Chapter 73 [Double Change in One] Set up a game…

Yan Sizhi stared blankly at Lin Chengyou, and did not recover for a long time.

“How do you compare this to others?” He laughed in surprise, “Lin Pingshi and His Royal Highness the Prince are both dragons and phoenixes.”

However, Lin Chengyou’s tone was serious, and he was actually asking serious questions. Yan Sizhi took a closer look and became inexplicably uneasy. He was used to being strict, and the other party asked serious questions, even if it was a mindless question. After thinking about it, he thought about the words and replied: “Lin Ping is as handsome as a pearl, and His Royal Highness the prince is clear and bright, both of them have their own advantages, but if you only talk about the word ‘beautiful’—”

He slightly tilted his head back a few inches and looked at Lin Chengyou seriously: “Lin Pingshi’s facial features are slightly better.”

After saying this, he quietly wiped his sweat.

Lin Chengyou thought for a while, a confident smile raised on his face, yes, he thought so too. Teng Yu had said that he had seen the uncle, and if she liked the uncle, then she should pay attention to the uncle.

But she was always worried that something would happen to him in the future just because of a dream. In addition to asking someone to send him a message, she even dispatched Grandpa and Xiaoya in order to make him pay attention to her words.

Before going to bed last night, he pondered this matter for a long time, and came to the conclusion that Teng Yuyi was very concerned about his affairs. She might have fallen in love with him already.

Today Yan Sizhi said this again, and he is more and more certain of this conclusion. Yan Sizhi is already married, and he understands these things very well. According to Yan Sizhi’s analysis, maybe Teng Yuyi likes his appearance more.

Thinking about it this way, the pace became completely brisk, but unfortunately, most of his poison can’t be solved, and he doesn’t know how to get rid of Teng Yuyi’s thoughts. Alas, let her like it for the time being, and then look back and find a chance to let her understand this truth.

If she still insists on liking him…

Then-

He thought about it seriously, and remembered that the master said that the most difficult thing in this world is “people’s heart”, and the most uncontrollable thing is “love”. If Teng Yuyi wants to like him, he can’t stop him, so let her like him. Ready.

Although Yan Sizhi answered the question with a cold sweat, he was silently muttering in his heart. Lin Pingshi suddenly asked such a strange question, which was really confusing. In front of him, he also asked why the little lady likes a certain Langjun. Hey, could it be? —

Yan Sizhi was startled, turned his head to look suspiciously at Lin Chengyou’s profile, and saw Lin Chengyou smiling, as if thinking of something happy.

He was even more astonished, Lin Pingshi was probably because he was young and not yet enlightened. He had worked in Dali Temple for so long, and he had never had a relationship with any little lady.

For this reason, he often sighed that the Chengwang couple taught their son well, and Lin Pingshi was arrogant and arrogant, but he did not have the playful habit of Jialiang’s children. However, looking at today’s battle, Lin Pingshi not only questioned and was clueless. , and suddenly began to care about why the little lady likes a certain man, shouldn’t it be… the little lady of a certain family in the picture!

Lin Chengyou was troubled by Teng Yuyi’s liking for him, when he suddenly felt two strange glances beside him, and when he turned to look, he found that Yan Sizhi was looking at him in confusion.

He wondered, “What’s wrong?”

Yan Sizhi was stunned for a moment. I should have asked this question. He quickly shook his head, pointed forward and said, “Ah, Jinyun Waterfall is coming soon.”

Lin Chengyou smiled slightly, looked up at the shop, and entered first.

In order to facilitate the investigation of the case, Lin Chengyou and Yan Sizhi are both wearing casual clothes today. The man looked at the appearance of the two and greeted them enthusiastically: “Please come in, the two young masters want to tailor the lady’s clothes?”

“lady?”

“Don’t the two young masters know? We Jinyun Waterfall have always only made dresses for ladies.”

Lin Chengyou casually said nonsense: “Oh, that’s right. You find me a guest room first, and by the way, you can find your main house.”

The host heard the description of Lin Chengyou’s attire and arrogance, and expected a big customer. He hurriedly put down his work, and rushed upstairs without saying a word.

“Young Master is like a fairy, so Madam must not despise ordinary clothes. Don’t worry, other stores in Chang’an City have them, and my store has them; other stores don’t have them, and my store also has them! The best materials in the store are all here. Now, the villain can bet that the picky lady will not despise these pieces of fabric.”

Lin Chengyou was too lazy to listen to the shopkeeper’s clamor, but when he heard the last few sentences, he couldn’t help but glanced at the pile of splendid silver fabrics, wouldn’t the picky little lady look down on it? Dare to brag.

He smiled and interrupted the host categorically: “Do you know Mrs. Rong Anbo Shizi?”

The main family froze first, and then showed a horrified expression: “Young master also knows about this? A few days ago, she came to the shop to cut clothes, but I heard about this lady yesterday… sigh…”

Lin Chengyou asked logically, “So what kind of unusual behavior did Mrs. Rong Anbo have when she came to your store in the past?”

The shopkeeper was about to nod his head when he suddenly looked at Lin Chengyou suspiciously, as if wondering why he inquired about these things.

Yan Sizhi spread out the brush and ink he had asked for, and said slowly: “Below is Yan Sizhi from Dali Temple. This is Lin Pingshi. I am here to investigate the case.”

The shopkeeper broke out in a cold sweat in an instant, so the little boy in front of him was actually the prince? He didn’t dare to prevaricate any more, and hurriedly said: “If you want to say anything unusual, this lady doesn’t have it herself, but when the villain heard the bad news yesterday, he immediately thought of a strange thing. On the 17th, Mrs. Shizi came to our shop. Cut the clothes. The guy suddenly told the villain that the dirty **** was coming again, and he couldn’t even drive him away. The villain was afraid of affecting the business of the store, so he had to go downstairs and drive people in person. At this time, Mrs. Shizi also chose After the cloth was finished, I went downstairs with the villain. As soon as the rogue saw us, he ran away. Later, when Mrs. Shizi got into the car and left, the villain saw the robber mixed in the crowd again, and looked at the posture, as if he wanted to follow the prince. It was like the lady’s cart. The villain was worried about the accident, so he wanted to ask someone to remind Mrs. Shizi, but two days later, Mrs. Shizi came to Dongshi to buy gouache. It’s just a coincidence that the villain doesn’t have much more to do. However, there are so many entourages of Shizi’s wife, there is really something wrong, and the people around you should have noticed it long ago.”

“What does the poppy look like?”

The shopkeeper said, “It’s very short, it only reaches the chin of the villain.”

Lin Chengyou and Yan Si looked at each other directly. The shop owner was not tall anymore. That person only reached the shopkeeper’s chin, so he was about as tall as Zhuang Mu. It seemed that Bacheng was the murderer.

That being said, this person followed Xiao Jiang for a period of time before he started, otherwise he would not be so familiar with Xiao Jiang’s habits. In the end, it was decided to lay out and start at the spice shop in the West City.

“What else is unusual about the poppy appearance?”

“Wearing a felt hat, with a dirty head and face.” The boss recalled carefully, “Speaking of this, I remember one year when the villain went to buy fabrics outside the customs, and met an official in the post house. The official said, It is common for people walking on the rivers and lakes to change their appearances, but no matter how disguised they are, a pair of hands and a pair of eyes cannot be changed. The villain remembers this, and every time he goes shopping and walks outside, he will look at the people of the rivers and lakes in the same way. . That day, the villain was afraid of the scumbag stealing things, and paid special attention to his hands. His hands were extremely dirty, and it was strange that his nails were cut short. By the way, his hand bones were thick and his palms were large—”

The shopkeeper measured and said, “It’s probably this big.”

Such a short man with such big hands, either born with different bones or practiced all year round.

As for the short nails…the hands can be temporarily stained, but the nails can’t be temporarily grown.

Maybe this person is used to cutting his nails short on weekdays.

A person who even pays attention to trimming his nails in a timely manner is clearly pampered, how can he be a scumbag in the market?

Lin Chengyou: “You said just now, ‘The Poppy is here again’, you mean he has been here before?”

Store owner: “No, this puppy walked past the door last month, but he left in a flash that day, unlike the time he stayed outside the door for so long.”

“Which day was that last month? Are there any customers in the store?”

The store owner shook his head: “I can’t remember.”

Lin Chengyou: “There is a guest named Shu Liniang, you should always remember that she came to cut clothes last month, and a few days ago, she asked the lady tailor in your shop to deliver clothes to her door.”

“The one in Chun’an Lane?” The shopkeeper nodded hurriedly, “Remember! Remember! The villain secretly guessed that Mrs. Shu was the wife of a foreign tycoon, because it was less than a month before and after, and she spent nearly a month just cutting the clothes. Ten thousand dollars. I only made a bunch of clothes last month, and not long after I asked the people in our store to send another batch of clothes, the villain could not ask for it, but those new clothes were not worn a few times last month, which is really too much. —”

Lin Chengyou said coldly, “You and the tailor didn’t know that this lady is pregnant?”

The store owner was shocked: “Pregnant? No wonder this is the case.”

Lin Chengyou lowered her eyes and thought, it could be seen that Shu Liniang was not as flamboyant as Xiao Jiang’s. She never mentioned her pregnancy when she was walking outside. Besides, she was only three months pregnant, so she should not be able to tell her body shape. The relationship is kept secret, and it is impossible to publicize it everywhere. How did the murderer know that Shu Liniang was pregnant?

He thought for a while and asked, “Shu Liniang came here on the 11th of the last month. Did that puppy dangle at the door that day?”

The store owner smiled wryly and shook his head: “I can’t remember, there are too many customers in the store every day, how can the villain remember everything.”

“You can even tell what this rogue looks like. You should remember that he appeared at the door of the store a few times.”

The shop owner is quite sure: “The villain has seen it twice with his own eyes, once on the seventeenth day, and once on a certain day last month.”

Lin Chengyou touched his chin: “When Mrs. Shu came to the store, did she chat with the customers next to her? For example, “It’s been a long time,” “Why did you come to Chang’an?”

The store owner thought that this was strange: “No, this Mrs. Shu is always alone.”

“Have you seen her talking to the little Jiang Shi?

The shop owner shook his head like a rattle: “I haven’t seen it before. The two ladies have never had female companions besides their servants. Mrs. Shu must have not been in Chang’an for a long time, so she has no friends. The strange thing is that the prince Rong Anbo The same is true of Madam. Speaking of this, I have heard a few words from others—”

“Oh?” Lin Chengyou smiled, “What are you talking about?”

“Speaking of Mrs. Shizi—” The shopkeeper hesitated for a while, then smiled awkwardly, “The villain doesn’t want to talk about the guests behind their backs, but talking about these things may help solve the case. They all said that other ladies of noble families don’t take much notice of them. I don’t have much contact with this noble lady. Unlike the lady in front of Rong Anbo’s mansion, she doesn’t come much, but she is always accompanied by noble ladies.”

Lin Chengyou’s eyes wavered slightly: “Have you seen the Da Jiang Clan?”

“Of course, we have seen Jinyun Waterfall in Dongshi for many years. The previous Da Jiang sometimes accompanied his mother-in-law to tailor clothes, and sometimes he came with a good wife, and the villain was listening to them. I knew that the ladies liked the Jiang family very much. The villain also thought, how could there be such a respectable wife in Rong Anbo’s house, how could he not have a high reputation in the future. Later, he heard that the lady passed away, and the villain also felt regretful. By the way, at that time, Prince Rong Anbo often accompanied his wife to the store to make clothes, but he has never come here again in recent years.”

Lin Chengyou and Yan Si went straight out of the East Market, Yan Si thought straight and said: “This is too coincidental, the fake ‘Poppi’ appeared twice, once to stalk Xiao Jiang, and the other to stalk Shu Liniang?”

Lin Chengyou thought about it for a while, then smiled: “Let me guess, the murderer followed for a while, and found that he couldn’t find a chance to kill Shu Liniang outside, and he was anxiously waiting to feed the second Yueshuo Tongjun. So I had to do it at her house?”

Yan Sizhi was shocked: “Lin Pingshi’s words mean that the murderer is more willing to do it outside?”

Lin Chengyou smiled: “This person is staring at Xiao Jiang and Shu Liniang, which means that he even knows what bad things they have done in the past, and who knows the details of each other, how can they not know where the two live? The former spent a lot of time stalking, just to find out where the two usually go every day, doesn’t this mean that he has been planning where to start? Maybe the murderer didn’t think about taking the baby at the victim’s home in the first place.”

After speaking, he turned his head to look at Yan Sizhi and explained patiently: “This point is easy for Xiao Jiang to make sense, the Rong Anbo Mansion is heavily guarded, and even a top expert can’t make a perfect match in Bo Mansion. Come, so the murderer has followed the little Jiang family for a while, and finally decided to arrange it in the spice shop.”

Yan Sizhi was stunned and said, “But the perpetrators still stalked Shu Liniang. There are only six masters and servants in the house in Chun’an Lane. Wouldn’t it be easier to get a baby directly at Shu Liniang’s house than to do it in a crowded market?”

Lin Chengyou thought about it and said, “That’s right, but the murderer still stalked Shu Liniang outside for a while before he did it, which means he doesn’t want to do anything at Shu Liniang’s house unless it is absolutely necessary.”

Yan Sizhi was puzzled: “Why is this?”

Lin Chengyou smiled meaningfully: “Because this person is very thoughtful, you must eliminate all clues that can be found on yourself before starting. You heard it just now, even the tailor didn’t know that Shu Liniang was pregnant, so it can be seen that she is making clothes and making clothes. She never mentioned this to outsiders. However, the murderer not only knew that she was not a good person, but also accurately knew that she was pregnant. It is speculated that this person had been in contact with Shu Liniang in the past three months, that is, after Shu Liniang became pregnant, and may even have been in contact with Shu Liniang recently. Passing Chun’an Lane, as for why you wouldn’t do it in Chun’an Lane—”

Lin Chengyou stammered: “Maybe it’s because I know that even if I use the best incense, I might be caught by Shu Liniang’s neighbors when escaping, but I don’t have to worry about it if I do it outside.”

Yan Sizhi thought about it back and forth, and gradually showed a look of realization: “Yes, the face can be changed, but the body shape can’t be changed.”

Lin Chengyou was silent for a moment, and became more and more sure of his guess, so he continued to follow his train of thought: “If the neighbor accidentally sees the murderer’s figure when he is fleeing, he will quickly think of this person. The murderer will have this kind of worry, only It can be explained… He is an acquaintance of Shu Liniang, and he has been to Chun’an Lane recently. Not only Shu Liniang’s master and servant know the murderer, but also the neighbors around him, so our previous thinking was wrong, the little Jiang family is not the key to solving the case, It’s Shu Liniang.”

Yan Sizhi was refreshed, and Shu Liniang had only one relative in Chang’an.

“So we’re looking for—”

“Shu Changshi.” Lin Chengyou said coldly, shaking the reins, the horses flew out like arrows.

The two rushed to the Jingzhao Mansion. The Jingzhao Mansion and Shaoyin were both absent. The officials at the bottom greeted him in person. Hearing that Lin Chengyou came to look for Shu Wenliang, he was slightly surprised and said, “Looking for Shu Changshi? Did he take a ten-day vacation today? Come to the yamen.”

Lin Chengyou asked Shu Wenliang’s address, and then asked, “Is this Shu Changshi tall?”

“Very short.”

“How short is it?”

The officials were puzzled by the generalization, and still gestured on their chests: “It’s only so high.”

Yan Sizhi and Lin Chengyou glanced at each other.

An official said with a smile: “Speaking of this, Shu Changshi was wronged because of this. I heard that he was a jinshi fifteen years ago, but he was screened out because of his ugly appearance when he participated in the official election. Being arrogant, he went to Huaixi Road to serve as a staff member to General Peng, and it was not until the first two years that he returned to Beijing to take office on the recommendation of General Peng.”

“So?” Lin Chengyou raised his eyebrows, “Thank you for letting me know.”

He left Jingzhao Mansion on his horse, but he was not in a hurry to go to Shu Mansion. Instead, he dismounted at the nearest gate of the square, found the nearby Marquis Wu and bad people, and put the goldfish bag on his waist: “Immediately go to the left and right to lead the army and **** the guards. If so, immediately block the city gates, and if there are any criminals today, they will be arrested, and no one will be allowed in or out.”

“What are you going to do?”

“Extremely short. Men and women don’t know, but the face must have been disguised. You must be very careful when investigating. As long as you see someone who has been disguised and is short, they will be deducted first. If that person claims to be Shu Changshi , and the arrest is correct. By the way, this person is not bad and understands sorcery, so be careful when he arrests someone.”

“Yes.” The Marquis took orders and left.

After arranging all this, Lin Chengyou and Yan Sizhi rushed to the Shu Mansion. There were only a few old servants in the mansion, and they rushed out after hearing the sound: “Master took a friend’s post and just left the city with his wife and wife, saying yes. I have to go to the friend’s house in Wangchuan to rest for a few days, and I won’t go very far.”

Yan Sizhi hated to punch, and he came a step too late. Fortunately, Lin Pingshi had already made arrangements in advance, and maybe it was too late to stop this person.

Lin Chengyou asked the old servant, “What’s that friend’s name?”

The old servant shook his head: “The old servant doesn’t know.”

The two of them walked out of the alley in front of the Shu residence, and Yan Sizhi asked anxiously, “Where are we going now?”

Lin Chengyou said: “These pregnant women in the city have basically been recorded in the book. The murderer can only go out of the city to get the fetus. I will go to the palace immediately. Please ask Brother Yan to go to the Dali Temple to find the pile of “evil party cases” fifteen years ago. “The Dossier.”

“The evil party case?” Yan Sizhi was inexplicable.

Lin Chengyou pondered and said: “The murderer knows how to collect Yueshuo Tongjun, and he also knows how to wake up and bear patience, which shows that he is very knowledgeable about mysticism. In addition to the recent cases, it can be seen that these sorcerers are showing signs of making a comeback. I always feel that It has something to do with the sweeping of the imperial court fifteen years ago. Maybe it was those wicked people who were at work back then. I have to go to the palace and ask my uncle what happened back then. If Yan Sizhi has found all the files from that year, hurry up and send someone to the palace. give me a call.”

The two broke up in front of Shunyi Gate, Lin Chengyou continued to rush to the palace, but he met Kuan Nu on the way, Kuan Nu brought a group of guards to meet him, as if he had been looking for the little master for a long time: “My good son , I searched for most of the city, and finally found you.”

Lin Chengyou reined in the reins: “How is it, have you found it?”

Kuan Nu approached and whispered: “We followed the eldest son of Zheng all morning, and we did not see which woman or wife he was looking for. Will the prince think too much? Perhaps the eldest son of Zheng was just surprised by the murderousness of the murderer, so I just asked one more question last night.”

Lin Chengyou touched his chin, Zheng Yan asked Bairi to do errands at the Ministry of Rites, and after returning to the house, he was still busy with the engagement with the aunt of the Wu family.

No, it’s better to be cautious.

“Follow me if you can find out in the morning.” Lin Chengyou glanced at Kuannu, “By the way, have you checked the pharmacies that you asked you to check the day before yesterday, and have any women come to secretly buy abortions recently? medicine?”

Kuan Nu patted his chest: “Don’t worry. After the prince said this the other day, the younger ones have checked them one by one. Recently, a total of 37 ladies in the city bought this medicine at the pharmacy, except for a few who were not married. Most of the pregnant ladies are secret prostitutes in Pingkangfang. After the young ones found the whereabouts of these ladies, they specially went to see the woman Wen. Thirty-seven ladies have taken medicine, and all of them have slipped. The yamen, the Marquis of Wu, and the unscrupulous people who went to the front of the Dali Temple have been investigating for days, and there will never be any unregistered pregnant women in the city.”

It seems that there will be no more “fish that slip through the net”, but the endurance and the ability of the murderer are no trivial matter. Lin Chengyou racked his brains to think about it, frowned and pondered: “Think about it again, women usually do not say anything about pregnancy. Case.”

Kuan Nu said with a bitter face: “How can the little one know? The little one has never been married, and this kind of thing is no better than the prince.”

Lin Chengyou: “Idiot, don’t you know how to ask Commander Chang? I’m rushing into the palace now, you all go back and ask Commander Chang in groups, and the rest will continue to be followed in the major pharmacies. If someone sneaks over to buy medicine, they’ll be there right away. Dali Temple sent a letter directly to Yan Si.”

***

Teng Yuyi returned to Libaixuan. She wanted to change into men’s clothes to practice swordsmanship. Considering that there were too many eyes and ears in the temple, she had to give up the idea. She walked around the yard twice with her hands behind her back. Go to sleep first.

He went back to his room and lay on the bed, just closed his eyes, remembered what Jue Sheng and Qi Zhi had said in the morning, turned over and sat up again.

Hey, I don’t know who the little lady who went out privately last night, knowing that Naizhong might break into the Dayin Temple at any time, that person dares to sneak out, isn’t he afraid of being eaten by Naizhong halfway?

She asked herself if she was brave enough, but recently she didn’t dare to go out alone late at night, so she felt strange no matter how she thought about it.

When she recalled the last time she was turned into a puppet by the corpse, she gradually became uneasy. Yesterday, Lin Chengyou and the officials of Dali Temple were busy looking for the murderer. Unfortunately, the murderer was too cunning and had no clue for the time being. Do you want to tell Lin Chengyou about this? Probably a breakthrough.

Last time, Xiaoya said that she had to slay the demons to solve the disaster of fate, but this time, the heavy-duty mana was too terrifying. She felt that a head-to-head confrontation was not a thing to think about, so she never dared to think about it, but if she could help With a little bit of merit in eliminating demons, he might be able to get rid of the unfortunate situation of being entangled by evil all day long as soon as possible. After all, endurance is not an ordinary evil.

With the thought together, she began to seriously ponder this matter.

Last night Jue Sheng and Qi Zhi only saw the man’s big cloak…

The big cloak… She thought about it for a while, it’s simple, there are only a few ladies in the temple, even if you only see this, it’s barely enough. But to figure out who that person is, you have to make a plan first.

She made up her mind, got out of bed and called, “Chunrong, help me call Duanfu in.”

Later, when Duanfu arrived, Teng Yuyi was pacing the yard with her hands behind her back, and started making arrangements: “Biluo, go and send a message to the four ladies in the east wing… When you see them, just do as I say. ;Chunrong, go to the Tibetan Sutra Pavilion to find two little priests; Duanfu, when I have confirmed one thing, you can ask someone to go to Dali Temple to find Lin Chengyou. If he is not there, then turn to Yan Sizhi, and in short, take my words Bring it word for word.”

***

Lin Chengyou entered the palace and was told that the uncle of the emperor was meeting with several courtiers in the Hanyuan Hall. The emperor heard that Lin Chengyou was here and hurriedly sent a message, and asked Lin Chengyou to wait for his uncle at the queen’s place, saying that he would come later.

Lin Chengyou saw that the news had not come in from outside the palace. He knew that the people from all directions had already been dispatched. No matter how anxious he was, he could only wait patiently. So he left the Hanyuan Palace and arrived at the Queen’s Palace. He and Azhi hugged him in his arms, smiling and leading the two children to choose jewelry.

Lin Chengyou’s eyes fell on the buoy in the Queen’s hand, and suddenly remembered that Teng Yuyi said yesterday that she lost a buoy and threw it in the underground palace. Joy jumped off the queen’s legs.

“Brother!”

The queen was also pleasantly surprised: “Your uncle was still talking about you in the morning. It was just in time. Come and pick your jewelry. Don’t stand still. Auntie knows that you don’t have a favorite little lady. This is for your two sisters.”