Chapter 165: The incense burner

"The two made a bet, and then why did they break up?" Wei Yi asked again. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"The rest is up to Xu Rong."

Shao Yunru pouted at He Xurong.

He Xurong raised her chin, "Just say it, what are you afraid of, anyway, I have a clear conscience." I saw that Sister Shi was always suspicious of Yaxin and wantonly arrogated, and she couldn't get used to it for a long time. She is just a cook's daughter, and she is still a concubine, even if Yaxin is cowardly, she is also the eldest daughter of a third-grade principal, why is she so kind to Yaxin? I couldn't get angry, so I hugged Yaxin and said a few words to her...... Unexpectedly, she was angry and left......"

He Xurong is not always upright, and when she says the last few words, her voice is almost inaudible.

Wei Yi said secretly, it seems that it was He Xurong who scolded Shi Yongyi.

As soon as Sister Shi left, Xu Rong also seemed to feel bored, and after a while, she said that she was not feeling well, and the second one left. But Yaxin, sat with me for a while, about two minutes later, she whispered, everyone is scattered, it is better to disperse. The party that was supposed to be good once again broke up unhappily, and I was depressed in my heart, and I had no intention of keeping it, so I let her go. Shao Yunru continued.

"If I knew that Sister Shi and Yaxin would encounter something bad after leaving Jinlan Pavilion, I wouldn't let them go if I said anything last night." Shao Yunru was full of guilt.

"Yes, if I knew it was going to be like this, I would have sewn up this mouth of mine in advance." He Xurong also blamed herself.

Shao Yangli said to Wei Yi, "According to my questioning of the people of Jinlan Pavilion and Shao Mansion afterwards, what happened is indeed as the two of them said. The reason why the Shi family didn't find out about Shi Yongyi's disappearance until noon was because since they recognized their relatives, the Duan family lived with Shi Yongyi in the old house in the backyard. The Duan family went to the firewood room early this morning to be busy, and the Shi family thought that Shi Yongyi was still in the house and did not come out, until Yunru and Xu Rong came to the door, and everyone knew that Shi Yongyi, like Wang Yaxin, did not return overnight and was missing. ā€

No wonder the Duan family looked embarrassed, he was ashamed to tell others that he still had to do the work of a subordinate in the Shi family.

Wei Yi pondered.

At this time, the official came to report, saying that the subordinates of the Wang family and the Shi family had brought it, and Wei Yi asked Shao Yangli, "After the incident, can anyone enter and leave Jinlan Pavilion again?" ā€

Shao Yang said, "There shouldn't be." Mrs. Wang went to Shao Mansion early in the morning to make trouble, and Yun Ru didn't go back after walking out of Jinlan Pavilion, and others would not enter without permission. ā€

Wei Yi nodded, "Temporarily block Jinlan Pavilion, and after I finish asking the next person, I will go to Shao Mansion for a trip." ā€

When Shen, Wei Yi appeared in the Jinlan Pavilion of Shao Mansion.

The window lattice is closed, the bed is not tidy, and there are a few women's middle clothes on the screen, obviously the scene of getting up early and leaving in a hurry.

The table was covered with unpacked fruits, snacks, tea, and fruit peels, and there were still burned incense tids in the incense burner.

There is indeed a small bronze box on the small couch near the window, open the small box, white smoke rises, in the middle of the ice cubes of white flowers, there are a few lychees that have long been blackened, and the lychees tied up with brocade next to the small box are as fresh as ever.

Shi Yongyi won......

"Someone."

Wei Yi shouted.

The girl waiting outside the pavilion heard the sound and entered.

******

Outside the Jinlan Pavilion, the Shaw brothers and sisters stood side by side.

"Brother Yi has been in for a long time, why hasn't he come out yet?"

Shao Yunru stretched his neck, anxious.

Shao Yangli looked light and breezy.

"Naturally, it's an investigation."

He seemed more ambitious than Wei Yi.

Shao Yunru was a little breathless.

"Now that Sister Shi and Yaxin are gone, Brother Yi doesn't say to go outside to look for them, what are you doing around Shao Mansion and Jinlan Pavilion......"

She was muttering, and the girl came to report.

"Miss, Lord Wei is invited."

Shao Yunru turned his worries into joy.

"Brother Yi must have found something."

She trotted all the way to Jinlan Pavilion.

******

"Yunru, will you tell me what happened last night? I repeat, don't miss a single detail. ā€

Wei Yi's fierce voice shocked Shao Yunru's heart.

"It's—"

She burst out laughing.

"Oh, Brother Yi, don't be so straightforward, as if you were interrogating a prisoner. Yun Rufang has already told you what happened last night. ā€

She tugged at Wei Yi's sleeve and sprinkled coquettishly.

"Yes."

Wei Yi brushed her hand away.

"You've got something to hide from me."

He stared at her, not allowing her to laugh any more.

"I-"

Shao Yunru picked up a strand of hair and put it behind her ear, "-How can there be something to hide from Brother Yi." ā€

Wei Yi curled the corners of his lips and picked up the incense burner.

"Count for yourself, how many incense sticks are in this incense burner?"

Shao Yunru looked at it, and among the gray incense embers, four incense sticks loomed.

"Four." She didn't dare not answer.

Wei Yi's face sank.

"Four. I just asked the girl of Jinlan Pavilion, and she said that the incense in your incense burner is ylang-ylang, which helps sleep and get rid of fatigue, and is lit every day, and the sleep is extinguished, and it burns for an hour. There are four in total, which means that you didn't fall asleep until the early hours of the morning (note: three o'clock in the morning), but after your Dao Wang Yaxin left Jinlan Pavilion, that is, Hai Zheng, you have already slept. How do you explain the two-hour time difference? ā€

Shao Yunru turned his face away, "It turned out to be this matter." Didn't they all leave last night, I was depressed and couldn't sleep, so I asked the girl to order two more sticks of incense. Yun Ru thought that this was an ordinary trivial matter and insignificant, so Brother Fang Caiyi didn't elaborate on it when he asked. ā€

"Yes." Wei Yi said, "Are you sure?" ā€

Shao Yunru said with a smile, "Sure, if Brother Yi doesn't believe it, you can call the girl and ask again." ā€

As she spoke, she really walked towards the door, and stretched out her hand to summon the girl.

Wei Yilang said, "No need, whether you are telling the truth or a lie, you don't need to ask the girl, just ask the incense burner." ā€

Shao Yunru was stunned and turned around.

"What is Brother Yi talking about, and the incense burner can't speak, how can he determine the authenticity? If Brother Yi doesn't believe it, you can ask, Yunru has a clear conscience......"

While shaking her hair lightly, she involuntarily glanced at the incense burner in Wei Yi's hand, but after a glance, she exclaimed.

"Ahh

She was dumbfounded.

In the incense burner, there are obviously four incense sticks, but in the blink of an eye, they become two?!

She rubbed her eyes and took a closer look.

Where are the four? It's two at all!

It's just that both ends of the two have black marks that have been burned out by the incense, and they are covered by the incense ash, so she mistakenly thinks they are four!

It's two, so what she just said about chiseling more and two sticks of incense will not become groundless!

"Brother Yi, you are cheating!"

Shao Yunru stomped his feet and pointed at Wei Yi and shouted.

Wei Yi threw the incense burner on the table and said in a cold tone.

"Whether it's deception or wit, now that you're biting your own tongue, hurry up and tell the truth. What happened after two o'clock last night? ā€

Shao Yunru was helpless, and gave Wei Yi a salute.

"Brother Yi, if I tell the truth, you must not tell outsiders."

After getting Wei Yi's consent, she said, "As soon as Yaxin left on her front foot last night, I turned around and saw her earrings falling to the ground. I saw that the sky was full of stars outside the window at that time, and I happened to be in a bit depressed, so I called the girl, on the one hand, I was planning to catch up with Yaxin, and I also wanted to return her earrings, and on the other hand, I also wanted to go and relax. I walked in the direction of the palace, and I didn't see her figure all the way, and I was secretly wondering why she walked so fast, who knows, but let me see Xu Rong......"

"He Xurong?" Wei Yi frowned.

"Yes." Shao Yunru said, "He Mansion and the Royal Mansion are on the same road, even if they meet, it is not surprising." I saw her from afar, she was standing at the entrance of the alley, as if waiting for someone, pacing back and forth, very anxious. I was about to call her, who knows-"

Shao Yunru's little face turned red, but her voice couldn't help but become very soft.

"She got into a man's carriage." Her eyes widened.

"Man?" Wei Yi frowned again.

Shao Yunru nodded hurriedly, "Yes, it's a man." I was too far away to see the man's face, but I could tell that it was definitely a man. ā€

"And then?" Wei Yi asked again.

Xu Rong seemed to know the man very well, and I didn't dare to make a sound, and watched the carriage go. I was nervous, and I didn't have the heart to return the earrings, so I returned to Jinlan Pavilion with the girl. ā€

"Brother Yi, Xu Rong's temperament is straighter, and sometimes she doesn't speak in a measured manner, but her heart is very good. She repeatedly argued with Sister Shi in person, all for Yaxin's grievances. It is because she has such a temperament and is easily instigated by others, so I am worried, afraid that she will be deceived and do something wrong. ā€

"Brother Yi, you say, why did Xu Rong meet with a man late at night? Sister Shi and Yaxin's disappearance, does it have anything to do with this matter? ā€

Shao Yunru was worried. (To be continued.) )