Warm fragrance cloud around

An's and her sister-in-law, who is Lin Junnuan's aunt, met at Qiandiao Lake, a beautiful place not far from the west gate of the capital.

The late spring wind swept over the weeping willows on both sides of the lake, and also lifted them to the clothes of passers-by.Because of the clear sky and clear sky that day, many people came to the Qiandiao Lake to enjoy the scenery, as well as the young princes and ladies, running and frolicking in the grass by the lake with paper kites, and the scene was harmonious and harmonious.

When Lin Junnuan's mother and daughter arrived, Mrs. An and the Su family had already arrived for a while, and they were sitting in the gazebo by the lake to rest.

Seeing her sister-in-law talking to a young man in the gazebo from a distance, An Shi glanced at her daughter jokingly, but saw Lin Junnuan looking up at the sky, her thoughts drifting away.

"You, give me more focus today!"

An patted her hand lightly, motioning Lin Junnuan to look at Su: "That's the young master, isn't he good-looking?"

Lin Junnuan looked over lazily, that... the young man who didn't know his surname was really handsome, especially with a very gentle temperament, and the warm yellow sun was shining on his face right now, so if you look at him from a distance, The demeanor is also gentle and refined.

"How, mother didn't lie to you, did she?"

"Hmmmm..." Lin Junnuan rubbed his nose, his dark eyes rolled back and forth: "It looks like a scholar, mother, you know that, my daughter, I am most afraid of scholars."

"You're justified!" An Shi knocked on her twice, "What's wrong with scholars, scholars are the most promising! If there are two more scholars in our family, I will wake up with a smile even in my dreams. It's just that you don't live up to it!"

"All right, all right, what mother said makes sense, scholars are the most promising!" Lin Junnuan covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and took the opportunity to yawn, "We've met you too, can we go home?"

"Everyone is here, you have to say hello."

Anshi held her arm tightly, with a soft smile on his lips, and walked towards the gazebo step by step.

The Great Chu Dynasty was far less strict than the previous dynasty in terms of the defense of men and women. Although the outrageous behaviors such as giving and receiving privately would still be contemptuous, under normal circumstances, it is not uncommon for unmarried men and women to meet and play together accompanied by relatives and friends. At this time, there are many young masters and ladies like this by Qiandiao Lake.

Su Shi should have heard about this meeting a long time ago. Seeing Lin Junnuan's mother and daughter approaching, the unknown son blushed slightly, stood up at a loss, bent down and bowed to the two of them. When he got up, he almost knocked against the stone table in front of him. The clumsiness that didn't match his gentle appearance made the two elders laugh, but Lin Junnuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

This young man seems to have a lot of tricks.

Su made fun of his nephew before introducing him.The young son's surname is Xu Yinian, he is the youngest son of Su's sister-in-law. He was born in the Xu family, the most scholarly family in Jiangbei. He is also one of the best. In the second half of the year, he plans to participate in this Qiu Wei. Many people are optimistic that he will come back with a Jieyuan.

Su's sister-in-law married into the Jiangbei Xu family as the clan wife, and An's has always known about this. Seeing that Xu Yinian is a young man with outstanding talents and learning, and treats others with humility and courtesy, he feels a little more fond of him. He also thinks that he is the youngest son and does not have to bear the burden. As for the family business, if Lin Junnuan married, she would have nothing to worry about, and she nodded her head several times in satisfaction.

Seeing that she was satisfied, Mrs. Su also had a smile on her face. The two exchanged a knowing look, then found an excuse to leave, "give the place to them young people."

As soon as the elder left, the gazebo fell silent. Lin Junnuan sipped tea leisurely, while Xu Yinian held the teacup a little awkwardly, looked up at her quickly from time to time, and then quickly lowered his head.

When the tea in the cup drank up, Lin Junnuan greeted Xia He who was behind him to add some tea, and casually asked, "There is only less than half a year left in Qiu Wei, Mr. Xu is not preparing for the exam in his hometown, why did he suddenly go to Beijing?"

Finally, there was no need to remain silent in embarrassment, Xu Yinian seemed to be relieved, and replied gently: "The middle of next month is my aunt's birthday. I am here to celebrate my aunt's birthday by my mother's order."

"Since you are here to celebrate your birthday, why did you agree to this..." Lao Shizi's blind date?Lin Junnuan originally wanted to ask directly, but was worried that if he ruined his image too thoroughly, he would be beaten by his mother when he returned home, so he was a little more tactful: "Why did you come to swim in the lake today?"

But Xu Yinian is not a person who knows how to listen to string sounds, so he replied very solemnly: "I have heard about Qianniao Lake's beautiful scenery for a long time, but seeing it today, this trip is indeed worthwhile."

Lin Junnuan secretly rolled her eyes, so she doesn't like dealing with scholars, and the conversations are not on the same channel.

"I mean, Mr. Xu's marriage should be arranged at home. Why did you let your aunt come to make arrangements?"

The gentle smile on Xu Yinian's face froze for a moment, Xiumei frowned slightly: "Miss Lin, don't you remember?"

Lin Junnuan looked blank: "Should I remember you?"

"I used to..."

Before he could finish his words, there were bursts of panicked screams from the river bank not far away.

"Come on, kill someone!"

***

Gradually slanting sunlight pours on the sparkling lake, dozens of hundreds of white birds fly and inhabit on the small island in the middle of the lake, the picture is leisurely and quiet.

However, the Qiandiao Lake not far away is a scene of panic at this time.

After hearing the scream, Lin Junnuan didn't bother to greet Xu Yinian, subconsciously rolled up his sleeves, and quickly ran towards the place where the sound came from. Chuntao, who was standing behind, sighed and told Xia He to treat him well. Mr. Xu also chased Lin Junnuan away.

Just as Xu Yinian was about to blurt out the words, he just suppressed them.After all, he is a well-educated son of a family. Of course, he couldn't just watch Lin Junnuan take risks alone. After regaining his senses, he stopped Xia He from continuing to refill him with tea, and got up and walked to the lake.

At this time, many people had already surrounded Qianniao Lake, Lin Junnuan squeezed into the crowd nimbly, and immediately saw a small boat surrounded by the crowd.

The boat is a common lake tour boat on Qiandiao Lake. It can carry about three or four people. You can rent one and use it for a whole day for a few hundred dollars. There is nothing special about it.But now the ship is a very frightening picture.

A woman was lying on her back in the cabin, her chest was completely pierced by a long-bladed dagger, and bright red blood gushed out, staining most of the cabin red.What's even more shocking is that the woman's entire face was scratched by the blade. No matter whether she was beautiful or ugly in life, there is only a bloody mess left at this time.

Since they couldn't see the face clearly, they couldn't tell who the victim was. Those who couldn't find their female relatives anxiously shouted to find someone, fearing that there would be bad news.Several timid ladies and ladies looked at this scene, screamed a few times and almost fainted in fright, and the maids behind rushed forward to take care of them, making the scene even more chaotic.

In contrast, Lin Junnuan, who was calmly squatting by the side of the boat to inspect the body of the deceased, was simply an anomaly. Fortunately, the scene was chaotic enough that no one paid attention to her.

Except Chuntao who came with her, and Xu Yinian.

The body of the deceased was still warm, and the blood had not completely coagulated, so it was obvious that he hadn't been dead for too long. According to the current season's temperature, it should not have exceeded half an hour.

"What time is it?" Lin Junnuan subconsciously asked Chuntao behind her.

What answered her was a gentle male voice: "Not right or left."

Then the deceased should have died between Weichu (one o’clock in the afternoon) and Weizheng (two o’clock in the afternoon), Lin Junnuan nodded, suddenly realized something was wrong, turned to look at Xu Yinian: “Why are you here?”

"I'm worried about Miss Lin..."

Lin Junnuan clapped his hands and stood up, frowned and looked at Xu Yinian: "The corpse is so scary, Mr. Xu had better go back earlier, don't worry, I will watch here, and wait for the government to send someone."

Xu Yinian: "..." There seems to be something wrong with these words.

"Miss Lin... aren't you afraid?"

Lin Junnuan curled her lips, what's the matter, she even touched the corpse that had been left for a few days, not to mention it's still warm... But she couldn't say this to anyone, she closed her eyes and thought for a while, and finally thought of something Not so lame excuse.

"To be honest, this woman... I probably know her."

Lin Junnuan rubbed his eyes, and his voice choked up: "Looking at her figure, she is probably a close friend of mine, and now I absolutely cannot leave her alone... Mr. Xu, let me go first, let me know by the way Mother and aunt, let them not worry."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Xu Yinian to refuse, he immediately ordered Chuntao: "You help me send Mr. Xu off."

Xu Yinian didn't know whether he believed it or not, seeing Lin Junnuan's serious and sad expression, he couldn't say anything, so he followed Chuntao to find An's two.

Lin Junnuan squatted down again to examine the corpse.This time she also learned to be good. In order not to let people notice her strangeness, while looking at the corpse, she pretended to wipe her tears, and kept saying "Why did you suddenly disappear?" "Get up and look at me!" ""You talk to me" and other words, even if people see her, they should see her as a relative or friend of the deceased.

In addition to the chest being pierced and the face scratched, the deceased also had deep or shallow strangulation marks on the wrists and ankles, which should be traces of being bound; after the dagger penetrated the deceased's chest, it also left behind her From this, it is speculated that the assassination site should be on this ship; except for the blood-stained part, the whole body of the dagger that killed the deceased is silver-white, and it is very finely crafted. A small crimson flame-like pattern is engraved on the handle of the dagger, which looks extraordinary at first glance.

Lin Junnuan looked back and forth, always felt that there was something wrong with the corpse, and wanted to find more clues, so she leaned on the boat and sniffed it near the handle of the dagger. There was a smell of grease, which was slightly The fishy smell should be animal fats such as cattle and sheep.

"Do you know this woman?"

Suddenly, a familiar low-pitched male voice came from behind, and Lin Junnuan was taken aback. She slipped and half-lyed on an unharmonious part of the corpse.

It took a while for Lin Junnuan to stand up stiffly, and looked at Cheng Jiangyun behind him with an indescribable face.

"No, it should be a man."