The news that Master He learned must be related to Rouge Bone Poison.But how did he know it, where did he know it, and what news about Rouge Bone did he know, Mo Qi didn't know.
and--
Duan Yu covered his rumbling stomach, and said shyly, "I'm hungry."
It's noon, should we have lunch?
Duan Yu rubbed his face: "The magistrate's yamen, shouldn't it be time for dinner?"
He looked out of the window and saw Zhifu Mo with his hands behind his back, strolling to the dining hall behind the yamen servants, and immediately enviously said: "Prefect Mo is gone."
Mo Qi: "..."
In the past, when handling cases, few people urged them to eat like this.
Duan Yu asked Mo Qi: "Where is Brother Guoshi now?"
It was natural for him to call, and also natural for him to ask, the voice of "brother" was seven points less greasy, and three points more intimate.
If it were Chu Liuxiang, or Hu Tiehua here, maybe the older brother and younger brother would have already fallen in love with each other.It's just that Mo Qi has always been an extremely restrained person, even if Duan Yu's closeness is natural, it still makes Mo Qi feel a little at a loss, not knowing how to deal with it.
Mo Qi is like a jujube hanging stubbornly on a tree, and only after hitting it with a pole will he drop a sentence: "Shenhezhuang."
Duan Yu's eyes widened: "Shen, Shenhezhuang?"
He recalled the scene when he met the ghost Murong when he visited Canhe Village at night, and couldn't help shivering.Then he said solemnly: "There will be ghost Murong haunting Canhe Village at any time. I think that Mr. Murong Fu and Mrs. Abi are not good at martial arts. If something happens, I am afraid that Brother Guoshi and Mr. Ninth will not be able to take care of them. How about I'll go with-"
Just when Gong Jiu raised his eyebrows and was about to question Duan Yu, who had just been crushed by Mo Qi's internal force as a "little turtle with his belly up to the sky", how could he have the confidence to say this, Duan Yu's next sentence changed sharply .
"Besides, I sent my second sister-in-law back in a hurry, and I didn't have time to bring any more money. I couldn't find any good place to stay for a while. There are so many empty houses in Shenhe Village. Brother Guoshi shouldn't mind if I go Can I borrow a few nights?" Duan Yu said with a bit of righteous grievance, looking at Mo Qi with pitiful eyes.
The majestic emperor of Dali came to the Great Song Dynasty without bringing any entourage with him, but he was so poor that he couldn't even afford to stay in an inn, so he had to stay in the inn with the cheek.
The key is that Duan Yu said this very righteously, and the meaning inside and outside the words is irresistible.
Having said all of this, who dares to let the Emperor of Dali really use the sky as his cover and the land as his hut on the land of the Song Dynasty?
Gong Jiu sneered: He really is the same as that guy from Bianjing, and he really deserves to be able to call out "Brother Frame".
They are all masters who pretend to be pigs and eat tigers.
After Duan Yu's jumping figure disappeared from the gate of the mansion, he went to look for his second brother Xu Zhu, and went back to Canhezhuang together, Gong Jiufang and Mo Qi walked out of the mansion together slowly, and walked along the main street to the direction of Canhezhuang Walk.
It can be considered that I haven't seen Gong Jiu for many days, and I can walk along the street with Gong Jiu again as before. Mo Qi's mood, which was disturbed by the case, gradually calmed down. In the ears, there is a leisurely and elegant mood.
The white fluffy fur covered Gong Jiu's face, and his eyes wandered among the various booths, inadvertently revealing a bit of comfort and joy, which fell into Mo Qi's eyes.
Mo Qi followed behind Gong Jiu, smiled very lightly, and said in a low voice: "Does the clothes still fit?"
It's a pity that no one sees this smile that disappears as quickly as spring breaks through winter.
When Gong Jiu looked back at him, Mo Qi had recovered his serious and steady expression.Ninth Young Master was very satisfied, and he was not stingy with his praise: "It fits well. Not bad."
They walked through shops selling children's toys, wheeled carts selling candied haws, and a snack street mixed with all kinds of aromas that make people's index fingers move. Mo Qi, who always felt that something was wrong, raised his hand to block it and quickly bumped into it. The naughty child in him realized what was wrong.
Mo Qi looked sideways at the delicious and buzzing snack shop in confusion: "Master Jiu, don't you want to buy something?"
If it was in the past, not to mention walking down most of the street, even if he only walked a short half way, his arms should already be full of things that Gong Jiu bought.
Mo Daochang, who was empty in his arms, moved his useless arm a little blankly.
He looked around and saw a shop selling stinky tofu, sniffed his nose lightly, and couldn't help but said: "Master Jiu, buy some of this."
Gong Jiu, who was still walking leisurely and leisurely, immediately changed his face: "No!"
Mo Qi's hands that handed over the money were all stiffened by the sound, and the boss who sold the stinky tofu was even more taken aback. With a flick of his hand, he almost turned the stinky tofu out of the pan.
The boss said strangely: "Scare me! If you don't buy it, why don't you buy it? What are you shouting for?" The boss looked up and down, stretched out his hand vigilantly, hugged the white-haired Gong Jiu, and said with a smile, "Look at this young man, he doesn't seem like a lover. People who eat this. In fact, this tofu smells stinky, but it tastes delicious! Once you taste it once, you will never forget it!"
Mo Qi stood beside the shop, his feet were like roots, and he nodded: "It's really delicious."
Gong Jiu glared at Mo Qi, and said domineeringly: "It's not delicious! You are not allowed to buy it either."
"..." Daoist Mo stood where he was, with the dust whisk behind him dead, and he looked at the stinky tofu sizzling in the pot, "Why am I not allowed to buy it?"
I really want to buy it!
so fragrant.
In fact, Mo Daochang, who likes to eat stinky tofu very much, secretly rolled his Adam's apple.
Gong Jiu said angrily: "If this smell sticks to the clothes, how should I wash it off?!"
The boss is baffled.
What do you mean by how to wash it off? Of course, after washing it, it will disappear?Whose son is this!
Are the clothes on this body so expensive?
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When Gong Jiu and Mo Qi returned to Canhe Village, Duan Yu and his second brother Xu Zhu had already been waiting in the village for quite a while.
Abi, who brought the food, said with a smile: "Finally, I have waited for you two to come back. The owner of Ximen Village has already talked with the owner of City Ye for several rounds."
Ximen Chuuxue half supported Ye Gucheng and sat down at the table.
Mo Qi looked at Ximen Chuuxue for a long time before hesitatingly said: "The owner... when did you come back?"
Ximen Chuuxue looked at Mo Qi quietly.
Mo Qi rarely avoided Ximen Chuuxue's condemning eyes with a guilty conscience.
After Murong Fu brought the last Furong Chuxue Soup, he took Abi to sit down together, and said with a slight smile, "It's only me and Abi who are here all the year round in Canhe Village. Today, it's lively, Abi is very happy. The dishes cooked It’s more attentive than when it’s just the two of us.”
Abi pushed Murong Fu reproachfully: "Brother Fu."
Murong Fu chuckled: "I won't say it, I won't say it."
Abi secretly reached out and hooked Murong Fu's hand, the two of them didn't speak, and their eyes became slanted relative to each other.
Ximen Chuuxue who was facing Abi and Murong Bo: "..."
Ximen Chuuxue: "City Lord Ye."
Ye Gucheng was about to pick up a radish with chopsticks, when a boiled egg with its shell rolled into the bowl: "..."
Abi saw it with sharp eyes, and hurriedly said: "The owner eats more, if there is not enough, I will prepare some fresh eggs in the back kitchen."
Ximen Chuuxue looked down at a sea bowl with a dozen or so boiled eggs placed in front of him, and remained silent.
He... didn't just survive on boiled eggs.
The radish that Ye Gucheng was going to put in his bowl turned a corner and slipped into Ximen Chuuxue's bowl.
City Lord Ye gave Ximen Chuuxue a look full of heavy expectations: eat more radishes, and talk less about fighting with Jun.
As for Mo Qi and Gong Jiu, they have already started to share the food.
Scoop a spoonful of wontons, Gong Jiu doesn't eat coriander, and stuff them into the Moqi bowl.Put a spoonful of soup, Gong Jiu doesn't eat radishes, but picks the black ink into the bowl.Pick up a chopstick of pork meat, don't eat the boiled garlic and duck skin, and throw it into the Moqi bowl.
Mo Qi is not picky at all, so Gong Jiusai eats whatever he wants, as if he had made these dishes himself.
Sitting opposite Mo Qi and Gong Jiu, Xu Zhu who had just sent Meng Gu back to Western Xia: "..."
Duan Yu who has never had a wife: "..."
We don't seem to fit in at this table.
Xu Zhu thought for a while, picked up a chopstick of braised pork, put it into the third brother's bowl: "Third brother, eat meat."
Trembling, Duan Yu picked up a piece of cabbage with chopsticks and put it into the second brother's bowl: "Second brother, eat the vegetables."
What can we do, we are also desperate.
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After tea and dinner, Abi bouncingly led Murong Fu to wash the dishes and chopsticks.
Holding a bowl of tea, Duan Yu sat like an old man with long hair in the tea room leaning against the warm winter sun, and sighed: "Miss Abi's personality is much more lively than before."
Xu Zhu cooperated to talk to each other, so as not to be embarrassed by his third brother being ignored: "Miss Abi wasn't lively before?"
The bitter brothers got together and drew a line with the couples outside the tea room.
Duan Yu said with a smile: "When we met before, Miss Abi's personality was reserved and steady, as if she kept suppressing her temper and dared not let it out. I have never seen such a lively appearance now."
Xu Zhu nodded and said: "Brother Murong took good care of Miss Abi."
Otherwise, Abi would not be so happy.
Duan Yu said sadly: "But it is precisely because of this that I am more worried about the safety of Brother Murong and Miss Abi. The ghost Murong has entered Canhe Village several times at night, although he has not attacked them until now, but who knows what is hidden in his heart? What kind of conspiracy? We were able to take care of them when we were in Gusu, but we can take care of them for a while, but we cannot take care of them for a lifetime. The matter of the ghost Murong must be resolved before leaving."
Xu Zhu nodded: "I have nothing to do with it, even if I'm not in Vulture Palace, there are four elder sisters, plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, looking after me. But third brother, you..."
Duan Yu put down the teacup: "I can stay for a week at most."
This week, I don't know if it's enough to catch that surreptitious ghost Murong.
Ximen Chuuxue and Ye Gucheng walked into the tea room slowly, and sat back in front of the chessboard.Mo Qi and Gong Jiu also came over and sat down on the futon beside Duan Yu.
Xu Zhu turned his head to look outside the tea room, but he didn't see the owner's figure: "Where are Brother Murong and Miss Abi?"
Mo Qi: "Mr. Murong sent Miss Abi back to her bedroom to rest."
Everyone rested quietly in the warm tea room, and Murong Fu came in from the backyard and sat cross-legged in front of the tea table: "Everyone, what news have you collected?"
Everyone told Murong Fu what they saw and encountered in the morning.
Duan Yu said: "There is a connection between Master He and Shen Yan, we really can't think of it."
Murong Fu pondered for a while, then suddenly changed the topic: "Do you know which brothel is the most famous in Gusu?"
Xu Zhu put his hands together subconsciously and said a Buddha's name.
Gong Jiu raised his eyebrows: "We are not from Gusu, let alone easy-going followers, of course we don't know. What do you mean by this?"
Murong Fu smiled, but did not immediately answer Gong Jiu's question: "In Gusu, the most prestigious brothel is called Manxianglou. The reason why Gusu is famous is because of the oiran in this building. It was the fairy Xiangxiang from the sky who came to the world and came here. No one knew her real name, and no one could see her in person. Five years ago, an extremely wealthy businessman came to Gusu and spent a fortune worth a city. , and did not win this girl overnight."
"Although the rumors are not true, this oiran is indeed good at looking good, and she is young without knowing her age. It is rare in a brothel that so much gold and silver have been dropped, and the old bustard is not at all tempted to push her out. The story of the wealthy businessman five years ago was also true. Many people saw it that night, and they packed a whole box with the silver bills. They just wanted to spend the night with this "Xiangxiang Fairy". The old bustard refused without hesitation. This rich businessman. The rich businessman didn’t even see the ‘Xiangxiang Fairy’.”
"Now, that 'Xiangxiang Fairy' is worth more than one city. She never shows her face in public. She only performs on stage at the annual banquet at the end of each year. That is the only one for all those who admire her. chance to meet her."
Gong Jiu felt bored after hearing this: "It's a brothel and an oiran again. It's clear after thinking about the way in Manli. I'm afraid the boss behind Manxianglou is this 'Xiangxiang Fairy'. But then so what?"
Murong Fu glanced at Gong Jiu: "Have you ever thought about why this oiran is named 'Xiang Xiang'?"
Duan Yu actively said: "Hey, I know, I know, is it because she has the fragrance of flowers!"
Murong Fu smiled and said: "Yes, it's not true. This 'Xiangxiang Fairy' indeed has her own body fragrance. But it's not a flower fragrance, but a rouge fragrance. The fragrance of rouge overflows when she moves, pink lips, almond eyes and white teeth, alluring. .”
Although Murong Fu was smiling, there was no smile in his eyes: "Shen Yan is a man who has never been married, and so is Master He. The only place they have both stepped into is this—"
"Manxiang Tower."
"This 'Xiangxiang Fairy' has the ability to build this fragrant building, so she must have eyes and ears for all the affairs in the building. If I can meet her, maybe I can know the connection between Master He and Shen Yan."
"It's just that Manxianglou is easy to enter, but Xiangxiang is not easy to see. People who go to Manxianglou to inquire about news will have to spend a lot of thought."
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It seems that all brothels have the same number of roads.
The girls standing at the door greeted them with smiles, and the girls inside the door swayed and swayed. Before entering the door, their whispers and soft songs can make people's bones crisp. The men on the side entered the gold-selling cave of warm and fragrant nephrite.
Mo Qi stood far away, looking at the girls at the door with a stern face, Gong Jiu yawned and leaned beside him.
It was time to take a nap, and the Manxianglou, as a brothel, still opened the door.
The sound of babbling and singing has already been heard from the building, it seems that the performance of the afternoon show has already started.
Mo Qi hasn't taken a step yet.
Gong Jiu had already changed out of the precious pearl mink fur she was wearing, and picked out a piece of her original old clothes at random to wear, lest the expensive mink fur get the nasty smell of rouge powder.
Gong Jiu urged: "Why don't you leave? It's just the two of us, why are you hesitating?"
Before leaving, Xu Zhu said that he is a family man and should not enter this place; Duan Yu said that it is a big taboo for him to sneak out, and if he sneaks into Chunlou, he will be skinned alive by Brother Zhu; In Gucheng, who can expect them to go to Chunlou to investigate the case?
Not to mention Murong Fu.
Mr. Murong, who was full of gentleness, spoke vigorously: "I am ordered by the emperor to stick to Canhe Village, and you must not step out of the village—and, Abi will be unhappy."
Everyone turned their gazes to Mo Qi.
So, Mo Qi came to the gate of Manxianglou at noon, followed by a little tail.
He looked at Manxianglou from a distance, and anyone could see his resistance.
Gong Jiu urged without sympathy: "Hurry up! At worst, go in and grab the turtle slave and beat him up, and tell him to call that Xiangxiang out."
He patted Mo Qi on the shoulder, and said with a gloating tone: "It's a step forward, and a step back. The sooner we go in, the earlier we can come out. Daoist, Daoxian, Taihang Immortal. You are dignified An immortal venerable should not be afraid of entering a brothel."
Mo Qi, who had been standing motionless all this time, suddenly turned his head, and looked at Gong Jiu with a look that could be called angry for him, and then grabbed Gong Jiu and came to tease his hand, pulling him wrist, strode straight into the brothel.
Gong Jiu didn't react for a while, and followed a few steps subconsciously before he had a bad premonition.
Although Mo Qi doesn't believe in ghosts, he seems to be in awe of the gods. Whenever someone jokes with him with words like "immortal god", he will object.It's just that his tone is always calm and indifferent, so that people can't tell that he cares.
The two girls waiting in front of the door had already seen the two beautiful men standing far away and looking at them.
Although they kept saying hello to the guests coming and going, their hearts had already fallen on those two handsome men who made their legs weak.But standing together and comparing them, the man in the black robe is more coveted.
You just look at that face, that tall and strong body, that abstinence and self-control...
Just as the two were arguing about whether the two men would step into the door of Manxianglou, they saw the man in black suddenly grabbing the man in white by the wrist, and pulling the man in white forcefully, irresistibly dragged him all the way through the door.
The two girls stayed.
This...is a bit strange.
Could it be that these two beautiful men...couldn't they be better than Long Yang?
Gong Jiu was staggered and pulled into the door by Mo Qi. Before he could stand firm and question him, Mo Qi's generous and powerful hand pressed his head, and the hand that was holding him was loosened. Pushing him into his arms, it happened to be full of hugs.
Gong Jiu pressed against Mo Qi's strong and powerful chest, and was dumbfounded for the first time in her life, not knowing what the fuss was about.
The turtle slaves were still watching from a distance, seeing the black-robed man who entered the door just blocking the door, embracing the white-clothed man in his arms motionlessly, a face that should have been Xianyi's indifferent face couldn't. With a stern face and fierce aura all over her body, Yue immediately gathered around.
"What's the matter, what's the matter? This is a brothel, not the Nanfeng Hall. If you want to see girls, then come in, if you don't...then get out as soon as possible,"
Gui Nu just finished speaking harshly, raised his face to meet Mo Qi's gaze, and his hand that was about to push and shoved froze in the middle of the way.
Gong Jiu didn't like the feeling that he didn't know anything and could only passively follow others. He pushed Mo Qi's chest hard, but he couldn't pull Mo Qi's chest even the slightest distance apart from touching the firm and elastic muscles in his hands. open.
Gong Jiu's eyes widened in shock, and he exerted enough internal force of ten times ten to push hard.
Mo Qi is as immobile as a mountain.
Gong Jiu's heart skipped a beat: Mo Qi's internal strength has improved again?
When did this happen?
It's only been a month since the first meeting. When we met for the first time, he was still able to compete with Mo Qi, but he was defeated by Mo Qi's skills. But now, he can't even beat Mo Qi. I can't move my arms.
If the current Mo Qi were to face Wu Ming, they might be able to fight!
Mo Qi said coldly to the frightened Gui Nu: "You old bustard, you are here to discuss business."
Gui Nu stammered: "What kind of business?"
There was a bit of impatience in Mo Qi's voice: "What kind of business are you talking about, and I need to report to you? Tell your bustard to come out."
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Su House.
Aunt Su Qi bowed three times to a small earthen bag in her own courtyard, with tears in her eyes: "I wish you a smooth journey on the road to Huangquan..."
She clasped her hands together, read a few words silently, and looked at the sky outside the female wall with red eyes.
Then saw a head.
Aunt Su Qi was so shocked that she opened her mouth wide and lost her voice: "—"
Before the exclamation came out, it was muffled.
The visitor hurriedly said, "Don't yell, don't yell, I came here secretly. If you yell, I will be caught."
Aunt Su Qi whimpered a few times in horror.
That nice voice said pleadingly: "I'll let you go, don't shout, okay? I'm from the prefect Mo's mansion. I sneaked into the Su mansion secretly to investigate the murder case during this period. I think You just paid homage to that little dirtbag, is there someone who is particularly important to you among the dead? I let go of my hand, if you don’t shout, let’s talk, okay?”
Aunt Su Qi whined a few more times.
The man said: "Oh, is that so? If it's good, you can blink once, if it's not good, just blink twice."
Aunt Su Qi nodded her head.
The visitor turned to face her, revealing a fair and pleasing delicate face.
Duan Yu, who threatened not to step into the brothel, but dared to climb over the parapet wall in the backyard, said with a smile, "Blink, wink."
Aunt Su Qi didn't expect her kidnapper to be so good-looking, so she froze for a moment before blinking her eyes.
Duan Yu let go of his hand, and the smile on his face brought an intimacy that made people unconsciously feel good: "Okay! Let's talk, you were just now, why are you crying?"
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Manxiang Building, the only wing room on the top floor.
The old bustard crossed his legs, sitting on the slab covered with brocades, his appearance was very eye-catching.One can't wait to kick her out of the house and welcome another beautiful woman with soft fragrance and nephrite jade in, only then can she be worthy of this beautiful room.
The old bustard had a plate of fruit in her hand, but she stuck a bamboo stick in it a few times, but none of the fruit came out.The reason was that the two people sitting opposite her were so mind-swaying.
Mo Qi's fly whisk was not brought out, it seemed that before leaving Canhe Village, he had a plan in mind.
At this time, he was stretching his straight and powerful long legs in a very eloquent way, with his feet resting on the low table in front of him, and a lively and handsome man in white was lying softly on his side in his arms.
If you don't see this beautiful man with his back on his back, pinching Mo Qi's waist with his fingertips, this scene can make every woman feel blushing and heartbeat, as if the world in front of her is dark, only these two people is the only color.
That's how the bustard is at the moment.
The domineering posture that was originally going to be put on has changed, and it seems a bit silly.
Mo Qi's ice-cold, deep and magnetic voice whispered in her ear about how the Nanfeng Pavilion, which she was about to complete in Gusu, would cooperate with her Manxianglou. I felt my heart beating loudly.
Gong Jiu squeezed Mo Qi's waist a few more times: When did you have the Nanfeng Pavilion? !
Mo Qi's face remained unchanged, the palm that was casually resting on Gong Jiu's shoulder seemed to have accidentally landed on Gong Jiu's waist, with a sense of threat.
Gong Jiu's waist is the most sensitive, not afraid of pain, but extremely ticklish.
Ninth Young Master reluctantly withdrew the hand that was pinching Mo Qi's waist.
It's not that he is so easily threatened.If he wanted to, Gong Jiuda could immediately throw up his sleeves and leave.However, at this time he was lying on Mo Qi's lap openly and squarely——
Ninth Young Master still doesn't think about it that way.
Mo Qi said coldly to the bustard who was still staring at him in a daze: "I'm talking to you, did you hear me?"
There was a tinge of anger in his voice.
Gong Jiu clicked her lips in her heart: The acting is quite interesting.
He used his little brain lazily, and a pair of arms wrapped around Mo Qixin's long and powerful neck.
Mo Qi was caught off guard, but in order to cheat Xiangxiang, he could only resist the desire to push Gong Jiu away and continue to cooperate.
Not only could he not push it away, but he had to reach out to support Gong Jiu's back and hold him in his arms, pretending to be "no problem, we are indeed from Nanfeng Pavilion".
The old bustard covered her chest, feeling that if she continued to watch, she might lose her life.She got down from the roof: "I have entrusted Xiangxiang with the matter of Manxianglou. If you want to talk about cooperation, go talk to her."
She went inside, and after a while, she brought out a woman with gorgeous eyebrows and eyes, as beautiful as a peony.
The old bustard undoubtedly had him, and said to Mo Qi, "This is Xiangxiang."
Mo Qi looked up and was stunned.
Gong Jiu was already close to Mo Qi, so he could clearly feel Mo Qi's stupefaction: "What?" He lowered his voice, approached Mo Qi intimately, pretending to be whispering, "What did you find?"
Mo Qi sent a voice transmission and said: "This Xiangxiang girl, the reason why she is 'Xiangxiang' is probably because she was poisoned."
Gong Jiu raised her head and looked at Xiang Xiang with some surprise.
Mo Qi: "The breath is short, the eyes are bloodshot, and the steps are vain. There is no makeup on the face, but the complexion is extremely fair, and the cheeks are pink. The original lip color can be seen between the opened lips. The color is bright red, and the tongue coating is thin and bright. red."
He sniffed the cold fragrance that diffused in the room as Xiangxiang approached: "This fragrance is exactly the same as the fragrance emitted by Mrs. Su and Shen Yan's bones."
Gong Jiu's lips didn't move, and he said through voice transmission: "When did you hold their bones and smell it?"
While teasing Mo Qi, he also sniffed the scent: "Huh?"
Mo Qi: "What?"
Gong Jiu: "I also feel somewhat familiar."
But hasn't he been as perverted as Mo Qi, smelling the bones of other dead people?
The conversation between the two of them was through sound transmission, so Xiangxiang couldn't hear it.She also didn't know that the two people in front of her had found out that she was actually the boss behind Manxianglou. Mo Qi sat down on the table opposite Gong Jiu.
The beauties collapse, and the splendor flourishes.When Xiangxiang sat on this embroidered slab, it was really suitable, and she didn't have the sense of disobedience when the old bustard sat just now.
Mo Qi still wanted to be euphemistic, but Gong Jiu didn't have the patience anymore.
As soon as Lanhua pointed it out, Xiangxiang immediately collapsed on the ground.
Xiangxiang shouted in shock and anger: "You guys!"
She wanted to stand up and fight these two shameless people, but she didn't expect that her whole body couldn't move, as if it wasn't her own anymore, only her eyes and mouth could move.No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't move even a single finger.
Gong Jiu stopped Mo Qi, who was about to say something to appease Xiangxiang, got up from the collapse, and approached Xiangxiang.
The expression on Xiangxiang's face has changed from anger to hatred and despair. She opened her eyes wide and stared at Gong Jiu's face as she got closer and closer, and her breathing became more and more rapid. When the last distance was about to disappear, she He took a deep breath, his eyes rolled up abnormally, and then he passed away.
Gong Jiu straightened up, facing Mo Qi's accusing gaze with his usual expression: "Why, I didn't touch her." He stepped back a few steps, folded his arms and said, "Now it's your turn. Go, check it out. "
Taking advantage of Mo Qi's time to feel Xiangxiang's pulse, Gong Jiu wandered around in the wing room, which occupied an entire floor, searching for evidence that might be helpful.
When Mo Qi fed Xiangxiang the calming medicine, he came over with a bunch of things again, let go of his hands, and fell to the ground with a clatter.
Gong Jiu took his chin and tapped something on the ground: "Men's clothes, men's shoes, a few dark sabers, and a few packets of medicine residue. Take a look, what kind of medicine is this?"
Mo Qi opened it and smelled it, and then looked at the medicine residue, "Saffron is a medicine for abortion."
Gong Jiu raised her eyebrows: "You just took her pulse. She's pregnant? Did she slip?"
Mo Qi frowned: "She has a strange poison in her body, so she has no ability to conceive."
Gong Jiu understood: "She probably doesn't even know. This is the medicine she took because she fell in love with someone she likes, and she was afraid that she would conceive a child."
Mo Qi was puzzled: "But she is not an ordinary brothel girl. In this mansion, she is the boss behind the scenes, and she only needs to appear once a year. What if she is pregnant and has a child? If the day is lucky , no one will even know."
Gong Jiu: "Then if she knows that she has a strange poison in her body, but she doesn't know about this poison, and she is not sure if she will be pregnant, and will the poison on her body be brought to the baby?" He looked at the unconscious woman. Xiangxiang said, "Naturally, the mother doesn't want her child to be born with the same strange poison as her, so she simply doesn't want this child to be born."
Mo Qi pondered for a moment: "It makes sense."
Gong Jiu rummaged through the pile of things on the ground, and picked out those sabers: "Look."
Each of the dark sabers is embroidered with exquisite and beautiful lotus flowers.
Mo Qi didn't understand Gong Jiu's meaning: "What's wrong with the lotus."
Gong Jiu put down the pouch: "I just find it strange. When a woman gives a man a pouch, she should leave her own mark on it, right? She didn't embroider characters, but only embroidered lotus flowers. Isn't it a bit strange?"
He sat back on the bed: "Can you see what kind of poison is in her?"
Mo Qi shook his head: "No."
Gong Jiu stroked her chin: "Before, Murong Fu said that this Xiangxiang girl is young and beautiful, and she has the skills to keep her face. Is this the effect of this poison?"
Mo Qi nodded: "Yes. For Miss Xiangxiang, this poison is not so much a poison as a medicine. It inhibits the changes in the appearance of Xiangxiang's body and keeps her appearance unchanged, but the aging of her inner strength is still the same. Unstoppable."
Gong Jiu: "Is there such an example? Some people are immune to certain poisons?"
Mo Qi nodded: "Yes."
Gong Jiu looked at Xiangxiang who closed her eyes tightly for a while, and suddenly said, "How long has Mrs. Su's body been in the morgue?"
Mo Qi: "One week."
Gong Jiu looked at Mo Qi: "One week. The morgue in the Gusu government office has no ice, and the temperature is not as cold as in Hexi. Mrs. Su's body has been placed in the morgue for so long, and it hasn't rotted yet? Is it normal?"
Mo Qi shook his head: "No, it's because she was poisoned by Rougegu."
Gong Jiu licked her lips, her eyes were as bright as stars in the night: "In other words, the rouge bone poison has the effect of preserving the body from corruption? Do you think this is similar to the poison effect of the poison that Xiangxiang girl suffered from?" ?”
Mo Qi hesitated for a moment, then looked at the unconscious Xiangxiang: "I need to take the blood from her fingertips to compare with the rouge bone."
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When Xiangxiang woke up, she found that she was no longer in Manxianglou, and the moon was hanging in the sky.
The room is dark, and the elegant carved windows let the soft moonlight into the room, printing beautiful shadows on the bluestone tile floor.
She was extremely frightened and extremely vigilant and turned over from the bed, looking down at the clothes on her body.It was still neat and tidy, and there was no discomfort on the body.
Xiangxiang sat on the bed in confusion for a while, got up and got out of bed, walked carefully to the door, and pushed it tentatively.
The door was not locked and was easily pushed open.
"Where is this..." Xiangxiang looked at the lotus pond under the moon not far from the door in confusion.
"It's Canhezhuang." An old voice sounded not far away.
Xiangxiang was startled, and looked vigilantly, but saw Zhifu Mo glaring at her holding a lantern.
"Master Zhi-Master Zhifu..." Xiangxiang hurriedly hid behind her the candlestick she had been holding for self-defense.
Prefect Mo smiled: "I didn't expect that... that's all. Since you're awake, come with me."
Prefect Mo turned around, carried the lantern and left first.
Xiangxiang looked around in a panic for a while, not knowing whether she should advance or retreat. Seeing that the light from the lantern was about to disappear, she trotted along and followed: "Why am I in Canhezhuang? Canhezhuang is not... not that Murong The place where I lived again? No, who were those two people who attacked me earlier? Why did they bring me here? Prefect Mo, why—”
Prefect Mo snorted heavily: "Why are there so many questions!" Seeing a trace of timidity on Xiangxiang's face, Prefect Mo had no choice but to make amends, "If you have something to say, let's talk about it in the meeting hall."
Sanhezhuang is really big and has complete facilities.After Prefect Mo entered Canhe Village, Murong Fu cleaned up the council hall that had been dusty and had no chance to use it, and now everyone was in it—eating stinky tofu.
The stinky tofu was bought by Duan Yu on the way back. The boss who sold the stinky tofu rushed home at night to put the children to bed. The last few cheaps were sold to the Emperor Dali who didn’t have much money on him. Compliments like "Good intentions are rewarded" and "Thank you boss for your generosity".
It was rare for Gong Jiu not to sit next to Mo Qi, but to sit on the chair farthest away from the stinky tofu, fanning the smell with a fan, while thanking himself for having changed back to his old clothes and saving the fur coat given by the Taoist priest .
The one who saw Zhifu Mo and Xiangxiang entering the door was Xu Zhu who was laughing and watching his third brother selling stinky tofu.
Xu Zhu first said: "Miss is awake." Then he pushed Duan Yu who was still trying to sell stinky tofu with Murong Fu, "Third Brother, Prefect Mo is here."
Duan Yu regretfully took back the stinky tofu that he still couldn't sell, and handed it to Abi to put it away, and was going to eat it as a midnight snack after the discussion was over.
Everyone put away their laziness and sat down separately in the conference hall. Zhifu Mo led Xiangxiang and found a seat to sit down.
Duan Yu's eyes passed by Ximen Chuixue, Ye Gucheng, Mo Qi and Gong Jiu, who had no desire to speak, the four origins of air-conditioning, and then looked at Xu Zhu and Murong Fu who were looking at him cheerfully, confirming that if he If you don't speak, you won't be able to discuss this matter tonight, so you have to clear your throat.
Duan Yu: "In the case of Gusu Rouzhigu, four people have died from Liniang to Master He. If the murderer cannot be caught,
and--
Duan Yu covered his rumbling stomach, and said shyly, "I'm hungry."
It's noon, should we have lunch?
Duan Yu rubbed his face: "The magistrate's yamen, shouldn't it be time for dinner?"
He looked out of the window and saw Zhifu Mo with his hands behind his back, strolling to the dining hall behind the yamen servants, and immediately enviously said: "Prefect Mo is gone."
Mo Qi: "..."
In the past, when handling cases, few people urged them to eat like this.
Duan Yu asked Mo Qi: "Where is Brother Guoshi now?"
It was natural for him to call, and also natural for him to ask, the voice of "brother" was seven points less greasy, and three points more intimate.
If it were Chu Liuxiang, or Hu Tiehua here, maybe the older brother and younger brother would have already fallen in love with each other.It's just that Mo Qi has always been an extremely restrained person, even if Duan Yu's closeness is natural, it still makes Mo Qi feel a little at a loss, not knowing how to deal with it.
Mo Qi is like a jujube hanging stubbornly on a tree, and only after hitting it with a pole will he drop a sentence: "Shenhezhuang."
Duan Yu's eyes widened: "Shen, Shenhezhuang?"
He recalled the scene when he met the ghost Murong when he visited Canhe Village at night, and couldn't help shivering.Then he said solemnly: "There will be ghost Murong haunting Canhe Village at any time. I think that Mr. Murong Fu and Mrs. Abi are not good at martial arts. If something happens, I am afraid that Brother Guoshi and Mr. Ninth will not be able to take care of them. How about I'll go with-"
Just when Gong Jiu raised his eyebrows and was about to question Duan Yu, who had just been crushed by Mo Qi's internal force as a "little turtle with his belly up to the sky", how could he have the confidence to say this, Duan Yu's next sentence changed sharply .
"Besides, I sent my second sister-in-law back in a hurry, and I didn't have time to bring any more money. I couldn't find any good place to stay for a while. There are so many empty houses in Shenhe Village. Brother Guoshi shouldn't mind if I go Can I borrow a few nights?" Duan Yu said with a bit of righteous grievance, looking at Mo Qi with pitiful eyes.
The majestic emperor of Dali came to the Great Song Dynasty without bringing any entourage with him, but he was so poor that he couldn't even afford to stay in an inn, so he had to stay in the inn with the cheek.
The key is that Duan Yu said this very righteously, and the meaning inside and outside the words is irresistible.
Having said all of this, who dares to let the Emperor of Dali really use the sky as his cover and the land as his hut on the land of the Song Dynasty?
Gong Jiu sneered: He really is the same as that guy from Bianjing, and he really deserves to be able to call out "Brother Frame".
They are all masters who pretend to be pigs and eat tigers.
After Duan Yu's jumping figure disappeared from the gate of the mansion, he went to look for his second brother Xu Zhu, and went back to Canhezhuang together, Gong Jiufang and Mo Qi walked out of the mansion together slowly, and walked along the main street to the direction of Canhezhuang Walk.
It can be considered that I haven't seen Gong Jiu for many days, and I can walk along the street with Gong Jiu again as before. Mo Qi's mood, which was disturbed by the case, gradually calmed down. In the ears, there is a leisurely and elegant mood.
The white fluffy fur covered Gong Jiu's face, and his eyes wandered among the various booths, inadvertently revealing a bit of comfort and joy, which fell into Mo Qi's eyes.
Mo Qi followed behind Gong Jiu, smiled very lightly, and said in a low voice: "Does the clothes still fit?"
It's a pity that no one sees this smile that disappears as quickly as spring breaks through winter.
When Gong Jiu looked back at him, Mo Qi had recovered his serious and steady expression.Ninth Young Master was very satisfied, and he was not stingy with his praise: "It fits well. Not bad."
They walked through shops selling children's toys, wheeled carts selling candied haws, and a snack street mixed with all kinds of aromas that make people's index fingers move. Mo Qi, who always felt that something was wrong, raised his hand to block it and quickly bumped into it. The naughty child in him realized what was wrong.
Mo Qi looked sideways at the delicious and buzzing snack shop in confusion: "Master Jiu, don't you want to buy something?"
If it was in the past, not to mention walking down most of the street, even if he only walked a short half way, his arms should already be full of things that Gong Jiu bought.
Mo Daochang, who was empty in his arms, moved his useless arm a little blankly.
He looked around and saw a shop selling stinky tofu, sniffed his nose lightly, and couldn't help but said: "Master Jiu, buy some of this."
Gong Jiu, who was still walking leisurely and leisurely, immediately changed his face: "No!"
Mo Qi's hands that handed over the money were all stiffened by the sound, and the boss who sold the stinky tofu was even more taken aback. With a flick of his hand, he almost turned the stinky tofu out of the pan.
The boss said strangely: "Scare me! If you don't buy it, why don't you buy it? What are you shouting for?" The boss looked up and down, stretched out his hand vigilantly, hugged the white-haired Gong Jiu, and said with a smile, "Look at this young man, he doesn't seem like a lover. People who eat this. In fact, this tofu smells stinky, but it tastes delicious! Once you taste it once, you will never forget it!"
Mo Qi stood beside the shop, his feet were like roots, and he nodded: "It's really delicious."
Gong Jiu glared at Mo Qi, and said domineeringly: "It's not delicious! You are not allowed to buy it either."
"..." Daoist Mo stood where he was, with the dust whisk behind him dead, and he looked at the stinky tofu sizzling in the pot, "Why am I not allowed to buy it?"
I really want to buy it!
so fragrant.
In fact, Mo Daochang, who likes to eat stinky tofu very much, secretly rolled his Adam's apple.
Gong Jiu said angrily: "If this smell sticks to the clothes, how should I wash it off?!"
The boss is baffled.
What do you mean by how to wash it off? Of course, after washing it, it will disappear?Whose son is this!
Are the clothes on this body so expensive?
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When Gong Jiu and Mo Qi returned to Canhe Village, Duan Yu and his second brother Xu Zhu had already been waiting in the village for quite a while.
Abi, who brought the food, said with a smile: "Finally, I have waited for you two to come back. The owner of Ximen Village has already talked with the owner of City Ye for several rounds."
Ximen Chuuxue half supported Ye Gucheng and sat down at the table.
Mo Qi looked at Ximen Chuuxue for a long time before hesitatingly said: "The owner... when did you come back?"
Ximen Chuuxue looked at Mo Qi quietly.
Mo Qi rarely avoided Ximen Chuuxue's condemning eyes with a guilty conscience.
After Murong Fu brought the last Furong Chuxue Soup, he took Abi to sit down together, and said with a slight smile, "It's only me and Abi who are here all the year round in Canhe Village. Today, it's lively, Abi is very happy. The dishes cooked It’s more attentive than when it’s just the two of us.”
Abi pushed Murong Fu reproachfully: "Brother Fu."
Murong Fu chuckled: "I won't say it, I won't say it."
Abi secretly reached out and hooked Murong Fu's hand, the two of them didn't speak, and their eyes became slanted relative to each other.
Ximen Chuuxue who was facing Abi and Murong Bo: "..."
Ximen Chuuxue: "City Lord Ye."
Ye Gucheng was about to pick up a radish with chopsticks, when a boiled egg with its shell rolled into the bowl: "..."
Abi saw it with sharp eyes, and hurriedly said: "The owner eats more, if there is not enough, I will prepare some fresh eggs in the back kitchen."
Ximen Chuuxue looked down at a sea bowl with a dozen or so boiled eggs placed in front of him, and remained silent.
He... didn't just survive on boiled eggs.
The radish that Ye Gucheng was going to put in his bowl turned a corner and slipped into Ximen Chuuxue's bowl.
City Lord Ye gave Ximen Chuuxue a look full of heavy expectations: eat more radishes, and talk less about fighting with Jun.
As for Mo Qi and Gong Jiu, they have already started to share the food.
Scoop a spoonful of wontons, Gong Jiu doesn't eat coriander, and stuff them into the Moqi bowl.Put a spoonful of soup, Gong Jiu doesn't eat radishes, but picks the black ink into the bowl.Pick up a chopstick of pork meat, don't eat the boiled garlic and duck skin, and throw it into the Moqi bowl.
Mo Qi is not picky at all, so Gong Jiusai eats whatever he wants, as if he had made these dishes himself.
Sitting opposite Mo Qi and Gong Jiu, Xu Zhu who had just sent Meng Gu back to Western Xia: "..."
Duan Yu who has never had a wife: "..."
We don't seem to fit in at this table.
Xu Zhu thought for a while, picked up a chopstick of braised pork, put it into the third brother's bowl: "Third brother, eat meat."
Trembling, Duan Yu picked up a piece of cabbage with chopsticks and put it into the second brother's bowl: "Second brother, eat the vegetables."
What can we do, we are also desperate.
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After tea and dinner, Abi bouncingly led Murong Fu to wash the dishes and chopsticks.
Holding a bowl of tea, Duan Yu sat like an old man with long hair in the tea room leaning against the warm winter sun, and sighed: "Miss Abi's personality is much more lively than before."
Xu Zhu cooperated to talk to each other, so as not to be embarrassed by his third brother being ignored: "Miss Abi wasn't lively before?"
The bitter brothers got together and drew a line with the couples outside the tea room.
Duan Yu said with a smile: "When we met before, Miss Abi's personality was reserved and steady, as if she kept suppressing her temper and dared not let it out. I have never seen such a lively appearance now."
Xu Zhu nodded and said: "Brother Murong took good care of Miss Abi."
Otherwise, Abi would not be so happy.
Duan Yu said sadly: "But it is precisely because of this that I am more worried about the safety of Brother Murong and Miss Abi. The ghost Murong has entered Canhe Village several times at night, although he has not attacked them until now, but who knows what is hidden in his heart? What kind of conspiracy? We were able to take care of them when we were in Gusu, but we can take care of them for a while, but we cannot take care of them for a lifetime. The matter of the ghost Murong must be resolved before leaving."
Xu Zhu nodded: "I have nothing to do with it, even if I'm not in Vulture Palace, there are four elder sisters, plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, looking after me. But third brother, you..."
Duan Yu put down the teacup: "I can stay for a week at most."
This week, I don't know if it's enough to catch that surreptitious ghost Murong.
Ximen Chuuxue and Ye Gucheng walked into the tea room slowly, and sat back in front of the chessboard.Mo Qi and Gong Jiu also came over and sat down on the futon beside Duan Yu.
Xu Zhu turned his head to look outside the tea room, but he didn't see the owner's figure: "Where are Brother Murong and Miss Abi?"
Mo Qi: "Mr. Murong sent Miss Abi back to her bedroom to rest."
Everyone rested quietly in the warm tea room, and Murong Fu came in from the backyard and sat cross-legged in front of the tea table: "Everyone, what news have you collected?"
Everyone told Murong Fu what they saw and encountered in the morning.
Duan Yu said: "There is a connection between Master He and Shen Yan, we really can't think of it."
Murong Fu pondered for a while, then suddenly changed the topic: "Do you know which brothel is the most famous in Gusu?"
Xu Zhu put his hands together subconsciously and said a Buddha's name.
Gong Jiu raised his eyebrows: "We are not from Gusu, let alone easy-going followers, of course we don't know. What do you mean by this?"
Murong Fu smiled, but did not immediately answer Gong Jiu's question: "In Gusu, the most prestigious brothel is called Manxianglou. The reason why Gusu is famous is because of the oiran in this building. It was the fairy Xiangxiang from the sky who came to the world and came here. No one knew her real name, and no one could see her in person. Five years ago, an extremely wealthy businessman came to Gusu and spent a fortune worth a city. , and did not win this girl overnight."
"Although the rumors are not true, this oiran is indeed good at looking good, and she is young without knowing her age. It is rare in a brothel that so much gold and silver have been dropped, and the old bustard is not at all tempted to push her out. The story of the wealthy businessman five years ago was also true. Many people saw it that night, and they packed a whole box with the silver bills. They just wanted to spend the night with this "Xiangxiang Fairy". The old bustard refused without hesitation. This rich businessman. The rich businessman didn’t even see the ‘Xiangxiang Fairy’.”
"Now, that 'Xiangxiang Fairy' is worth more than one city. She never shows her face in public. She only performs on stage at the annual banquet at the end of each year. That is the only one for all those who admire her. chance to meet her."
Gong Jiu felt bored after hearing this: "It's a brothel and an oiran again. It's clear after thinking about the way in Manli. I'm afraid the boss behind Manxianglou is this 'Xiangxiang Fairy'. But then so what?"
Murong Fu glanced at Gong Jiu: "Have you ever thought about why this oiran is named 'Xiang Xiang'?"
Duan Yu actively said: "Hey, I know, I know, is it because she has the fragrance of flowers!"
Murong Fu smiled and said: "Yes, it's not true. This 'Xiangxiang Fairy' indeed has her own body fragrance. But it's not a flower fragrance, but a rouge fragrance. The fragrance of rouge overflows when she moves, pink lips, almond eyes and white teeth, alluring. .”
Although Murong Fu was smiling, there was no smile in his eyes: "Shen Yan is a man who has never been married, and so is Master He. The only place they have both stepped into is this—"
"Manxiang Tower."
"This 'Xiangxiang Fairy' has the ability to build this fragrant building, so she must have eyes and ears for all the affairs in the building. If I can meet her, maybe I can know the connection between Master He and Shen Yan."
"It's just that Manxianglou is easy to enter, but Xiangxiang is not easy to see. People who go to Manxianglou to inquire about news will have to spend a lot of thought."
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It seems that all brothels have the same number of roads.
The girls standing at the door greeted them with smiles, and the girls inside the door swayed and swayed. Before entering the door, their whispers and soft songs can make people's bones crisp. The men on the side entered the gold-selling cave of warm and fragrant nephrite.
Mo Qi stood far away, looking at the girls at the door with a stern face, Gong Jiu yawned and leaned beside him.
It was time to take a nap, and the Manxianglou, as a brothel, still opened the door.
The sound of babbling and singing has already been heard from the building, it seems that the performance of the afternoon show has already started.
Mo Qi hasn't taken a step yet.
Gong Jiu had already changed out of the precious pearl mink fur she was wearing, and picked out a piece of her original old clothes at random to wear, lest the expensive mink fur get the nasty smell of rouge powder.
Gong Jiu urged: "Why don't you leave? It's just the two of us, why are you hesitating?"
Before leaving, Xu Zhu said that he is a family man and should not enter this place; Duan Yu said that it is a big taboo for him to sneak out, and if he sneaks into Chunlou, he will be skinned alive by Brother Zhu; In Gucheng, who can expect them to go to Chunlou to investigate the case?
Not to mention Murong Fu.
Mr. Murong, who was full of gentleness, spoke vigorously: "I am ordered by the emperor to stick to Canhe Village, and you must not step out of the village—and, Abi will be unhappy."
Everyone turned their gazes to Mo Qi.
So, Mo Qi came to the gate of Manxianglou at noon, followed by a little tail.
He looked at Manxianglou from a distance, and anyone could see his resistance.
Gong Jiu urged without sympathy: "Hurry up! At worst, go in and grab the turtle slave and beat him up, and tell him to call that Xiangxiang out."
He patted Mo Qi on the shoulder, and said with a gloating tone: "It's a step forward, and a step back. The sooner we go in, the earlier we can come out. Daoist, Daoxian, Taihang Immortal. You are dignified An immortal venerable should not be afraid of entering a brothel."
Mo Qi, who had been standing motionless all this time, suddenly turned his head, and looked at Gong Jiu with a look that could be called angry for him, and then grabbed Gong Jiu and came to tease his hand, pulling him wrist, strode straight into the brothel.
Gong Jiu didn't react for a while, and followed a few steps subconsciously before he had a bad premonition.
Although Mo Qi doesn't believe in ghosts, he seems to be in awe of the gods. Whenever someone jokes with him with words like "immortal god", he will object.It's just that his tone is always calm and indifferent, so that people can't tell that he cares.
The two girls waiting in front of the door had already seen the two beautiful men standing far away and looking at them.
Although they kept saying hello to the guests coming and going, their hearts had already fallen on those two handsome men who made their legs weak.But standing together and comparing them, the man in the black robe is more coveted.
You just look at that face, that tall and strong body, that abstinence and self-control...
Just as the two were arguing about whether the two men would step into the door of Manxianglou, they saw the man in black suddenly grabbing the man in white by the wrist, and pulling the man in white forcefully, irresistibly dragged him all the way through the door.
The two girls stayed.
This...is a bit strange.
Could it be that these two beautiful men...couldn't they be better than Long Yang?
Gong Jiu was staggered and pulled into the door by Mo Qi. Before he could stand firm and question him, Mo Qi's generous and powerful hand pressed his head, and the hand that was holding him was loosened. Pushing him into his arms, it happened to be full of hugs.
Gong Jiu pressed against Mo Qi's strong and powerful chest, and was dumbfounded for the first time in her life, not knowing what the fuss was about.
The turtle slaves were still watching from a distance, seeing the black-robed man who entered the door just blocking the door, embracing the white-clothed man in his arms motionlessly, a face that should have been Xianyi's indifferent face couldn't. With a stern face and fierce aura all over her body, Yue immediately gathered around.
"What's the matter, what's the matter? This is a brothel, not the Nanfeng Hall. If you want to see girls, then come in, if you don't...then get out as soon as possible,"
Gui Nu just finished speaking harshly, raised his face to meet Mo Qi's gaze, and his hand that was about to push and shoved froze in the middle of the way.
Gong Jiu didn't like the feeling that he didn't know anything and could only passively follow others. He pushed Mo Qi's chest hard, but he couldn't pull Mo Qi's chest even the slightest distance apart from touching the firm and elastic muscles in his hands. open.
Gong Jiu's eyes widened in shock, and he exerted enough internal force of ten times ten to push hard.
Mo Qi is as immobile as a mountain.
Gong Jiu's heart skipped a beat: Mo Qi's internal strength has improved again?
When did this happen?
It's only been a month since the first meeting. When we met for the first time, he was still able to compete with Mo Qi, but he was defeated by Mo Qi's skills. But now, he can't even beat Mo Qi. I can't move my arms.
If the current Mo Qi were to face Wu Ming, they might be able to fight!
Mo Qi said coldly to the frightened Gui Nu: "You old bustard, you are here to discuss business."
Gui Nu stammered: "What kind of business?"
There was a bit of impatience in Mo Qi's voice: "What kind of business are you talking about, and I need to report to you? Tell your bustard to come out."
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Su House.
Aunt Su Qi bowed three times to a small earthen bag in her own courtyard, with tears in her eyes: "I wish you a smooth journey on the road to Huangquan..."
She clasped her hands together, read a few words silently, and looked at the sky outside the female wall with red eyes.
Then saw a head.
Aunt Su Qi was so shocked that she opened her mouth wide and lost her voice: "—"
Before the exclamation came out, it was muffled.
The visitor hurriedly said, "Don't yell, don't yell, I came here secretly. If you yell, I will be caught."
Aunt Su Qi whimpered a few times in horror.
That nice voice said pleadingly: "I'll let you go, don't shout, okay? I'm from the prefect Mo's mansion. I sneaked into the Su mansion secretly to investigate the murder case during this period. I think You just paid homage to that little dirtbag, is there someone who is particularly important to you among the dead? I let go of my hand, if you don’t shout, let’s talk, okay?”
Aunt Su Qi whined a few more times.
The man said: "Oh, is that so? If it's good, you can blink once, if it's not good, just blink twice."
Aunt Su Qi nodded her head.
The visitor turned to face her, revealing a fair and pleasing delicate face.
Duan Yu, who threatened not to step into the brothel, but dared to climb over the parapet wall in the backyard, said with a smile, "Blink, wink."
Aunt Su Qi didn't expect her kidnapper to be so good-looking, so she froze for a moment before blinking her eyes.
Duan Yu let go of his hand, and the smile on his face brought an intimacy that made people unconsciously feel good: "Okay! Let's talk, you were just now, why are you crying?"
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Manxiang Building, the only wing room on the top floor.
The old bustard crossed his legs, sitting on the slab covered with brocades, his appearance was very eye-catching.One can't wait to kick her out of the house and welcome another beautiful woman with soft fragrance and nephrite jade in, only then can she be worthy of this beautiful room.
The old bustard had a plate of fruit in her hand, but she stuck a bamboo stick in it a few times, but none of the fruit came out.The reason was that the two people sitting opposite her were so mind-swaying.
Mo Qi's fly whisk was not brought out, it seemed that before leaving Canhe Village, he had a plan in mind.
At this time, he was stretching his straight and powerful long legs in a very eloquent way, with his feet resting on the low table in front of him, and a lively and handsome man in white was lying softly on his side in his arms.
If you don't see this beautiful man with his back on his back, pinching Mo Qi's waist with his fingertips, this scene can make every woman feel blushing and heartbeat, as if the world in front of her is dark, only these two people is the only color.
That's how the bustard is at the moment.
The domineering posture that was originally going to be put on has changed, and it seems a bit silly.
Mo Qi's ice-cold, deep and magnetic voice whispered in her ear about how the Nanfeng Pavilion, which she was about to complete in Gusu, would cooperate with her Manxianglou. I felt my heart beating loudly.
Gong Jiu squeezed Mo Qi's waist a few more times: When did you have the Nanfeng Pavilion? !
Mo Qi's face remained unchanged, the palm that was casually resting on Gong Jiu's shoulder seemed to have accidentally landed on Gong Jiu's waist, with a sense of threat.
Gong Jiu's waist is the most sensitive, not afraid of pain, but extremely ticklish.
Ninth Young Master reluctantly withdrew the hand that was pinching Mo Qi's waist.
It's not that he is so easily threatened.If he wanted to, Gong Jiuda could immediately throw up his sleeves and leave.However, at this time he was lying on Mo Qi's lap openly and squarely——
Ninth Young Master still doesn't think about it that way.
Mo Qi said coldly to the bustard who was still staring at him in a daze: "I'm talking to you, did you hear me?"
There was a tinge of anger in his voice.
Gong Jiu clicked her lips in her heart: The acting is quite interesting.
He used his little brain lazily, and a pair of arms wrapped around Mo Qixin's long and powerful neck.
Mo Qi was caught off guard, but in order to cheat Xiangxiang, he could only resist the desire to push Gong Jiu away and continue to cooperate.
Not only could he not push it away, but he had to reach out to support Gong Jiu's back and hold him in his arms, pretending to be "no problem, we are indeed from Nanfeng Pavilion".
The old bustard covered her chest, feeling that if she continued to watch, she might lose her life.She got down from the roof: "I have entrusted Xiangxiang with the matter of Manxianglou. If you want to talk about cooperation, go talk to her."
She went inside, and after a while, she brought out a woman with gorgeous eyebrows and eyes, as beautiful as a peony.
The old bustard undoubtedly had him, and said to Mo Qi, "This is Xiangxiang."
Mo Qi looked up and was stunned.
Gong Jiu was already close to Mo Qi, so he could clearly feel Mo Qi's stupefaction: "What?" He lowered his voice, approached Mo Qi intimately, pretending to be whispering, "What did you find?"
Mo Qi sent a voice transmission and said: "This Xiangxiang girl, the reason why she is 'Xiangxiang' is probably because she was poisoned."
Gong Jiu raised her head and looked at Xiang Xiang with some surprise.
Mo Qi: "The breath is short, the eyes are bloodshot, and the steps are vain. There is no makeup on the face, but the complexion is extremely fair, and the cheeks are pink. The original lip color can be seen between the opened lips. The color is bright red, and the tongue coating is thin and bright. red."
He sniffed the cold fragrance that diffused in the room as Xiangxiang approached: "This fragrance is exactly the same as the fragrance emitted by Mrs. Su and Shen Yan's bones."
Gong Jiu's lips didn't move, and he said through voice transmission: "When did you hold their bones and smell it?"
While teasing Mo Qi, he also sniffed the scent: "Huh?"
Mo Qi: "What?"
Gong Jiu: "I also feel somewhat familiar."
But hasn't he been as perverted as Mo Qi, smelling the bones of other dead people?
The conversation between the two of them was through sound transmission, so Xiangxiang couldn't hear it.She also didn't know that the two people in front of her had found out that she was actually the boss behind Manxianglou. Mo Qi sat down on the table opposite Gong Jiu.
The beauties collapse, and the splendor flourishes.When Xiangxiang sat on this embroidered slab, it was really suitable, and she didn't have the sense of disobedience when the old bustard sat just now.
Mo Qi still wanted to be euphemistic, but Gong Jiu didn't have the patience anymore.
As soon as Lanhua pointed it out, Xiangxiang immediately collapsed on the ground.
Xiangxiang shouted in shock and anger: "You guys!"
She wanted to stand up and fight these two shameless people, but she didn't expect that her whole body couldn't move, as if it wasn't her own anymore, only her eyes and mouth could move.No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't move even a single finger.
Gong Jiu stopped Mo Qi, who was about to say something to appease Xiangxiang, got up from the collapse, and approached Xiangxiang.
The expression on Xiangxiang's face has changed from anger to hatred and despair. She opened her eyes wide and stared at Gong Jiu's face as she got closer and closer, and her breathing became more and more rapid. When the last distance was about to disappear, she He took a deep breath, his eyes rolled up abnormally, and then he passed away.
Gong Jiu straightened up, facing Mo Qi's accusing gaze with his usual expression: "Why, I didn't touch her." He stepped back a few steps, folded his arms and said, "Now it's your turn. Go, check it out. "
Taking advantage of Mo Qi's time to feel Xiangxiang's pulse, Gong Jiu wandered around in the wing room, which occupied an entire floor, searching for evidence that might be helpful.
When Mo Qi fed Xiangxiang the calming medicine, he came over with a bunch of things again, let go of his hands, and fell to the ground with a clatter.
Gong Jiu took his chin and tapped something on the ground: "Men's clothes, men's shoes, a few dark sabers, and a few packets of medicine residue. Take a look, what kind of medicine is this?"
Mo Qi opened it and smelled it, and then looked at the medicine residue, "Saffron is a medicine for abortion."
Gong Jiu raised her eyebrows: "You just took her pulse. She's pregnant? Did she slip?"
Mo Qi frowned: "She has a strange poison in her body, so she has no ability to conceive."
Gong Jiu understood: "She probably doesn't even know. This is the medicine she took because she fell in love with someone she likes, and she was afraid that she would conceive a child."
Mo Qi was puzzled: "But she is not an ordinary brothel girl. In this mansion, she is the boss behind the scenes, and she only needs to appear once a year. What if she is pregnant and has a child? If the day is lucky , no one will even know."
Gong Jiu: "Then if she knows that she has a strange poison in her body, but she doesn't know about this poison, and she is not sure if she will be pregnant, and will the poison on her body be brought to the baby?" He looked at the unconscious woman. Xiangxiang said, "Naturally, the mother doesn't want her child to be born with the same strange poison as her, so she simply doesn't want this child to be born."
Mo Qi pondered for a moment: "It makes sense."
Gong Jiu rummaged through the pile of things on the ground, and picked out those sabers: "Look."
Each of the dark sabers is embroidered with exquisite and beautiful lotus flowers.
Mo Qi didn't understand Gong Jiu's meaning: "What's wrong with the lotus."
Gong Jiu put down the pouch: "I just find it strange. When a woman gives a man a pouch, she should leave her own mark on it, right? She didn't embroider characters, but only embroidered lotus flowers. Isn't it a bit strange?"
He sat back on the bed: "Can you see what kind of poison is in her?"
Mo Qi shook his head: "No."
Gong Jiu stroked her chin: "Before, Murong Fu said that this Xiangxiang girl is young and beautiful, and she has the skills to keep her face. Is this the effect of this poison?"
Mo Qi nodded: "Yes. For Miss Xiangxiang, this poison is not so much a poison as a medicine. It inhibits the changes in the appearance of Xiangxiang's body and keeps her appearance unchanged, but the aging of her inner strength is still the same. Unstoppable."
Gong Jiu: "Is there such an example? Some people are immune to certain poisons?"
Mo Qi nodded: "Yes."
Gong Jiu looked at Xiangxiang who closed her eyes tightly for a while, and suddenly said, "How long has Mrs. Su's body been in the morgue?"
Mo Qi: "One week."
Gong Jiu looked at Mo Qi: "One week. The morgue in the Gusu government office has no ice, and the temperature is not as cold as in Hexi. Mrs. Su's body has been placed in the morgue for so long, and it hasn't rotted yet? Is it normal?"
Mo Qi shook his head: "No, it's because she was poisoned by Rougegu."
Gong Jiu licked her lips, her eyes were as bright as stars in the night: "In other words, the rouge bone poison has the effect of preserving the body from corruption? Do you think this is similar to the poison effect of the poison that Xiangxiang girl suffered from?" ?”
Mo Qi hesitated for a moment, then looked at the unconscious Xiangxiang: "I need to take the blood from her fingertips to compare with the rouge bone."
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When Xiangxiang woke up, she found that she was no longer in Manxianglou, and the moon was hanging in the sky.
The room is dark, and the elegant carved windows let the soft moonlight into the room, printing beautiful shadows on the bluestone tile floor.
She was extremely frightened and extremely vigilant and turned over from the bed, looking down at the clothes on her body.It was still neat and tidy, and there was no discomfort on the body.
Xiangxiang sat on the bed in confusion for a while, got up and got out of bed, walked carefully to the door, and pushed it tentatively.
The door was not locked and was easily pushed open.
"Where is this..." Xiangxiang looked at the lotus pond under the moon not far from the door in confusion.
"It's Canhezhuang." An old voice sounded not far away.
Xiangxiang was startled, and looked vigilantly, but saw Zhifu Mo glaring at her holding a lantern.
"Master Zhi-Master Zhifu..." Xiangxiang hurriedly hid behind her the candlestick she had been holding for self-defense.
Prefect Mo smiled: "I didn't expect that... that's all. Since you're awake, come with me."
Prefect Mo turned around, carried the lantern and left first.
Xiangxiang looked around in a panic for a while, not knowing whether she should advance or retreat. Seeing that the light from the lantern was about to disappear, she trotted along and followed: "Why am I in Canhezhuang? Canhezhuang is not... not that Murong The place where I lived again? No, who were those two people who attacked me earlier? Why did they bring me here? Prefect Mo, why—”
Prefect Mo snorted heavily: "Why are there so many questions!" Seeing a trace of timidity on Xiangxiang's face, Prefect Mo had no choice but to make amends, "If you have something to say, let's talk about it in the meeting hall."
Sanhezhuang is really big and has complete facilities.After Prefect Mo entered Canhe Village, Murong Fu cleaned up the council hall that had been dusty and had no chance to use it, and now everyone was in it—eating stinky tofu.
The stinky tofu was bought by Duan Yu on the way back. The boss who sold the stinky tofu rushed home at night to put the children to bed. The last few cheaps were sold to the Emperor Dali who didn’t have much money on him. Compliments like "Good intentions are rewarded" and "Thank you boss for your generosity".
It was rare for Gong Jiu not to sit next to Mo Qi, but to sit on the chair farthest away from the stinky tofu, fanning the smell with a fan, while thanking himself for having changed back to his old clothes and saving the fur coat given by the Taoist priest .
The one who saw Zhifu Mo and Xiangxiang entering the door was Xu Zhu who was laughing and watching his third brother selling stinky tofu.
Xu Zhu first said: "Miss is awake." Then he pushed Duan Yu who was still trying to sell stinky tofu with Murong Fu, "Third Brother, Prefect Mo is here."
Duan Yu regretfully took back the stinky tofu that he still couldn't sell, and handed it to Abi to put it away, and was going to eat it as a midnight snack after the discussion was over.
Everyone put away their laziness and sat down separately in the conference hall. Zhifu Mo led Xiangxiang and found a seat to sit down.
Duan Yu's eyes passed by Ximen Chuixue, Ye Gucheng, Mo Qi and Gong Jiu, who had no desire to speak, the four origins of air-conditioning, and then looked at Xu Zhu and Murong Fu who were looking at him cheerfully, confirming that if he If you don't speak, you won't be able to discuss this matter tonight, so you have to clear your throat.
Duan Yu: "In the case of Gusu Rouzhigu, four people have died from Liniang to Master He. If the murderer cannot be caught,
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