As for the deepest things, after the mountain road is cleared, he has his own arrangements.

This time, when he came to the rockery of Splendid Garden, Xu Chu did not look around, but rolled up his sleeves and stepped directly on the strange rocks protruding from the rockery. In the end, she was not as reserved as the average lady, so after just a few breaths, she climbed the rockery.

It is precisely in this way that she can see the terrain of this place thoroughly.

She didn't care about the scenery and lookout, but carefully examined the stone crevices and bumps of the rockery, and from time to time she patted her hand to brush away the snow on the rocks.

A moment later, just as her fingers were stiff and painless, a black trail suddenly appeared between the snow. She was overjoyed, and leaned over to rub it.

"That's ...... so"

It was when it was cold and frosty in winter, Mo said that she cleaned the ice and snow with no hands, and even the maidservants who cleaned the snow in the courtyard complained. However, she didn't care too much and continued to rummage.

It wasn't until a pair of red plain hands were dyed a little apricot red that her cold and firm eyes completely burst out with excitement. I saw that between a piece of rubble, there was a somewhat rotten bamboo leaf.

"Jin Fu!" Xu Chu muttered, "...... Niang"

Almost the moment Xu Chu jumped down, he fell directly into a generous and warm embrace. Such an intimate distance made it possible for her to see the face close at hand as soon as she looked up.

It's a pity that Xiao Qinglang is not in the mood to laugh at this time. He frowned tightly, his hand movements did not stop, he neatly took the things Xu Chu found and handed them to Wei Guang, and then directly stuffed the already red hands into the inside of his clothes.

When the cold fingers touched the solid warmth, Xu Chu was still a little dazed, and the next second he reacted, Xiao Qinglang actually stuffed her hand into his arms. And it was the warmth of the flesh that made her eyes widen in astonishment.

How cold her hands are now, she doesn't need to be told by others, she knows it herself. After all, the pain of freezing his hands first, and now he has no consciousness, and the temperature can definitely catch up with the ice cubes.

"Childe, cool ......" Xu Chu glanced at him worriedly, although the expression on his face was still solemn, as if he didn't feel the coolness on his chest. But Xu Chu, who has always been afraid of the cold, still can't help but worry, and even has a hand that wants to pull it out.

Xiao Qinglang's hands were not free, so he could only put his forehead against her head and look at her without saying a word. At this time, he felt indescribable pity and blame in his heart, and he still felt sorry for her and was still used to carrying things by herself.

Just like now, she was obviously accompanied by herself, but she still didn't say a word and took the lead in climbing the rockery to find clues.

"If you don't want to let your hands be good, just pull them out, and see that the frostbite is so bad that you damage your muscles and bones, how will you perform an autopsy in the future!" Xiao Qinglang's heart was sour, but it was more of an indescribable love.

Xu Chu shrunk her neck, even if she was slow to react, she could see that the master from the family was not in a good mood. She didn't dare to move, so she only sneered: "Isn't it okay for me, besides, there is indeed evidence on the rockery." And that evidence is enough to prove that my speculation is true. ”

As she spoke, she looked at the thing Wei Guang was holding in her hand with excitement, and motioned to Xiao Qinglang and said, "Look, the leaves and the threads that haven't been burned out." ”

Xiao Qinglang looked at the dark pupils of the woman in front of him, and the excitement that was almost overflowing inside, and finally he could only sigh helplessly.

"But you still have me by your side."

Xu Chu realized the reason for Xiao Qinglang's cold face just now, but when he thought that he was worried about himself by reacting like this, he couldn't help but feel sweet in his heart. In fact, she never thinks that there is anything wrong with people in love relying on each other, after all, once there is an emotional bond, then all the independence will inevitably affect the relationship between the two people.

Of course, this is not to say that it is wrong for women to be independent, women rely on their own skills to make a living, rather than pinning all their expectations on men, so that is the long-term solution to walk in the world. However, if there is such a person to rely on, it is not a lucky thing.

Only this time, Xu Chu really didn't think too much. One is that it is due to habit, but more importantly, she subconsciously thinks that Xiao Qinglang, as the respect of the prince, will not deign.

However, now that she saw the person who solemnly complained to herself, and there were faint grievances and accusations in her eyes, she was in a trance for a moment. It's as if I've done something wrong.

The temperature on the hands gradually increases, in fact, after pulling through the snow, the temperature on the hands will slowly warm. Now that he has absorbed the body temperature on Xiao Qinglang's body, the recovery will naturally be faster.

When the two of them returned to the room, it happened that Aunt Chu also arrived. When she saw the two of them coming back, she hurriedly greeted her and handed over the handkerchief in her hand and the bottle containing the tranquilizing pill, "Childe, girl, I soaked the handkerchief in a homemade potion to examine the drug, and then found that there was only a small piece of the drug on it. And this point is not to make people unconscious, at most it is just dizzy. In addition, although this bottle contains a tranquilizing pill, there is a residual layer of ecstasy on the wall of the bottle. I guess that this is the sweat medicine commonly used in the Qing/Lou Chu Pavilion outside. ”

Xiao Qinglang took it and glanced at it, and then handed it to Xu Chu. "Is the powder left on the veil the same as the powder found in the bottle?"

"Same."

Xu Chu suddenly said when he heard this, "So that day, Xie Niang really gave Yu Niang and the others sweat medicine." And after she took the medicine, she must have wiped the mouth of the bottle when she put it away. She pointed to the oval mark on the handkerchief and said, "So there is no trace left on the mouth of the bottle, but the handkerchief is stained with sweat medicine." ”

If this is the case, it will explain why Xie Niang rolled the handkerchief and the bottle containing the commonly used pills into the dirty clothes. She probably didn't expect her ending......

At noon, Xiao Mingzhu and Hua Wuxian also came back to inquire about the news, and when she saw Xu Chu, she hurriedly said with great interest: "Sister Chu, let me tell you, the Jin Manshan you asked me to inquire about was very ridiculous when I was young, but what is even more ridiculous is that he has a special ......."

Speaking of this, she who has always been hearty also wanted to speak and stopped, and was a little embarrassed to say what she heard.

However, Hua Wuxian glanced at Xiao Qinglang, and said in a solemn voice: "He is probably the same as your son-in-law's reputation in the capital, and he has a habit of breaking sleeves." But it should be the kind of meat and vegetarian that is not taboo, anyway, there is no maid in this villa who wants to climb his bed......"

Xiao Qinglang sat down at the table, poured the tea with a light brow, and then chuckled: "I thought his reputation should be like you, and he should be good at messing with flowers and grass." ”

In a word, the choked flower had no disease and stalked his neck, and finally could only pout and retract back to his seat again. Hmph, how can he not win against that person once, but he is also taught by a master, why don't he know how to leave himself a way to live.

Regarding this matter, Xu Chu had a guess in his heart before. After all, how could a person who was able to use pills without restraint for the pleasure of fish and water when he was young, and even used pills regardless of his body, suddenly abstain from sex? Moreover, the ban has been so many years that no woman in the entire mountain villa can take the throne.

This is unreasonable, coupled with the kiss marks found on Xie Niang's body, as well as Jin Manshan's confession, she boldly guessed that Jin Manshan also concealed lust. Either he has a problem with his orientation, or he has a habit of not being human, and once it is exposed, he will be despised by the world.

Obviously, what Xiao Qinglang wanted to inquire about before should also be this matter. But he kept hesitating to send someone to ask.

For him, Xiao Mingzhu is impatient and frivolous, and is not suitable for investigating cases and exploring secrets. However, if Xu Chu is allowed to look, there is no one more suitable person than Mingzhu and Mingzhu.

Although Mingzhu is frizzy and jealous, she can distinguish between priorities and priorities, and she will not blindly drill the horns. What's more, under her arrogant behavior, her mind is very delicate, and such a candidate is unguarded and easy to win people's trust.

Thinking of this, Xu Chu couldn't help but look at her a few more times, and the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked. Of course, the most important thing is that this pampered county lord has a strong and irrepressible gossip heart. Such a heart is very easy to arouse the thoughts of others to join in the fun.

Xiao Mingzhu originally wanted to echo his third uncle and squeeze the peacock. However, after seeing Sister Chu look over, she quickly straightened her waist.

Immediately, she didn't care about the wail in his heart, sat down directly against Xu Chu, and continued: "Oh, by the way, I also inquired about the mountain road repair you asked me to inquire about. It is said that the gunpowder was approved by the yamen, and that Jin Fu was kept with the foreman who made the work. But in addition to Jin Fu, Jin Manshan also holds the key to the warehouse. ”

As soon as these words fell, Xu Chu immediately clapped his hands, "This makes sense." ”

She took out the codex, "Today I found clues on the rockery, and I also revealed the murderer's method of pretending to be a ghost. In addition, the accomplices in the villa should meet the following points, first, they have some status and rights in the villa, and they are male, so they can know the daily itinerary and status of Jin Manshan. Second, he knew the patrol routes of his subordinates, and he was also familiar with the various roads and courtyards in the villa. ”

"Do you think of the people trapped this time, apart from those merchants, have any common characteristics on the side?" When he said the third point, Xu Chu was not in a hurry to analyze, but raised his eyebrows and asked.

Xiao Mingzhu scratched her head, "It's nothing more than money or power, and they are all people with heads and faces in Jinzhou City." ”

Xu Chu nodded in agreement, but she still looked at Xiao Qinglang.

Xiao Qinglang paused for a moment to drink tea, raised his head to meet her gaze, and said after a while: "Those people are all invited posts issued by Jin Fu. And most of the people who stayed overnight were also arranged by Jin Fu at the behest of Jin Manshan. ”