Hurriedly dressed and rushed to the front hall, and on the way met the fourth aunt who was also going to the front hall, Xia Mengning was worried, and walked over to help Ge Shi and said, "Auntie, are you okay?" ”

Ge nodded, and the two glanced at each other, both looking worried.

When he arrived at the front hall, seeing that the Ning family, the Wei family and everyone had arrived, Xia Mengning helped the Ge family to the side and sat down, looking around, everyone had a panicked look on their faces, obviously not very understanding of what happened tonight.

As soon as Xia Mengning sat down, she saw Xia Chuanyuan walking in from outside the door with Xiao Liuzi, everyone hurriedly saluted, Xia Chuanyuan waved his hand, "Sit down." ”

Everyone sat down with a worried face, Xia Chuanyuan walked to the top and sat down, looked around and said, "Bring people up!" ”

Several guards carried Yuyue's body up, everyone was startled, and Xia Chuanyuan said sharply: "Open it!" ”

Youyuan stepped forward and lifted the white cloth covering Yuyue's body, and suddenly, the bloody face was clearly presented in front of everyone.

"Ah——!h

Almost all of them covered their eyes at the same time, and the timid ones didn't even dare to look, and hid directly behind others.

Xia Chuanyuan saw everyone's reaction, frowned and coughed a few times, and the little sixth son beside him immediately stepped forward and said loudly: "This night, Miss Yuyue's body was found in the small pond in the garden of our mansion, and everyone knows that Miss Yuyue is the master of Xinna's room, this thing is simply audacious, killing people and throwing corpses in the Prime Minister's Mansion is really an unforgivable crime." Everyone looked frightened, and Xia Chuanyuan continued: "Now that the people of the whole mansion are here, now they will all talk about it one by one, who has been around the small pond during the day today?" ”

Everyone look at me, I look at you, I don't know what to say, finally, a few old mothers-in-law stood up and said a few words, at this moment, Dai Yue, who was standing on the side, felt Ning's gaze, Dai Yue was shocked, followed Ning's gaze and looked forward, and finally stood up ruthlessly.

"Sir, the slave has seen someone go to the little pond."

With that, Dai Yue walked to the center of the hall, Xia Chuanyuan looked at her and asked, "Who?" ”

Dai Yue lowered her head, and when she heard Xia Chuanyuan ask, she raised her head to look in the direction of Xia Mengning, and said: "The slave maid was ordered by her aunt to go to Yong'an Hall at noon today to see if the master was there, and when she came back, she saw the fourth aunt and the girl arguing with Yuyue by the small pond, the slave and maid didn't hear the content clearly, only saw the fourth aunt slap Yuyue, and the slave thought that more things were better than less, so she quietly walked away. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, Xia Mengning immediately felt that something was wrong, and subconsciously looked in the direction of Ge Shi beside her, and saw that Ge's face became pale, Xia Mengning felt a thrill in her heart, and she knew that she and her aunt had fallen into someone else's trap.

"Fourth aunt, you say, what's going on?" Xia Chuanyuan didn't expect that the person Dai Yue said was Ge's, although he didn't believe it in his heart, he still frowned and asked Ge's.

Ge Shi got up from his seat, walked to the central blessing body and said: "Back to the master, the concubine has been to the small pond, seen Yuyue, and slapped her, but the concubine did not kill Yuyue. ”

After saying it lightly, everyone looked surprised, these four aunts did not shy away from suspicion at all, but in this way, the most suspicious person is undoubtedly the fourth aunt, after all, she is in line with the time and the motive.

"Sister Su Wen is kind and kind, and she is never willing to blame someone, how did she make an exception today?" Ning sat on the side and said leisurely.

Ge Shi didn't make a sound, Xia Chuanyuan saw it in his eyes, and there were some doubts in his heart, yes, Mei'er is the most gentle and considerate, and she never blushes with anyone, why did she hit Yuyue today?

At this moment, Jade on the side stepped forward and fell to the ground with a 'plop', "If you go back to the master, my aunt didn't want to deal with Yuyue, but Yuyue not only humiliated my aunt several times, but also cursed the child in my aunt's belly, my aunt was angry and beat her, and then we left, my aunt definitely didn't kill Yuyue, master." ”

When Ning heard this, he snorted coldly, "You are the girl next to your sister, can your words be counted?" Who doesn't know that the lord has been very fond of Yuyue recently, and I'm afraid that my sister will be jealous, so she won't do anything and kill Yuyue. ”

"You're spewing blood!" Jade hurriedly shouted: "How can my aunt be jealous of Yuyue, my aunt is pregnant with my lord's flesh and blood, where can I kill Yuyue?" ”

Ning blinked, "Isn't there still you, you were by your sister's side at the time, maybe you were also an accomplice!" ”

"You ......"

Xia Chuanyuan watched the two arguing and was a little irritable: "Okay, okay, shut up!" ”

Ning Shi pursed his mouth a little aggrieved, looked at Xia Chuanyuan and said, "Master, look at the girl next to your sister, dare to talk to me like this." ”

Xia Chuanyuan glared at her and asked, "Who else has seen the fourth aunt go to the small pond?" ”

Everyone shook their heads, Xia Chuanyuan looked at it and said, "First bury the corpse, I will find out about this matter, before that, the fourth aunt will stay in the house and don't move around." ”

Ning's face was unwilling, "Master, how should you interrogate carefully to ......?"

Xia Chuanyuan had already stood up and walked out, and when he heard the words, he couldn't help but turn around, looking at Ning's gloating face, and his heart was upset, if he hadn't taken into account that she still had her own flesh and blood in her stomach, he wouldn't have spoken to her so kindly.

"Master......" Ning saw that Xia Chuanyuan was leaving, and hurriedly stepped forward.

Xia Chuanyuan turned his head suddenly: "Enough, Mei'er and I have been in love for more than 20 years, what kind of person she is, I naturally know in my heart, you can have a safe birth, it is none of your business, you don't care." ”

After speaking, he ignored how Ning Shi did not give up, shook his sleeves and left.

Xiao Liuzi looked at the faces of several people, walked over to Xia Mengning and said, "Third Miss, it's dark and the road is slippery, you might as well help the fourth aunt go back." ”

Xia Mengning nodded and said to Ge Shi beside her, "Auntie, let's go." When he turned around, he took a deep look at Dai Yue who was standing aside, his eyes were like torches, which made Dai Yue shudder uncontrollably.

Ning bit her lip angrily, and Mother Wang, who was behind her, stepped forward to hold her arm and shook it gently.

Xia Mengning helped Ge Shi back to Mei Fangyuan, and Ge Shi sighed and said: "I thought that Ning's would stop after she became pregnant, but I was still tireless, and I was willing to stop only if I died." ”

Xia Mengning sat aside and poured tea for Ge Shi, "Auntie, drink a cup of hot tea." ”

Ge Shi took the cup, and Xia Mengning said again: "Things are definitely not so simple, auntie, since your father believes in you, you can relax, I will definitely investigate clearly and clear my aunt's innocence." ”

When Ge Shi heard this, he hurriedly shook his head, "No, Ning's mind is vicious, if I can't deal with it, I will naturally deal with you, now that our mother and daughter have become a thorn in her side, how can you provoke her again?" ”

Xia Mengning didn't make a sound, just patted Ge's hand.

After Ge fell asleep, Xia Mengning returned to Zhuzhi Garden, and when he left, he also told Jade to protect Ge, if anything happened, he came to Zhuzhi Garden as soon as possible.

Returning to the Bamboo Branch Garden with Jiu'er Zhulian, Xia Mengning hastily washed his face, looked and said, "What about Wu Qing, didn't you come back?" ”

Jiu'er shook her head, "The slave didn't see her, maybe she went out." ”

Xia Mengning nodded, "Let's go out." ”

Jiu'er lowered her head and retreated, but Xia Mengning was stunned, only feeling that there was a trace of unusual fragrance on the tip of her nose, which seemed to be some kind of familiar smell.

The night was like water, Xia Mengning lay on the bed, and the moonlight spilled in through the green gauze tent, spreading a soft light on the room.

A figure in a cloth cloth came in lightly from the door, walked to the bed, and was about to reach out to open the tent, when the person on the bed quickly clamped his wrist, and a sharp dagger reached the neck of the person.

"Who?!"

Xia Mengning asked softly, and the person who came fluttered for a while before lowering his voice and saying, "It's me!" ”

Xia Mengning heard the voice, lit the candle on the table, and saw Wu Qing sitting in front of his bed.

"It's you!" Xia Mengning said: "Why are you pretending to be a ghost?" ”

Wu Qing glared at Xia Mengning, waved his hand and extinguished the candles on the table, Xia Mengning was about to make a sound, but he was violently covered with his mouth, Wu Qing took advantage of his strength to hug Xia Mengning and rolled onto the bed, quickly covered the quilt, hid himself in the depths of the big bed, and made a silent gesture towards Xia Mengning.

Xia Mengning understood what Wu Qing meant at a glance, and as soon as her ears moved at this time, she heard a very small sound coming from the garden.

Someone outside the window? Xia Mengning's heart sank suddenly, who is it, is it the person sent by the Ning clan to kill him, if so, wouldn't it be more dangerous for his aunt?

Although thinking like this, Xia Mengning knew that Wu Qing saw all this, so she quickly adjusted her breathing and pretended to be asleep.

The sound outside the window paused for a while, and then moved gently out of the courtyard, and after a while, Xia Mengning opened her eyes and sat up from the bed suddenly, and Wu Qing also came out of the bed and sat on the edge of the bed.

Xia Mengning frowned and asked, "What's the matter?" Who are the people out there? ”

Wu Qing said softly: "I went to the garden to inquire today, and I saw with my own eyes that the Ning family took out the bloody clothes from Dai Yue's room, and the Yuyue was killed by Dai Yue, and the Ning family wanted to use this to blackmail Dai Yue and let her frame the fourth aunt." ”

Xia Mengning was shocked, it turned out to be like this, she thought about it and asked, "Who is the person just now, how do you know?" ”

Wu Qing sighed, and only said after a while, "It's Jiu'er." ”

What the?! Xia Mengning was startled, but Wu Qing leaned over and whispered a few words in Xia Mengning's ear.

Seeing that Xia Mengning still looked suspicious, Wu Qing beckoned to her, and the two went out together, came to the front of the room next to them, and softly pushed the door open, Wu Qing said, "Zhulian has already slept." ”

Xia Mengning's eyes widened, and sure enough, on the bed, there was only Zhulian alone, but Jiu'er was gone.

Wu Qing stepped forward to try the breath of Zhulian, and said, "I was given ecstasy incense." ”

After listening to Xia Mengning, she only felt that the blood in her whole body was surging to the top of her head, and there were bursts of chills behind her.

The two went back to Xia Mengning's house, Wu Qing sighed, and said softly: "The Ning family asked Liu Hanyan to help her do things, and promised to give her one hundred taels as a reward, but it was expected that Liu Hanyan was a gambler, so as to blackmail the Ning family, and let the Ning family give her silver again and again." ”

Xia Mengning nodded, "No wonder the Ning family wants to go to the account room to advance five hundred taels." ”

Wu Qing was 'encouraged', and then said: "The Ning clan knew that it was you who went to talk to Li Yan and asked him not to advance the silver to her, so he was angry and wanted to harm you, this afternoon, Mother Wang, who was beside the Ning clan, went to hire someone from the Yan clan and came to assassinate you in the near future." ”

When Xia Mengning heard this, he thought about it carefully, and smiled softly without being afraid, "Although the Yan clan is the number one killer organization in the world, I don't care about it, but the Ning clan is so bold, we might as well plan it." ”

As he spoke, he whispered a few words to Wu Qing, and before he finished speaking, Wu Qing shook his head: "No, you can't go, if you let the senior brother know, I will die." ”

Xia Mengning shook his head and said, "I won't be in danger, in case there is danger, isn't there still you?" ”

Wu Qing hurriedly waved his hand, "Come on, my martial arts are not as good as yours, last time you slapped Leng Xiao in bed for more than half a month, I know it." ”

Xia Mengning's face was a little worried, obviously thinking of the events of that day.

Wu Qing knew that he had lost his words, so he immediately changed the topic and said: "The prime minister didn't blame the fourth aunt, and there is no direct evidence to prove that Yuyue was killed by the fourth aunt, why do you have to take this risk, there is a way to solve this matter." ”

Xia Mengning bit her lip, "The Ning family won't stop for a day if she doesn't achieve her goal, so if she wants to kill me, I will send it forward, so I can catch a witness on the spot and prove that these things were done by the Ning family." ”

Wu Qing was anxious, "Why are you so stupid?" Yes, I know that your martial arts are very powerful, but the killer of the Yan clan has never missed a move, although you have the senior brother's people by your side to protect you, you can't do this kind of adventure, you ......"

Halfway through the words, Wu Qing hurriedly shut up, Xia Mengning looked at Wu Qing's face, and asked softly: "Eldest Sun Yun's people, are you by my side to protect me?" ”

Wu Qing nodded, "Since very early on, there are a total of four secret guards by your side, all of them are first-class masters, senior brother can't be by your side, so he found someone to protect your safety, but he was afraid that you would know that there was a burden in your heart, so he asked those secret guards to protect you only when you went out, and they were usually far away from you, so you couldn't feel their existence." ”

Xia Mengning's heart fluctuated, but her face was pale, "This time, I have no other way but to do what I said." ”

Wu Qing said anxiously: "Do you have to take an adventure, do you know what if something happens, what will you let these people do, especially the senior brother and the fourth aunt, they will die of sadness." ”

Xia Mengning sighed: "I can't risk my aunt and the child in her belly, since the Ning family has a murderous intention, I would rather let her point the finger at me than let my aunt be in the slightest danger, don't tell Changsun Yun about this matter, I will take care of it myself." ”

Wu Qing looked helpless, Xia Mengning pulled the quilt, "If you go and tell him, you won't stay with me in the future." ”

"I ......" Wu Qing hurriedly shouted, but seeing Xia Mengning lying on the bed and turning over, ignoring himself, Wu Qing sighed silently in his heart, waved his hand and said: "Oh, I'm afraid of you, it seems that I can only sacrifice my life to protect you." ”

Xia Mengning listened, the corners of her mouth curved slightly, since Wu Qing came to her side, the two became friends from being unacquainted, and gradually cultivated a tacit understanding, Xia Mengning was very relieved in her heart, Wu Qing is a good woman, and she is a frank-minded person, she is very happy to be able to make such a friend.