eighth story

Seeing Wu Qinyang's unexpected expression, Han Xiangyang took the initiative to lean into his ear and whispered, "This is the second concubine of the Yang family, Young Master Yang's mother. The Cao Yuling she mentioned is the eldest lady of the Yang family. , only the one who gave birth to a daughter." After speaking, he sat upright again, as if watching the big show with a cold eye.On the contrary, Ye Zhao frowned slightly when he heard the words, and looked at Master Yang with some inquiring intent, he didn't ask any questions, but just quietly waited for Master Yang's response.Master Yang's complexion sank slightly, as if he didn't want to mention these backyard family affairs in front of outsiders, and he meant that his family's ugliness should not be publicized, so he quickly reprimanded in a low voice: "Old Chen, hurry up and ask someone to help the second aunt back to the room !"

The butler next to him quickly answered "Yes" and beckoned a few maids to come in. Just as he was about to help the second aunt who was crying and kneeling on the ground, a slightly majestic female voice came from outside the door: "Second aunt , since you said that I killed the young master, then you must show evidence, and don't talk nonsense in front of Ye Butou!" Before he finished speaking, a middle-aged lady came in from the door.

This woman's face is not very beautiful, she is a little heroic, more wise and shrewd than the second concubine's beauty.Behind her was a short-haired girl aged sixteen or seventeen, wearing a school uniform from the Republic of China, with an angry expression on her face, and she opened her mouth and said angrily, "Yao Ruyi, don't be bloody! Sister Xiuyun saw Yang Shikang fall from the stairs with her own eyes." Yes, you can’t blame others! Why do you slander my mother? It’s because you didn’t discipline your son well and embarrassed our Yang family!”

The girl's face turned red after she finished speaking like a cannonball, and even her chest heaved slightly.Han Xiangyang found it interesting, and whispered in Wu Qinyang's ear: "Here, this is the young lady of the Yang family. She is just like her mother, and she is also a kind and unforgiving master." Wu Qinyang was thinking The internal contradictions in the Yang family are probably not small, so I heard Master Yang sternly shouted: "Xiaoyun! Where have you learned the rules! Ah? She is your aunt after all, do you want to force me to move the family?" Can’t you do it?!” He glanced at the housekeeper next to him, “Hurry up and take Miss out, our Yang family can’t afford to lose this person!”

Those maids who were supposed to help the second concubine turned their heads to persuade the young lady to leave, but Yang Xiaoyun didn't move, and it was hard for them servants to pull her hard.At this time, the second aunt had also slowly stopped crying, and slowly got up from the ground, with a mournful expression, but suddenly burst into a distorted sneer: "Hahaha, evidence? You want evidence from me? Haha! Wen Yingying Isn’t that little bitch arranged by you mother and daughter? To seduce Kang’er, fascinate him, and finally kill him! Well, now that Kang’er’s life is lost, you mother and daughter are happy, right? Ah? That little slut came to Kanger to ask for his life. Do you think the two of you can escape? Let me tell you, even if I, Yao Ruyi, risk my life, I won’t let you go Two! I want you to go to hell with my Kanger! Cao Yuling! You will die sooner or later!"

After the second aunt mentioned Wen Yingying, Yang Xiaoyun's expression obviously became flustered, but she still said stubbornly: "What... what Wen Yingying! Don't just pick up some irrelevant things and go to me and my mother Fall on me!" The momentum was no longer as strong as before.Of course, Wu Qinyang did not let go of this detail. Just as he was thinking about the reason for Yang Xiaoyun's sudden change of expression, he heard Master Yang yelling again: "Enough! Xiaoyun, do you still have me as a father in your eyes? In your eyes? Is there any master like me! Get out! Get out of here! Get out!" He raised the teacup on the side and threw it on the ground.

There was a harsh sound as the teacup shattered.Yang Xiaoyun seemed to be frightened, she covered her face and ran out crying after a while.The lady still had that cold look on her face, she turned around and left with her daughter.Master Yang was obviously very angry, his chest couldn't stop heaving, and he slapped the table beside him hard, sweeping off the saucer and dessert plate on it.Seeing this, the housekeeper hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him: "Master, you must be careful of your body!" Then he winked at the frightened servant girls and asked them to help the second aunt who had lost control of her emotions out. .

In this way, it is not easy for the three of them to stay for a long time.Master Yang sighed heavily, got up and said: "Ye Butou, alas, I made some people laugh. Yang has something to do at home, so I won't keep a few more." His voice was not as steady as before.Ye Zhao nodded in understanding, and said, "Master Yang, take care." After speaking, he signaled Wu Qinyang and Han Xiangyang to leave with him.

Although Wu Qinyang was puzzled by Yang Xiaoyun's reaction just now, he also knew that now was not the time to stop them from asking questions, so he had to leave with Ye Zhao.The housekeeper of the Yang Mansion personally sent them out of the gate. It was not until they were far away that Han Xiangyang patted his chest and sighed exaggeratedly: "I was really scared to death just now."

Wu Qinyang still had the matter of Wen Yingying in his heart. Hearing what Han Xiangyang said, he thought of his performance of pretending to be serious while waiting for the follow-up development with relish, and said casually: "I think you are a good show. Didn't watch it?" That's enough." Han Xiangyang laughed, and said with a smile, "Xiaofeng understands me best." He looked in Ye Zhao's direction, "Brother Ye..."

However, Ye Zhao noticed Wu Qinyang's pensive expression from just now, so he interrupted Han Xiangyang and said, "Yunfeng? Do you have any thoughts, why don't you tell them."

Although thankful for Ye Zhao's enlightenment, Wu Qinyang still didn't know how to speak, he couldn't say that he traveled here just to investigate Wen Yingying's case and the Yang family's bracelet, so he could only say vaguely: "Hmm... I think Xiangyang told me about the Wenjiaban in the morning, Young Master Yang and Wen Yingying... the second concubine also said something about killing her, so I think... Could there be something hidden about this matter? "

Han Xiangyang's expression also became serious, and he said seriously: "Brother Ye, I think what Xiaofeng said makes sense. Don't say anything else, let's just say that Miss Yang's reaction just now can't be just one or two words." Killing' and 'going to hell' scares you."

Ye Zhao said: "Do you think that the matter of the Yang family is related to Wen Yingying's murder?"

Wu Qinyang finally led the conversation in the direction he wanted, and nodded quickly.Ye Zhao pondered for a while, and quickly said: "Let's do this, you and Xiang Yang will go to the troupe again tomorrow, and you must ask about the details before and after Wen Yingying's murder."

Wu Qinyang was still worried about whether they would question the theory of ghosts and gods, but after thinking about it, he felt that the materialism in the period of the Republic of China should not have developed to this point. He was excluded and suppressed, and unexpectedly had a say. Only then did he finally feel down-to-earth.The three of them returned to the police station, and the canteen was already busy preparing meals. Wu Qinyang was thinking about how to get enough food for two people to take back to his brother, while Han Xiangyang had already brought a whole portion of roasted potatoes. The spare ribs came over, packed them in a lunch box, stuffed them into Wu Qinyang's hands with a smile on his face, and said, "Xiaofeng, I specially asked my aunt to add the dishes for you. Take them back and eat them, or they will be cold in a while."

Wu Qinyang didn't pick it up. He always felt that the "special treatment" even under the guise of taking care of newcomers was too ostentatious. Looking at the slices of meat in other people's bowls that could be counted with one hand, he hesitated and said, "This... I'm afraid it's not very good, right?" As he said, he pushed the lunch box back, "You should share it with everyone, or I will pay for it myself..."

Han Xiangyang smiled and said, "Xiaofeng, why are you being polite to me?" He stuffed the lunch box back involuntarily, then carefully closed the lid of the lunch box, and gently pushed his shoulder, "Take it and eat, otherwise You won't be able to eat in two days."

Wu Qinyang still wanted to decline, but Han Xiangyang put his arm around his shoulders, pushed him out and whispered: "Xiaofeng, just give me some face, next time you want to eat, you can pay for it yourself." , right.” He turned his head and smiled at the others, “What are you looking at, buy it yourself if you have the money.” Send him all the way to the door of the room before giving up.Wu Qinyang had no choice but to hold the box of ribs in his hand, and said to Han Xiangyang, "Xiangyang, why don't you come in and have a seat?"

Han Xiangyang said: "I won't go in and sit down. Xiaofeng, you rest early today, and we will go to the troupe together tomorrow." He put his hands in his pockets, turned and left.

Wu Qinyang waited for him to walk away before taking the key and opening the door of his room.Xuan Jue was lying on the bed and reading a book lazily. Before he could raise his head, Wu Qinyang hugged his feet off the ground, so he had to hook Wu Qinyang's wrist with his tail to seek temporary balance.Wu Qinyang rubbed the top of his brother's head, casually flipped through two pages of the half-read "Chinese Geography" on the bed, chuckled, stretched out his hand and scratched the black cat's chin, and held his brother in the After rolling half a circle on the bed, I muttered in a low voice: "Brother, after I go back this time, I must tell my mother to tell her to read less time-traveling novels in the future, it will really kill people..."

Xuan Jue said: "What's the matter?"

Wu Qinyang buried his face in the soft down on the side of the black cat's neck, and complained in a muffled voice: "I don't want to be 'someone else' all the time..."

Xuan Jue raised his paw, patted the little ancestor's unfamiliar face reassuringly, and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"

Wu Qinyang said: "No." He turned over from the bed and said, "Hmm... stewed pork ribs with potatoes, do you want to eat?" Knowing that his brother didn't like Han Xiangyang, he didn't say that the ribs were sent by Han Xiangyang.After all, Xuan Jue is a large beast that has been a human being for more than 20 years. Although he has become a cat now, he can't really let him catch mice on the beams and eat them.Wu Qinyang picked up a piece of pork ribs with chopsticks, and put the big white steamed bun he bought in front of Xuan Jue. While eating, he told his brother what he had seen and heard in Yang's house today.Xuan Jue finished eating a piece of pork ribs, stuck out his tongue and licked around his mouth, thought for a while and said, "Do you think there is something wrong with that young lady of the Yang family?"

Wu Qin said: "Since she dared to challenge the second aunt, she must not be afraid of the second aunt, and her father hadn't lost her temper at the time, so it could only be that there were things that the second aunt said that she didn't want to hear. But The second aunt only mentioned Wen Yingying inside and outside the words... Could it be true that Wen Yingying framed the young master and then murdered him...?"

Xuan Jue said: "It's not necessarily true, but Miss Yang should know some inside information. What are you going to do?"

Wu Qinyang said: "I want to go to the troupe to see tomorrow. The Yang family...I'm afraid I won't be able to get in without anyone taking me with me."

Xuan Jue said: "Well then, you go to the troupe tomorrow, and I will find a way to visit the Yang family."

Wu Qinyang thought it was a good idea.Xuan Jue is now a cat, there is basically no obstacle to entering and exiting the Yang Mansion, and no one will be scruples about what to say and what not to say in front of a cat. Maybe he can get some clues related to the case. There are not a few plots of uncovering the villain's conspiracy by listening to the corner, and it should still be feasible.The two of them finished their meal, and then discussed the details of their separate actions tomorrow. The nights of the Republic of China made Xiao Wu, who had long been accustomed to the rhythm of modern life, completely idle. While making a slight snoring sound.

Wu Qinyang tossed and turned for a long time but couldn't fall asleep. He wanted to start counting sheep facing the ceiling, but suddenly remembered the official document that he had hurriedly hidden when Han Xiangyang pushed the door in the morning.Curious for a while, he got off the bed lightly, and took out the neat envelope from the cabinet. Looking at it under the moonlight, it should be a letter of introduction.The inscription is a vermilion seal with four small traditional Chinese characters "Han Weisheng Seal" embedded in it.Wu Qinyang still wanted to take a closer look, but Xuan Jue was awakened by the movement he made, a pair of gleaming cat eyes shimmered in the night, with a hint of sleepiness, he asked in doubt: "Yangyang? What are you looking at? Why aren't you sleeping?"

Wu Qinyang's heart softened, and he quickly replied: "It's nothing." Then he stuffed the official document back, returned to the bed, hugged his brother and continued to sleep.