webnovelfull Chapter 511 Strange Fragrance
Chapter 511 Strange Fragrance
Jiang An: "Do you have any conclusion about what was ingested?"
Wu Heting shook his head. "The theory of accidental ingestion is the one-sided statement of the murderer. The Dali Temple has checked his food and also checked the kitchen of Shangxianfang. There is nothing strange."
"The case was then handed over to the Prime Minister. I also secretly visited the murderer's home and neighbors. They all said that this young man was usually kind to others and didn't seem like he would do such a thing."
Later, Wu Heting went to the prison to see the man again.
At that time, the young master knew how he had tortured and killed a young lady. He was completely desperate and denied that he had eaten the food by mistake.
Thus, the case was concluded.
Jiang An frowned and pulled Wu Heting to change direction.
She said to the confused subordinates behind her, "Go back to the Dali Temple!"
She wants to look at the files from that year.
After getting on the carriage, Wu Heting adjusted his official robe and complained, "You girl, don't you know how to hold back a little..."
"If the official robe is damaged, you will have to pay for it."
Besides, the sun is setting now, and it’s an old case... It’s not going away, there’s still time to look at it tomorrow!
He spoke in a gentle voice, but the little girl didn't hear a word he said.
Jiang An then said, "A few days ago, the wife of Marquis Dingyuan held a poetry gathering in Shangxianfang. Jiang Ling and his friends got drunk and wanted to swear brotherhood in front of a bunch of flowers..."
Wu Heting chuckled when he heard this, "They are all young and drunk. It is normal for them to behave a little unruly."
"Oh, that's not what I meant to say!"
The little girl looked unhappy, and Wu Heting gradually put away the smile on his face.
Shangxianfang…
It’s Shangxianfang again!
"Is there any problem here?" After all, he was the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, so he did have some sensitivity.
"The flowers are very fragrant, a fragrance I have never smelled before..."
"At that time, the owner said that she bought this flower from a foreign merchant at a high price. It is rare even among foreigners. It is the only one in Kyoto!"
"But when the Prime Minister's wife held me back today, I also smelled a faint fragrance on her."
Maybe the Prime Minister’s wife has the habit of burning incense all year round, and the incense and the incense are mixed together. If you are not careful, you will really miss it!
Wu Heting: "There are many banquets held in the capital these days, and Shangxianfang is also very lively. The Prime Minister's wife has never been there, so how could she be stained with the strange fragrance of the flowers?"
"It is possible that she did not go when it was crowded, but went when it was late at night." Jiang An's eyes flashed with a faint light, and he suddenly thought of the old tutor Xie who had suddenly become seriously ill.
It all seems to make sense...
Old Tutor Xie wants to choose a new heir to the Xie family. Naturally, the Prime Minister's wife is unwilling to see something that originally belonged to her son fall into the hands of others.
It's not worth it to kill that person from the Xie family's branch.
After all, after killing one...there are so many more waiting!
It would be better to cut off the source and kill Old Master Xie!
The Prime Minister's wife wants to kill her father-in-law, and Shangxianfang is involved in this.
Jiang An felt that this was really a big show!
"Shangxianfang is a well-known place in Kyoto. It has a huge amount of gold and silver deposited into its warehouse every day. It is a piece of delicious fat meat..."
"As a monastery owner, it's not surprising for me to be familiar with these dignitaries."
"But she is definitely not an ordinary person as she has managed Shangxianfang to this point. Why doesn't she choose to join the powerful prime minister, but instead take this risk with the prime minister's wife?"
No matter what Xie Huaiqing does in the future, all he can do is what his father gave him.
From this perspective, isn't this abbot missing the point?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Li Mian must be hiding something. Wu Heting opened the small window and urged, "Hurry up!"
After doing all this, he turned to look at Jiang An, "What will happen if Master Xie dies?"
"If he dies before the Autumn Examination, there will be so many students and scholars in the capital gathering together that there will definitely be chaos!"
"If you die in the autumn, you will not feel any pain or itch."
Wu Heting: "What about after the Autumn Examination?"
Jiang An's lips curled up into a wild smile, "After the Autumn Examination, he will not be able to keep his position as a teacher to all the students in the world."
"A dying old man cannot compare to the lively, young Minister of Personnel and the number one scholar in front of the students!"
and so…
After the Autumn Examination, there was silence.
Of course, the Prime Minister's wife would only want him to die before the Autumn Examination.
"Master Wu..."
Jiang An said in a gloomy tone, "Do you think the Prime Minister knows?"
Wu Heting was speechless.
The human heart is unpredictable, who dares to make any rash conclusions?
They travelled in silence until the carriage stopped in front of the Dali Temple.
Wu Heting and Jiang An went straight to the attic where the Chinese documents of the Dali Temple were stored...
The case file of that year stated that the murder took place in the east courtyard of Shangxianfang where the cluster of flowers was planted. In his initial statement in court, the murderer said that he was admiring the scenery in the garden and saw the strange flowers and plants in the garden...
Because his family was in the tea business, he picked the petals on a whim to make tea to enhance its fragrance.
When he woke up, he was being held by several strong men, and his nostrils were filled with the smell of blood.
In his second statement, the previous part about admiring the garden and drinking tea was omitted, and he kept emphasizing that he was the one who killed the girl!
"There's definitely something wrong with that flower!" she murmured.
"Zhenglu!"
The little girl put down the file and called her subordinates, "Go to Shangxianfang, don't let others see you, and bring back some of the flowers..."
"Remember to be careful, don't fall into your trap!"
"Yes!"
After giving the order, Jiang An asked Wu Heting again, "Does the Dali Temple have any records of the land of the Hu people?"
"Yes, I'll take you there!"
……
After Zhenglu left, the light in Jiang An's room was on until three quarters after noon.
The four of them gathered in the room, looking out the door from time to time.
Jiang An did not find any record about the cluster of flowers in the Dali Temple. He could only wait for Zhenglu to bring the things back and take them to the secret group or send them back to the north... and then send someone to investigate carefully.
Qi Shanyuan: "If the Prime Minister's wife really wants to kill Old Master Xie, has An An thought about what to do?"
Now it’s only four days until the opening of the Autumn Examination…
I'm afraid I need to act quickly!
"After all, we are in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Even if we have great abilities, our abilities will be greatly reduced if we enter someone else's mansion."
"We can't send soldiers to block Old Master Xie's door and prevent people from entering his house."
Even Your Majesty would not dare to do such a thing.
People in the world don’t know the reason and will only break the spine of the person who did this!
Li Xingsang: "What if we take him out?"
He played with the tassel hanging from his folding fan and looked at Jiang An, "Since it's hard for us to perform in the Prime Minister's Residence, let's get Old Master Xie out!"
"He was sent to a place where even the Prime Minister's wife couldn't do anything!"
Qi Shanyuan seemed to be moved by his idea and blurted out: "Imperial City!"
Everyone has their own interests...
Even though the Empress and the Queen Mother also have the surname Xie, they would rather see Old Tutor Xie alive!
As long as he is alive, the Prime Minister's wife will always be suppressed in the Xie family, and most of the matters of the Xie family, big or small, will be handled by the old man. They can only feel relieved when they need help from the Xie family in the palace!
So no matter who was involved in this, it was definitely not the two in the harem.
The Prime Minister’s wife didn’t even dare to reach into the harem!