The girls' injuries were almost healed, and Song Wan asked them where they wanted to live.
Xiyu and Xiuyu exchanged a glance, and finally Xiyu spoke up, "Miss Wan, we want to wait until that person goes to hell before we leave."
The beast has killed so many women. Those of them who are still alive will have to watch the beast go to hell on behalf of their other sisters.
Song Wan had no objection. After all, Gu Yan had said that she was now rich enough to rival a country, and it was more than enough to support a few more of them.
"Then you can stay in the inn and rest assured. I'll support you." Song Wan patted his chest, then suddenly thought of something. He fumbled around in his waist for a while, pulled out a gold ingot, and handed it to them. "I won't be here much these past two days. Use this to buy whatever you want to eat. You're too thin."
Living in the inn paid for by Song Wan, they have taken advantage of it. The most difficult time has passed. They now stay in their room every day. The sisters used to be good at needlework. They have embroidered a lot of handkerchiefs in the past few days, and sold them to save a lot of copper coins.
Xiyu shook her head and declined. "Miss Wan, I thank you on behalf of the sisters for your kindness. However, we can earn our living on our own now. You've already helped us a lot, but we can't rely on you forever."
To put it bluntly, she is just a teenage girl.
Knowing that they wanted to rely on themselves, Song Wan did not force them, but still planned to secretly help them renew their rent for one month.
"Oh, by the way, I have locked up King Yu in a small dark room. If you want to go and beat him up someday, just tell Song Qi and he will take you there." Song Wan said easily.
Xiyu was confused. "Miss Awan, he is a prince. You should hand him over to the government."
She had always believed that after Song Wan rescued them, he would announce to the world what King Yu had done, and then report it to the authorities, so the government had to accept the case and report it to the court. She did not expect the result to be like this.
Xiyu didn't know whether he was thinking too complicated or too simple.
Song Wan realized she had let something slip, but it didn't matter. She comforted Xiyu, "Don't worry, the court officials will be here soon, and he will die a miserable death by then. But by then, it won't be as easy for you to beat him up as it is now."
Xiyu was amused by Song Wan's serious look. She nodded helplessly, "Okay, when Sister Xiuyu comes back, I'll ask her if she wants to go."
Since meeting Song Wan, everyone has gradually been attracted by her vitality and vigor, which makes them feel more and more that there is no difficulty in this world that cannot be overcome.
The past is the past, the future is the future. As long as you live well, it is more important than anything else.
Xiyu looked at this girl who was only one year younger than her, and she thought that she must live as happily as her for the rest of her life.
Lord Li and General Peng traveled for more than a month and finally arrived in Yuzhou exhausted.
At this time, the prefect of Yuzhou had been captured and imprisoned. When the prefect of Xiangzhou saw them arrive, he quickly handed over all the case files and then took his brother back to Xiangzhou.
Li Songzhi looked at a pile of case files that was taller than his head. He flipped through two pages at random, and they were filled with evidence of King Yu's crimes in recent years.
He finally understood, "No wonder Master Mei left in such a hurry just now."
Peng Jing: "Lord Mei is the emperor's man, he needs to avoid suspicion."
Li Songzhi did not respond. It was still unclear whose man he was. If he were to say, everything that happened in Yuzhou was full of weirdness. Only the Prime Minister could scare the emperor. In addition, the emperor wanted to get rid of King Yu, so he just went with the flow without thinking too much.
Whatever, whatever.
Considering all the crimes committed by King Yu, he is indeed not fit to be the emperor. It is better to be gone. The emperor does not have to waste time fighting with King Yu, and Dai Viet does not have to continue internal friction. Li Songzhi hopes that from now on the emperor can be a truly diligent and people-loving emperor.
"I heard Prince Yu's mansion was robbed a few days ago. Not only were some people severely injured, but the treasures in the mansion were also looted." Peng Jing thought this was the most bizarre thing. "Before we came, wasn't it said that Prince Yu was captured by Lord Mei and his men and imprisoned in the dungeon of the mansion? How could he be severely injured? These days, when do robbers even break into dungeons?"
Li Songzhi had heard a seemingly reasonable explanation for this. "I heard that the robbers, who were robbing the rich to give to the poor, accidentally stumbled into a courtyard somewhere in Prince Yu's mansion and saw someone burying bodies. They then dug up dozens of bodies in the courtyard, which is why Prince Yu was seriously injured."
"I also heard that after the people found out, those whose daughters, granddaughters, or wives were missing rushed to the palace to dig for them. They ended up digging up over a thousand corpses, which is why the people of Yuzhou City were so angry."
Li Songzhi had a personal servant who was well-informed about news. Less than half an hour after entering Yuzhou City, the servant brought the news to him.
"Where are those robbers now?" Peng Jing grasped the key point in one sentence.
This is what Li Songzhi wanted to ask. "No, not only is it not in the case file, it seems as if the identity has disappeared out of thin air."
Li Songzhi walked around the table and continued, "Also, I asked people to investigate, and the testimonies given by the people of Yuzhou, young and old, were almost identical, without any difference."
Peng Jing frowned, "How is this possible!"
Li Songzhi chuckled, "I can find out. Do you think Magistrate Mei has been here for almost a month, how could he not know?"
Peng Jing turned around and looked at him. "Lord Li, are you trying to say that Magistrate Mei has ulterior motives?"
Li Songzhi quickly shook his head, "That's not what I meant. I just think that Master Mei's style of doing things this time is a little different from usual."
Peng Jing's eyes flashed, and he suddenly thought of something, "What if Magistrate Mei knows these robbers?"
Li Songzhi suddenly understood. He looked at Peng Jing and said, "If they knew each other, that would explain why the case file only contains a few brief descriptions of the robbers. He arrived a month before us. Besides, although those people were robbers, they also indirectly helped the people find their relatives. It makes sense that the people were willing to help give false testimony."
After this analysis, it seems that all doubts have reasonable answers and explanations, but based on Li Songzhi's many years of experience as an official, he still feels something is strange. Could it be because things are going too smoothly?
He didn't know if it was Li Songzhi's illusion, but he always felt as if someone was slowly leading him and Peng Jing astray from this analysis result.
Peng Jing shook his head. "That's still not right. These robbers arrived just in time. I heard they were even more prepared than Prefect Mei. Imperial Censor Li in the capital reported that Prefect Mei's brother had rescued the women. Then why, when Prefect Mei learned of this, was he personally leading his men to apprehend a corrupt local official in a remote county town in Xiangzhou? If he were in cahoots with the robbers, wouldn't he have stayed in Xiangzhou, awaiting news from Yuzhou?"
Li Songzhi paused and said, "No matter what the truth is, I think I can get a general idea of it by going to Prince Yu's Mansion."
At this time in Prince Yu's Mansion, Song Wan was making a fire and grilling meat in the only yard in the mansion where no corpses were buried.
Gu Wu helped to get some firewood, and Twelve went to the market to buy mutton, pork, chicken, and some vegetarian dishes according to Song Wan's requirements. He also happened to come across a cow that had died of old age.
There were many of them and beef was rarely available, so they all bought 50 kilograms at a time.
When Song Wan saw the beef in Song Twelve's hand, her eyes widened, "There's actually beef!"
Various beef recipes immediately popped up in her mind: cumin beef, boiled beef slices, beef stew with potatoes, stir-fried beef...
Song Wan was drooling at the thought.
Song Twelve pointed at the beef and asked, "Miss, do you want to roast all of this?"
Song Wan stopped him and said, "Cut ten pounds and roast them, and eat the rest slowly."
It’s winter now, so it won’t go bad.
The barbecue that Song Wan wanted to make was different from the one here. When Gu Yan saw her anxiously, she picked up a bamboo and split it into pieces the same length as chopsticks, but the pieces were much thinner than chopsticks.
Gu Yan asked her anxiously, "Didn't you say you wanted to barbecue? What are these bamboos for?"
Song Wan asked Song Twelve and the others to learn how to chop bamboo. She and Gu Yan hurriedly explained, "My barbecue method is different from the traditional one. It has another name called barbecue."
"Barbecue?" Gu Yan was anxious to know that he had learned a new word that didn't belong here. He asked, "What do you need me to do?"
Song Wan thought for a moment and looked up at him. "Then cut the pork belly into thin square slices so it will be easier to grill later."
Gu Yan quickly responded with "OK", then started cutting the meat with a knife.
I had grilled meat a few times in the army before, mostly during the New Year holidays, so that the soldiers could eat something fresh so that they could continue to fight the enemy in the coming year.
Barbecue in the army is simple. Cut a large piece of meat, insert chopsticks into it, and roast it on the fire. Spread oil and salt on it. Occasionally, if conditions permit, add some wild honey dug by the soldiers themselves. The taste is already very good.
The dish Song Wan made is more like something ordinary people would make when they have nothing to do.
As more and more bamboo sticks were collected, Song Wan began to skewer meat and vegetables. Song Qin and Song Twelve followed suit. Gu Wu, wearing an apron, tried several times to take over his master's knife to help, but was rejected by Gu Yan in a hurry.
Finally, Gu Wu was assigned to the job of washing vegetables.
There were four or five hundred skewers of vegetarian dishes alone, and even more meat. Song Wan felt very satisfied looking at the baskets full of ingredients.
Song Wan had people get all the seasonings for barbecue, except for chili peppers which were not available in that era, and ground them into powder.
Song Qin watched as Song Wan took out the bottles and jars, and couldn't help but wonder, "Sister, where did you learn how to eat this?"
Gu Yan's heart tightened. Just as she was about to explain, she heard Song Wan's calm reply, "I figured it out on my own."
Gu Yan is anxious...
It seems that I don’t have to worry about this anymore.
Song Qin had no doubt that it would be abnormal for his sister not to be so smart. "Have you tried it?"
Song Wan glanced at Song Qin like he was an idiot. "Second brother, how did I figure this out without even trying it?"
Song Qin: "..."
It turned out that he was the stupid one, as he didn't ask.
Song Wan secretly made a simple barbecue grill using her mental power. She placed two large stones on both sides, put the barbecue grill on top, and then pressed down the two ends with smaller stones. She lit a fire underneath and started grilling on top.
First, grill the meat. After the meat is lightly marinated with seasonings, it is placed on the grill in skewers.
To be honest, Song Wan hasn't had barbecue by herself for more than ten years. She remembers the only time, which seemed to be when she was ten years old. A kind-hearted person came to the orphanage and donated a lot of money to the orphanage. The director's mother organized a barbecue party, and that was the time she ate her first barbecue skewer in her life. As a result, she never had a second one.
The company run by that kind-hearted man went bankrupt the following year.
As a result, Song Wan spent a long time thinking that the philanthropist went bankrupt because he grilled too many skewers that day.
Song Wan sat in the middle, Gu Yanji sat next to her on the right, Song Qin was on the left, Song Shier and Gu Wu sat opposite, several pairs of eyes staring at the sizzling pork belly on the grill in tacit understanding.
"It seems like someone is missing?" Song Wan counted and found that Song Qi was missing. "Song Qi is still in the inn."
Song Twelve and Gu Wu on the opposite side looked at each other and said in tacit understanding, "Just leave a few skewers for him after we finish eating."
Song Wan thought about it and decided it was okay. There would be plenty of opportunities in the future anyway, so this meal wouldn’t be a big deal.
Thin pork belly cooks the fastest, while chicken wings and feet are more difficult to cook. Song Wan's grill is not big, so she puts these difficult-to-cook items in the corners and grills them slowly.
The pre-marinated beef skewers are placed on the grill with charcoal burning underneath. From time to time, a layer of oil is brushed on the surface of the skewers with a brush. The aroma quickly bursts out and penetrates into everyone's noses.
There were also a lot of grilled vegetables placed on a plate on the side. Song Qin ate several skewers at a time.
It was the first time for him to see roasted vegetables, but he had to admit that they really tasted unique.
The surface of the grilled meat skewers is still steaming with oil. Dip them in the prepared seasoning powder and take a bite. They are hot and delicious.
As Song Wan ate the skewers, she thought, "It would be even more perfect if there were chili peppers."
There are many dishes in this world that lack soul without chili peppers.
This was not the first time that Gu Yanji heard the so-called "chili pepper" from her mouth. There was no such thing in Daiyue, or rather, not only in Daiyue, but there was no "chili pepper" as she mentioned in the whole world.
Song Qin was halfway through eating his chicken wing when he heard Song Qin muttering, so he stopped and asked, "What is chili?"
Song Wan thought for a moment and replied, "It's a red fruit that makes grilled skewers taste even better."
Song Qin: "Can this kebab be even more delicious?"
Song Wan nodded, "Of course. Second brother, your taste has fallen behind in the past year since you were away."
Song Qin...
What does backward taste mean? His sister even made up these weird words.
After Gu Yanji learned how to bake from Song Wan, she has been helping her bake and doesn't eat much herself.
He said to Song Qin, who was eating without caring about his appearance, "By the way, I have written to my elder brother, asking Gu Wen to escort him and A Yu to Yuzhou."
Song Qin was choked by the smoke and coughed violently, "Ahem! So fast?!"
Gu Yan hurriedly hummed and replied, "Li Songzhi and Peng Jing have already arrived in Yuzhou today. They will probably come to Prince Yu's Mansion to check it out soon."
Song Qin was choked by the smoke again. When did his information lag so seriously? Song Qin glanced at Song Twelve fiercely. They were all secret guards, so how come they knew how to find out information all the time?
Song Twelve was confused by the glare. He hadn't made any mistakes recently and had been protecting his master closely, so why was his master suddenly glaring at him?
Song Shier, who was confused, stopped worrying about it because he found out that the lamb skewers he grilled were eaten by Gu Wu!
Song Qin looked at Song Twelve who was fighting with Gu Wu for food and fell into complete silence.
Finally, Song Qin could only ask Gu Yanji, "When do you think they will come?"
Gu Yan hurriedly passed the grilled skewer to Song Wan's lips. After she took a bite, she answered his question, "Today."
Song Qin was silent.
He glanced at the mess in the yard and the half-eaten grilled mushroom in his hand, and thought to himself, "So why are we still here leisurely barbecuing?"
Song Wan puffed out her cheeks while chewing and said, "At worst, I can just take them along to eat. We still have plenty of meat and vegetable skewers left."
Song Qin...
Li Songzhi and Peng Jing rode their horses to the gate of Prince Yu's mansion.
"Didn't they say that King Yu was imprisoned in the dungeon of the palace? Why is there no guard at all?" Peng Jing frowned.
Li Song got off his horse and said, "Go in and take a look, and you'll know."
Soon after entering the palace, Li Songzhi smelled something. He asked Peng Jing, "Do you smell anything burning?"
Peng Jing smelled it and asked, "Where is the fire?"
Li Songzhi disagreed. "Don't you find this smell very fragrant? It's like the smell of grilled food."
The two of them followed the scent and after many twists and turns came to a yard, where laughter and joyful chatter could be heard at the right moment.
There seemed to be a faint hint of their names.
"Li Songzhi and Peng Jing are almost here..."
"When will you come?"
"today……"
"At worst, I can bring them along to eat... There's still plenty left..."
There were both male and female voices, so these people were definitely not government officials. Could they be the bandits?
Now the bandits have become so arrogant that they dare to barbecue in the palace. Li Songzhi feels that he has seen a lot of the world on this trip.
In the courtyard, Song Wan swallowed the last bite of meat and continued, "Second brother, they've arrived. Why don't you go greet them? They don't seem to dare to come in."
Song Wan's spiritual power sensed the moment the two entered the mansion, but she didn't know why they were standing outside and not coming in.
Song Qin didn't react immediately, "Who?"
Song Wan was stuck, stunned for a moment, and couldn't remember the names of the two people no matter how hard she tried. Finally, relying on her half-baked memory, she made up two, "It's pine nuts and bronze mirror."
Gu Yanji chuckled when he heard this. Sometimes he really admired his wife's ability to give nicknames to others.
Song Qin twitched his lips. "It was Li Songzhi and Peng Jing. Luckily they didn't hear it. If they knew, I, already in my forties, would be so ashamed to be nicknamed Pine Bronze Mirror by a junior."
Li Songzi and Peng Jing heard these words clearly outside the door...
So should they pretend they didn't hear it or just get angry and ashamed?
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