The Golden Hairpin

After all, Zhou Ziqin still didn't eat the pepper chicken that was so fragrant that it alarmed the entire Songhua Alley.

In the afternoon, the arresters who went to Hanzhou to inquire about the news all returned, with a look of bad luck, and reported to Zhou Ziqin in a dazed manner: "That servant woman Tang Zhuniang, on the way from Chengdu to Hanzhou, fell off the cliff and died. ."

Zhou Ziqin was shocked and asked immediately. "Really dead? Did you find the body?"

"I found it. We went to the place where the accident occurred and looked down. The next lady was lying on the river beach, her body covered in blood. The younger ones were in charge of public duties and took the lead. They were obliged to tie the rope to their waists and climb down the cliff. , Examined the corpse."

"Is it really her?"

"It is true. Although her face has been broken, but acquaintances have said that there is a big constriction behind her ear. We have all seen it. An inch behind her right ear is absolutely correct!"

Zhou Ziqin looked back and looked at each other with Huang Zixian: "Dead?"

Huang Zixian frowned, subconsciously pulled out the hairpin on her head, and drew a few lines on the table.

Zhou Ziqin quickly sat down in front of her and asked, "What did you think of?"

She pointed to the intersecting lines and said: "One is the reason for the martyrdom. After the two people have gone through various twists and turns, why should they die when they are finally together? The other is the few pages of paper in the study. He wrote the scriptures framed as a butterfly costume to recite, why did he put half of it on Fu Xinruan's side?"

Zhou Ziqin suddenly realized: "It turns out that the scriptures you said before are wrong are talking about this! So what is the third and fourth?"

"The death of Tang Zhuniang and the origin of the poisonous poison." Huang Zixia said, holding the hairpin in her hand, still thinking, a catcher ran in beside him, exulting: "Catch the head, catch the head, the big thing is not good!"

Zhou Ziqin rolled his eyes: "Do you still have this expression when something is bad?"

"Yes, there is a deceased's suffering master who has come to tell her! It seems that if we don't give her some comfort today, it is impossible for us to get out!"

Zhou Ziqin's eyes turned into a sympathetic look of "So you are an idiot."

The arrest hurried to his ears and whispered: "The suffering master is a great beauty!"

Zhou Ziqin suddenly realized that, he quickly stood up and walked to the door to take a look. As expected, he was a stunning beauty. Standing in front of the Yamen in Tsing Yi, his whole body was clean and without any decorations, but the figure stood on the ordinary street, as if standing. In the spring and March among the flowers and trees, it is very moving.

She saluted Zhou Zi Qin Yingying with a sad expression: "I don't know if Zhou Catou called me today. Did something happen to my little sister's case?"

"Oh, it turned out to be Aunt Gongsun!" He hurried out and said, "Adam, we checked for a day today, and it was quite rewarding. Come here, just to ask you something..."

Before the words fell, someone next to him gave a light cough.

Zhou Ziqin hurriedly turned his head to look at it, suddenly wilted, and hurriedly stood upright: "Father."

Zhou Xun hated iron and steel and gave him a roll of eyes, and said: "It is really the famous Zhou Shao from Shu County who catches the head, three educators and nine different kinds of people, but you have a lot of friends!"

Zhou Ziqin slumped his shoulders, respectful and respectful in front of his father: "Yes, what Dad said is that the child must live up to his father's expectations, and he has a wide range of friendships and three teachings..."

"Huh?" Zhou Xu glared at him.

Zhou Ziqin also looked at him blankly, not knowing where he was wrong.

Zhou Xu walked away and said, "Nizi! You are going to **** me off!"

A person behind him hurriedly smiled and said: "Father-in-law, please don't be angry. Son Qin is innocent and full-hearted. This is a good thing."

As soon as Zhou Ziqin saw his father turned and left, he immediately stuck out his tongue, pulled the people behind him and called him: "Brother Qi, you are coming! Come on, I will introduce you two friends!"

Zhou Ziqin pulled him in and saw Huang Zixian and Li Shubai talking with Gongsun Yuan, and quickly said: "Brother Wang, Brother Yang, let me introduce to you. This is Brother Qi Tengqi, the judge of Xichuan Jiedu's mansion. Brother Qi, these two are...the helpers I have invited for the time being, Brother Wang Kui, this is Brother Yang."

Qi Teng was in his thirties, and his appearance was very correct, and his smile was even more gentle. He smiled at them and said, "Here, Qi Teng. Are the two here for the case in Songhua?"

Huang Zixia hurriedly returned the gift, but Li Shubai only nodded.

Huang Zixian turned her head and saw Gongsun Yuan's eyes drooping, slightly flickering. She followed her gaze, but only saw Qi Teng's hanging sleeves with five fingers on her left hand.

Seeing her looking back at herself, Gongsun Yuan quickly asked: "I want to come, please, now...Is there any progress in my younger sister's case?"

"Mother, please take a step to speak." Huang Zixia motioned to her.

Zhou Ziqin hurriedly apologized to Qi Teng, "I'm sorry, Brother Qi, you sit down first, we have to ask something."

Qi Teng smiled slightly on his face and asked, "But the case in Songhua the day before yesterday? Didn't it mean that Wen Yang died in love with a girl? Why is this auntie involved again?"

Zhou Ziqin suddenly remembered, and said, "Oh, yes, did Wen Yang and Brother Qi also know him?"

Qi Teng nodded and said, "Well, a few years ago, Chen Lunyun took the lead to set up a poetry society. We were all in it, so we sang harmony from time to time. But last month we quarreled a few words because of unpleasant things, and he wrote to me later. I apologize, I didn't expect it...then Yin and Yang are separated."

Huang Zixia listened, then looked at Qi Teng intently. Seeing him always smiling, he has a gentle temperament, but he has broad shoulders and a tall stature. He looks very reliable and masculine.

The judge in Jiedou's mansion is considered to be quite high, but he is still so young, and he does not have the rude habit of the army at all, which is also rare.

But she then thought about it, Kui Wang Li Shubai really led his troops to suppress the rebellion. Wang Yun was also a rare member of the Wang family, but they were all pure and noble. How could there be warriors.

Gongsun Yuan was taken next door by them, feeling a little uneasy. Seeing their solemn appearance, he quickly asked: "Excuse me, everyone, but is there anything wrong with this case?"

"I would like to ask Mrs. Gongsun, do you really want Fu Xinruan's case to be solved as soon as possible?"

Gongsun Yuan's face suddenly changed, and the Chen Chen figure also became slightly stiff, and he hesitated to ask: "Why do you guys say this?"

"So, for some things, why doesn't the lady of the matter be honest with us, but hides it from us?"

Gongsun Yuan frowned and turned his eyes out of the court nervously, avoiding their gazes.

Huang Zixia said again: "I would like to ask my aunt to tell you frankly, where did the bracelet in your hand come from when we first met?"

Gongsun Yuan lowered his head and said silently: "This matter... is really hard to tell."

Huang Zixia looked at her and said softly: "I would like to ask my aunt to tell you frankly, otherwise, I am afraid that we have the heart to help you, and there is no way to start."

Gongsun Yuan wanted to say something but Huang Zixia said again: "Don't you want to find out the truth about your little sister's death as soon as possible? If you can't explain our doubts, how can we explain your doubts?"

Gongsun Yuan sighed and said in a low voice, "Little brother, what you said is that I shouldn’t hide from you. It’s just this...it has nothing to do with my little sister’s death, I think... Actually I think It’s not this bracelet."

She actually took the Pisces jade bracelet with her, took it out, put it on the table in front of them, and said: "What I'm looking for is actually a mutton jade bracelet with no floral ornaments. It is very simple."

Huang Zixia suddenly remembered the rare jade bracelet found in Fu Xinruan's makeup. She hesitated and asked tentatively, "I don't know what is important about that bracelet?"

"That bracelet was given to A Ruan by a nobleman in Chang'an. It was originally his mother's relic, so he cherished it very much." Gongsun Yuan sighed, "But A Ruan is much older than that, she I didn’t pay attention to the other party in my heart. Although he accepted the jade bracelet because of his pleading, he promised others. This time A Ruan was going to get married, and he mentioned that when he repaired the book for me, let me put the jade bracelet. Returning it to the other party on his behalf, after all, is his mother's relic and cannot be paid wrongly."

Huang Zixia remembered what Li Shubai had said before, and couldn't help but raise his eyes to look at him, both of them were shocked.

Although I had guessed that this bracelet belonged to the mother and concubine of Emperor Li Run, I never thought that it was given to Fu Xinruan by Li Run, and Fu Xinruan had no intention of him.

But thinking about it carefully, Li Run is the prince of the dynasty, and Fu Xinruan is only a music student. Even if she enters the palace, she will have to watch Li Run marry the princess of a famous family in the future. Moreover, she is much older than Li Run. After the death of her youth, how many men can still remember the passions and attachments they had when they were young?

She abandoned the royal concubine and chose a civilian wife of the same age. In addition to feelings, it was also a calm and natural choice.

However, it is estimated that she herself did not expect that even if she was not greedy or far away, she would still end up with the person she chose to go to Huangquan.

Gongsun Yuan raised her hand to support her face, covered the tears in her eyes with her palms, and said with a trembling: "After I came to Chengdu Mansion, I went to Songhuali to look for A Ruan, but unexpectedly heard the noise before entering the alley, and the alley was full of people. I hurriedly inquired, it turned out that it was a woman from Fu's house who died in the same room at night, and now the government officials have just carried the body away... I was shocked and sad, I don’t know why my little sister was here all of a sudden. I die at the happiest moment, I can only stand there and cry bitterly, completely at a loss..."

Even at this time, when Gongsun Yuan talked about the situation on that day, the distress and dazedness was still moving. Her breath was unstable, and her throat was choked for a long time before she reluctantly said: "I don't know how long I have been crying. Someone next to me asked me why I was crying here. I looked up and looked like a servant woman. She said that she was Tang Zhuniang and she was a servant of Fu's house here. I asked her if she could go in and see the place where A Ruan lived. But she shook her head and pointed at the hunting officials who came in and out, saying that the government was about to seize Well, she was also sent home by A Ruan a few days ago, and now she is coming back to get her own things."

Zhou Ziqin asked quickly: "So you asked her to help you take out the bracelet quietly?"

"Yes... I think if A Ruan's things are seized, if the origin of this bracelet is investigated, I am afraid that the nobleman who gave the bracelet will also suffer from tongues. Moreover, A Ruan also asked me to return the bracelet. That person, so I gave the servant woman some money and asked her to help me get a white jade bracelet in the makeup if she had the opportunity..."

"In the end, she got it back, but it was this bracelet, not the one you wanted, right?" Huang Zixia looked at the Pisces jade bracelet and sighed softly, "We also saw your little girl's makeup, which contains gold and silver. There are so many jewelry, how does the servant woman know which bracelet you want?"

"Yes...but the government urged the servant woman to leave, so I couldn't let her go back and change it, so I had to leave with a bracelet... Anyway, this is also A Ruan's relic, so shiny and clean, it must be her daily favorite. Yes, that's why the servant woman gave me this bracelet."

"Auntie, you can't do this. The government is investigating the case, but you still bought others and took the deceased's things without authorization. It's really wrong." Zhou Ziqin shook his head.

Gongsun Yuan nodded and said: "Yes, I know it's wrong, but... the other party can like my little sister, this friendship has already made us feel in our hearts, why bother to let him be criticized?"

Huang Zixian slowly said, "Zi Qin, it's nothing like this. It must be a child of a wealthy family who gave the heirloom to Fu Xinruan without authorization. Aunt Gongsun, for the sake of others, returned the bracelet after her death. Although it is not appropriate, it is Not a big mistake."

It was Zhou Ziqin’s habit to listen to Yang Chonggu’s own heart, and it was Zhou Ziqin’s unshirkable responsibility to defend the beauty, so he immediately forgiven Gongsun Yuan for taking the deceased’s belongings without authorization, saying: "I know this, and Fu Xinruan At the time of her death, Aunt Gongsun was still outside Chengdu. She only entered the city the next day. I believe Aunt Fu has nothing to do with Fu Xinruan's death!"

With his forgiveness, the matter was deemed to have been revealed.

Huang Zixia looked down at the jade bracelet stolen by the servant woman on the table, and subconsciously reached out and picked it up.

The jade bracelet is cool and white, and carved and transparent. After being hollowed out in the middle, the jade, which is not very transparent, appears extremely transparent and shining like water.

This dedicated carver finally created a pair of perfect little fishes, holding each other's tails, affectionate and entangled endlessly.

She was momentarily sad, and her expression trance.

Li Shubai's gaze slowly moved up from this Pisces jade bracelet, and fell on Huang Zixian's body.

But seeing her finally let out a long sigh, she pushed the bracelet to Zhou Ziqin's side, signaled him to put it away, and whispered: "This bracelet... is related to this case, so leave it to the Yamen for safekeeping. "

With just one light movement, the stuff that was clogged in his heart disintegrated instantly, and he suddenly became clear.

Before he realized it, the corners of his lips showed a slight curve.

Zhou Ziqin picked up the Pisces jade bracelet, gave it a casual glance, and said, "This bracelet is also very beautiful, and it looks like the owner's favorite. Inside the bracelet, there is a line of words."

He raised the bracelet flat in front of his eyes, slowly turned it to check the words engraved in it, and said softly: "The length of a thousand trees, why is it slightly flawed... What does this mean?"

Huang Zixia lowered his eyes and drank a cup of Chinese tea slowly. The tea was already cold, and a line of coldness went straight down to the throat and pierced into the chest, a kind of bitterness.

Li Shubai's voice was calm and said, "The longest tree is the catalpa tree."

"Oh, Zi...Xia..." He was surprised and happy, and asked, "Zi Xia? Huang Zi Xia? So, is this Huang Zi Xian's old thing?"

Gongsun Yuan looked at him suspiciously, not knowing who Huang Zixia was.

Both Li Shubai and Huang Zixia did not hear them.

Zhou Zi Qin Xin was ecstatic, and regardless of whether this thing was related to the case, he immediately held the bracelet in his arms, while holding out his hand to protect it, and laughed up to the sky: "Hahaha~ I never thought that Huang Zixia wore it. The jade bracelet is in my hand now! From today on, I will hold it to sleep every night, and no one is allowed to touch it! I will fight for anyone who dares to touch it!"

Gongsun Yuan asked Huang Zixia hesitantly, "Zhou Tau... is he okay?"

"Oh, it's okay." Huang Zixian said slowly without raising her head, holding the tea, "If he doesn't get convulsions, he won't be called Zhou Ziqin."