"The shopkeeper is really amazing! The Xi'er who was poisoned in the dark room was indeed the concubine of the Luo family. According to the old man of the Luo family, his concubine Xi'er has been missing for many years, and he himself knows that his wife did it, but he never thought that their mother and son had been killed, he just thought that his wife was jealous and secretly hid Xi'er elsewhere to prevent himself from seeing it. For the sake of the peace of the inner house, he has been secretly inquiring about the whereabouts of Xi'er's mother and son, and even searched for it in many ways, even Mrs. Luo's maiden family has inquired a few times, but he has found nothing. Mr. Luo also said that he had written a letter of commitment with his wife, promising that after a hundred years, all the property in the family would belong to the eldest son Luo Ping, and Mrs. Luo needed to inform Luo Ping of the whereabouts of his mother and son after giving birth to an heir and inheriting most of the family's property. ”

"This Master Luo also seems to be a strange person. When his concubine disappeared, he was just secretly looking for it, and he signed such a strange letter of commitment with Mrs. Luo. I don't know whether to say that he is affectionate or has a bad brain. ”

"It's not surprising!" Ah Niu is a native of the Yun family, and he is naturally much clearer about the affairs of the Luo family than Xing Ruyi: "This Master Luo was originally just a small merchant, because he was handsome, he said that he was lively and knew how to make people happy, and he was quite self-motivated, so he was favored by Mrs. Luo." As far as the Luo family's family background is concerned, it is all earned by relying on Mrs. Luo. ”

"Women are strong and men are weak, and men still have to rely on women's family life, no wonder they act so awkwardly. But this Master Luo is also right, since he knows that everything he has to rely on the woman, he should behave in a proper manner, be a considerate husband and father, so as to live up to the woman's marriage and help. He is good, and he has a concubine, and he is still a pregnant concubine, so it is no wonder that Mrs. Luo is angry. ”

"Not really! According to Master Luo's statement, when this child was pregnant, Luo Ping, the young master of the Luo family, was only more than a year old, and the Luo family was just emerging at that time, and it did not have today's scale. To put it mildly, this Master Luo is purely full of food and cooking, and he wants to tear down the bridge when he crosses the river, but he doesn't know how to cook himself, and he is timid to tear down the bridge. In the end, I felt that the old lady of the Luo family had found such a husband, and she was a little panicked. ”

"The past of other people's families is over, and we don't care about right and wrong. I'm just wondering, why did this good guy call Brother Chang over again. Could it be that Mrs. Luo didn't commit suicide? ”

"It's hard to say this at the moment, I heard the eldest brother of the official say that Mrs. Naluo should have committed suicide. As for the reason for the suicide, it is estimated that the dark room was discovered by the people in the house, and she was terrified, lest she be involved in the old things, so she searched for a short time. ”

"Are there any traces at the scene?"

"It is said that the officials found many messy footprints in the dark room, of different sizes, so it is not excluded that in addition to Mrs. Luo, there was a second or third person who had been to the scene. In the main hall of the ancestral hall, a burned lantern was also found, and some pieces of burned cloth were found next to the lantern. Oh, and an earring. After being identified by the maid in the house, the earring belonged to a grandmother, and the grandmother was waiting by the old lady's side.

When the official came to ask for someone, he also made a general reasoning about the case. said that the reason why Mrs. Luo has loved the ancestral hall over the years is because she knows the secrets in the ancestral hall, and she is afraid of being discovered, so she goes over to take a look from time to time. Late that night, Mrs. Luo may have been awakened by a nightmare again, or it may have been for some other reason, so she went to the ancestral hall again. When Mama heard the movement, she followed with a lantern and found the secret of the old lady hiding in the dark room. In the panic, he knocked over the lantern and burned the sleeves of the grandmother's clothes. Then the old lady was afraid that the matter would spread, so she immediately hanged herself in the ancestral hall. ”

"No, it doesn't make sense."

Xing Ruyi frowned and looked at Ah Niu.

"Whoever stays with the master for a long time is a person that the master can trust. Even if this grandmother didn't know in advance and accidentally discovered the secret that Mrs. Luo was hiding in the dark room, she would never tell Mrs. Luo. Besides, this old lady Luo, even if she is afraid that Mama will leak her secrets, she only needs to dispose of Mama, why commit suicide by herself, isn't it strange?

What about Mama, have you ever found it? Do you admit that she had an argument with Mrs. Luo at night? ”

"Things are weird here, and the grandmother next to Mrs. Luo is also dead." Ah Niu said, making a very strange expression: "And that grandmother died very strangely, she drowned herself in the basin of washing her face." ”

"Huh!"

Xing Ruyi could only let out such a laugh.

"If you remember correctly, the county lord here is related to the Luo family?"

"It seems to be some kind of nephew of Mrs. Luo, because she felt that this case was strange, so she invited Brother Chang over." Ah Niu said, looking at the sky: "This has gone for the most part, if the case is simple, Brother Chang should also come back at this time." ”

"That's not a simple case."

As soon as Xing Ruyi finished speaking, he heard a gurgling sound in his stomach, and then he blushed and shouted in the direction of the small kitchen: "Aunt Lu, Ruyi is really about to starve herself to death!" ”

Taking advantage of Xing Ruyi's dinner, Ah Niu ran out again, saying that he was going to see how Chang Tai's case was handled and when he would be able to come back, but in fact, Xing Ruyi knew in his heart that he was just watching the excitement. Not only did he go, but even Yin Yuan and the old beggar went to join in the fun.

Xing Ruyi swallowed an osmanthus rice ball, his cheeks bulged, but he gently bumped the fox with his elbow, looked at the back of the old beggar and said: "How can this dignified Pixiu adult be like a child, such a small bustle has to come over to watch." ”

"I think Pixiu doesn't just go to see the fun." The fox said, picked up the spoon in Xing Ruyi's bowl, filled some soup, and sent it to Xing Ruyi's lips: "Usually in places like this, there is business to do. ”

Xing Ruyi glared, and suddenly felt that he was still far from the standard of a successful businessman, and his ability to grasp business opportunities anytime and anywhere was not as good as Pixiu.

Knowing what Xing Ruyi was thinking again, the fox snorted and laughed. He poked Ruyi's still bulging cheek and said, "Choked? Didn't I tell you earlier that I had to drink sugar water first and then eat glutinous rice balls. You're always so disobedient. Well, swallow the rice balls first, and then drink the soup. When you're done eating, take a nap. I promise, when you wake up, you'll have more stories to tell. ”

It's okay if the fox doesn't say it, this time, Xing Ruyi really feels a little sleepy.

After eating the rice balls, Xing Ruyi followed the fox's instructions and went into the room to squint. The fox was not at ease, and when Xing Ruyi fell asleep, he probed the breath in her body with his divine sense, and saw that the originally scattered ghost energy, demon energy and popularity were mixed together, and there was a gradual dissolution trend, so he was a little relieved. Sit cross-legged at the end of the bed and wait.

When I woke up from this sleep, it was already the second half of the night, but the Ruyi rouge shop was still lively.

In the rouge shop, except for Xing Ruyi, Chang Tai and the little guy Ah Niu, all of them are non-human races. In their eyes, there is no difference at all. Compared with mortals, they prefer daytime, as demons and gods, they prefer night.

"Brother Chang is back?"

Xing Ruyi yawned, and at the same time pulled the big on his body vigorously, and then ignored the hair that was still scattered, and nested directly next to the stove.

"What's going on with the Luo family? Did Mrs. Naluo really commit suicide? ”

"What about you? Are you feeling better? ”

Chang Tai's eyes never left when he came out of the room.

"When I saw Yin Yuan and Uncle Beggar, I knew you were back. But no matter how much I asked, they wouldn't tell me. Now, Ruyi, can you tell Brother Chang that you're okay? Isn't it good? Is there no need to worry about it anymore? ”

"Thank you Brother Chang for your concern! You can see how gossip now, and you know that I'm good. Don't worry, I'm fine! ”

"It's okay!"

Chang Tai said, still uneasy and moved his gaze to the fox's face. Seeing that the fox nodded, his hanging heart finally fell.

"Alright, I've got a debriefing. How are things handled by the Luo family? The people in the government invited you over, it must be because the case is a little strange, and since Brother Chang, you have come back, it means that the strange place has been resolved. ”

"The case is indeed strange, but it has not been solved." Chang Tai said, and his eyes fell on Xing Ruyi's body again: "The reason why I came back in a hurry was because I saw Yin Yuan and Uncle Beggar. ”

Xing Ruyi sighed lightly, avoided Chang Tai's gaze, and pulled the words back to the Luo family's case.

"How strange is this case, so that you can't solve it for a while, Brother Chang?"

"I know you like to study these things, so I found someone to draw a picture of the scene, and I just took it to you to see."

There are three pictures, the first one is Mrs. Luo who hanged herself in the ancestral hall, but after only one glance, Xing Ruyi saw that something was wrong.

"Old Madam Luo didn't commit suicide!" Xing Ruyi came to his own conclusion, and pointed to the picture to Chang Tai: "In this ancestral hall, except for one offering table, there are only these two circle chairs. The ancestral hall is not a living room, and these two circle chairs are not always sitting, so only considering whether it fits the current environment of the ancestral hall does not require that it must be comfortable to sit up. In addition, most of the ancestors are enshrined in the ancestral hall, even if they sit down, they will sit shorter, so as not to make the ancestors unhappy and think that they are not filial, but the beam of this ancestral hall is a normal height, and judging from the height of Mrs. Luo and the height of her feet from the ground, it is obviously impossible for her to hang herself up, unless someone helps. ”

"That's right! I also made comparisons and measurements on the spot, and it was absolutely impossible for Mrs. Luo to hang herself up. Not only that, but even the rope used by Mrs. Luo to hang the beam was not original in the ancestral hall. ”

"Rope?"

Xing Ruyi took a closer look at the painting.

"But what do I think, it's not a rope, it's like a belt or something."

(Education 123 Literature Network)