April 23rd, is a day suitable for all things, Taichang Temple night observation of the sky, concluded that the weather on this day is fine, the blue sky is high.

Suzaku Street was closed in the middle of the night, and many Jin Wuwei, who wore swords at their waists, looked solemn on both sides of the street, standing from dark to dawn, their bodies were not tired at all, and they didn't even shake it.

At the beginning of the day, the sky was bright, and a long and thick horn sounded outside the Chengtian Gate, which was high-pitched and loud, and went straight to the sky.

The faint sunlight is sprinkled, the dragon and phoenix ring on the hilt of the sword of the class is shining in the morning sun, Jin Wuwei is five steps and a sentry, ten steps and a post, and the solemn killing intent on that face scared the people who originally planned to squeeze on the road to watch carefully, and they didn't need to shout loudly, and the bustling people didn't dare to make more noise.

Soon after the horn stopped, a mighty guard of honor came out of Chengtianmen.

The first few big cars were carrying important ministers of the court, one of which was extremely spacious, and the cover was extraordinarily thick, and it was the very favored Jiang Ge Lao who sat in it.

Others seem to be favored, but Jiang Shen is like sitting on pins and needles.

Since the end of the provincial examination, although the fraud case did not implicate him, but his heart is like a mirror, he has long been suspicious of Emperor Yong'an, although this time he refuted his begging bones, but it is just a face.

If he takes this face seriously, it would be too naïve.

In the ups and downs of the Huan Sea, even the relationship between father and son and master and apprentice is not reliable, not to mention this thin face.

Besides, ruthlessness is the most emperor's family, and the person sitting on that dragon chair can manipulate people's hearts and distinguish emptiness and balance, but there will be no mercy.

Jiang Shen felt that this gorgeous carriage was like a gorgeous cage, sending him to death without a place to be buried.

These carriages drove through the long street, causing an uproar among the people, pointing and pointing, and the important ministers in these carriages were all people they looked up to in this life.

After the canopy carriage, two rows of Jin Wuwei holding twelve dragon flags followed, followed by four horses and a sturdy and upright coachman drove the Sinan car, the Jili drum car, the Egret car, the Luan flag car, the evil chariot and the Pixuan chariot.

These cars and horses are waiting for idlers not to see, in the past, there were many wars, and His Majesty could not go out of Beijing once a year, these years the world has been prosperous, and gradually become a political and harmonious trend, His Majesty has an interest, every year to go out of Beijing for a trip, but he slowly got older, once a year, the body can not stand it.

This kind of grand scene is even more rare.

The guide guard of honor is huge, but the most anticipated by the people is the guard of honor, the most young and young talents in the guard of honor are the most eye-catching, not to mention the twelve rows of Yulin Army in the front, all of them are extraordinary, even if they are holding horizontal knives and bows and arrows, riding high-headed horses, wearing silver scale armor, and the coldness of a body can not hide the handsome demeanor.

The chariots and horses of the high-ranking courtiers, the current science and technology scholars, the envoys of various countries and the relatives of the emperor also followed the guard of honor.

High-ranking courtiers, envoys of various countries and relatives of the emperor are just that, the old are too old and the young are too small to see anything, even if there are so many people who can look up, they can't climb high.

On the contrary, most of them are young talents, and the first class can't climb, but the second and third can still be remembered.

or the suave or suave Jinke Sanjia walked through the long street, which immediately attracted a burst of cheers from countless big girls and little daughters-in-law.

The more daring ones threw things like incense sachets, beaded hairpin rings, and handkerchiefs at these three people.

Cui Jingchu, the youngest leader, was so ashamed that he didn't dare to raise his head, his face was flushed, and he was almost knocked off the horse.

The sound of the clattering horses' hooves gradually went away, the morning light gradually brightened, the bright yellow banners and flags covered the sky and the sun, the color appeared particularly bright and dazzling, and the momentum was magnificent.

At the back of the banner array, followed by a group of low-ranking courtiers and guards, most of these people are from noble families, the family has money and status, and they don't expect to be promoted and rich, but they just occupy an official position day by day, and they don't care so much about the image of official authority, they look lazy and lazy, and some are not so presentable.

There are also officials who get up too early, and their energy is naturally a little lacking, and they are staggering on their horses, and they open their mouths wide and yawn from time to time, and they are so sleepy that they are in tears.

It's really unsightly.

The mighty guard of honor and the guide have already walked on the Vermilion Bird Street, and the guard of honor of Emperor Yong'an can drive out of the Suzaku Gate.

The jade chariot that Emperor Yong'an rode was surrounded by forty-one healthy and good-looking drivers, controlled by the Taifu Siqing, and there was also the Beiya Forbidden Army on the outside to surround the jade chariot, so that many people who wanted to see the demeanor of the saint could not see the face of heaven at all, and they were a little disappointed.

Liu Shengsheng, the general of the Northern Ya Forbidden Army, clinged to the side of the jade chariot, not leaving an inch, and a pair of tiger eyes cruising back and forth in the crowd, and the essence of his eyes was bound to appear.

Immediately following the jade chariot was the car of the concubine princess of Emperor Yong'an.

Emperor Yong'an decreed that all the princes and princesses should accompany him this time to Yuhua Mountain for summer vacation, including the young princesses.

The concubines and princesses were all driven by car, while the princes were on horseback.

Emperor Yong'an's will is also the heart of a prince who has experienced the prince.

He is getting older and older, although he is shouted long live all day long, but who can really live for 10,000 years, to this day, even if he does not set up a prince again, he has to do more planning for the Dajing Dynasty in a hundred years.

His Majesty traveled, and there were many people who served with him, in addition to the Beiya forbidden army wearing silver scale armor, holding bows and arrows, swords, and Mo knives, there were also countless palace maids, and the inner servants and palace maids were holding peacock fans, small group fans, square fans, Huang Lu, Jiang Lu, and Xuanwu buildings.

These people are all close attendants of Emperor Yong'an, and they follow the jade chariot that Emperor Yong'an is riding, all of them have serious and calm expressions, and they don't make the slightest sound when they walk, and no one whispers.

The entire car driver's honor guard was particularly solemn, and even the sound of breathing was uniform, and no one dared to show a slack and relaxed look.

Emperor Yong'an's chariot slowly drove up Suzaku Street, while Jin Zhong and Yu Xin led forty-eight teams of infantry soldiers, twenty-four teams of cavalry, and twelve flag teams to walk at the end of the entire reliance.

Until this symbolizing the power and status of the emperor completely walked out of the Jinguang Gate, this scene of more than 5,000 people, the huge emperor travel is just over half.

After seeing Emperor Yong'an's Luan driving out of Jinguang Gate, the carriages and horses of the courtiers' families who had been waiting on Suzaku Street for a long time also followed closely and drove towards Jinguang Gate.

Han Changdu, as the envoy of the Internal Security Division, should have followed the guard of honor, but he had another errand, just riding a horse to patrol the outside of the entire guard of honor, and a purple robe was lifted by the wind, which was not a bit of coldness.

He saw Luan drive the honor guard out of Jinguang Gate, so he rode his horse in the opposite direction, met the convoy of courtiers and their families, found a carriage with the emblem of the Han Mansion in the bustling procession, hurriedly rode over, and asked in a low voice through the curtain, "Has Ah Qi arrived?" ”

The curtain of the car moved slightly, and a ray of sunlight gradually brightened into the car, Han Changyun was lazily half lying in the car, not even bothering to open his eyelids: "Big brother, why do you only care about asking that fierce girl, and you don't want to ask me." ”

Han Changdui was stunned for a moment: "What do you do?" ”

Han Changyun lifted the curtain, pointed to his cheek, and said with a sad face: "Big brother, didn't you notice that I was thin, didn't you notice that this carriage was bumpy and bumpy, and I was about to fall apart?" ”

"......" Han Changdui said in a cold voice with an expressionless face, "No." ”

"......" Han Changyun howled dryly: "Big brother, you don't feel sorry for me!" ”

Han Changdui couldn't listen to it anymore, and lowered the curtain with a "swish".

Just when Han Changyun was humming and chirping and shouting to Han Changdui, the little guy who was driving the car in front suddenly turned his head, with a calm face, and said in a weird manner: "The seventh master thinks that the small car is not in a good hurry, you can get out of the car and walk!" ”

Han Changyun looked out from the gap in the slightly swaying car curtain, and saw the pretty face that was smiling but not smiling, although he was not convinced, but he couldn't beat her, so he had to shrink his neck with a weak heart, the corners of his mouth hung down, and he dared to be angry and dare not speak.

He couldn't afford to mess with this dominatrix, and if she provoked her, she would dare kick him out of the car and let him go.

Han Changdui saw the little guy who was driving the car, and said in shock: "Ah Qi, why are you dressed like this?" He turned his eyes to look at Jin Yu, who was also sitting on the wheel: "Aren't you driving the car, how did you let Ah Qi catch the car, she still has injuries." ”

Jin Yu smiled weakly, hurriedly snatched the reins from Yao Qi's hand, and whispered: "Look, what I said, let the prince see that you are driving the car, and you will definitely scold me." ”

Yao sighed.

Han Changyun shouted in the car at the right time: "Big brother, it's not my fault to catch the car, I asked her to come to the car and sit, but she refused, she had to catch the car outside, as if I was a bad person." ”

"......" Yao Qi was extremely embarrassed, and twisted uncomfortably on the wheel.

Han Changwan looked at Yao Qi, then at Han Changyun, and sneered: "Aren't you?" What did you do to Ah Ji to make her avoid you like a femme fatale? ”

"Conscience of heaven and earth!" Han Changyun shouted loudly: "Big brother, I like that kind of delicate little girl, Yao is good-looking when she joins the army, but she is fierce, she will start fighting if she doesn't agree with her, this is not enough to grow to my liking, I see her like seeing you, she is my brother, what can I do to her?" I'm not a hungry beast! ”

“...... You," Han Changyun almost erupted, glaring at Han Changyun and pointing speechlessly.

Yao Qi laughed angrily, and mocked without looking back: "Seventh Master, you have a mouth, God bless you not to be killed!" ”

"Yes, I think it is, they all say that I have such a mouth, and I can live until now to be really an ancestor who has accumulated virtue." Han Changyun patted Yao Qi's shoulder excitedly, quite a kind of joy when he saw his confidant.

"......" Han Changwan really couldn't imagine how he could have such a stupid brother as Han Changyun, so he decisively decided to ignore him anymore, and if he said one more word to him, he would lose his life.

Yao Qi looked at Han Changdui, and then at Han Changyun, feeling a little weird, it was rumored that Han Changdui was not in harmony with his younger brothers, and naturally he was not close to this younger brother, but now it seems that this is not the case.

It can be seen that the rumors are false.

But if this disagreement is a false appearance made in front of people, then why do they not maintain this false image in front of her?

She and Han Changdui don't seem to be familiar enough yet.

Han Changdui naturally knew that Yao Qi had seen something wrong, so he didn't explain much, and asked Yao Qi in a low voice: "Do you want to ride a horse with me?" ”

Yao Qi frowned slightly and shook his head: "The humble injury has not healed, and I am afraid that it will delay the speed of the adult." ”

Han Changdu's heart was a little lost, but his face did not show it, and he lowered his voice and said, "Last night, two people died in the dungeon of the Internal Guard Division. ”

Yao Qi was stunned for a moment, and was about to ask something more, but Han Changdui had already urged the horse to go away.

She lowered her eyebrows slightly, and quickly figured out the deep meaning of this sentence that had no beginning or end.

The case of the Qingxu Palace blowing up could no longer be dragged on, so Han Changdui had no choice but to hand over the fold, and as expected, Emperor Yong'an was furious and sentenced the Chen brothers to be decided.

It's not about asking for a beheading after the autumn, it's about killing right away.

It can be seen how much Emperor Yongan hates these brothers.

Of course, killing pays for life, and the Chen brothers are not innocent, but after all, their feelings are pitiful.

Yao Qi breathed a sigh of relief, leaned against the car door, and closed his eyes slightly.

I don't know if one day, she will be able to use this golden cicada's plan to get out of her shell.

Yuhua Mountain is more than 100 miles away from Chang'an City, if you urge the horse to gallop, you can catch it in a day, but Emperor Yong'an is a royal car, there are five or six thousand people in the car, plus the courtiers' families, the vast convoy of tens of thousands of people, the foot is naturally not fast.

Therefore, the convoy has to rest for a night on the way, and Emperor Yong'an can live in the pavilion, but the other servants can only camp on the spot, but there are many people accompanying them, and the wilderness and mountains cannot all be accommodated.

After night, the convoy happened to be sixty miles away from Yuhua Mountain, and the people who were already tired were sleepy and tired, and it was not easy to hurry forward.

Emperor Yong'an's car had already arrived at a pavilion post more than sixty miles away from Yuhua Mountain, which was specially built for His Majesty to go to Yuhua Mountain for summer retreat.

After Emperor Yong'an decreed to go to Yuhua Mountain for summer vacation, this pavilion was jointly taken over by the Internal Security Department and Yulin Guard, the Internal Security Department was responsible for the investigation, and the Yulin Army was responsible for the garrison.

When Emperor Yong'an's car arrived, Han Changdui and Jin Zhong, the commander of the right guard of the Yulin Army, knelt down in front of the gate of the pavilion to greet him, and knelt behind him a post man and a post pawn who didn't even dare to raise their heads.

"Back to Your Majesty, the inside and outside of the pavilion have been cleaned up, and the ministers welcome the holy driver." Han Changdui said respectfully.

Emperor Yong'an shouted, and said loudly: "It's been hard work for a long time. ”

Han Changdui bowed down and said, "Be loyal to Your Majesty, don't dare to say bitterness." ”

Emperor Yong'an didn't say anything more, walked into the pavilion, and the concubines behind him also followed.

Although this pavilion is not as splendid as the Yuhua Mountain Palace, the original intention of the construction is to rest on the way for His Majesty to escape the summer, so it is also exceptionally spacious, and it is much more magnificent than a general pavilion.

After Emperor Yong'an and the princess of the concubine were settled, Han Changdui and Jin Zhong handed over the matter of the guard, and urged the horses to rush to the direction of Chang'an City.

The convoy of tens of thousands of people stopped in the wilderness 60 miles away from Yuhua Mountain, the dotted lights meandered for ten miles, and the camp tents were endless for several miles, and the nearest camp tent was only 55 miles away from Yuhua Mountain.

There is a place to rest, but it is not so convenient to eat.

Emperor Yong'an and his concubines, relatives of the emperor and envoys of various countries who lived in the pavilion had imperial kitchens to cook, but the courtiers who camped in the wilderness were extremely family members, so they could only solve it on their own.

Of course, if you don't have your own cook, the cooks in the inn will also set up a cauldron in the wilderness to cook for everyone in the convoy.

The back of the convoy pavilion of the Han Mansion is about sixty-five miles away from Yuhua Mountain.

There are few people in the Han Mansion, and there are only twelve or thirteen people with two masters and an entourage, and they have set up five tents.

The wind is strong in the wilderness, the grass is low, and the shadows of the trees are swaying, making a gurgling sound.

The inky sky hung low, meeting the boundless wilderness, and a faint clear moon hung in the sky, and the clouds were swirling, and the moonlight was looming.

Bonfires were lit in the open space between the tents, and pine branches and dead trees were filled into the fire, and the flames jumped several feet high and made a "crackling" sound.

The soldiers on duty walked back and forth between the tents, and the armor rattled and rattled.

Han Changdui urged the horse to rush to the camp tent of the Han Mansion, and saw several people sitting around the blazing bonfire, the light of the fire shining on their faces, and they were red.

Han Changyun leaned over, not knowing what to say to Yao Qi, Yao Qi suddenly smiled and leaned back, his eyebrows, which were slightly faint and heroic on weekdays, added a bit of charm against the red light of the bonfire.

Han Changwan tied the reins to the trunk of the tree, walked over, and squeezed between Han Changyun and Yao Qi to sit down, and asked expressionlessly: "What do you say, so happy?" ”

Han Changyun saw that Han Changyun's face was not safe, he turned his head to look at Yao Qi who had come down again, raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he had spied on some heavenly opportunity, covered his mouth and shook his head: "No, I didn't say anything." ”

He grabbed the shoulder of the servant girl who was waiting next to him, and hooked her chin profligately: "Didn't say anything, did you." ”

The servant girl blushed, nodded repeatedly, and mumbled.

Han Changwan couldn't bear to look at him directly, and said to Yao Ji with a serious face: "Stay away from him, so as not to bring you badly." ”

Yao Qi was stunned and speechless, it seems that the relationship between Han Changwan and Han Changyun is indeed not very good, and the harmony that seems to be in harmony at the end of the day is actually her illusion.

Han Changyun is a person who can enjoy it very much, the lamb he marinated in advance is roasted on the bonfire, next to the fire is the plum blossom stuffed plum blossom he brought out from Beijing, and there are already cold flax cakes and various snacks in the food box, which can be eaten with a little heat.

Seeing him carrying out all kinds of food in the same way, Han Changwan was particularly disapproving, and snorted lightly, with a thick disdain and sarcasm in his voice.

Han Changyun was not angry, he staggered slightly, crossed Han Changdui, looked at Yao Qi and said with a smile: "What is suffering, you can't be bitter with your own mouth, right, Miss Aqi." ”

Yao Qi nodded again and again: "Isn't it, the world is really bitter, and if you don't eat well, you will be bitter on top of bitter." ”

Han Changyun almost felt that he had found a confidant, if it weren't for the fact that he couldn't beat Han Changdu, he would have pushed this eye-catching guy far away.

Looking at the excitement of Han Changyun and Yao Qi's back and forth, Han Changdu's heart was astringent, and the roasted fragrant mutton tasted like chewing wax, tasteless.

As the night deepened, the bonfire in front of the tent was gradually extinguished, and people who had been running all day went into the tents, listened to the sound of insects, and barely slept through it.

Han Changyun drank a few more sips of wine, and had already hugged the maid into the tent.

Han Changwan and Yao Qi both had errands, so they didn't dare to drink, so they ate a few more pieces of roasted meat.

Yao Qi held a thumb-thick branch, and for a while he picked up a faint bonfire, thinking of the vague words of Han Changdui at the end of the day, he finally couldn't bear it, and asked in a low voice: "They, out of Beijing?" ”

Han Changwan knew it, and he didn't say it so bluntly, but just let out a low "um".

After a moment of silence, Yao Qi sighed: "It's a pity, I can only hide my name in the future." ”

Han Changwan didn't agree with this, and said lightly: "It's not a pity to live." ”

Yao Ji was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled, there was a thought shouting in her heart, she didn't think much about it and asked: "Will the envoy still have compassion for others?" ”

Han Changdui looked at Yao Qi's pair of apricot eyes, his heart moved slightly, his star-like eyes suddenly sparkled, and he pursed his lips: "It depends on who is right." ”

Yao Ji had something to say: "Yes, legal principles are nothing more than human feelings? ”

Han Changdu's eyebrows were slightly raised, his thin lips pursed into a straight line, and he looked cold, but a soft smile leaked from the bottom of his eyes: "Human favor is human affection, there is no legal reason at all." ”

Yao Qi felt that this was a pit, so she waited for her to jump in willingly, she was not so stupid, she would throw herself into the net.

She narrowed her eyes, like a cunning fox, and said with a smile: "But what if it is, the one who kills the head, and punishes the sin of the Nine Clans?" ”

Han Changwan actually guessed what Yao Qi wanted to ask, and said with a faint smile: "That's okay." ”

It was just a faint four words, which caused an uproar in Yao Qi's heart, she turned her head, pressed the agitated heart, and pressed it as calm as a dry well, before turning her head and saying slowly: "The courage of adults is really not small." ”

Han Changwei thought that after saying this, he would see Yao Qi's moved appearance and hear her say something else, but there was no unexpected situation, and he couldn't help but feel a little lost.

He was excited for a moment, raised his hand, and was about to fall on Yao Qi's bun, but she tilted her head and dodged his hand.

Both of them were a little embarrassed and didn't say anything for a while.

At this moment, Meng Sui hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and just approached the bonfire, the cold dew turned into a pale white mist.

He lowered his voice and said, "Shizi, something happened. ”

Since the honor guard left Beijing, Meng Suiyi has been at the forefront, if it is not a major event, he will never be able to turn back.

Han Changdu's face changed instantly, and he asked coldly, "What's wrong?" ”

Meng Suijie looked left and right, and said in a low voice: "In the forest fifty miles away from Yuhua Mountain, two corpses were found. ”

Han Changdui's heart chuckled, since Emperor Yong'an ordered to go to Yuhua Mountain for summer vacation, this road has been investigated back and forth by Qianniuwei many times, and the day before the holy car left Beijing, Qianniuwei even imposed martial law on this road, and ordinary people could not enter at all.

If something happened at this time, it was either done before the arrival of Qianniuwei, or there was a problem in Qianniuwei.

Han Changdu's face was gloomy, and he stood up suddenly, and said sharply: "Where is it, take me there." ”

"I'll go too." Yao Qi also threw the branch in his hand and walked out with Han Changdu.

Han Changwan turned his head to look at Yao Qi, and said worriedly, "Can you stand your injury?" ”

Yao Qi smiled casually: "Don't worry, my lord." ”

The three of them rode horses and galloped, penetrating the thick and indissolable night, the mountains and rocks and streams, the barren forests and withered grasses, and the distance of more than ten miles was fleeting.

The dense forest was not very large, just on the edge of the wilderness, but the trees were tall and luxuriant, and the fallen leaves were piled up on the ground all year round and no one cleaned them, and the smell of old decay and mildew permeated the forest.

Several internal guards were guarding the edge of the forest, and when they saw Han Changwan and the three of them riding over, they hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "My lord, it's in the forest." ”

Han Changwan turned over and dismounted, threw the reins to the internal guard, and followed Meng Sui into the forest as quickly as possible.

The place where the body was found was in the middle of the dense forest, and the moisture was deep, and the smell of decay was even stronger.

A deep pit was dug in the ground, and the two bodies lay in the pit, and outside the pit was damp new earth.

Three thin black dogs circled the pit, sticking out their long tongues and making sneering sounds.

Three guards guarding the edge of the pit tugged on the rope to silence the dog.

Meng Sui pointed to the deep pit and said: "The lowly rank inspected this place, and the thin dog suddenly barked at the forest, and the lowly rank felt that something was wrong, so he came in to check and found that there were traces of new burial in this place, and when he dug it up, he found the corpse. ”

Han Changdui nodded: "What about Qianniuwei?" ”

Meng Sui pointed to a faint figure not far away: "Qianniuwei are patrolling outside the forest, and they have already asked, they rushed here three days ago, and checked with a fine dog, and found no abnormality, and during the day yesterday, they also checked with a thin dog, and there was no abnormality, and at this time the thin dogs they brought rushed to Yuhua Palace." ”

Han Changwan pondered slightly, the person who did this obviously knew the rules of Qianniuwei's actions, so he took advantage of a loophole, but they didn't expect that this time it was not only Qianniuwei patrolling in advance, but Emperor Yong'an also sent the Internal Security Division to inspect along the way.

If it weren't for that, they would have really gotten through this loophole.

Han Changdui said lightly: "Dig up the corpse." ”

Several internal guards claimed that they were, and hurriedly carried the two corpses out of the deep pit and laid them on their backs on the dead leaves.

Han Changwan and Yao Qi approached with lanterns and took a closer look.

Both of them are men, they have not been dead for a long time, and their bodies have no signs of decay, but their faces are so ruined that they can't see clearly at all.

Yao Qi frowned slightly: "Lord Envoy, these two people were injured in the neck, killed with a knife, died cleanly, without any signs of torture, there is obviously no deep hatred between the murderer and the deceased, just to kill people, so ruining the appearance of these evil two people is not to vent their anger, they think that it is to cover up the appearance of these two people." ”

Han Changwan nodded approvingly: "You see that their nails are all complete, there are no traces of painful struggle, and the injuries on their faces should be caused after death." He paused slightly, turned his head and looked at the deep and secluded dense forest around him: "There is no one around here, Qianniuwei also cleared the road here three days in advance, ordinary people can't enter, only the officials, soldiers and entourage who are in charge of His Majesty's summer vacation can pass with the corresponding documents." ”

Yao Qi said "um", and Meng Sui was separated from each other, rummaging through the corpse, and after a while, she shook her head: "My lord, these two people do not have any documents on them that deliberately prove their identity. ”

This result did not surprise Han Changdu, he nodded slightly: "Since the murderer ruined the faces of these two people, how could he leave a document that can prove their identity." ”

Yao Qi looked at the clothes on the two of them, and thought: "My lord, these two people are wearing coarse cloth short brown, one is indigo, the other is dark brown, the edges are more seriously worn, both of them wear dark cloth shoes, and the soles are also worn badly, from this point of view, the status of these two people is not high, they are both coolie people." ”

Han Changdui naturally saw it, picked up one of the hands and looked at it: "This person's arm is thick, there are extremely thick calluses on the inside of the thumb of his left hand, and there are old burns on his fingers and the back of his hand," he looked at this person's nails carefully: "But his nails are neatly trimmed and smooth, without a trace of dust, he should be an extremely particular person." ”

Yao Qi also picked up the other person's right hand and frowned slightly: "This person has the same calluses in the same position on his hand, but he is his right hand, you see, sir," she pointed to this person's right hand: "Is it that the position of the calluses is almost the same, and the arms are relatively thick." ”

Meng Suijiao was puzzled: "What kind of person is it, who will grow exactly the same calluses, and one is on the left hand and the other is on the right hand." ”

Han Changwan raised his hand and gestured.

Yao Qi tilted his head and thought for a moment, then stretched out his hand towards Han Changdu: "My lord, is there a dagger?" ”

Han Changwan was stunned for a moment, bent down and took out a short blade from the boot shaft of the leather boots, and handed it to Yao Qi with the scabbard: "What do you want the dagger for?" ”

Yao Qi didn't speak, pursed his lips, held the handle of the knife according to the calloused position on the hands of these two people, and made various movements back and forth.

But every movement was not so smooth, and she shook her head slightly.

Han Changdui saw what Yao Qi was doing, and he frowned and said, "The calluses on the hands of these two people don't look like they were left by swords all year round. He paused slightly, took off the short brown on the corpse, pointed to one of the corpses and said: "This person has a thick left arm, and the other person has a thick right arm, but except for the thick arm, there is no other place on their body that is seen by people who practice martial arts, and the next plate is not stable enough." ”

Yao Qi lowered his eyebrows and looked at it, and he also felt quite strange.

So how did the calluses on these hands remain?

Han Changdui took the two short brown bodies and looked at them carefully.

Both of them were killed by a sword cut throat, judging from the wounds, it is an ordinary double-edged sword, any iron shop in the east and west can be made, there is nothing special, and there is obviously no clue from the murder weapon.

After the two were cut throats, a large amount of blood splattered out, most of which spewed to the scene of the crime, and a small part of which spilled on their clothes, of which the blood mainly collected on the collar and chest, staining the short brown through.

The blood stains had dried thoroughly, and where the blood stained, the fabric was hard.

The smell of blood and the smell of earth are mixed together, and it is not so easy to distinguish.

If the internal guard hadn't brought a thin dog to investigate, I'm afraid they wouldn't have found these two bodies at all.

Han Changdui looked at the short brown carefully, suddenly his eyes shrank, pointed to the position on his chest on his clothes, and said in a low voice: "Ah Qi, come and see, what is this?" ”

Yao Qi hurriedly leaned over to look.

I saw that there were mottled stains in that place, the color was slightly darker than the color of the clothing, and the edges of the traces were not very clear, as if the stains had penetrated into the clothing, and slowly spread a little.

Yao Qi took the clothes and sniffed it, frowned slightly, and was a little incredulous: "It smells, it smells like oil." ”

Han Changdu's face changed slightly, and he picked up another short brown, and also found stains of different sizes in the same place, which looked similar in shape to the previous one.

Yao Qi had a flash of inspiration in her mind, and she changed her posture and pinched the dagger, gesturing back and forth, and after a while, she suddenly spoke: "My lord, I know what these two people do." ”

Meng Sui showed joy and interjected and asked, "What for?" ”

Han Changwan seemed to have thought of something, and nodded: "I thought of it too." ”

Yao Qi and Han Chang looked at each other, and said in unison: "These two are cooks. ”

"Cook?" Meng Suijian was incredulous: "How can it be a cook, this, where can you see that this is a cook?" ”

"That's right, it's the cook, and both of them are cooks in the stove." Yao Qi held the dagger in one hand, pointed to the stain on the short brown with the other, and gestured to Meng Sui: "Meng Zongqi, look, is this the callus left by the chef's spoon, is the stain a trace left by cooking all year round and splashing on his clothes." ”

Meng Suiqi suddenly realized: "It's really, it's not bad." He paused slightly: "Then why is there a callus on the right hand and a callus on the left hand?" ”

When the words fell, he looked at Han Changdui like a fool, hurriedly patted his forehead, and shook his head with a smile: "Yes, it is a lowly and stupid criminal, and if there is a calloon on his right hand, he must be a left-hander." ”

Han Changdui stared intently at the stretch of the camp, the scattered bonfires were already extremely faint, like dim stars sprinkled on the wilderness.

He pondered: "There is no cook in the pavilion, there is only one post and four post guards stationed to clean every day, every year the sage decrees to go to Yuhua Mountain to escape the summer, these four people will clean up the pavilion in advance, waiting for the Yulin Army to take over." ”

Yao Qi was also aware of this matter, and nodded slightly: "Therefore, these two cooks are not from the pavilion, and the people living near this road are ordinary people, and the family can't afford to raise a cook." ”

Meng Sui asked: "Then what if this person was originally a resident of this neighborhood, but he is also a cook and works in a wine store or a high-ranking household?" ”

Han Changdui shook his head: "There are no high-ranking families in this area, let alone wine shops and inns, if it is a working cook, there is no need to come here at all, although this forest is not the place where they were killed, but they can bury the corpse under the nose of Qian Niuwei, and the place where they want to kill should not be far from here." ”

Meng Sui's heart jumped, and he hurriedly called a few internal guards to take a closer look around.

Han Changwan condensed and said, "In this vicinity, the only place where you can use a cook is only one. ”

Yao Qi and Meng Sui glanced at each other, and said in unison: "It's Yuhua Mountain Palace." ”

Han Changdui said with a heavy face: "Yes, it is the Yuhua Mountain Palace." ”

Yao Qi looked at the two unrecognizable corpses, and her heart jumped: "My lord, if it is just for the purpose of killing, there is no need for the murderer to destroy the faces of these two people, unless it is," she wanted to speak and stopped.

"Unless it's for Li Dai Taozhuang." Han Changdui said in a deep voice: "The palace must have been mixed with the little people. ”

"What!" Meng Suiqi exclaimed in surprise, thinking of where he was now, he quickly lowered his voice again, and said: "My lord, this, how can I get this, the saint will rush to Yuhua Mountain tomorrow, if there are villains in the palace, the safety of the saint, my lord, this, what can I do." ”

Han Changdu's face sank: "It is obviously impossible to invite the saint to return to Luan now, so you can only remove the hidden dangers in the palace." He had an idea in an instant, and whispered to Meng Sui: "Immediately pass a letter to Gu Chenfeinu, let him secretly control the cooks and helpers in the palace, and strictly inquire about it, everything must be done in secret, and not cause panic." ”

Meng Sui answered yes, hurried to the dense forest, and passed the book.

Han Changwan raised his eyes and looked at Yao Qi, his expression a little dignified.

Yao Qi chuckled in his heart, as if he had guessed what Han Changdui wanted to do, and hurriedly said, "Adults don't have to worry about the injuries of the lowly position, just say it directly." ”

Han Changwan smiled: "You are quite smart. ”

Yao Ji raised an eyebrow.

Han Changdui said lightly: "The matter of the palace is careless, but the holy car is here, and I can't leave." ”

"The lowly position understands, and the lowly duty will rush to the palace." Without waiting for Han Changdui to finish speaking, Yao Qi said.

Han Changwan was still not worried about Yao Qi's injury, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Let Meng Suiqi go with you, and you can also take care of it on the road." ”

"No!" Yao Qi hurriedly refused: "Meng Sui is the personal companion of the adult, what's the matter with the lowly position, the injury of the lowly position is fine, the starry night is nothing, the adult can rest assured." ”

Han Changdui glanced at Yao Qi, and saw that her expression was firm and not fake, so he agreed.

Yao Qi breathed a sigh of relief at this time.

She couldn't wait to rush to Yuhua Mountain first, and she got together with Han Changyun, who pretended to be crazy and stupid, and Han Changdu, who was scheming, and she had to live for three years.

After deciding the matter, Meng Suibi also wrote the letterhead and handed it to Han Changdui for a look.

Han Changdui said lightly: "One more thing to add, Yao joined the army and immediately set off for Yuhua Mountain." ”

Meng Sui glanced at Yao Qi in surprise, he knew how serious her injuries were, but seeing Yao Qi's calm face, he answered yes, added a sentence, put the letterhead into a small bamboo tube, sealed it with wax, and tied it to Fei Nu's legs.

The flying slave passed through the forest, and there was a violent stirring in the dense forest, and it turned around in the sky above the dense forest, reversed its direction, penetrated the thick and indissolable night, and flew all the way to Yuhua Mountain.