Chapter 13: Zhao Mansion
"Chengxuan, since she is not Miss Zhao, should we rush back to the capital as much as possible? After all, the second prince has never been a worry-free lord, but I am afraid that he will secretly ...... when you are not in the capital" Jiang Shao still felt guilty in his heart for deceiving Lu Chengxuan with Lin Qing, so his voice was not as neutral as usual.
"Wait a little longer, I don't need to worry about Mo Yan and Fu Bo in the capital. It's rare to leave that oppressive place, wouldn't it be a pity not to wander around? Lu Chengxuan smiled lightly, as if he didn't care.
"......"
Jiang Shao wanted to speak again, but was stopped by Lu Chengxuan's impatient wave.
"How is the progress of the matter of me ordering you to find out Lin Qing's identity?" Lu Chengxuan spoke indifferently. Although he had already decided in his heart that Lin Qing was not Zhao Muxi, he inexplicably became a little interested in this little woman.
Maybe it's because of her resemblance to the little Ah Fan back then, or maybe it's because she is so different from the women he usually sees. In short, Lu Chengxuan felt that the heart in his chest was a little strange when he saw Lin Qing, as if he had reproduced a throbbing that he hadn't had for many years.
Jiang Shao lowered his head and couldn't see Lu Chengxuan's expression clearly, and at this time, there was a trace of nervousness hovering in his heart. "I inquired in all directions and found that the origin of this Lin girl is not simple."
"Huh?"
It is said that she saved the life of Zhang Ziyan, the second lady of the Zhang family, half a year ago, and has been living in Zhang's mansion as Zhang Ziyan's personal maid since then. However, as a maid, she disrespected her master very much, and even slapped the eldest lady of Zhang's mansion......"
"Miss Slap? It really doesn't seem like a little girl can do something. Lu Chengxuan unconsciously smiled lightly on his face, and at the same time, he thought about Lin Qing's appearance at that time, he must be condescending, domineering, and even a little cunning......
Not only that, but she often goes out early and returns late. The other day, the day we first met her, she was involved in a murder case. Today, the chief catcher of Muhe Town also sent someone to get her, and I thought she was Miss Zhao at that time, so I ...... it" Jiang Shao stopped when he said this, and his next words made him a little ashamed. He ordered Lin Qing's dumb hole, and even ...... Hugged her.
Recalling the scene when Lin Qing blushed and scolded him for becoming an apprentice, Jiang Shao's feeling in his heart was indescribable.
Lu Chengxuan's attention was almost all drawn to the word 'murder', looking at Lin Qing's appearance, although he was not as dignified and virtuous as an ordinary girl, he would not become a villain who hurt people's lives, right? "She doesn't look like she's going to kill, do you know who the dead are?"
"Xu Huan, the prefect of Taizhou City, this person is also the biological father of Xu Huiping, the mother of Zhang's house."
"In this way, this murder case is a little unusual, the murder of the court official, the courage of that murderer is really not small!"
"She ......" Jiang Shao naturally had some suspicions in his heart that Lin Qing was the murderer, he wanted to say that Lin Qing was a maid but had martial arts, but for some reason, he was reluctant to tell Lu Chengxuan these words again.
"I don't look like this Lin girl." Maybe it was Lin Qing's similar appearance to Zhao Muxi that made Lu Chengxuan soften his mind, and he didn't think that Lin Qing would have anything to do with the murder.
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I don't know when the sun has set, but there is a lamp not far away waiting for the people who return at night.
When Lin Qing arrived at Zhao Mingsong's house, all the officers and soldiers had already gone home.
"Miss Xiaoqing?" Zhao Mingsong leaned against the door alone, his resolute silhouette imprinted by the pale yellow light unusually soft.
"Zhao Zhutou." Lin Qing didn't have a superfluous expression on his face, but he was surprised in his heart why Zhao Mingsong was here.
"The house is ready."
Lin Qing still had an indifferent expression on his face, "You, are you waiting for me here?" ”
Zhao Mingsong grabbed his black hair uncomfortably, and the words in his mouth were a little slurred, "I'm afraid you won't be able to recognize the appearance of my family, so this is ......."
This time, Lin Qing saw it very clearly, and the flow in his eyes was all sincere care. This made Lin Qing a little puzzled by Zhao Mingsong's purpose, speaking of which, they had only met three times, how could this Zhao Mingsong care for her so deliberately?
"Thank you Zhao Zhutou for your kindness." Rao was suspicious, but Lin Qing still quietly pretended not to notice anything.
"You don't have to be so polite, you can make this your home before the case is solved! I'll take you to the courtyard where you live, and Miss Qing, please come with me. ”
Lin Qing followed behind Zhao Mingsong, secretly thinking in his heart which courtyard he arranged to live in. She had also visited the Zhao Mansion at night, so she was naturally familiar with the locations of the various courtyards here.
The Zhao Mansion is indeed very large, but the things in the Mansion are very simple, but one 'Nianfan Garden' is full of trees and grasses, and it is very luxuriously repaired.
"Here we are." Zhao Mingsong stopped in front of the hospital, "It's getting late, Miss Xiaoqing can rest early." ”
"Thank you!" The doubts in Lin Qing's heart became more and more serious, she didn't understand why she wanted to live in this courtyard, but she was embarrassed to ask Zhao Mingsong in person. After all, in Zhao Mingsong's eyes, she was still here for the first time, and she would not know about Nianxiyuan.
"If there's anything you need to tell me, I'll do my best." Zhao Mingsong raised his eyes and looked at Lin Qing, his eyes burning.
Lin Qing was a little uncomfortable by his gaze, "Uh, Zhao Zhutou ......" but he wondered why Zhao Mingsong treated her so kindly? Didn't they recognize her as someone else like the two before them?
"From now on, call me Brother Zhao."
Lin Qing was not a person who twisted, so he immediately said, "Brother Zhao." However, the doubts in her heart deepened.
Everyone has curiosity, and Lin Qing is unwilling to give up the opportunity to explore the truth, so he put on an open face and asks for advice: "The little woman still has something unknown. ”
Zhao Mingsong seems to be very interested in the word 'big brother', and the smile on his face is unusually gentle. "What?"
"Does Brother Zhao know anything about Zhao Muxi?"
"You...... She ......, "Zhao Mingsong was stunned as if he had been struck by lightning."
"I know that I look a little similar to her, but I don't know what kind of relationship Brother Zhao has with her? In the humble opinion of the little woman, you and her are only brother and sister! ”
"Yes...... So you're not...... Ahh Zhao Mingsong's face was full of gloom, did he recognize the wrong person? So where is his A-Na? "Have you ever seen her? I thought that after seven years of waiting, Ah Fan was finally willing to show up...... She must still be angry with me, I didn't protect her, I don't deserve to be her brother......"
Seeing Zhao Mingsong so depressed, Lin Qing's heart was inexplicably tingling. It seems that he is the elder brother of Zhao Muxi, no wonder he treats her very generously after seeing her appearance clearly, I think he mistook himself for Zhao Muxi!
In the past seven years, Lin Qing has already stolen other people's identities and done a lot of pickled things, pretending to be his sister who has been separated for many years to deceive others in order to achieve his own goals. Although she met Zhao Mingsong in the water, and she had a reason to get close to Zhao Mingsong, she was inexplicably soft-hearted at this moment. No matter what, she didn't want to deceive him as Zhao Muxi.
"Brother Zhao, don't get me wrong, I'm not your sister."
Zhao Mingsong turned around with a wry smile and said no more. He actually recognized the wrong person! Even the appearance of his righteous sister is wrong, what face does he have to face the dead master again?
However, there was something unclear in his heart, this little Qing girl was just a little maid, where did she know Ah Yan's name, and even came to ask him about her?
Although he had doubts, Zhao Mingsong didn't want to say more. He is still haunted by Lin Qing's weird smile yesterday, perhaps, the identity of this little maid is not simple, even if she is not Ah Qiao, she will definitely have something to do with Ah Qi's disappearance! He wanted to leave her in Zhao's house to observe and investigate, believing that one day he would find out the news about Ah Yan.
Lin Qing pushed open the wooden door of Nianxi Garden, and saw that the wooden trees in the garden were like a cover, and the fragrant grass under the trees was fragrant in the moonlight. When I entered the room, the furniture and ornaments were complete, and there was no stale atmosphere, and I thought that someone would clean it from time to time.
The first thing that catches your eye is a painting, the woman in the painting is about ten years old, with flowing pink clothes, black hair like ink, eyes like glass, cherry lips and nose, and a beautiful look. She leaned against a wooden tree with half a laurel branch in her hand.
For some reason, Lin Qing always felt that he had seen this painting somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a while.
Her memories of the past are almost blank, and she has no idea where she came from. I heard from the people around me that it was Engong who accidentally rescued her who fell unconscious at the bottom of the cliff when he was traveling seven years ago. Engong took pity on her for losing her memory and being homeless, and she was a weak woman, so he couldn't bear her to live on the streets and be bullied, so he placed her in the Canglan Sect.
Eun Gong not only gave her a name, gave her food, but also gave her a home. Her life was saved by Engong, so she already had the determination to pay for him!
However, Engong's identity is the leader of the Canglan Sect. The Canglan Sect is notorious in the rivers and lakes, and it is a cult that specializes in evil things in the eyes of the ordinary people.
Lin Qing has been in the church for seven years, and what he specializes in is deceiving people and stealing things. First, he staged a play in front of the owner, pretending to be a long-lost relative to gain the owner's trust. Or pretending to marry the owner, sweetly coaxing the owner to know the whereabouts of the property, and then quietly stealing the property.
In the past seven years, Engong has taught her martial arts, and she has also obtained the position of deputy sect leader in the sect because of her repeated stealing and meritorious service. In fact, most of it was because of Engong's promotion of her, otherwise, with her martial arts and qualifications, she would never be able to assume the position of deputy sect leader.
This time, because Engong wanted to get the edict of the emperor, she came to Muhe Town, and accidentally became Zhang Ziyan's maid. In order to find the edict, she tried her best to investigate everywhere, and lived in Muhe Town for half a year. finally learned that the edict was in the hands of Zhao Mingsong, the chief catcher of Muhe Town, but he couldn't do it because Zhao Mingsong was cautious.
Hearing that Zhao Mingsong was not close to women, she couldn't use lust to deceive the edict, so she had to find another way to play next to Xu Huan's corpse to attract Zhao Mingsong's attention, and then she wanted to gain his trust, and only waited for the right time to steal the edict.
Eun Gong and her for a year, after which she must leave whether the mission is completed or not. Thinking of leaving, Lin Qingyuan should have promised in ten thousand installments, and she hadn't seen Engong for half a year, and she hadn't been thinking about returning to him for a moment in the past six months, but when she thought of Zhang Ziyan, she hesitated.
If she hadn't encountered Ziyan in Muhe Town, how could she have no worries about food and accommodation? In the past six months, she and Ziyan have treated her with great care, and the relationship between them has long been as deep as sisters. Leaving Ziyan alone in the Zhang family to be bullied by Xu Huiping and Zhang Qiuli all day long, how can she rest assured?
But she herself is also a homeless person, and although the Canglan Sect treats her with excellent kindness, it is definitely not a good place to go.
Where should I go with Ziyan? Lin Qing fell into a deep confusion......