Qi's appearance does not conform to the aesthetics of the times, his face is too light, but he is petite, not tall, and his figure is not plump, but he is quite exquisite, and the most famous is the slender waist that does not hold a hand.

She is delicate on her face, beautiful on her body, and has poetry and books in her belly, so although she does not look like a country and a city, she has many suitors.

Originally, no suspect could be found in this case, but the case was related to the past, and before the Qi family got married, there must be more than ten or twenty people who might commit the crime in Man Chang'an.

A few people were talking in the pavilion, and Cui Ning followed Wei Qian to the study.

There were only Ling Ce and Fu Yuan left in the pavilion.

"Didn't you say that you were interested in your second cousin? Seeing that this girl is all about Changyuan. Ling Ce watched as the backs of the two of them disappeared in the bushes.

Fu Yuan has always been loose in front of familiar people, as if he can't sit still without leaning on things, and at the moment he is also lazily leaning on the railing, one leg is casually across the mat, one leg is bent on the knee to support the wrist of the tea cup, and there is a disapproving smile on his lips, "I'm not in a hurry, what are you anxious about?"

Not to mention that Cui Ning has not yet opened his mind, it is difficult for him to have feelings for a child! Now that he gets along more, he has given birth to some brother and sister feelings, which will inevitably affect his feelings in the future.

"It's not unreasonable to fall in love over time. Ling Ce said.

"Ha, that depends on what kind of love is born. What kind of love do you say Chang Yuan will have with Ah Ning now?" Fu Yuan dragged a lotus huā with his hand and took off the yellow huā petal, "Keeping a proper distance from her now may not mean losing." Besides, you also know me, no matter what you do, you always plan calmly, and it's not me who rushes to get up. ”

Ling Ce laughed: "If you want to say calm." I will calmly bring the dowry tomorrow to ask to marry my wife, you have Changyuan in front of you and Xie Ziqing in the back, I can only wish you more and more calm. ”

Fu Yuan put the huā petal on the tip of his nose and sniffed lightly, "Hmm, what are Xie Ziqing robbing from those of us who can't marry a daughter-in-law? Among the noble daughters of the family, any one of them is willing to marry him, right?"

"Yes, the second cousin is also one of the noble daughters of the family. Ling Ce looked like he didn't think it was a big deal, and threw the tea bowl in his hand a few times. Chicly rested on a few. "Do you want to go to the East Market?"

"Walking. Fu Yuan followed and got up.

Ling Ce was surprised, "Are you really not in a hurry?"

"I don't want to marry a woman who is infatuated with someone else, if Ah Ning doesn't want to marry. I have to find a way to disrupt this marriage, and if she marries happily, I will not only happily bless her but also add a dowry to her. Fu Yuan threw the crumpled huā petal in his hand into the water, smiled and raised his hand to pat Ling Ce's shoulder. Rub the huā juice on him, "Let's go." Celebrate that the three of us finally have a daughter-in-law. ”

Ling Ce reacted and brushed his hand away, "Fu Changgeng, you ruined one of my clothes again!"

"Hahaha!" Fu Yuan had already strode out of the pavilion.

Ling Ce followed up and said angrily. "Just for me with these clothes, I also have to work hard to promote Changyuan and my second cousin. ”

For Ling Ce, Wei Qian and Fu Yuan were the same who married Cui Ning in the end. What he wants to see is that he doesn't make any unpleasant noise.

The two of them are not like him. Never put his thoughts on his face, Wei Qian's expressions and movements have always been relatively small, Fu Yuan has always been casually evacuated, and he can't see joy and anger, even if Fu Yuan said so lightly today, but with his understanding of it for more than ten years, it is definitely not the case.

In the study.

Cui Ning read the records of the Hehuan case with Wei Qian's permission.

According to the information provided by the Supervision Department, there were 19 men with whom Qi had relatively frequent contact before he got married, and after various conditions, the final target was locked on four people.

The first is called Hua Chu, Zi Cunzhi, Chinese New Year's Eve, born in the scholarly family, once recommended by the official Shangshu to be the first emperor Zhongshushe, and later became a Zhongshu in the Zhan Shifu of the East Palace, and two years later was promoted to Shao Zhan Shi. It must be said that the current crown prince, who is also the first emperor, once ascended the throne for a period of time after the death of the previous emperor, was deposed by the Empress Wu, and was re-canonized as the crown prince after a few years. The Zhan Mansion of the East Palace is equivalent to the six departments of the Imperial Court's Zhongshu Men Xia Provincial Monk's Book, the person in charge is called Zhan Shi, and the adjutant is called Shao Zhan Shi, if the prince ascends the throne again, this person is very likely to be the right servant, that is, one of the prime ministers.

The second Ruan Si Chong, whose name is Lingyun, is twenty-nine years old, from Chen Liuruan's family, and is a descendant of Ruan Xiaoxu, a great Confucian in the Southern Dynasty. Ruan Si Chong is erudite and talented, at the age of seventeen, he was also recommended by the Ministry of Officials to be the main book, three years later because of the promotion of the county order, he was promoted to the county order, and then promoted to Yangzhou Shangzuo, and then because of the mother's funeral Ding worry for three years, he re-entered the court as an official, and now he is the secretary of the five products.

The third is called Li Li, the word Ningliu, twenty-eight, also born in the Li family, and now he is a gentleman in Hangshan Academy.

There is also one who turns out to be this year's Tan Huā Lang Pei Yu, the word Shujun, twenty-seven years old, from a big family Wenxi Pei.

Cui Ning couldn't help but sigh after reading it, "All of them are young and promising!"

Hua Cunzhi once asked to marry Qi, Ruan Lingyun too, Li Ningliu admired Qi, and even for her to have not married, Pei Shujun was also one of Qi's admirers back then, and he was the closest to Qi, but the Pei family could not accept Qi, and the two eventually parted ways.

Cui Ning looked at the record carefully, "Hua Cunzhi and Ruan Lingyun just discussed marriage with the Qi family?"

"Yes, their request to marry the Qi family was rejected by the Qi family. Looking at Huacun's actions, although this person is not a retribution, he cannot allow others to fail himself. And Ruan Sichong is thoughtful and does not leak, it is difficult to see his character from the way he behaves, but I see that there is a sharp blade hidden in his pen, and most of them are hard-natured, and considering that the modus operandi of this crime is extremely meticulous, he is included in it. ”

Cui Ning said, "When it comes to the hidden blade of the pen, I think the fifth brother's pen is like a blade!"

Wei Qian raised the corners of his mouth, "I am used to wandering!"

Cui Ning stuck out her tongue, "Aren't Li Ningliu and Pei Shujun more suspicious?"

Wei Qian seemed to be pondering, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Seeing this, Cui Ning stopped bothering him, looked at the record carefully, and thought about the whole case.

These four people have a motive for committing the crime, and they also have the time to commit the crime, on the day of Qi's death, Hua Cunzhi was in Mu Xiu, reading in the study that afternoon, the little girl has been waiting outside, and he has not seen him sitting in the study until twilight, Hua Cunzhi did not come out to eat with his wife.

And Ruan Lingyun is even more suspicious, he was supposed to be in office, but he took leave that day, saying that he was resting at home with wind and cold, but he usually took office with illness and rarely took leave, and there was no alibi during Qi's death.

In terms of motivation, Li Ningliu and Pei Shujun are more suspicious than the first two, and in comparison, Pei Shujun is slightly less suspicious, first of all, he gave up the Qi family first, and he can marry the Qi family as a side room by virtue of his background, and secondly, his current wife is much better than the Qi family in all aspects, and the two are also very affectionate, they have two sons and a daughter, and there is not even a concubine at home.

Li Ningliu's obsession with Qi made him the biggest suspect, not only did he not marry a wife at the age of nearly thirty, but he also changed the word for Qi, he left his original word for a long time, and changed it to Ning Liu since he had no hope of marrying Qi, and Ning left her by his side.

But judging from this record alone, it is difficult to determine who the murderer is, after all, these four people have no contact with her after Qi's marriage, at least not on the surface.

So we still have to keep checking.

In the past two days, several other adults have rummaged through Qi's things, and interrogated the servants and maids all over the courtyard, trying to find a way for her to contact her lover, after all, if she meets someone, it is impossible to leave no trace at all. But nothing came of it, and they gradually began to suspect that there were bandits who had broken into the house and robbed the house, disguising the murder scene as Qi's lover.

Cui Ning got less news, so she couldn't guess at all, so while she didn't have to go to school, she figured out how to make money and make connections.

She doesn't understand the things that make money, and even if she does, the capital is too small, but as a noble girl, she can't go to the street to set up a stall, so at present, she can only save money while thinking about what is more profitable.

As for raising connections, she now has a lot of maids under her hands, but basically Qingxin Qinglu is in charge, and she usually only comes into contact with Qingxin Qinglu, these two people not only don't obey everything, but also often discipline her, unlike the maids around Cui Jing, all of whom are only Cui Jing's horse.

After thinking about it, Cui Ning felt that she had to learn to control people first, otherwise even if she recruited more people in the future, what was the use of not being able to control herself?

Qingxin Qinglu was given by her mother, and she felt that it seemed a little inappropriate to run to ask her mother, and her mother and sister were busy with the matter of marriage for the past two days, so they were not free at all.

So she still went to Lotte Ju, didn't bother the two masters, and asked Wei Qian!

Who would have expected that when he arrived at Lotte Ju, he found that Wei Qian was not there, but Fu Yuan was here for a lunch break.

Cui Ning learned the lesson of the last time, and when she heard that she had a lunch break, she didn't dare to think that she was simply sitting and resting, but when she came, she went over to say hello to Yu Song, which was regarded as saying hello to Fu Yuan.

Yu Song is not as noisy as Yunxi, he has a simple and strict face, and he is also a straight man when he speaks and does things, and he never says much, "Lang Jun didn't take a nap, he just had a meal, and he was enjoying huā in the pavilion." ”

"Oh, then I'll go over it. Cui Ning said.

"Cui Erniang, please. Yu Song led the way in front, stopped downstairs in the attic, and reported "Lang Jun, Cui Erniang is here." ”

Cui Ning thought to herself, if this was Yun Xi, she would not care what Wei Qian did, and directly pleaded her upstairs.

"Come up?" Fu Yuan stood at the stairs, smiling at her.

Yu Song turned around and said, "It's hot, why don't you go with me to the front for a cup of tea?"

Qingxin looked at Cui Ning.

"There you go. Cui Ning said.

Qingxin said, "There is labor." ”

Cui Ning ran up on his feet, "Brother Fu likes to appreciate huā very much?"

I remember that he also wore huā, although few huā flowers are just branches and leaves, but Cui Ning was deeply impressed, it is rare for a man to wear huā so evacuated and chic, not feminine.

"Come to Changyuan?" Fu Yuan asked.

Cui Ning paused slightly, and said with a smile: "It's the same to find Brother Fu." ”

"Oh?" Fu Yuan smiled lightly, looking deaf. (To be continued)