However, Rong Ruo also noticed that the snow-white piping was stained with some mud, like the mottled shadows of the trees covered above the bright moon, which did not completely destroy this beauty, but brought a little regretful beauty.

Xu is Rongruo's gaze was too direct, and Chen Dagongzi was a little embarrassed to apologize: "The appearance is not neat, forgive me, but I made an appointment with Zheng Gongzi, and I was afraid that I would be delayed when I went back, so I was rude." "Zheng Gongzi is the surname that Mu Beichen declares to the outside world, and Rong Ruo is of course Mrs. Zheng in other people's mouths.

A bow salute is also smooth and appropriate to do in Chen Dagongzi, his eyes are peaceful, with a slight smile in his eyes, everything is very natural.

Rong Ruo gestured to him, sat beside Mu Beichen, played the role of a vase, and did not speak easily.

Mu Beichen's dark and clear eyes turned around, as if he was clouded by the cloudy sky outside, the sharpness and cold were gone, his face was light and distant, and he said to Chen Dagongzi: "I heard that Chen Zhixian is seriously ill, I don't know what is going on now." ”

"Oh, thank you Zheng Gongzi for your concern." Grand Master Chen sighed, and said with a hint of sorrow on his face: "My father has accumulated symptoms after many years of hard work, and I am afraid that he will not get better so quickly for a while. ”

Mu Beichen played with a piece of jade in his hand, raised his eyes slightly, and said with a businessman's strategy: "In this case, what will Mr. Chen use to pack a ticket for Zheng, and this business can go on smoothly?" ”

Chen Gongzi was sitting with his body over, and said with a smile: "Zheng Gongzi can rest assured of this, that is, my father said that everything in the county government now, Xiao Ke can still be in charge, and in the future, my father will be good, and the business negotiated will not change." ”

"...... like this" Mu Beichen's index finger picked up the jade and turned around, his long eyelashes opened up, and his cool and thin lip line slightly hooked a cool arc: "Our Zheng family's tea business in Jiangnan has come to an end, so this time I plan to come to the southeast to open up a bit, if I am satisfied with the discussion with Chen Dagongzi, I don't mind investing in something else." ”

"Although our Lan County is located on the southeast border, Zheng Gongzi you have also seen it, because of this, it has driven all kinds of transactions, making this place a lush market, I believe Zheng Gongzi You also value this, so you chose our Lan County, right?" Mr. Chen came eloquently, and his voice was neither light nor heavy, but it was as comfortable as a spring breeze.

Mu Beichen slowly crossed his eyebrow bone with the index finger of his forehead, and suddenly said: "It's not necessarily lively, my wife and I have been here for two days, but there are sporadic people walking around on the street, I don't know where the prosperity of Chen Dagongzi is?" ”

Chen Dagongzi was stunned, lowered his head and coughed dryly to cover up his embarrassment, and then raised his head and said: "It has been raining heavily for a few days recently, and when the weather clears, ......

"Bang-" The jade in Mu Beichen's hand was thrown out, and it was rubbed on the table with a clattering sound, "Since Master Chen is not sincere, we don't have to continue talking, no matter how rich Zheng is, he is not willing to throw the gold in vain." ”

Seeing that Mu Beichen was about to stand up, Chen Dagongzi's face changed color, and he frowned and said: "Zheng Gongzi is a little restless, it's really ......" His warm brows were stirred into two strands of hemp rope, his right hand clenched his fist in the palm of his hand, and sighed: "Alas, it's not that there is anything to hide, but it's about the girl's family...... That's it, since Zheng Gongzi has heard about it, instead of asking you to listen to hearsay, it is better to tell the truth below. ”

The shopkeeper brought hot tea, Caidie walked to the side, and took out the can of Gu Zhu's purple bamboo shoots to make tea, the fragrance of the tea quickly sparked, and the fragrance lingered all over the room, which made people smell and refresh.

Chen Dagongzi tasted it, and his eyes lit up: "Sure enough, it is good tea, Xiao Ke has never drunk such tea in his life." ”

"We have a lot of good tea in Jiangnan, and this is just one of them." After Caidie poured tea for everyone, she stood aside with a teapot, and when she heard Chen Gongzi's words, she smiled very openly.

Rong Ruo supported his forehead, Caidie's performance of an arrogant little girl is into the play, and she really doesn't forget to play it at any time, "Fluttershy, you can go down first." ”

Caidie pouted, and walked out of the room with an unhappy and unspeakable look, but gave Rong Ruofei a wink in a place where others couldn't see it.

After a few sips of a small cup of tea, Rong Ruo poured it again, and his smiling voice was apologetic: "The maid is rude, please don't mind, son." ”

Chen Gongzi Lang smiled and waved his hand: "Don't blame that girl, it's really shallow in her knowledge." ”

Although there was an episode in the tea leaves, fortunately, Chen Dagongzi was a reliable one, and he didn't let Mu Beichen and Rong Ruo remind him, so he quickly changed the topic and said: "Speaking of which, there has been a strange thing in Lanxian these days. ”

Rong Ruo was wearing a face towel, it was inconvenient for outsiders to drink tea, so he only held his hand warmer, and when he heard this, he glanced at Mu Beichen and asked, "Is it the dead man in Xiangjing Fang that the shopkeeper mentioned?" "If you know that the shopkeeper is a person from the county government, it is always right to take him out.

"Exactly." Chen Dagongzi's face became a little more serious, and he said a little solemnly: "Almost three months ago, the son of the original family was found dead in Xiangjing Fang, and the county government sent a servant to inspect the scene, but the cause of his death could not be found at all, but it was found that his whole body essence seemed to be sucked overnight and died of exhaustion. "Chase the book

Rong Ruo pretended to be startled, and hugged one of Mu Beichen's arms in surprise, "So, it's really a fox demon?" ”

Chen Dagongzi touched his nose and smiled bitterly: "The ghosts are absurd, of course we scholars don't believe it, but the death of the original prince has become a mystery so far." ”

Mu Beichen lowered his eyes and looked at Rong Ruo's two paws, but he didn't say anything, and quickly shifted his gaze and said, "Everyone else has the same cause of death?" ”

"Well, without exception." Chen Dagongzi changed his hand and leaned on the table, and a pair of eyes under the twisted brows were a little confused, "Two months have passed since the accident of the original son, and we all believe that he must have been killed by the enemy, and when he was trying to track it down, he didn't want the tragedy to happen again, this time it was only seven or eight days, and three people died one after another." ”

Rong Ruo's fingers unconsciously twisted Mu Beichenyue's white sleeve, tilted his head and said, "You mean, since the death of the first person, it took two months for the murderer to commit the crime again?" ”

Chen Dagongzi nodded: "Although the cause of death cannot be determined, at least the time of death can be found." "I'm sure I didn't die with the original son.

Rong Ruo lowered her head, let go of one hand and rubbed her chin, she definitely didn't believe what the ghost said, but why did this murderer continue to commit the crime after so long, could it be that he was not skilled for the first time, what accident happened, and then after recuperating for a period of time, he made a comeback?

While Rong Ruo was thinking, Mu Beichen's voice floated down from above: "You just said that you were also harmed by the enemy?" ”

Rong Ruo blinked, she didn't notice it, but as soon as Mu Beichen reminded her, she immediately remembered that Chen Dagongzi did say so, generally speaking, he would say that he suspected that Yuan Gongzi was harmed by the enemy, and there was no need to add one.

"Let Zheng Gongzi find out, it's all a ......mistake" Chen Dagongzi shook his head under the gaze of Rong Ruo and Mu Beichen: "You two don't know, not many days before that Yuan Gongzi died, their whole family had just suffered a catastrophe. ”

This news is not undeniable, like a pebble thrown into a calm small lake, which instantly set off a huge wave, Rong Ruo unconsciously let go of Mu Beichen with his other hand, sat up straight and said: "Who did this Yuan Gongzi's family offend?" ”

Chen Dagongzi smiled bitterly and spread his hands: "If I knew about it, this case would not have become an unsolved case." Those people were like the Ghost Mansion Divine Soldiers, who suddenly appeared and disappeared suddenly, and even the neighbors of the original mansion smelled blood the next morning, only to find a house full of corpses. ”

Mu Beichen mindedly looked at the empty sleeves, only a little wrinkle remained, his gaze swept over his face calmly without a trace, and said in a not so cold voice: "The other people, are they also related to the original family?" ”

"No, except that they are all from Blue County, they have nothing in common." Such an obvious suspicion, of course Chen Dagongzi will not let it go.

Rong Ruo twisted his fingers and asked the question: "I heard that there are many copycat bandits outside Lan County, could it be that they are robbing money?" ”

Chen Dagongzi turned to Rong Ruo, and met her clear eyes, which seemed to be as clear as the blue lake at the bottom of the lake, and the pupils were bright, a little brighter than the stars, but he was curious why this lady had been wearing a face scarf, although she used her eyes to look at her, she was not disgusted at all and said: "I went to check when the accident happened, and there were not a large number of unknown people entering Lan County during that time." The implication is that the possibility of the bandits committing the crime has been ruled out.

Rong Ruo propped his chin, and a trace of puzzlement appeared in his eyes: "This is strange, I can't find the enemy, and I didn't come to rob money, why did I kill people for no reason?" ”

"However, strictly speaking, I don't know if it counts as a robbery." After Rong Ruo's words ended, Grand Prince Chen suddenly said.

Under Mu Beichen's slightly drooping eyes, a cold light flashed, holding the tea lid in his hand and gently opening the tea leaves on it, and said in a sparse tone: "What is missing." ”

It was not a question sentence, but an affirmative tone, explaining what he had determined from Chen Dagongzi's words, which made Chen Dagongzi look at him with admiration again, and said solemnly: "Zheng Gongzi's mind is so sensitive, there is indeed one thing missing!" ”

Rong Ruolu's eyes flashed outside the scarf, if it was some kind of gold and silver treasure, it was not worth mentioning in particular, and it couldn't be called a piece, so it was, "Could it be a family heirloom in a town house, or simply a national treasure that is rare in the world?" ”

Who knows, Chen Dagongzi shook his head and said: "It's not a family heirloom, let alone a national treasure." ”

"What's that?" Rong Ruo was sure that he couldn't guess, so he simply asked directly, anyway, since the eldest prince Chen mentioned it, he wouldn't hide it and not say it.

Chen Dagongzi leaned against the windowsill, and the light in the clouds fell on his back, making him seem to have a layer of light, but it made the skin of his face darken, as if it was covered with a little gray, he opened his mouth softly, and said solemnly: "It's a painting." ”