Chapter 164: Suspicion
Qu Youying heard this, where can she still sit still?
She stubbornly asked Mu Jingzhu to take her with her, but Mu Jingzhu had no choice but to take her on the road with her.
Because of the thieves in Shuifu, what was lost was the ancient scroll, and only a few people knew about it, and Shuifu did not report to the officials, but only strictly investigated the people who entered and exited Shuifu.
And this time, the reason why Mu Jingzhu was able to enter the water mansion so openly was because of the order of the old lady himself.
was originally moved to the background to investigate, but nothing has been investigated in the past few days, so the old lady is angry about this matter.
Qu Youying and Mu Jingzhu had just entered the Water Mansion, and the old lady privately asked someone to call Mu Jingzhu away, and did not let Qu Youying go over together.
Mu Jingzhu could only ask Qu Youying to find Shui Linze, after all, there was to keep her safe.
Qu Youying was already familiar with the road of Shuifu, and walked along the path to the courtyard of Shuilinze.
But she hadn't walked much before she saw a figure standing in front of the rockery, not knowing what she was looking at.
She only felt that the back was somewhat familiar, and she didn't know who this person was until the other party turned slightly sideways, revealing a side face.
"Mizutomi? How did you end up here? ”
Shui Tongze heard someone calling him, turned around, and when he saw that it was Qu Youying, the corners of his lips raised the habitual mockery.
"I'm wearing a human-like dress today."
Qu Youying was very unhappy when she heard this, she crossed her hands on her waist and said, "Hey, you talk like that!" This girl didn't dress like a human before! ”
Shui Tongze put one hand across his chest, supported his chin with one hand, seemed to think carefully, and then shook his fingers holding his chin at her slightly, and said, "Just that time, I was disheveled and crying, like the wine seller on East Street." ”
"Selling alcohol on East Street?"
Qu Youying didn't understand what he meant for a while, and was a little confused.
A smile appeared in Shui Hitomize's eyes, and he repeated in his mouth, "Yes, it's the one who sells alcohol." ”
"What do you mean?"
She didn't understand, and Shui Hitomi Ze didn't explain, and it wasn't until Qu Youying left Water Mist City that she understood what Shui Hitomi Ze meant by this sentence.
Because the person who sells wine on East Street is a fool, he only knows how to shout at others to buy wine all day long, and he cries if he doesn't buy it, and he is a famous fool in Mist City.
But that's all for later.
Qu Youying knew that he was a poisonous tongue, and she didn't want to pay attention to it, so she wanted to bypass him to find Shui Linze, but after walking a few steps, she stopped again, and looked left and right at Shui Tongze.
Shui Tongze didn't show discomfort, but generously let her see enough, and then smiled at her warmly, "Finished reading?" ”
Qu Youying nodded, but her eyes didn't take her eyes off him, "I'm done." ”
"That-" Shui Hitomi suddenly stretched out five knuckled fingers towards her, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "After reading it, I'll give money." ”
"What?"
"I'm a very fair person, forget it the first time, this time you don't care about the etiquette and look at me endlessly, if you are looked at, you and I are not easy to explain, only by counting interests, can you block people's mouths."
"What do you mean?"
Qu Youying found that in front of him, her head didn't seem to be enough.
"What he means is that you give him money, and he shows you, this is a money buying and selling relationship, and if someone finds out, it is not your tryst."
Shui Linze shook his fan, walked from the path on the other side with a smile on his face, and explained to Qu Youying kindly.
When Qu Youying heard this, her temper immediately exploded, she stretched out her hand and pointed at Shui Putongze, and scolded and said, "Just like you, do you want me to give money?" I've seen a lot more than you. I really didn't expect that you would still need to sell your appearance to make a living? ”
Her last sentence was deliberate, what is the status of Shui Tongze in Shuifu, everyone has a number in their hearts.
If it were him and someone pointed at her nose like this and said such things, he would definitely be angry in his heart, and even if he was not angry, he would not continue to tease people, but leave angrily.
But she was wrong.
Because Shui Tongze was smiling all the way through, and because of her scolding appearance, she communicated generously with Shui Linze, how should she be a woman.
Qu Youying's whole body trembled, stomped his feet heavily, and roared, "Enough, can you respect me!" ”
At this moment, the two people who exchanged ears stopped talking and looked at her one after another, and then Shui Linze slapped his fan, covering the mouths of the two, and continued to look at her and laugh.
"You two are so good!"
Qu Youying turned her head angrily and left, scolding as she went, now she didn't want to go to Shui Linze's yard anymore, so she directly found a gazebo and sat there, sulking.
It wasn't until there were footsteps approaching behind her that she subconsciously turned around, and saw Shui Linze walking in with a smile.
Qu Youying directly gave him a roll of the eyes, turned his head and ignored people.
"Still angry?" Shui Linze sat down opposite her, keeping a certain distance from her, he put away the fan, looked around, and after being sure that there was no one, he whispered to her, "What happened suddenly just now, I can't help it, I can only be angry with you so that you can leave." ”
When Qu Youying heard this, her brows frowned slightly, and then she looked at Shui Linze.
"Was there a situation just now?"
She asked, because she thought that every time Shui Tongze appeared in Shuifu, she didn't see Shui Linze so close to him, and now that the ancient scrolls of Shuifu were lost, everyone was silent, but they had the leisure to make fun of a woman, which was actually very out of line.
"What do you watch me do, speak quickly!"
Qu Youying saw him staring at him silently, and urged a little impatiently.
Shui Linze sneered and chuckled, "Do you really believe what I said?" ”
Qu Youying's expression froze, she instinctively sensed something, and couldn't help but be angry again, "Shui Linze, when is it, are you still in the mood to joke with me!" ”
"King Yi went to his grandmother's room last night, and before dawn today, he left Mist City."
"Huh?" Shui Linze suddenly said such a sentence, which made Qu Youying react, she opened her mouth wide and was stunned for a while, until she was slapped on the forehead with a fan by the other party, and then she reacted, "King Yi is gone?" ”
She breathed a sigh of relief, as soon as King Yi left, at least her life was saved.
But after thinking about it randomly, something was wrong, lying on the table with both hands, staring at Shui Linze, she asked, "Why did King Yi go to find the old lady at night?" And why did he leave? At this moment, the water mansion is surging, and the ancient scrolls on the books have not been released for a long time, shouldn't he stay and get a piece of the pie-"
Speaking of this, she suddenly stopped by herself, and Shui Linze on the other side looked at her, picked up the fan, and shook it carelessly.
"King Yi came to Shuifu last night and left this morning, and the ancient scroll was also found lost at the same time, could it be that he stole it?"
Shui Linze blinked and said, "What do you think?" ”
"It's impossible." Qu Youying is very sure.
"Why?"
"If you say that King Yi left Mist City, I believe this. And the reason for letting him leave is probably to get what he wants, but that thing may just be what he thinks is an ancient scroll, not true. ”
"How so?"
"Because King Ji never left, did he?"
Shui Linze naturally understood the meaning of this, but he said, "Because of this, you think that King Yi left with a fake ancient scroll." Then let me ask you, King Yi is so suspicious, why did Shuifu still leak this matter? In this way, when King Yi learns about it, won't he hate Shuifu. ”
"Shui Linze, you shouldn't treat me for an idiot, right? Anyway, Jing Candle and I grew up together, and my ears and eyes were influenced by his way of solving cases, can't you see this? Qu Youying said angrily, "There are only two reasons why Shuifu will burst out and lose things." The first is because of King Ji. ”
Shui Linze shook his fan and yawned from time to time, looking sluggish.
Qu Youying ignored him and said straightforwardly, "King Ji and King Yi are both vying for the position of prince. King Yi went to see the old lady and got the ancient scroll, and after getting it, with King Yi's temperament, he would inevitably leave as soon as possible, so as to get the first opportunity and take a step ahead of King Ji. But in this way, the matter will definitely reach the ears of King Ji, so King Ji, who is still in Shuifu, will definitely not give up, so Shuifu can only throw out the ancient scroll that was stolen by thieves, so as to weigh the two princes. ”
Shui Linze's lazy expression raised his eyebrows slightly, but he did not speak.
"Second, lead people to the bait."
"You mean the guy lurking in the background?"
"Not exactly."
Shui Linze hesitated slightly, "What's that?" ”
"I know that every time there is a major day in Shuifu, the ancient scrolls will be taken out for the children and grandchildren to worship, but this time the old lady's birthday, plus the three major events of the selection of concubines and the selection of the head of the family, the old lady did not take out the ancient scrolls, and despite the persuasion of several masters, the old lady did not agree, what does this mean, I think with the wisdom of the fourth prince, he must have noticed something."
Shui Linze covered his nose with a fan, revealing only a pair of dark eyes, as if he was smiling but not smiling, and did not answer.
"You said you were going to steal the scroll, did you steal it?" Qu Youying deliberately quipped, "You won't steal it, because the real Shangshu Ancient Scroll is afraid that it is no longer in the Water Mansion, or it is there, but at least the old lady thinks that it is really lost." ”
"Haha." Shui Linze laughed dryly, "You are really smart, but you should also know that if your guess is correct, then the first reason you said is enough to ruin the century-old foundation of Shuifu." Grandma has maintained a lifetime of hard work, and she will not allow it to be ruined. ”
"What if you—" Your grandmother isn't your real grandmother?
Qu Youying wanted to say it, but when the words came to her lips, she felt that it was inappropriate, after all, Shui Linze couldn't fully believe it, after all, this person knew about Shui Wuyue's pretense to find someone before.
"What am I?" Shui Linze didn't know what she was thinking, so he asked after her.
Qu Youying shook her head and waved her hand, not wanting to answer, but suddenly thought of one more thing, stood up from the stone bench, and approached Shui Linze.
Shui Lin Ze is afraid of women, although after coming into contact with her for these days, he has gotten a little better, but as soon as he saw her approaching him, he thought of being played by her that time, he broke out in a cold sweat, shrank back, he put away the fan, pointed at her and said, "If you have something to say, what are you doing here?" ”
"I want to ask you, what about my master? He didn't leave the house with us, is he still with you? ”
"Xi Fengyi?" Shui Linze was relieved when he saw her stop, but he still got up from the stone bench, walked to the exit of the gazebo, and said after confirming that it was safe, "I don't know." After you left the house, he said that he had something to do, and left, but he said that the affairs of the water mansion were not over, and he didn't get what he wanted, and he would still come back. ”
"Gone?"
Qu Youying frowned, she only knew about the incident thirty-five years ago last night, and both her mother and master were involved.
Now that my mother is gone, I can only be sure of what is true and what is false only by asking Master. But if he left suddenly, could it be a coincidence?
Just as she was pondering, a maid in front of her walked slowly, saw Shui Linze saluted, and said, "Fourth son, Miss Qu, the old lady is invited." ”
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