The palace of the king of Qi is not far from the palace of Jing'an, if it is said that the palace of Jing'an is close to the imperial city and the nearby environment is a little quiet, then the palace of the king of Qi is enough to be called the house of Zhumen surrounded by the mansions of the powerful.

The high wall tile dai, the pavilion and the attic can be seen from afar even outside the house gate, and the embroidery carving is quite spectacular. Partial life, this spectacular and Jing'an palace solemn difference, although open but the interior layout is unique and exquisite.

Xu Chu followed Xiao Mingzhu into the Qi Palace, and during this period, he also met many ladies, and Xiao Mingzhu waved his hand impatiently. And those people were obviously not enthusiastic about Xiao Mingzhu, so they got together and avoided her after the luggage.

Xu Chu raised his eyebrows, although he didn't know what was wrong with them, he could probably guess some.

After all, Mingzhu's temperament is different from that of most of the ladies in the capital who have been carefully raised by their families. And she is a jealous and hateful character, I am afraid that she has caused people a lot before, let alone poked trouble

Now, she is famous in the Three Law Divisions, and she likes to make up for the murder, but doesn't it make people find more reasons and excuses to avoid and dislike her?

Thinking of this, Xu Chu couldn't help but look at Xiao Mingzhu, who pursed her lips and showed a look of disgust, and saw that there was no gloom on her face, so he relieved himself.

Obviously, Xiao Mingzhu noticed Xu Chu's visit, and said angrily, "Sister Chu, don't pay attention to those people, most of them are duplicitous young ladies who are scheming, and they all have several bends in one sentence, which is very troublesome. Let's go, I'll take you to the Wind Lotus Garden, that's the yard where I live."

Xu Chu couldn't help laughing when he saw her like this, and asked by the way, "Why don't you go and see Princess Qi first?" It seems that it is not appropriate for me to come to the banquet today if I do not see it first. ”

Xiao Mingzhu waved his hand and said, "No, no, my family is a gatekeeper, and I don't pay attention to those false courtesies." And she should be in the same place now as the wives who look after each other's relatives for the children of the family, and if you go, you will have to be dragged to talk about husbands and children. Besides, I greeted her yesterday and said that if you come, I must first talk to you in the courtyard."

"Don't worry, didn't you see that our road here was full of delicate young ladies? Because my mother didn't have time to see them, as soon as she entered the palace, she let her subordinates take her around. ”

Hearing this, Xu Chu didn't say anything anymore. Left and right, she really didn't think about having any dealings with the noblewomen in Beijing.

Originally, she was determined not to do this anymore, and she would not give up the autopsy and teach her husband and children. Moreover, she didn't have to go, she could think of those people's taboos against her, and she was uncomfortable sitting together.

Xiao Mingzhu, as the only daughter of the Qi Palace, and even the only county lord of the royal family, is naturally extremely favored. Therefore, as the pearl of the royal palm, her yard is naturally extraordinary.

If Xiao Mingzhu didn't say it, I was afraid that Xu Chu would mistakenly think that this courtyard was a mansion.

The courtyard is semi-enclosed, and when you enter the courtyard, you will see a pavilion perched on a large pond. Around the pavilion is a pavilion that rises above the pond and enters the depths of the lotus leaves.

On both sides of this pool, there are many rockeries and strange stones, and large trees covered by the canopy of trees. Although it is still autumn, the leaves are beginning to wither and wither, but with the pond full of dead leaves and residual lotus, it is quite elegant.

The two of them entered along the path, the path was winding, and there were flower beds and bamboo forests on both sides, even if it was only a few hundred meters away, it was full of beautiful scenery. The osmanthus flowers full of trees, as well as the autumn chrysanthemums in full bloom, and the hibiscus dotted between the mountains and rocks, swept away the depression of the previous dry lotus, and became a little more bright and lively.

Xu Chu admired the scenery in the courtyard, and also entered the trellis corridor covered with rose branches and leaves with Xiao Mingzhu.

Xiao Mingzhu saw that her sister Chu liked the delicacy of those flowers and plants, so she slowed down her pace and introduced them as she walked. Among the items in it, there are those rewarded by the palace, those purchased at home, and many of them are sent by Hua Wuzhi.

Xu Chu's eyes swept over Xiao Mingzhu's delicate eyebrows, and he laughed: "I think it's not just those flowers and plants that were sent by the playboy, and the golden hairpin style that Mingzhu is wearing today is also very chic." ”

Xiao Mingzhu was teased, pretended to be embarrassed and snorted, and then her face turned red, and she looked at Xu Chu with raised eyebrows and said provocatively, "I also know that Sister Chu's clothes today should have been selected by the third uncle."

"Hey, Mingzhu went to investigate the case here, and he has grown a lot, you can see this." When facing Xiao Mingzhu, Xu Chu was rarely ashamed, she had always ridiculed Mingzhu, how could she have fallen behind in frolic?

Xiao Mingzhu smiled, glanced at Xu Chu proudly, and said directly, "Ask me how I know, ask me how I know."

Xu Chu saw her appearance, but she made up her mind that the old god was there and didn't ask, but Xiao Mingzhu was uncomfortable, and her little face was tangled and wrinkled.

Finally, after brushing over the willow branches and bypassing the winding corridor, Xu Chu asked kindly, "Then how did you see it?" ”

Xiao Mingzhu saw her sister Chu asking, and immediately a pretty face spread out after the rain and the sky was clear, "I grew up in the capital, so I can naturally see that the craftsmanship of this pleated skirt is from the hands of Master B in the east of the city." said that although Party B is a ready-to-wear shop, because it has some relationship with the palace Shangyi Bureau, his clothes have always been judged seven or eight days in advance. And Sister Chu has not been in the capital for a long time, and she is running around in the case every day, so she naturally has no time to waste time to weigh Party B's choice of style and size. And in the capital, even if it is a child of the clan, it is difficult to make an exception for Party B, unless it is a nobleman in the palace, or the emperor's uncle and third uncle."

Saying that he was fighting here, Xiao Mingzhu's black eyes rolled, and he came to Xu Chu's side and said mysteriously, "Also, I slept with Sister Chu for many days, but I still couldn't figure out Sister Chu's size, and said that Party B didn't give you a measure to make the clothes Sister Chu, hehe, you have to be in size, except for the third uncle, who else can say accurately?" ”

There is a hint of this remark, but Xiao Mingzhu doesn't have any bad intentions, in the end, she just speculates like this.

"What's more, a few days ago, I went to the palace to look for the third uncle, and I watched him keep drawing what tricks, and I saw the looming patterns on the hem of Sister Chu's skirt."

Xu Chu was stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't expect that there would be so much inside information about the folded skirt. However, when she heard Mingzhu mention that the pattern on the skirt was like an ink painting painted by Xiao Qinglang, she couldn't help but feel warm in her heart, and the corners of her mouth curled.

While they were talking, they went into the room.

Because they were idle, the two of them ate a lot of tea, and now they are even more bored talking about some previous cases.

Xu talked about what he was good at, and Xu Chu naturally talked a little more, and even talked to Xiao Mingzhu about several cases he had investigated in the countryside before.

"That day, I conducted an autopsy on behalf of my father, and the wife of that family cried and sued a man surnamed Li in the same village, saying that her man and the man surnamed Li were drunk and quarreled, and the trouble was very fierce at that time. Later, she and her neighbors dragged the man home, but at night, she met a robber who entered the door and slashed his man to death, and the scars on his neck were deep and bone-in-cheek, and she was sure that the murderer must be the man surnamed Li, and it happened that the daughter-in-law of the Li family returned to her parents' house that day, and the Li family had no one to testify against except the man. In addition, the official did find a bloody machete in the Li family, so the county magistrate arrested the man surnamed Li at that time. ”

"It's just a drunken fist and foot fight, that person climbed over the wall and entered the hospital in the middle of the night to commit revenge, it shouldn't be." Xiao Mingzhu blinked, listening to it with great taste, and when Xu Chu paused, he didn't forget to express his opinion.

Xu Chu nodded, and said, "I thought the same thing at the time, so I observed the woman's demeanor again, but found that although she was shocked and frightened on her face, her body was clean and very neat, and her clothes were properly wrinkled and messy, so I immediately decided that there must be something wrong with that woman." ”

"Huh?" Xiao Mingzhu's eyes widened and asked in surprise, "You can see the clues just by clothes?" ”

Xu Chu chuckled lightly and said, "Many cases are mostly caught by details and flaws, and it is much easier to find evidence when there are flaws." ”

"It's like the woman, who obviously slept in the same bed with the man, but the man was almost beheaded, and the kang was also a mess full of blood, and there was no blood splattered on her body. Moreover, seeing a man being slashed and killed in the middle of the night, she can still keep her clothes neat, instead of stumbling and falling or looking embarrassed when she runs out of the door for help, which is really unreasonable. ”

Later, the county magistrate interrogated her, and during the interrogation, she finally couldn't resist her fear and confessed. It turned out that she had an affair with her neighbor for a long time, so after knowing that her man had a fist and foot fight with someone, she set this poisonous plan. ”

When she heard this, Xiao Mingzhu was already dumbfounded, and in the end, she could only sigh, "It's really the most poisonous woman's heart"

Just as the two of them were talking, they suddenly heard a commotion, and then the maid in Xiao Mingzhu's courtyard hurriedly ran to report that Miss Biao had brought someone over, saying that she wanted to talk to the county lord

As soon as he heard who was coming, Xiao Mingzhu directly wrinkled his expression and said in disgust, "It's really a dog skin plaster that can't be torn off, I don't know what kind of heart I have this time!" ”

Before she could say anything about the business trip to drive people away, she heard a familiar and enthusiastic voice sound.

"Cousin Mingzhu, I'll bring my sister to talk to you"

Xiao Mingzhu was bored, and her expression was naturally not kind, "Who wants you to talk with you?"

However, because she was the daughter of her own uncle, Xiao Mingzhu didn't say any more ugly words in the end.