Chen Ying looked at it over and over, a little undecided.

She didn't know how to appreciate the sculpture, but she could clearly feel that the person who carved it had put a lot of thought into it, because it was not only painted with vermilion lacquer, but also with several layers of tung oil.

It is precisely because of these layers of protection, and the fact that this small wood carving was firmly held in the hands of the deceased, that it can be preserved relatively completely over the years.

Chen Ying sat down, looking at the blue shadows in front of the window, frowning and pondering.

Does the nameless female deceased holding the wood carving tightly before she died, indicate that it belonged to the murderer? And as long as you find the owner of the wood carving, you can find the murderer?

Of course, this is only one of the possibilities. Perhaps, this is the most cherished object of the deceased during his lifetime, so he refuses to let go until he dies; Or even more bizarrely, it was actually the murderer who stuffed it into the hands of the deceased, for some purpose or some kind of religious ritual.

All in all, the possibilities are huge, and it's all the more difficult to think about.

In the next few days, Chen Ying's mind was focused on wood carving.

She braved the scorching heat to go out a few times, looking for information in a woodwork shop, temple or Taoist temple, if she didn't go out, she would go to the library to flip through the books, stay for half a day, consult a large number of related books, but found nothing.

Looking for the room, it has been ten years, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, every day is a clear sky, the whole Shengjing City is steaming, the heat is unbearable, even breathing seems to be able to wipe off the sparks.

Naturally, the Guogong Mansion is not too disturbed by this weather, and there are ice cubes in each room every day, so the heat is no longer difficult.

Li's illness has basically stabilized, and she doesn't cough much, but she still has no energy, and she only hides in the house to cool off in the town, and only when she gets up every morning, she will take a walk in the yard accompanied by Chen Ying.

In the early morning of this day, after Chen Ying got up, she saw that the sky was slightly cloudy, and she pushed the window to see that there were still a few traces of water stains in front of the steps, as if it had rained last night.

Taking advantage of the fact that the weather was not too hot, she went to Duijinxuan early, finished her homework for the day, and was about to go to Li's place to ask for peace, when she suddenly saw the flower in the nursery house hurriedly walked in, with a rare burnt color on her face.

Chen Ying was washing the pen at that time, and was quite surprised when she saw this, so she smiled and asked through the window: "Why did Mama Hua come over at this time?" But what happened? ”

The flower in the nursery is an old servant, and under normal circumstances, she would not be so distorted and discolored.

The flower in the nursery walked sweaty, wiped with a handkerchief on one wall, and climbed the stairs on the other wall, and after entering the house, he didn't have time to say anything to the side, so he only bowed down and said: "Back to the girl's words, Liu Baoshan's family is here, and he is waiting for the girl to go." ”

Chen Ying nodded with a smile: "I know, I'll go over immediately." As he spoke, he beckoned to Zhishi and instructed her: "You ask someone to tell Xunzhen and ask her to prepare my clothes for me and prepare the bathroom first." ”

Zhishi was busy answering yes, and went down, and the flower in the nursery family smiled on the side: "Girl, please be tighter, I think the Liu family seems to be in a hurry, and the girl's clothes are better to choose some good ones to wear." ”

She didn't dare to say this in front of other girls, but this third girl has never been very particular about these aspects, and she hates people talking the most, so she said it directly.

Chen Ying really didn't mind, and thanked her, and immediately sped up to finish cleaning up, and after returning to the room to bathe, she changed into clean clothes and specially wore a new piece of jewelry, and then went to the main room.

Liu Baoshan's family was really waiting in front of the steps, and when he saw Chen Ying coming, he immediately showed a happy and anxious look on his face, and he hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and he didn't leave after the ceremony, but circled around Chen Ying for half a circle, and said with a smile: "Rong Nuwen said something to slap her mouth, I'm afraid that the girl's clothes are not good." The slave remembered that there were only a few pairs of heads in the house last month, and new clothes were cut, why didn't the girl change them? ”

Seeing her so solemn, Chen Ying was surprised, and asked, "What's wrong?" From Mama Hua to Mama Liu, everyone said that I couldn't wear it, so something happened? ”

Liu Baoshan's family looked left and right, and did not speak, but only opened the Hunan curtain in person, and said with a smile on his face: "The girl will come into the house and say." ”

This is obviously a secret matter to discuss, Chen Ying became more and more surprised, so he dismissed Xun Zhen and the others and followed her into the house.

Li was sitting in the bright room, his face was still peaceful, and there was even a little joy hidden between his eyebrows. As soon as she saw Chen Ying coming in, she immediately smiled and said, "My son, you are back, and you are in a hurry to wait for your mother." As he spoke, he beckoned Chen Ying to come closer.

Chen Ying stepped forward and said, "What's going on?" How did the mother rejoice like this? ”

Li just laughed, but didn't speak, and Liu Baoshan's family said on the side: "Isn't it a good thing?" Someone came to the palace just now, saying that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was coming, and he indicated that he wanted to see the girl. ”

Chen Ying was stunned.

Good manner, what did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince do when he saw her?

Seeing her stunned, Liu Baoshan's family laughed, and his face seemed to be blooming, and he was extremely brilliant: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came on the orders of His Majesty, saying that he was looking for a girl to ask for a booklet or a directory." ”

Chen Ying remembered it for a while, and suddenly realized.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here to ask for her detective record.

And that's a good thing.

"I see." Chen Ying smiled as usual.

Even though she was happy, her smile was still very strange, and she said, "I didn't expect Your Majesty to remember this." A few days ago, I was thinking about asking my grandfather how to present it, but I don't want Your Majesty to think about it first. ”

As long as His Majesty the Emperor showed a keen interest in the case, she would be glad to see that she would be less hindered in her future actions.

Because he wanted to meet His Royal Highness the Prince, Chen Ying went back to the room to change into new clothes and face under the urging of the Li family, and his whole body was cleaned up impeccably, so he came to Mingyuan Hall.

Mrs. Xu didn't sit up in the east room today, but sat upright in the bright room, and when she saw Chen Ying arrive, she took the opportunity of her salute to look her up and down for a long time, and then shook her head: "You kid, it's too simple." It's hot and it's hard to dress up too much, but it doesn't have to be. ”

still dislikes Chen Ying for not dressing well enough.

Chen Ying said honestly: "Why don't you go back and change your granddaughter?" ”

"That's it, this time and again, don't sweat again." Mrs. Xu rejected her proposal, and then called Liu Baoshan's house, opened the warehouse, and now added two gorgeous gem-inlaid gold skein double luan fruit hairpins to Chen Ying, and replaced the original green skirt with a gorgeous silver and red silk skirt, which was satisfied.