Chapter 474: Shouldn't have looked at him more in the crowd
Chapter 474 Shouldn't have looked at him more in the crowd
Chu Nanzhi picked up the new pair of boots that Qi Yuhuan was pointing at, looked them over carefully, and they didn't look like old ones either.
She smiled coldly: "Just now I said that Jiang Yushi changed into a pair of new boots at this juncture. Everyone thinks that I am looking for trouble for nothing, but now I have to bring up the old story again. The boots that Jiang Yushi changed yesterday They look like new boots that haven't been worn for a few days."
As he said that, he couldn't help but look down at sisters Qi Yuhuan and Qi Yujie: "The Qi family has a big business, even if it's not a strange thing to change a pair of boots every day, but I see that Mrs. Qi and Er Niangzi are not so hypocritical. I’m afraid the embroidered shoes on the boots have been worn for ten and a half months, Jiang Yushi, a soldier in the army, is he so obsessed with cleanliness that he has to change into a new pair of boots every day before he can go out?”
"Husband came back from a trip a few days ago, and his boots were worn out. The servants prepared two new pairs of boots for him. It's no surprise that he wore them differently."
Qi Yuhuan saw that she mentioned the matter of the boots again, but she still didn't understand what she wanted to do, so she snorted angrily, and then gradually realized her intentions, staring and said: "The surname is Chu, you might think it's my husband." Is it okay to kill Jiaci?"
After finishing speaking, he couldn't help sneering.
This woman is really mentally ill.
Chu Nanzhi also replied with a sneer: "Don't Mrs. Qi feel that your husband's attitude towards you is a bit abnormal recently? If I remember correctly, my Highness was only the magistrate of Luyan Port at the time. Your natal family picked quarrels and made troubles, he beat and scolded you, but now that His Royal Highness is crowned king, he instead helps you plead for mercy and protects your sisters everywhere, may I ask if he has ever treated you like this before?"
Qi Yuhuan was taken aback for a moment, then raised her eyes weakly to glance at Jiang Xueyi.
She has also been very puzzled these few days, her husband's attitude towards her is indeed so good that she can't believe it is true, it is like a dream.
Tang Ru faintly realized that Chu Nanzhi suspected that Jiang Xueyi had killed someone, so he could no longer calm down, and hurriedly persuaded: "Princess Pingning, it's just a change of boots, why do you stick to it all the time."
"The governor should not underestimate these boots, these are not ordinary boots."
Chu Nanzhi put down her boots, pointed to the ten pots of steaming water on the ground, and continued in a slow tone, "Everyone here may not know about the dyeing workshop, but many people who entered the mountain today are aware of the purple grass in Cangshan Mountain. I have seen it."
Saying this, she took a few comfrey roots and squeezed them into one of the pots of hot water, and the clear water immediately turned dark red.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Chu’s Lecture Hall gave another lecture in the late-night courtyard full of white flags: "This is the original color of comfrey immersed in water."
Then he grabbed some alum powder and sprinkled it into the hot water. Everyone gathered around and watched the dark red water gradually turn purple.
Lin Tingyan held his chin and asked puzzledly, "Nephew and daughter-in-law, what are you trying to do?"
"What I just did was the process of making dyes in the dye factory in Cangshan Mountain. The craftsmen there used comfrey and alum powder in the mountains to prepare the dye color."
Chu Nanzhi looked meaningfully at Jiang Xueyi, who was still calm and relaxed, and said with a gentle smile: "When I left the city today, I found alum powder scattered on the ground on the path into Cangshan Mountain. If you go out of the city, you probably won't notice this, what's more, those of you who sit in the government office all day don't even know what comfrey and alum powder are and what they are used for."
Jiang Xueyi still remained silent, just secretly glanced at the pair of boots she had replaced under her feet.
It was unusually clean, and there were no clues to be found.
Chu Nanzhi took some alum powder and sprinkled it into the two wooden basins next to her, looked at the crowd with a smile, and said in a sinister tone: "Then I would like to invite you to soak your feet, I have been there today Is there anyone in Cangshan willing to try it first?"
As soon as the words fell, Zhang Yu, the military commander beside Lin Jinxiao, stood up first, and volunteered: "Princess, I want to soak my feet at the end."
Chu Nanzhi waved at him with a smile like a flower, Zhang Yu stepped forward to take off his shoes carelessly, Chu Nanzhi quickly stopped him: "General Zhang, your thinking is too complicated, what I want is to soak your boots in water inside."
"what?"
Zhang Yu was startled, this is not asking for guilt.
Keep the harsh words that can be released must be fulfilled, so he had no choice but to put one foot into the wooden basin with a bitter face.
After a long time, the clear water with alum powder did not show any other reaction except that it became cloudy.
"Thanks for your hard work."
Chu Nanzhi nodded in satisfaction: "Although General Zhang has been to Cangshan Mountain today, he has not stepped on the comfrey, so there will not be any traces of comfrey left on his feet."
Then he looked at Li Ce again: "Master Dianshi, do you want to try it too?"
Li Ce stepped forward and put one foot in without thinking. After a while, the clear hot water began to turn purple.
"Li Dianshi not only went to Cangshan Mountain today, but also unearthed the corpses of Mrs. Zheng, maids, and grooms. The feet were stained with comfrey roots. After high-temperature fermentation in water, the residual juice and alum powder were mordant, and the color of the water was the same. Turned purple."
After Chu Nanzhi finished speaking, Lin Tingyan suddenly realized and nodded: "I see."
The girls in this village really know a lot.
Looking at the pair of boots in front of her, she began to worry about Jiang Xueyi's fate.
"The sixth uncle came all the way from Jingling City, so he must have never entered Cangshan Mountain?"
Chu Nanzhi looked at him with a smirk.
Although the purpose of this person and Lin Tingkai's coming is unclear, their arrival is really strange.
Zheng Haichuan was going to meet himself today, and obviously wanted to give in, but suddenly changed his mind, probably because he might have something to do with the two of them.
Lin Tingyan's face froze slightly: "Of course I haven't been there before."
"Maybe there is no time to go to other places?"
Chu Nanzhi asked again meaningfully.
"Neither."
Lin Tingyan knew that she was trying to embarrass him on purpose, so he gave himself a warning, put one foot into the wooden basin with great interest, and asked, "This king also wants to taste what it's like to soak your feet in boots."
"It must be very comfortable."
Chu Nanzhi sprinkled some alum powder into it, and after a long time, the color of the water only became cloudy.
"Look, this king has indeed never entered Cangshan Mountain."
Lin Tingyan said, and deliberately glanced at Lin Jinxiao who was expressionless: "This hot water bath is so comfortable, I suggest that my niece and daughter-in-law let Jinxiao experience the pleasure of it."
"He doesn't use it."
Chu Nanzhi replied with a warm smile: "My Highness has not recovered from her leg illness, how could she be so blessed to receive this special experience."
Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, Lin Jinxiao had already lifted one foot into the basin without making a sound.
The two looked at each other with a look of contempt for each other.
Although Lin Jinxiao knew that she was teasing Lin Tingyan, but seeing the two of them frolicking, he felt very depressed.
Chu Nanzhi looked bitter, guessing that the little boy must be jealous.
I also blame myself for suddenly falling into a **** in the face of a peerless man like Lin Tingyan.
Cough, I shouldn't have looked at him more in the crowd.
(end of this chapter)