Chapter 13: The Murderer
Xu Qingan hates the person in front of him very much, he is as thin as a bamboo pole, and his appearance is indescribably obscene, he can neither help him support the faΓ§ade nor accompany him to cause trouble, it is useless for such a little guy to stay around.
And this man is still a habitual thief with unclean hands and feet.
Xu Qingan said: "He stole it again?" β
Before the little guy could speak, Xu Qinghuan said, "I asked him to bring it." β
Xu Qingan pointed to the little guy: "This person ......"
"Lingyun," the little guy hurriedly reminded, "It is said in the Book of Han that you must have the ambition of Lingyun, so my name is Meng Lingyun." β
What Lingyun's ambition, Xu Qingan looked at Meng Lingyun with disgust: "It's not appropriate for him to stay here." β
In his previous life, Meng Lingyun was the only one who was still avenging his brother in the end, and he was severely punished, and he didn't say a word to slander his brother.
Xu Qinghuan wondered: "Why does my brother dislike him so much?" β
Xu Qingan said: "He steals things. β
Xu Qinghuan disagreed: "Who will not make mistakes, my brother is often broken by his father." β
"Those are two different things, it's just stealing, you don't know what he stolerate?" Speaking of this, Xu Qingan was nauseated.
"What?" Feng Xiao was also interested, eating snacks and listening attentively.
Xu Qingan's eyes widened: "He stole my urinal, and when I caught him, he was going to use it to hold water and drink." "Just thinking about it makes him feel sick.
Meng Lingyun was very aggrieved: "The little one just likes it, I can't help but take a look, and I will never do it again." β
Xu Qingan looked at Xu Qinghuan: "Maybe one day when he likes it, he steals something else from me, my pillow and toys are not valuable, so he will say that the cup I use is ......."
Hearing this, Meng Lingyun couldn't help but shudder: "No, no, the little one will never play with the cup of the prince, the cup of the prince...... The small one has seen it at Shang Jia's house, and that is the urinal......"
"Cough," Xu Qingan choked on his own saliva, and was about to make a move while holding Meng Lingyun, "You talk nonsense again." β
Meng Lingyun was nimble with his hands and feet, and hurriedly fled in all directions.
Ignoring the noise in the room, Xu Qinghuan looked at the pair of embroidered shoes in front of him.
Xu Qingan was finally attracted and sat down panting: "Whose shoe is this?" β
Xu Qinghuan said: "Second Mrs. Xu's." β
Meng Lingyun immediately stepped forward with a smile to report the merits: "The little one just took advantage of the phoenix chick to catch the bird, and went to the ear room to see these shoes, the maid had not been brushed there, I took them very carefully, and I didn't alarm anyone." As he spoke, he showed his nimble hands with a smug look on his face.
Xu Qingan couldn't figure out Xu Qinghuan's intentions: "What can you see from these shoes?" β
Xu Qinghuan said: "In the past two years, this kind of shoes have been popular among women, the upper is soft satin, which can be embroidered with various beautiful patterns, and then decorated with pearls, gems and other things, and the soles will also be wrapped in muslin, which is extremely comfortable to walk, but these shoes are afraid of dirty, so the exquisite people will also repair the bluestone road in the garden, and the women will not stain their shoes even if they go to the garden to enjoy the flowers. β
After saying this, Xu Qinghuan picked up the shoes and exposed the soles: "But the soles of these shoes are full of dirt, unless they wear them to some place where women shouldn't go, such as a relatively hidden corner in the garden." If my guess is correct, the letter framing my brother was found in the corner of the Cao family's garden. β
Xu Qingan stood up suddenly: "You mean, Second Mrs. Xu put the letter...... These were all arranged by them. β
Xu Qinghuan sighed: "Second Mrs. Xu changed her shoes when she returned to Xu's house, which shows that she also feels that it is inappropriate, and she is afraid that someone will see the clues."
It's a pity that these shoes can only make me suspect Mrs. Xu, but they can't be any evidence, even if someone from the yamen asks, Mrs. Xu can prevaricate. β
Xu Qing'an's expression couldn't help but wither, and he was about to speak.
A flat and somewhat muffled voice came from the door: "Since that's the case, what's the use of you bringing it here." β
Xu Qinghuan and Xu Qingan both looked towards the door.
The curtain was lifted, and Mrs. Xu San was led into the door by Zijuan.
Mrs. Xu San was still dressed as before, but she wore an extra black cloak, covering her thin body.
Xu Qinghuan stepped forward and saluted Mrs. Xu San.
Mrs. Xu San said: "The eldest lady brought me over just to let me hear Fang Cai's words?" β
The girl in the room smiled slightly, and her eyes shone brightly.
Mrs. Xu San was stunned for a while, as if she remembered that when she was young, she was also so unrestrained, and she always felt that the rest of her life would be spent in joy.
But she didn't expect that her wish and reality were very different, and in the end she would have to survive in the Xu family's nunnery.
Mrs. Xu San furrowed her brows slightly, as if everything had disappeared in an instant, and she had turned back into the person who had let go of the red dust and was no longer bothered by the world.
Mrs. Xu San said: "I came today to tell the eldest lady that I don't want to ask about the Cao family or the Xu family." β
"The third aunt really doesn't care and won't come over," Xu Qinghuan took the hot tea and put it in front of Mrs. Xu, "I just have some doubts and want to ask the third aunt for advice." β
Mrs. Xu San didn't make a sound.
Xu Qinghuan took out two sachets and placed them on the table.
Exactly the same colored satin embroidered with the same pattern, peonies are delicate, blue birds are about to fly from the wings, very beautiful pictures of flowers and birds.
The most important thing is that the embroidery is very delicate, the stitches are fine, and it is not the craftsmanship of ordinary embroiderers.
Mrs. Xu San's strange gaze flashed.
Xu Qing'an next to him was also very surprised, he didn't expect his sister to tell others about it, if he was used, wouldn't it ruin Cao Ruzhen's reputation.
"Third aunt," Xu Qinghuan picked up one of the sachets, "This is just the one that my indisputable brother picked up in the Cao family's garden, and the other one is worn by Sister Ruzhen." β
Mrs. Xu San raised her head and looked at Xu Qing'an, who saw a bit of anger in Mrs. Xu's eyes.
Mrs. Xu San said in a deep voice: "Don't you know that the objects worn by the boudoir woman can't be taken casually, you are not afraid, but you can easily ruin the reputation of others." β
Xu Qingan lowered his head: "The third aunt taught a lesson. β
"It seems that I have found the right person," Xu Qinghuan said, "The third aunt is really the only one in the Cao family who loves Sister Ruzhen." β
Mrs. Xu San was not shocked: "Ruzhen is the widow of my fourth brother, and the fourth brother died tragically in order to protect us, so we should naturally love his daughter." β
"It would be nice if the Cao family thought like the third aunt, but it's a pity that ......" Xu Qinghuan immediately changed the topic when he said this, "The third aunt's needlework is excellent, can you see if these two sachets are from Sister Ruzhen's hands?" β
Mrs. Xu San frowned slightly, picked up the two sachets and looked at them carefully: "Although it looks similar at first glance, you can still see the difference in the end, everyone uses different needles, and there will be slight changes in the stitches." β
Xu Qinghuan continued: "If one of them is thrown away, can the third aunt still see it?" Even if the third aunt can see it, others will think that this is Sister Ruzhen's sachet. β
Mrs. Xu San heard the chord sound outside the words: "What do you want to say?" β
Xu Qinghuan said: "The third aunt knows that the only one who should be taken away this time is Sister Ruzhen." β
This time, Mrs. Xu San was surprised.
Xu Qinghuan said: "This matter has already been carefully arranged, if you want to confirm my brother's crime, you can't just rely on a few words, naturally there must be evidence, this sachet is what they put in advance, that morning, Sister Ruzhen should go to the garden as usual, the murderer has been waiting there for a long time, if everything goes well, Sister Ruzhen will be taken away and killed, so that even if it is the Marquis of Anyi's mansion, I can only watch my brother being put in prison."
It just so happened that day that I asked someone to call Sister Ruzhen away, I thought that if there was a link missing, this matter would not continue, but I didn't expect the case to happen anyway. β
Mrs. Xu San couldn't help but look at the embroidered shoes on the table, and her eyes became extremely deep: "You mean, all this was arranged by them, and they did not hesitate to use Ruzhen's life to wronged the prince."
But why did you know that something was going to happen that day, and you made such arrangements in advance. β
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