Liu Ruyan sat quietly aside, according to Lingxiang's words, the people who knew these old things were all old people in the house, but why did the murderer paint the tree with firefly powder, it was a white cat.

"The servant girl Ah Ruo you said just now, who stole property, which one did she steal?" Liu Ruyan brought up the matter again.

"This ......" Lingxiang was a little embarrassed, "That's all the mother-in-law said to the slave and maid, and if you are more detailed, the slave and maid will have no way of knowing." ”

Even so, Liu Ruyan is not embarrassed.

She said with a smile: "When the Qi Mansion finds out the murderer, Ling Daoyou's credit is not small. ”

Lingxiang was surprised: "Isn't it the cat spirit that is causing trouble?" ”

Liu Ruyan smiled deeply: "Since it can't harm people when it's alive, how can it kill people when it's dead." ”

She stood up, and the dark sky in the distance faintly revealed thunder: "The spring rain lingers, so you don't have to bother with Taoist friends to send you off, say goodbye." ”

Dong Qingxian also got up immediately, and bowed his head slightly to Lingxiang: "There is Miss Lao." ”

The man is outstanding, humble and polite, which makes people feel like a spring breeze, and Ling Xiang was suddenly flattered: "I'll send two of you to the door." ”

Several people walked outside the courtyard one after the other.

When passing by the maid's room, Liu Ruyan looked sideways slightly, looking at the open window lattices.

"Xiaodao still has one more thing to ask, I don't know how many old servants are still in the mansion among the family members back then?"

She asked suddenly, Ling Xiang recalled seriously, and Fang said: "If it is a man, the slave and maid are not clear, you have to ask the housekeeper to know." But if it is a handmaid and a mother-in-law, the slave and the maid are familiar. ”

"Oh?" Liu Ruyan motioned for her to continue.

"Except for the mother-in-law Su family, the rest of the maids are Qi mansions that only entered later."

Su Shi, it was Lingxiang's mother-in-law who told Lingxiang about these past events and was in charge of the kitchen for many years.

"So, only the Su clan has remained in the mansion for ten years?"

Liu Ruyan looked into a room through the window, and saw that it was cleaned up, judging from the living supplies, it was an older mother-in-law who lived.

"The mother-in-law of Qi Mansion usually lives alone in one room?"

Ling Xiang nodded: "They are old, and they all have families outside the mansion, and there is indeed one person living alone in the mansion." ”

Liu Ruyan exclaimed: "It is worthy of being the head of the family, and his thoughts are really thoughtful." ”

Lingxiang sent Liu Ruyan outside the hospital before returning.

Not long after Liu Ruyan walked out, she met an acquaintance halfway.

"Miaoyin Childe." Shen Yanchu looked at him coldly.

"Real people." Dong Qingxian's face remained unchanged, and the smile on his face was like a spring breeze.

Dong Qingxian is as pure and kind as ever, and he looks ignorant of the world, which makes Shen Yanchu feel more and more eyesore.

Liu Ruyan stood in the center of the two.

In terms of martial arts, the two are evenly matched; In terms of temperament, the two are diametrically opposed.

——Dong Qingxian is warm, pure, and empathetic.

- Shen Yanchu is lonely and arrogant, through the ages, across the eight wildernesses, I am rampant.

She knows very well that with the temperament of the devil, she will never give up if she does not compete with Dong Qingxian.

So, she silently took a few steps back, ready to act as a front-row spectator.

It's just that someone doesn't play cards according to common sense.

After looking at Dong Qingxian a few times, Shen Yanchu looked at the Dao Tong who was cowering aside: "What are you doing to hide from me?" ”

was exposed in public, and Liu Ruyan had to cover up the facts: "Real person, you are dazzled." ”

Shen Yanchu stared at her, if his gaze could penetrate the white veil, then Liu Ruyan could clearly see his disdainful eyes.

- Am I blind?

Yes, she is the only one who is qualified to be set up as a long-cherished enemy by the devil.

What a privilege.

"How does a real person know that the apprentice is here?" Liu Ruyan looked suddenly enlightened.

Shen Yanchu was arrogant: "Seeing you walking with the maid, you must come to the West Courtyard." What's going on? ”

She nodded: "It's roughly figured out, but there are still details to be finalized, and as expected, someone will be killed tonight." ”

As soon as these words came out, Shen Yanchu and Dong Qingxian spoke almost at the same time: "Who is it?" ”

Liu Ruyan lowered her voice, accompanied by a spring thunder falling from the sky: "Jing Zhaoyin, Lord Jiang!" ”

Shen Yanchu asked, "How do you know?" ”

She said as she walked: "The mountain road outside the garden can be dredged tomorrow, and at that time, all the celebrities and gentlemen who went to the banquet will return to Beijing, and the time is tight, and the murderer is bound to do it again." ”

Dong Qingxian was puzzled: "Why is it Lord Jiang?" ”

"At first, I also suspected that the murderer's next target would be Chu Kun. But after I figured out the role of the Phantom of Firefly, Chu Kun could rule it out for the time being. The rest is only Jing Zhao Yin Jiang Wenzhuo. ”

"What about the motive for the killing?"

Liu Ruyan shook her head: "There is no way to know, the details of each have yet to be finalized." ”

She glanced at the sky and estimated that it was time for those mothers-in-law to come back: "You accompany me to the West Courtyard again, I have a few words, and I want to ask the Su family in person." ”

"It's up to you." Shen Yanchu said.

Seeing that the two were leaving, Dong Qingxian stepped forward: "Can I follow you all the way?" ”

Liu Ruyan looked into his eyes, with a little hope in her softness, and finally couldn't bear to refuse: "Okay, you come with us." ”

Dong Qingxian's eyebrows were bright and he smiled softly.

A few people carefully avoided others, and took advantage of the night to walk in the shadows falling on the wall.

Fortunately, Dong Qingxian is also a person who practices martial arts, and his skills are extraordinary, and he never leaked half of his whereabouts when he came to the West Courtyard.

Following her memory, she walked to the courtyard where her mother-in-law lived, which was built in a hollow shape, with six rooms sharing one courtyard.

Liu Ruyan bowed down, and directly opposite was Su's residence: "Here, she is in the room." ”

As he spoke, several women came up to him, and they were the mother-in-law who lived here. She immediately looked around and saw a waterwheel in the corner, so she quickly hid under it.

When Shen Yan saw this for the first time, he flew up and jumped onto the roof.

Only Dong Qingxian was still standing in the courtyard, and without thinking, he also got into the waterwheel.

On the roof, Shen Yanchu saw this scene in his eyes, and seeing that the two were hiding together, Dong Qingxian was very careful to protect Liu Ruyan in his arms. He pursed his lips in displeasure, feeling a little annoyed.

The bottom of the waterwheel.

Liu Ruyan made a silent motion, and she stared at the outside until the footsteps gradually approached.

"I heard that we will be able to pass the road in the evening, and when these distinguished guests leave, we can also relax."

"Yes, Aunt Xu, don't be busy, go to the house and rest, you have to go out to deliver water at night, you're tired enough."

"I'm used to it, my shoes haven't been finished yet, and I can't rest."

"When the time comes, when your son-in-law puts on new shoes, maybe you will miss your mother again."

"If that cub had remembered me, he wouldn't have replied to a letter for half a year."

……

The voices of people faded away, and then there was the sound of the door closing.

Shen Yanchu jumped down and stood in front of the waterwheel, while Liu Ruyan and Dong Qingxian climbed out slightly embarrassed. Shen Yanchu didn't say a word, and as soon as his body moved, he separated the two.

Dong Qingxian, who was suddenly squeezed to the side: It should be me dazzled.

Inside the house, Su Shi took out the fire fold from the cabinet, lit the lamp oil on the table, and unexpectedly turned around, and saw three figures behind him.

Recently, she was so frightened by the cat spirit that she almost screamed.

"Don't make a sound." Liu Ruyan's eyes were quick, and she immediately covered her mother-in-law, "Ming Juezi is really here, and I haven't seen it yet!" ”

Su Shi recognized the outfit, so he turned his worry into joy, and nodded again and again.

As soon as Daotong let go, she made a gesture to worship again.

"All beings are equal, and there is no need to do this great gift." Shen Yan Chuyun was light and light, "I came here because I want to ask Daoist friends for something." ”

"Real person, please speak." She should.

Shen Yanchu's voice paused slightly.

There was a burst of itching in the palm of his hand behind his back, Liu Ruyan was standing one step away, his fingers in his sleeve were tapped, and a sentence was written in his palm:

"Ask her, ten years ago, there was a servant girl named Ah Ruo, what was the stolen goods she stole from?"

Shen Yanchu relayed the original words.

"It's a jade bracelet, I heard that it's still a lady's dowry, and the baby is usually tight."

Liu Ruyan continued to write: "What kind of jade bracelet? ”

Su Shi Shen thought for a moment: "A turquoise bracelet with an orchid carved on it. ”

Magnolia bracelet?

Liu Ruyan's movements froze, and she wrote with her fingertips: "Aren't the bracelets a pair?" ”

"There is only one slave body, and the lady likes to wear it on her hand on weekdays."

I see!

Liu Ruyan finally figured out the details, she squinted her eyes slightly, the water in this Qi Mansion is very deep.

She lifted her fingertips and continued to write in the palm of his hand: "Young Master Wenxuan hanged the cat in a hurry, were you there that day?" ”

"Yes, the young master was also young and ignorant at that time, but later he became sensible, and he repented of that incident." Su Shi hurriedly explained.

"So, what was unusual about Mrs. Qi at that time?"

"Anomaly?"

Su Shi hesitated for a moment, after all, it was an old thing many years ago.

If she wasn't impressed, she couldn't remember it: "The slave body only remembers that Madame was frightened, too, the good creatures were hanged, and it was miserable, and Madame also punished the young master for this matter." ”

"That's all?" She asked again, "What else did Madame say?" ”

Su Shi frowned: "The slave body is not very clear. ”

Liu Ruyan was clear.

As a domestic servant, Su is the best at observing words and feelings, and what she cares about is the looks of her masters. As for the rest, I was naturally not impressed.

"If you want to be a slave, this garden must not be clean, do you say?"

"If you have no shame in your heart, how can you be ghostly." Shen Yanchu was indifferent.