Xie Jinlan raised his hand and waved it lightly, signaling that he had nothing to do and left first.

Master Chen gave another salute: "The lower official retires!" Then he left Qingfeng Temple.

At this time, Ruan Yezhen said: "Xie Jinlan, you said that the names of Zhang Xiaomei and Zhang Xiaoliu are so similar, will the two of them have anything to do with each other?" ”

Xie Jinlan shook his head slightly:

"Zhang Xiaomei and her mother settled in Lin'an County many years ago, and Zhang Xiaoliu and her father came to Lin'an County after Zhang Xiaomei left five years ago, so it stands to reason that there should be no connection between the two. But until the truth of the matter is clarified, none of this can be predetermined. ”

Ruan Yezhen said that she understood, and looked at Xie Jinlan's contemplative appearance with her eyebrows furrowed, so she didn't bother anymore.

......

After nightfall, Ruan Yezhen, who was not allowed to leave the lotus pond three feet away, paid most of her attention to Xiaobai while paying attention to the movements around her. Only in this way will she be able to reduce the fear in her heart.

"Why did you ask me to come here? Now is a special time, carefully being seen! ”

Not far away, a low female voice came into Ruan Yezhen's ears, making her sneeze involuntarily.

"I ...... I'm worried about you. I heard that this Lord Xie had just solved a murder case in Lijia Village not long ago, and I was afraid that he would ......"

Immediately afterwards, there was a calm and deep male voice.

Ruan Yezhen's face was surprised: This is ...... The woman's voice was choking with pepper, and the man's voice was roast duck...... It's Zhang Xiaoliu and Cheng Sheng!

The conversation continued not far away, and Ruan Yezhen followed the sound until she stopped outside a rockery.

She wanted to go further into the rockery, but because of the restriction within three feet, she had to take another half step, so she could only stay outside the rockery and listen carefully.

"Cheng Sheng, you better take care of yourself, you don't need to worry about my affairs!" In the rockery, Zhang Xiaoliu's voice is quite unkind, which is very different from the gentle appearance she usually shows.

Cheng Sheng was anxious: "How can I not worry?" Once Lord Xie finds out that you are the real murderer of Wang Tianci, then you will only have one way to die! ”

Zhang Xiaoliu didn't care very much: "Now that my great revenge has been avenged, I have no relatives alive, and I have no worries, what does it matter if I live or die?" ”

Cheng Sheng said: "Why is it irrelevant? In this world, there are still people who care about you! ”

After a pause, he continued: "If Lord Xie really suspects you, you will blame everything on me, do you know?" ”

There was silence in the rockery for a moment, and then Zhang Xiaoliu's slightly indifferent voice came into Ruan Yezhen's ears: "You don't need to do this for me, I won't be grateful to you for anything, and I won't give you anything in return!" ”

Cheng Sheng smiled bitterly: "This is all something I am willing to do, I don't need you to be grateful for anything in return, you just need to live well." ”

Zhang Xiaoliu snorted coldly: "I don't need your fake kindness, and I don't need your pity!" You'd better take care of yourself! Don't forget, you were the one who threw Wang Tianci's body into the lotus pond! ”

When Ruan Yezhen heard this, her eyes widened instantly: It turns out that there is really more than one person who committed the crime!

At this time, she heard Cheng Sheng say again: "Why do you want to bear this alone? If you had believed me, you wouldn't have had to risk your life or sacrifice your innocence. ”

Zhang Xiaoliu didn't appreciate it:

"Who are you? Why should I choose to believe you? Who knows if you'll tell the old lady and ruin my long-planned plan? As long as I can avenge my sister, I am willing to exchange my life for my life! Not to mention my innocence? ”

Cheng Sheng was a little frustrated: "I know that no matter what I say, you won't listen to me." But I still want to ask you, you have already killed Wang Tianci, are you still thinking about dealing with Lin Zirou next? ”

Zhang Xiaoliu's tone carried a little resentment: "Five years ago, she aided and abused my sister and made my sister die, shouldn't I deal with her?" ”

Cheng Sheng persuaded: "No matter what your next plan is, wait for Master Xie to leave the Yuanwai Mansion, okay?" ”

Zhang Xiaoliu snorted lightly:

"I'm not that stupid! Wouldn't be so impulsive! In order to successfully kill Wang Tianci, I endured it for so long. Fortunately, the emperor lived up to his hard work and finally let me get what I wanted. It's just a matter of patience for a while, and I know it in my heart! ”

Cheng Sheng hummed lightly: "In this way, I won't say anything more." ”

Then the sound of footsteps came, and Ruan Yezhen saw Cheng Sheng in a guard uniform walking out of the rockery, his eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and his expression was solemn, as if he had encountered some difficult problem.

It wasn't until Cheng Sheng's deliberately lightened footsteps went away that Zhang Xiaoliu let out a slight sigh from inside the rockery: "What a fool." Where am I worth so much from you? You deserve better. ”

After a while, Zhang Xiaoliu also walked out of the rockery, only to see that she had a little sadness on her face.

Looking at the back of Zhang Xiaoliu's departure, Ruan Yezhen thought thoughtfully:

Could it be that Lin Zirou's favor with Wang Tianci five years ago was related to Zhang Xiaoliu's sister? Zhang Xiaoliu's sister, is it Zhang Xiaomei who left Yuanwaifu five years ago? Could it be that she didn't leave back then, but was victimized by Wang Tianci......

Early in the morning of the second day, Ruan Yezhen took a lot of effort to find the Qingfeng Courtyard where Xie Jinlan was. Seeing that the door of the master bedroom was not closed, she went directly into the master bedroom, but she did not dare to enter the inner room again.

When she opened her lips and wanted to shout, she happened to see the neatly dressed Xie Jinlan coming out of the room, and her eyes suddenly lit up: "Xie Jinlan, I have made a major discovery!" I know who the killer is! ”

Xie Jinlan paused, and then said to Mo Yan who came out closely: "You go down first, and the official will use it later for breakfast." ”

Mo Yan retreated, but when he raised his hand to close the door, Xie Jinlan stopped him: "Don't close the door." ”

Mo Yan instantly withdrew his hands.

Xie Jinlan walked to the round table and sat down, his eyes fell on Mo Yan's gradually distant figure, and asked casually: "Say, but the murderer appeared in the lotus pond last night?" ”

Ruan Yezhen came to Xie Jinlan, blocked his view of looking out of the door, and said straight to the point: "The murderer is Zhang Xiaoliu, and Cheng Sheng is an accomplice." However, the two did not conspire. ”

Xie Jinlan then set his eyes on Ruan Yezhen, and straightened his posture slightly: "Oh? Tell me what you saw and heard last night. ”

Ruan Yezhen thought about it for a moment, and then spoke eloquently.

When Xie Jinlan heard this, he raised his eyebrows and pondered for a moment, then said:

In this way, this Zhang Xiaoliu should be avenging his sister, so he deliberately approached Wang Tianci. What's more, the purpose of her joining the foreign government is for this. And her sister, as you might guess, should be Zhang Xiaomei.

And Cheng Sheng, who accidentally bumped into Zhang Xiaoliu's murder, not only did not expose her because of his admiration, but also covered up the crime for her, and even became her accomplice willingly. ”

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