When Yu Zijin hurried to the gate of the Lin Mansion, he happened to meet Bai Lishan, who was getting out of the carriage.

"Ahsan!"

As if he didn't expect Yu Zijin to greet him so enthusiastically at the door, when Bai Lishan raised her eyes and saw Yu Zijin running towards her, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes, "Zijin, why did you come out?" ”

"Of course I'm here to pick you up." After speaking, Yu Zijin reached out and hugged Bai Lishan's arm, and was about to pull her to the Lin Mansion in a hurry, "Let's go, I received the pineapple cake brought to me by my mother today, it's delicious, let's try it together." ”

But as soon as Yu Zijin took a step, he found that the other party did not move and stopped in place. Bai Lishan looked at the anxious Yu Zijin with a helpless expression, withdrew the arm that was being held by Yu Zijin, and took out a small box of rosewood from his pocket with a smile, "Don't worry, come, I brought you a gift, you can see if you like it or not." ”

"Huh? How embarrassing is this, you come to me, and I will accept your gifts. Having said that, Yu Zijin still reached out and took the rosewood box in Bai Lishan's hand, buckled the key and opened it gently.

Inside the small box, there is a snow-colored jade ring, on which is engraved a dragon and tiger phoenix, and a blood-red braided rope covers the jade ring, showing the appearance of a necklace.

Yu Zijin carefully took out the white jade necklace, and under the reflection of the sun, the jade ring seemed to be covered with a layer of light purple light mist, "Wow, it's so beautiful." Yu Zijin couldn't help but sigh.

"This is something I made for you, put it on and try it on." Seeing Yu Zijin's face happy, Bai Lishan was also happy in her heart, took the white jade necklace, went around to Yu Zijin's back, and brought it for her.

"Well, it's pretty." Bai Lishan held her chin with her right hand, carefully studied Yu Zijin for a while, and nodded meaningfully to come to this conclusion.

"Thank you, Ah Shan, this gift is so beautiful, I must not even take it off for washing." Yu Zijin also smiled accordingly, and winked at Bai Lishan.

"Well, I'll be angry if I see you not wearing it one day." Bai Lishan crossed her hands on her hips, put on a tsundere appearance, and pretended to threaten.

"Yes!" Yu Zijin was not disappointed, the two talked and laughed, and immediately looked serious, like soldiers who had been ordered, and promised loudly.

As soon as Lin Xiao came out, he saw Yu Zijin's posture like an oath, and he didn't forget to stick out his tongue, and performed the naughty mischief to the fullest. couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, sighed slightly, and then walked towards the two.

"Are you ready?" Lin Xiao looked at Bai Lishan and asked.

"Alright, you're ready to go." Brisan snapped her fingers and her eyes pointed to the carriage.

Looking at the flickering interaction between the two, Yu Zijin was at a loss, "What kind of dumb riddle are you playing?" ”

"Go to the City Lord's Mansion." Without much explanation, Lin Xiao only briefly explained the intention of the three of them, and took the lead in following Bai Lishan to the carriage.

"Huh?" Although he was puzzled, Yu Zijin obediently followed.

As soon as the deputy city lord Li Yan left, the three of them immediately went to the city lord's mansion, Rao is Yu Zijin wanted to break his head, and he couldn't guess what kind of medicine was sold in Lin Xiao's gourd.

The carriage drove leisurely, and after a while, it came to the gate of the city lord's mansion. The magnificent and magnificent city lord's mansion in the past is now full of white veil, less solemn and solemn, and more sad and emotional. The main gate is wide open, and in the middle of the courtyard there is a word "laid" made of flowers.

Yu Zi turned his head to look at Bai Lishan, and his heart was clear, as far as he saw last time, she was dressed in red and dressed with a golden bell on her waist, but when she saw her again today, she changed into a simple gray and black Luo skirt. It is indeed not appropriate to go out to mourn and dress too festively.

can look at the appearance of Lin Xiao and Bai Lishan, the two seem to have agreed to go to the City Lord's Mansion a long time ago, but the news of the City Lord's assassination was only known when Li Yan came to the Lin Mansion this morning.

Not to mention that Lin Xiao came here because Chen Ping, who inexplicably broke into the Lin Mansion and sought a livelihood, then Bai Lishan, as a princess of another country, why did she make this trip to troubled waters?

"Childe, miss." Yu Zijin's thoughts were interrupted by a call from the direction of the City Lord's Mansion. The person who came was an old man dressed in plain clothes, with gray sideburns, and a teardrop that had not been wiped out in the corner of his eye.

"I learned from the deputy city lord this morning that the city lord was unfortunately killed last night, and Lin and others should come to mourn." Lin Xiao also politely replied with a salute to explain his intention.

"It turned out to be the son of the Lin family, and the old slave was the housekeeper of the city lord's mansion, so he was disappointed." When the old man heard this, he finally let go of his tense heart and exhaled slightly,

The butler was serious. Ignorance...... Is it easy to get in now? After secretly observing the behavior of the old housekeeper, Lin Xiao asked politely.

"Naturally, three of you, please." After speaking, the old housekeeper stepped forward as a guide, and at the moment of turning around, he secretly raised his hand to wipe away the tears that had not dried from the corners of his eyes, but as if he was afraid that others would find out, he did not withdraw his tearful hand directly, but stopped at the corner of his mouth, pretending to cover his mouth and cough.

In the center of the main hall of the city lord's mansion, there is a coffin covered with plain satin, a charcoal-colored brazier is placed in front of the coffin, and there are some paper money that has not yet been burned, and the coffin is surrounded by a circle of sacrificial flowers of the same color.

"Isn't there any family in the City Lord's Mansion?" Bai Lishan's words woke up the strange feeling in Yu Zijin's heart, it stands to reason that the head of the family died, and the wife and others in the side room needed to cry here, but since entering the city lord's mansion, except for a few hurried subordinates along the way, there was no hostess, and when they came to the main hall, it was even more desolate and empty.

"The girl doesn't know, the city lord has never married a wife or concubine in his life, so he ......" Speaking of this, the old housekeeper's expression was even more sad, and his whole body exuded a lonely and lonely atmosphere, "I watched him grow up, but I didn't expect it...... Unexpectedly, one day, it was me, a white-haired person, who sent a black-haired person. The old butler finally couldn't suppress his emotions, and beat his chest and hurt his feet.

Looking at the gaffe old housekeeper, Bai Lishan was a little at a loss, but he didn't expect that his words would break the last nerve of the old housekeeper, it seems that the fate of this old housekeeper and this city lord's mansion is not the word master and servant.

Yu Zijin, who also observed the old housekeeper's abnormality, was also silently calculating in his heart. Judging from the performance of the old housekeeper, the pain of the death of the city lord seems to have long been beyond the emotions between the lord and the outside, there is no hostess in the city lord's mansion, and the old butler has played the role of the lord to a certain extent, if according to Chen Ping, the old butler, as a loyal person of the city lord's faction, should be oppressed by the deputy city lord and others.

But as far as the current situation is concerned, not only is he well, but he has also been in the position of steward for a long time, and even retains a certain prestige. Yu Zijin guessed that this old housekeeper who had been in his position for a long time must not be as simple as it seemed.

"Don't be too sad for the housekeeper, the deceased is gone, and he must not want the living people to suffer for him." Seeing the housekeeper's grief and forbearance, Yu Zijin couldn't help but persuade him.

"What this girl said is that the old slave has trespassed."

"It's not too early, the house is already preparing a meal, why don't you go to the guest room to rest for a while, and then leave after dinner, how about it?" The old butler packed up his emotions and invited respectfully.

"I'm tired." Lin Xiao, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly opened his mouth and agreed.

"This way, please."

Yu Zijin was relieved, and he didn't say no, and followed the old housekeeper to the outside of the hall.

"I am deeply unfortunate that the city lord was killed last night, and the incident happened suddenly...... Let me take the liberty of asking, does the housekeeper know the ins and outs of the matter? Lin Xiao walked up to the housekeeper and asked.

"Hey. Later last night, most of the people fell asleep, and I was about to go to the city lord's house to keep vigil for him, but I never thought that I heard a fight in the room, and when I arrived, I saw the city lord fall to the ground with a sword. At the mention of this, the old butler looked sad, and there was a hint of resentment in his eyes, "Kill with a sword!" The lord of the city, he fell in a pool of blood! ”

"Were there no people around at that time, but did you see the murderer?" Yu Zijin asked.

"Since the last banquet, the city lord was plotted against someone, and he has been healing in his room all day. The lord of the city had never liked to be served by others, so there was no one around at that time. However, I saw that the city lord had not recovered from his serious injuries and was unable to move, so I offered to keep vigil for the city lord in person, but fortunately the city lord trusted him, and he did not object.

Unexpectedly, the murderer took advantage of the time when I was routinely dealing with the affairs of the house, and took advantage of the situation to enter and murder the city lord! However, the perpetrator's martial arts were too high, and he slipped away quietly before everyone arrived. The more the old butler spoke, the more excited he became, as if even if he cut the murderer with a thousand knives, it would be difficult to understand the hatred in his heart.

"Doesn't the city lord usually have anyone in the room to serve him?" Lin Xiao thought secretly.

"Yes, this is the habit of the city lord, and everyone who works in the mansion knows it." The old butler replied.

The four of them chatted as they walked, and soon walked to the guest room.

"The nobleman will rest here for a while, and when it is time for dinner, the old slave will personally invite the three of them." After speaking, he bowed slightly to the three of them and turned to leave.

Seeing the old housekeeper walking away, Yu Zijin said: "In this way, what Chen Ping said is right. The lord of the city did not like to be served, and most of them were suspicious and did not want to have too much contact with irrelevant people. According to the attitude of the city lord towards the old butler, this butler must be the city lord's henchman, and this murderer can accurately grasp the behavior and movement of the city lord's henchman, and I am afraid that he has a deep understanding of the city lord's mansion. ”

"Now all the clues point to this deputy city lord, that is, the younger brother of the city lord, Li Yan." After speaking, Lin Xiao fell into deep thought, always feeling that something was not quite right, but he couldn't say it.