The weather in late June is getting hotter and hotter, it is the beginning of the year, the sun is already shining in the yard, Li is simply "steamed" by a room of stuffy "steaming", so he wiped his face with the cold well water, and was impatient to apply grease and powder, took a fan and went to the bottom of the grape trellis under the east wall of the yard to enjoy the cool, while complaining to the little maid about the hot day in Jinyang: "It's still good in Xianghe, that is, in July and August, there are still cool breezes, why do you say this Jinyang is so hot, the house is still so small, it's like a steamer, In the past, in Xianghe, you can also put some ice cubes from the county ice kiln to cool off, and now that Jinyang is down, you have to go to Liuxiang Hutong to buy it, this house is small, and there is no place to dig the cellar, and the ice cubes are not stored for a long time. ”

The little maid hurriedly reported: "Today, Li San followed Lang Jun out early in the morning, saying that he was going out to run errands, and he didn't come back until noon." ”

General Li walked under the grape trellis, and before he sat down on the chair, his brows were twisted into buttons, and he covered his nose with one hand: "This smell is getting more and more pungent, what's going on next door?" ”

"The neighbor is a family of four, I heard that it is the descendant of the Weiguo Mansion, the grandmother is very important to the eldest princess, only to reward the house to live in peace, a few days ago the slave maid also saw his bewitching daughter-in-law, sent her to the mule cart, these two days did not see anyone, yesterday a slave maid smelled the smell, want to go over to see the end, how do you know that the door that was half a ring no one answered, and inquired, only to know that the grandmother had led her grandson and the little maid to the outer city to help people look at the house, it stands to reason that the daughter-in-law should be at home, but she usually does not get along, I'm afraid I don't want to pay attention to the slave maid. ”

Li sat patiently for a while, and was disgusted by the stench coming from the partition wall, but there was only this shady place in the courtyard, and asked the maid to knock on the door again and ask what was going on next door.

The little maid came back after a while, and she also looked disgusted: "There is still no one answering the door, and the front of the door is even more smelly, I don't know what's going on." ”

"You build a ladder and take a look at the wall, the smell is so big, it should come from the yard." The Li family was already standing in the hall, and they seemed to be able to smell the stench that followed them like a shadow, and they couldn't help but retch again. I really couldn't stand it, so I entered the second room, and I had just leaned on the kang for less than a moment, and suddenly I heard an exclamation from the maid, and then there was a chaotic sound of "crackling".

Li went out to take a look, but saw the maid fall to the ground on all fours, fortunately, the house on Banyan Street is not as high as the Gaomen mansion, and the courtyard wall is only one and a half high, so the maid did not fall and break her head and bleed.

But her face was pale, her lips trembled, and she let out a cry for a long time—dead!

At the beginning of the dispersal of the dynasty, Yu Feng was edicted by the Son of Heaven to go to the imperial study to discuss matters, and at noon, the Son of Heaven let people out, and was about to leave the palace and return to the house - there is nothing to do today, and he should not be on duty in the cabinet.

The third prince strode and chased after the scorching sun, his eyes were slender, and he was still blocking the sun with his palms.

Yu Feng had to have a few words with him, and the words of the two were interrupted by the guards, saying that Yin Luze of Shuntian Mansion sent someone to deliver the letter, and the murder case of Kyoto Regeneration Blue Satin took place on Banyan Street.

The third prince was quite surprised: "Yuan Yang is still leading the envoy of Shuntianfu? ”

"It's just temporary." Yu Feng didn't say anything in detail, and he didn't have time to say goodbye, but he was accompanied by the third prince: "I'm idle and idle, I also heard about a serial murder earlier, how can someone commit a crime, it's still on Banyan Street, this is the second case, go, I'll go with you to see." ”

When the two nobles arrived at Banyan Street, the front of the Song family had been surrounded by water, the deceased had been taken down from the branches in the courtyard, and the body was transported to the government mortuary, but the courtyard was still filled with a foul smell.

Li is also one of the witnesses, and he was enduring the stench and talking impatiently about the whole story of the discovery of the corpse, when he was suddenly stunned by the appearance of two beautiful men side by side, especially recognizing Yu Feng, who was the boy on the Liangyuan Bridge!

But why did Lord Nalu call him the son of the world?

Li heard that the person who stood side by side with Yu Feng was the Third Highness, and his apricot eyes were a little rounder - since Sister Li entered the Prince's Mansion, Li had not had a chance to meet her, of course, he didn't know what was going on, he was only stunned, and even the palm covering his mouth and nose was frozen in mid-air, like a marionette.

Yu Feng heard that the maid of the Li family was the one who found the corpse, so he only glanced at her, and when he saw that Sanshun was also among the witnesses, he summoned him to come over and ask him carefully.

"The deceased is the sound of a warbler, and the small one heard the news and came over to inquire about the details, but he didn't know how to be careful." Sanshun lowered his voice and said: "Three days ago, Lamei also bumped into the sound of a warbler, and the little casual pretended to provide clues. ”

Sanshun and his wife are still living in the old residence in Fuhou Lane and have not moved out.

The third prince looked at the courtyard for a long time, his eyes stopped on Sanshun's face, remembering that this person was Yijing's cronies, his eyebrows were slightly raised, and he continued to look quietly.

Most of the witnesses present were neighbors and subordinates of the Guogong Mansion, who knew Yingsheng, and said that they had not seen Yingsheng for several days, and they couldn't tell when she was killed, Lu Ze asked carefully, and finally determined that a woman living opposite was the last person to see Yingsheng closing the door and bolting when it was dark the night before.

Combined with the testimony of Li's maid, he vaguely smelled a peculiar smell yesterday afternoon, and when he came to knock on the door, there was no one to answer, although there was no conclusion on the other side, Yu Feng probably deduced that the warbler should have been hanged the night before.

Lu Ze received the signal, and asked Li if he had heard the sound the night before, but Li shook his head in denial, she finally came back to her senses at this time, and her eyes still skimmed to Yu Feng and the third prince from time to time, worried about her parent's sister's "misidentification" of her beloved, and she still knew the severity of it, so she didn't dare to come forward to ask.

Yu Feng noticed that among the crowd outside the hospital, there was a tall and dull-looking young man standing in the middle of the house, who seemed to be no different from the idlers who were joining in the fun, but when he saw Mama Song who had returned from hearing the news, his eyes flickered sharply.

Song Ming was already six years old at this time, and was pulled by the maid cuckoo, and glanced at the courtyard he was extremely familiar with, and the people who stood in half of the courtyard with a look of surprise.

When Mama Song saw Yu Feng, her expression was slightly stunned, and she hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down.

The third prince asked meaningfully: "Yuanyang, this is ......?"

Yu Feng smiled slightly, wondering if the third prince pretended not to know, but he didn't say it directly, just explained: "The deceased's mother-in-law." ”

The third prince touched his chin: "Then there is suspicion." ”

Mama Song was taken aback: "Your Highness, the slave maid only knew that something had happened at home, and the slave and maid were all in the outer city these days, guarding the house for the acquaintance, and they were not at home." ”

The third prince looked at the corner of his eyes: "Do you recognize me?" ”

"When His Royal Highness went to the Guogong Mansion, the slaves and maids saw it from afar."

"It's actually a slave of the Guogong Mansion?" The three princes were stunned.

Yu Feng turned around slightly, sat down in the circle chair moved out by several officials, and watched coldly from the sidelines of the three princes and Mama Song's words.

He almost ignored one thing, the orchid hairpin of Yichen back then, it was Song Mama who bought it from the pawnshop, but it fell into the hands of the third prince.

"The slave maid was originally the palace maid next to the eldest princess." Mama Song said.

The third prince bowed slightly: "Then you were also in the outer city the night before?" ”

"Exactly, the slave maid has an old acquaintance, originally also a maid of the Guogong Mansion, and later when she was old, she begged the eldest princess to be released and married a small businessman as his wife, and the couple lived in the outer city, but because of the funeral report from the hometown, saying that the mother-in-law died of illness, they rushed back to the Daimyo Mansion five days ago to mourn, because they were repairing the house, they invited a craftsman to do the work during the day, and entrusted the slave and maid to take care of it, and the slave and maid lived in his house." Mama Song replied.

"You never came back the night before?" The third prince completely replaced Shuntian Mansion Yin, and seeing that Yu Feng had already sat down, he also sat in another chair unceremoniously, with a pair of knees slightly parted, and looked at Mama Song kneeling in front of him with the corner of his eyes.

Mama Song has been hanging her face: "Three craftsmen, you are finishing work, it takes two moments to eat, because the slave maid also brought her grandson, so let the little maid also go with her to serve, the grandson rested early, and generally fell asleep, the slave and grandson slept in the room, and there was a maid outside to accompany the night." ”

The third prince glanced at the maid in Mama Song's mouth, and saw that it was just an eleven or two-year-old girl, and she was about to ask, but suddenly woke up to Yu Feng who seemed to be too silent today, and her heart was full of doubt, so she smiled and said: "I'm dominant, what do you think of Yuanyang?" ”

Yu Feng smiled lightly and dusted off his purple brocade court clothes: "Your Highness, please continue to ask, I don't have a clue for a while." ”

The third prince raised his eyebrows slightly, no clue? He just saw that this half-old lady was steady, decisive and neat, and did not shrink at all, and seemed to have some skills, but Yu Feng didn't see it? I couldn't figure out Yu Feng's mind for a while, coughed lightly, glanced at Mama Song again, and saw that she was still calm, a thought flashed in her eyes, and suddenly asked, "Mama practices martial arts?" ”

"Yes, the slave maid once fought with the princess."

The third prince bowed slightly, and then looked at Du Juan: "The night before, you stayed in the outer city?" ”

"Yes, the slave fell asleep before the curfew." The cuckoo knelt on the ground with the rhythm of Mama Song, but Song Ming held a finger in her mouth and looked at the third prince very curiously: "I also fell asleep, it wasn't hot at all the night before, and I didn't wake up all night, and my grandmother didn't wake me up until dawn. ”

"Do you know your mother was killed?" The third prince looked at Song Ming with interest.

Song Ming was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously said: "I haven't seen A-Niang for a long time, what does it mean to be killed?" ”

Mama Song hurriedly said: "Back to Your Highness, Yingsheng is the steproom of the slave's adopted son, not the grandchild's biological mother. ”

Yu Feng frowned, and glanced at Song Ming quietly, it was especially hot the night before, it was a rain yesterday to dissipate a little heat, but Song Ming said that it was not hot the night before......

The third prince obviously realized this, and followed the temptation: "It was your grandmother who usually bought you breakfast?" ”

"No, it was the cuckoo who went to buy it, and the cuckoo got up late yesterday, and when I woke up, I saw that she was still asleep outside." Song Ming seemed to be very persistent in the word victimization, and asked again: "What does it mean to be killed?" "He had just turned six, which was the age of curiosity.

"It's just that someone killed him." The third prince didn't care about the mood of the child's family at all.

Song Ming's eyes widened, and she cried bitterly.

It startled the third prince, and touched the bridge of his nose with some embarrassment: "Don't cry, didn't your grandmother say it just now, it's only your stepmother who died." ”

Song Ming really stopped crying immediately, and before the tears could flow, she was followed by a sentence: "That cheap woman is dead?" ”

Beads of sweat dripped from Mama Song's forehead, and she hurriedly explained: "Your Highness, don't blame the slave and maid for her child's vulgar words, if it weren't for the warbler's voice, the slave and maid's adopted son would not have reconciled with the Yuan." ”

"Mama didn't feel hot the night before?" The third prince's question was very jumpy.

Mama Song was drenched in cold sweat: "The slave maid is tired these days, and she sleeps ...... at night."

"Have you heard of the Blue Satin serial murders?" The third prince asked again.

"Back to Your Highness, Lord Lu knows, the slave was almost killed by the murderer."

"Oh?" The third prince looked at Lu Fuyin in surprise, and when he heard about the old thing, he became more and more suspicious: "This serial murderer usually looks for a woman who lives alone, and has committed many crimes, but it is the first time I heard that he attacked the family twice, does the murderer have old grudges with his grandmother?" ”

Mama Song still said: "The slave and maid really don't know, and I didn't see the murderer's eyebrows that day, I only know that he is in good health, and the slave and maid have not offended anyone, I don't know why the murderer will target the slave and maid's family." ”

Only then did Yu Feng interject: "Lu Fuyin, you can know the cause of death of the deceased." ”

Lu Zeyu said: "Fang Cai made a rough inspection, he was hanged to death, he had been dead for at least a day, the body was rotten, and the deceased had blue satin hanging on his neck, as for the details, it will not be known until after careful examination." ”

Yu Feng bowed slightly: "Then I'll wait for the results of the work, the general situation has been understood, and I will ask here today." After speaking, he glanced at Mama Song, and saw that she sighed slightly, the corners of Yu Feng's lips raised, but he said to the third prince: "I will take the first step, Your Highness, please." ”

The third prince followed suit: "Yuan Yang, ask for a while, I only feel dry and irritable at this time, this place is close to the Chu Palace, I have to ask you for a cup of tea." Without saying anything, he took Yu Feng's hand and walked out of the Song family's courtyard together.

Regardless of whether Yu Feng was willing or not, the third prince got into the palace car as soon as he bowed, rolled up the bamboo curtain high, and shook a folding fan a few times, sighing that this day is really vicious.

Seeing that Yu Feng got into the car a little helplessly, the third prince smiled lightly: "Yuanyang, I don't believe you didn't find the strangeness of the slave." ”