Sixteen. The Mystery of the Lotus

"Adults might as well let them in to see this wonder, this blue lotus, is indeed rare, not everyone has such a blessing. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info" Xiao Yifei had a bright smile on his face, and his investigation could be temporarily concluded here.

Li Qingxiang looked at him and didn't come back to his senses for a long time. And Li Fu, who was standing beside him, was obviously dissatisfied with Xiao Yifei for being so unkind to his master, but because of his identity, he had no other expression except for his unsightly face.

Xiao Yifei laughed, "This is just a thing that seems mysterious, if you really want to say it, it's not a big deal." In fact, it is just a small trick, and it is very simple to do. Have you ever heard of one of the most famous peony varieties in the Tang Dynasty, called 'Ou Jiabi'? ”

Li Qingxiang frowned, and said lightly: "The old man only knows that the Tang people love peonies, and the price of dark peonies is higher. Presumably, the Ou Jiabi you are talking about is a dark flower? ”

Xiao Yifei smiled slightly and said, "My lord is really well-informed. It is said that the most expensive peonies are Wei Zi and Yao Huang, which are very valuable. However, later, a family surnamed Ou cultivated a unique color of blue peony, and as soon as this flower came out, its value immediately surpassed Yao Huang and overwhelmed the group. It is said that when all the people who came to buy Oujiabi saw the clusters of blue peony flowers, everyone felt as if they were facing a pool of fairy flowers, so the reputation spread farther and farther, and everyone was proud to buy such flowers. They didn't expect it to be, and spent a lot of money to buy it back, thinking that they would be able to appreciate the blue peony every year, but later found that the blue color can only be maintained for one year, and the second flower that blooms is white. ”

"White peony?" Li Qingxiang was taken aback, he seemed to be a little unable to react.

"Yes. It is indeed a white peony. To put it bluntly, Ou's is just playing a small trick. It is said that when the peony begins to sprout in spring, the roots of the peony are watered with blue water, and the flowers will turn green. Xiao Yifei explained very seriously, after saying this, he faced a pool of lotus flowers, "Unlike peony flowers, it is easier to dye lotus flowers, as long as the hibiscus flowers seem to be blooming, the juice of indigo and water mixed into the blue color is dripped into the flower buds, and then the flower buds are wrapped in soaked paper, which can make the flowers turn green." Of course, if you want to change this lotus flower to a different color, you only need to change the pigment of a different color. In addition, I have heard that there is another method among the people, which is to soak the lotus seeds in indigo, and then take them out and plant them in the flower pond after a year, and the flowers will be cyan. However, as far as the lotus pond in the house is concerned, it should be the previous method I mentioned, which was dyed by someone. So...... The flowers will bloom in such a color, and someone is secretly playing tricks, not some ghost. Instead of pretending to be mysterious, wouldn't it be better to bring all the people together and let them enjoy the flowers? ”

Li Qingxiang is a smart person, and Xiao Yifei doesn't plan to say what he says next. Right now, in addition to those who went out, what happened within the Li family, I'm afraid that even if it wasn't done by the Li family, it would be inextricably linked to the Li family. Judging from the lotus pond in front of you, it is at the back of the compound, which is an independent small garden, although all the small courtyards in the courtyard can reach here, but there are only two doors on the left and right to enter and exit here. People are panicking these days, who is still in the mood to come here to see the flowers? Naturally, it gives those who have a heart an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Xiao Yifei lowered his head and thought for a while, and at this moment, a little servant hurriedly came over and whispered something to Li Qingxiang. Li Qingxiang raised his hand. There is no need to ask, it is the officials who routinely come to patrol every day who have arrived, Li Qingxiang of course hopes that Xiao Yifei will go over and take a look, and perhaps, they can also find some clues.

When Xiao Yifei walked to the front yard, a trace of uneasiness flashed in his heart again. There have been so many accidents here, in fact, even if the people from the six doors don't show up anyway, the people from Kaifeng Mansion should come here. But why did the people of the government just send a few officials here to go through the motions?

Four men dressed in cyan official costumes stood in the front yard with swords on their shoulders, nonchalantly inspecting their surroundings. Even when they saw Li Qingxiang, they just casually gave a salute and continued to check. There were even people who inadvertently scratched their own knives. However, it wasn't until they saw Xiao Yifei that their nonchalant expressions changed, and they locked their eyes on Xiao Yifei almost at the same time, and asked, "Who is he?" When did you come to the house? ”

"This is my little friend Xiao Yifei, come to ......" Li Qingxiang nodded politely at them, and looked at Xiao Yifei at the same time.

"The grass people came here to visit Master Li, and I heard that something unpleasant happened here. Several of them are officials in the yamen, I don't know what murderers can be found? Or someone is secretly making trouble. Xiao Yifei asked politely, but his eyes were fixed on the four people, and his gaze swept seriously over each of them.

To the four of them, it was just an ordinary young man, but why did his gaze make them uneasy, as if he could read through their hearts. In the face of Xiao Yifei's inquiry, they only nodded perfunctorily, but the investigation of Xiao Yifei has never ended. A few of them glanced at each other and were about to speak, but Xiao Yifei frowned and asked, "I don't know where the waist cards of the big brothers of the official mission are?" Can I take a look? ”

The tallest one glared at him and said, "What do you mean by that?" Do you suspect that there is something wrong with our brothers? Although we ate the food of the yamen, it was also a chore. If you can't help, don't bother us. Besides, this is Xiangye's Mansion, where is your turn to speak......"

"Naturally, it's not my turn to speak, I'm just curious." Xiao Yifei's gaze did not take his eyes away, but stared at them more sharply, and said lightly: "Since it is a person from the yamen, it can be regarded as a person who has seen the market anyway, and the cases handled must not be one or two, right?" In this way, the problem is a little strange. ”

The four of them looked at Xiao Yifei nervously at the same time, and Li Qingxiang, who was originally just planning to leave with a few perfunctory words, also looked at these people with great curiosity. He wanted to say something, and fixed his eyes on Xiao Yifei's body.