Chapter 9: New Clues
Su Yan's room in Dali Temple is shared by low-ranking officials. Most of the people who work together are secretaries and clerks, and there are people like her.
There are a lot of people, and there are more than a dozen tables and chairs installed in the bustle, but fortunately, this room is big enough, and it is not always neat.
The rumors of the "witch Gu" were over, and Li Shizi instructed Su Yan to sort out the files and evidence, and then give them to the master book for archiving after counting.
Because of the simplicity of the case, there are not many things in the evidence box, and the two rag dolls inside are extremely conspicuous. Su Yan had only heard Shizi and others mention this thing, and this was the first time she had seen it, so she picked up one of them and played with it.
This cloth idol is made by a child. Ugly is Su Yan's only evaluation.
The puppet is no more than a long hand, and two black beads of unknown material are used as eyes, one large and one small; Draw a touch of red right as a mouth. The hair was wrapped in a black cloth, not sewn properly, and even leaked out of the filling. The upper body of the puppet is green, and the lower body is black. The stitches are crooked, and in some places there are knotted threads. The back of the doll is painted with the word "Yang".
Su Yan pressed slightly, pinching the puppet from head to toe, it was soft, and it should be stuffed with rags.
She put the puppet in and was about to lean over to take the pen off it, but she heard a "bang" sound, and when she looked back, it turned out that a colleague was holding the paperwork, and when she passed by, she accidentally hung her sleeve on the corner of the box and brought it to the ground.
"Ah I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, I knew I was wearing narrow sleeves today......" The man turned around when he heard this, hurriedly apologized to Su Yan, wanted to put something down, and bent down to pick it up.
"It's okay, I'll do it." Su Yan smiled at him and asked him to get busy. She was wearing a soap-colored official dress with a curved collar and big sleeves today, and she was worried that she would hang it up, so she folded the hem and sleeves and packed up the dumped boxes.
She picked up the puppet and saw that there was a somewhat deformed silver bracelet pressed under the puppet, Su Yan had read the booklet, and this bracelet was the object of the deceased.
The bracelet is thin, the style is simple, there are a few strokes on the surface to outline the appearance of a lotus flower, the outer layer is oxidized to some blackening, Su Yan picked up a cloth towel, wrapped the bracelet and wiped it, and was about to put it in the box, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a line of words engraved on the inside of the bracelet, Su Yan carefully identified it and saw that it was a poem: Hibiscus washes the dew, and the body lives up to the king.
It looks like a love poem. Su Yan put away the rest of the things and traced the words on the bracelet.
The bracelet was carried by Fuhong, and it must have been a very important thing. That line of words is smoother and smoother than other places, which is caused by frequent stroking and playing. is so precious, it is either a family heirloom or a gift from someone else.
According to Yun Xin's investigation, with the situation of her family, there is such a bracelet, which has already been snatched away by Fuhong's brother, and she will not pass on such a bracelet to Fuhong.
The ancient poem has a cloud "clear water out of hibiscus, natural carving", slim and elegant, not vines and branches, this bracelet is afraid that it is given by a lover.
So this poem ...... Su Yan had a flash of inspiration, put away the bracelet and the writing together, and hurriedly walked out of the room.
Chu Yunqing's room is independent, and the two temples are working in the third courtyard.
Su Yan's clothes lifted, and he went inside, and saw that Chu Yunqing was reading the file, and he didn't care if there were other people in the room.
Chu Yunqing only felt that the light was dim, and when he saw Su Yan coming straight to him, when he thought of the two of them riding together, his eyes moved slightly, and he said with a smile: "Ah Yan, why are you here, have the case files been sorted out neatly?" ”
"I'm sorting it out, and I've found something new, so hurry up and let Brother Yunqing take a look." Su Yan waved his hand and put the bracelet and paper in front of him.
"This is Fuhong, when I was checking the items, I saw that there was a word here, which said, 'Hibiscus washes the dew, and the body lives up to the king'." Su Yan opened the paper he had drawn and pointed to him the words on the bracelet.
Chu Yunqing looked at her hand, there was a pale yellow paper on her jade white hand, well, this character is quite ugly, I have to order some more copying work, let her practice more.
Zhou Sizheng, who was in the same room, was still reading his file, but just now Su Yan rushed in in a hurry, and he didn't greet him, he was feeling unhappy, this little question was too ignorant. When I heard this "witch Gu" rumor again, there seemed to be a hidden secret, because this case was related to the prince's matter, and I was suddenly very curious, so I didn't care about Su Yanzun's disrespect, got up and walked to Chu Yunqing's side, and stretched out his head to look at the bracelet.
"You see that this bracelet is tattooed with hibiscus, and there is the word hibiscus in the bracelet, which is facing the 'fu' of hibiscus, which is a hidden poem, so we have to find this 'ping'."
Su Yan's eyes lit up, and the two of them reacted: "She cherishes and loves this bracelet so much, presumably this person has a lot to do with her." “
In this way, as long as you screen the people who interact with her on weekdays, you will be able to find out who this "Ping" is.
Zhou Sizheng was twisting his mustache, but he didn't expect this little question to have some ability, he said: "Didn't this case end in the morning?" ”
"Because it is about Prince Huizhang, the temple is cautious and has not yet signed it." Chu Yun cleared his mind and went to the Zhou Temple.
It's just that the guards turned out those things before, obviously wanting to cover up this matter and not wanting anyone to investigate it again. The rest of the people didn't want to be here and block the guy on top.
"Report it to the prince, and we'll check it privately. After all, not finding this person is just your guess. Chu Yunqing believed in Su Yan, and he couldn't rush this matter for a while. Zhou Sizheng also nodded in agreement, and his eyes looking at Su Yan were much kinder.
Li Shizi is busy with official business, and he is rarely seen in Dali Temple, but fortunately, Su Yan is still Li Shizi's follower, otherwise he would not even be able to enter the Sijin Courtyard where Shizi's office is located just by virtue of this position of asking questions.
Su Yan asked Yunxin to report to Li Shizi, and then returned to his room to check the file.
In the previous case of Cha Fuhong, the people around her were arraigned, and these are all traceable. Su Yan followed the names and looked over one by one, but she didn't find a name with "Ping", she was a little disappointed, could it be that she was thinking too much?
After a period of self-doubt, I went to see everyone's confessions one by one. The transcript of one of the palace people in the same class attracted Su Yan's attention.
This person mentioned that Fu Hong was in charge of foreign affairs, which involved going to the Department of Internal Affairs to receive the sundries of the East Palace.
Su Yan pondered, unconsciously rubbing the knuckles of his right hand.
The rules in the palace are very strict, and ordinary palace people are not allowed to go out at will without being instructed. If Fuhong took the opportunity to go to the Department of Internal Affairs and saw that "Ping", then the strange people who came and went on weekdays would not be able to find out. In this case, it is also necessary to borrow the list of the Department of the Interior.
If the guess is correct and lucky, you can find it in the Department of Internal Affairs, and if you are unlucky, then you have to ask the Department of Internal Affairs to produce a list of recipients, and if you are unlucky, this person will meet on the road...... Su Yan scratched his head, when do you have to find it, ah baldness.
In general, a range has now been delineated. Su Yanren was soft-spoken, and his position was low, so he couldn't enter the palace to investigate the case. She wrote two copies of the demarcated range on paper, and went to Chu Yunqing to get an idea.