Chen Ying didn't speak, but his heart sank.

Things seem to get complicated.

Could it be that the murderer is really Guo Yuan?

"The third girl hasn't told me yet, where did you get this from?" Guo Wan asked again at this time.

Chen Ying came back to her senses, but she hesitated for a while, not knowing whether to tell the truth.

At this moment, Guo Wan laughed "hehe", waved her hand and said: "That's it, I am really stupid to ask, since this thing is in the girl's hand, I am afraid that what Yanliu told me will not be true." The county lord is in the capital, and he doesn't need anything to think about at all, unlike me, who carries this thing with him all day long, like something. ”

She smiled and turned her head to look out the window, the corners of her lips gradually straightened, and she looked lonely.

The spring breeze is lingering, bringing the fragrance of unknown flowers, and there is silence in the west chamber.

After a long time, Chen Ying coughed lightly and said, "I want to ...... Ask you one thing. ”

Guo Wan seemed to come back to her senses, turned her eyes and smiled: "Miss Chen, please say it, I know everything." ”

Chen Ying opened her mouth, and suddenly felt a trace of shame.

At this moment, Guo Wan must be in a very bad mood, but Chen Ying wanted to ask her for news, which seemed to be a little cruel.

However, the nameless female corpse has been wronged for several years and no one cares about it, and someone must always clear her grievances for her.

Condensing the chaotic thoughts, Chen Ying finally opened her lips and said: "Fourth Grandma Qiu may not know that there is an unknown female corpse at the bottom of the lake in Xingjibo Mansion......

She recounted the case in a few short words, without mentioning details such as stone locks and chains, focusing only on the fact that the deceased "died four years or more ago", and finally said:

“…… We have never ascertained the identity of this female corpse, but now that we know that you are the daughter of the head of Xingjibo Mansion, I want to ask, what do you have a clue? ”

When Guo Wan heard this, a trace of self-deprecation suddenly appeared on her face, and she said: "Miss Chen San is too exalted to me, and now there is no longer even a long house in Xingjibo Mansion, so why do you say that the daughter of the long house is here?" ”

As she spoke, she slowly walked to the window, looking at the bright spring light outside the window, with a melancholy expression: "I almost don't know any of the people in that house, and the people who know me in that house are afraid that they are too limited." I'm afraid I can't answer Miss Chen's question. ”

When Chen Ying heard this, she was not disappointed.

With the eldest princess's jealousy of Guo Wan, Xingjibo Mansion must not be willing to contact this concubine, and the news in the mansion must not let her know.

After thinking for a while, Chen Ying asked again: "Is it true that you can't think of any eyebrows?" Didn't Fang just say that there is still a smoke willow exchange news? Didn't she mention the situation in the house? ”

Guo Wan sighed, looked back at her, shook her head and said, "That smoke willow was ...... four years ago."

At this point, the words suddenly stopped, and her face suddenly became a little pale.

"What's wrong? What happened to Smoke Willow four years ago? Seeing her strange expression, Chen Ying immediately asked.

The blood on Guo Wan's lips was fading little by little, and after a while, Fang Cai muttered: "From ...... Since four years ago, she has ...... There was no news. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Chen Ying asked again.

Guo Wan's throat swallowed, and her voice was a little dry: "Sister-in-law Zhu - that sister-in-law Zhu is my steward - she sends someone to Shengjing every year to try to meet Yanliu." And since four years ago, no one has ever seen a smoke willow. It's like this person......"

"Gone." Chen Ying said, his face awe-inspiring.

The Vanishing Handmaid...... Dead at the bottom of the lake......

The fog in front of me seemed to dissipate a little, revealing a faint line.

Whether the willow was sold, or was seriously ill and could not be seen, or died of illness or was beaten to death, there is no record in the list of servants in Xingjibo's mansion.

At least not in Chen Ying's memory.

Thinking like this, Chen Ying then asked, "Who is the deed of Yanliu?" ”

Guo Wan subconsciously pursed her lips, her voice became smoother, but her face became more and more pale: "Her deed is in my hand." ”

Chen Ying was stunned.

She never expected that the maid left by Mrs. Xingjibo would be without a deed.

And if according to this, there is no such person in the register of Xingjibo, there is a reasonable explanation.

It turned out that Yanliu was not a servant of Xingjibo Mansion at all, no wonder there was no such person.

However, this raises new questions.

Why did Mrs. Xingjibo leave behind a maid who had no deeds? Isn't she afraid of Guo Wan's hands and feet?

This is also too inconsistent with the rules of house fighting.

Just as she was thinking about this, Guo Wan had already opened her mouth to explain: "Why is the deed of Yanliu in my hands, this reason is a bit laborious, and it also involves the matter of my family, the details ...... I won't go into details. ”

Her voice became harsh, and her eyes darkened: "There is only one sentence in the end, for some reason, I have to let Yanliu stay in the Bofu, and the reason why my grandmother must keep her is also for some reason." ”

Chen Ying let out a soft "hmm", and a thought quickly flashed through his mind:

I'm afraid that rumor is true.

Han is the daughter of the richest man in Dengzhou, and with this status, she married Bofu, and it is conceivable that the dowry must be extremely rich. There have long been rumors in the market that Mrs. Dao Na Xingjibo has been holding on to the dowry of her former daughter-in-law and refuses to let go.

The smoke willow was left in the Bofu, and it is impossible to say that it has anything to do with these dowries.

Thinking of this, Chen Ying looked at Guo Wan and asked in a low voice, "Is this the path you chose?" ”

"Yes, but not really." Guo Wan didn't mince words and looked directly at Chen Ying: "In addition to these, I still have bigger questions in my heart, and now with the addition of a smoke willow, the reasons are more and more sufficient." ”

She curled her lips, and there was an empty smile on her face: "In life, there are always some things that have to be done, and there are always some causes and effects that have to be done." Now that the great opportunity lies ahead, I have no choice but to continue to go down. ”

After saying this, she exhaled a long breath, as if she had unloaded the burden of a thousand catties at this moment, and said with a light smile: "Miss Chen San may not know, I was still a little undecided, and I was always afraid that if I went down this step, I would ......."

She swallowed her words and shook her head slightly, as if to shake some thought away, and the smile on her face became more and more light.

The room was silent for a moment, and when she spoke again, Guo Wan's words had already turned elsewhere:

"It's really a coincidence, I just said that I was going to the capital, and the third girl asked about the smoke willow here. In this way, I can also help with this sunken corpse case, and I can inquire about some news if it is not good. After all, I still have some relatives with Xingjibo Mansion, and when I go back to the house this time, I must be able to speak in the house, and it is more convenient to have me in the house than for the third girl to check in person. ”