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Chapter 34 Clues
It was just after noon, and the heat was so overwhelming that people were bored.

The branches of the old pagoda tree at the gate of Zhenfusi Yamen are sickly, like a patient who is about to die of thirst.

Lvzhi blushed and stood under the shade of the tree, glaring shyly and angrily at the two laughing officials at the door, biting his red lips with his white teeth, and looking down at the double-flying swallows embroidered on his shoe.

After a while, Chen Sijing came out of the yamen in a hurry, walked a few steps quickly after seeing Lushi, stepped forward and asked, "Miss Lushi, what are you looking for?"

Seeing him, Lvzhen's expression softened, and she whispered, "Isn't it convenient for you to take a moment to talk? Our girl has something important to tell you."

Chen Sijing hurriedly asked: "Where is Miss Xu? I'll go there with you."

It turned out that in order to avoid suspicion, Xu Chunjun parked the carriage at the corner of the street and sent Lvyu to look for Chen Sijing.

Chen Sijing and Lvyu walked over, but after only a few hundred steps, the back of the official clothes was soaked in sweat.

Xu Chunjun came out of the county prince's mansion with an excuse, and Jiang Nuan and the others hadn't left yet.

The weather was too hot, and she was not much better sitting in the car, her face was covered with sweat, and her cheeks were red.

"Master Chen, I'm sorry to trouble you to come here." Xu Chunjun slightly nodded and apologized.

"Miss Xu is too polite, you must have something important to look for me." Chen Sijing knew that Xu Chunjun was not a vulgar fan who waited for crazy and cheating, and he must have something very important to come to the Yamen to find him.

"When I was watching a play today, I suddenly thought of something. My lord said that the murderer who killed Liu'er was very strong and did not look like a woman. Could it be that someone pretended to be a woman?" Xu Chunjun expressed his speculation , "For example, actors, although they are all men, they are very lifelike after dressing up as women. If you don't pay special attention, you won't be able to see it."

"Miss Xu, you mean that there was a man pretending to be a woman in the tea house that day?" Chen Sijing only felt a ray of light shine into his heart.

"Of course I'm just speculating, and I don't have any solid evidence. But I took Bell to the back of the stage, and she said that the water shavings used by the actors to attach the wig pieces was the same as what she smelled on the handkerchief that day." The case was complicated and confusing. With very few clues, Xu Chunjun could only rely on the bell to prove his guess.

The theater troupe is full of men, but there is a certain type of men who only play women.

When going on stage, you have to put on theater makeup, and put wigs on both temples, and the wigs must be elm wood shavings.

After a long time, the troupe and the objects used will inevitably be contaminated with this smell.

"If this is the case, the murderer must be the person who threw the veil!" Chen Sijing couldn't help but lift up his spirits: "Although there are many theater troupes in the capital, there are only a few who can enter the singing hall of rich families. There were no more than 40 or [-] people playing roles in it. We checked them one by one, and I don’t believe he can escape!”

"My guess may not be accurate, my lord, don't expect too much." Xu Chunjun knew the truth that the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment, and she dared not speak big words before the matter was not confirmed.

"Miss Xu, don't worry, I will continue to investigate this clue. If it fails, I will never give up." Chen Sijing felt that Xu Chunjun was a smart and lovely girl. She was like a white rabbit when she was cautious, but she was like a hunter with insight eagle.

"Then I wish my lord to solve the case as soon as possible." Xu Chunjun said no more and was about to leave.

But Chen Sijing stopped her: "Miss Xu, don't go, just wait for a while."

Then he said to Lushi: "Please trouble Miss Lushi to go down there with you."

Xu Chunjun didn't know what he was going to do, and Lvshi was the same, but followed him step by step across the street to Su Niangzi's herbal tea shed on the opposite side.

Chen Sijing ordered a few rock sugar crispy mountains, which are made from frozen yoghurt.

Packed in special celadon bowls, each bowl comes with a small spoon.

Chen Sijing asked the store clerk to put the Sushan into oil-paper bags, and he picked up four of them himself, and let Lvshu take one.

After walking through the street, he handed everything he had in his hands to the green watercraft: "It's too hot, eating some of this may relieve the heat. I won't go there, lest your lady refuse."

"Thank you, Mr. Chen!" Lu Yu thanked with a smile. She was not polite, because this little money was really nothing to Chen Sijing, not to mention that girls like to eat this.

Chen Sijing smiled at her, nodded to Xu Chunjun across the road, turned around and walked back to the yamen with big strides.

Lvshi ran back to the carriage with a smile, and said to Xu Chunjun, "It's too hot, the road has melted in just a few steps."

"Tell you, next time you will never ask for other people's things." Xu Chunjun also knew that there was no way to return this thing, so he could only warn Lvyu not to have it again.

Lvshi nodded, got into the car and said, "Let's go home quickly! It's so hot!"

Sitting in the car and eating the cold and sweet Sushan, Lvyu thought silently in her heart, in fact, Mr. Chen and his young lady are very suitable for each other.She could also tell that Mr. Chen liked Xu Chunjun very much.

It's a pity that the young lady has already promised someone else.Although it has not been made public, it has been confirmed.

If they could have known each other earlier, if Miss's situation wasn't so difficult...

Alas, what is the use of light, how can things in this world be as one wishes?
Thinking of this, Lvshi lost his appetite and watched the bowl of crispy mountain melt away.

Besides Chen Sijing, he returned to the yamen excitedly.

Most of the colleagues in the yamen took off their official uniforms to enjoy the shade under the trees, or played cards in the house.

"You guys put on your clothes and come with me to the west city." Chen Sijing walked over and began to arrange people, "Brother Qi San, take them to the east city."

"Don't even look at what the weather is like! It's like burning on the head, are they all going out to die of heat?" There are many noble children working with Chen Sijing, but they are not as serious and diligent as him.

"There are new clues in Liu'er's case, we have to investigate quickly." Chen Sijing said.

"It's just that a girl died, why are you so concerned? Besides, can't you see what our lord means?" Qi San asked him, "Obviously the case will be closed once the shopkeeper of the teahouse dies."

Of course Chen Sijing understood what the above meant, it was not worthwhile to repeatedly bother the lady of the official family because of a maid.

Anyway, the shopkeeper of the teahouse is dead, and it is said that he committed suicide in fear of crime, so that he can quickly close the case and win the reputation of solving the case in time.And so as not to annoy the adults, isn't it the best of both worlds?

But Chen Sijing disagreed: "There are various doubts about the death of the shopkeeper of the teahouse. Besides, even if he died, there is no sufficient evidence to prove that Liu Er was murdered by him. I will definitely investigate this case to the end. It is up to you whether you will come with me or not." No difference."

Said that he took the saber, turned around and went out, Qi San cursed and followed closely.

(End of this chapter)