Chapter 50: The Case of the White Bones (17)

Xu Chu comforted the person and lay down, and saw that she was asleep, so he got up and closed the doors and windows and went out of the house.

A cold wind suddenly broke out in the courtyard, which made Xu Chu, who had just come out of the warm house, shiver. The moonlight was shining with the shadows of the trees, and the breeze behind her moved slightly, and she realized that she had an extra cloak on her body.

"The news of Tianxianglou is back." Xiao Qinglang didn't wait for Xu Chu to open his mouth to thank him, and said lightly, "Someone has already reported that those people fled in a hurry, so the guards got a lot of news, and it was quite detailed. ”

"Li Jin's housekeeper Li Boke has been caught?" After startling the snake, except for Junzi, only Li Bo and the two people around him had a chance to escape.

Xiao Qinglang shook his head.

Xu Chu restrained his expression and motioned for Xiao Qinglang to find a convenient place to talk.

The two of them were speechless all the way, until they returned to Yishantang and asked Wei Guang and others to guard the door.

"This is the news of Tianxianglou."

Xu Chu took those spy reports and looked at them carefully, but saw that what was written on them was no different from what he had heard from Dongmei.

"What a coincidence." Xu Chu pursed his lips and said in a cold tone.

"What do you suspect?" Xiao Qinglang didn't ask her what she heard from Dongmei, but seeing that she looked bad, he probably guessed that there must be a clue in it.

Xu Chu said in a deep voice: "The front foot Li Bo and others escaped, and the back foot Tianxianglou people went to the empty building, and the guards actually found many clues and news, and even had the meaning that they could find the nest of the other courtyard by touching the vine." She pondered for a moment, then nodded to the spy report in her hand and continued to speak, "More importantly, Dongmei's words are full of loopholes, and it seems to be true and false, making it difficult to distinguish between true and false. ”

"She lied?" Xiao Qinglang raised his eyebrows and looked over, and according to the injury and the house doctor's return, the injury was really serious and could not be faked. If Xu Chu hadn't saved people, I was afraid that people would have died in mass graves.

Xu Chu pondered for a long time, and he didn't know how to describe it. She also knew that the injury was real, and that the scar on her leg was also real, and that it was the result of repeated beatings. However, is there really such a coincidence in the world?

At that time, she tried her best to avoid my eyes, maybe because of her weak heart, or maybe it was because the previous experience was too shocking and made her lose her temper for a while. But what puzzles me is that she was just a good woman from a peasant family in the early years, how could she accurately say the official positions and names of Master Liu? ”

This is what makes Xu Chu suspicious, if a few adults who were killed, it was really because they were suspicious of the Furong case, and they had the opportunity to find out that there were ghosts in Tianxianglou and Furong Inn, and then they counted the plan in the other courtyard. Then they will easily tell the identity of the person who meets them? Or even leak your own speculations and suspicions?

Since he has entered the tiger's den, he must be able to do it, how can he be harmed?

At the beginning of the lanterns, Xiao Qinglang saw that Xu Chu was still engrossed in recording something, and he didn't have the slightest intention of eating, so he couldn't help but say: "I'll come here today, I will have someone prepare dinner, eat some first, and save your stomach and feel uncomfortable." ”

These days, the two often eat and drink together, and Xu Chu gradually got used to it, but he lost the little caution at the beginning.

The dinner was mostly millet porridge, and the cook cooked a few light side dishes. However, even so, Xu Chu was extremely satisfied. For her, while the delicate delicacies of the mountains and seas are enough to whet her appetite, they can only be improved once in a while. Home-cooked meals are indispensable.

The garden was lonely, and it wasn't until the secret guard reported that Xiao Mingzhu came back angrily, and the two of them ran out of simple meals. Hearing this, Xu Chu looked at Xiao Qinglang with some concern and asked, "Do you want me to take a look?" ”

"What's on my daughter's mind, if you don't feel at ease, it's okay to take a look." After all, he is a man, even if he cares about Mingzhu, some words are not easy to say. And Mingzhu has been very convinced of Xu Chu these days, and it would be good if Xu Chu could comfort him a few words.

When Xu Chu arrived at the door of Xiao Mingzhu's room, he heard bursts of crying from inside, with the sound of a tantrum beating. As a teacup shattered, she knocked on the door.

"Let's go, don't bother me." Obviously, Xiao Mingzhu is not light, she has always had a good temper and a hearty atmosphere, but it is rare for her to lose her temper at this time.

"Mingzhu, it's me."

As soon as Xu Chu spoke, the voice in the room suddenly disappeared, and then he saw Xiao Mingzhu open the door with red eyes. The moment she saw Xu Chu, she pursed her mouth again with great grievance, and tears fell even more cracklingly, "Sister Xu, the peacock is a liar, a big liar, he told me the day before that his sweetheart was me, and he kissed me, but the next day he will marry another woman." ”

When she thought of hearing what the people from the Hua family said to Hua Wuxian when she went to the gluttonous building, her heart hurt like a knife. partial, the flower peacock also said that he would go back to the capital to give an explanation......

As she spoke, she wiped away a handful of tears, sobbed and continued: "I will never pay attention to him in the future, and I won't believe him anymore, Sister Xu, I will learn from you to solve the case in the future, and I don't want that stinky man anymore." ”

Xu Chu was not very good at comforting people, but it can be seen that Xiao Mingzhu kept complaining for a long time, and her mood slowly improved, and she was a little relieved.

After persuading people to the house, Xu Chu asked people to go to the kitchen to ask for a bowl of porridge, coaxed people to drink it, and then asked, "Did you hear the playboy say that he wanted to marry someone else?" ”

"Do you still hear it with your own ears? He said that he was going back to Beijing. Xiao Mingzhu poked the soup spoon in his hand indignantly, and the porcelain bowl crackled. In that way, she is a little resentful woman, aggrieved and pitiful.

"Sometimes what you hear and see may not be true, just like the scars on Zhao Xiu'er's body last time, is it not fake?" Xu Chu touched Xiao Mingzhu's head and said with a smile, "I think that although the playboy is not in tune, he has a heart for you." ”

What's more, with King Jing'an in charge, according to Xiao Qinglang's keen understanding of people, if Hua Wuxian really has false feelings and bad intentions, I am afraid that he will not be able to get close to Xiao Mingzhu's body.

"But he said that he wanted to go back to the capital and go to Zhang's house in person." Xiao Mingzhu still gritted his teeth a little.

"Maybe it's something else? After all, he is the son of Prime Minister Hua's family, even if he has contacts with people in the capital, it does not mean that he must be proposing. "Xu Chu doesn't understand the relationship between men and women, and he is not very good at persuading others, especially when it comes to feelings, he has been unclear and messy since ancient times.

But she couldn't see Xiao Mingzhu's discomfort in her heart, "Or you just ask him directly, ask him cleanly, if he lies to you, you just beat him with a whip to get angry, and if there is a misunderstanding, it can be solved." ”

Before he could persuade him, he heard a commotion in the courtyard outside, and some guards seemed to shout and catch an assassin who had climbed over the wall.

Xu Chu listened to those fanfare shouts, and was a little surprised in his heart, when did the assassins get so bad that they were about to climb over the wall? And he was stupid enough to patrol the palace guards.

Then there are Wei Guang and other guards who followed Xiao Qinglang's side, as well as Wei Yan and his entourage who were secretly protected, all of them are masters among the masters, not to mention how the assassin turned in, even if he really came in, I am afraid that he would not make such a noise, but should be dealt with secretly, or interrogated or tortured......

For a while, she was also a little unsure.

Xiao Mingzhu was worried, glanced at Xu Chu and hurriedly went out to Yishan Hall.

However, when she and Xiao Mingzhu saw the red-clothed boy who was tied up and pressed in Yishantang by Wuhuada, they were speechless. I'm afraid that the playboy used a bitter trick, otherwise why bother with such effort, and it is necessary to ask for King Jing'an directly.

Xiao Mingzhu saw that Hua Wu's face was blue and red, and there was a swollen piece on his head, and his heart was angry and painful, so he could only urge the county lord to urge the doctor to see someone first. And Hua Wuzhi also climbed the pole and begged for mercy and said good things, and it took a lot of tossing to untie the knot between the two of them.

In fact, there was nothing to do, the Hua family felt that their eldest son was too idle and had not been in the capital for a long time, and he couldn't always be single as he got older, so he sent someone to talk about his return to Beijing to settle his family.

In order not to make people feel that they are standing in line, the flower has no intention of marrying the royal family. After some selection, I chose the daughter of the Zhang family, who is a Qingliu family.

The two families also had some friendship, knew the roots, and were both loyal to the imperial party. If the two families get married, it is the most suitable.

Later, the two ladies exchanged their birthdays and each looked for a master to make peace, and found that there was no hindrance, and it was good luck, so they communicated with each other and wanted to marry Qin and Jin.

The reason that Hua Wuxian said before to go back to Beijing was just to solve the matter, so as not to hurt the harmony of the two families. But he didn't want to be half heard by Xiao Mingzhu, which led to a misunderstanding.

If Xiao Mingzhu hadn't bumped into someone when he ran out and made a movement, it is estimated that he would have really regretted it for life.

"Mingzhu, since the playboy has explained clearly, do you still want to whip him twice to get angry?" Xu Chu asked with a smile, "It's just that I see that the playboy also suffered some sins tonight, and he was arrested as an assassin, and the frightened ones are also pitiful......

"For the sake of Sister Xu's face today, I won't bother with you, but if you go to the capital, you can be sharp, and the young talents who want to be the county master are lined up......" Xiao Mingzhu's arrogant little face raised, and she turned red at Xu Chu's playful eyes, and then stomped her feet and said, "I'm sleepy, so I don't have to worry about you." ”

Xiao Mingzhu ran away, and Hua Wuzhi naturally had no reason to stay.

Because Xiao Mingzhu made a fuss, his impression of Xu Chu was much better, and he was no longer as rude as before at this time.

He thanked Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu with his hand, and then left the back office with a smile and a sway.

When everything was settled, Xiao Qinglang looked at Xu Chu and said with a smile: "I asked the people of Tianxianglou to take care of them, and the corpses found in the mass grave of the Furong Inn were also placed in the morgue." You have a good rest tonight, and you have to work tomorrow. ”