Chapter 15: Liuzhou Suspicions (13)
Coming out of the Yan family, the facts of the case are basically clear, and Jing Ziyan is almost certain that Xue Xiang is Xu Xiang ten years ago.
Jing Ziyan and Zhang Tao came out of Yan's house: "Zhang Putou, please arrange a few brothers to ambush around this address." After speaking, Jing Ziyan handed him a note.
After the arrangements were made, Jing Ziyan returned to his home in Xiaotian Village. He summoned the young lady to the study: "Auntie, you take Mrs. and Jingyi to the house for the past two days to see if there is anything that needs to be repaired, so you can repair it well." It's important to let people know that the house has been bought and will be occupied soon. ”
Afterwards, Liu Jingyi came to the study: "Childe, why are we moving?" ”
Jing Ziyan was speechless for a while, he didn't know how to explain it to Liu Jingyi. He frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Now, I am serving in the yamen, and it is inconvenient to go back and forth, so it is better to move to the city." In the newly bought house, there is a very delicate courtyard, you can live there with Shisu, and now Zisu is serving you by herself, there are too few people, I will let you find a maid again, and in the future, it will be more convenient for you to collect and put medicinal herbs than now. ”
"But..." Liu Jingyi frowned, "Yi'er has perilla here, it's enough, there is no need for one more person." It's just," Liu Jingyi paused, "Childe, do you have to go to the yamen to do something?" ”
"Yes." Jing Ziyan said affirmatively. "From now on, I will be a member of the Yamen. You can clean up these two days, and we'll move on a certain day. ”
Liu Jingyi knew that the decision made by Gongzi would not be changed, so she gently saluted Jingzi: "Yes, Yi'er knows, Yi'er will clean up." ”
On the second day, Liu Jingyi took Shisu, with Chai Ruoxue and Youxi to the house, Liu Jingyi came to the east cross courtyard said by Jing Ziyan, it is indeed as Jing Ziyan said, it is a very exquisite courtyard, the scenery is pleasant, there is a small stream in the courtyard, gurgling water, a small bridge across the stream, and a small rockery next to it.
Liu Jingyi gently walked onto the small bridge, stood still on the small bridge, and enjoyed the view of the courtyard. She turned her back to Zisu and sighed and said, "Zisu, in the future, we will have our own small yard." ”
"Yes, girl, the slave has followed you all the way, and it is not easy for you along the way. The slave knows that you have been hiding things in your heart, although you don't say it, but the slave can see it. Zi Su looked at her girl and said distressedly: "Sometimes, you will cry to yourself in front of the window, and the slave and maid are very distressed when they see it." ”
"Girl, what is there in your heart that you can't tell the slave?" Zi Su looked at Liu Jingyi puzzled.
"It's not time yet, when the time comes, you will naturally know, if I tell you now, I can only let you worry about me." Liu Jingyi frowned and said softly. "Let's go, let's go to the room."
The main room of the east courtyard, the entrance is the flower hall for hospitality, and the young regret has long been in accordance with Jing Ziyan's instructions, and the place has been renovated. At the top of the flower hall, there is a low bed for entertaining guests, and a small coffee table is placed on the low bed. Slightly inward, on the right hand side of the low bed, there is a leaning and a low table, which are mainly used for tea and medicine. There is a row of screens standing behind the opposite lean, and through the back of the screen, it is Liu Jingyi's bedroom, and there is a small warm pavilion in the bedroom, which is prepared for the maid on duty. Liu Jingyi only has one maid, Zisu, so Zisu is usually on duty for Liu Jingyi at night, and the west hall is a pharmacy specially prepared for Liu Jingyi.
The wings on both sides can be used as the rooms and medicinal herb warehouses of the subordinates.
Looking at the furnishings in this room, Liu Jingyi suddenly remembered that when she was a child, when she was young, she also had such a small courtyard, which was much more delicate and larger than this, and there were many maids and old mothers in the courtyard, and her mother often taught herself to recognize all kinds of medicinal materials in this small courtyard.
Two lines of tears flowed down their eyes. "Girl." Shisu called softly, pulling Liu Jingyi back from her memories. "Is the girl satisfied with this yard? Aunt Yu Xi said that if the girl was dissatisfied with something, just bring it up, and she would arrange for someone to fix it. ”
"Satisfied, very satisfied, there is nothing more to fix." Liu Jingyi said lightly. "It's just, Shiso, don't you think it's strange? Now that the case is at a critical juncture, how can Childe still have the heart to arrange and consider moving, and let us come over to see the house so eagerly? ”
"Probably Childe thinks it's inconvenient to go back and forth now that he lives in Oda Village." Shiso didn't think much of it.
Liu Jingyi shook her head. "No, if it's inconvenient, Childe can think about moving after the case is over, but Childe is thinking about moving at the most critical time of the case, which is a bit too strange, which is not only laborious, but also takes up a lot of power, which is not conducive to solving the case."
Liu Jingyi suddenly thought of something, "Let's go, let's go to the West Cross Courtyard to have a look." ”
Walking out of the East Cross Courtyard, Liu Jingyi felt a black shadow flash in the courtyard, which was fleeting, and she hesitated slightly. "Shisu, have you seen a figure?"
"Figures? No, don't scare me, girl. Shisu said with some fear.
"It's okay, maybe I'm wrong. Aunt and Mrs. Yu are in the main courtyard, let's go to the west across the courtyard first, and then go to the main courtyard to find them. ”
After speaking, the two of them walked towards the west across the courtyard. Along the way, Liu Jingyi kept looking behind her, always feeling that someone was following them.
"Shisu, do you have a sword?" Liu Jingyi asked quietly.
"Take it, girl, don't worry." Liu Jingyi nodded and continued to walk across the courtyard to the west. She was sure that someone was following them.
When she came to the West Cross Courtyard, Liu Jingyi observed every corner of the West Cross Courtyard with good eyes, and saw the piece of Peixin grass that was artificially planted here.
Liu Jingyi was at a loss, and instantly understood Jing Ziyan's intentions. She quietly motioned to Shiso behind her, and leaned over with her to look at the pexincao. At the moment when the two of them leaned down, a figure crossed out from behind them, and a sword slashed down, directly aimed at the necks of the two. The three of them fought together
It was a man with a silver mask. Liu Jingyi's heart sank, this person was most likely the Xue Xiang they had been looking for.
At this time, Mo Yu, who had been lying in ambush for a long time, jumped out of the air and protected Liu Jingyi and Zi Su behind him. Youxi and Mo Yu's martial arts were superb, so they made a quick move, and this man with a mask fell behind, and after a while, he was completely defeated.
At this moment, Jing Ziyan and Zhang Tao rushed in with the officials. The officials surrounded the small courtyard. "Yi'er, are you alright?" Jing Ziyan asked. Liu Jingyi shook her head, "Childe, Jingyi is fine." ”
"Let's see who you really are." With that, Jing Ziyan walked up to the silver mask that had been pressed to the ground by Mo Yu's backhand, and reached out to take off the silver mask.
"You..." Jing Ziyan paused slightly, and asked in a deep voice, "You are Xue Xiang, oh, no, I should call you Xu Xiang." ”
Xu Xiang looked up at Jing Ziyan with a look of surprise. "How did you know I was here?"
"When I saw Perchroe in the West Cross Courtyard that day and found the silver mask, I judged that this place was most likely where you would stay." Jing Ziyan said in a deep voice, "I felt that this Xicrossan Courtyard was suspicious, and then I thought that when Yan Gongzi's concubine Xu Xiaowan had a younger brother named Xu Xiang, before my sister died of illness, there was also a Nalan jacquard, so I linked this Xue Xiang with Xu Xiang." So this plan to scare the snake and lure the snake out of the hole. I've been taking people to and fro in the yard for the past two days, and I think this will definitely alarm you who are watching in the dark. ”
He continued to say unhurriedly: "Based on the observations of the past two days, I think that you are an extremely cautious person, even if someone buys this mansion, even if you can't move the West Cross Courtyard, you will not sell easily. You need a place to stay, and even if you want to find a place again, you need to find it secretly, so that no one can touch it. ”
"So I deliberately instructed Youxi to take my wife Chai Ruoxue and Jingyi to see the house, and I asked Youxi to only accompany Mrs. to stay in the main courtyard, Jingyi is my sister-in-law, she loves medicine, she is curious about everything, and according to Yi'er's temperament, she will definitely go to see Xicross. Sure enough, you, who had been watching in secret, panicked when you heard that Jingyi was going to the West Cross Courtyard. ”
"Your sister is the son of Lord Yan back then, Yan Yuewei's beloved concubine - Xu Xiaowan." Jing Ziyan said in a low voice, "It was you who united with Sun Xinglai to poison Miss Yan, because she was born to Yan Yuewei's wife, and you always thought that it was Yan Gongzi's wife who killed your sister, so you want to take revenge on her, and repay the mother's debt." ”
"You, how do you know?" Xue Xiang said unwillingly. "She killed my sister, I avenged my sister, what's wrong with me?" He shouted hysterically.
"You feel that your sister has a grievance and can report it to the yamen, but you take revenge privately, when will it be time to avenge the wrongs. Besides, Miss Yan is so innocent, when your sister died, she was still a child. Jing Ziyan said coldly, and at the same time looked at Zhang Tao: "Zhang Zhutou, take him back and interrogate him carefully." ”
Liu Jingyi looked at Jing Ziyan quietly, and a trace of sadness was born in her heart. "In the end, the lead that leads the snake out of the hole is played by himself. Even if he saved his life twice, even if he has been conditioning his body for him in the past few years, he is a subordinate in his heart. ”
Thinking of this, Liu Jingyi looked away. If she corrects her identity, she will have no other hopes, not to mention that she has no capital to worry about the love of her children.