In the wing room of Yibin Pavilion, Chu Yilin sat down and drank two cups of tea before he spoke: "I'm dying of thirst." ”

Today he went to investigate Chu Qingluo's fall into the water, and Ji Qiran was waiting for his result.

When he was calm, he said, "I hired someone to salvage the boat they were on, and it turned out that there was such a big round hole in the bow. Chu Yilin circled his fingers and gestured, and then continued: "The wood grain exposed around this round hole is still very new, and it can be determined that it has just been chiseled. ”

Ji Qiran remembered that Chu Qingluo had also mentioned that there was a hole in the bow of the boat, and his face became gloomy: "That is a deliberate murder?" ”

Chu Yilin also put away his usual appearance of being a hanger, and said seriously: "Who did the third sister and Peony offend in the palace?" ”

Ji Qiran stared at him sideways, and said suspiciously: "It can't be that my eighth sister did it after eating your flying vinegar, right?" ”

"How can you——! The eighth princess just happened to bump into me swimming in the lake with peony that day, and it was impossible to send someone to dig a hole without knowing in advance. Chu Yilin shouted loudly.

Ji Qiran glanced at him with disgust: "You should be less involved with my eighth sister, and it is better to get rid of it quickly." After speaking, he picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Chu Yilin pursed his lips: "Do you think about it?" Which is so easy! I think you wanted to get rid of my third sister at the beginning, didn't you succeed......" The more he spoke, the quieter he became.

Ji Qiran put down the cup suddenly: "Dare to love, what else do you want to develop with my eighth sister?" ”

"Nope! Absolutely not in that sense. Chu Yilin hurriedly shook his hand and denied it. After seeing Ji Qiran's steady expression, he didn't know whether he was alive or dead: "According to the meaning of what you just said...... Do you want to develop something with my third sister? ”

"Chu Yilin!" Ji Qiran gritted his teeth and shouted, he couldn't wait to destroy the hippie smiling person in front of him.

Chu Yilin put on a triumphant smile on his face, and raised his hand to indicate that he should not be impulsive. "Someone is annoyed and angry, okay, don't talk about it, let's continue to get down to business."

Ji Qiran snorted helplessly: "Did you find anything useful?" ”

"Of course, don't look at who I am." Chu Yilin continued while being poor: "The boat originally belonged to an old boatman, and he said that a man in the prime of life suddenly bought the boat from him for double the price that day. According to the old boatman's description, the characteristics of the man who bought the boat are quite eye-catching, and I have sent someone to check, and it is estimated that there will be news soon. ”

Ji Qiran nodded, he wanted to see, who was going to hurt Chu Qingluo?

……

On the other hand, Gongsun Yu also went to Suyu Lake today to investigate the matter. Although none of the boatmen moored on the shore were men with scars as described by Chu Qingluo, he was lucky to come across the scene where Chu Yilin sent someone to fish for the boat......

"You said my second brother is also investigating this?" Chu Qingluo was a little surprised, and the picture of Ji Qiran jumping into the lake to save her inexplicably appeared in her mind.

"Well, thanks to him, it saved me a lot of trouble. As we suspected, the incident was indeed man-made. The second son also found the scar man, as long as the identity of the scar man was confirmed, it would be solved in a hurry. ”

"Then the second brother saw you? Know you're looking into this too? ”

"No, I'm evasive." Gongsun Yu paused, and then said, "Do we continue to track down the scar man, or wait for the results of the second son?" ”

Chu Qingluo thought for a while and said, "To find this scarred man from the vast sea of people in Yancheng is like looking for a needle in a haystack, let's sit back and wait for the result of the second brother." ”

In her opinion, although Gongsun Yu is smart, after all, he is single-handed, and he is weak. And Chu Yilin is different, he fools around outside all day long, and his relationship with Ji Qiran is so iron, he can eat well inside and outside the palace, and he must have a wide range of contacts. Since he was investigating, they might as well sit back and enjoy it.

"Gongsun, let's go out for a walk today." Chu Qingluo suddenly mentioned it coldly.

"Okay." Gongsun Yu was used to her whims, so he didn't ask too much, and responded directly.

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The carriage turned all the way to the most remote alley in the north of the city, Chu Qingluo jumped out of the carriage, let the nine tails wait in place, and took Gongsun Yu into the alley.

It was a narrow alley, and the carriage could not enter, and at most it was only wide for the two of them to pass side by side. On both sides of the alley were simple mud houses, and the damp floors were sticky and smelled pungent.

"Are you here to find where Yan Xi lived before?" Chu Qingluo remained mysterious all the way, and Gongsun Yu only guessed her purpose when she arrived at the place, not just wandering around on a whim.

"Well, that's what the roster says." Chu Qingluo stopped a man who happened to pass by, and asked politely, "May I ask this son, do you know which room Miss Yan Xi's family lives in?" ”

The man waved his hand, indicating that he did not know.

"It turns out that there will be such a place in Yancheng, which is full of flowers......" When Chu Qingluo and Lu Li visited the city, they only walked the main road and never saw this kind of mud house. This is probably the so-called slum. The whole alley is not long, and it is estimated that there are not many households, as long as the people who live here, most of them know each other.

The two of them stood on the sidelines, waiting. But the strange smell in the alley is so bad that it even makes people sick...... Chu Qingluo didn't expect that the environment in which Yan Xi's family lived would be like this. Seeing that Gongsun Yu is also a boy who loves cleanliness on weekdays, even if he doesn't say anything now, he will feel a little uncomfortable, so he said: "I'm sorry for dragging you to this kind of place." ”

Gongsun Yu looked a little surprised, and smiled lightly: "Why are you sorry? I'll go wherever you go. ”

Chu Qingluo listened, pursed his lips and smiled: "You can speak." There was a hint of coquettishness in her clear eyes, and even she didn't notice it......

There was a knock at the door, and they saw an old woman with a basket in her hand coming out of the room not far ahead.

The two hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Auntie, may I ask which one Miss Yan Xi's family lives in?" ”

The old woman glanced at the two of them, with a hint of vigilance, and asked, "Everyone is gone, what else do you want to do?" ”

Inevitably, the old woman misunderstood that they were bad people, so Chu Qingluo had no choice but to make up a lie: "Auntie, I am Yan Xi's friend, I just came from other places, who knows...... As soon as I entered the city, I heard that something had happened to her. As he spoke, he looked like he was in tears: "I don't know what happened to her lonely sister?" ”

When the old woman heard that she was from out of town, and she could tell that Yan Xi still had a sister, she didn't look like a bad person, so she relaxed her vigilance and sighed: "That child is also miserable, his mother is gone, his uncle and brothers have found another way out, and the only sister who loves her, Yan Xi, has an accident again...... Say it's a buy official? I can't believe anything......" The old woman sighed again.

Chu Qingluo sobbed: "Yes, auntie, I don't believe it either." ”

"How much does it cost to buy an official? Where did Yan Xi get so much money? You say, don't you? The old woman seemed to have opened up a conversation box and expounded her own opinions.

Chu Qingluo nodded in agreement: "Auntie, how is Yan Xi's sister now?" ”

The old woman replied, "I was adopted by Aunt Wang next door." I don't know what windfall Aunt Wang made, saying that she bought a house in Yucheng, so she moved her family to Yucheng. ”

"Huh?" Chu Qingluo was a little surprised, but she didn't want to let go of the only clue, and asked again: "Then is her sister's cough cured?" ”

"What?! My sister is healthy, it's obviously Yan Xi who has a cough, you don't know if you're her friend? The old woman's voice rose an octave.

"Ahem......" Chu Qingluo was speechless for a while, and said embarrassedly: "She didn't tell the truth, maybe she was afraid that we would worry." ”

The old woman seemed to agree with her statement, and continued: "Yan Xi, this child is very good, and often helps us neighbors to treat minor illnesses for free, but she herself is suffering from a stubborn disease...... It's really fateful. After speaking, he shook his head, and did not forget to comfort her: "Girl, someone from their family has moved in now, and there is no point in you looking for it again." People have their own lives, so mourn too. ”

“…… Thank you, Auntie. Chu Qingluo nodded. The old woman patted her arm again and walked away with the basket on her shoulder.