Xia He showed a wry smile, and she said lightly: "If I really want to kill Chun Tao with a knife and do it when she is injured and falls to the ground, there is really no need to drag her to the bed and then kill her, her death on the bed and on the ground is the same for me." ”

Zhao Tianyou hesitated, "This ......, maybe that's the case." After Chun Tao was injured and fell to the ground, you squatted down and took out the knife hidden on your body, Chun Tao saw it and fought with you, and in the process of your scramble, the knife fell to the ground, and you rushed to pick it up. Chun Tao took the opportunity to get up from the ground, and she ran out the door. You can't let Chun Tao run out, so you don't bother to pick up the knife, but grab her by the hair from behind, drag her to the bed, and then cover her with the quilt. ”

Xia He said: "What the adults said is speculation, and there is no evidence to identify me as a murderer." ”

Zhao Tianyou smiled, and he said, "The evidence must be found slowly." ”

At this time, the two officials in Xia He's room came out and arched their hands to Zhao Tianyou and said, "My lord, I didn't find anything, only some clothes and jewelry. ”

Zhao Tianyou waved his hand behind him and said, "Take the corpse and Xia He away." ”

Aunt Feng panicked when she heard this, she immediately grabbed Zhao Tianyou's sleeve and said, "My lord, Xia He won't kill anyone." She is so cowardly that she has never even killed a chicken, so how can she have the courage to kill someone? ”

Zhao Tianyou flicked his sleeves and said, "Whether Xia He killed anyone or not, we will find out after investigation, so let's go to the cell for a few days first." After saying that, he walked out without looking back.

Aunt Feng looked at his back blankly, and muttered, "Xia He can't kill people, what should I do?" What to do? ”

Mengyun stepped forward to comfort her and said, "Aunt Feng doesn't need to worry first, Xia He was just taken back for questioning, she is not a murderer." ”

Aunt Feng looked at her with surprise on her face and asked, "Do you know what's going on?" ”

Mengyun shook his head and said, "I don't know, I saw a few broken places on Chun Tao's quilt, which should have been inserted with a knife." And Liuzhu said just now that Xia He walked into Chun Tao's room empty-handed. Just now, the officials didn't find any knives in Xia He's room. Therefore, Xia He should not be the murderer. ”

Aunt Feng grabbed Mengyun's hand and said, "Good boy, you are so smart. Xia He is saved! ”

Mengyun nodded, thinking in his heart, "Zhao Tianyou said that Chun Tao was covered by the quilt, and the damage on the quilt indicates that she has a knife wound on her body." So since the murderer planned to kill Chun Tao with a knife, why did he cover her with a quilt again? Unless the knife fell to the ground, the murderer didn't have time to pick it up, so he picked up Chun Tao's quilt and put it on her head. Perhaps, Zhao Tianyou's speculation is correct, but will this really be the case? Also, did Xia He lie just now? If she's telling the truth, then she's not a murderer. And the real murderer is likely to be in this Fengyue Tower, who will he be? ”

Mengyun shook her head and walked into Dongmei's room, where she saw Dongmei sitting on a chair in front of the table in a daze.

So he walked to the dresser and picked up the wooden comb, "I'll help my sister comb her hair!" ”

Dongmei said "um", stood up and walked a few steps, and sat down on the stool in front of the dresser.

Mengyun asked while combing Dongmei's hair, "Did my sister hear the quarrel between Xia He and Chun Tao last night?" ”

Dongmei looked worried, "I heard it." ”

Mengyun continued to ask: "Then did my sister go out to have a look?" ”

Dongmei shook her head: "No, I drank too much wine last night and had a terrible headache, and I lay on the bed after returning to the room and never got up." ”

Mengyun then asked, "Did my sister hear any other sounds besides the quarrel?" For example, Chun Tao's cry for help. ”

Dongmei asked suspiciously: "Little girl, what's wrong with you today?" It seems that I care about the appearance of spring peaches! ”

Mengyun smiled, "I don't care about Chun Tao, I'm just curious, who killed her?" ”

Dongmei said: "Investigating the case is a matter for the government, why do you want to do so much?" How tired are you? ”

Mengyun said: "I think that the murderer who killed Chun Tao is in the 'Fengyue Tower'. And Xia He, she shouldn't be a murderer. Before catching the real murderer, my sister should be more careful. Especially when you go to bed at night, you must lock the door of the room so that you can't give the murderer a chance. ”

Dongmei smiled, "Little girl, you're too worried." The murderer has already killed Chun Tao, how can he kill someone else? He is not an innocent man. ”

Mengyun asked suspiciously: "How does my sister know that the murderer is not an innocent person?" What if he's a serial killer? ”

Dongmei said: "I've been here for ten years in Fengyue Tower, and I know everyone here very well, how can there be any serial killers?" ”

Hearing this, Mengyun's heart shook suddenly.

The image of Sister Ah resurfaced in front of me. When she was young, Sister A often held her and sat in the sun in her small yard, and she always liked to stretch out her chubby little hand to grab Sister A's hair. Sister Ah always smiled and teased her: "When you grow up, you can comb Sister A's hair!" ”

In a blink of an eye, Sister Ah has been missing for ten years. And it has been ten years since Dongmei, who was sitting in front of her, came to the 'Fengyue Tower'. Could it be that this is a coincidence?

Mengyun knew that it was a taboo to ask her sisters about their life experiences in 'Fengyue Tower'. Because what they're doing here is dishonorable in itself, they always want as few people to know them as possible.

They live here every day under false names and disguised masks, living a life of drunken dreams and death. And they are often reluctant to talk about their past. Maybe they still fantasize that one day they will earn more money and return to their hometown, or they may go to another strange place, find a man who is dutiful, and start their lives again, forgetting everything that happened here.

Thinking of this, Mengyun couldn't help but ask tentatively, "Where is my sister's hometown?" ”

Dongmei probably didn't expect Mengyun to suddenly ask this question, she was obviously stunned, but still replied: "My hometown is deep in the mountains, a small mountain village that few people know. ”

Mengyun understood that Dongmei, like other sisters, chose to keep silent about her previous life.

Mengyun combed Dongmei's lily bun.

Dongmei took a picture of the bronze mirror and was very satisfied.

She said to Mengyun: "You go back to the room to rest first, I want to read a book in the room alone for a while." ”

Mengyun let out an "um" and walked out of Dongmei's room......

Prefect's lobby.

Xia He knelt on the cold ground in the middle of the lobby, like a little rabbit in his heart, thumping and jumping, full of anxiety. Anyone kneeling here is either a suspect or a real criminal.

The officials standing on both sides of the flanks were on the ground with water and fire sticks in their hands. Their expressions were serious, and they were admiring the 'Fengyue Building' famous prostitute in front of them with a lively look.

In fact, most of the people kneeling here in the past were extremely vicious murderers, and occasionally there were ordinary people and women with ordinary faces. But beautiful women are rare here.

Although Xia He's hair was a little messy and her facial expression was a little dull, her shocking appearance still strongly attracted these officials.

Zhao Tianyou sat on the chair behind the table.

He picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip to moisten his throat, and raised his eyelids to look at Xia He, who was kneeling and shivering. slapped the startling wood down violently and shouted, "Come on, how did you kill Chun Tao?" ”

Xia He was so frightened that even the officials standing next to her were startled.

I only heard Xia He crying: "My lord, the people are wronged!" I have no grievances with Chun Tao, why should I kill her? ”

Zhao Tianyou said: "Chun Tao robbed your guest, and you became resentful, this is the reason why you killed her." ”

Xia He retorted: "In the 'Fengyue Tower', it is common for sisters to snatch guests from each other, how can I kill someone because of this little thing?" ”

Zhao Tianyou's eyes widened, "I advise you to recruit from the truth and admit this case earlier." If you don't say anything about it, you will be punished and served, and see how long you can last with fine skin and tender flesh, and it will be too late to talk about it after you have been punished. ”

When Xia He heard the words "Great Punishment", he showed a frightened expression on his face. She knew what the 'Great Punishment' meant to her, and she also knew very well that her delicate body might leave this world early before the 'Great Punishment' was over.

However, if she confesses it now, it will be tantamount to admitting the fact that she killed someone. She didn't kill anyone, she was still young, and she didn't want to die in vain. was originally like a flower-like age, but he should have lived a happy and sweet life with Ruyi Langjun outside, which was envied by everyone.

But what about her! After her parents passed away one after another, she went to her aunt, and her aunt was Aunt Feng.

When she first came, she was just a little maid, serving her sister and guests every day. Later, she couldn't stand the temptation of jewelry and fell into the dust prematurely, and lived every day leaning on the building to laugh and listen to the wind and rain, and taste the cold of the world. She recognized all of this, and she felt that this was her fate.

It wasn't until she met Zhang Gongzi that she felt that life had rekindled hope.

Zhang Gongzi is not the same as other guests, and other guests are often just wealthy. They spend a lot of money just in exchange for a charming smile from their sisters, or a night of romance. They usually don't have affection for their sisters, and they are older, and the family already has a group of wives and concubines.

And Zhang Gongzi not only spent a lot of money on her, but also was particularly emotional. Every time she remembered that Zhang Gongzi sat beside her, stretched out his hand to wrap his arms around her waist, and whispered warmly in her ear, her heart was full of sweetness like flowers.

Although she has fallen into the dust, she is also a girl who has just fallen in love. She also needs the love of a young man in her heart, and she is looking forward to romantic love at first sight. She even often fantasizes that the handsome boy in her dreams will suddenly appear in front of her one day in the future.

She knew that Zhang Gongzi's family already had a wife and a concubine. But she didn't care about that, all she wanted was to be with Zhang Gongzi.