"That's what I'm most confused about right now." That's a question I can't answer at this time.

Chu Nian got up at this time, pushed open the window to catch the flying carrier pigeon, and after reading the content of the carrier pigeon, he looked at me and Tang Li and said with a serious expression: "Those four people, you must interrogate carefully after dinner, I won't investigate with you if I have something." ”

Tang Li and I looked at each other, and he asked with concern: "Childe, but what is the matter of Lord Zhou?" ”

Chu Nian walked to the candle and burned the note, shaking his head uncertainly, "No, it's just that there are some inaccurate information that I need to verify." ”

"Go out so late, Childe, why don't you let Brother Tang come with you, I can interrogate me myself." I always don't feel like a good thing to send messages in the middle of the night.

Chu Nian shook his head, took out the night clothes that had been prepared a long time ago from the chair behind the bookcase, looked at me and warned seriously: "You should remember that you have always been Lord Chu in this Licheng for a day, and there must be an entourage around Lord Chu. ”

What can I say? I can only obediently obey orders.

Tang Li went out to get food, so I changed my clothes by the way, and when I saw that he hadn't returned for a long time, I went out to look for him, and I just happened to see Tang Li poking at the door with food and looking at something.

I walked over curiously, poked my head to follow his gaze, and found that there was no one in the distance, and I didn't notice it when I approached him, I shook my hand in front of him, and he came back to his senses in a daze, "My lord, why are you ......?"

"You have a problem."

"What problems can subordinates have? You're too careful. ”

I stared at him suspiciously, "Tang Li, although we haven't known each other for a long time, we have gotten along for the past two days, but I treat you as a buddy in my heart, but you don't seem to believe me!" ”

Tang Li smiled, "How can an adult think like this, what do I have to hide from an adult?" ”

"You just kept staring into the distance and what did you see? Why is there worry in your eyes? Or did Childe tell you something? He's doing something dangerous, isn't it? ”

"You think too much, I was just reprimanded by Childe just now, and I just happened to see Childe's back reflection over the wall and leaving." Tang Li smiled helplessly.

"You didn't do anything wrong, why did Childe reprimand you?"

"It's nothing, it's just telling me not to leave you like I did today." Tang Li walked to the study with the food, looked sideways at me and gradually stopped, "My lord, there is something that my subordinates take the liberty to ask." ”

I looked at him quirky, "Ask what?" ”

"I wonder if my subordinates are thinking too much? I always feel that Childe is a little different from you. ”

I looked at him with ignorant eyes and said, "What's the difference?" If you really want to say that it is different, it is faster to turn your face for a long time than to turn a book, and it is difficult to serve in uncertain weather.

"This, well, you, you said that day that you were going to take your son, although his face was ugly, he was not angry, isn't it......"

I immediately smashed the nonsense that came out of his head, "Stop, stop, I'll answer you for sure, you do think too much." I warn you, don't think about it, or you'll die quickly! My son and I have known each other for more than ten years, but I was too drunk that day, and because of the friendship between the two families in the past, he didn't care about me in general. I've heard that our son has a sweetheart, you, don't guess and ruin his reputation. ”

"Is that so?"

"What do you think?" Tang Li looked honest with this guy, but he didn't expect that gossip was no worse than a woman.

"I, I just think Childe cares a little too much about you, and he cares a lot."

I corrected his three views again, "Nonsense, have you forgotten what he just said?" I'm the Lord Chu who this Licheng person knows, if he wants to check Lord Zhou, he has to rely on me to cover his identity, wouldn't it be troublesome if something happened to me? Okay, let's just know this, don't spread it to the ears of the son, otherwise, he will definitely not kill you? ”

Tang Li nodded in conviction, after all, he didn't know Chu Nian on the first day.

I gave him a speechless look, "Okay, don't talk nonsense, we will act separately in a while, you are responsible for two and I am responsible for two, otherwise I won't have to sleep tonight." ”

After dinner, when the others came, I was inexplicably distracted, and Tang Li's words echoed in my mind, "You said that you were going to take Gongzi that day, although his face was ugly, he was not angry, isn't it ......"

Thinking of this, Chu Nian's current Hades face appeared in front of him, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.

Qin Qiuci, have you eaten leopard gall? How dare you think about it? Dispel such unrealistic thoughts as soon as possible.

Yes, that's right, Chu Nian is to you, just like you said, at most he thinks about that bit of revolutionary friendship, or brother and sister, yes, that's right.

It's all Tang Li's fault, and I have to correct myself after correcting his three views, patting my cheeks and constantly warning myself that I can't think cranky, I can't think crookedly.

The sound of footsteps in the cloister brought me back to my senses, and I opened the folding fan and fanned it for a while, and swept nonchalantly towards the door that had been pushed open.

It was Azhu who came, and after coming in, he looked at me worriedly, and stepped back dutifully, "Slave Azhu, I've seen the adult." ”

I took the fan and got up, and politely pointed to the Taishi chair on the side, "Girl, please take a seat." ”

She stood there looking at me a little bewildered, and I could only secretly sympathize with her helpless reaction.

I wanted to stand up and comfort her a few words, do psychological work, but I didn't want her reaction to be so big, and my spirit was tense and staring at me, always vigilant staring at my actions, and vaguely saw a trace of cold light hidden in her sleeve, this is to be ready for the fish to die and the net to break!

I shook my head helplessly, brought the pen, ink and paper on the table to the table next to the Taishi chair, sat there generously and did not approach, looked at her right hand with a smile and asked, "Miss Azhu, is this planning to die with me?" ”

Azhu was seen through her thoughts, and she was so frightened that she wanted to hide the things in her hand, but it turned out to be self-defeating, and the sharp dagger was hung out without hiding, so frightened that she looked at the dagger in a daze, and picked it up and held it in her hand sluggishly, "My lord, the slave didn't mean to offend you, she just wanted to protect herself." ”

It didn't feel good to be being used a dagger at this point, I unexpectedly flashed in front of Ling Pei'er, and kicked the dagger in her hand when she was completely unprepared, she reacted quickly, and wanted to get up and take it back, but she was still a step too slow.

I effortlessly grabbed the fallen dagger with two fingers, and looked at the dagger playfully, "You are a girl who actually carries a dagger with you, this is for self-defense?" Or is it murderous? ”

"Naturally, it's for self-defense, and the slave doesn't understand what the adult's words mean by it?"

She is very smart and calm, and it just so happens that I don't want to go around the bend with her, so I get straight to the point, "I heard something about one thing in Yunjiaofang today, which is about the entanglement between you, Ling Pei'er and Yi Qinghuan, and the cause of all this is indeed because of your little sister Yuan Xiu." They said that you used to be very good, but now that something happened to Yi Qinghuan, you don't seem to care much, and you can even be said to be indifferent. Doesn't Miss Azhu have anything to say about this? ”

"Adults doubt me?"

"Why can't you doubt it? What you lost was all thanks to Yi Qinghuan, you have a good reason to take revenge on her, don't you? Unless you have a good explanation to convince me of your innocence. ”

Azhu bit her lip stubbornly, "I admit that I hate her, but the slave dares to promise the adult that it will not be difficult for her to be unkind, and I did not frame her." ”

"Then, what about Jiang Zhong?"

Azhu's body shook and clenched his fists. I was very satisfied with her reaction, and finally some of my guesses were correct, at least she had been to the scene of the murder.

"His death has something to do with you!"

Ah Zhu suddenly knelt in front of me, raised his head and looked at me, "My lord, I admit that I have murderous intentions for that person surnamed Jiang, and I have indeed been preparing for a long time. In order to kill him smoothly that day, I even stole drugs to stun him for this, but I swear, the slave maid only stunned him, and did not kill anyone. ”

I looked at her carefully and asked curiously, "So, why did you put it down again?" What did Ling Pei'er tell you? ”

"My lord......" Ah Zhu suddenly looked up after I mentioned Ling Pei'er, looking incredulous.

"You wonder, how did I think Ling Pei'er was related to you?" I stood up, her eyes moved with me, I smiled and took out a sachet from my arms that was the same as Azhu's body to show her, the only difference was that the rope of the sachet was broken, it was picked by a sharp blade, and the incision was neat, which coincided with the broken rope cut in the hand of the deceased Jiangzhong. "I checked, although the embroidery of this sachet is the same as Ling Peier's, the spices contained in it are not the cloves she likes, but the fragrance of osmanthus. And that day, in order to cover up, it was Ling Peier who went downstairs with you, in the name of looking for Wenya, right? ”

"Where did you come from?" She didn't say anything, just asked the question.

"A friend gave it to him, and he said that it was found in the northeast corner of the downstairs, and I saw you come out with Wen Ya in your arms. At that time, I saw you staring absentmindedly around the ground, probably looking for this thing! "My eyes were always locked on Azhu, and I didn't let go of any of her subtle movements.

Ah Zhu lowered his head, and his hands were pulled together from relaxation to the end.

"The incision on this is consistent with the incision of the broken rope in Jiang Zhong's hand, it should have been ripped off by him before he fell unconscious! It was only after taking you to dispose of him that I discovered this flaw, the corridor was in the dark, and although few people went, you were so frightened that you cut the rope with this dagger in my hand. Afterwards, I think you may have searched for it, but you just didn't find it. I walked around her in a circle, got up and crouched in front of her, "You didn't deny it just now, did I guess right?" ”

I squatted with her and my legs were numb, so I had to stand up and sit on the chair and pour a cup of tea, and said naturally: "I want me to believe that you didn't kill anyone, just tell the truth, and only the truth can save you and Ling Pei'er." ”