[R18] Dali Temple.Qing (Shuangjie solves the case 1v1) – “Dali Temple. Qing (Shuangjie solves the case 1v1)” Chapter 48 Kaifang [English]

The Kaifang Banquet is a unique tradition in Hongzhou. It is often held on the night of the full moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival. It was originally held by husbands for their wives to show their love.Later, it gradually evolved into a government-sponsored event, and all married couples can participate to pray for a happy marriage and a happy life.

The kind Zhang Ren mentioned is the way of playing in local romantic places.

Of course, Su Moyi couldn’t take Lin Wanqing there.

When the two of them went out, the sky was already dark, the moonlight splashed on the ground like water, and the shadows of people standing shoulder to shoulder fell into it, as if they were just taking a bath.There is some refreshing sweet fragrance in the breeze – the smell of osmanthus.

The night wind shook the lanterns, and the figures swayed with it.

However, what is incompatible with the loving scenes of couples around them is the silence between the two.

Su Moyi was slightly excited and nervous, while Lin Wanqing was distracted and worried.

“Ouch, this lady.”

When the two of them were at a loss, a greeting came from a stall next to Lin Wanqing. It was an old woman over fifty years old.

She was with her husband, and on the stall in front of her were all kinds of silk flowers.Although the material of these silk flowers is not very expensive, they are wonderfully crafted.

Lin Wanqing took another look.

When the old woman saw them stop, she came up to them with a smile, looked at the two of them and said, “Are you two going to attend the opening ceremony?”

Lin Wanqing shook his head and Su Moyi nodded.

The two looked at each other, awkward for a moment.

The old woman looked at the two of them and smiled, then handed a silk flower in her hand to Su Mo and said, “Your wife is so beautiful. She will be the most beautiful when she goes to the opening ceremony. It’s just a pity to dress up so plainly.”

The weather was too hot, so Lin Wanqing took off his curtain hat and held it in his hand.

She was stunned for a moment and wanted to explain, but was interrupted by the old woman.

“Mr. Lang is afraid that his wife will be too dazzling and will be coveted by others, right?” She continued, “Girls love to be beautiful, and getting married is no exception. Mr. Lang is so stingy, no wonder your wife is angry with you.”

“We…we don’t…” Lin Wanqing’s words to explain were choked in her throat, and she looked at Su Moyi with a hint of help in her eyes.

Su Moyi’s face was also red at this moment, and she touched her money bag at a loss to buy the silk flower.

Suddenly there was a sound of horse hooves and shouts in the distance. When Lin Wanqing reacted, the carriage was already approaching. Su Moyi hurriedly pulled her coat and turned around, narrowly avoiding the tall horse.

There were shouts and curses on the road.

Because of this sudden accident, the two of them escaped the old woman’s forced sale.

Su Moyi wanted to go back, but Lin Wanqing dragged her away by her sleeves.

“It doesn’t matter if you buy one,” Su Moyi dodges her eyes and clutches the money bag, “It will look good if you take it with you.”

Lin Wanqing’s breathing stagnated for a moment, and she said in denial: “These vendors know how to look at people’s faces. If you pay, they will give you a heavy blow.”

As she spoke, she glanced around, stopped at a candy stall on one side and said, “It’s better to buy something delicious.”

“Oh,” Su Moyi nodded, walked over and found a stool to sit down on.

The vendor grinned and Su Moyi ordered two bowls of iced lychee soup.

Although the weather has entered autumn, the heat has not subsided.Coupled with the excitement and crowds of people at the Kaifang Banquet, Lin Wanqing was already breaking out in a thin sweat.

As soon as the lychee soup arrived, she began to eat with concentration.

Su Moyi looked at her quietly from the side.

She is still so focused on eating, her eyes will narrow slightly because of pleasure, and her long eyelashes will flutter at this time, like two small brushes, brushing on his heart.

“Sir?” Lin Wanqing ate for a while and found that the people around him made no movement from beginning to end.

Su Moyi let go of her hand, and the ladle fell into the bowl with a clatter, almost splashing all over herself.

“Why don’t you eat?” she asked, her clear eyes shining brightly under the lamp.

“I…” Su Moyi pretended to be calm and pushed her bowl of lychee soup to her and said, “I don’t like sweets.”

“Oh,” Lin Wanqing nodded, “Then I’m welcome.”

She is really hot. After a bowl of it, I feel much refreshed.Besides, lychee soup is really not cheap, and she doesn’t want to waste it.

Su Moyi sat for a while, and then suddenly said: “I just saw a place selling story books, and I can bring some to the imperial grandmother. You eat first, and I’ll come back as soon as I go.”

“Oh,” Lin Wanqing nodded and saw he lifted the train of his robe and headed towards where the two of them came from.

Lin Wanqing took a look at the surrounding markets.

This is probably the most lively and prosperous place, with all kinds of small shops lined up in rows with a wide variety of goods.

The most eye-catching thing is the three-story red building across the street.A row of melon-shaped red lanterns hung under the azure eaves, which were burning lively.

She couldn’t help but be a little curious, and casually looked for the waiter and asked: “Where is that place?”

The waiter looked in the direction she pointed and said, “This is the most famous Zuihua Building here. There will be Hu Ji’s performance tonight.”

Lin Wanqing understood it as soon as he heard it, smiled and thanked the waiter, and then immersed himself in eating lychee soup.

“It’s her! Get her!!!”

There was a loud roar of people in the distance, and Lin Wanqing was startled. When she looked up, she saw several strong men walking out of Zuihua Tower, dragging something behind them.

After looking at it for a moment, she realized that it was a disheveled woman.

She has a slender figure, not particularly tall, but she doesn’t look like a boneless Central Plains woman.

The curiosity in her heart couldn’t help but be aroused. Lin Wanqing put down the ladle in her hand, put on her curtain hat, and walked towards the crowd.

When she got closer, she realized that the men were holding a long rope, and the woman was tied up with five flowers.

Out of fright, the woman trembled and tried to cover her body with her hands.

White skin, blue eyes, high nose – she is an Orchid.

The men just dragged her away without caring about the surprised looks of others.

“Brother official…” Lin Wanqing couldn’t help but stop one of the men and asked, “What happened?”

The man looked at Lin Wanqing and explained with some disdain: “This woman is a murderer, and we are going to drag her to see the official now.”

After speaking, he pushed Lin Wanqing away without looking back.

She staggered a few steps after being pushed, but she grabbed the person who pushed her with her backhand. “Murder is not a small crime. You must have evidence to arrest someone.”

The man finally stopped and looked at Lin Wanqing from head to toe.

Those who are on duty are all aware of their appearance.

He saw that although Lin Wanqing was dressed plainly, her clothes were all made of fine materials.Look at her arrogant expression. In Hongzhou, anyone who can talk to officials without being humble or arrogant must be an official’s wife.

Thinking of this, the man immediately restrained his momentum and said politely to her: “This is what the boy in the building saw with his own eyes. How can it be false?”

“Really?” Lin Wanqing raised her eyebrows and wanted to ask again, but she saw someone running over from behind the crowd.

The official pointed at him and said, “That’s what he saw.”

The boy still looked frightened, his face was pale, and he did not dare to look directly into Lin Wanqing’s eyes.He bowed and bowed, and then said tremblingly: “Just now, I went to deliver wine to the private room on the third floor and saw this woman coming out of Xiangyun Pavilion. Not long after that, I heard the scream of the girl who went to Xiangyun Pavilion to sing. When I rushed over with the others, I saw that Wang Yuanwai inside was already dead.”

“What about Wang Yuanwai’s body?” Lin Wanqing asked.

“After the official inspected him, he was taken away first,” the official said, “We are just here to arrest people under orders.”

Lin Wanqing asked, “Then how do you prove that she is the murderer?”

The official was startled, and said with a puzzled look on his face: “Didn’t they all say that someone saw her coming out of the deceased’s room?”

Lin Wanqing glanced at the official, then walked to Hu Ji’s side and asked softly: “What’s your name?”

Hu Ji was obviously extremely frightened. When she saw Lin Wanqing approaching, she turned her face away tremblingly, not daring to look at her.

Lin Wanqing had no choice but to look at her.

She was dressed like a dancing girl commonly seen in brothels. She wore a short vest on her upper body, with her breasts half exposed; and a cloud gauze skirt on her lower body, showing off her slender legs.

Almost every part of the body can be seen at a glance.

“May I ask, sir,” Lin Wanqing said, “How did Wang Yuanwai die?”

“The neck was fatally wounded, and the left and right ears were penetrated horizontally, killing him with one knife.”

“Yes,” Lin Wanqing nodded and silently held Hu Ji’s hand.

As soon as Fang touched her, Hu Ji retracted her hand in horror as if she was burned by fire.Lin Wanqing grabbed her and comforted her softly: “Don’t be afraid, I’ll just take a look.”

Hu Ji gradually relaxed and put her trembling hand in Lin Wanqing’s hand.

She looked at it for a while and then asked the official: “How old is Mr. Wang and how tall is he?”

The official thought for a while and said: “I am thirty-six this year and eight feet long.”

“Ha…” Lin Wanqing sneered lightly and let go of Hu Ji’s hand, “According to the official’s account, Wang Yuanwai is a tall man in his prime, right?”

“Yes.” The officer almost nodded.

Lin Wanqing didn’t say anything. He walked around the official with a smile and asked again, “The way of death is a sharp blade wound to the neck, killing him with one knife, right?”

“Yes.” The official continued to nod.

“Well, that’s easy to say.” Lin Wanqing clapped her hands and walked to stand behind the official.

In the midst of everyone’s confusion, she suddenly jumped up, hugged the official’s back, and then used her hand as a knife to draw towards he’s neck.

“What are you doing?!” The officer was shocked. He grabbed Lin Wanqing’s hand and dodged, and in the blink of an eye he slipped the person in front of him.

Lin Wanqing smiled nonchalantly and said, “I’m telling you, she is not the murderer.”

“What?” Guan Cha was puzzled.

Lin Wanqing walked over and pulled Hu Ji to his side, “She and I are about the same height, and Guan Ye is about seven feet tall. Although Guan Ye is a businessman and knows some fists and kicks, I can also do some tricks. Just now I just tried the killing method Guan Ye said, and found that due to the difference in stature, size and strength, I can’t get close at all.”

As she spoke, she walked up to Hu Ji, took her hand and said, “There is no trace of blood on this girl’s dress. If she cuts her throat and kills someone, the blood will splash out. Even if he is hiding behind the victim, there should be blood stains under the fingernails of the murderer. But look at her hands, there is nothing.”

The officials were startled and looked closer. Sure enough, there was no blood stain at all.

“But…” the boy murmured: “I really saw her coming out of the room outside the king’s house… After that, the singer went in…”

“Oh?” Lin Wanqing raised her eyebrows, her eyes falling on a half-retracted indentation on the side of Hu Ji’s face, “May I ask if the dancers in your building need to wear veils?”

The boy was startled, then nodded and said, “I do have to wear it, but what does it matter?”

“Of course it does matter,” Lin Wanqing said: “Judging from the scars of the veil that remain on her face, when you saw her, was she wearing a veil?”

“This…” The boy hesitated a little, but couldn’t bear the gazes of everyone and had to admit: “It is true that she is wearing a veil, but I really saw it, it is she.”

Lin Wanqing smiled when he heard this, “That’s easy. We just need to ask all the dancers to wear veils and walk around in front of you. If you can recognize the person, forget it. If you can’t recognize the person…”

Lin Wanqing paused deliberately and said with a harsh tone, “Then you are falsely accusing a good citizen, and your crime deserves to be whipped.”

The boy was stunned when he heard that, and immediately knelt down with weak legs and cried: “Ah?! No, no, no! I didn’t see it! I didn’t see anything! My Lord, have mercy on me! My Lord, have mercy on me!”

The sudden reversal made everyone present change their expressions.

After some discussion, several officials untied the Hu Ji and left dejectedly.Everyone gathered around and criticized the boy one after another.

Lin Wanqing, who had successfully retired, stuck out her tongue and took the opportunity to slip out of the crowd.

Lanterns under the moonlight illuminate the bright moon.

In the dimly lit place, Lin Wanqing saw Su Moyi not far away, wearing a moon-white gown.

He was carrying a cloth bag with some books in it.

Lin Wanqing was in a good mood. She jumped over and was about to tell him about her “accomplishment” in redressing people’s grievances, but she saw him with a cold face and said in a deep voice: “The inference you just made can only prove that the current evidence is not enough to prove that she is the murderer, but it cannot prove that she is innocent.”

“You are not seeking justice for the people, you are just acting out of emotion and may expose your identity.”

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There’s going to be a fight!How to get it together?Of course hey hey hey…

Hu Ji has appeared before, you must not know who she is!!!She will appear later and will be a more important character later on!