Is it normal for a two-year-old child to draw maps?

Wen Ye was a little confused.

Not knowing what to say, Wen Ye bent down, tapped Xu Yuxuan's belly and asked, "Have you gained weight recently?"

As I grow taller, I talk more.

He seemed to understand and turned away: "I'm not fat~"

"It's my father!" Xu Yuxuan was anxious and his words were not so clear, "Let Xuan'er and Shui~"

Xu Yuxuan gestured at his belly and said, "It's very spicy!"

Wen Ye: “…”

Why do you have an accent?

With his silly expression, Wen Ye couldn't help laughing and continued, "And then you peed on him?"

Hearing the word "pee", Xu Yuxuan suddenly felt embarrassed, probably knowing that it was not a good word.

The little hand tugged and tugged, "It's painting~"

After saying that, she added: "Mammy said!"

He sold Nanny Ji without mercy.

Wen Ye looked at Madam Ji with amusement and said, "Madam Ji, did you hear me? Don't spoil him too much in the future. Children are heartless. You will be the one who gets hurt."

Aunt Ji: “…”

The Second Madam is really good at suppressing others' feelings.

Somehow, Xu Yuxuan suddenly went over and took Madam Ji's hand, smiling sweetly: "Madam?"

Nanny Ji immediately smiled warmly and asked, "Young Master, what do you want to do?"

The child has a short memory, and since Nanny Ji has been with him the most recently, he naturally wants to stick with her more.

Xu Yuxuan raised his head: "I want Mammy, let's play together~"

Nanny Ji's face lit up immediately and she said, "Okay, Nanny will go play with the young master now."

Xu Yuxuan tilted his head slightly and said, "I want a little eagle-mouthed old chicken!"

Nanny Ji carefully corrected him: "Young Master, it's like an eagle trying to catch a chicken."

Xu Yuxuan nodded: "It's the mouth?"

Aunt Ji: “…”

Wen Ye was overjoyed.

While playing in the yard, Nanny Ji found a few maids aged 11 or 12 to act as chicks, and she acted as the old hen who protected the chicks.

Xu Yuxuan is a little eagle.

Wen Ye sat on the swing under the porch, enjoying the breeze, sipping good tea, and watching Xu Yuxuan catch chickens.

What a leisurely time.

On the other side, Xu Yuejia had just driven to the Jingzhao Yin government office.

Wang Sheng had been waiting for a long time. As soon as Xu Yuejia entered the hall, he asked, "The prisoner's background."

The case involved an official half a level higher than himself, so Wang Sheng spoke carefully and cautiously.

"Xu Muzhi is from Wancheng. He was a failed imperial examination candidate in the third year of Jingyuan. He married Deng, who was also from Wancheng. His family was in the silk and satin business. Deng was the only daughter in the family. Over the years, the Deng family had sponsored Xu Muzhi's imperial examinations."

Although the Jin Dynasty did not suppress merchants like the previous dynasties, and the descendants of merchants were able to study and take imperial examinations, the status of merchants could not be completely changed overnight. In addition to urging the children at home to study hard, another way to change their status was to marry their daughters to some scholars who were quite talented in studying and passed the imperial examinations at a young age, but whose families were poor and could not take further exams.

"After failing the imperial examination the year before last, Xu Muzhi never left Shengjing, saying that he wanted to concentrate on studying and wait for the exam in the future. However, I found out that he often participated in poetry gatherings held by his classmates in the past two years and got to know some children of officials."

Wang Sheng took a breath and continued, "Mrs. Deng came to Shengjing three months after Xu Muzhi failed the imperial examination. With Mrs. Deng's dowry, she bought a two-story courtyard in Shengjing. I asked people to ask the neighbors, and they all said that Xu Muzhi treated his wife very well. Whenever he came back from the academy, he would buy Mrs. Deng her favorite snacks."

"Yesterday, Xu Muzhi bought some snacks as usual. Less than half an hour after eating them, Deng started to have cramps in her abdomen." Wang Sheng thought of the fetus that had to be aborted, and sighed, "It was Deng's wet nurse who noticed something was wrong. She quickly ordered the servants to take care of Xu Muzhi and sent a maid to the government office to report to the authorities."

"I sent Captain Liao to investigate, and sure enough, I found blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medicine in Xu Muzhi's study. He admitted that he was possessed by a ghost, but he kept saying that he didn't have time to give him the medicine. That's where the mystery lies. I ordered someone to check what Deng had eaten that day, and they didn't find any of the medicine Xu Muzhi had prepared."

Xu Yuejia asked: "Have you checked the food that Xu Muzhi has handled?"

Wang Sheng replied, "I checked. Xu Muzhi said that Deng likes to eat snacks from Caiyunzhai on Nan'an Street recently. He originally planned to put drugs in the snacks in a few days, but an accident happened before his time."

"As for the snacks, I also asked the best doctor in Shengjing to check the remaining pieces, and they were not poisoned."

But Mrs. Deng did start to have stomach pain after eating the snacks from Caiyunzhai.

"Xu Muzhi looks like a decent person, and you really can't believe he would do such a bad thing. Those neighbors also said that after Deng gave birth to a daughter last year, Xu Muzhi didn't despise her at all and treated his wife even more considerately."

To put it bluntly, the Deng family only has one daughter, Deng, so the huge family property will be inherited by Deng's children in the future.

As the child's father and the clear beneficiary, what else could he be dissatisfied with?

Xu Yuejia interrupted after hearing this: "She gave birth to a girl last year? Didn't you say that the baby Deng aborted was already five or six months old?"

The letter that Wang Sheng sent to the Duke's Mansion only gave a rough account of the case, and only briefly mentioned the background of the people involved in the case.

Therefore, Xu Yuejia was not aware that Deng had already given birth to a daughter before the abortion.

Wang Sheng explained: "The aborted baby was Mrs. Deng's second child. She also had a daughter who was six or seven months old."

Xu Yuejia looked at Wang Sheng with a deep gaze, "That is to say, Deng got pregnant again not long after she came out of confinement. Lord Wang, if Xu Muzhi is really as his neighbors say, do you think this is possible?"

Wang Sheng was not sure: "Maybe it's just a coincidence?"

Xu Yuejia said, "Go check it out."

Lord Wang responded carefully, and then asked thoughtfully, "What about the Xue family?"

"I'll take care of this matter, and..." Xu Yuejia suddenly stopped.

Wang Sheng: "Master Xu, please speak."

Xu Yuejia said, "Regarding the Xue family's affairs, I hope that before the whole case is investigated, apart from His Majesty, only you and I know about it. Do you understand?"

Wang Sheng immediately said, "I understand. I will personally review Xu Muzhi's case."

The Xue family, the vice minister of the Ministry of Rites, was a family of upright officials and would certainly not conspire with Xu Mu's son, a failed scholar.

What are you trying to achieve?

How could a girl from the Xue family be willing to marry a married man who had failed to pass the imperial examination?

But Xu Mu's words were very convincing, and he even took out two objects that looked like evidence.

As it involved an official who was half a level higher than him, Wang Sheng was a little unsure and could only ask Xu Yuejia to come over and help make a decision.

At this time, Captain Liao came in with a knife in hand and said, "My lords, the manager of Caiyunzhai has arrived."

The shopkeeper of Caiyunzhai was named Zou Quan.

Wang Sheng had already looked up this man's background. He was a wealthy businessman from the south. He had connections with some powerful people in Shengjing, which allowed him to run Caiyunzhai steadily. In just a few months, the business was booming.

Hearing that Zou Quan was very good at flattering people, Wang Sheng didn't believe it at first. It was not until he had examined this person that he realized the rumor was true.

Zou Quan was not a criminal, and no problems were found with the cakes in his shop, so Wang Sheng just passed on the message as a routine matter, and released him after finding no problems.

Wang Sheng was more inclined to believe that all this happened because he accidentally ate something else from the Deng family. However, Xu Muzhi's crime could be preliminarily determined: attempted murder.

After letting Zou Quan go, Wang Sheng returned to the house. Xu Yuejia came out from behind the screen, glanced at the direction Zou Quan left, and suddenly said, "Send someone to monitor Caiyunzhai."

"I want to go to the palace."

Although Wang Sheng didn't understand why, he still agreed.

Imperial Palace, inside the Qinzheng Hall.

The emperor flipped through the case briefing that Xu Yuejia handed over, and asked with deep eyes, "Does Mr. Xu think that there is something strange about the snack shop in Caiyunzhai?"

Xu Yuejia did not dare to make a final statement, and only said: "I just found that the shopkeeper surnamed Zou seemed to be different."

He has already explained the specific anomalies in the compromise.

According to Wang Sheng's investigation, Zou Quan is a slick businessman.

Although most businessmen in the world are like this, no one will behave as usual when he finds out that he is likely involved in a murder case.

The usual flattery and superficial confusion are not normal.

The emperor closed the memorial and said, "Mr. Xu, you know that I sent someone out of the palace yesterday to buy snacks from this shop."

Xu Yuejia frowned when he heard this.

"Unfortunately, Xiao Quanzi suddenly felt sick after leaving the palace, and was late by half an hour." The emperor added, "Xiao Quanzi didn't buy the same kind as last time, so he changed to another store, and apologized to me after returning to the palace."

"And the cakes I asked Xiao Quanzi to buy are exactly the same as the ones that Mrs. Deng ate as mentioned in your memorial."

What the emperor didn't tell Xu Yuejia was that the empress accidentally found out about this matter. If he wasn't the emperor, he might have been punished as well.

Xu Yuejia understood and said, "I will investigate this case thoroughly."

To be honest, the emperor was also a little surprised. The queen was right, he really shouldn't get too used to Changle.

It’s better to eat the food made in the Yu Kitchen in the future. He still doesn’t believe that the snacks in the palace are inferior to those sold in the shops outside the palace.

Thinking of this, he added: "As for the Xue family... you did the right thing. Besides me, you and Wang Sheng, there is no need to let a fourth person know for the time being."

After all, it concerns the reputation of a lady from a noble family.

Xu Yuejia: "I obey your order."

"Oh, right." The emperor remembered something else. "I heard that Xu, Xu Muzhi, was captured by your wife?"

Many detectives in the government office saw this incident and it certainly couldn't be kept secret.

Just acknowledge it.

Xu Yuejia said: "Yes."

The emperor didn't know the details, so he smiled and said, "Not bad, you are not afraid in the face of danger."

He looked at Xu Yuejia below and said teasingly, "No wonder you disagreed when I wanted to arrange a marriage for you. It turns out that you already had someone in your heart."

The emperor knew about the affairs of the Duke's Mansion.

It was precisely because of this that the emperor wanted to arrange a marriage for Xu Yuejia. He had secretly chosen the candidate: the eldest daughter of the empress's brother, who was both talented and beautiful.

I never thought Xu Yuejia would refuse.

The emperor does not have to act as a matchmaker for his subjects.

Xu Yuejia was unwilling, and he did not force him. However, the prince was gradually growing up, and what would he do if he did not have a trustworthy minister around him in the future?

The emperor naturally had heard about why the Xu family married the Wen family.

Anyone who can make Xu Yuejia take the initiative to propose to him cannot be stupid.

Judging from the incident with the Ninth Prince, the Wen family has a pretty good family tradition.

Xu Yuejia's son must be somewhat like him.

The emperor was already looking forward to their future son, who should be extremely intelligent.

In front of the emperor, Xu Yuejia did not intend to explain anything, and only said: "It was just a coincidence."

The emperor then glanced at Eunuch Li beside him.

Eunuch Li immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Xue and his son are already waiting outside the palace."

The emperor nodded: "Announce."

Outside the hall, Xue Yangli, the Minister of Rites, walked into the hall with his son Xue Yan, who kept wiping the sweat from his forehead.

Wen Ye watched "Little Eagle-beaked Old Chicken" for the whole afternoon and invited Xu Yuxuan to have dinner with him. It was not until the hour of Hai that Xu Yuejia returned home under the stars.

Arriving at the West Courtyard, Xu Yuejia was quickly treated with the highest standards.

Late-night snacks and tea are available.

After hearing that he had not had dinner, Wen Ye personally picked up some food for him.

Xu Yuejia looked at the mountain of vegetables, was silent for a moment, and said, "These are enough."

Wen Ye sat down and said caringly, "My dear, if you feel there is something wrong, I will ask someone to correct it immediately."

Hearing this, Xu Yuejia looked at her quietly.

Wen Ye understood, but said: "Except me."

Xu Yuejia lowered her head to eat, and after a while asked, "Who are the people who went out of the city with you today to enjoy the spring?"

Why did he bring this up for no reason? She had known him that she went out for a spring outing with her two cousins.

Apart from……

Wen Ye's smile froze, and he asked in a tentative tone, "Don't tell me, this case is also related to the Xue family?"

Xu Yuejia hummed and said nothing more.

Wen Ye: “…”

You keep talking.

The case seemed to have grown wings. Within just two days, the news of the failed son's attempt to poison his wife spread throughout the streets and alleys of Shengjing, causing a huge sensation.

Lu and her eldest aunt came back from the banquet and learned about this matter just one night later.

Then Wen Ye was called over.

Main courtyard, main hall.

Lu frowned and asked, "Isn't this a murder case? Why did my second brother go there too?"

Jingzhao Yin Wang Sheng wouldn't be unable to solve a murder case.

The eldest aunt was more concerned about the case, "So has the crime of raising a child been decided?"

Wen Ye replied helplessly: "Sister-in-law, aunt, how could I know such a secret?"

Lu realized that she was worrying too much and pretended to cough, "Did my second brother tell you anything?"

Wang Sheng called his second brother over, and there must be some hidden story behind it.

If the Duke were here, he would have told her long ago.

Wen Ye sternly refused, "Sister-in-law, my husband is a strict and fair official. We can't do this."

Mrs. Lu and the eldest aunt: "......"