Xi Rui sighed, turned around, slowly returned to the room, after closing the door, he walked to the bed and sat down, although he did not light the lamp, but the moonlight gently scattered in from the window, Xi Rui found that there was a woman sitting opposite him, his brain buzzed, and he immediately got up, the woman said softly: "Ziqian, don't come over, you listen to me." ”

Xi Rui secretly pinched his thigh, he didn't know the pain, but he didn't think that what he saw was illusory, but thought that it was caused by his greed for drinking and drinking.

Xi Rui said: "Qin'er, you are still so beautiful. ”

Woman: "Ziqian, I've always wanted to come back to see you, and our daughter, is she okay?" ”

Xi Rui nodded again and again, and said, "Very good, Yue'er is very well-behaved, and she looks more and more like you, are you okay?" Let me take a closer look at you, shall we? ”

The woman's body twitched, as if she was crying, Xi Rui felt sad for a while, the woman shook her head at Xi Rui, and said, "Don't, Ziqian, I have no shame to see you and Yue'er, seeing that Yue'er said so, it's better not to see you." ”

Xi Rui also became sad and said: "Qin'er, it's all my fault, and now that I've made such an embarrassing situation, if you want, I'm willing to take you and Yue'er out of the walled village." ”

The woman smiled sadly and said, "Even if you leave, one is Yue'er's mother, and the other is Yue'er's grandfather, you let Yue'er suffer so much about your mother and grandfather..."

Xi Rui: "Qin'er, don't think about it, you and I are in love with each other, but the world can't tolerate our feelings, let's say it to Yue'er, can't we?" Or the two of us go, and I will marry Yue'er to Meng Tianchu, so that she will be taken care of. We won't worry anymore, you say? ”

Suddenly, someone outside the door spoke, and Xi Rui saw the woman get up and open the door and walk out, and Xi Rui chased after him. There was no one outside the door, it was just a night patrol nursing home, Xi Rui retreated to his room in annoyance, walked to the chair where the woman was sitting just now and gently stroked the seat, there was still a faint temperature on it, Xi Rui put his head on it. After a long time, he said: "Qin'er, I'm not dreaming, it's you who came back." It's clearly the smell of the ground on your body. ”

After a fierce knock on the door, Meng Tianchu soon opened the door, and Xi Rui stood outside the door, his face haggard but his eyes blazing.

Meng Tianchu pretended to yawn. It was as if I hadn't woken up yet, and it wasn't yet dawn, and I suddenly visited at this time. Meng Tianchu naturally understood what it was for.

Xi Rui got straight to the point: "Master Meng, the old man is looking for you for something." ”

Meng Tianchu: "Master Xi, what's so anxious, isn't it dawn yet?" ”

Xi Rui said eagerly: "The old man is worried that when the day dawns, the person will be gone. ”

Meng Tianchu pretended to be very surprised and said, "What person?" ”

Xi Rui looked at the room, and Meng Tianchu hurriedly said, "Madame is still sleeping." ”

Xi Rui: "Then Master Meng can you borrow a step." Talking to the old study? ”

Before, Meng Tianchu threw two chess pieces and went out. thought that the treacherous and cunning Xi Rui should be indifferent, and he would be ready to move if he didn't do anything. In this way, I actually thought wrong.

Meng Tianchu hurriedly got dressed, and then followed Xi Rui out.

Xi Rui's study.

Meng Tianchu saw that Xi Rui was a little restless, sometimes sitting, sometimes getting up, and rubbing his hands constantly, which was not like Xi Rui's usual unfazed appearance.

Meng Tianchu: "Master Xi, if you have anything to say, just say it." ”

Xi Rui walked to Meng Tianchu's side, staring at Meng Tianchu with his eyes, as if he wanted to see through all of Meng Tianchu's thoughts, Meng Tianchu did not dodge, and looked at Xi Rui with a smile, looking calm and calm.

Xi Rui: "Meng Tianchu, I want to marry my granddaughter Xi Yue to you, I don't know what you think?" ”

This surprised Meng Tianchu a little, Meng Tianchu said with a smile: "Is this what Master Xi said?" You just said that people will disappear at dawn, do you mean Miss Yue'er, where will she go? ”

Xi Rui sat on the chair next to Meng Tianchu in frustration, hesitated for a long time, and finally said, "Yue'erdi's mother is back." ”

Meng Tianchu said calmly: "You saw it?" ”

Xi Rui glanced at Meng Tianchu and said, "You brought her back, right?" ”

Meng Tianchu smiled and did not deny it.

Xi Rui tried to calm himself down, and after a while, he said, "You give me a word first, do you want to marry or not."

Meng Tianchu: "Why do you want me to marry Yue'er?" So that you can fly away with Yue'er's mother with peace of mind? ”

Xi Rui looked at Meng Tianchu in surprise and said, "So, you know everything?" ”

Meng Tianchu: "I don't know anything, if I know, what will I do to investigate this case?" ”

Xi Rui: "Master Meng, then you found out that the carpenter is really Qin'er... Ah, no, was it Yue'er Di Niang who killed it? ”

Meng Tianchu: "Lord Xi, this case is actually not very troublesome, and it is easy to find the murderer." ”

Xi Rui interrupted Meng Tianchu's words and said, "Then why don't you hurry up and investigate?" ”

Meng Tianchu glanced at Xi Rui profoundly, and said, "Then have you ever thought that if it is really Du Qin who killed Wu Min, then your dream of eloping will not be shattered?" ”

Xi Rui swallowed his saliva with difficulty, and said: "Since you know everything, the old man will not let out this old face, I don't know why Qin'er didn't die, in the past thirteen years, I have relied on Yue'er for my life, God has mercy on me, let her return to my side, I can't let her leave from my side, I won't tell you, although Yue'er is the wife that my eldest son Ming Media is marrying, but there is no relationship between them, they have been married for less than three months, my eldest son took a concubine, and I also know that I and Qin'er are in love. But we really love each other. ”

Meng Tianchu: "Does your eldest son know about your affairs?" ”

Xi Rui shook his head and said, "I don't know." ”

Meng Tianchu was a little surprised, there are eyes everywhere in Xi's mansion, so no one knows?

Xi Rui: "The subordinates and maids who know about this matter are all dead, and the rest of the earthlings are housekeepers except for Xi Yuan." ”

Meng Tianchu: "I understand this time. It seems that Xi Yuan grabbed your handle and it wasn't just Xi picking up the matter. ”

Xi Rui smiled bitterly: "It seems that you really know everything." ”

Meng Tianchu: "No, I don't know who the murderer who poisoned Wu Min and killed the mother and daughter of the Xi family was." ”

Xi Rui: "So, that carpenter was poisoned?" ”

Meng Tianchu nodded and said, "You are probably confused. I told you that it is a chronic poison called diamond powder. ”

Xi Rui smiled with relief and said, "No wonder you went to find Xi Yuan, I also understand a little bit now." ”

Meng Tianchu: "Then what are you going to do now?" ”

Xi Rui said firmly: "I beg you to marry Yue'er, the gift money and dowry will be given to the old man and will not give less, I just ask you to treat this child well." ”

Meng Tianchu: "Lord Xi." My Meng Mansion is not a refuge, you let me marry Miss Yue'er, even if I am willing. She may not be willing. ”

Xi Rui: "What if she is willing?" ”

Meng Tianchu: "She only has Xi in her heart, you know this better than anyone else, isn't it just the water that she can forget when you ask someone to boil her every day, but she still remembers." Aren't you also beating mandarin ducks like this? ”

Xi Rui smiled and said, "Master Meng, you are really insightful. You can see it very clearly. But what you don't know is that Xi Xuan doesn't like Yue'er, he likes his sister. ”

Meng Tianchu: "These two cases are really messy and chaotic. ”

Xi Rui: "If you agree to marry Yue'er, I will tell you who knows who killed the mother and daughter of the Xi family." ”

Meng Tianchu laughed, Xi Rui was puzzled, and looked at Meng Tianchu suspiciously, Meng Tianchu said: "Even if you tell me who the murderer is." But the murderer may not be willing to surrender. Just like Xi picked, for three years. Why does the government lock people up and don't do it, because they have no evidence to kill Xi Pickup, or it is also the kindness of your wife for a while, although you are entrusted by others, but you have never been able to bear the matter of loyalty, someone wants to kill Xi Pickup, but you can't bear it, so you would rather be locked in a prison, many people think he is dead, in fact, he is still alive, you don't let others touch this case, because you are worried that the person entrusted with it will know, and Xi Pickup's life is not guaranteed, right? ”

Xi Rui couldn't help but sigh: "Lord Meng is wise, but this case can't be dragged like this, what do you say?" ”

Meng Tianchu: "Master Xi now asked me Meng Tianchu to touch this case, probably the person entrusted to me is more familiar with me, right?" ”

Xi Rui: "Master Meng is young but wise and intelligent, which makes Xi really impressive. Meng Tianchu smiled indifferently and said, "Who is this person sacred, and you are so afraid of him?" ”

Xi Rui whispered: "Hot springs." ”

When Meng Tianchu heard this, he smiled and said, "Okay, I understand, then I'm interested in hearing who the murderer you said is." ”

Xi Rui hurriedly said: "Xi Yuan." ”

Meng Tianchu looked at Xi Rui, Xi Rui smirked a little weakly, Meng Tianchu said: "This case is probably better than me, the scars on the necks of the three victims are from different murder weapons, and it is impossible for the three people to die at the same time, if it is really done by one person, Xi Zhi is even if he is stunned, but it is impossible for the neighbor next door not to hear, besides, even if he hears it, there is no need for a person to find three different murder weapons to kill with great interest in such a hurry of time, what do you say, Lord Xi, you are also an expert in criminal names." , you are much better at this than I Meng Tianchu. ”

Xi Rui: "Lord Meng... yes, but..."

Meng Tianchu continued: "Besides, Xi Yuan will not kill a woman who is already pregnant with her own child, even if that woman is no longer good, but children are important to a man, and tiger poison is not yet a child, let alone a person?" ”

Xi Rui didn't understand, and said, "Master Meng, what are you talking about?" ”

Meng Tianchu: "You can go and ask Xi Yuan, who is the child who has been pregnant for three months found in Xi Lianhua's belly?" ”

Xi Rui was very surprised and said, "So is this happening? Didn't you say that Xi Zhu and Xi Lianhua were in love? ”

Meng Tianchu smiled and said, "Xi Yuan ** Xi Lianhua." ”

Xi Rui: "How did Master Meng know?" ”

Meng Tianchu: "Let's not talk about this matter first, you said that it was Xi Yuan who killed the mother and daughter of the Xi family, so who is the person who set fire to the mourning hall and wanted to destroy the corpses?" ”

Xi Rui peeked at Meng Tianchu and said, "It should still be Xi Yuan." ”

Meng Tianchu: "Master Xi, you probably forgot. When I first came to the place, I asked Xi Yuan and you, and you and he both said that he had been with the people of Qiantang County that day, and I also asked the county magistrate and the magistrate of Qiantang County. Xi Yuan didn't leave that night, he was so likely to go to the fire hall to burn down, it seems that Lord Xi is just trying to find a scapegoat, but it's a pity that you didn't find the right person. ”

Xi Rui hurriedly said: "At that time, it was really Xi Yuan who killed the mother and daughter of the Xi family. ”

Meng Tianchu: "But it's not just Xi Yuan, isn't it?" ”

Xi Rui stopped talking.

Meng Tianchu: "That's it, if Master Xi doesn't want to say it." Meng will naturally find out what is going on and say goodbye. ”

Xi Rui was anxious, and hurriedly said, "Lord Meng, please stay." ”

Meng Tianchu stopped. turned around and glanced at Xi Rui, and said, "Xi Yue will cause such a bitter fruit today because of love and hate, you let Yue'er marry me." It's nothing more than wanting me to go to the day of the East Window incident, thinking of the relationship between husband and wife to excuse her and spare her life. Is it Xi Rui's face was very ugly, he walked up to Meng Tianchu, knelt at Meng Tianchu's feet, and said, "Lord Meng, I beg you, Yue'er was still young back then, and I don't know how important it is." thought that the child in Xi Lianhua's belly was Xi Pick up and Xi Lianhua was too sad to do such an extreme thing. ”

Meng Tianchu smiled indifferently. said: "Master Xi, you are finally willing to tell the truth. Then Xi Yuan wants to coerce you and ask you to tell me to find an errand in the prefect's yamen, you probably want to wait until I marry Yue'er, right? ”

Xi Rui: "Master Meng, it seems that you are inviting you into the urn, waiting for me to find you." ”

Meng Tianchu: "Master Xi, Du Qin said that the reason why she was committed to marrying a big old man of a silk village is because Wu Min once found out about the affair between you and her when she was working in your Xi Mansion, and she chose to fake her death in order to protect you, and then let Wu Min sell her to Li Defu, and endure Wu Min's irregular harassment, it can be seen that she loves you very much, just like you are willing to sacrifice Xi for Yue'er." ”

Xi Rui suddenly burst into tears, sad, and said in a choked voice: "Master Meng, it's all my fault Xi Rui alone, I am willing to sign and draw a pledge to ensure that my moon is fine, as long as their mother and daughter are safe and sound, you can let me do anything." ”

Meng Tianchu helped Xi Rui get up and said, "You and Du Qin should have another child." ”

Xi Rui nodded painfully and said, "No, that child is not the child of me and Du Qindi, it is the child of Du Qin and my eldest son, and when that child was three years old, he was sent to a Taoist temple not far from the walled village, two years older than Yue'er." ”

Meng Tianchu: "Then how do you know that it is Du Qin and her husband's child, but it has nothing to do with you?" ”

Xi Rui: "Because in those months, I went to the capital and was not at home. ”

Meng Tianchu: "Didn't you say that the relationship between Du Qin and your son is not good?" ”

Xi Rui smiled bitterly and said, "But they are still husband and wife after all." ”

Meng Tianchu: "Where did Du Qin live at that time?" ”

Xi Rui: "It's the house where Yue'er lives now." ”

A thought quickly flashed through Meng Tianchu's mind, but he didn't say it.

Meng Tianchu: "That's it, Master Xi, we need to think about this matter in the long run, Du Qindi's case has not yet been resolved, and when the matter is clear, I think it will be too late for you to make any decisions." ”

Xi Rui had no choice but to listen to Meng Tianchu's words and nodded.

Meng Tianchu returned to his room, it was already dawn, Zuo Jiayin was dancing his sword in the courtyard, and when he saw Meng Tianchu coming back, he quickly put away his sword and greeted him.

Zuo Jiayin: "I just received a message from Miss Yin's flying pigeon, saying that she had asked the monkey to steal Xi Rui's letter to Song Yuanqiao, and the content is probably similar to what you guessed before, what do you think now?" ”

Meng Tianchu: "Xi Rui gave me a complete showdown for a Du Qin, but there is one thing he still hasn't said who the three murderers of the Xi family's mother and daughter are." ”

Zuo Jiayin: "Does that Xi Yue really have a share?" ”

Meng Tianchu nodded and said, "If it has nothing to do with Xi Yue, this case is not so troublesome, Xi Rui just wants to keep his daughter." ”

Zuo Jiayin sighed and said, "This case is really too messy. ”

Meng Tianchu smiled and said, "There may be more chaos." ”

Zuo Jiayin saw Meng Tianchu's preoccupation. "We have accepted too many accidents, what is more unexpected for us?" ”

Meng Tianchu thought for a while and said, "I want to drop blood to recognize my relatives." ”

Zuo Jiayin was puzzled and said, "Are you doubting the relationship between Xi Rui and Xi Yue?" ”

Meng Tianchu nodded. Said: "You quickly let the dragon slayer bring Xi Yuan to me, and if there is resistance, I will be forced to bring it, and then you go to the Yue'er girl to guard, I need to go to the Taoist temple now." ”

Zuo Jiayin: "That Yue'er girl doesn't like me so much, why am I?" ”

Meng Tianchu: "If it doesn't work, give her some acupoints, in addition." If there is anything unusual in the Xi Mansion, immediately send a signal to Jian Ning and Chai Meng, who are waiting for us in the back mountain, and ask them to ask for support. ”

Zuo Jiayin nodded again and again. Then ready to go.

An hour later, the hall of the Xi Mansion.

Xi Rui, Xi Yuan, and Xi Yue stood in front of Meng Tianchu, and there was a strong young man next to them. Everyone looked different, and they didn't know what they were thinking.

Seeing Meng Tianchu's serious face, Xi Rui cautiously walked up to Meng Tianchu. He whispered, "Lord Meng, who are you?" ”

Meng Tianchu said solemnly: "Wait a while, Master Xi will know, come here, pick the blood of each of them for me one by one and put them on a plate." ”

The dragon slayer came out, and Yue'er seemed to have given a point, unable to move, but still able to speak. She said loudly, "Meng Tianchu." What are you going to do? ”

Meng Tianchu ignored it, Xi Yuan probably had also eaten the fists and kicks of the dragon slayer before. Some afraid to resist, obediently let the dragon slayer cut off his hand, dripping a few drops of blood in the saucer, the dragon slayer walked to the young man, the young man looked at the dragon slayer angrily, but he was not yet the shoulder of the dragon slayer, but he still said angrily: "What are you going to do?" ”

Tu Long pulled out the young man's hand expressionlessly, the young man wanted to break free, who wanted his hand to not move at all, Tu Long took out the dagger and hit the young man's ring finger, the young man's brows furrowed slightly, and the blood had flowed into the saucer.

After collecting the blood of several people, Meng Tianchu put their respective blood together with other people, and then left the hall with the remaining blood, letting Tu Long and Zuo Jiayin look at them, these superstitious things he Meng Tianchu would not believe, he himself needed to give himself a reason to convince his eyes, that is, to use scientific methods to prove what kind of relationship they were.

With a pillar of incense, Meng Tianchu returned to the hall, which made him a little excited, he walked to a few hemolytic plates, and when they were not paying attention, he made a small gesture, and then brought the plates to them one by one.

Xi Rui looked nervously at the plate in front of him and said, "Is Master Meng's result out?" ”

Meng Tianchu didn't speak, but turned around and whispered something to Zuo Jiayin, Zuo Jiayin went out, Meng Tianchu walked to Yue'er's side and said, "Tell me, why were you so cruel when you killed Xi Lotus Land?" ”

Yue'er was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Meng Tianchu, what are you talking about, who is Xi Lianhua?" ”

Xi Rui rushed forward and begged: "Master Meng, even if the old man begs you, Yue'er doesn't remember anything. ”

Meng Tianchu sneered, looked at Xi Rui, and said, "You are so protective of Xi Yue, but she is not a child of you and Du Qindi. ”

When Xi Rui heard this, his head suddenly buzzed, and he almost fell, Yue'er had no strength in herself, and said in her mouth: "Grandpa, be careful." ”

After Xi Rui stood firm on the armrest of the chair, he said, "Master Meng, what do you mean?" ”

Meng Tianchu smiled, pointed to one of the blood-dissolved plates and said, "This butterfly belongs to Xi Yue and Xi Yuan, not you and Xi Yue, that is to say, Xi Yuan is Xi Yue's biological father." ”

Xi Rui was completely blinded, and the moon that he had loved for so many years had nothing to do with him. He sat down on the chair, all desperate Xi Yuan: "My lord, are you crazy?" How is that possible? That Duqin is my sister-in-law, I am so possible..."

Meng Tianchu smiled indifferently and said, "I didn't understand why your workshop had a secret path with Yue'er's boudoir. You and Yue'er were originally uncles and nephews, and there shouldn't be such a secret passage between you and her, and later I understood that this secret passage is not a place for you to meet your baby daughter. It was not prepared by you and Xi Lianhua for a private meeting, but by you and Du Qin. ”

Xi Yuan pretended to smile and said, "Master Meng, are you joking?" ”

Meng Tianchu: "Whether it's a joke or not, you'll find out in a moment." ”

Xi Yuan's expression became more and more unnatural, and he looked at Xi Yue. I found that she was looking at herself viciously, where is this a daughter looking at her father's eyes, thinking of this. Xi Yuan firmly believed that Meng Tianchu made a mistake.

After a while, Zuo Jiayin came back with something in his hand.

Meng Tianchu took the things and walked in front of Xi Yuan. Xi Yuan saw that it was the painting hanging on the wall in his workshop, and was surprised, so he instinctively touched the key in his arms. Meng Tianchu smiled and said, "I said, isn't there another secret path?" We don't have to use keys. ”

Meng Tianchu unfolded the scroll, and the clumsy painting was displayed in front of Xi Yuan again, Meng Tianchu said: "You said that this was painted by your wife, I asked, your eldest lady really likes to paint." I've also seen her paintings. It's very different from this one, and I really can't agree with it. However, when I checked Du Qin's room in the silk village, I found her handwriting, which is a bit similar to this painting, after all, I haven't seen her for more than ten years, and she is good at painting, but I found that she has a habit of painting, that is, she doesn't like to write and mark the year, month and day, what do you say, Lord Lizheng? ”

Xi Yuan quibbled: "Whatever you say, these are all your guesses." Who doesn't know that Du Qin's woman and..."Xi Yuan glanced at Xi Rui, and then continued: "That kind of woman who is as good as she can do, I am so likely to like it?" ”

Meng Tianchu smiled and said, "Du Qin, come in." ”

This sentence seemed to stir up a thousand waves with one stone, and the four of them looked out of the door at the same time, only to see a woman in her thirties coming with a solemn face.

The other three were stunned, only the young man saw Du Qin enter the door, his face suddenly changed greatly, and he shouted mother, Du Qin heard the voice and looked at the young man, and tears flowed down.

Xi Yuan's face turned pale, and he didn't dare to look at Du Qin at all, but looked at Meng Tianchu and said, "Didn't you say that Du Qin was in the government prison, so?" ”

Meng Tianchu motioned for Du Qin to sit down beside him, and then said: "Du Qin, you also heard our conversation outside just now, you also said before that Xi Yuan is a powerful villain, it seems that you guessed right, but unfortunately, Yue'er was not born to you and Lord Xi, but to Xi Yuan." ”

Du Qin looked at the heartbroken Xi Rui and said sadly: "I really thought it was me and Ziqian, I really thought it was..."

Xi Rui: "When did there be a secret passage between your room and Xi Yuandi's workshop, I don't know at all?" ”

Du Qin: "Ziqian, I have no intention of hiding from you, it's just..."

Xi Rui said angrily: "Enough, I don't want to hear anything, even you will deceive me." After speaking, he was about to get up and leave, Meng Tianchu said: "Master Xi, please stay." ”

Xi Rui: "Master Meng, the old man has no face to face anyone, you just give me the last face, let me go." ”

Meng Tianchu pointed to the young man and said, "Although Yue'er is not your and Du Qin's child, he is." ”

Xi Rui was blindsided again, and said: "Impossible, it's ridiculous, I wasn't in the walled village at all in those months, so possible?" ”

Meng Tianchu looked at Du Qin, and Du Qin said: "Ziqian, you forgot, you left the ground in April and came back in June, I found out that I was pregnant in May, and I thought it wasn't yours at the time, so that's why..."

Xi Rui said bitterly: "You all spare my old bones, I don't want to admit anything." After speaking, he stumbled out of the door, Yue'er shouted grandpa, and Xi Rui didn't look back, and walked straight away.

Meng Tianchu walked up to Yue'er and said, "You even remember Xi Pick, how likely you are to forget the woman that Xi Pick likes?" And you killed the maid who got along with you day and night with your own hands, you don't remember it? Yue'er glanced at Meng Tianchu with disdain and said, "Meng Tianchu..."

Unexpectedly, Meng Tianchu interrupted Yue'er's words loudly, and said: "What a bold person dares to call the name of this official, has anyone taught you, the difference between the elder and the young, I am an official, you are the people, you must not only call your official in front of this official, but also bow down and be respectful, you know?" ”

Yue'er's eyes widened, and she suddenly burst out laughing, and Meng Tianchu shouted: "Slay the dragon, what are you doing standing still, you don't know how to give me a slap." ”

When the dragon slayer went up, Yue'er's flower face was two slaps, and Yue'er was star-populating.