The Delicate Lady Coroner

"Xiaobo, what's the matter? Is there something weird about this shop?"

Seeing Wu Xiang looking at him suspiciously, Bo Ruoyou asked instead, "Is this shop still open now?"

Wu Xiang nodded a little sighingly, "It's open, their shop is doing a good job. After checking this time, the shopkeeper handed over all the remaining gold ointment, and he was very cooperative everywhere. Master Hou said earlier this time. There is a lenient in the important thing. If it is only sold out and the evidence is clear, there is no need to rush to kill it, so as not to make the merchants afraid."

Bo Ruoyou nodded thoughtfully, "Do you still remember the case of the bustling horses that day?"

Wu Xiang nodded naturally, and Bo Ruoyou continued: "The head catcher said that after the young master of the Wei family arrived at the Yamen, his words and deeds were very unusual."

Wu Xiang thought about it carefully, and then frowned, "That's right, he didn't look at it, but when he was interrogated in prison, his words were quite a bit uncomfortable." Wu Xiang raised his eyebrows slightly, "Are you suspicious of Wei? The son of the family is also using that golden ointment?"

Bo Ruoyou nodded: "The second son of the loyal and righteous uncle's family is one of their fellow travelers."

The golden ointment in Huo Qinghong's hand was given by Feng Ye. In contrast, Feng Ye is more likely to give the golden ointment to Wei Yan.

Wu Xiang waved his hand, "No, no, the second son of the uncle Zhongyi's family came to the Yamen the night before, and he came to plead guilty to Lord Hou. That night, Lord Hou asked him to recruit all those who had been with him who had touched the golden anointing one by one. , But there is no Master Wei in this."

Bo Ruoyouxiu frowned, which surprised her a bit.

Feng Ye is the son of the Anyang princess, and Wei Shu married the Xu family’s daughter in his early years. The two families are counted as relatives, and after the incident, Feng Ye clearly wanted to protect Wei Yan. Their relationship , I'm afraid it's still above Feng Ye and Huo Qinghong. Even so, how can Feng Ye not give Wei Yan such a good thing?

Bo Ruoyou subconsciously felt that Feng Ye was lying, so he couldn't help but asked Wu Xiang, "Second Young Master can explain where he got the golden ointment?"

Wu Xiang thought for a moment, "Said...I saw it in the Cao family's industry under the name of Hou Changning, and then felt that this thing was very mysterious, so he took it home and used it several times."

"He is not addicted?"

Wu Xiang nodded, "He used it several times in a month or so. Later, after spending a few days with his father out of the city, he was delayed. He said that he was very tired and tired, and was prone to anger, but he was addicted to illness. It doesn't count."

At this point Wu Xiang sighed, "I have obtained this from the interviews these days. They are not addicted after three or two times. But at that time, the body was already poisoned. There are too many people, and the more I rely on this thing, sometimes it is difficult to detect the addiction."

Seeing Bo Ruoyou's face full of thought, Wu Xiang reacted for a moment and said: "Did you ask about the illness caused by the golden ointment in the city, are you not for the case of Lord Song, the head of the household?"

Seeing that he had guessed it, Bo Ruoyou nodded. Wu Xiang looked around and whispered: "This matter was covered up very well at the beginning. It has only leaked out in the past few days, so Master Song is really caught. People poisoned?"

Song Yu has been killed for a few days. No matter how to guard against the death, the fourth-rank court official can't be concealed after the murder. Bo Ruoyou responded, glanced at the sky outside, and asked Wu Xiang, "Will Lord Hou return to the yamen today? "

Wu Xiang shook his head slightly, "I'm afraid it won't happen. Chengnan temporarily set up camps for the patients. The guards rely on the patrol camp. The camps are deployed by the yamen. Every day, the sale of gold ointment is strictly detected. The shop and the newly-added patients will also be sent to the Yamen General Manager. Hou Ye must come to discuss with the adults about the arrangements for tomorrow’s errands, but today the imperial physicians of the Tai Hospital will be in the camp for consultations. I’m afraid Hou The Lord will make people send the official documents to the Hou Mansion, and will not come here specifically."

It was almost dusk, and Bo Ruoyou didn't wait any longer when she heard the words. She had guesses in her heart and wanted to prove it by herself, so she left the Yamen and sent Zhou Liang to drive to the tea shop of Wei's house.

Bo Ruoyou's idea is very simple. The golden cream is made of beautiful smiles, and no beautiful smiles can be found in the city. Then another possibility, Song Yu might have gone to a place with golden cream.

That day, Wei Yan had red mud on his feet. Later, Bo Ruo asked about the process. She knew that the red mud was not iron proof. In addition, when the secretary found out that Wei Shu did not see any guests in the mansion that day, she was there for a while. After dispelling the suspicion of Wei Jia, she could get in touch with Wei Yan when he was in jail that day, and Feng Ye's act of donating gold anoint to Huo Qinghong, and her doubts inevitably reappeared in her heart.

Even more bizarre is that Feng Ye would not give Wei Yan the golden anoint.

And Song Yu came out of Sanqingguan that day, even if he didn't meet Wei Shu, would he go to meet other Wei family members?

After all, the Hubu corruption case has caused turmoil in the central government. Bo Jingqian, a member of the household, and his superiors, must have a private view of Sanqing. It is impossible for Wei Shu, the Hushangshu, to have a private view with Song Yu. So as not to cause suspicion.

The carriage moved around in the afterglow of the setting sun. Bo Ruoyou sat in the carriage and calculated carefully. From leaving Sanqing Temple to returning home at dusk, it took two hours for Sanqing Temple to be extremely remote. Song Yu did not Bring any servants, no mounts, and only rely on feet to go somewhere, and then go back to the mansion located in the east of the city, so the range he can go to that day is actually very limited.

Bo Ruoyou did a careful calculation, but he could only reach the imperial city in the north, Pingningfang in the east of the city in the south, and the west market in the west. People, the two can talk about each other for half an hour. Before that, Shi Si also checked in this way, but only followed the clues of the beauty smile. In the end, it was difficult to find anything. Now following the trace of the golden anoint, I don’t know if it is possible. Got something.

Wei’s tea shop is on Guang’an Street, north of the East City. Bo Ruoyou runs from Sanqingguan to the Fuya in the southeast of the city, exactly halfway through the east of the city, so he has a better understanding of the dotted pattern of Chengdongfang City.

This time the golden paste was circulated in the city. Because the east of the city is mostly home to the rich and powerful, there are more private workshops and fewer commercial establishments to the north of the east city. In contrast, the golden paste is more in the west and Weiyang where brothels and restaurants are everywhere. The lakeside rises, and in the entire east of the city, apart from the shops selling gold paste in the east city, few shops in the north and south are affected by this.

In such a comparison, the Weijia tea shop in the excellent location seems a little abrupt, and it is not too far to go to Sanqingguan here, and the distance to Song Yu's mansion is also moderate.

Wei Yan, a tea shop selling gold cream, used the gold cream, and Wei Yan, who was delirious and hurt others in the downtown area, had people who Song Yu met before his death also had an industry selling gold cream...

Gold paste...Gold paste...

Although a single seed led to the beauty of the smile, the golden ointment was the final answer, so where was Song Yu poisoned that day? Will the people you see be other people in the Wei family? At that time, because it was not iron proof, there was no need to trace where Wei Yan went that day, and how red mud was on his feet, but now that he was suspected of using gold ointment, Bo Ruoyou especially wanted to know where he went that day.

At the beginning of the night, Bo Ruo stopped quietly outside the Weijia Tea House. Guang'an Street is a famous Fugui Street in the east of the city. Although it is not as lively as the East City, it is not as noisy as it is. The restaurants and teahouses along the street are tall and wide. It’s magnificent, as the saying goes, the ordinary people don’t dare to set foot at all. Bo Ruoyou raised the curtain of the car to look at the front of the tea shop, and saw the lanterns in the interior, the lights were shining brightly, and the people who came and went were all in brocade clothes, servants and groups, and inside the teahouse The heavy curtain is swaying and very private. Although there is the sound of silk and bamboo circling the beam, the laughter and noise of ordinary tea shops are rarely seen. Just looking outside, it gives people a sense of elegance and elegance.

Has Song Yu been here that day? Why did Feng Ye use gold ointment for mentioning Wei Yan? Is there a relationship between Wei Jia and Jin Gao? Is Song Yu's reason for not poisoning him because of corruption at the Ministry of Households, or is it also because of gold anointing?

There are many questions, seemingly unrelated, but there are many ties, Bo Ruoyou can't figure it out for a while, and she doesn't have the identity of the office tolerance, it is even more inappropriate to go straight up to inquire, she pondered for a moment, still intending to tell this idea Huo Wei Building knocked on the car door and she ordered Zhou Liang to go to Wu Zhaohou Mansion.

The carriage moved slowly along the long street, the diminishing lights reflected in the carriage, and Bo Ruoyou, who was also attracted by the bizarre color, looked out. At this look, she suddenly saw a restaurant opposite the tea shop, with exhibitions on the cornice. Among the wine flags, there was a book with the four characters "Yunzhou shochu", Bo Ruoyou felt a little familiar with the word "Yunzhou" in her heart.

After thinking about it carefully, Bo Ruoyou suddenly remembered that Song Yu's family land was not in Yunzhou!

Soon after the corruption was revealed in Weicang, Qinshui County, Song Yu sent his wife and children back to the Yunzhou clan. He was so alert, as if he expected that he was in danger. It was only the end of February.

But Bo Ruoyou suddenly thought that at the end of February, the golden dog had flowed into the capital for more than two months, but there hadn't been too many troubles, and no one had discovered that it was poisonous.

Bo Ruoyou moved slightly in his heart, and suddenly raised his hand and knocked on the wall of the car, "Good Uncle, stop."

Zhou Liang parked the carriage on the side of the street, Bo Ruoyou got out of the carriage, and went straight into the restaurant named Yunjianke. As soon as she entered the door, a chaser greeted her and saw that she was coming alone with her servants. The little servant was a little surprised, "The girl has to wait for someone first?"

Bo Ruoyou shook his head, "No, I'm the only one."

The shop is elegantly furnished and interesting. Bo Ruoyou chose a nice room by the window to sit down, and the young man hesitated and said, "What do the girls want? Our shop is famous for Yunzhou liquor. Girls don't want bars?"

"I want your Yunzhou shochu." Bo Ruoyou didn't hesitate, and ordered a few more side dishes, before Zhou Liang took a seat.

Almost all of her wine and dishes were ordered for Zhou Liang. Zhou Liang scratched his head and sat down as ordered. When the little servant served the dishes, Bo Ruoyou asked: "I think all the wines sold in your store are just like clouds. From the state, it is also quite cloudy, but the owner is from Yunzhou?"

The young man smiled and said, "Let the girl guess, our owner is from Yunzhou. Not only that, but the guy in our shop is also from a rather cloudy state. The villain is. The entire capital is also in our shop. Yunzhou’s wine and food are the most authentic. Many old Yunzhou people who have moved to the capital are regular customers in our store. Girl, do you also come from Yunzhou?"

Yunzhou is in the north of the capital. The shochu is the most spicy, and the dishes are also rich in salty flavor. It is very distinctive. There are many visitors from all over the capital, and there are countless restaurants in Yunzhou. This Yunzhou wine and cuisine is also a class.

Bo Ruoyou smiled and did not answer this. Suddenly she felt that this was extremely right. She could almost have a foreboding that Song Yu must have been to this store. "The people in your store are all distinguished customers, and most of them are from Yunzhou. People, do you recognize Master Song, the head of the household? He is the Yunzhou family."

The young man's eyes lit up slightly, "Does the girl recognize Master Song?"

Bo Ruoyou smiled and nodded, and Xiao Si was opened to talk, "Master Song is indeed a regular customer in our shop, because there are so many people here, and we are familiar with our shopkeeper, every time I get a good drink, I always go to Master Song's mansion. I gave some, but I didn’t see Master Song for a few days. I think I’m busy with things in the middle of the kingdom. Today, the masters of the middle of the kingdom don’t come from Yunzhou too much. Master Song was ranked 4th at a young age. Hou Baixiang is just around the corner."

Bo Ruoyou looked like You Rongyan, and Bo Ruoyou couldn't help but feel a little sigh. Song Yu does have a bright future. If it weren't for this time, he would definitely have a place for the next six officials.

She looked slightly positive, "Master Song hasn't been here for a few days? I don't know when was the last time?"

The young man hesitated a little, turned around and walked to the door and called another person. First, he said that Bo Ruoyou met Song Yu, and then he asked what Bo Ruoyou asked. Then the other person thought about it for a moment, "It was seven days ago, and that day Master Song was unwell, and later made a joke."

The boy said lightly, but Bo Ruoyou sat up straight, "I feel unwell?"

The young man nodded firmly, "Remember, that day was also the villain's errand. When he entered the door, Master Song was a little unwell, and Master Song made a joke when he left, which made the villain especially impressed. ."

"What joke?"

Xiao Si smiled embarrassedly: "It's not a joke, it's just that Master Song forgot to bring money that day. After ordering wine and food, although he didn't use it much, he found that he hadn't brought the money bag when he checked out. The official body was a little embarrassed, so he tore off the jade pendant from his body and gave it to our shopkeeper, saying that he would hold it temporarily and redeem it when he came back within ten days. Haosheng put it away, the jade pendant is excellent, and at first glance, it is Master Song's beloved thing. Our shopkeeper is still calculating, saying that Master Song will not really wait until ten days to get the jade pendant."

Bo Ruoyouwan didn't expect this section to be left. She hesitated to speak, but did not say that Song Yu could not come anymore.

Little is known about him being poisoned by others. She told these things for no reason. She hurriedly asked, "He came after noon that day? How long did he stay here? Have you ever seen a friend?"

Seeing Bo Ruoyou’s expression nervously and asking in detail, the two looked at each other and became suspicious. Bo Ruoyou hurriedly stated the position of Song Yu’s mansion, and then smiled: "Don’t worry, I and Mrs. Song’s wife are It’s a close friend."

In this way, the two little servants replied that Bo Ruoyou was asking questions for Mrs. Song, and he understood for a while, and the man said: "It is not after noon. Our shop opens at noon. When Mrs. Song came, It’s been a while since we opened, but there are no customers in the shop. It should be before and after Shenshi. He came from the opposite teahouse. He didn’t look good when he came. Chopsticks, we all felt weird that day, except that he was unwell."

"He was alone, he didn't even bring his entourage, but he sat here for a long time, the sun was about to set, he got up and left."

He came from the opposite teahouse, and his complexion was ugly, and he left before the sun set.

Bo Ruoyou's heart jumped fiercely, "How is his face unsightly?"

"It's a little blue and white, and the waist is a little rickety. It seems to be a stomach discomfort, so I didn't touch alcohol."

After the young man answered, Bo Ruoyou couldn't help turning and looking at the opposite teahouse. The waves in her heart were turbulent, and she wished to find Huo Weilou immediately, but she suppressed her temper, "Apart from these, is there nothing else?"

The two young men looked at each other for a while, and one of them said: "Master Song seems to have something to worry about. He poured himself a glass of wine. Sitting alone in the private room was a little dazed. The glass of wine was full when he left. Yes, the little people still find it weird, but Master Song is a member of the Central Committee, and some worries are common."

"Then he sits alone, does he look like waiting for someone?"

"No, when Master Song came, he said that he was the only one, and he only needed a set of cups."

Bo Ruoyou thought for a while and stopped asking anything else. He only ordered Zhou Liang to eat. It was just that Zhou Liang had been in the south for many years. Some could not bear the spicyness of the wine, so he only used the food and brought the wine back. Go home.

When Bo Ruoyou was waiting, he asked where Song Yu was sitting that day. The young man pointed to the second floor, "Sit in the same position as you on the second floor, also by the street window."

Bo Ruoyou curled his eyebrows, Song Yu sat in the temple for almost an hour that day, but he was unwell, why didn't he go to the doctor? And he clearly invited the guests to the mansion, but why did he stay alone in this shop for such a long time?

Thinking of Song Yu sitting by the window that day, thinking about something in front of the filled wine cup, Bo Ruoyou couldn't help feeling a bit heavy and desolate, but he came from the opposite teahouse, and he looked uncomfortable when he entered here. , Then it must be the poison in the opposite teahouse, can you interrogate the people in the opposite teahouse only based on the testimony of these two people?

Bo Ruoyou quickly took Zhou Liang to leave and got into the carriage. Bo Ruoyou ordered Zhou Liang to go straight to Wuzhaohou's mansion.

The carriage was galloping all the way, and the small jar of Yunzhou shochu was placed next to Bo Ruoyou, and the faint smell of alcohol surrounded the carriage. Even though Bo Ruoyou did not drink, he felt that the wine was strong and mellow, but Song Yu did not. Take a sip.

Was he intimidated or made trouble in the opposite teahouse? Then he felt frustrated in his favorite restaurant, but he had been poisoned and was unwell, so he didn't touch this Yunzhou shochu for a while?

Bo Ruoyou couldn't figure it out, but at least she found the place Song Yu had been to by accident. As for what Song Yu encountered in that teahouse, who he met, who poisoned him and killed him. , It is beyond her ability.

The night was dark, and when the carriage arrived in front of the Hou Mansion, the inside of the Hou Mansion was also brightly lit. Bo Ruoyou was worried that Huo Wei Building had not yet returned to the house, but when he asked the concierge, she knew that Huo Wei Building had returned. Yisong hurriedly entered the mansion gate.

When the talent arrived at the entrance of the main courtyard, Huo Weilou, who had received the letter, greeted him. He saw Bo Ruoyou come here so late, and his eyes were a little worried at first, "Why come here so late?" He said, stepping forward. Just walking to Bo Ruoyou's body, he breathed slightly, "Did you drink?"

Bo Ruoyou was taken aback, and shook his head quickly, "No no, Lord Hou, I found the place where Master Song went after leaving Sanqingguan that day."

When Huo Weilou heard of the surprise, he asked her to enter the door. After entering the hall door, Bo Ruoyou couldn't wait to tell her what she was thinking. Hearing that she went to Sanqingguan alone today, and went to the east of the city to find and sell gold. At the cream shop, his brows frowned slightly.

When she was seated, Huo Weilou poured her a cup of hot tea, Bo Ruoyou held it in her palm, and said in her mouth: "There are many shops in the east of the city. It’s always easier than me to find the situation of selling gold ointment in the city. It’s always easier than me to find the general name of the yamen. Fortunately, Wu catches his head and he showed it to me."

"I walked through the east of the city. I knew where the shops were, so I quickly saw the Weijia tea shop on Guang'an Street. Upon asking, it turned out to be a family member of Wei Shangshu."

"There is one more thing Hou Ye didn't know. On that day, Wei Yan was riding a horse in the street, and when he arrived at the Yamen cell, he was a little strange. When Wu Chou mentioned that he had some hidden illness or had drunk, but now looking back, I think Wei Yan mostly used gold cream that day, and the stamina was still there. Therefore, when he ran into the busy market, he couldn't react when he ran into someone, and he trampled him to death."

Huo Weilou frowned sharply, "Feng Ye was also with him that day, but I asked Feng Ye later, but he didn't mention Wei Yan's use of golden ointment."

"This is where I was most puzzled when I went to Yamen today. The more I thought about it, the more it was wrong, so I thought I might as well go to Guang'an Street. When I got there, I didn't enter the teahouse. At that time, I found a Yunzhou restaurant opposite this tea shop--"

"Yunzhou?" Huo Weilou stared.

Bo Ruo nodded quietly, "Yes, it was Yunzhou. I thought of Lord Hou's words that Master Song was from Yunzhou, so I wanted to try my luck and go in and have a look. Only after I went in, I found out that the Yunzhou wine and food in the restaurant is It’s a must in Beijing. I pretended to be a good friend with Mrs. Song. I only found out that Mrs. Song had actually been to the restaurant that day! Not only that, before going to the restaurant, Mrs. Song came out of Wei’s tea house. When he arrived at the restaurant, he was already feeling uncomfortable, and the food and drink he ordered did not change. I guess he was already poisoned by then, so there is sufficient reason to go to Weijia’s restaurant for inquiries."

Bo Ruoyou finished speaking in one breath, still panting slightly, but his eyes were as bright as jade. Huo Weilou looked at him with pity and admiration.

Bo Ruo slowed down for a moment, and then said: "Please Hou Ye immediately send someone to the teahouse to get someone to check. If you are lucky, you might be able to ask who Master Song met that day and how he was poisoned and murdered."

Huo Weilou got up and went out to give orders, and soon a Houfu attendant asked to mobilize the manpower. When he came back, he saw Bo Ruoyouzheng holding a sip of hot tea, Huo Weilou walked to her, and his eyes were deep for a while. Looking at her, thinking that she ran so many roads alone today, my heart felt even more painful.

Soon the attendants returned, with full manpower, Bo Ruoyou put down the tea cup hurriedly, "Maybe Lord Hou let me go with him?"

Huo Weilou sighed, "Of course we will go together."