Chapter IV: Pursuit
Out of the Rejuvenation Hall, Sun Qingyi did not go back to the house directly, but walked around.
She wanted to recognize the terrain here, the original owner's memory was limited, and she had almost never been out of the palace, so she had no impression of the topography of the imperial city.
Recognize the way, and it will always be more convenient if you want to do anything in the future.
The layout of the imperial city is very large, but it is somewhat similar to the modern city of Beijing, and it is also a symmetrical layout.
Sun Qingyi picked a few streets near the General's Mansion and walked around, roughly remembered the road, recognized the landmarks, and was about to go back to the house, but suddenly found that there seemed to be something strange in the depths of the alley.
Although in her capacity, everything is better than less, her steps seem to be a little uncontrollable.
Quietly approaching the old courtyard with the closed courtyard door in the depths, Sun Qingyi leaned against the wall and looked inside through the crack in the door.
In the courtyard, there were five or six men in black, dressed in the same style as the man who broke into her house that day.
Several people were discussing something with solemn faces, and the atmosphere was really not relaxed.
The voices of several people were very soft, Sun Qingyi listened for a while, and couldn't hear any useful information, but vaguely heard the words "general" and "third master".
She thought about it for a moment and decided to leave.
But at this moment, a dark shadow came from the sky and captured her.
"Hmm!" Sun Qingyi wanted to shout for help, but her mouth was covered.
The movement outside alarmed the people in the courtyard, and they ran to the door and pushed it open.
When they saw the situation outside, several people were stunned, and then saluted with fists at the man who grabbed Sun Qingyi.
"Master!"
The man nodded, let go of Sun Qingyi, and pushed her into the yard.
After standing still, Sun Qingyi turned around, only to find that it was that man again!
"It's you again!"
The man narrowed slightly, "What are you doing here?" ”
When Sun Qing heard this, she knew that she was at a loss, and shrunk her neck a little weakly.
"I'm just passing by, passing by!"
"Passing by?" There was a hint of murderous intent in his tone.
Sun Qingyi noticed it, and a chill suddenly felt in her heart.
"I didn't hear anything and I didn't see anything! We've all worked together once, once and twice together, you should trust me, right? She laughed dryly, "I don't even know who you are, and even if I want to expose you, I have nowhere to go!" Besides, it's not good for me to do this, it's not profitable, and I won't do this kind of thing that harms others and myself! ”
The man sneered, "Only the dead keep secrets." ”
"No, no, no! That's a mistake! Sun Qingyi shook her head mysteriously, "There is no absoluteness in everything, who said that dead people will definitely keep it secret?" You don't know that many times a murder case is solved because the victim gave the police ...... Did the officials provide a clue? So, the dead don't necessarily keep secrets. In the same way, the living are not all big mouths with no mouth! ”
In response to Sun Qingyi, there was a silence.
She could even make up a flock of crows flying through her head.
"Alas!" She sighed, "Just say it, how to solve it!" ”
Sun Qingyi thought that he would put forward some desperate conditions, but who knows, he actually made a request.
"Find out where the poison came from."
"What?" She was stunned and even wondered if something was wrong with her ears.
The man didn't say anything more, just looked at her with cold eyes.
Sun Qingyi seriously suspected that if she had the courage to ask again, it was entirely possible that the man in front of her would fall with a knife in his hand and end his life on the spot.
"I would venture to ask, why don't you check it yourself?"
She knew that she had the ability to find out because she knew how many pounds and taels she had, but this man who had only met three times, how could she conclude that she could find out?
The man still didn't speak.
Sun Qingyi surrendered, "Okay, it's a word, I'll be the first to tell you when I find out." ”
Finally, the man seemed to have received a satisfactory answer, and glanced at his subordinates guarding the door, asking them to open the door for Sun Qingyi.
Back at home, Sun Qingyi kept thinking, since this poison is so big, who will do it?
Sun Qingwen's mother and daughter seem to be the most likely.
At night, Sun Qingyi managed to see Lu'er.
"Sister Lu'er, I have something I want to ask you about."
When Lu'er heard this, she hurriedly waved her hand, "Oh, Miss, you can torture the slave maid, how can the slave and maid afford your sister!" ”
Sun Qingyi smiled slightly, "You are a few years older than me, why can't you afford it?" ”
Lu'er still looked unbearable, "Miss, if you have anything you want to ask, just say it, the slave must know everything!" ”
"I wonder if there is any aunt in the house who has had a holiday with the old lady?"
Lu'er's expression changed slightly, "Miss, you can't talk nonsense. ”
"This matter is very important, and I ask Sister Lu'er to inform me as much as possible."
Lu'er thought for a while before she struggled to speak.
"The second lady and the fourth lady had a quarrel before because of the house key, and the old lady took the house key, although the second lady has always been in charge of internal affairs, but the actual power is still in the hands of the old lady. Miss, the slave can only say so much, the old lady is still waiting for the slave and the maid, and the slave and the maid will retire. ”
"It's hard work, Sister Lu'er." Sun Qingyi bowed her knees slightly to Lu'er to express her gratitude.
With this clue, the suspect is very clearly locked, the second room and the fourth room have a motive to commit the crime, but compared with the fourth room, the second room has more rights, and it is more likely that it is just someone to poison it.
She decided to take advantage of the night to set up a set of Sun Qingwen's words, after all, Sun Qingwen is a straw bag with no brains.
At midnight, Sun Qingyi sneaked into Sun Qingwen's room and quickly covered her mouth.
Her outfit is a little scary, her hair is scattered, she is dressed in white, and her facial features are painted with bright red bloodstains.
As soon as Sun Qingwen woke up, she saw such a picture, a female ghost standing at the head of her bed, her face was bloodless, and her seven orifices were bleeding.
She wanted to shout for help, but her mouth was blocked by a quilt, and she couldn't even make a sound.
"Give me my life! Give me my life! ”
"Hmm!" Sun Qingwen twisted desperately, trying to lock herself to the wall and seek shelter.
But she stepped back a little, and the "female ghost" took a step forward.
"Hmm!"
"You killed me! It's you! Give me my life! ”
I have to say that Sun Qingyi still admires her acting skills.
This is more like a ghost than a real ghost.
She originally wanted to scare Sun Qingwen, but after smelling the faint smell of urine in the air, she couldn't help but feel a little disgusted.
Forget it, let's go, the purpose has been achieved anyway.
With last night's play, Sun Qingyi's stay of waiting for the rabbit was very successful.
Early in the morning, Sun Qingwen sneaked into the second aunt's house and cried bitterly.
"Mother, her ghost is coming to me, what should I do!"