Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 720 Went to Banquet in Su Wang’s Mansion

As soon as he returned to Dali Temple, he saw Zhou Feiyan waiting in the hall.

Seeing him coming, he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Sir, what you want the humble officer to investigate, the humble officer has already found out."

Li Canghai walked to the chair in the main hall and sat down, picked up a bowl of cold tea and drank it.

"Tell me, what have you found?" Li Cang said while drinking by the sea.

"My lord, according to my investigation, there is indeed a team leader named Wei in Longwuwei, and the old man Bai is indeed in his charge. Yesterday, the team bought a lot of sauce meat to treat the soldiers, and the old man was busy all day long. The team saw that he was working hard, so they rewarded him with the remaining piece of sauced meat before leaving," Zhou Feiyan said.

"Oh? He gave the sauced meat to the old man alone?" Li Canghai asked.

Zhou Feiyan shook his head: "This lower official once asked the guards. According to him, there were other people who were serving the old white man."

After listening, Li Canghai stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.

Since the soldiers of Longwuwei all ate the sauced meat, it means that there is no problem with the sauced meat that was all covered, and the problem only lies in this one piece.

The sauced meat was brought out from Longwuwei, which means that the person who poisoned it must be someone from Longwuwei.

But among Longwuwei, why would someone want to kill this old white man?

"Master Zhou, what is the main job of this old white man in Longwuwei?" Li Canghai asked.

"My lord, the old man Bai is in the Longwuwei barracks, and he is mainly responsible for some miscellaneous cleaning, lighting and firewood." Zhou Feiyan said.

"Didn't Longwuwei have a Huotou army? Why would ordinary people go to cook?" Li Canghai asked puzzled.

"My lord doesn't know that because Longwuwei is stationed in the imperial city, he has a heavy responsibility. The number of Huotou troops is not very large, so he recruited some helpers from the people. This old white man is one of them." Zhou Feiyan said.

"Cooking...cooking..." Li Canghai bowed his head and muttered a few words.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he frowned and said: "Could it be... is it to kill someone?"

Thinking of this, Li Canghai's face suddenly became serious.

"My lord, what's the matter?" Zhou Feiyan asked.

"Master Zhou, I trouble you to go to Longwuwei again and investigate carefully who had contact with the guards before handing over the sauced meat to old man Bai." Li Canghai said.

"I'll do it right now." Zhou Feiyan didn't hesitate, and after surrendering to Li Canghai, he left Dali Temple.

After Zhou Feiyan left, Li Canghai sat in the main hall of Dali Temple with an unusually solemn expression.

Time passed bit by bit, and soon, the sun set.

Around You hour, Li Chun, the housekeeper of the Li family, came to Dali Temple in a hurry.

"Master, it's getting late, it's time to go to the palace for a banquet." The butler walked into the main hall and bowed to Li Canghai.

Li Canghai looked up at the sky, and said deeply: "It's really getting late, there are some things, and it's time to settle them."

After finishing speaking, Li Canghai took the butler and headed towards King Su's mansion.

King Su's Mansion is located next to the imperial city, and it is the mansion bestowed upon Li Yu by the emperor.

When Li Canghai arrived, the front of King Su's Mansion was already full of people.

Su Wang is happy to have an heir, which is not just a simple thing to be happy about.

Everyone in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty knew that the current emperor valued Li Yu very much, and if he flattered King Su, it was tantamount to gaining the glory of the royal family.

King Su held a banquet, and all those who attended the banquet had to enter with wedding invitations. Without wedding invitations, they were not eligible to enter.

This is regarded as a great honor to those who receive the wedding invitation.

In front of King Su's mansion, many officials lined up in a long line carrying gifts, and entered one by one.

Li Canghai and the butler also stood behind the line, and entered in order.

"Hey, Master Li? Why are you here too?"

The official standing in front of Li Canghai turned his head and saw Li Canghai, he clasped his fists in salute and asked in surprise.

From his point of view, Li Canghai was already on the neck of a sword, but he did not expect that he would still be in the mood to come to the banquet.

Li Canghai nodded to the man, and said with a slight smile, "Why, could it be that I can't come?"

The official was slightly taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Master Li, please don't misunderstand, this is not what I mean. I am just worried about Mr. Li."

Li Canghai smiled lightly and said, "Thank you for your concern, I still can't die."

The official grinned in embarrassment, and suddenly didn't know what to say.

The arrival of Li Canghai made the originally lively scene quiet.

Who doesn't know the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, the agreement between Li Canghai and the emperor?

In two days, not only to find out the truth about the murder of his adoptive daughter, but also to find out the inner thief who colluded with 'Ni Lin Xuan Wu' and capture the leader of the thief.

Seeing the sun set, the two-day deadline had come. According to everyone's thinking, Li Canghai was acting like an ant on a hot pot at this time, but he never expected that he would come to the banquet so calmly.

Li Canghai rubbed his nose, looked at those officials, and said with a smile: "Why, don't you adults welcome me?"

"What did Mr. Li say? We are all officials in the same dynasty, and we respect Mr. Li very much. How can we not welcome Mr. Li?" The official before said with a smile on his face.

At this time, Li Yu, who was dressed in brocade clothes, came out of the palace.

Seeing Li Canghai, he hurriedly walked over happily, pulled Li Canghai and said, "Oh, sir, you are here, I have been waiting for you for a long time!"

After speaking, Li Yu couldn't help but dragged Li Canghai into the palace.

A group of officials were left staring at each other with big eyes and small eyes.

In Su Wang's mansion, there were lights and festoons everywhere, servants and maids were busy preparing all kinds of delicacies, it was very lively.

Li Yu pulled Li Canghai until he reached the main hall, and then stopped.

"My lord, I heard that you are happy to have a son, I am really happy to congratulate you!" Li Canghai said with a smile.

Li Yu glanced at him resentfully, and said, "Sir, it's not your fault!"

Hearing this, Li Canghai couldn't help being taken aback, and quickly waved his hands: "My lord, what does this matter have to do with me? You can't talk nonsense!"

Li Yu sighed and said, "If my husband hadn't asked me to find a way to call out Song Kun's housekeeper, I wouldn't be like this!"

Li Canghai rubbed his nose and said in a daze, "My lord, what does it have to do with your happiness for Linzi?"

Li Yu looked around, pulled Li Canghai aside, and said, "Sir, it's easy to call out Song Kun's butler quietly, but it's extremely difficult in practice. ! After thinking about it, the only way to achieve this goal is to hold a birthday banquet like last year!"

Li Canghai nodded secretly, it was indeed a good way to call out Song Kun's butler in a sensual way.

Officials in the court celebrate their birthdays and get married, and everyone who goes to the banquet will bring the housekeeper with them.

Firstly, the butler is responsible for handing over the gifts, and secondly, the butlers communicate with each other, and they can also listen to some gossip for their masters. This has become an unwritten rule in the court.

(End of this chapter)