Qin Zhi was still immersed in the past, and another grandmother came in outside the door to report that she had dug up an inexplicable agarwood box under the root of a dead willow tree by the lotus pond.

Steward Xie took the wooden box in the hand of the grandmother, slowly opened it under Qin Zhi's signal, and only opened a small opening, and a pungent smell gushed out from it, which made Steward Xie frown, and the whole room was filled with this rich and somewhat stuffy aroma.

"Sir, it's Musk." Steward Xie bowed down to report.

As soon as the words came out, several female relatives in the room couldn't help but take a few steps back, musk can be used as a spice or medicine, but the musk with such a strong fishy smell is extremely harmful to the female dependents, especially pregnant women.

And looking at the old agarwood box, the interface has been soaked by the moist water vapor of the lotus pond and swelled a little, buried under the roots of the tree, some years.

"Master, the concubine has a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not," Chang on the side interjected in a timely manner, "When the concubine was a girl at home, one of my father's aunts accidentally used a drug with musk, and finally caused the fetus to be a stillbirth, one corpse and two lives, and then I heard the doctor say that this musk will not only cause pregnant women to have dystocia, but if they are used too much on weekdays, it will also lead to the incarnation not being clothed, and it is difficult to get pregnant. But Sister He has never been pregnant once, isn't it a little strange? ”

Qin Yunuan paused: "Use the agarwood box to cover the fishy smell of the musk inside, and then bury the box by the lotus pond where Aunt He likes to go, and it will accumulate over time, and it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be harmful to Aunt He's body." ”

"Joke," Dou Qing'e looked so disdainful, so contemptuous, "Isn't it too hasty to conclude that Sister He was murdered just by an inexplicable box?" Also, since this box is buried under the roots of a tree, how can it be dug up so easily? ”

The grandmother who sent the box said: "This box should have been buried for some time, and the slave guessed that it was the roots of the tree that continued to extend during the period, pushing this box out of the ground." ”

Qin Zhen slightly let go of the hand holding Li Mengming, his eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, in his heart, probably only Lianniang is the person he has really loved and hurt in his life, and at this time, the old things are like the crystal sand left on the beach after the tide recedes, stabbing his eyes and heart.

"Steward Xie," Qin Zhi's voice was cold, "I'll give you three days to find the mother-in-law and maid who served the He family back then, and the mother-in-law of the Zhao family in the east of the city." "Regardless of whether there is a conspiracy behind his Lianniang's death, this box of musk alone is enough to show that this courtyard has never been peaceful.

The mother-in-law of the Zhao family is the barefoot mother-in-law of the year, the husband's surname is Zhao, known as the mother-in-law Zhao, the psychic, the midwife, the exorcism, and the treatment of diseases have all been done, and there is still some reputation in the suburbs. Back then, it was precisely because of the false name of this mother-in-law that Dou Qing'e invited this mother-in-law when Aunt He was dying and the medicine stone was gone, but what she came to was the conclusion that Qin Zhen hated Qin Baochuan for six years.

It's time to disperse. Li Mengming was temporarily arranged in an attic in the back cover room, and it was only half a tea away from Fuxi Courtyard.

Dou Qing'e's face was no longer as red as it was at the beginning, with a hint of pale but still full of energy, as soon as Fang turned around, she was slipped by something, and her body was obviously raised backwards.

"Mother, there's water on the ground, be careful." Qin Yunuan made a gesture to help Dou Qing'e, the water on the ground was left by the maid who came in with her wet clothes just now, Dou Qing'e took several steps back, as if she was afraid that the water would follow.

"I don't need your help." Dou Qing'e pushed Qin Yunuan away stiffly, only holding Qin Yun's hand on the side, she didn't believe that today's incident had nothing to do with Qin Yunuan, six years, six years after the matter had calmed down, when she started, she thought about how the master would investigate thoroughly countless times, and how determined he would find out the murderer to avenge the little slut, but she was lucky, at that time, the court was in chaos, even if Qin Zhen had some scruples about her, but the Dou family was still there, the Dou family's power was still there, and Qin Zhen didn't dare to do too much.

But today is different, her friendship with Qin Zhen has never been very strong, the day before yesterday her father came to the family letter said that Qin Zhen seemed to intentionally avoid the people of the Dou family when he recommended filial piety a few days ago, let her pay more attention, raising an ambitious wolf is like this, you think that when it is older, it can open the way for you, and when it has sharp teeth and sharp claws, it is the first person to fight back, that is, the person who has recently domesticated it as a beast.

"Cui'e!" Dou Qing'e was very dissatisfied and called out Cui'e, who was a little stunned.

Cui'e's face was anxious, her head was full of sweat, and her whole person fell weakly, listening to Dou Qing'e's call before she hurriedly followed the master, and when she left, her eyes drifted left and right, always worried about what ghosts would emerge from this Furong Courtyard, and her steps were deep and shallow, as if she couldn't walk steadily.

The moonlight gradually faded indifferently, and the east was slightly red, like the flush on the cheeks of a young girl, Qin Yu's body was a little tired after all, she walked slowly on the bluestone road back, with moist water vapor in the air, and I don't know when, it actually rained as thin as a cow's hair.

Qin Yunuan raised her head slightly, the rain fell on her slender and thick eyelashes, condensed into water droplets, suddenly, the originally vast sky was covered by an oil-paper umbrella, and there was a faint masculine atmosphere, the person behind him smiled, and the hot breath sprayed on Qin Yunuan's white neck.

"It's raining, don't you know how quickly to get back?" This is Su Chenghai's voice, warm, beautiful, with the breath of spring breeze.

Qin Yunuan looked back at Su Chenghai who was holding the handle of the umbrella, pointed to the rain flying in the sky and said with a smile: "You see that there is rain in the sky and on the ground, and if you go fast and slowly, you will get wet, what does it matter if you go slowly?" ”

"Alas," Su Chenghai sighed weakly, "I really can't do anything about you." ”

I really can't help you? Qin Yunuan was stunned after hearing this, this sentence was quite spoiled, she swept slightly over Su Chenghai, who was concentrating on holding an umbrella for herself, when did her relationship with him reach such an intimate point?

I don't know how long I walked, but the drizzle gradually stopped, and the early sun sprinkled like gold.

"You've arrived." At the door of Fuxi Courtyard, Su Chenghai put away the twenty-four bones of green bamboo paper umbrella, and gently knocked twice on the rockery next to the courtyard gate, shaking the water droplets on the umbrella down.

"I didn't rest well last night, is my cousin going out again?" Qin Yunuan asked softly.

Su Chenghai smiled: "My days in the capital are still shallow, and many business matters must be personally supervised, and I can't relax." ”

Qin Yunuan smiled slightly: "Now the court and the central government say that General Leng Changxi and General Leng are busy with the affairs of Eastern Qin, according to me, my cousin is even busier than General Leng." ”

Su Chenghai hesitated slightly, and the warm orange sunlight gradually expanded with the rising of the sun, reflecting half of Su Chenghai's face as if hooked with a layer of gold, and the smile that appeared at the corner of his mouth, like a flat boat slowly passing through the waves of the four seas, rippling a circle of beautiful and gentle ripples.

"It's time for me to go." Su Chenghai put away the umbrella and took his hand behind.

Just in time, Tong'er came out to greet the door, but saw Qin Yunuan standing at the door.

"Three girls." Tong'er opened her mouth to say goodbye, but she was reminded by Qin Yunuan's next sentence.

"Keep up." Qin Yunuan coldly instructed Tong'er, "Follow Young Master Biao and see where he goes, but don't force him, if he is discovered, come back immediately." ”

When Su Chenghai approached, Qin Yunuan's heart that was uneasy because of doubt was finally solidified, she never rejected Su Chenghai's kind intentions, not that she accepted or acquiesced in Su Chenghai's actions towards her, but the smell of Su Chenghai's body.

When the warm masculine breath came like a tide, an inexplicable feeling of déjà vu made Qin Yunuan feel uplifted, with some chill and freshness of grass in the blur, she has always had a keen sense of smell and excellent memory, such a taste, she will not forget.

There is also the cocoon at the tiger's mouth in Su Chenghai's palm, it stands to reason that if a person who plans to plate a plate all the year round has a cocoon on his fingertips, and the tiger's mouth, only a person who holds a sword and a sharp blade all the year round will grind out such calluses.

Qin Yunuan believes in his personality, but he can't fully believe in his obscure identity like the deep sea.

After resting on the bed for less than half an hour, Qin Yunuan was called up by Liao's mother, and a noise could be heard from far and near.

In the Furong Courtyard, Steward Xie led a group of subordinates to form an impermeable circle, and in the center was Cui'e, who had a sad face and was frightened, and at her feet was half-burned yellow paper, and the light ashes were blown by the wind and instantly melted into the cold spring wind.

"You are so bold," Steward Xie had already received the news, and he had been waiting in this Furong Courtyard all night last night, and sure enough, when it was almost dawn, he asked him to wait for Cui'e, who sneakily came to worship with yellow paper, "Say, in the middle of the night, why did you come to this Furong Courtyard alone to burn paper money?" ”

Cui'e was also a generous and clever maid in the past, but at this time, she stared at the heavy dark circles under her eyes, her eyes were ermerciless, she just shook her head in panic and muttered to herself: "I didn't do it, I really didn't do it, Aunt He, don't come to me when you show up, you go to find that woman." ”

asked several times in succession, but Cui'e still repeated that sentence, and her expression was already as if she had lost her soul.

The little guy on the side cautiously stepped forward and said, "Steward Xie, this Cui'e won't be crazy." ”

Steward Xie glared at him fiercely, and only commanded in a deep voice: "Go to Shunchang Courtyard to inform the master, and then go to Cuixuan Courtyard to inform the lady." "Steward Xie is very good at being a man, first, he is guarding this courtyard on the orders of the master, so he naturally has to put Qin quality first, but Dou Qing'e is the one who has managed the Qin family's backyard for a long time after all, this face must be given, even if he is an old man of the Qin family, he has to rely on Dou Qing'e's three-point thin noodles to eat.

"No need." Although the voice is gentle and good, the tone still has the taste of the bad comeder.

Dou Qing'e didn't know when she had appeared behind everyone, and hurriedly applied fat powder out, but she still couldn't hide her haggard demeanor, and when she was sure that it was really Cui'e beside her in the middle of the crowd, there was a hint of murder in her eyes.