Chapter 67: The Last Man
Xiao Yiwan had an accident? Xiao Yiran's heart froze, and he hurriedly followed behind the little maid and said, "What's the matter?" What happened? ”
The little maid looked anxious, and said as she walked: "It's strange! Miss Eight obviously stayed in the house in a good manner, it is said that the eldest lady talked to her last night, but she suddenly disappeared in the room one night! No, because the eldest lady was the last to see Miss Eight, she had already been called over to understand the situation. ”
Hearing this, Xiao Yiran's expression became more and more solemn, because she knew that Xiao Yixian was not the last person to see Xiao Yiwan last night, but her!
Quickly walked to Xiao Yiwan's wing, and sure enough, there were already many people surrounded by the three floors inside and the outer three floors, and there were people from the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion around, as soon as they saw their master, they immediately made a way.
Xiao Yiran walked into the room and found that Bai Huaping, Xiao Yixian and others had arrived, and when she saw her, Bai Huaping wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief: "The third sister is here!" I don't know what's going on, your eighth sister suddenly disappeared! ”
Maybe her worries really have a bit of sadness this time, after all, she brought the person here, and now it's gone, not to mention what the people in the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion think, even someone outside the mansion will gossip about her.
Xiao Yixian's face was not good-looking at this time, and they all said that she was the last person to see Xiao Yiwan last night, so just now, she had been interrogated several times like a prisoner, and no one would be in a good mood at this time. Therefore, she just greeted coldly: "Third sister." ”
There was such a big thing in the temple he presided over, and the abbot Xuan Lin also came to take charge in person. He gave a salute to Bai Huaping and said with relief: "Don't worry, the person looking for someone hasn't come back yet, Miss Guifu may not be as bad as the donor thinks." ”
Bai Huaping shook his head: "The abbot doesn't know, our eighth sister is usually the most timid, how can she go out in the middle of the night?" I think something must have happened to me! As she spoke, she leaned on Xiao Yixian's shoulder and whimpered and cried.
In her opinion, Xiao Yiwan's girl must be more than lucky, it is better to take advantage of the sadness she is showing now to blame herself, so as to earn some sympathy and let others gossip less, so that she will not be blamed too much by Xiao Zhiyuan when she goes back.
Xiao Yixian also had a similar idea, not to mention that Xiao Yiwan's disappearance had nothing to do with her, but it was always right to be sad now, so that she could clear her suspicions faster. So she also hugged the white painting screen and covered her face with a handkerchief and whimpered.
Hearing this, Xiao Yiran couldn't help frowning, although she was very disdainful of Bai Huaping's coy appearance of the mother and daughter, but she still agreed with her statement, Xiao Yiwan was not very bold, plus something like Prince Xuan happened yesterday, where did she dare to go out alone?
Because Xiao Yiwan disappeared, people close to Xiao Yiwan were also called, and these people stood here with unhappy faces, in addition to impatience, there was a little panic and vigilance in their hearts. Something so big happened, and the people around them were a little suspicious, otherwise how could they call them over?
The abbot of Xuan Lin leaned over and apologized to them: "It is the fault of the poor monks that it is inconvenient to trouble the benefactors. But now that the eighth lady of the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion has suddenly disappeared, I hope you can speak up if you have any clues, so that the poor monks can find people faster. ”
His face was kind, and his tone of voice was not slow, and he was very calm, which made everyone present feel a little more at ease.
One said: "I rested early last night, so I didn't see where Miss Eight went." ”
The people next to him nodded their heads one after another.
The abbot of Xuan Lonely groaned for a while, pointed at Xiao Yixian and said, "This female benefactor is the eldest lady of the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion, and she was the last person to see the missing young lady last night. As far as she recalled, she left around the hour of the hour, and none of you saw the eighth lady after that? ”
Everyone looked at each other for a while, and after thinking about it seriously, some people were still at a loss.
Suddenly, one of them stood up and hesitated, "No, I remember that it seemed to be this young lady who came out of this room last." As he spoke, he pointed his finger at Xiao Yiran.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Xiao Yiran.
Xiao Yixian exclaimed: "Third sister, it turns out that the last person the eighth sister saw turned out to be you!" Saying that, she looked puzzled and said, "In this case, why didn't you tell everyone about it earlier, so that we can find the eighth sister quickly." ”
What she said was very subtle, and people couldn't help but suspect Xiao Yiwan's disappearance on Xiao Yiran's head. All of a sudden, everyone's eyes became weird, and even some people unconsciously took a step back, wanting to stay away from Xiao Yiran.
Xiao Yiran glanced at Xiao Yixian coldly, and said lightly: "Big sister, the abbot has been asking questions when I came over, of course I didn't have a chance to speak immediately." Do you want me to interrupt him? ”
Everyone thought about it, it seems that this is really the case, as soon as the three young ladies came in, the abbot of Xuan Lin was asking Bai Huaping and asking the pilgrims around, but he didn't ask her, so it was understandable that she didn't speak.
"Really?" Xiao Yixian was a little embarrassed, and a trace of annoyance instantly crossed her face, but then she asked again: "Since the third sister is the last to come out, then I want to ask you if you found that the eighth sister was a little abnormal last night?" ”
Xiao Yiran lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, and suddenly became a little embarrassed. Xiao Yiwan couldn't be more unusual than last night, but what should she say?
Seeing her hesitation, the abbot of Xuan Lin said: "Please Miss be sure to tell the truth, maybe everything you say can become a clue for us to find Ling Mei." ”
Hearing this, Xiao Yiran pondered for a while and said, "When I went to see Eighth Sister last night, she was really not emotionally stable, so the conversation between us was not so pleasant. ”
"Do you know why she's emotionally unstable?"
"This ......," Xiao Yiran hesitated, "she seems to be very scared, saying that she has offended a great person." ”
Speaking of this big man, Xiao Yixian's eyes flashed, and Bai Huaping couldn't wait to say: "What big man?" ”
"My daughter doesn't know, and my eighth sister didn't tell me." Xiao Yiran replied with low eyebrows. The time of Xiao Yiwan's disappearance is really a coincidence, and there are too many things that can't be said here. If she confesses to Prince Xuan, and does not say how Prince Xuan will deal with her, it will become an unavoidable question to say why Xiao Yiwan offended Prince Xuan.
A trace of disappointment flashed in Bai Huaping's eyes, she wanted to ask again, but at this time, Xiao Yixian suddenly grabbed her and didn't let her speak again. Bai Huaping looked at his daughter's calm appearance, and his heart suddenly burst.
Soon, some people who went to look for Xiao Yiwan came back, and they told the abbot of Xuan Lin and Bai Huaping that they had not seen Xiao Yiwan's figure.