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During Li Dao's life, he married one regular wife and eight aunts, and each woman gave birth to him, but only Mrs. Li gave birth to a son.

The ancients valued inheritance, and Mrs. Li gave birth to Li Ping, and it is reasonable for the mother to be precious by the child, and to be in charge of the gift again.Li Ping was born and loved all the time, but Mrs. Li was still neglected.

The day Mrs. Li fell into the water two years ago was Aunt Wang's birthday.

Li Ping was sick that day, and Mrs. Li missed her son, so she told Aunt Wang that she needed a doctor during the day, but Aunt Wang ignored her.At night, Mrs. Li finally couldn't bear it any longer and went straight to Aunt Wang's yard. At that time Li Dao was celebrating Aunt Wang's birthday with her.

Furious Mrs. Li saw her husband and Aunt Wang, pointed at them and yelled at them. Li Dao saw that she looked like a shrew, so he stepped forward and slapped her.

The sound of "pa" shattered the love between husband and wife for many years.

Mrs. Li finally calmed down, she kept quiet, stared at Li Dao and Mrs. Wang for a while, and returned to Dongkua courtyard like a ghost.

"I remember that night, after my mother came back, she sat in the room without moving. I have never seen her like that. In the past, no matter how my aunt treated us or showed us, my mother would tell us not to hate my aunt. In fact, my aunt also It was very bitter. But that night, my mother told me that she hated her aunt, and she hated herself even more."

Li Zhen and Du Xiaoning did not go to the water pavilion, they stood by the lake.

There are weeping willows by the lake, and the lake surface is sparkling under the sunshine.A bird flew out of the peach forest on the opposite bank, skimmed the water, and disappeared into the sky.

Li Zhen's eyes fell on the peach blossom forest.

Recipe, Shining.

It was the peach blossom grove her father had planted for her mother. According to Uncle Wang, her father had worked hard to make Bo's mother smile when he was young.

It's just that youth is fleeting, and beauty is easy to grow old.

After my aunt came into the mansion, my father never took that kind of thought for my mother.

It's a pity that as long as she can remember, what she saw was her father's preference for her aunt and her neglect of her mother. She couldn't see how happy and content her mother should be when she first saw the peach forest.

Will my mother go to the forest to cut a few peach blossoms and put them on the coffee table by the window every season when the peach blossoms are in full bloom?

Will she dance under the pink petals flying in the sky?

When the peaches are ripe, will she happily pick them and distribute them to the people in the house?

Li Zhen looked away from Taolin, and said softly: "Third Young Master, my mother threw herself into the lake in the dead of night, and she even left a suicide note."

"How did your brother say that your mother was pushed down?"

Du Xiaoning felt that a child's words could not be trusted, but he must have a reason for saying that.

"My brother was sick. On the night of my mother's death, he had a fever that never went away. Because my mother was in a bad mood, I didn't go to guard my brother. I was worried about my brother and stayed by his side all the time."

"Two years ago, how old were you?"

"14 is old."

Du Xiaoning: "How much older are you than Li Hui?"

Li Zhen: "I am three months older than Sister Hui."

Du Xiaoning: ""

Mrs. Li was only pregnant, so Li Dao had sex with his sister-in-law?

Du Xiaoning was stunned for a while, some things were really hard for her to figure out.

The wind by the lake kept blowing, and the branches of weeping willows brushed against Du Xiaoning's sleeves, which was a bit annoying.

She reached out and grabbed the tender green weeping willow.

"I heard that Aunt Wang is your aunt."

Li Zhen lowered her head, "Yes", "Very few people know about this."

Du Xiaoning looked at the little girl's lowered head, and couldn't help but soften her voice, "Since few people know about it, why did you tell me?"

Li Zhen was quiet for a moment, and when she looked up, a smile appeared on her face.

She said, "Because I don't think the third son is a bad person."

The third son Zhilan Yushu, with a beautiful scenery like the moon, is a person who can't help but want to get close to him.

It seems that when you get close, you can feel the boundless tenderness.

This girl is quite smart.

Du Xiaoning nodded in satisfaction, and then realized that she had a desire to gossip just now, and took the initiative to take the topic away.

She silently reflected on herself, and then returned the topic as if nothing had happened.

"You said that you were with your younger brother the night your mother died."

"Correct."

"Were you awake that night?"

Li Zhen was stunned, then shook her head, "I wasn't awake all the time, I fell asleep in my brother's bed."

Fell asleep?

Du Xiaoning observed Li Zhen, her expression was frank, without any trace of lying.

"How can you be sure that your brother didn't wake up and leave the room when you fell asleep?"

Li Zhen frowned, suddenly felt offended, her tone was a little unhappy, "He just didn't leave. He was only four years old at that time, so young, and he needed a group of people to accompany him when he went out. How could I not know when he left the room?" ?”

"At that time, he was very ill. He couldn't get up when my mother was buried. How could he go out that night?"

As he spoke, Li Zhen's emotions became agitated, "He is just a child who doesn't understand anything. Maybe because my mother passed away, he dreamed of my mother with a heart, and mistaken the dream for reality. He didn't mean it. If my mother was pushed into the lake, he just can't tell the difference between dreams and reality!"

"Third son, at that time the doctor also said that my younger brother's illness has been delayed for too long, and his brain might be burnt out!"

Du Xiaoning thought to himself, how is it possible?

The only person who can take the initiative to find out that she is an older sister is Li Ping, a little boy.

They are all half-assed quack doctors, talking nonsense.

But Du Xiaoning didn't have time to scold that quack doctor for the time being, because Li Zhen's voice trembled as she spoke.

She heard fear from Li Zhen's words.

Du Xiaoning: "Miss Li, what are you afraid of?"

Li Zhen was taken aback for a moment, and when she spoke again, her voice even cracked: "I'm not afraid!"

This is not scary?

Du Xiaoning decided not to ask any more, she tried to listen to Li Zhen's inner voice, and found that Li Zhen's inner voice was very chaotic——

I fell asleep that night.

My brother fell asleep with me and we didn't go anywhere.

My brother's brain is burnt out, and what he says are all crazy, I can't believe it.

Mother committed suicide by jumping into the lake, and I found her suicide note.

Li Zhen's pale face turned red, and her lips trembled slightly.

—It's all the fault of excitement and fear.

Du Xiaoning was sure she wasn't lying, but Mrs. Li's death might not have been just suicide by jumping into a lake.

This Li Mansion looks glamorous, but no one knows how many people's blood and tears are buried behind this glamor.

Seeing that Li Zhen was excited and scared, Du Xiaoning quickly comforted her.

When the third son was a dude, he often got involved in the crowd of girls. If a girl who was so difficult to coax came into her hands, she would definitely be able to coax him well.

Li Zhen was quickly comforted.

When her mood stabilized, she looked at Du Xiaoning with some embarrassment, "Third Young Master, I'm sorry, I usually don't do this suddenly."

Du Xiaoning frowned and teased her: "It won't happen all of a sudden?"

"Just, just suddenly." Li Zhen bit her red lips in embarrassment.

She usually doesn't lose her composure suddenly, but for some reason, when she heard Du Xiaoning ask about what happened that night, she felt as if her scales had been touched, and she couldn't control herself at all.

Du Xiaoning smiled softly, and said: "Miss Li is being serious, but it's actually my fault, and it has nothing to do with you."

The third son was so gentle and considerate, Li Zhen was even more embarrassed, and wanted to do something to compensate the third son.

Then she heard the third son say: "Miss Li, I have a presumptuous request."

As soon as Li Zhen heard that the third young master had a request, he was refreshed: "Third young master, please tell me."

Du Xiaoning: "Can you show me the suicide note left by your mother?"

Li Zhen: ""

In the evening, Du Xiaoning and the yamen servant left Li's residence.

The third young master was wearing plain clothes and walking slowly on the road.

The yamen servant, surnamed Shou and named Feng, is a young man.He was a bit impatient at first, but after following the leisurely Third Young Master for a day, he became numb.

Du Xiaoning had nothing to do while walking on the road, so he simply told Shou Feng what he heard today.

"Third Young Master, do you mean that Mrs. Li didn't jump into the lake, but was pushed down?"

"I didn't say that, it's what Li Ping said."

Shoufeng said "ah", "But Miss Li said that Li Ping was asleep the night Mrs. Li jumped into the lake?"

"When I heard that someone close to me had an accident, the person she couldn't let go of would feel it. Maybe Mrs. Li died unjustly, and her ghost lingered, entrusting her dreams to Li Ping every day."

Shoufeng: ""

Shou Feng's face turned pale, "Third Young Master, are you telling a ghost story?"

Du Xiaoning looked at the young man, and wondered, "You're not afraid of the dead, but you're afraid of ghosts?"

That young man was there when he was in Peach Blossom Forest that day.He seems to be Zhan Zhao's cousin, and he doesn't call Zhan Zhao an adult like others.

Brother in front of brother, saddle in front of horse and back, pouring tea and handing water, for fear that others would not know that he is a die-hard fan of Zhan Zhao.

Shou Feng sullenly said, "I was frightened by ghosts when I was young."

Du Xiaoning:? ? ?

Shoufeng: "Really! It was Qingming that year, and I saw the dead come back with my own eyes!"

Du Xiaoning glanced at Shou Feng with indescribable eyes.

At a young age, he began to engage in feudal superstition.

Impressed.

If Mrs. Li committed suicide, Du Xiaoning still didn't quite understand some things after thinking about them.

When Mrs. Li jumped into the lake, Li Zhen was 14 years old and Li Ping was [-] years old. The daughter was not married and the son was not grown up. No matter how hard Mrs. Li thought about it, could she let go of the two children?

And that night, the young Li Ping still had a fever and was lying on the bed in a daze.

Going back to Kaifeng Mansion, Zhan Zhao, who accompanied Mr. Bao to go out on errands, was already in Kaifeng Mansion.

Seeing Du Xiaoning and Shou Feng approaching from a distance, Mr. Zhan simply leaned against the door frame with his sword in his arms and waited for them.

Zhan Zhao: "Are you back?"

Du Xiaoning: "Yes."

Zhan Zhao: "Have you finished chatting with Li Zhen?"

Du Xiaoning raised his head and glanced at Zhan Zhao.

"No, we have to continue talking."

Zhan Zhao:? ? ?

Du Xiaoning had already passed him and entered the room.

Zhan Zhao's eyes fell on the little follower Shou Feng.

Shoufeng was very discerning, and he went up to Zhan Zhao and murmured: "The third young master is in Li's residence, and he met the young master of Li's residence, and chatted with him for a while."

You can talk wherever you go.

Zhan Zhao smiled, "And then?"

Shoufeng: "Then the third son said that Mrs. Li might have been pushed into the lake."

Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows and entered the room.

The rooms in Kaifeng Mansion are very simple. There is a mahogany Eight Immortals table against the wall, and there are teapots and cups on the table.

Du Xiaoning was sitting at the Eight Immortals table, holding a cup of tea that had already cooled down.

Zhan Zhao walked over, hooked his long legs, and drew a chair to sit beside her.

"You don't think Mrs. Li committed suicide?"

Du Xiaoning told Zhan Zhao what happened today.

"Children don't say things like that for no reason. Li Zhen said that Mrs. Li was sad and angry that night when she jumped into the lake, so she couldn't think about it for a while. But I read her suicide note, which is beautiful and dignified in small script, with beautiful strokes. Well-proportioned, it doesn't seem like it was written in a state of grief and indignation."

Zhan Zhao: ""

It's somewhat strange that a person who can't write a single word is seriously analyzing the handwriting of other people's suicide notes.

And Du Xiaoning continued to say: "I read some other copybooks of Mrs. Li, and found that something is not right. I suspect that her suicide note is a fake."

If it was someone else from Kaifeng Mansion, Zhan Zhao might have a discussion with him.But this is Du Xiaoning, the third young master has just arrived, he does things as he pleases without sticking to the details, and he chatters so easily that it is easy to make people speechless.

Mr. Zhan decided to keep the same in response to all changes.

Sure enough, the third son said: "I think Mrs. Li's death may have something to do with Li Hui's death."

"Why?" Mr. Zhan said with a smile in his voice, "Don't tell me, it's because of the ancient and mysterious intuitive power."

The third son supported his head with one hand, and looked at Mr. Zhan with a smile on his face.Her phoenix eyes were very beautiful, when she looked at people with a little smile, it seemed to carry some inexplicable meaning, even the corners of her eyes were full of spring.

Master Zhan suddenly discovered that the third son's charm seemed to be universally murdered by men and women.

He wanted to cover the third young master's eyes, and this thought emerged from Mr. Zhan's mind, and the third young master's lazy voice sounded at the right time——

"Yes, Mr. Zhan has an opinion?"

Zhan Zhao came back to his senses and smiled helplessly.

He didn't seem to be worried that Du Xiaoning would cause any trouble, he just said to her: "There will probably be no news from Zhangye these few days, and I also sent someone to Mrs. Li's natal house to inquire about their sisters. How many times have you If you go out to do errands, bring Shou Feng with you."

Du Xiaoning: "Shou Feng is afraid of ghosts."

"But he is not afraid of death." Zhan Zhao glanced at the third son, "And he is very good at martial arts, if you are in danger, he can protect you."

"Protect me? Shoufeng wants to be my bodyguard?"

Zhan Zhao thought for a while, and said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Well, the third son is delicate and expensive, and he can't afford to pay for the Kaifeng mansion, so I have to give you a bodyguard."

Actually buried her.

Du Xiaoning glanced at Zhan Zhao expressionlessly, thinking that you should not fall into my hands one day, or your cat head will be bald.