When Yuwen Qiuye and Murong Zhao went to ask for a confession together, Liu Ya was writing the preliminary examination report of the autopsy in the room, and had just sorted it out, and wanted to tell the maid to close the door to make up for sleep, but he saw Hu Qingqing and Ming Gengxiu coming again and again.

Liu Ya poured herself a cup of strong tea, poured them another cup, and said helplessly: "Did something happen again?"

"It's quiet now. The two sat down opposite her, and then Ming Gengxiu said on behalf of her, "We came here this time, just to ask Liu Jian, why don't you suspect Murong Prince?"

Hearing this, Liu Ya was stunned for a moment, and said paradoxically, "Then why do you think I should doubt him?"

"As we all know, we and Nong Xian came out of the same school, and we have a very good relationship with him on weekdays, last night's banquet he was poured the most wine by Murong Ge Lao, and he was so drunk that he couldn't look good, it was the two of us who carried him back to the wing room, and then he has been taking care of him, until the maid shouted that Murong Ge Lao's courtyard was out of water, we left his wing and rushed to see what was wrong. ”

Hu Qingqing continued, "What happened last night, Liu Jian also knows, isn't that one of the best motives for Murong Dagongzi, and the most important point is that when we came out of the envy wing room in the middle of the night, we saw him skimming through the roof and heading in the direction of Qixing Lake, and he discovered both cases first, and he had enough time to clear the evidence!"

Looking at their serious appearance, Liu Ya almost burst out laughing, "If the accusation is to be established, it needs to be motive and time and evidence is complete, and combined with the surrounding situation, a person like Murong Zhao, if he really kills him, he will not choose when I and Yuwen Qiupage are both here, and besides, shouldn't it be the Hong family who he wants to kill, but over the years, even if he is mistreated, he has never had a conflict with the Hong family in face, and he is not stupid." ”

"Elder Murong Ge and Murong Jiang still want him to protect it, there is still an unpopular Murong Jin to protect at the bottom, if he has a case, then it will really be over. She smiled lightly, "Over the years, he can't bear it, he has endured it, the Hong family has made such a fuss that is intolerable, even if Murong Yezi doesn't want her life in the relationship between husband and wife, she can't stay in Peach Blossom Land anymore, so why should he harm himself?"

Ming Gengxiu glanced at Hu Qingqing without a trace, and arched his hand: "Liu Jian is really exquisite, then do you think the two of us are innocent?"

Liu Ya crossed Erlang's legs for a long time and stared at them, "What's the matter, didn't you two come here to protect me?" she suddenly hooked her lips and smiled very brightly, "Xiu'er, Qing'er." ”

The smiling faces of Ming Gengxiu and Hu Mingming who wanted to raise fell instantly, and the corners of their mouths twitched and said dissatisfiedly, "Can't this name be far away from us?!" The two one-meter-eight men took out these words from their hearts in unison.

Liu Ya looked at them with a smile, but her eyes were a little ethereal, as if she remembered something a long time ago, and when she came back to her senses in a trance, she saw Ming Gengxiu hand her a red sachet, "This is before Xingyuan left Beijing, please give it to you from the two of us, because I still don't believe that he left like this, so I haven't been able to deliver it to you for a long time." ”

She took it, and waited for a long time before suppressing the thousands of surging thoughts, and opened the sachet, which was a chic glass bead necklace, the glass beads were plated with light blue, and all of them were small golden stars, if you looked carefully, those stars were engraved with her name, swaying like brilliant stars;

"Xingyuan is very happy to have you in this life, but he is sorry that he can't protect Xiao Ya'er anymore. ”

Tears fell unscrupulously on the good-looking black letters, Liu Ya thought of him going to die with a clear pretense, her heart hurt as if she was gnawed by countless red fire ants, she put everything into the sachet, wiped her tears and said, "What else did the second brother say to you?"

Hu Qingqing and Ming Gengxiu looked at her firmly, "Xiao Hang!"

Hearing these two words, Liu Ya couldn't stop her painful heart and poured into a warm current, "You don't have to be like this. She guessed that they were the people Du Xingyuan had mentioned to her in the letter when they echoed the game she proposed, and when she accidentally fell into the water, she also noticed their actions to rush to save her, and after she went ashore, she saw their overly worried eyes through King Qing.

"The two of us were rescued by Xingyuan, without him, Gengxiu and I had already eaten ingots and candles at King Yama, how could we still become the son of the world, since we have promised, we will not break our promises, and we will protect you within the scope of our ability, keep you healthy, and let you worry!" Hu Qingming said decisively, "This time I came here to tell Liu what we overheard." ”

In Liu Ya's puzzled gaze, Ming Gengxiu said: "On the night of the reception, we just arrived when you left, and we ate something at random, and I was hungry at night, and I wanted to go to the kitchen to find out if there was anything to eat, and when I passed by a garden, I heard a voice, and quietly approached to see Murong Sa talking to a girl dressed as a maid, and the girl happened to have her back to us, so we don't know who she is." ”

He wanted to blackmail this girl to do what he ordered, and said that after Murong Tian became Princess Qing, he would avenge her humiliation back then. Hu Qingqing continued, "This girl left without saying anything, and we didn't recognize her voice, and after King Qing's accident, we realized what was going on, but for some reason the other protagonist became Murong Fu." ”

In other words, this set was given to King Qing by Murong Sa, so that Murong Tian could marry into King Qing's mansion, Liu Ya was shocked and speechless, such a filthy method to the extreme, I didn't know that the two brothers and sisters had a grudge, and thought that the Hong family had no brains to murder Murong Ge, but I never thought that the son she gave birth to was also mentally retarded.

Not to mention that Murong Tian is the daughter of the stepfamily, let's just say that she is really so committed, Murong Sa and the Hong family have a quarrel, then it will definitely not be half a good point for the Qingwang Mansion, and it will definitely not be able to become a concubine, that is, the title of the side concubine The queen is unwilling to give it to her for the sake of the old Murong Pavilion, and to put it ruthlessly, if you don't kill them, it can already be regarded as giving a lot of face to the old Murong Pavilion.

After all, when things go to Beijing, King Qing's reputation will be swept away, and all the nobles in the city will laugh at him for being stupid and stupid, and he actually fell for Murong Sa's low-level way, King Qing is embarrassed and embarrassed the queen in disguise, if Murong Tian swaggers in Beijing all day long, isn't it reminding the queen all the time, isn't it the face that her son has lost?

Liu Ya swallowed a cup of strong tea and digested the matter, "You describe the figure of that maid." ”

"She is not thin but not fat, she looks relatively well-proportioned, she is about 1.6 meters tall, we didn't think too much about her at the time, we didn't deliberately pay attention to her, and the rest is not clear. Ming Gengxiu said apologetically.

"That's enough to be a new clue. Liu Ya recorded it word by word and smiled gratefully.

At this time, Lychee stood outside the door carrying a delicate log-colored food box and said, "Liu Inspection, the second lady sent someone to bring you ginger soup." ”

"Bring it in. Liu Ya knew that Murong Jiang had good intentions, and although she didn't feel the need to take it, she still drank a bowl, and then said casually, "Lychee, on weekdays in the mansion, have you ever seen Murong Sa get close to anyone?"

Lychee is Murong Zhao's close maid, and after being told by Murong Zhao, she naturally knows everything about Liu Ya, and thinks about it: "Those who are close to the fourth young man, except for the lady's room, there are only the fifth and seventh misses, that is, when you ask, the slave maid said so, the fifth miss and the seventh miss were both bullied by the fourth young and the third miss, and even Aunt Qiu had to look at the face of the lady." ”

"Half a year ago, Si Shao insisted on taking Aunt Qiu's maid loquat into a room, but she died of illness when she was pregnant. She said, "The master thought that she was pregnant with the fourth child, and allowed her to make a grave in the back mountain, loquat has always been kind, and if she accidentally soiled the third lady's silk handkerchief, she would be stuffed to fill the vacancy on Aunt Qiu's side." ”

"You also know what kind of character Madame is, how can she have a peaceful birthday with Aunt Qiu, and she will fly on the branches when she is pregnant in the future, how did she expect that in the end, it was still empty. ”

"Does she have any relatives in the mansion?" asked Liu Ya.

"No, most of the servants who entered the house on errands were orphans, and the loquat came at the same time as the slave and maid, and the slave and maid learned that there was a disaster in her hometown, and she was sent in after burying her parents. ”

Liu Ya muttered, "How many graves have been erected in the back mountain, who are they buried, and do you have any of you to worship on weekdays?"

"Only the servant retinue who has made a great contribution to the Peach Blossom Spring is qualified to be buried in the back mountain cemetery, and the ordinary servant entourage will be sent out of the valley for burial, as for who is buried, this is probably to ask Uncle Wang, he is the chief steward of the house, and the worship matters are also handled by him, but in order not to cause trouble, not to add bad luck to the master, we who are slaves and maids will not worship at will. ”

Liu Ya recorded on the paper while listening, and suddenly a maid hurriedly came and said, "Liu Inspection, King Ye invites you to go to Qixing Lake!"

After she, Ming Gengxiu and Hu Qingqing went to Qixing Lake, they saw Yuwen Qiuye and Murong Zhao standing by the lake, directing the guards to salvage something in the lake, and King Qing, Zhang Yigeng and Zhang Yingying were also there, but Zhang Yingying's expression looked a little tired and unconcealable, although she couldn't find a trace of fault with her makeup and dress, when she saw her, Zhang Yingying said:

"Sister Liu, Fan Shizi, he's gone-"

Fan Datong is the only successor (Zhen) Cheng (Gui) bloodline in the Zhenguo Mansion, the nephew of the queen, the cousin of King Qing, he had an accident, no wonder King Qing is also here at the moment, when Liu Ya slandered, he listened to King Qing with a calm face and said quietly:

"The maid said that he went out last night and never came back. ”

Liu Ya didn't say a word, and a surprised voice came from the lake, and then Murong Zhao said, "Come and have a look!"

Everyone followed the sound and leaned over, and Murong Zhao took the jade pendant that the guards washed in the lake and said, "This is Fan Shizi, right?"

It was an oval-shaped emerald jade pendant, which was usually hung on Fan Datong's waist, and it was a talisman given by the queen, and Liu Ya also had some impression of this jade pendant. ”

Since he knew that Fan Datong was gone, Murong Zhao had already sent a large number of guards and servants to look for him, but half a day had passed, and there was still no news back, and when the atmosphere suddenly fell into a solemn silence, he heard Liu Ya say:

"I want to visit the cemetery in the mountains behind you. ”

Hearing this, although Murong Zhao felt strange, he still looked at the sky at sunset and said, "It's not good to go at this time." ”

Zhang Yingying's face on the side was already white, and she nodded subconsciously, but Liu Ya asked, "Why?"

"The cemetery is located in the back mountain that is completely different from the climate here, I don't feel it during the day, but the temperature at night is like a cold winter, and the surroundings have not been sorted out and developed, it is very easy to get lost, if there is an accident, there are martial arts can still be reluctantly coped, you don't know martial arts, there are still wounded girls on the body, how can you take risks, stay until tomorrow, and it's not too late to go again. ”

Liu Ya was not stubborn, "Then go back to eat, I'm hungry." ”

She is the only one who can tie the case and eat without any suspicion, Yuwen Qiuye hid the smile on his lips and said undoubtedly, "Next is the time for the meeting inside the six doors, you can do your own thing, and I will go first with Ya'er." He took her hand and walked away, as a matter of course.

Liu Ya subconsciously wanted to shake him off, but she heard a low voice pressing the cool wind into her ears, "Why are you crying?"

"How do you know—" she looked at him in disbelief, and then stubbornly said, "I didn't cry. ”

In the corridor around the corner, Yuwen Qiuye delicately grabbed her into his arms, leaned against the wall, raised her chin and looked at her and said, "Ya'er's eyes are beautiful and clean, like the blue sky washed by the rain, I like it very much, but now there are some red bloodshots." ”

The fragility that was carefully hidden in the bottom of her heart was finally turned out, Liu Ya looked at him and bent slightly, his beautiful eyes, he was so close that she could even see the fine fluff on his flawless skin in the sunset, and suddenly she grabbed him by the collar and put her lips on it.

When he was stunned, she had skillfully pried open his teeth and entangled him with her tongue, and then he turned passive into active, delicately and lovingly took her to fly away into the depths of the water, until she was out of breath, Yuwen Qiuye let go of Liu Ya, but couldn't help but peck her red and glamorous lips very seductively, and a satisfied smile seemed to be about to overflow from his heart.

How can there be such a painful little girl in the world?

Liu Ya listened to his rhythmic and regular heartbeat in his arms, and said sullenly: "I miss the second brother." ”

Yuwen Qiuye's smile froze, "So, you treat me as him-"

"You are not allowed to insult the second brother like this. ”

“......”

Yuwen Qiuye struggled to balance the churning vinegar in his heart, and took her hand again, "Take you to eat something delicious." ”

He walked around and around with the willow buds for a long time, and when night quietly fell, he came to the old hunting ground of the Peach Blossom Spring, not far away, there were a few reclaimed fields, covering a wide area, evenly distributed, planting all kinds of fruits and vegetables, and there was a bungalow with a chimney on the side.

Yuwen Qiuye took her to the stable of the hunting ground, and carried her to ride the only jujube red horse into the deep wilderness, and when he heard the deep neighing and low roar of the beast, he neatly drew the bow and arrow hanging on the horse, and shot towards the darkness that could not be seen clearly, "Can Ya'er shoot arrows?"

"When I was a child, my brother and second brother taught me, but I never learned it. Willow Bud nestled lazily in his arms.

"Ya'er reacted very well, and she didn't look like a stupid girl. Yuwen Qiuye said, grabbed her hand, and taught her hand to hand.

Liu Ya only felt his hot breath splashing in his ears, and his hand was left to his fiddle, and when the arrow was ready to be fired, he listened to him, "Put all the unhappiness on the arrow, and shoot it hard." As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp arrow broke through the wind and landed firmly on the trunk of the tree in front of him.

"Since I was a child, I have a lot of things to hide, although sometimes I want to ignore them and let myself go, but I can't really leave them behind, so whenever I am irritable and depressed, I vent like this, one arrow is not enough, and then another arrow until I am relaxed. Yuwen Qiuye grabbed her hand again, set up an arrow and shot it.

A touch of warmth and domineering passed through her defense, regardless of resistance, forcibly took root in her heart, but she deliberately ignored it, and looked at the arrow that was on the string again, under her hand that he was holding, flew out quickly, stuck on the trunk of the tree, and then retracted into his arms, "I'm hungry." ”

The soft and glutinous three words are like very coquettish, Yuwen Qiuye happily took her to hunt a few rabbits and then went to the bungalow, first set up a fire in the open space, moved a stool and told her to sit, and then went into the kitchen to deal with the rabbits, and when it was over, he came out with a bunch of seasonings and a few pots of peach wine, "Do you want to drink hot?"

Liu Ya shook his head and took a pot and drank it, watching him busily roast the rabbit, "Is this all there is to eat?"

"What else do you want to eat?" he said, turning his head with a smile.

"Bird's nest chicken porridge. Liu Ya said subconsciously.

"Yes, but it'll take a while. ”

Liu Ya was skeptical, "Do you know how to cook?"

"It's amazing that what he bakes can fit in his mouth, swallow it in his throat, and put it in his stomach and digest it naturally. ”

At this time, a voice full of abuse sounded, and Liu Ya turned her face to see Murong Zhao carrying two large food boxes, coming from the darkness, bringing the low table with his hand, and taking out the porridge and side dishes that were still hot in the food boxes one by one.

Liu Ya was not polite to them, took the dishes and chopsticks and ate them, and Murong Zhao also said, "The autopsy room has been prepared according to your instructions, and I also ordered someone to inquire about the words you asked Ming Shizi to pass on, and I also took a few record books from the steward." He put the blue-covered booklet on the table and continued:

"There were eight attendants who came in at the same time as loquat, Xiao Zhao, the guard next to my grandfather, Xiangcheng, the maid next to my father, the bayberry and Xiaoqian next to Hong, the maid lychee next to me, the pomegranate next to Jiang'er, and Dr. Chen and his daughter Chen Ying. ”

He sighed and said, "The death of loquat back then was done by the Hong family who thought they were hiding from everyone, if it weren't for me and my grandfather to take care of the aftermath, this matter would not be impenetrable, Murong Sa forcibly accepted the loquat, and it was also the Hong family's default to Aunt Qiu's dismount, it turned out that a room like her could be promoted to an aunt if she was pregnant, but the Hong family didn't want Murong Sa to have a concubine first, so they asked Hong Chenrui to discuss." ”

Hong Chen sharpened his heart and took possession of the loquat, where could the newly pregnant girl withstand the toss, and died. Murong Zhao said, "It turns out that the Hong family only plans to bury it at will, it is the grandfather who asked his father to find a reason to say that he was suddenly ill and set up a grave in the back mountain, which is always a sin, and the grandfather also hopes that she can rest in peace. ”

After Liu Ya drank a bowl of porridge, she took the time to say very suspiciously, "I really don't understand, why did your father fall in love with the Hong family?"

"Father and her since childhood, half a childhood sweetheart, once upon a time grandma also wanted to fulfill them, but grandpa insisted on turning her away, she still waited in the center of the boudoir after her father married a wife and gave birth to children, not long after her mother died of illness, grandma was also bedridden, grandpa couldn't stand his father's nagging thoughts, so he was willing to let her enter the door, and it was also from that time, the second uncle suffered from madness, we moved back with the family, and things in the valley were troubled again, so there was me and grandpa one by one aftermath, if you really went back to Beijing, it was really not daring to think. ”

Liu Ya patted him on the shoulder with pity, "After the re-examination of the corpses tonight, I will take turns to see them tomorrow." ”

"There's a Lauliu test. ”

Yuwen Qiuye cut the roasted rabbit and handed it to Liu Ya, squinted at Murong Zhao and said, "If Fan Datong really has an accident, the queen will definitely put the responsibility on the Murong family, and even if His Majesty still wants Murong Pavilion to return to the dynasty at that time, it will not be easy, you can rest assured." ”

"It's just, for some reason, it always feels like things are endless. Murong Zhao smiled bitterly.

Liu Ya eats roast rabbit meat while flipping through the record book.

"According to the cellar man, the jug by the lake had disappeared the night before the birthday feast, and it was evident that someone had premeditated it. Yuwen Qiu said, "Do you remember when we fell into the lake, I went to check the mud later, and found some slime on the grass, it is estimated that Murong Sa stepped on it and stumbled." ”

"Murong Sa, Hong Chenrui, the two of them were killed for the time being, but what about Fan Datong. Liu Ya wondered.

"There are many girls who have been destroyed by Van Datong over the years. Murong Zhao said.

Yuwen Qiu said, "If you want to know the specifics, you may have to ask King Qing, who has always helped Zhenguo Gong to deal with the aftermath of Fan Datong." He suddenly turned his face and smiled at some of the darkness, "Is that right?"

Liu Ya and Murong Zhao turned their heads together, and saw King Qing walking slowly, mocking: "The aftermath is not clear in every detail. ”

"Now that Fan Datong is still missing, if King Qing can provide something useful, he may be able to help solve the case. Murong Zhao said.

"Although this king has a share in the aftermath, most of the time he doesn't know the ins and outs, but he just has the impression that he has a slight memory of the three of them in one thing. And he came for this, "You should have heard performances everywhere, from Hangzhou's 'Happy Opera Troupe'." ”

"A few years ago, they performed in the town near here, and the three of them who went to Fan Datong took the turn of the maid who took the stage, and the girl was only ten years old, but her parents reported to the official but were suppressed by the town Guogong, and the loss of money was revealed. ”

Murong Zhao suddenly remembered something, "I also went to this performance with Jiang'er, and I did meet Fan Datong and Hong Chenrui. ”