They left the mansion of Yang Yichang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Chu Tianzhao asked Yang Fei'er: "Miss Fei'er, have you found any clues?" ”

Yang Fei'er looked at Chu Tianzhao, who was full of questions, "fluttered", laughed out loud, and said, "If it's so easy, do you still need us to go out?" ”

Chu Tianzhao scratched his head and said, "Since Miss Fei'er is not completely sure that she has found the real murderer, why do you want to take this hot potato?" ”

Yang Fei'er tiptoed, whispered in Chu Tianzhao's ear, "Brother Chu, what do you think?" ”

Chu Tianzhao thought for a while, shook his head, and asked, "Then what should we do next?" ”

Yang Fei'er lowered her head and thought about it: "Let's go to He Zhongtang He Shou's mansion to have a look, and by the way, take care of his family." Chu Tianzhao nodded: "It's okay, I also have this intention." The two inquired all the way to Hefu.

The He Mansion was also lifeless, Yang Fei'er and Chu Tianzhao reported and followed their subordinates to the inner hall. Old Mrs. He was full of silver hair, and she staggered out to greet Yang Fei'er and Chu Tianzhao with the support of her family, which made the two of them very unhappy, after all, they were old and frail.

Chu Tianzhao stepped forward to introduce himself: "Old Madam He, hello. This Miss Yang Fei'er and I came to investigate the matter of Lord He at the behest of the emperor. I hope the old lady can give us some clues. ”

The old lady knelt on the ground and cried: "Emperor Shengming, my son will not die of epilepsy for no reason. He has grown so big, and he knows best for his mother. Since he was a child, he has been determined to be a good official and benefit the people, and he has never been greedy for a penny from the people since he became an official. A few years ago, my daughter-in-law was seriously ill, and at that time, my son was far away in the south of the Yangtze River for flood control, and I didn't have time to see him for the last time. ”

The old lady was a little anxious, and she turned her back on her breath all of a sudden. Everyone was in a hurry, pinching people again, and slapping on the back, but fortunately, they were relieved, otherwise Yang Feier would have to apply "artificial respiration". Everyone sweated profusely, and the old lady cried: "I don't know what sins I did in my last life, and I want my white-haired people to send black-haired people." Why don't you let me, this old woman, die? ”

Fei'er saw that the old lady couldn't ask anything, so she turned around and called the housekeeper out for questioning. The housekeeper looked honest and spoke a little stammering, and when he heard Yang Fei'er ask about his master's situation, he was busy telling everything he knew.

"Yes...... Ah yes, like this, our lord has no physical problems for a while. It's just that he frowns every day, and he always likes to sigh, and he doesn't say it when I ask him. We have been alone since the death of our wife, and we have not even had anyone to talk to, and now we have encountered this again, alas, is it really a good person who has no reward? ”

The old butler said a series of words, and began to wipe away his tears. Yang Fei'er comforted him a few words. asked some irrelevant things among the people up and down in He Mansion, and then Yang Fei'er proposed to inspect He Zhongtang's body.

The butler looked embarrassed, it seemed that he couldn't do it. Now in He Zhongtang's house, only Mrs. He speaks effectively.

So, Yang Fei'er and Chu Tianzhao went to ask Mrs. He for instructions. In fact, they don't need to be polite so much, because with the emperor's edict and tokens in hand, seeing them is like seeing the emperor, who else dares to chirp? Yang Fei'er and they did this out of respect for He Zhongtang's family.

Fortunately, Mrs. He is not the kind of person who is particularly stereotypical, and under the persuasion of Yang Fei'er and others, she agreed to open the coffin for autopsy.

He Zhongtang has only been dead for two days, and the body is still parked in the hall, but the coffin lid is nailed shut, and the funeral will be held tomorrow.

Yang Fei'er called someone to open the coffin, but she smelled a strong fragrance coming from inside, and there was no sign of corpse decay at all. Everyone was amazed.

Yang Fei'er asked, "Did you put any musk or other spices on He Zhongtang's body?" ”

The butler replied: "The master's affairs are handled by small ones, and we have never put any spices on him. Besides, the old man didn't like these cheesy scents when he was alive, at most he just burned some sandalwood in the study. ”

Yang Fei'er took another sharp breath, sniffed it carefully, and asked not like sandalwood, just wanted to say something, but felt a little dizzy, and said in her heart: Isn't it because of this fragrance?

Chu Tianzhao wondered: "He Zhongtang didn't have any spices on his body, why did there be a fragrance?" ”

The butler seemed to think of something, and opened his mouth wide, but he couldn't say a word for a long time.

Yang Fei'er thought that she had thought of some important clues, and hurriedly said, "You speak slowly, don't be in a hurry." ”

The housekeeper said with tears in his eyes: "The old man was upright and honest before his death, and he was an honest official, and this time he was killed by a traitor, so he will definitely have mercy on God, and he will not let the old man's corpse stink, but emit a fragrance." ”

To others, this is very reasonable, and it is also very legendary, and if it is known by people on the streets, it is even more good to talk about. Everyone present, except for Yang Fei'er, thought that the housekeeper's words were very reasonable, and they all wept.

Yang Fei'er said in her heart: Were ancient people so superstitious? Or were the ancients so stupid? However, she really couldn't explain it, so she had to let it go.

She suddenly remembered that day, when she was wandering around the palace, it seemed that someone had blown something behind He Zhongtang's back. At that time, he seemed to have touched his neck. Don't......

Yang Fei'er hurriedly asked someone to lift He Zhongtang's body up, but saw his family and slaves kneeling down in unison.

Yang Fei'er took a fixed look at He Zhongtang's neck, and there was indeed a small bag that seemed to have been bitten by mosquitoes.

This should be the problem. Yang Fei'er said in her heart. She asked her subordinates to put He Zhongtang's body down, then closed the lid of the coffin, and told their family to take good care of He Zhongtang's body.

After inspecting He Zhongtang's body, it was not too early, and she called Chu Tianzhao to say goodbye to the people of He Mansion.

Yang Fei'er remained silent along the way, and Chu Tianzhao also followed her without saying a word. When he was about to arrive at the palace, Chu Tianzhao finally couldn't help it, he grabbed Yang Fei'er and asked, "Miss Fei'er, what do you think?" After checking for a long time, I found nothing, how could I go back to see the emperor? ”

Yang Fei'er suddenly turned around and asked, "Brother Chu, can I ask you a question?" ”

Chu Tianzhao saw that she didn't answer his question, but asked him instead, and said, "Miss Fei'er, please ask." ”

Yang Fei'er said: "Brother Chu, do you know that there is a drug that will make people hallucinate after being poisoned, and it can't suppress the panic in their hearts, and the corpse will still emit a fragrance after death?" ”

Chu Tianzhao immediately came to his senses and said in surprise: "Miss Fei'er, has she already found a clue?" Do you suspect that He Zhongtang was poisoned by someone, and then hallucinated? By the way, that day under the main hall, He Zhongtang shouted that the evil dragon should not eat him or anything. After getting excited, he said embarrassedly, "However, I'm just a martial artist who doesn't understand pharmacology at all." ”

Yang Fei'er was already very happy that Chu Tianzhao could have such a speculation, at least he was not as superstitious as those ancient people imagined, and said: "I'm not very sure, it's just speculation at the moment." ”

Chu Tianzhao reminded: "We can go and ask the imperial doctors in the palace, they should know a lot about this aspect." ”

Yang Fei'er stuck out her tongue and said, "It's still Brother Chu who is smart, I didn't expect it." By the way, Brother Chu, can you help me ask those imperial doctors? ”

Chu Tianzhao immediately said: "Okay, I'll go and ask them right away, hoping to get the answer you want." ”

After he finished speaking, he rushed to the residence of the imperial doctor.

Yang Fei'er shouted at his back: "Brother Chu, I'll go to your mansion to wait for your news." ”

I heard Chu Tianzhao's rich echo from a distance: "Okay, Miss Fei'er, you just wait for my good news." ”

This is Yang Fei'er's first time handling the case, and it is a case of Lian Bad's murder, and it is worth mentioning that it is worth mentioning the murder of the imperial court official in the palace. Although she is very confident in herself, the person who may be involved in this case may be a high-powered person, or a person with bad intentions, who may be discovered by him and his life will be in danger at any time. When she thought of this, she couldn't help but be a little scared. But when she thought that she had Chu Tianzhao's protection by her side and the emperor's support, she was a little more confident.

About two hours later, Chu Tianzhao came back in a hurry, with a hint of excitement on his face.

Before Yang Fei'er could wait for Chu Tianzhao to speak, she asked urgently, "How is Brother Chu?" What do those doctors say? ”

Chu Tianzhao closed the door, got together with Yang Fei'er and said, "Miss Fei'er, you are really like a god, you really have that kind of poison, which can make people hallucinate, and after death, it can make the corpse smell." ”

Yang Fei'er asked, "I'm also guessing, did they say what kind of poison it is?" ”

"The doctors said that this poison is called 'fairy jump', and it is made by mixing two poisons, one is called psychedelic grass and the other is called mandala. Psychedelic grass can cause hallucinations in poisoned people, and it can also make people itch all over the body. The mandala, on the other hand, gives the deceased a strong fragrance. In the Nanyang area, after many people die, they will also apply a mandala to the body of the deceased, so that the body will not decompose, but will also emit a fragrance. ”

Yang Fei'er said in her heart: Good girl, ancient people were also so cunning. No wonder, He Zhongtang jumped into the lake that day, he must have been itchy and unbearable, so he jumped into the lake, who knew that he would die and whimper. And he shouted evil dragons in his mouth, by the way, there are dragons carved in many places in the palace, phoenixes or something, he must have thought that those things were resurrected, chasing and biting him. This kind of psychedelic grass is too powerful, I don't know how many times more powerful than the fan spring wine used in our brothel. This perpetrator is extremely smart, although He Zhongtang is dead, he doesn't want to leave any traces. Because psychedelic grass alone is easy to detect, he also uses another poison, mandala. In this way, the deceased will emit a fragrance, which is a very unbelievable thing in the eyes of the Central Plains, and it can even build momentum for them to borrow the curse of Fang Xiaoru.

Chu Tianzhao said: "Now that we have found out the cause of He Zhongtang's death, what should we do next?" ”

Yang Fei'er said calmly: "Now that we know the cause of He Zhongtang's death, we can make it public in the main hall, so that the rumors that have been circulating in recent days can be quelled." The next thing to do is to find the real murderer! ”