The Bride (1)

The three walls of the hall are hung with twelve scroll motifs with various people and objects. In the middle of the hall is a shrine where the gods are enshrined. The Taoist master and his assistant prayed and offered incense in front of the altar, and then the two took turns chanting, but I couldn't hear the content of the singing.

After a while, the Taoist priest beckoned the family of the deceased to enter, and a woman dressed in linen and filial piety walked in, and she didn't have to guess to know that it was Ye Kaitai's wife, Yu Zhaoxia. She was born petite and delicate, although her face was haggard and her eyes were red and swollen, she still could not hide her beauty. She followed the Taoist priest around the shrine, crying silently, I don't think her sad appearance is like a pretend, will she really murder her husband for the sake of property?

In the midst of his thoughts, the ritual continued, and the Taoist master held a small banner made of paper and rotated counterclockwise to form a beautiful white circle. He sang as he walked, and instructed his assistants to burn the incense paper in front of the hall in the furnace. After the burning, he commanded everyone to stand in front of the platform, a room of black people, the atmosphere was suffocating, and the low chanting sound of the Taoist priest lingered in my ears, my eyes were attracted by Yu Zhaoxia from time to time, she knelt on the ground, leaned over, buried her head low, and her humble posture made people feel distressed.

In the end, everyone knelt down collectively and offered incense, and a noisy ritual was declared over.

The villagers dispersed one after another, leaving only a few to help, including Ye Zihan and her parents.

"Tong Xin, I saw you just now, why did you disappear in the blink of an eye. Go to my studio and sit down, I'm going to start working on a new work today, art is all the same, you can give me advice. "Zhao Junning came out of nowhere and startled me. Fang Zinan stood not far from him, as if waiting for him.

"Xin Xin", a hand suddenly put on my shoulder, I was taken aback again, it was Xiao Se, he hugged my shoulder affectionately, and his tone was lazy, "It's not early, we should go back to rest, and the studio will find another time." ”

Such an ambiguous posture and tone made me very uncomfortable, but thinking of Zhao Junning marinating, drying and stir-frying the meat after the inversion, I decided to put up with Xiao Se's behavior.

Zhao Junning smiled. "Then another day, I won't bother you."

I caught a glimpse of Ye Zihan walking towards Yu Zhaoxia, and out of curiosity, I also got rid of Xiao Se's hand and walked over to hear their conversation. Mu Mian followed, apparently also wanting to know what the conversation was about.

"What are your plans for the future?" Ye Zihan asked Yu Zhaoxia with concern.

Yu Zhaoxia raised her tear-stained face, and her voice was weak but firm: "I will live here to protect my and Kaitai's home, and ...... Our children. ”

"Kid?" Ye Zihan and Mu Mian spoke in unison.

"I've been pregnant with Kaitai's baby for more than two months. Kaitai is very good to me, loves me with all his heart, and I want to raise our child well in return......" The more she spoke, the more sad she became, and finally choked up and couldn't speak.

Ye Zihan hurriedly comforted her, don't be too sad, think about the child in her belly, and pay attention to her body.

On the way back, I was still thinking about what Yu Zhaoxia said, and I had mixed feelings in my heart, and I couldn't tell whether it was sympathy, regret or suspicion.

"What did you just say to that woman?" Xiao Se inquired curiously.

"She said she was pregnant and was going to live here with her baby." I replied simply.

"Pregnant?" Xiao Se was also surprised, "Could it be...... It's with someone else's child. ”

"You and I went together." Mu Mian took over the conversation, "Although I suspect that people are immoral, I still have to doubt it." ”

They didn't analyze it too specifically, after all, Mu Mian is a police officer who handles the case, and he must pay attention to evidence. I also have suspicions, my guess is that Ye Kaitai found out that Yu Zhaoxia was pregnant with someone else's child, and the two had a conflict, and then Yu Zhaoxia teamed up with the adulterer and killed Ye Kaitai?

I admire my imagination a little, this kind of story of murdering her husband is not uncommon, but would Yu Zhaoxia do such a thing? With her beautiful, sad face in front of me, I couldn't really connect her to the suspect.

Since Mumian wanted to share a room with me, Yin Jingshu had to move to another room. She asked the police why she wanted to share a room with me, Mu Mian was so annoyed that she had to put up a police shelf, and ordered her not to ask again, this was a secret, she had no choice but to give up, and glared at Mu Mian unwillingly, and hummed: "What's so great about the police, cut-"

Ye Zihan won't be able to return until late tonight, and her boudoir is not easy to enter casually. There are no other extra rooms at home, Yin Jingshu can only live with Lan Jingyu, and a few of us only have Lan Jingyu living alone, located on the third floor, on the same floor as the master room. Because she said she didn't sleep well and didn't want to be affected anymore. But now that the police lady has come forward, Lan Jingyu can't say anything, just a reluctant expression, Yin Jingshu is also very reluctant, her relationship with Lan Jingyu is very average, and she once told me privately that she can't get used to her amorous appearance, like a fox.