The wind

The place where Yuying's accident happened was when she first entered the open space of Mizhu Garden in the northeast corner of the Inner Mansion.

Dense Bamboo Garden, as the name suggests, is a courtyard planted with some bamboos. The green bamboos are planted in a semi-arc shape, and the vacant part is paved tightly with bluestone slabs.Originally, there was a stone table and four stone benches in this small open space, and the stone benches were placed diagonally, but now it seems that the stone benches have been removed and placed in a row, as if they were specially reserved for Yuying to commit suicide. .

In the front is the Begonia Pavilion, where all the female relatives enjoy flowers and fight tea on weekdays; in the back is Qingyun Lake, where everyone nourishes their hearts and enjoys the moon.Therefore, this area can be regarded as the center of the government.

Xiao Zhouheng was completely choked by Li Zhongnan's words. Before he spoke, he thought that Li Zhongnan, as a quack doctor, should have a sharper sense of smell than others, but he didn't expect him to follow him.

For a moment, Xiao Zhouheng didn't know whether to blame him for following him, or to blame him for being frank and shameless, why the sentence stuck in his throat for a long time and he couldn't ask.

All in all, Xiao Zhouheng was so angry and annoyed that he couldn't figure out the person in front of him at all.

Regardless of Xiao Zhouheng's anger, Li Zhongnan smiled and said: "Let's not talk about Jiaofang Secretary, just now I took a closer look, and Yuying really didn't die by biting her tongue. Let me show you something." Li Zhongnan stood up, slowly Slowly spread out his hands, only to see the tongue that Lou Beiyin had just pulled out of Yuying's mouth lay safely in his hands.

"What are you doing with this?" Xiao Zhouheng frowned. Before, he felt that Li Zhongnan's mouth didn't grow well, but now he felt that there was something wrong with his brain.

"Does Mr. Jueyan know the difference between cutting off his tongue and biting his own tongue?"

Xiao Zhouheng shook his head, unwilling to take another look at that thing.

"Look at the edge of this tongue, is it abnormally smooth..."

"Well, who would do this?" Xiao Zhouheng gasped.

"I don't know, just now the sixth brother wanted to investigate carefully, but was stopped by the second aunt. It is inevitable that people feel that the second aunt is hiding something." Li Zhongnan's eyes froze, and he said again, "Yuying had her tongue cut out before she died. Although the smell is bad, I still smell a slight herbal smell in her mouth, which in my humble opinion is used to stop the bleeding."

Li Zhongnan continued: "Tell me, whether Second Aunt knew about Yuying's death or not."

"The eighth young master really thinks highly of Xiaosheng. There is no evidence, Xiaosheng dare not jump to conclusions."

Li Zhongnan closed his eyes slightly, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, and his tone was a little teasing: "So Mr. Lou took advantage of the opportunity to give a step, and the two of them came down."

"You mean that Meng Xue also found out that Yuying didn't kill herself by biting her tongue?"

Seeing Xiao Zhouheng's intimacy, Li Zhongnan raised his eyebrows unnaturally: "If he can't see it, he is ashamed of his title of number one scholar."

Xiao Zhouheng secretly sighed, Lou Beiyin is really a well-rounded person who understands priorities; unlike the person next to him who relies on a thick skin.

"If the second aunt doesn't know, it makes sense to block the Tao purely for the face of the Li family, but it's really reckless." Li Zhongnan paused, "But it seems that the second aunt is more likely to know, but I don't know her Is it to excuse yourself or to cover someone up."

"Could it be that the Sixth Young Master and Mrs. Zeng… are acting together for outsiders to watch." Although this sentence is a bit presumptuous, Xiao Zhouheng still couldn't help asking. If his guess is correct, they must be the only ones who are cruel to Yuying Two people.

Li Zhongnan shook his head: "For a maidservant, there is no need to go to great lengths, unless Yuying knows something important. Although the second aunt's behavior is weird, but there is too little evidence, I can't explain it; but judging from Yuying's corpse, she Sixth Brother, who returned home earlier than Youshi, was killed. But the exact time when he was murdered is still uncertain. I just heard the bad news, and according to my observation, although there is some concealment, Sixth Brother really didn’t know about it.”

Xiao Zhouheng felt that Li Zhongnan said that there was no reason to be extravagant: "Why are you so sure that the sixth young master doesn't know about this? Why can't he hire someone to commit murder?" As soon as the words came out, Xiao Zhouheng regretted it and scolded himself secretly Just a stupid word, how could a person like Li Yunyi use such indecent means.

Li Zhongnan suppressed a smile and ignored Xiao Zhouheng's words, and continued: "If the sixth brother really wants to get rid of Yuying, with Mr. Qu beside him, he will naturally deal with it silently. How about such a crude method? Attracting officials from the imperial court to investigate together?"

"That's right." Xiao Zhouheng couldn't help but swallowed when he thought of Qu Yeliang's body hidden under his black clothes.

"However, what Mr. Jue Yan said is somewhat reasonable. I will naturally try to find out tomorrow." After speaking, Li Zhongnan looked around, rubbed his chin thoughtfully, and said, "The sky is so dark , I really can't find any useful evidence."

Li Zhongnan saw that Xiao Zhouheng beside him was thinking, and said: "What else can Mr. Jueyan see?"

"Several hours have passed since Yuying's accident happened until everyone found out. During this period, the maids and servants were all preparing dinner in the front mansion, and the women in the back mansion were busy grooming and dressing up, so they didn't pay attention here. The choice of this place is also very clever, both Obvious and not obvious, it can be seen that the murderer is not trying to cover up Yuying's body, on the contrary, the murderer hopes that someone will find her, it can be seen that the murderer is very familiar with the family, Xiaosheng thinks that it is very likely that someone in the family did it."

"Jinling's beauty is really clever, and this is the weirdness I just said." Li Zhongnan's compliment made Xiao Zhouheng feel uncomfortable for some reason, and before he could react, Li Zhongnan said again, "I just don't know why the murderer did this?"

"I don't know. From Yuying's clothes, it can be seen that she has not been exposed to rain, so she must not have been killed here." Xiao Zhouheng shook his head, "There are many rooms and courtyards in the house, so how do we know where she suffered this disaster?"

"One more thing, we have to remember that Yuying cut her tongue before she was killed." Li Zhongnan said, "There is no sign of struggle or resistance on her body."

Xiao Zhouheng frowned: "How does this make sense? You mean someone cut off Yuying's tongue, gave her medicine and then killed her and threw her body? If you really want to kill Yuying, why bother? Then blame me? Or is it that the man is afraid that Yuying will reveal some secrets, and Yuying is also afraid of getting into trouble physically and mentally, so he is willing to have his tongue cut?"

Xiao Zhouheng asked several times like this, Li Zhongnan also fell into silence, but it seemed that something passed behind Li Zhongnan's eyes, but before he could see the truth, he died in the night: "There is too little evidence, and I can't answer. "

Xiao Zhouheng didn't know why Li Zhongnan was so concerned about Yuying's death, and he only wanted to get rid of his suspicion as soon as possible.However, my heart was anxious and I couldn't figure out anything.Here Li Zhongnan suddenly said: "Did you go to see Yuying yesterday?"

"Yes." Xiao Zhouheng didn't want to hide it from him, "The Eighth Young Master wanted to ask me what I did with her."

Li Zhongnan smiled noncommittally, "Why are you looking for her?"

"Of course there is something."

Seeing Xiao Zhouheng's repulsive demeanor, Li Zhongnan's eyes concealed a smile, as if a little bit of east wind: "You go to find her, the two of you had a quarrel, you got angry..."

Before Li Zhongnan finished the following sentence, seeing that he was about to accuse himself of an unfounded crime, Xiao Zhouheng hurriedly said, "Of course not! Xiaosheng met her to ask for the key to Wenshan Tower."

Wenshan Building is the book collection pavilion of Li's mansion. It is said that when Mrs. Li was alive, she had a lot of fun with piano books, especially books about seasonal novelists. Some calligraphy, paintings and antiques have also been collected and placed in the building.The key of this Wenshan Building was originally kept by Li Yunyi, and when he left the house, the key was probably handed over to his servants, so yesterday Xiao Zhouheng went to ask Na Yuying.

"What book are you looking for?" Li Zhongnan asked, "There are no rare books in that building, they are all family etiquette norms read by the female relatives."

Li Zhongnan's implication couldn't be more obvious - beating around the bush and saying that he misses the authentic paintings and calligraphy inside.

In the darkness of Mozhang, Xiao Zhouheng's face was dark and cold at the moment, and he said stiffly: "Although Xiaosheng is not a gentleman, he is also upright, and he will not do such low-spirited things."

Li Zhongnan was slightly taken aback: "I'm just curious, I don't have any other intentions, please don't blame Mr. Jueyan."

Xiao Zhouheng rolled his eyelids, and replied in a muffled voice, "It's okay." But he greeted Li Zhongnan's mother in his heart.

"Did you later find the book you were looking for?"

"No, Xiaosheng didn't go there." Xiao Zhouheng said, "Yesterday around noon, Xiaosheng met Yuying and asked her about the key, but Yuying told Xiaosheng that she couldn't find the key."

"Gone?"

"Yes, later she went to look for it in a panic, and Xiaosheng said a few words of comfort to her, saying that generally no one set foot in that place, and even if the sixth young master came back, he would not notice it immediately. Later, Xiaosheng went back, and that's how we see each other later."

"Mr. Jueyan is really a kind-hearted person." Li Zhongnan changed his voice, "You go to find her, of course I am not the only one who knows, you are very suspicious."

When Xiao Zhouheng ascended, the seven orifices were filled with smoke, but it was too late to refute, Li Zhongnan continued: "If it wasn't for you, then was it because you went to ask Yuying to borrow the key and went to Wenshan Tower to borrow books, which caused her to encounter such an accident."

Xiao Zhouheng stopped at his feet, and Li Zhongnan's innocuous words pierced Xiao Zhouheng's heart, guilt, fear and uneasiness swept over him for a moment.

After searching for Yuying yesterday and returning to the room, Xiao Zhouheng thought about Yuying's panicked look, and then felt that something was wrong. There must be some precious treasure in the building, which is not for outsiders, so Yuying, who has always been mature and steady, Lost the key to be so bewildered, it seems that there is some covetousness when I go to ask.Thinking of this, Xiao Zhouheng felt that Li Zhongnan had seen through his inner thoughts at once, and couldn't hold back on his face, so he became a little angry at the moment, "What does Eighth Young Master know?"

"Just guessing."

"Then why didn't the Eighth Young Master say that Yuying fell into this situation because of you?"

As soon as this remark came out, Xiao Zhouheng felt a little regretful, but it was not unreasonable for the two to doubt each other: the place where Yuying had an accident was indeed embarrassing for the two of them, Wenshan Tower was behind Qinglong Lake, and Li Zhongnan Qiushui Pavilion, where he currently lives, is located in front of Haitang Pavilion.

Xiao Zhouheng originally thought that Li Zhongnan would show a sullen expression, since Li's family met so many times, except for the small episode before the banquet, he always smiled and bowed without being surprised.I thought he would be angry at this time, but unfortunately, Li Zhongnan looked into Xiao Zhouheng's eyes without hesitation, especially clear in the night: "If Mr. Jueyan is suspicious of me, it's better to find out the truth with him. I'll go back to the manor These days, although the time is not long, Yuying has taken care of her quite a lot, so how about you and me being together so that Yuying can be at peace?"

After all, Xiao Zhouheng didn't say a word, he stared at Li Zhongnan's eyes absently, at this moment he really wanted to slap the person in front of him twice, let go of his sanctimonious appearance, and take a good look at his sincerity - he can laugh, But why even when he was smiling, his beautiful eyes were empty?

With a bang, the candle burned out, and the heavy sky engulfed the two of them in an instant. Li Zhongnan's voice rose again, "Whether it is Yuying's death or planning for you, there must be a source. Yuying is not a woman who bought into the house." Maid, Steward Li will definitely send someone to Yuying's house tomorrow, you take this opportunity to check, I will stay in the mansion to inquire."

As soon as Li Zhongnan finished speaking, regardless of whether Xiao Zhouheng agreed or not, he walked leisurely into the darkness.After Li Zhongnan's footsteps disappeared from his ears for a long time, Xiao Zhouheng realized that his long gown had already been soaked in cold sweat.

Unexpectedly, the silence didn't last long, only to hear a bang behind the ear, and in an instant, millions of candles were lit behind him, and the red glow that rose suddenly dyed the entire harem, and an attendant was heard shouting: "It's not good!" Wenshan Tower is flooded!" Xiao Zhouheng's face changed drastically, he turned around and ran towards Wenshan Tower, with a whoosh beside him, Li Zhongnan's clothes had already moved to the front, but the figure suddenly stood still, only Seeing Li Zhongnan turn his eyes back, the black hair on his ears and temples scattered, Xiao Zhouheng also paused at his feet, and only heard the man's voice follow the wind: "Mr. Juyan, this may be the murderer's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain , I guess that person still has something important here, I will go to Wenshan Tower to take a look, and you wait here."

Li Zhongnan stared at Xiao Zhouheng who was stunned on the spot again, raised the corner of his mouth, and said: "I will come back as soon as I go, Mr. Jueyan, don't be afraid." After saying that, his figure flashed, and he ran towards the burning place.

Xiao Zhouheng was angry again, he was in the dark, he didn't want anything, he just didn't want to let himself go.Listening to the crackling Wenshan Tower in the distance, Xiao Zhouheng could not help but shudder.

How could Wenshan Building catch fire for no reason?Did he really come for himself?The manuscript in that room... Thinking of this, Xiao Zhouheng ran to the place where he lived, regardless of fear.

By the time Xiao Zhouheng came back to the room out of breath, he was already exhausted.Having no time to answer Bie Hong's questions, I checked my manuscript to make sure that no one had flipped it, and then heaved a sigh of relief, thought about it, and fell asleep.

His hands and feet were cold, and he had no dreams all night until dawn.

Early the next morning, before he woke up, Bie Hong came in and chattered non-stop, what Wenshan Building was burnt down, the Sixth Young Master was furious and coughed up blood, today the servants will be thoroughly investigated and so on.After a few words, Xiao Zhouheng went to the housekeeper of Li's house, saying that he could go out to Yuying's house for him.Of course Steward Li was overjoyed, and he didn't bother to ask why. After handing over some employment contracts and money to him, he explained a few more words.

Xiao Zhouheng agreed to go back to his room and finish his breakfast. After tidying up, he was about to leave the house, but before he could step out of this room, Bei Yin pushed the door open and entered, and was involved in a burst of fire. Burnt smell.

Xiao Zhouheng was displeased with Lou Beiyin's uninvited visit, but he reluctantly welcomed her.

Lou Beiyin could see that he was in a bad mood, but he went straight to the point: "Shu Ting, do you blame me for what happened last night?"

Seeing Lou Beiyin's calmness, Xiao Zhouheng was secretly startled: "You also know the cause of Yuying's death?"

"How could I not know, the tuberosity of the occipital bone. But considering the Li family's affection, I had no choice but to do so." Lou Beiyin said, pointing to the back of his head, and laughed, "Shu Ting blamed me for not speaking bluntly last night, and refuted it. The lofty ambitions that were only uttered a few days ago are now being used to save face."

Xiao Zhouheng nodded and expressed that he understood Lou Beiyin's difficulties very well. After all, he was not displeased with Lou Beiyin's concealment last night. Seeing that he was willing to explain to him, he even canceled the act of bringing him into his room without authorization. He said in his heart: Mengxue must have something else to tell.

"Actually, I have something to tell Shu Ting today." As expected, Lou Bei chanted, "I'm here to tell Shu Ting who is the real culprit."

"who?"

Lou Beiyin raised his head suddenly, and the light coming in from the window revealed his delicate jawline.Lou Beiyin's voice was astringent and hoarse, his gaze was determined, and his lips moved slightly.In an instant, Xiao Zhouheng heard a strong wind blowing suddenly, and the mountains shook the waves;

The author has something to say: This article is a two-line parallel, the main line is the two of Li Xiao, and the secondary line will start in the next chapter.