Wei Tai, who was the Yin of Ying Tianfu Mansion, was in a hurry at this time.

is also a three-grade officer, look at the same level, eat fragrant and spicy, commanding, that is called a comfortable and comfortable, which is like his own parental official, eat and drink spicy food, eat and drink Lazar have to ask, if you commit something, you will be investigated, not the son of this adult, or the child of the general, you can't fight, you can't close, and you have to pay for the smile, how can you have the dignity of a third-grade adult?

Now, there is another homicide case with five lives, and the eyes of the whole capital are on him, and he can't sleep at night.

No, the official hurriedly came to report that His Highness the Seventh and Ninth Highnesses had already entered the palace.

My dear mother.

Holding his forehead with one hand and his old waist with the other, Wei Tai couldn't help but sigh: "Why are these two little ancestors here?" ”

He didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly went to greet him.

Seeing Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan, Wei Tai arched his hand and said: "Wei Chen has come to see His Highness, I don't know why I am here?" ”

"Let's see how the hunting ground murder goes!" Xiao Yan asked.

The corners of Wei Tai's mouth twitched, he had long expected this, so he said, "Two highnesses, please, talk in the house." ”

Entering the house, the three of them sat down.

Wei Tai sighed and said: "Two highnesses, in the past four days, the officials and arresters of the entire government have all been dispatched to investigate the inns, homestays, and rented houses in the entire capital, and mobilize the people, but no clues have been found, and no one has reported to provide relevant clues. It seems that the deceased did not stay in the capital for a long time, so Weichen wondered if these five people were passing through the capital? If this is the case, it will make the investigation even more difficult. ”

"Hey, Wechen is under pressure."

"Look at my hair, it's all about to fall out."

Xiao Rui knew his grudge, and said with a smile: "Lord Wei has worked hard, the reason why Xiao Jiu and I came here is that we reported the case, and we naturally care about this case, and second, we want to do our best to avenge the deceased as soon as possible." ”

"Yes, yes!" Xiao Yan nodded again and again.

Xiao Rui continued: "Just like Lord Wei said, if the deceased is passing through the capital, it will be too difficult. But what if not? They came to the capital from a foreign country, and when they left, they were followed and killed by the murderer, so they will inevitably intersect with others when they stay in the capital. So why didn't the witnesses dare to come forward and say it? I guess I was afraid of the murderer's revenge. ”

After a pause, Xiao Rui said: "Therefore, His Royal Highness the Ninth is willing to invest 10,000 taels to reward the capital and reward the people who can provide clues to the identity of the deceased." ”

Xiao Yan was stunned, when did he agree?

Wei Tai was overjoyed and hurriedly got up: "Thank you two highnesses for helping!" It is believed that under the temptation of money, witnesses will not be able to help but stand up and reveal clues. I'll arrange for someone to do it now, and offer a reward for posting it in the capital. ”

Xiao Rui looked at Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yanhao said angrily: "Isn't it just 10,000 taels, it's a small meaning, as long as you can catch the murderer, another 10,000 taels is a small matter." ”

Xiao Rui asked Wei Tai: "My lord, what can be found from the deceased's clothes?" ”

Wei Tai ordered someone to bring the post-mortem transcript and said: "The clothing of the two male deceased is not distinctive, the green cloth is straight, and the head is wearing a square flat scarf, which is more common. The clothes of the two female deceased were cyan silk blouses and dark blue skirts, especially the young female deceased, her blouse was two feet eight inches long, the sleeves were one foot two inches wide, the outer sleeves were inlaid with brocade, and the embroidery on the clothes was in the style of Suzhou embroidery, the patterns were beautiful, and the embroidery was exquisite, but not all, but also mixed with some other characteristics. ”

Wei Tai handed the transcript to Xiao Rui and continued: "I have ordered someone to take the deceased's clothes to the major cloth villages to investigate, hoping to find out the location of the deceased. ”

Xiao Rui nodded, he could think of starting from his clothes, and he could naturally think of the government's quick and sloppy work.

Wei Tai asked his subordinates to call the catcher.

A big man walked in.

"Ask the cloth villages, do you have any clues?" Wei Tai asked.

Catch quickly hugged his fists and said: "Lord Hui, my subordinates visited twelve cloth villages in the capital, and after seeing the fabric and embroidery of the deceased's clothing, they roughly thought it was Su embroidery, although the stitches and patterns have been changed, and the style has changed, but they have not seen what the place is." ”

Wei Tai sighed and waved his hand to pull him off.

"Your Highness, look, the clue is broken again." Wei Tai's face was gloomy.

Xiao Rui smiled and said: "Lord Wei, although the cloth connoisseurs in the capital have good eyesight and can see the changes in embroidery needles and patterns, because of the limitations of their business, they do not fully understand the characteristics of embroidery in various places. And I know a place where I should be able to see some clues. ”

"Where?" Wei Tai hurriedly asked.

"Shangyi Supervisor and Needlework Division!" Xiao Yan suddenly shouted.

Xiao Rui nodded.

Wei Tai slapped his forehead and said, "yes, how did I forget these two places." Shangyi supervisor is responsible for the purchase of cloth and clothing from all over the world, the needlework department specializes in embroidery and sewing, they serve the palace, and are the most proficient cloth embroidery experts in the world, but... This matter has to trouble the two highnesses. ”

Xiao Rui said with a smile: "It's a trivial matter, and please prepare the deceased's clothes." ”

"Okay, I'll go right away." Wei Tai immediately arranged.

Xiao Rui just wanted to close the notebook, but suddenly, his eyes swept over a piece of information, and he couldn't take his eyes off.

He asked, "Lord Wei, the autopsy results said that the young female deceased was the eldest daughter of Huanghua?" Didn't she give birth to the baby in swaddling clothes? ”

"Yes, yes." Wei Tai nodded.

Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan glanced at each other, and wondered even more, what kind of combination is this family?

Coming out of the prefect's yamen, Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan walked towards the palace in a carriage.

Entering the inner city of the imperial city, Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan came to Shangyi Prison, and when the eunuch saw the two highnesses coming, he sighed in his heart, thinking that he had offended them somewhere.

Xiao Rui explained his intention, and the eunuch of the palm print immediately sent someone to the needlework department to call someone, and called the master of the Shangyi Prison to start studying the clothes and fabrics of the deceased.

The director of the needlework department brought the embroidery women to study together.

In the end, they came to a conclusion.

"Your Highness, looking at the fabric and dyeing skills of this dress, it is very similar to the style of the Luzhou area. And this embroidery comes from Suzhou embroidery, but it adds the characteristics of bright colors and ancient atmosphere, and the stitch method has been slightly improved, which should be the local characteristics of Luzhou embroidery. Our needlework department happens to have embroidery women from Luzhou, so we are very sure. ”

Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan looked at each other, and the two immediately left the palace and came to Yingtianfu again.

"Luzhou!"

Finally found a clue, Wei Tai had a feeling of whether Ji Tai had come.

"The two highnesses, Weichen immediately sent people to Luzhou, I believe there will be something to gain." Wei Tai laughed.

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "Lord Wei, it's hard work." ”

"What the lower officials should do." Wei Tai said solemnly.

Subsequently, Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan left the prefect's yamen.

Xiao Yan said happily: "Now there is a breakthrough, and the murderer is just around the corner." ”

Xiao Rui was very calm: "What if the deceased passed by Luzhou to buy clothes?" ”

"Uh..." Xiao Yan's smile disappeared suddenly.

Xiao Rui sighed: "It's not that simple. ”

Xiao Yan asked: "If the investigation in Luzhou is fruitless, wouldn't it be a headless case?" ”

Xiao Rui said: "I hope the reward is also useful, and some clues can be found." ”

"Do you want to increase the bounty amount?" Xiao Yan said magnificently.

Xiao Rui shook his head: "Ten thousand taels is enough, it's not enough, then it's not a matter of money." Let's go..."

"Seventh brother, I'll accompany you back to the fourth brother's house." Xiao Yan said flatteringly.

Xiao Rui flatly refused.

He didn't want others to know that he had moved out of Duanwangfu, firstly, he was embarrassed, and secondly, Duanwangfu's face was also ugly.

Xiao Yan looked annoyed and could only go home obediently.