Yang Ziyun didn't lie, although Wu Yuanli argued for a long time with a red face, but after asking those officials, he still retreated in frustration like a defeated rooster. Xu Chong didn't want to blame him in front of everyone, so after glancing at Wu Yuanli silently, he flicked his sleeves and walked into the Yang Mansion and came to the room where the murder occurred.

Cui Ruyi's body has been carried away, and a human figure has been painted on the ground with grass ash, showing what she looked like when she died. The blue inkstone was still next to the humanoid, and the blood soaked on it had dried up, leaving only a few mottled marks.

Xu Chong squatted down next to the "human figure", his eyes fell on the inkstone, and after looking at it for a while, Fang Cai Chong asked the small lock standing behind, "Is this inkstone something from the Yang family or a thing from the young lady's dowry?" ”

Xiao Suo was stunned for a moment, and then quickly replied, "It is a stationery from the Cui family, and the young lady cherishes this inkstone very much, and it must be wiped and cleaned every day." ”

A light flashed in Xu Chong's eyes, but before he could speak, Wu Yuanli, who was standing on the side, couldn't hold back his temperament and interjected, "Lord Xu, look, this inkstone is engraved with words, it seems to be a poem," he narrowed his eyes slightly, "I want to send color notes and rulers, and the mountains and rivers are wide and I know where." This is Yan Shu's "Butterfly Loves Flowers". ”

Speaking of this, he was suddenly startled and said loudly, "My lord, could it be that this inkstone is actually a love thing?" ”

Xu Chong sighed: Wu Yuanli's brain is not happy, but his mouth is extremely fast, if he lacks the same two qualities, he will save himself a lot of trouble, but now it seems that this can only be his extravagant hope.

As he expected, when he heard the words "love thing", Yang Ziyun let out an "ah", and began a long and tortuous cough again, Xu Chong waited patiently for him to finish coughing, and then asked, "Young Master Yang, it seems that you don't know about this matter." ”

Yang Ziyun stroked his chest, trying to calm down the waves of unsettled emotions, "How could I know that Ruyi Ruyi has only been married for three days, I am not in good health, and I have even broken my eyes recently, and I didn't even notice the words on this inkstone at all when I saw everything." ”

After speaking, seeing Wu Yuanli looking at him vigilantly again, he hurriedly added, "But even if I know that Ruyi had a lover before, I won't be angry with her, she is also a poor person, I don't have a few days to live, she is just a tool, a tool to renew the incense for the Yang family, how can I blame her?" ”

After saying that, he coughed again, and was barely standing in place by the little guy next to him.

"It seems that only by going there in person can we figure out who the person who gave the inkstone is." Xu Chong touched his chin thoughtfully, and was just about to leave, but the corner of his eye suddenly caught a glimpse of Xiao Suo's erratic eyes, so he turned around and said to the little girl, "Are you hiding something from us?" If you truthfully recruit the county lieutenant, you will definitely be rewarded, and if we find out by ourselves, then you will be punished. ”

Xiao Suo fell to his knees in fright, "My lord, how dare I dare to deliberately hide it from you?" I just remembered one thing out of the blue."

"Say it quickly."

"Yesterday when I left the young lady's house, I saw a man in the garden, and he was very angry, but I thought he was a new servant, so I didn't mind. Now that I think about it, he looked flustered at that time, and when he saw me, he covered his face with his hands, and went straight to the young lady's house, which was a little strange. ”

The remnants of snow on the black eaves are slightly melting, black and white mixed, with a bit of shocking vividness. A magpie was resting on the eaves, and suddenly saw the figure hiding by the door, and "chirped" uninterestingly.

But before he could scream a few times, he was frightened by the oncoming stones, and fluttered his wings in a panic and flew into the clear blue sky.

The magpie's panicked appearance caused the initiator to purse his lips and smile, he looked around, and after making sure that there was no one, he sneaked into the north courtyard.

In the yard is a large jujube tree, with curved branches and rough bark, and the lines on the trunk are like the weathered face of an old man. Xu Chong hid behind the tree, showing half of his head, looking at the wing room in front, just outside the courtyard, he had vaguely heard the sound of conversation inside, and now that it was closer, the voice floated into his ears even more clearly.

"Eat something, this bun is your favorite food, your father went to the market early in the morning to buy meat, specially asked me to wrap it for you"

"You listened to our persuasion and didn't go to Yang's house, your father is very happy, and I am also very happy, Xiaoyan, she is dead, can you promise your mother, don't toss in the future, let's live a good life together as a family, what happened before, let it pass, let's look forward to it, okay?"

How can something that happened be considered non-existent? Neither for him nor for Ruyi.

This was Zhou Yan's heart, but he didn't say it, because what happened on the bright day had exhausted the old couple, and he didn't want to worry about them anymore.

"Mother, let's not talk about this for now," he smiled meekly at his mother, "Let's take a step at a time in the future, anyway, the people from the government haven't found our house, so you and your father won't have to sleep unsteadily." ”

"And who will the murderer be? Ruyi can be regarded as something I grew up watching, although her death has nothing to do with you, but I am still a little sad in my heart. Mrs. Zhou was upright, and she pouted this sentence without thinking about it.

However, she soon realized that she had said the wrong thing, because the light in Zhou Yan's eyes suddenly dimmed, and the corners of her eyebrows and eyes drooped, as if she had been drained of all her strength.

"I know I know, it's not that easy for you to forget about her for a while, but she's gone, what else can you do?" Mrs. Zhou was anxious to make up for her mistakes, how could she make up for her mistakes more and more, "Who have you lived with in this life, you will be tired of each other in the end." You see, your father and I have been together for decades, and we are not arguing every day. After a while, I'll find someone to tell you about family affairs, and I'm sure to marry you a beautiful lady back, and I won't be like a bad idea."

"Okay, mother, let's not talk about this today" Zhou Yan decisively stopped the further extension of the topic, he remembered Ruyi's smiling face, which was more moving than the pale yellow plum blossom in the corner.

"Okay, don't talk about it, but you have to promise me that you don't have to carry it alone, and you have to tell me and your father, okay?"

Zhou Yan didn't answer, because the door of the house was suddenly knocked, and through the window, he saw a strange man.