Chapter 26: Behind the Scenes
Love killing? As soon as these words came out, Song Yiwan and the others were at a loss without exception! It's no wonder that Song Keci will never go around telling him that he and Mu Chuyu are in love, don't marry Qi Fengsu, right?
"In my opinion, the house slaves of the Qi family put away the body of Qi Gongzi as soon as possible and transported it back to the capital overnight. I will stay in Bishui Villa to continue to investigate the murderer, and when the truth comes out, I will fly a pigeon to pass on a letter to Master Qi to give an explanation. Pei Yao touched her small chin, her eyes wandering back and forth between the corpse and the door.
Song Yiwei listened to Pei Yao's words while observing the reactions of the Qi family's house slaves, and he nodded again and again after seeing the Qi family slaves looking left and right, guessing that they were probably afraid that if they stayed in Bishui Villa for one more day, they would accidentally be like their "ghost sons", and they would not wake up when they fell asleep...... It is better to return to Beijing with the corpse of his young master and ask Master Qi to call the shots, which is much better than becoming a fish on the chopping board here and being slaughtered.
"I think what Pei Yao said is reasonable!" Although Mu Chuyu still thought that Pei Yao still pointed the finger of the murderer at him, he still did not hesitate to support Pei Yao, ruling out that the murderer was himself and her, and he could almost call out that name!
Song Yidu glanced at Song Keci with concern, saw that Song Keci's face sank like water, sighed lightly, and decided: "Since this is the case, let's do what Miss Pei Yao said first!" The house slaves of the Qi family put away the body of Qi Gongzi and sent it back to the capital as soon as possible," and then he ordered a disciple of Bishui Villa: "Zhou Shui, you gather the disciples in the villa, closely search the village and outside the village, never let go of any corner, and report to me immediately once you find any clues!" β
"Yes!" Zhou Shui replied with his head buried in his hands, and then immediately took the two columns of disciples behind him out of Qi Fengsu's guest room neatly.
Song Yidu and Song Keci looked sad and helped up the Qi family slaves, Song Yidu apologized and asked the Qi family: "Everyone, Song is really sorry!" Qi Gongzi was originally a distinguished guest of the village, and even the future husband and brother-in-law of the younger sister...... But now that he has been poisoned by this, Song is really to blame! I also hope that you will bring back all the dowry gifts, and Song has no shame to accept them...... Please be sure to tell Master Qi when you return to Beijing, Song will definitely seek justice for Prince Qi! In addition, the little sister Keci will also keep filial piety for Qi Gongzi for three years to repay the grace of admiration! β
When Song Keci heard this, a few ripples finally stirred up on his calm face, but he quickly calmed down again and said no more sensibly.
"Young master, please rest assured, the minions will definitely bring your words! I just ask the young owner to find out the murderer as soon as possible and avenge my young master! The Qi family slaves clenched their fists and said angrily.
Mu Chuyu's mind was all on the corpse on the bed, staring at the wound for a long time, until the afterglow flashed to Pei Yao and walked out past everyone. When Pei Yao's crimson dress flashed, his intuition told him that this girl from Begonia Pavilion should know something, so he hurriedly followed without saying hello to Song Yidu's brothers and sisters.
"Pei Yao!" Mu Chuyu patted her on the shoulder and caught up with her.
"I guess you'll follow!" Pei Yao tilted her head and smiled, the corners of her eyes curved into a crescent moon.
Mu Chuyu was a little confused: "How do you know?" β
Pei Yao smiled, didn't turn her head and ignored him, and strode ahead confidently.
Mu Chuyu had long legs, and easily overtook Pei Yao, stretched out his left arm to stop him, and said suspiciously: "Wait!" Do you know who the murderer is? Or - are you still doubting me? He took a light breath and tightened his eyebrows.
"I don't know who the murderer is! But can we find a place to sit and talk? Pei Yao looked up at him firmly, deliberately widening her eyes, and her gaze looked even more harmless to humans and animals.
"Where?" Mu Chuyu said condescendingly.
"Go back to your room!"
Mu Chuyu: "......"
At about two o'clock, Mu Chuyu pushed open the doors on both sides, stood respectfully on one side and let Pei Yao enter the room, and then stepped in and cautiously closed the door.
Recalling the scene of the two of them fighting here this morning, Mu Chuyu couldn't help but gasp.
"Mu Chuyu! Who do you think the murderer is? As soon as Pei Yao's buttocks sat down, she rested her arms on the round table, and threw the question sideways to Mu Chuyu, who was listening intently to her answer with expectant eyes!
"I-I don't know!" Mu Chuyu was a little surprised and replied with some reservations.
Pei Yao didn't expect his answer at the moment, so she didn't make a fuss, but thoughtfully told him what she really thought: "I suspect that the murderer is from Haitang Pavilion!" β
"What?" This is simply the opposite of the answer in Mu Chuyu's heart.
"I'll tell you the truth, on the night we arrived at the Blue Water Lodge on our first day, a woman's figure flashed past me...... So, maybe the woman is still in the villa! Pei Yao recalled that night, and she could analyze.
"Butβwhy do you say that woman has something to do with Begonia Pavilion?" Mu Chuyu only relied on the figure of a woman, which did not allow him to smoothly associate it with the "Begonia Pavilion", and what if that figure was Song Keci?
"At first! I just think that the figure is just a person who is following us, she may be from the Blue Water Villa, but it is more likely that she is from outside the village! Pei Yao lowered her eyes and pondered, "Because if it were someone from Bishui Villa who followed us, they wouldn't send a woman, and Song Yidui's cronies around him didn't have a woman!" As for Song Keci...... My gut feeling shouldn't be her! I believe that the figure belongs to someone outside the village! β
"I don't think so!" Mu Chuyu fell into his own analysis and muttered to himself.
"Huh? What did you say? Pei Yao didn't hear clearly.
"Huh? No, nothing! Mu Chuyu came back to his senses and hurriedly waved his hand, smiling, "You continue!" β
"Do you remember the old owner Song Xiang?" Pei Yao gave him a "you know" look.
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Mu Chuyu suddenly realized, and was busy dealing with Song Keci, forgetting about the old owner......
"I remember you said that you were going to visit the old owner of Song Lao's illness," Pei Yao deliberately shook her head in front of him, "but-I guess I was busy talking about love later, so I forgot about it!" β
Mu Chuyu held back her breath, too lazy to look at Pei Yao's mocking eyes.
"It's okay! I'm going to help you find out! Her little fan-like eyelashes fluttered slightly, and her black pearl-like eyes slid cleverly around her sockets.
Mu Chuyu exhaled that breath and hurriedly asked, "The guards of the small courtyard let you in?" β
"That's right......" Pei Yao was confused by his words, and thought: I'm going to visit the sick, not to kill people, why don't you let me in?
Mu Chuyu was a little dazed, he didn't know that since that time, the guards would not refuse to come to the guests who visited the Bishui Villa! However, only Pei Yao and Song Yidui cared about Song Xiang later, Pei Yao only went once, and Song Yidui twice a day.
He was silent and raised his hand to let Pei Yao continue.
Pei Yao saw that his attitude was a little uncertain, and she couldn't guess what he was thinking, so she continued after thinking for a while: "After I went in, I found that the old owner of Song was really sick in bed, his eyes were as big as copper bells, and he was lying there motionless...... I walked over and probed his snort with some fear, and it was even, but he just couldn't speakβhis face was a little purple, and his throat was gurgling, and I touched his body, and checked his pulse, and it was no different from a healthy person! β
Pei Yao: "I also asked the maids who served me closely, and they all said that the old owner of the Song village could eat and drink, but he couldn't move or speak while lying on the bed, and he couldn't even make a sound, and he was like paralyzed from the neck down......"
"What's weird?" Mu Chuyu rubbed his temples, his expression suddenly flashed, and he guessed, "Could he be poisoned?" β
Pei Yao straightened her arm and snapped her fingers in front of his eyes: "That's right!" You got it right! He's just poisoned! β
In this way, it shows that Song Xiang is not sick and bedridden, but someone poisoned him...... But mercy deceived me! Mu Chuyu thought of what Song Keci said to him, and his starry eyes instantly dimmed.
"And! The poison in the body of the old owner of Song is called Finger Wrapping! Pei Yao was a little puzzled that Mu Chuyu didn't continue to ask, but this did not prevent her from saying this name complacently.
"Finger wrapping?" Mu Chuyu had obviously heard of this poison, and raised her eyes to look at Pei Yao in surprise.
Pei Yao nodded: "Finger Wrapping Rou is a special poison made in our Begonia Pavilion, which is refined from the dew of Blood Begonia, and it takes a year to refine a small bottle!" β
"No wonder you said that the murderer may be someone from Begonia Pavilion!" Mu Chuyu calmly took over.
"The old owner of Song is the poison of the Begonia Pavilion, and the poisoning is not light, plus the shadow of that woman...... Is there anything wrong with my speculation? Pei Yao felt that Mu Chuyu didn't seem to agree with her point of view.
"Why did the Begonia Pavilion kill Qi Fengsu?" Mu Chuyu asked the most critical question.
"What's so hard about that?" Pei Yao hooked a smile of indifference, "Just like why Haitang Pavilion poisoned Old Master Song, and why I escorted Song Keci to Beijing, these are all tasks given to us by our employer!" β
"That'...... Who is the employer? Mu Chuyu's eyelids rolled, and her sharp eyes pointed directly at her eyes.
"......" Pei Yao's back inexplicably oozed a layer of cold sweat: yes, who is the employer? What is the purpose? In fact, these are not the problems that the person who performs the task should know, and it is an exception if Mrs. Begonia tells them when she assigns the task.
It's just that now Pei Yao is not only the one who performs the task, but she herself is also at the center of this conspiracy storm, so she has to think about it.
Pei Yao: My mission collided with that person's mission! It stands to reason that this is unreasonable! Could it be that Madame has taken the wrong task? But she shouldn't have made such a low-level mistake! Uh (Β°_Β°)..., not necessarily......