Ever since the incident with Bai Xue, Qing Wu and Xie Shu haven't seen each other for a long time.
It is said that the wife of Duke Dingguo had gone mad. Although Xie Yun did not divorce her, he sent her to Jiangnan, and Xie Ling was said to have gone with her.
Meeting in such a place today, Qing Wu had no intention of stepping forward to say hello. She thought Xie Shu would at most nod to her and that would be it, but she never expected that he would actually come over to her on his own initiative.
"Miss Yun." Because the place was sensitive, Xie Shu did not reveal the identity of Princess Qingwu.
"Thank you, Shaoqing, for coming to investigate the case?" Qing Wu saw that he was wearing official uniform and knew that he was not here to have fun.
With Xie Shu's cold and aloof personality, it might be far better for him to be alone for the rest of his life than to have that stinky inkstone in her house. His heart might not have any emotion, so it was nonsense for the judge to say that he was not clean.
Xie Shu nodded, and treated her with the same attitude as before: "Can I have a word with you for a moment?"
Qing Wu hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay."
Perhaps to avoid suspicion, Xie Shu chose a teahouse on the street not far from the alley. After sitting down, he went straight to the point:
"The Dali Temple recently took over a case. I think there is something fishy going on. I would like to ask for your advice."
Qing Wu raised her eyebrows and asked tentatively: "Is it related to the purple river placenta?"
Xie Shu was slightly surprised, "Has someone asked you for help?"
"I guess so. Which innocent person on your side has suffered this misfortune?"
Xie Shu was already familiar with Qing Wu's "poisonous tongue", but he still couldn't help laughing. He pondered and said, "Several officials' wives from the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Rites have had problems, but the one with the biggest problem is still the Prince Hui's Mansion."
"Prince Hui?" Qing Wu blinked, "He returned to Beijing?"
The old emperor had many sons, and Prince Hui was the fourth oldest. Unlike the unfavored seventh prince, he was called the Prince of Nanling because of his fiefdom in Nanling. The old emperor did not even give the title to Xiao Yao.
The fourth son, Prince Hui, Xiao Si, was the first to be crowned as a king, and his fiefdom was close to the capital, the richest region in the Central Plains.
"It's been a while since I returned to Beijing."
"So, doesn't that mean he came just after Nanling was launched?" Qing Wu smiled: "Your Majesty's move is quite meaningful."
Xie Shu coughed lightly: "Be careful with your words."
Qing Wu shrugged. She didn't care about the fight between Xiao Chenyan and his uncles. "What's wrong with Prince Hui? He's an old man. Doesn't he also use placenta as a tonic?"
Xie Shu laughed but did not deny it: "At first, the Huiwang Mansion thought it was poisoned and reported it to the Dali Temple for investigation. After I took over, I found that something was not right. There were other officials and their wives who were also involved."
"You came to me to ask me to save Prince Hui and his wives?" Qing Wu tilted her head: "How many months has Prince Hui been waiting for you?"
"How many months?" Xie Shu was slightly surprised, not understanding what Qing Wu meant.
He was a man from outside the family, so it was inconvenient for him to meet those officials' wives. As for Prince Hui's mansion, he did go there. However, Prince Hui had been bedridden and did not want to see guests. He was only willing to talk to people through the door. He did not know what Prince Hui looked like.
All that was heard was Prince Hui yelling that a little ghost was haunting him, and the officials' families were also evasive about mentioning that they had heard the crying and laughing sounds of babies.
Xie Shu then suspected that this case was tainted with ghosts.
With Xie Shu's intelligence, he had already found out about the placenta. He had also experienced many ghost stories, and his horizons had been broadened a lot. It was not difficult for him to guess what Qing Wu meant by "a few months".
For a moment, his expression became a little subtle, and he understood why Prince Hui refused to see anyone.
He coughed lightly, with a slightly uneasy look on his face, and said softly: "I suspected that this case might be a ghost case, and I had people catch the person who sold chafer, and followed the clues to the red-willow alley, but the result was very strange."
He looked at Qing Wu and asked seriously, "Those children born in Hualiu Lane are not dead. The dealer just bought their placenta. If they are not dead, why would eating the placenta attract the ghosts to seek revenge?"
“He’s still alive…” Qing Wu’s eyes moved slightly.
The Judge's Pen had already made a sharp sound: "Alive? How can it be alive? Those little ghosts are parasitic on their own placenta? No, could it be that..."
"Could it be that these little ghosts were possessed as soon as they were born? Their souls were forced to be bound to the placenta, and someone survived with their identities. No wonder, no wonder Awu said that the fruit silk of those little ghosts was broken!"
"Once the silk of the fruit is broken, this person will no longer be found in the Book of Life and Death. This is a complete substitution of facts!"
"Now that you've found this place, have you found the children born in those red-willow alleys?"
Xie Shu shook his head: "This is the strangest part. All those children have been bought, and the identity of the buyer is unknown."
"How can you be sure that the children are alive if you haven't found them?"
Xie Shu stared at her intently: "Because I found that some of these children who were bought had their names appear in another case."
Qing Wu's eyes suddenly turned stern: "What about the case in which Wang Sheng and Yun Houxing kidnapped and sold children?"
Xie Shu nodded.
Qing Wu almost laughed out loud.
Well, it really is a case of one thing leading to another, this capital city is full of mysteries.
If you think about it carefully, the hell created by Naqu Huang with Xirang in Chuyun Temple looks like a cover, which was deliberately exposed by someone. The real cover-up is actually the children in Hualiuxiang who were possessed at birth.
Someone has seized their identities and hidden themselves among the people.
The two words "Witch Clan" suddenly emerged in Qing Wu's mind.
Is this the work of the witch clan again?
The witch clan is different from the humans, gods, and ghosts. After death, their corpses will disintegrate into the heaven and earth. Their souls will not reincarnate and are independent of the five elements.
If they want to return to the past, they do need a physical body.
"I will investigate this carefully." Qing Wu looked at Xie Shu, "It is best for the Dali Temple to investigate to the end. This involves ghosts, which cannot be dealt with by human power."
Xie Shu frowned and pondered for a long time, but did not respond directly.
Qing Wu also knew what kind of personality Xie Shu had, so she didn't try to persuade him: "Forget it, I'll draw a few more talismans for you when I get back."
"Thank you." Xie Shu couldn't help but smile, the gratitude in his eyes was sincere.
Qing Wu touched her nose and raised her eyebrows: "Don't blame me?"
Xie Shu understood what she was talking about and shook his head: "My little sister's incident was originally the fault of mother. As you said, karma will come true."
For example, he tried his best to find out the injustices, and he was also trying his best. One was to atone for his mother's sins, and the other was to really make the world more righteous. He not only wanted to restore justice to the living, but also to redress the injustice of those who died wrongly.
Some things, after all, need people to do them.
Even though there is a hell, there are places that are beyond the reach of divine power.
Qing Wu could feel the strong aura coming from Xie Shu. Perhaps it was because he had a very smart mind and could feel the sufferings of the world the most.
If you have this kind of heart, you have the qualities to be a saint.
At the same time, it is also very easy to be entangled in hardships and encounter ups and downs. Every step is a hurdle, every step is a disaster, and everything is created by fate.
"Oh, right," Xie Shuhu thought of something, "If my little sister hasn't been reincarnated yet, can you help me pass something on to her?"
"Um?"
Xie Shu took out a brocade bag from his arms. Inside the bag was a piece of cold jade carved into the shape of a snowflake.
"As the eldest brother, I have never done anything for her. I heard that Hanyu belongs to Yin, so maybe it can be of some help to her."
Qing Wu looked at the Snowflake Cold Jade in his hand with some surprise. This piece of jade was indeed full of yin energy and was a treasure that ghosts would like.
“Did you carve it yourself?”
Xie Shu smiled, as a sign of agreement.
Qing Wu took it and said, "I'll pass it on for you. It's up to her whether she accepts it or not."
Xie Shu nodded in thanks, without making any further requests or asking any further questions. He knew that for his younger sister, perhaps it would be best for her to have nothing to do with the Xie family anymore.
At this point, Xie Shu was ready to return to the Dali Temple, but Qing Wu remembered another thing and asked:
"What happened between you and Xiao Chenyan?"
"Um?"
"I heard that you and him were very close when you were young, but then you had a fight for no apparent reason and gradually drifted apart?"
Although Xie Shu and Xiao Chenyan are still in the same boat, the gap between them is very obvious.
Qing Wu had been curious in the past, but she had never planned to ask. However, with Xiao Chenyan's "mysterious identity" and Xie Shu's special ability, she always felt that the two of them were "on the verge of a fight" and there was something going on.
Xie Shu also looked dazed for a moment. He frowned, then shook his head and said calmly, "It was just a moment of anger. I have forgotten it."
Have you really forgotten?
Qing Wu didn't believe it.
Xie Shuxian was not prepared to reveal it. After he got on the carriage, he let out a long breath and his eyes darkened.
He and Xiao Chenyan were childhood friends, but because of an old incident, they almost became enemies.
That thing was always hidden in Xie Shu's heart and he couldn't tell it to anyone.
Even Xie Shu began to doubt whether there was something wrong with his memory.
When you see that scene yourself, is it real?
Is that person really Xiao Chenyan?
Ten months ago, the Zhenguohou family was ordered to go to the northern border to supervise the army. On the eve of their departure, he, Xiao Chenyan and Yun Zheng sneaked out of the mansion and went to the wild areas outside the city to barbecue and drink.
He couldn't hold his liquor and passed out first, followed by Yun Zheng. He opened his eyes in a half-asleep state at night, only to see an unbelievable scene.
Xiao Chenyan turned his back to him and faced the drunk Yunzheng, where he drew his sword.
He wanted to kill Yun Zheng!
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