Chapter 44: Traces

Bao Jin tidied up the hem of Chu Weilin's clothes and helped her walk towards Mrs. Zhang.

Chu Weilin asked for peace, Mrs. Zhang glanced at her, and her eyebrows gradually relaxed: "This piece of material looks inconspicuous, but after it is made, the upper body looks good, and Lunfeng's daughter-in-law picked it well." ”

He Shi was complimented, and there was a smile on his face: "It's Wei Lin's white skin and reflection." ”

Behind, the four people in Pingyu Garden happened to arrive, Chu Weichen stepped down, and when he heard this, his face stretched for a long time.

She was wearing a primrose-colored satin jacket, with a brown willow leaf skirt, and an apricot yellow gown, which was quiet and a little lively, and it was also good-looking.

It's just that she is not satisfied with the color of Chu Weilin by herself, and she is really not fair and clear-skinned, and yellow is not as good as Chu Weilin's clothes on her.

He raised his eyes and saw Chu Weichen's face, disdainful of her careful eyes, and his face was still kind: "Weichen is here?" Come over here. ”

Chu Weichen greeted them one by one with a cold face, and then helped Chu Lunxu, who looked sluggish, from behind, and everyone in the third room entered Zhangrong Courtyard together.

I heard that the old lady's house was lively, and I heard laughter from a distance.

The little maid lifted the curtain, and Mrs. Zhang entered the western room, and the people sitting got up one after another to salute.

Huang greeted him and personally helped Mrs. Zhang to take a seat: "Third old lady, Mother Xu has reported to me......" As soon as Huang spoke, Mrs. Zhang glanced at her obliquely, so gloomy that Huang's back was cold, she hurriedly stopped saying this, and only said to the side, "Look at me, our old lady has prepared a red envelope early, just waiting for the girl to kowtow to the master." ”

Chu Weilin kowtowed and received the red seal.

Mrs. Zhang yawned, heard that the old lady understood, and said, "I haven't slept all night, come to my bed and rest for a while." ”

Without refusal, the two old ladies entered the inner room one after another, leaving a room of people.

Chu Weilin glanced at the shaking curtain and knew that they were going to talk about the affairs of the East Cross Courtyard, so she stood in a regular manner.

This western room is not small, but it is inconvenient to squeeze so many people, and because Chu Lunxu is here, it is more and more difficult to say some festive words during the New Year.

Seeing this, Huang raised his chin to Chu Weiwan.

Chu Weiwan smiled and came over and took Chu Weilin's hand: "Sisters, go to me." ”

Chu Weihu wanted to accompany the Huang family, Chu Weichen was worried about his parents, and only Chu Weilin, Chu Weiying and Chu Weiai followed her to Meiyuan.

One by one, sitting down and taking a few sips of hot tea, Chu Weiai's tiredness came up, and she was also obedient and followed the maid to the warm pavilion to rest.

Chu Weiying asked Chu Weilin with concern: "Do you want the sixth sister to sleep for a while?" ”

"I'm not sleepy." Chu Weilin shook her head.

Seeing this, Chu Weiying no longer persuaded her, and only asked about last night's incident: "I heard that only two were found?" Seeing Chu Weilin's head, she frowned and asked, "Who is the one who is missing?" ”

I'm afraid this is the question that everyone wants to figure out the most at this time.

Half a hundred women were burned so that they could not distinguish their faces......

For the New Year, who is willing to distinguish carefully? The Chu family said that it is not small, although it is necessary to match the cards in and out, there are several doors in and out, and there are frequent exchanges in the first month, and it is not impossible to mix out......

Chu Weilin was thinking about it, when she suddenly heard Chu Weiwan ask her in a low voice, so she turned her head to listen.

"When I saw the fifth uncle just now, was I suspicious of the third uncle's grandmother?"

Chu Weilin couldn't help sighing, Chu Lunxu didn't hide his feelings at all, everyone in the family could see it, but Old Lady Zhang's anger was also seen by everyone, and it didn't seem to be a fake at all.

Is it true? Or acting?

If this matter has nothing to do with Chu Lunxu, then even if he is holding Chu Weixuan and watching the fireworks, it is reasonable that he did not find anything abnormal, but does this matter really have nothing to do with him?

How did this fire burn?

Chu Lunxu and Mrs. Zhang were suspicious of each other, and Mrs. Zhang had another target of suspicion, that is, Aunt Xia.

Whether the one missing is Aunt Xia or Mother Li, there shouldn't be the slightest trace, just see if you can turn people out.

"If I say that the one who escaped is Mother Li, do you believe it?" Chu Weiwan asked.

Chu Weilin was stunned, looking at Chu Weiwan blankly, Chu Weiwan's head was inserted with a butterfly hairpin with emerald filigree and ruby, and the butterfly tentacles shook gently with her movements, stirring her mind to rise and fall.

After pondering Chu Weiwan's words, Chu Weiying also lowered his eyes.

Whoever does not believe is naturally unbelieving.

Chu Weilin knew very well in her heart that the one who died could not be Aunt Xia, but only Mother Li.

If Mother Li escapes, she will not disappear and will not walk away, even if she can't drag Aunt Xia in the fire, she can still shout for help, quickly attract the people who put out the fire, and not let the fire burn the East Cross Courtyard into that way in silence.

But if Aunt Xia escaped, wouldn't this fire have nothing to do with Old Lady Zhang, and become Aunt Xia or Chu Lunxu's masterpiece?

No, there is another possibility, is it Mrs. Zhang's trick?

This thought came to her head, and Chu Weilin shook her head after that.

Old Mrs. Zhang is the main room, and the third old lady is not in Beijing, she wants to clean up Aunt Xia has a means and a method, and there is no need to lay out such a bureau at all, anyway, whether two or three are dead, Chu Lunxu will suspect her, but as long as there is no evidence, the concubine can't help her.

It's like seeing flowers in this fog, which is really a headache.

The first day of the first month passed in depression.

On the morning of the second day of the new year, Chu Lunxu accompanied the Li family back to his parents' house, and Chu Lunxin also came to the house with Chang Hengchen, the fifth master of the Chang family.

As soon as Chu Lunxin entered the Yishun Hall, he raised his eyes and saw the door panel of the corner door leaning against the wall, and the east courtyard inside was burned to the ground, so he couldn't help but be frightened, and pulled Yu's mother and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Mother Yu stiffened her head and said dryly: "Walking in the water on Chinese New Year's Eve." ”

Chu Lunxin wanted to ask again, but the curtain in the main room was raised, Chu Weilin leaned out, and said with a smile: "Aunt, uncle, grandmother's neck is waiting for a long time." ”

Calling Chu Weilin this interruption, Chu Lunxin let go of Yu's mother and walked into the house quickly.

Rao is heart was full of doubts, Chu Lunxin and his wife kowtowed in a formal manner, and Chu Weilin helped his aunt to sit down next to Mrs. Zhang.

"Mother, what's wrong with the water?"

When Mrs. Zhang heard this, she picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Chang Hengchen was transparent, smiled at his wife, and took Chu Weicong's hand in the past: "Come, uncle will test your homework." ”

When they went out, Chu Weiling also found an excuse to avoid it, and Chu Weilin was about to leave, but asked Mrs. Zhang to stay.

"I'm too lazy to say, Verin, tell your aunt."

Chu Weilin stood in place, unable to advance or retreat, and with a word, Mrs. Zhang actually threw this most difficult question to her.

What was she going to say about it? How much to say? Where to start?

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