Chapter 4 Tea Shop
"This, isn't this the mark of the jade seal of the country?"
Long Feng looked at the purple gold mark on the painting, his face was full of shock!
He could never have imagined that he would be here, and he would see this mark! How could it appear here? How could it appear on an empty painting?
Ye Hong looked at the purple gold mark and frowned slightly. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Chen Yutian looked at him and said with a smile: "The prince also found out..."
Ye Hong nodded slightly, but did not speak.
Long Feng looked at the mark carefully, but he still couldn't see anything wrong, so he asked, "Lord Chen, is there anything wrong with this mark?"
"This mark is fake!!" Chen Yutian said amazingly!
"What?!" Long Feng, Xuan Xi, and Huo Yuanji were all taken aback!
"As we all know, the jade seal of the country is cast by Tianlong Yanggang iron, a unique treasure in the world, and the seal it produces has three major characteristics. ”
"First, fire and water are inviolable. ”
"Second, the night is visible. ”
"Third, transform into a dragon. ”
"I, I'm not wrong, am I?"
Chen Yutian said, his eyes were on Xuan Xi on the side.
"Yes, these three characteristics are known to the world!" It was Ye Hong who spoke, he looked at Chen Yutian, nodded and said.
On the other side, Long Feng also nodded, as an official of the imperial court, he naturally knew these three characteristics.
"Three major characteristics, the first point is inconvenient for us to verify, but the second point, we can verify it, and when the time comes, we will naturally know that this seal is true or false!"
"Ryu-sama, please!"
Chen Yutian made a "please" gesture and said to Long Feng.
Long Feng glanced at Ye Hong on the side, and after the latter nodded slightly, he walked to the empty picture and used his sleeves to block out all the light around the mark.
It's dark!
After covering it, what appeared in front of Long Feng's eyes was darkness!
This is not right, it stands to reason that if it is really the seal of the jade seal of the country, it should be faintly shining in the darkness at this moment, and it should be clearly visible.
This jade seal is really fake!
Long Feng was shocked in his heart!
Someone dares to counterfeit the seal of the jade seal? Could it be that he is impatient?
However, there was one more thing he didn't understand.
Even if it is a counterfeit, why does the fake seal of the jade seal of the country appear on this empty painting?
Also, why did Xue Tianhan be sure that the painting was fake after looking at another painting?
Xue Tianhan explained: "This painting was originally a birthday gift from me on behalf of my master. There is a trace of repair on the original painting, but on this painting, there is none. ”
"I see. Long Feng nodded, "So, whose last empty painting is it?"
"That painting belongs to my master, and it is also a birthday gift for the old prince today. Huo Yuanji walked up as he spoke, and after looking at the painting, he also said, "This one is also fake." ”
"In this way, these three paintings are all counterfeits of the murderer, so where are the real paintings?" Long Feng thought secretly, and suddenly his face changed, and he was surprised, "Could it be..."
"Lord Long guessed correctly, the real painting should have fallen into the hands of the murderer!" Chen Yutian said at the right time.
Long Feng was taken aback!
"So..."
"Yes, I think, the murderer's purpose of killing, most likely, is those three tiger paintings!" Xue Tianhan said.
"Could it be that the purpose of the murderers in the two murders that occurred in Lingshui County was also for the tiger painting?"
Hearing his words, Chen Yutian suddenly laughed.
"This... I'm afraid that you can only know if you go to Lingshui County..."
"That's right. Long Feng nodded and glanced at Ye Hong very vaguely.
Seeing this, Ye Hong glanced at Chen Yutian lightly, glanced at Xuan Xi on the side, and then said slowly: "Since this case happened in Lingshui County, then this king naturally shouldn't stop you from going to investigate the case." However, this king wants you to promise that within half a month, the murderer will be apprehended!
Chen Yutian frowned slightly.
Arresting the murderer within half a month is strictly a bit difficult for a strong man, but for himself, this is not a problem.
So he said, "The lower official obeys the order!"
"Very good, since that's the case, you guys can go!" Ye Hong nodded.
"The lower official retired. ”
"Lord Wang, we will also take our leave. Xue Tianhan and Huo Yuanji also stood up at the same time and said goodbye to Ye Hong.
"Brother Wang, I'll go first. Xuan Xi also said goodbye.
Out of the main hall, Huo Yuanji and Xue Tianhan said directly to Chen Yutian: "Brother Chen, we will also go to Lingshui County with you." ”
"Oh?" Chen Yutian and Xuan Xi glanced at the two of them suspiciously.
Huo Yuanji touched his nose and said with a wry smile: "If I can't get that painting back, I'm afraid my master will dismantle me..."
Xue Tianhan didn't speak, but judging by his expression, it must be the same.
Chen Yutian looked at the two of them and smiled.
"In that case, let's hit the road!"
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Lingshui County is only half a day's journey away from Lingzhou City, but it is only a half-day journey to ride a horse through Yinshui, and you need to change boats.
Chen Yutian and the four of them rode out of the city and went straight to Yin Shui.
Within half a day, the four of them came to Yin Shui's edge.
The question then arises.
There was not a single ferry boat near the river, nor a boat house, only a tea shop, standing alone not far away.
The tea shed was deserted, and there were no people.
Huo Yuanji looked at the tea shop and said to everyone: "After driving for such a long time, everyone is tired, there happens to be a tea shop here, why don't you go in and sit for a while, and by the way, ask about the ferry, okay?"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
So, the four of them went into the tea shop and chose a table to sit down.
"Little Er, let's have a pot of tea!"
After entering the tea shop, everyone was able to observe the whole picture.
The tea shop was very small, with only a few tea tables, and there were not many people in the tea shop, except for the four of them, there was only a short and fat shopkeeper and a clever looking running buddy.
The short and fat shopkeeper buried his head in a very small cabinet, and skillfully pulled the abacus with both hands, as if he was settling accounts.
And the guy who ran the hall was carrying a pot of tea in his hand at the moment, and poured tea for the four of them with a smile.
"Guest officer. The tea you asked for is here. ”
Chen Yutian smiled, his eyes swept inadvertently, but he just happened to see the right hand of the guy holding the teapot.
This is a thin but powerful big hand, with slender fingers on the palm, and it holds the teapot in his hand steadily.
There seems to be no problem with this hand, but there is a thick layer of calluses on the edge of the palm of this hand.
When he saw this, his eyes flashed!
Then he glanced around and asked, "Xiao Er, why are there so few guests in this tea shop?"
"This guest officer, don't you know, most of our guests here are people who cross the river on both sides of the river to rest, but at this time, how many people can cross the river?
As he spoke, the man sighed.
Now it is autumn, it is neither the day to go home to worship the ancestors, nor the day to catch the market in the city, the people in the countryside are busy harvesting crops, and the people who cross the river on both sides of the river are naturally very few. ”
Huo Yuanji listened and nodded.
At this moment, he accidentally saw the man's right hand.
Suddenly, his complexion changed!
Xue Tianhan also glanced at the guy's right hand with a good heart, smiled quietly, and stopped making a sound.
"The guest officer is right, and because of this, we don't have any guests lately. ”
The guy sighed again.
Chen Yutian continued to ask, "Then don't you have no business to do?"
The shopkeeper said that we are opening a tea shop here, but it is just for everyone's convenience... Guest, your tea is ready, please use it slowly..."
With that, the guy left with the teapot.
Chen Yutian looked at his back quietly, exchanged glances with Huo Yuanji and Xue Tianhan, and picked up the teacup.
"It's really good tea..."Huo Yuanji commented loudly
"The fragrance is not strong, the light is not light, it is really good tea!" Xue Tianhan also made a rare evaluation.
"Why do I feel a little dizzy..."
Xuan Xi held his head and said groggyly.
As soon as she said this, Chen Yutian and the three of them also felt dizzy.
Immediately, Xuan Xi fainted on the tea party.
Immediately afterwards, Huo Yuanji and Xue Tianhan also fainted one after another.
"Oh no, in this tea... Toxic..."
Chen Yutian held the teacup, and before he finished his sentence, he also fainted on the table.
There was a sudden silence in the tea shop, only the abacus in the hands of the short and fat shopkeeper was still ringing "ba" and "ba"...
Suddenly-
The sound of the abacus stopped abruptly, and the short and fat shopkeeper raised his head, and a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face...