Song Dynasty female artist

In the middle of the night, the farmer's wife's behavior was really suspicious. Gu Si jumped down from a big tree not far away and approached the woodshed. He saw the farmer's wife moving a wine vat close to the wall of the woodshed, and then squatted down. Not long after, I had a bunch of things in my hand.

I don’t know what it is, because it is wrapped in a gray cloth.

After getting the things, the woman did not delay, moved the old vat back to its original place, and returned to the sleeping room with the things.

The farmer had three children, and they were all sleeping in the west end of the house. There was a weak candlelight in the woman's room. She opened the things, and Gu Si saw from the roof that there were several banknotes wrapped in cloth, and underneath the banknotes There were actually a few pieces of paper.

Thanks to Gu Si’s eyes!

These pieces of paper were actually recorded by the dead farmer, and the information about the white stone man was purchased from him.

This is really great!

The farmer's wife looked at the person who suddenly appeared in the room and was so frightened that she almost screamed.

"You, who are you?"

"What are you going to do?"

What she was thinking the most at this time was that the man in black in front of her could be the person who killed her husband-in-law. Is he coming to kill her now?

"Don't be nervous."

Gu Si calmly reassured people not to be nervous.

Isn't this funny?

When Gu Si opened her mouth and screamed, he covered the farmer's wife's mouth in time: "Madam, I am really not a bad person. I am here to investigate the death of your husband."

The woman still didn't believe it and looked at Gu Si.

"Think about it, if I wanted to kill you, I would have killed you long ago. Would I still stand and talk to you?"

The woman stopped struggling this time.

"You don't want your husband to die in vain. The things in your hands may be able to find your husband's murderer."

"I'm letting go now, don't scream."

The farmer's family lived on the east side of the village. There was another family not far in front and several families side by side behind them. If they really screamed, they would definitely be alarmed.

"If you promise, just blink your eyes and I'll let go of my hand."

The woman blinked.

Gu Si then let go of his hand and said sorry to the woman.

The woman didn't believe it at first, but the next few words made her let down her guard. The man in black was right. With his skills, if he really wanted to kill her, he could do it quietly without telling her. so much.

"Who are you and why do you want to help me?"

"I am the deputy director of Kyoto. There is a case in Kyoto that involves your husband. I didn't expect the person behind it to act so quickly and kill your husband."

The woman is just a farmer's wife and has never seen much of the world.

Hearing Gu Si's words, he was so frightened that he couldn't help but step back, and finally fell down on the edge of the bed.

"We are just ordinary farmers, how could we cause such a catastrophe..."

Gu Si looked at the banknotes on the table: "You are farmers, but where did these banknotes come from?"

The woman said: "We didn't do anything harmful to nature, it's all normal." Gu Si had already investigated what the woman said a few days ago. This was to let the woman know that the reason why her husband died was because of those people. She was related to Shitou and persuaded her to give him those rosters and go to Beijing with him.

In order to save her life, the farmer's wife finally agreed to go to Beijing with Gu Si.

But before he left, Gu Si received another letter from Gu Qingjue, asking him to protect the safety of the woman and the child. The investigators sent by Li Jizhi, the Minister of Punishment in Kyoto, would arrive soon.

Although Gu Si was not very happy, he would obey the family master's instructions and explain the situation to the woman. He then stayed nearby to protect the safety of the mother and son. When the people sent by Li Jizhi accepted it, they protected them all the way back to Beijing. They waited until they all entered Kaifeng Mansion safely before returning to the Mansion.

With the list of people buying stones brought by the farmer's wife, Li Jizhi had a clear direction for his investigation.

Six of them were quickly eliminated, leaving three, all of whose identities were not simple.

One is Guo Zhongji, the observation envoy sent by the government to Guangdong and Guangxi four years ago, and the other is Cao Zhan. He has been serving as the military envoy to Jiannan. He resigned a year ago and returned to Beijing to take up a post. After more than a month, he took his wife and children to Guangdong and Guangxi. When I was playing, I happened to know about this stone, so I bought it for one hundred and fifty taels and made it as an ornament for his wife Wen Chuying.

This special jewelry is more beautiful than ordinary pearls.

There is also a county prince who sits in Luoping Town, named Duan Lianjing, who is Duan Silian's nephew.

Of course, the deceased farmer did not know his identity. Gu Si found out the identity and then gave this clue to Li Jizhi.

Guo Zhongji and Cao Zhan were both in Kyoto. Cao Zhan used it as his wife's headdress, and Wen Chuying always carried it. It was easy to know whether it was lost. Guo Jigang used it as a collection, so Li Jizhi could only go to Guo Mansion in person to ask Guo Ji Gang took out the stone to prove his innocence.

Guo Zhongji is a side branch of Queen Guo's branch, and is the same generation as the late Queen Guo. She is 48 years old this year. Although Queen Guo was deposed, the later officials thought of the benefits and named her the queen. The Guo family still has some foundation. , Guo Zhongji tried his best and failed for the first time. He continued to study hard and finally won the title of Toad Palace when he was twenty-six years old.

I have served as an observer for eighteen years. Now four years later, I am still touring various states for His Majesty. I just returned to Beijing from Yanzhou last month.

Li Jizhi came to Guo Mansion with two government officials and a recommendation official.

Li Jizhi explained his intention, and the concierge immediately took the person to the main hall and sent someone to inform him.

"Mr. Li has been kept waiting for a long time."

"I have just arrived. I have something I want to confirm with Mr. Guo."

Guo Zhong continued: "Master Li was ordered to investigate the murder case at Wanlai Restaurant. I must have found some clues, and those clues pointed to me?"

"You're not the only one."

"I see, please ask Mr. Li."

Li Jizhi: "Mr. Guo, do you still remember that you were ordered to inspect Guangdong and Guangxi four years ago and bought a pure white stone in a town where Guangdong and Guangxi meet Dali?"

"This……"

Guo Zhongji was slightly embarrassed: "I have traveled so many places about what happened four years ago, so I really can't remember it clearly."

Li Jizhi nodded: "Understood." Then he took out the stone found in the restaurant from his sleeve: "Master Guo, does it look familiar?"

Li Jizhi had been observing Guo Zhongji's face since he took it out. He saw that Guo Zhongji seemed to be confused, and then he began to think about it carefully. His expression did not show any flaws. Li Jizhi had been the Minister of the Ministry of Justice for so many years, and he could not get rid of Guo Zhongji's expression. There was nothing wrong with his face.

Did Guo Zhongji really not remember it for a moment, or was he just pretending?

After staring at the stone in Li Jizhi's hand for a while, Guo Zhongji said "Ah": "I remembered that I did buy a similar stone from a farmer, but he gave me one in Yanzhou a year ago. Friend." (End of chapter)