Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Powder Left on the Mill
After a while, Ling Lan's words changed: "By the way, Gongzi An, your flower cultivation is so good, there must be some secret, right?" ”
Because he was absent-minded, An Chongwei was stunned before he reacted: "It's nothing, just be attentive." ”
As the two spoke, they saw Mo Ziyu stand up and walk some distance inside, as if they were looking for something.
An Chong immediately changed the subject: "Lord Mo seems to have discovered something. ”
"It seems to be, let's go and have a look."
The fences were all crooked, and it was effortless to step into the flower bed, and she hadn't noticed it before, but this time Ling Lan realized that the soil under her feet was very soft, and walked a few steps in front of Mo Ziyu.
"What's wrong?"
An Chong stood quietly on the side, waiting for Mo Ziyu's response in the light breeze.
"If I'm not mistaken, it's not a strong wind, it's man-made."
These words made An Chong's face change smoothly, full of disbelief: "Master Mo, what you said is true?" ”
Mo Ziyu raised his hand and pointed to one place: "If it is wind, the traces of the destruction of flowers and plants will not be like this, and there are some slight shoe prints on the ground. ”
An Chong clenched his silver teeth and glared angrily: "So someone deliberately sabotage, is it trying to destroy the flowers I have carefully cultivated?" ”
His anger was palpable, and he leaned over to check the flowers and plants on the ground.
After checking it, An Chong's fingers trembled slightly, and his emotions exploded: "I originally thought it was because of the weather, but I was helpless, I have calmed down and prepared to come again, but if it is man-made, it is really hateful that this person has ruined my hard work, and I hope that Lord Mo will make the decision again." ”
Mo Ziyu nodded: "That's right, it's indeed hateful, and it must not be tolerated." ”
Ling Lan was surprised, and soon realized that the man had a plan in his heart.
An Chong was also surprised that he was so easy to speak, and hurriedly thanked him after being slightly stunned.
After sending the signal, Tianyi arrived quickly, and Mo Ziyu motioned to take An Chong back to make a record and understand the ins and outs of this matter.
An Chong, who wanted to refuse, learned that he was allowed to go in a carriage, and after Haosheng sent him back, the words that came to his lips stopped, and the doubts in his heart were dispelled a little.
Ling Lan took the opportunity to say a few words and said that she would see you again soon.
In this way, as soon as Tianyi drove, An Chong rode away in the carriage.
After only two people were left, Mo Ziyu gathered the guards at the foot of the mountain and rushed over, divided into several teams, some of them turned over the soil in the flower garden, and the other part went to search the empty houses in the village to find the whereabouts of the wood, leaving a few people to search An Chong's residence with Mo Ziyu.
After clarifying the division of labor, Ling Lan realized that Mo Ziyu should have noticed the traces left by the wood when he inspected in the flower garden, and guessed that the person was hidden by An Chong.
But in this way, An Chong's suspicion is getting bigger and bigger, what does he do?
In doubt, the two came to An Chong's residence, and several old men were "invited" to the courtyard to bask in the sun.
An Chong's room is clean and tidy, the clothes are placed regularly and neatly, and there is an unobstructed view of about 30 square meters, and there is no dark grid in the cabinet, so there is no problem as a whole.
At this moment, a guard outside reported that a stone mill was found in a warehouse in the backyard, which looked badly damaged.
In the warehouse, the items are also very neat, and the same utensils are placed together in an orderly manner, which can be seen that An Chong may have obsessive-compulsive disorder.
What the guards said was right, the stone mill looked uneven, with many cracks of different lengths, which showed that the workload was very strong.
Circling around the stone mill, Ling Lan looked around and found a small brush, gently swept on the stone mill to obtain the residual powder on it, and after repeating the same action for a long time, only a small amount of white powder was obtained, which showed that the grinding disc was cleaned very cleanly.
Although there is not much powder, this smell is enough to say everything, I don't know if it is because of An Chong's obsessive-compulsive disorder or too cautious, this powder is quite finely ground.
"My lord, I've found Mu, the whole person is tied up and still in a coma, and it's not life-threatening." A guard came back to report the situation.
The wood in their mouths is the secret guard who stayed to monitor An Chong last night, and it is said to be very powerful, but I didn't expect to be tricked, but fortunately, people are fine.
When they were about to go back, it was already sunset, and the three old men didn't know what was going on, and kept asking An Chong where he had gone and when he would come back.
Although she wanted to respond a few words, Ling Lan didn't know how to explain it, and finally walked out in silence and stepped into the carriage in the afterglow of the setting sun.
Night falls, the Ministry of Punishment.
Tianyi said that An Chong was still in the side room, and not long ago he called someone to come and ask when he could leave and he had to go back to make dinner for his grandfather.
Coming to the door, Mo Ziyu said in a low voice: "Go prepare a dinner and send it over." ”
Ling Lan was surprised, could it be that he was still worried that An Chong would be hungry?
Thinking like this, the door had already been pushed open by the man's raised hand, and at the same time, Ling Lan smelled a vague fragrance of flowers.
Seeing the two, An Chong was overjoyed: "Miss Ling, Master Mo, you are finally back." ”
Ling Lan smiled and nodded, and came to the opposite wall and sat down.
"Miss Ling, I don't know what transcripts I need? I have to go back to cook dinner for my grandparents, and they will be worried if they don't go back so late. An Chong said urgently.
As soon as his words fell, before Ling Lan could respond, he heard Mo Ziyu's meaningful voice sound.
"Gongzi An, don't worry, when we come back, we have already arranged dinner for several old people, and told them that you will go back later."
An Chong's face was puzzled, this didn't sound right, he looked at Ling Lan and asked with his eyes, but the latter smiled calmly and said nothing.
The knock on the door broke the silence, and Tianyi walked directly to An Chong with a tray and silently placed the food on the table.
"We're coming back late and delaying a little time, you must be hungry, why don't you eat something first, let's get started." Mo Ziyu explained.
Looking at the delicious meal with meat and vegetables, An Chong's heart welled up with a bad premonition, and he became more and more uncomfortable.
"Thank you, Lord Mo, but I'm not hungry yet, just ask what you want to ask!"
Mo Ziyu leaned on the table with his elbows and crossed his hands in front of him: "The flower garden was destroyed last night, do you have any doubts?" ”
An Chong quickly shook his head: "No, I rarely go out on weekdays, most of the time I am in the mountains or at home, and the people I often come into contact with are no one else except for a few old people, I really can't think of who will do it." ”
Mo Ziyu thought thoughtfully, and then changed her words: "What are the names of those flowers you have carefully cultivated?" What is the difference? ”
"It's all ordinary flowers and plants, and there's nothing strange about them, but I take good care of them, fertilize and water the loose soil, etc., so the growth has been good."
"What about the blue peony? How to turn blue? ”
Hearing this question, An Chong chuckled, looking very relaxed and casual: "Master Mo, in fact, it was not originally blue, it was processed and dyed blue, this is a secret, you must help keep it secret, lest everyone learn it and it will not be precious." ”