The black-bellied peasant girl is reborn, and her weird relatives are mad

It was already evening when Tang Zhongbai arrived at the restaurant.

He looked very tired and covered in dust. He sat on a stool, leaning against the wall, and closed his eyes to rest.

"You haven't eaten yet, have you? I just made some steamed mutton dumplings, millet porridge and some pickles. Would you like some?"

Jiang Muxia brought the food to the table and gently pushed it in front of him.

Tang Zhongbai didn't even open his eyes. He leaned his head against the wall and shook his head gently.

"What's wrong? Isn't the case closed?"

Tang Zhongbai didn't say anything for a long time, his breathing was steady, and Jiang Muxia thought he was asleep.

I prepared to take the meal away and put it in the pot to keep it warm so that he could eat it when he woke up.

As soon as she moved, Tang Zhongbai called her softly, "Don't move, sit down and stay with me for a while."

Jiang Muxia obediently sat opposite him and looked at his sleeping face quietly.

He was really handsome, with thick black eyebrows, a straight and wide nose, and lips as red as rouge. But what she liked most was his eyes, which were sometimes solemn, sometimes cold, and sometimes deep like the starry sky at night. Only when he faced her, his eyes were filled with tenderness.

"Have you seen enough?"

Jiang Muxia suddenly came back to her senses and found that Tang Zhongbai had opened his eyes and was looking at her with a smile.

Jiang Muxia blushed and pushed the food in front of him, "Eat quickly, it's getting cold."

Tang Zhongbai sat up straight, looking at the food in front of him. Thinking of the scene of the coroner cutting open Lin Xiao's chest, he couldn't eat and lost his appetite.

"Forget it, I can't eat it."

"What's wrong? Has the case changed?"

Tang Zhongbai let out a long sigh, "We found the letter that Lin Xiao swallowed in his stomach. It was a blank piece of paper. The poison was smeared on the letter."

"Oh?" Jiang Muxia frowned, "That means he was murdered."

Tang Zhongbai shook his head, "I'm not sure yet. Maybe he poisoned himself and left a backup plan for himself. Now the person is dead and the clues are gone."

"Could it be Wei Yuean?" Jiang Muxia guessed.

"Maybe!" Tang Zhongbai looked at her directly and asked, "Is Brother Xu here? I want to ask him something."

Jiang Muxia started to clean up the dishes, "Are you here to ask about the box?"

Tang Zhongbai nodded.

What puzzled Tang Zhongbai was that he was the last person to leave the dark room. He searched the dark room thoroughly but could not find the wooden box. Where did Xu Da find it?

The two of them came to the kitchen together, and Jiang Muxia put away the dishes.

"You didn't eat at night. If you're hungry when you get home, ask Madam Jiang to make you a bowl of noodles. Your health is important, and you can't skip a meal."

Tang Zhongbai put his hands on her shoulders, hugged her gently, and said softly: "I know, you have been in there for two days, you have worked hard, get a good sleep tonight. I will go back directly after asking Brother Xu."

After the two said goodbye reluctantly in front of the Moon Gate, Jiang Muxia returned to her room.

Lu Chaoyun was sitting in front of the stove waiting for her.

She looked at her daughter's expression and didn't know whether she was happy or sad. Deep down, she didn't agree with her being with Tang Zhongbai.

But seeing that the two of them were getting closer day by day, she had to be on guard against them while keeping an eye on her little nephew.

She also discovered that as long as her daughter and Tang Zhongbai were around, Li Jiyi would take the initiative to hide away.

What else is there to understand? The little nephew is also creating opportunities for them.

As a mother, she is now in a dilemma.

Tonight, she had to get definite news from her daughter.

"My dear, does Tang Juecao plan to stay in Suanzao County for a long time, or will he leave after one or two years?"

Jiang Muxia shook her head, indicating that she didn't know.

Lu Chaoyun was unhappy and asked with a gloomy face: "Have you two secretly decided to spend your lives together?"

Jiang Muxia was horrified and exclaimed, "Mom, what are you talking about? How is it possible that I am so rude in your eyes?"

Lu Chaoyun stared at her intently, as if he wanted to get into her mind to see if she was lying!

"Anyway, we are a respectable family. If you want to marry my daughter, you can ask a matchmaker to propose marriage. I won't agree to any other crooked ways."

Jiang Muxia was speechless and smiled, "Mom, I won't embarrass you and dad."

Tang Zhongbai walked not far from the Moon Gate when he remembered something he had forgotten to tell her, and turned back.

As soon as I reached the door of the house, I heard Lu Chaoyun say that if his daughter was interested, he would find a matchmaker to propose marriage.

He was so happy that he forgot to say anything and went to the second floor of the tavern to find Xu Da.

Xu Da was preparing herbs for Zhuzi. When he saw him come in, he didn't even raise his eyelids and said directly, "I guessed you would come. Are you here to ask about the wooden box?"

Tang Zhongbai did not hide it from him. He said "hmm" and sat down in the chair in front of the fire wall with his legs spread out.

Xu Da laughed, "Pay attention to your image. You are a child of an aristocratic family. If you behave like this, outsiders will laugh at you."

"I don't care. Whoever wants to laugh at me can laugh at me." Having said that, he still sat up straight.

He rubbed his neck and asked casually, "Tell me, what's going on with the wooden box?"

Xu Da stopped, looked up at him, and said firmly: "After Madam Jiang cured Zhuzi of the poison, she said that this kind of poison is rare in the world. She tried to find a way to clear the remaining poison, and asked me for the original poison. Where could I get it? So I went to Lengmei Garden with Fuzi again. Then I found the wooden box in the secret room behind the bookshelf. I didn't dare to touch it, so I took it back and gave it to Madam Jiang."

"When you got the box, was the letter inside?"

Xu Da was puzzled. "Yes! You suspect..."

"No, I suspect the contents were tampered with in the tavern."

Xu Da waved his hand in denial, "Impossible, the wooden box is in this room, and no one has come in during those two days. I am sure, absolutely certain."

Tang Zhongbai lowered his eyes and thought, "If no one has touched it, then someone guessed that we would search the secret room again and put it in there on purpose. And this person wants to use us to get rid of Lin Xiao? Who could this person be?"

He immediately thought of a question, "Why would Lin Xiao live in the Mei Family Villa? Isn't the Mei Family Weidong's in-laws?"

Xu Da took a pair of scissors and cut the lamp flowers, and the room suddenly became bright.

"He told me that Boss Wei married Miss Mei's cousin, and the two families have a good relationship. When Boss Wei asked Master Mei to stay with him, it was difficult to refuse because they were relatives, so he accepted. Now Master Mei is very regretful."

"Really?" Tang Zhongbai looked doubtful. "The Mei family has so many houses, why did they choose to lend him an empty house that is both remote and uninhabited?"

Xu Da also felt that it was inappropriate and abnormal.

"Do you suspect Weidong is involved?"

Tang Zhongbai nodded, "Don't you think that he, a bastard who only has a few small shops, can buy so many shops at the ferry? Where did he get the money?"

Xu Da felt relieved when he heard him say that. He smiled and said, "You don't know this. I know a little about him. Why don't I tell you?"

The two had a long conversation, and Xu Da told Tang Zhongbai in detail what he had learned about Weidong's rise to wealth.

From his words, we learned that Weidong was actually a young business prodigy.