Chapter 30: A Long Ago Murder
Murong Qiao blushed and glared at him: "Enough." β
There was a good smell and refreshing smell of a man around her, and there was a hint of warmth, which made Murong's heart beat faster, she was afraid that Zhou Erya would find out that she was abnormal, so she turned around, took out the key and opened the door, and looked into the backyard, sure enough, everyone was busy greeting VIPs, and the servants who usually guarded the back door were also pulled to the kitchen to help, and now the backyard is empty.
Murong led Zhou Erya in, locked the door, and led him to the three-story building where his mother lived, which was covered with pink and purple roses.
She was worried about being bumped into by others, but after Zhou Erya came in, she leisurely admired the aesthetics of this courtyard, and did not hesitate to admire: "This courtyard must have been taken care of by your mother, right?" A stone, a tree, a flower and a grass, all have the fun of Gusu garden. β
Shen Yunqing is the daughter of a large silk family in Suzhou, and has lived in a large garden with excellent aesthetics since she was a child.
"Can you hurry?" Murong felt like a thief, seeing that Zhou Erya was still looking at the rockery and flowing water and a small lotus pond, he was anxious to care about the difference between men and women, and stretched out his hand to drag him to the house.
Sure enough, as soon as he was pulled into the house, he heard the hurried footsteps and words of two servants outside.
Murong didn't dare to relax, grabbed Zhou Erya's wrist tightly, and pulled him up to the door of his mother's bedroom on the third floor.
These three-story small buildings are much smaller than the two houses outside, but when you walk in, you can see that the area is actually very large, and the walls by the stairs are full of celebrity calligraphy and paintings, which attracts Zhou Erya to take a few more looks.
I didn't expect that even Tang Yin's genuine handwriting has a collection, and this room of calligraphy and painting may be able to buy the entire Nanjing Road, and the so-called priceless is nothing more than that.
Shen Yunqing's boudoir is very elegant and generous, there are four treasures of the study on the table near the window, the ink on the inkstone has not dried, it seems that when waiting for the guests, he is still practicing calligraphy and meditating, and there is a pot of Phnom Penh Mo Lan on the table, which blooms in summer and autumn, and the pink and purple stamens are fragrant, and the house is full of refreshing fragrance.
Zhou Erya couldn't help but take a deep breath, she liked the quiet, warm and inky smell of this room.
Murong closed the bedroom door before letting go of Zhou Erya's wrist, and found that her palms were wet with sweat because of nervousness, she breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and said to Zhou Erya: "Hurry up and leave after reading." β
She has been depressed in the past few days, although she rarely shows it, but because of Bai Fei's matter, she is very depressed, and now when she returns to her mother's room, she feels the warm and familiar smell, and gradually relaxes, sits on the chair in front of the dresser, and looks at Zhou Erya through the bead curtain.
Shen Yunqing's bedroom is hung with a layer of glass bead curtains, shining with colorful light in the light, Zhou Erya stood in front of the lotus picture after the rain, tilting her head slightly, her slender neck line is beautiful, even the lines of the Adam's apple are very good, and her black eyes are staring at the painting tightly.
Although this picture is after the rain, the overall tone is gloomy, with a hint of depression, the red lotus flowers are under the dark clouds, the lotus leaves in the distance are black, dark and dull with a hint of water, only a little light is revealed in the sky, and a ray of sunlight breaks the dull and uncomfortable oppression and depression.
Because of this, the red of this lotus flower, in the boundless darkness, looks so stunning, arrogant and tenacious, and it is still slim and more gorgeous after experiencing wind and rain.
Zhou Erya looked at it for a long time, her face was as usual, but her eyes fluctuated occasionally, and she forcibly suppressed it.
Time passed minute by minute, Murong was originally sitting quietly outside the bead curtain waiting for him, but seeing that more than half an hour had passed, he finally got up and said, "It's time to go, right?" β
Zhou Erya didn't embarrass her this time, and she wasn't in the mood to tease her, she withdrew her gaze from the painting and nodded slightly: "Let's go." β
Murong breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, she agreed to bring Zhou Erya here, but she was actually a little nervous in her heart - she was afraid that it would be easy to invite God and it would be difficult to send God, and if Zhou Erya would not leave when she came, or if she wanted to paint, it would be troublesome.
Fortunately, she guessed correctly, Zhou Erya walked out very cooperatively and smiled at her: "Tonight...... Thanks a lot. β
"If you really want to thank me, tell me what the truth of the case is." Murong is not a person who provides free services, so he took the opportunity to say.
"Tomorrow, when I see the principal, I'll know." Zhou Erya didn't mean to sell off, she wanted to be 100% sure after meeting the principal, and then she would tell the truth.
"So, do you still have doubts about this case that have not been solved?" Murong asked again.
Zhou Erya was about to answer, when she suddenly heard footsteps and voices coming in from the window: "Madame's gift is in the dresser, in the red box, don't take it wrong......"
When Murong heard the voice, he immediately pulled Zhou Erya behind the bead curtain to find a place to hide.
Shen Yunqing's bedroom is simple and elegant, transparent from north to south, there are really not many places to hide, only one closet is still opposite the dresser - there is no room for two people in it.
There was nowhere to hide behind the beaded curtain, and she listened to the footsteps getting closer and closer, and when she saw that she was about to reach the door, her heart beat even faster, and she was already thinking about how to explain this to her mother.
Mama Liu pushed open the door with Begonia, and kept admonishing: "The red box is a gift for Mrs. Zhu, and there is a black wooden box on the side, and the emerald earrings in it are for Mrs. Huang, don't send it wrong, this thing is worth a lot." β
Haitang covered her mouth and smiled: "I know, I'm not a new girl, I have to tell me a thousand times every time, which time did I miss it?" β
"Everything must be treated as the first time, otherwise you will be paralyzed and careless......" Mama Liu said and walked in, suddenly stopped, and said "Huh".
At first glance, she saw that the beaded curtain by the dresser was shakingβnot in the wind, as if someone had touched it.
Looking inside, a pair of small leather shoes were taken off in front of the bed behind the beaded curtain, and Mama Liu recognized the shoes, which were the shoes of her own young lady.
"Miss, why are you back? When did you come back? How do you sleep in Madame's room? Mama Liu walked in quickly, opened the bead curtain, came to the bedside, and opened the corner of the tent, and saw Murong with an uncomfortable face.
"Ahem...... Ahem...... Murong coughed hoarsely, and said weakly, "I...... I just came back, and I was dizzy and uncomfortable...... Ahem...... Get me a bowl of hot soup...... cough cough cough ......"
She coughed very exaggeratedly, as if she could cough up blood at any time, so frightened that Mama Liu hurriedly beckoned Haitang: "Take care of Miss here, I'll go get a bowl of ginger soup." β
Saying that, Mama walked out with her little feet and swayed step by step, where to notice that there was still a person hidden in the quilt.
Haitang was also frightened by Murong's realistic acting skills, and walked to the side of the bed to pat her on the back.
Seeing that Mama Liu was gone, Murong coughed a little and waved his hand at Begonia: "No...... Ahem...... No, go get the pill box in my room......"
Sent two people away one after another, and when he heard Begonia's footsteps leaving, the sick look on Murong's face was swept away, and he quickly lifted the quilt, calmed down with a small face, and patted his hand: "Let go." β
In order to save space on the quilt and make it difficult for people to see that there is still a person hidden inside, Zhou Erya's hand was wrapped around her soft waist, her expression was indifferent, and she closed her eyes to recuperate.
Looking at Zhou Erya, who was lying in the quilt for a long time, Murong admired that his psychological quality was better than his own.
At the same time, there is also a subtle and complicated mood - it seems that I am a little sorry for Han Yu......
"Get up and go!"
Murong's room was on the third floor of the European-style villa in front, because she liked to collect books and read books, her father deliberately arranged the entire third floor as a study, and she simply moved the bedroom to the study, so it would take five or six minutes for Haitang to run over as fast as possible.
As for Mama Liu, don't worry, the way to the back kitchen to serve soup is farther.
Because of the collection of precious calligraphy and paintings, my mother's villa is far away from the open fire in the back kitchen, and Mama Liu is careful and thoughtful, maybe it will make people boil ginger soup, and they will not come over for more than ten minutes.
Murong pushed Zhou Erya out of the back door of the backyard and was about to close the door, only to hear Zhou Erya laugh in a low voice: "We are in the same bed, right?" β
He still had the heart to tease her at this time, and Murong Zhengse said: "If you use heaven and earth as a bed, and no matter how close you are, it will only be a drop in the ocean, and this will not affect the agreement between us, not to mention, you ......"
Murong wanted to speak and stopped, he was accompanied by Mr. Han, but why did he always tease her?
And they are all young people who have accepted progressive ideas, but they are not the kind of old feudal, and they will promise their lives if they touch their little hands.
Zhou Erya was amused by her serious expression, and wanted to speak, but the back door was slammed shut.
He touched his nose, and felt more and more interesting about Murong, although sometimes she still had an innocent and lovely girlish atmosphere, but she had a calm aura in her.
That's right, it's still air.
There is calm in every major event, this sentence was said to him when he was a child, and many people praised Lin Wanru for her son's unique and atmospheric appearance.
Now, Zhou Erya wants to give this sentence to Murong.
Li Yu once said that whether a woman is beautiful or not, the posture is secondary, and the most important thing is to have a "state", and those who have a state are like flames in the fire, and there are lights in the lamps, pearls, shells, and gold and silver.
If you can meet the posture is good, and the soul is interesting, and the demeanor is beautiful, it is an extremely rare top quality.
And Murong is calm, silent, and smart and introverted, if she really wants to marry a wife, Zhou Erya will definitely bite her and entangle her home.
It's a pity that he still has more things to do, and he doesn't know how far he can go in the future, so he doesn't dare to hope or delay another person's life.
If it was replaced by other girls, Zhou Erya would definitely not dare to tease, for fear of being worried about the flirtatious girl, but for Murong, he didn't worry much, and he couldn't help but want to tease her too young and old heart.
In the past, some people always said that he was young and old, but Zhou Erya finally knew how annoying it was - a teenager should have the brightness and sharpness of a teenager, and a girl should have the delicate softness of a girl.
He really wanted to see the girlish side of Murong's heart, like a nineteen-year-old child, he didn't have to pretend to be an adult.
"Young Master, are you coming out now?" Adjutant Cai had been waiting at the entrance of the alley at the back door, and was a little disappointed when he saw Zhou Erya walking out alone.
Why did it come out in less than an hour, didn't the young people's tryst have endless words, at least until the early hours of the night?
"Isn't she unwell? Just send her back. Zhou Erya didn't want to say more to Adjutant Cai.
And Murong pretended to be sick and didn't go to the engagement banquet, Adjutant Cai didn't know whether it was true or false - Murong didn't forget to cover it up a little in front of Adjutant Cai, and he kept wearing a mask in the car just now, as if he really had a bad cold.
Zhou Erya was not worried that Murong would be a goof at home, he believed that with Murong's prudence and carefulness, he would handle it well.
Not even a single hair will be left on site.
Indeed, before Mama Liu and Haitang came back, Murong carefully checked his mother's bed, and he didn't even let go of his hair, for fear that there would be a man's short hair on the sheets, which would make people suspicious.
She also sprayed a little imported perfume on her mother's dresser, trying to completely cover Zhou Erya's residual scent.
"Miss, let's ask the doctor to take a look later." Haitang brought the medicine box in, and seeing that Murong's cough had eased a lot, he said worriedly.
"No need, there's a special medicine in the medicine box." Murong stood up from the bed, "Just eat and sleep." β
"Why don't you call the driver to pick you up when you come back?" Mama Liu also walked in briskly with hot soup and hot water.
"Mr. Zhou sent me back." Murong did not hide this, there were so many eyes at the school gate, and she and Zhou Erya were so conspicuous, it is estimated that many reporters were eyeing them.
Mr. Zhou...... Young Master Zhou Erya? Mama Liu was holding the soup to Murong's mouth, and when she heard this, her hand froze, and then the wrinkles on her face were full of joy, "Then why don't you invite people to come in and sit?" Look at your ......"
"Today, my mother is having a banquet, there is a commotion at the front door, I don't want to cause trouble, I cough again, in case it is not good to infect those noble wives." Saying that, Murong coughed a few more times, took two sips of hot soup, and seemed to be much more comfortable, "So I came in through the back door, I saw that the wives were drinking and dancing downstairs in my room, so I didn't go back to my bedroom, I wanted to rest here quietly...... Ahem...... I'll just lie down for a while......"
"Oh, what's the trouble then, this is a distinguished guest, you see you ......" Although Mama Liu was anxious for Murong, she was still happy, "Next time, call home first, don't be embarrassed, this is the future uncle......"
"Ahem, ahem......" Murong coughed repeatedly, not wanting to continue the topic, "I want to sleep, you guys go get busy first." β
"Oh, I'm going to get the gift Madame asked for first." Begonia delayed for a while, remembered Madame's instructions, and hurried to the dresser to find something.
"The red box is for Mrs. Zhu, and inside the black wooden box is the emerald earrings, for Mrs. Huang's ......," Mama Liu said quickly, for fear that she would make a mistake.
"Oh, got it, got it, don't always treat me like a new kid." Haitang said helplessly.
She and Mama Liu are both people from Murong's mother's mother's family, although Haitang is only in her early twenties, she has also been in the Shen family for more than ten years, and she is very careful and safe.
After Mama Liu and Haitang took the gifts and left, Murong got out of bed, exhaled lightly, stood beside the bed, looked up at the lotus flower picture after the rain, the raindrops remaining on the lotus leaf were reflected in Murong's eyes by a trace of light through the cracks in the sky, and it seemed to be glowing.