Lady Wan Guan

Jiang Wanning changed her clothes and went to look at the accessories of Yunshang Embroidery Studio.

It has to be said that Li Yuanniang is good at doing business. The shop also sells accessories, gold, silver, jade beads, and various gemstones.

Jiang Wanning took a fancy to a piece of green Pei Cui. She held it in her hand and looked at it from left to right, unable to put it down.

"This jadeite matches my lotus-colored dress very well."

"The County Lord has really good taste. This piece of Pei Cui in my shop is of the best quality. This jade looks noble but not ostentatious. It not only matches the County Lord's new clothes, but also matches the County Lord's fair skin. "Li Yuanniang spoke gently and softly. It was obviously a compliment, but she said it with a very sincere meaning. It was natural and comfortable.

Jiang Wanning deliberately put the jade next to her face: "Really?"

"Yeah, it looks good." Li Yuanniang nodded.

"Then I want this jade. How much does it cost?"

Jiang Wanning said, pretending that her hands were slippery and the jadeite fell.

The face of the embroiderer holding the tray changed greatly, and she exclaimed: "Ah..."

However, the expected shattering sound did not occur, and Jade was caught by Li Yuanniang.

Jiang Wanning thought: What a quick response.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my hand slipped. Fortunately, Yuan Niang, you caught it. It scared me to death." Jiang Wanning patted her heart, looking thankful with lingering fears.

Li Yuanniang smiled and handed the jade to Xiu Niang.

"The material of this jadeite is rare. It would be a pity if it breaks. This is the first time that the county owner patronizes my business. I will give the county owner a discount. The original price is three hundred and sixty taels. How about I give the county owner three hundred taels?"

Jiang Wan Ning said: "Thank you very much. Yuan Niang, if you go to my brother's Jiangji Silk Satin Store to purchase goods from now on, I will also give you the best price."

"That's good. Jiang Ji's pearlescent yarn is very popular. Many customers have brought their own pearlescent yarn to customize their clothes. I'm planning to talk to you, Jiang Ji, about cooperation."

"No problem, I'll talk to my brother later."

The two chatted happily, and when Jiang Wanning left, Li Yuanniang gave her a pair of jade earrings.

When Jiang Wan Ning left, the smile on Li Yuan Niang's face faded.

This county lord is a person that the imperial concubine should pay close attention to. It would be good to have more contact with him in the future to get to know this person better.

It's just that she subconsciously caught the piece of jade just now, which was inappropriate.

But Jiang Wanning probably wouldn't have thought that she had martial arts.

Jiang Wanning left Yunshang Embroidery Workshop and went straight to Dali Temple.

Xing Feng said: "Ms. Jiang is here by chance. My lord has just returned from the palace."

Jiang Wanning saw a bowl of millet porridge and a plate of side dishes on the tray in Xing Feng's hand, and asked, "Is your family having lunch?"

It’s still early for lunch!

"Hey, there was a murder so early in the morning that you didn't even have time to eat breakfast. I'll get some food to fill your stomach."

"Another murder?" Jiang Wanning knew that a murder case that was not very serious would not be handed over to Gu Zhouding.

"Master Huang from the Ministry of Industry was shot dead last night." Xing Feng freed up a hand and made a motion of wiping his neck: "One arrow sealed his throat."

Jiang Wanning was surprised. Mr. Huang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was killed?

At this juncture, important officials of the imperial court were killed, and why?

When Jiang Wan Ning arrived at the duty room, Gu Zhou stopped to look at the investigation files brought back by his subordinates. Seeing Jiang Wan Ning, Gu Zhou stopped putting down the file and said softly: "You're here!"

Jiang Wanning placed millet porridge and side dishes in front of him: "If you meet Xing Feng, I will do it for you. Eat it while it's hot."

"Actually, I'm not hungry either. I ate a few pieces of pea yellow from Baicuilou in the morning."

Jiang Wan Ning kept her promise and asked Baicuilou to send some pastries every day.

"Pastry can only cope with it. If you eat too much, you will feel tired. Drink some warm millet porridge to make your stomach feel better."

Gu Zhou stopped following Shan Ruliu and said, "Okay, I'll drink."

Gu Zhou stopped stirring the millet porridge in a slow and orderly manner. Seeing Jiang Wan Ning's eyes keep glancing at the file, he smiled and said, "You can read it if you want. Maybe you can see something and help me sort out my thoughts."

Jiang Wan Ning was not polite, picked up the file and looked through it carefully.

Gu Zhou stopped to eat while Jiang Wan Ning also finished reading the file.

"What did you find?"

Jiang Wanning said: "Have you ever been to Yongshou Palace? I mean today."

"Well, I went to take a look around. It's still under renovation. It's so messy that I can't see much."

Jiang Wanning thought: "I am thinking about the motive of the murder. First, there is some mystery in Yongshou Palace. After all, at this time, it is very mysterious that termites appear in Yongshou Palace and it needs to be renovated. Maybe Mr. Huang discovered some problem. This problem is so serious. We must kill someone to silence him. Second, Mr. Huang died innocently so that you would not be able to focus on other things. After all, the minister of the Ministry of Industry was killed, and the case will definitely be handed over to you."

Gu Zhouting thought deeply: "You and I thought of it together. The person who shot Mr. Huang was a master of using a crossbow. At dark, across the flower wall and the ancestral hall, a distance of seventeen feet, he hit Mr. Huang with an arrow. His throat was so tight that he couldn't make a sound and died instantly. Moreover, this man was very confident in his archery skills, so he shot and left."

"I have asked Zheng Guan to take the arrows and go to the weapons supervisor to inquire. There should be results soon."

Jiang Wan Ning said: "This person must have stepped on it before."

"Very few people pass by the small road outside the flower wall, so no one will notice it. However, I have asked people to check the list of all the people who go to the Ministry of Works for nearly a month to see if they can find any suspicious people."

Jiang Wan Ning nodded: "If you need anything, just tell me."

"By the way, I just went to Yunshang Embroidery Workshop and met Li Yuanniang."

Gu Zhouting raised his eyebrows: "What did you find?"

"I suspect that the woman who went to Prince Su He's house that night was Li Yuanniang. She used plum incense. Although the fragrance is very weak, she may have used it yesterday, but I can still smell it."

Gu Zhouting pondered: "This possibility is not impossible. There is news from Qi Yu that Li Yuanniang often goes to the palace to see Concubine Sun. It is inconvenient for Concubine Sun to leave the palace, so it is more convenient for Li Yuanniang to do it."

"I also discovered that Li Yuanniang is very skilled. I pretended to slip the jade with my hand, but she actually caught it steadily. This kind of subconscious and quick reaction cannot be achieved unless a person who practices martial arts can do it."

"I have to inform Qi Yu as soon as possible about your discovery, so that they can be careful when staring at Li Yuanniang."

"Hey...thanks to Uncle Ning's visit to the capital. Otherwise, Yunshang Embroidery Workshop has been operating in the capital for more than 20 years. Who would have thought that it is a stronghold of Shu."

"Isn't it thanks to my brother? If it weren't for my brother and Shen Jingshan to raise the price of medicine and make Shen Jingshan's gambling house lose tens of thousands of taels of silver, Shen Jingshan would not ask Uncle Ning for money. Ning The emperor's uncle will not expose Li Yuanniang." Jiang Wan Ning expressed his merit for Jiang Shi.

Gu Zhou stopped and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, thanks to your brother, once I have uncovered Shu's intelligence network in the capital, I will go and tell Qi Yu that I will credit your brother with a great contribution."

I should take credit for my uncle.