Chapter 198 If I find a good medicine, I will send it to Kyoto!

In that painting, a woman of medium height is leaning under a sycamore tree, with a beautiful face and long hair reaching her waist.

Not surprisingly, she was somewhat similar to everyone she had seen before, but it was obvious that the woman in this painting was not any of them, she was Jiang Huaiyu's original wife.

With this knowledge, Bai Xianyu glanced at it a few more times. Different from Hei's gentleness, Qian's arrogance, and Huang's silence, the woman in this painting gave people a completely different feeling. Her gaze

She is clear, her expression is as comfortable and natural as a spring breeze, and the upward curve of the corners of her mouth is extremely beautiful.

If there is any specific difference, it is that this woman looks more free and easy.

"Xianyu."

Bai Xianyu turned around and saw that Haishi had already come out holding several pieces of clothes. With this movement, a bruise under her wrist was exposed.

"What are you looking at?" Heidegger asked with a smile without noticing.

Bai Xianyu looked away calmly. For some reason, she always felt that these people in the Sheriff's Mansion were strange.

Why would she hang a portrait of a deceased person in her and her husband's house? Even if that person was her sister. She didn't quite understand.

"nothing."

Heidegger glanced at the position where she was looking just now, and when he saw the painting, he had no grudge, "You were looking at that painting just now, right? That painting was actually my sister, she was very beautiful.

,Is it right?"

Bai Xianyu wanted to end this topic as soon as possible. He didn't know whether Haishi was pretending to be stupid or had accepted that her husband had always regarded her as his sister's substitute. But even if he accepted it, it would be uncomfortable to talk about it.

"Well, the dress on your left hand is very pretty and matches your bun today." She reached out and picked up a corner and looked at it.

Heide smiled and said, "I also like this one better. Okay, I won't choose this one. You sit in the yard and I'll clean it up."

"good."

After going out, the groom took them to the Fu River without any hindrance.

The coast here is full of people who are engaged in fishing. The river is very wide and connects the sea and the lake. The water in the lake is in full bloom. There are rafts and small boats parked in the center and on the sides. There are young and girls who are busy on them, with their trouser legs rolled up.

Tie the calf with a rope to prevent it from sliding down. The refreshing fragrance and the slight fragrance of the soil after the rain are sent to the nose, and the white fish feels a lot more peaceful.

"It's still so lively here." Haishi lifted a corner of the curtain, "My sister, I, and... we used to play like this together."

Her eyes followed a boat of boys and girls fishing for river clams.

Bai Xianyu felt that she seemed to have missed someone in what she just said, and looking at Heidegger's expression, he was in a trance again.

She thought for a moment and said, "Would you like to go down and take a look?"

"Okay." Haishi's heart was moved when he was told that their original destination was still some way away, "Let's walk along this road later."

Bai Xianyu nodded and got off the carriage first.

Stepping on the soft soil, she felt that even in the rainy season, this riverbank still had the smell of being exposed to the sun. Her mother must have had a hard time here, selling lotus leaf cakes here, and her grandfather went there early.

The family is all women.

She was deep in thought, and Heidegger was also lost in memories.

After a long time, Haishi broke the silence and asked an unrelated question, "Do you think the people of Liangzhou are living well?"

Bai Xianyu was a little confused as to why she suddenly asked this.

As if seeing her doubts, Haishi explained with a smile: "When I went down to the pond to touch clams, I was thinking, if only our Liangzhou governor was a fair and upright official. In this case, we would suffer less.

It was a bit bitter. Later Huaiyu was transferred here, but I no longer live here, here

People here have no fixed job, they only rely on a river or a lake, and they can eat whatever they catch. I have never been out of Liangzhou City. Maybe my thinking is biased, but you are from Kyoto and have seen many places, right?

I don’t know what Liangzhou is like when you see it, so I want to ask you what you think.”

Bai Xianyu paused and replied seriously: "It's acceptable."

However, natural disasters and floods continued in Liangzhou, which were beyond human control.

"Not bad..." Heidi's expression couldn't tell whether it was disappointment or something else.

"By the way, you used to live here, so do you know the Yu family?" Bai Xianyu smiled slightly and said, "My mother and grandmother also lived here for a long time."

The Suzaku Street is as long as it is, and she knows the location of every shop and the last name of the shopkeeper. They live on the same river bank, and if they want to enter the inner city, they must pass by it.

Haishi nodded as expected and said with a smile: "I know, but I was still very young at that time. If my mother was still here, she might remember it more clearly."

Bai Xianyu was stunned for a moment, "Sorry."

"It's okay. Birth, old age, illness and death are all human beings." Haishi said quite openly, "Let's go over there and have a look. There are women fishing for pearls there. You must have never seen anyone fishing for pearls, right?"

"No." Bai Xianyu raised his head. In the distance along the coast, there were many ships with ropes hanging on their sides, and some people were preparing to go into the sea.

"Actually, pearl fishing is a very luxurious job." Heidegger said thoughtfully, "In the past, women who could be selected for pearl fishing or... men with good water skills could get a lot of money every month, but they had to do it.

Once you are chosen, you will do it for a lifetime, so very few of us pearl divers in the past can live to be forty years old."

Bai Xianyu also heard about it, "Did Mr. Jiang abolish this later?"

Heide looked at her unexpectedly, "How do you know?"

"My grandma said it. My grandpa is one of the rare men chosen to be a pearl diver."

Generally, those chosen for pearl fishing are women, but there are exceptions.

Bai Xianyu thought, Jiang Huaiyu is indeed a good county governor.

Heide nodded, "It's indeed him."

"Master Jiang has already reached the rank of county governor at a young age. His future is limitless. I'm afraid I may see you in Kyoto in the future." Bai Xianyu said sincerely.

Haishi smiled slightly and said, "Thank you very much."

They were about to go to the pearl divers' position when they heard the sound of rapid horse hooves behind them!

"lady!!"

Haishi turned around, and Bai Xianyu also turned around. The person who came was a guard from the Sheriff's Mansion, his face turned pale as if he had been frightened.

"What's going on?" Heidegger's expression suddenly changed from tranquility to worry.

The guard got off his horse and knelt on the ground with a thud.

"My lord, he...he committed suicide!"

Bai Xianyu's pupils shrank, Jiang Huaiyu is dead?!

Heidegger was obviously more shocked than she was. When she heard the bad news, she couldn't stop trembling. She took two steps back in shock and murmured: "Impossible...impossible!"

As soon as Bai Xianyu supported her, she fainted.

"Hel Sister Hai onto the carriage, let's go back." Bai Xianyu frowned slightly.

It was already past noon when we returned to the governor's mansion. The mansion was eerily quiet. All the servants and guards were gathered in the front yard, all of them looking sad.

Before Haishi woke up, Bai Xianyu had someone help her back to her room to rest.

Standing in front of the servants and guards were Bai Jingyuan and Xie Xingyun, who had obviously heard the news and came over.

When Xie Xingyun saw Bai Xianyu coming, he straightened his back and walked towards her, "Where have you been?"

The man's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and he looked her over immediately, his eyes serious.

Bai Xianyu glanced at Bai Jingyuan and whispered: "I just went to Fujiang with Haishi. I came here after hearing the news."

Xie Xingyun asked: "What did you do before you left?"

At this time, Bai Jingyuan had also walked to the two of them, and was waiting for Bai Xianyu's answer after hearing this.

Bai Xianyu naturally knew that it was impossible for them to suspect that she had done anything, but judging from Xie Xingyun's words, could it be that they suspected that Jiang Huaiyu's death was not suicide?

That's why I worry that she may have touched something she shouldn't have touched.

Bai Xianyu finished detailing what he had done today, and the two men fell into deep thought at the same time.

"Yes." Xie Xingyun said worriedly: "I will also move to the county magistrate's house today. It is not safe here, and it will be troublesome for you to move here."

Bai Jingyuan frowned, "I will also move here, just in time to investigate."

Why at this critical moment, when the case is about to be concluded, the life of a court official is involved.

He has ordered someone to report the matter, and the next thing to do is to investigate the cause of his death.

Bai Xianyu nodded. If they were all here, she would feel more at ease.

Xie Xingyun did not avoid her, but found a comfortable position to lean against, with an indifferent expression, "He died of poisoning, and he also left a suicide note."

Bai Jingyuan answered: "It seems like suicide, but it's not certain. In other words, except for the three of us, everyone in this house may be the murderer."

Several clips flashed through Bai Xianyu's mind, and he suddenly felt a little numb, "He didn't commit suicide."

"How do you say that?" Apart from official exchanges, Xie Xingyun came to the county governor's house very rarely and didn't deal with Jiang Huaiyu much.

The same is true for Bai Jingyuan. Although they have some understanding of Jiang Huaiyu's temper, this cannot be used as evidence.

The governor of Liangzhou County died of poisoning. When the emperor found out, he would definitely ask them to investigate thoroughly. Now it can be regarded as taking action in advance.

Bai Xianyu thought for two seconds and said, "I saw Jiang Huaiyu go to a restaurant called 'Fengshadu' yesterday and book a few private rooms. If he was going to commit suicide today, why would he bother with it?"
To be continued...