Chapter 16: The Strings of Jin Se (5)
Gu Peiqing had a good night's sleep, and when he woke up, Ah Ye had already gone out to buy vegetables and came back, Ah Ye was also in a good mood, cooking porridge in the kitchen while humming a song, last night Gu Peiqing explained to him that he mistakenly thought that Shen Feiming was a red silk girl, and Ah Ye's hanging heart was also put back.
"My lord, how did you understand at that moment that she was Miss Shen, not Miss Red Silk?" Ah Ye brought the cooked porridge to Gu Peiqing.
"First of all, how can I tell if she is not the Red Silk Girl, in the post where the murder occurred, in order to find the indentation of the table, she directly touched the carpet with her hands, a servant who is almost brilliant in playing, and she is too distracted by her hands. And yesterday she rode a horse to chase me, I saw that she was unharmed and well-groomed, even if Zhang Minchao let her out, she would not be allowed to move so freely. In fact, she also reminded me between her previous words that she was not a red silk girl, it was my preconceived notions, and I trusted my own inferences too much. ”
"Then how did the adults know that she was Miss Shen?" Ah Ye's face was full of curiosity.
"On the day when Lord Qi was poisoned, she appeared in that box, I thought she was watching the excitement from downstairs like me, but after I was sure that she was not the Red Silk Girl, I guessed that she should be the person who went to the banquet at that time, and among the people who went to the banquet, only Shen Feiming and Zhang Tong'er I had not seen. Shen Feiming has always been a goddess detective and has a great interest in solving cases, so it is very likely that she is Shen Feiming. Then I saw her hanging the Shen Mansion waist card, and I understood. ”
"It turned out to be the Shen Mansion waist card, and this is the point." Ah Ye looked like I completely understood, "My lord, are you going to ask Miss Shen out for a trip after breakfast?" ”
Gu Peiqing waved his hand and said, "The matter of the Red Silk Girl is not over yet, Shen Feiming and I will go to the Red Leaf Building later." ”
Zhang Minchao really broke his promise, and as soon as Gu Peiqing entered the Red Leaf Building, he was surrounded by Boss Qi. "Lord Gu, please save us, yesterday Lord Zhang agreed to let the red silk girl come out, but just called her personal maid Liu Ya to pick it up, and the people from the criminal department said that the red silk girl was involved in other cases and would be locked up in the prison of the criminal department."
"Other cases?"
"Yes, Miss Red Silk has been staying in this building and rarely goes out, how can she get into other cases, I'll ask Liu Ya to come and tell you."
Gu Peiqing thought that Liu Ya was a little maid, but she didn't expect that what appeared in front of her was a woman who looked thirty-four or five. Boss Qi knows how to observe words and emotions best, and hurriedly introduced: "The red silk girl came to this city, I am afraid that those young little girls will not take good care of her, and someone just introduced me to Liu Ya, she used to be a palace maid, and she has always been in the Huanyi Fang, and when she is out of the palace at the age of time, the red silk girl is very satisfied with her." Liu Ya, tell me what the adults in the Criminal Department told you. ”
Liu Ya saluted, and she said: "I arrived at the Criminal Department, I didn't wait for Miss Hongsi, Master Zhang asked me to go back, he said that Miss Hongsi was related to the case on West Third Street half a month ago, and she could only be put back when it was clarified." He also asked me to bring a message to Boss Qi, saying that Hongye Building was not allowed to open until it was investigated. ”
"Master Gu, you see that our Red Leaf Building has only been open for more than a month, just because the case has been closed for several days, and if the case is not solved, this red silk girl will not come back, and I have nine or ten girls and seven or eight maids to raise, and I really can't afford it." Boss Qi folded his hands with a sad face and bowed to Gu Peiqing.
"I'm late." Shen Feiming looked good today, and the maid almond behind her poked her head out to see Gu Peiqing and stuck out her tongue at him.
Boss Qi saw her as if he had seen a bigger savior, and hurriedly instructed Liu Ya to bring tea and water, "Miss Shen, please help Miss Hongsi, you can also save her for the sake of her accompanying you on the road from Qingcheng to Bingcheng." ”
"Miss Red Silk has treated me very well on the road, and I will definitely help her."
Boss Qi told Shen Feiming about the matter again, Shen Feiming looked at Gu Peiqing and said, "What do you think?" ”
Gu Peiqing pointed upstairs and said, "Let's go take a look again, and then go to the Criminal Department." By the way," he turned his head to Boss Qi, "I have something I want to ask Miss Qiuyan, I don't know if it's convenient now?" ”
"It's convenient and convenient, after the incident, I rented a separate courtyard nearby for the girls to live in, so I asked Liu Ya to call her over."
"Miss Qiuyan? Master Gu really knows the girl in the Red Leaf Building. Shen Feiming squinted at Gu Peiqing.
"The one I know best is the Red Silk Girl." Gu Peiqing flicked his fan and grinned.
The two of them arrived at the Red Silk Girl's room, which was the same as what Gu Peiqing had seen before. Shen Feiming walked to the corridor to observe, and Gu Peiqing stood at the door staring at the small wooden table behind the bead curtain.
"Was the piano of the Red Silk Girl taken away as evidence by the Criminal Department?" Gu Peiqing asked Boss Qi who came up with him.
He thought for a while and replied: "That piano was taken away by the Criminal Department, and some letters were also taken away, all of which were written by the son who pursued the Red Silk Girl. An official came to me and asked me where the strings were, how do I know, and asked Liu Ya again, and she said that there were no spare strings in her memory. ”
Shen Feiming came out of the corridor room at this time, and then sat on the stool where the red silk girl played, looking at Gu Peiqing who was still at the door. "Pei Qing, get closer." Gu Peiqing heard her call his name, he had a wonderful feeling in his heart, he wanted to laugh a little, and walked a few steps towards her, "You sit at that table." Shen Feiming gave another order, Gu Peiqing did it honestly, and as soon as he sat down, he met Shen Feiming's eyes, Shen Feiming hurriedly looked away, and said: "This bead curtain is a bit interesting, dense at the top and sparse at the bottom, I am about the same height as the red silk girl, and I can not see much when I sit here." ”
Boss Qi heard her say this, and hurriedly continued: "The furnishings in this room are all made by the Red Silk Girl, in fact, some guests have said before that the Red Silk Girl's room is a little shabby, but the Red Silk Girl likes it, and we can't say anything more." ”
"If the Red Silk Girl killed this Xiao Gongzi, what grudge does she have against him?" Gu Peiqing asked.
Boss Qi also looked helpless: "How can there be any grudges here, how long has the red silk girl been in the city." Besides, Xiao Gongzi treats the Red Silk Girl very well, Xiao Gongzi stutters and attracts ridicule behind his back, but the Red Silk Girl never dislikes it, and she doesn't chew the root of her tongue like other girls. Xiao Gongzi plays the piano for him every time he comes to the Red Silk Girl, although the two don't talk much, but Xiao Gongzi told me about it, and he is very satisfied with the Red Silk Girl. ”
"Your Excellency, you've been waiting for a long time." Liu Ya led Qiu Yan to stand at the door. Qiuyan's waist is like a thin willow, and her face is like a peach blossom, she saluted, smiled slightly, generous and decent.