Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 7 Biluo is dead?!
If the poison was hidden on incense or utensils, it could only be on the utensils in Lin Yangyang's house, except for the original owner's food box and plate that contained corn cakes.

As for the person, Biluo's face suddenly appeared in Lin Zhiqing's mind.

On the day of the incident, apart from the original owner and Xiao Cui, only Biluo had contact with Lin Yangyang.

If Biluo hid the poison on herself and poisoned the original owner and Lin Yangyang when they were not paying attention, then the original owner would become the biggest suspect after the incident.

On the contrary, Biluo was able to take the poison away by calling for help and then destroy the evidence.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhiqing clapped his hands, which quickly attracted the attention of others.

Lin Zhiqing simply stated his speculation, and Lu Nanyue was the first to agree: "Zhiqing makes sense. Let's check this room first, and then go and investigate Biluo."

"No." Lin Zhiqing shook his head: "It's such a waste of time to do this."

She looked at Jiang Liuyun and Lin Shian and said, "Please ask Master Jiang to go with my cousin to look for clues on Biluo."

"Nan Yue, Lu Huai and I will be here to check the equipment and other suspicious items." Lin Zhiqing quickly assigned the tasks.

Jiang Liuyun agreed immediately, and Lin Shian said nothing, tacitly agreeing to the arrangement.

Seeing the two of them walk out of the yard, Lin Zhiqing turned around and observed the furnishings in the house again.

"Zhiqing, I'll go check if there's anything wrong with the incense and powder your cousin usually uses." Lu Nanyue greeted.

"Yeah." Lin Zhiqing responded and began to concentrate on checking the tea sets, tables, chairs, benches and other things.

Lu Huai quietly observed the vases, calligraphy and paintings used as decorations.

After searching around, Lin Zhiqing didn't find anything strange.

The whole house still retains the appearance of what happened when my cousin was poisoned.

The tables, chairs and benches were in a mess, and the plates and teacups on the table were also in disarray.

Logically speaking, things related to "poison" are easiest to find clues on these teacups and plates.

But there was nothing unusual about this pile of stuff.

Lin Zhiqing looked at the other furnishings in the room, and then carefully thought about whether he had missed anything.

The next moment, Lu Nanyue's voice came from the inner room: "Incense and powder are fine."

"Where are the candles?" Lin Zhiqing asked as he bent down to observe the food box that had contained the golden corn cake.

Lu Nanyue shook her head: "It's just an ordinary candle, there's nothing wrong with it."

"Let's look for it again." After looking at the food box, Lin Zhiqing squatted down and checked some places that are easier to overlook, such as under the table.

She moved the stool aside and the first thing she noticed was the tan carpet.

The carpet looked very expensive. I don't know what animal's hair it was made of, and it was embroidered with gold thread.

The only drawback is that some of the gold threads seem to be stained.

Lin Zhiqing touched the stained gold thread through his handkerchief.

Her actions quickly attracted Lu Nanyue's attention: "Zhiqing, what did you find?"

Lin Zhiqing took a step back so that Lu Nanyue could see the stain clearly.

"This must be the trace of tea accidentally spilled." Lu Nanyue shook her head, then turned around and looked outside through the screen in the inner room.

Did the tea accidentally spill out... Lin Zhiqing frowned and observed for a moment, then denied this idea in his mind.

If the tea is accidentally spilled, the amount, force and direction of the water cannot be controlled.

In other words, the stains left by tea on the carpet should also be uneven?
But on the carpet in front of him... Lin Zhiqing looked along the stained golden line and saw several other less obvious water drop-shaped stains in the same direction.

As the distance increased, the water droplet-shaped stain became smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared.

Lu Zhiqing frowned, stood up and looked in the direction where the stain disappeared.

A red-brown antique display stand with openwork lattices standing in the corner of the wall caught her eye.

Before she could walk over, Lu Huai and Lu Nanyue appeared in front of the antique display case.

On the bottom shelf of the antique display case is a jade vase that is entirely emerald green, and the rest of the space is occupied by some small weapons and decorative items such as daggers inlaid with gems.

Lu Nanyue was not interested in the weapons, but the antique display case was really exquisite. She touched it and heard Lu Huai's voice:
"I never thought that the Lin family, though seemingly impoverished, actually had such an antique display stand made entirely of rhinoceros hide and lacquer."

"Sure enough, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse." He casually picked up the jade bottle on the antique shelf and took a look at it.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Lu Nanyue glared at Lu Huai, then turned to Lin Zhiqing, who was standing near the antique shelf. "Zhiqing, this kid only knows how to practice math all day and is always outspoken. Don't bother with him."

Of course Lin Zhiqing wouldn't care. After all, he was talking about the Lin family, which had nothing to do with him.

Her attention had long been drawn to the antique display case. She looked at Lu Huai and asked, "You just said this was rhinoceros skin lacquer?"

Lu Huai opened his eyes slightly, a little surprised: "You don't know about rhinoceros skin paint?"

Seeing Lin Zhiqing nod, he looked back at the antique display case: "I've only seen records of rhinoceros skin lacquerware in the 'Record of Lacquerware', but I didn't expect to see the real thing here."

"According to the Records of Lacquer and Ornaments, rhinoceros skin is sometimes called western leather, with patterns like clouds, round flowers, and pine scales. Recently, there are also patterns made with jar-like surfaces, and smoothness is considered beautiful."

Lu Nanyue hated listening to these long speeches the most. She shook her head and turned to walk out.

Lu Huai didn't even look at Lu Nanyue, but put the jade bottle in his hand back:

"Rhinoceros skin lacquer is made from liquid lacquer from Mount Zhongnan. It would take over thirty people working non-stop for three days to collect the lacquer needed for a display case like this."

"The Lin family is indeed a royal family. I wonder where they got such precious things from." Lu Huai looked at Lin Zhiqing seemingly unintentionally.

But Lin Zhiqing's thoughts were not on Lu Huai at all.

The lacquer liquid from Mount Zhongnan...

These words went around in Lin Zhiqing's mind. She withdrew her gaze from the top of the antique shelf and touched her chin thoughtfully.

Seeing her like this, Lu Huai narrowed his eyes slightly. Just as he was about to ask, he heard a burst of dense footsteps.

Several people looked outside the door, and the next moment, Lin Shian's baby face appeared in front of everyone.

His nostrils were turned outward, his lips were tightly closed, and his face looked bad.

If this kind of expression appears, it is likely that the person is very angry!
Lin Zhiqing had an ominous premonition in her heart. Just as she was about to ask what happened, Jiang Liuyun, who was one step behind Lin Shian, also appeared.

There was not a trace of smile on his dark face:

"Qing'er, Biluo is dead."

(End of this chapter)