Chapter Twenty-Six: Repeated Harm of Daughters
Last night, because of Xiao Chusu's repeated advice, Firefly didn't dare to go outside and talk nonsense, so he suppressed that incident in his heart and vowed to let it rot in his heart. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
At night, overnight, eight people died tragically in front of them, and no matter who put such a thing on their heads, they had to be shocked for a long time. Although Xiao Chusu still didn't understand why the man let her two go at the last moment last night, it was a blessing to be able to pick up a life, as for why people didn't take her two lives by the way, Xiao Chusu didn't plan to think about such a troublesome and worrying thing.
She doesn't know what happened last night, but eight lives are a lot, plus this is Kyoto, at the feet of the Son of Heaven. Eight people died overnight, and such a tragedy cannot be hidden. I still thought that they didn't report the crime, and there were eight corpses on the road, and the husband who worked on the guard should always see it, who would have thought that she couldn't sleep all night, and when she got up the next day, she didn't hear the expected wind and rain in the city, but was comfortable and peaceful as usual.
On the street outside, there were eight corpses, either with a sword to seal their throats or missing arms and legs, and this kind of thing did not cause an uproar, and the market still had to do what to do. This outside is as peaceful as ever, but Xiao Chu is stunned, and she even began to wonder, is it not the national style of the country, the common people have long been used to getting up early in the morning and seeing one or two corpses on the street, so they are not as frightened as she expected?
The more silent it was outside, the more Xiao Chushu felt uneasy in his heart, and he was always frowning in the study, when he saw Xiang Zhu sending tea into the house, Xiao Chusu directly beckoned and said: "Xiang Zhu, what did you hear outside the mansion today?" ”
"Outside the house? What is the eldest lady asking? ”
"It was yesterday, what happened last night?"
"Last night?" Because of the slight frowning and thinking for a while, Xiang Zhu said: "No, it's peaceful outside as usual, I haven't heard anything about it." ”
"Didn't hear about the incident? How can it be? As soon as Xiang Zhu's words fell, Xiao Chu was already frowning and suppressing his words, frowning tightly, obviously suspicious of something. Because of the eldest lady's doubts, Xiang Zhu also saw that something was wrong, and immediately asked: "Miss, you and Firefly, did you have an accident yesterday?" ”
As soon as these words fell, he didn't even see Xiao Chu respond, and he heard Firefly's eager voice outside: "It's not good, the eldest lady is not good." He shouted urgently, and his voice sounded urgent, from far and near, until he entered the study. The study is the place where the eldest lady does things, and it is really not a place where you can make noise, looking at the hurried figure of the firefly and the words without restraint, Xiang Zhu immediately said.
"Fireflies."
These words were a little repulsive, and they called Xiang Zhu to suppress his voice, and Firefly realized that he had lost his sense of proportion again, and hurriedly stopped and stood up. For these so-called rules, Xiang Zhu is attentive, but Xiao Chushu does not put it on her mind at all, at this time her mind is on the eagerness of Firefly before entering the house just now.
After a pause, and then looking at the fireflies, Xiao Chu said, "What's wrong?" ”
As soon as he asked Firefly, he was in a hurry again, and hurriedly looked at Xiao Chushu, and Firefly said, "Miss, let's, we saw the hell last night." ”
"Fireflies, what nonsense?" Zi Bu was silent and immediately exchanged for Xiang Zhu's lightness, but this time the scolding did not stop Firefly, and hurriedly turned to look at Xiang Zhu, Firefly said: "Sister Xiang Zhu, I didn't lie to you, I really saw the hell with the eldest lady last night." ”
"What the hell? What do you mean by that? ”
"Miss, do you remember the incident we encountered on the way back to our house yesterday?"
"That's right, of course." I just saw it last night, and now I forgot all about it, either my psychological capacity is too strong, or there is something wrong with my brain itself. It's a pity that Xiao Chusu is neither, so she should remember last night's incident. looked at the firefly and nodded, then looked at the firefly and said.
"Although the eldest lady told that incident to be if she didn't see anything and didn't know anything, but Firefly was really worried about it, so she took a look at it this morning. As a result, the result ......"
"What happened?"
"As a result, those people disappeared yesterday, and I didn't hear anyone report to the officials in the morning, and no one even knew about last night's incident, and those people disappeared like that. Miss, you said we were yesterday, didn't you see the hell? ”
Such a tragic scene, how can it be said that it will not be seen, if this is the case, there is only one possibility left.
It's them last night.
Hell yes.
Firefly's words made Xiang Zhu hear the clouds and fog, but fortunately, she didn't let the confusion in her heart be a mess, so Xiao Chuxuan asked Firefly to tell the story of what happened last night. I never thought that the eldest lady would encounter such a thing last night, which really made Xiang Zhu frightened, but he couldn't help but be suspicious under the shock, and he was confused, Xiang Zhu said.
"Since Miss witnessed such a terrible thing last night, what about those people? It was eight people, not one or two, and eight corpses had been killed in the streets, so how could there be no rumors of them today? How can it be? Eight corpses disappeared for no reason, how could there be such a bizarre thing? Wouldn't it be a ......."
"There must be ghosts and gods." Although Xiang Zhu's words were not spoken, Hotaru took over for her. The corpse of the good man disappeared out of thin air, leaving not even a trace of suspicion, if there was no reason, it was really unconvincing, but if there was a reason?
Isn't it really as the two girls guessed, it's really a ghost and a god. Although coming here for no reason has subverted Xiao Chusu's materialism for many years, Xiao Chusu is still instinctively suspicious of the theory of ghosts and gods.
Ghosts and gods, she doesn't believe in this kind of statement, if she has to let Xiao Chu give an explanation, she prefers someone to use the night to dispose of all the corpses than the theory of ghosts and gods.
The man he met last night must be an extraordinary person, and those lonely souls who were killed by him under the sword are by no means ordinary people. Although Xiao Chusu didn't know what kind of doorway was hidden in it, he could conclude that there must be something hidden in it.
Whether it is an official, a businessman, or the so-called rivers and lakes, there are always some reasons that ordinary people cannot explore, and if you want to save your life in this kind of world, there are things that you should not know at some time, and you must not know. Although the eight corpses disappeared last night this morning for no reason, it does make people feel suspicious, but if they want not to get involved in matters that do not concern themselves, these doubts can only be pressed into the bottom of their hearts.
The eight corpses all disappeared overnight, and no one in Kyoto, whether it was the people or the poor master, was unaware, and they should not know about this matter. specially told Firefly and Xiangzhu not to mention this matter, Xiao Chuxuan also temporarily suppressed this matter in his heart and did not think about it.
There was a murder that night, because there was no corpse, so this incident is not known, and I thought that what happened that night would be completely sealed with the disappeared corpse. Unbeknownst to him, the eight bodies that disappeared for no apparent reason were not discovered, but there were several more murders in Kyoto. And unlike ordinary murders, most of the people killed this time were rich daughters who were raised in the boudoir.
The daughter of a rich family, she has been staying for a long time, and she rarely leaves the house, let alone has a grudge with outsiders. But these rich ladies who have never had a grudge against outsiders have been found tragically dead in the boudoir in recent days. Yesterday before falling asleep, who knows that the night passed, the next day when the maid called the young lady to get up in the morning to freshen up, but found that her young lady had died tragically in the boudoir, and her soul was broken.
In just a few days, four innocent daughters were killed, and such an evil thing naturally caused panic among the wealthy families in Kyoto. No one knows why the daughters of the four families are innocent and tragic, and it is precisely because no one knows that it makes people feel even more panicked.
After a few days, the whole city was afraid, and this incident naturally alarmed the palace, and the saint was angry, and issued a decree to find out who did it.
The Son of Heaven is so blind to the laws of the country, it is really extremely evil, although the officials are strictly investigated, but they have never been able to find their eyebrows, which makes the rich businessmen frightened.
The murderer's target this time is very clear, that is, the daughter of a merchant in Kyoto, and at first some people wondered if there was a flower thief in Beijing, and he peeked at the daughter of a rich family and humiliated him. However, the four daughters of the family were lucky to come and go, but all of them only died tragically, and no one was insulted before they died, which made the official who ran this errand very confused.
is not obscene, so why did these daughters who usually stay at home attract the disaster of killing? This suspicion is not only shrouded in the hearts of the officials, but also in the hearts of the wealthy merchants in Kyoto. I'm afraid that my daughter will also be remembered by thieves, today's people are fine, Ming'er is a cold corpse.
The next family members are worried, the Xiao family is naturally no exception, if it is money, the Xiao family is also one of the best in Kyoto, if it is reputation, the head of the four families in Kyoto is not an honor that ordinary people can win. No matter where you look at it, Xiao Chushu is in danger this time, just like the daughter of the next family.
At the feet of the Son of Heaven, I really never thought that I would have to prevent thieves from entering the house late at night, afraid that the next moment the disaster would fall on Xiao Chu's head, and the police in the Xiao Mansion felt very much these days. Several young masters are even more vigilant day by day, and they are afraid that one of them will be careless, and the little thief will infiltrate the Xiao Mansion and try to harm his own sister.
For several days in a row, looking at the vigilance of the upper and lower factions of the Xiao Mansion, even Xiao Chujie was puzzled, and looked at Xiao Chujie from a distance what was being instructed to the little servant at home, Xiao Chuzhu couldn't help but stand still, and then asked: "Xiangzhu, what have the young masters been doing these days?" And our Xiao Mansion, why is it a little weird lately? ”
"Weird? Why didn't Xiang Zhu feel that there was something strange in the house? ”
"None? So what's going on with this picture of preparing to catch thieves? ”
"Oh, that's what you're asking, Miss." It can be understood that Xiao Chu felt that something was strange, and Xiang Zhu replied with a smile: "The mansion is like this, that is what the fourth young master means?" ”
"Chu Rui? What does the bastard want to do? ”
"Miss has wronged the fourth young master this time, the reason why the fourth young master is like this is not because he has bad intentions, it is all for the eldest miss."
"For me?"
"Yes, Miss, haven't you forgotten that Kyoto has not been peaceful recently, and several daughters have died for no reason. The official family has not said that they have caught anyone so far, and they have not even found any eyebrows, and several young masters are also worried about Miss, for fear that something will happen to the thief, so in the past few days, they have asked the house to pay attention to the safety of Miss. ”
I always felt that my brothers were mixed, the kind of mixed to the bones, but I didn't think that I was still worried about her eldest sister in my heart. Because of Xiang Zhu's words, his heart warmed slightly, and he couldn't help but smile: "It seems that these bastards are not so heartless." ”
"A few young masters are usually quite annoying, but Xiang Zhu said that it is really good to treat the young lady. The young lady almost returned to the West at the beginning, although the young master was also angry, but Xiang Zhu could see that the young masters were really sad and their hearts were about to break, and they were really remorseful. ”
Xiang Zhu's words, Xiao Chushu's heart was naturally clear, and the overflowing warmth was even more warm to the whole body. Just because of the warm smile on his face, he was going to shout Xiao Chujie, who was busy telling the little guy to come over, who knew that he didn't pay attention for a moment, and this eldest brother who was addicted to gambling actually fought with the little guy.
After playing and losing repeatedly, Xiao Chusu, who didn't know how to stop and continue to taste the gamble, asked Xiao Chu, who was staring at this scene there, the more he looked at it, the more angry he felt in his heart. The warmth that had just penetrated into his whole body disappeared instantly, and then he snorted heavily, Xiao Chujie stepped forward and walked over directly, and then grabbed Xiao Chujie's ears and reprimanded him angrily.