Chapter 60: The Midnight Murder

Chun Yuji and Qihua walked into Ruoyun's bedroom in the backyard together.

Ruoyun's bedroom is upstairs, and it is freshly and elegantly furnished. A few cinnamon branches are inserted in the clay pot on the windowsill, and the green leaves are dotted with small golden flowers, revealing a burst of fragrance. There is a seven-stringed piano with a square head and a round tail on the bookcase, and there is a bronze phoenix-shaped lamp in front of the desk. The walls are lined with bookshelves, piled high with slips.

Ruoyun leaned on a few sides, his childish round face with a sad face.

Qihua went over and took her hand and said, "It's better, how can you sit up, lie down." He said that he would help her lie down.

Ruoyun said: "Sister Qihua, I'm a lot better, it's more comfortable." ”

Chun Yu stepped forward to salute and said, "Miss, forgive me, I'll take a pulse with you again." ”

Ruoyun said: "You are my savior, you don't need to be polite." Just call me Ruoyun. ”

Qihua said with a smile: "He is a lot of courtesy." ”

Chun Yu was embarrassed by her, and he didn't reply, he held up Ruoyun's wrist, put his two fingers together, cut the pulse carefully, and after a while, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The pulse is heavy and powerful." After withdrawing his finger, he explained: "Before, the young lady was suffocated for a while, and an external evil invaded. Fortunately, the young lady is still upright, and her pulse is agitated. Taking the decoction today, it is as if the righteous qi has added reinforcements to drive out the external evils. Take the decoction again tonight, rest well, and you will recover. ”

Qihua asked curiously: "You must first cut the pulse for diagnosis?" ”

Chun Yu said: "Of course. To diagnose the disease, it is necessary to cut the pulse first, so that the right medicine can be prescribed. Those who are disobedient cannot be cured, but those who are obedient can be cured. ”

Qihua stretched out his wrist and smiled at him: "Then you can also cut the pulse for me." ”

Chun Yu glanced at his white wrist, couldn't help but feel a heartbeat, hurriedly looked away, and said, "You're not sick." ”

Qihua pouted and said, "You haven't cut your pulse yet, how do you know if you're sick or not." ”

Ruoyun saw that the two were arguing interestingly, and smiled lightly. Qihua felt a little out of shape at this time, and he stopped making trouble.

Ruoyun had recovered his mind, but he was still a little weak, and knowing that Chun Yu had many questions, he said, "If you have anything you want to ask, just ask." ”

Chun Yu hesitated a little and said, "I'm a little curious, this is also related to diagnosing with you." If you have offended, I hope you will forgive me. ”

Ruoyun smiled and said to Hua Hua: "Brother Chunyu is indeed a lot of courtesy. ”

Chun Yu's face flushed, and when he saw Qihua covering his mouth and smiling, he became more and more restrained, and after a while, he calmed down and asked, "Do you remember the scene before?" ”

Ruoyun thought for a while and said, "I was studying in my house that day, and I suddenly felt flustered, and I didn't know what happened later. ”

Chun Yuji asked again: "What was abnormal that day?" ”

Ruoyun tilted his head and thought for a while, and said, "Nothing abnormal. It's just that I felt a little sleepy and lit incense to refresh myself. ”

Chun Yu said: "You Ah Weng said that you hanged yourself and begged for death." ”

Ruoyun was surprised and said, "Why did I hang myself and beg for death? ”

Chun Yuji stared into her eyes and said slowly: "You Ah Weng said that you used a witch cup to harm him, and after being discovered, I felt ashamed. ”

Ruoyun's face suddenly turned pale, his lips trembled, and he stopped talking.

Chun Yuji didn't believe that a little girl would use a witch cup, but when he saw this, he said: "If it's secret, don't say it." It's your family affair after all. ”

Ruoyun smiled sadly and said, "It has come to this point, and there is nothing to say." Qihua handed over a bowl of water, she took a sip, and said slowly.

Ruoyun's maternal grandfather, Tan Weng, was originally a smuggler of salt, and after many years of operation, he accumulated a huge fortune, and later the government's punishment of smuggling salt dealers became more and more severe, and he also felt that selling smuggled salt was too risky, so he washed his hands and bought farmland to build a manor.

My grandfather had only one daughter, Ruoyun's biological mother, and Qin Jian's father was my grandfather's sworn brother who died at an early age. His grandfather brought Qin Jian to the Tan family, regarded him as an adopted son, and recruited him as a son-in-law when he grew up. Soon, his maternal grandfather died of illness, and Qin Jian inherited the family business.

Originally, the family of three was also harmonious and beautiful, but five years ago, Qin Jian brought back a young woman and married her as a concubine, who was doubly favored, and later the concubine gave birth to a son, which was even more favored. Ruoyun's biological mother, the eldest lady, was treated coldly and became depressed, and Qin Jian also ignored it. Three years ago, Ruoyun's biological mother passed away, and Qin Jian made the concubine the main room, which is now the little lady.

Ruoyun burst into tears, choked up and couldn't go on. Qihua hugged her and whispered comfort, and said hatefully: "Men don't have a good thing. Chun Yuji glanced up at her, she straightened her face and said, "Look at it, you're not a good thing." ”

Chun Yu didn't know what to do for a while, so he stayed there.

Qihua quietly smiled, Ruoyun also burst into tears when he saw this, and continued: "I think Ah Weng still likes me. Besides, being a daughter must be filial, how could I curse Ah Weng. ”

"And what do you do to the little lady?"

Ruoyun shook his head slightly: "It's just that I don't care." ”

Chun Yuji sighed in his heart and said: "I wait for others, and I can't get involved in housework." Your Ah Weng's illness is also cured, it is not a Gu poison, and this can also restore your innocence. ”

Ruoyun muttered: "Those who are clear are self-purifying." Suddenly, he felt as if he had failed his kindness, so he apologized and raised his voice and said, "Thank you Brother Chunyu for curing Ah Weng's illness and washing away my grievances." ”

"That's what I'm supposed to do." Chun Yuji stared at the little girl, his heart full of pity. He was afraid that Ruoyun would be sad, and said; "You have a good rest, I'm back in the house."

He was not in a calm mood, so he stood in the hallway for a while. Seeing that Qihua also came out, he pretended to be relaxed and said: "The owner of the village and Ruoyun's bodies are fine, and they can recover after conditioning." It is also thanks to you that you noticed that Ruoyun was still alive and rescued her from the coffin. ”

Qihua looked at the railing from afar, just smiled slightly. ”

"We will leave tomorrow, and it has been more than ten days since we came out of Shuofang here, and if we don't hurry up, I'm afraid we will delay the day." Chun Yu Yu.

Qihua looked melancholy and said, "Let's go, Ruoyun doesn't know what will happen." The little lady must have bad intentions. ”

Chun Yuji sighed for a long time and said, "That's also other people's housework, how can we outsiders be allowed to put their beaks in their mouths." He said helplessly, "Every man has his own life." ”

This night, Chun tossed and turned, unable to sleep, and in the second half of the night, he fell asleep hazy. When I woke up, it was dawn. Suddenly, he heard people running around outside the door, and the backyard was also noisy.

He had doubts in his heart, so he got up in his clothes, pushed open the door, and saw many maids and domestic servants standing in the courtyard in the corridor. The servant said, "My master died last night." ”

"Lord Qin died last night?" Chun Yu was shocked, seemed to be in disbelief, and asked again.

"Yes, the Yangzhou County Order and the county government's work are being investigated in the backyard." The servant hurried away again.

"Lord Qin Zhuang is dead." He muttered to himself, still incredulous.