The wife of the power minister's family

Chapter 192: How is Madam Xu thinking? (first update)
Xiao Yi sat down on his seat again and said, "Tell me."

Doctor Chen responded and said: "My subordinates initially found a few fruit vendors to ask about the situation. They couldn't tell what kind of fruit this was. So I thought that this might not be an ordinary fruit core, so it is an ordinary fruit core." The vendor didn't know. Later, his subordinates had an idea and asked a familiar imperial chef. He immediately said with certainty that this was the core of lychee. Every year in May and June, southern states and towns would offer sacrifices to the palace. Lychees, people in their imperial kitchen often use lychees for cooking."

Sure enough, it is the core of lychee!

Xu Jing frowned slightly and asked, "Did the imperial chef tell me where else to find lychees in Xijing besides the palace?"

Chen Langzhong said: "Generally, aristocratic families should have some in their homes. Every year after the palace receives lychees, a part of them will be given as rewards to the ministers favored by the Holy Lord or those who received awards during that period. The empresses in the palace will also receive them according to their rank. According to the corresponding weight, many empresses will send the lychees back to their parents' homes after getting them.

In addition, some caravans that specialize in taking the southern route will also transport lychees back for sale. However, because lychees are fresh fruits and the transportation requirements are very high, the prices are often very high. "

Xu Jing concluded: "That is to say, ordinary people generally do not have access to this kind of fruit, and He Qiusheng, who has been taking the northwest route, is unlikely to have the opportunity to come into contact with it. The lychee core in the murderer's stomach can only come from the second murderer!

And the second murderer probably has a prominent background! "

Doctor Chen was stunned, "It's also possible that they are people from the caravan that takes the southern route. After all, they are all members of the caravan, so it is normal for them to have contact..."

"I don't think so."

Xu Jing said softly: "Just now, Dr. Cai said that when He Qiusheng was in Tianxi's fourth year, he originally didn't want to go back to Xijing. Later, a man who looked very elegant and noble came to Xijing, so he was willing to go back. That person is probably It's the second murderer. If he is from the caravan, it would be a bit wrong to describe him as gentle and noble, right?

What's more, it's not May or June when lychees are abundant. The lychees that are still there must have been left over from that time and have been kept in ice cellars. Ordinary people rarely have ice cellars in their homes. "

Dr. Chen looked impressed when he heard this.

Indeed it is!
This lady's mind works so fast!

Xiao Yi, who had been silent just now, saw this and said in a deep voice: "In that case, let's focus on checking the families who got lychees from the palace this year. If you send anything from the palace, you must report it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Go and ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs The government will make a list soon, and we also need to check who bought lychees from the caravan this year."

Dr. Chen immediately saluted and said, "Yes!"

After saying that, he turned around and left in a hurry.

Xu Jing couldn't help but glance at Xiao Yi.

The aristocratic families in Xijing have contacts with each other. If the second murderer turns out to be an unusual person, he may be an acquaintance of Xiao Yi.

When we first started investigating, who would have thought that the case of the Smiling Killer would involve so many things.

Xiao Yi sat motionless, seeming to be deep in thought. Suddenly, he turned to Xu Jing, "The results won't come out soon. Madam Xu, do you want to go home first? I will send someone to talk to Madam Xu when the results are available." "

Xu Jing was slightly stunned, nodded and said: "That's fine."

When she left the Criminal Department, it was Xiao Yi who saw her off.

Xiao Yi didn't say anything along the way. Just when Xu Jing thought Xiao Yi was going to send her out quietly like this, when she was approaching the entrance of the criminal department, the man next to her spoke, "How are you thinking about it, Mrs. Xu?"

Xu Jing was startled and turned to look at him with some confusion.

Xiao Yi coughed lightly, "Didn't I tell you yesterday morning that I hope you can spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with me and Changxiao?"

Ah, I mean consider this.

Xu Jing felt a little guilty. To be honest, she had been thinking about the case for the past two days and had completely forgotten about it.However, the Mid-Autumn Festival was coming in four days, so she couldn't think about it for too long, which would have delayed Xiao Yi's own plan.

Suddenly, she thought of something and asked, "Don't you have to attend any banquet during the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

Xiao Yi raised his eyebrows slightly and said: "On the Mid-Autumn Festival, the palace usually holds a palace banquet, and officials of third rank or above and their families are invited. I... don't have a wife, and my smile is too small, so I am alone every year Go to the palace banquet.”

Xu Jing frowned, "What should you do if you laugh when you go to the palace banquet?"

As she expected, she immediately smiled heartbrokenly.Xiao Yi smiled helplessly and said: "The palace banquet usually ends around midnight (seven o'clock in the evening). I always go back to celebrate the festival with Changxiao after that."

But because the family is full of grown men, even holidays are often deserted.

Xu Jing almost couldn't help but ask, doesn't he need to go back to spend the holidays with his family?Finally I endured it.

After this period of understanding, anyone with a discerning eye can see that there must be some conflict between Xiao Yi and his family.

It was difficult for an outsider to ask about such a personal matter.

She quickly made a decision and said, "Okay, I'll spend the holidays with you."

She mainly felt sorry for Chang Xiao. Although Xiao Yi would go home after the palace banquet, before that, he didn't know how he lived as a little baby.

Xiao Yi thought for a moment that he had heard wrong. After he recovered, he turned his head slightly, his black eyes softened unconsciously, and he looked at the woman in front of him and said softly: "Okay."

Xu Jing looked at this man's rare expression of gentleness and felt inexplicably uncomfortable. She quickened her pace and walked out of the door of the Criminal Department, "Then I'll go back first."

However, as soon as he returned to Zhou's house, the coachman said in a deep voice: "Mrs. Xu, Wu Sanlang from Wushun Houfu has just sent someone to follow you again."

Xu Jing's face darkened slightly.

That guy comes again?
How long had it been since she shocked him last time?Wouldn't he have turned the corner so quickly?

What does he want to do to her next?Continue to harass her?Or looking for an opportunity to retaliate against her?
Xu Jing sighed secretly and said: "Ignore him for now."

She couldn't do anything until she figured out what the other person wanted to do.

Since he is unwilling to let her go, he will appear in front of her sooner or later.

When the time comes, take another step and take one step.

Nowadays, she cannot be bullied by him so easily.

After saying that, he got off the carriage and walked into Zhou's house.

During this period of time, Xu Jing, besides being busy with training, was also busy making the Lithospermum ointment ordered by Mrs. Cen.

Now that Chunyang and Chunxiang are here and can help her make medicine together, she feels a little more relaxed.

In the afternoon, while Chunxiang was preparing the medicinal ingredients, she couldn't help but sigh: "This medicine is too delicate. Since different medicines are used in different seasons, no wonder the pharmacy's business is always steady!"

(End of this chapter)