The red walls, yellow tiles and white snow separated the solemnity within the palace wall into two worlds. Zhou Zhan stretched out a hand from his cloak and held Shen Moran's hand.
"Let's go home."
Shen Moran blinked his eyes playfully and said with a smile: "I will cook tonight myself, as long as His Highness doesn't mind that my cooking is unpalatable..."
Zhou Zhan responded with a smile.
"A Luo's craftsmanship is very good, but it's a pity that I just can't learn it. How about we go to A Luo's house to have dinner tonight? She has a rest today..." Shen Moran said in a voice that only two people could hear, " Let's go quietly without anyone noticing."
The warm current that surged from the bottom of my heart solidified before it even traveled around my body.
Seeing the unnatural look on his face, Shen Moran smiled happily.
"I'm just kidding, I'm barely good at cooking. Your Highness is just waiting for a feast tonight!"
In order to please Zhou Yu in her previous life, she had learned nothing. In this life, she just didn't want to please anyone.
It was not because she saw her husband as pitiful as an abandoned kitten that she came up with this idea.
Si Yiluo took the time to go to the imperial prison again. No one who entered the imperial prison could survive the torture, but the shopkeeper who sold it to Shen Moran Bage had his last breath and admitted that someone wanted him to The bird looked for an opportunity to sell to the princes, but he didn't know who that person was.
"Treat his injuries first."
If he has been punished all over and still hasn't been found out, then he really doesn't know.
There is another way to catch the mastermind behind it.
Si Yiluo picked up the myna, opened the cage, sprinkled fragrant powder on the myna, and threw it into the sky. The bird that had been trapped in the cage for a long time was reluctant to fly at first, so Si Yiluo put an arrow on his bow and whizzed at the myna's position. An arrow to the ground.
The arrow pierced a bird feather, and the starling flapped its wings and flew away.
"Take the hound and chase the scent!"
The subordinate led three hunting dogs, sniffed the sachets for the dogs, and quickly chased them out.
Myna landed in a small thatched courtyard outside the city. There were many bird cages hanging in the courtyard, making it very lively with their chirping.
The owner of the small courtyard was warming himself by the fire in the house. When he heard the noise, he opened the door and came out. When he saw the starling sitting on the wall, his eyes tightened and the strands of hair on his forehead stood up. He hurried back to the room to tidy up the belongings and threw the bird cage into it. In the house, a fire was lit.
At this time, he was still lucky, but when he went out and saw the clean snow in front of his door, he immediately felt regretful and slapped his forehead.
The thatched house was ready at one o'clock, and the thick smoke could be seen from a long distance away. The hunting dogs barked in the distance, and Chen Wang waved his finger.
Being a thief with a guilty conscience, doesn’t this just lead them the way!
It had just snowed, and the snow on the ground was clean. It was obvious that no one had gone out after the snow. At this time, no matter where you hide, you will leave traces.
The man desperately took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms. Inside the porcelain bottle was poison that would seal his throat when blood was seen. This would at least ensure that he would not suffer...
When Chen Wang and others arrived, the body that had fallen in the snow was still warm. Because the snow on the roof had been burned by the fire, the fire did not completely burn. Instead, the fire was extinguished. There was still a small part of the fire suppressing the thick smoke.
"Put out the fire first!"
The subordinates put shovels on the fire and controlled the fire, but the smoke was too heavy and all the birds in the house were killed. During the search, they found some wet letters and account books. Chen Wang carefully turned over two pages. After absorbing the water with cotton cloth, wrap the letter with oil paper and put it away.
"Write down the scene and ask the nearby people about this person's identity."
The hunting dogs wagging their tails squatted down, and the carcasses of starlings and parrots in the room were cleared out. With so many birds, it must be more than just framing King Rong.
But now there is no evidence of death.
Chen Wang took the letter back to Si Yiluo. The wet letter was baked on the stove, and he gave Si Yiluo the ice grass he had learned about.
"The suspect is a bird trader. He has no name. He has a nickname, White Thrush. He used to sell various birds. He was often away from home and ran around. But he has not been out since this spring. All other birds in his hand have been disposed of.
We only collect starlings and parrots and hide in our homes to train these birds to talk."
"People nearby rumored that he stopped talking to people when he became rich. No one knew what he was doing at home, and no one saw anyone coming to see him."
"Only a few days ago, he made a trip to the capital. The body has been brought back for identification by the man in the prison. It is not the bird he sold. There may be someone else who handled it."
Si Yiluo carefully looked through the account book. Part of the account book was burned. He identified the contents from Weihua's handwriting, mainly from where and who got it, how much money he spent to buy what bird, how much he sold it for, and where it went.
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There are many rich and idle people in the capital. In the past, those nobles and those with real power, although they firmly grasped the power in their hands, could not control the dandies in their families. Those without real power, basically all the dandies in the house from top to bottom.
There are many places these birds go.
However, his recent business has been much bleak, but he has made a lot of money. The source of these money is not indicated... Looking through the dried letters, most of them are rich and idle people who exchanged some bird-raising experiences with him.
If we check according to the person in the account book, we will not be able to find out whether it is the year of the monkey or the month of the horse.
"Check the origin of that poison." Si Yiluo calmly ordered, "Only people who tame dead soldiers will have that kind of poison, so the scope has been reduced a lot."
"The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Let's settle this case openly and you can investigate it secretly."
Chen Wang responded yes.
Si Yiluo handed the letter to him.
"Make a copy of the letter for you to investigate, and store the original in a confidential file."
After finishing this work, it was getting dark again. Si Yiluo led the horse and walked back, feeling that life could pass by so fast, and before he knew it, another year had passed.
On the way to Prince Zhan's Mansion, I happened to catch a meal cooked by Shen Moran.
There are four people at a table, and everyone has different thoughts.
Chang Jinchan poked at the rice grains in her bowl, her eyes constantly switching between the two of them. One moment, she watched her cheap cousin-in-law pick vegetables for the heroic woman, and the next moment, she watched the heroic woman eat all the vegetables she put in the bowl.
, and returned two large bowls of rice.
Can a woman have such a big appetite?
Look at my cousin again. He keeps his head down while eating. Why does he look pitiful?
"Hey, who are you?"
Chang Jinchan was a eldest lady on the border who wanted to have both wind and rain. Everyone wanted to please her, and the interpersonal relationships around her were relatively simple, which created her simple and direct character.
If you don't like it, take care of it.
"Can't you two pay attention to the impact?"
Si Yiluo glanced at her and couldn't help grinning. Shen Moran knew why she was laughing, so she also covered her mouth.
"What are you laughing at? Shen Moran, don't forget that you are already Princess Zhan. How is it appropriate for you to have sex with a woman here?"
"And you, women insist on wearing men's clothes, which makes them look neither male nor female!"
Zhou Zhan kicked her calf under the table. Not only did she not appreciate it, she also asked in confusion: "Cousin, why did you kick me? I was right!"
Si Yiluo shook his head. Such an innocent and simple cousin came to compete with her friend for a man. She was no match at all. Her methods were all written on her face.
"It's nothing. I'm full, so I won't disturb you. You can eat slowly."
Shen Moran sat on the chair without getting up. Zhou Zhan stood up and said, "I'll take you out."
Seeing Si Yiluo living alone with his cousin, Chang Jinchan stood up and was about to object, but Shen Moran grabbed her and grabbed her to sit down.
"Cousin, do you think I'm treating you lightly? Come on, eat it while it's hot, otherwise the food will get fishy when it's cold. Cousin, let's eat the fish first. If you want to eat anything else, I'll help you prepare the dishes."
After a delay, the two of them had already walked out of the door. Chang Jinchan stared at her and asked: "My man is so attentive to other women, so you can still sit still. I doubt whether you are sincere to your cousin." ah?"