Chapter 9: Shen Lizhi

Coming out of the cell on An's father's side, An Ying saw Mrs. Wang waving, so she walked into the cell on the side with Mrs. Wang. This cell is obviously much better than his father's room just now, An Ying looked around, this cell has windows, not so damp and dim, most of the cell is also empty, and there is a person talking to the shopkeeper Liu in the far room, probably the master of the Shen family - Shen Lizhi. When An Ying got closer, Shen Lizhi looked older than his father, his hair was gray, and his spirit was gone. Obviously, with the financial resources of the Shen family, they live in these better cells, and from time to time people come in to deliver things, An Ying muttered in her heart, her father has nothing to take care of, and everyone is more energetic than this Shen master.

"Who is this?" Shen Lizhi saw Mrs. Wang and An Ying coming over.

"This is the eldest girl of the Anting Gui family, and I happened to come over to see the master of the An family together." Mrs. Wang replied respectfully, and then stepped aside.

An Ying understood Mrs. Shen's intentions, so she stepped forward and saluted, and said in a low voice: "Master Shen, the matter of this new mold can be understood at this point, it is not that there is a shortage of catties and two, but that there is a problem with the little phoenix group." I just came over from my dad and figured out how the transporter was equipped with this little phoenix group, but I still want to hear what you have here. After all, my father only paid ten catties, which is a small amount. ”

Shen Lizhi looked at the shopkeeper Liu, and the shopkeeper Liu nodded and said, "Madam and Miss An said something, most of which were inferred by Miss An herself. So Madame arranged for someone to come in and see what clues the master had here. ”

Shen Lizhi lowered his business at this time, and said slowly: "In the past few years, our store has contracted the tea mountain on the other side of Jinshan, and there are many tea leaves, so we have been sent a hundred catties. In 100 catties, I asked people to make 20 catties of small phoenix balls, 30 catties of big phoenix balls, and 50 catties of copper coins with good materials. I sent it to the tea field, that day Liu Yang transferred the envoy and He Zhizhou were there, we checked the tea together, weighed it, and I also signed the tea list. Later, the Liu Yang transport envoy called a group of people to come in, and used the vegetarian bag to wrap the small phoenix group, I still felt extravagant, the vegetarian bag used the best silk, and a horse cost dozens of taels of silver. Speaking of this, Shen Lizhi looked resentful, and his face, which was already full of folds, was even more crowded together.

An Ying received: "That's really extravagant, such an expensive silk is made into a tea cake bag." My dad just said that it was Su Aya, but he didn't say that it was Su Aya."

"I wouldn't admit it. I did a silk business, and silk is denser than plain silk, and it is more suitable for making tea bags. And who doesn't know that Lin Niangniang loves silk. For the sake of the preferences of the nobles above, even this tea cake must be wrapped in silk. Shen Lizhi continued: "I think it should be the proposition of the transfer envoy. How can Zhizhou's poor family background not make up so much silk. ”

An Ying nodded and said, "Then was this tea bag packed into a rattan box and wrapped in oiled paper?" ”

"Yes, a box of thirty tea bags, put it in the rattan box. I have checked the rattan boxes, they are all decades old, and the toughness and hardness are good. The rattan box is not moisture-proof, so the outside is wrapped in oiled paper. I recognize the oil paper, it is the oil paper from the old man Wang's house at the entrance of Shangyaotou Street, the best quality oil paper in Huzhou. ”

"It's packed carefully." An Ying thought to herself, this description is really much more detailed than her father, and her father really can't see these doorways.

"Tea is not easy to store, and the tea that has always been offered is the most afraid of this section of the road. When it is damp and smelly, no matter how good the tea is, it is not as cheap as the small people in the mountains. Therefore, this transportation of tea has always been a major thing that makes adults pay attention to it. This year, though, it's more cautious. Last year, I didn't use the silk silk, and the rattan box and other objects were wrapped in leaves, and then wrapped in a layer of fine paper, so that it was transported to the capital and was in good condition. Shen Lizhi smiled and said, "I heard that Lin Niangniang likes the little phoenix group the most, Lin Niangniang's favor is flourishing, and the people who want to take Lin Niangniang's path are lined up from Zhongzhou Street to Sanli Pavilion." That little phoenix group should be the way to make adults please Lin Niangniang. That day, I looked at the silk and felt that these small phoenix groups should have been sent to Lin Niangniang's Wutong Palace. ”

"Well, I still don't understand, I just asked my dad too. If the tea cake is poisonous, three tea households are arrested, but who made the tea cake, although the appearance can not be seen, but let the tea critic taste it, then it will be separated. Now that this is not tried, what do you think is the reason? ”

Shen Lizhi sighed: "I was thinking about it when I first came in, and I also asked me to quickly arrange for the tea master at home to come over." Later, Lord Wailang, you know, my brother-in-law, only then did he reveal a little bit of tone, and the imperial doctor and tea master in the palace have all tested it. You know what? ”

"What's wrong?" An Ying thought to himself that since the tea cakes had been checked, he must be able to judge whose tea it was, but now it seems that this is not the case.

"It is said that poison has been found in most of the tea cakes, regardless of which tea cake it is." Shen Lizhi sighed.

"How can most of the tea cakes be poisonous? Does that mean that this is poisoned from behind? In the end, the tea households in Huzhou have made poisonous tea cakes. An Ying bowed his head and said, "Doesn't this mean that it has nothing to do with the tea household?" ”

Shen Lizhi continued: "We all think so. But that Lin Niangniang is the top of the saint's heart, I heard that the saint was angry, and originally wanted to dispose of us tea households and Huzhou Mansion Yin, but Su Huangzhe, the waiter of the criminal department, took the case and persuaded the saint not to kill innocents indiscriminately in anger. Now the people related to this case, the tea room, the palace maid, and the chamberlain are also imprisoned, and Liu Jin, who is in charge of transportation, is locked up in the prison of the capital. After Lord Su finished the trial, the relevant people in the palace came to judge us, the tea households."

An Ying nodded and said, "The longer the poisoning case lasts, the more difficult it is to investigate. ”

Shen Lizhi glanced at An Ying and said, "A little girl like you knows a lot. That's true, I wanted to ask what the poison was, but now the news is broken. ”

An Ying nodded and said, "Listening to Master Shen's words, I suddenly became much clearer. I also think that in the past few days, Master Su will quickly clear the case and return my father's innocence as soon as possible. ”

Shen Lizhi said: "I didn't expect An Tinggui to be such an honest person and give birth to a capable girl like you." I've heard of your mother before, and I have a good relationship with my wife. Anping honest people are really blessed, they have a daughter-in-law before, and a daughter-in-law behind, all of which are reliable. ”

When An Ying heard this, she immediately felt disliked in her heart, but she endured it and said calmly: "Where, how can you be as good as Mrs. Shen." ”

"Oh, that's right, in terms of ability, I really can't compare with my lady." Shen Lizhi smiled and looked up at the shopkeeper Liu, "Is everything good at home now?" Mother and second master have all been arranged? ”

Shopkeeper Liu said respectfully: "The second master and the old lady are now arranged in the house in Xiaohe Town. Ten people were transferred from here to serve, and they were all old people who had served before, and they were very appropriate. The food and clothing are all purchased and sent over in the house, the same as before. ”

Shen Lizhi nodded and said, "It's indeed appropriate." After another pause, he asked, "If it is in Xiaohe Town, where is Qianniang arranged now?" I wanted to separate them. ”

"Don't worry, sir. The cousin said that she wanted to recuperate, so she moved from Xiaohe Town to the Grange below the town in the first half of the year. You know the place, the scenery is good, it's close to the lake, and there's a viewing building, which the cousin girl liked before. ”

"Yes, yes. Qianniang was full of praise for this Zhuangzi before, and it was just right to recuperate there. Is it convenient to eat and wear medical medicine? ”

"Every month, I invited the master of Anxi Hall to sit in the hall, Ping'an Mai, and the cousin girl is mainly due to lack of qi and blood, just raise it, and change the dressing once a month. Other food and clothing are also sent every month as usual. ”

Shen Lizhi sighed at this time: "I don't know what will happen to this matter, in case I have a good one, Qianniang is alone, and I can only rely on the Shen family to feed and wear." ”

Mrs. Wang blessed herself and said softly: "Master, the hour is almost up." Let's go first. What else do you have to command here? The little master in the family contracted a cold a while ago, but he has been almost better recently. ”

Shen Lizhi asked urgently: "Then how could Qing'er get caught the wind cold?" Is it that the people below are not taking care of it? Go and tell your lady that those who are not satisfied will be driven out of the house. Have you ever asked Dr. Hu to see it? ”

Mrs. Wang said: "Dr. Hu has seen it, and the recent change of cold and heat, children's wind and cold are common. Now it's almost recovered. At this time, the jailers at the door came in to make a look, and the shopkeeper Liu hurriedly said: "This is leaving, I will bother you." ”