bed early, I was afraid that she would go to meet Zhou Gong at that time...... By the way, isn't the spring return during this time just following Sergeant Ruan's way of going to bed early and getting up early? If you want to say a few words before she is settled, you can't waste a moment.
However, the words of refusal just turned in his mind, and when he blurted out, it became "dare to disobey his fate"!
Now in this situation, Song Guogong is in danger because of the public target, all forces are ready to move, Lan Ting did not miss the direction of the Bai family's murder, the three masters behind the dead man lurking in Wang Jiugui's house are still invisible, and what makes him even more vigilant is the real murderer behind the murder of the Fan family, these two cases seem to be unrelated, but they were both exposed because of Mo Wenxiaodao, so Lan Ting intuition that the direction of the two cases may be closely related.
No matter who the real culprit is behind the scenes, the purpose must be to store the position, and they may try to enter it, such as Wei Guogong, a major suspect, can he take the initiative to contact him at this time?
The emperor's favor and trust in the Zheng family is no less than that of the Zhao family in Xuan Zhutang, and whether Wei Guogong is simply thinking about joining forces or intending to show probe, this can only be determined after contact.
Uncle Zhao had no choice but to forget about his children's personal affairs for the time being, and was busy exploring each other's realities.
Wei Guogong is like a frequent visitor to Yan Zhaolou, and before his car has stopped, a young man greeted him with a lot of urine, and he learned the sharp voice of the eunuch in the palace: "Grandpa Guo, your old man hasn't been here for a while!" He leaned on the ground on the side, acting as a foot pedal with a smile on his face.
Wei Guogong didn't treat people as pedals, he threw down a money bag as a reward, jumped out of the car himself, and waited for Lan Ting to get out of the sedan chair-
Zhao Xiu doesn't like to take a sedan chair, but now that he has entered the office, he doesn't want to be too unconventional, and he can wear casual clothes when he travels ordinarily.
From the officials of the six ranks, they have no right to ride in the carriage when they are on duty, which is the privilege of the princes and nobles.
The young man saw Wei Guogong personally waiting for a person to get off the sedan chair, and he would not neglect this fellow person, and when he saw the description clearly, he stomped his feet and said in a sharp voice: "Champion Lang?!" This is the first time to patronize the shop! ”
Of course, Lan Ting didn't go out of the door in the past
, but I really don't like places like Yan Zhao Building, which is too noisy, lacking quiet and elegant, just like being shouted by the young man now, he has once again become the attention of everyone, and the "people" have also poked their heads out of the attic window to look around, like looking at a swaggering wonder.
"That's it! Don't lead the way, find us a quieter box. Wei Guogong kicked the young man, it was rare that this public kick did not look vulgar, and the kick was very graceful.
It is said that it is a quiet box, in fact, there is still no lack of silk and bamboo, but it is indeed not noisy, there are no high tables and chairs, imitation of the Han and Tang Dynasty relics, and the furnishings of the knee table, but Wei Guogong did not pay attention to the etiquette of sitting in the Han and Tang dynasties at all, and took the lead in leaning on the table with his knees, and said to Lan Ting: "Don't be formal." ”
He also expressed his opinion on the issue of seating: "I forgot who it was before, and introduced a person to drink and talk together, and sat down to know that the visitor was actually from Dongying, a pair of eyes seemed to grow on the door of the head, imitating Ruan's view of the world with white eyes, I prepared a high table and chair that day, and he actually proposed to set up another knee seat for him alone, saying that it was originally our Han and Tang Dynasty ceremonial seats, and I actually abandoned it, so that Hu Gu was popular, but they are Japanese, and now they still adhere to the civilization that originated from my China." ”
When Wei Guogong said this, he leaned even more crookedly, cross-kneeled and couldn't, and one knee was erected: "I'll just say that the Japanese people, what Chinese civilization does they know, and I don't know what the situation is like for those who have a monopoly on Han and Tang etiquette?" Is he proud of his own dignity, or is he a widower? Nowadays, the clothing system, sitting with your feet down has long been free of revealing your ugliness, you can obviously make yourself sit more comfortably, only a tendon person will kneel and sit, saying that he adheres to etiquette, but in fact he is conformist. ”
Lan Ting smiled: "Wei Guogong refutes it well. ”
At this time, the main dish was not served, but the side dishes and aging with the wine had come up one after another, Wei Guogong raised the lamp to this side, Lan Ting also raised the lamp to stretch it that side, the two cups said that they had collided, the first glass of wine was drunk with his head up, Wei Guogong took a crispy peanut with his hand and threw it into his mouth, the strange thing is that this behavior in exchange for his behavior, there is also no trace of floating waves.
It just doesn't seem very serious.
Lan Ting is used to having the specialty of observing his heart and temperament with his looks, words and deeds, but he also has to admit that Zheng Xiu, the Duke of Wei, has a deep city, at least at this time, his casual wandering is not like a disguise at all, so that when he suddenly gets back to the point, Lan Ting actually has the illusion that the other party is just curious.
"The tragedy of Chai Hupu destroying the door, originally even Shuntianfu didn't notice the strangeness, I don't know how to understand the trick behind the water accident?"
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Sure enough, it was the time when the moon had passed west, and Zhao Xiu could return to the Eagle Garden, and the lights and shadows in the courtyard were in a trance, but he didn't hear half a sentence. He pushed open the hollow door of the bedroom, and when he entered the inner room, he saw that the brocade tent was open, and there was no half of a figure on the bed in the room.
He leaned on the window and watched silently for a while with great interest, until he succeeded in composing the picture in his mind, and then remembered why he was surprised why Chungui did not continue her beauty plan, so he leaned against the window and rolled his tongue and whistled softly, not so big as to "disturb the people", but it must be enough to alarm the nerds under the grape trellis.
But Lan Ting saw that Chun Gui didn't even turn his face to the side, but the voice came.
"Uncle Zhao has been watching it for so long, is this another composition?"
Very complaining of emotions.
Chungui watched
Lan Ting's old indecent window jumped directly to the small backyard, no one approached, the smell of agarwood incense on her body was already approaching, she simply leaned down on the cool bed, one hand supported her chin, and still insisted on complaining: "I always say that my expression and demeanor can be included in the painting, and even very inspiring, and said that I have painted a few paintings, I don't know if it is hidden finely or deceitful, in short, I haven't turned a single stroke." ”
"Is this in a hurry?" Lan Ting also took off his shoes and sat on the cool bed, Xuechun returned to the low table and put his arm on the stomach, he saw that Chungui's eyes seemed to have taken the brilliance of the lamp, but he couldn't help but that the moonlight seeping into his green eyes was far brighter than everywhere.
"I'm not in a hurry, but the most hateful thing is to hang my appetite." Chungui snorted lightly: "But I also understand the revisionist adult, the family and state affairs can't get out of the body, saying that it is to paint portraits for others, and I can't always find time to pick up the paintbrush, so I'll be patient, wait for fifty or sixty years, and I can still see the masterpiece of revision." ”
Lan Ting didn't argue, and asked with a smile: "Why hasn't it been settled today?" ”
"I fell asleep, I had a nightmare and woke up again." Chungui put away his arms and sat upright, frowning as if he really had palpitations.
This is also thanks to Cousin Tao's "dream omen", which inspired the spring return can also be borrowed from this reason.
"I dreamed ...... Fan's wife and two sons are killed by Fan! She lowered her voice, and then took a deep breath: "I thought about it for a long time just now, and I don't know why I had this nightmare, maybe it's because I heard that Fan Da once strangled his eldest daughter with his own hands." ”
Lan Ting still folded his arms on the low table, and his relaxed appearance made Chun Gui almost think that his "nightmare" would be laughed at by Uncle Zhao, and he was slightly anxious.
If you don't listen to Fan Da's confession, there is no way to prove the cause of death of Fan's wife and two sons, which may affect the cracking of this case, or even affect the identification of the real murderer behind the scenes, so Chungui thinks it is necessary to inform Lan Ting of the truth she knows, and at least guide Lan Ting to investigate in this direction.
She was thinking about how to convince Lan Ting to pay attention to her "nightmare" when she heard Lan Ting say, "It should be more than just that. ”
"What?" Chungui was puzzled.
"In fact, after inquiring about the officials of Yizhuang, I learned that Fan's wife and her second son were lying on the kang bed, and their bodies were stretched and their hands and feet were flat, as if they were asleep, so I suspected that these three corpses were neatly placed by the murderer after they were killed, but if the killers sent by Song Guogong killed these three people, it is really unreasonable to place their bodies neatly after the murder, and Fan Da was lying on the ground, first killed by a blade, and then burned the corpse...... I guessed that Fan Da was the only one who was killed by the killer. I once described the inquest and evidence to Hui Hui in detail, and Hui Hui should have noticed this strangeness, but I couldn't believe my faint suspicions, and I couldn't believe that it was Fan Da who killed his wife and children, but in the dream, the doubts in my heart were projected, and this is the nightmare tonight. ”
That sounds pretty reasonable...... Chungui also admitted that he was indeed aware of many situations at the scene, and after scrutinizing the details, he gradually became suspicious and boldly conjectured.
"The extreme madness of despair, the long-term shame and indignation, eventually distorts human nature." Lan Ting sighed: "Fan Da may not have done this crazy thing because of hatred, the long-term bullying has already overwhelmed him, this may be the only way he can think of relief after his sanity collapses, so after he killed his wife and children, he arranged the bodies of his wife and children in a ceremonial manner, he thought that although they died, they could finally be more decent than before they were alive." ”
This is extremely close to the truth.