Chapter 76 76 Shi Fu Su Yan leaves the restaurant.
Chu Feng’s last words are still ringing in his ears.
"General Shi saved Anping Town. I have no way to repay you, but I am willing to serve you. Zhao Mingde is so powerful that I came to Beijing to do my best. Miss Su, if I cannot return to Anping Town, please bring me back to Anping Town and bury me with Wanyue. It would be too troublesome to bring the body. I have heard you mention cremation. Maybe some people think that pulverizing bones and scattering ashes is unlucky, but I think that since a person is dead, there is nothing left. Miss Su, please burn me into ashes and take me back. This will be more convenient."
Su Yan had long been aware of the saying that the lives of ordinary people were worthless, but this was the first time she had seen someone she knew leave after her parents passed away.
She had no good feelings towards Qin Wanyue, but...
Su Yan stood in front of the restaurant, watching the young men in gorgeous clothes walk into the restaurant one after another.
Looking at the second floor again, Shi Yan Gui and Liang Yi were still in the side room.
Su Yan sneered.
The magistrate of Qin County colluded with the enemy, and the Hu people attacked Anping Town. Before that, Shi Yangui happened to appear in Anping Town. She didn't believe it was just a coincidence.
Su Yan turned and left.
Before returning home, she ate noodles at a noodle stall.
She was dizzy from performing autopsies over the past two days and needed to go back and get some more sleep.
After finishing a bowl of noodles, Su Yan wanted to buy another one, but saw Shi Yangui sitting opposite him.
Su Yan tapped the empty bowl twice with his chopsticks and no longer had the appetite to eat.
Shi Yangui asked: "Did Chu Feng tell you everything?"
His demeanor was the same as usual, but his voice was slightly lower than usual.
Su Yan was sensitive to sounds, "Are you feeling unwell?"
Shi Yangui pinched his throat and said, "I seem to have caught a cold."
"You need to rest if you catch a cold," Su Yan tried not to look at Shi Yangui, "Besides, the young prince has been looking forward to meeting you, why did he ask me to come?"
Shi Yangui was stunned for a moment, "You seem..."
"how?"
"It seems like he is hostile to me."
Su Yan looked up in surprise.
Then, Shi Yangui heard a familiar voice: Now you know it.
Shi Yangui: "..."
Su Yan was also afraid that she would annoy Shi Yangui if she thought too much, so she stood up and said, "In short, General Shi and I should meet less often."
She paused for a moment and said, "If you want to talk to me about the murder of your parents, you can come to me."
Su Yan casually bowed to Shi Yangui and said, "Let's go."
Shi Yangui stood up and said, "I'll take you back."
“No need.”
“It’s not safe.”
Su Yan pointed to the opposite side of the stall, "Those two people followed you here, not me. It seems that you are not safe."
After saying that, Su Yan left resolutely.
Shi Yangui looked at the two people who were pretending to be diners.
Seeing this, the two of them stood up and walked over.
"She found out?"
Shi Yangui shook his head.
The two said, "Then we can rest assured."
Shi Yan Gui said: "She is not important."
"But we are the ones who have been with you the longest. We will help you with the following matters."
*
Two days later, Liang Yi and the people sent by Shi Er returned to Beijing together.
Su Yan received the news and hurried over, but was still one step behind Shi Er.
Liang Yizhen looked at his servants guiltily.
Shi Er said angrily: "Why did you have to send people to chase them? Now they are gone!"
Liang Yi touched his nose, eyes, and hair, "I'm not worried that your people are tired and hungry, so I specifically asked them to take care of him."
Shi Er: "Liang Yi!"
Liang Yi: "Well, Brother Shilang, blame me. I really didn't expect them to be so...stupid."
Liang Yi secretly glanced at Su Yan.
Su Yan already understood what was happening, but at this moment he stood aside without changing his expression, and even showed an expression of disapproval of Liang Yi.
Liang Yi: “!!”
His best friend is really cheeky!
Su Yan said "fairly": "Now that things have come to this, it will be useless to pursue the responsibility. Why don't we discuss how to find someone?"
"No need," Shi Er looked at Su Yan, "Although the servant ran away, the things have been found."
Liang Yi interrupted, "The servant ran away only because he saw Brother Shilang. I guess this thing must be related to Zhao Gou... Zhao Mingde."
Although Liang Yi's words were rough, they were right.
Although his men fought with Shi'er's men, the servant did run away after discovering Shi'er's men, which Shi'er could not deny.
Shi Er represented Zhao Mingde, so he could not deny it.
Shi Er said: "Let's study it now."
Su Yan looked at Shi Er eagerly, "Minister Shi, are you willing to show it to us?"
"We solved the case together, so of course we can watch it together."
Su Yan moved closer to Liang Yi.
Shi Er heard her voice: Stand next to Liang Yi quickly, Shi Er will be afraid when he silences you!
Shi Er: “…”
He looked at Su Yan's innocent face and felt angry.
Liang Yi nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "Yes, yes, yes, stand next to me, Shi Er will have to think twice before taking action."
Shi Er rolled his eyes at Liang Yi and took out an envelope from his wide sleeves. "This is the letter."
Su Yan took the envelope and glanced at Shi Er, "The Minister washed his hair?!"
Not only did she wash her long hair, she also tidied it up so that it finally matched his facial features.
Liang Yi gave a thumbs up and said, "Brother Shilang, it looks good."
Shi Er's cheeks turned strangely red.
Su Yan opened the envelope.
The letter paper is very clean and you can tell at a glance that it has just been used.
It's more of a prescription than a letter.
Su Yan frowned and looked for a while.
Shi Er also came over to take a look.
Liang Yi said: "You haven't seen it yet?"
Shi Er asked curiously, "How can I watch first when you two haven't come yet?"
Liang Yi: “?”
Are all lackeys so disciplined?
Shi Er: “I know what you want to say!”
"No, no," Liang Yi said, "Brother Shilang, I just think you are more beautiful than before."
"Shut up!"
Su Yan retreated silently and left the battlefield.
After a moment, she put away the prescription and said, "The letter paper is new, the envelope is also new, and it is written by Cheng Jian."
Liang Yi: "Cheng Jian is a doctor?"
Shi Er: “Stupid.”
Su Yan said: "Cheng Jian definitely doesn't know medical skills, and the handwriting was written in one go, there is only one possibility."
Liang Yi: "He stole my skills?"
Shi Er: “…”
Shi Er never thought it was a good thing for Zhao Mingde to control the government, but now it seems that handing over the country to the Liang family is not safe.
Su Yan explained: "This should be the prescription he copied."
"Why do you want to copy the prescription? This prescription is very powerful?"
"Not only is it not amazing, it's also very strange."
Shi Er said: "Tell me in detail."
"My father is a doctor. I read medical books when I was a child and helped him get medicine," Su Yan said. "Cheng Jian's prescription should be for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis to treat stroke."
The scope of stroke in the Great Zhou Dynasty was very large.
Doctors have no concept of cerebral hemorrhage and would classify it as a stroke.
Su Yan's observation of the prescription should be related to this.
but……
"But there are two other Chinese herbs in the prescription, one is Danshen and the other is Saffron, both of which have blood clotting effects. The effect of Chinese herbs that promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis has been weakened."
Liang Yi held his chin and asked, "Does this person want blood coagulation or blood circulation?"
Shi Er was confused at first, then looked shocked.
Liang Yi immediately said, "Brother Minister, you just said that this is a case that the three of us are investigating together. You must not hide anything you think of."
Su Yan continued, "We are already good sisters, so don't hide it from each other!"
Shi Er: “…”
He waved his hand and dismissed the others, "I shouldn't keep it secret, but you have to promise me not to tell anyone else, especially Shi Yangui."
Liang Yi was about to protest, but Su Yan covered his mouth and said, "We will never tell."
Shi Er obviously didn't believe it.
Su Yan: "Go out and ask around. I have a grudge against him and I don't want to talk to him. Your Highness, is that right?"
Liang Yi nodded.
This is true.
Shi Er said: "Although Miss Su's words are not credible, Your Highness can still believe them to some extent."
Su Yan: “?”
She was forced to tell the truth, and yet you said she couldn't be trusted? ?
Shi Er said in a deep voice: "The emperor was seriously ill a few days ago, you must know."
Liang Yi said: "I heard some rumors, and my father didn't allow me to see him."
Shi Er said: "From what I have heard, the emperor had a stroke."
The emperor had suffered a stroke and was seriously ill. Zhao Mingde's power came from the emperor. He was worried that his power would disappear if the emperor died, so he blocked the news.
However, the matter was of great importance and the news still leaked out.
Liang Yi was stunned for a moment, "Is my father... okay now?"
Although Liang Yi and the emperor are father and son, they have no father-son relationship, but this news still shocks Liang Yi.
Shi Er said: "The condition has stabilized."
Su Yan analyzed: "The prescription may be related to the imperial physician. After the murderer learned about it, he threatened the imperial physician to hand over the prescription, but the imperial physician had already handed the prescription to the chief. The murderer failed to force a confession, so he killed the imperial physician and went to find the chief. The chief did the same thing. He gave the prescription to Cheng Jian. Perhaps the person he originally wanted to ask for help was Master Cheng, but in the end the prescription was transferred to Cheng Jian."
Shi Er said: "When Cheng Jian learned that the chief was murdered and realized the seriousness of the situation, he copied the prescription?"
Su Yan continued, "The murderer must have found the original prescription, and it might be in Cheng Jian's possession. It would be safer if the copy he copied was left with the servant."
Shi Er said: "It seems that Cheng Jian is not just perfunctory to Xi Yan, he may really plan to leave the capital."
"The prescription is a death warrant. Master Cheng dotes on Cheng Jian. As a son, it is possible that Cheng Jian wants to eliminate the disaster for his father."
Liang Yi said worriedly: "The murder case has been sorted out, but if there is this prescription, the person they want to harm is my father? Who would harm my father?"
Liang Yi and Su Yan looked at Shi Er together.
Shi Er: “…”
"Use your brain!" Shi Er said, "The death of the emperor will not benefit Chief Steward Zhao at all. Chief Steward Zhao can get to where he is today only because of the emperor's trust. If the emperor dies, the most likely person to ascend the throne is the crown prince. The crown prince is still young. If he gets the throne, will he be willing to be manipulated by Chief Steward Zhao?"
Liang Yi said: "You can establish a puppet as the emperor."
Su Yan asked: "Do you have a younger brother?"
"Not yet, but since he was able to conceal the fact that his father was seriously ill, it would not be difficult for him to have a baby. As long as he continues to conceal the fact and announces to the public that the imperial concubine is pregnant, the plan will be successful in ten months."
Shi Er: “…”
They actually thought a lot about Zhao Mingde.
Shi Er said, "Okay, I'll tell Manager Zhao about this method later."
"Well, I understand. The emperor still trusts Chief Steward Zhao. The government is already in the hands of Zhao Mingde, so there is really no need to go through the trouble of re-establishing an emperor." Su Yan comforted him, "Minister Shi, we all trust you."
Su Yan and Liang Yi's eyes were filled with disbelief.
The old blood in Shi'er's chest kept accumulating more and more.
Su Yan said: "The death of the emperor means that Zhao Mingde has lost some of his power. He can no longer use the title of emperor. There are many restrictions. But for the other group of people, it is a good thing."
Liang Yi: "Who?"
Su Yan said nothing.
Shi Er took the opportunity to taunt, “Of course you are my good brother and general.”
Liang Yi said: "What a pity, he was rescued."
Shi Er: “…”
Shi Er had nothing to say to the filial son.
Liang Yi stated, "Second Brother and Brother Yan Gui would never kill innocent people. The murderer in this case is someone else, and we have to continue investigating."
Once we get the prescription, the road to investigating the case is blocked.
If we continue to investigate further, Shi Er will be fine, but Su Yan will definitely be in danger.
Shi Er said: "This matter ends here."
Su Yan agreed, "It's best if only the three of us know about it. Your Highness, don't tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince about this, and don't tell General Shi either."
Although Liang Yi didn't believe that his second brother and Shi Yangui would kill anyone, he nodded in agreement.
For Su Yan, the situation was unclear and there was no one he could trust for the time being, so he could only shut up for the time being.
*
At noon, Liang Yi brought news that the old lady of the Shi Mansion was celebrating her birthday and a dinner was being held to entertain relatives and friends.
Su Yan knew nothing about the Shi Mansion, so she gladly accepted Liang Yi's invitation.
Su Yan packed up his things and went to meet up with Liang Yi first.
Liang Yi looked at Su Yan for a long time, "Didn't I ask Feng Tu to tell you to dress better?"
Su Yan nodded, "He said so."
"Then why are you dressed so plainly?!"
Su Yan was wearing the long gown and long skirt popular among Beijing women, the kind that could not be distinguished if it was thrown together.
Fortunately, she had a pretty face and did not look poor.
Su Yan said: "I'm just a coroner. It's good enough that I can sneak into the dinner party. Of course, I have to dress casually."
Liang Yi muttered: "But this is too ordinary, it's beneath my status."
Su Yan: "Ah? Me? What's my identity? The number one female coroner in the capital?"
Liang Yi: “…”
He waved his hand and said, "Forget it, Brother Yan Gui is already waiting."
*
It's rare for the brothers and sisters of the Shi family to get together.
When Shi Yan Gui changed his clothes, a servant came to report that the second lady wanted to see him.
Shi Yangui's father was the second child in the family. He lived a mediocre life and has passed away.
The second wife was in good health, but she kept hiding in her room and didn't want to see anyone.
Shi Yangui's face suddenly turned cold.
The servant lowered his head and dared not say a word. In the past two days, Yan Gui was colder than usual, and he was afraid.
Shi Yangui came to the second wife's yard.
The courtyard was deserted.
Shi Yangui walked into the main room and bowed, "Mother."
Chen Lian was dressed in plain clothes and had a dignified appearance, but her eyes lacked warmth.
She looked at Shi Yangui coldly, "You still remember to come to see me?"
Shi Yangui said, "I was busy with official duties and was unable to pay my respects to you, mother. Please don't be offended."
Chen Lian sneered, "Are you busy with official duties, or do you not want to see me?"
Shi Yan returned without saying a word.
Chen Lian signaled the maid to close the doors and windows, and then said: "Your marriage should be decided. The wife you choose should be someone who can help you. That girl is not suitable."
Shi Yan Gui looked up.
"You still want to hide it from me?" Chen Lian said sternly, "Although I don't leave the house, I know everything about you! You don't have time to see me, but you have time to see that girl! I heard that you are just a coroner, what do you want to do?!"
Shi Yangui frowned, "It's ok for you to follow me, why do you have to check on Su Yan?"
"Do you know your identity? Have you forgotten what I said to you? Do you still remember how we were bullied in Shi Mansion? Your father is incompetent and can't protect us mother and daughter from the wind and rain. I only have you! Now, you want to marry a coroner?!"
Shi Yangui said woodenly: "I never said I wanted to marry her."
"How dare you say you don't have other feelings for her? Tell me, you've only been back in Beijing for a few days, how many times have you met?!"
Chen Lian was very emotional.
"Don't forget the situation we faced in Shi Mansion. If you hadn't fought bravely on the battlefield, your grandmother would still ignore us like before! You have to do what your father couldn't do! The person you want to marry is definitely not a coroner! If I find out that you two meet in private again, don't blame me for being polite!"
Shi Yangui frowned, "What do you want to do?"
Chen Lian's voice became even more severe, "Are you talking to your own mother now?!"
Shi Yangui stared at Chen Lian without saying a word.
Chen Lian was stunned for a moment, but quickly calmed down and said, "I just want you to put the overall situation first. If you really like that little coroner, at worst I can give her a new identity and you can marry her and leave her in your house as a concubine. If you like her, you can be with her, but she can't be your wife. Do you understand?"
Shi Yangui was silent for a long time before he said, "I will take care of this matter."
Chen Lian said with relief: "That's good. Don't meet again recently. In my opinion, the daughters of ministers in the court are not suitable. If you can be with Your Highness the Princess... the current Great Zhou Dynasty has passed the time when the prince consort was not allowed to hold an official position. You should try your best to do it."
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