Pretending to be jealous in the arms of Dali Temple

Su Jizhi asked several people to find the paint shop run by Ruan Jingshan.

It is said to be a paint shop, the facade is not big, and you can smell a pungent powder smell floating in the air from a distance.

"Are you tired?" Su Jizhi asked in a low voice when he saw the corners of Wanyan's skirt splashed with paint, and the toe of her embroidered shoes was also stained.

"I told you to follow me, but I feel sorry for seeing this." There was tenderness in Su Jizhi's eyes.

Wan Yan smiled thoughtfully: "Why do you say that, my lord? I'm very happy. Although the people I come into contact with are extremely sinful, but on the other hand, I don't have a good feeling in my heart."

Su Jizhi smiled: "You look weak, but you are actually courageous and thoughtful. People who don't know you are completely confused by your little white rabbit appearance."

Wan Yan was not convinced: "A grown-up is a real talent. You look serious and calm, but you are very warm when you touch it."

Su Jizhi: "..."

It's also nice to compliment each other.

As she walked, Wan Yan had an epiphany: "My lord, I know why Ruan Jingshan and Zhang Kairong are familiar with each other. Ruan Jingshan deals in pigments, and Zhang Kairong deals in porcelain. In some respects, the two belong to a cooperative relationship."

Su Jizhi nodded, pulling Wan Yan to avoid the paint flowing on the ground, "But this Ruan Jingshan is not a serious businessman, you can see that the paint is dripping everywhere, we walked all the way, many people don't even know his name .”

Wan Yan tugged at Su Jizhi's sleeves, half hanging on his body, the paint zigzags and covered the entire road.

"My lord, this Ruan Jingshan has no virtue, and our calligraphy and painting studio also has unused paints. Shopkeeper Xu has told us to deal with them gracefully."

Su Jizhi raised his arms and hugged Wan Yan's slender waist tightly with one hand. Seen from afar, he was walking forward with Wan Yan half in his arms.

The two walked to a courtyard, the door was wide open, there was no plaque, and there were no apprentices inside, only a middle-aged man was sleeping soundly on a stone bench under the eaves.

Wan Yan glanced at Su Jizhi.

"Ruan Jingshan!" Su Jizhi shouted loudly, and the sleeping man suddenly opened his eyes.

"Who? Who called me?" The man was annoyed when the dream was disturbed.

"My official is Su Jizhi, Minister of Dali Temple. Now we are investigating Zhang Kairong's murder. Ruan Jingshan, wake up!"

Su Jizhi's voice was stern and a little irritable. When the man heard about the case of Chazhang Kairong, the Minister of Dali Temple, he instantly became sober.

His face turned from red to white, and then red again.

"Su...Master? Check...the case of Boss Zhang?"

"Yeah, that's why I came to see you. It's been four months since Zhang Kairong's case, why is it still pending?"

This question made Ruan Jingshan confused, but he didn't dare to speak out.

"Su... my lord..." Ruan Jingshan looked at Su Jizhi, then at Wan Yan, and then back at Su Jizhi, with unpredictable expressions.

Su Jizhi stretched out his hand to grab a chair under the eaves, lifted the hem of his robe, and sat down firmly opposite Ruan Jingshan.

The two looked at each other, and Ruan Jingshan was defeated, avoiding Su Jizhi, "Master Su came to see me, what do you want to ask? I've said everything I need to say."

"Yeah, I've read everything you said, so I want to meet you. It's been more than four months. What do you think of Zhang Kairong's death?"

Ruan Jingshan lowered his eyelids and grabbed his trousers with one hand: "Oh, I'm sad. I hope the government will close the case soon so that Zhao Ren can be punished as soon as possible."

"Oh? Do you think Zhao Ren did it?"

"Why not? The evidence is convincing but the verdict has been delayed, and I don't know what's going on with the government." Ruan Jingshan was indignant, but kept his eyes down.

Su Jizhi stepped forward, leaning on his knee with one hand, "I represent the government now, Ruan Jingshan, are you dissatisfied with me?"

"Don't dare, Mr. Su is just joking, the younger ones are talking about facts."

"Very good, tell me about your relationship with Zhang Kairong. Don't use excuses like whether the relationship is good or not. How long have you known each other? How did you know each other?"

Standing behind Su Ji, Wan Yan felt that the adult's attitude towards Ruan Jingshan was not particularly good.

Adults don't seem to like this guy.

Wan Yan took a closer look, Ruan Jingshan looked a little listless, and there was nothing that adults would not like.

He has a square face, small eyes, and a tall and mighty figure. He squints whether he looks at people or not, and the corners of his eyes are full of wrinkles. Leng Ding looks a bit old.

Ruan Jingshan's lips moved, and he said, "We've known each other for many years. He deals in porcelain, and I sell paints. There are also overlaps in business."

Su Jizhi was very satisfied with his answer, nodded and asked with concern: "Boss Zhang's business seems to be going well, how about you?"

"Me? Generally, it's like this now."

Su Jizhi looked around, his legs curled up seemed uncomfortable, and he stretched out his long legs to the side: "What are you going to Bao'an Mansion for?"

"Business."

"What kind of business is going to Bao'an Mansion?"

"I'm going to buy paint. Boss Zhang bought some new porcelain. Let's go together."

"Coming together? So you didn't go together because of business?"

Ruan Jingshan moved his body and smiled a little forcedly, "It's hard to answer Mr. Su's question. We set off together and returned together, but we went to different places."

Su Jizhi narrowed his eyes: "Then why do you want to go together?"

"Hey, we know each other. Be a companion. We usually have a good relationship. We can talk more along the way."

Su Jizhi nodded, but looked around: "I don't know about your paint making, please give me a brief introduction, and I'll listen."

Wan Yan has been observing the adults, and the adults talk to Ruan Jingshan, which is completely different from other people in the past.

It didn't seem like a conversation, and he kept talking about it, but the adult was so serious, his eyes were fixed on Ruan Jingshan, and he didn't move.

"This..." Ruan Jingshan gave a fake cough: "It's also simple. The method of extracting the dye solution is inherited from my family. It mainly soaks a yellow dye from dry materials such as cork and gardenia."

"But I see that you don't have any dye vats or dyes here?" Su Jizhi stared into Ruan Jingshan's eyes coldly.

"Oh. That's right. I've been feeling unwell recently. I can't do much, so my business stopped for a while."

Su Jizhi looked at him: "You are the only one in this dyeing workshop?"

"Yeah." Ruan Jingshan lowered his head: "There were young apprentices before, but business was not good, so they quit."

"How long have you been doing it alone?"

"It's been a few months."

"How many months?"

"Small half a year."

"Well, how old are you?"

"40 years old."

"Where's your wife?"

"Run with someone."

Wan Yan looked at Ruan Jingshan and knew where the decadence in him came from.

"Tell me about what happened on the day Zhang Kairong was murdered."

"Well...we agreed to set off at Mao, but when I got on the boat, I found the boatman sleeping soundly, and Boss Zhang had already been killed lying in the cabin of the boat."

"The boatman was sleeping when you boarded?"

"Yes."

"Why didn't you call loudly, and ran to the government office to call for someone?"

"Master Su, I was so scared at that time. I saw that Zhao Da was holding a rope in his hand, and there were bloodstains on the rope. If he shouted, there might be a conflict, so I went to call someone first."

"You're right, I heard that your original plan was to leave in five days?"

"Ah."

"Why did you change your itinerary?"

"Boss Zhang has something to do, so he wants to leave early, so why did you inform the boatman Zhao Da?"

"I'm close, and there's nothing else to do."

"How much money did you bring to Bao'an Mansion?"

What is the problem?
Ruan Jingshan was stunned.