Chapter 63 The Secret of the Tenon
There is a scent of sandalwood when there is Fenglaiyi.
It can be seen that the materials used in the batch of utensils that arrived are of very good quality.
The calmer the situation, the more Yun Zhuan could feel the turbulent storm and the more sober he became.
Taohua was thinking of her master early in the morning and was unwilling to stay in the bamboo garden.
Duhuo got up early, and every day when the sunlight shone through the wind, she would close the windows tightly for fear of disturbing her young lady's sleep.
Then, in the airtight corner, a crack was opened in the carved window to allow a breeze to enter the hall for some fresh air.
The cross-shaped auspicious beast wind chime emitted a pleasant and crisp sound when there was a slight breeze. It turned out to be a return gift from Aunt Xie to me.
The peach blossoms leaped in from that little corner, carrying with them a scent warmed by the sun.
As Yun Zhuan was obsessed with cleanliness and the weather was getting hotter, the peach blossoms would take a bath in the water every four or five days to get rid of the heat.
Yun Zhuan was lying on the bed lazily and unwilling to move.
On the wall of the bedroom were hung Yun Ju'an's new calligraphy.
The ink splashes naturally, the strokes are vigorous and powerful, and the momentum is spontaneous.
Everything depends on man, and man can conquer nature.
After what happened last time, Yun Zhuan took off the spiritual jade and placed it on the bedside, pressing down the golden seal.
In the past, jade existed as a carrier of witchcraft. Many people in ancient tribes believed that jade had spirituality and could help people realize their wishes.
Yun Ju'an had no choice but to believe in the stories of ghosts and gods.
On the golden scroll are the words "The empty room is filled with white, and good fortune never stops."
The handwriting is eccentric, with the strokes moving like dragons and snakes and phoenixes flying.
The rosewood clothes hangers sent by the Sanshi Bureau are indeed convenient. Every day, Duhuo and Lu'e carefully take care of the clothes and place them on the hangers in the order they are worn.
Maybe it was because I was naughty, peach blossom suddenly jumped in. I knew my limits, but I lost control of the momentum.
The clothes hanger was knocked over and fell to the ground. I haven't hung up any clothes today yet, and only a few small parts fell off.
Yun Zhuan was somewhat helpless: "Green calyx——"
The voice stretched out, and this was probably the best time of the day for Yun Zhuan to speak.
Lu'e came in with a smile on her face. She saw some wooden dowels scattered around and suddenly she was confused:
"Miss, do you want to send it to the Sanshi Bureau for repair? I am not proficient in carpentry..."
Yun Zhuan looked over lazily and saw that many of the straight tenons of the screen base and the side tenons of the grille had been knocked out.
Although the carvings are fragile, it is not a big deal.
Duhuo stepped forward and gathered all these small parts together, intending to send them to the Sanshi Bureau.
It just so happens that the young lady is interested in Chen Shan, and she can take this opportunity to find out his background and weaknesses.
I do all the elegant things on weekdays, such as looking for fragrance, listening to the rain, picking flowers, tasting tea, waiting for the moon, and playing chess.
Yun Zhuan almost forgot that he had a special interest in carpentry when he was young, and even found a lot of books to read about it.
"Just leave it there. It's nothing to do anyway. It won't hurt to have some fun with it later." Yun Jue Anfu closed his eyes again.
In my mind, many figures passed by like a fleeting preview of flowers in the mirror and water.
When she was young, Madam Xie always helped Yun Huai and Yun Ke take care of her, even though she had a bad temper and didn't seem to like to laugh.
But I can play wooden tenons with Yun Zhuan.
Yun Ju'an opened her eyes and stood up. It seemed like she hadn't seen Aunt Xie for a long time.
There was a carpet on the floor and she sat on it.
He picked up the tenons of the screen base and began to study its structure. The scene was familiar. Yun Zhuan was stunned for a moment. It seemed that he was also thanking his aunt for helping him to fix these tenons when he was a child.
She paused slightly and smiled bitterly.
Then I started to piece together the pieces seriously.
Just when Yun Zhuan was working seriously, his hand trembled, and unexpectedly a lot of small red balls came out from the loosened wooden tenon.
They were densely packed and fell all over the ground.
Yun Zhuan's tone turned cold, "Duhuo, put all these things away and ask Zhang Yuanzheng what they are. Then say that you found them accidentally in the flowerbed. Don't say more. If Zhang Yuanzheng doesn't want to tell, tell Banban."
That’s what I said.
How could a baby just happen to be delivered to your place for no reason?
Such good Huanghuali wood, instead of enjoying it himself, he secretly took advantage of it and tried to make efforts on her.
Taohua was lying obediently on the side, but when she smelled the scent, she couldn't help but stand up and turn around, looking a little impatient.
He even bit the corner of Yun Zhuan's clothes, he was very scared.
Yun Zhuan touched Taohua's head, thinking that this must not be a good thing:
"Lu'e will take Taohua to the bamboo garden to rest later."
We have to wait for the inspection results to come out before we know what it is.
On the desk were some case files that Duhuo had sorted out over the years regarding the Zheng family and its vassals, such as the Hu family of Zheng Heluo's late wife.
"Some cases that the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple have never understood have all been solved simply by passing through Zheng Heju's hands. These should be useful things." Duhuo put all the fallen balls into a white porcelain bottle.
I also cooperated with Yunzhu security to check other items, and only this clothes hanger had a problem.
Really thoughtful.
Yun Zhuan waved his hand and let Duhuo and Lu'e go about their business.
She sorted out all the case files.
One of the cases caught Yun Zhuan's attention. It was that Mrs. Hu's nephew Hu Xuyan had once served as a witness for his brother Sang Shu.
Because of Hu Xuyan's testimony, the inquest concluded that Sang Shu had not killed any of the Wu family, a civilian.
The cause of the incident was that Sang Shu went out to the street and took a fancy to the eldest daughter of the Wu family who was out shopping for household expenses, so he wanted to find a way to take her into his pocket.
But Sang Shu's family had mostly concubines, and although the elders in the family doted on him, they would not let him be careless about marrying a wife.
Therefore, the Wu family refused to marry their daughter to Sang Shu as a concubine. After all, in the Yuan Dynasty, concubines were equivalent to slaves and could be bought and sold.
Unless the family is really in financial difficulty or is overly obsessed with vanity, they would never give their daughter to someone else as a concubine.
The eldest daughter of the Wu family was named Wu Wenfang. She also had her own crush, but one day Sang Shu secretly drugged the girl.
Taking advantage of this incident, Wu Wenfang was deflowered.
But once the effect of the drug wore off, Wu Wenfang felt that something was wrong with her body and it scared her. When she returned home, she realized something was wrong and thought about committing suicide.
The Wu family originally had only two daughters. Old Man Wu and his wife, Mrs. Lu, loved their daughters very much. They had been married for a long time and respected each other and cared for each other. They were a well-known harmonious family in the surrounding area.
After Old Man Wu got the cause of the incident out of his daughter's mouth, he wanted to go to the Sang family to demand justice, but he was beaten out with sticks and eventually passed away while barely breathing.
Lu then went to knock on the drum at the county government office, but in the end the matter was left unresolved.
But Sang Shu went to find Wu Wenfang again the next day. Lu and Wu Wenfang, who wanted to take this opportunity to take revenge, were killed by Sang Shu instead.
In order to go all out, the Wu family's six-year-old daughter was not spared.
Overnight, four members of the Wu family died one after another.
The locals were shocked. The Sang family was a prominent family in the area. They wanted to spend some money to cover up the matter, but somehow it got out and had to be reported to Shuntian Prefecture.
Sang Shu had no other choice, so he went to ask Hu Xuyan for help. Hu Xuyan was also a fool. He didn't care how serious the incident was. He thought he had someone in high positions, so he gave false testimony for Sang Shu.
In the end, the case of the extermination of the family was left unresolved until today when Yun Jianan reread it and picked it up again.
It's only been a few months, so I guess there won't be any evidence.
The current Jiangzhou prefect Xie Daoshu is a man of integrity, but the prefect above him is a student of Zheng Hezhe, and in the end he can't do anything.
If the person can't find the fault, just ask someone to find a random mistake and send it to the person's house opposite.
Yun Ju'an was holding the files tightly, and his joints turned white.
The prominent family actually treats human life as worthless.
The straight tenon of the screen base refers to the place where the clothes hanger is placed to stabilize the screen column.
The side tenons of the grille are the key structure for the load-bearing place where the hangers are placed, and there are also wooden tenons installed in the decorative carvings.
Ten elegant things: Seeking fragrance, listening to the rain, picking flowers, drinking tea, poetry and painting, waiting for the moon, exploring the mysteries, playing chess, playing the zither and drinking wine (if there are any discrepancies, please see the comments)
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