Yun Qiu dreamed that the jade pendant in the man's hand was very familiar, and mistakenly thought that he had unintentionally lost the jade pendant and was picked up. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info had the intention of snatching, but at the moment he lowered his head, he found that his jade pendant was well tied to his body. Where did he get the jade pendant in his hand? Could it really be his aunt's? Thinking about it, he couldn't help but be surprised and happy in his heart.

In the face of this uninvited guest who inexplicably broke in, Ruan Zhinan asked very politely: "I don't know your honorable name, what does your Excellency mean by what you just said?"

"Pavilion Master, you're back!" Just when everyone was surprised by the identity of the visitor, one of the officials greeted the person very warmly.

"Pavilion Master?" the four of them looked at the person who was called the Pavilion Master.

The man smiled slightly at the official who greeted him, and bowed to Gu Huaiyan and the others before he began to introduce himself: "In the next step of the Toad Palace, it is the boss of this Guiao Pavilion, and he is not in the Guiao Pavilion because he has been out for business recently. It was only at dusk today that I learned the news of the death of the shopkeeper Xu under the notice of the official messenger. Shopkeeper Xu has been in my Guiao Pavilion for three years and has always been loyal to me. Now that he has died in vain at the hands of the wicked, how can I not come and seek justice for him?"

Yun Qiumeng stepped forward quickly and snatched the jade pendant in Bu Changong's hand, and the jade pendant was indeed engraved with the word "bead".

Yun Qiumeng untied the jade pendant on his waist and compared it with the one in his hand, and couldn't help but be even more surprised: "It's exactly the same as mine." ”

Everyone looked at each other, thinking that there was no need to say who this murderer was.

Yun Qiumeng put away all the two jade pendants and asked the Bu Toad Palace, "Dare to ask the Pavilion Master, where did this jade pendant come from?"

Bu Toad Gong said: "It was handed over to me by the niece of the shopkeeper Xu, and she said that this is the evidence left by the perpetrator." ”

Yun Qiumeng asked suspiciously, "Niece, has she seen the killer with her own eyes?"

Bu Chan Gong nodded: "That's right! In the second year after Shopkeeper Xu came to my Guiao Pavilion, there was a locust plague in his hometown, and many people starved to death because of it. His family was nearly wiped out in the locust plague, and only his sister's daughter was still alive. Later, I sent someone to bring his niece to Merlin Peak.

When I saw that the girl was clever and capable, I left her behind. Unlike ordinary fellows, she is a very good cook, and I can't bear to teach her to do some rough work, so I just let her prepare three meals a day in the kitchen, and the rest of the time is at her own disposal. ”

After saying this, Bu Toad Gong turned around and threw a silver ingot at the four officials: "The truth has now been ascertained, this girl is not a murderer. The next thing, I, Guiao Pavilion, will handle it myself, so I won't bother with you. I also hope that the four of them can help me bury the shopkeeper Xu and report this matter to the official mansion, and the remaining silver will be regarded as a reward for the four. ”

The four officials were thinking about how to throw this mess out, and now that Bu Toad Palace said this, it was like charcoal in the snow, so he only responded twice and carried the corpse of the shopkeeper Xu and slipped away.

Ruan Zhinan asked puzzledly: "Now all this proves that your aunt is still alive, but why did she use such cruel means to kill?"

Gu Huaiyan nodded thoughtfully and continued: "This is also what I can't figure out." She is the younger sister of the Cloud Castle Lord, and her status is so precious. How could she have such a deep grudge against a small shopkeeper? And why didn't she go home after so many years of disappearance? And where did she go after killing people?"

Liu Yanxue said: "She didn't want people to find her at all, so she lived in seclusion somewhere in another capacity." ”

Yun Qiumeng looked at Liu Yanxue: "Sister is the same as I think. Maybe...... We should now ask the niece of the shopkeeper. ”

Then, Yun Qiumeng clasped his fists and saluted to the Bu Toad Palace: "The master of the Tired Step Pavilion will take us to meet the niece of the shopkeeper Xu. I wanted to ask her where the jade pendant came from, and how she knew it was left by the murderer. ”

After Bu Toad Gong agreed, he led the four of them in the direction of Guiao Pavilion.

Coincidentally, at the same time that Bu Toad Palace brought people over, Zhong Liyou also came here. He knocked lightly on the door a few times, but there was no answer, then pushed the door open and walked in.

When he saw the furnishings in the room, he couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, "It's very good here." ”

On these neat rows of shelves are the four treasures of the study, and on the walls are many paintings, mostly portraits of people and landscape paintings.

The portraits depict old men and women, handsome men and young and beautiful women. Zhong Liyou looked at the four treasures of the study on the shelf, and then looked up at the paintings on the wall: "Although this painting is a little poor, the things in this painting are superb." ”

"Don't move, or I'll kill you!"

Just as Zhong Liyou was concentrating on reviewing the paintings on the wall, a woman's voice suddenly sounded behind him. At the same time, a cold sensation spread through his neck.

Zhong Liyou had no choice but to raise his arms to make a surrender form: "Okay, I won't move." Now you can take the thing off my neck!"

The woman sneered: "It's so easy to want me to put down my weapon? Well, you bold thief, you dare to come to our store to steal things! Do you know who our boss is? But even the local government has to give me a little thin!"

Zhong Liyou lowered his head and smiled: "This is wrong. Have you ever seen a thief walk in through the gate and steal something?"

The woman thought about it carefully and slowly put down the things in her hand: "You're not here to steal, so what are you doing here?"

Zhong Liyou put his hand down, turned around and brushed his hair, and then looked at the woman with a smile, and the woman couldn't help but freeze in place when she saw Zhong Liyou's face.

Today's Zhong Liyou only wears a simple straight-sleeved white robe, the collar and cuffs are embroidered with silver epiphany patterns, and the white robe is also very drape. The belt around his waist was also a moon-white epiphany patterned belt, and on the right side of the belt hung a fine round carved blank jade, and the golden gradient tassel on the white jade trembled as Zhong Liyou moved.

This kind of Zhong Liyou is like coming out of a painting, which makes people feel comfortable when they look at it.

The woman whispered: "The materials of this clothes are extremely exquisite, I'm afraid that ordinary people can't afford to wear them." ”

Zhong Liyou kept walking around, and the woman looked down at the white boots on his feet. It was as clean as a freshly painted white wall, and even the gold thread embroidered on the edge of the shoe was not stained with a single speck of dust, and it looked as if it was newly worn.

The woman muttered again, "Where did this man come from?" The vicinity of Merlin Peak is full of pits and digging dirt, and it is really fresh that he can still wear his shoes so white. ”

Zhong Liyou has a long body, no matter what kind of clothes and shoes are tailor-made for him, he can wear his exclusive charm.

After seeing what he was wearing, the woman looked at him again, his long dark hair tied with a silver tasseled ribbon, and a silver crown inlaid with white jade was tied around his head. The silver tasseled ribbon hung down in front of his shoulders along with some of his hair, and the length was just the same as his hair, and the silver tasseled ribbon made the hair on the back of his head and chest as black and silky as brocade.

Zhong Liyou was born with an innate noble temperament, and his trademark smile flashed on his angular and handsome face. Although he is handsome and noble, it does not make people feel that he is unattainable, but the smile on his face makes people feel very easy-going and easy to approach.

The woman thought to herself: "I think he is really not a thief, he must be the son of a rich and noble family, how could he do such a thing of stealing chickens and touching dogs." ”

Walking around the room, Zhong Liyou stopped in front of the woman and smiled: "I wonder if the girl has seen enough?"

There seemed to be nothing in his eyes, and the occasional light made the woman dare not look down on him. Now he asked again, nervously sliding the weapon in his hand to the ground.

Zhong Liyou hurriedly bent down and picked up the things that the woman had dropped on the ground: "Why did the girl appear in this place with a kitchen knife wafting the scent of ink?"

The woman snatched the kitchen knife from Zhong Liyou's hand and said angrily: "Some people don't look elegant and extraordinary, but they come to other people's stores to do some bad things. ”

It is not difficult to hear from this sentence that this woman's attitude has already been much gentler, and her tone is not as tough as just now. This time it was Zhong Liyou's turn to observe this woman, although she was holding a kitchen knife, her hands looked very delicate and white, and she thought that she was not a person who often did rough work.

Looking at her clothes again, she was dressed in a lotus-colored short dress, with white pants tucked into the same color boots at her feet. She wears a sparkling gemstone necklace around her neck, and her hair accessories look quite sophisticated.

Observing this, Zhong Liyou opened the folding fan to cover the lower half of his face, revealing only a pair of bright eyes: "Look at this girl's dress, she must not be a guy in the store, and she is as quick as Yun Qiumeng's girl." Although this person is not a golden branch and jade leaf, he should also be a small jasper. She was holding a kitchen knife, presumably cooking, and hurried over when she heard a noise here.

I heard that this is a very famous shop, and many scholars who want to take the top exam come here to buy the four treasures of the study. Why is business so good, but why is it so sluggish? Could it be that something happened in the store? If so, it must have something to do with Ruoshui!"

While Zhong Liyou was thinking, the woman suddenly opened her mouth and asked, "Hey, my name is Ou Geqin, what's your name?"

Zhong Liyou put away the folding fan and politely replied to the woman: "Hello Miss Ou, Zhong Liyou is here!"

"What?Zhong Liyou!?"

After listening to Zhong Liyou's answer, Ou Geqin was shocked at first, and then showed great disdain: "It seems that in order to imitate Zhong Liyou, you have indeed spent a lot of effort. I have to say that what you imitate is already a nine-point likeness. But it's okay for you to fool those little girls, it's not so easy to fool me. ”