Dressed as a villain's stepmother, I use spiritual springs to raise cubs

The backyard of the Xia Mansion, the firewood room.

When Xia Bai'an ordered people to imprison the Xia family and others here before, it was inevitable that a stranger would feel something wrong when he entered, so he just tied the outside of the door with hemp rope, and locked the inside with iron chains.

But the iron chain inside had been broken in two.

The hemp rope outside was also taken apart and thrown on the ground.

Li Xiuhong fell to the ground, no one could wake her up, and the younger sister who followed Li Xiuhong seemed to have bumped into the steps and was being helped by Luo Changfeng on the porch for treatment.

The wound on Luo Changfeng's own head hadn't healed yet, and when he saw the wound on the little girl's forehead, he couldn't help but sigh.

"The wound on this girl's head has already solidified. I think she was injured and fell here last night. It's really pitiful."

"last night?"

Xia Bai'an pulled Li Xiuhong into his arms, carefully diagnosed and treated her, and found that there was obviously a swelling on the back of her head, and there was a thick and long wooden stick not far from the ground, her eyes were cold, "What happened last night, everyone in the mansion Didn't you notice?"

A Yuan stepped forward in embarrassment.

"There are a lot of people in the mansion, and Miss Wuyue patrols in the middle of the night on weekdays. Miss Wuyue was suddenly injured, and we haven't dispatched good people. In addition, the woodshed in the backyard was previously ordered not to approach, but these two of……"

Xia Bai'an stroked his forehead helplessly.

Last night, she vaguely remembered that not only did she drink a lot, but everyone else also drank a lot here and there. I'm afraid there are more drunkards than sober people.

She was so negligent that she even forgot that there were people in the woodshed...

"It's okay."

Mo Che spoke in a low voice, as if to comfort him.

Only then did Xia Bai'an suddenly come to his senses: "A Yuan, you take someone to investigate the clues. Let's see him... see where my parents and younger brother have gone."

"Yes."

A Yuan hurriedly took people to look for it.

And Mo Che looked at A Gao: "Go and see if there are still people watching outside."

"Yes."

A Gao also left with others.

Before leaving, Xia Bai'an exchanged glances with Mo Che.

Could it be that what Mo Che meant was that outsiders brought back several people from the Xia family?

It's not that there is no such possibility.

If this is the case, it will be difficult for them to find each other's whereabouts.

Xia Bai felt relieved, so he showed Li Xiuhong the wounds on the outside, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong, he ordered the two injured girls to be sent back.

Liu Pipa came over and told her.

"It's all my fault. In fact, Xiaolan had disappeared last night. I wanted to go out with sister Xiuhong to look for it, but she said she wanted to keep someone sober, and that I would sleep with Xiaolan in the next room later. , I didn't think much about it, just fell asleep, didn't expect such a thing to happen?"

Little Blue?It must be the girl's name.

"Why didn't Xiaolan disappear last night?"

"I don't know the specifics, but sister Xiuhong said that Xiaolan's ears are very sensitive, and she always hears strange noises at night, making it difficult to sleep. She drank again yesterday, and sister Xiuhong said that she might have the courage to go out to find the source of the sound. , let me not worry."

Liu Pipa showed guilt.

Qian Mingshu, who was behind her, stepped forward and patted her on the shoulder.

"It has nothing to do with you. It was all about me yesterday. I shouldn't be yelling for everyone to drink more."

"But if I went with sister Xiuhong last night, maybe they would..."

"Don't worry about it, even if you followed up last night, it was just one more injured person." Xia Bai'an picked up the wooden stick from the ground, weighed it in his hand, "This is the wood used to repair the house, the iron The traces of the chain being pried open should be rubbed with a hairpin, but I really didn't think it through."

This escape can be said to be the right time, place and people.

They didn't search the body in advance, leaving behind hairpins and sharp things, enough for them to open the chain.

Then, taking advantage of outsiders' ignorance of the truth, it is likely that outsiders were instigated to untie the hemp rope, and picked up the missing wood on the ground to make up for Li Xiuhong who came late.

Outside, there are still unknown people to respond.

Xia Bai'an frowned, threw the wooden stick aside, and looked back at Mo Che: "Who do you think did it?"

Mo Che looked at A Gao who had returned.

A Gao said: "There is no one watching outside, master and madam, maybe they are wrong."

"This matter, for the time being."

Mo Che spoke suddenly, and cast a cold glance at Qian Mingshu, "From today on, tell your brother to watch the night and drink in moderation."

After finishing speaking, he directly grabbed Xia Bai'an's arm and led her to Wutong Pavilion.

Qian Mingshu nodded, and quickly ordered people to tidy up the surrounding area. Only Liu Pipa glanced at the blood that had dried up in the woodshed, and grabbed Qian Mingshu's wrist: "Who actually lives in this woodshed?" ?”

"I don't know." Qian Mingshu clenched Liu Pipa's hand behind his back, "Don't be afraid, the people here cannot be us after all."

"I know."

Liu Pipa agreed on the surface, but she was still a little uneasy.

As far as she knows, in a normal family, it is very difficult to punish servants like this. Even the Qian Mansion, which hides the dungeon, rarely leaves a large amount of dried blood inside, which is frightening.

She couldn't help asking Qian Mingshu: "Third Master, who do you think is the one with the background, Mr. Mo or Miss Xia?"

If there is no background to rely on, if there is no other force, why do you have to be so vigilant at home?

Qian Mingshu thought for a while, and instead leaned into Liu Pipa's ear and whispered, "My father said, neither of them is easy to use. As far as I'm concerned, the less we know, the better. There's no need to get to the bottom of it."

"Aren't you afraid that they will harm your Qian family in the future?" Liu Pipa smiled in relief.

"You are not afraid, even if you are clamoring to follow me to help, I will not be afraid."

Qian Mingshu looked at her and smiled.

There is doubt, there is confusion.But it doesn't prevent them from trusting their friends—believing that they will never harm themselves.

At the same time, Wutong Pavilion.

Xia Bai'an took his seat: "The people outside have been following me for a long time, but now they have picked up my parents and brother, turned around and left. Judging from the current situation, that group of people can only belong to Cen Yishan. He really perseveres in doing things."

After all, since the Xia family came to the capital, the only person who has interacted with them is Cen Yishan.

Mo Che closed the door and stood with his hands behind his back.

"Cen Yishan has to be removed."

"Ao Pingchuan has gone to Zizhu County to look for evidence, shouldn't we sit still and wait for death?"

"Yeah." Mo Che looked back at her with great interest, "It sounds like you already have an idea."

Xia Bai'an narrowed his eyes slightly, this cunning man, he clearly had an idea, so he waited for himself to say it.

She shook her head: "this time, I will listen to you."

"The fifth prince's concubine's maid." Mo Che continued with a smile, "The fifth prince's concubine's maid knows the truth. She fled from the fifth prince's mansion at the first time, and she is missing now. As long as you find her, It proves that Cen Yishan is the murderer who killed the fifth prince and concubine, and the fifth prince must not tolerate him."