They lived in a three-entry courtyard.

Xie Xuan lives in the main hall, and Chen Chaoyan lives in the east wing.

Listening to the sound of the two of them gradually moving away, he did not go out today, but in the ear room that was converted into a study, Xie Xuan, who was dealing with the letter from the capital, slowly lifted his eyes and looked out through the half-supported window.

"Dozens of beautiful concubines?" After Xie Xuan repeated Chen Chaoyan's words softly, he said leisurely, "It seems that this king has picked and choosed, and he has also picked a rather generous princess. ”

The waiter grinds the ink, the text and ink sort out the letters, the light snow does not squint, and the three of them hold their breath, solemn and solemn, and dare not answer easily.

Ruolan has always been straightforward and fast-talking, but at this moment she obediently kept her mouth shut.

Fortunately, Xie Xuan didn't care whether they answered or not. After seeing that it was empty outside, Chen Chaoyan had obviously walked away, so he withdrew his gaze, took up the pen and made a reply on the letter, and handed it to Wenmo. Then, he took a letter that had not yet been processed, and instructed while reading: "Go and follow someone outside, don't let her be bewitched by the words of others, and before you can pass the door, you will first take a concubine to this king." ”

The waiter glanced at the indifferent Wenmo, put down the ink block, and after respectfully answering the hello, he turned around and walked quickly.

Outside.

The Qu Mansion has long been decayed, and there are naturally no slaves and maids to drive in the house. Xie Xuan's side, there were only eight people around him, including Yuejian, Bai Shao, and Shishu, so it was naturally impossible to move out to serve He Qiluo. Therefore, without anyone to greet him, He Qiluo could only reluctantly sit under the old locust tree on the side of the courtyard with Shi Yun, the daughter of Shi Feng, the county lieutenant Zhou Dong, Zhou Rongrong, the daughter of Zhou Dong, the elder Zhou Zecheng, the great-granddaughter of the elderly, and He Yue, the daughter of He Fuming, a merchant who made a living from rouge and gouache, and waited for Chen Chaoyan.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, He Qiluo quickly looked in the direction of the door. Seeing Chen Chaoyan appear, her gaze quickly fell on her face again. The rest of the people, although not as fast as her, followed closely.

Chen Chaoyan can be blocked by bastards such as Meng Zhang, and his appearance is naturally there. It's just that she has followed her father up the mountain to collect medicine since she was a child, and her skin is darker than that of an ordinary woman. Although in the past three months, Youyuejian and Bai Shao have tried their best to save it, and they have become a lot whiter, but compared with He Qiluo and Shi Yun, who grew up in a small brocade and jade food environment, they are still a lot worse.

Because of this, after only two glances, He Qiluo confidently withdrew his gaze, and then led the rest of the people to meet him.

Chen Chaoyan waved his hand to several people according to the rules.

He Qiluo took the identity of the county lady, nodded slightly as a return gift, and then spoke quickly, deliberately preventing the rest of the people from returning the salute and said: "Miss Chen can really sleep, we have been here seven or eight times in the past two days, and we haven't seen Miss Chen." Today, I came recklessly, but I can be regarded as seeing it. ”

Chen Chaoyan quickly glanced at her, and after understanding that she was the protagonist of the drunkard's intention to not drink, he hooked the corners of his mouth slightly, and said quietly: "If you want to ask me for help in any cases, leave a message to Yuejian." On such a hot day, such a long journey, and running three or four times a day, aren't you tired? ”

Tsukimi, who wanted to step forward to help, quickly stopped and laughed even more frantically.

The waiter, who had just walked to the door, also quietly raised the corners of his mouth.

He Qiluo's face was not as good as theirs. In Su Ri, everyone held her and coaxed her, who dared to talk to her like this? Looking at Chen Chaoyan's plain and fearless face, and without the slightest repentance, her temper couldn't help but flare up. Shi Yun quickly stepped forward and said with a smile: "With Lord Yan here, which turn can we interfere in these official affairs of investigating the case?" Sister Qiluo took us to find Miss Chen, because we heard from the prince that Miss Chen was very fond of chrysanthemums, so she wanted to come over to do her best as a landlord and lead Miss Chen to appreciate the best chrysanthemums in Dongyin County. ”

He Qiluo's face was a little pale, but his tone was not good, "If Miss Chen doesn't like it, then forget it." ”

Chen Chaoyan didn't expect her to be delicate and graceful, but her temperament was so arrogant and arrogant, or brainless and stupid. Yuejian and Shishu are next to her, she doesn't know how to restrain yet, so she doesn't need to say anything more about what she will look like on weekdays. Such a person, let alone being a concubine for Xie Xuan, or being a slave, is not qualified.

She was rude, and Chen Chaoyan was naturally not used to her: "Then forget it." It's so hot, and I don't bother to go out. ”

"You ......" He Qiluo blushed with anger.

Shi Yun played again and said: "It's so hot, it's really not suitable for going out." However, if you want to enjoy chrysanthemums, you don't have to go out. Sister Qiluo and I, as well as Huai Jin and He Yue, all have chrysanthemums at home, although they are not precious, the flowers are quite delicate, but they can be brought over for Miss Chen to enjoy. ”

After Chen Chaoyan glanced at Shi Yun twice, he then looked at He Qiluo, who was very angry, and said, "Then take it." ”

He Qiluo's face sank again, but he didn't have the slightest intention of leaving.

After Chen Chaoyan quietly hooked the corners of his mouth, he led a few people into the house and sat in the inverted room where he had cleaned up and entertained guests. Waiting for the moon to see and the waiter brought the tea and fruit snacks, Chen Chaoyan drank the tea by himself and did not speak. She wanted to see how much He Qiluo could endure.

There are so many young ladies who like Xie Xuan, she has to accumulate combat experience.

After all, Xie Xuan can rob it, but the interests that belong to her must not be allowed.

After Shi Yun took a few sips of tea, he secretly looked at He Qiluo. Seeing her cold face, as if she wanted to compete with Chen Chaoyan, she didn't speak. couldn't help but secretly look at Xiang Yuejian and the servant, and saw that they were only serving Chen Chaoyan wholeheartedly, and didn't pay much attention to them. Sighing secretly, Shi Yun retracted her gaze helplessly, and after glancing at Zhou Rongrong, who was useless, she covered her emotions, broke the silence with a smile, and said, "Miss Chen followed the prince to Dongyin County to re-investigate the Qu family's case, right?" ”

The case of the Qu family...... Chen Chaoyan glanced at Yue Jian quietly, and asked with a smile, "Do you know about this case?" ”

"I'm not interested in any of that, I don't know a lot." Shi Yun glanced at He Qiluo with a smile and said, "Sister Qiluo is very interested in this case, and in her spare time, she has a lot of research. ”

Chen Chaoyan looked at He Qiluo.

He Qiluo has never had a good impression of Qu An, who went to the county government every once in a while to pester her father and ask to re-investigate the Qu family's old case, and naturally he will not have any interest in the Qu family's case. But she is not a really stupid person, knowing that Shi Yun is helping her take care of Chen Chaoyan, she naturally will not miss the opportunity.

After snorting lightly and putting down the teacup arrogantly, He Qiluo had a cold face and said again: "I don't know how much Miss Chen knows about the Qu family's old case?" ”

Chen Chaoyan said truthfully: "I haven't seen the case yet. ”

"You want to investigate the case, but you haven't even read the case file?" He Qiluo said loudly.

Chen Chaoyan half-truthfully complimented: "Knowing that Miss He came over and deliberately shelved the case file, I believe that Miss He spoke more carefully than the case file." ”

Shi Yun raised his eyes to look at Chen Chaoyan, and then at He Qiluo, who became fluttering in an instant, shook his head slightly, and forcibly did not make a sound.

"That's it!" He Qiluo didn't know what she was thinking, and after responding proudly, he immediately said with a shelf, "This case is a bit complicated, although I don't think there is any need to re-investigate, but since you want to hear it, I might as well talk about it." However, I'm afraid I can't tell for a while, you ......"

Chen Chaoyan handed over a plate of snacks and easily interrupted her: "It's okay, you can speak slowly." ”

He Qiluo glanced at the dim sum, and said triumphantly: "The Qu Mansion was built for the old lady Qu to come back to recuperate. ”

"Before Mrs. Qu resigned, she was a member of the Ministry of Industry and Water from the sixth grade, and her official rank was higher than that of my father. Therefore, his return is not only valued by the county government, but also by the people in the county. During his recuperation, he not only invited his former colleagues to actively run for the benefit of Dongyin County, but he also has been making suggestions to improve the lives of the people in various ways, so that Dongyin County has become one of the best counties from the poorest county in Luyang County. ”

"Originally, after recuperating from her illness, Mrs. Qu would return to Beijing to reinstate her official position. But half a year before he planned to return to Beijing, Master Qu, the son of Mrs. Qu, had an accident. ”

He Qiluo deliberately stopped, drank the tea in the cup, handed it to Chen Chaoyan, and asked her to add tea in a commanding manner.

For such a trivial matter, Chen Chaoyan didn't bother to care about her, took the teapot in Yuejian's hand, and after adding it to her, he gestured: "Go on." ”

He Qiluo took two sips of the tea she poured refreshedly before continuing: "There is a widow on Huainan Street, who is quite beautiful. Master Qu has long coveted it, and one day after drinking with a few friends, he secretly went to this widow's house, wanting to forcibly do good things with him. The widow didn't follow, and Master Qu was annoyed and ashamed, so he killed the person. ”

Tsukimi and Shishu both glanced at her.

Shi Yun also quietly tugged at her sleeve.

But He Qiluo not only didn't take it to heart, but also glared at her, and then continued: "Old lady Qu and Mrs. Qu got the news and fainted at that time. Because of this, one of them became more ill and the other became seriously ill. Oh, before Master Qu committed such a dirty thing, Master Qu's son, that is, Gongzi Qu, had only achieved a good result of the 197th place in the top three the year before, and was planning to go to Luyang County to take up the post of record officer and join the military. After this happened, he may have felt ashamed, and more than a month later, he hanged himself in the depths of Changze Mountain. ”

Chen Chaoyan interrupted her: "Hanging yourself in the depths of Changze Mountain? ”

"That's right." He Qiluo said disdainfully, "Because of his father's crime, the family is in chaos, and if he doesn't take responsibility, he will run to the depths of Changze Mountain to commit suicide." At that time, the people of the Qu family searched for him for almost a month in connection with the county government before they found him. When I found it, I was almost all that was left. Old lady Qu suffered two blows in a row, and in less than three months, the person was gone. Mrs. Qu also couldn't afford to be sick from then on, and after more than a month after Mr. Qu was gone, she also disappeared. Then, the Qu family gradually dispersed. ”

Chen Chaoyan interrupted her again, "Since only the skeleton remains, how did the Qu family identify that it was Gongzi Qu?" ”

"Of course, it's because he left a letter before committing suicide." He Qiluo raised his voice and said, "The Qu family recognized him through the handwriting on the letter. ”

Committed suicide by running deep into the mountains, but left no letters? After Chen Chaoyan secretly wrote down the suspicions, he motioned to her, "You continue." ”