Qi Lin followed behind Jiang Xiaoyao slowly, very listless.

But Jiang Xiaoyao only focused on following the maid, and never even looked back.

Qi Lin hesitated, and called out to Jiang Xiaoyao in a clear voice: "Xiao Xiu." ”

"What's wrong?" Jiang Xiaoyao stopped and turned his face to look at him.

Under the snow-white lantern, a faint orange light is reflected, and there is a sense of solemnity on the white pink ~ tender cheeks.

"Nothing." Qi Lin paused and said, "I don't have much food at noon, I'm a little hungry at this time." ”

After Qi Lin finished speaking, he touched his stomach and glanced at Jiang Xiaoyao like a child.

Jiang Xiaoyao frowned.

Qi Lin immediately smiled clearly, with a little hidden flattery: "It's nothing, let's go see Mrs. Xu first." ”

Jiang Xiaoyao nodded: "We called Mrs. Xu to have dinner together." ”

The group of three continued on their way.

Qi Lin's dark eyes did not have a little brilliance, like a candle wick without lamp oil.

Sure enough, in Xiao Xiu's heart, he is not as good as Xu Gongzi.

Even Mrs. Xu, the mother of Gongzi Xu, can't compare.

Xiao Xiu didn't even have a word of comfort for him.

Out of sorts.

Angry.

Be angry with yourself.

Why is it so unproductive!

Not even a mortal.

Qi Lin was sulking when he suddenly heard an exclamation.

"Ahh

Qi Lin subconsciously rushed forward and blocked in front of Jiang Xiaoyao.

It was not Jiang Xiaoyao who made the scream, but the maid who led the way in front of the head.

Qi Lin followed the maid's gaze, and saw a shadow under the window over there, flashing by.

"Why are you here?" Different from the sluggish puppet before, Mrs. Xu was instantly furious, and her eyes burst out with a fierce and decisive look.

Before Qi Lin and Jiang Xiaoyao could speak, they led the maid in front of their heads, pointed to the direction where Fang Cai's shadow had disappeared, and said tremblingly: "Yes...... Is it a public ...... Childe ......"

There is only one son in the Governor's Mansion of Xu Dadu.

Xu Nian.

Himself froze himself to death.

"Get out! Get out of here! Mrs. Xu~ scolded.

"Young Master Xu has passed away...... Qi Lin's eyebrows sank slightly, and a mere mortal dared to insult Xiao Xiu.

"It's us who bothered Madame." Jiang Xiaoyao grabbed Qi Lin all of a sudden, blocked what he was going to say later, and dragged him back.

The moment Qi Lin scolded Mrs. Xu~, he was instantly wrapped in a layer of coldness, and his eyes were dignified.

Jiang Xiaoyao didn't have to listen, he knew that Qi Lin wouldn't say anything nice next.

Qi Lin is used to being a straight person, and when he meets adults in the Criminal Department, he can't speak well.

Jiang Xiaoyao dragged Qi Lin vigorously until he was far away from the courtyard, then he patted his chest and took small sips to breathe evenly.

"Don't be angry." Jiang Xiaoyao was so easy to breathe, and saw Qi Lin standing there in a daze, busy persuading him.

"Mrs. Xu, she didn't mean it." Jiang Xiaoyao said softly.

Qi Lin was silent, and Jiang Xiaoyao's softness was still left in his palm.

Just.

Just now.

Jiang Xiaoyao walked out by the hand.

Xiao Xiu pulled herself and walked a long way!

Jiang Xiaoyao saw Qi Lin clenching his fists tightly, and he didn't raise his eyes, so he hung his head and stared at his fists, thinking that he was angry.

"I know, that figure must not be Xu Gongzi, you have a straightforward temperament, tell Mrs. Xu that Xu Gongzi is dead, out of kindness." Jiang Xiaoyao said softly.

Qi Lin heard the three words Xu Gongzi again, and subconsciously asked: "How do you know that the figure is not Xu Gongzi?" ”

Are you so familiar with Xu Gongzi?

Look at the shadow and know it's not him?

Jiang Xiaoyao pursed his lips~ and glanced at Qi Lin in embarrassment.

Is this infuriating stupidity?

"Xu Gongzi is gone." Jiang Xiaoyao blinked slowly: "If it's a ghost, there won't be a shadow." ”

Jiang Xiaoyao is particularly experienced in whether there is a shadow or not.

For example, even if she wakes up three years later, has an extra mole behind her ear, and has that kind of strange ability, but she has a shadow, she is not a little monster.

Qi Lin remembered Jiang Xiaoyao's first meeting with him, and the corners of his eyes and eyebrows softened: "Then why did you pull me away?" ”

Jiang Xiaoyao looked at him and explained seriously: "I really saw it just now, Mrs. Xu was standing behind the moon gate, looking at that shadow stupidly. ”

Jiang Xiaoyao's expression darkened as he spoke: "In Mrs. Xu's heart, it should be Mr. Xu, and Mr. Xu is Mrs. Xu's only thought." ”

Jiang Xiaoyao inadvertently caught a glimpse of Mrs. Xu's eyes.

Unlike the puppet-like Mrs. Xu in front, Mrs. Xu's eyes were bright when she was hiding in the shadows.

"It's not good for us to puncture Mrs. Xu's dream." Jiang Xiaoyao pondered her words, just like she knew that the fact that she was dressed as a man was a dream of her grandmother, but she played her role well in order to protect her grandmother.

Jiang Xiaoyao's eyes rose and secretly glanced at Qi Lin.

So, boys can't like boys, so just be friends.

Qi Lin caught Jiang Xiaoyao's gaze, his mood inexplicably improved, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but rise.

When the atmosphere between the two heated up inexplicably, the maid came over.

"Two officials, the slave and maid have just been rude, please go to the front hall with the slave and maid for dinner." The maid said respectfully, her eyes still red.

Jiang Xiaoyao glanced behind the maid, but didn't see anyone: "What about your wife?" ”

The maid lowered her eyes and said, "Madame refuses to eat, and is still standing in the courtyard of the son." ”

"That yard is your son's yard?" Jiang Xiaoyao asked.

The maid nodded, hesitated and said, "This little official, the slave maid heard that Mrs. Zhenyuan asked the Criminal Department to give my son-in-law an autopsy, but is it true?" ”

"Yes, but Mrs. Zhenyuan is only Xu Gongzi's aunt after all, so ......"

Jiang Xiaoyao didn't finish speaking, but listened to the maid's voice in a dumb voice: "Then let's test it!" My son-in-law must have been killed, otherwise how could he not know that he was dead, and he would come back every night to read at night? ”

Jiang Xiaoyao was stunned.

Qi Lin frowned: "You just said 'night and night'?" ”

The maid couldn't stop her tears, nodded her head indiscriminately and said, "Madame just said that the son comes back every night." In the past, whenever it was time for dinner, the lady would personally call the son to eat...... After Childe's accident, Mrs. subconsciously came to Childe's yard one day and found Childe studying......"

The maid couldn't cry when she said this, and squatted on the ground and cried: "It's all because the slave and maid just made a noise and disturbed the son, if the son refuses to come back, what should I do?" ”

Qi Lin and Jiang Xiaoyao looked at each other, and silently moved away.

Qi Lin wanted to say that no matter whether he made a sound or not, Xu Gongzi would not come back.

But Qi Lin just wanted to say such a thing, and when he told Mrs. Xu, he was stopped by Jiang Xiaoyao, so Qi Lin didn't open his mouth this time.

Jiang Xiaoyao wanted to tell the maid, but thought that he had just explained something to Qi Lin......

So the two tacitly did not interrupt the maid's crying.

It's like this, and I can't eat dinner.

Qi Lin led Jiang Xiaoyao out of the Xu Mansion and went directly to the restaurant.

Jiang Xiaoyao hadn't eaten outside, and he was really hungry, so when he ordered something, he asked for a Wanfu meat and a big bowl of rice, which was very fragrant mixed with gravy.

Xiao Er had never seen someone who came to the restaurant to order such food, but Qi Lin's identity, Xiao Er knew it, and he didn't dare to say anything.

So in the end, there were only two bowls of rice and one Wanfu meat on a large table.

Qi Lin ate like Jiang Xiaoyao, and in the small private room, the two sat opposite each other and ate together, like newlyweds.

"Mrs. Xu gave Gongzi Xu an autopsy by default, probably because of that shadow." Jiang Xiaoyao quickly finished the meal, and puffed out his cheeks like a little hamster and muttered, "I have to catch the person who pretends to be a ghost." ”

Qi Lin: "I'll catch that person tomorrow." ”

Jiang Xiaoyao thought of Qi Lin's cold talk to Mrs. Xu today, and shook his head: "I'll catch it." ”

"No, how can you be in danger?" Such a small thing, let the zodiac come.

"Not dangerous." Jiang Xiaoyao pursed the corners of his lips, his expression was serious and serious: "Gongzi Xu is dead, Mrs. Xu is so pitiful, how can he still be so bad!" ”

Jiang Xiaoyao clenched his small fist hard: "I must catch him with my own hands!" ”

Qi Lin gritted his teeth.

It's Xu Gongzi again!

Irascible!

You have to endure it!

"Then I'll be with you." Qi Lin was afraid that Jiang Xiaoyao would refuse, his eyes drooped, and he looked particularly pitiful: "They all excluded me, and I was in the criminal department...... It's also torment. ”

Jiang Xiaoyao's heart softened for a while, but he said stiffly: "You can't be like this, my grandmother said, boys must have the courage to face it, you must always have someone when you are in the criminal department." ”

Qi Lin lowered his head, thought about the countermeasures, and decided to pretend to be pitiful to the end: "That...... All right. The big deal is to be reprimanded by adults, and to be instructed by others to sprinkle and sweep, I am the first assistant's son-in-law, and they should not let me crawl on the ground on all fours......"

Jiang Xiaoyao: !!

Don't say it, she's really seen it.

The old pig guarding the prison must let the prisoners do one thing every day is to kneel and crawl, saying that they can't be good people, so he teaches them how to live~.

Jiang Xiaoyao looked at Qi Lin in front of him, who was wilting like a small sapling that had lost water in an instant......

is such a noble son like a breeze and a bright moon.

What if she's not there and is being bullied?

So Jiang Xiaoyao stumbled and told a little lie: "I'...... I'm alone...... Maybe you can't catch it, so you'd better come with me. ”

"Really?" Qi Lin seemed to have been watered, and the small seedlings that stood up all of a sudden turned into Zhilan jade trees in an instant.

"Forget it." Qi Lin lowered his head again: "Your grandmother is right, I should face it bravely, the big deal is to be bullied a few times......"

Xiao Xi must not be left with the image of a coward.

Jiang Xiaoyao frowned, carefully taking care of the heart that wanted to be "bravely faced": "You came to help me, you are facing the bad guys, not to be lazy." ”

"That's right, then I'll go with you tomorrow." Qi Lin finally accepted this suggestion "reluctantly".

Jiang Xiaoyao secretly took a small breath.

It's better to wait for the people in the criminal department not to exclude him, and then let him be on duty.

But the two didn't expect that on the second day, no one would make it.