Chapter XXIV
It's already the third watch. Mei Yingxue let out a long yawn: "What are you going to do next?" ”
King Liang interjected: "I think Hu Ji is Yu Xueqing." Think about it, in the three cases, the only person who escaped was Yu Xueqing, that orchid looked very much like Yu Xueqing, and she was a person from Baihualou, she must be the murderer, and those people in Baihualou were accomplices! ”
"Are you sure?" Chu Yunfei yawned and wanted to stretch his waist, but found that his hands and feet couldn't be used at all, what kind of drugs did those people use.
Mei Yingxue also yawned.
King Liang nodded: "I can be sure." ”
"I think it's better to forget it. The most important thing at the moment is ...... Find a place to get a good night's sleep first. I think there's going to be a great show tomorrow. Chu Yunfei yawned again.
King Liang gave him a blank look. At this time, he was still in the mood to sleep, how did he get mixed up with the name of this detective?
In the distance, a carriage slowly drove towards them, and then stopped, and the person driving the car was Liang Yuntian: "Lord Wang!" Oh my God, I've found you! Hurry up and get in the car, if you don't go back, I'm afraid the whole palace will be dispatched! ”
Seeing the car leave, Mei Yingxue said in a low voice: "What a coincidence." Otherwise, I don't know how King Liang will go back. Where are you going? ”
Chu Yunfei sighed: "I feel like I want to go back to my bed and sleep beautifully!" ”
But his plan fell through, because when he got home and pushed the door open, a vague scent made him sleepy, and he knew that someone had come.
"Young Master Chu, you're finally back." The voice of a slightly older woman rang out.
Just by the fragrance on her body, Chu Yunfei knew that it was the woman he saw in Qianfang Pavilion.
"What are you doing here?" Chu Yunfei asked in a low voice.
"I'm here to ask Childe for help." The woman lit the fire and lit the candle on the table.
Sure enough, it was her, but now she was gone, and she was a teenager all of a sudden.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to help much. Don't forget, thanks to you, I've become a wanted murderer. Chu Yunfei sat down on the edge of the couch.
"With Gongzi Chu's ability, isn't it easy to get away with the crime?" The woman got up, "How can their little measure be difficult to keep a son?" The purpose of the concubine coming here was not only to ask Gongzi for help, but also to negotiate a deal with Gongzi Chu. ”
"Huh?" These words aroused Chu Yunfei's interest, what did she mean by this.
"Childe wants to chase those treasures, I want murderers, as long as Childe can hand them over to me."
Chu Yunfei didn't say a word.
"Childe went to the 'If I Smell' store today, you can almost guess my identity, right?" The woman said leisurely, "Yes, I am Boss Yu's wife, known as Qiao Xishi." ”
Chu Yunfei didn't say a word, he always thought that being taciturn was the best way to deal with smart women.
Qiao Xishi sighed: "It's only a matter of time before the prince can track down the Wang family and find out my identity." But I didn't expect that Lao Yu would still have a hand and find a stand-in for himself early. I deserve it, I participated in the scam and the looting of the Treasure Pavilion, but in the end I was bitten back! I'm never going to give up like that, even if it kills me, then I'll have to pull a cushion. ”
From Qiao Xishi's mouth, Chu Yunfei confirmed his speculation: the purpose of opening an antique shop next door to the Treasure Pavilion is for the treasures of the Treasure Pavilion. From the first time he saw the treasure in the Treasure Pavilion, he couldn't help but want to do a big job. But he knew that the Treasure Pavilion was not small, and there were big people behind him, so if he made a rash move, he would definitely not benefit from it. After much thought, they came up with that seamless plan.
The first step in their plan was to win the trust of the people in the neighborhood. In order to make the plan go smoothly, they started the antiques business step by step, and took out a few things that became the treasures of the town's shop: a rough-fashioned plaque, a "hammering diagram" and a legendary golden hairpin. These three things, in addition to "Pounding Diagram", which can make people distinguish the real from the fake, the other two things, although there are not many people who know the goods, can earn some popularity. Apparently their first steps went well.
The second step, which started almost as soon as the store opened, was to create something like the Treasure Cabinet. Yu Laicai gave full play to his talents. Qiao Xishi also mentioned another "great hero" Yu Xueqing, she has the ability to never forget, everything she has seen, every detail can be remembered clearly. In addition, she is good at drawing. In less than a year, she had drawn all the valuable and easily copied things in the Treasure Pavilion.
Chu Yunfei was stunned: "You said those paintings were all from Xue Qing's hand?" ”
Qiao Xishi nodded, Chu Yunfei gasped, he suddenly remembered the portrait of the Jade Guanyin that King Liang received, could it also be from Xue Qing's hand?
He really wanted to take out the painting and let Qiao Xishi confirm it, but he still dispelled this idea and asked in a low voice, "So, the reason why Yu Xueqing lives in the backyard is to complete those portraits." She doesn't usually live there, does she? ”
If the backyard is Yu Laicai's room, it means that their husband and wife have always been separated. I'm afraid there is a lot of article in this.
Qiao Xishi smiled wryly: "Sure enough, I didn't hide it from my son's eyes." Yes, it is a study room for Xue Qing during the day, but the people who sleep there at night are depressed and rich. Xue Qing and I live in the front. In fact, since he came to Bianliang, he has never touched me again. ”
"Why?" Chu Yunfei subconsciously blurted out, since Qiao Xishi is his right-hand man, why is he so cold to her?
Qiao Xi Shi didn't care: "I have been with him for more than 20 years, and I am already old, how can I compare with those young women?" ”
"So, it was your family of three that completed the plan?" Chu Yunfei felt that with their strength alone, it was impossible for it to go so smoothly.
Qiao Xishi got up and came to the couch, picked up the pot and poured a glass of water: "Not bad." This plan cannot be accomplished by our strength alone. Two years ago, someone suddenly came to us and broke our plan. We thought the man was here to blackmail, but he said he was willing to join our plan, but we would give him something when it was done. ”