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"Zhang Ergou. "www.biquge.info Huo Shuai really used all his strength to say this name.

It's hard to hear to a certain extent!

How could Miss Xia come up with the idea of using such an ugly name? Zhang Ergou ......

Han Baimo was slightly stunned, and then the corners of his mouth twitched slightly before he said, "Well, that's good." ”

Hearing this, Huo Shuai's jaw almost fell to the ground, is this name not bad? Even if the prince likes Xia Qingxiao, he doesn't have to go against his heart to such an extent, right? Anyone who hears Zhang Ergou's name will have a toothache.

Why can't we just have a name that sounds good to the ear?

"Miss Xia's camouflage skills are very powerful, even people who are very close to her have not noticed anything unusual." Huo Shuai said again. Of course, he was deeply suspicious of the secret guard who reported the news, even if the camouflage technique was powerful, it could still be as powerful as the disguise technique? It's just that the disguise technique really hurts the skin, so few people use it.

"Oh?" Han Baimo suddenly didn't know what he thought, and his expression changed slightly.

"Now Miss Xia should have gone to Dali Temple to investigate the case with Master Jiao. Lord Wang, did you stop Miss Xia? Huo Shuai then asked.

Han Baimo shook his head, "No need, since she likes to investigate cases, let's go." ”

"Oh...... Good. Huo Shuai was stunned for a moment and nodded.

"Bring the palace the night before she removes her makeup." Han Baimo lowered his eyes again and ordered in a deep voice.

"Okay." Huo Shuai nodded immediately. He also wanted to see Xia Qingxiao, to what extent he was disguised, even the secret guard was amazed.

……

Liufu.

All the people up and down the Liufu stood in front of them.

There were fifty people in total.

Including Liu Jiancheng couple, concubines, concubines.

They all stood in front of Master Jiao, almost all of them bowed their heads and trembled

"That's all of them? Didn't miss a single person? Master Jiao glanced up and asked.

Liu Jiancheng immediately nodded, "Yes, it's these people." ”

"Master, is the murderer in our house?" As soon as Mrs. Liu mentioned the murderer, she couldn't help but cry, thinking of her poor son, who died so miserably!

Master Liu directly vetoed: "Don't talk nonsense, this is absolutely impossible, how can the murderer be in the mansion." ”

"Who the hell is the murderer? Why did you want to mutilate my son? And in such a cruel way, woo woo woo ......" Mrs. Liu couldn't help but cry bitterly.

Xia Qingxiao observed the change in Master Liu's expression, and when he heard the word murderer, his dark eyes seemed to flicker, as if he was trying his best to hide a certain fear in his heart. She looked at all the Liufu people standing in front of her again.

was able to kill Liu Jiaming in the mansion without alarming the guards in the mansion, the murderer was either extremely light or from the Liu Mansion, and the three most suspicious people were the concubine and her son, and a subordinate who had been reprimanded by Liu Jiaming. These three people were originally the most suspicious, but they were all cleared of suspicion today.

The murderer is someone else.

Who is this murderer?

Xia Qingxiao once again looked at the people of the Liufu who were all bowing their heads.

Everyone's statements were heard on the spot, and everyone's expressions as they spoke.

In the end, it was Liu Jianming's turn again.

Liu Jianming was very haggard, it seemed that he hadn't slept last night, his expression was a little dazed, and his eyes were evasive and tired: "I really don't know who the murderer is, let alone who I offended." I've always been kind to people, how can anyone target my family? Now I will agree to whatever that person asks, as long as he doesn't hurt my family. ”

When he said these words, Liu Jianming suddenly raised his head and looked up, as if he was talking to a certain soul in the air, he was afraid, very afraid.

Xia Qingxiao was completely sure that Liu Jiancheng seemed to have guessed who the murderer was.

When Liu Jiaming was speaking, she looked at those subordinates, each of them had a slightly different expression, she swept over everyone's face, and took everyone's expressions into her eyes.

It is impossible for a person to hide his expression all the time, and when the Liu family tells it clearly, if the murderer is among them, some clues will definitely be leaked.

There is no hatred, there is categorically no killing, killing in an extreme way that represents a certain meaning.

Suddenly, a frosty coldness flashed from one of their faces in an instant, and by the time she tried to study the cause of the coldness, the person had regained his composure.

Yes, calm, calm.

She recalled what the man had just said.

"I was bought into the house two years ago, and I have been working as a long-term worker in the house, and the old man and the young master are very good to us people, and I have always been grateful. I was resting in my room the night the eldest young master was killed, and I never went out. I didn't know that the eldest young master had a feud with someone. That's all I know. ”

Very normal narrative.

It is also a narrative without the slightest doubt

Xia Qingxiao touched his chin and fell into deep thought.

"Dad, is the murderer's next target me? Dad, I'm so scared. Why is the killer staring at our family? What am I doing wrong? Liu Jiaxu exclaimed and said, his face turned pale with fear.

"No, Daddy won't let anyone hurt you." Liu Jiaming shook his head violently, I don't know if he was saying this to himself or to the murderer. Liu Jiaxu is his only son now, and he must not have another accident with his only son.

Xia Qingxiao said softly: "If the murderer is not caught one day, everyone in the Liu family will be in danger of their lives, Master Liu, even if some secrets can be kept now, they will not be secrets soon." ”

Liu Jiaming's body trembled, his eyes looked at Xia Qingxiao in dismay, his lips also lost color, his eyes kept turning, as if he was hesitating to say something, but finally swallowed it again in his mouth.

"Any concerns and thoughts can be voiced." Master Jiao said next.

Liu Jiaming shook his head a little dejectedly, "No, no, no." ”

Xia Qingxiao and Master Jiao looked at each other, and they were even more sure that Liu Jiaming had something to hide, and the thing he concealed must be related to the murderer.

In the end, all the subordinates retreated.

Only Liu Jiaming was left alone.

Liu Jiaming hung his head, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

"Now let's talk, Master Liu." Xia Qingxiao stared at Liu Jiaming with sharp eyes and said in a deep voice.

Liu Jiaming slowly raised his head and looked at Lord Jiao, "Can Lord Jiao promise the old man one thing?" After a long time of fighting between heaven and man in his heart, he still decided to say something.

If he doesn't say some things, I'm afraid he won't be able to hide them for long, and he can't afford to lose another son.

"Well, you say." Master Jiao nodded, and his sharp eyes quietly examined Liu Jiancheng's every move.

"What the old man said next, can you not tell others? Not as evidence in court? Liu Jianming said hesitantly.

Hearing this, Master Jiao's eyes sank slightly, and he replied with a majestic expression: "But depending on what kind of thing it is, if it involves the national law of Dahua, it can't be hidden." ”

Liu Jianming's expression changed, and he said that Master Jiao of Dali Temple has a pair of sharp eyes, so he can solve countless cases, and many people's minds can't escape the eyes of Lord Jiao. After taking a deep breath, he smiled bitterly, "Don't worry, my lord, I won't touch the law of the land." In fact, adults should have found out in the past few days that I am not from Dahuaguo, I moved from Ziyan Country to Dahua Country 25 years ago, when my family fell in Ziyan Country, my parents died, and later married a wife, although I lived in poverty, but I was also satisfied. Later, the people of the same village went to do business, and I came to Dahua with him, and when I went back, there were no wives and children at home, and there was no trace of them everywhere, and no one knew where they had gone. There is no other way, I came to Dahua again, step by step, to this day, only then do I have these family businesses. ”

"A few years ago, I happened to meet a fellow villager, and learned that my wife and children had accidentally fallen into the water, and I found them downstream many days later. In the past few days, I have lost two sons in a row, I originally thought that someone was jealous of my huge family business and did it, or which family's silk business was too bad and hated me, but yesterday I suddenly thought of my wife and children, and when they fell into the water, I couldn't go back to save them, and they became lonely ghosts for many years, and now I have a wife and children, and a huge family business, so they are unwilling to take revenge, it must be like this. ”

Liu Jianming's eyes showed a look of horror, and the memories seemed to have become his nightmare, and that memory was buried deep in his heart and he never wanted to touch it

。 When that past is revealed, it means that some of the past, even if you try your best to hide it, can no longer cover it up.

It will be exposed to sunlight.

All the squalor will be exposed to everyone's eyes.

There's nothing to hide.

That year.

The honest boy and the girl are married, and they hug each other and fantasize about a better future.

The maiden gradually became a young woman and had a son in common.

The boy gradually became a strong man, working hard for a small family.

Happiness makes the whole village envious.

Everyone will say when they see them, "Jianming, you little couple are so happy!" ”

The son gradually became able to speak, calling his father sweetly and greasy, calling his mother, and calling his neighbors uncles and aunts.

The days are dull and happy.

Suddenly, one day, fame and fortune suddenly became important, and suddenly became a bomb that exploded at any time in a simple family.

It's already late.

Because of fame, fortune and money, the honest smile turned into a frown and disgust.

I dislike that the village is too small, the villagers are too vulgar, the grass houses do not shelter from the rain, the wives are not beautiful enough, the sons are not obedient enough, the familiar mountains, and the clear water have become stumbling blocks to the eyes. It was as if, at that time, when you took a breath, countless stones would swallow it.

Struggling, stuck, uncomfortable.

At last.

Cruelty, abandonment, ruthlessness.

The trickling stream was clear and glowing, with the occasional leaf falling on it and the occasional fish jumping out of the water. On that very day, the stream was stained red, and bloody corpses floated through the stream.

Vice......

Derived from this.

Liu Jianming hugged his head, and shouted with a pale face, "Ah! ”

Those memories were so beautiful that they were remorseful now, how cruel they were now, and how terrifying they are now.

Liu Jianming fainted after an emotional breakdown, and his wife and concubine took care of him nervously.

Xia Qingxiao looked at Master Jiao.

Master Jiao bowed his head slightly.

Is it really as simple as a wife and children just falling into the water and dying?

No.

Liu Jianming still has something to hide, and there must be a reason behind that understatement.

Later, after Liu Jianming sobered up, he said to Master Jiao: "That is the only thing I have ever done the most shameful thing, so I am very guilty, and I have become a demon because of guilt, and I can't control my emotions as long as I think about it."

。 ”

Before leaving, Xia Qingxiao suddenly thought of a question: "If that child survived, how old should he be now?" ”

Liu Jianming was stunned for a moment, and replied with a lonely expression: "Thirty years old." ”

Thirty years old.

If you had survived, you would have been married a long time ago, and you would have children of your own, you would have a virtuous wife, and you would have a happy family. Unfortunately, twenty-five years ago, the child's fate was changed and he became a lonely ghost.

In the distant Ziyan country, there may be some evidence left, and some clues may be found, but the road is far away, the relationship between the two countries is delicate, and although a murder case is a matter of human life, there is no way to cross the two countries to find out clearly.

Twenty-five years later, is the old man who once knew about those things in that village still there?

Perhaps, they have been hidden with the torrent of time.

Liu Jianming is well aware of this.

Xia Qingxiao and Master Jiao are also very aware of this.

On the way back.

Inside the carriage, Master Jiao's face was calm and frowned, this case has developed from the initial simplicity to the current complexity, perhaps beyond his expectations. But having solved countless cases, he knows very well that this case will come to light sooner or later.

It's just that the murderer won't stop.

"Being beheaded and being Ling Chi are both very cruel criminal laws. Especially Ling Chi, every time he cut a piece of meat, the victim would be in pain. The murderer came with a monstrous hatred, maybe it was the family of the wife and children, or maybe someone just used the topic to play. But I have a bold guess, maybe the wife and children are still alive? What Liu Jianming did back then, no one knows now except for his wife and children. I think...... Liu Jianming has concealed it, he may be tortured by his conscience, or maybe he is ...... One reason he wasn't sure yet was that his wife and children might still be alive. Xia Qingxiao boldly guessed.

"Wife and children are still alive?" Master Jiao's eyes lit up, "Girl, you and the official want to go together." ”

"My lord, there is no woman in our carriage now, the little one is called Zhang Ergou." Xia Qingxiao suddenly reminded with a smile.

Xia Weixing shook his head helplessly, wondering why Xiao Er was so fond of the name Zhang Ergou. When Master Jiao heard Zhang Ergou's three words in the morning, his expression changed slightly. Even Master Jiao, who has always been moody, was uncontrollable when he heard these three words, and his expression changed. It can be seen that this name is really a bit unbearable.

"Zhang Ergou." Master Jiao called out with a smile in his eyes. This girl is interesting, no wonder it makes someone put a lot of thought into it.

"The little ones are here." Xia Qingxiao should be particularly timely, and it can be imagined that she really likes the name Zhang Ergou. If...... Will Han Baimo be speechless when he hears this name? Hahahaha......

I will definitely think that this woman is unbearable! I really don't want to see this woman again! Just hearing the name makes you feel a chill all over your body.

"We can't sit back and wait for another murder to happen." Master Jiao said in a deep voice.

Xia Qingxiao also straightened his expression, "Yes, you need to take the initiative." Why don't you drop the bait? ”

"Bait?" Master Jiao's eyes flashed, he had already had this idea.

"Okay, I'll let someone bring Liu Jiaxu later, and the little one will persuade him to cooperate

。 Xia Qingxiao immediately nodded in response.

Xia Weixing secretly stroked his forehead, how did he feel that Xiao Er liked Zhang Ergou's identity very much? It's so easy to say in a small bite.

Alas, this child.

However, on this day, the hunters and soldiers who had seen her did not recognize her. Whether she walks or speaks, her tone and demeanor are very different from when she was in women's clothing, if he didn't know that she was Xiao Er, I am afraid it would be difficult to recognize.

……

Meanwhile.

Zhao and Siwen cleaned the yard, and Xiaobao followed behind Zhao to help.

The afternoon sun was very abundant, and they took out the quilt to dry, and the first two days were occasionally cloudy, and the weather was humid, and the quilt was also wet.

"Madam, Miss's quilt seems to be sun-dried and hot." Siwen touched the quilt, and it seemed that there was no moisture.

Zhao nodded, "Let's take it into the house when it's sunburned, the sun won't be as sunny as it is now in a while." ”

"Okay."

"Xiaobao, what do you want to eat at night? Auntie will do it for you. Zhao squatted down, looked at Xiaobao kindly, and asked gently.

Xiaobao looked at the gentle Zhao family, and said cautiously: "Auntie, I want to eat cakes, sweet cakes." ”

Hearing this, Zhao's eyes were red, and he immediately stood up and turned his head sideways to hide his tears, Qin Sanniang is best at making sugar cakes, the outer layer of the cake is crispy, and there is syrup inside, whether it is hot or cold, the taste is excellent.

It turned out that Xiaobao missed her mother.

"Okay, Auntie will make it for you in a while."

"Thank you, Auntie."

Bang bang bang.

There was a knock on the door.

Could it be that Xiao Er is back?

Zhao didn't think much about it, didn't ask who it was, and went to open the door anxiously.

The moment the door opened, Zhao's face completely changed.

It's not Xiao'er, it's not a husband.

It turned out to be the Yang family and others who met by chance in the restaurant two days ago.

"How are you?" Zhao asked in a deep voice with a slight frown.

"What? Not happy to see me? Whatever you say, I'm your mother-in-law, even if you move out now, your surname is still Xia. Yang said condescendingly with a high posture. It's not at all the state in the restaurant two days ago, I'm afraid I've been plotting how to come over to trouble Xia Qingxiao's family in the past two days.

Zhao bit his lip and said in a deep voice, "We have nothing to do with each other now. ”

"Nothing to do with it? Okay, you're a Zhao family, although I've not been generous enough to you over the years, I'm not thin either, right? Now it's even said that if you turn your face, you will turn your face! Yang raised his head slightly and shouted loudly, wanting the neighbors to hear it clearly.

Liu Shi also immediately said: "Such disrespect to your mother-in-law, Zhao, you are careful of retribution!" ”