Although Que'er said the fact that they knew each other tacitly, but at this moment, she was moved to the table like this, and Sun Er was still a little unbearable. Suddenly there was a burst of blue and a burst of red.

Seeing this, the finch looked at him even more sarcastically: "Look, I just told the truth, and you have such a face." If you pull me out just to say these things, then I will not accompany you. ”

Seeing the finch passing in front of his eyes, Sun Er stared at her back fiercely, his fists clenched, and the muscles on his fists were exposed: This slut!

Even if she didn't look at it, she could probably guess what Sun Er was thinking at the moment. But she didn't care.

What is Sun Er? It's just a pastime when she's lonely. Now that she has the opportunity to climb the high branches, how can she pay attention to someone like him?

......

Speaking of Ruan Yezhen's side, she didn't go to the front yard either.

While wandering around, she came to the Huanyi place in Xiaoyu Pavilion.

In the Qinglou, all the young girls who are a little beautiful either perform on stage or accompany the guests for a while. Xiaoyu Pavilion is naturally no exception.

Therefore, the women who work in the's clothes are either elderly mothers-in-law or ugly girls.

Ruan Yezhen can be loved by her elders, not only because she has been beautiful since she was a child, but also because she has always been sweet in front of her elders.

And at this moment, in front of these mothers-in-law, she is also very good at using her advantages to break into their interior.

No, it's only been a quarter of an hour, and these mothers-in-law look at Ruan Yezhen's eyes with extraordinarily kindness, just like looking at their own grandson.

Ruan Yezhen saw that the heat was almost over, and pretended to ask casually: "Yesterday I heard that a woman died in Huliu Hutong, and the woman's husband was an apprentice in the back kitchen of Xiaoyu Pavilion, is this true?" ”

A short and fat woman sitting on her right slapped her thigh and said, "You're talking about Sun Er, right?" Speaking of which, the Ying family is also a pitiful, her husband is not very sad when she dies, and she is still mixed with the girl of the bird. ”

Sparrows?

Ruan Yezhen's mind suddenly appeared with a delicate and lovely face, but her face pretended to be puzzled.

A rather sturdy-looking mother-in-law on her left said: "Qi'er is the girl of our Xiaoyu Pavilion, and not long after Sun Er came to the pavilion, the two hooked up." It's a well-known secret to us. ”

Ruan Yezhen had a faint guess in her heart, and asked tentatively: "Then now that Sun Er's wife is dead, will this girl leave Xiaoyu Pavilion and follow Sun Er?" ”

The mothers-in-law around looked at each other as if they had heard some joke, and they all laughed.

Ruan Yezhen's face was puzzled.

The mother-in-law, who was still thin, explained her confusion: "Xiao Ye, you child is still too simple." That Sun Er has no money and no power, how could Miss Queer be willing to follow him to endure hardships? ”

Ruan Yezhen still didn't understand.

The thin woman simply said more bluntly: "The girl is just taking a fancy to Sun Er's good skin, and when she is lonely, she has a dewy relationship with him, where is she really interested in him?" ”

Ruan Yezhen suddenly looked startled, and laughed at the mothers-in-law present.

Ruan Yezhen asked again: "Is Sun Er's sincerity to the girl of the finches?" ”

The short and fat woman stopped laughing and said, "He and the finch girl are also half a catty, but they just enjoy the joy of fish and water with the finch girl." Otherwise, the two of them have been better for more than half a year, and they didn't see Sun Er thinking about redeeming the girl from Qi'er. ”

Ruan Yezhen suddenly realized. expressed his shallow knowledge, and praised the mothers-in-law present. They smiled at their eyes.

After some side knocks, Ruan Yezhen learned from these mothers-in-law that Sun Er was used to playing treachery and slipping on weekdays. Therefore, there are many people who don't like him on weekdays.

But these are all petty fights, far from the level of killing his wife.

Ruan Yezhen pretended to be curious and asked: "How could Sun Er's wife be killed by a foreigner, did she do something bad to that person?" ”

The fierce woman waved her hand disappreciably and said, "Hey, who knows." The murderer has been caught, and the big guy is not in danger of his life. What do you do with so much? ”

Ruan Yezhen scratched her face embarrassedly and said, "I'm just more curious." ”

The thin woman glanced at Ruan Yezhen meaningfully, and said, "Xiaoye, as the saying goes, 'curiosity kills cats', it's better not to get to the bottom of things when you encounter them in the future." lest one day you get into unnecessary trouble. ”

Ruan Yezhen's heart sank, knowing that she should stop in moderation at this moment, otherwise everyone present would suspect her purpose, so she stopped asking anything, and gossiped with them casually.

After leaving the's clothes, Ruan Yezhen instantly smiled on her face.

This group of mothers-in-law is very shrewd. If they can say it, they won't hide it. But if they can't say it, they won't reveal half a word.

She always felt that there was some unknown secret hidden in this Xiaoyu Pavilion.

Ruan Yezhen walked on the road with some disbelief, and collided with a man in a hurry around the corner.

She only had a slight pain in her shoulder, but the person who came was directly knocked to the ground, and a muffled snort came out of her mouth.

Ruan Yezhen bent down and looked at the man sitting on the ground with some reluctance: "Is this little brother okay?" Possibly stand up? ”

This person was dressed in a brown short shirt, and his figure was tall, and he should have been a miscellaneous person in the Xiaoyu Pavilion.

Seeing her approaching him, the man subconsciously stepped back, then quickly stood up and dropped a sentence: "It's okay." After that, he left in a hurry.

Looking at the back of the man leaving, Ruan Yezhen had doubts.

Even if she is a person who practices martial arts, how could this person be knocked to the ground so easily by her with a powerful appearance? Moreover, he looks like he is in a hurry, and there is definitely something unsightly about him.

Ruan Yezhen wanted to quietly follow to see what was going on, but after inadvertently catching a glimpse of something on the ground, she instantly paused.

Squatting down, Ruan Yezhen picked up something on the ground and took it to his eyes to take a closer look, and found that it was a small wooden scabbard. Judging by its form, it should be the scabbard of a dagger.

There is no intricate pattern on the scabbard, except that the upper corner of the two sides corresponds to the shape of a small fish.

If you don't look closely, these two signs are easy to overlook.

Ruan Yezhen glanced at the direction in which the man had left, and said in her heart: This fell out of him? Or is it just here?

Feeling that the scabbard was not simple, Ruan Yezhen directly took it into his arms. Just as she was about to get up, she spotted a few glances on the wall not far away, and her eyes lit up.

Ruan Yezhen didn't get up, and moved directly to the front.

By the light of the not-so-bright lantern not far away, she noticed a small, irregular dark red circular mark in the corner of the wall a foot above the ground.

Because the wall is dark red, the two colors are similar, and the mark is no bigger than the size of the index finger, so the position is low, so it is difficult for people to notice.

The sky was too dark, and Rao was close enough for Ruan Yezhen, and it was really difficult to see very clearly.

It seems that we can only come back during the day.

Thinking like this, Ruan Yezhen got up and was about to leave.

But she suddenly remembered that she didn't know the way, and looked left and right for a moment, remembering some obvious landmarks around her, and then left the place.

She didn't expect to be able to find the kitchen on her own. So after meeting a guy who worked in the backyard of Xiaoyu Pavilion, she gave him a tael of silver and asked him to take her to the back kitchen.

When Ruan Yezhen arrived outside the back kitchen, Xie Jinlan's first jujube paste cake under the guidance of Chef Huang was just out of the pot.

Outside the door, seeing the finches that were very close to Xie Jinlan on the edge of the stove, Ruan Yezhen felt a sense of discomfort in her heart.

She knew the origin of her feelings, opened her mouth, and when the three words 'Xie Jinlan' were about to blurt out, a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, and the words that came out of her mouth suddenly changed: "Yanzhi!" ”

Xie Jinlan followed the prestige, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he quickly returned to normal: "Zhen Ye, you are here!" ”

Ruan Yezhen bowed slightly, and then said, "Are you okay?" ”

Xie Jinlan smiled and nodded: "It's a coincidence that you came, the jujube paste cake happened to be out of the pot." ”

As he spoke, he looked at Master Huang beside him again: "Master Huang, please pack these jujube pastries, I want to take them away." ”

Chef Huang responded and asked people to take a food box from not far away, and then began to pack it carefully.

Master Huang's movements were very skillful, but after a while, he handed over the food box to Xie Jinlan's hand.

Xie Jinlan took it and gave Master Huang ten taels of silver to express his gratitude.

Cooks like them who work in the Qinglou can't receive rewards from customers at all except for the wages they should have.

At this moment, seeing that Master Huang was just teaching someone to make a jujube paste cake, he could get ten taels of silver, and everyone was not blushing.

After Xie Jinlan, Ruan Yezhen, and Queer left, everyone gathered around Master Huang.

No matter what he thought in his heart, he had a smile on his face, shouting for him to have a treat.

Master Huang knew in his heart that if he didn't invite this meal, everyone would definitely have a pimple in their hearts. He didn't want to be the target of being excluded by everyone, so he responded very generously.

Until Xie Jinlan and Ruan Yezhen were brought to Feng's mother, Xie Jinlan still did not show the slightest interest in herself, and the finch could only stomp her feet and leave very unwillingly.

Glancing at the back of the finch leaving, Mother Feng smiled and joked to Xie Jinlan: "The charm of the son is really not small, look at our finches, this is just an hour, and I have already secretly promised the son that I am reluctant to leave." ”

Xie Jinlan smiled noncommittally: "Thanks to Miss Qi'er's wrong love, I really can't afford it." ”

Seeing that Xie Jinlan didn't mean this, Feng's mother didn't force it, she just said it casually. As soon as his eyes turned, he caught a glimpse of the food box in Xie Jinlan's hand, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "This is?" ”

Xie Jinlan slightly lifted the food box in his hand and said with a smile: "This is the jujube paste cake I made myself under the guidance of Master Huang." Mother Feng doesn't mind if I take it, right? ”

Mother Feng waved her hand and said with a smile: "It's just a box of jujube paste, how can I be so stingy, Mom?" ”

After sending Xie Jinlan and Ruan Yezhen away, Feng's mother called the five Juan'er to her and asked them about their movements within that hour.

After learning that Xie Jinlan's purpose in coming to Xiaoyu Pavilion was to please his wife, and finally decided to make a jujube paste cake by himself, Feng's mother's expression instantly became a little indescribable.

But her expression quickly returned to normal, her eyes fell on the finch on the side, and she said in a deep voice: "Gongzi Xie has been staying in the back kitchen, what about the young man Zhen Ye?" ”

The finch looked evasive, and couldn't say why.

"Smack!"

Mother Feng suddenly slapped the finch heavily on the face.

The hearts of the other four also trembled, but they did not dare to intercede for the finch.

Mother Feng looks very good at talking on weekdays, but she is a sweetheart and bitter person.

Once the girl in the pavilion upsets her somewhere, she will never have any good fruit to eat.

Que'er covered her cheeks, but she didn't dare to complain, lowered her eyes slightly, and said in a low voice: "Mom, Que'er knows it's wrong, so you can spare Que'er this time." ”

Mother Feng snorted coldly and said, "Que'er, I know very well what you are thinking. As long as you have the ability to let the nobles redeem you, I will not force you to stay. At that time, the deed of sale will be returned to you. ”

When the finch heard this, her heart was overjoyed.

As if knowing what Que'er was thinking, Mother Feng's face suddenly sank:

"But there's one thing you have to remember! As long as you are in Xiaoyu Pavilion for one day, you must abide by the rules of the pavilion! If there is a next time, you can't look down on people for your own selfishness, don't blame me for being ruthless! ”

The finch shook uncontrollably, and responded in a low voice: "The finch knows!" The finch will not do it again! ”

Mother Feng's face softened, and then her eyes swept over the four of Juan'er, and warned, "You also remember it for me!" ”

The four of them were in their hearts, and they responded in a hurry.

......

After leaving Xiaoyu Pavilion, Ruan Yezhen informed Xie Jinlan of all her discoveries in Xiaoyu Pavilion.

Hearing this, Xie Jinlan pondered for a moment before saying, "It seems that this Xiaoyu Pavilion does have a secret that no one knows. ”

Ruan Yezhen asked, "In your opinion, could the murderer of the Ying clan be someone from the Xiaoyu Pavilion?" ”

Xie Jinlan shook his head lightly and said:

"We don't know yet. We still don't know if the real cause of Ying's death was the knife in the chest, or what the murderer's motive was. All of this cannot be concluded at this time. ”

Ruan Yezhen nodded knowingly.

As soon as the two returned to the mansion, Mo Yan and Rushi got the news and quickly greeted them.

went to Xiaoyu Pavilion, and both of them had a strong smell of fat powder.

They all hated the smell, so the first thing they did when they returned home was to take a shower and change their clothes to get rid of the smell.

On the way to the backyard, Rushi and the others were all focused on Ruan Yezhen, so they didn't notice that Xie Jinlan had something extra in his hands.

Only Mo Yan saw it and asked curiously: "My lord, where did you bring the food?" It can't be packed in Xiaoyu Pavilion, right? ”