Jiaochu

Chapter 211 Peony Banquet ([-])
On the second day of the peony banquet, an anecdote became the talk of the streets.

The sandalwood girl from Chunfeng Tower disappeared mysteriously. There was only an empty carriage parked in the alley outside Dongshi, and the driver was also missing. Some said that the peony flower god appeared and took her away, and some said that she was taken away by an encounter. The notorious thief was kidnapped, and some said that the sandalwood girl had eloped with the coachman...

The commander of the Imperial City Department sent Yuan Luo to take over this bizarre disappearance case, sealed the Chunfeng Tower, and brought all the workers in the building back to the Imperial City Department for interrogation.

It was already evening when Ye Lingxi heard about this incident, and she still learned about it from her third brother.In addition to bringing back news about this bizarre disappearance, Ye Xingye also brought a piece of steamed cheese with sugar and a bunch of large and small bags of delicious food.

"In my opinion, maybe it was the coachman who did it. He must have hidden the person."

"Then why didn't he hide the carriage too so no one would find him."

Ye Lingxi raised the above doubt while eating the big soft buns. Ye Xingye had no answer. After thinking for a few seconds, he had an idea and said, "It must be because the carriage is too big and easy to be discovered, so he I just left the carriage there." Ye Lingxi nodded and said that it made sense. Ye Xingye suddenly became more confident and continued to reason enthusiastically, "This coachman must have been in love with this sandalwood girl for a long time and wanted to spend time at the Peony Banquet. This day he showed his true feelings, but was rejected by the girl Tanxiang, so he got angry and kidnapped the person without any hesitation. I guess the person must be hidden in his home."

"If you hide it at home, you should be able to find it soon." Ye Lingxi slowly took a bite of the bun, and the woman with a thin face and slender waist appeared in her mind. Although they only met once, the impression left on her was quite different. Not bad, her words and deeds are generous, she treats people carefully and thoughtfully, and she also has the shrewdness and prudence of a businessman. She looks like a capable girl. If she really falls into the hands of a gangster, she should find a way to escape...

On the third day of the peony banquet, a woodcutter came to Shuntian Mansion in a panic to report to the official.

The woodcutter reported that he found a dead man while cutting firewood on the mountain. It seemed that he had been dead for many days. The body was rotten, and a rotten smell could be smelled from a distance.

A head catcher and four government officials followed the woodcutter out of the city to the mountains. Half an hour later, a body covered with white cloth was quietly transported to Yizhuang. During the autopsy, a tiger head tattoo was found on the arm.

After learning about the tiger head tattoo, the two heads of the Imperial City Department and the Long Shadow Guard arrived.

Although the corpse's face was so distorted that it was almost unrecognizable, as if it was in a state of extreme madness before death, Yuan Luo was able to recognize the identity of the other party at a glance, and it was Lord Tiger of the cockfighting ring.

Lord Tiger, who was originally thought to be buried in a sea of ​​fire, actually died on a mountain outside the city. Things were indeed a bit strange.

The rotten smell emanating from the opponent's body was the same as the fishy smell emanating from the thug who died in the secret room beneath the cockfighting venue.

Wuzuo's expression suddenly changed, and he said with a pale face: "Still...still...alive?"

Hearing these three trembling words, Yuan Luo looked slightly surprised, and Yan Jiang half-joked, "Could it be a corpse fraud?"

I could see the chest beating slightly, as if the heart inside was still beating.

Yanjiang narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at the slightly stirring thing for a few seconds. Then he cupped his chin and said, "This man must be out of breath. He was found on the mountain. Some kind of insect probably crawled in."

After hearing this explanation, Wuzuo calmed down, and when he was about to disembowel his body, he was stopped by Yan Jiang again.

"I don't know what kind of poisonous insect this is. It would be terrible if it gets bitten after it comes out."

After hearing this, Wuzuo didn't dare to act rashly. "What should we do according to the general's wishes?" Yuan Luo asked.

After Yanjiang thought for two seconds, he took out a pair of gold gloves from his arms and put them on. He reached out and took the knife in Zuo Zuo's hand. After asking everyone around him to stand farther away, he pressed a position with two fingers and drew the knife neatly. , as soon as the little inciting thing revealed its sesame-sized head, it was pinched and pulled out by two fingers. The whole process was precise and neat, without any sloppiness.

When Yuan Luo walked over, he saw the sesame-sized head biting on Yanjiang's index finger, but it could not cause any real damage even with the golden wire blocking it.This little thing has a slender body, about an inch long. At first glance, it looks like a skinny black earthworm. It twists like a twist for a while and then gradually becomes limp. Then, the skinny black earthworm stops moving at all. .

"What kind of poisonous insect is this?" Yuan Luo turned his attention to Wu Zuo who was following him, but Wu Zuo didn't recognize what kind of insect it was.

Yan Jiang said: "This should be Gu."

"General, do you recognize him?" Yuan Luo asked tentatively.

Yanjiang said modestly: "I just heard a little bit and made a wild guess. Imperial Physician Han is well-informed and may recognize it." He added, "Master Yuan, I'll leave this to you. I'll go into the palace." When Yanjiang was about to leave, Yuan Luo stepped forward to stop him, then stepped aside and said, "If there is any news, general, I would like to hear the details."

"Easy to say, easy to say, let's talk about it later."

"..."

……

When Yanjiang arrived at the Imperial Hospital, Imperial Physician Han happened to go to Weiyang Palace to check Ye Lingxi's pulse.Yanjiang walked around the Imperial Hospital for a while, and then moved to the courtyard where medicinal herbs were dried.

Bai Hu was sitting at the foot of the steps reading a book, with a focused look on his face. He didn't notice anyone walking over, and the steps of martial arts practitioners were light.

After a while, voices came from above. Baihu raised his head slightly, then put away his book and stood up, bowing his hands in a salute. Yanjiang raised his hand to excuse him and asked with a smile: "What do you call me, little brother?"

Bai Hu reported his name.

Hearing the word "白", Yanjiang's expression moved slightly, and he thought of the Jinyi Hou Bai Jie. After recovering his thoughts, he asked Baihu what book he was reading, and Baihu reported the name of the medical book.

At this time, a young imperial physician came over and said that Imperial Physician Han was back. Yanjiang said goodbye to Bai Hu with a smile on his face.On the way, Yan Jiang asked the young imperial physician about Bai Hu, and the young imperial physician diligently replied that Bai Hu was the apprentice of Imperial Physician Han.

Yanjiang praised a famous teacher for making a good disciple, and the young imperial physician agreed, and mentioned that Bai Hu was just a handyman drying medicinal materials before. There was a bit of sourness in his words, as if he was jealous that the other party had climbed up a high branch. .

After seeing Imperial Physician Han, Yan Jiang said that he wanted to ask for advice on some personal matters. Imperial Physician Han asked the attendant to step aside. Then Yan Jiang took out a pack of white cloth from his arms. When he opened it, he found the skinny black earthworm inside.

"This thing is hidden here." Yanjiang said, tapping his heart with his index finger, "The people are dead, but this thing is still alive. It looks like a poison to me."

(End of this chapter)